World War II: The Type A Marinefährprahm was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Iwan Baba by D-3 and SM-3 (both Soviet Navy). Twelve of her crew were killed and seven were rescued, one later dying of his wounds. F 334 was raised, repaired and returned to service as an auxiliary.[4][5][6]
World War II: Battle of Savo Island: The New Orleans-classcruiser was shelled and sunk in Ironbottom Sound off Guadalcanal by Imperial Japanese Navy cruisers with the loss of 370 of her 807 crew.
World War II: Battle of Savo Island: The New Orleans-classcruiser was shelled, torpedoed and sunk in Ironbottom Sound off Guadalcanal by Imperial Japanese Navy cruisers with the loss of 332 of her 952 crew.
World War II: Convoy SC 94: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and damaged by U-660 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two of her 42 crew. Survivors abandoned ship and were rescued by HMS Dianthus and HMS Nasturtium (both Royal Navy). Oregon was later torpedoed and sunk by U-438 (Kriegsmarine).[93]
World War II: Operation Pedestal: The C-classcruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Bizerta, Algeria by Axum (Regia Marina) with the loss of 24 of her crew.
World War II: Operation Pedestal: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft, and then torpedoed by another enemy aircraft, 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of the Cani Rocks, with the loss of one of the 153 people aboard. HMS Bramham (Royal Navy) rescued survivors and scuttled the ship.[4][106][107]
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 9 nautical miles (17 km) off the Ras El Tin Palace, Egypt by HMS Porpoise (Royal Navy) with the loss of three lives. There were about 200 survivors. Ogaden was on a voyage from Benghazi to Tobruk, Libya.[112][44]
World War II: Operation Pedestal: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged by Axum (Regia Marina), further damaged by many near misses, plus hit by a crashing Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of the Luftwaffe, and had a Junkers Ju 88 aircraft skip off the water and onto the deck, plus at least one bomb hit. She was towed into Grand Harbour, Malta on 15 August where her cargo was unloaded. She then split in two and sank in shallow water. Used for storage and as a barracks. Ohio was refloated and scuttled ten miles (16 km) offshore on 19 September 1946.[113]
World War II: The Trento-classcruiser was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea by HMS Unbroken (Royal Navy). She was beached on Panarea. She was refloated in September and towed to Naples.
World War II: Operation Pedestal: The cargo ship was torpedoed and severely damaged in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Zembra, Tunisia by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of the Luftwaffe. She was then torpedoed and sunk by Alagi (Regia Marina) with the loss of 32 of the 85 people aboard.[56][118]
World War II: Operation Pedestal: The cargo ship torpedoed and damaged by Junkers Ju-88 aircraft of the Luftwaffe. She was subsequently sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north west of the Kelibia Lighthouse, Algeria by MS-31 (Regia Marina) with the loss of nine of her seventeen crew. Survivors were taken as prisoners of war.[123][103]
World War II: Operation Pedestal: The refrigerated cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged by Regia Marina motor torpedo boats. She was further damaged by Heinkel He-111, Junkers Ju-87 and Junkers Ju-88 aircraft of the Luftwaffe and Savoia-Marchetti S.79 aircraft of the Regia Aeronautica.[103]
Waimarama World War II: Operation Pedestal: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (35°25′N12°00′E / 35.417°N 12.000°E / 35.417; 12.000) by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of the Luftwaffe with the loss of 93 of the 95 people aboard.[56][128]
World War II: Convoy PG 6: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged west of Anse-d'Hainault, Haiti by U-658 (Kriegsmarine). Laguna put in to a port. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service.[161]
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 300 nautical miles (560 km) north east of Cayenne, French Guiana by U-108 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 41 crew and eight gunners.[162][163][164]
World War II: The cargo ship, carrying about 3,200 British prisoners of war, was torpedoed by the submarine HMS Turbulent (Royal Navy) in the Mediterranean Sea off Greece. She was towed to Pylos Greece, and beached. She later was towed to Venice and sunk there as a blockship.
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine, broke in two, and sank in the Kattegat off Aalborg, Denmark (56°53′30″N10°31′42″E / 56.89167°N 10.52833°E / 56.89167; 10.52833) with the loss of 65 lives. The stern section was refloated in 1943 and taken to Copenhagen, where it was subsequently sunk by saboteurs. It was salvaged post-war, repaired and entered Swedish service in 1946 as Madame Butterfly.[4][169]
World War II: Dieppe Raid: The LCT 2-class landing craft tank was wrecked and abandoned at Dieppe. Either LCT 124 or LCT 145 (see below) was salvaged and put into German service as Dieppe.[198]
World War II: Dieppe Raid: The LCT 2-class landing craft tank was wrecked and abandoned at Dieppe. Either LCT 124 (see above) or LCT 145 was salvaged and put into German service as Dieppe.[200]
The auxiliary transport, a coaster, capsized and sank in a storm in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of New Caledonia with the loss of a crew member Survivors sailed to New Caledonia, landing five nautical miles (9.3 km) from Pam Head.[209]
The scow was stranded and lost at Iron Creek in Norton Sound, Territory of Alaska. The wreck report does not specify at which of several places of the name the wreck took place.[236]
World War II: Convoy ON 122: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by U-176 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 49 crew. She sank on or after 27 August. Survivors were rescued by Irish Willow (Ireland).[238]
World War II: The minelayer was shelled, torpedoed and sunk in the White Sea south east of Bear Island, and 210 nautical miles (390 km) north of Nordkapp, Norway by HMS Marne, HMS Martin, and HMS Onslaught (all Royal Navy) with the loss of 132 of her crew. The Royal Navy destroyers rescued 60 survivors.[249][57]
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea off Sochi by S 28 and S 102 (Kriegsmarine) with the loss of five of her 42 crew.[30]
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed by Rorqual (Royal Navy) and beached at Corfu, Greece.[284] She subsequently became a target ship. She was refloated in 1947 and scrapped in 1948.[44]
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