The list of shipwrecks in September 1942 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1942 .
1 September
List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1942
Ship
State
Description
Bur
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground on the Valiant Rock, in Long Island Sound , and sank. She was refloated on 3 October 1943 and consequently scrapped.[ 1]
Crown City
United States
The cargo ship was wrecked on the coast of Sledge Island in the Bering Sea off the west-central coast of the Territory of Alaska . Much of her cargo – foodstuffs, mobile machinery, Quonset huts , clothing , coal , ore , gasoline , airplane parts, and a deck load of lumber – was salvaged .[ 2]
Ilorin
United Kingdom
World War II : The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Guinea off Legu, Gold Coast (5°00′N 1°00′W / 5.000°N 1.000°W / 5.000; -1.000 ) by U-125 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 33 of her 37 crew.[ 3]
Purga
Soviet Navy
World War II: The Uragan -class guard ship was sunk in Lake Ladoga by Luftwaffe aircraft.[ 4]
U-756
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (57°41′N 31°30′W / 57.683°N 31.500°W / 57.683; -31.500 ) by HMCS Morden ( Royal Canadian Navy ) with the loss of all 43 crew.
2 September
List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1942
Ship
State
Description
Gazcon
United Kingdom
World War II : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Aden north of Cape Guardafui , Italian Somaliland (13°01′N 50°41′E / 13.017°N 50.683°E / 13.017; 50.683 ) by I-29 ( Imperial Japanese Navy ) with the loss of twelve of the 49 people on board.[ 5] [ 6]
HMS LCP(L) 83
Royal Navy
The Landing Craft, Personnel (Large) was lost on this date.
Ocean Might
United Kingdom
The Ocean ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (0°57′N 4°11′W / 0.950°N 4.183°W / 0.950; -4.183 ) by U-109 ( Kriegsmarine ).[ 7]
Passat
Germany
World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk off Pauillac , Gironde , France in an Allied air raid. She was refloated in 1949 and scrapped.[ 8]
PB-35
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The patrol boat , a former Momi -class destroyer , was bombed and sunk off Santa Isabel Island (07°16′S 158°03′E / 7.267°S 158.050°E / -7.267; 158.050 ) by Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of the 11th Bomb Group, United States Army Air Force . Ninety-two of her crew were killed.[ 9]
Picci Fassio
Italy
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north of Derna , Libya (33°26′N 22°41′E / 33.433°N 22.683°E / 33.433; 22.683 ) by aircraft of the Royal Air Force . Thirteen of her 33 crew were killed.[ 10]
RTShch-124
Soviet Navy
The K-15/M-17-class river minesweeping launch was sunk on this date.
Sperrbrecher 164 Bitsch
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Sperrbrecher struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Schiermonnikoog , Friesland , Netherlands.[ 11]
Teikyu Maru
Japan
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off Kinkasan Harbour , Honshū (42°08′N 141°15′E / 42.133°N 141.250°E / 42.133; 141.250 ) by USS Guardfish ( United States Navy ). A crew member was killed.[ 12]
U-222
Kriegsmarine
The Type VIIC submarine collided with U-626 ( Kriegsmarine ) and sank in the Baltic Sea off Pillau (54°25′N 19°30′E / 54.417°N 19.500°E / 54.417; 19.500 ) with the loss of 48 of her 51 crew.[ 13]
3 September
List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1942
Ship
State
Description
Arnon
Palestine
World War II : The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Tartus , Syria by U-375 ( Kriegsmarine ). Her crew survived.[ 14]
Donald Stewart
Canada
World War II: Convoy LN-7 : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (50°32′N 58°46′W / 50.533°N 58.767°W / 50.533; -58.767 ) by U-517 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of three of her 20 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMCS Shawinigan and HMCS Trail (both Royal Canadian Navy ).[ 15]
F 355
Kriegsmarine
The Type A Marinefahrprahm was sunk on this date.
Hollinside
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Cape Sines, Portugal (approximately 38°N 9°W / 38°N 9°W / 38; -9 ) by U-107 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of three of the 51 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Spanish fishing trawlers .[ 16]
Miriam
Palestine
World War II: The sailing ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Tartus by U-375 ( Kriegsmarine ). Her crew survived.[ 17]
Ocean Might
United Kingdom
World War II: The Ocean ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (0°57′N 4°11′W / 0.950°N 4.183°W / 0.950; -4.183 ) by U-109 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of four of her 54 crew. Survivors reached land in their lifeboats .[ 18] [ 19]
Oktyabr
Soviet Navy
World War II: The gunboat was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea off the Taman Peninsula by S 27 , S 28 , S 72 and S 102 (all Kriegsmarine ).[ 11]
Penrose
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Cape Sines (approximately 38°N 9°W / 38°N 9°W / 38; -9 ) by U-107 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of two of her 45 crew. Survivors were rescued by a Spanish fishing trawler.[ 20]
Proletari
Soviet Union
World War II: The tug was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea off the Taman Peninsula by S 27 , S 28 , S 72 and S 102 (all Kriegsmarine ).[ 11]
Rostov-Don
Soviet Navy
World War II: The gunboat was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea off the Taman Peninsula by S 27 , S 28 , S 72 and S 102 (all Kriegsmarine ).[ 11]
S 27
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The E-boat was sunk in the Black Sea off the Taman Peninsula by one of her own torpedoes.[ 11]
Turkian
Egypt
World War II: The sailing ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Tartus by U-375 ( Kriegsmarine ). Her crew survived.[ 21]
U-162
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type IXC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north east of Trinidad (12°21′N 59°29′W / 12.350°N 59.483°W / 12.350; -59.483 ) by HMS Pathfinder , HMS Quentin and HMS Vimy (all Royal Navy ) with the loss of two of her 51 crew.
U-705
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay (46°42′N 11°07′W / 46.700°N 11.117°W / 46.700; -11.117 ) by an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley aircraft of 77 Squadron , Royal Air Force with the loss of all 45 crew.[ 22]
Viros
Sweden
World War II: The fishing boat was sunk by a mine west of Hirtshals , Denmark with the loss of all ten crew.[ 23]
USS Wakefield
United States Navy
The troopship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean. She was taken in tow by Foundation Frankin ( Canada ) on 5 September and beached at McNab's Cove, Halifax, Nova Scotia , Canada on 8 September. Refloated on 14 September, eventually towed to Boston, Massachusetts , where she was declared a constructive total loss , but was repaired and returned to service.
41
Soviet Union
World War II: The barge was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea off the Taman Peninsula by S 27 , S 28 , S 72 and S 102 (all Kriegsmarine ).[ 11]
4 September
5 September
List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1942
Ship
State
Description
Albachiara
Italy
World War II : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off Derna , Libya , by HMS Traveller ( Royal Navy ).[ 34]
F 157
Kriegsmarine
The Type A Marinefahrprahm was sunk on this date.
USS Gregory
United States Navy
World War II: The high-speed transport , a former Wickes -class destroyer , was sunk in the Pacific Ocean near Guadalcanal , Solomon Islands by Hatsuyuki , Murakumo and Yūdachi (all Imperial Japanese Navy ).
USS Little
United States Navy
World War II: The high-speed transport, a former Wickes -class destroyer , was sunk in the Pacific Ocean near Guadalcanal by Hatsuyuki , Murakumo and Yūdachi (all Imperial Japanese Navy ).
Lord Strathcona
Canada
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in Conception Bay (47°35′N 52°29′W / 47.583°N 52.483°W / 47.583; -52.483 ) by U-513 ( Kriegsmarine ). Her 44 crew survived.[ 35]
Myrmidon
United Kingdom
World War II: The ocean liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Cape Palmas , Liberia (0°45′N 6°27′W / 0.750°N 6.450°W / 0.750; -6.450 ) by U-506 ( Kriegsmarine ). All 245 people on board were rescued by HMS Brilliant ( Royal Navy ).[ 36] [ 37]
Saganaga
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in Conception Bay (47°35′N 52°29′W / 47.583°N 52.483°W / 47.583; -52.483 ) by U-513 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 30 of her 44 crew.[ 38]
6 September
7 September
8 September
9 September
10 September
11 September
List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1942
Ship
State
Description
HMCS Charlottetown
Royal Canadian Navy
World War II : Convoy SQ 30: The Flower-class corvette was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of St Lawrence 11 nautical miles (20 km) off Cap-Chat, Quebec by U-517 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of eight of her 64 crew.
Cornwallis
Canada
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged Bridgetown , Barbados (13°05′N 59°36′W / 13.083°N 59.600°W / 13.083; -59.600 ) by U-514 ( Kriegsmarine ). Cornwallis was repaired, and returned to service in August 1943.[ 74]
Delães
Portugal
World War II: The schooner was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (50°03′N 29°32′W / 50.050°N 29.533°W / 50.050; -29.533 ) by U-96 ( Kriegsmarine ). Her 54 crew survived.[ 75]
Empire Dawn
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Cape Town , Union of South Africa by Michel ( Kriegsmarine ).[ 76] The attack continued after the ship surrendered. Michel ' s captain, Helmuth von Ruckteschell was convicted of a war crime for this incident.[ 77] Empire Dawn was on a voyage from Durban , Union of South Africa to Trinidad .[ 76]
Fjordaas
Norway
World War II: Convoy ON 127 : The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (51°16′N 29°08′W / 51.267°N 29.133°W / 51.267; -29.133 ) by U-218 ( Kriegsmarine ) and was abandoned by her crew. She was later reboarded and reached the Clyde on 15 September. She was subsequently repaired, and returned to service in December 1942.[ 78]
Helgeland
United States
The schooner was sighted at Port Vita, Raspberry Island , Territory of Alaska (58°03′50″N 153°04′20″W / 58.06389°N 153.07222°W / 58.06389; -153.07222 (Port Vita ) ). She subsequently disappeared with the loss of all ten crew.[ 79]
Hindanger
Norway
World War II: Convoy ON 127: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (49°39′N 32°24′W / 49.650°N 32.400°W / 49.650; -32.400 ) by U-584 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of one of her 40 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMCS Amherst ( Royal Canadian Navy ), which scuttled the ship.[ 80]
Hokusho Maru
Japan
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the Marshall Islands by USS Narwhal ( United States Navy ).[ 81]
Kanto Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The Kansai Maru -class auxiliary aircraft transport was torpedoed and sunk in the central Makassar Straits , 30 nautical miles (56 km) northwest of Kendari , Celebes , Netherlands East Indies (03°15′S 118°27′E / 3.250°S 118.450°E / -3.250; 118.450 ) by USS Saury ( United States Navy ) with the loss of 39 lives.[ 82] [ 83]
Yayoi
Imperial Japanese Navy
Yayoi under attack World War II: The Mutsuki -class destroyer was bombed and sunk in the Solomon Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) northwest of Vakuta , Trobriand Islands , Papua New Guinea (08°45′S 151°25′E / 8.750°S 151.417°E / -8.750; 151.417 ) by Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Army Air Force and Lockheed Hudson aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force ; Sixty-eight of her crew were killed' Eighty-three survivors were rescued on 26 September from Normanby Island by Isokaze and Mochizuki (both Imperial Japanese Navy ).[ 84]
12 September
List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1942
Ship
State
Description
Bonden
Finland
World War II : Continuation War : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk south of Mariehamn , Åland (59°55′N 19°54′E / 59.917°N 19.900°E / 59.917; 19.900 ) by Shch-309 ( Soviet Navy ).[ 11] [ 85]
Empire Moonbeam
United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy ON 127 : The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by U-211 ( Kriegsmarine ). She was then torpedoed and sunk by U-608 ( Kriegsmarine ) at 48°55′N 33°38′W / 48.917°N 33.633°W / 48.917; -33.633 with the loss of three of her 55 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMCS Arvida ( Royal Canadian Navy ).[ 86] [ 87]
Hektoria
United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy ON 127 : The whale factory ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by U-211 ( Kriegsmarine ). She was then torpedoed and sunk by U-608 ( Kriegsmarine ) at 48°55′N 33°38′W / 48.917°N 33.633°W / 48.917; -33.633 with the loss of one of her 85 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMCS Arvida ( Royal Canadian Navy ).[ 88]
Hera
Finland
World War II: Continuation War: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk north of Åland (60°56′N 19°06′E / 60.933°N 19.100°E / 60.933; 19.100 ) by S-13 ( Soviet Navy ).[ 11] [ 89]
Ida S.
Italy
World War II: The sailing vessel was sunk La Maddelena , Sardinia by HMS Sahib ( Royal Navy ).[ 11]
Jussi H.
Finland
World War II: Continuation War: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off Öregrund , Sweden (60°21′N 18°00′E / 60.350°N 18.000°E / 60.350; 18.000 ) by S-13 ( Soviet Navy ). Only one of her 23 crew survived.[ 90] [ 91] [ 92]
Laconia
United Kingdom
World War II: Laconia Incident : The troopship , carrying British and Polish troops, civilians and Italian prisoners of war , was torpedoed and sunk in the South Atlantic near Ascension Island at 5°05′S 11°38′W / 5.083°S 11.633°W / -5.083; -11.633 by U-156 ( Kriegsmarine ). Of those on board, 1,658 were killed and 1,083 rescued by Vichy French ships.[ 93]
Niyo Maru
Japan
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk off the coast of Burma by Royal Air Force aircraft.[ 94]
Sperrbrecher A
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The sperrbrecher struck a mine and sank in Porsangerfjord , Norway (70°43′N 25°58′E / 70.717°N 25.967°E / 70.717; 25.967 ). A crew member was killed.[ 95] [ 96] [ 97]
Sperrbrecher 14 Bockenheim
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine and sank at Honningsvåg , Norway. She was later refloated.[ 98]
Stanvac Melbourne
Panama
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Trinidad (10°30′N 60°20′W / 10.500°N 60.333°W / 10.500; -60.333 ) by U-515 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of one of her 49 crew.[ 99]
Trevilly
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (4°30′S 7°50′W / 4.500°S 7.833°W / -4.500; -7.833 ) by U-68 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of two of the 53 people on board. Two survivors were taken by U-68 as prisoners of war . Others were rescued by Cubango ( Portugal ) and Dumont d'Urville ( Vichy French Navy ) or reached land in their lifeboat .[ 100] [ 101]
U-88
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Arctic Ocean south of Spitzbergen , Norway by HMS Faulknor ( Royal Navy ) with the loss of all 46 crew.
Woensdrecht
Netherlands
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Trinidad (10°27′N 60°17′W / 10.450°N 60.283°W / 10.450; -60.283 ) by U-515 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of one of the 74 people on board, a survivor from Cressington Court ( United Kingdom ). Survivors were rescued by two United States Navy patrol boats. U-515 fired three more torpedoes at Woensdrecht , which broke in two. The stern section sank and the bow section was towed to Trinidad. She was declared a total loss .[ 102]
13 September
List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1942
Ship
State
Description
Africander
Panama
World War II : Convoy PQ 18 : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off the Lofoten Islands , Norway by a Luftwaffe aircraft. Her crew survived.[ 103] [ 104]
Empire Beaumont
United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy PQ 18: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Arctic Sea (76°10′N 10°05′E / 76.167°N 10.083°E / 76.167; 10.083 ) by aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 26 , Luftwaffe .[ 105]
Empire Lugard
United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy TAG 5 : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (12°07′N 63°32′W / 12.117°N 63.533°W / 12.117; -63.533 ) by U-558 ( Kriegsmarine ). Her 47 crew were rescued by Vilja ( Norway ). Empire Lugard was on a voyage from Trinidad to Guantánamo Bay , Cuba.[ 76] [ 106]
Empire Stevenson
United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy PQ 18: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea off Bear Island, Norway (76°10′N 10°05′E / 76.167°N 10.083°E / 76.167; 10.083 ) by Luftwaffe aircraft.[ 107]
John Penn
United States
World War II: Convoy PQ 18: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea (76°00′N 10°00′E / 76.000°N 10.000°E / 76.000; 10.000 ) by Luftwaffe aircraft.[ 108]
Lima
Sweden
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Liberia (2°35′N 11°22′W / 2.583°N 11.367°W / 2.583; -11.367 ) by U-506 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of three of her 33 crew.[ 109]
Macbeth
Panama
World War II: Convoy PQ 18: The cargo ship was damaged off the Lofoten Islands (76°05′N 10°00′E / 76.083°N 10.000°E / 76.083; 10.000 ) by two torpedoes from a Heinkel He 111 aircraft of the Luftwaffe and was scuttled by convoy escorts. There were no casualties.[ 110] [ 104]
Mars
United States
The tug collided with Bidwell ( United States ) and sank east of Manomet Point, Plymouth, Massachusetts (41°56′16″N 070°29′33″W / 41.93778°N 70.49250°W / 41.93778; -70.49250 (Mars ) ). Her crew survived.[ 111]
Nimba
Panama
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (10°41′N 60°24′W / 10.683°N 60.400°W / 10.683; -60.400 ) by U-515 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of twenty of her 32 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS Barney ( United States Navy ).[ 112]
Ocean Vanguard
United Kingdom
World War II: The Ocean ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (10°43′N 60°11′W / 10.717°N 60.183°W / 10.717; -60.183 ) by U-515 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of eleven of her 51 crew. Survivors were rescued by Braga ( Norway ).[ 113] [ 114]
Oliver Ellsworth
United States
World War II: Convoy PQ 18: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Greenland Sea (76°10′N 10°05′E / 76.167°N 10.083°E / 76.167; 10.083 ) by U-408 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of one of her 70 crew. Survivors were rescued by Copeland ( United Kingdom and HMT St. Kenan , which scuttled her.[ 115] [ 116]
Oregonian
United States
World War II: Convoy PQ 18: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea off Bear Island (76°00′N 09°30′E / 76.000°N 9.500°E / 76.000; 9.500 ) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of 24 of her 53 crew.[ 117]
Patrick J. Hurley
United States
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 950 nautical miles (1,760 km) north east of Barbados (22°59′N 46°15′W / 22.983°N 46.250°W / 22.983; -46.250 ) by U-512 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of four gunners and thirteen of her crew. Twenty-two survivors were rescued by Etna ( Sweden on 19 September, and 23 by Loch Dee ( United Kingdom ) on 2 October.[ 118]
Stalingrad
Soviet Union
World War II: Convoy PQ 18: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Greenland Sea (75°52′N 7°55′E / 75.867°N 7.917°E / 75.867; 7.917 ) by U-408 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 21 of her 88 crew. Survivors were rescued by Royal Navy minesweepers .[ 119]
Stone Street
Panama
World War II: Convoy ON 127 : The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (48°18′N 39°43′W / 48.300°N 39.717°W / 48.300; -39.717 ) by U-594 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of thirteen of her 52 crew. Survivors were rescued by Irish Larch ( Ireland ).[ 120]
Sukhona
Soviet Union
World War II: Convoy PQ 18: The cargo ship was sunk north west of Bear Island by torpedoes from a Heinkel He 111 aircraft of the Luftwaffe.[ 121]
Suriname
Netherlands
World War II: Convoy TAG 5: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea (12°07′N 63°32′W / 12.117°N 63.533°W / 12.117; -63.533 ) by U-558 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of thirteen of her 82 crew. Survivors were rescued by a United States Navy ship.[ 122]
Vilja
Norway
World War II: Convoy TAG 5: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Caribbean Sea (12°15′N 62°52′W / 12.250°N 62.867°W / 12.250; -62.867 ) by U-558 ( Kriegsmarine ). Her 34 crew abandoned ship but later reboarded her and sailed to Port of Spain , Trinidad , rescuing the survivors from Empire Lugard ( United Kingdom ) on the way. Vilja reached New Orleans, Louisiana on 16 January 1943 and was declared a constructive total loss . She was scrapped in July 1944.[ 123]
14 September
List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1942
Ship
State
Description
Alabastro
Regia Marina
World War II : The Acciaio -class submarine was sunk off Algiers , Algeria (37°28′N 04°34′E / 37.467°N 4.567°E / 37.467; 4.567 ) by a Short Sunderland aircraft of 202 Squadron , Royal Air Force with the loss of all 44 hands.[ 124] [ 125]
Atheltemplar
United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy PQ 18 : The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Greenland Sea south of Bear Island , Norway by U-457 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of three of her 61 crew. Survivors were rescued by Copeland ( United Kingdom ) and HMS Offa ( Royal Navy ). HMS Harrier ( Royal Navy ) attempted to scuttle the ship, but was unsuccessful. Atheltemplar was later shelled and sunk at 76°10′N 18°00′E / 76.167°N 18.000°E / 76.167; 18.000 by U-408 ( Kriegsmarine ).[ 126]
HMS Coventry
Royal Navy
World War II: Operation Agreement : The C-class cruiser was bombed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea north west of Alexandria , Egypt, by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of the Luftwaffe . She was scuttled by HMS Zulu ( Royal Navy ).
F 159
Kriegsmarine
The Type A Marinefahrprahm was sunk on this date.
F 168
Kriegsmarine
The Type A Marinefahrprahm was sunk on this date.
Harborough
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 40 nautical miles (74 km) east of Galera Point , Trinidad (10°03′N 60°20′W / 10.050°N 60.333°W / 10.050; -60.333 ) by U-515 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of five of her 50 crew.[ 127]
I / 43
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The flak boat was sunk at Tobruk , Libya by shore-based artillery. Survivors were taken as prisoners of war .
HMS ML 352
Royal Navy
World War II: Operation Agreement: The Fairmile B motor launch was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tobruk , Libya by Macchi C.202 aircraft of the Regia Aeronautica .[ 128]
HMS ML 353
Royal Navy
World War II: Operation Agreement: The Fairmile B motor launch was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tobruk.
HMS MTB 308 , HMS MTB 310 , and HMS MTB 312
all Royal Navy
World War II: Operation Agreement: The Elco 77'-class motor torpedo boats were bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by Luftwaffe or Regia Aeronautica aircraft.[ 95]
HMS MTB 314
Royal Navy
World War II: Operation Agreement: The Elco 77'-class motor torpedo boat ) was run aground and abandoned, possibly sunk, off Tobruk. She was salvaged by the Germans and put into Kriegsmarine service as RA-10 .[ 129]
Mary Luckenbach
United States
World War II: Convoy PQ 18: The cargo ship exploded and sank 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) west of North Cape, Norway (76°00′N 16°00′E / 76.000°N 16.000°E / 76.000; 16.000 ) during a Luftwaffe air attack when her cargo of 1,000 tons of TNT exploded. All 24 gunners and 41 crewmen were killed.[ 130]
HMCS Ottawa
Royal Canadian Navy
World War II: Convoy ON 127 : The C-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (47°55′N 43°27′W / 47.917°N 43.450°W / 47.917; -43.450 ) by U-91 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 114 of her 183 crew.
HMS Sikh
Royal Navy
World War II: Operation Agreement: The Tribal-class destroyer was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tobruk with the loss of 115 of her 190 crew.
Sperrbrecher 142 Westerbroek
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Sperrbrecher struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Ostend , West Flanders , Belgium.[ 11]
U-589
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Arctic Ocean by a Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 825 Squadron , Fleet Air Arm based on HMS Avenger Royal Navy ) and also by HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy ) with the loss of all 44 crew.[ 131]
Wacosta
United States
World War II: Convoy PQ 18: The cargo ship was disabled by concussion from the explosion of Mary Luckenbach ( United States ), later torpedoed and sunk west of North Cape (76°05′N 16°00′E / 76.083°N 16.000°E / 76.083; 16.000 ) by Luftwaffe aircraft without casualties.[ 132]
HMS Zulu
Royal Navy
World War II: Operation Agreement: The Tribal-class destroyer was bombed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea off Tobruk by Macchi C.200 aircraft of the Regia Aeronautica . She sank the next day.
15 September
List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1942
Ship
State
Description
Breedijk
Netherlands
World War II : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (5°05′S 8°54′W / 5.083°S 8.900°W / -5.083; -8.900 ) by U-68 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of two of the 52 people on board. Three survivors were taken as prisoners of war ; others were rescued by Cubango ( Portugal ), Royal Navy vessels or reached land in their lifeboats .[ 133] [ 134]
Inger Elisabeth
Norway
World War II: Convoy SQ-36 : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Cap-des-Rosiers, Quebec , Canada (48°49′N 64°06′W / 48.817°N 64.100°W / 48.817; -64.100 ) by U-517 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of three of her 26 crew.[ 135]
Kioto
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean east of Tobago (11°05′N 60°46′W / 11.083°N 60.767°W / 11.083; -60.767 ) by U-514 ( Kriegsmarine ). She went aground at Columbus Point. U-514 shelled her the next day and she burnt out with the loss of twenty of her 74 crew. Survivors were rescued by Trinidad ( Trinidad ).[ 136]
HMS LCP(L) 29 ,
Royal Navy
The Landing Craft, Personnel Large) was lost on this date.
HMS LCP(R) 617
Royal Navy
The Landing Craft, Personnel (Ramped) was lost on this date.
USS O'Brien
United States Navy
World War II: The Sims -class destroyer was torpedoed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean near Guadalcanal , Solomon Islands by I-19 ( Imperial Japanese Navy ). She sank on 19 October between Suva , Fiji and Pago Pago , American Samoa due to damage inflicted. Her crew were rescued.
R 66
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Räumboot struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Finland .[ 11]
Ravens Point
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship was sunk at Gibraltar by Italian frogmen. She was raised, repaired and returned to service in 1943.[ 11]
Saturnus
Netherlands
World War II: Convoy SQ-36: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of St. Lawrence 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Cap-des-Rosiers (48°49′N 64°06′W / 48.817°N 64.100°W / 48.817; -64.100 ) by U-517 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of one of her 36 crew.[ 137]
Sonderberg
Germany
World War II: The factory ship was bombed and severely damaged at Cherbourg , Manche , France by Douglas Boston aircraft of 107 Squadron , Royal Air Force . Gutted by fire, she was subsequently scuttled as a blockship in June 1944. The wreck was dispersed by explosives in January 1947.[ 138]
Sørholt
Norway
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (10°45′N 60°00′W / 10.750°N 60.000°W / 10.750; -60.000 ) by U-515 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of seven of the 38 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Royal Navy motor torpedo boats .[ 139]
Star No. 71
United States
The scow sank off the coast of the Territory of Alaska .[ 140]
U-261
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Shetland Islands , United Kingdom (59°50′N 9°28′W / 59.833°N 9.467°W / 59.833; -9.467 ) by an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley aircraft of 58 Squadron , Royal Air Force with the loss of all 43 crew.[ 141]
USS Wasp
United States Navy
USS Wasp
World War II: The Wasp -class aircraft carrier was torpedoed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean near Guadalcanal by I-19 ( Imperial Japanese Navy ) with the loss of 193 of her 2,167 crew. She was scuttled by USS Lansdowne ( United States Navy ).
16 September
17 September
18 September
19 September
20 September
21 September
22 September
23 September
24 September
List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1942
Ship
State
Description
Antinous
United States
World War II : The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Trinidad (8°58′N 59°33′W / 8.967°N 59.550°W / 8.967; -59.550 ) by U-515 ( Kriegsmarine ). Antinous was abandoned by her 48 crew but was later reboarded. She was taken in tow by HMS Zwarte Zee ( Royal Navy ) but was torpedoed and sunk on 25 September by U-512 ( Kriegsmarine ). Her 47 crew survived and were rescued by HMS Zwarte Zee .[ 204] [ 64]
Defoe
United Kingdom
The cargo ship exploded, caught fire and was abandoned 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) west south west of Rockall , Inverness-shire (52°11′N 19°32′W / 52.183°N 19.533°W / 52.183; -19.533 ), with the loss of six crew. Dafoe was on a voyage from Manchester , Lancashire to Famagusta , Cyprus . The wreck was sighted on 26 September at 51°00′N 18°10′W / 51.000°N 18.167°W / 51.000; -18.167 but was presumed to have subsequently sunk.[ 205] [ 206] [ 207]
Everett
United States
The dredge was lost at Cape Pankof , Unimak Island , Aleutian Islands , Territory of Alaska .[ 208]
Fiume
Italy
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Aegean Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) south east of Rhodes , Greece by Nereus ( Hellenic Navy ) with the loss of 214 of the 287 people on board.[ 209] [ 210]
John Winthrop
United States
World War II: Convoy ON 131: The Liberty ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°00′N 31°00′W / 56.000°N 31.000°W / 56.000; -31.000 ) by U-619 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of all 52 crew.[ 108] [ 211]
HMS LCP(R) 622
Royal Navy
The Landing Craft, Personnel (Ramped) was lost on this date.
Losmar
United States
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean east of the One and a Half Degree Channel 08°06′N 74°23′E / 8.100°N 74.383°E / 8.100; 74.383 by I-165 ( Imperial Japanese Navy ) with the loss of 27 of her 48 crew.[ 212] [ 158]
Pennmar
United States
World War II: Convoy SC 100 : The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy due to damaged steering gear. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (58°12′N 34°35′W / 58.200°N 34.583°W / 58.200; -34.583 ) by U-432 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of two of her 62 crew. Survivors were rescued by USCGC Bibb ( United States Coast Guard ).[ 213]
Roumanie
Belgium
World War II: Convoy SC 100 : The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (58°10′N 28°20′W / 58.167°N 28.333°W / 58.167; -28.333 ) by U-617 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 42 of her 43 crew. The survivor was taken on board U-617 as a prisoner of war .[ 214]
Sphinx
Egypt
World War II: The sailing ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tiros , Lebanon by U-561 ( Kriegsmarine ).[ 215]
Tai Maru
Japan
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off the Sakhalin Islands , Soviet Union .[ 216]
West Chetac
United States
World War II: The Design 1013 ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) north of Georgetown , British Guiana (8°45′N 57°00′W / 8.750°N 57.000°W / 8.750; -57.000 ) by U-175 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 31 of her 50 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS Roe ( United States Navy ).[ 217]
Zwettel
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The barge was sunk by a mine in the Dnieper River Estuary at Berezan Island , Soviet Union.[ 218]
25 September
26 September
27 September
28 September
29 September
30 September
Unknown date
References
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham publishing. p. 556. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C)
^ "Ilorin" . Uboat. Retrieved 22 February 2012 .
^ "Soviet Union torpedo boat class Storm" . Warshipsww2. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014 .
^ a b c d "I-29" . www.combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 21 April 2023 .
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham Publishing. p. 458. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ "Ocean A-T" . Mariners List. Retrieved 5 December 2024 .
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham publishing. pp. 476, 564. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ "PB-35" . www.combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 21 April 2023 .
^ "Picci Fassio" . conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com. Retrieved 21 April 2023 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Rohwer, Jürgen ; Gerhard Hümmelchen. "Seekrieg 1942, September" . Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart (in German). Retrieved 6 May 2015 .
^ "Teikyu Maru" . www.combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 21 April 2023 .
^ "U-222" . Uboat. Retrieved 10 March 2012 .
^ "Arnon" . Uboat. Retrieved 19 March 2012 .
^ "Donald Stewart" . Uboat. Retrieved 1 April 2012 .
^ "Hollinside" . Uboat. Retrieved 23 February 2012 .
^ "Miriam" . Uboat. Retrieved 19 March 2012 .
^ "Ocean Ships A-T" . Mariners. Retrieved 6 January 2012 .
^ "Ocean Might" . Uboat. Retrieved 23 February 2012 .
^ "Penrose" . Uboat. Retrieved 23 February 2012 .
^ "Salina" . Uboat. Retrieved 19 March 2012 .
^ "U-705" . Uboat. Retrieved 16 April 2012 .
^ "Viros" . fiske.zaramis.se. 25 December 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2021 .
^ "Amatlan" . Uboat. Retrieved 6 March 2012 .
^ a b c "Japanese Army Auxiliary transports" . Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 1 December 2022 .
^ Kimble, David L. (1997). Chronology of U.S. Navy Submarine Operations in the Pacific, 1939-1942 . New York: Merriam Press. p. 53. ISBN 1576380238 .
^ a b "Growler (SS-215)" . Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department , Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 28 December 2011 .
^ "Japanese Ammunition Ships" . Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
^ "HMS Thrasher" . uboat.net . Retrieved 18 June 2025 .
^ "Padenna" . conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com. Retrieved 18 June 2025 .
^ "Italian torpedo boat class Spica" . Warshipsww2. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014 .
^ "Polluce" . conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com. Retrieved 21 April 2023 .
^ Gray, Edwyn (2006). Disasters of the Deep: A Comprehensive Survey of Submarine Accidents & Disasters . Pen and Sword. p. 179. ISBN 0-85052-987-5 .
^ "Albachiara cargo ship 1904-1942" . wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 5 September 2014 .
^ "Lord Strathcona" . Uboat. Retrieved 1 April 2012 .
^ "Myrmidon" . Uboat. Retrieved 27 March 2012 .
^ Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. 20. ISBN 1-85044-275-4 .
^ "Saganaga" . Uboat. Retrieved 1 April 2012 .
^ "Aeas" . Uboat. Retrieved 6 March 2012 .
^ Gill, G. Hermon (1968). Royal Australian Navy 1939-1942 . Australia in the War of 1939–1945. Series 2 – Navy. Vol. 2. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. p. 172. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27.
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham Publishing. p. 485. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ "Helen Forsey" . Uboat. Retrieved 1 April 2012 .
^ "John A. Holloway" . Uboat. Retrieved 6 March 2012 .
^ "Salina" . uboat.net . Retrieved 16 August 2021 .
^ "Tuscan Star" . Uboat. Retrieved 23 February 2012 .
^ "Official Chronology of the US Navy in WWII" . Ibiblio. Retrieved 5 September 2013 .
^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (Y)
^ "Mount Pindus" . Uboat. Retrieved 1 April 2012 .
^ "Mount Taygetus" . Uboat. Retrieved 1 April 2012 .
^ "Oakton" . Uboat. Retrieved 1 April 2012 .
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The world's merchant fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham publishing. p. 453. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ "HMCS Raccoon" . Uboat. Retrieved 6 March 2012 .
^ "Tor II" . Uboat. Retrieved 13 April 2012 .
^ "Ocean V-W" . Mariners List. Retrieved 5 December 2024 .
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham publishing. p. 573. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ a b "Soviet torpedo bomber victories during WWII" . Sovietempire.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019 .
^ a b "Italian motor torpedo boat Type MAS 552" . Warshipsww2. Archived from the original on 2014-09-10. Retrieved 9 September 2014 .
^ "USS Muskeget (WA 48)" . Uboat. Retrieved 19 April 2012 .
^ "Peiping" . Uboat. 16 February 2011.
^ "USS YP-346" . NavSource . Retrieved 3 April 2019 .
^ "YP-346" . www.sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019 .
^ "PATROL YACHT (PY/PYc), CONVERTED YACHT, & YARD PATROL CRAFT (YP) HALL OF VALOR" (PDF) . davidbruhn.com. Retrieved 2 June 2020 .
^ Captain George Duffy. "The Dreadful Saga of the MV American Leader and Her Crew" . American Merchant Marine at War USMM.org. Retrieved 26 February 2012 .
^ a b Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham publishing. p. 578. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ "Elisabeth van Belgie" . Uboat. Retrieved 21 February 2012 .
^ Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. 138. ISBN 1-85044-275-4 .
^ "Empire Oil" . Uboat. Retrieved 9 April 2012 .
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham Publishing. p. 498. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ "MGB 335 of the Royal Navy" . Uboat. Retrieved 10 August 2013 .
^ "M/T Sveve" . Warsailors. Retrieved 8 February 2012 .
^ "Sveve" . uboat.net . Retrieved 16 August 2021 .
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham publishing. p. 564. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ "Kuroshio Maru: Tabular Record of Movement" . Combined Fleet. Retrieved 5 October 2015 .
^ "Cornwallis" . Uboat. Retrieved 1 April 2012 .
^ "Delães" . Uboat. Retrieved 21 February 2012 .
^ a b c Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. 52. ISBN 1-85044-275-4 .
^ "Hilfskreuzer (Auxiliary Cruiser) Michel" . John Asmussen. Retrieved 31 May 2011 .
^ "Fjordaas" . Uboat. Retrieved 9 March 2012 .
^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (H)
^ "M/S Hindanger" . Warsailors. Retrieved 15 January 2012 .
^ "Narwhal (SS-167)" . Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department , Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 29 December 2011 .
^ "Saury" . Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department , Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 28 December 2011 .
^ "Japanese Aircraft Transports" . Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 10 September 2013 .
^ "Long Lancers" . Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 11 September 2013 .
^ "Bonden (3007128)" . Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 24 October 2012 .
^ Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. 126. ISBN 1-85044-275-4 .
^ "Empire Moonbeam" . Uboat. Retrieved 9 March 2012 .
^ "Arvida" . Uboat. Retrieved 9 March 2012 .
^ "Hera (1082679)" . Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 24 October 2012 .
^ "Jussi H. (1162097)" . Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 24 October 2012 .
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The world's merchant fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham publishing. p. 454. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ "Jussi H." warsailors.com. Retrieved 28 October 2019 .
^ "Laconia" . uboat.net . Retrieved 24 July 2021 .
^ "D/S Hafthor" . Warsailors. Retrieved 14 January 2012 .
^ a b c d e "Naval Events, April-December 1942 (in outline only)" . Naval History. Retrieved 28 December 2011 .
^ Huan, Claude (1991). La marine soviétique en guerre . Economica. ISBN 978-2717819205 .
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham Publishing. p. 477. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham publishing. p. 565. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ "Stanvac Melbourne" . Uboat. Retrieved 1 April 2012 .
^ "Trevilley" . Uboat. 16 February 2011.
^ Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. 91. ISBN 1-85044-275-4 .
^ "Woensdrecht" . Uboat. Retrieved 1 April 2012 .
^ "SS Africander [+1942]" . wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 17 October 2013 .
^ a b Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham publishing. p. 537. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. 62. ISBN 1-85044-275-4 .
^ "Empire Lugard" . Uboat. Retrieved 8 April 2012 .
^ Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. pp. 98– 9. ISBN 1-85044-275-4 .
^ a b "Liberty Ships - Joaquin - Johns" . Mariners. Retrieved 6 January 2012 .
^ "Lima" . Uboat. Retrieved 27 March 2012 .
^ "SS Macbeth 1920-1942" . wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 13 September 2014 .
^ "Mars" . Hunting New England Shipwrecks. Retrieved 13 February 2021 .
^ "Nimba" . Uboat. Retrieved 1 April 2012 .
^ a b "Ocean Ships V-W" . Mariners. Retrieved 6 January 2012 .
^ "Ocean Vanguard" . Uboat. Retrieved 1 April 2012 .
^ "Liberty Ships - N - O" . Mariners. Retrieved 6 January 2012 .
^ "Oliver Ellsworth" . Uboat. Retrieved 22 March 2012 .
^ a b Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham publishing. p. 584. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ "Patrick J. Hurley" . Uboat. Retrieved 31 March 2012 .
^ "Stalingrad" . Uboat. Retrieved 22 March 2012 .
^ "Stone Street" . Uboat. Retrieved 11 April 2012 .
^ "Ship model of SS Lady Brenda" . Bonhams. Retrieved 22 March 2012 .
^ "Suriname" . Uboat. Retrieved 8 April 2012 .
^ "Vilja" . Uboat. Retrieved 8 April 2012 .
^ "US Submarine losses, WWII- Italian casualties" . history.navy.mil. Archived from the original on April 9, 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2013 .
^ "Alabastro" . conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com. Retrieved 5 January 2020 .
^ "U-408" . Uboat. Retrieved 22 March 2012 .
^ "Harborough" . Uboat. Retrieved 1 April 2012 .
^ "ML 352 of the Royal Navy" . Uboat. Retrieved 14 August 2013 .
^ "MTB 314 of the Royal Navy" . Uboat. Retrieved 14 August 2013 .
^ "SS Mary Luchenbach cargo ship 1919-1942" . wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 14 September 2014 .
^ "U-589" . Uboat. Retrieved 9 April 2012 .
^ "Official Chronology of the US Navy in WWII" . Ibiblio. Retrieved 14 September 2014 .
^ "Breedijk" . Uboat. 16 February 2011.
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham publishing. p. 550. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ "D/S Inger Elisabeth" . Warsailors. Retrieved 24 January 2011 .
^ "Kioto" . Uboat. Retrieved 1 April 2012 .
^ "Saturnus" . Uboat. Retrieved 1 April 2012 .
^ "Norwegian Victims of Pinguin, Capture of the Norwegian Whaling Fleet, Jan. 14, 1941" . Warsailors. Retrieved 5 May 2012 .
^ "M/S Sørholt" . Warsailors. Retrieved 8 February 2012 .
^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)
^ "U-261" . Uboat. Retrieved 14 March 2012 .
^ "Commercial Trader" . Uboat. Retrieved 8 April 2012 .
^ "Empire Soldier cargo ship 1929-1942" . wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 16 September 2014 .
^ Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. 441. ISBN 1-85044-275-4 .
^ "Joannis" . Uboat. Retrieved 6 March 2012 .
^ "U-457" . Uboat. Retrieved 26 March 2012 .
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The world's merchant fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham publishing. p. 450. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ "HMS United(P44) of the Royal Navy" . Uboat. Retrieved 17 September 2013 .
^ "Karpfanger (5605682)" . Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 29 March 2012 .
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham Publishing. p. 472. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ "Mae" . Uboat. Retrieved 1 April 2012 .
^ "WWI Standard Built Ships L - W" . Mariners. Retrieved 8 May 2011 .
^ "Peterton" . Uboat. Retrieved 23 February 2012 .
^ "Rostro (5604105)" . Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 11 July 2012 .
^ "Royal Navy Vessels Lost at Sea, 1939-45 - By Name, Naiad (light cruiser) to Zulu (destroyer)" . Naval History. Retrieved 15 October 2011 .
^ a b "Soviet torpedo bomber victories during WWII" . Sovietempire.com. Retrieved 3 April 2019 .
^ "SS Kentucky [+1942]" . wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 17 October 2013 .
^ a b Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham publishing. p. 582. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ "Norfolk" . Uboat. Retrieved 7 March 2012 .
^ "M/S Olaf Fostenes" . Warsailors. Retrieved 1 February 2012 .
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham publishing. p. 563. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham publishing. p. 549. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ "Alouette" . Uboat. Retrieved 6 April 2012 .
^ "Monte Gorbea" . Uboat. Retrieved 31 March 2012 .
^ "HMA" .
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham publishing. p. 523. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ "ASW Trawler HMS Pentland Firth" . Uboat. Retrieved 19 September 2013 .
^ "Quebec City" . Uboat. Retrieved 29 February 2012 .
^ "Amberjack" . Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department , Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 28 December 2011 .
^ "Shirogane Maru" . www.combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 6 January 2021 .
^ "Wichita" . Uboat. Retrieved 1 April 2012 .
^ Hitler's forgotten flottillas, Kriegsmarine security flotillas . Googlebooks. 30 April 2018. ISBN 9781473882416 . Retrieved 25 March 2019 .
^ "SS Diament [+1942]" .
^ "War diary" . 1948.
^ "HMS Leda (J-93) (+1942)" . Wrecksite. Retrieved 16 October 2011 .
^ "HMS Leda (J 93)" . Uboat. Retrieved 25 March 2012 .
^ "Reedpool" . Uboat. Retrieved 1 April 2012 .
^ "Silver Sword" . Uboat. Retrieved 13 March 2012 .
^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (A)
^ "HMS Unruffled of the Royal Navy" . Uboat. Retrieved 21 September 2013 .
^ "Trout" . Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department , Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 31 December 2011 .
^ "Koei Maru" . /www.combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022 .
^ "Liberia cargo ship 1905-1942" . wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 21 September 2014 .
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham publishing. p. 524. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ "Predsednik Kopajtic" . Uboat. Retrieved 7 March 2012 .
^ "HMS saint Olaves of the Royal Navy" . Uboat. Retrieved 21 September 2013 .
^ "Grouper (SS-214))" . Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department , Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 28 December 2011 .
^ "U-446" . Uboat. Retrieved 26 March 2012 .
^ "Bellingham" . Uboat. Retrieved 25 March 2012 .
^ "Esso Williamsburg" . Uboat. Retrieved 9 March 2012 .
^ "Grey Ranger" . Uboat. Retrieved 25 March 2012 .
^ "Leonardo Palomba cargo ship 1899-1942" . wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 22 September 2014 .
^ "Ocean Voice" . Uboat. Retrieved 25 March 2012 .
^ "Soviet Naval Battles - Black Sea during WW2 (update 2022)" . SovietEmpire. Retrieved 1 September 2022 .
^ "Athelsultan" . Uboat. Retrieved 13 April 2012 .
^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (B) Retrieved 11 September 2018
^ "Bruyère" . Uboat. Retrieved 22 February 2012 .
^ "D/S Lindvangen" . Warsailors. Retrieved 26 January 2011 .
^ "Tennessee" . Uboat. Retrieved 13 April 2012 .
^ "M/S Vibran" . Warsailors. Retrieved 8 February 2012 .
^ "Vibran" . uboat.net . Retrieved 24 July 2021 .
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Ships 1939 . London: Chatham House. p. 303. ISBN 1 86176 023 X .
^ "HMAS Voyager of the Royal Australian Navy" . Uboat. Retrieved 25 September 2013 .
^ "Antinous" . Uboat. Retrieved 31 March 2012 .
^ "Defoe" . The Yard. Retrieved 27 February 2017 .
^ "Defoe" . www.wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 24 September 2019 .
^ Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. 77. ISBN 1-85044-275-4 .
^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (E)
^ "RHS Nereus" . uboat.net. Retrieved 24 September 2014 .
^ "Fiume" . conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com. Retrieved 24 September 2019 .
^ "John Winthrop" . Uboat. Retrieved 13 April 2012 .
^ "Imperial Submarines" . Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 25 August 2014 .
^ "Pennmar" . Uboat. Retrieved 24 March 2012 .
^ "Roumanie" . Uboat. Retrieved 13 April 2012 .
^ "Sphinx" . Uboat. Retrieved 8 April 2012 .
^ a b Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham publishing. p. 528. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ "West Chetac" . Uboat. Retrieved 7 March 2012 .
^ "FR 1 class river minesweepers,Germany" . SovietEmpire. Retrieved 23 December 2019 .
^ a b "Boston" . Uboat. Retrieved 9 March 2012 .
^ a b "Two Vessels Mined off Sweden". The Times . No. 49351. London. 26 September 1942. col C, p. 3.
^ "Sargo" . Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department , Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 28 December 2011 .
^ "Captured Danish Merchants in Japanese Service" . Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 7 March 2023 .
^ "U-253" . Uboat. Retrieved 13 March 2012 .
^ "Imperial Submarines" . Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 26 September 2013 .
^ Mikhail Monakov,Jurgen Rohwer, Stalin's Ocean-going Fleet: Soviet Naval Strategy and Shipbuilding Programs , p. 266
^ "New York" . Uboat. Retrieved 20 February 2012 .
^ "New York" . www.benjidog.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2016 .
^ "Tambour" . Uboat. Retrieved 7 March 2012 .
^ "HMS Veteran (D 72)" . uboat.net . Retrieved 1 August 2021 .
^ "Yorktown" . Uboat. Retrieved 13 April 2012 .
^ "HMS Umbra" . uboat.net. Retrieved 27 September 2019 .
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham publishing. p. 532. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ Michael Emmerich (25 June 2003). "Gazelle" . German Naval History . Retrieved 17 October 2012 .
^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (R)
^ "Official Chronology of the US Navy in WWII" . Ibiblio. Retrieved 27 September 2013 .
^ "Stier HSK 6 Auxiliary Cruiser" . Wehrmacht-history.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013 .
^ "U-165" . Uboat. Retrieved 6 March 2012 .
^ "Alcoa Mariner" . Uboat. Retrieved 7 March 2012 .
^ "Antonico" . Uboat. Retrieved 1 April 2012 .
^ "Lages" . Uboat. Retrieved 1 April 2012 .
^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (N)
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham publishing. p. 544. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ "Ozório" . Uboat. Retrieved 1 April 2012 .
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham Publishing. p. 487. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ "Baron Ogilvy" . Uboat. Retrieved 22 February 2012 .
^ "V-312 (Hanseat) (+1942)" . Wrecksite. Retrieved 18 October 2015 .
^ "Lifland" . Uboat. Retrieved 13 April 2012 .
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham publishing. p. 597. ISBN 1-86176-023-X .
^ "Registan" . Uboat. Retrieved 16 March 2012 .
^ "Casualties, Navy & Coast Guard ships WWII" . history.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014 .
^ "WWI Standard Built Ships A-K" . Mariners. Retrieved 8 May 2011 .
^ "Alipore" . Uboat. Retrieved 1 April 2012 .
^ "Amiral Pierre (1120848)" . Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 3 December 2012 .
^ "Amiral Pierre" . www.wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 30 September 2019 .
^ "Kumsang" . Uboat. Retrieved 22 February 2012 .
^ "Siam II" . Uboat. Retrieved 27 March 2012 .
^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (G)
^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (P)
^ "US Submarine losses, WWII- Italian casualties" . history.navy.mil. Archived from the original on April 9, 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2013 .
Shipwrecks 1939–45, by month
1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945