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The list of shipwrecks in September 1942 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1942 .
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 U-125 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 33 of her 37 crew.[ 3]
Purga Soviet Navy
World War II: The Uragan -classguard 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 HMCS Morden (Royal Canadian Navy ) with the loss of all 43 crew.
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 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.[citation needed
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.[ 7]
PB-35 Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The patrol boat , a former Momi -classdestroyer , was bombed and sunk off Santa Isabel Island (07°16′S 158°03′E / 7.267°S 158.050°E / -7.267; 158.050 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of the 11th Bomb Group, United States Army Air Force . Ninety-two of her crew were killed.[ 8]
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 Royal Air Force . Thirteen of her 33 crew were killed.[ 9]
RTShch-124 Soviet Navy
The K-15/M-17-class river minesweeping launch was sunk on this date.[citation needed
Sperrbrecher 164 Bitsch Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Sperrbrecher mine and sank in the North Sea off Schiermonnikoog , Friesland , Netherlands.[ 10]
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 USS Guardfish (United States Navy ). A crew member was killed.[ 11]
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 [ 12]
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.[ 13]
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 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 ).[ 14]
F 355 Kriegsmarine
The Type A Marinefahrprahm [citation needed
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 U-107 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of three of the 51 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Spanish fishing trawlers .[ 15]
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.[ 16]
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 U-109 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of four of her 54 crew. Survivors reached land in their lifeboats .[ 17] [ 18]
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 S 102 Kriegsmarine ).[ 10]
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 U-107 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of two of her 45 crew. Survivors were rescued by a Spanish fishing trawler.[ 19]
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 S 102 Kriegsmarine ).[ 10]
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 S 102 Kriegsmarine ).[ 10]
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.[ 10]
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.[ 20]
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 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 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley aircraft of 77 Squadron , Royal Air Force with the loss of all 45 crew.[ 21]
Viros
Sweden
World War II: The fishing boat was sunk by a mine west of Hirtshals , Denmark with the loss of all ten crew.[ 22]
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 S 102 Kriegsmarine ).[ 10]
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 ).[ 33]
F 157 Kriegsmarine
The Type A Marinefahrprahm [citation needed
USS Gregory
United States Navy
World War II: The high-speed transport , a former Wickes -classdestroyer , was sunk in the Pacific Ocean near Guadalcanal , Solomon Islands by Hatsuyuki Murakumo Yūdachi Imperial Japanese Navy ).
USS Little
United States Navy
World War II: The high-speed transport, a former Wickes -classdestroyer , was sunk in the Pacific Ocean near Guadalcanal by Hatsuyuki Murakumo Yūdachi 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 U-513 Kriegsmarine ). Her 44 crew survived.[ 34]
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 U-506 Kriegsmarine ). All 245 people on board were rescued by HMS Brilliant (Royal Navy ).[ 35] [ 36]
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 U-513 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 30 of her 44 crew.[ 37]
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 U-514 Kriegsmarine ). Cornwallis was repaired, and returned to service in August 1943.[ 72]
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 U-96 Kriegsmarine ). Her 54 crew survived.[ 73]
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 ).[ 74] Michel ' s captain, Helmuth von Ruckteschell was convicted of a war crime for this incident.[ 75] Empire Dawn was on a voyage from Durban , Union of South Africa to Trinidad .[ 74]
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 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.[ 76]
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 ) [ 77]
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 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.[ 78]
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 ).[ 79]
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 USS Saury (United States Navy ) with the loss of 39 lives.[ 80] [ 81]
Yayoi Imperial Japanese Navy
Yayoi under attackMutsuki -classdestroyer 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 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 Mochizuki Imperial Japanese Navy ).[ 82]
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 Shch-309 Soviet Navy ).[ 10] [ 83]
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 HMCS Arvida (Royal Canadian Navy ).[ 84] [ 85]
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 HMCS Arvida (Royal Canadian Navy ).[ 86]
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 S-13 Soviet Navy ).[ 10] [ 87]
Ida S.
Italy World War II: The sailing vessel was sunk La Maddelena , Sardinia by HMS Sahib (Royal Navy ).[ 10]
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 S-13 Soviet Navy ). Only one of her 23 crew survived.[ 88] [ 89] [ 90]
Laconia United Kingdom
World War II: Laconia Incidenttroopship , 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 U-156 Kriegsmarine ). Of those on board, 1,658 were killed and 1,083 rescued by Vichy French ships.[ 91]
Niyo Maru Japan World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk off the coast of Burma by Royal Air Force aircraft.[ 92]
Sperrbrecher A Kriegsmarine
World War II: The sperrbrecher mine and sank in Porsangerfjord , Norway (70°43′N 25°58′E / 70.717°N 25.967°E / 70.717; 25.967 [ 93] [ 94] [ 95]
Sperrbrecher 14 Bockenheim Kriegsmarine
World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine and sank at Honningsvåg , Norway. She was later refloated.[ 96]
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 U-515 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of one of her 49 crew.[ 97]
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 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 .[ 98] [ 99]
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 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 .[ 100]
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.[ 101] [ 102]
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 Kampfgeschwader 26 Luftwaffe .[ 103]
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 U-558 Kriegsmarine ). Her 47 crew were rescued by Vilja Norway ). Empire Lugard was on a voyage from Trinidad to Guantánamo Bay , Cuba.[ 74] [ 104]
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 [ 105]
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 [ 106]
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 U-506 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of three of her 33 crew.[ 107]
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 Heinkel He 111 aircraft of the Luftwaffe and was scuttled by convoy escorts. There were no casualties.[ 108] [ 102]
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 [ 109]
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 U-515 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of twenty of her 32 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS Barney (United States Navy ).[ 110]
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 U-515 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of eleven of her 51 crew. Survivors were rescued by Braga Norway ).[ 111] [ 112]
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 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.[ 113] [ 114]
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 [ 115]
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 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.[ 116]
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 U-408 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 21 of her 88 crew. Survivors were rescued by Royal Navy minesweepers .[ 117]
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 U-594 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of thirteen of her 52 crew. Survivors were rescued by Irish Larch Ireland ).[ 118]
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.[ 119]
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 U-558 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of thirteen of her 82 crew. Survivors were rescued by a United States Navy ship.[ 120]
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 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.[ 121]
List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1942
Ship
State
Description
Alabastro Regia Marina
World War II : The Acciaio -classsubmarine was sunk off Algiers , Algeria (37°28′N 04°34′E / 37.467°N 4.567°E / 37.467; 4.567 Short Sunderland aircraft of 202 Squadron , Royal Air Force with the loss of all 44 hands.[ 122] [ 123]
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 U-408 Kriegsmarine ).[ 124]
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 [citation needed
F 168 Kriegsmarine
The Type A Marinefahrprahm was sunk on this date.[citation needed
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 U-515 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of five of her 50 crew.[ 125]
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Kriegsmarine
World War II: The flak boat was sunk at Tobruk , Libya by shore-based artillery. Survivors were taken as prisoners of war .[citation needed
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 [ 126]
HMS ML 353
Royal Navy
World War II: Operation Agreement: The Fairmile B motor launch was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tobruk.[citation needed
HMS MTB 308 ,HMS MTB 310 , andHMS 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.[ 93]
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 .[ 127]
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 TNT exploded. All 24 gunners and 41 crewmen were killed.[ 128]
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 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 mine and sank in the English Channel off Ostend , West Flanders , Belgium.[ 10]
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.[ 129]
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 [ 130]
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.
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 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 .[ 131] [ 132]
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 U-517 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of three of her 26 crew.[ 133]
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 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 ).[ 134]
HMS LCP(L) 29 ,
Royal Navy
The Landing Craft, Personnel Large) was lost on this date.[citation needed
HMS LCP(R) 617
Royal Navy
The Landing Craft, Personnel (Ramped) was lost on this date.[citation needed
USS O'Brien
United States Navy
World War II: The Sims -classdestroyer 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 mine and sank in the Gulf of Finland .[ 10]
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.[ 10]
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 U-517 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of one of her 36 crew.[ 135]
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.[ 136]
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 U-515 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of seven of the 38 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Royal Navy motor torpedo boats .[ 137]
Star No. 71
United States
The scow sank off the coast of the Territory of Alaska .[ 138]
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 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley aircraft of 58 Squadron , Royal Air Force with the loss of all 43 crew.[ 139]
USS Wasp
United States Navy
USS Wasp World War II: The Wasp -classaircraft 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 ).
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 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 .[ 202] [ 62]
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 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 [ 203] [ 204] [ 205]
Everett
United States
The dredge was lost at Cape Pankof , Unimak Island , Aleutian Islands , Territory of Alaska .[ 206]
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.[ 207] [ 208]
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 U-619 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of all 52 crew.[ 106] [ 209]
HMS LCP(R) 622
Royal Navy
The Landing Craft, Personnel (Ramped) was lost on this date.[citation needed
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 I-165 Imperial Japanese Navy ) with the loss of 27 of her 48 crew.[ 210] [ 156]
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 U-432 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of two of her 62 crew. Survivors were rescued by USCGC Bibb (United States Coast Guard ).[ 211]
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 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 .[ 212]
Sphinx
Egypt
World War II: The sailing ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tiros , Lebanon by U-561 Kriegsmarine ).[ 213]
Tai Maru Japan World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off the Sakhalin Islands , Soviet Union .[ 214]
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 U-175 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 31 of her 50 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS Roe (United States Navy ).[ 215]
Zwettel
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The barge was sunk by a mine in the Dnieper River Estuary at Berezan Island , Soviet Union.[ 216]
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Shipwrecks 1939–45, by month
1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
Norway
United States
United Kingdom
Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 33 of her 37 crew.[3]
Soviet Navy
Royal Canadian Navy) with the loss of all 43 crew.
Imperial Japanese Navy) with the loss of twelve of the 49 people on board.[5][6]
Germany
Italy
Japan
Palestine
Canada
Soviet Union
Egypt
Sweden
Mexico
Swedish Navy
Greece
Finland
Panama
Faroe Islands
Netherlands
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United States Coast Guard
Regia Marina
Belgium
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Imperial Japanese Army) whilst in convoy from Moji to Takao, Formosa, China and sank.[71]
Portugal
Vichy French Navy) or reached land in their lifeboat.[98][99]
United States
Ireland).[118]
Soviet Union
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Trinidad).[134]
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Denmark
Spain).[157]
United States Lighthouse Service) off Sandy Hook, New Jersey (40°25′N 73°55′W / 40.417°N 73.917°W) in a collision with USS Chaffinch (
United States Coast Guard) and HMS Nasturtium (
Royal Romanian Navy).[223]
Brazil
Yugoslavia
Argentina).[247]
British Guiana).[249][250]
Vichy France