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The list of shipwrecks in December 1944 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1944.(This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.)

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  • The list of shipwrecks in December 1944 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1944.(This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.) (en)
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  • The naval trawler/Vorpostenboot was lost on this date. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea by . (en)
  • World War II: The motor torpedo boat was sunk by a mine off the Scheldt with the loss of three of her crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Danzig, Germany, or at Gotenhafen. (en)
  • World War II: The was bombed and sunk by Chinese aircraft after running aground near Anking, China . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy MATA-38: The Type D escort ship was bombed and sunk at the mouth of Lingayen Gulf, Luzon by Douglas A-20 Havoc, North American B-25 Mitchell and Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft of the United States Fifth Air Force. Fifty-two crew members were lost. (en)
  • World War II: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Yesnaby, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom by a Short Sunderland aircraft of 201 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 50 crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy MATA-38: The was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea southeast of Formosa by . (en)
  • The KFK 2-class naval drifter/Vorpostenboot was sunk in a collision. (en)
  • World War II: The landing ship tank was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north-east of the Azores, Portugal by with the loss of two of her 107 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was sunk by Soviet aircraft at Liepāja, Latvia. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was sunk at Gotenhafen by Royal Air Force aircraft. (en)
  • The Artilleriefährprahm, a converted Type C Marinefährprahm, was sunk in a collision off Thybören. There were 2 dead, 3 missing and 45 survivors. SHe was salvaged by the Soviets and put in service as in February 1946. (en)
  • World War II: The oiler was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea west of Palawan Island by . Twenty-four passengers and 24 crewmen were killed. Survivors were rescued by and . (en)
  • The incomplete sank off Pitsunda whilst being towed from Tuapse to Sevastopol. (en)
  • World War II: The landing craft tank was set on fire at Leyte, Philippines by a kamikaze hitting the Liberty ship while she was alongside receiving cargo. The burning wreck was consequently beached. One crew was killed, two missing and ten wounded, one dying of his wounds later. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy TAMA-34: The Daifuku Maru No. 1-class transport was torpedoed, blew up and sank in the South China Sea north of Bagui Bay, Luzon, Philippines by . A total of 913 naval personnel, 66 gunners and 94 crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was sunk at Antwerp, Belgium by a German Biber midget submarine. All 65 crew survived. (en)
  • World War II: The U-boat support ship was bombed and sunk off Moss, Norway by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 143, 235 and 248 Squadrons, Royal Air Force. One hundred and sixteen crew were killed. (en)
  • World War II: Battle of Ormoc Bay: Convoy TA-9: The No. 103-class landing ship was shelled and sunk in Ormoc Bay, Philippines by United States Army field artillery, mortars, tank destroyers and by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Moss, Norway. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy TA-8: The Type 1A Standard cargo ship was beached at San Isidro, Leyte to facilitate landing of troops. She was bombed and destroyed by United States Fifth Air Force aircraft and Vought F4U Corsair aircraft of squadrons VMF 211, 218, and 313, United States Marine Corps. (en)
  • World War II: The was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea off Kuching by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Hamburg, Germany. Wreck scrapped in the Soviet Union from August 1950. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy BE-1075-AL: The cargo ship was sunk in Ørstafjorden, Norway, by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 143, 235 and 248 Squadrons, Royal Air Force. Three crewmen were killed. (en)
  • The unmanned was wrecked in the Seine Estuary after breaking her tow. (en)
  • World War II: The river gunboat was bombed and severely damaged by Nationalist Chinese aircraft after running aground near Anking, China . She was scrapped in July 1945. (en)
  • World War II: The MAS 423-class MAS boat was scuttled at Šibenik, Yugoslavia. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 327: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by . She was beached off Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Later repaired and returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy MKS 71: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel south-east of St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight by . All 59 crew were rescued by and . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy MATA-38: The CH-13-class submarine chaser was bombed and sunk at the mouth of Lingayen Gulf by Douglas A-20 Havoc, North American B-25 Mitchell and Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft of the United States Fifth Air Force. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea off Makassar, Netherlands East Indies by . (en)
  • World War II: The lighter was sunk in Philippines waters by . (en)
  • World War II: The was torpedoed and heavily damaged in the Strait of Formosa by , or . 19 crewmen were killed. Withdrawn from service and saw out the war as a guard ship, she was subsequently declared a constructive total loss and scrapped post-war. (en)
  • World War II: The was torpedoed and sunk west-south-west of Cape Bolinao, Luzon (en)
  • World War II: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged by a Japanese aircraft, without casualties, in the Philippine Sea off Mindoro, Philippines. She was beached on Ambulong Island. She was later refloated and towed to Subic Bay. Repaired and entered United States Navy service as USS Araner. (en)
  • World War II: The Fort ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea . Four crew were killed. (en)
  • World War II: Battle of Ormoc Bay: Convoy TA-9: The was bombed and sunk north-west of Cebu, Philippines by United States Army and United States Marine Corps aircraft with a loss of 20 crewmen. One hundred and twenty survivors, including her captain, were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The motor boat was shelled by PC-24 Marjan and exploded in Sv. Petar harbor. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy TAMA-36: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk north of North San Fernando, Luzon, Philippines by . One thousand, seven hundred and forty-two troops were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The was torpedoed and severely damaged in the Java Sea by . She was towed in to Singapore where it was found that she was unrepairable. She saw out the war as a floating anti-aircraft battery. (en)
  • World War II: Battle of Ormoc Bay: Convoy TA-9: The was torpedoed and sunk in Ormoc Bay by and . her captain and 170 crewmen were killed; There were 59 survivors. (en)
  • World War II: The was sunk in the Philippine Sea off Leyte, Philippines by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft attack with the loss of at least 103 crew. One hundred and fifty survivors were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was bombed and sunk by Royal Air Force aircraft off Horten, Norway with the loss of 39 of the 40 crew on board at the time. (en)
  • thumb|USS LST-472 World War II: The was damaged in the South China Sea off Mindoro, Philippines by a Japanese kamikaze attack. She was scuttled by . Three crew were missing and four died of their wounds. (en)
  • The Type MT-1 minesweeper sank in an accident in the Gulf of Riga. (en)
  • World War II: The guard boat was torpedoed and sunk north-west of Manila by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by Allied aircraft off Ålesund, Norway. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed by in the Baltic Sea off Ventspils, Latvia, and was beached. (en)
  • World War II: The aircraft carrier was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea by with the loss of 1,239 of her 1,386 crew. Survivors, an officer and 146 crewmen, were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The Type XXI submarine was bombed and sunk at Hamburg in an American air raid. Refloated in January 1945. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy KB 37: The minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea south-east of Cape Svyatoj Nos by with the loss of all 49 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The Type D escort ship was sunk in the Luzon Channel north of Calaya Island by United States Navy carrier-based aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The was damaged in the Camotes Sea by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft and was abandoned. She was scuttled by . Six crewmen were missing and 13 were seriously wounded. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was sunk in a Soviet air raid on Liepāja. (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the Strait of Makassar by and . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy MATA-38: The Aobason Maru-class transport was bombed and sunk at San Fernando, Luzon, Philippines by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Fifth Air Force. Twenty-five soldiers, a gunner and three crew members were killed. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HI-82: The Otowasan Maru-class tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea east of Quảng Ngãi, by . Fifty-six troops, a passenger, her captain and 62 crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The Type 1939/40 schnellboot was sunk at IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands by Avro Lancaster aircraft of 617 Squadron, Royal Air Force using Tallboy bombs. Ten of her crew were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The s were sunk by US aircraft near Mindoro. (en)
  • The 2,448-gross register ton, passenger steamer was wrecked in the Shumagin Islands off the Alaska Peninsula near Simeonof Island at . (en)
  • World War II: The factory ship was sunk at Gotenhafen by Royal Air Force aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The CHa-1-class auxiliary submarine chaser was sunk in the East China Sea by . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy TA-8: The transport was beached at San Isidro, Leyte to facilitate landing of troops. She was bombed and destroyed by United States 5th Air Force fighter-bomber aircraft, and United States Marine Corps Vought F4U Corsair aircraft of squadrons VMF 211, 218, and 313. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy WEP 3: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France by with the loss of 819 of the 2,374 people on board. Survivors were rescued by and . (en)
  • World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Barents Sea by with the loss of all 51 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The Shoei Maru-class auxiliary gunboat was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean southwest of Sunda Strait by . 12 crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary minelayer was bombed and sunk at Skudeneshavn, Norway by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 143, 235 and 248 Squadrons, Royal Air Force. Refloated in 1946, repaired and returned to Norwegian commercial service. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy BTC 10: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel south of the Eddystone Lighthouse by . All 65 crew were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The Artilleriefährprahm struck a mine and sank in the Ems. (en)
  • World War II: The unfinished Type VIIC submarine was bombed and sunk at Hamburg in an American air raid. (en)
  • World War II: The Hansa A Type cargo ship was severely damaged in an Allied air raid on Libau. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy BE-102-AL: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Krakhellesund, Norway by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 143, 235 and 248 Squadrons, Royal Air Force. The crew survived while three German Flak gunners were killed. (en)
  • World War II: Fifty Maru-ni Type explosive motor boats were destroyed in their base in a cave on Corregidor, Philippines, when an engine compartment fire detonated the explosives on board one boat as the boats are preparing to sortie. One hundred crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Malaya by and . 42 crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy TA-8: The transport was beached at San Isidro, Leyte, Philippines to facilitate landing of troops. She was bombed and destroyed by United States Fifth Air Force aircraft and Vought F4U Corsair aircraft of squadrons VMF 211, 218, and 313, United States Marine Corps. (en)
  • The collided with in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom and was damaged. She was not repaired. (en)
  • World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Hamburg in an American air raid. (en)
  • The Artilleriefährprahm, a converted Type A Marinefährprahm, was sunk. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Gotenhafen by Royal Air Force aircraft. Refloated in 1946 and repaired. Entered Polish service in 1949 as Warta. (en)
  • World War II: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Wrath, Sutherland by with the loss of 71 of her 168 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The infantry landing ship was sunk, probably by a mine, in the English Channel north-east of Cherbourg, Manche, France . Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The Type VIIC submarine hit the Wolf Rock between the Isles of Scilly and Cornwall, United Kingdom and was consequently scuttled with the loss of nine of her 44 crew. The survivors were picked up by Royal Navy vessels. (en)
  • World War II: The transport was lost in a collision, or sunk by Soviet aircraft, at Liepāja, Latvia. (en)
  • The minesweeper/naval trawler was lost on this date. (en)
  • thumb|right|USS LST-563 aground on Clipperton Island.The landing ship tank was wrecked on Clipperton Island . Several attempts made at salvaging her but efforts were abandoned in February 1945. (en)
  • World War II: The Liberty ship was damaged in the Philippine Sea at Mindoro, Philippines by Japanese ships and then bombed, probably by an American aircraft. She was later written off as a total loss. All 33 crewmen and 27 Armed Guards survived. (en)
  • World War II: The landing ship was sunk off Luzon, Philippines by aircraft based on . (en)
  • World War II: The ferry struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Patras off Missolonghi, Greece. 20 crew, 2 gunners and 56 British troops were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The small guard ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Cape Pakri by . (en)
  • The armed yacht was lost on this date. (en)
  • The auxiliary minesweeper sank on this date. (en)
  • The auxiliary patrol ship was lost on this date. (en)
  • The trawler foundered off Peterhead, Scotland. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was sunk south of the Celebes Islands by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. (en)
  • World War II: The net tender was sunk at Gotenhafen, German-occupied Poland by Royal Air Force aircraft. (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground and sank about off the south east coast of Teuri Island in the Sea of Japan in a blinding blizzard with the loss of two crew. (en)
  • World War II: The picket ship was damaged in an air attack at Rabaul, New Guinea and beached in Karavia Bay. Salvaged post war by HMAS Reserve and used as a tender at Madang. (en)
  • World War II: The refrigerated cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Skaggerak by Allied aircraft with the loss of 82 lives. (en)
  • World War II: The Liberty ship struck a mine and was damaged in the North Sea . Of her 41-man merchant complement and 28-man armed guard, 9 of the former and 6 of the latter were killed. Forty-six from both groups were injured, and one merchant sailor and one armed guard died later of their injuries. She drifted aground off Ostend, Belgium, where she was sunk by gunfire as a menace to navigation. (en)
  • World War II: The was sunk at Iwo Jima by and . (en)
  • World War II: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Florø, Norway by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 455 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of five lives. (en)
  • World War II: The fishing trawler was shelled and sunk in the Baltic Sea by . (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk off Olskjær, Norway by and . Raised post-war, repaired and entered Swedish service as Servus. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk off Egersund, Norway by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 235 and 248 Squadrons, Royal Air Force. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy PK 20: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea north of Tsyp-Navolok Cape by with the loss of 29 of her 56 crew. Survivors were rescued by MO-426 . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy TA-8: The was beached at San Isidro north of Ormoc, the Philippines to facilitate landing of troops. She was bombed and destroyed by United States Fifth Air Force aircraft and Vought F4U Corsair aircraft of squadrons VMF 211, 218, and 313, United States Marine Corps. (en)
  • World War II: The was sunk by a mine off Missolonghi, Greece. Two crew and 13 Indian soldiers were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean near Port Blair, Andaman Islands by . One hundred and forty-nine passengers and crew were killed; two watchmen survived. (en)
  • World War II: The Siebelfahre Type 43 was sunk in the port of Memel by Soviet bombers. She was later raised and repaired. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the English Channel off Dunkerque, Nord, France . She was beached but her back was broken. Declared a total loss. (en)
  • World War II: The Type VIIC submarine struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom in mid-December with the loss of all 50 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in Flekkefjord by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 143, 235 and 248 Squadrons, Royal Air Force. (en)
  • World War II: The buoy tender sank in the Baltic Sea off Swinemünde, Pomerania. Probable cause of loss was striking a mine. (en)
  • World War II: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean off the south coast of New South Wales, Australia by with the loss of two of the 69 people on board. Survivors – a passenger, 26 gunners, and 40 crewmen, were rescued by . She sank the next day. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Darß, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. (en)
  • World War II: The Type 1940 minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in Bømlafjorden, Norway by . Of the 75 crew on board, 46 were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The Type R-401 minesweeper was sunk by a mine off Feiestein, Norway. (en)
  • The Type VIIC submarine collided with in Vestfjorden, Norway and sank with the loss of 31 of her 51 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the Bonin Islands by . (en)
  • World War II: The minesweeper, a converted Neuwerk-class naval trawler , was scuttled in the mouth of the Loire River. (en)
  • World War II: The Shinfuku Maru-class auxiliary transport was bombed and sunk in the South China Sea west of Manila, Philippines by US Navy Consolidated PB4Y aircraft of Patrol Bomber Squadron VPB-104. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy TAMA-34: The transport was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea east of Camiguin, the Philippines by and . (en)
  • World War II: The was damaged in the Pacific Ocean by an Aichi D3A "Val" aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy which crashed into her amidships killing 45 of her 341 crew. She was beached and later towed to Leyte, Philippines by . Subsequently repaired and returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: The BO-201-class submarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea by with the loss of all hands. (en)
  • World War II: The foundered in heavy weather in the English Channel while under tow due to engine failure. (en)
  • World War II: The communications vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean by . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HI-83: The Type D escort ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea east of Hainan, China by . Her captain and 184 crew members were lost. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HI-82: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea east of Quang Ngai, French Indochina by . Two crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The No. 103-class landing ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Luzon Channel by (en)
  • World War II: Convoy XB 139: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the Sambro Lightship by with the loss of eight of her 81 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The PT boat was damaged by a kamikaze off Leyte . Two crew were killed and 11 wounded. She was beached and abandoned. (en)
  • World War II: The Type IXC/40 submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north-west of the Azores, Portugal by using Squid. All 56 crew were rescued by HMCS St. Thomas. (en)
  • thumb|USS Ward World War II: The was hit by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft in Ormoc Bay and was abandoned. She was scuttled by . Wreck found in 2017. The whole crew was saved, with only one injured. (en)
  • The coaster was driven ashore in a storm at Stokmarknes, Norway and was a total loss. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy TAMA-34: The transport was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea west of Dalupiri Island . All 23 crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The salvage tug was bombed and sunk at Krakhellesund, Norway by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 143, 235 and 248 Squadrons, Royal Air Force. There was no casualties. (en)
  • World War II: The police vessel was sunk in the Baltic Sea by Soviet Petlyakov Pe-2 aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was sunk off Flekkefjord, Norway by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 143, 235 and 248 Squadrons, Royal Air Force. (en)
  • World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Cork, Ireland by with the loss of all 48 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Arctic Ocean east of Jan Mayen, Norway (en)
  • World War II: The struck a mine and sank in the Adriatic Sea south-east of Pola, Italy with the loss of 121 of her 184 crew. Survivors were rescued by , and . (en)
  • The cargo ship collided with at Oslo, Norway, and sank with the loss of one crew member. Raised in 1945, repaired and returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: The Type D escort ship was torpedoed and sunk north-west of Manila, Phlippines by . One hundred and fifteen crewmen were lost. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in Hohwacht Bay. (en)
  • World War II: The was bombed and damaged by United States Army aircraft off Mindoro, Philippines. She was then torpedoed and sunk south of Manila by . Eighty-two crewmen were killed, 74 were wounded. One hundred and sixty-nine survivors, including her captain, were rescued by and five by United States Navy PT boats. (en)
  • World War II: The Liberty ship was sunk in Leyte Harbour by a Japanese kamikaze attack. There was no dead and only 16 wounded. (en)
  • World War II: The was sunk at Iwo Jima by , , and . (en)
  • World War II: The No.103-class landing ship was sunk west of Luzon by United States Navy carrier-based aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: Battle of Ormoc Bay: The was shelled and sunk in Ormoc Bay by , and . About half her crew was lost. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk off Davik, Norway by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 143, 235 and 248 Squadrons, Royal Air Force. Three German soldiers and the Norwegian pilot were killed. She was broken up in place in 1950. (en)
  • World War II: The transport ship was sunk in a Soviet air raid on Liepāja, Latvia. (en)
  • World War II: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea off Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom by with the loss of 29 of her 67 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship either struck a mine and sank off the Utklippan Lighthouse with the loss of nineteen of her twenty crew, or was torpedoed and sunk by . (en)
  • World War II: The Type 35 torpedo boat was bombed and sunk off Gotenhafen by Royal Air Force aircraft. (en)
  • The oil vessel was wrecked on the beach from the jetty at Fort McRee, Florida, at the mouth of Pensacola Bay. (en)
  • World War II: The Type VIIC submarine collided with and sank in the Baltic Sea northwest of Pillau, East Prussia with the loss of 36 of her 41 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The was damaged in the Sulu Sea off Los Negros by a Japanese kamikaze attack. She was scuttled by . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy MI-29: The Standard 2AT tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea west of Yakushima Island by . A total of 249 troops, seven guards and eighteen crewmen were killed. One hundred and eighty-six survivors were rescued by . Seventy-nine other survivors reached the shore. (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean by . (en)
  • World War II: The PT boat was sunk off Mindoro, Philippines by a kamikaze attack. Four crew were killed, four missing and six of the seven survivors were wounded. (en)
  • World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was bombed and damaged at Gotenhafen, Pomerania by a Soviet air raid. She was stricken from the navy register in April 1945. The wreck was scrapped in 1947. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy TA-8: The Akagisan Maru-class transport was beached at San Isidro, Leyte, Philippines to facilitate landing of troops. She was bombed and destroyed by United States Fifth Air Force aircraft and Vought F4U Corsair aircraft of squadrons VMF 211, 218, and 313, United States Marine Corps. All 69 gunners and 58 crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The naval tanker was bombed and sunk by Royal Air Force aircraft off Horten, Norway with the loss of 13 lives. (en)
  • World War II: The fishing vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea off Cape Svyatoy Nos by with the loss of 31 of her 32 crew. The survivor was taken on board U-995 as a prisoner of war. (en)
  • World War II: The submarine chaser was sunk by a mine off Feiestein, Norway. (en)
  • World War II: The was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel north-east of Cherbourg by with the loss of 76 of her 156 crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy TA-9: The Shanghai Maru-class transport was bombed and sunk off Palompon, by Vought F4U Corsair aircraft of United States Marine Corps squadrons VMF 211, 218, and 313. 1,053 Imperial Japanese Army soldiers, 96 shipboard gunners and 48 crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The MAS 526-class MAS boat was sunk off southern France by Sabre . There were 5 killed, 6 wounded and 12 prisoners. (en)
  • World War II: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Luzon Channel by (en)
  • World War II: The minesweeper was attacked in Bömmelenfjord by Fairey Firefly aircraft of 771 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, based on . She caught fire and capsized. (en)
  • The Seeteufel-class naval whaler/submarine chaser was wrecked at Ulvenfeuer. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy TA-9: The transport was bombed and sunk off Palompon, Philippines by Vought F4U Corsair aircraft of United States Marine Corps squadrons VMF 211, 218, and 313. One soldier and 43 crewmen are killed. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy TBC 21: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel by with the loss of one of her 69 crew. Survivors were rescued by . She broke in two, with the stern section sinking. The bow section was beached and later scrapped. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea by . (en)
  • thumb|USS LSM-20 World War II: The landing ship medium was sunk in the Philippine Sea off Leyte, Philippines by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft attack. Five sailors were killed and another nine were wounded. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Leba, Pomerania . (en)
  • World War II: The transport was sunk by Soviet aircraft, at Liepāja, Latvia. (en)
  • World War II: The Korkuryu Maru-class auxiliary transport was bombed and damaged by aircraft from and beached off Suesute Point. Patched and refloated at high tide. She was bombed and damaged again the next day by aircraft from USS Hornet. She ran onto rocks on Caimon Reef, capsized and sank off Olongapo Navy Base . 728 killed, including 442 Japanese civilian evacuees, 286 prisoners of war, 38 gunners and ten crewmen. (en)
  • World War II: Battle of Ormoc Bay: The was torpedoed and sunk in Ormoc Bay, Leyte, Philippines by with the loss of 191 of her 357 crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy KB 35: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea by with the loss of all 23 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The was sunk off Chichi Jima by and . (en)
  • World War II: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean west-south-west of Yokosuka by . (en)
  • World War II: The training ship, a former , was bombed and sunk in shallow waters in Gotenhafen by Royal Air Force aircraft. Raised post-war and used as training hulk. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy MATA-38: The Sumedono Maru class transport was bombed, exploded and sank off Santiago Island, Luzon north of Lingayen Gulf by Douglas A-20 Havoc, North American B-25 Mitchell and Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft of the United States Fifth Air Force. All 94 passengers and all 71 crewmen were killed. There were only 3 survivors. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Hamburg in an American air raid. (en)
  • World War II: The Vorpostenboot struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea north of Usedom, Pomerania. (en)
  • thumb|USS Porcupine World War II: The tanker was damaged in Mangarin Bay by a Japanese Aichi D3A "Val" aircraft in a kamikaze attack. Seven sailors died and eight were wounded. She was scuttled by . (en)
  • World War II: The Liberty ship was bombed and sunk in the Philippine Sea off Mindoro, Philippines by Japanese aircraft. One crew was killed, another and two gunners were wounded. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk by in the Baltic Sea off Gotenhafen . Raised in 1954 and rebuilt for Polish service. (en)
  • World War II: The BO-201-class submarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea by with the loss of 23 of her 36 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The was sunk by a mine off the mouth of the Scheldt. Two of her crew were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Strait of Malacca by and . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy KP 24: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Barents Sea by with the loss of 47 of the 139 people on board. Survivors were rescued by and . Tbilisi was taken in tow by the tugs M-2 and M-12 , eventually arriving at Murmansk. Although she was declared a total loss, she was repaired and returned to service in 1959 when the bow section from was fitted at Archangelsk. (en)
  • World War II: The Liberty ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Scheldt, Belgium. The wreck was scuttled by a Royal Navy ship. Six crew were killed. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HI-82: The Type 2TL standard tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea east of Quảng Ngãi, French Indochina by . Fifty-seven crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The landing ship tank was damaged in the Sulu Sea by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft attack and was abandoned. (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler/submarine chasers struck mines and sank off the Feistein Lighthouse, Norway. (en)
  • World War II: The Liberty ship was sunk in the Philippine Sea off Mindoro by a Japanese kamikaze attack. The ship exploded and sank killing all 28 gunners and 40 crewmen. (en)
  • World War II: The Vorpostenboot was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Steinort, Pomerania by Soviet Douglas A-20 Havoc aircraft. 13 crewmen killed. (en)
  • The cargo ship, one of the seized Danish ships, Anna Maersk, operated under Panamanian flag for the War Shipping Administration, struck a sunken wreck and foundered in the North Sea off Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. (en)
  • World War II: The was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea west of Palawan Island by with the loss of 90 of her 240 crew. Survivors were rescued by and . (en)
  • World War II: The Type 1939/40 schnellboote was shelled and sunk in a battle against , and . There were no survivor. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was sunk by a Royal Air Force air raid on Gotenhafen. She was later repaired and returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy BE-1081-ST: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in Bjørnefjord, Norway by and . 36 crew were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The Type 1939/40 schnellboote was shelled and sunk in a battle against , and . Six crew were killed and 22 captured. (en)
  • The Pionier-class river monitor was lost sometime in December. Salvaged post war and put in service as . (en)
  • World War II: The submarine tender was bombed and sunk by aircraft off the German coast. Raised in 1950 and transferred to the Soviet Union in 1951. (en)
  • World War II: The was sunk in the Sulu Sea by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft attack with the loss of many lives. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • The landing ship medium was lost by grounding in the Philippines, or off Sansapor, New Guinea. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy ATM-16: The United States Army-chartered cargo ship struck a mine in the Scheldt. She split in two and sank near Buoy NF 16. Two crewmen were killed. A passenger, 26 gunners and 45 crewmen were rescued by . (en)
  • The repair ship sank after colliding with the merchant ship Kosho . She was raised, repaired and returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy MI-29: The Hawaii Maru-class transport was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea west of Yakushima Island by . Lost with all hands; 1,843 troops of the Imperial Japanese Army 23rd Infantry Division, 60 other troops, 83 gunners and 148 crewmen were killed. 60 explosive motor boats aboard were also lost. (en)
  • World War II: The landing ship medium was sunk by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft in Ormoc Bay, Leyte, the Philippines. Two crew were killed and about ten wounded. (en)
  • World War II: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was depth charged and sunk in the English Channel south of Weymouth, Dorset, United Kingdom by with the loss of all 52 crew. (en)
  • The landing craft assault was lost sometime in December. (en)
  • World War II: The was torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel off Cherbourg, Manche, France by . Seven crew were killed. She was towed to Cherbourg but was declared a constructive total loss. (en)
  • The non-self-propelled car float was lost sometime in December. (en)
  • The midget submarine was lost in late December when she ran aground off Cebu, Philippines. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy TBC 21: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel south-east of Portland Bill, Dorset by with the loss of two of her 69 crew. She was towed to Weymouth by but was declared a total loss. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 326: The cargo ship collided with and sank. All crew survived. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank near Stavanger, Norway. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy TAMA-34: The transport was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea north of Bagui Bay, Luzon by . A total of 1,383 troops and 44 crewmen were killed. (en)
  • thumb|USS LST-738 and USS Moale. Smoke from USS LST-742 in the left background.World War II: The was damaged in the South China Sea off Mindoro by a Japanese kamikaze attack. rescued 88 survivors before LST-738 was scuttled by . (en)
  • World War II: The was severely damaged by a mine in the North Sea off Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. Declared a total constructive loss. (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler/submarine chaser was lost on this date. (en)
  • World War II: The customs vessel was sunk in the Baltic Sea by Soviet Petlyakov Pe-2 aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy RA 62: The struck a mine and sank in the Barents Sea with the loss of five of her 120 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Stora Pölsan, Sweden . All crew survived. (en)
  • World War II: The transport was sunk by Soviet aircraft at Liepāja, Latvia. (en)
  • The Artilleriefährprahm, a converted Type C Marinefährprahm, was wrecked. Salvaged by the Soviets. (en)
  • World War II: The gunboat was rammed and sunk in the Barents Sea off Mys Korabel'naya Pakhta by with the loss of 28 of the 31 people on board. Survivors were rescued by MO-251 . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy TA-8: The transport was beached at San Isidro, to facilitate landing of troops. She was bombed and destroyed by United States Fifth Air Force aircraft and Vought F4U Corsair aircraft of squadrons VMF 211, 218, and 313, United States Marine Corps. (en)
  • World War II: The target ship, a former , was bombed and sunk at Gotenhafen by Royal Air Force aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The destroyer struck a mine and sank after entering a German minefield northeast of Tallinn in the Gulf of Finland. Sunk with all 278 hands. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Rixhöft, Pomerania. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy MATA-38: The transport was bombed and damaged north of Lingayen Gulf, Luzon by Douglas A-20 Havoc, North American B-25 Mitchell and Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft of the United States Fifth Air Force. The burning wreck drifted aground on the coast. 22 passengers, fifteen gunners and 23 crew members were lost. (en)
  • World War II: The Liberty ship sank after a kamikaze attack in the Leyte Gulf with the loss of two crew. The wreck was refloated and used as a stationary depot ship. The vessel was scrapped in 1948. (en)
  • World War II: The destroyer struck a mine and sank after entering a German minefield northeast of Tallinn in the Gulf of Finland. 262 crew were killed, or 70 taken as prisoners of war. (en)
  • World War II: The Type XXIII submarine struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea north of Swinemünde, Pomerania with the loss of seven crew. The wreck was dispersed in 1954. (en)
  • The car float broke in two and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Lookout, North Carolina. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Maine off Mount Desert Island, Maine, United States by with the loss of 43 of her 48 crew. Survivors were rescued by the fishing vessel Notre Dame . (en)
  • World War II: The coastal tanker was sunk in a Soviet air raid on Liepāja. (en)
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