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The list of shipwrecks in January 1942 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1942.(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 January 1942 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1942.(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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  • More: Latvian Mercantile Marine during World War II (en)
  • The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was lost on this date. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Nova Scotia by with the loss of all 17 crew. (en)
  • World War II: Battle of Balikpapan: Balikpapan Invasion Convoy: The Toyooka Maru-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk at by submarine . 38 troops and 1 crewman were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Adriatic Sea west of Cape Dukato, Albania by . There were between 400 and 600 dead and 291 survivors. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in Liverpool Bay with the loss of four lives. (en)
  • The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was wrecked after being thrown ashore by a storm while being towed to Novorossiysk. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 45 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk in the English Channel due east of Lizard Head, Cornwall by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of 16 of her 19 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The trawler, a former , was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 18 hands. (en)
  • An engine room fire broke out aboard the 7,314-ton United States Army Transport in the harbor at Yakutat, Territory of Alaska. The steamer Taku towed her out of the harbor and beached her across the bay. She floated free of the beach at high tide and drifted for five hours until explosions in her cargo of ammunition sank her. There was no loss of life. (en)
  • World War II: The Unkai Maru No.1-class auxiliary collier was torpedoed and heavily damaged in the Pacific Ocean off Miko, Japan by . One crewman was killed, 53 were rescued by . The drifting wreck was sunk by a Japanese aircraft four days later. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean by I-56 . 13 crewmen were killed. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea east of Cape Spartivento, Calabria, Italy by with the loss of 42 of her 43 crew. (en)
  • The was damaged at Tuapse when she was crushed against the quayside by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north of Crete, Greece by . There were 8 dead and 464 survivors. (en)
  • World War II: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Adriatic Sea north of Pola, Italy , by with the loss of 58 crew. There were only 2 survivors. (en)
  • World War II: The struck two mines and sank off the coast of Belgium, with the loss of 98 crewmen. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of the United States by with the loss of 44 of her 47 crew. Survivors were rescued by the train ferry . (en)
  • World War II: The Type A MFP landing craft was thrown by wind against the wreck of Wasserfloh at Ras el Aali, Libya, wounding one crew, and then was sunk by a near-miss in a bombing attack in the evening. (en)
  • The was driven into the submarine and damaged at Tuapse. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OS 17: The cargo ship ran aground off the Mull of Kintyre, Scotland . Salvage was abandoned in April 1942. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean by Japanese aircraft and was beached. She was captured by the Japanese, renamed and taken to Hong Kong, where she was damaged by Allied bombing and consequently scrapped, or lost in 1945. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Adriatic Sea south east of Cape Dukato, Albania by . All 36 crew were saved. (en)
  • World War II: Operation Kitbag: The submarine chaser was shelled and damaged by and and was beached at Florø, Norway. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy SC 66: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of five of the 46 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank off Måsøy, Norway, with the loss of 16 of the 23 people aboard. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 35 crew. (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground and was wrecked off the Sambro Island Lighthouse, Nova Scotia, Canada with the loss of two lives. Claimed to have been sunk by (en)
  • World War II: The White 73-foot-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by enemy action in the English Channel off Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France. All crew were taken as prisoners of war. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy MW 8B: The L-class destroyer was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea off Sidi Barrani, Egypt by with the loss of nine crew. She was taken in tow by but later sank. Isaac Sweers rescued 274 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine and sank in Suda Bay. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 41 of her 50 crew. Survivors were rescued by a Martin PBM Mariner aircraft of the United States Navy. (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel was scuttled and Endau. She was later salvaged and taken to Singapore. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was shelled, then torpedoed and sunk in the Java Sea west of Bawean Island by I-58 . (en)
  • World War II: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by a Fairey Albacore aircraft of 826 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm with the loss of 391 of the 1,455 people aboard. (en)
  • World War II: The paddle steamer was shelled and damaged in the Indian Ocean by . She was beached, and later salvaged. (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground at Stroma, Pentland Firth . The crew of 52 were rescued by Stroma LSA breeches-buoy. The steamer was driven further ashore and rapidly became a total loss. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship ran aground at Alexandria, Egypt and broke her back, a total loss. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Manila, Philippines by Japanese aircraft. Later raised by the Japanese and put in service as "Hishigata Maru". (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the South China Sea by . She was beached on the northern coast of French Indochina and later repaired. (en)
  • World War II: The MO-4-class patrol vessel was sunk by German aircraf at Feodosia. (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands during an air raid. Four crew were wounded. She was raised and resumed service as M 4014. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Muar River, Malaya by Japanese aircraft. One crew was killed. She was later salvaged and entered Japanese service as Unryu Maru. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was sunk at Feodosia by Luftwaffe aircraft. There were no casualties. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Azores, Portugal by with the loss of 72 of the 152 crew and prisoners aboard. At the time of her loss, she was disguised as the Norwegian ship Elk. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south of Pantelleria by Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 830 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm. There were no casualty and 78 survivors. (en)
  • World War II: Battle of Balikpapan: Balikpapan Invasion Force convoy: The transport was shelled, torpedoed and sunk by while riding at anchor. Nine passengers, and the all but nine of her crew were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . All 40 crew were rescued by two American fishing vessels. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of the United States by with the loss of two of her 31 crew. Survivors were rescued by . Nine crew later reboarded her and she was taken in tow by but the two was later abandoned and the skeleton crew were taken aboard Bury. Ciltvaira was then taken in tow by but later foundered at . (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea off the Sværholt Peninsula by with the loss of two crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy FS 693: The V-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary with the loss of 96 of her 110 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The transport ship was bombed and sunk at Feodosia by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The minesweeper struck a submerged wreck and sank in the English Channel off Ambleteuse, Pas-de-Calais, France. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy ON 55: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Rockall, Inverness-shire, United Kingdom by with the loss of 17 of her 38 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine laid by and sank in Manila Bay off Corregidor Island. She was raised by the Japanese in 1943 and renamed Gyoshin Maru. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was sunk by a mine in the Adriatic Sea north east of Brindisi, Apulia. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean by with the loss of 38 of her 49 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was shelled, rammed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north east of Madeira, Portugal by with the loss of six of her 46 crew. Survivors were taken as prisoners of war. (en)
  • World War II: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean west of Midway Atoll by . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy FN 886: The cargo ship collided in the North Sea off the mouth of the Tyne with and sank. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Syltefjorden, Norway by . (en)
  • World War II: Carrying a cargo of fuel oil, the tanker was torpedoed and sunk in of water in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Block Island off the coast of Rhode Island at either or by the submarine with the loss of either one of her 31 crew or two of her 40 crew . She was the first ship sunk by a German submarine off the United States East Coast during World War II. Survivors were rescued by the cutter , the destroyer , and the fishing vessel Malvina . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 168: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 38 of her 40 crew. The survivors were rescued by a British trawler. (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground on Sandray, Outer Hebrides and broke in two, a total loss. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean by with the loss of four of her 78 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off Rangoon by . All crew survived. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy TA 21: The naval whaler was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea east of Tobruk by with the loss of all 22 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Java Sea north of Bawean, Dutch East Indies by I-58 . The crew took to the lifeboats, one of which was rammed by I-58. Other survivors were machine-gunned. Only three of her 94 crew survived. They were rescued from Bawean by . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy SC 100: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of nine of her 31 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina , by with the loss of all 29 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo liner was sunk at Cebu, Philippines by Japanese aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy SC 53: The cargo ship , straggling behind the convoy, was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 33 crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy ON 55: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south east of the Faroe Islands by with the loss of 47 of her 53 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the Landguard Point Lighthouse, Suffolk. All crew were rescued. (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground at Leanish Point, Barra Island, Outer Hebrides, Scotland and sank. There were no casualties. (en)
  • World War II: The patrol vessel was bombed and sunk at Sabang, Dutch East Indies by Japanese aircraft. All crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy ON 53: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 29 hands. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy SC 62: The cargo ship , straggling behind the convoy, was torpoedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 41 crew. (en)
  • The tanker ran aground off Reykjavík, Iceland. She was refloated in March 1942, repaired and returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Newfoundland by with the loss of 38 of her 48 crew. Survivors were rescued by and . (en)
  • World War II: The MFP-A landing craft was sunk by an explosion off Tripoli, probably by a mine. The 14 crew were all rescued, 12 of them wounded. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy ONS 55: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 30 of the 43 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy SL 98: The sloop was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland by with the loss of all 114 crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy PQ 8: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Arctic Ocean by with the loss of 236 of her 238 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The M-class submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea (en)
  • World War II: The motorboat was captured by and scuttled by shelling. Three crewmen were taken as prisoners of war. (en)
  • The PiLB 39 Type personnel landing craft was lost sometime in January. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OS 17: The cargo ship was wrecked in a gale and rain 6 miles north of the Orsay Light at Kilchiaran Bay. Broke in two the next day. All on board made it to shore in her boats. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of five of her 55 crew. Survivors were rescued by , and a Royal Navy ship. (en)
  • The barge was driven ashore at Tuapse. (en)
  • The cargo ship was wrecked at Omaezaki, Japan. (en)
  • The minesweeper was driven ashore at Tuapse. (en)
  • World War II: The YFB-861-class yard ferry was scuttled at the Cavite Navy Yard to prevent capture. (en)
  • The auxiliary minesweeper capsized and sank in the North Sea off Blyth, Northumberland during a storm with the loss of one crew member. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada by with the loss of 13 of her 19 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Kii Channel by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Feodosia by Luftwaffe aircraft. 17 crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Portugal by with the loss of two of her 36 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpoedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean by . Four crew were killed. There were 113 survivors. (en)
  • World War II: The United States Army mine planter sprang a leak in a storm and sank south east of the Isles of Shoals. Ten crewmen killed. Her commanding officer was rescued by USAMP L-88 . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (en)
  • World War II: The yard tug was bombed and sunk at Cavite Naval Base, Philippines in a Japanese air raid. (en)
  • World War II: The transport ship entered a Japanese minefield southwest of Santo Tomas, Luzon and was sunk by a mine. 5 troops, 2 maintenance supervisors of the 5th Air Group, 117 airfield workers and the 3 Japanese working force supervisors, her commanding officer and 6 crewmen were killed. 2 Daihatsu landing barges were also lost. (en)
  • The guard ship was wrecked at Lumbovsky Island in a storm. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy PQ 8: The naval trawler was torpedoed and damaged in the Arctic Sea by . The ship broke in two, with the bow section sinking. There were 2 dead and 32 survivors. (en)
  • World War II: The Kaidai IIIa/b type submarine was depth charged and forced to the surface and sunk in a running gun battle in the Sunda Strait off Krakatoa, Dutch East Indies with with the loss of 84 crew. Only three men were picked up and taken prisoner, one of whom later died. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in South China Sea by . Two passengers and four crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The ELCO 77'-class PT boat ran aground in Subic Bay, Luzon and was scuttled the next day. (en)
  • The ran aground in the Black Sea off Cape Doob. She was on a voyage from Novorossiysk to Poti. She was refloated the next day and towed in to Poti. Repairs took a year to complete. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the North Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft and was beached at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. One gunner was killed.She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Newfoundland by with the loss of 20 of the 40 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . All 40 crew were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a Dutch mine and sank off Singapore . Of a crew of 31 and four passengers, only two survived to become prisoners of war. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk, or scuttled, at Manila, Philippines by Japanese aircraft. Later salvaged by the Japanese and put in service as Anan Maru. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy NA 2: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Newfoundland by with the loss of all 138 crew. (en)
  • The cargo liner issued a mayday in the Mediterranean Sea off the Balearic Islands, Spain during a storm. No further trace as found of her and her 20 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed in the Straits of Messina by . She broke in two and sank the next day while under tow. All 40 crew were saved. (en)
  • The 466-gross register ton coastal freighter on passage from New York to Newfoundland was rammed in foggy weather by the tanker off the coast of New Jersey and quickly sank at with a loss of one crew member. There were 13 survivors. (en)
  • World War II: The small tanker was scuttled at Amboyna, Dutch East Indies. (en)
  • World War II: The was sunk by a mine south west of Hong Kong. (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler was damaged beyond repair at Gibraltar by the explosion of the bomb planted on HMT Erin by a Spanish agent of the Abwehr. She was never repaired. Two crew were killed. (en)
  • World War II: Battle of Rabaul: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Rabaul, Papua New Guinea by Japanese aircraft with the loss of one crew member. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by . She broke in two, with the bow section sinking. The stern section was taken in tow but sank at . 49 of her 51 crew were lost. Survivors were rescued by a United States Coast Guard ship. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Balikpapan, Netherlands East Indies by Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of the United States Army Air Force. (en)
  • World War II: The transport was bombed and sunk at Feodosia by Luftwaffe aircraft. One crewman was killed. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by in of water with the loss of 36 of her 46 crew. Survivors were rescued by and another destroyer . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Java Sea south of Tjilapjap, Dutch East Indies by I-56 . Six crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Middlesbrough, Yorkshire by Luftwaffe aircraft. All crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The Sirius-class patrol vessel was bombed and sunk at Olele by Japanese aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk . She was taken in tow but sank the next day. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Gulf of Feodosia by a mine with the loss of 40 lives. (en)
  • World War II: The tug was bombed and damaged at Falmouth, Cornwall by Luftwaffe aircraft and was beached. She was later salvaged, repaired and returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft in the port of Kerch, Soviet Union with the loss of 3 lives. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy WP 103: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the English Channel off Hartland Point, Devon, United Kingdom by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of 17 of her 20 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper , a caïque, was sunk by gunfire in the Ionian Sea west of Cephalonia, Greece by . There were one dead, two wounded and two uninjured survivors. (en)
  • The cargo ship was rammed and sunk in the Øresund. Her crew survived. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 12 of the 36 people aboard. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of nine crew. (en)
  • World War II: The submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by with the loss of 57 crew. There were only 3 survivors. (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler was sunk at Gibraltar by a bomb planted by a Spanish agent of the Abwehr. Four men were killed. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy MW 8A: The troopship was bombed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea by a Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of the Luftwaffe with the loss of 33 of the 374 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by , which scuttled Thermopylæ. (en)
  • The MO-4-class patrol vessel was sunk on this date. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 31 of her 36 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The transport struck a mine or was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine, split in half and sank in one minute west of Maui, Hawaii Territory. 24 of the 60 aboard were killed. (en)
  • The was driven against the quayside and damaged at Tuapse with the loss of a crew member. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Thames Estuary. She was taken in tow but later sank. One crewman died later of wounds. The rest of the crew survived. (en)
  • World War II: The launch was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft at Cavite Naval Base, Philippines . (en)
  • World War II: The fishing boat was bombed and sunk at Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north east of the Azores, Portugal by with the loss of all 25 crew. (en)
  • The cargo ship struck a submerged object off Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada and was holed. She sank the next day. There were no casualties. (en)
  • World War II: Battle of Rabaul: The coal hulk was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft at Simpson Harbour, New Britain. (en)
  • World War II: The was shelled and sunk by and off Tarakan Netherlands East Indies. Only 16 of the 118 crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Pantelleria by with the loss of 14 crew. The only survivor was rescued by the Umbra. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker struck a mine and sank in the Singapore Strait with the loss of 39 of her 40 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The patrol boat was bombed and sunk at Belawan, Dutch East Indies by Japanese aircraft. (en)
  • The cargo ship , built as El Rio 1899 with World War I service as the mine layer USS Housatonic, collided with off Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She sank the next day as a result of damage sustained. All 35 crew were rescued by Archer. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Hook of Holland, South Holland, Netherlands during a British air raid. Her crew survived. (en)
  • World War II: A cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk by I-59 in Sabang Roads. (en)
  • World War II: The steam vessel struck a mine and sank in the North Sea . Both crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: Battle of Balikpapan: Balikpapan Invasion Force convoy: The Kuratake Maru-class auxiliary troop transport was torpedoed, shelled, and sunk by . 6 crew and 272 or 172 soldiers were killed. (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground at Omaisaki, Japan. She broke in two four days later and was declared a total loss. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Belawan, Dutch East Indies by Japanese aircraft. (en)
  • The cargo ship was lost off the coast of Finland due to ice damage. (en)
  • World War II: The yawl was bombed and sunk at Eyemouth, Berwickshire by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Padang, Dutch East Indies by Japanese aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The fishing boat was bombed and sunk at Rosehearty by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy SC 63: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off northwestern Scotland by with the loss of all 48 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Strait of Malacca with the loss of 33 of the 35 people aboard. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 17 of her 42 crew. Survivors were rescued by and . (en)
  • World War II: Battle of Balikpapan: The transport ship was bombed and sunk by Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force Martin 139 aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in Manila Bay by Japanese aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean by with the loss of 13 of her 67 crew. (en)
  • The patrol boat was destroyed by fire at Hobart, Australia, burning to the waterline. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of 12 of her 28 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The yard tug was destroyed to prevent capture at Cavite Naval Base, Philippines. (en)
  • World War II: The S-class submarine ran aground on the Taka Bakang Reef in the Makassar Strait, Dutch East Indies. She was scuttled due to damage sustained and to prevent capture by enemy forces. The whole crew was rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The fleet oiler struck a mine southwest of Hong Kong, losing her bow, and was beached. Refloated, repaired and returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: The Project 53-class minesweeper was damaged by German aircraft and later ran aground at Eupatoria. She was destroyed next day by German field artillery. Five crew were killed, 19 captured and one escaped. (en)
  • World War II: The Akita Maru-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and damaged in the South China Sea at the mouth of the Gulf of Siam by with the loss of four crew. Survivors were rescued by , , and . She was scuttled by Fubuki, sinking in of water. (en)
  • World War II: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea south east of Duncansby Head, Caithness. All crew were rescued. (en)
  • The decommissioned armored cruiser was sunk as a gunnery target in the Inland Sea off Kurahashi, Japan, by the battleship . (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk at Bagan Siapi, Dutch East Indies by Japanese aircraft. In 1944 she was salvaged, repaired and entered Japanese service as Aki Maru. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Celebes Sea north of Kema, Celebes, Dutch East Indies by . (en)
  • World War II: The sailing ship was shelled and sunk in the Black Sea east of Cape Igneada, Turkey by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the North Sea off Happisburgh, Norfolk. She was taken in tow by a Royal Navy ship but later sank. All crew were rescued. (en)
  • The coaster exploded and sank in the North Sea with the loss of all seven crew. (en)
  • The coaster ran aground in Hjeltefjorden, Norway. She broke in two and sank. All crew survived. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy ON 56: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of six of her 36 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Adriatic Sea off Cape Planka, Yugoslavia , by . Before being sunk with a torpedo the ship had been missed with four other torpedoes and then engaged and damaged with gunfire. There were 8 dead and 11 survivors. (en)
  • The cargo ship foundered in a gale near Ras el Fasori, Syria on passage Iskenderun for Port Said with chrome ore, poppy seed and tobacco. (en)
  • The 8-gross register ton, motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Juneau, Territory of Alaska. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Nova Scotia by . All 28 crew were rescued by the trawler Grand Marshall . (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of ten of her 43 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The United States Coast and Geodetic Survey survey ship was damaged indirectly by bombing off Corregidor, partially sinking from leaks on Corregidor and then floating away on the tide and grounding on the Bataan Peninsula in sinking condition. (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground on Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of four of her 35 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The patrol boat, the former Japanese fishing boat Borneo Maru captured in December 1941, was sunk by a Japanese flying boat off Tarakan Netherlands East Indies. There were 10 dead and 45 survivors. (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground near Tromsø, Norway and sank the next day. The whole crew was rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Strait of Malacca ) with the loss of three crew. (en)
  • World War II: The was depth charged and sunk in Beagle Gulf west of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia by with the loss of 80 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the Bristol Channel off Brean Down, Somerset with the loss of all four crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia by with the loss with all hands, 9 gunners and 36 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The Philippine hospital ship was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft off Cebu, Philippines. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of four of her 32 crew. Survivors were rescued by and a United States Coast Guard vessel. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Java Sea south of Java by , which machine gunned and rammed the lifeboats. There were 35 survivors of the 136 people aboard. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of five crew. (en)
  • World War II: Battle of Balikpapan: The Seia Maru-class transport was bombed and sunk by Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force Martin 139 aircraft in the Makassar Strait east of Bontang, she blows up and sinks at . (en)
  • The auxiliary minesweeper sank at Milford Haven after a collision with HMS Shera . One crewman died. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Java Sea by . All crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean at Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island, Australia by I-59 . All crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north west of Mersa Matruh, Egypt by Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 815 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm with the loss of all 43 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The fishing cutter was shelled and sunk off Berlevåg, Norway by with the loss of one crew member. (en)
  • World War II: Operation Paukenschlag: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 87 of the 182 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship on her trip from Honolulu to Wellington with a cargo of military supplies was bombed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean by an aircraft from . Her crew then scuttled the ship. All hands were rescued by Aikoku Maru and . (en)
  • World War II: The was bombed and severely damaged off the Kerch Peninsula by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe. Repairs took until October to complete. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy PQ 7A: The cargo ship became stranded in ice. She was damaged by Luftwaffe bombing and then torpedoed and sunk by south of Bear Island, Norway with the loss of all 47 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by German fighters off Eupatoria. At least six crew were killed. There were no survivors. (en)
  • World War II: The oiler was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean west of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by with the loss of 57 of her 183 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • The S-class submarine was rammed and sunk in the Gulf of Panama by with the loss of 46 of her 49 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Indian Ocean south of Java, Dutch East Indies by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft. The ship was carrying 478 German civilian internees, who, forced at gunpoint to remain on the ship, perished almost completely. The few survivors were intentionally denied rescue and assistance by the Dutch; only a few managed to reach nearby islands. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Singapore with the loss of 54 of her 93 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was struck a mine and sank off Norway. (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk by mines in Subic Bay . Survivors were rescued by , , and . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy SC 64: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Cape Race, Newfoundland by . with the loss of 31 of her 37 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The troop transport was sunk when her cargo of gasoline caught fire off Hainan. All crewmembers rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy ON 53: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 21 of her 33 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Java Sea by . Three crew were killed. rescued the survivors. (en)
  • World War II: The ocean liner foundered during a violent storm in the Mediterranean Sea north of Menorca, Spain with the loss of 292 of the 394 people aboard, while trying to help locate Jumièges. (en)
  • World War II: The US Army requisitioned cargo ship was bombed and strafed by Japanese aircraft at Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines and beached to prevent sinking, declared a constructive total loss. Salvaged and put in Japanese service as . (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea north of Skegness, Lincolnshire, by Luftwaffe aircraft. All crew survived. (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. All crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The yard ferry was scuttled at the Cavite Navy Yard to prevent capture. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 170: The cutter capsized after being torpedoed and damaged the previous day in the Atlantic Ocean off Reykjavík, Iceland , by the submarine with the loss of seven of her 221 crew. She was scuttled by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off Rangoon, Burma by with the loss of five of her 66 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The Design 1099 cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Race, Newfoundland , by with the loss of all 28 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Padang by Japanese aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship suffered an engine room fire at the Army pier at Yakutat, Alaska, was towed to sea where she sunk about offshore without casualties. (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary gunboat was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Newfoundland by with the loss of all 24 crew. (en)
  • The cargo ship was sunk in a collision with in the Atlantic Ocean . All crew was saved. Santa Elisa was towed to New York and repaired. (en)
  • The patrol boat capsized at Tuapse. She was righted and then drove ashore. Fourteen of her 21 crew were lost. (en)
  • The tugboat foundered in the Mediterranean Sea between Alexandria and Tobruk. (en)
  • World War II: The fuel barge is lost to enemy action in the Philippines. (en)
  • The minesweeper was driven ashore and wrecked at Tuapse. (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary patrol boat was scuttled at Endau, Malaya. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 52 crew. (en)
  • The armed merchant cruiser ran aground at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and was severely damaged. She was refloated the next day, repaired and returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: The tug struck a mine and sank in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all four hands. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean 15 miles east of Madras, India by . There are no casualties and all hands reach Madras in lifeboats. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk, or scuttled, at Manilla. Raised, repaired, and put in Japanese service as Ruson Maru. (en)
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