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The list of shipwrecks in January 1944 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 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 January 1944 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 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 auxiliary guard boat was lost on this date. (en)
  • The auxiliary minesweeper was lost on this date. (en)
  • The landing craft assault was lost on this date. (en)
  • The No. 11-class landing tender was lost on this date. (en)
  • The auxiliary submarine chaser was lost on this date. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy No. 130: The guardboat was bombed and sunk off Icog Island, China by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Fourteenth Air Force. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the South China Sea off the coast of Formosa by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Fourteenth Air Force. (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary gunboat was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north north west of Chichi Jima by . (en)
  • World War II: The Liberty ship was bombed and sunk at Anzio, Lazio, Italy by Luftwaffe aircraft. Three crewmen were killed. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The escort, a former torpedo boat, was bombed and sunk while under repair at Genoa. Later raised. (en)
  • World War II: The net tender was torpedoed and sunk in the Philippine Sea north of the Marianas Islands by . (en)
  • World War II: The was torpedoed and sunk Simpson Harbor, Rabaul, New Guinea by United States Navy Grumman TBF Avenger and Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft. 23 gunners and 2 crewmen were lost. 14 landing barges, carried as cargo, went down on board. (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground and was wrecked on a shoal off the Miyagiken Peninsula . (en)
  • The cargo ship was smashed on rocks by a gale and broke in half near Cape Makkaur, Norway. Her wreck was then attacked several times in the next months by Soviet submarines. (en)
  • World War II: The Standard Wartime Type 1TM tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea north west of Miri, Borneo by . Forty-six crew were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Palau by . (en)
  • World War II: The MFP-C2 landing craft was attacked off Civitavecchia by enemy ships and exploded. Nine crew were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The Siebel ferry was set on fire by a bomb in Makarska, Croatia, and burned. There were no casualty. (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary submarine tender, a former , was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Truk by . A total of 888 naval technical personnel and 300 sailors were killed. Forty-three survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The training ship was bombed and sunk at Stettin by Royal Air Force aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by . (en)
  • World War II: Operation Flintlock: The transport was bombed by Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers from US Navy TG 58.2, and shelled by , and sank in Kwajalein Atoll . Fifty-three crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy 3202: The oiler was torpedoed and sunk in the Flores Sea by . Sixteen gunners and 29 crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy JW 56A: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea by with the loss of three of her 71 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy No. 127: The Asuka Maru-class auxiliary aeronautical repair ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by . Fifteen passengers and 23 crewmen were killed, 105 survivors were rescued by and . (en)
  • The minesweeper was wrecked north of Porkkala, Finland. (en)
  • World War II: The transport ship was bombed and sunk at Mykonos, Greece by British aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean by . Whole crew rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea by and was lost with all 42 hands. (en)
  • World War II: The net tender was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by . One crewman and 55 passengers were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Aden west of Socotra, South Yemen by with the loss of 18 crewmen and 2 gunners. The 21 survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea off the coast of French Indochina by . 38 crew were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The lighthouse tender was bombed and sunk off Icog Island, China by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Fourteenth Air Force. (en)
  • World War II: The tug was bombed and sunk in the Formosa Strait by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Fourteenth Air Force. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea by with the loss of 39 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The transport ship was bombed and sunk in the South China Sea by Consolidated B-24 Liberator and North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Fourteenth Air Force. (en)
  • World War II: The Marinefährprahm was beached at Ak-Mechet, Soviet Union after being bombed by Soviet aircraft. She was later repaired. (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary gunboat was sunk in the Molucca Sea north of Kema, Celebes Islands by . (en)
  • World War II: The guard ship was bombed and sunk at Kwajalein by Consolidated B-24 Liberator and North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Army Air Force. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker struck a mine and sank in Varangerfjord, Norway with the loss of six Norwegian crew. Another source says there were 8 dead and two survivors, possibly including also German casualties. (en)
  • World War II: The motor torpedo boat was being carried as deck cargo on and was lost when that ship was torpedoed and sunk by . (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary guard boat was sunk by a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft off Celebes. (en)
  • World War II: The transport ship was bombed and sunk at Šibenik, Yugoslavia during a British air raid. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the Great Belt off Endelave with all 14 aboard . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Mergui, Malaya by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Tenth Air Force. (en)
  • The gunboat was in a collision with in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape May, New Jersey and sank with the loss of 115 of her 145 crew. (en)
  • The 99-gross register ton, motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Point Couverden in Southeast Alaska. (en)
  • World War II: The guard boat , a former SG 1-class motor torpedo boat, was bombed and sunk at Piraeus. (en)
  • World War II: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Ponape , South Pacific Mandate, by the submarine with the loss of 285 of her 307 crew including her commanding officer. The submarine chaser rescued 22 survivors. (en)
  • World War II: The Chojo Maru-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Bismarck Sea south west of Truk by . Thirteen crewmen and many of her 300 passengers were killed. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy No. 130: The Tacoma Maru-class transport was bombed and sunk with her bow aground on rocks off the coast of China by Consolidated B-24 Liberator and North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Fourteenth Air Force. Twelve troops, two gunners and one crewman were killed. Survivors rescued by and . (en)
  • World War II: The struck a mine and sank in the Tyrrhenian Sea. (en)
  • The landing craft assaults were lost on this date. (en)
  • The landing ship tank ran aground and was wrecked off Bahia Angra Island, Azores . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy KMS 37: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea north of Oran, Algeria by aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe. She was beached at Oran but was declared a total loss. There were no casualty. (en)
  • World War II: The Ikuta Maru-class auxiliary gunboat was bombed and sunk at Kwajalein by Consolidated PB4Y Liberator aircraft of VB-108 and BV-109 Squadrons, US Navy. One gunner was killed. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy FU-905: The Standard Type 1K ore carrier was torpedoed and sunk southeast of Cape Muroto, south of Shiono Misaki by . Fourteen passengers and two crewmen were lost. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy Wewak No. 8: The Maya Maru-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south east of Palau by . A total of 413 Indian Army prisoners of war and 43 crewmen were killed. (en)
  • The cargo ship collided with in the Atlantic Ocean and sank . The entire crew of Yildum was rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The minelayer was torpedoed and sunk west of Svåholmen, Norway by aircraft of 489 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force with the loss of seven crew. (en)
  • World War II: The sailing vessel was sunk at Lesbos by . (en)
  • World War II: The CHa-1-class auxiliary submarine chasers were sunk at Nauru by American aircraft. CHa-25 was raised and broken up 1946. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was one of the four vessels lost when convoy WP 457 was attacked by seven S-Boote in the English Channel. She was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel by with the loss of five crew. (en)
  • The cargo ship was destroyed in an explosion in Oslo, Norway. The same ship had been involved in the December 1943 Filipstad explosion. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy Wewak No. 8: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south east of Palau by . 62 troops and 6 crewmen killed. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy O-105: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea south east of Tanegashima by . Four passengers, two gunners and 30 crewmen were killed. Ha-50 , which was being towed by Yamazuru Maru, was dragged under and sunk. (en)
  • World War II: The midget submarine was lost while under tow when Neikai Maru was bombed and sunk by Consolidated B-24 Liberator and United States Navy Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of the United States Army Thirteenth Air Force. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy JW 56A: The V-class destroyer was torpedoed and damaged in the Arctic Ocean by with the loss of 35 crew. Survivors were rescued by , which scuttled her. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Palau by . Four gunners and 35 crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The RD-class minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Piraeus, Greece with the loss of 5 lives. (en)
  • World War II: The guardboat was sunk by Royal Australian Air Force Bristol Beaufighter aircraft at Tanimbar Island, Netherlands East Indies. (en)
  • World War II: Operation Shingle: The was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Anzio by a Henschel Hs 293 glide bomb with the loss of 46 of her 530 crew. Survivors were rescued by , and . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy T: The transport ship was bombed and damaged at Kupang, Netherlands East Indies by B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Army Air Force and Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force. She was scuttled by shore batteries. Two crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The Type B midget submarine was dragged down and sunk when her tow ship, , was sunk by . (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk in Livadia Bay. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk at Karavia Bay, Rabaul by Grumman TBF Avenger aircraft of the United States Marine Corps. Scrapped 1958. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy No. 2517: The stores ship was sunk off Balikpapan in a collision with . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy No. 882: The cargo ship was torpedoed, broke in two and the fore part sank in the Luzon Strait about north of Luzon by and the aft section sank the next day . Eight passengers and 12 crewmen were killed. (en)
  • The armed yacht burned at Liverpool. (en)
  • The armed yacht was lost on this date. (en)
  • The naval whaler was lost on this date. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy No. 882: The Toei Maru-class auxiliary repair ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Luzon Strait about north of Luzon by . Twelve gunners and 35 crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HI-24: The Standard Wartime Type 1TM tanker was sunk in a collision with west of Moji . One crewman was killed. (en)
  • World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Norwegian Sea by and with the loss of all 49 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk off Hachijō-jima by while towing . 18 crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was sunk at Šibenik, Croatia by an air attack. (en)
  • World War II: Operation Shingle: The struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Nettuno, Lazio, Italy . (en)
  • World War II: The was sunk by a mine off Anzio with 454 American and 29 British personnel lost (en)
  • World War II: The M-class submarine sank in the Black Sea during post-repair sea trials off the Georgian coast with the loss of all 22 men aboard. Recent research shows it was not sunk by a mine laid by as previously thought. (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground on the Roter Sand sandbank, in the North Sea off Wesermünde, was broken in two by the storm and sank. Of the 33 people aboard , only 6 were saved. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by Royal Air Force Bristol Beaufighter aircraft off Lista, Norway. Eight of the ship's crew with nine of the flak gunners were rescued, all were lightly wounded. Twenty-one crew and nine flak crew were missing. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in Livadia Bay. (en)
  • World War II: The was bombed and sunk at Kiel by Royal Air Force aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Manus by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Army Air Force. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk at Jaluit Atoll by United States Army Air Force Douglas A-24 Banshee and Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft. (en)
  • The yard patrol boat was disabled in a storm. rescued all 19 crew and sank her by gunfire, west of the Society Islands . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy No. 127: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean by . Taken under tow by , she was torpedoed again by USS Seawolf and sunk at . 141 Army passengers and 15 crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The survey ship was bombed and sunk at Stettin by Royal Air Force aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The Yoshida Maru No. 1-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk west south west of Marcus Island by . A total of 76 passengers, fifteen gunners and eight crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Weser. (en)
  • World War II: The Siebel ferry was set on fire by fighter-bomber aircraft and sank in the port of Vrboska with the loss of one crew. (en)
  • The Vorpostenboot struck the wreck of and sank in the North Sea off IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands. (en)
  • World War II: The was sunk at Kiel by Royal Air Force aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The transport ship was bombed and sunk at Šibenik during a British air raid. (en)
  • The landing craft personnel (small) was lost on this date. (en)
  • World War II: The Delhi Maru-class auxiliary gunboat was torpedoed, her bow broke off and sank in Pacific Ocean , by . Five crewmen and 135 troops were killed. Her stern was taken into tow but capsized and sank in rough seas the next day. Her commanding officer and 34 crewmen were then rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy O 905: The tanker was sunk in the Pacific Ocean bombed or torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north west of New Hanover off Queen Charlotte Island by Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of the United States Navy. (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary submarine chaser was bombed and sunk off Lorengau Harbor, Manus, New Guinea by North American B-25 Mitchell and Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft of the United States Army Air Force. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Anholt, Denmark. (en)
  • The coaster came ashore at Langholmen near Stoksund, Norway, and was wrecked. (en)
  • The landing craft tank was lost as deck cargo when was wrecked off Bahia Angra Island, Azores, Portugal . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk at Rabaul by Grumman TBF Avenger aircraft of the United States Marine Corps. (en)
  • World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay by a Handley Page Halifax aircraft of 502 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 49 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of County Limerick, Ireland by a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Navy with the loss of all 51 crew. (en)
  • World War II: Operation Flintlock: The Cha-1-class auxiliary submarine chasers was sunk at Mili, Marshall Islands by aircraft from US Navy TG 58.2. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy KMS 37: The Ocean ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north east of Oran by aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe. (en)
  • World War II: The motor boat was heavily damaged by German assault boats near Cape Pelegrin and later sank in Zaglav Bay. (en)
  • World War II: The Standard Type 1TL tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea north west of Naze, Kagoshima by . Lost with all 58 hands. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Bengal by . Her crew were rescued by a Royal Indian Navy corvette without loss. (en)
  • The foundered in the North Atlantic with the loss of all ten hands. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by . Eight crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Hokkaido by . 15 crew and a passenger were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north east of the Azores, Portugal by a Vickers Wellington aircraft of 172 Squadron. Royal Air Force with the loss of seven of her 50 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The Partizan cargo ship was captured during the night by and in the Adriatic Sea off Korčula, Yugoslavia and was sunk some hours later by British fighter-bomber aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off Tromsø, Norway by . There were 2 killed and 54 survivors. (en)
  • World War II: The transport was bombed and sunk south west of Yap, Caroline Islands by United States Army Air Force North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft. Thirty crewmen were lost. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Hokkaido by . Five crew and one gunner were killed. (en)
  • The foundered in a storm and sank off Bizerta, Tunisia. (en)
  • World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay west of Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France by a Short Sunderland aircraft of 10 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force with the loss of all 51 crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy O 905: The transport ship was torpedoed and sunk at Rabaul by United States Navy Grumman TBF Avenger and Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft. Fourteen landing barges were lost as cargo, two crewmen were lost. (en)
  • The ELCO 80-class PT boat was sunk by the detonation of a depth charge following a collision with in Abling Harbor, New Britain Island . (en)
  • World War II: The landing craft was sunk by an anti-tank mine on the beach at Hvar Island. 21 troops killed. (en)
  • World War II: The J-class destroyer was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Anzio, Lazio Italy by a Fritz X glide bomb. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy No. 356: The transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Luzon Strait south west of Takao by . Ten crewmen were killed and nine passengers were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled by her crew in the South Atlantic after being intercepted and shelled by and (en)
  • World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 50 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Foochow by Consolidated B-24 Liberator and North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Fourteenth Air Force. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy JW 56A: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea by with the loss of sixteen of her 72 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The midget submarine was lost while under tow when was torpedoed and sunk by . (en)
  • The landing craft mechanized was lost sometime in January. (en)
  • World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland by the Short Sunderland aircraft EK477 coded UT-D of 461 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force with the loss of all 52 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler was one of the four vessels lost when convoy WP 457 was attacked by seven S-Boote in the English Channel. She was torpedoed and sunk off Mounts Bay, Cornwall by . 35 crew were killed or missing. (en)
  • World War II: The was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the Santa Cruz Islands by . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy SO-805: The Chowa Maru-class auxiliary transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean east of Palau by . A total of 457 troops, seven gunners and fifteen crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy O 905: The transport ship was sunk in the Pacific Ocean bombed or torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north west of New Hanover off Queen Charlotte Island by Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of the United States Navy. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy No. 127: The Imperial Japanese Army-chartered Type 1A Standard cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk while towing in the Pacific Ocean by . Twenty crew were killed. (en)
  • The barge was sunk by a storm in the Caspian Sea in the area of Shakhova Kosa. Her master and four crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Fifth Air Force. (en)
  • World War II: The motor torpedo boat was being carried as deck cargo on . She floated free when that ship was torpedoed and sunk by and was later shelled and sunk by . (en)
  • World War II: The MFP-C landing craft grounded on the Italian coast and was then bombed by Allied fighter-bombers. Given up as a total loss. (en)
  • World War II: The Vorpostenboot struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy 2112: The transport ship was bombed and sunk by a United States 5th Air Force Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft northwest of New Hanover Island, Admiralty Islands, with the loss of ten passengers and eight crewmen. (en)
  • World War II: The Ocean ship was scuttled as a breakwater at Bari, Apulia, Italy. She was raised by the Italians in 1947, repaired and returned to service as Alceo. (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by . (en)
  • World War II: The Marinefährprahm was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Rapallo, Liguria, Italy by with the loss of one crew. (en)
  • World War II: The transport ship was torpedoed and sunk at Rabaul, New Guinea by United States Navy Grumman TBF Avenger and Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft. Twenty-two crewmen were lost. (en)
  • World War II: The was bombed and sunk at Pola by aircraft of the United States Fifteenth Air Force. (en)
  • The Type R-41 minesweeper was sunk in a collision with in the Bay of Danzig. (en)
  • World War II: The MFP-C2 landing craft was beached near Rosignano Marittimo after a battle against MGB 655 and MGB 658 , and PT 217 . It was later refloated and restored to service. (en)
  • World War II: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Oman off the Arabian coast by . All aboard survived and were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary sailing vessel was sunk in the South China Sea by gunfire from . (en)
  • World War II: The supply ship was torpedoed and sunk by aircraft off Feistein Lighthouse, Norway. (en)
  • The Liberty ship was wrecked in a gale at Bizerta, Algeria. She was a total loss. One crewman drowned. (en)
  • World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was long thought to have been depth charged and sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean at by the frigate and destroyer with the loss of all 51 crew. However, recent research suggests that was the victim of this attack, and U-305 is now considered to have been lost on an unknown date to unknown causes, perhaps due to a malfunction of one of her own torpedoes. (en)
  • World War II: The water depot ship was bombed and sunk at Rabaul by Grumman TBF Avenger and Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft of the United States Navy. (en)
  • World War II: The Mk 4 landing craft tank was sunk by a mine off Skegness, Lincolnshire. (en)
  • The Liberty ship started to break up in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew. She came ashore at Barra, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom and broke in two, a total loss. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was damaged by a near miss during an air raid by American Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft and sank near Lorengau, Manus Island, Admiralty Islands . Survivors were rescued by .). (en)
  • The landing craft personnel (large) was lost sometime in January. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean off Car Nicobar by . Eleven passengers , a gunner and nine crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy 2112: The auxiliary transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south east of Truk by with the loss of 27 passengers and one crewman. (en)
  • The naval drifter/minesweeper was lost on this date. (en)
  • World War II: The Sperrbrecher struck a mine and sank in the Bay of Biscay off Saint-Nazaire, Morbihan, France. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean east of Manus, Admiralty Islands by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Fifth Air Force. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy KU: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south east of Yap, Caroline Islands by with the loss of 153 of her 212 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The Fort ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean by . (en)
  • World War II: The Type IXC/40 submarine was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by Grumman TBM Avenger aircraft based on with the loss of all 57 crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy O 905: The Shunko Maru-class auxiliary transport was bombed or torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north west of New Hanover off Queen Charlotte Island by Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of the United States Navy. 30 passengers and 20 crew are killed. (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary gunboat was torpedoed and sunk south of Tokyo Bay by . Six crew and 468 passengers were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Aegean Sea by gunfire of . (en)
  • World War II: The Fukken Maru-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea east of Saigon, French Indochina by with the loss of two crewmen. (en)
  • World War II: The Ryuyo Maru-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by . One passenger and six crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy No. SO-93: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk west northwest of Cape Lambert, New Britain and south of Queen Charlotte Island by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Thirteenth Air Force and Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of the United States Navy. (en)
  • World War II: The dredger was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north of New Guinea by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Fifth Air Force. (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel south of Beachy Head, Sussex by a Kriegsmarine Schnellboot with the loss of ten of her twelve crew. (en)
  • World War II: The Liberty ship was damaged off Nettuno, Italy by a crashing German fighter aircraft and later by a near miss by a bomb. She was beached to prevent sinking. Later refloated, repaired and returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy 3202: The oiler was torpedoed and sunk in the Flores Sea by . Twenty-two crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The armed tug, that had run aground previously, was captured by Yugoslav Partizans and scuttled by shelling her engine room by patrol boats PC-1 Jadran and PC-3 Skampo . (en)
  • World War II: The naval drifter/Vosportenboot was bombed and sunk at Piraeus. (en)
  • The landing craft assault was lost sometime in January. (en)
  • The cargo ship was wrecked in a storm off Kamchatka. Her master and 34 crewmen were killed. 13 survivors rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was one of the four vessels lost when convoy WP 457 was attacked by 7 S-Boote in the English Channel. She was torpedoed and sunk by and with the loss of all eight crew and three gunners aboard. (en)
  • The suffered a series of onboard explosions, capsized and sank off the Ambrose Light, New York with the loss of 138 of her 256 crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy O-105: The Daifuku Maru No. 1-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Philippine Sea by . A total of 1,653 troops, 20 gunners and 31 crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy KU: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Bismarck Sea by with the loss of three of her crew. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea by . Four crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy No. 3225: The Kachosan Maru-class auxiliary transport is sunk by a Japanese mine while entering the North East Channel into Truk. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank at Takao, Formosa. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy O-105: The Yoshida Maru No. 1-class transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Bungo Strait east of Saeki, Kyushu by . About two hundred of the 2,500 troops aboard were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 83 of her 127 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north of Ponape by . A total of 169 Navy passengers and seven crewmen were lost. (en)
  • The landing craft personnel (mortar) was lost on this date. (en)
  • The cargo ship collided with and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Cap Bon, Algeria. (en)
  • World War II: The Fort ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean by with the loss of 38 of the 89 people on board. Survivors were rescued by , and . Most spent two weeks on boats and rafts and four died of exposure before or just after rescue. (en)
  • The boat was rammed and sunk in Vestre Byfjord, Bergen, Norway by . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy ON 210: The Liberty ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary gunboat was torpedoed and sunk in Ambon Bay, Java, Netherlands East Indies by . 131 passengers and four crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The Type 1939 Schnellboot sank in the Adriatic Sea west of Korčula, Yugoslavia after an onboard torpedo was detonated by a bomb hit during a British air attack. (en)
  • The PVO-10-class anti-aircraft motor boat was sunk by a storm during the Soviet attempt to land troops on Cape Tarkhan, Crimea. 13 crew died. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy JW 56A: The Fort ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and damaged in the Barents Sea by with the loss of 36 of her 73 crew. Survivors were rescued by . Two crew members were taken on board U-360 as prisoners of war. Fort Bellingham was later torpedoed and sunk by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a Japanese mine and sank at Truk with the loss of 5 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The was sunk in the Black Sea north west of Cape Torchakut, Crimea by . (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea west of Palawan by . 37 crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The guard ship capsized at Genoa, Italy during an air raid. She was later raised, but not repaired . (en)
  • The MFP-C2M minelayer sank in a storm in the Black Sea off Feodosia, Crimea . Only four crew were saved, the usual crew for this type being 17–21 men. (en)
  • World War II: Operation Flintlock: The transport was shelled and damaged by battleships and destroyers of the United States Navy. She was later shelled and sunk by at Roi-Numur , settling in shallow water with her masts above water. All 46 crewmen were killed; either in the sinking, or in the next days during the Battle of Kwajalein. (en)
  • World War II: The Liberty ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Tyrrhenian Sea. She was consequently declared a total loss. (en)
  • World War II: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Aden east north east of Socotra, South Yemen by . All 49 crew were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The Liberty ship was bombed and sunk at Naples, Italy by German aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The water tanker was torpedoed and sunk at Rabaul, New Britain, by Grumman TBF Avenger aircraft of the United States Marine Corps. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was one of the four vessels lost when convoy WP 457 was attacked by seven S-Boote in the English Channel. She was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel by with the loss of all 15 crew and 3 gunners. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Kiel . (en)
  • World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by and with the loss of all 49 crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy 3125A: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean east Urracas, Mariana Islands by . Four crewmen were killed but all 910 passengers aboard were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Aden east north east of Socotra by . All 109 people on board were rescued by . (en)
  • The Liberty ship started to break in two in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. She was scuttled by a Royal Navy ship. The whole crew was rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The landing craft infantry (large) was bombed and sunk off Anzio, Italy. Two crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean southwest of Ireland by , and with the loss of all 49 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The passenger ship was sunk in the Menam River by a mine. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the South China Sea off the coast of French Indochina by Consolidated B-24 Liberator and North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Fourteenth Air Force. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy FU-901: The Akitsu Maru-class landing craft depot ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south east of Okinawa off Okino-Daita Island by . A total of 456 soldiers, 83 gunners and 35 crewmen were killed. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The H-2-class motor gun boat, being towed by , was so badly damaged when Choko Maru No. 2 was torpedoed and sunk that the vessel was scuttled. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy No. 356: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Luzon Strait by . Many passengers and ten crewmen were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The Liberty ship dragged anchor during storm south of Naples, Italy, and stroke a mine that started a fire. She sank later that afternoon in the Gulf of Salerno but there were no casualties. (en)
  • World War II: The submarine was lost off the Marshall Islands in late January. (en)
  • The dragger, or fishing schooner, was run down by a steamer, possibly a United States Army transport, before sun up off Virginia. Lost with all seven hands. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off Farsund, Norway by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of the Royal Air Force Wick Strike Wing. Thirteen of the crew together with seven of the flak crew were rescued, twenty-six crew plus sixteen flak crew were missing. (en)
  • The thrown ashore in heavy weather on the beach of Tanaga Island, Aleutian Islands. It was declared a constructive total loss by the US Navy, but was sold in 1945, repaired and renamed Vindicator. (en)
  • World War II: The self-propelled fuel oil barge was torpedoed and damaged east of Espiritu Santo by . Eight crewmen were killed. rescued the 14 survivors and scuttled her the next day. (en)
  • World War II: The Lyons Maru-class aircraft transport was torpedoed and sunk in shallow water at Rabaul by Grumman TBF Avenger aircraft of the United States Marine Corps. She settled upright with her superstructure above the water. (en)
  • The MFP-A landing craft ran aground at Punta Morelle, Italy. All attempts to recover it the next days failed. There were no casualties. (en)
  • The landing craft infantry (large) sank in the Mediterranean Sea sometime in January. (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary minelayer was bombed and sunk at Manus by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Army Air Force. (en)
  • World War II: The Gyoraitei No. 1-class motor torpedo boats were bombed and sunk at Wake Island by US Navy Consolidated PB2Y Coronado aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north of Okinawa by . (en)
  • The sailing vessel was thrown ashore by a storm in near Kissamos, Creta and became a total loss. There were no casualties. (en)
  • World War II: The was mined and sank off Anzio, Italy while going to the assistance of . Thirty crew were lost. (en)
  • World War II: The was engaged in a running battle with and in the Vitiaz Strait. She ended up grounded and wrecked on Gneisenau Point, Kelanoa Harbour, New Guinea. (en)
  • World War II: The No. 1-class landing boats were lost during the Soviet attempt to land troops on Cape Tarkhan, Crimea. DB-19 and DB-23 were sunk by coastal artillery, the other by a storm. Crew losses are unknown but more than 200 troops drowned during the operation. (en)
  • World War II: The hospital ship was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Anzio, Lazio, Italy. (en)
  • World War II: The Type R-151 minesweeper was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north of the Tiber Estuary by Allied aircraft. (en)
  • World War II:The Urara Maru-class auxiliary minelayer was bombed and sunk at Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands. (en)
  • World War II: The was sunk by a mine off Bastia Sardinia. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy KU: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Bismarck Sea by . Sixteen crewmen and 27 Special Naval Landing Force troops were lost. (en)
  • World War II: The Annan Maru-class auxiliary transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the east coast of Kyushu, eastern approaches to the Bungo Strait, off Fukujima lighthouse, Japan by . One gunner and five crew were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The fishing vessel was sunk in the Aegean Sea by . (en)
  • World War II The Type VIIC submarine struck a mine and sank in the Bay of Biscay off La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France (en)
  • World War II: The MO-4-class patrol vessel were destroyed by German aircraft during the Soviet attempt to land troops on Cape Tarkhan, Crimea. Three crew of 0612 were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The blockade breaker was shelled and sunk in the English Channel off Cap Blanc-Nez by British shore based artillery. Of the 76 men aboard, there were 11 dead, 5 missing and 60 survivors. (en)
  • World War II: The ELCO 80'-class PT boat grounded off Mindiri, Papua New Guinea and then was scuttled by after she rescued the whole crew. (en)
  • World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Bay of Biscay off the Île de Croix, Finistère, France. (en)
  • World War II: Operation Flintlock: The Cha-1-class auxiliary submarine chasers was sunk at Kwajalein by aircraft from US Navy TG 58.2. (en)
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