List of shipwrecks in 1942
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Main article: List of shipwrecks in January 1942
February
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December
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boschdijk |  Kriegsmarine |
World War II: The target ship was sunk.[1] |
| Cretehawser |  United Kingdom |
World War II: The 125-foot (38 m) concrete tugboat, was bombed and holed in the River Wear, she was towed up river and beached opposite the old Hylton Colliery sometime in 1942.[2] |
| LAS 21 |  Spanish Navy |
The DAR 1-class anti-submarine motor launch was lost sometime in 1942.[citation needed] |
| Norman H. Davis |  United States |
The dredger was destroyed by fire at Key West, Florida.[3] |
| HMT Senateur Duhamel |  Royal Navy |
The naval trawler collided with USS Semmes ( United States Navy) in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Lookout, North Carolina, United States and sank on 6 April or 6 May 1942. Survivors were rescued by USS Semmes.[4][5] |
| Shch-304 |  Soviet Navy |
World War II: The Shchuka-class submarine struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea sometime after 29 October.[6] |
| Sisunthon Nawa | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was reported missing in early 1942. Presumed captured or sunk by the Japanese.[7] |
| Trabajador | United States Navy |
The tug was sunk, probably by Japanese artillery, off Corregidor, Philippines. She was salvaged post-war and served under the name Resolute into the late 1970s. |
| HMS Triumph | Royal Navy |
World War II: The T-class submarine disappeared sometime between 30 December 1941 and 9 January 1942 with the loss of all 59 crew. She possibly struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea.[8] |
| Unnamed | United States |
The barge foundered in the Gulf of Mexico (30°00′N 87°21′W / 30.000°N 87.350°W / 30.000; -87.350) southwest of Pensacola, Florida.[9] |
| Unknown (formerly Cretecove) | German Army |
The concrete-hulled barge was wrecked at Røssøyvågen, Norway.[10][11] |
References
- ↑ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939. London: Chatham publishing. p. 550. ISBN 1-86176-023-X.
- ↑ "World War I Ferro Concrete Barges and tugs". thecretefleet.com. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ↑ Shipwrecks of Florida: A comprehensive listing. Pineapple Press/Googlebooks. 1998. ISBN 9781561641635. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ↑ "DD-189". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ↑ "HMS Senateur Duhamel of the Royal Navy". Uboat. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ↑ "ShCh-304". Uboat. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ↑ Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. 389. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
- ↑ "Naval Events, January 1942, Part 1 of 2, Thursday 1st – Wednesday 14th". Naval History. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ↑ Shipwrecks of Florida: A comprehensive listing. Pineapple Press/Googlebooks. 1998. ISBN 9781561641635. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ↑ "British World War I Concrete Tugs & Barges". thecretefleet.com. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ↑ "thecretefleet". Facebook. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
See also
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