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- The auxiliary guard boat was lost on this date. (en)
- More: Latvian Mercantile Marine during World War II (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south east of St John's, Newfoundland by with the loss of nine of her 41 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk north of Port Curacoa by with the loss of 38 of her 46 crew. (en)
- World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Spurn Point, Yorkshire (en)
- The cargo ship sank after being blown onto rocks the previous day in the Sea of Marmara off Marmara Island. All 34 crew survived. (en)
- World War II: Convoy HX 174: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 46 crew. (en)
- World War II: Convoy ON 67: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . (en)
- World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Faial Channel southwest of Pico Island in the Azores by the destroyer with the loss of four of her 45 crew. Her commanding officer swam to shore and returned to Germany via Spain. (en)
- World War II: The survey ship was scuttled at Selatar, Singapore. She was later salvaged by the Japanese and entered Imperial Japanese Navy service as the escort ship Heiyo. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank at Kirkenes, Norway with the loss of 26 crew. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 49 crew. (en)
- World War II: The coaster was sunk at Singapore by enemy action. (en)
- World War II: Convoy ON 67: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean east of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada by . She then straggled behind the convoy and was torpedoed and sunk at by with the loss of all 62 crew. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Java Sea south of Tjilatjap, Dutch East Indies by I-58 . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina , by with the loss of all 35 crew. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north north west of Bermuda by with the loss of all 47 crew. (en)
- World War II: Convoy ON 60: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by . She was escorted towards the Azores, Portugal by but was scuttled at following orders received from the Admiralty. All crew rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The Sperrbrecher was sunk by mines off Calais, France. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 24 crew. (en)
- World War II: The coaster was sunk by enemy action. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all but one crew. (en)
- World War II: Convoy SC 67: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . All 30 crew were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of nine of her 48 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: Convoy ON 60: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Sambro Island Lighthouse, Nova Scotia, Canada by with the loss of 26 of the 40 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: Battle of Singapore: The was scuttled in February at Singapore to prevent capture. (en)
- World War II: The ferry was scuttled at Palembang, Dutch East Indies. (en)
- World War II: Convoy ON 67: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of six of her 53 crew. Survivors were rescued by and . She was taken in tow but later broke in two, with the bow section sinking. A tug was sent to salvage the stern section but it also sank at . (en)
- World War II: After being damaged in an air attack the auxiliary minesweeper was beached on Bangka Island, Dutch East Indies and was destroyed by her crew. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Venezuela off Point Macolla by with the loss of 17 of her 26 crew. (en)
- World War II: The Chuwa Maru-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea east of Kirun by . There were no fatalities. (en)
- World War II: Convoy ON 67: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 47 crew. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Indian Ocean south of Sumbawa, Dutch East Indies by Japanese aircraft. (en)
- World War II: The cargo liner with refugees from Singapore by way of Java was bombed and sunk in the Bangka Strait by Japanese aircraft. 57 women and children survivors, 28 of whom were wounded, were rescued by and 13 of the ship's crew were rescued by . (en)
- The OJR-1-class anti-submarine boats were destroyed in a fire at Soerabaja, Netherlands East Indies. (en)
- World War II: The was bombed and sunk off Rusuk Island, Singapore by Japanese aircraft with the loss of 165 crew. Some survivors were rescued by . One crew member was taken as a prisoner of war. (en)
- World War II: The gunboat was shelled and sunk in the Bangka Strait by Japanese destroyers with the loss of 115 of her 145 crew. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of two of the 42 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The was sunk by a mine in Ambon Bay . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by . All 52 crew were rescued by , which scuttled the vessel. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft whilst on a voyage from Palembang to Batavia, Dutch East Indies with the loss of four of the 51 people aboard. Survivors rescued by and . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 28 of her 45 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged by , in the Java Sea south of Makassar, Dutch East Indies. She was scuttled by . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Strait of Malacca by Japanese aircraft. Of a crew of fifty, including nine gunners, and four RAF passengers, five crew were killed. The survivors were taken to Palembang in steamer . One crewman and one gunner died later, and two crew were taken prisoner. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Venezuela by with the loss of five of her 31 crew. (en)
- World War II: Battle of Singapore: The auxiliary anti-submarine vessel was lost or scuttled at Singapore sometime in February. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of one of her 56 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 39 crew. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of eight of her 58 crew. Survivors were rescued by and the fishing vessel Lucille M . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Terschelling, Netherlands. (en)
- World War II: Battle of the Java Sea: The E-class destroyer was sunk with the loss of 121 of her 173 crew. (en)
- World War II: The Fairmile B motor launch was shelled and sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy warships in the Bangka Strait. One passenger killed. (en)
- Carrying a cargo of zinc and copper ore, the cargo ship foundered during a storm without loss of life in of water on Pollock Rip Shoal off Monomoy Island in Nantucket Sound off the coast of Massachusetts at either or . (en)
- World War II: The tanker was bombed and damaged in the Strait of Malacca by Japanese aircraft. She was attacked again the next day and was beached and abandoned with the loss of 20 of the 53 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by , and later made prisoners of war. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . with the loss of all 50 crew. (en)
- World War II: The tugboat was shelled and sunk in the Bangka Strait off Muntok, Dutch East Indies by Imperial Japanese Navy vessels with the loss of 50 of the 75 people aboard. (en)
- World War II: The Bellatrix-class patrol vessel was sunk off Riau Island by Japanese aircraft. (en)
- World War II: The T-class submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Gulf of Taranto by . 39 crew were killed or died of wounds, and the 23 survivors were captured. (en)
- The Merel-class patrol vessel was wrecked north west of Java. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 19 crew. (en)
- World War II: The accommodation ship was bombed and sunk at Singapore by Japanese aircraft. (en)
- World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea south west of the North Outer Dowsing Lightship by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
- World War II: Marshalls-Gilberts raids: The Nanman Maru-class transport was bombed/torpedoed and sunk at the Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands by Douglas SBD Dauntless and Douglas TBD Devastator aircraft from . One gunner and two crewmen killed. (en)
- World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel was bombed and sunk in the Sungei Kranji River, Singapore by Japanese aircraft. (en)
- World War II: The 8,327-gross register ton tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by the submarine with the loss of 26 of her 38 crew. Survivors were rescued by the fishing skiff Gitana . (en)
- World War II: The harbor vessel was shelled and sunk by Japanese artillery off the Fort Frank Pier, Carabao Island, Manila Bay, Luzon, Philippines. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . All 54 hands were lost. (en)
- The torpedo boat collided with the minesweeper and was severely damaged. She put back to Gelendzhik. (en)
- World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The cargo liner was bombed and sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft at Darwin with the loss of two of her 142 crew. (en)
- World War II: The passenger ship was shelled and sunk east south east of Berhala Island, Dutch East Indies by Japaneses naval vessels with the loss of 58 of the 89 people aboard. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 31 of her 43 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: Battle of Singapore: The landing craft personnel (large) were lost or scuttled at Singapore sometime in February. (en)
- World War II: The patrol boat was scuttled in the Bangka Strait. (en)
- World War II: The miscellaneous auxiliary transport under escort by and bringing a Netherlands East Indies battalion from Billiton Island to Java was torpedoed and sunk south of Bangka Island, Dutch East Indies by Japanese aircraft with the loss of all aboard. (en)
- World War II: The anti-submarine vessel was bombed and damaged by Japanese aircraft. She was beached on Bangka Island, Dutch East Indies with the loss of two lives. Declared a total loss. (en)
- World War II: The Kurama Maru-class auxiliary transport ship was torpedoed and sunk by northeast of Formosa . 58 passengers and crewmen were killed. (en)
- World War II: Battle of Badung Strait: The was torpedoed and sunk by with the loss of all but 33 crew. (en)
- World War II: The auxiliary patrol boat was scuttled at Palembang, Dutch East Indies. (en)
- World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The patrol boat was bombed and sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft at Darwin. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 15 of her 41 crew. (en)
- World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk at Kupang, Dutch East Indies by Japanese aircraft. She was later salvaged by the Japanese and entered service as Tobi Maru. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged by Japanese aircraft and run aground in the Moesi River and abandoned, but reportedly captured off Muntok two days later (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . 15 crew were rescued. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of St. John's, Newfoundland by . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Java Sea south of Bawean, Dutch East Indies by . 187 survivors were rescued by . (en)
- thumb|Kelat
World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The coal hulk was bombed and sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft at Darwin. (en)
- World War II: The torpedo repair ship, a former , was scuttled at the mouth of the Musi River near Palembang. (en)
- World War II: Battle of Java: The gunnery training ship , formerly the coast defence ship , was bombed and sunk at Surabaya by Japanese aircraft. (en)
- The ran aground in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland but freed herself. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk in the Banka Strait by Japanese aircraft with the loss of 42 of the 50 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by , or by and . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Timor Sea off Koepang, Dutch East Indies by Japanese aircraft and scuttled. Raised, repaired and put in Japanese service. (en)
- World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The freighter was bombed by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft at Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The vessel was beached and burned out. She was salvaged and refloated. (en)
- The armed yacht burned and capsized on this date. (en)
- World War II: Patrol boat serving with the United States Army Forces in the Far East was bombed and destroyed near Lamao, Limay in Manila Bay by Japanese aircraft. There were no casualties as the crew was taking lunch onshore. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 34 of her 35 crew. The survivor was rescued by an American fishing vessel. W. D. Anderson later sank at . (en)
- thumb|Mauna Loa
World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The Design 1013 cargo ship was bombed and sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft at Darwin. All 44 people aboard survived. (en)
- World War II: Battle of Singapore: The incomplete s were destroyed on the stocks or scuttled at Singapore. (en)
- World War II: The was scuttled off Palembang. (en)
- World War II: The ship was sunk by enemy action. (en)
- World War II: The yacht was sunk at Singapore by enemy action. (en)
- World War II: The ore carrier was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of the United States by with the loss of five of her 39 crew. Survivors were rescued by , and . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. All 24 crew were rescued. (en)
- World War II: Convoy ON 67: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . All 42 crew were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The tugboat was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft in the Durian Strait near Singapore. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by . All 70 people aboard were rescued. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Barnegat Lighthouse, New Jersey by with the loss of 7 gunners and 40 crewmen. The survivors, 1 gunner and 1 crewman, were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Venezuela off Point Macolla by with the loss of seven of her 26 crew. (en)
- World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel was bombed and sunk at Palembang, Dutch East Indies by Japanese aircraft. All crew survived. (en)
- thumb|USS Peary World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The was bombed and sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft at Darwin with the loss of 80 of her 101 crew. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was sunk off the mouth of the Irrawaddy River, possibly by a Japanese submarine. (en)
- World War II: The Shinko Maru-class auxiliary transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea off Cape Bolinao, Luzon, Philippines by . 48 killed. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea off San Nicholaas, Netherlands Antilles by with the loss of 15 of her 25 crew. (en)
- World War II: The ran aground at Lawn Point, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and was wrecked with the loss of 93 of her 199 crew. (en)
- World War II: The coaster was shelled and sunk off Tjilatjap, Dutch East Indies, by and . All 30 crew were rescued. (en)
- World War II: The seaplane tender and aircraft transport was bombed by Japanese aircraft in the Indian Ocean south of Java, Dutch East Indies with the loss of 16 of her 468 crew. She was scuttled by and due to damage sustained. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea by with the loss of two of her 49 crew. (en)
- World War II: The Design 1033 cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk at Port of Spain by . All 45 crew survives. She was salvaged, repaired and returned to service in September 1942. (en)
- World War II: The Type 1939/40 schnellboot was heavily damaged in a collision with during a battle against Royal Nay ships and was scuttled to avoid capture. Seven crewmen were killed. (en)
- World War II: Battle of Singapore: The examination vessel was scuttled at Singapore sometime in February. (en)
- World War II: The former passenger ship , armed and requisitioned in Australia carrying ammunition and many British airmen, was torpedoed and sunk some north northwest of Batavia by with the loss of nine of the 245 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by and . (en)
- World War II: Convoy ONS 63: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of her 87 crew. (en)
- thumb|Don Isidro
World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The cargo ship , operating as a U.S. Army transport, was bombed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean north west of Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia by Japanese aircraft and was beached with the loss of 11 of her 84 crew. Survivors were rescued by . Don Isidro was declared a total loss. (en)
- World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Azores, Portugal by and with the loss of all 45 crew. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Kuriat, Tunisia by . The whole crew was saved. (en)
- thumb|Neptuna exploding.
World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft when her cargo of 100 depth charges exploded at Darwin with the loss of 45 of her 124 crew. (en)
- World War II: The miscellaneous auxiliary was scuttled to prevent capture. (en)
- World War II: The motor launches were scuttled at Singapore. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft. All 27 crew were rescued. (en)
- World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by Japanese aircraft with the loss of three of her 37 crew. Survivors were rescued by the lugger St Francis and . (en)
- World War II: The auxiliary submarine chaser was sunk off Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands by gunfire from . (en)
- World War II: The auxiliary oiler was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean southwest of Banyuwangi, Java, by . (en)
- World War II: Battle of Java: The was bombed and sunk while lying submerged on the bottom of Surabaya Harbor by Japanese aircraft. All 13 crew lost. (en)
- World War II: Battle of the Java Sea: The J-class destroyer struck a mine and sank north of Java. (en)
- World War II: The Vorpostenboot was bombed and sunk in the English Channel northwest of Zeebrugge by Royal Air Force aircraft. 12 crew were killed and 35 rescued. (en)
- World War II: The coaster was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south of Pantelleria by and . 9 crew were killed, while 25 survivors were rescued by MAS 560, MAS 563 and MAS 577 . (en)
- World War II: The tanker was sunk by gunfire in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of six of her 36 crew. Four survivors were rescued by , the rest reached land in their lifeboat. (en)
- World War II: The cargo liner was bombed and disabled in the Mediterranean Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft. The presence at sea of the battleship forced the British escort to scuttle the steamer. All 100 people aboard were rescued. (en)
- World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Barfleur, Manche, France. (en)
- World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The Design 1133 cargo ship was bombed and sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft at Darwin with the loss of two of her 62 crew. (en)
- thumb|Empress of Asia
World War II: The troopship was bombed and sunk off Singapore by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft with the loss of 16 of the 1,820 people aboard. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 22 of her 40 crew. Survivors were rescued by with the aid of . (en)
- World War II: The convoy rescue ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all aboard, including the entire crew of (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea by with the loss of all 38 crew. (en)
- World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel ran aground on Peak Island, Singapore. She was refloated and scuttled in Cooper's Channel. 26 crew were taken as prisoners of war. (en)
- World War II: Convoy MW 9A: The troopship , part of Malta-bound Convoy MW.9, was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft. All 358 people aboard were rescued. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Virginia by . All 47 crew were rescued by and landed at Norfolk, Virginia. (en)
- World War II: The was bombed and damaged off Rusuk Buaja Island, Singapore by Japanese aircraft with the loss of 32 crew and an unknown number of passengers. She was abandoned and later sank. Two crew were taken as prisoners of war. (en)
- The cargo ship ran aground whilst on a voyage from Singapore to Palembang, Dutch East Indies and was abandoned. She was later salvaged by the Japanese, repaired and entered service as Gyozan Maru. (en)
- World War II: The train ferry struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Saßnitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. (en)
- World War II: Battle of Singapore: The patrol vessel was bombed and damaged off Berhala Island, Dutch East Indies by Japanese aircraft. Later, in the evening, shelled and sunk by a Japanese destroyer in the Banka Strait with the loss of 223 of at least 293 people aboard. 15 survivors were rescued by . One lifeboat with 56 survivors sailed to Banka Island, another lifeboat with 42 survivors sailed to Sumatra. (en)
- World War II: The auxiliary anti-submarine vessel was bombed and damaged south of the Rhio Strait off Pampong Island. She was scuttled the next day. Of over 300 people aboard, only four survived to be taken as prisoners of war. (en)
- World War II: Convoy ON 67: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 36 of her 48 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
- The ran aground at Ferryland Point, Placentia Bay and was wrecked with the loss of 110 of her 122 crew. (en)
- World War II: Convoy ON 67: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 20 of the 39 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
- The submarine collided with in the Caribbean Sea north of Cristóbal, Panama and sank with the loss of all 118 crew. (en)
- World War II: The anti-submarine vessel was shelled and sunk at Bangka, Dutch East Indies by Japanese artillery. Survivors were taken as prisoners of war. (en)
- World War II: The Sirius-class patrol vessel was sunk northwest of Java by Japanese aircraft. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of one of her 58 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . All 37 crew were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The motor boat was shelled and sunk off Tjeldodden in Ofotfjorden, Norway, by German shore-based artillery with the loss of two crew. (en)
- World War II: The Royal Air Force auxiliary seaplane tender was sunk by Japanese ships or aircraft near Bangka Island. Of the crew of 32 and 60–70 passengers, only 3 were rescued but died not long after. (en)
- World War II: Bangka Island massacre: The royal yacht was bombed and sunk in the Bangka Strait north of Muntok, Dutch East Indies by Japanese aircraft with the loss of 125 of the 228 people aboard. Two crew were taken as prisoners of war. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 56 of her 71 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The auxiliary patrol ship was bombed and sunk off Pom Pong Island in the Bangka Strait by Japanese aircraft. 150 survivors were rescued by . (en)
- The Design 1022 ship converted into a tanker was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean from Frying Pan Shoals in a collision with freighter . (en)
- World War II: The tanker was scuttled at Palembang, Netherlands East Indies. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by Royal Air Force Bristol Blenheim aircraft of 211 Squadron in the South China Sea, north of Sumatra, Dutch East Indies . Four crew were killed. (en)
- World War II: The ran aground on Bamidjo Reef in the Stolze Strait between Banka Island and Billiton Island, Dutch East Indies . The whole crew were rescued by and HNLMS Van Ghent was scuttled. (en)
- The trawler ran aground and sank at Seafellsnes. She was being used as a coaster at the time. (en)
- World War II: The Design 1022 cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean between Cape May, New Jersey and Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States by with the loss of one of the 85 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by , and . (en)
- World War II: The naval trawler/guard boat was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Skudeneshavn, Norway by Allied aircraft. (en)
- World War II: Convoy SC 67: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 57 of her 65 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was captured by Yugoslav Partizans and scuttled on Skader's Lake. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 59 crew. (en)
- World War II: The Fairmile B motor launch was shelled and sunk by Japanese warships in the Banka Strait. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk at Port of Spain, Trinidad by with the loss of two of her 39 crew. She was later salvaged and repaired. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed, broke in two and sank in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Bethel Shoals Light, Florida by with the loss of 3 gunners, her master and 10 crewmen of her 50 crew. The survivors were rescued by and . The wreck was demolished in 1944. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Trinidad by . All 35 crew were rescued by the schooner Emeralda . (en)
- World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel was scuttled in the Tjemake River, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was shelled in the Mediterranean Sea south of Corfu, Greece by . She was beached to avoid sinking and later declared a total loss. Four crew were killed. (en)
- World War II: The Porpoise-class submarine was sunk in the Pacific Ocean by the with the loss of all 54 crew. (en)
- World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Banff, Aberdeenshire. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean south of Tjilatlap, Dutch East Indies, by Imperial Japanese Navy warships with the loss of 24 lives. Survivors were rescued by and . (en)
- The cargo ship was sunk at Butuan, Mindanao, Philippines, near the mouth of the Agusan River by unknown causes. (en)
- thumb|USS Lafayette
The ocean liner Normandie, renamed Lafayette, caught fire, capsized and sank at New York whilst under conversion to a troopship. A member of the fire watch died and 285 people were treated for various injuries, burns, smoke inhalation, and exposure. She was salvaged in 1946 and scrapped. (en)
- World War II: Battle of the Java Sea: The was torpedoed and sunk by with the loss of 500 of her 526 crew. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Bangka Strait by Japanese aircraft with the loss of five of her 86 crew. (en)
- World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel was shelled and sunk in the Bangka Strait by Japanese artillery with the loss of 24 of 26 people aboard. (en)
- World War II: The trawler was sunk off Hvalfjordur, Iceland in a collision with . (en)
- thumb|Portmar
World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The freighter , chartered by the U.S. Army, was bombed and damaged by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft and beached at Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia to prevent sinking. Two troops and two crewmen killed. Refloated, repaired and returned to service. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary with the loss of one of her 40 crew. (en)
- World War II: The Harbour Defence Motor Launch was shelled and sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy warships in the Bangka Strait. Four crew were killed. She was raised, repaired and put into Japanese service as Suikei 11. (en)
- The MMS I-class motor minesweeper was sunk in a collision off the River Tyne. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off southern New Jersey, United States , by with the loss of all 34 crew. (en)
- World War II: The minelayer was bombed and damaged off Pompong Island, Dutch East Indies and was abandoned with the loss of one crew member. She later sank. Of the survivors, one crew member was taken as a prisoner of war. (en)
- World War II: The CAM ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 55 crew. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Caribbean Sea north of Aruba, Netherlands Antilles by and was abandoned by her 36 crew. She was later reboarded and sailed to Aruba for temporary repairs. Later repaired and returned to service. (en)
- World War II: The merchant ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea off Yam Burnu, Turkey by with the loss of all 10 crew and all but one of at least 768 Jewish refugees aboard. (en)
- World War II: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape May, New Jersey , by with the loss of 102 of her 113 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The coaster was scuttled at Singapore. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean by an Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-54 or I-59. Five crew were taken as prisoners of war. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by . There was no casualty. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was sunk, probably by a mine, in the Adriatic Sea off Bari, Italy. No search operation was launched before the 10th, and only 44 survivors were found. 37 crew, 9 gunners and 127 passengers were lost in the sinking or at sea in the following days. (en)
- The steamer was set on fire by burning buildings at Jambi, Dutch East Indies and sank. (en)
- World War II: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by , killing 160 of the 410 people aboard, including 135 Allied prisoners of war. Survivors were rescued by and . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north east of Barima, Venezuela by with the loss of two of her 20 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The Fairmile B motor launch was bombed and damaged by Japanese aircraft. She was scuttled at Tjebia, Dutch East Indies. (en)
- The ran aground off Cape Hatteras North Carolina and was abandoned. Later salvaged and returned to service. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of St John's, Newfoundland by with the loss of all 49 crew. (en)
- World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The patrol boat was bombed and sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft at Darwin. All four crew survived. (en)
- World War II: The U-class submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea east of Tripoli, Libya by , , and with the loss of all 32 crew. (en)
- World War II: The was bombed and sunk while escorting the transport south of Bangka by Japanese aircraft with the loss of 68 lives. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship , on voyage Istanbul for Zonguldak and Varna, was shelled and sunk in the Black Sea by . (en)
- World War II: The passenger ship , used since 1939 as a barracks ship was bombed, set afire and severely damaged at Kiel, Germany by Royal Air Force aircraft. Of the approximately 500 men aboard, there were 15 killed, 23 missing and 46 wounded. She was consequently scrapped. (en)
- The cargo ship ran aground and was wrecked near Semarang. (en)
- World War II: Battle of the Java Sea: The was torpedoed and sunk by with the loss of 40 of her 153 crew. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south south east of Trinidad by with the loss of 15 of her 19 crew. Survivors were rescued by a United States Navy aircraft. (en)
- World War II: The auxiliary gunboat was torpedoed and sunk off Kyūshū by . (en)
- World War II: The Steiermark-class naval whaler vorpostenboot was torpedoed and sunk by in the Laksefjord . There were 24 dead and 10 survivors. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of four of her 25 crew. (en)
- The cargo ship departed from Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela. No further trace, possibly torpedoed and sunk by . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine in the Pacific Ocean off the Amédée Lighthouse, New Caledonia. She was beached near the lighthouse bur broke in two and was declared a total loss. The crew were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The tanker was shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean by with the loss of three crew. 63 survivors rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel was shelled and sunk south of Pulo Ubar by Imperial Japanese Navy vessels. Of 150 passengers and 17 crew there were only 3 survivors, 2 of them from . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 18 of her 28 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The steamer was sunk at Singapore by enemy action. (en)
- World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Grimsby, Lincolnshire with the loss of six crew. (en)
- World War II: Convoy ON 67: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . All 39 crew were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The auxiliary barquentine was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea west of Kefalonia, Greece by . The whole crew was saved. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in a collision in the Atlantic Ocean with another ship. No casualties. The crew were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: Battle of Singapore: The coaster was sunk at Singapore by the Japanese. (en)
- World War II: Marshalls-Gilberts raids: The auxiliary gunboat was shelled and sunk off Wotje by and . 17 crew were killed. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of 12 of her 42 crew. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of four of her 73 crew. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of one of her 39 crew. (en)
- World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the Rhio Strait by Japanese aircraft with the loss of 68 of the 118 people aboard. (en)
- World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel attacked a Japanese convoy in the Java Sea off Malaya and was sunk by . Her captain, Thomas Wilkinson was awarded a Victoria Cross for this action. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Java Sea off Bali, Dutch East Indies, by . (en)
- The was sunk in collision with the tanker Oswego east-northeast of Finn's Ledge Buoy, Boston, Massachusetts . Later raised, repaired, and returned to service. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean off Tjilatjap, Java, at by with the loss of three of the 137 people aboard. Six survivors were taken as prisoners of war. Other survivors were rescued by the minesweepers and . (en)
- World War II: The was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft off Sumatra. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Adriatic Sea northwest of Cape Dukato, Albania by . There were 2 dead and 35 survivors. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft off White Beach, northwestern Mindoro, Philippines. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 97 crew. (en)
- thumb|Tembien before the war as Milluna World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea west of Tripoli, Libya by . The captain of HMS Upholder was unaware that Tembien was carrying Commonwealth prisoners of war, captured in Operation Crusader at Tobruk, of whom hundreds died in the sinking. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Strait of Malacca off Palembang, Dutch East Indies by Japanese aircraft with the loss of all but five crew. (en)
- World War II: The yard ferry was destroyed by enemy action at Mariveles, Luzon, Philippines. (en)
- World War II: The auxiliary minelayer struck a mine and sank in the Black Sea off Sevastopol. Six crew were killed. (en)
- World War II: Battle of Singapore: The incomplete M-class minesweeper was scuttled at Singapore sometime in February. (en)
- World War II: The auxiliary patrol boat was scuttled at Palembang. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship sank in the Strait of Messina after a collision with . One crew was lost. (en)
- World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk off Banjoewangi, Dutch East Indies by . (en)
- World War II: The sank due to damage suffered the previous day when she was torpedoed in the Makassar Strait south of Makassar by the submarine with the loss of eight killed and two wounded. Survivors were rescued by the destroyers and . (en)
- World War II: The Shokyu Maru-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk south of Saishu To, Korea off Kyūshū by . 12 men killed. Survivors were rescued by the next day. (en)
- World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The tanker was bombed and sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft at Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia with the loss of four of her 61 crew. (en)
- The fireboat flooded and sank near the Bellaton Square lighthouse. (en)
- World War II: Battle of the Java Sea: The was torpedoed and sunk by with the loss of 345 of her 435 crew. (en)
- World War II: Marshalls-Gilberts raids: The auxiliary net layer was bombed/torpedoed and sunk at the Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands by Douglas SBD Dauntless and Douglas TBD Devastator aircraft from . (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Caribbean Sea off Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles by . She was taken in tow by the tugs and but broke in two and sank in Sint Anna Bay. She was raised, repaired and returned to service after about four months. (en)
- The Fairmile B motor launch caught fire at Gibraltar and was destroyed. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean off Wyndham, Western Australia by Japanese aircraft. She was beached, but was refloated the next day and taken in to Wyndham. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean by with the loss of one of her 59 crew. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Caribbean Sea off Moncos Island by with the loss of one of her 41 crew. (en)
- World War II: The naval trawler was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south of Pantelleria by and . Ten crew were killed, while seven survivors were rescued by MAS 577 . (en)
- World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of four crew. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . All 39 crew were rescued by and . (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea by with the loss of 33 of her 36 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: Convoy HX 174: The cargo ship ran aground at Easter Head, St. Shott's, Newfoundland with the loss of eight of her 25 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: Battle of Singapore: The sloop-of-war , serving as a drill and training ship, was scuttled at Singapore to prevent her capture by Japanese forces. (en)
- World War II: Battle of Singapore: The small craft was scuttled at Singapore sometime in February. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was scuttled at Palembang, Netherlands East Indies. Raised, repaired, put in service in late 1942 as . (en)
- World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel was bombed and sunk in the Java Sea by Japanese aircraft with the loss of 20 crew. Around 273 people were rescued. (en)
- World War II: The tanker struck a US mine, broke in half and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Henry, Va. All crewmen were rescued by . Both halves were salvaged and the ship was repaired and put back in service. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 24 of her 30 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada by with the loss of 11 of the 65 people aboard. (en)
- World War II: The Type R-41 minesweeper struck a wreck and sank in La Manche. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean north east of the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, Florida by with the loss of five of her 39 crew. Survivors were rescued by or reached land in their lifeboats. Republic came ashore off Hobe Sound and broke in two the next day. (en)
- World War II: The American President Lines cargo liner requisitioned for war service, allocated by War Shipping Administration to the United States Army grounded while landing two companies of infantry and two battalions of coastal artillery, about 1,100 men, for the Canton (Kanton) Island garrison. The ship was eventually a total loss despite extensive efforts to refloat. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean of the coast of the Carolinas, United States by with the loss of all 22 crew. (en)
- World War II: Battle of Singapore: The motor launch was scuttled at Singapore sometime in February. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea off Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles by with the loss of all 40 crew. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of three crew. (en)
- The Design 1013 cargo ship ran aground on Pease Island and was a total loss. (en)
- World War II: The armed patrol vessel sank off Singapore with the loss of one crew member. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea off Honningsvåg, Norway by . There were two dead and two wounded. (en)
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