List of shipwrecks in 1946
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1 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Dorsey |  United States Navy |
The hulk of the high-speed minesweeper, aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was destroyed. |
| Empire Stella |  United Kingdom |
The Stella-type tug suffered a boiler explosion which wrecked her engine. Subsequently repaired with the engine from Empire Keith ( United Kingdom).[1] |
2 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| U-516 |  Kriegsmarine |
Operation Deadlight: The captured Type IXC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°06′N 9°00′W / 56.100°N 9.000°W).[2] |
| U-2502 | Kriegsmarine |
Operation Deadlight: The Type XXI submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°06′N 9°00′W / 56.100°N 9.000°W).[3] |
| William H. Webb | United States |
The Liberty ship ran aground on a reef off Kildin Island, Soviet Union and broke in two.[4] |
3 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Tigachi | United Kingdom |
The coastal tanker ran aground at Nidingen, Sweden. Later broke in two, a total loss.[5] |
| U-825 | Kriegsmarine |
Operation Deadlight. The Type VIIC submarine was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°31′N 7°30′W / 55.517°N 7.500°W).[6] |
| U-2336 | Kriegsmarine |
Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°06′N 9°00′W / 56.100°N 9.000°W) by HMS Offa ( Royal Navy). |
| U-2351 | Kriegsmarine |
Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 8°20′W / 55.833°N 8.333°W) by HMS Offa ( Royal Navy).[7] |
5 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| U-541 | Kriegsmarine |
Operation Deadlight: The Type IXC/40 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°38′N 7°35′W / 55.633°N 7.583°W).[8] |
| U-901 | Kriegsmarine |
Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 8°30′W / 55.833°N 8.500°W).[9] |
| U-2506 | Kriegsmarine |
Operation Deadlight: The Type XXI submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°37′N 7°30′W / 55.617°N 7.500°W).[10] |
6 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| U-1109 | Kriegsmarine |
Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°49′N 8°31′W / 55.817°N 8.517°W) by HMS Templar ( Royal Navy).[11] |
| U-2356 | Kriegsmarine |
Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 8°20′W / 55.833°N 8.333°W) by HMS Onslaught ( Royal Navy).[12] |
7 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| U-1010 | Kriegsmarine |
Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°37′N 7°49′W / 55.617°N 7.817°W) by ORP Garland ( Polish Navy).[13] |
| U-1023 | Kriegsmarine |
Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°49′N 8°24′W / 55.817°N 8.400°W). |
| U-2511 | Kriegsmarine |
Operation Deadlight: The Type XXI submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°33′N 7°38′W / 55.550°N 7.633°W). |
8 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Safari | Royal Navy |
The decommissioned S-class submarine sank under tow in the English Channel while on her way to the breaker′s yard. |
11 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trapez 5 |  Allied-occupied Germany |
The tanker was scuttled of Multedo, Italy.[14] |
13 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sierra Cordoba | United Kingdom |
The passenger ship was damaged by fire.[15] |
14 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Snowbell | United States Navy |
The hulk of the Ailanthus-class net laying ship, aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was destroyed with explosives. |
| USS Southard | United States Navy |
The hulk of the fast minesweeper, a former Clemson-class destroyer, aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was destroyed with explosives. |
15 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| British Loyalty | United Kingdom |
The tanker was scuttled in the Indian Ocean at Addu Atoll, Maldives (0°38′12″S 73°07′43″E / 0.63667°S 73.12861°E).[16] |
| William H. Webb | United States |
The Liberty ship ran aground on Kildin Island, Soviet Union. She broke in two and was a total loss. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Murmansk, Soviet Union.[17] |
18 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Roald | United States |
The 8-gross register ton, 29.7-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel sank off Southeast Alaska at (56°30′N 133°00′W / 56.500°N 133.000°W) near Horn Cliff (56°47′40″N 132°40′00″W / 56.79444°N 132.66667°W).[18] |
20 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dursley | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground off Redcar, Yorkshire.[19] |
23 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gradisca |  Italy |
The passenger ship ran aground on the east coast of Gavdos, Greece. She was refloated on 9 July 1947 and laid up. She was consequently scrapped in 1950.[20] |
24 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carnifex Ferry | United States |
The tanker collided with F F Wolfe ( United Kingdom) in The Downs off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom and was severely damaged at the bows.[21] |
| Cobble Hill | United States |
The tanker ran aground off Sheerness, Kent, United Kingdom.[21] |
25 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kazan Maru |  Allied-occupied Japan |
The cargo ship was scuttled in the Strait of Malacca.[22] |
27 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USAT Crown Reefer | United States Army |
During a voyage transporting perishables and cargo from Seattle, Washington, to Kodiak, Territory of Alaska, and military bases in the Aleutian Islands, the 5,100-ton United States Army Transport – a refrigerated cargo ship – was abandoned when she ran aground off Kirilof Point (51°25′15″N 179°17′50″E / 51.42083°N 179.29722°E) on the coast of Amchitka Island in the Aleutians. A United States Navy rescue tug rescued her entire crew of 39. She later broke up.[23] |
| Gradisca | United Kingdom |
The troopship ran aground on Gavos, Greece.[24] |
| USS Tamaroa | United States Navy |
The tug collided with the aviation supply ship USS Jupiter ( United States Navy) in San Francisco Bay and sank.[25] |
28 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bluenose |  Honduras |
The motor-schooner ran aground off Île à Vache, Haiti and broke up.[26][27] |
29 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HDMS ME 1016 |  Royal Danish Navy |
The minesweeper ran aground off Jernhatten. She was declared a total loss.[28] |
30 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antietam | United States |
The tanker struck a mine in the Gironde Estuary and sank with the loss of one of her 41 crew. Survivors were rescued by a French pilot boat. Antietam was on a voyage from New York to Blaye, Gironde.[29][30] |
| Luray Victory |  United States |
The Victory ship ran aground and sank, Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[31] She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Bremerhaven, Allied-occupied Germany.[32] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Akagi Maru |  Japan |
The merchant ship struck a mine and sank in the Seto Inland Sea off Okayama Prefecture, Japan. She was raised, repaired, and returned to service. |
| James Woodrow | United States |
The Liberty ship ran aground on a reef in the Pacific Ocean. She was refloated and towed to Suisun Bay, where she was declared a constructive total loss.[33] |
February
1 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Massac | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Thornaby ( United Kingdom) near the Sunk Light Vessel ( Trinity House ), 10 nautical miles (19 km) east south east of Harwich (51°53′N 1°32′E / 51.883°N 1.533°E). Fort Massac sank, Thornaby put into Harwich with severely damaged bows.[34] |
2 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| U-764 | Kriegsmarine |
Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°06′N 9°00′W / 56.100°N 9.000°W).[35] |
3 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Captive | Royal Navy |
The rescue tug was beached in Potomas Bay, Cyprus.[36] |
| I-505 |  Imperial Japanese Navy |
The Type VIID submarine was scuttled in the Sunda Strait by the destroyer HNLMS Kortenaer ( Royal Netherlands Navy).[37] |
| Rian |  Netherlands |
The coaster collided with the minesweeper HNLMS Jan van Gelder ( Royal Netherlands Navy) and sank off Ramsey, Isle of Man. All six crew were rescued by Jan van Gelder.[38] |
4 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Per Gynt | United States |
The 20-gross register ton 39.9-foot (12.2 m) fishing vessel sank in Gardiner Bay (54°49′30″N 131°57′45″W / 54.82500°N 131.96250°W) on the southeast coast of Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[39] |
| Yukon | United States |
With 480 people – 369 passengers and 111 crew members – aboard, the 5,746-gross register ton, 360-foot (109.7 m) steam passenger ship ran aground at Cape Fairfield in Johnstone Bay, Territory of Alaska, and broke in two. With surf reaching heights of 40 feet (12.2 m) and pounding the ship to pieces, rescue operations took three days. Eleven people – five civilians and six United States Army soldiers – died in the disaster.[40][41] |
5 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Hale | United States |
The Liberty ship struck a mine off Gorgona, Italy and was severely damaged. She put in to Livorno. Declared a constructive total loss, she was scrapped at Savona, Italy in April 1949.[42] |
| U-1228 | Kriegsmarine |
The Type IXC/40 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast of the United States.[43] |
6 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sphene | United Kingdom |
The coaster foundered in the Bristol Channel off Cornwall. All five crew were rescued.[44] |
8 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Waveney | United Kingdom |
The ocean liner caught fire at Liverpool, Lancashire. The fire was extinguished.[45] |
10 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Severn | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Leighton ( United Kingdom) in the Holy Loch and was damaged.[46] |
| Girl Lena | United Kingdom |
The trawler collided with HMS Saga ( Royal Navy) in the English Channel near the Eddystone Lighthouse and sank. The crew were rescued by HMS Saga.[47][48] |
| Lindøy |  Norway |
Capsized and sank south of Sogneoksen whilst on a voyage from Bulandet to Bergen, Norway.[49] |
| U-975 | Kriegsmarine |
Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°42′N 9°01′W / 55.700°N 9.017°W) by HMS Loch Arkaig ( Royal Navy).[50] |
11 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Greene | United States Navy |
The hulk of the seaplane tender, a former Clemson-class destroyer aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was destroyed with explosives. |
| Ponce de Lyon | United States |
The Liberty ship ran aground at The Gantocks, off Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland.[47] |
12 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| I-501 | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The Type IXD2 submarine was scuttled in the Strait of Malacca (3°05′50″N 100°41′50″E / 3.09722°N 100.69722°E) by HMS Loch Glendhu and HMS Loch Lomond (both Royal Navy). |
| U-3514 | Kriegsmarine |
Operation Deadlight: The Type XXI submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°00′N 10°05′W / 56.000°N 10.083°W) by HMS Loch Arkaig ( Royal Navy). She was the last U-boat sunk in Operation Deadlight.[51] |
13 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vis |  Yugoslavia |
World War II: The cargo ship struck a naval mine and sank in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Dalmatia.[52] |
14 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fulham VII | United Kingdom |
The coaster collided with Alfred Victory ( United States) and sank 16 nautical miles (30 km) south west of Beachy Head, Sussex with the loss of one of her seventeen crew.[53] Fulham VII was on a voyage from Barry, Glamorgan to London.[54] |
| Lake Crystal | United States |
Under tow by a tug and carrying a cargo of coal, the 254-foot (77 m), 2,308-gross register ton barge sank in heavy seas in 130 feet (40 m) of water in Block Island Sound 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of Watch Hill, Rhode Island, at 41°15.985′N 071°46.428′W / 41.266417°N 71.773800°W, with the loss of seven lives. There was one survivor.[55] |
| Tijger | Netherlands |
The coaster collided with the Liberty ship Edward R. Squibb ( United States) east of the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom and sank. All eight people on board were rescued.[53] |
15 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| I-502 | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The Type IXD2 submarine was scuttled in the Strait of Malacca off Singapore by HMS Loch Lomond ( Royal Navy).[56] |
| I-506 | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The Type IXD1 submarine was scuttled in the Bali Sea east of the Kangean Islands, Dutch East Indies by a Royal Navy ship.[57] |
16 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Robert G. Cann |  Canada |
During a voyage from St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, via Tiverton, Nova Scotia, the 119-foot (36 m), 265-gross register ton coastal screw steamer sank in approximately 400 feet (120 m) of water in the Bay of Fundy 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) southeast of Swallowtail Lighthouse on Grand Manan during a blizzard. Her entire crew of 13 men abandoned ship in a 17-foot (5.2 m) lifeboat, but by the time the lifeboat came ashore at Digby Neck, Nova Scotia, 19 hours later, 12 of them had died of hypothermia, leaving her captain as her only survivor.[58] |
17 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Donbass III |  Soviet Union |
The 10,488-ton Type T2 tanker broke in two in a storm in the Pacific Ocean approximately 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) south of Adak, Alaska. Three Soviet ships rescued 15 survivors from the forward part of the ship. The T2 tanker Puente Hills ( United States) rescued 23 men and women from the after section of the ship, which she then towed to Port Angeles, Washington with 20 people still aboard it. Both sections of the ship remained afloat and eventually were scrapped.[59][60][61] |
19 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emire Severn | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship again collided with Leighton ( United Kingdom) and was damaged further.[46] |
| MAL 38 |  Soviet Navy |
The MAL 2 type landing fire support lighter (Soviet designation unknown) was wrecked. |
21 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edna S | United States |
The 20-gross register ton, 42.4-foot (12.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire near Hoonah, Territory of Alaska.[62] |
24 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hodnaberg | Norway |
The steamship struck a mine in the Kattegat and sank with the loss of nine crew.[49] |
25 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leeuwarden | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship struck a mine and sank 18 nautical miles (33 km) north of Dieppe, France. All crew were rescued by the trawler André Marcel ( France).[63] |
28 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Herisle | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was hit by William A. Jones ( United States) after the latter broke free from her moorings in a gale at Gibraltar. Two hours later, there were two explosions on board and she sank with the loss of five of her 34 crew.[64][65] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Frederica | United States |
The T2 tanker ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[66] |
| USS Lanikai | United States Navy |
The decommissioned schooner sank in Subic Bay in a storm in February 1946 or during a typhoon sometime in 1947.[67][68] |
| No. 13 | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The surrendered T51-class motor torpedo boat was lost in February. |
| U-1197 | Kriegsmarine |
The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the North Sea by the United States Navy.[69] |
March
1 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Orphée |  French Navy |
The Diane-class submarine exploded at Casablanca, Morocco. Two of her crew were killed.[70] |
| Sackett's Harbor | United States |
The 10,488-gross register ton T2 tanker broke in two in a storm in the North Pacific Ocean southeast of Attu Island, about 800 nautical miles (1,500 km; 920 mi) southwest of Adak, Alaska. Two cats died, but there was no loss of human life. Her bow section later was sunk by gunfire by the patrol frigate USS Orlando ( United States Navy). Her stern section reached the vicinity of Adak under its own power, where the tug Sarsi ( United States) came to its assistance. The stern section was towed to Anchorage, Alaska, where it served as a floating power plant from 1946 to 1955. It was then towed to Seattle, Washington, where it received a new bow around 1957 and returned to service as Angelo Petri ( United States).[71] |
2 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Waveney | United Kingdom |
The ocean liner caught fire at Canada Dock, Liverpool, Lancashire and sank. She was refloated on 4 March. Declared a total loss, scrapped in 1947.[72][73] |
4 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bolivar | Norway |
The cargo ship was wrecked and broke in two at Kish Bank, Ireland.[74] |
| USS Extricate | United States Navy |
The hulk of the Anchor-class rescue and salvage ship, aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was destroyed with explosives. |
| HMS MFV 411 | Royal Navy |
The MFV-1-class motor fishing vessel was lost at Brisbane, Australia.[75] |
| HMS MFV 812 | Royal Navy |
The MFV-601-class motor fishing vessel was lost at Brisbane, Australia.[76] |
5 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kielce |  Poland |
The cargo ship, loaded with ammunition, collided with Lombardy ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel off Dover, Kent, United Kingdom and sank. All crew were rescued by Lombardy.[77] On 22 July 1967, attempted removal of the wreck caused a major explosion, damaging property onshore.[78] |
6 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George W. Norris | United States |
The Liberty ship ran aground at Tanageshima, Japan and was wrecked.[79] |
| USS LSM-265 | United States Navy |
The LSM-1-class Landing Ship Medium was sunk as a torpedo target by a United States Navy submarine in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.[80][81] |
| Osashi | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The incomplete Ohama-class escort foundered from leaks at Yokohama, Japan. |
9 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William L. Davidson | United States |
The Liberty ship was driven ashore near the Osko Lighthouse, Norway. She was later refloated and towed to the United States. Subsequently served as a hulk with the United States Navy.[4] |
11 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Roche | United States Navy |
The damaged hulk of the decommissioned Cannon-class destroyer escort, was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Yokosuka, Japan. |
16 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Byron Darnton | United States |
The Liberty ship was driven ashore on Sanda Island, Argyllshire, United Kingdom (55°17′N 5°35′W / 55.283°N 5.583°W). She broke in two, a total loss.[82] |
| Falkenfels | Germany |
The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[83][84] |
| Hugo Oldendorf | Germany |
The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of poison gas munitions.[85] |
| Karl Leonhardt | Germany |
The 6,042 GRT cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of poison gas munitions.[86] |
| Lotte | Germany |
The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of poison gas munitions.[87] |
| USS YO-185 | United States Navy |
The YOG-40 class fuel oil barge sank in deep water off Saipan.[88] |
17 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Byron Darmton | United States |
The Liberty ship ran aground on Sanda Island, Argyllshire, United Kingdom and broke in two.[89] |
25 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS MFV 777 | Royal Navy |
The MFV-601-class motor fishing vessel burned at Hong Kong.[90] |
| Venus | United States |
The 42-gross register ton 52.4-foot (16.0 m) motor cargo vessel was destroyed by fire in Sumner Strait near McNamara Point (56°19′50″N 133°03′45″W / 56.33056°N 133.06250°W) in Southeast Alaska.[91] |
26 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| J. P. Poe | United States |
The Liberty ship ran aground near Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from the Walmer Lifeboat ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[92] |
| HMS LCI(L) 4 | Royal Navy |
The landing craft infantry (large) was lost in the Far East.[93] |
| Muggur | Norway |
The cargo ship capsized and sank in Ofotfjord after her cargo of herring and timber shifted.[49] |
| Z34 | Germany |
The destroyer was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[94] |
27 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Essu | United States |
The 9-gross register ton, 32.5-foot (9.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in the small-boat harbor at Wrangell, Territory of Alaska.[62] |
| Suiyang | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship struck a mine in the Chao Phraya River 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) upstream of Paknam, Thailand. She was beached but was declared a total loss.[95] |
28 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rita | Italy |
The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea (42°35′N 10°10′E / 42.583°N 10.167°E).[96] |
30 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nickajack Trail | United States |
The T2 tanker was wrecked at the Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands. She was on a voyage from Port Arthur to Yokohama, Japan.[97] The wreck was still in situ as of December 1970.[98] |
31 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph S. McDonagh | United States |
The Liberty ship ran aground at the mouth of the Cañete River, Peru. She was on a voyage from Talcahuano, Chile to Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France. She was a total loss.[99] |
| Oneida Victory | United States |
The Victory ship collided with the T2 tanker W. L. R. Emmet ( United States) off Santa Barbara, California and was severely damaged. She was consequently scrapped.[100] |
Unknown date
April
1 April
2 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles S. Haight | United States |
The 7,198-gross register ton Liberty ship was stranded on Flat Ground Shoal at Cape Ann off Rockport, Massachusetts. The ship burned out on 17 August and sank in up to 30 feet (9.1 m) of water at 42°40′38″N 070°35′03″W / 42.67722°N 70.58417°W.[128][129] |
4 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS S-35 | United States Navy |
The decommissioned S-class submarine was sunk as a torpedo target. |
5 April
8 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Despatch | United States Navy |
The former protected cruiser was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off San Francisco, California. |
9 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Bridge | United Kingdom |
The coaster collided with the wreck of Fort Massac ( United Kingdom) during salvage operations. She was holed and quickly sank in an upright position. A salvage attempt on 23 August only succeeded in turning her on her side, and she was declared a total loss.[34] |
14 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| RFA Oligarch |  Royal Navy |
The Ol-class tanker was scuttled in the Red Sea (27°30′N 34°45′E / 27.500°N 34.750°E) with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[134] |
15 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ha-110 | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The captured Sen'yu-Shō type submarine possibly was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off the Kii Channel. (Some sources claim she was scrapped rather than scuttled.)[135] |
| Ha-112 | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The captured Sen'yu-Shō type submarine possibly was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off the Kii Channel. (Some sources claim she was scrapped rather than scuttled.)[136] |
16 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helen May | Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Krakhellesundet whilst on a voyage from Bergen to Ålesund, Norway.[49] |
| I-503 | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The Marcello-class submarine was scuttled in the Inland Sea off Kobe, Japan by the United States Navy.[137] |
| I-504 | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The Marconi-class submarine was scuttled in the Kii Channel by the United States Navy.[138] |
17 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frithjof | Norway |
The fishing boat sprang a leak and sank in the West Ice off Greenland.[49] |
| USS Wasp | United States Navy |
The Essex-class aircraft carrier ran aground off the coast of New Jersey.[70] |
21 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Christopher | United Kingdom |
The tugboat struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Martaban (14°09′N 98°03′E / 14.150°N 98.050°E). She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Singapore.[139] |
| Ramø | Norway |
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank at Henningsvær, Lofoten Islands, Norway.[49] |
24 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alfios |  Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued by HMCS Middlesex ( Royal Canadian Navy).[140] |
| USS YP-280 | United States Navy |
The naval trawler sank near Saipan.[141] |
26 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Warrigal | United States |
The 9-gross register ton, 30.8-foot (9.4 m) fishing vessel was stranded and lost at the southwest end of Chichagof Pass in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[142] |
28 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thea | Netherlands |
The coaster capsized and sank in Bridlington Bay, United Kingdom with the loss of two of the eight people on board.[143] |
30 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Craigmillar | United Kingdom |
The 121.3-foot (37.0 m), 201-ton trawler was damaged by an explosion, probably a mine in her nets 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Galley Head, County Cork, Ireland, and foundered 29 miles (47 km) southwest of Galley Head.[144][145] |
| Georgetown Victory | United States |
The troopship ran aground in the entrance to Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland, at 54°18′45″N 5°31′15″W / 54.31250°N 5.52083°W and broke her back. All 1,100-plus on board were rescued by the Claughey, Donaghadee, and Newcastle lifeboats.[146] |
| I-121 | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The captured I-121-class submarine was scuttled in Wakasa Bay off Maizuru, Japan, by the United States Navy.[147] |
| Ro-68 | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The captured Type L4 submarine was scuttled in Wakasa Bay off Maizuru, Japan, by the United States Navy.[148] |
| Ro-500 | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The captured Type IXC submarine was scuttled in Wakasa Bay off Maizuru, Japan, by the United States Navy.[149] |
| USS Solar | United States Navy |
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| HMS Stubborn | Royal Navy |
The S-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Mediterranean Sea off Malta. |
| HMAS Tolga | Royal Australian Navy |
The decommissioned auxiliary minesweeper was scuttled off the north coast of New Guinea. |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SS-16 |  Imperial Japanese Army |
The surrendered SS-class landing ship sank at Yohimi. Raised and scrapped. |
May
1 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Tarantula | Royal Navy |
The decommissioned Insect-class river gunboat was sunk as a gunnery target in the Bay of Bengal off Trincomalee, Ceylon, by the destroyers HMS Carron and HMS Carysfort (both Royal Navy). |
2 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| S 7 | Royal Navy |
The surrendered S 7-class motor torpedo boat was scuttled. |
| S 9 | United States Navy |
The surrendered S 7-class motor torpedo boat was scuttled. |
| S 12 | United States Navy |
The surrendered S 10-class motor torpedo boat was scuttled. |
6 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ha-206 | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The wreck of the incomplete Sentaka-Shō type submarine – refloated in April 1946 after sinking in a typhoon in August 1945 – was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off the Kii Channel. The wreck again was refloated in 1952 and scrapped.[151] |
| USS LST-884 | United States Navy |
The LST-542-class tank landing ship, heavily damaged by a kamikaze on 1 April 1945, was disposed of by sinking.[152] |
8 May
9 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| K F C No 1 | United States |
The 125-gross register ton barge sank at Point Gore (59°12′00″N 150°57′30″W / 59.20000°N 150.95833°W) on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[162] |
10 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Sumter | United States |
The T2 tanker broke in two and sank in the Pacific Ocean 720 nautical miles (1,330 km) south of Attu Island, Alaska. She was on a voyage from Yokohama, Japan to San Pedro.[163] |
| H I C 5 | United States |
The 51-gross register ton, 60.1-foot (18.3 m) scow sank in Excursion Inlet (58°25′N 135°26′W / 58.417°N 135.433°W) in Southeast Alaska.[164] |
14 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Bellona | United States Navy |
The Achelous-class landing craft repair ship, hard aground on Kama Rock, Iwo Jima, since 1 December 1945, was blown up with explosive charges after being stripped of all salvageable equipment. |
| James Rumsey | United States |
The Liberty ship ran aground at San Salvador (27°00′N 77°30′W / 27.000°N 77.500°W). She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Santos, Brazil. She was refloated and towed to Mayport, Florida. Declared a constructive total loss, she was scrapped in 1947.[165] |
17 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dessau | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[166] |
18 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| M-16 | Germany |
The minesweeper was scuttled at 58°10′N 10°42′E / 58.167°N 10.700°E in the Skagerrak.[167] |
21 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| I-203 | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The captured I-201-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, at 21°13′N 158°08′W / 21.217°N 158.133°W by a Mark 18-2 torpedo fired by the submarine USS Caiman ( United States Navy).[168] |
23 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| I-201 | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The captured I-201-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, at 21°13′N 158°08′W / 21.217°N 158.133°W by a Mark 18-2 torpedo fired by the submarine USS Queenfish ( United States Navy).[168] |
24 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DD-224 | United States Navy |
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25 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alcoa Banner | United States |
World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[169] |
| HMS Lewes | Royal Navy |
The decommissioned Caldwell-class destroyer, formerly USS Craven and USS Conway ( United States Navy), was scuttled in the Tasman Sea off Sydney, Australia. |
26 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| H.C. Horn | Germany |
The cargo ship was scuttled in the Baltic Sea.[170] |
28 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| I-14 | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The captured Type A Mod.2 submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Oahu, Hawaii, at 21°13′N 158°08′W / 21.217°N 158.133°W by torpedoes fired by the submarine USS Bugara ( United States Navy).[171] |
| Marianne |  Denmark |
The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Øresund off Stevns.[172] |
31 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| I-401 | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The captured I-400-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, at 21°12′N 158°07′W / 21.200°N 158.117°W by two Mark 18 torpedoes fired by the submarine USS Cabezon ( United States Navy).[173] |
| Spartan | United Kingdom |
The Clyde Puffer exploded and sank off Lismore, Argyllshire.[174] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| F 192 | Kriegsmarine |
World War II: The Type AM minelayer Marinefahrprahm was scuttled sometime in May. |
| Nattie | United States |
The 10-gross register ton, 32-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel drifted out to sea from Seldovia, Territory of Alaska, and was wrecked.[175] |
June
3 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James W. Nesmith | United States |
The Liberty ship was scuttled at sea with a cargo of obsolete ammunition.[176] |
4 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| I-400 | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The captured I-400-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, at 21°13′N 158°07′W / 21.217°N 158.117°W by three Mark 18-2 torpedoes fired by the submarine USS Trumpetfish ( United States Navy).[177] |
| Kunashiri | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The Shimushu-class escort ship ran aground and was wrecked on the coast of Japan. |
6 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Wellem | Germany |
The tanker was wrecked in the Kiel Fjord, Germany. Scrapped at Blyth, United Kingdom, from November 1947.[178] |
7 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kamikaze | Japan |
The repatriation ship, a former Kamikaze-class destroyer, ran aground off Cape Omaezaki, Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, at 34°38′N 138°8′E / 34.633°N 138.133°E while coming to the aide of Kunashiri ( Japan) and was declared a constructive total loss.[179] |
| Kunashiri | Japan |
The repatriation ship, a former Shimushu-class escort, ran aground off Cape Omaezaki, Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, at (34°35′N 138°5′E / 34.583°N 138.083°E). She was abandoned and scrapped 1946–1947.[179] |
8 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AF 112 | Kriegsmarine |
The surrendered Type D Artilleriefährprahm sank on this date. |
| Myōkō | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The captured Myōkō-class heavy cruiser was scuttled by British forces in the Strait of Malacca off Port Swettenham, Malaya, at 03°05′N 100°40′E / 3.083°N 100.667°E. |
9 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Solar | United States Navy |
The Buckley-class destroyer escort was scuttled 100 nautical miles (190 km) off New York. |
13 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fechenheim | Allied-occupied Germany |
The cargo ship was scuttled off Arendal, Norway with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[180][84] |
16 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Meerkerk | Netherlands |
The ship struck a mine off Westkapelle, Netherlands. 12 crew jumped overboard and were drowned. The remainder, including 14 passengers, were rescued. The ship sank on 18 June.[181] |
18 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hugh Williamson | United States |
The Liberty ship was driven ashore at Pernambuco, Brazil. She was later refloated and laid up. Consequently scrapped in 1946.[182] |
| Wafico No. 8 | United States |
The 8-gross register ton, 30.9-foot (9.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Halibut Bay on the southwest end of Kodiak Island in the Territory of Alaska.[142] |
19 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James McNeill Whistler | United States |
The Liberty ship ran aground at Meshima, 90 nautical miles (170 km) south west of Nagasaki, Japan. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to a Japanese port. All 3,400 people on board were resched. She was declared a total loss.[183] |
20 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oderstrom | Germany |
The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[184] |
25 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Creek | United States |
The T2 tanker ran aground off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Houston, Texas, to Providence, Rhode Island.[185] |
27 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C 4 |  Spanish Navy |
The C 1-class submarine was rammed by the destroyer Lepanto ( Spanish Navy) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the Balearic Islands with the loss of all 46 crew.[186] |
28 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Miss D | United States |
The 23-gross register ton, 49.9-foot (15.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Anchorage, Territory of Alaska.[187] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flowergate | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on Porthminster Beach, St. Ives whilst under tow to breakers yard. Later refloated and continued her journey.[188] |
| James W. Nesmith | United States |
The Liberty ship was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of obsolete chemical munitions.[189] |
July
1 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Anderson | United States Navy |
 |
| USS Carlisle | United States Navy |
Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Gilliam-class attack transport was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
| USS Gilliam | United States Navy |
Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Gilliam-class attack transport was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
| USS Lamson | United States Navy |
Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Mahan-class destroyer was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
| Sakawa | United States Navy |
Operation Crossroads: The captured Agano-class light cruiser ( Imperial Japanese Navy) was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
2 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes | Norway |
The cargo ship struck a mine and sank at Hai Phong, Vietnam. 15 crewmen killed.[49][190] |
7 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kjeøy | Norway |
Ran aground at Ytre Sula, Norway. Salvaged and found to be damaged beyond repair.[191] |
9 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| YON-160 | United States Navy |
Operation Crossroads: The YOG-40 class fuel oil barge was holed by a "camel' below the water line and was beached on Enyu Island to be temporarily patched up. repaired and refloated.[192] |
11 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CH-5 | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The surrendered No.4-class submarine chaser was scuttled off Singapore by the Royal Navy.[193] |
| Gemlock | United Kingdom |
World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea (31°44′N 30°25′E / 31.733°N 30.417°E) with a cargo of obsolete ammunition.[194] |
| Topdal | Norway |
Sank whilst laid up at Bergen, Norway, after some boys opened her sea cocks.[49] |
| W-4 | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The surrendered No.1-class minesweeper was scuttled off Singapore by the Royal Navy.[195] |
12 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Island Duke | United States |
The 15-gross register ton 45.6-foot (13.9 m) motor towing vessel was wrecked off Graveyard Point (58°52′N 157°01′W / 58.867°N 157.017°W) in Kvichak Bay on the Bristol Bay coast of the Territory of Alaska.[196] |
13 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Freiburg | Allied-occupied Germany |
The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[197][84] |
| Gertrud Fritzen | Allied-occupied Germany |
The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak as a means of disposing of poison gas munitions that had been loaded aboard her.[198] |
14 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Majaba | United States Navy |
The decommissioned and abandoned non-self propelled auxiliary vessel sank at dock in Subic Bay, Philippines.[199][200] |
| Somehow | United States |
The 14-gross register ton, 33.3-foot (10.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Elfin Cove in Southeast Alaska.[71] |
18 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Denham | United Kingdom |
The tender struck a mine and sank in Liverpool Bay.[201] |
20 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Z45 | Germany |
World War II: The incomplete Type 1936B destroyer was scuttled in the Skagerrak. |
22 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cougar | United States |
The 43-gross register ton, 59.2-foot (18.0 m) fishing vessel sank in the Shelikof Strait 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) off Rocky Point (57°39′45″N 154°13′50″W / 57.66250°N 154.23056°W) on the coast of Kodiak Island in the Territory of Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago with the loss of three crewmen and seven or eight passengers. The sole survivor was a man who clung to a floating gasoline tank for 11 hours until a passing fishing vessel rescued him.[23] |
25 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Apogon | United States Navy |
Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
| USS Arkansas | United States Navy |
Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Wyoming-class battleship was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
| USS LCM-4 | United States Navy |
Operation Crossroads:The decommissioned Landing Craft, Medium (given the designation LCM-4 for the test) was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll.[202] |
| USS LCT-1175 | United States Navy |
Operation Crossroads:The Landing Craft, Tank was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll.[203] |
| USS LCVP-10 | United States Navy |
Operation Crossroads:The decommissioned Landing Craft, Vehicles and Personnel (given the designation LCVP-10 for the test) was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll.[204] |
| USS LSM-60 | United States Navy |
 |
| USS Pilotfish | United States Navy |
Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
| USS Saratoga | United States Navy |
Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Lexington-class aircraft carrier was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. |
| USS Skipjack | United States Navy |
Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Salmon-class submarine was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. She later was raised for further use as a target ship and sunk again in August 1948. |
| USS YON-160 | United States Navy |
Operation Crossroads: The YOG-40-class fuel oil barge was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll.[205] |
26 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| T37 | Germany |
The incomplete Type 1941 torpedo boat was scuttled by the United States as a means of disposing of chemical weapons that had been loaded aboard.[206] |
| T38 | Germany |
The incomplete Type 1941 torpedo boat was scuttled by the United States as a means of disposing of chemical weapons that had been loaded aboard.[206] |
| T39 | Germany |
The incomplete Type 1941 torpedo boat was scuttled by the United States as a means of disposing of chemical weapons that had been loaded aboard.[206] |
| TF-11 | Germany |
The torpedo training ship, a former Type 1940 minesweeper, was scuttled in the Skagerrak by the Allies. |
27 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kanaga | United States |
The 60-gross register ton, 61.6-foot (18.8 m) fishing vessel was wrecked in Southeast Alaska, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) south of Sitka, Territory of Alaska.[162] |
30 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS LCT-1114 | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Landing Craft, Tank was scuttled with demolition charges in the Pacific Ocean off Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, after capsizing as a target in the Operation Crossroads Baker Test atomic bomb test.[207] |
| Nagato | United States Navy |
Operation Crossroads: The captured Nagato-class battleship sank at Bikini Atoll due to damage sustained on 25 July 1946 as a test target in an atomic bomb explosion. |
| Vipya |  Nyasaland |
The sternwheel ferry capsized and sank in a storm while only on her fourth voyage on Lake Nyasa 7 nautical miles (13 km) near Florence Bay with the loss of 145 lives.[208] The Malawi Department of Antiquities's sign at the Memorial site at Fort Johnston (now Mangochi) confirms the loss of life as being 145. |
31 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| American Farmer | United States |
The cargo ship collided with William J. Riddle ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean and was severely damaged and abandoned. All passengers and crew rescued by William J. Riddle. American Farmer was initially reported to have sunk, but later reported to be still afloat.[209] |
| Argyle | Canada |
The cargo ship ran aground and was wrecked near Punta Gorda, Cuba while on passage from Baracoa for Miami with bananas.[210] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FS-172 | United States Army |
The Design 330 coastal freighter was wrecked off the north coast of New Guinea to the north of Madang two miles off Mugil Point near Cape Croisilles in 60–120 feet (18–37 m) of water.[211][212] |
| Heinrich | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skaggerak with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[84] |
| USS LCT-812 | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Landing Craft, Tank was scuttled with demolition charges in the Pacific Ocean off Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, shortly after use as a target in the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests of 1946.[213] |
| USS LCT-1187 | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Landing Craft, Tank was scuttled with demolition charges in the Pacific Ocean off Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, sometime in July after use as a target in the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests.[214][215] |
| USS LCT-1237 | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Landing Craft, Tank was scuttled with demolition charges in the Pacific Ocean off Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, sometime in July after use as a target in the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests.[216][217] |
| Myōkō | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The surrendered Myōkō-class cruiser was scuttled in the Straits of Malacca off Port Swettenham, Malaya (03°05′N 100°40′E / 3.083°N 100.667°E) sometime between 2 and 8 July.[218] |
| Patrick Henry | United States |
The Liberty ship ran aground on a reef off the coast of Florida and was severely damaged. |
| Seishu Maru |  Allied-occupied Japan |
The crane ship ran aground in a typhoon near Hong Kong. Deemed a total loss and probably scrapped in situ.[219] |
| Sperrbrecher 27 (H. C. Horn) | Germany |
The Sperrbrecher was scuttled in the Skagerrak with poison gas shells sometime in July.[220] |
August
1 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Peregrin | United States |
The 13-gross register ton 34.3-foot (10.5 m) motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Territory of Alaska.[39] |
2 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Cross | United Kingdom |
The Intermediate-type tanker caught fire, exploded, capsized and sank at Haifa, Palestine. Her crew were rescued by HMS Venus and HMS Virago (both Royal Navy). She was refloated in 1952 and scrapped.[221] |
5 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Homestead | United States |
The T2 tanker was struck by lightning and burnt out at Jacksonville, Florida. Consequently scrapped.[185] |
6 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ARDC-13 | United States Navy |
Operation Crossroads: The concrete-hulled, 386-foot (118 m) ARDC-1-class floating dry dock capsized on 4 August from damage as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. She was scuttled with demolition charges on 6 August.[222][223][224] |
7 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Red Wing | United States |
The 20-gross register ton, 44.6-foot (13.6 m) fishing vessel was wrecked at "Bent Point" – probably Bent Cape (54°53′30″N 162°25′00″W / 54.89167°N 162.41667°W) – on Deer Island at the mouth of Cold Bay on the south side of the Alaska Peninsula in the Territory of Alaska.[18] |
10 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adur II | United Kingdom |
The tug capsized and sank off Hartland Point, Devon with the loss of one of her crew.[225] |
| USS LCI(L)-620 | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Landing Craft, Infantry was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands after use as a target in the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests.[226] |
14 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS LST-125 | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Landing Ship, Tank was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, by gunfire after use as a target in the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests of 1946.[227] |
16 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Finisterre | France |
Fishing vessel driven ashore at St. Ives. Three crew killed.[188] |
| Schuyler Colfax | United States |
The Liberty ship ran aground in Hawaiian waters. She was refloated and laid up at Honolulu, Hawaii. Subsequently sunk as a target ship.[228] |
20 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Banshu Maru No. 3 | Japan |
The refrigerated cargo ship caught fire and was scuttled in Singapore Roads.[229] |
22 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Rival | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was damaged at Haifa, Palestine by a limpet mine and was beached. She was later repaired and returned to service.[230] |
25 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Buccaneer | United Kingdom |
The tug was accidentally shelled and sunk, while towing a target off the Isle of Portland, by HMS St James ( Royal Navy). Her crew were rescued by HMS St James.[70][231] |
| Empire Peacock | United Kingdom |
The Design 1037 ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (47°55′N 8°30′W / 47.917°N 8.500°W) with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[232] |
27 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Islay Mist | United Kingdom |
The yacht was driven ashore at Freshwater, Isle of Wight. All six people on board were rescued by the Coastguard.[233] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The motor launch was driven ashore near Freshwater. Several people were rescued by breeches buoy.[233] |
28 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Devonbrook | United Kingdom |
The coaster was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland. Her fifteen crew were rescued by the Blyth lifeboat.[233] |
| James H. Price | United States |
The Liberty ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent, United Kingdom.[233] |
| Ziska | United Kingdom |
The yacht was abandoned off the Newcombe Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. All seven people on board were rescued by the Lowestoft Lifeboat. Ziska was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium to Whitby, Yorkshire. The lifeboat towed her in to Lowestoft.[233] |
Unknown date
September
3 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Nutfield | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (48°03′N 8°09′W / 48.050°N 8.150°W) with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[235] |
| Fulani | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire.[236] Refloated the next day.[237] |
| Sea King | Norway |
The cargo ship sank in the Trondheimsleia following a collision with another ship. Was on a voyage from Skrova to Trondheim, Norway.[49] |
4 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| David Caldwell | United States |
The Liberty ship ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off the La Coubre Lighthouse, Charente-Maritime, France. She was on a voyage from the Hampton Roads, Virginia to Pauillac, Gironde, France. She broke in three and was a total loss.[238] |
8 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rhön | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was scuttled 25 nautical miles (46 km) south of Arendal, Norway with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[239][84] |
12 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Fraser | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Paull, Yorkshire. Later refloated.[240] |
| Helena Modjeska | United States |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Later broke her back, a total loss.[31] |
13 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marit II | Norway |
The tanker broke in two off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States (35°09′N 73°24′W / 35.150°N 73.400°W) and sank with the loss of eleven crew.[49] |
| S. Wiley Wakeman | United States |
The Liberty ship ran aground on a wreck off Tobago. She was refloated on 22 September. Subsequently laid up, scrapped in 1948.[241] |
15 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Herøy | Norway |
The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank west of the Feistein Lighthouse whilst on a voyage from Odda to Sarpsborg, Norway.[49] |
18 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS YON-184 | United States Navy |
The YOG-40-class fuel oil barge sank in a typhoon at Eniwetok.[242] |
19 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | United Kingdom |
Both halves of the tanker, which had broken in two in 1942 due to combat damage, were sunk as gunnery targets in the Mediterranean Sea off Malta. |
20 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| TID 62 | United Kingdom |
The tug suffered a failure of her steering gear off Beachy Head, Sussex. She was taken in tow by HMS Zephyr ( Royal Navy) and anchored 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south east of Folkestone, Kent where she later capsized and sank with the loss of a crewman. TID 62 was being towed from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Sheerness, Kent by HMS Tenacity ( Royal Navy).[243][244] |
23 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS YOG-83 | United States Navy |
The 375-foot (114 m), 5,410-ton, YOG-40-class oil barge was beached in the Pacific Ocean at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands after use as a target in the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests of 1946. Refloated in 1948.[245] |
24 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bantam | Netherlands |
World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled off the coast of New South Wales, Australia with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[246] |
| RFA Green Ranger | Royal Navy |
The Ranger-class tanker was torpedoed and damaged at Portland Harbour, Dorset.[70] |
25 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SS-22 | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The T-class landing ship was wrecked near Chipei-Hsiaotao, Pescadore Islands. |
| T-20 | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The No.1-class landing ship ran aground in the Formosa Strait and was wrecked near Jibei Island, Penghu. Deemed a comprehensive total loss, she was abandoned there.[247] |
29 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brigadier General M. G. Zalinski | United States Army |
The transport ran aground and sank in the Grenville Channel, 1.3 miles (2.1 km) south west of James Point, British Columbia.[248] |
| Fort Vermillion | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[249] Refloated on 6 October.[31] |
| Torni | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Petard Point, Ravenscar, Yorkshire.[249] |
30 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alta | Norway |
The cargo ship sank off Makkaur, Norway. Raised in 1949 and converted to a barge in 1950.[49] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| LCG(M) 132 | Norway |
The landing craft was driven ashore whilst under tow from Inveraray, Argyllshire to Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom and was a total loss.[49] |
| Schuyler Colfax | United States |
The Liberty ship was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean by USS Tilefish ( United States Navy).[250] |
October
1 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| June | United States |
The 20-gross register ton, 43.2-foot (13.2 m) motor cargo vessel sank in Yakutat Bay on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[251] |
10 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fluor | United Kingdom |
The coaster was struck by Strathnaver ( United Kingdom) whilst moored at Southampton, Hampshire and sank. All twelve crew escaped.[252] |
11 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glamorganbrook | United Kingdom |
The coaster sprang a leak and sank off Scarborough, Yorkshire with the loss of one of the fifteen people on board.[253] She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[254] |
12 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Sewall | United States |
The Liberty ship was scuttled with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[255] |
| Empire Severn | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was scuttled north west of the Hebrides (58°18′N 9°37′E / 58.300°N 9.617°E) with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[46] |
| Ludwigshafen | Allied-occupied Germany |
The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[256] |
14 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eider | Allied-occupied Germany |
The former (hulked) cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[257][84] |
16 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cassius Hudson | United States |
The Liberty ship struck a mine in the Gulf of Trieste (45°32′N 13°12′E / 45.533°N 13.200°E) whilst on a voyage from the Hampton Roads, Virginia to Venice, Italy. She was taken in tow, but struck another mine and sank.[258] |
17 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMAS Waree | Royal Australian Navy |
The tug was run aground near the mouth of the Clarence River at Yamba, New South Wales, Australia, after beginning to take on water. She was declared a total loss. |
22 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Saumarez | Royal Navy |
Corfu Channel Incident: The S-class destroyer suffered heavy damage when she struck a mine in the Corfu Channel which blew her bow off. Eleven of her crew were killed and 25 others were listed as missing and presumed dead. She returned to base stern-first. She was declared a total loss and scrapped. |
| HMS Volage | Royal Navy |
Corfu Channel Incident: The V-class destroyer suffered heavy damage when she struck a mine in the Corfu Channel which blew her bow off while she was attempting to tow HMS Saumarez ( Royal Navy) to safety. One of her crew was killed and seven others were listed as missing and presumed dead. She returned to base stern-first. She was eventually repaired and returned to service. |
24 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bakkøy | Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground east of Lindesnes Lighthouse whilst on a voyage from Korshamn to Oslo, Norway.[49] |
26 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Sewall | United States |
The Liberty ship was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[259] |
28 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Renascent | Norway |
The 85.7-foot (26.1 m), 100-ton trawler sprang a leak in rough seas and sank in the North Sea 70-90 miles east northeast from Lowestoft. All four crew were rescued by trawler "Grackle" ( United Kingdom). The Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Royal Benevolent Society awarded the Emile Robin Award for seamanship to Grackle's Captain and Second Hand for the rescue.[49][260] |
29 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stanburn | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship foundered off Sfax, Tunisia with the loss of four of her 35 crew.[261] |
| Takao | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The surrendered Takao-class heavy cruiser was scuttled by British forces in the Strait of Malacca off Port Swettenham, Malaya, at 03°05′N 100°41′E / 3.083°N 100.683°E, by opening sea cocks, planting explosives and shelling by HMS Newfoundland ( Royal Navy).[262] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George Hawley | United States |
The Liberty ship was scuttled with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[263] |
November
2 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Woodlark | United Kingdom |
The troopship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Hebrides (59°00′N 7°40′W / 59.000°N 7.667°W) with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[264] |
| Gyoraitei No. 222 | Imperial Japanese Navy |
The surrendered Gyoraitei No. 31-class motor torpedo boat was lost on this date. |
| Tora | Norway |
The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Åland Sea west of Almagrundet, Sweden whilst on a voyage from Kotka, Finland to Stavanger, Norway.[49] |
3 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A T T No. 1 | United States |
The 3,577-gross register ton, 314.8-foot (96.0 m) barge was wrecked on the northeast coast of Amukta in the Aleutian Islands.[265] |
4 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gulli | Norway |
The motor vessel ran aground at Kragerø, Norway.[49] |
5 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMT Lundy | Royal Navy |
The naval trawler was sunk by the explosion of a depth charge whilst engaged in an operation to disperse the wreck of Flandres ( Belgium) off Deal, Kent. Four crew were killed and three were injured.[266] |
| Valle | Norway |
The coaster suffered engine failure and struck rocks whilst on a voyage from Grimstad to Haugesund, Norway.[49] |
11 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Pitt | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground in the English Channel off Berville-sur-Mer, Eure, France and broke her back. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to the West Indies. She was declared a constructive total loss.[267] |
13 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| U-977 | United States Navy |
The Type VIIC submarine was sunk as a torpedo target in the Atlantic Ocean off Massachusetts by the submarine USS Atule ( United States Navy). |
14 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charmouth | United Kingdom |
World War II: The trawler (195 GRT) was sunk by a mine off Ballycotton, County York, Ireland. Nine crew were killed. There were five survivors.[268] |
16 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flying Cloud | United States |
The 20-gross register ton, 41.2-foot (12.6 m) fishing vessel sank off Point Gardner (57°01′N 134°37′W / 57.017°N 134.617°W) on the south end of Admiralty Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[269] |
19 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HNLMS Walcherin | Royal Netherlands Navy |
The Duiveland-class minesweeper was sunk by a Japanese mine on 19 November 1946 near Balikpapan, Netherlands East Indies. Three crewmen were killed.[270] |
20 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albany | United Kingdom |
The coaster departed from Port Talbot, Glamorgan for Rosslare, County Wexford, Ireland. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands; wreckage from the ship washed up near St. Davids Head, Pembrokeshire on 22 November.[271] |
| Stormont | United Kingdom |
The coaster was in collision with Empire Brent ( United Kingdom) in the River Mersey and sank with the loss of 160 of the 210 cattle she was carrying.[272] |
22 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hirma | Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground west of the Geita Lighthouse, whilst on a voyage from Bergen to Bodø, Norway.[49] |
26 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Garth | United Kingdom |
The dredger sank in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all six crew.[273] |
27 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Laksnes | Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground off Rongevær, Norway, broke in two and sank. She was on a voyage from Brevik to Namsos.[274] |
29 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS YON-161 | United States Navy |
The YOG-40 class fuel oil barge, described as a hulk, was destroyed at Eniwetok.[275] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tillamok | United States |
The tanker ran aground at Porthcawl, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Still aground on 25 December.[276] |
December
1 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tillamook | United States |
The tanker was driven ashore at Sker Point, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 6 February 1947 and taken in to Swansea, Glamorgan.[277] |
2 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Island Victory | United States |
The Victory ship rammed the Drogden Lighthouse, Denmark and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from the Hampton Roads, Virginia to Gdynia, Poland. She was taken in to Copenhagen for temporary repairs.[100] |
| HMCS Middlesex | Royal Canadian Navy |
The Algerine-class minesweeper ran aground on Shutin Island, Nova Scotia. She was subsequently scrapped in situ.[278] |
5 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rubens | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was abandoned 50 nautical miles (93 km) north of Bonacca, Honduras. Drifted ashore at Bonacca, a total loss.[279] |
6 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| N35 | French Navy |
The Type XXIII submarine was lost at Toulon, Var in a diving accident with the loss of 21 of lives.[280][70] |
7 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rafiah | Aliyah Bet: The Jewish immigrant ship (formerly Athina S.) was wrecked on Sirina, north-east of Crete.[281] | |
| Sea It | United States |
The 17-gross register ton, 45-foot (14 m) motor cargo vessel sank off Point Adolphus (58°17′15″N 135°47′00″W / 58.28750°N 135.78333°W) in Southeast Alaska.[71] |
8 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Eden | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Spurn Head, Yorkshire in a gale, but was refloated. |
| Francis Batey | United Kingdom |
The tug sank in the Tyne.[282] |
| Irma |  Sweden |
The cargo ship was driven onto Manacle Rock, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Towed clear by Zwarte Zee ( Netherlands).[282] |
| Liberté | France |
The ocean liner collided with the wreck of Paris ( France) and sank at Le Havre.[283] Later raised, repaired and returned to service. |
| HMS Saltburn | Royal Navy |
The Hunt-class minesweeper broke free from her tow and ran aground at Hartland Point, Devon.[282] |
| Security | United Kingdom |
The tug sank off Portland, Dorset.[282] |
| HMS Truant | Royal Navy |
The T-class submarine broke free from her tow and sank off the Channel Islands.[282] |
| Wansford | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Falmouth, Cornwall. Towed clear by Zwarte Zee ( Netherlands).[282] |
10 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tana | Norway |
The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea (41°20′N 10°57′E / 41.333°N 10.950°E). She was under tow from Olbia, Sardinia to Genoa, Italy.[101] |
13 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tove | Norway |
The coaster capsized and sank in the Kattegat whilst on a voyage from Randers to Bergen, Norway. One crewmember was killed.[49] |
16 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leipzig | Royal Navy |
The Leipzig-class light cruiser was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of obsolete chemical weapons. |
| T21 | Germany |
The torpedo boat was scuttled in the Skagerrak at 57°53′N 6°13′E / 57.883°N 6.217°E.[284] |
| Z29 | Germany |
The destroyer was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[285] |
19 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Havskaaren | Norway |
The coaster ran aground at Kvalnesflæsa, Lofoten Islands, Norway.[49] |
20 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chichagoff | United States |
The 44-gross register ton, 57.3-foot (17.5 m) fishing vessel was abandoned off Khaz Head (57°31′45″N 136°01′00″W / 57.52917°N 136.01667°W) off Piehle Passage (57°31′39″N 136°01′44″W / 57.5275°N 136.0289°W) in Southeast Alaska after she lost rudder control and a breaker carried away her pilothouse. Her crew of three abandoned ship in a dory and survived, but Chichagoff sank.[23] |
21 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| VIC 31 | United Kingdom |
The VIC-type lighter was driven ashore on Foul Point, Ceylon and sank. She was being towed from Colombo to Trincomalee. She was declared a constructive total loss but was salvaged in 1949, repaired and returned to service as Rahumani.[286] |
22 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prinz Eugen | United States Navy |
Operation Crossroads: The Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser capsized and sank at Kwajalein Atoll due to an unrepaired leak caused by damage when she was used as a target in atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll on 1 and 25 July 1946. |
23 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Afognak | United States |
The beam trawler ran hard aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) north of Point Gardner (57°01′N 134°37′W / 57.017°N 134.617°W) in Southeast Alaska. The mail boat Yakobi ( United States) rescued the eight people – Afognak's captain, his wife, and six crewmen – on board.[265] |
| Marna | Norway |
The coaster sank west of Gamle Hellesund, Norway, during a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden, to Grangemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom.[49] |
24 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Victory | United States |
The Victory ship ran aground and sank, Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[31] |
25 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anastasia | United Kingdom |
The coaster sprang a leak and was beached at Skar Point, Walney Island, Lancashire.[287] |
27 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Am-Mer-Mar | United States |
The Liberty ship ran aground off Lindesnes, Norway. She sank on 1 January 1947.[255] |
| Thackeray | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground off Outer Cat Island, Dominion of Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from the Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States to Botwood, Dominion of Newfoundland. She was refloated on 24 May 1947 and put in to Saint John's. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[288] |
30 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| F 2 | Royal Navy |
The F-class escort ship sank at Scapa Flow (58°50′N 03°11′E / 58.833°N 3.183°E) during a storm. Partially scrapped in place.[289] |
31 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Wharfe | United Kingdom |
The cargo liner caught fire at sea. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to the Cameroons. She was towed in to Lagos Nigeria on 2 January 1947 and beached. She was refloated on 6 January. Subsequently repaired and returned to service as Zent.[290] |
| Monte Pascoal |  United Kingdom |
The Monte-class ocean liner was scuttled in the Skagerrak, laden with gas shells.[291] |
| Schwabenland | Germany |
The seaplane tender/catapult ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak, laden with gas shells.[292] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS H 97 | Royal Navy |
The captured German destroyer was beached to prevent her from sinking due to corroded bottom plates.[293] |
| HMS Truant | Royal Navy |
The decommissioned submarine was wrecked while under tow to the breakers.[294] |
