List of shipwrecks in November 1943

The list of shipwrecks in November 1943 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during November 1943.

1 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
USS Borie	United States Navy	World War II: The Clemson-class destroyer received severe battle damage, sustained whilst depth charging and ramming U-405 ( Kriegsmarine), which resulted in a surface battle (49°00′N 31°14′W / 49.000°N 31.233°W / 49.000; -31.233) with small arms and extensive hull damage that necessitated her scuttling. Thirty of her 122 crew were killed. The next day her survivors were rescued by USS Goff and USS Barry (both  United States Navy). She was scuttled by a Grumman Avenger aircraft from USS Card ( United States Navy) at (50°12′N 30°48′W / 50.200°N 30.800°W / 50.200; -30.800).[1]
Cha-13	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The CHa-1-class submarine chaser was sunk off the Shortland Islands by American aircraft.[2]
, , , , , and	Soviet Navy	The No. 1-class landing boats were lost on this date.[3]
	Soviet Navy	The R Type minesweeper was lost on this date.[4]
	Soviet Navy	The KM-2 type motor launch disappeared with all seven hands in the Kerch area.[5][6]
	Royal Navy	The landing craft, vehicle and personnel was lost on this date.[7]
	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk by Soviet Ilyushin Il-4 aircraft off Steinort. The wreck was found in 2007.[8][9][10]
	Soviet Navy	The MO-4-class patrol vessel was lost on this date.[11]
	Soviet Navy	The G-5-class motor torpedo boats were lost on this date.[12]
	Soviet Navy	The K-193 Type ZK patrol boat was lost on this date.[13]
and	Soviet Navy	The KM-2 type motor launches were lost on this date.[5]
	Soviet Navy	The MO-4-class motor anti-submarine boat was lost on this date.[14]
Ottaviano Augusto	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Capitani Romani-class cruiser was bombed and sunk by Allied aircraft.[15]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The escort ship, a former Generali-class torpedo boat, struck a mine, eventually sinking in Genoa Harbor. Raised in 1944.[16]
	Soviet Navy	World War II: The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by a mine off Etlingen in the Black Sea. Four crew were killed and four rescued.[12][17]
U-405	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (49°00′N 31°14′W / 49.000°N 31.233°W / 49.000; -31.233) after being depth charged and rammed by USS Borie ( United States Navy) resulting in a small arms battle that killed most of the crew. The surviving crew scuttled the submarine but were not picked up by any German or Allied vessels in the area. Lost with all hands.[18]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was damaged with gunfire by and (both  Royal Norwegian Navy) off Skorpa, Norway, and beached. The ship was then destroyed by fire. Of the 17 crew, six were killed and seven were wounded.[19]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was sunk with gunfire by and (both  Royal Norwegian Navy) off Skorpa, Norway. All seventeen crew members were killed.[19]

2 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship (4,573 GRT, 1939) was torpedoed and sunk in the South Atlantic north of Ascension Island (approximately 5°S 21°W / 5°S 21°W / -5; -21) by U-848 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 62 crew.[20]
, and	Soviet Navy	The No. 1-class landing boats were lost on this date.[3]
	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The Delagoa Maru class-transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea or Yellow Sea (35°33′N 6°37′W / 35.550°N 6.617°W / 35.550; -6.617) by USS Trigger ( United States Navy). Some Navy aviation personnel, twelve Army civilian employees, seven gunners and 68 crew were killed.[21]
	Japan	World War II: Convoy O-112: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south east of Kyushu (28°20′N 134°50′E / 28.333°N 134.833°E / 28.333; 134.833) by USS Halibut ( United States Navy). Five gunners and all 79 crew were killed.[22]
	Kriegsmarine	The Type C2 Marinefahrprahm was scuttled after running aground near Skadovsk, Ukrain. The crew was rescued by F 127.[23][24]
Hatsukaze	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Battle of Empress Augusta Bay: The Kagerō-class destroyer collided with Myōkō ( Imperial Japanese Navy), shearing off her bow and leaving her without power. She was then shelled and sunk off Bougainville Island (6°01′S 153°58′E / 6.017°S 153.967°E / -6.017; 153.967) by ships of Task Force 39, United States Navy,[Note 1] with the loss of all 240 hands.
	Germany	World War II: The barge was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea by M-35 ( Soviet Navy).[25]
	Japan	World War II: The stores ship was bombed and sunk by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Fifth Air Force's 3rd, 38th and 345th Bomb Groups at Rabaul, New Britain.[26]
	Soviet Navy	The MO-4-class motor anti-submarine boat was lost on this date.[14]
	Soviet Navy	The MO-4-class motor anti-submarine boat was lost on this date.[14]
	Soviet Navy	The MO-4-class motor anti-submarine boat was lost on this date.[14]
	Soviet Navy	The KM-2 type motor launch was lost on this date.[27]
and	Soviet Navy	The Project 1124 armored motor gunboats were lost on this date.[28]
	Soviet Navy	The R Type minesweeper was lost on this date.[4]
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in an air attack, Simpson Harbor, Rabaul, New Guinea.[29]
Sendai	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Battle of Empress Augusta Bay: The Sendai-class cruiser was shelled and damaged by ships of Task Force 39, United States Navy. She sank the next day off Bougainville Island (6°10′S 154°20′E / 6.167°S 154.333°E / -6.167; 154.333) with the loss her commanding officer and 189 crewmen. Two hundred and thirty-six survivors were rescued by Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers, and Ro-104 ( Imperial Japanese Navy) rescued Admiral Ijuin and 75 crewmen.
and	Soviet Navy	World War II: The were sunk in the Baltic Sea by Kriegsmarine minesweepers.[30]
U-340	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean off , Morocco (35°33′N 6°37′W / 35.550°N 6.617°W / 35.550; -6.617) follow battle damage inflicted by HMS Active, HMS Fleetwood and HMS Witherington (all  Royal Navy) and a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft on , Royal Air Force. One of her 49 crew was killed.
	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: Convoy O-112: The Daifuku Maru No. 1-class transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south east of Kyushu (28°56′N 135°26′E / 28.933°N 135.433°E / 28.933; 135.433) by USS Seahorse ( United States Navy). Thirty-six passengers, 25 gunners and 24 crewmen were killed.[31]
W-26	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The W-19-class minesweeper was bombed and damaged by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Fifth Air Force's 3rd, 38th and 345th Bomb Groups at Rabaul. She was beached to prevent sinking. Refloated, repaired and returned to service.[32]
	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: Convoy O-112: The Yawata Maru-class transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south east of Kyushu (28°20′N 135°20′E / 28.333°N 135.333°E / 28.333; 135.333) by USS Trigger ( United States Navy). Four gunners and 64 crew were killed.[21]

3 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
	Japan	World War II: Convoy O-112: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by USS Seahorse ( United States Navy). Six crew were killed.[33]
	United Kingdom	World War II: : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel by ( Kriegsmarine).[8]
	United Kingdom	World War II: : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel by and (both  Kriegsmarine). Ten crew and two gunners were killed.[8][34]
	Japan	World War II: The auxiliary stores ship was bombed and sunk off Ocean Island (0°43′S 169°10′E / 0.717°S 169.167°E / -0.717; 169.167) by a United States Navy Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer patrol bomber. Three crew were killed.[35]
	Regia Marina	World War II: The MS 11-class MS boat was shelled and sunk by German gunfire off Silvi Marina, Italy.[36][37]
	France	World War II: : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) north of Ténès, Algeria (36°45′N 1°55′E / 36.750°N 1.917°E / 36.750; 1.917) by U-593 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 35 of her 49 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Bryony ( Royal Navy).[38]
	Soviet Navy	The MO-4-class motor anti-submarine boat was lost on this date.[14]
	Soviet Navy	The MO-4-class motor anti-submarine boat was lost on this date.[14]
Storaa	United Kingdom	World War II: : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Hastings, Sussex by ( Kriegsmarine). Of the 36 men aboard, 14 were rescued and 22 (19 crew and 3 gunners) were killed.[39]
	Kriegsmarine	The StuBo42 type landing craft/motor launch was sunk by artillery fire at Kherson, Ukrain.[40][41]
Tanganyika	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The barge was bombed and sunk at Wilhelmshaven during an American air raid.[8]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The naval trawler/submarine chaser was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Porto Santo Stefano, Italy by ( United States Navy).[8]
	Japan	World War II: Convoy O-112: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean (28°40′N 135°26′E / 28.667°N 135.433°E / 28.667; 135.433) by USS Seahorse ( United States Navy). Thirty-six passengers, 25 gunners and 24 crew were killed.[33]

4 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Solomon Islands by American aircraft.[8]
	United Kingdom	World War II: The tanker (4,581 GRT, 1927) was torpedoed and damaged in the North Sea by Kriegsmarine Schnellboote. She was declared a constructive total loss.[8]
	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The CHa-1-class submarine chaser was sunk off Bougainville Island by American aircraft or USS Tautog ( United States Navy).[2][8]
	Kriegsmarine	The Type A Marinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. Raised, but not repaired.[23]
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Solomon Islands by American aircraft.[8]
	Royal Navy	World War II: The Mk 1 landing craft tank was lost in Home Waters.[42]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was sunk in the Baltic Sea by Soviet aircraft. Later raised, repaired, and returned to service.[10]
	Royal Navy	World War II: The Fairmile D motor torpedo boat was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by Kriegsmarine surface ships off the coast of the Netherlands.[43]
New Merrimac	United States	The 13-gross register ton, 32.9-foot (10.0 m) motor cargo vessel sank off at Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska.[44]
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was mined in the Pacific Ocean off Kavieng, New Ireland (02°40′S 150°40′E / 2.667°S 150.667°E / -2.667; 150.667). 16 crew were killed and 20 wounded, 4 dying of their wounds later. The ship sank the next day off Edmago Island.[45]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Schnellboot was attacked in the North Sea by British aircraft. She was scuttled by ( Kriegsmarine) due to damage sustained.[8]
	Soviet Navy	World War II:Kerch-Eltigen Operation: The patrol boat was sunk in the Black Sea off Eltigen, probably by , and (all  Kriegsmarine). All 12 crew were killed.[6][46]
T-524	Soviet Navy	World War II:Kerch-Eltigen Operation: The minesweeper was sunk in the Black Sea, probably by , and (all  Kriegsmarine).[46]
	Soviet Navy	World War II: Kerch-Eltigen Operation:The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was sunk in the Black Sea by , and (all  Kriegsmarine). All seven crew were killed.[6][12][47]
	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Tsukushi-class survey ship was mined and sunk off Kavieng (02°40′S 150°40′E / 2.667°S 150.667°E / -2.667; 150.667).[45]

5 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
	United Kingdom	World War II: The schooner (146 GRT, 1927) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of Martinique by U-218 ( Kriegsmarine). All 13 hands were lost.[48]
	Kriegsmarine	The Type A Marinefahrprahm was sunk off Kherson by Soviet artillery fire.[23][49]
	Soviet Navy	The R Type minesweeper was lost on this date.[4]
Militades	Greece	World War II: The sailing vessel (150 GRT) was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Karpathos by HMS Seraph ( Royal Navy).[8]
	Soviet Navy	The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was lost on this date.[12]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 motor torpedo boat was sunk in an air attack.[50]
U-848	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type IXD2 submarine was depth charged and sunk in the South Atlantic south west of Ascension Island (10°09′S 18°00′W / 10.150°S 18.000°W / -10.150; -18.000 by three United States Navy Consolidated B-24 Liberators of Squadron VB-107 and two United States Army Air Forces North American B-25 Mitchells with the loss of all 63 crew.[51]
	United States Navy	The open cargo lighter was lost in the Atlantic Ocean east of Cape Breton Island (45°47′N 58°57′W / 45.783°N 58.950°W / 45.783; -58.950).[52]

6 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
	Japan	World War II: The ship was bombed and sunk by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft west of Buka, Bougainville Island. Four crew were killed.[53]
USS Beatty	United States Navy	World War II: : The Gleaves-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Algeria by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe with the loss of 11 of her 276 crew.
	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The CH-4-class submarine chaser was bombed and sunk west of Buka by American North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft.[53]
	Japan	World War II: The water tanker was bombed and sunk west of Buka by US North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft.[53]
and	Soviet Navy	The No. 1-class landing boats were lost on this date.[3]
	Regia Marina	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk at Split, Yugoslavia by Royal Air Force aircraft. She was raised post-war and repaired, re-entering service in 1952 as Sava.[54]
	Netherlands	World War II: : The passenger ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) off the Cape Bougaroin Light, Algeria by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe. She was taken under tow, but sank the next day before making port.[8][55]
Narkyssos	Greece	World War II: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Karpathos by HMS Seraph ( Royal Navy).[8]
	United States	World War II: : The troopship was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea 27 nautical miles (50 km) off Philippeville, Algeria by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe. After temporarily abandoning the ship she was reboarded by her crew and gunners and taken under tow. The next day she suffered fatal damage when rammed by the damaged freighter ( Netherlands) and sank. Four crewmen were killed.[8][56]
U-226	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (44°49′N 41°13′W / 44.817°N 41.217°W / 44.817; -41.217) by HMS Kite, HMS Starling, and HMS Woodcock (all  Royal Navy) with the loss of all 51 crew.[57]
U-842	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type IXC/40 submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (43°42′N 42°08′W / 43.700°N 42.133°W / 43.700; -42.133) by HMS Starling and HMS Wild Goose (both  Royal Navy) with the loss of all 56 crew.[58]

7 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
, and	Soviet Navy	The No. 1-class landing boats were lost on this date.[3]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The submarine chaser was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off , Greece by HMS Pathfinder and HMS Penn (both  Royal Navy).[8]
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Amoy, China by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Fourteenth Air Force.[8]
Kanlu	Japan	World War II: The auxiliary sailing vessel was bombed and sunk at Amoy by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Fourteenth Air Force.[8]
, ,	Soviet Navy	The No. 16-class landing tenders were lost on this date.[59]
	Soviet Navy	World War II: Kerch-Eltigen Operation: The No. 11-class landing tender was sunk in the Black Sea by , and (all  Kriegsmarine).[46][60]
	Soviet Navy	World War II: The patrol boat was probably sunk in the Black Sea by , and (all  Kriegsmarine).[46]
, and	Soviet Navy	World War II: Kerch-Eltigen Operation: The No. 16-class landing tenders were sunk in the Black Sea by , and (all  Kriegsmarine).[46]
	Soviet Navy	The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was lost on this date.[12]
	Soviet Navy	The Project 1124 armored motor gunboat was lost on this date.[28]
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Amoy by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Fourteenth Air Force.[8]
Royal	United States	The 7-gross register ton, 30.8-foot (9.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in (57°23′N 135°37′W / 57.383°N 135.617°W / 57.383; -135.617 (Fish Bay)) in Southeast Alaska.[61]

8 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
and	Soviet Navy	World War II: The No. 1-class landing boats were sunk in the Black Sea by Kriegsmarine MFPs.[3][62]
	Japan	World War II: Convoy HI-14: The ship was torpedoed and sunk near Dangerous Ground, Palawan by USS Bluefish ( United States Navy). There were no casualties. Survivors were rescued by ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[63]
	Soviet Navy	The No. 11-class landing tender was lost on this date.[64]
	Soviet Navy	World War II: Kerch-Eltigen Operation: The PK-115 Type MO-2 patrol boat was sunk in the Black Sea by Kriegsmarine MFPs and minesweepers. There were no survivor among the 21 crew and the soldiers aboard.[65]>[66]
	Japan	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Makassar Strait off Bali, 24 nautical miles (45 km) south east of Cape Lubuanbini, Borneo (00°25′N 119°45′E / 0.417°N 119.750°E / 0.417; 119.750 by USS Rasher ( United States Navy). Two Japanese passengers and six Javanese crew were reported missing.[67][68]

9 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type C2M minelaying Marinefahrprahm was irreparably damaged in the Black Sea by a "friendly" shell fired by F 304. The vessel sank on 11 November. Six crewmen were killed and five wounded.[23][62][69]
	Kriegsmarine	The Type C2M minelaying Marinefahrprahm ran aground in Kerch Strait and was scuttled. The whole crew was rescued by F 578.[23][62][70]
	Soviet Navy	World War II: Kerch-Eltigen Operation: The minesweeper was shelled and sunk in the Black Sea by Kriegsmarine MFPs.[71]
	Royal Navy	The motor torpedo boat was sunk in the North Sea in a collision with ( Royal Navy).[72]
or	Japan	World War II: The transport ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the South China Sea south east off Formosa (21°40′N 131°12′E / 21.667°N 131.200°E / 21.667; 131.200) by USS Sargo ( United States Navy). Six killed. Survivors were rescued by Satsuki ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[8][73]
U-707	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Azores, Portugal (40°31′N 20°17′W / 40.517°N 20.283°W / 40.517; -20.283) by a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of 220 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 51 crew.[74]

10 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
	Royal Navy	The motor torpedo boat sank from damage sustained in a collision in the North Sea with ( Royal Navy).[75]
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Straits of Malacca (06°12′N 99°27′E / 6.200°N 99.450°E / 6.200; 99.450) by HMS Tally-Ho ( Royal Navy). There were no survivors from her crew of 42.[8][76]
	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Canberra Maru-class transport was torpedoed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean (04°06′N 150°17′E / 4.100°N 150.283°E / 4.100; 150.283) by USS Scamp ( United States Navy). Three crewmen were killed. She sank under tow on 12 November at (05°42′N 151°09′E / 5.700°N 151.150°E / 5.700; 151.150).[77][78]
	United Kingdom	World War II: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Aden 12°28′N 43°31′E / 12.467°N 43.517°E / 12.467; 43.517) by I-27 ( Imperial Japanese Navy). Nine gunners and three crewmen were killed. One gunner and 34 crewmen were rescued by ( Norway).[79]
U-966	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Cape Ortegal, Spain by Consolidated B-24 Liberators and Vickers Wellington aircraft of 311 and 612 Squadrons, Royal Air Force and also by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Navy with the loss eight of her 50 crew. Wreck located 2018.[80]

11 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
Argentinos	Germany	World War II: The auxiliary sailing vessel (64 GRT) was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by ORP Sokół ( Polish Navy).[8]
	United Kingdom	World War II: : The cargo ship (5,151 GRT, 1924) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north east of Oran, Algeria by Luftwaffe aircraft. These comprised Dornier Do 217s of II Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 100, Heinkel He 111s of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 26 and Junkers Ju 88s of III Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 26.[8][81]
	United States	World War II: The Type C1-B cargo ship, converted into a troop transport, was torpedoed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean off Viti Levu, Fiji (22°08′S 178°06′E / 22.133°S 178.100°E / -22.133; 178.100) by I-21 ( Imperial Japanese Navy). One hundred and thirty people were killed. Survivors were rescued by USS Dempsey, USS McCalla (both  United States Navy) and ( United States). She sank the next day.[82][83]
	Belgium	World War II: : The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) north of Oran, Algeria (36°13′N 0°05′W / 36.217°N 0.083°W / 36.217; -0.083) by bombing and aerial torpedoes dropped by aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 26 and Kampfgeschwader 100, Luftwaffe. A total of 67 crew and military personnel were killed.[8][84]
	Royal Navy	World War II: The Harbour Defence Motor Launch was lost as cargo when ( United Kingdom) was torpedoed and sunk by German aircraft off Oran.[85]
	Royal Navy	World War II: The Harbour Defence Motor Launch was lost as cargo when ( United Kingdom) was torpedoed and sunk by German aircraft off Oran.[86]
	United Kingdom	World War II: : The cargo ship (8,587 GRT, 1926) was torpedoed and sunk by German aircraft off Oran.[8][86]
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by USS Drum ( United States Navy).[8]
	Japan	World War II: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea east of Okinawa Island (27°40′N 109°28′E / 27.667°N 109.467°E / 27.667; 109.467) by USS Sargo ( United States Navy). 12 crewmen were killed.[73][87]
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north west of Ambon Island, Netherlands East Indies by USS Capelin ( United States Navy).[8]
	Regia Marina	World War II: The MAS 552-class MAS boat was scuttled by shore batteries at Leros, Greece to prevent capture.[88]
	Soviet Navy	The KM-2 type motor launch was lost on this date.[27]
HMS Rockwood	Royal Navy	World War II: The Hunt-class destroyer was severely damaged in the Mediterranean Sea by a Henschel Hs 293 glide bomb dropped by aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 100, Luftwaffe.[8]
Suzunami	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Yūgumo-class destroyer was bombed, blown up and sank at Rabaul, New Britain (04°13′S 152°11′E / 4.217°S 152.183°E / -4.217; 152.183) by United States Navy carrier planes. One hundred and forty-eight crew were killed.[89]
	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Kos, Greece by HMS Jervis and HMS Penn (both  Royal Navy).[8]

12 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
	Kriegsmarine	The coaster collided with NKi 11 ( Kriegsmarine) off Berlevåg, Norway and capsized. Raised in 1946, repaired and returned to service as Paust in 1948 for a Norwegian owner.[90]
	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The submarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by USS Harder ( United States Navy.[8]
and	Soviet Navy	World War II: The No. 1-class landing boats were lost on this date.[3]
	Royal Navy	World War II: Battle of Leros: The Fairmile B motor launch was lost off Leros, Greece when she met the German convoy carrying the force to invade the island. 11 crewmen were killed, five survived as prisoners of war.[91][92][93]
	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north of the Mariana Islands (21°40′N 144°40′E / 21.667°N 144.667°E / 21.667; 144.667) by USS Harder ( United States Navy).[94]
	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The transport was torpedoed and sunk 110 nautical miles (200 km) north north east of Truk (09°02′N 152°46′E / 9.033°N 152.767°E / 9.033; 152.767) by USS Thresher ( United States Navy). Eighteen crew were killed.[95]
	Soviet Navy	The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was lost on this date.[12]
	Kriegsmarine	The PiLB 40 type landing craft was lost on this date.[96]
	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Burnas Lagoon by M-111 ( Soviet Navy).[8]
U-508	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type IXC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay (46°00′N 7°30′W / 46.000°N 7.500°W / 46.000; -7.500) by a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Navy with the loss of all 57 crew.[97]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot struck a mine and sank in the Charente.[8]
	United States Navy	The non self-propelled covered lighter ran aground and sank off Cape Cod, Massachusetts.[98]

13 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship (2,841 GRT, 1936) struck a mine and sank in the Humber Estuary.[8]
HMS Dulverton	Royal Navy	World War II: Battle of Leros: The Hunt-class destroyer was bombed and damaged in the Aegean Sea off Leros, Greece by Dornier Do 217 aircraft of the Luftwaffe carrying Henschel Hs 293 glider bombs. She was scuttled by HMS Belvoir ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 78 of her 198 crew.
Franklin Baker II	United States	The Trawler sank off Pompano Beach, Florida at (26°09′N 79°52′W / 26.150°N 79.867°W / 26.150; -79.867).[99][100]
I-34	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Type B1 submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the Malacca Strait 10 nautical miles (19 km) north west of the Muka Lighthouse, Malaya (05°17′N 100°05′E / 5.283°N 100.083°E / 5.283; 100.083) by HMS Taurus ( Royal Navy). Eighty-four crew were killed, fourteen survivors were rescued by a junk.[101]
	Soviet Navy	The Project 1124 armored motor gunboat was lost on this date.[28]
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 60 miles SW of Saishu-to 32°55′N 125°09′E / 32.917°N 125.150°E / 32.917; 125.150) by USS Trigger ( United States Navy) with 46 crewmen. Kuretake ( Imperial Japanese Navy) and Nittetsu Maru ( Japan) rescued survivors.[8][102]
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Bismarck Sea by USS Ray ( United States Navy).[103]
	Panama	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea 75 nautical miles (139 km) north of Cartagena, Colombia (approximately 11°N 75°W / 11°N 75°W / 11; -75) by U-516 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 23 of her 27 crew. Survivors were rescued by a Panamanian merchant ship.[104]
	Japan	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north west of the Marianas Islands by USS Scorpion ( United States Navy).[8]

14 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
, and	Royal Navy	The landing craft tanks were lost in a storm off Land's End.[105][106][107]
	Soviet Union	The tanker was wrecked on Shumshu.[108]
	Canada	The steamer was wrecked on off Hope Island, Georgian Bay, Lake Huron. Later salvaged, repaired and return to service as ( Canada).[109][110]
Stefanos	Greece	World War II: The sailing vessel (150 GRT) was shelled and sunk south-west of Psara, Greece by HMS Sibyl ( Royal Navy). The three crewmen survived.[8][111]

15 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
Agia Trias	Greece	World War II: The sailing vessel (43 GRT) was shelled and sunk south-east of Limnos, Greece by HMS Sibyl ( Royal Navy). There were four dead and seven survivors.[8][111]
	Greece	World War II: The Greek sailing ship (100 GRT) was sunk with gunfire north of Naxos, Greece, by HMS Sportsman ( Royal Navy).[112]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type C2A Marinefährprahm was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea by ( Soviet Navy). Four crewmen and 11 troops were reported missing.[113]
	Japan	World War II: Convoy 777: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea north west of Subic Bay (14°52′N 119°56′E / 14.867°N 119.933°E / 14.867; 119.933) by USS Crevalle ( United States Navy). Eight troops and two crew were killed.[114]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The PiLB 40 type landing craft was sunk off Leros by MTB 226 and MTB 315 (both  Royal Navy).[96][115]
and	Soviet Navy	World War II: The PVO-10-class anti-aircraft motorboats was beached after being damaged by MFPs in the Black Sea. Later repaired and returned to service.[46]
	Soviet Navy	World War II: The PVO-10-class anti-aircraft motorboat was sunk in the Black Sea when rammed by an MFP.[46]
HMS Quail	Royal Navy	World War II: The Q-class destroyer struck a mine and was damaged in the Adriatic Sea off Bari, Apulia, Italy (at 41°09′N 16°52′E / 41.150°N 16.867°E / 41.150; 16.867) with the loss of nineteen crew, and was beached. Refloated in December 1943 and temporarily repaired at Bari. Towed to Taranto in April 1944. Foundered on 18 June 1944 in the Gulf of Taranto (40°05′N 17°52′E / 40.083°N 17.867°E / 40.083; 17.867) whilst under tow to Malta.[116]
	Soviet Navy	World War II: The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by a mine off Eltigen, Crimea.[12][117]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The submarine chaser was sunk in the Black Sea by the explosion of a sunken ship which she depth charged. The wreck contained a cargo of ammunition.[8]

16 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
USS Corvina	United States Navy	World War II: The Gato-class submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Truk, South Pacific Mandate (5°05′N 151°10′E / 5.083°N 151.167°E / 5.083; 151.167) by I-176 ( Imperial Japanese Navy) with the loss of all 60 crew.
	Japan	World War II: The transport ship was sunk in the Pacific Ocean north of New Britain by Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of the United States Navy.[8]
	Royal Navy	The landing craft tank foundered off Gijón, Spain.[118]
	Royal Navy	The landing craft tank was lost in a storm off the north west coast of France.[119]
and	Soviet Navy	The KM-2 type motor launches were lost on this date.[27]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Siebel ferry was sunk off Kalymnos by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 47 and 603 Squadron RAF. Ten men were killed and three wounded.[120][121]
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Canton, China by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Fourteenth Air Force.[8]
U-280	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Iceland (49°11′N 27°32′W / 49.183°N 27.533°W / 49.183; -27.533) by a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of 86 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 49 crew.[122]
	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Sokuten-class minelayer was lost to an unknown cause, possibly by a mine, in the Sagami-nada Sea 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Hatsushima (34°55′N 139°22′E / 34.917°N 139.367°E / 34.917; 139.367).[8][123]

17 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
	Soviet Navy	World War II: Kerch-Eltigen Operation: The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by a mine or by German coastal guns off Eltigen, in the Black Sea, with the loss of ten lives.[12][46][124]
USS McKean	United States Navy	World War II: The high-speed transport, a former Wickes-class destroyer, was torpedoed and sunk in the Solomon Sea 19 nautical miles (35 km) south west of Cape Torokina, Bougainville Island (06°31′S 154°52′E / 6.517°S 154.867°E / -6.517; 154.867) by a Mitsubishi G4M aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. 64 of her complement and 52 of her embarked troops were killed. Survivors were rescued by USS Sigourney and USS Talbot (both  United States Navy).[8]
	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy 2152: The submarine tender was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 385 nautical miles (713 km) south west of Truk, South Pacific Mandate (01°45′N 148°45′E / 1.750°N 148.750°E / 1.750; 148.750) by USS Drum ( United States Navy). There were no casualties among the 3,000 troops aboard.[125]
	Soviet Navy	World War II: Kerch-Eltigen Operation: The PVO-10-class anti-aircraft motorboat was sunk by a mine off Eltigen, in the Black Sea. 9 crew members and 20 soldiers were killed.[6][126]

18 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
Agios Demetrios	Greece	World War II: The sailing vessel (20 GRT) was shelled and sunk south-east of the Kassandra peninsula, Greece by HMS Sibyl ( Royal Navy). The crew survived.[8][111]
HMS Chanticleer	Royal Navy	World War II: Convoy MKS 30: The Black Swan-class sloop was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 250 nautical miles (460 km) east north east of the Azores, Portugal (40°06′N 19°48′W / 40.100°N 19.800°W / 40.100; -19.800) by U-515 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 28 of her 192 crew. She was towed to where she was declared a total loss. Subsequently used as an accommodation ship at Horta. Scrapped in 1946.[127]
Empire Dunstan	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship (2,887 GRT, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk in the Ionian Sea, off Taranto, Italy (39°24′N 17°40′E / 39.400°N 17.667°E / 39.400; 17.667) by U-81 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two of her 42 crew. Survivors were rescued by ( Norway).
Kanelos	Greece	World War II: The sailing vessel (20 GRT) was shelled and sunk off Strati, Greece by HMS Sibyl ( Royal Navy). The crew survived.[8][111]
	Soviet Navy	World War II: Kerch-Eltigen Operation: The motor boat was shelled and sunk in the Black Sea by Kriegsmarine MFPs.[71]
Ruby	Colombia	World War II: The sailing trawler was shelled and sunk in the Caribbean Sea about 120 nautical miles (220 km) north of Colón, Panama by U-516 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of four of her 11 crew.[8][128]
	United Kingdom	World War II: The Liberty ship (7,219 GRT, 1943) was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Aden south east of Aden (11°25′N 47°25′E / 11.417°N 47.417°E / 11.417; 47.417) by I-27 ( Imperial Japanese Navy). The ship's second officer was taken as a prisoner of war. Eleven gunners and 37 crewmen were rescued by ( United Kingdom) and HMS Teviot Bank ( Royal Navy).[79][129]
	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Wakatake-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Celebes Sea 90 nautical miles (170 km) south of Basilan Island (4°52′N 122°07′E / 4.867°N 122.117°E / 4.867; 122.117) by USS Blackfish or USS Bluefish (both  United States Navy).[8][130]
U-718	Kriegsmarine	The Type VIIC submarine was accidentally rammed and sunk in the Baltic Sea (55°12′N 15°24′E / 55.200°N 15.400°E / 55.200; 15.400) by U-476 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 43 of her 50 crew.[131]

19 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
Aghios Antonios	Greece	World War II: The sailing vessel (128 GRT) was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Crete by ORP Sokół ( Polish Navy). The ship was carrying 208 Italian prisoners of war and a crew of 11. All crew survived but 110 Italians were killed.[8][132]
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Canton, China by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Fourteenth Air Force.[8]
	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Aegean Sea off Monemvasia, Greece by HMS Sickle ( Royal Navy). She was deliberately run ashore and wrecked.[54]
	Japan	World War II: Convoy No. 4114: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north east of Asuncion Island, Mariana Islands (22°27′N 147°15′E / 22.450°N 147.250°E / 22.450; 147.250) by USS Harder ( United States Navy). Twenty-one passengers and 24 crew were killed.[133]
Konstantinos	Greece	World War II: The sailing vessel (140 GRT) was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Crete by ORP Sokół ( Polish Navy). There were no casualty.[8][134]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The guard ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Crete by ORP Sokół ( Polish Navy). There were no casualties.[8][134]
or	Japan	World War II: Convoy No. 4114: The ore carrier was torpedoed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean north east of Asuncion Island (24°47′N 147°20′E / 24.783°N 147.333°E / 24.783; 147.333) by USS Harder ( United States Navy). She sank the next day. Five gunners and 45 crew were killed.[8][133]
	United States Navy	World War II: The Elco 80' PT boat was run aground off Teliata Point, New Guinea and scuttled (05°55′S 147°20′E / 5.917°S 147.333°E / -5.917; 147.333).[135]
	United States Navy	The SC-497-class submarine chaser was beached on Sugar Loaf Island off Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands during a storm. All her crew were removed without injury but she later sank.[136][137]
USS Sculpin	United States Navy	World War II: The Sargo-class submarine was depth charged and damaged in the Pacific Ocean north of New Guinea by the destroyer Yamagumo ( Imperial Japanese Navy). She was scuttled with the loss of nineteen of her 54 crew.
U-211	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Azores, Portugal (40°15′N 19°18′W / 40.250°N 19.300°W / 40.250; -19.300) by a Vickers Wellington aircraft of 179 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 54 hands.[138]
	Japan	World War II: Convoy No. 4114: The cargo ship was torpedoed, broke in two, and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north east of Asuncion Island by USS Harder ( United States Navy). Five crew were killed.[133]

20 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
USS Discoverer	United States Navy	The Auk-class minesweeper ran aground off Prince Rupert Island, British Columbia and was severely damaged. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.
	Germany	The cargo ship was sunk in a collision with the German cargo ship Lippe off Vinga Lighthouse, Sweden. There were no casualties.[139][140]
	Greece	World War II: The Greek caique was sunk off Suda Bay by gunfire from HMS Sportsman ( Royal Navy).[112]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type A Marinefahrprahm was sunk by an air attack in the port of Kamysch Burun, Crimea. One crew was killed and one wounded.[23][141]
	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	World War II: The three-masted schooner struck a mine and sank in the Adriatic Sea off Bari, Apulia, Italy (41°09′N 16°51′E / 41.150°N 16.850°E / 41.150; 16.850).[142]
	Soviet Navy	The No. 11-class landing tender was lost on this date.[143]
Naples Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The Daifuko Maru No. 1-class transport was bombed and sunk north of New Ireland (03°43′S 151°04′E / 3.717°S 151.067°E / -3.717; 151.067) by a Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of the United States Navy. One hundred and twenty-one troops and five crew were killed. Survivors were rescued by CH-17 and CH-18 (both  Imperial Japanese Navy).[144]
PSB&D Co. #5	United States	The 150-gross register ton, 78-foot (23.8 m) scow sank 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) west of the entrance buoy at the harbor at Yakutat, Territory of Alaska.[145]
PSB&D Co. #8	United States	The 185-gross register ton, 99.8-foot (30.4 m) cargo scow sank 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) west of the entrance buoy at the harbor at Yakutat, Territory of Alaska.[145]
	United States Navy	World War II: The PT boat ran aground off Teliata Point, New Guinea, and was destroyed to prevent capture.[146]
U-536	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type IXC/40 submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north east of the Azores, Portugal (43°50′N 19°39′W / 43.833°N 19.650°W / 43.833; -19.650) by HMCS Calgary, HMCS Snowberry (both  Royal Canadian Navy) and HMS Nene ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 38 of her 55 crew.[147]
U-768	Kriegsmarine	The Type VIIC submarine collided with U-745 ( Kriegsmarine) in the Gulf of Danzig (54°30′N 19°15′E / 54.500°N 19.250°E / 54.500; 19.250) and sank. All 44 crew survived.[148]

21 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea or Yellow Sea by USS Trigger ( United States Navy).[21]
	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship (4,405 GRT, 1928) was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by a Henschel Hs 293 glide bomb dropped by a Heinkel He 177 aircraft of II Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe.[8]
	Soviet Navy	The Project 1125 armored motor gunboat was lost on this date.[149]
	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Livorno, Italy by Protée ( Free French Naval Forces).[8]
	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy No. 1210: The auxiliary ammunition ship was bombed, and set on fire, and abandoned in the Pacific Ocean east of Manus and west south west of Mussau Island, St. Mathias Island Group (01°55′S 149°00′E / 1.917°S 149.000°E / -1.917; 149.000) by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft. Her commanding officer and four crewmen were killed. She sank on 25 November.[150]
	Soviet Navy	The PVO-10-class anti-aircraft motorboat was lost on this date.[126]
and	Soviet Navy	World War II: Kerch-Eltigen Operation: The PVO-10-class anti-aircraft motorboats were sunk in the Black Sea by German shore batteries.[46]
Shinko Maru	Japan	World War II: The trawler was bombed and sunk off , New Guinea by Consolidated B-24 Liberator and North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Army Air Force, and also by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force.[8]
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at , New Guinea by Consolidated B-24 Liberator and North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Army Air Force.[8]
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk off the south coast of New Britain by Douglas Boston aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force.[8]
U-284	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Greenland after suffering storm damage. All 49 crew survived.[151]
U-538	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type IXC/40 submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland (45°40′N 19°35′W / 45.667°N 19.583°W / 45.667; -19.583) by HMS Crane and HMS Foley (both  Royal Navy) with the loss of all 55 crew.[152]

22 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the North Sea south west of Ålesund, Norway by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 144 Squadron, Royal Air Force and 404 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force with the loss of four crew. She was taken in tow but was torpedoed and sunk by Ula ( Royal Norwegian Navy) with the loss of four more crew.[153]
	Royal Navy	World War II: The Bar-class boom defence vessel struck a mine and sank in the Adriatic Sea off Naples, Italy. Three crewmen were killed.[93][154]
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by USS Seahorse ( United States Navy).[33]
Empire Arthur	United Kingdom	The water carrier (784 GRT, 1942) capsized in the port of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Two crewmen died. She was salvaged in 1948 and returned to service in 1949.[155]
HMS Hebe	Royal Navy	World War II: The Halcyon-class minesweeper struck a mine laid by U-453 ( Kriegsmarine)and sank in the Adriatic Sea off Bari, Apulia, Italy (41°08′N 16°52′E / 41.133°N 16.867°E / 41.133; 16.867). 35 of her 105 crew were killed and two more died of wounds later.[93][156][157]
	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The repair ship struck a mine and sank in the Pacific Ocean off Macao.[8]
	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy No. 1210: The Peacetime Standard Type C cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 70 nautical miles (130 km) north north west of Mussau Island, St. Mathias Island Group (01°00′N 149°20′E / 1.000°N 149.333°E / 1.000; 149.333) by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft. Two crewmen were killed.[158]
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Palau by USS Tinosa ( United States Navy).[8]
	Royal Norwegian Navy	The Fairmile D motor torpedo boat destroyed by an accidental explosion at Lerwick, Shetland Islands. One man was killed and six wounded.[159][160]
	Royal Navy	The Fairmile D motor torpedo boat was destroyed by an accidental explosion at Lerwick, Shetland Islands. Seven crew were killed or died of wounds.[93][161][162]
Unnamed floating dock	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The floating dock was torpedoed and sunk by Torbay ( Royal Navy) north of Skiathos Island, Greece.[163]
W45, W47 and W48	Royal Navy	World War II: The Welman submarines were scuttled at Bergen, Norway during a failed attempt to sink a floating dock there.[8]
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Palau by USS Tinosa ( United States Navy).[8]

23 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Naxos, Greece.[164]
	Royal Romanian Navy	The auxiliary patrol ship was lost on this date.[165]
	United States	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea 150 nautical miles (280 km) north of Cristóbal, Panama (11°10′N 80°42′W / 11.167°N 80.700°W / 11.167; -80.700) by U-516 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two gunners and eight crew. Survivors were rescued by ( United States Navy) and ( United States Army).[166]
	Kriegsmarine	The Type C Marinefahrprahm foundered in a storm off Odessa (46°28′N 31°07′E / 46.467°N 31.117°E / 46.467; 31.117) with the loss of four crew.[23][167]
I-35	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Type B submarine was depth charged by USS Frazier and USS Meade, shelled by USS Tennessee (all  United States Navy) and then rammed and sunk west of Betio, Tarawa (01°22′N 172°47′E / 1.367°N 172.783°E / 1.367; 172.783) by USS Frazier, with a loss of 92 of 95 crew members. The three survivors rescued by USS Frazier and USS Meade, a fourth crewman survived the sinking but was killed when he opened fire on the rescue party.[168]
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Halmahera, Netherlands East Indies by USS Capelin ( United States Navy).[8]
	Vichy French Navy	World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk by a mine off Ajaccio, Corsica, France with all 24 hands.[169][170]
Michigan	Canada	The lighter barge (1,730 GRT, 1890) was wrecked on off Hope Island, Georgian Bay, Lake Huron in a gale while lightering the cargo of the wrecked ( Canada). She broke in two, a total loss. Crew rescued by Tug ( Canada).[171]
	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: Convoy HI-21: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea south of Shushan Island (28°49′N 122°11′E / 28.817°N 122.183°E / 28.817; 122.183) by USS Gudgeon ( United States Navy). 387 of the 1413 troops and crew aboard were killed.[172][173]
	United States Navy	World War II: The Elco 80' PT boat was run aground off Hardenberg Point, New Guinea and scuttled (06°09′S 147°36′E / 6.150°S 147.600°E / -6.150; 147.600).[174]
	Soviet Navy	World War II: Kerch-Eltigen Operation: The PVO-10-class anti-aircraft motorboat was lost when beached following being shelled and damaged by MFPs.[126][175]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The escort, a salvaged former Chamois-class aviso/minesweeper, was bombed and sunk by Allied aircraft at Toulon. Later raised again by the Germans.[176]
	Royal Navy	World War II: The naval whaler (355 GRT, 1936) was sunk by a mine off La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy.[177]
Santa Fé	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk by L-4 ( Soviet Navy) off Yevpatoria, Soviet Union (45°05′N 33°16′E / 45.083°N 33.267°E / 45.083; 33.267). 28 of her crew were killed and 16 were missing.[178]
	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy HI-21: The Etorofu-class escort ship was torpedoed, blew up, broke in half and sunk in the East China Sea south of Shushan Island (28°38′N 122°09′E / 28.633°N 122.150°E / 28.633; 122.150) by USS Gudgeon ( United States Navy). 131 of the 135 crew were killed.[172][173]
	Germany	World War II: The tanker was sunk in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands by Royal Air Force aircraft.[8]

24 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Redoutable-class submarine was bombed and sunk at Toulon, Var by United States Army Air Force aircraft.[8]
Aigle	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Aigle-class destroyer was bombed and sunk at Toulon by United States Army Air Force bombers. The wreck was later salvaged and scrapped.[179]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The transport ship was bombed and sunk at Toulon by United States Army Air Force aircraft.[8]
	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off Ålesund, Norway by Ula ( Royal Norwegian Navy). One crew was lost.[180][181]
FR 11	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The La Galissonnière-class cruiser, 85% rebuilt after being scuttled a year earlier, was bombed and sunk at Toulon by United States Army Air Force aircraft.[8][179]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Chamois-class aviso was bombed and sunk at Toulon by United States Army Air Force aircraft.[8]
John P. Gaines	United States	The Liberty ship broke in two in the North Pacific Ocean southwest of Chirikof Island and south of Kodiak Island at either 55°07′N 155°30′W / 55.117°N 155.500°W / 55.117; -155.500. A boat went missing with the 10 men aboard and was never found. Her bow section sank, while her stern section was beached on the coast of the Territory of Alaska.[182][183][184][185]
USS Liscome Bay	United States Navy	World War II: The Casablanca-class escort carrier was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Makin, Gilbert Islands by I-175 ( Imperial Japanese Navy). There were 644 dead and 272 survivors.
	Royal Navy	World War II: The motor torpedo boat was sunk by German bombers in the port of La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy. Two crewmen were killed.[93][186][187]
Melville E. Stone	United States	World War II: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean 100 nautical miles (190 km) north west of , Panama (10°36′N 80°19′W / 10.600°N 80.317°W / 10.600; -80.317) by U-516 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one passenger, two gunners and twelve crew of the 88 people on board. Survivors were rescued by and (both  United States Navy).[188][189]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Sirène-class submarine was bombed and sunk at Toulon by United States Army Air Force aircraft.[8]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-1 minesweeper was sunk by Allied aircraft at Toulon, France. Raised and scrapped.[8][190]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-2 minesweeper was sunk by Allied aircraft at Toulon, France. Raised and scrapped.[8][191]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The E-boat was sunk by aircraft in the Toulon shipyard, France.[8][192]
TA12	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The La Melpomène-class torpedo boat was bombed and sunk at Toulon by Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of the United States Army Air Forces.[193]
	Kriegsmarine	The naval trawler/Vorpostenboot was lost on this date.[194]
Volta	French Navy	World War II: The Mogador-class destroyer, previously scuttled at Toulon, France, and raised in May 1943 but left unrepaired, was bombed and sunk at Toulon by United States Army Air Forces aircraft.[195]

25 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type A Marinefährprahm was damaged beyond repair by an underwater explosion in Civitavecchia harbour. Two crewmen were killed and one wounded.[196]
I-19	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Type B1 submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) west of Makin Island (03°10′N 177°55′E / 3.167°N 177.917°E / 3.167; 177.917) by USS Radford ( United States Navy) with the loss of all 105 crew.[197]
	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean (00°51′N 146°00′E / 0.850°N 146.000°E / 0.850; 146.000) by USS Albacore ( United States Navy). Seven crew killed.[198]
	Norway	World War II: The coaster was sunk off Kya, Norway, by ( Royal Norwegian Navy) and ( Royal Navy).[8]
	Royal Navy	World War II: The motor torpedo boat was attacked in the North Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft and was abandoned by her crew.[8]
Makinami	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Battle of Cape St. George: The Yūgumo-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Cape St. George, New Ireland by USS Charles Ausburne ( United States Navy).[199]
Ōnami	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Battle of Cape St. George: The Yūgumo-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Cape St. George by USS Charles Ausburne ( United States Navy).[199]
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Bismarck Sea by USS Raton ( United States Navy).[200]
Ro-100	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Ro-100-class submarine was sunk by a mine north east of Buin. Thirty-eight crew were killed, twelve survived.[201]
Toa Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) north of Seniavina Island, Ponape, Mariana Islands (08°22′N 158°00′E / 8.367°N 158.000°E / 8.367; 158.000) by USS Searaven ( United States Navy). Three gunners and 15 crew were killed. One hundred and seventeen survivors were rescued by Akigumo ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[202][203]
U-600	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores, Portugal (40°31′N 22°07′W / 40.517°N 22.117°W / 40.517; -22.117) by HMS Bazely and HMS Blackwood (both  Royal Navy) with the loss of all 54 crew.[204]
U-849	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type IXD2 submarine was depth charged and sunk in the South Atlantic off the Congo Estuary (6°30′S 5°40′W / 6.500°S 5.667°W / -6.500; -5.667) by a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Navy with the loss of all 63 crew.[205]
Yūgiri	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Battle of Cape St. George: The Fubuki-class destroyer was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Cape St. George, New Ireland by USS Charles Ausburne, USS Claxton and USS Dyson (all  United States Navy). I-177 and I-181 (both  Imperial Japanese Navy) rescued 289 survivors.[206]
	Romania	World War II: The coastal tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea west of the Crimea Peninsula by ( Soviet Navy).[8]

26 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Canton, China by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Fourteenth Air Force.[8]
I-39	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Type B1 submarine was detected, depth charged, and sunk in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Makin Island, part of the northern Gilbert Islands; by USS Boyd ( United States Navy).
	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship (1,507 GRT, 1924) struck a mine and sank in the Humber Estuary.[8]
	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The transport was torpedoed, broke into three pieces, and sank in the Pacific Ocean 210 nautical miles (390 km) south south west of Puluwat Island, Caroline Islands (04°12′N 148°26′E / 4.200°N 148.433°E / 4.200; 148.433) by USS Ray ( United States Navy).[207]
	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: Convoy No. 444: The Type 1TM tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea 16 nautical miles (30 km) east of Baie de Xuau, Annam, French Indochina (13°25′N 109°30′E / 13.417°N 109.500°E / 13.417; 109.500) by USS Bowfin ( United States Navy). Thirty crew were killed.[208]
	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north west of Kavieng (00°40′N 148°20′E / 0.667°N 148.333°E / 0.667; 148.333) by USS Raton ( United States Navy). One crewman was killed, her commander and 195 crew were rescued by ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[209]
, and	Soviet Navy	World War II: Kerch-Eltigen Operation: The PVO-10-class anti-aircraft motorboats was shelled and damaged in the Black Sea by Kriegsmarine MFPs, then beached. Later refloated, repaired and returned to service. There is conflicting information on whether the sunk boat was PVO-24 or PVO-26. 41 killed and 30 wounded between the vessels.[71][126]
	Soviet Navy	World War II: Kerch-Eltigen Operation: The PVO-10-class anti-aircraft motorboat was shelled, rammed and sunk in the Black Sea by Kriegsmarine MFPs. There was no survivor among the 9 crew and 11 soldiers aboard.[6][71][126]
Rohna	Royal Navy	World War II: Convoy KMF-26A: The troopship (8,602 GRT, 1926) was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off , Algeria by a Henschel Hs 293 glide bomb from a Heinkel He 177 aircraft of II Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe. One thousand and fifteen troops, eleven gunners, one hospital orderly and 122 crew were killed. Six hundred and sixty survivors were rescued by USS Pioneer ( United States Navy).
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean between Palau and Truk by USS Tinosa ( United States Navy).[210]
or	Japan	World War II: Convoy No. 444: The ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea 16 miles east of Baie de Xuau, Annam, French Indochina (13°25′N 109°30′E / 13.417°N 109.500°E / 13.417; 109.500) by USS Bowfin ( United States Navy). 24 crew killed.[8][208]

27 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
	Imperial Japanese Army	(Red Cross): World War II: The Buenos Aires Maru-class hospital ship was bombed and sunk in the Steffen Strait between New Hanover Island and New Ireland, off St. Matthias Island, (02°40′S 149°20′E / 2.667°S 149.333°E / -2.667; 149.333) by a B-24 Liberator. One hundred and fifty-eight men and nurses were killed; survivors were rescued by Imperial Japanese Navy submarine chasers.[211]
	Vichy French	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off Cap Varella, French Indochina by USS Bowfin ( United States Navy). There was only one survivor.[212][213]
	Japan	World War II: Convoy No. 222: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk south east of Foochow, China (25°04′N 119°40′E / 25.067°N 119.667°E / 25.067; 119.667) by B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Fourteenth Air Force. There were no casualties. The Hawaii Maru rescued about 900 survivors.[214]
	Royal Navy	World War II: The Fairmile B motor launch was badly damaged by an explosion (probably a mine) off Naples, Italy. There was no casualty but she was a total loss.[215]
	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Lemnos, Greece by HMS Torbay ( Royal Navy). There were 84 dead and 171 survivors.[8][140]
	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The San Ramon Maru-class oiler was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean (33°35′N 128°45′E / 33.583°N 128.750°E / 33.583; 128.750) by USS Seahorse ( United States Navy). 3 gunners and 28 crew were killed.[33][216]
	Norway	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean (03°00′S 69°08′E / 3.000°S 69.133°E / -3.000; 69.133) by I-37 ( Imperial Japanese Navy) with the loss of eight of her 40 crew when I-37 machine gunned the lifeboats. Survivors were rescued by ( Royal Navy).[217]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was bombed and sunk at Noordwijk, North Holland, Netherlands by British aircraft.[8]

28 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
	Vichy France	World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of French Indochina by USS Bowfin ( United States Navy).[8]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type C2A Marinefährprahm was sunk by an air attack in the port of Kamysch Burun, Crimea. There was no casualty.[8][23][218]
	Italy	World War II: The ferry was sunk at Zara by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Army Air Force. Between 30 and 60 passengers were killed.[219][circular reference][220]
	Japan	World War II: Convoy SO-505: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Bismarck Sea (01°40′N 141°51′E / 1.667°N 141.850°E / 1.667; 141.850) by USS Raton ( United States Navy). Three crew were killed.[200]
	Italy	World War II: The passenger ship was bombed and sunk at Zara by British aircraft.[8][219][220]
	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: Convoy No. 340: The Sydney Maru-class transport was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea off French Indochina (12°50′N 109°35′E / 12.833°N 109.583°E / 12.833; 109.583) by USS Bowfin ( United States Navy). Five gunners and 38 crew were killed. Survivors rescued by ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[221]
	Japan	World War II: Convoy No. 340: The transport was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea off French Indochina (12°50′N 109°35′E / 12.833°N 109.583°E / 12.833; 109.583) by USS Bowfin ( United States Navy). Forty-nine survivors were rescued by ( Imperial Japanese Navy). Eighty-four crew were killed.[221]
U-542	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type IXC/40 submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north of Madeira, Portugal (39°03′N 16°25′W / 39.050°N 16.417°W / 39.050; -16.417) by a Vickers Wellington aircraft of 179 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 56 crew.[222]
Yamafuku Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy No. 3123: The transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the Mariana Islands (18°21′N 140°08′E / 18.350°N 140.133°E / 18.350; 140.133) by USS Snook ( United States Navy). Sixty crew were killed.[223][224]
	Japan	World War II: Convoy Convoy SO-505: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Bismarck Sea (01°40′N 141°51′E / 1.667°N 141.850°E / 1.667; 141.850) by USS Raton ( United States Navy). 38 troops of the IJA 2nd Debarkation Unit and 14 crew killed. 180 survivors rescued by ( Imperial Japanese Army).[200]

29 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
	Greece	World War II: The cargo ship (4,824 GRT, 1936) was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Aden by I-27 ( Imperial Japanese Navy) (12°23′N 44°00′E / 12.383°N 44.000°E / 12.383; 44.000). Two passengers and nine crewmen were killed.[129]
I-21	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Type B submarine was probably torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off of Tarawa by Grumman TBF Avenger aircraft from USS Chenango ( United States Navy) with the loss of all 101 crew.[225]
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed in the Pacific Ocean off Honshū (33°19′N 139°34′E / 33.317°N 139.567°E / 33.317; 139.567) by USS Snapper ( United States Navy). Burning furiously, she was abandoned and sank the next day (33°16′N 139°35′E / 33.267°N 139.583°E / 33.267; 139.583). Four crewmen were killed.[226][227]
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north west of the Mariana Islands (18°34′N 139°58′E / 18.567°N 139.967°E / 18.567; 139.967) by USS Pargo ( United States Navy). Three crewmen, two gunners and one passenger were killed.[228][229]
USS Perkins	United States Navy	The Mahan-class destroyer was in collision with the troopship Duntroon ( Australian Army) in the Pacific Ocean 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Ipoteto Island, New Guinea and sank with the loss of four lives.
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the Mariana Islands (18°24′N 139°51′E / 18.400°N 139.850°E / 18.400; 139.850) by USS Snook ( United States Navy). There were no casualties.[223][229]
Suez Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The Yoshida Maru No. 2-class cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Java Sea north of Bali, Netherlands East Indies (06°20′S 116°30′E / 6.333°S 116.500°E / -6.333; 116.500) by USS Bonefish ( United States Navy) while transporting sick Japanese personnel and prisoners of war (PoWs). Eight hundred and fifty prisoners of war and 69 Japanese were killed in the sinking. Two hundred and five Japanese troops and 93 crew were rescued by ( Imperial Japanese Navy); she then massacred the surviving 200–250 PoWs in the water.[230]
	United Kingdom	The cargo ship (4,599 GRT, 1920) was sunk in a collision with the Icelandic trawler Oli Garda off Girdleness, Scotland. There were no casualties.[231][232]
U-86	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIB submarine was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Azores (40°52′N 18°54′W / 40.867°N 18.900°W / 40.867; -18.900) by HMS Tumult and HMS Rocket (both  Royal Navy) with the loss of all 50 crew.[233]
	Kriegsmarine	The KFK 2-class naval drifter/Vorpostenboot disappeared off Grådyb, Denmark, during a storm with her whole crew (16 to 18 men).[234][235]

30 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1943

Ship	Country	Description
	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: Convoy SO-505: The Columbia Maru-class transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north of the Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea (01°26′N 148°20′E / 1.433°N 148.333°E / 1.433; 148.333) by USS Gato ( United States Navy). One crewman was killed. Survivors were rescued by CH-24 ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[236]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type A Marinefährprahm was sunk by an air attack in the port of Kamysch Burun, Crimea.[237]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type A Marinefährprahm was lost after running aground in Kerch Strait and being shelled by artillery.[8][23][238]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type A Marinefährprahm was lost after running aground in Kerch Strait and being shelled by artillery.[8][23][239]
	France	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by U-68 ( Kriegsmarine). All 61 crew survived.[240]
	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The Somedono Maru-class troopship was bombed and sunk in the Bismarck Sea south of New Hanover (02°47′S 150°25′E / 2.783°S 150.417°E / -2.783; 150.417) by United States Navy PBY Catalinas. Two comfort women, 27 troops and six crew were killed.[241]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1943

Ship	Country	Description
	Royal Navy	The armed yacht (357 GRT, 1913) was lost some time in November.[242]
	Soviet Navy	World War II: The torpedo boat was lost in the Black Sea in action against German forces between 1 and 11 November.[8]
USS Capelin	United States Navy	World War II: The Balao-class submarine was lost in the Celebes Sea on active service. She may have struck a mine and sank on 23 November. All 60 crew were lost.
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type A Marinefährprahm was lost in the Black Sea in action against Soviet forces between 1 and 11 November, or on 5 December 1943.[8][243]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type B Marinefährprahm was lost in the Black Sea in action against Soviet forces between 1 and 11 November, or on 5 December 1943.[8][243]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type A Marinefährprahm was lost in the Black Sea in action against Soviet forces between 1 and 11 November 1943, or 3 July 1944 in Italian waters. Salvaged and put in service as ( Italian Navy) in May 1950.[8][23]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type B Marinefährprahm was lost in the Black Sea in action against Soviet forces between 1 and 11 November, or surrendered at the end of the war.[8][243]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type C2M minelayer Marinefährprahm was lost in the Black Sea in action against Soviet forces between 1 and 11 November, or captured by Bulgaria on 29 August 1944.[8][243]
I-40	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Type B2 submarine was never heard from again after she departed Truk on 22 November 1943 bound for a patrol area in the Pacific Ocean off Makin Island.
	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by USS Raton ( United States Navy) on 26 or 28 November.[8]
	Soviet Navy	World War II: The torpedo boat was lost in the Black Sea in action against German forces between 1 and 11 November.[8]
	Soviet Navy	World War II: The torpedo boat was lost in the Black Sea in action against German forces between 1 and 11 November.[8]
	Soviet Navy	World War II: The torpedo boat was lost in the Black Sea in action against German forces between 1 and 11 November.[8]
	Royal Navy	The landing craft mechanized was lost some time in November.[244]
,	Royal Navy	The landing craft, personnel (mortar) was lost some time in November.[245]
	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type A Marinefährprahm was lost in the Black Sea in action against Soviet forces between 1 and 11 November, or on 30 November.[8][23]
	Soviet Navy	The No. 11-class landing tender was lost sometime in November.[246]
	Soviet Navy	The PVO-10-class anti-aircraft motorboat was lost on 15 November, or damaged and lost by beaching on 26 November.[126][46]
HMS Simoom	Royal Navy	World War II: The S-class submarine was lost in the western Mediterranean sometime between 2 and 15 November. All 48 crew were lost.
	Soviet Navy	World War II: The patrol boat was lost in the Black Sea in action against German forces between 1 and 11 November.[8]
	Soviet Navy	World War II: The patrol boat was lost in the Black Sea in action against German forces between 1 and 11 November.[8]
	Soviet Navy	World War II: The patrol boat was lost in the Black Sea in action against German forces between 1 and 11 November.[8]
	Soviet Navy	World War II: The patrol boat was lost in the Black Sea in action against German forces between 1 and 11 November.[8]
	Soviet Navy	World War II: The patrol boat was lost in the Black Sea in action against German forces between 1 and 11 November.[8]
	Soviet Navy	World War II: The patrol boat was lost in the Black Sea in action against German forces between 1 and 11 November.[8]
	Soviet Navy	World War II: The patrol boat was torpedoed and in the Black Sea by Kriegsmarine Schnellboote between 1 and 11 November.[8]
	Soviet Navy	World War II: The torpedo boat was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea by Kriegsmarine Schnellboote between 1 and 11 November.[8]
U-648	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was lost on patrol in the Atlantic Ocean on or after 28 November with the loss of all 50 crew. Cause unknown, possibly struck a mine.[247]

Notes[]

^[Note 1] Task Force 39 comprised USS Charles Ausburne, USS Claxton, USS Cleveland, USS Columbia, USS Converse, USS Dyson, USS Foote, USS Montpelier, USS Denver, USS Spence, USS Stanly and USS Thatcher.

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