List of shipwrecks in November 1942
The list of shipwrecks in November 1942 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during November 1942.
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| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | Unknown date | |||||
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1 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
 Finland
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World War II: Continuation War: The cargo ship (2,983 GRT, 1912) was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of Rixhöft, Pomerania, Germany by ( Soviet Navy). Four crewmen were killed.[1][2][3]
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 United Kingdom
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World War II: The cargo ship (4,872 GRT, 1941) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (0°17′N 34°55′W / 0.283°N 34.917°W) by U-174 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of six of her 42 crew. Survivors were rescued by ( Brazil).[4]
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 United States
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World War II: The Liberty ship (7,176 GRT, 1942) was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (1°50′S 8°00′E / 1.833°S 8.000°E) by U-126 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of eighteen of the 66 people on board. Survivors were rescued by two Free French corvettes. George Thatcher was on her maiden voyage, she burned for two days and sank on 3 November.[5][6]
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| United Kingdom
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World War II: The troopship (8,233 GRT, 1920) was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean (29°20′S 32°13′E / 29.333°S 32.217°E) by U-178 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 26 of the 408 people on board. Survivors were rescued by ( United States) and ( ).[7][8]
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 Italy
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World War II: The cargo ship (1,464 GRT) was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Bomba off the coast of Libya (32°21′N 23°24′E / 32.350°N 23.400°E) by British aircraft. There was only one survivor.[9][10] |
2 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
 Greece
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World War II: The cargo ship (4,538 GRT, 1920) was torpedoed and sunk in the South Atlantic off Cape Columbine, South Africa (32°30′S 16°00′E / 32.500°S 16.000°E) by U-177 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of all 29 crew.[11]
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| Italy Navy
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World War II: The armed merchant cruiser (1,987 GRT, 1931) was bombed at Tobruk by American bombers and exploded. There were 33 dead and 18 wounded.[9][12][13][14] | |
| United Kingdom
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World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship (4,558 GRT, 1930) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 500 nautical miles (930 km) east of Belle Isle, Newfoundland (52°30′N 45°30′W / 52.500°N 45.500°W) by U-402 ( Germany Navy). All 49 crew were rescued by ( United Kingdom).[15]
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| Empire Antelope | United Kingdom
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World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship (4,945 GRT, 1919) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (52°26′N 45°22′W / 52.433°N 45.367°W) by U-402 ( Germany Navy). All 50 crew were rescued by ( United Kingdom).
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| United Kingdom
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World War II: The cargo ship (6,640 GRT, 1941) was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea (70°15′N 13°50′W / 70.250°N 13.833°W) by U-586 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 64 of her 67 crew. The survivors were rescued by U-586.[16]
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| Empire Leopard | United Kingdom
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World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship (5,676 GRT, 1917) straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (52°26′N 45°22′W / 52.433°N 45.367°W) by U-402 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 38 of her 41 crew. Survivors were rescued by ( United Kingdom).
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| United Kingdom
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World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship (7,459 GRT, 1941) was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by U-402. She was then torpedoed and sunk by U-84 (both Germany Navy). All 51 crew were rescued by ( United Kingdom).[17][18]
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| United Kingdom
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World War II: the cargo ship (7,009 GRT, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (0°30′S 30°45′W / 0.500°S 30.750°W) by Leonardo da Vinci ( Italy Navy). Two crew were killed.[17][19][20]
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 Imperial Japanese Army
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 Gifu Maru (or Keiko Maru [8 Nov] ) seen through the periscope of USS Seawolf World War II: The cargo ship (2,933 GRT) was torpedoed and sunk in the Davao Gulf by USS Seawolf ( | |
| United Kingdom
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World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship (5,496 GRT, 1932) straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by U-438 and U-522 (both Germany Navy) with the loss of 24 of her 48 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Winchelsea ( United Kingdom Navy). Hartington was later torpedoed and sunk at 52°30′N 45°30′W / 52.500°N 45.500°W by U-521 ( Germany Navy).[23]
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| United Kingdom
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World War II: The cargo ship (4,966 GRT, 1928) was torpedoed and sunk in the South Atlantic south east of Saint Helena (27°03′S 2°59′W / 27.050°S 2.983°W) by U-172 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 24 of her 44 crew. Survivors were rescued by ( Norway).[24]
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| United Kingdom
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World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship (5,801 GRT, 1912) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 500 nautical miles (930 km) north east of St. John's, Newfoundland (52°20′N 45°40′W / 52.333°N 45.667°W) by U-522 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 32 of her 59 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMCS Arvida ( Canada Navy).[25]
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| Greece
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World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship (5,655 GRT, 1917) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 500 nautical miles (930 km) north east of St. John's (52°20′N 45°40′W / 52.333°N 45.667°W) by U-522 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of seven of her 39 crew.[26]
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| Greece
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World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship (3,189 GRT, 1908) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (53°30′N 42°15′W / 53.500°N 42.250°W) by U-522 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of six of her 29 crew.[27]
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 Free France
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World War II: The ore carrier (5,633 GRT, 1922) was torpedoed and sunk off Bell Island, Newfoundland (47°36′N 52°58′W / 47.600°N 52.967°W) by U-518 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of seven of her 49 crew.[28]
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| Greece
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World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship (4,649 GRT, 1919) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 500 nautical miles (930 km) east of Belle Isle (52°30′N 45°30′W / 52.500°N 45.500°W) by U-402 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of eight of her 31 crew.[29]
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 Canada
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World War II: The ore carrier (7,803 GRT, 1915) was torpedoed and sunk off Bell Island, Newfoundland (47°36′N 52°58′W / 47.600°N 52.967°W) by U-518 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 23 of her 43 crew. Survivors were rescued by a Fairmile B motor launch ( Canada Navy).[30]
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| Imperial Japanese Army
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World War II: The Yasukawa Maru-class anti-aircraft transport (6,770 or 6,710 GRT, 1931) was bombed and damaged by United States 5th Air Force Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft in Huon Bay, New Guinea. Later scuttled by escorts in Dampier Strait.[31] | |
 Netherlands
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World War II: The passenger ship (10,909 GRT, 1939) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) north of Cape Sao Roque, Brazil (1°25′N 36°22′W / 1.417°N 36.367°W) by U-174 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 134 of the 299 people on board, including survivors of ( United States) 15 men, ( United States) 6 men, ( United States) 15 crewmen, and ( United States) 6 gunners and 12 crewmen. Survivors were rescued by ( United States) and ( United States Navy) (PC-576 on 24 January 1943) or reached land in their lifeboats.[32]
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| Italy Navy
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World War II: The auxiliary cruiser (1,976 GRT, 1931) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by Bristol Beaufort of 39 Squadron, Royal Air Force north of Tobruk. Three crewmen were killed.[9][14][33] |
3 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom Navy
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World War II: The tug (181 GRT, 1912) was lost while under tow in the Indian Ocean between Mombasa and Mogadishu.[34] | |
 Japan
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World War II: The cargo ship (2,461 GRT) was torpedoed and sunk in the Hainan Strait by USS Tambor ( United States Navy).[35]
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| Canada
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World War II: Convoy TAG 18: The cargo ship (2,260 GRT, 1924) was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea north west of Grenada (12°06′N 62°42′W / 12.100°N 62.700°W) by U-160 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of nineteen of her 27 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS Lea ( United States Navy).[36]
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| United Kingdom
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World War II: The Elder Dempster cargo ship (3,845 GRT, 1928) was torpedoed and sunk by Italian submarine Ammiraglio Cagni, about 500 nautical miles (930 km) southwest of Freetown. Of her complement of 56 crew, six gunners and one passenger, 23 were picked up by a French warship and interned, 21 including the captain were landed at Luanda by a Portuguese ship.[37] | |
| United States
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World War II: The cargo ship (8,159 GRT, 1918) was torpedoed and sunk in the South Atlantic 300 nautical miles (560 km) south of the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (37°23′S 13°34′E / 37.383°S 13.567°E) by U-181 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 6 passengers and 17 crew in the sinking. 18 crewmen, 11 gunners and 3 passengers survive the sinking, but are never found. 2 passengers, 4 gunners and 13 crewmen were rescued by ( United Kingdom) on 16 November.[38]
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| United Kingdom
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World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship (6,379 GRT, 1917) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°20′N 40°01′W / 55.333°N 40.017°W) by U-132 ( Germany Navy). all 41 crew were rescued by ( Netherlands).[17][39]
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| United Kingdom
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World War II: Convoy TAG 18: The cargo ship (4,034 GRT, 1929) was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea west of Grenada (12°27′N 64°04′W / 12.450°N 64.067°W) by U-160 ( Germany Navy). All 40 crew were rescued by ( Spain).[40]
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| United States
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World War II: Convoy SC 107: The tanker (6,855 GRT, 1920) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) south west of Cape Farewell, Greenland (54°15′N 41°57′W / 54.250°N 41.950°W) by U-521 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of three of her 56 crew. Survivors were rescued by ( United Kingdom).[41]
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| United Kingdom
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World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship (5,318 GRT, 1920) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°30′N 40°16′W / 55.500°N 40.267°W) by U-89 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of one of her 91 crew. Survivors were rescued by and USS Uncas (both United States Navy).[42]
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 Panama
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World War II: Convoy TAG 18: The tanker (8,546 GRT, 1925) was torpedoed and damaged in the Caribbean Sea west of Grenada (12°16′N 64°06′W / 12.267°N 64.100°W) by U-160 ( Germany Navy). She was taken in tow but later foundered north west of Trinidad (11°12′N 62°18′W / 11.200°N 62.300°W). All 48 crew survived.[43]
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| Brazil
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World War II: The cargo ship (5,187 GRT, 1921) was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean off Port Elizabeth, South Africa (35°27′S 28°02′E / 35.450°S 28.033°E) with the loss of one of the 52 people on board.[44] | |
| Japan
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World War II: The cargo ship (7,189 GRT) was torpedoed and sunk in the Davao Gulf by USS Seawolf ( United States Navy).[22]
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| Japan
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World War II: The cargo ship (1,925 GRT) was torpedoed and sunk in the Yellow Sea by USS Haddock ( United States Navy).[45]
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| United Kingdom Navy
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World War II: Convoy TAG 18: The tanker (11,015 GRT, 1938) was torpedoed and damaged in the Caribbean Sea west of Grenada (12°16′N 64°06′W / 12.267°N 64.100°W) by U-160 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of three of her 45 crew. She sank on 7 November. Survivors were rescued by one of the destroyers escorting the convoy.[46][47]
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4 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Greece
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World War II: The cargo ship (6,566 GRT, 1919) was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (2°00′S 30°30′W / 2.000°S 30.500°W) by Leonardo da Vinci ( Italy Navy) with the loss of ten lives.[48][49]
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| Centauro | Italy Navy
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World War II: The Spica-class torpedo boat (652/995 t, 1936) was sunk at Benghazi by British aircraft. 34 crewmen were killed.[50] |
| United Kingdom
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World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship (4,640 GRT, 1929) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (57°24′N 35°54′W / 57.400°N 35.900°W) by U-89 ( Germany Navy). All 47 crew were rescued by ( Iceland).[51]
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| Norway
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World War II: The cargo ship (2,561 GRT, 1929) was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean 7 nautical miles (13 km) off the Inhaca Lighthouse, Mozambique (25°55′S 33°10′E / 25.917°S 33.167°E) by U-178 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 25 of her 67 crew. Survivors were rescued by ( Portugal).[52]
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| United Kingdom
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World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship (6,690 GRT, 1918) was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 500 nautical miles (930 km) south east of Cape Farewell, Greenland by U-132 ( Germany Navy). She then straggled behind the convoy and was torpedoed and sunk at 55°28′N 39°52′W / 55.467°N 39.867°W by U-442 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of four of her 90 crew. The explosion of the ship sunk U-132 with the loss of all hands. Survivors were rescued by and USS Uncas (both United States Navy).[53]
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| Hobbema | Netherlands
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World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship (5,508 GRT, 1918) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°18′N 40°00′W / 55.300°N 40.000°W) by U-132 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 28 of her 44 crew. Survivors were rescued by and USS Uncas (both United States Navy).
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| Maurice R. Shaw, Jr. | United States
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The barge (598 GRT, 1917) foundered four miles (6.4 km) from .[54][55] |
| United Kingdom
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World War II: The coaster (792 GRT, 1921) was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Guinea (4°53′N 4°49′E / 4.883°N 4.817°E) by U-126 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of five of her 39 crew.[56]
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| Ro-65 | 
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World War II: The Type L4 submarine (988/1,301 t, 1926) sank in Kiska Harbor, Alaska Territory, (51°58′N 171°33′E / 51.967°N 171.550°E) in a diving incident during an air raid when a hatch was left open. 19 crew killed, 45 crew and her commanding officer were able to escape.[57] |
| United Kingdom
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World War II: The cargo ship (5,244 GRT, 1919) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mozambique Channel east of Lourenço Marques, Portuguese East Africa (25°46′S 33°48′E / 25.767°S 33.800°E) by U-178 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of three of her 50 crew.[58]
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| U-132 | Germany Navy
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World War II: The Type VIIC submarine (757/857 t, 1941) was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°28′N 39°52′W / 55.467°N 39.867°W) by the explosion of ( United Kingdom), which had been torpedoed and sunk by U-442 ( Germany Navy). All 47 crew were killed.
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| United States
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World War II: The Liberty ship (7,176 GRT, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk in the Greenland Sea (71°05′N 13°10′W / 71.083°N 13.167°W) by U-354 ( Germany Navy). 41 gunners and crew were rescued by and (both United Kingdom Navy) on 7 November. One lifeboat with 13 gunners and 18 crew were never seen again.[59][60]
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5 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Norway
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World War II: Convoy TAG 18: The tanker (7,595 GRT, 1925) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (12°21′N 69°21′W / 12.350°N 69.350°W) by U-129 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of one of her 43 crew. Survivors were rescued by , HNLMS Van Kinsbergen (both  Royal Netherlands Navy) and ( United States Navy).[61][62]
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| Chulmleigh | United Kingdom
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World War II: The cargo ship (5,445 GRT, 1938) was bombed and damaged in the Greenland Sea by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of II Gruppe, KG 30, Luftwaffe. She was beached at Sørkapp, Spitzbergen but was torpedoed, shelled and sunk the next day by U-625 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 45 of her 58 crew.[63]
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| Dekabrist |  Soviet Union
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World War II: The cargo ship (7,363 GRT, 1903) was torpedoed and damaged by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft in the Greenland Sea near Hope Island (75°30′N 27°10′E / 75.500°N 27.167°E) east of Spitzbergen Island and abandoned. She was torpedoed and sunk early the next morning by Ju 88s. 77 crewmen died in the sinking or the ordeal afterwards. 2 crewman and the ship's female doctor rescued from Hope Island by U-703 ( Germany Navy) on 7 October 1943.[64]
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| United Kingdom
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World War II: The cargo ship (5,185 GRT, 1940) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 85 nautical miles (157 km) east of Barbados (12°02′N 58°04′W / 12.033°N 58.067°W) by U-163 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of three of her 41 crew.[65] Half the crew declined to join an American hog islander that came upon the stranded crew. The other half landed at Carlisle Bay, Barbados.
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| United States
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World War II: Convoy TAG 18: The tanker (7,027 GRT, 1920) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) north of Curaçao (12°21′N 69°21′W / 12.350°N 69.350°W) by U-129 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of one of her 50 crew. Survivors were rescued by ( Royal Netherlands Navy).[66]
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| United Kingdom
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World War II: The cargo ship (6,568 GRT, 1919) was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Guinea (5°57′N 2°30′E / 5.950°N 2.500°E) by U-126 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of four of her 106 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMML 263 ( United Kingdom Navy).[48][67]
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| Soviet Navy
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World War II: The Shchuka-class submarine (586/702 t, 1934) was rammed and sunk in the Baltic Sea (60°03′N 19°12′E / 60.050°N 19.200°E) by Vetehinen ( Finnish Navy) with the loss of all 39 crew.[68][69]
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| U-408 | Germany Navy
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World War II: The Type VIIC submarine (757/857 t, 1941) was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north of Iceland (67°40′N 18°32′W / 67.667°N 18.533°W) by a Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of the United States Navy with the loss of all 45 crew.[70] |
6 November[]
For the foundering of the British cargo ship Silverwillow on this day, see the entry for 30 October 1942
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio Sciesa | Italy Navy
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World War II: The Balilla-class submarine (1,427/1,874 t, 1929) was bombed and heavily damaged at Tobruk by US aircraft. Of the 55 crewmen aboard 23 were killed and 14 wounded. She was scuttled on 12 November.[71][72] |
| United Kingdom
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World War II: : The cargo ship (5,431 GRT, 1921) was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) north of , Trinidad (10°58′N 60°52′W / 10.967°N 60.867°W) by U-160 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of twelve of her 67 crew. Survivors were rescued by ( United Kingdom Navy).[73]
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| City of Cairo | United Kingdom
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World War II: The passenger ship (8,034 GRT, 1915) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 480 nautical miles (890 km) south of Saint Helena (23°30′S 5°30′W / 23.500°S 5.500°W) by U-68 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 104 of the 311 people on board. Survivors were rescued by , Clan Alpine ( United Kingdom), ( Brazilian Navy) and ( Germany).[74]
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| Germany
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World War II: The cargo ship (467 GRT, 1891) was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea. There were 4 dead and 7 survivors. Her attacker may have been ( Soviet Navy) but she was more probably sunk by a mine.[21][75]
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| United Kingdom
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World War II: The cargo ship (7,455 GRT, 1941) was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Spitzbergen, Norway (76°20′N 17°30′E / 76.333°N 17.500°E) by U-625 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of all 51 crew.[17][76]
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| Italy
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World War II: The cargo ship (2,234 GRT, 1918) was bombed and burnt out in an Allied air raid on Tobruk, Libya. She was subsequently scrapped.[77] | |
| United Kingdom Navy
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The landing craft, personnel (large) (6/8 t, 1941) was lost on this date.[78] | |
 Sweden
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World War II: The ore carrier (5,895 GRT, 1916) struck a mine and sank in the Fehmarn Belt. The whole crew survived.[21][79][circular reference] | |
| United Kingdom Navy
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World War II: The motor gun boat (23/31 t, 1941) was bombed and sunk by German aircraft at Oulton Bank, England.[80] | |
| Italy
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World War II: The tanker (6,424 GRT) was bombed and sunk at Benghazi during a British air raid.[9] | |
| Italy Navy
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World War II: The (515/590 t, 1918) was bombed and sunk by British aircraft at Benghazi. 22 crewmen were killed. Her wreck was scrapped in 1948.[81][82][83] |
7 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
 Soviet Union
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World War II: The tanker (7,661 GRT, 1935) was sunk with gunfire by Z27 ( Germany Navy) in the Barents Sea (76°24′N 41°30′E / 76.400°N 41.500°E). 49 crew killed, 16 rescued by Z27 and made prisoners of war.[84]
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| Germany
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and severely damaged at Bordeaux, Gironde, France during an Allied air raid. She was declared a total loss.[21] | |
| Eveleen | United Kingdom
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The coaster (498 or 502 GRT, 1920) collided with ( United Kingdom) in Belfast Lough and sank. She was raised in November 1943, repaired and returned to service as Empire Eveleen.
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| United States
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World War II: The cargo ship (5,462 GRT, 1920) was torpedoed, causing her cargo of ammunition to explode, sinking her with the loss of all 60 crew in the South Atlantic 350 nautical miles (650 km) south east of the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (40°00′S 21°30′E / 40.000°S 21.500°E) by U-159 ( Germany Navy).[85]
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| United Kingdom
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World War II: The cargo ship (5,285 GRT, 1906) was wrecked on Ceylon.[86] | |
| United Kingdom
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World War II: : The cargo ship (4,252 GRT, 1930) straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Azores, Portugal (approximately 50°N 30°W / 50°N 30°W) by U-566 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 44 of her 49 crew. Her captain was taken on board U-566 as a prisoner of war. The other survivors were rescued by ( Norway).[87]
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| Ha-11 |
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World War II: The midget submarine (46 t, 1941) ran aground in shallow water off Marovovo Island, Solomon Islands, and was scuttled. Her two crew made it to shore, the first Japanese midget submarine crew to survive a mission.[88] |
| United Kingdom
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World War II: Convoy TAG 19: The cargo ship (5,248 GRT, 1937) was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) north of Margarita Island, Venezuela (11°34′N 63°26′W / 11.567°N 63.433°W) by U-508 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 42 of her 48 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS Surprise ( United States Navy).[89]
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| USS Majaba | United States Navy
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World War II: The cargo ship (2,227 GRT, 1919) was torpedoed 2 nmi (2.3 mi; 3.7 km) east of Lunga Point, Guadalcanal by Ha-11 ( ) and beached near the mouth of the Tenaru River, Guadalcanal. Later refloated and repaired as a non-self propelled auxiliary.[90][88][91][92]
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| United States
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World War II: Convoy TAG 19: The Liberty ship (7,176 GRT, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) north of Margarita Island (11°34′N 63°26′W / 11.567°N 63.433°W) by U-508 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 1 passenger, 7 gunners and 30 crew. Survivors, 1 passenger, 3 gunners, and 10 crewmen, were rescued on 9 November by USS Biddle ( United States Navy).[93][94]
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| United Kingdom
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World War II: The Ocean ship (7,173 GRT, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of Trinidad (10°06′N 60°00′W / 10.100°N 60.000°W) by U-505 ( Germany Navy). All 56 people on board, including two survivors from ( Belgium) were rescued by Royal Navy motor torpedo boats.[95]
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| United Kingdom
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World War II: : The cargo ship (4,252 GRT, 1923) straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (49°35′N 30°32′W / 49.583°N 30.533°W) by U-613 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 33 of her 46 crew. Survivors were rescued by ( Ireland).[96]
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| Soviet Navy
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World War II: The auxiliary guard boat (1,200 t, 1931) was sunk with gunfire by Z27 ( Germany Navy) in the Barents Sea. 16 crew were killed or died of wounded, the 27 other were captured.[97][98][99]
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| USS Thomas Stone | United States Navy
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World War II: The President Jackson-class attack transport (9,255 GRT, 1941) was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea 150 nautical miles (280 km) off Algiers, Algeria by U-205 ( Germany Navy). She was towed to Algiers, where she was bombed and damaged on 25 November, then driven aground in a storm. Salvage was abandoned on 1 April 1944 and she was sold for scrap.
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8 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
 Vichy French Navy
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World War II: Operation Torch: : The Redoutable-class submarine (1,570/2,082 t, 1931) was depth charged and sunk off Oran, Algeria by HMS Westcott ( United Kingdom Navy) with the loss of all 65 crew.[100][101]
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| Albatros | Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The Aigle-class destroyer (2,441/3,140 t, 1931) was shelled off Casablanca, Morocco by USS Augusta, USS Wichita, and USS Tuscaloosa (all United States Navy), then bombed by aircraft from USS Suwanee ( United States Navy). She was beached to prevent sinking. Repaired and returned to service postwar.[102]
|
| Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The Diane-class submarine (641/796 t, 1933) was bombed, shelled and sunk in Casablanca Harbour, Morocco (33°06′N 07°37′W / 33.100°N 7.617°W) by Allied ships and aircraft. One crew was killed and two died of wounds.[103][104][105] | |
| Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: Operation Torch: The Argonaute-class submarine (630/785 t, 1932) was depth charged and sunk off Oran by HMS Westcott ( United Kingdom Navy) with the loss of all 43 crew.[106]
| |
| Brestois | Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The L'Adroit-class destroyer (1,356/1,968 t, 1928) was shelled and sunk off Casablanca by United States warships. Seven crew were killed.[107][108] |
| HMS Broke | United Kingdom Navy
|
World War II: Operation Terminal: The Shakespeare-class destroyer (1,554/2,080 t, 1925) was shelled and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea off Algiers, Algeria. She sank under tow on 10 November. |
| Boulonnais | Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The L'Adroit-class destroyer (1,356/1,968 t, 1928) was shelled and sunk off Casablanca by USS Augusta ( United States Navy). 12 crew were killed.[109][108]
|
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: The cargo ship (4,712 GRT, 1923)was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (10°56′N 61°14′W / 10.933°N 61.233°W) by U-67 ( Germany Navy). She was beached at Port of Spain, Trinidad. Refloated in June 1943, arriving at Baltimore, Maryland for repairs on 18 August. Returned to service in December 1943.[110]
| |
| Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: : The Crabe-class patrol tugboat (360 t, 1918) was scuttled at Oran.[111] | |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: The cargo ship (7,291 GRT, 1922)was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) east of Barbados (15°30′N 57°00′W / 15.500°N 57.000°W) by U-154 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of three of her 66 crew.[112]
| |
| Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The decommissioned gunboat (453 t, 1918) was sunk by US forces at Casablanca.[113] | |
| Fougueux | Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The L'Adroit-class destroyer (1,356/1,968 t, 1930) was shelled and sunk off Casablanca.[114] |
| Frondeur | Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The L'Adroit-class destroyer (1,356/1,968 t, 1931) was shelled and sunk off Casablanca.[115] |
| HMS Hartland | United Kingdom Navy
|
World War II: Operation Torch: : The Banff-class sloop (1,546/2,075 t, 1928) was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean sea off Oran by Typhon ( Vichy French Navy) and shore-based artillery.[116]
|
| Vichy France
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The ocean liner was shelled and sunk in Casablanca Harbour by USS Massachusetts ( United States Navy). (See below "Savoie Marseille")[117]
| |
| Vichy France
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The tanker (6,187 GRT, 1919) was shelled and sunk in Casablanca Harbour by USS Massachusetts ( United States Navy).[118]
| |
|
|
World War II: The auxiliary gunboat (2,929 GRT, 1938) was torpedoed and sunk in Davao Gulf off Cape San Augustin, Mindanao (06°22′N 126°53′E / 6.367°N 126.883°E) by USS Seawolf ( United States Navy).[119][120]
| |
| USS Leedstown |  United States Navy
|
World War II: Operation Torch: The troopship (9,135 GRT, 1933) was torpedoed, bombed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Algeria by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of III Staffeln, KG26, Luftwaffe and was immobilised. She was torpedoed and sunk the next day by U-331 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 59 of the 163 people on board.[121]
|
| Vichy French Navy
|
The auxiliary minesweeper (239 GRT, 1922) was lost on this date.[122] | |
| Vichy France
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The cargo liner (9,954 GRT, 1922) was shelled and sunk in Casablanca Harbour by USS Massachusetts ( United States Navy).[123]
| |
| Norway
|
World War II: The cargo ship (6,400 GRT, 1930) was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (11°58′N 27°08′W / 11.967°N 27.133°W) by U-128 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of two of her 41 crew. Survivors were rescued by ( United Kingdom).[124]
| |
| Milan | Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The Aigle-class destroyer (2,441/3,140 t, 1934) was bombed, shelled and beached off Casablanca.[125] |
| Panama
|
World War II: The cargo ship (5,060 GRT, 1913) was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean off Port Elizabeth, South Africa (36°00′S 26°32′E / 36.000°S 26.533°E) by U-181 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of three of her 46 crew. Survivors were rescued by ( ).[126]
| |
| Vichy France
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The ocean liner (12,692 GRT, 1914) was shelled and sunk in Casablanca Harbour by USS Massachusetts ( United States Navy).[127]
| |
| Primauguet | Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The Duguay-Trouin-class cruiser (7,249/9,350 t, 1927) was shelled and sunk at Casablanca by USS Massachusetts and USS Wichita (both United States Navy) with the loss of 45 of her 578 crew.
|
| Vichy France
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The tanker (1,970 GRT, 1906) was bombed and damaged in Casablanca Harbour by American aircraft. Salvage was abandoned on 18 December 1945. She was broken up in situ in 1951.[128][129] | |
| Vichy France
|
World War II: The cargo ship (5,292 GRT, 1918) was scuttled at Casablanca. Subsequently scrapped.[130] | |
| Vichy France
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The ocean liner (10,196 GRT, 1906) was shelled and sunk in Casablanca Harbour by USS Massachusetts ( United States Navy).[117]
| |
| Sentinelle | Vichy France
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The trawler (315 GRT, 1920) was shelled and sunk in Casablanca Harbour.[131] |
| Surprise | Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The minesweeper (637/886 t, 1940) was shelled and sunk by HMS Brilliant ( United Kingdom Navy) off Oran.[132]
|
| Tornade | Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: : The Bourrasque-class destroyer (1,298/1,796 t, 1928) was shelled and beached off Oran by HMS Aurora and HMS Calpe ( United Kingdom Navy).[133]
|
| Tramontane | Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: : The Bourrasque-class destroyer (1,298/1,796 t, 1927) was shelled and beached off Oran by HMS Aurora and HMS Calpe ( United Kingdom Navy).[134]
|
| Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: Operation Torch: The auxiliary patrol vessel (849 GRT, 1928) was sunk off the coast of Morocco by Royal Navy ships.[135] | |
| Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The cargo ship (5,083 GRT, 1919) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Casablanca by USS Herring ( United States Navy).[136]
| |
| HMS Walney | United Kingdom Navy
|
Operation Torch: : The Banff-class sloop (1,546/2,075 t, 1930) was shelled and sunk at Oran by Surprise ( Vichy French Navy) with only fourteen survivors of 281 people on board.
|
| West Humhaw | United States
|
World War II: : The Design 1013 cargo ship (5,527 GRT, 1918) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) south of Takoradi, Gold Coast (4°19′N 2°44′W / 4.317°N 2.733°W) by U-161 ( Germany Navy). All 59 crew were rescued by HMML-281 ( United Kingdom Navy).[137]
|
9 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: Operation Torch: The disarmed Ariane-class submarine (626/787 t, 1929) was scuttled at Oran, Algeria .[138] | |
| Vichy French Navy
|
The cargo ship (3,151 GRT) was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Sfax, Tunisia, to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[139] | |
| Germany Navy
|
World War II: The training ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea. She was later refloated in 1944.[140] | |
| HMS Cromer | United Kingdom Navy
|
World War II: The Bangor-class minesweeper (673/860 t, 1941) struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Mersa Matruh, Egypt (31°26′N 27°16′E / 31.433°N 27.267°E) with the loss of 46 of her 60 crew. |
| Free France
|
World War II: Operation Torch: The cargo ship (5,851 GRT) ran aground off Bouznika, Morocco during Allied landings. She was set afire and burnt out, a total loss.[139] | |
| Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: Operation Torch: The disarmed Ariane-class submarine (626/787 t, 1929) was scuttled at Oran.[141] | |
| Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: Operation Torch: The disarmed Diane-class submarine (641/796 t, 1932) was scuttled at Oran.[142] | |
| France
|
World War II: Operation Torch: The cargo ship (1,525 GRT) was scuttled at Bizerta, Algeria by Vichy French forces. She was refloated in October 1946 and scrapped.[143] | |
| Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: : The Aigle-class destroyer (2,441/3,140 t, 1934) was shelled and damaged by HMS Aurora ( United Kingdom Navy) then beached off Oran.[144]
| |
| Norway
|
World War II: : The cargo ship (1,843 GRT, 1930) was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by and (both Germany Navy) with the loss of seven of her 27 crew.[145]
| |
| HMS Gardenia | United Kingdom Navy
|
Operation Torch: The Flower-class corvette (925/1,170 t, 1940) collided with ( United Kingdom Navy) in the Mediterranean Sea off Oran with the loss of three crew.[146]
|
| Granito | Italy Navy
|
World War II: The Acciaio-class submarine (697/850 t, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea near (38°34′N 12°09′E / 38.567°N 12.150°E) by HMS Saracen ( United Kingdom Navy). All forty-seven crew were killed.[147][148]
|
| Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: : The naval trawler was scuttled at Oran.[149] | |
| Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: : The naval trawler was scuttled at Oran. She was later raised, repaired and returned to service.[149] | |
| Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: : The naval trawler was scuttled at Oran. She was later raised, repaired and returned to service.[149] | |
| Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: : The naval trawler was scuttled at Oran. She was later raised, repaired and returned to service.[149] | |
| Germany
|
World War II: The tanker (628 or 620 GRT, 1934) was bombed and sunk at Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France during an Allied air raid.[21] | |
| Norway
|
World War II: The cargo ship (6,132 GRT, 1919) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (11°41′N 60°42′W / 11.683°N 60.700°W) by U-67 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of one of her 35 crew.[150]
| |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: The cargo ship (5,419 GRT, 1923)was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) east of Martinique (14°45′N 55°45′W / 14.750°N 55.750°W) by U-154 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of all 88 crew.[151]
| |
| Germany
|
World War II: The cargo ship (2,152 GRT, 1916) was wrecked in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden, between and .[152] | |
| France
|
World War II: Operation Torch: The cargo ship (1,058 GRT) was scuttled at Oran. She was scrapped in Savona, Italy, in August 1950.[153] | |
| Vichy French Navy
|
The minesweeping tugboat (780 t, 1917) was lost on this date.[154] | |
| Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: : The Pluvier-class patrol tugboat (780 t, 1918) was scuttled at Oran.[155] | |
| Typhon | Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: : The Bourrasque-class destroyer (1,298/1,796 t, 1928) was scuttled at Oran.[156] |
| Vichy French Navy
|
The SC-1-class submarine chaser (75/85 t, 1918) was lost on this date.[157] | |
| Germany
|
World War II: The cargo ship (3,648 GRT, 1921) struck a mine in the North Sea off Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands. She sank the next day. VP-806 recovered the survivors and 1 body.[21][158] |
10 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: The cargo ship (3,878 GRT, 1930)was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 180 nautical miles (330 km) south west of the Cape Verde Islands, Portugal (12°27′N 27°45′W / 12.450°N 27.750°W) by U-128 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of twenty of her 40 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Bridgewater ( United Kingdom Navy) and Kentuckian ( United States).[159]
| |
| Angelo Emo | Italy Navy
|
World War II: The Marcello-class submarine (1,063/1,313 t, 1938) was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea near Algiers, Algeria (36°50′N 02°50′E / 36.833°N 2.833°E) by ( United Kingdom Navy). 13 crewmen were killed. The 49 survivors were captured by HMT Lord Nuffield.[160][161]
|
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: The cargo ship (2,012 GRT, 1918) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 21 nautical miles (39 km) north of , Algeria by U-81 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 25 of her 49 crew. Survivors were rescued by ( United Kingdom Navy).[162]
| |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: The Admiralty requisitioned cargo ship (5,257 GRT, 1919) was scuttled in Kirk Sound, Scapa Flow as a block ship. Salvaged in 1943.[163] | |
| I-15 |
|
World War II: The Type B1 submarine (2,584/3,654 t, 1940) was depth charged, shelled and sunk the Solomon Sea at the southern end of Indispensable Sound, off the north west tip of San Cristobal Island, Solomon Islands (10°13′S 161°09′E / 10.217°S 161.150°E) by USS Southard ( United States Navy) with a loss of all 91 crew.[164][165]
|
| HMS Ibis | United Kingdom Navy
|
World War II: The Black Swan-class sloop (1,250/1,770 t, 1941) was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea near Algiers by a Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of the Luftwaffe.[21] |
| Jean Bart | Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The incomplete Richelieu-class battleship was bombed and sunk at Casablanca, Morocco by aircraft based on USS Ranger ( United States Navy). She was raised in 1944 and completed in 1952.
|
| Norway
|
World War II: The cargo ship (3,799 GRT, 1938) was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean off East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa (34°59′S 29°46′E / 34.983°S 29.767°E) by U-181 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of two of her 33 crew. Survivors were rescued by a South African Naval Forces minesweeper.[166]
| |
| United States
|
World War II: The Liberty ship (7,176 GRT, 1942) was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (5°40′S 32°11′W / 5.667°S 32.183°W) by Leonardo da Vinci ( Italy Navy).[167]
| |
| HMS Martin | United Kingdom Navy
|
World War II: Operation Torch: The M-class destroyer (1,920/2,725 t, 1941) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Algeria (37°53′N 3°57′E / 37.883°N 3.950°E) by U-431 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 158 of her 221 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Quentin ( United Kingdom Navy).
|
| Méduse | Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: The Diane-class submarine (641/796 t, 1932) was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cap Blanc by aircraft based on USS Philadelphia ( United States Navy).[168]
|
| Japan
|
World War II: The coaster (472 GRT, 1933) was torpedoed in the Pacific Ocean south west of Truk (7°12′N 150°47′E / 7.200°N 150.783°E) by USS Grayling ( United States Navy) and sank with all 10 hands.[21][169]
| |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: The cargo ship (5,293 GRT, 1919) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of the Cape Verde Islands (13°12′N 27°27′W / 13.200°N 27.450°W) by U-128 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of two of her 47 crew. Two crew were taken on board U-128 as prisoners of war, other survivors were rescued by ( United Kingdom).[170]
|
11 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Awatea | United Kingdom
|
World War II: The troopship (13,482 GRT, 1936) was sunk off Bougie, Algeria by Axis aircraft. There were no dead and four wounded.[21][171] |
| Germany Navy
|
World War II: The submarine depot ship (1,554 GRT, 1933) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (39°10′N 9°39′E / 39.167°N 9.650°E) by HMS Turbulent ( United Kingdom Navy). 3 of the crew were killed, 78 survivors (including 5 wounded) were picked up.[21][172][173]
| |
| Cathay | United Kingdom
|
World War II: The ocean liner (15,225 GRT, 1925) was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Bougie, Algeria with the loss of one live.[174] |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: The cargo ship (6,368 GRT, 1915) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 90 nautical miles (170 km) north west of Georgetown, British Guiana (8°40′N 59°20′W / 8.667°N 59.333°W) by U-160 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 56 of her 78 crew. Survivors were rescued by ( Brazil).[175]
| |
| United States
|
World War II: The Liberty ship (7,176 GRT, 1942) was torpedoed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean south east of Noumea by I-21 ( ). She was towed to Noumea by HMNZS Kiwi and HMNZS Matai (both  New Zealand Navy), where she was declared a total loss.[21]
| |
| Hōkoku Maru |
|
World War II: The auxiliary cruiser (10,438 GRT, 1940) was shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean south west of the Cocos Islands (19°45′S 90°40′E / 19.750°S 90.667°E) by HMIS Bengal ( India Navy) and the merchant tanker Ondina ( Netherlands). 76 crew were killed. The 278 survivors were rescued by Aikoku Maru ( ).[176][177][circular reference]
|
| USS Joseph Hewes | United States Navy
|
World War II: : The transport (9,359 GRT, 1930) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Fedhala, Morocco (33°40′N 7°30′W / 33.667°N 7.500°W) by U-173 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of approximately 100 of her 358 crew.
|
| Japan
|
The ocean liner (7,938 GRT, 1940) was sunk 87 miles (140 km) off the mouth of the Yangtze River in a collision with ( Japan). There were no casualties. Survivors rescued by ( ), and (both Japan).[178][179]
| |
| Netherlands
|
World War II: Operation Torch: The troopship (11,069 GRT, 1928) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 80 nautical miles (150 km) east of Gibraltar (35°57′N 3°58′W / 35.950°N 3.967°W) by U-380 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of fifteen of the 256 people on board. Survivors were rescued by HNLMS Isaac Sweers ( Royal Netherlands Navy) and ( United Kingdom Navy).[180]
| |
| Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: Operation Torch: The Redoutable-class submarine (1,547/2,049 t, 1939) was sunk off Fedhala, Morocco by aircraft from USS Suwanee ( United States Navy) with the loss of all 66 crew. Three more crew had been killed on 8 November.[181][182]
| |
| Japan
|
The ore carrier (3,142 or 3,108 GRT, 1920) was sunk 87 miles (140 km) off the mouth of the Yangtze River in a collision with ( Japan). There were no casualty. Survivors rescued by ( ), and (both Japan).[178][179]
| |
| Germany
|
World War II: The cargo ship (2,875 GRT, 1921) was bombed and sunk by aircraft southwest of Benghazi, Libya.[183] | |
| Soviet Navy
|
World War II: The G-5-class motor torpedo boat (15 t, 1935) was damaged by a German aircraft on 7 November and sank under tow four days later off Lazarevskoye in the Black Sea. The whole crew was saved.[184][185] | |
| HMS Unbeaten | United Kingdom Navy
|
World War II: The U-class submarine (630/735 t, 1940) was bombed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay by a Vickers Wellington aircraft of 172 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 36 crew. |
| Netherlands
|
World War II: The cargo ship (5,291 GRT, 1930) was shelled and sunk by Leonardo da Vinci ( Italy Navy) in the South Atlantic east of Brazil (3°51′S 29°22′W / 3.850°S 29.367°W). The whole crew survived.[186][187][188]
| |
| Japan
|
World War II: The cargo liner (6,571 GRT, 1921) was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Qingdao, China by USS Haddock ( United States Navy). Four passengers and 39 crewmen were killed.[45][189]
| |
| Viceroy of India | United Kingdom
|
World War II: Operation Torch: The troopship (19,627 GRT, 1929) was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea 34 nautical miles (63 km) north west of Oran, Algeria by U-407 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of four of the 454 people on board. She was taken in tow by HMS Boadicea ( United Kingdom Navy) but later foundered at 36°24′N 0°35′W / 36.400°N 0.583°W. The survivors were rescued by HMS Boadicea.[190]
|
12 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: : The cargo ship (5,332 GRT, 1919) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Oran, Algeria (35°53′N 0°33′W / 35.883°N 0.550°W) by U-593 ( Germany Navy), with the loss of one of her 62 crew. Survivors were rescued by ( United Kingdom Navy).[191]
| |
| Panama
|
World War II: The cargo ship (5,614 GRT, 1939) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (52°06′N 25°54′W / 52.100°N 25.900°W) by U-224 ( Germany Navy). All 73 crew were rescued by HMS Clare, HMS Leamington (both United Kingdom Navy) and ( United States).[192][193]
| |
| USS Edward Rutledge | United States Navy
|
World War II: Operation Torch / : The transport (9,360 GRT, 1931) was torpedoed and sunk in the Fedhala Roads (33°40′N 7°35′W / 33.667°N 7.583°W) by U-130 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of fifteen crew.[194]
|
| USS Erie | United States Navy
|
World War II: : The Erie-class gunboat (2,000/2,830 t, 1936) was torpedoed and damaged by U-163 ( Germany Navy) in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles. She was beached off Willemstad with the loss of seven of her 180 crew. Although later towed into Willemstad, she capsized during repairs. Erie was declared a constructive total loss.[195][196]
|
| Italy Navy
|
World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel (325 or 343 GRT, 1918) was sunk by a mine in the Mediterranean Sea off Ras Tayones, Libya. There was no casualty.[197] | |
| HMS Hecla | United Kingdom Navy
|
World War II: Operation Torch: The Hecla-class destroyer tender (10,850 GRT, 1941) was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar (35°43′N 9°54′W / 35.717°N 9.900°W) by U-515 ( Germany Navy). She sank the next day with the loss of 283 of her 847 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Venomous and HMS Marne (both United Kingdom Navy).[146][198]
|
| Hokkai Maru | Japan
|
World War II: The rescue tug (457 GRT, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of French Indochina by USS Grenadier ( United States Navy).[21]
|
| USS Hugh L. Scott | United States Navy
|
World War II: Operation Torch / : The transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Fedhala Roads (33°40′N 7°35′W / 33.667°N 7.583°W) by U-130 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 59 of her 119 crew.[199]
|
| United Kingdom Navy
|
World War II: Operation Torch: The landing ship infantry (9,891 GRT, 1931) was bombed and sunk off Bougie, Algeria by German aircraft. 39 crew were killed and 1 died of wounds.[200][201] | |
| Rogist | United States
|
The vessel was sunk in a collision in the Atlantic Ocean 7 miles (11 km) south east of Cape Charles Lighthouse, Virginia with ( United States Navy).[202]
|
| Germany Navy
|
The Siebel ferry (130/170 t, 1942) was sunk off Gazala, Libya by Allied aircraft. There were two dead and one wounded.[203][204] | |
| USS Tasker H. Bliss | United States Navy
|
World War II: Operation Torch / : The transport (12,568 GRT, 1921) was torpedoed and sunk in the Fedhala Roads (33°40′N 7°35′W / 33.667°N 7.583°W) by U-130 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 31 of the 235 people on board.[205]
|
| HMS Tynwald | United Kingdom Navy
|
World War II: The anti-aircraft ship (2,376 GRT, 1937) was torpedoed by the Italian submarine Argo off Bougie with the loss of 10 crew.[206] |
| U-272 | Germany Navy
|
The Type VIIC submarine (757/857 t, 1942) collided off Hela, Pomerania with U-634 ( Germany Navy) and sank with the loss of nineteen of her 48 crew.[207]
|
| U-660 | Germany Navy
|
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine (757/857 t, 1942) was depth charged and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea north of Oran, Algeria by HMS Lotus and (both United Kingdom Navy). She was consequently scuttled as a result of damage received with the loss of two of her 47 crew.[208]
|
13 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Akatsuki |
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Akatsuki-class destroyer (1,750/2,050 t, 1932) was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Savo Island, Solomon Islands (9°17′S 159°56′E / 9.283°S 159.933°E) by United States Navy cruisers and destroyers with the loss of 181 of her 197 crew. Survivors were rescued by American warships and taken as prisoners of war. |
| France
|
World War II: The cargo ship (8,404 GRT) was bombed and sunk at Bougie, Algeria. She was refloated in 1943 and scrapped in 1953.[209] | |
| USS Atlanta | United States Navy
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Atlanta-class cruiser (6,718/8,340 t, 1941) was scuttled 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Lunga Point, Solomon Islands due to battle damage. Of the ship complement of 735, a total of 172 men were killed and 79 wounded.[210] |
| USS Barton | United States Navy
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Benson-class destroyer (1,620/2,474 t, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk off Guadalcanal by Amatsukaze ( ) with the loss of 164 of her 206 crew. Survivors were rescued by Higgins boats from Guadalanal and USS Portland ( United States Navy).
|
| Italy
|
World War II: The coaster (269 GRT, 1918) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea east of Sousse, Tunisiaby HMS Safari ( United Kingdom Navy). There were no casualties.[21][211]
| |
| Vichy French Navy
|
The minesweeping tugboat (780 GRT, 1918) was lost on this date.[154] | |
| USS Cushing | United States Navy
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Mahan-class destroyer (1,500/2,103 t, 1936) was shelled and sunk off Savo Island by Imperial Japanese Navy warships. About 70 men were killed or missing. |
| United States
|
World War II: The cargo ship (4,969 GRT, 1919) was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) south of Port St. John, South Africa (32°23′S 30°07′E / 32.383°S 30.117°E) by U-181 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of two of her 51 crew. Survivors were rescued by ( United Kingdom Navy) or reached land in their lifeboats.[212]
| |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: The cargo ship (7,479 GRT, 1917) was bombed and sunk off Bougie, Algeria by German aircraft.[21][213] | |
| HNLMS Isaac Sweers | Royal Netherlands Navy
|
World War II: Operation Torch: The Gerard Callenburgh-class destroyer (1,604/2,228 t, 1941) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) north west of Algiers, Algeria (37°23′N 2°12′E / 37.383°N 2.200°E) by U-431 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 108 of her 194 crew.[146][214]
|
| USS Juneau | United States Navy
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Atlanta-class cruiser (6,718/8,340 t, 1942) was torpedoed and damaged by Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze ( ) during the battle. After the battle while withdrawing for repairs she was torpedoed again and sunk at 10°34′S 161°04′E / 10.567°S 161.067°E by I-26 ( ). 587 crewmen killed in the sinking and another 100 during the 8 day ordeal before 10 survivors were rescued. The wreck was located on 17 March 2018.
|
| Kinugasa |
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Aoba-class cruiser (8,738/11,660 t, 1927) was bombed and sunk in Ironbottom Sound by Grumman TBF Avenger and Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft base on USS Enterprise ( United States Navy) or at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal with the loss of 511 of her crew.
|
| USS Laffey | United States Navy
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Benson-class destroyer was shelled and sunk. Of the 247 crew members aboard, 59 were killed and 116 wounded. |
| Canada
|
The schooner (425 GRT) was sunk in a collision withe American steamer Alcoa Pilot off Bay of Fundy with the loss of all 7 hands.[215] | |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: The cargo ship (3,764 GRT, 1907) was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean 240 nautical miles (440 km) east south east of Durban, South Africa (30°50′S 35°54′E / 30.833°S 35.900°E) by U-178 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of eleven of her 63 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Douglas ( United Kingdom Navy) and ( United Kingdom).[216]
| |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: Operation Torch: The cargo ship (6,487 GRT, 1930) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (36°27′N 0°55′W / 36.450°N 0.917°W) by U-81 ( Germany Navy). All 81 crew were rescued by HMS Marigold ( United Kingdom Navy).[217]
| |
| USS Monssen | United States Navy
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Gleaves-class destroyer (1,630/2,395 t, 1941) was shelled and sunk off Savo Island, Solomon Islands. 145 of her crew were killed and 97 were wounded.[218][219] |
| United States
|
World War II: The six-masted schooner (2,290 GRT, 1887) was shelled and sunk in the South Atlantic 900 nautical miles (1,700 km) south west of Luderitz Bay, South-West Africa (26°30′S 0°20′W / 26.500°S 0.333°W by U-159 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of one of her seventeen crew. Survivors sail in their lifeboat 1,000 miles (1,600 km) to Angola arriving on 1 December.[220]
| |
| U-411 | Germany Navy
|
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine (757/857 t, 1942) was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar (36°00′N 9°53′W / 36.000°N 9.883°W) by a Lockheed Hudson aircraft of 500 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 46 crew.[221] |
| Yūdachi |
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Shiratsuyu-class destroyer (1,685/1,980 t, 1937) was shelled and damaged by United States Navy ships and was abandoned with the loss of nineteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Samidare ( , which attempted to scuttle Yudachi. She was later scuttled by USS Portland ( United States Navy).
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14 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial Japanese Army
|
World War II: The Hawaii Maru-class anti-aircraft transport (9,685 GRT, 1920) was bombed and sunk 80 nautical miles (150 km) north-west of Savo Island in the Solomon Islands (08°30′S 158°45′E / 8.500°S 158.750°E) by U.S. Navy Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft from USS Enterprise ( United States Navy). 1,000 survivors rescued by Makinami ( ).[222]
| |
| Imperial Japanese Army
|
World War II: The transport (5,425 or 7,152 GRT) was bombed and sunk off Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. 550 survivors rescued by Kawakaze ( )[223]
| |
| Imperial Japanese Army
|
World War II: The transport (6,477 GRT, 1936) was bombed and sunk off Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands by US Marine Corps Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft from Guadalcanal.[223] | |
| USS Electra | United States Navy
|
World War II: The Arcturus-class attack cargo ship (8,113 GRT, 1942) was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea by U-173 ( Germany Navy). She was beached two days later at Casablanca, Morocco. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.
|
| Hiei |
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Kongō-class battlecruiser (32,350/37,000 t, 1914) was shelled and damaged in the Pacific Ocean by USS Laffey and USS San Francisco (both United States Navy). She was then bombed by Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of the United States Army Air Forces and torpedoed by Grumman TBF Avenger of the United States Navy. She was scuttled by an Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer with the loss of 188 of her 1,360 crew.
|
| Germany
|
World War II: The tug (766 GRT, 1923) was bombed and sunk at Tobruk, Libya during a British air raid. She was later salvaged, repaired and entered British service.[21] | |
| Imperial Japanese Army
|
World War II: The transport (7,145 GRT) was bombed and sunk off Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands by United States Marine Corps Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft from Guadalcanal. One thousand, one hundred survivors were rescued by Suzukaze ( ).[21][222]
| |
| Imperial Japanese Army
|
World War II: The transport (7,148 GRT) was bombed and sunk off Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands by United States Marine Corps Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft from Guadalcanal. Survivors rescued by and Mochizuki (both ).[223]
| |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: The ocean liner (16,632 or 16,118 GRT, 1920) was bombed by German aircraft and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of 31 lives. Located off Bougie (Béjaïa), Algeria, passing Cape Carbon.[174][224] | |
| USS Preston | United States Navy
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Mahan-class destroyer was shelled and sunk by Japanese warships off Savo Island, Solomon Islands. 116 crewmen were killed.[225] |
| Panama
|
World War II: The cargo ship (4,827 GRT, 1914), ex Finnish Anja completed in 1914 as Lubeck and seized by the U.S. for operation under Panamanian flag for the War Shipping Administration by the American-West African Line, was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 12°N 30°W / 12°N 30°W) by U-134 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 33 of her 47 crew and 13 . Six of the 7 Navy gunners lost were by being trapped under the collapsed gun deck. Survivors were rescued by ( United Kingdom Navy).[226][227][228]
| |
| Scillin | Italy
|
World War II: The cargo liner (1,579 GRT, 1903) was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 9 nautical miles (17 km) off , Tunisia by HMS Sahib ( United Kingdom Navy). She was carrying 814 or 830 British prisoners of war, 30 Italian guards and 84 crewmen. 79 Italian and between 788 and 805 prisoners died. Sahib rescued the 61 survivors (35 Italian and 25 or 26 prisoners).[13][229][230][231]
|
| Imperial Japanese Army
|
World War II: The transport (7,503 GRT) was bombed and sunk 80 nautical miles (150 km) north west of Savo Island (08°30′S 158°45′E / 8.500°S 158.750°E) in the Solomon Islands by United States Marine Corps Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft from Guadalcanal. Five hundred and seventy survivors were rescued by Naganami ( ).[222]
| |
| U-595 | Germany Navy
|
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine (757/857 t, 1941) was depth charged and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north of Oran, Algeria by two Lockheed Hudson aircraft of 608 Squadron, Royal Air Force. All 45 crew survived.[232] |
| U-605 | Germany Navy
|
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine (757/857 t, 1942) was depth charged and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Algiers, Algeria (36°20′N 1°01′W / 36.333°N 1.017°W) by a Lockheed Hudson aircraft of 233 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 46 crew.[233] |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: : The troopship (20,107 GRT, 1930) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) north west of Cape Espichel, Portugal (39°12′N 13°25′W / 39.200°N 13.417°W) by U-413 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 96 of the 462 people on board. Survivors were rescued by HMS Achates, HMS Vansittart (both United Kingdom Navy), Leinster ( United Kingdom) and HMCS Louisburg ( Canada Navy).[234]
|
15 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Algerine | United Kingdom Navy
|
World War II: The Algerine-class minesweeper (850/1,125 t, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Bougie, Algeria by Ascianghi ( Italy Navy) with the loss of 80 crew.[146]
|
| Panama
|
The cargo ship (1,700 GRT) collided with HMCS Saguenay ( Canada Navy). The collision dislodged two depth charges, which exploded and sank her in the Atlantic Ocean 12 nautical miles (22 km) south of Cape Race, Newfoundland with the loss of a crew member.[235]
| |
| Germany
|
World War II: The cargo ship (1,486 GRT, 1910) struck a mine and sank in the North Sea south west of Borkum.[21] | |
| HMS Avenger | United Kingdom Navy
|
World War II: Operation Torch / : The Avenger-class escort carrier (10,366/15,120 t, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean near Gibraltar (at 36°15′N 7°45′W / 36.250°N 7.750°W) by U-155 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 514 of her 526 crew.[236]
|
| Ayanami |
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Fubuki-class destroyer (1,750/2,050 t, 1930) was shelled and damaged in the Pacific Ocean off Guadalcanal by USS Washington ( United States Navy). with the loss of 27 of her 219 crew. The ship was abandoned, with the remaining crew being taken off by Uranami ( ), which scuttled Ayanami at 9°10′S 159°52′E / 9.167°S 159.867°E.
|
| USS Benham | United States Navy
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Benham-class destroyer (1,656/2,250 t, 1939) was scuttled following battle damage. |
 United Kingdom
|
World War II: : The troopship (11,279 GRT, 1938) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 120 nautical miles (220 km) north west of Gibraltar (36°13′N 7°54′W / 36.217°N 7.900°W) by U-155 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 24 of the 336 people on board. Survivors were rescued by ( Norway Navy).[237]
| |
| Imperial Japanese Army
|
World War II: The Kamikawa Maru-class anti-aircraft transport (6,872 GRT, 1940) was deliberately beached undamaged to unload troops at the mouth of the Bonegi River, Guadalcanal. Destroyed when shelled by USS Meade ( United States Navy) and bombed by United States Navy and United States Marine Corps Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft.[238]
| |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: The cargo ship (5,224 GRT, 1928) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (10°30′N 59°50′W / 10.500°N 59.833°W) by U-67 ( Germany Navy). All 40 crew were rescued by an American patrol ship.[239]
| |
| Imperial Japanese Army
|
World War II: The transport (6,936 GRT) was deliberately beached undamaged to unload troops at the mouth of the Bonegi River, Guadalcanal. Destroyed when shelled by USS Meade ( United States Navy) and bombed by United States Navy and United States Marine Corps Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft.[238]
| |
| Kirishima |
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Kongō-class battlecruiser (31,980/36,500 t, 1915) was shelled and sunk in Ironbottom Sound (9°05′S 159°42′E / 9.083°S 159.700°E) by USS Washington ( United States Navy) with the loss of 212 of her 1,360 crew.
|
|
World War II: Operation Torch: The Redoutable-class submarine (1,547/2,049 t, 1937) was scuttled off Cadiz, Spain by her crew.[240] | |
| HMCS Saguenay | Canada Navy
|
 The wrecked stern of HMCS Saguenay World War II: The Canadian River-class destroyer (1,337/1,778 t, 1931) collided with ( |
| U-98 | Germany Navy
|
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine (757/857 t, 1940) was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Cape St. Vincent, Portugal (36°09′N 7°42′W / 36.150°N 7.700°W) by HMS Wrestler ( United Kingdom Navy) with the loss of all 46 crew.
|
| U-259 | Germany Navy
|
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine (757/857 t, 1942) was depth charged and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (37°20′N 3°05′E / 37.333°N 3.083°E) by a Lockheed Hudson aircraft of 500 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 48 crew.[241] |
| Japan
|
World War II: The cargo ship (3,023 GRT) was sunk in an air attack at Rabaul.[242] | |
| USS Walke | United States Navy
|
World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Sims-class destroyer (1,570/2,211 t, 1940) was torpedoed, shelled and sunk with the loss of 82 crew. |
| Imperial Japanese Army
|
World War II: The transport (6,798 GRT) was deliberately beached undamaged to unload troops at Doma Cove, Guadalcanal. Destroyed when shelled by USS Meade ( United States Navy) and bombed by United States Navy and United States Marine Corps Douglas SBDs.[238]
| |
| Imperial Japanese Army
|
World War II: The transport (6,439 GRT) was deliberately beached undamaged to unload troops at Arulingo Point, Guadalcanal. Destroyed when shelled by USS Meade ( United States Navy) and bombed by United States Navy and United States Marine Corps Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft.[238]
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16 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial Japanese Army
|
World War II: : The transport (5,477 GRT, 1919) was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south east of Palau (06°16′N 135°19′E / 6.267°N 135.317°E) by USS Seal ( United States Navy). Two hundred and twenty-eight troops, 2 gunners and 16 crew killed. 472 survivors rescued.[243]
| |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: : The cargo ship (7,622 GRT, 1920) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) south west of Cadiz, Spain, by U-92 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of three of the 172 people on board. Survivors were rescued by HMS Coreopsis ( United Kingdom Navy).[244]
| |
| United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship collided with ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean off St John's, Newfoundland and sank. (Look 16/09/1942)[17]
| |
| Germany
|
World War II: The cargo ship (2,645 GRT, 1929) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Benghazi, Libya by HMS Safari ( United Kingdom Navy). Two were killed and one was wounded, there were 83 survivors.[146][211]
| |
| Irish Pine | Ireland
|
World War II: The Design 1013 cargo ship (5,621 GRT, 1919) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (42°45′N 58°00′W / 42.750°N 58.000°W) by U-608 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of all 33 crew.
|
| Libby, McNeill & Libby II No. 2 | United States
|
The 65-gross register ton, 65-foot (19.8 m) scow sank in the waters of the Territory of Alaska.[245] |
| Libby, McNeill & Libby III No. 3 | United States
|
The 67-gross register ton, 64.7-foot (19.7 m) scow sank in the waters of the Territory of Alaska.[245] |
| Libby, McNeill & Libby III No. 7 | United States
|
The 68-gross register ton, 72-foot (21.9 m) scow sank in the waters of the Territory of Alaska.[245] |
| Libby, McNeill & Libby VII No 4 | United States
|
The 67-gross register ton, 64.6-foot (19.7 m) scow sank in the waters of the Territory of Alaska.[245] |
| Italy Navy
|
World War II: The landing ship (239 t, 1942) ran aground in Ras el Sultan bay, Libya. There was no casualty, but salvage was impossible and it was destroyed by her crew one or two days later.[13][246] | |
| Italy Navy
|
World War II: The schooner/auxiliary patrol vessel (209 GRT) was shelled and sunk by HMS Splendid ( United Kingdom Navy) in the Mediterranean Sea off Gorgona, Italy (43°34′N 09°37′E / 43.567°N 9.617°E). There was no casualty, all 15 crewmen survived.[13][247]
| |
| Germany Navy
|
The Siebel ferry (130/170 t, 1942) foundered on this date.[203] | |
| Greece Navy
|
World War II: The submarine (730/960 t, 1930) was sunk in the Aegean Sea off Euboia by ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 23 of her 53 crew.[146][248]
| |
| U-173 | Germany Navy
|
World War II: The Type IX submarine (1,100/1,213 t, 1941) was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Casablanca, Morocco (33°40′N 07°35′W / 33.667°N 7.583°W) by USS Quick, USS Swanson and USS Woolsey (all United States Navy) with the loss of all 57 crew.[249][250]
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17 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Italy
|
World War II: The coaster (325 GRT), formerly the French Brescou, was sunk by an explosion of unknown origin (but probably a mine) off La Goulette, Tunisia. There were 8 dead and 4 survivors.[13][251][252] | |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: The cargo ship (5,318 GRT, 1918) was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (10°55′N 61°01′W / 10.917°N 61.017°W) by U-508 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of eleven of her 87 crew. The ship later foundered at 10°52′30″N 61°03′30″W / 10.87500°N 61.05833°W. Survivors were rescued by ( United States Navy).[253] Radio operator Walter Thorp returned to his cabin the rescue his canary and missed the lifeboat. But after jumping into the sea, with the bird in its bamboo cage, it kept him awake as he swam, by singing. Thorp and the canary were eventually picked up by a freighter. The bird lived for another 13 years.[254]
| |
| Italy
|
World War II: The tanker (10,534 GRT, 1939) was torpedoed and heavily damaged in the Mediterranean Sea by British aircraft. Of the 141 men aboard (Italian crewmen and soldiers and German Flak gunners) 35 were killed and four died of their wounds later. The burning ship was abandoned and the wreck was sunk two days later by HMS Porpoise ( United Kingdom Navy).[21][255][256]
| |
| Germany
|
World War II: The cargo ship (7,880 GRT, 1921) struck a mine and sank south of Utö, Finland (59°40′N 21°20′E / 59.667°N 21.333°E). 6 of 1000 Soviet prisoners of war on board killed.[257][258] | |
| Greece
|
World War II: Convoy ON 144: The cargo ship (6,696 GRT, 1920) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (54°30′N 37°30′W / 54.500°N 37.500°W) by U-264 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of two of her 40 crew.[77][259]
| |
|
|
World War II: The Standard Peacetime Type 1E cargo ship (833 GRT, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk in Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island, in the Indian Ocean (10°30′S 105°35′E / 10.500°S 105.583°E) by USS Searaven ( United States Navy). One crewman was killed.[260]
| |
| Imperial Japanese Army
|
World War II: Convoy No. 726: The transport (5,873 GRT) was torpedoed and sunk 36 miles (58 km) west of Olagapo (14°50′N 119°45′E / 14.833°N 119.750°E) by USS Salmon ( United States Navy). 7 gunners and 74 crew killed.[261]
| |
| Piemonte | Italy
|
World War II: The troopship (15,209 GRT, 1918) was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea north of Sicily by HMS Umbra ( United Kingdom Navy). She was beached near Cape Rasocolmo and then put into Messina, where she was withdrawn from service. Piemonte was scuttled when Messina was evacuated in August 1943. All crewmen survived, three were wounded.[21][262]
|
| U-331 | Germany Navy
|
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine (757/857 t, 1941) was depth charged and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea north of Algiers, Algeria by a Lockheed Hudson aircraft of 500 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Unable to dive, she surrendered, but was later torpedoed and sunk by a Fairey Albacore aircraft based on HMS Formidable ( United Kingdom Navy) with the loss of 32 of her 49 crew. The crew of the Albacore were unaware that the ship had surrendered.
|
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: Convoy ON 144: The cargo ship (3,192 GRT, 1920) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (54°30′N 37°10′W / 54.500°N 37.167°W) by U-184 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of all 42 crew.[263]
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18 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| United States
|
World War II: : The tanker (9,131 GRT, 1930) was torpedoed, set ablaze and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (50°45′N 45°53′W / 50.750°N 45.883°W) by U-43 ( Germany Navy). She reached St. John's, Newfoundland, departing under tow of ( United Kingdom Navy) on 18 January 1943. She broke in two at 46°13′N 58°38′W / 46.217°N 58.633°W on 20 January. The bow section sank with the loss of eleven of her 55 crew. Survivors on the stern section were rescued by on 24 January HMCS Goderich ( Canada Navy). The stern section was taken in tow but sank on 25 January at 45°18′N 55°12′W / 45.300°N 55.200°W.[264]
| |
| Germany Navy
|
World War II: The Type A Marinefahrprahm (155/220 t, 1941) was damaged by gunfire in the Mediterranean Sea near Ras el Aali, Libya by HMS Safari ( United Kingdom Navy), ran aground and was wrecked.[211][265][266]
| |
| Krasnoye Znamya | Soviet Navy
|
World War II: The gunboat (1,492/1,735 t, 1897) was torpedoed and sunk in Lavensaari Harbour by Syoksy ( Finnish Navy). 64 crewmen killed. Raised in November 1943, repaired, and recommissioned in September 1944.[267]
|
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: The cargo ship (992 GRT, 1932) struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary.[21] | |
| Norway Navy
|
World War II: : The Flower-class corvette (925/1,170 t, 1941) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (53°37′N 38°15′W / 53.617°N 38.250°W) by U-262 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 40 Norwegian and 2 British crew. 20 survivors rescued by ( Norway Navy).[268][269]
| |
| United States
|
World War II: : The refrigerated cargo liner (4,732 GRT, 1908) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south south east of Cape Farewell, Greenland (54°07′N 38°26′W / 54.117°N 38.433°W) by U-624 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of twenty of the 75 people on board. Survivors were rescued by ( United Kingdom) and ( Norway Navy).[270]
| |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: : The tanker (5,344 GRT, 1923) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south south east of Cape Farewell (54°07′N 38°26′W / 54.117°N 38.433°W) by U-624 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of twenty of the 59 people on board. Survivors were rescued by ( United Kingdom).[271]
| |
| Norway
|
World War II: The cargo ship (4,697 GRT, 1923) was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea east of Barbados by U-67 ( Germany Navy). All 38 crew survived, but two were taken as prisoners of war. Of the other 36, eighteen were rescued by ( United States), ten reached land in their lifeboat and eight were rescued by a Yugoslavian ship.[272][273]
| |
| Tower Grange | United Kingdom
|
World War II: The cargo ship (5,226 GRT, 1940) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 250 nautical miles (460 km) north east of Cayenne, French Guiana (6°20′N 49°10′W / 6.333°N 49.167°W) by U-154 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of six of her 47 crew. Survivors were rescued by and (both United Kingdom).[274]
|
| United States
|
World War II: : The cargo ship (5,432 GRT, 1920) was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Cape Farewell, Greenland by U-624 ( Germany Navy). She was later torpedoed and sunk at 54°07′N 38°26′W / 54.117°N 38.433°W by U-522 ( Germany Navy). All 52 crew were rescued by HMS Vervain ( United Kingdom Navy).[275]
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19 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: The cargo ship (1,595 GRT, 1930) was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 5.5 nautical miles (10.2 km) off the Eddystone Lighthouse, Devon by Kriegsmarine Schnellboote. Ten of her 23 crew were killed.[128] | |
| Norway
|
World War II: The cargo ship (2,241 GRT, 1919) was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean (25°40′S 33°53′E / 25.667°S 33.883°E) by U-181 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 38 of her 46 crew.[276][277]
| |
| Norway
|
World War II: : The cargo ship (1,118 GRT, 1912) was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off the Eddystone Lighthouse by ( Germany Navy) with the loss of three of her 21 crew. Survivors were rescued by a Royal Navy minesweeper.[278]
| |
| Germany Navy
|
World War II: The armed auxiliary was damaged by gunfire, and forced to beach at (69°56′N 30°02′E / 69.933°N 30.033°E) in the Varangerfjord, Norway.[279] | |
| Germany Navy
|
World War II: The decoy ship (419 GRT, 1930) was sunk by mines off Petsamo. There were 28 dead and 14 survivors.[280][281][282] | |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: The cargo ship (7,006 GRT, 1928) was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) east south east of Durban, South Africa (30°39′S 34°41′E / 30.650°S 34.683°E) by U-177 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 36 of her 48 crew. Survivors were rescued by and (both United Kingdom Navy).[283]
| |
| Germany Navy
|
World War II: The Sperrbrecher (1,078 GRT, 1936) struck a mine and sank off Norderney. One crewman was killed.[21][284][285] | |
| HMS Ullswater | United Kingdom Navy
|
World War II: : The whaler (374 GRT, 555 t, 1939) was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel by ( Germany Navy).[21][278][286]
|
| USS YP-26 | United States Navy
|
World War II: The patrol boat (37 t, 1925) was destroyed by an explosion of undetermined origin while hauled out on a marine railway at Cristóbal, Colón, Panama Canal Zone.[119] |
20 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Greece
|
World War II: The cargo ship (3,562 GRT, 1910) was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean 35 nautical miles (65 km) north east of the Inhaca Lighthouse, Portuguese East Africa (25°42′S 33°27′E / 25.700°S 33.450°E) by U-181 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of eleven of her 32 crew. Survivors were rescued by a Portuguese tug.[287]
| |
| Germany Navy
|
The Type A Marinefahrprahm (155/220 t, 1941) went ashore in a storm south of Benghazi and was destroyed by her crew. All crewmen and passengers survived.[288] | |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: : The cargo ship (5,132 GRT, 1919) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by U-263 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of four of the 71 people on board. Survivors were rescued by HMS Fowey ( United Kingdom Navy).[289]
| |
| United Kingdom Navy
|
The landing craft mechanized (21/35 t, 1941) was stranded and became a total loss at Ras Kanayis, Libya. One crewman died.[290][291] | |
| United Kingdom Navy
|
The landing craft tank (296/460 t, 1941) foundered in heavy weather off Bardia, Libya. One crewman was drowned.[292][291] | |
| Italy Navy
|
World War II: The auxiliary cruiser (783 GRT, 1940) was sunk by British aircraft between Pantellaria and Lampedusa. Of the 90 crewmen and 127 military passengers, 215 died and only two were saved.[293][294] | |
| Pierce Butler | United States
|
World War II: The Liberty ship (7,191 GRT, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean (29°40′S 36°35′E / 29.667°S 36.583°E) by U-177 ( Germany Navy). All 62 crew were rescued by HMS Fortune ( United Kingdom Navy).[295]
|
| Prins Harald | Norway
|
World War II: : The cargo ship (7,244 GRT, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 240 nautical miles (440 km) west of Gibraltar (35°55′N 10°14′W / 35.917°N 10.233°W) by U-263 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of three of the 52 people on board.[17][296]
|
| United States Navy
|
The patrol boat burned and sank off Smith Shoal Lighthouse in the Florida Keys at approximately 24°43′N 81°55′W / 24.717°N 81.917°W.[119][297] |
21 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Germany
|
World War II: The cargo ship (5,173 GRT, 1935) was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean by USS Cincinnati, USS Milwaukee and USS Somers (all United States Navy) and was scuttled by her crew. All 62 were rescued by USS Milwaukee and taken as prisoners of war.[298][299]
| |
| Netherlands
|
World War II: The cargo ship (6,481 GRT, 1916) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 650 nautical miles (1,200 km) east of Trinidad (10°30′N 51°00′W / 10.500°N 51.000°W by U-160 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 22 of her 73 crew. Survivors were rescued by Black Point ( United States), ( Spain) and ( United Kingdom).[300]
| |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: : The cargo ship (6,140 GRT, 1926) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (43°55′N 55°12′W / 43.917°N 55.200°W) by U-518 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 23 of the 65 people on board. Survivors were rescued by HMCS Minas and HMCS Timmins (both Canada Navy)[17][301]
| |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: The refrigerated cargo ship (6,060 GRT, 1919) was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea north east of Barbados (13°05′N 56°20′W / 13.083°N 56.333°W) by U-163 ( Germany Navy). All 55 crew survived, although her captain was taken on board U-163 as a prisoner of war[17][302]
| |
| Soviet Union
|
During a voyage from Portland, Oregon, to Vladivostok in the Soviet Union with a cargo of food, military supplies, and motor vehicles, the steam cargo ship (3,160 GRT) struck shoals at and was wrecked at Scotch Cap (54°24′15″N 164°47′30″W / 54.40417°N 164.79167°W) at the southwest corner of Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands. Everyone on board – 31 men and four women – were rescued. The ship later broke in two and became a total loss.[303][304][305] | |
| U-517 | Germany Navy
|
World War II: The Type IXC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Iceland (46°16′N 17°09′W / 46.267°N 17.150°W) by Fairey Albacore aircraft of 817 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm based on HMS Victorious ( United Kingdom Navy) with the loss of one of her 53 crew.[306]
|
22 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A.G.T.N. No. 34 | United States
|
The barge foundered in the Pass at Pensacola Bay.[307] |
| United States
|
World War II: The Type C1 cargo ship (6,797 GRT, 1941) was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean 75 nautical miles (139 km) south of Lourenço Marques, Portuguese East Africa (26°45′S 33°10′E / 26.750°S 33.167°E) by U-181 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of six of the 61 people on board.[308]
| |
| Brazil
|
World War II: The cargo ship (3,766 GRT, 1917) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of Trinidad (13°28′N 54°42′W / 13.467°N 54.700°W) by U-163 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of five of her 56 crew.[309]
| |
| Else Kunkel II | Germany
|
World War II: The lugger (226 GRT, 1920) struck a mine and sank in the .[21] |
| Vichy French
|
World War II: The ocean liner (5,110 GRT, 1914) was bombed and sunk east of Haiphong, French Indochina by United States 14th Air Force aircraft. Seven killed.[310] | |
| Italy
|
World War II: The cargo ship (3,576 GRT, 1906) was heavily damaged by British aircraft in the Mediterranean Sea east of Cagliari, Sardinia (39°00′N 11°11′E / 39.000°N 11.183°E) and abandoned by her crew. She was shelled and sunk by HMS Splendid ( United Kingdom Navy).[21][247]
| |
| Sokrushitelny | Soviet Navy
|
World War II: Convoy PQ 15: The destroyer (1,587/2,007 t, 1939) was heavily damaged on 20 November, almost breaking in two, in heavy weather. She foundered two days later in the Barents Sea (70°30′N 43°00′E / 70.500°N 43.000°E. Fifteen crew died in the sinking while 184 were rescued, but 13 died before reaching shore.[311][312][313] |
23 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Benlomond | United Kingdom
|
World War II: The cargo ship (6,630 GRT, 1922) was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-BOAT in the Atlantic Ocean 750 nautical miles (1,390 km) east of the mouth of the Amazon River (0°30′N 38°45′W / 0.500°N 38.750°W) by U-172 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 53 of her 54 crew. The only survivor Poon Lim ( the youngest on the ship)was rescued by a Brazilian fishing vessel.[314]
|
| United States
|
World War II: The Type T2-SE-A1 tanker (10,172 GRT, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (42°25′N 48°27′W / 42.417°N 48.450°W) by U-518 ( Germany Navy). 17 gunners and 42 crewmen manned 3 lifeboats except her Master and one other officer who were taken on board U-518 as prisoners of war. Two lifeboats were never seen again, and only three gunners and three crewmen survived in their lifeboat before they were rescued by ( Spain) on 8 December 1942.[315]
| |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: The cargo ship (5,332 GRT, 1919) was torpedoed and sunk by I-166 ( ) in the Indian Ocean (08°26′N 76°42′E / 8.433°N 76.700°E). 9 crewmen killed. 3 gunners and 64 crewmen sail in lifeboats to Travancore, India.[316]
| |
| Italy
|
World War II: The cargo ship (739 or 986 GRT, 1886) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Kerkennah, Tunisia (34°47′N 11°42′E / 34.783°N 11.700°E) by HMS Porpoise ( United Kingdom Navy). There were 3 dead and 15 survivors.[21][13][256]
| |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: Convoy QP 15: The cargo ship (5,851 GRT, 1929) straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Greenland Sea (75°50′N 15°45′E / 75.833°N 15.750°E) by U-625 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of all 52 crew.[317]
| |
| Soviet Union
|
World War II: Convoy QP 15: The cargo ship (3,974 GRT, 1933) straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Greenland Sea (75°30′N 8°00′E / 75.500°N 8.000°E) by U-601 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of all 41 crew.[318]
| |
| Germany Navy
|
World War II: The Type 1935 minesweeper was sunk off Namsos in a collision with a merchant ship. (Look 25/11/1942)[319] | |
| Germany
|
World War II: The cargo ship (335 GRT, 1921) struck a mine and sank off Stolpmünde, Germany.[320] | |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: The cargo liner (10,006 GRT, 1924) was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Aden by I-29 ( ). 252 passengers and 28 crew were killed. 628 survivors were rescued by HMS Birmingham ( United Kingdom Navy) and 4 by Carthage ( United Kingdom).[321][322]
|
24 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: The cargo ship (5,281 GRT, 1939) was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean 105 nautical miles (194 km) east south east of Inhaca Island, Portuguese East Africa (27°00′S 34°45′E / 27.000°S 34.750°E) by U-181 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of four of her 43 crew.[323]
| |
| Hayashio |
|
World War II: The Kagerō-class destroyer (2,033/2,490 t, 1940) was bombed and damaged in Huon Gulf (07°00′S 147°30′E / 7.000°S 147.500°E) by US Army Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and North American B-25 Mitchell and Royal Australian Air Force Bristol Beaufighter aircraft. 50 crew killed and 6 wounded. Shiratsuyu, ( ) rescued the survivors and then scuttled her with a torpedo.[324]
|
| Germany
|
World War II: The cargo ship (1,081 GRT, 1893) struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Finland.[325] | |
| Italy
|
World War II: The cargo ship (4,283 GRT, 1920) was torpedoed and sunk by aircraft in the Tyrrhenian Sea, east of Sardinia (40°02′N 11°20′E / 40.033°N 11.333°E). There were 3 dead and 23 survivors.[13][326] | |
| Germany Navy
|
World War II: The minesweeper (192 GRT) struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium with the loss of 4 lives.[21][327] | |
| Greece
|
World War II: The cargo ship (6,481 GRT, 1923) was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean (26°38′S 34°59′E / 26.633°S 34.983°E) by U-181 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of one of her 34 crew.[328]
| |
| United States
|
The Liberty ship collided with ( Belgium) in New York Harbor and was beached. She was later repaired and returned to service.[93]
| |
| Soviet Navy
|
The minesweeper foundered in the Barents Sea off the Kola Peninsula.[21] | |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: : The cargo ship (5,060 GRT, 1929) was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft.[21] |
25 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Germany
|
World War II: The cargo ship (3,347 GRT, 1923) was struck by an air-launched torpedo and sank off Oksøy Lighthouse, Norway.[329] | |
| Italy Navy
|
World War II: The schooner/auxiliary patrol vessel (124 GRT) was sunk by a mine in the Mediterranean Sea off Levanzo Island, Italy (38°08′N 12°20′E / 38.133°N 12.333°E). There were 4 survivors.[13][251][330] | |
| United Kingdom Navy
|
The naval trawler (452 GRT, 1936) was lost in a collision off Gibraltar.[331] | |
| Germany Navy
|
The Type 1935 minesweeper (685/878 t, 1941) was sunk in a collision with ( Germany) off Roan, Norway. 13 crew were lost.[332][333]
| |
| HMS Utmost | United Kingdom Navy
|
World War II: The U-class submarine (540/730 t, 1940) was depth charged and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Malta by Groppo ( Italy Navy).
|
| Germany Navy
|
World War II: The Vorpostenboot (214 GRT, 1921) struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France with the loss of 5 lives.[21][334] |
26 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Italy
|
World War II: The cargo ship (977 or 1,371 GRT) was bombed and sunk at Zliten, Libya by Allied aircraft. There were no casualties.[21][13] | |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: : The cargo ship (5,170 GRT, 1920) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (50°36′N 47°10′W / 50.600°N 47.167°W) by U-663 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 32 of the 53 people on board. Survivors were rescued by USCGC Mohawk ( United States Navy).[335]
| |
| Japan
|
World War II: The cargo ship (4,016 GRT, 1919) was bombed and set on fire by Martin B-26 Marauder aircraft of the United States Army Air Forces in the west arm of Holtz Bay on the coast of Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands. Fifteen seamen and six ship's gunners were killed. She capsized and sank in 100 feet (30 m) of water on 14 December.[336] | |
| Deep Sea | United States
|
The 54-gross register ton, 70.6-foot (21.5 m) motor cargo vessel was wrecked at Anchorage, Territory of Alaska.[337] |
| Norway
|
World War II: The cargo ship (5,041 GRT, 1923) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (2°10′N 28°52′W / 2.167°N 28.867°W) by UD-3 ( Germany Navy). All 39 crew were rescued by ( United Kingdom).[338]
| |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: : The Ocean ship (7,178 GRT, 1942) straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (50°30′N 45°30′W / 50.500°N 45.500°W) by U-262 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of all 49 crew.[339][340]
| |
| Germany Navy
|
World War II: The minesweeper (125/135 t, 1942) struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France.[21] |
27 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Redoutable-class submarine (1,547/2,049 t, 1932) was scuttled at Toulon, Var. | |
| L'Adroit | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Le Hardi-class destroyer (1,772/2,536 t, 1940) was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina and designated FR 33.[341] |
| Aigle | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Aigle-class destroyer (2,402/3,090 t, 1932) was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later salvaged and scrapped. |
| Algérie | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The cruiser (10,109/13,461 t, 1934) was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later salvaged and scrapped. |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Aurore-class submarine (893/1,170 t, 1940) was scuttled at Toulon. | |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The La Melpomène-class torpedo boat (680/895 t, 1938) was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina. Later German TA12.[342] | |
| Bordelais | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The L'Adroit-class destroyer (1,356/1,968 t, 1930) was scuttled at Toulon. Salvaged and scrapped by the Germans. |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The SC-1-class submarine chaser (77/85 t, 1917) was scuttled at Toulon.[343] | |
| Caiman | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Requin-class submarine (1,132/1,418 t, 1927) was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged. |
| Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper (224 GRT, 1923) was lost on this date.[122] | |
| Casque | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Le Hardi-class destroyer (1,772/2,536 t, 1940) was scuttled at Toulon. |
| Cassard | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Vauquelin-class destroyer (2,402/3,070 t, 1933) was scuttled at Toulon. |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The SC-1-class submarine chaser (148/180 t, 1934) was scuttled at Toulon. Raised by the Regia Marina, captured by the Germans.[344] | |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The SC-1-class submarine chaser (148/180 t, 1934) was scuttled at Toulon. Raised by the Regia Marina, captured by the Germans and put in service as UJ 6077.[344] | |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The minesweeper (637/886 t, 1939) was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina. | |
| Circe | Italy Navy
|
World War II: The Spica-class torpedo boat (795/1,020 t, 1938) was sunk in a collision with ( Italy) north of Sicily (38°14′N 12°27′E / 38.233°N 12.450°E). 66 crewmen were killed and 99 survived.[21][345]
|
| Clan Macfadyen | United Kingdom
|
World War II: The cargo ship (6,191 GRT, 1923) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 95 nautical miles (176 km) north east of , Trinidad (8°57′N 59°48′W / 8.950°N 59.800°W) by U-508 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 82 of her 92 crew. Survivors were rescued by the three-masted schooner ( United Kingdom).[346]
|
| Colbert | France Navy
|
 Colbert |
| Commandant Teste | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The seaplane carrier (10,000/11,942 t, 1932) and tender was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later raised and scrapped. |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Elan-class minesweeper was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina.(See below "La Curieuse") | |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The gunboat (310/410 t, 1917) was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina as FR 56. | |
| Diamant | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Saphir-class submarine (761/925 t, 1934) was scuttled at Toulon. |
| D'Iberville | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Bougainville-class aviso (1,938/2,558 t, 1935) was scuttled at Toulon. |
| Dunkerque | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Dunkerque-class battleship (26,108/34,884 t, 1937) was scuttled at Toulon. |
| Dupleix | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Suffren-class cruiser (10,000/13,406 t, 1932) was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later raised. |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Redoutable-class submarine (1,547/2,049 t, 1934) was scuttled at Toulon. | |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Ariane-class submarine (626/787 t, 1929) was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina. | |
| Foch | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Suffren-class cruiser (10,000/13,429 t, 1931) was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later salvaged and scrapped. |
| Foudroyant | France Navy
|
 Foudroyant (centre left) |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Redoutable-class submarine (1,547/2,049 t, 1932) was scuttled at Toulon. | |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Sirène-class submarine (599/745 t, 1927) was scuttled at Toulon. | |
| Gerfaut | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Aigle-class destroyer (2,402/3,090 t, 1932) was scuttled at Toulon. |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The net layer (1,858/2,293 t, 1935) was scuttled at Toulon. She was salvaged by the Germans in March 1943, and pressed into service as anti-aircraft corvette SG 18 in January 1944.[347] | |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The minesweeper (360 t, 1918) was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina, put in German service as SG 26.[348] | |
| Guépard | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Guépard-class destroyer (2,398/3,170 t, 1929) was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later salvaged and scrapped. |
| Le Hardi | France Navy
|
Le Hardi (centre right) |
| Germany
|
World War II: The cargo ship (4,878 GRT, 1918) was torpedoed by ( Norway Navy) at , near Bergen, Norway, and beached.[349][350]
| |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Redoutable-class submarine (1,547/2,049 t, 1931) was scuttled at Toulon. | |
| Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Pluvier-class patrol tugboat (680 t, 1918) was scuttled at Toulon, raised post war and scrapped.[351] | |
| Norway
|
World War II: The cargo ship (1,365 GRT, 1917) was torpedoed by ( Norway Navy) at , near Bergen, Norway, and beached. Raised and repaired in 1943.[349][350]
| |
| Jean de Vienne | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The La Galissonnière-class cruiser (7,600/9,310 t, 1937) was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later salvaged and scrapped. |
| United States
|
World War II: The Liberty ship (7,176 GRT, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean off South Africa (39°25′S 22°23′E / 39.417°S 22.383°E) by U-178 ( Germany Navy). Nineteen survivors are rescued by ( United States) and twenty by another ship on 5 December. A further eighteen survivors were rescued by HMS Alcantara ( United Kingdom Navy) the next day.[352][353]
| |
| Kachosan Maru | Imperial Japanese Army
|
World War II: The cargo ship (2,427 GRT) was sunk by United States Army Air Forces aircraft at Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands.[354] |
| Kersaint | France Navy
|
 Kersaint (right) |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The La Melpomène-class torpedo boat (610/834 t, 1938) was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina.[342] | |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Elan-class minesweeper (620/876 t, 1940) was scuttled at Toulon.[355] | |
| La Galissonnière | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The La Galissonnière-class cruiser (7,600/9,310 t, 1936) was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later salvaged and scrapped. |
| Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel/naval trawler (590 t, 1934) was scuttled, probably at Toulon. Salvaged by the Germans in 1943, and put in service as UJ 6078.[356][357] | |
| Lansquenet | France Navy
|
 Lansquenet |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The La Melpomène-class torpedo boat (610/834 t, 1938) was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina.[359] | |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The gunboat (850 t, 1919) was scuttled at Toulon. Raised by the Regia Marina, captured by the Germans and put in Kriegsmarine service as M 6060.[360] | |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Elan-class minesweeper (620/876 t, 1940) was scuttled at Toulon.[355] | |
| Lion | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Guépard-class destroyer (2,398/3,170 t, 1931) was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina, designated FR 21. |
| Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Loup-class patrol tugboat (285 t, 1917) was scuttled at Toulon. Later raised by the Germans.[361] | |
| Lynx | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Chacal-class destroyer (2,092/2,933 t, 1927) was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later salvaged and scrapped by the Germans, 1944.[362] |
| Sweden
|
World War II: The coaster (409 GRT, 1921) struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Swinemünde, Germany. One of the eight crew died.[21][363][circular reference] | |
| Mameluk | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Le Hardi-class destroyer (1,772/2,536 t, 1940) was scuttled at Toulon. |
| Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Loup-class patrol tugboat (285 t, 1917) was scuttled at Toulon. Later raised by the Germans.[361] | |
| France Navy
|
 Mars | |
| Marseillaise | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The La Galissonnière-class cruiser (7,600/9,310 t, 1937) was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later salvaged and scrapped. |
| Mogador | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Mogador-class destroyer (2,950/3,955 t, 1939) was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later salvaged and scrapped. |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Sirène-class submarine (599/745 t, 1927) was scuttled at Toulon. | |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The L'Adroit-class destroyer (1,356/1,968 t, 1928) was scuttled at Toulon. Salvaged and scrapped by the Germans. | |
| Panthère | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Chacal-class destroyer (2,092/2,933 t, 1926) was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina as FR 22.[362] |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Redoutable-class submarine (1,547/2,049 t, 1931) was scuttled at Toulon. | |
| Netherlands
|
World War II: The cargo ship (5,922 GRT, 1925) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Freetown, Sierra Leone by U-176 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of one of her 81 crew. Survivors were rescued by ( Spain).[364]
| |
| Provence | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Bretagne-class battleship (22,189/26,181 t, 1915) was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later raised. |
| Redoutable | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Redoutable-class submarine (1,547/2,049 t, 1931) was scuttled at Toulon. |
| Vichy French Navy
|
The auxiliary minesweeper (208 GRT, 1919) was lost on this date.[122] | |
| Vichy French Navy
|
The auxiliary minesweeper (208 GRT, 1919) was lost on this date.[122] | |
| Siroco | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Le Hardi-class destroyer (1,772/2,536 t, 1941) was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina, designated FR 32. |
| Strasbourg | France Navy
|
 Strasbourg |
| Tartu | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Vauquelin-class destroyer (2,402/3,070 t, 1932) was scuttled at Toulon. |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Circé-class submarine (615/776 t, 1929) was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and scrapped. | |
| Tigre | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Chacal-class destroyer (2,092/2,933 t, 1926) was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged, repaired, and put in service by the Regia Marina as .[362] |
| Trombe | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Bourrasque-class destroyer (1,298/1,796 t, 1927) was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina, designated FR 31. |
| Valmy | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Guépard-class destroyer (2,398/3,170 t, 1930) was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina, designated FR 24.[365] |
| Vauban | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Guépard-class destroyer (2,398/3,170 t, 1931) was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later salvaged and scrapped. |
| Vauquelin | France Navy
|
Vauquelin (left) |
| Vautour | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Aigle-class destroyer (2,402/3,090 t, 1932) was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later salvaged and scrapped. |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Redoutable-class submarine (1,547/2,049 t, 1931) was scuttled at Toulon. | |
| Vénus | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Minerve-class submarine (662/856 t, 1936) was scuttled at Toulon. |
| Verdun | France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Guépard-class destroyer (2,398/3,170 t, 1930) was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later salvaged and scrapped. |
| France Navy
|
World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The gunboat (566 t, 1917) was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina. |
28 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| United States
|
World War II: The cargo ship (5,364 GRT, 1918) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 800 nautical miles (1,500 km) northeast of Natal, Brazil (3°58′N 26°19′W / 3.967°N 26.317°W) by U-172 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of seven of her 58 crew. Three gunners and eleven crewmen were rescued by ( Spain) on 13 December. Twelve gunners and seventeen crewmen sailed a lifeboat to Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, arriving 15 December. Nine other survivors sailed via lifeboat to French Guiana, arriving 5 January 1943.[366]
| |
| USS Alchiba | United States Navy
|
World War II: The Arcturus-class attack cargo ship (6,198 or 6,761 GRT, 1941) was torpedoed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal by Ha-10 ( ). She was beached and salvage operations were commenced. On 7 December, she was again torpedoed and damaged by Ha-38 ( ) with the loss of three crew. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.
|
| Italy Navy
|
World War II: The armed merchant cruiser (5,418 GRT, 1929) struck a mine and sank in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Aeolian Islands. There was one victim.[12][13][21] | |
| Dessiè | Italy Navy
|
World War II: The Adua-class submarine (686/843 t, 1937) was depth charged and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north of Annaba, Algeria (37°48′N 02°14′E / 37.800°N 2.233°E) by HMS Quentin ( United Kingdom Navy) and HMAS Quiberon ( ). All 48 crewmen were killed.[367][368]
|
| Empire Cromwell | United Kingdom
|
World War II: The cargo ship (5,970 GRT, 1941) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 160 nautical miles (300 km) southeast of Trinidad by U-508 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 24 of her 49 crew. Survivors were rescued by Royal Navy motor torpedo boats.[369]
|
| Greece
|
World War II: The cargo ship (3,551 GRT, 1915) was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean off Lourenço Marques, Portuguese East Africa (25°13′S 34°00′E / 25.217°S 34.000°E) by U-181 ( Germany Navy). All 32 crew survived.[370]
| |
| HMS Ithuriel | United Kingdom Navy
|
World War II: The I-class destroyer (1,370/1,888 t, 1942) was bombed and damaged beyond repair at Bône, Algeria by Luftwaffe aircraft on the night of 27/28 November. She was beached on 29 November. Partially repaired, refloated, and towed to Gibraltar in February 1943 where she was used as an accommodation and training ship. She was towed to Plymouth, Devon in 1944. Scrapped post-war.[371] |
| RMS Nova Scotia | United Kingdom
|
World War II: The troop ship (6,796 GRT, 1926) was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Natal Province (28°30′S 33°00′E / 28.500°S 33.000°E) by U-177 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of 858 of the 1,052 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by the frigate NRP Afonso de Albuquerque ( Portuguese Navy).[372]
|
| Germany
|
World War II: The cargo ship (7,983 GRT, 1925) was intercepted in the Indian Ocean by HMAS Adelaide ( ) and HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerck ( Royal Netherlands Navy) and was scuttled by her crew. Heemskerck rescued 78 German crewmen and 10 Norwegian prisoners.[21][373]
| |
| Norway
|
World War II: The cargo ship (1,778 GRT, 1921) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) north of Cape Cavallo by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of thirteen of her 28 crew. Some of the survivors were rescued by ( United Kingdom Navy), others reached land in their lifeboat.[374]
| |
| Thomas T. Tucker | United States
|
 Thomas T. Tucker, June 2006 World War II: The Liberty ship (7,176 GRT, 1942) came ashore at Olifants Bosch Point, South Africa (34°16′S 18°23′E / 34.267°S 18.383°E) and broke in three, a total loss. The whole crew survived.[375][376] |
29 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Akka | Germany Navy
|
World War II: The cargo ship (2,646 GRT, 1924) was damaged by a mine and beached off Varangerfjord. Later salvaged and returned to service.[377] |
| Greece
|
World War II: The cargo ship (1,995 GRT, 1920) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (34°53′S 17°54′E / 34.883°S 17.900°E) by Ammiraglio Cagni ( Italy Navy) with the loss of eighteen of the 36 people on board.[378]
| |
| Dunedin Star | United Kingdom
|
After striking an underwater obstacle, the refrigerated cargo liner (12,891 GRT, 1936) was beached and wrecked on the Skeleton Coast of South-West Africa. All 85 crewmen and 21 passengers were eventually rescued, but during rescue operation an aircraft, a tug and two crewmen of the tug were lost. |
| Japan
|
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Tonkin north west of Hainan, China.[21] | |
| United States
|
World War II: The cargo ship (5,882 GRT, 1920) was shelled, torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) south east of Madagascar (28°00′S 54°00′E / 28.000°S 54.000°E) by Michel ( Germany Navy). Four gunners and sixteen crewmen were killed. five passengers, five gunners, and 25 crewmen were rescued by Michel. She rescued four more gunners the next day. Survivors were later turned over to the Japanese as prisoners of war.[379]
| |
| Italy
|
World War II: The cargo ship (5,223 GRT, 1921) was bombed and sunk at Tripoli, Libya in an Allied air raid.[21] | |
| Netherlands
|
World War II: The cargo ship (5,760 GRT, 1918) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 5°34′N 25°02′W / 5.567°N 25.033°W) by U-161 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of all 62 crew.[380]
|
30 November[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| France
|
World War II: The cargo ship (1,581 GRT, 1915) struck a mine laid by USS Tautog ( United States Navy) and sank off Cape Padaran, French Indochina (11°10′N 108°47′E / 11.167°N 108.783°E). Two crew were killed.[21][381][382]
| |
| Greece
|
World War II: The cargo ship (4,153 GRT, 1911) was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Portuguese Mozambique (now Mozambique) (at 24°29′S 35°44′E / 24.483°S 35.733°E) by U-181 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of twelve of her 36 crew. Survivors were rescued by the passenger ship Lourenço Marques.[383]
| |
| Germany
|
World War II: The cargo ship (762 GRT, 1924) was sunk by a mine in the Baltic Sea.[258] | |
| Germany
|
World War II: The cargo ship (5,226 GRT, 1919) struck a mine off Petsamo, Finland, and was beached. The wreck was then shelled and destroyed by Soviet coastal guns. Her crew lost 3 killed and 11 wounded.[312][384] | |
| Germany
|
The cargo ship (7,131 GRT, 1912) was destroyed by an accidental explosion and fire on Uckermark ( Germany Navy) at Yokohama, Japan.[385]
| |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: The troopship (10,799 GRT, 1926) was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean south east of Lourenço Marques (27°20′S 33°40′E / 27.333°S 33.667°E) by U-177 ( Germany Navy) with the loss of three of the 313 people on board. Survivors were rescued by ( United Kingdom Navy).[386]
| |
| USS Northampton | United States Navy
|
World War II: Battle of Tassafaronga: The Northampton-class cruiser (9,050/11,420 t, 1930) was torpedoed and sunk in Ironbottom Sound by Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers. She sank in the early hours of 1 December. |
| HMCS Quinte |  Canada
|
The Bangor-class minesweeper (672/850 t, 1941) ran aground and sank at entrance to St. Peter's Canal, Cape Breton Island.[387] |
| Takanami |
|
World War II: Battle of Tassafaronga: The Yūgumo-class destroyer (2,077/2,520 t, 1942) was shelled and sunk in Ironbottom Sound south east of Savo Island (9°14′S 159°49′E / 9.233°S 159.817°E) by USS Minneapolis ( United States Navy) with the loss of 197 of her 228 crew. She sank in the early hours of December 1.
|
| Thor | Germany Navy
|
The auxiliary cruiser (3,862 GRT, 1939) was destroyed by an accidental explosion and fire on Uckermark ( Germany Navy) at Yokohama, Japan. Twelve crew were killed.[388]
|
| Uckermark | Germany Navy
|
The tanker (10,698 GRT, 1939) was destroyed by an accidental explosion at Yokohama, Japan. fifty-three crew were killed.[388] |
| Japan
|
The freighter (3,023 GRT) was destroyed by an accidental explosion and fire on Uckermark ( Germany Navy) at Yokohama, Japan.[388]
| |
| Germany
|
World War II: The cargo ship (5,911 GRT, 1914) struck a mine off Petsamo, Finland, and was beached. The wreck was then shelled and destroyed by Soviet coastal guns. Her crew lost 9 killed and 15 wounded.[21][312] |
Unknown date[]
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vichy France
|
World War II: The cargo ship (1,979 GRT, 1922) was scuttled at Port Lyautey, Morocco. She was salvaged, repaired and entered British service in 1943.[389] | |
| United Kingdom
|
World War II: The ocean liner (13,655 GRT, 1936) was bombed and severely damaged at Malta. She was salvaged in 1945, towed to the United Kingdom, repaired and returned to service.[174] | |
| I-172 |
|
World War II: The Kaidai VIa type submarine (1,400/2,440 t, 1937) sank off Guadalcanal on or after 3 November from unknown causes. Lost with all 91 hands.[390] |
| , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
United Kingdom Navy
|
The landing craft mechanized (21-22/35-52 t, 1940-42) were lost sometime in November.[290] |
| , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
United Kingdom Navy
|
The landing craft personnel (large) (5,9/8,2 t, 1940-42) was lost some time in November.[78] |
| , , , , , , , , , , , , |
United Kingdom Navy
|
The landing craft personnel (ramped) (5,9/8,2 t, 1940-42) was lost some time in November.[78] |
| United Kingdom Navy
|
World War II: The landing craft tank (134/283 t, 1942) was lost in transit from the United States to the United Kingdom, probably as cargo on a ship.[391] | |
| Sibylle | Vichy French Navy
|
World War II: The Diane-class submarine (651/807 t, 1934) was lost after leaving Casablanca, Morocco on 8 November.[392] |
| Soviet Navy
|
World War II: The M-class submarine (206/256 t, 1942) was sunk by mine in Varangerfjord between 8 and 14 November.[393] | |
| Soviet Navy
|
The Shchuka-class submarine (578/706 t, 1934) was lost between 29 October and mid-November in the Gulf of Finland.[394] | |
| Soviet Navy
|
The Baltic Fleet Shchuka-class submarine (589/708 t, 1935) was lost in the Gulf of Finland after 12 November.[21][395] | |
| Vichy France
|
World War II: The cargo ship (1,595 GRT, 1930) was scuttled at Port Lyautey. She was refloated in 1943 and repaired.[396] | |
| Saint Edmond | Vichy France
|
World War II: The cargo ship (1,980 GRT, 1918) was scuttled at Port Lyautey. She was refloated in January 1943, repaired and returned to service. |
| U-184 | Germany Navy
|
The Type IXC/40 submarine (1,126/1,237 t, 1942) disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean sometime after 17 November with the loss of all 50 crew. Cause unknown. |
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| Ship events in 1942 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 |
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