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The list of shipwrecks in May 1941 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1941.(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 May 1941 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1941.(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 armed yacht was destroyed by fire. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe. All crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Suda Bay by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of one of her twenty crew. (en)
  • World War II: The trawler was bombed and sunk in the Bristol Channel west south west of Bardsey Island by Luftwaffe aircraft. All crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Freetown, Sierral Leone by with the loss of ten of her 75 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The captured Italian tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland by . Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk in the Bristol Channel, United Kingdom, by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of seven of her 18 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The was bombed and sunk at Tobruk, Libya by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of II Staffeln, Sturzkampfgeschwader 2, Luftwaffe with the loss of 21 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The steamship struck a mine and sank in the Bristol Channel off the Breaksea Lightship . (en)
  • World War II: The LCT-1-class landing craft tank was bombed and sunk off Crete sometime in April or May. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk off Cape Kephola, Crete by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk at Lowestoft by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of 13 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of three crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cavoli, Calabria by . (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk with the loss of ten of her 11 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The patrol vessel, a requisitioned yacht, was destroyed off Corregidor, Manila Bay, Philippines to prevent capture. (en)
  • World War II: The struck a mine and sank in the Grand Harbour, Malta with the loss of 35 of her crew. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank at Šibenik, Yugoslavia. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft. All 21 crew were rescued by a Royal Navy destroyer. (en)
  • World War II: The was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by Fairey Swordfish aircraft based on . She was then shelled by and and torpedoed by and sank with the loss of 2,179 of her 2,293 crew. 85 survivors rescued by , 25 by , and approximately 100 by weather ship Sachenwald . (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk in the Bristol Channel off Trevose Head by Luftwaffe aircraft. All six crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Athens. 94 crew were killed, and two more died of wounds later. There were 29 or 34 survivors depending on sources. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of one of the 93 people on board. (en)
  • World War II: Battle of Crete: The was bombed and severely damaged by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was scuttled by at . (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary ship was bombed and sunk at London by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The patrol vessel struck a mine and sank in the Bristol Channel east of St Ann's Head, Pembrokeshire with the loss of at least three crew. (en)
  • World War II: Battle of Crete: The was bombed and sunk off Crete by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of the Luftwaffe. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank two cables off the entrance to Herculaneum Dock, Liverpool with the loss of eight of her nine crew. (en)
  • World War II: The floating elevator was sunk at Liverpool by the explosion of . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OB 318: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Cape Farewell, Greenland by with the loss of one of her 45 crew. Survivors abandoned ship and were rescued by . Aelybryn was towed to Reykjavík, Iceland by . Later repaired and returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: The troopship was shelled and sunk in the Strait of Messina by with the loss of 1,297 of the 2,729 people on board. Survivors were rescued by , and . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of four of her 65 crew. Survivors were rescued by the hopper barge Foremost 102 . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OB 325: The cargo ship collided with in the Atlantic Ocean and sank with the loss of five of the 24 people on board. Survivors were rescued by HMS Leamington. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 26 of her 29 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Monrovia, Liberia by with the loss of one crew member. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 126: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Cape Farewell, Greenland by with the loss of all 53 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk at Heraklion by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk at Hull, Yorkshire by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . All 49 crew were rescued by and . (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk at Langton Branch Dock, Liverpool by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The ocean boarding vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland by with the loss of 28 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • The minelayer collided with in the North Sea off Saltfleet, Yorkshire and sank without loss of life. (en)
  • World War II: The LCT-1-class landing craft tanks were bombed and sunk off Pireaus, Greece sometime in April or May. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of one crew member. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south of the Kerkennah Islands, Tunisia by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship blew up and sank at Tripoli, Libya due to the detonation of cluster bombs improperly crated for shipment. The explosion in the forward hold flung the stern of the ship up onto the quay. The armed merchant cruiser was destroyed by the explosion also. The ships suffered 28 killed and 38 wounded Germans, 42 killed and 50 wounded Italians, and 150 Arabs killed and many wounded. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 126: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of one of her 45 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk off the mouth of the Humber by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • thumb|HMS Hood World War II: Battle of the Denmark Strait: The was shelled and sunk in the Denmark Strait by with the loss of 1,415 of her 1,418 crew. The three survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • The cargo ship was shelled and sunk by Royal Navy warships of Force D. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Cape Verde Islands, Portugal by with the loss of two of her 85 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by : All 83 crew were rescued by and . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy FS 479: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the North Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft. All crew were rescued and she sank the next day. (en)
  • World War II: The trawler was bombed and damaged in the North Sea north of Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was taken in tow but sank north by west of Kinnaird Head, Aberdeenshire. (en)
  • World War II: The was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north of Tobruk, Libya by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of 239 Squadron, Regia Aeronautica with the loss of 11 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMSAS Southern Maid . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 126: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 58 of the 90 people on board, including 26 of the 48 survivors from . Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary ship was bombed and sunk at London by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank south east of Cape Bon, Tunisia. There was no casualty. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker barge was bombed and sunk at Qurnan by Regia Aeronautica aircraft. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south south west of the Cape Verde Islands, Portugal by with the loss of six of her 98 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 126: The cargo ship was torpoedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . All 48 crew were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy SC 30: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . All 43 crew were rescued by . (en)
  • The LCT-1-class landing craft tank was lost in the Aegean Sea sometime in April or May. (en)
  • World War II: Battle of Crete: The Thornycroft 55-foot-class motor torpedo boats were bombed and sunk at Suda Bay, Crete by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Aegean Sea off Chania, Crete by Royal Navy warships of Force D. (en)
  • World War II: Operation Tiger / Convoy WS 58: The cargo liner struck a mine laid down by the cruisers Duca d'Aosta, Eugenio di Savoia, Muzzio Attendolo and Raimondo Montecuccoli (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with three crew members were lost. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of eight of her 47 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OB 321: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe. She was later scuttled at . All 26 crew were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The examination vessel was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: Battle of Crete: The was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south east of Crete by CANT Z.1007 aircraft of 50th Bomber Squadron, Regia Aeronautica with the loss of 128 of her 210 crew. Survivors were rescued by , and . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of six of her 73 crew. Survivors were rescued by , (en)
  • World War II: Battle of Crete: The was bombed and sunk in the Kaso Strait to the east of Crete by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of the Luftwaffe with the loss of 76 of her 165 crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 127: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy She was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean off Bloody Foreland, Ireland by . 11 crew were killed, 25 crew were rescued by . The ship broke in two; the stern section sank but the bow section was towed to the Clyde and beached. The ship was declared a constructive total loss and scrapped in 1942. (en)
  • World War II: The sailing barge blew up and sank due to the explosion of at Liverpool. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker struck a mine and was damaged in the English Channel and was beached at Antony, Cornwall. Three crew were killed. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tobruk, Libya by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk off the mouth of the Humber by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The motor barge was bombed and sunk at Huskisson Branch No. 3 Dock, Liverpool by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The captured French schooner caught fire and sank in the Atlantic Ocean . The prize crew took to the lifeboats and reached Gibraltar. (en)
  • World War II: The sailing barge was bombed and sunk at Hull, Yorkshire by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was bombed and damaged in the North Sea off Sunderland, Co Durham by Luftwaffe aircraft and was beached. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship carrying ammunition and petrol took fire for an unknown reason at Piraeus, Greece. The Bulgarian master realized that the fire could not be extinguished and ordered most of the crew to evacuate, remaining aboard with only six men. The tugs , , and were towing the ship out of harbour when she exploded. The explosion set , and on fire. All seven men aboard were killed, total casualties in the port being around 200. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft in the Bristol Channel off Dale, Pembrokeshire. All crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The lightship struck a mine and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine in the North Sea and was beached. She was later refloated and taken to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged at Suda Bay by Luftwaffe aircraft and was beached. She was later refloated, repaired and entered German service as Nikolaus. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west south west of Freetown, Sierra Leone by with the loss of three of her 49 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea south west by west of the Humber Lightship by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of six crew. (en)
  • The naval trawler collided with in the Pentland Firth and sank with the loss of 13 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The flat was bombed and sunk at Canada Dock, Liverpool by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The ocean boarding vessel was bombed and damaged in the Bristol Channel off Cape Cornwall by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of 70 crew. She was beached at Falmouth, Cornwall. Later refloated, repaired and returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary cruiser was shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean north of the Seychelles by with the loss of 341 crew and 200 prisoners of war. Sixty crew were rescued, as were 22 prisoners of war, survivors from , and . (en)
  • The was lost sometime in May or June. (en)
  • The was wrecked off Ajaccio, Corsica. (en)
  • The armed yacht sank. (en)
  • The vorpostenboot was lost on this date. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . All crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean by and was scuttled by her crew. All 30 crew were rescued by HMS Hilary. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea by Royal Air Force aircraft with the loss of 3 lives. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Malta by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was later salvaged. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the English Channel south west of The Needles, Isle of Wight with the loss of four crew. She was beached in Totland Bay the next day. Later refloated, repaired and returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean by with the loss of 45 crew between the sinking of their ship, and survivors rescued by Pinguin who were lost when the German ship was sunk the next day. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OB 318: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of one of her 41 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The whaler was bombed and damaged in the Bristol Channel by Luftwaffe aircraft and was beached off Barry, Glamorgan. She was later repaired and returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: The harbour defence motor launch was bombed and sunk south of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary cruiser was sunk in Benghazi Harbor by . Raised, repaired, and returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Lemnos by . One German officer and three other ranks were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was set on fire at Piraeus, Greece by the explosion of . She exploded and sank. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Adriatic Sea off Sazan Island, Albania. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OB 318: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . All 66 crew were rescued by (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Benghazi, Libya by . There were 3 dead and 42 survivors. (en)
  • thumb|HMS Gloucester World War II: Battle of Crete: The was bombed and sunk north of Crete by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of the Luftwaffe with the loss of 722 of her 807 crew. (en)
  • World War II: Battle of Crete: The was bombed and sunk off Crete by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of the Luftwaffe. (en)
  • World War II: The dredger was sunk by an explosion in Langstone Harbour, Hampshire with the loss of three crew. (en)
  • World War II: The destroyer was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of County Galway, Ireland by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe with the loss of 48 of her 219 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The was bombed and sunk in Souda Bay, Crete by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The sailing barge was bombed and sunk at Liverpool by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The submarine chaser was bombed and sunk off Feiestein, Norway by British aircraft with the loss of six lives. (en)
  • World War II: The barge was bombed and sunk at Alexandria Dock No. 3, Liverpool by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy SC 30: The armed merchant cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of three of her 281 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Fuscaldo, Calabria by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk at Benghazi by , , and . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OB 318: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . All 50 crew were rescued by , and . (en)
  • World War II: The tug was bombed and sunk at Liverpool by Luftwaffe aircraft. raised, repaired, returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: Operation Primrose: The Type IXB submarine sank in the Atlantic Ocean during a storm while under tow by the destroyer the day after being captured by the corvette and destroyers and HMS Bulldog . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Benghazi, Libya by Royal Air Force aircraft. There was no casualty. (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a German mine and sank in the Hauraki Gulf 8 miles north east of Bream Head off Auckland . Her commanding officer and four crewmen killed. Survivors were rescued by and/or . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea . All crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Liberia by with the loss of 13 of her 31 crew. Survivors, including the ship's cat, were rescued by . The cat remained on board HMT Pict. (en)
  • World War II: The Giovanni Berta-class naval trawler was sunk north west of Lefkos by mines. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk at Benghazi, Libya by , , and . (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk at Heraklion, Crete by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 126: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south south east of Cape Farewell, Greenland by with the loss of 22 of her 74 crew. Survivors were rescued by and . (en)
  • World War II: The barge was bombed and sunk at Hull by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk at Accra, Gold Coast by with the loss of one crew member. Although declared a total loss, she was refloated in April 1943, repaired post-war and returned to service in 1947. (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk at Greenock by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The sailing barge was bombed and sunk at Hull by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Azores, Portugal by and was scuttled by her crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was sunk by Italian mines laid down by the cruisers Duca d'Aosta, Eugenio di Savoia, Muzzio Attendolo and Raimondo Montecuccoli in the Mediterranean Sea, off Cape Bon, Tunisia. The freighter was making a solo run from Gibraltar to Malta disguised as Spanish. 18 crew were interned by the French at Bizerte. (en)
  • World War II: The sailing barge was bombed and sunk at Waterloo Dock, Liverpool, Lancashire by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of two of her 49 crew. Survivors were rescued by , (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 121: The passenger ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 207 of the 290 people on board. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The hopper barge struck a mine and sank off Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland with the loss of five of her 11 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The submarine chaser was scuttled in Suda Bay, Crete. She was later salvaged by the Germans and entered Kriegsmarine service as UJ-2104. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Ionian Sea off Cephalonia. (en)
  • World War II: The boom defence vessel was bombed and sunk at Lowestoft, Suffolk by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Freetown, Sierra Leone by with the loss of three crew. Survivors were rescued by a Royal Navy warship. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 128S: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of three of her 43 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The fishing smack struck a mine and sank in the North Sea . All crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk in the English Channel by German aircraft. 25 crewmen killed. Survivors were rescued the next day by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of seven of her 41 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk at Greenock, Renfrewshire by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The motor launch was bombed and sunk at Alexandria Dock No. 3, Liverpool by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The rescue ship struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea north north east of Tripoli, Libya. 16 crewmen were killed and 7 wounded. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OB 310: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the north west of Freetown, Sierra Leone by . All on board were taken as prisoners of war when the landed in French Guinea. The 27 Swedes were later released. (en)
  • World War II: The naval yacht collided with another vessel in the North Sea off the mouth of the Tyne and sank. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tobruk by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of 239 Squadron, Regia Aeronautica with the loss of two crew. Survivors were rescued by HMSAS Southern Maid . (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was shelled and sunk in the Aegean Sea off Crete by Royal Navy warships of Force D. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west north west of Freetown, Sierra Leone by . All 100 people on board were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of five of her 38 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The vorpostenboot was bombed and sunk in the North Sea north west of Borkum, Lower Saxony by Royal Air Force aircraft with the loss of four lives. (en)
  • World War II: Battle of Crete: The was bombed and sunk off Crete by Messerschmitt Bf 109 aircraft of JG 77 and Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of LG 1 with the loss of 241 of her 764 crew. (en)
  • World War II: the coaster was run on mine off Thessaloniki and sunk with 196 losses . Scrapped after the war. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Belfast, County Antrim by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: The schooner was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 28 of her 38 crew. Survivors were rescued by eight days later. (en)
  • World War II: The naval yacht was bombed and sunk in the Bristol Channel west of Trevose Head, Cornwall by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of 406 Küstenfliegergruppe, Luftwaffe with the loss of 22 of her 32 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The tug was bombed and sunk at Malta by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in Suda Bay by Luftwaffe aircraft and was beached. She was later salvaged, repaired and entered German service as Pluto. (en)
  • World War II: The sailing barge was bombed and sunk at Canada Dock, Liverpool by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The trawler was bombed and sunk off St Govan's Lightship by Luftwaffe aircraft. All eight crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: Battle of Crete: The Harbour Defence Motor Launch was sunk by German bombers west of Gavolopula in the Mediterranean Sea after departing from Suda Bay for Alexandria. All ten crew survived and reached Crete where most were captured some days later. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south south east of Cape Farewell by . All 41 crew were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was sunk at Liverpool by the explosion of . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Liverpool by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 126: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of five of her 54 crew. Survivors were rescued by . Elusa later sank at . (en)
  • World War II: The was bombed and sunk at Tripoli by Royal Air Force aircraft. 24 crew were killed and 20 wounded. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea north west of the Schiermonnikoog Lighthouse, Friesland, Netherlands by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • The cargo ship foundered in the South Atlantic with the loss of all 66 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The ketch was bombed and sunk at Hull by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was bombed and damaged at Suda Bay by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was beached. Later salvaged, repaired and entered German service. (en)
  • World War II: The was bombed and sunk at Tobruk, Libya by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of four crew. (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk at Tobruk, Libya by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of II Staffeln, Sturzkampfgeschwader 2, Luftwaffe. (en)
  • World War II: The LCT-1-class landing craft tank was scuttled off the south coast of Crete sometime in April or May. (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the Belfast Lough with the loss of 14 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and damaged in Suda Bay by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was later declared a total loss. Two crew were taken as prisoners of war. (en)
  • World War II: The sperrbrecher was sunk at Den Helder, Netherlands by a crashing Royal Air Force aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Volos. (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary base ship was bombed and sunk at London by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The floating crane was bombed and sunk at Liverpool by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was later salvaged, repaired and returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 29 of her 41 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was bombed and damaged in the Bristol Channel by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was beached at Dale, Pembrokeshire. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . All 35 crew were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OB 318: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . All 46 crew were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The troopship was bombed and damaged in the North Sea north east of Aberdeen by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of 52 of the 475 people on board. Survivors were rescued by . Archangel was beached south of Newburgh, Aberdeenshire and broke into four. (en)
  • World War II: The tug was sunk by an explosion in Langstone Harbour with the loss of five crew. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk at Suda Bay by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of twenty of her 44 crew. Seven survivors were taken as prisoners of war. She was salvaged post-war. Under repair from 1948–1951 then sold to West Germany. (en)
  • World War II: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west north west of Cape Trafalgar, Spain by with the loss of five crew. (en)
  • World War II: The steam barge was bombed and sunk at Huskisson Branch No. 3 Dock, Liverpool by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of two crew. Survivors were rescued by and a Royal Navy destroyer. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off the mouth of the Tyne by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The steam barge was bombed and sunk at Liverpool by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . Twenty-one crew members were lost, while the master, 35 crew members and three gunners were picked up by and the armed trawler , and landed at Freetown. (en)
  • World War II: The steam barge struck a mine and sank at Liverpool with the loss of all five crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of one of her 33 crew. Survivors were rescued by and the fishing vessel Sigurfari . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was set of fire by the explosion of at Piraeus and subsequently sank. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 13 crew. 15 crew of were also killed. Fifty-eight survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Ierapetra Bay by Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 aircraft of 281 Squadron, Regia Aeronautica. (en)
  • World War II: The tug was bombed and sunk at Waterloo Dock, Liverpool by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The flat was bombed and sunk at Liverpool, Lancashire by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OB 318: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Greenland by with the loss of 29 of her 40 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The trawler was shelled and sunk north of Dyrafjord by with the loss of all four crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of one of her 57 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Astakos by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of nine of her 55 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the Bay of Biscay north of Gijón, Asturias with the loss of nine of her 12 crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OB 318: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . All 105 crew were rescued by and . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the South Atlantic by with the loss of 12 crew. (en)
  • The cargo ship caught fire, exploded, and sank in the Red Sea. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Belfast by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south of the Kerkennah Islands by . (en)
  • World War II: The barrage balloon vessel was damaged by enemy action and was declared a constructive total loss. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in Suda Bay by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank at Hull with the loss of seven crew. Survivors were rescued by HMML 211 . (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. (en)
  • World War II: The flat was burned out and sunk by the exploding vessels and at Liverpool by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was sunk by the explosion of at Liverpool. She was later salvaged. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary south west of Buoy B4 with the loss of ten crew. (en)
  • The schooner caught fire and sank in the Grand Banks. All crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the Kerkennah Islands, Tunisia. 61 crew were killed. There were 67 survivors. (en)
  • World War II: The decommissioned former paddle minesweeper sunk at Acorn Yard Rochester, Kent by a parachute mine while awaiting scrapping. (en)
  • World War II: The sailing barge was bombed and sunk at Huskisson Branch No. 3 Dock, Liverpool by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 126: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Cape Farewell by with the loss of 25 of her 37 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk in the Bristol Channel west north west of the South Bishop Lighthouse by Luftwaffe aircraft. All crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The rescue ship struck a mine and sank off Tripoli. There were 8 killed and 31 survivors. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HG 61: The ore carrier was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 90 miles west of Bloody Foreland by with the loss of 3 gunners and 28 crewmen. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 126: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 22 of her 56 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The patrol vessel, a requisitioned vessel, was destroyed off Corregidor, Manila Bay, the Philippines to prevent capture. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy SL 73: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by . All crew were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of the Butt of Lewis, Outer Hebrides by with the loss of one of her 59 crew. Survivors were rescued by , and . (en)
  • World War II: The was bombed and damaged at Suda Bay by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was beached, but declared a total loss. Raised, repaired and put in Kriegsmarine service as UJ-2109. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe with the loss of one crew member. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Wadden Sea off Juist, Germany. (en)
  • World War II: The was bombed and sunk at Liverpool by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: The struck a mine and sank in the Ionian Sea off Cephalonia. (en)
  • The landing craft assault was lost sometime in May. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Suda Bay by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was later salvaged, repaired and entered German service. (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tobruk, Libya by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • The landing craft personnel (large)s were lost sometime in May. (en)
  • World War II: Operation Primrose: The Type IXB submarine was captured in the Atlantic Ocean by , and with the loss of 15 of her 47 crew. An Enigma machine was captured intact. U-110 was taken in tow by HMS Bulldog but sank the next day in a storm. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 126: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 22 of her 38 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The submarine chaser was bombed and severely damaged off Feiestein by British aircraft. She was later repaired and returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was rammed and sunk by a Royal Australian Navy ship off Crete. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of two of her 29 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South Atlantic by . All 42 crew were rescued by and (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OB 318: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of one of her 43 crew. (en)
  • The sloop-of-war ran aground off Corsica and was wrecked. (en)
  • World War II: Battle of Crete: The G-class destroyer was bombed and sunk west of Crete by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of StG 2 with the loss of 80 of her 146 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk at Tobruk, Libya by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of the Luftwaffe. (en)
  • World War II: The fishing vessel was bombed and sunk at West Mersea, Essex by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • The coaster collided with in the Irish Sea and sank north of Point of Ayre, Isle of Man. All crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the Bay of Biscay. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Heraklion, Crete by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north west of Mersa Brega, Libya by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed, blew up, and sank at Liverpool by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was refloated in June and beached at Tranmere, Cheshire. Subsequently scrapped. (en)
  • World War II: The flat was bombed and sunk at Alexandria Dock No. 3, Liverpool by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary cruiser was sunk at Tripoli by the explosion of detonating her cargo of gasoline. The ships suffered 28 killed and 38 wounded Germans, 42 killed and 50 wounded Italians, and 150 Arabs killed and many wounded. (en)
  • World War II: The weather ship was captured south east of Iceland by . She was reported to have been scuttled by her crew, to prevent the Germans from learning that Enigma machine codes had been captured. The former trawler was sold to the Faroe Islands in 1943 and renamed Froyen. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was set afire and burnt out at Liverpool by the explosion of . Declared a constructive total loss, she was scrapped at New Ferry, Cheshire in 1946. (en)
  • The schooner foundered in the Grand Banks. All 40 crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The steam barge was bombed and sunk at Liverpool, Lancashire by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
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