List of shipwrecks in 1946
The list of shipwrecks in 1946 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1946.
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Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Unknown date | |||
References |
January
1 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Dorsey | ![]() |
The hulk of the high-speed minesweeper, aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was destroyed. |
2 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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U-516 | ![]() |
Operation Deadlight: The captured Type IXC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°06′N 9°00′W).[1] |
U-2502 | ![]() |
Operation Deadlight: The Type XXI submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°06′N 9°00′W).[2] |
William H. Webb | ![]() |
The Liberty ship ran aground on a reef off Kildin Island, Soviet Union and broke in two.[3] |
3 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Empire Tigachi | ![]() |
The coastal tanker ran aground at Nidingen, Sweden. Later broke in two, a total loss. |
U-825 | ![]() |
Operation Deadlight. The Type VIIC submarine was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°31′N 7°30′W).[4] |
U-2336 | ![]() |
Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°06′N 9°00′W) by HMS Offa (![]() |
U-2351 | ![]() |
Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 8°20′W) by HMS Offa (![]() |
5 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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U-541 | ![]() |
Operation Deadlight: The Type IXC/40 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°38′N 7°35′W).[6] |
U-901 | ![]() |
Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 8°30′W).[7] |
U-2506 | ![]() |
Operation Deadlight: The Type XXI submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°37′N 7°30′W).[8] |
6 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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U-1109 | ![]() |
Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°49′N 8°31′W) by HMS Templar (![]() |
U-2356 | ![]() |
Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 8°20′W) by HMS Onslaught (![]() |
7 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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U-1010 | ![]() |
Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°37′N 7°49′W) by ORP Garland (![]() |
U-1023 | ![]() |
Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°49′N 8°24′W). |
U-2511 | ![]() |
Operation Deadlight: The Type XXI submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°33′N 7°38′W). |
8 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Safari | ![]() |
The decommissioned S-class submarine sank under tow in the English Channel while on her way to the breaker′s yard. |
14 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Snowbell | ![]() |
The hulk of the Ailanthus-class net laying ship, aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was destroyed with explosives. |
USS Southard | ![]() |
The hulk of the fast minesweeper, a former Clemson-class destroyer, aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was destroyed with explosives. |
15 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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British Loyalty | ![]() |
The tanker was scuttled in the Indian Ocean (0°38′12″S 73°07′43″E).[12] |
18 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Roald | ![]() |
The 8-gross register ton, 29.7-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel sank off Southeast Alaska at (56°30′N 133°00′W) near Horn Cliff (56°47′40″N 132°40′00″W).[13] |
20 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dursley | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground off Redcar, Yorkshire.[14] |
24 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Carnifex Ferry | ![]() |
The tanker collided with F F Wolfe (![]() |
Cobble Hill | ![]() |
The tanker ran aground off Sheerness, Kent, United Kingdom.[15] |
27 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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USAT Crown Reefer | ![]() |
During a voyage transporting perishables and cargo from Seattle, Washington, to Kodiak, Territory of Alaska, and military bases in the Aleutian Islands, the 5,100-ton United States Army Transport – a refrigerated cargo ship – was abandoned when she ran aground off Kirilof Point (51°25′15″N 179°17′50″E) on the coast of Amchitka Island in the Aleutians. A United States Navy rescue tug rescued her entire crew of 39. She later broke up.[16] |
Gradisca | ![]() |
The troopship ran aground on Gavos, Greece.[17] |
USS Tamaroa | ![]() |
The tug collided with the aviation supply ship USS Jupiter (![]() |
28 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bluenose | The coastal freighter ran aground off Île à Vache, Haiti and broke up.[19] |
29 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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HDMS ME 1016 | ![]() |
The minesweeper ran aground off Jernhatten. She was declared a total loss.[20] |
30 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Antetam | ![]() |
The cargo ship struck a mine in the Gironde Estuary and sank with the loss of one of her 41 crew.[21] |
Luray Victory | ![]() |
The Victory ship ran aground and sank, Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[22] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Akagi Maru | ![]() |
The merchant ship struck a mine and sank in the Seto Inland Sea off Okayama Prefecture, Japan. She was raised, repaired, and returned to service. |
February
1 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fort Massac | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with Thornaby (![]() ![]() |
2 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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U-764 | ![]() |
Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°06′N 9°00′W).[24] |
3 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Captive | ![]() |
The rescue tug was beached in Potomas Bay, Cyprus.[25] |
I-505 | ![]() |
The Type VIID submarine was scuttled in the Sunda Strait by the destroyer HNLMS Kortenaer (![]() |
Rian | ![]() |
The coaster collided with the minesweeper HNLMS Jan van Gelder (![]() |
4 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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SS Yukon | ![]() |
The 20-gross register ton 39.9-foot (12.2 m) fishing vessel sank in Gardiner Bay (54°49′30″N 131°57′45″W) on the southeast coast of Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[28] |
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With 480 people – 369 passengers and 111 crew members – aboard, the 5,746-gross register ton, 360-foot (109.7 m) steam passenger ship ran aground at Cape Fairfield in Johnstone Bay, Territory of Alaska, and broke in two. With surf reaching heights of 40 feet (12.2 m) and pounding the ship to pieces, rescue operations took three days. Eleven people – five civilians and six United States Army soldiers – died in the disaster.[29] |
5 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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U-1228 | ![]() |
The Type IXC/40 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of the United States.[30] |
6 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sphene | ![]() |
The coaster foundered in the Bristol Channel off Cornwall. All five crew were rescued.[31] |
10 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lindøy | ![]() |
Capsized and sank south of Sogneoksen whilst on a voyage from Bulandet to Bergen, Norway.[32] |
U-975 | ![]() |
Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°42′N 9°01′W) by HMS Loch Arkaig (![]() |
11 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Girl Lena | ![]() |
The trawler collided with HMS Saga (![]() |
USS Greene | ![]() |
The hulk of the seaplane tender, a former Clemson-class destroyer aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was destroyed with explosives. |
Ponce de Lyon | ![]() |
The Liberty ship ran aground at The Gantocks, off Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland.[34] |
12 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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I-501 | ![]() |
The Type IXD2 submarine was scuttled in the Strait of Malacca (3°05′50″N 100°41′50″E) by HMS Loch Glendhu and HMS Loch Lomond (both ![]() |
U-3514 | ![]() |
Operation Deadlight: The Type XXI submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°00′N 10°05′W) by HMS Loch Arkaig (![]() |
14 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fulham VII | ![]() |
The coaster collided with Alfred Victory (![]() |
15 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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I-502 | ![]() |
The Type IXD2 submarine was scuttled in the Strait of Malacca off Singapore by HMS Loch Lomond (![]() |
I-506 | ![]() |
The Type IXD1 submarine was scuttled in the Bali Sea east of the Kangean Islands, Dutch East Indies by a Royal Navy ship.[38] |
Tijger | ![]() |
The coaster collided with Edward R. Squibb (![]() |
17 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Donbass | ![]() |
The 10,488-ton Type T2 tanker broke in two in a storm in the Pacific Ocean approximately 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) south of Adak in the Aleutian Islands. Three Soviet ships rescued 15 survivors from the forward part of the ship. The tanker Puente Hills (![]() |
19 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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MAL 38 | ![]() |
The MAL 2 type landing fire support lighter (Soviet designation unknown) was wrecked on this date.[41] |
21 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Edna S | ![]() |
The 20-gross register ton, 42.4-foot (12.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire near Hoonah, Territory of Alaska.[42] |
24 February
25 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Leeuwarden | ![]() |
The cargo ship struck a mine and sank 18 nautical miles (33 km) north of Dieppe, France. All crew were rescued by the trawler André Marcel (![]() |
28 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Herisle | ![]() |
The cargo ship was hit by William A. Jones (![]() |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Lanikai | ![]() |
The decommissioned schooner sank in Subic Bay in a storm in February 1946 or during a typhoon sometime in 1947.[46][47] |
No. 13 | ![]() |
The surrendered T51-class motor torpedo boat was lost in February.[48] |
U-1197 | ![]() |
The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the North Sea by the United States Navy.[49] |
March
1 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sackett's Harbor | ![]() |
The 10,488-gross register ton T2 tanker broke in two in a storm in the North Pacific Ocean southeast of Attu Island, about 800 nautical miles (1,500 km; 920 mi) southwest of Adak, Alaska. Two cats died, but there was no loss of human life. Her bow section later was sunk by gunfire by the patrol frigate USS Orlando (![]() ![]() ![]() |
2 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Belgian Tenacity | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with Esso Belgium (![]() |
Empire Waveney | ![]() |
The ocean liner caught fire at Canada Dock, Liverpool, Lancashire and sank. Declared a total loss, scrapped in 1947.[23] |
4 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bolivar | ![]() |
The cargo ship was wrecked and broke in two at Kish Bank, Ireland.[52] |
USS Extricate | ![]() |
The hulk of the Anchor-class rescue and salvage ship, aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was destroyed with explosives. |
HMS MFV 411 | ![]() |
The MFV-1-class motor fishing vessel was lost at Brisbane, Australia.[53] |
HMS MFV 812 | ![]() |
The MFV-601-class motor fishing vessel was lost at Brisbane, Australia.[54] |
5 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kielce | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with Lombardy (![]() |
6 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Osashi | ![]() |
The incomplete Ohama-class escort foundered from leaks at Yokohama.[56] |
9 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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William L. Davidson | ![]() |
The Liberty ship was driven ashore near the Osko Lighthouse, Norway. She was later refloated and towed to the United States. Subsequently served as a hulk with the United States Navy.[3] |
11 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Roche | ![]() |
The damaged hulk of the decommissioned Cannon-class destroyer escort, was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Yokosuka, Japan. |
16 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Byron Darnton | ![]() |
The Liberty ship was driven ashore on Sanda Island, Argyllshire, United Kingdom (55°17′N 5°35′W). She broke in two, a total loss.[57] |
Falkenfels | ![]() |
The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[58] |
Hugo Oldendorf | ![]() |
The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of poison gas munitions.[59] |
Karl Leonhardt | ![]() |
The 6,042 GRT cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of poison gas munitions.[60] |
Lotte | ![]() |
The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of poison gas munitions.[61] |
17 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Byron Darmton | ![]() |
The Liberty ship ran aground on Sanda Island, Argyllshire, United Kingdom and broke in two.[62] |
25 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS MFV 777 | ![]() |
The MFV-601-class motor fishing vessel burned at Hong Kong.[63] |
Venus | ![]() |
The 42-gross register ton 52.4-foot (16.0 m) motor cargo vessel was destroyed by fire in Sumner Strait near McNamara Point (56°19′50″N 133°03′45″W) in Southeast Alaska.[64] |
26 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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J. P. Poe | ![]() |
The Liberty ship ran aground near Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. Later refloated.[65] |
HMS LCI(L) 4 | ![]() |
The landing craft infantry (large) was lost in the Far East.[66] |
Muggur | ![]() |
The cargo ship capsized and sank in Ofotfjord after her cargo of herring and timber shifted.[32] |
Z34 | ![]() |
The destroyer was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[67] |
27 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Essu | ![]() |
The 9-gross register ton, 32.5-foot (9.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in the small-boat harbor at Wrangell, Territory of Alaska.[42] |
30 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Nickajack Trail | ![]() |
The T2 tanker was wrecked at the Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands. She was on a voyage from Port Arthur to Yokohama, Japan.[68] |
April
1 April
2 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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SS Charles S. Haight | ![]() |
The Liberty ship was driven ashore at Cape Ann, Massachusetts. The ship burned out on 17 August.[92] |
4 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS S-35 | ![]() |
The decommissioned S-class submarine was sunk as a torpedo target. |
5 April
8 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Despatch | ![]() |
The former protected cruiser was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off San Francisco, California. |
9 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Empire Bridge | ![]() |
The coaster collided with the wreck of Fort Massac during salvage operations. She was holed and quickly sank in an upright position. A salvage attempt on 23 August only succeeded in turning her on her side, and she was declared a total loss. |
14 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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RFA Oligarch | ![]() |
The Ol-class tanker was scuttled in the Red Sea (27°30′N 34°45′E) with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[97] |
15 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ha-110 | ![]() |
The captured Type SS submarine possibly was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off the Kii Channel. (Some sources claim she was scrapped rather than scuttled.)[98] |
Ha-112 | ![]() |
The captured Type SS submarine possibly was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off the Kii Channel. (Some sources claim she was scrapped rather than scuttled.)[99] |
16 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Helen May | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Krakhellesundet whilst on a voyage from Bergen to Ålesund, Norway.[32] |
I-503 | ![]() |
The Marcello-class submarine was scuttled in the Inland Sea off Kobe, Japan by the United States Navy.[100] |
I-504 | ![]() |
The Marconi-class submarine was scuttled in the Kii Channel by the United States Navy.[101] |
17 April
21 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Empire Christopher | ![]() |
The tugboat struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Martaban (14°09′N 98°03′E). |
Ramø | ![]() |
World War II: The ship struck a mine and sank at Henningsvær, Lofoten Islands, Norway.[32] |
24 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alfios | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued by HMCS Middlesex (![]() |
26 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Warrigal | ![]() |
The 9-gross register ton, 30.8-foot (9.4 m) fishing vessel was stranded and lost at the southwest end of Chichagof Pass in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[103] |
28 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Thea | ![]() |
The coaster capsized and sank in Bridlington Bay, United Kingdom with the loss of two of the eight people on board.[104] |
30 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Georgetown Victory | ![]() |
The troopship ran aground in the entrance to Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland, at 54°18′45″N 5°31′15″W and broke her back. All 1,100-plus on board were rescued by the Claughey, Donaghadee, and Newcastle lifeboats.[105] |
I-121 | ![]() |
The captured I-121-class submarine was scuttled in Wakasa Bay off Maizuru, Japan, by the United States Navy.[106] |
Ro-68 | ![]() |
The captured Type L4 submarine was scuttled in Wakasa Bay off Maizuru, Japan, by the United States Navy.[107] |
RO-500 | ![]() |
The captured Type IXC submarine was scuttled in Wakasa Bay off Maizuru, Japan, by the United States Navy.[108] |
USS Solar | ![]() |
The Buckley-class destroyer escort exploded and sank at Naval Ammunition Depot Earle, New Jersey with the loss of seven of her 213 crew. |
HMS Stubborn | ![]() |
The S-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Mediterranean Sea off Malta. |
HMAS Tolga | ![]() |
The decommissioned auxiliary minesweeper was scuttled off the north coast of New Guinea. |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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SS-16 | ![]() |
The surrendered SS-class landing ship sank at Yohimi. Raised and scrapped.[109] |
May
1 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Tarantula | ![]() |
The decommissioned Insect-class river gunboat was sunk as a gunnery target in the Bay of Bengal off Trincomalee, Ceylon, by the destroyers HMS Carron and HMS Carysfort (both ![]() |
2 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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S 7 | ![]() |
The surrendered S 7-class motor torpedo boat was scuttled. |
S 9 | ![]() |
The surrendered S 7-class motor torpedo boat was scuttled. |
S 12 | ![]() |
The surrendered S 7-class motor torpedo boat was scuttled.[111] |
6 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ha-206 | ![]() |
The wreck of the incomplete Type STS submarine – refloated in April 1946 after sinking in a typhoon in August 1945 – was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off the Kii Channel. The wreck again was refloated in 1952 and scrapped.[112] |
8 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Diomede | ![]() |
Whilst on tow and sheltering in Mount's Bay from an easterly gale, the Danae-class cruiser drifted onto the Larrigan, rocks and stranded at low tide. Refloated several hours later she continued on her journey from Falmouth to the Clyde for scrapping.[113] |
Ha-205 | ![]() |
Operation Bottom: The captured Type STS submarine was sunk by gunfire by the destroyer HMAS Quiberon (![]() ![]() |
I-153 | ![]() |
Operation Bottom: The captured Kaidai-class submarine was sunk by gunfire by the destroyer HMAS Quiberon (![]() ![]() |
I-154 | ![]() |
Operation Bottom: The captured Kaidai-class submarine was sunk by gunfire by the destroyer HMAS Quiberon (![]() ![]() |
I-155 | ![]() |
Operation Bottom: The captured Kaidai-class submarine was sunk by gunfire by the destroyer HMAS Quiberon (![]() ![]() |
Ro-59 | ![]() |
Operation Bottom: The captured Type L3 submarine was sunk by gunfire by the destroyer HMAS Quiberon (![]() ![]() |
Ro-62 | ![]() |
Operation Bottom: The captured Type L4 submarine was sunk by gunfire by the destroyer HMAS Quiberon (![]() ![]() |
Ro-63 | ![]() |
Operation Bottom: The captured Type L4 submarine was sunk by gunfire by the destroyer HMAS Quiberon (![]() ![]() |
9 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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K F C No 1 | ![]() |
The 125-gross register ton barge sank at Point Gore (59°12′00″N 150°57′30″W) on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[122] |
10 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fort Sumter | ![]() |
The T2 tanker broke in two and sank in the Pacific Ocean 720 nautical miles (1,330 km) south of Attu Island, Alaska. She was on a voyage from Yokohama, Japan to San Pedro.[123] |
H I C 5 | ![]() |
The 51-gross register ton, 60.1-foot (18.3 m) scow sank in Excursion Inlet (58°25′N 135°26′W) in Southeast Alaska.[124] |
14 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Bellona | ![]() |
The Achelous-class landing craft repair ship, hard aground on Kama Rock, Iwo Jima, since 1 December 1945, was blown up with explosive charges after being stripped of all salvageable equipment. |
18 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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M-16 | ![]() |
The minesweeper was scuttled at 58°10′N 10°42′E in the Skagerrak.[125] |
21 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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I-203 | ![]() |
The captured I-201-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, at 21°13′N 158°08′W by a Mark 18-2 torpedo fired by the submarine USS Caiman (![]() |
23 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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I-201 | ![]() |
The captured I-201-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, at 21°13′N 158°08′W by a Mark 18-2 torpedo fired by the submarine USS Queenfish (![]() |
24 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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DD-224 | ![]() |
![]() DD-224 sinking. |
26 May
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
H.C. Horn | ![]() |
The cargo ship was scuttled in the Baltic Sea.[127] |
28 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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I-14 | ![]() |
The captured Type AM submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Oahu, Hawaii, at 21°13′N 158°08′W by torpedoes fired by the submarine USS Bugara (![]() |
Marianne | ![]() |
The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Øresund off Stevns.[129] |
31 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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I-401 | ![]() |
The captured I-400-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, at 21°12′N 158°07′W by two Mark 18 torpedoes fired by the submarine USS Cabezon (![]() |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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F 192 | ![]() |
World War II: The Type AM minelayer Marinefahrprahm was scuttled sometime in May.[131] |
Nattie | ![]() |
The 10-gross register ton, 32-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel drifted out to sea from Seldovia, Territory of Alaska, and was wrecked.[132] |
June
4 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kunashiri | ![]() |
The Shimushu-class escort ship ran aground and was wrecked on the coast of Japan. |
I-400 | ![]() |
The captured I-400-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, at 21°13′N 158°07′W by three Mark 18-2 torpedoes fired by the submarine USS Trumpetfish (![]() |
6 June
7 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kamikaze | ![]() |
The repatriation ship, a former Kamikaze-class destroyer, ran aground off Cape Omaezaki, Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, at (34°38′N 138°8′E) while coming to the aide of Kunashiri (![]() |
Kunashiri | ![]() |
The repatriation ship, a former Shimushu-class escort, ran aground off Cape Omaezaki, Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, at (34°35′N 138°5′E). She was abandoned and scrapped 1946–1947.[135] |
8 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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AF 112 | ![]() |
The surrendered Type D Artilleriefährprahm sank on this date.[136] |
Myōkō | ![]() |
The captured Myōkō-class heavy cruiser was scuttled by British forces in the Strait of Malacca off Port Swettenham, Malaya, at 03°05′N 100°40′E. |
9 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Solar | ![]() |
The Buckley-class destroyer escort was scuttled 100 nautical miles (190 km) off New York. |
13 June
18 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hugh Williamson | ![]() |
The Liberty ship was driven ashore at Pernambuco, Brazil. She was later refloated and laid up. Consequently scrapped in 1946.[138] |
Wafico No. 8 | ![]() |
The 8-gross register ton, 30.9-foot (9.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Halibut Bay on the southwest end of Kodiak Island in the Territory of Alaska.[103] |
20 June
25 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Gold Creek | ![]() |
The T2 tanker ran aground off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Houston, Texas to Providence, Rhode Island.[140] |
28 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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C 4 | ![]() |
The C 1-class submarine was rammed by the destroyer Lepanto (![]() |
Miss D | ![]() |
The 23-gross register ton, 49.9-foot (15.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Anchorage, Territory of Alaska.[142] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Flowergate | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on Porthminster Beach, St. Ives whilst under tow to breakers yard. Later refloated and continued her journey.[143] |
James W. Nesmith | ![]() |
The Liberty ship was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of obsolete chemical munitions.[144] |
July
1 July
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
USS Anderson | ![]() |
![]() The atomic bomb explosion of 1 July 1946. |
USS Carlisle | ![]() |
Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Gilliam-class attack transport was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
USS Gilliam | ![]() |
Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Gilliam-class attack transport was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
USS Lamson | ![]() |
Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Mahan-class destroyer was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
Sakawa | ![]() |
Operation Crossroads: The captured Agano-class light cruiser (![]() |
2 July
7 July
11 July
12 July
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Island Duke | ![]() |
The 15-gross register ton 45.6-foot (13.9 m) motor towing vessel was wrecked off Graveyard Point (58°52′N 157°01′W) in Kvichak Bay on the Bristol Bay coast of the Territory of Alaska.[147] |
13 July
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Freiburg | ![]() |
The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[148] |
Gertrud Fritzen | ![]() |
The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak as a means of disposing of poison gas munitions that had been loaded aboard her.[149] |
14 July
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
USS Majaba | ![]() |
The decommissioned and abandoned non-self propelled auxiliary vessel sank at dock in Subic Bay, The Philippines.[150][151] |
Somehow | ![]() |
The 14-gross register ton, 33.3-foot (10.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Elfin Cove in Southeast Alaska.[50] |
20 July
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Z45 | ![]() |
World War II: The incomplete Type 1936B destroyer was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[152] |
22 July
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Cougar | ![]() |
The 43-gross register ton, 59.2-foot (18.0 m) fishing vessel sank in the Shelikof Strait 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) off Rocky Point (57°39′45″N 154°13′50″W) on the coast of Kodiak Island in the Territory of Alaska′s Kodiak Archipelago with the loss of three crewmen and seven or eight passengers. The sole survivor was a man who clung to a floating gasoline tank for 11 hours until a passing fishing vessel rescued him.[16] |
25 July
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
USS Apogon | ![]() |
Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
USS Arkansas | ![]() |
Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Wyoming-class battleship was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
USS LSM-60 | ![]() |
![]() The atomic explosion beneath LSM-60. |
USS Pilotfish | ![]() |
Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
USS Saratoga | ![]() |
Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Lexington-class aircraft carrier was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
USS Skipjack | ![]() |
Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Salmon-class submarine was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. She later was raised for further use as a target ship and sunk again in August 1948. |
YON-160 | ![]() |
Operation Crossroads: The fuel oil barge was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
26 July
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
T37 | ![]() |
The incomplete Type 1941 torpedo boat was scuttled by the United States as a means of disposing of chemical weapons that had been loaded aboard.[154] |
T38 | ![]() |
The incomplete Type 1941 torpedo boat was scuttled by the United States as a means of disposing of chemical weapons that had been loaded aboard.[154] |
T39 | ![]() |
The incomplete Type 1941 torpedo boat was scuttled by the United States as a means of disposing of chemical weapons that had been loaded aboard.[154] |
TF-11 | ![]() |
The torpedo training ship, a former Type 1940 minesweeper, was scuttled in the Skagerrak by the Allies.[155] |
27 July
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Kanaga | ![]() |
The 60-gross register ton, 61.6-foot (18.8 m) fishing vessel was wrecked in Southeast Alaska, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) south of Sitka, Territory of Alaska.[122] |
30 July
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Nagato | ![]() |
Operation Crossroads: The captured Nagato-class battleship sank at Bikini Atoll due to damage sustained on 25 July 1946 as a test target in an atomic bomb explosion. |
Vipya | ![]() |
The sternwheel ferry capsized and sank in a storm while only on her fourth voyage on Lake Nyasa 7 nautical miles (13 km) near Florence Bay with the loss of 145 lives.[156] The Malawi Department of Antiquities's sign at the Memorial site at Fort Johnston (now Mangochi) confirms the loss of life as being 145. |
31 July
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
American Farmer | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with William J. Riddle (![]() |
Argyle | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground and was wrecked near Punta Gorda, Cuba while on passage from Baracoa for Miami with bananas.[158] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Patrick Henry | ![]() |
The Liberty ship ran aground on a reef off the coast of Florida and was severely damaged |
August
1 August
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Peregrin | ![]() |
The 13-gross register ton 34.3-foot (10.5 m) motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Territory of Alaska.[28] |
2 August
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Empire Cross | ![]() |
Capsized following an explosion and fire at Haifa, Palestine. Up to 25 people killed. |
5 August
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Homestead | ![]() |
The T2 tanker was struck by lightning and burnt out at Jacksonville, Florida. Consequently scrapped.[140] |
7 August
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Red Wing | ![]() |
The 20-gross register ton, 44.6-foot (13.6 m) fishing vessel was wrecked at "Bent Point" – probably Bent Cape (54°53′30″N 162°25′00″W) – on Deer Island at the mouth of Cold Bay on the south side of the Alaska Peninsula in the Territory of Alaska.[13] |
10 August
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Adur II | ![]() |
The tug capsized and sank off Hartland Point, Devon with the loss of one of her crew.[159] |
16 August
22 August
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Empire Rival | ![]() |
The cargo ship was damaged at Haifa, Palestine by a limpet mine and was beached. She was later repaired and returned to service.[23] |
25 August
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Empire Peacock | ![]() |
The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (47°55′N 8°30′W) with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[23] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
I-372 | ![]() |
The refloated wreck of the Type D submarine was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan.[160] |
September
3 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Fulani | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire.[161] Refloated the next day.[162] |
Sea King | ![]() |
The cargo ship sank in the Trondheimsleia following a collision with another ship. Was on a voyage from Skrova to Trondheim, Norway.[32] |
8 September
12 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Fort Fraser | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Paull, Yorkshire. Later refloated.[164] |
Helena Modjeska | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Later broke her back, a total loss.[22] |
13 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Marit II | ![]() |
The tanker broke in two off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States (35°09′N 73°24′W and sank with the loss of eleven crew.[32] |
S. Wiley Wakeman | ![]() |
The Liberty ship ran aground on a wreck off Tobago. She was refloated on 22 September. Subsequently laid up, scrapped in 1948.[165] |
15 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Herøy | ![]() |
The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank west of the Feistein Lighthouse whilst on a voyage from Odda to Sarpsborg, Norway.[32] |
19 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Ohio | ![]() |
Both halves of the tanker, which had broken in two in 1942 due to combat damage, were sunk as gunnery targets in the Mediterranean Sea off Malta. |
20 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
TID 62 | ![]() |
The tug suffered a failure of her steering gear off Beachy Head, Sussex. She was taken in tow by HMS Zephyr (![]() |
25 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
SS-22 | ![]() |
The T-class landing ship was wrecked near Chipei-Hsiaotao, Pescadore Islands.[167] |
29 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Brigadier General M. G. Zalinski | ![]() |
The transport ran aground and sank in the Grenville Channel, 1.3 miles south west of James Point, British Columbia.[168] |
Fort Vermillion | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[169] Refloated on 6 October.[22] |
Torni | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Petard Point, Ravenscar, Yorkshire.[169] |
30 September
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
LCG(M) 132 | ![]() |
The landing craft was driven ashore whilst under tow from Inveraray, Argyllshire to Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom and was a total loss.[32] |
Schuyler Colfax | ![]() |
The liberty ship was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean by USS Tilefish (![]() |
October
1 October
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
June | ![]() |
The 20-gross register ton, 43.2-foot (13.2 m) motor cargo vessel sank in Yakutat Bay on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[171] |
10 October
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Fluor | ![]() |
The coaster was struck by Strathnaver (![]() |
11 October
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Glamorganbrook | ![]() |
The coaster sprang a leak and sank off Scarborough, Yorkshire with the loss of one of the fifteen people on board.[173] |
12 October
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Arthur Sewall | ![]() |
The Liberty ship was scuttled with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[174] |
Empire Severn | ![]() |
The cargo ship was scuttled north west of the Hebrides (58°18′N 9°37′E) with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[23] |
Ludwigshafen | ![]() |
The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[175] |
14 October
17 October
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
HMAS Waree | ![]() |
The tug was run aground near the mouth of the Clarence River at Yamba, New South Wales, Australia, after beginning to take on water. She was declared a total loss. |
19 October
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Takao | ![]() |
The captured Takao-class heavy cruiser was sunk as a gunnery target in the Strait of Malacca at 03°05′05″N 100°41′00″E by the Crown Colony-class light cruiser HMS Newfoundland (![]() |
22 October
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
HMS Saumarez | ![]() |
Corfu Channel Incident: The S-class destroyer suffered heavy damage when she struck a mine in the Corfu Channel which blew her bow off. Eleven of her crew were killed and 25 others were listed as missing and presumed dead. She returned to base stern-first. She was declared a total loss and scrapped. |
HMS Volage | ![]() |
Corfu Channel Incident: The V-class destroyer suffered heavy damage when she struck a mine in the Corfu Channel which blew her bow off while she was attempting to tow HMS Saumarez (![]() |
24 October
26 October
- For the loss of the German cargo ship Arizona on or after this date, see the entry for 17 April 1944.
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Arthur Sewall | ![]() |
The Liberty ship was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[177] |
28 October
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Renascent | ![]() |
The coaster sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea whilst on a voyage from Lowestoft, United Kingdom to Kristiansand, Norway.[32] |
29 October
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Stanburn | ![]() |
The cargo ship foundered off Sfax, Tunisia with the loss of four of her 35 crew.[178] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
George Hawley | ![]() |
The Liberty ship was scuttled with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[179] |
November
2 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Empire Woodlark | ![]() |
The troopship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Hebrides (59°00′N 7°40′W) with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[23] |
Gyoraitei No. 222 | ![]() |
The surrendered Gyoraitei No. 31-class motor torpedo boat was lost on this date.[180] |
Tora | ![]() |
The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Åland Sea west of Almagrundet, Sweden whilst on a voyage from Kotka, Finland to Stavanger, Norway.[32] |
3 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
A T T No. 1 | ![]() |
The 3,577-gross register ton, 314.8-foot (96.0 m) barge was wrecked on the northeast coast of Amukta in the Aleutian Islands.[181] |
4 November
5 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Lund | ![]() |
The naval trawler was sunk by the explosion of a depth charge whilst engaged in an operation to disperse the wreck of SS Flandres (![]() |
Valle | ![]() |
The coaster suffered engine failure and struck rocks whilst on a voyage from Grimstad to Haugesund, Norway.[32] |
11 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Empire Pitt | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground in the English Channel off Berville-sur-Mer, Eure, France and broke her back. She was declared a constructive total loss.[23] |
13 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
U-977 | ![]() |
The Type VIIC submarine was sunk as a torpedo target in the Atlantic Ocean off Massachusetts by the submarine USS Atule (![]() |
16 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Flying Cloud | ![]() |
The 20-gross register ton, 41.2-foot (12.6 m) fishing vessel sank off Point Gardner (57°01′N 134°37′W) on the south end of Admiralty Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[183] |
19 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
HNLMS Walcherin | ![]() |
The Duiveland class Minesweeper was sunk by a Japanese mine on 19 November 1946 near Balikpapan, Netherlands East Indies. 3 crewmen killed.[184] |
20 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Albany | ![]() |
The coaster disappeared on a voyage between Port Talbot and Rosslare. |
Stormont | ![]() |
The coaster was in collision with Empire Brent (![]() |
22 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Hirma | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground west of the Geita Lighthouse, whilst on a voyage from Bergen to Bodø, Norway.[32] |
26 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Garth | ![]() |
The dredger sank in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all six crew.[186] |
27 November
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Tillamok | ![]() |
The tanker ran aground at Porthcawl, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Still aground on 25 December.[187] |
December
1 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Tillamook | ![]() |
The tanker was driven ashore at Sker Point, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 6 February 1947 and taken in to Swansea, Glamorgan.[188] |
2 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
HMCS Middlesex | ![]() |
The Algerine-class minesweeper ran aground on Shutin Island, Nova Scotia. She was subsequently scrapped in situ.[189] |
5 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Rubens | ![]() |
The cargo ship was abandoned 50 nautical miles (93 km) north of Bonacca, Honduras. Drifted ashore at Bonacca, a total loss.[190] |
6 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
N16 | ![]() |
The Type XXIII submarine was lost at Toulon, Var in a diving accident with the loss of a number of lives.[191] |
7 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Rafiah | Aliyah Bet: The Jewish immigrant ship (formerly Athina S.) was wrecked on Sirina, north-east of Crete.[192] | |
Sea It | ![]() |
The 17-gross register ton, 45-foot (14 m) motor cargo vessel sank off Point Adolphus (58°17′15″N 135°47′00″W) in Southeast Alaska.[50] |
8 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Empire Eden | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Spurn Head, Yorkshire in a gale, but was refloated. |
Francis Batey | ![]() |
The tug sank in the Tyne.[193] |
Irma | ![]() |
The cargo ship was driven onto Manacle Rock, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Towed clear by Zwarte Zee (![]() |
Liberté | ![]() |
The ocean liner collided with the wreck of Paris (![]() |
HMS Saltburn | ![]() |
The Hunt-class minesweeper broke free from her tow and ran aground at Hartland Point, Devon.[193] |
Security | ![]() |
The tug sank off Portland, Dorset.[193] |
HMS Truant | ![]() |
The T-class submarine broke free from her tow and sank off the Channel Islands.[193] |
Wansford | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Falmouth, Cornwall. Towed clear by Zwarte Zee (![]() |
13 December
16 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Leipzig | ![]() |
The Leipzig-class light cruiser was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of obsolete chemical weapons. |
T21 | ![]() |
The torpedo boat was scuttled in the Skagerrak at 57°53′N 6°13′E.[195] |
Z29 | ![]() |
The destroyer was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[196] |
19 December
20 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Chichagoff | ![]() |
The 44-gross register ton, 57.3-foot (17.5 m) fishing vessel was abandoned off Khaz Head (57°31′45″N 136°01′00″W) off Piehle Passage (57.5275°N 136.0289°W) in Southeast Alaska after she lost rudder control and a breaker carried away her pilothouse. Her crew of three abandoned ship in a dory and survived, but Chichagoff sank.[16] |
22 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Prinz Eugen | ![]() |
Operation Crossroads: The Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser capsized and sank at Kwajalein Atoll due to an unrepaired leak caused by damage when she was used as a target in atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll on 1 and 25 July 1946. |
23 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Afognak | ![]() |
The beam trawler ran hard aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) north of Point Gardner (57°01′N 134°37′W) in Southeast Alaska. The mail boat Yakobi (![]() |
Marna | ![]() |
The coaster sank west of Gamle Hellesund, Norway, during a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden, to Grangemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom.[32] |
24 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Northeastern Victory | ![]() |
The Victory ship ran aground and sank, Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[22] |
25 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Anastasia | ![]() |
The coaster sprang a leak and was beached at Skar Point, Walney Island, Lancashire.[197] |
27 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Am-Mer-Mar | ![]() |
The Liberty ship ran aground off Lindesnes, Norway. She sank on 1 January 1947.[174] |
30 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
F 2 | ![]() |
The F-class escort ship sank at Scapa Flow (58°50′N 03°11′E) during a storm. Partially scrapped in place.[198] |
31 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Monte Pascoal | ![]() |
The Monte-class ocean liner was scuttled in the Skagerrak, laden with gas shells.[199] |
Schwabenland | ![]() |
The seaplane tender/catapult ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak, laden with gas shells.[200] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
HMS H 97 | ![]() |
The captured German destroyer was beached to prevent her from sinking due to corroded bottom plates.[201] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Claus Von Bevern | ![]() |
The test ship, a former G180-class torpedo boat, was scuttled in the Skagerrak, laden with gas shells.[202] |
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See also
- List of shipwrecks
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Ship commissionings: | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 |
Shipwrecks: | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 |
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