The list of shipwrecks in August 1944 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1944.

1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
Seia Maru	Japan	World War II: The ammunition transporter was bombed and sunk in the Banda Sea by Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of the United States Navy.[1]
TK-334	Soviet Navy	World War II: The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by a mine with all hands in the Dniester estuary.[2]

2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
DC 10 Schwan	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The guard ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Eiderstedt, Schleswig-Holstein.[1]
USS Fiske	United States Navy	World War II: The Edsall-class destroyer escort was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (47°11′N 33°29′W / 47.183°N 33.483°W / 47.183; -33.483) by U-804 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 33 of her 209 crew.[3]
FH 02 Orne	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The harbour protection vessel was sunk at Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, France in an air raid by aircraft of Bomber Command, Royal Air Force.[1]
Kondor	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The torpedo boat was destroyed at Le Havre in an air raid by aircraft of Bomber Command.[1]
Garibaldi	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in an Allied air raid on Genoa.[1]
KT 20	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The landing craft was sunk in an Allied air raid on Genoa.[1]
Konei Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Kukizaki, south west of Nagoya (33°37′N 136°20′E / 33.617°N 136.333°E / 33.617; 136.333) by USS Tautog ( United States Navy).[4]
M 4430 Sopot	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Le Havre.[1]
MAL 16	Kriegsmarine	The MAL 1A type landing fire support lighter was lost on this date.
Maas	Germany	World War II: The coaster was set afire at Le Havre in an air raid by aircraft of Bomber Command.[1]
NT 28 Planet	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The net tender was sunk at Le Havre in an air raid by aircraft of Bomber Command.[1]
RA 257	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The RA 251-class minesweeper, a former VAS 301-class submarine chaser, was sunk in Genoa Bay by Allied aircraft.[5]
S 39	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 motor torpedo boat was sunk at Le Havre in an air raid by aircraft of Bomber Command.[1][6]
S 114	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 motor torpedo boat was sunk at Le Havre in an air raid by aircraft of Bomber Command.[1][6]
Wilhelm A. Reidemann	Germany	World War II: The tanker was gutted by fire in an Allied air raid on Nantes, Loire-Inferieure, France.[7]

3 August

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
Elisabeth Dal	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy HX 300: The cargo ship (4,258 GRT, 1910) collided with Jacksonville ( United States) in the Rviver Mersey and was beached. Elisabeth Dal was declared a total loss and consequently scrapped.[8][9]
HMT Gairsay	Royal Navy	World War II: The naval trawler (545/770 t, 1943) was sunk in the English Channel by a Kriegsmarine Marder midget submarine. 31 crew were killed.[1][10][11][12]
HMS LCG(L) 764	Royal Navy	World War II: The landing craft tank (350/570 t, 1943) was sunk in the English Channel by a Kriegsmarine Marder midget submarine. Eight crew were killed. There were 27 survivors.[1][10][11][13][14]
Pascoli	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged at La Ciotat, Var, France by French submarine Curie ( Free French Naval Forces). She was consequently scrapped.[15]
HMS Quorn	Royal Navy	World War II: The Hunt-class destroyer (1,000/1,340 t, 1940) was torpedoed and sunk off Normandy by a Kriegsmarine Marder midget submarine. 130 crew were killed.[1][10][11][16]
Samlong	United Kingdom	World War II: The Liberty ship (7,176 GRT, 1943) was torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel off Normandy, France. She was declared a constructive total loss.[17]
Seiko Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The auxiliary netlayer was torpedoed and sunk in the Molucca Sea by USS Cod ( United States Navy).[1]
TShch-127	Soviet Navy	World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk by a mine off Mantsinsaari island, Lake Ladoga. 6 names of killed crew are listed for this loss on the OBD Memorial website.[18][19][20]

4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
Enju Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Operation Scavenger: Convoy 4804: The Enju Maru-class auxiliary transport was sunk in the Pacific Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) north west of Chichijima 27°05′N 142°11′E / 27.083°N 142.183°E / 27.083; 142.183 by aircraft of Task Force 58/Task Group 58.1, United States Navy. Twenty-one passengers and 52 crewmen were killed.[1][21]
HMT Gairsay	Royal Navy	World War II: The Isles-class trawler was sunk in the English Channel off Normandy by a Kriegsmarine Marder midget submarine.[1][22]
GK 61 Pétrel	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The guard ship was torpedoed at Heraklion, Crete, Greece by HMS Vox ( Royal Navy).[1]
Koshu Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The Anshu Maru-class transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in south end of the Strait of Makassar (04°05′S 117°40′E / 4.083°S 117.667°E / -4.083; 117.667) by USS Ray ( United States Navy). Aboard were 1,513 Javanese laborers to repair the Japanese airfield at Makassar and 540 other passengers. 1,239 laborers, 273 passengers and 28 gunners and crewmen were killed.[1][23]
M 422	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the English Channel off Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine France by Allied aircraft.[1][24]
M 424	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and severely damaged in the English Channel off Saint-Malo by Allied aircraft. She was not repaired.[1]
M 444	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Brest, Finistère, France by an Allied air attack.[1]
Matsu	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy 4804: The Matsu-class destroyer was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) north west of Chichijima (27°40′N 141°48′E / 27.667°N 141.800°E / 27.667; 141.800) by USS Cogswell, USS Ingersoll and USS Knapp (all  United States Navy) with the loss of 205 of her 210 crew.
Maycrest	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a breakwater off the coast of Calvados, France.[25]
Miyagi Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The patrol boat was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Honshu (28°11′N 141°43′E / 28.183°N 141.717°E / 28.183; 141.717) by USS Sterlet ( United States Navy).[1]
No. 15	Soviet Navy	The R Type minesweeper was lost on this date.
Petrel	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off the south coast of France by HMS Universal ( Royal Navy).[1]
Ryoku Maru	Japan	World War II: The collier was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the Bonin Islands by USS Biloxi ( United States Navy).[26]
SAT 12 Globe	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Artilleriefährprahm was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Walcheren, Schleswig-Holstein.[1]
Sierra Cordoba	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The accommodation ship was damaged by fire in an Allied air raid at Hamburg. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service.[27]
Sperrbrecher 146 Havik	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Sperrbrecher was bombed and sunk at Pauillac, Gironde France in an Allied air raid.[1]
Syogen Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Pacific Ocean (27°40′N 141°48′E / 27.667°N 141.800°E / 27.667; 141.800) by United States Navy carrier-based aircraft.[28]
T-4	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The No.1-class landing ship was bombed and damaged at Futami Port, Chichi Jima, (27°07′N 142°12′E / 27.117°N 142.200°E / 27.117; 142.200) by aircraft from USS Cabot ( United States Navy). She was bombed and sunk (27°07′N 142°12′E / 27.117°N 142.200°E / 27.117; 142.200) with all crew on 5 August by aircraft from USS Bunker Hill ( United States Navy), or stranded and flooded at Futami Port on 4 August and bombed and further damaged on 5 August.[29][30][31]
T-133	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Operation Scavenger: Convoy 4804: The No. 103-class landing ship was bombed and sunk off Chichi Jima, (24°47′N 141°20′E / 24.783°N 141.333°E / 24.783; 141.333) by aircraft of Task Group 58.1, United States Navy.[1][29]
Tannenfels	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a blockship in the Gironde, at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Gironde.[1][32]
Theologos SA 83	Greece	World War II: The sailing vessel (25 GRT) was shelled and sunk at Heraklion by HMS Vox ( Royal Navy).[1]
Thetis	Greece	World War II: The sailing vessel was shelled and sunk at Heraklion by HMS Vox ( Royal Navy).[1]
Tonegawa Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: Operation Scavenger: Convoy 4804: The Ryunan Maru-class auxiliary transport was shelled/bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north west of Chichijima, at the north end of the Ogasawara Islands, (27°40′N 141°48′E / 27.667°N 141.800°E / 27.667; 141.800) by USS Mobile ( United States Navy) and US Navy aircraft. 61 troops and 83 crewmen were killed.[33]
Unkai Maru No. 7	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Operation Scavenger: Convoy 4804: The transport was sunk in the Pacific Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) north west of Chichijima 27°05′N 142°11′E / 27.083°N 142.183°E / 27.083; 142.183 by aircraft of Task Group 58.1, United States Navy.[1][34]
Zensho Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The patrol boat was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Honshu by USS Sterlet ( United States Navy).[1]

5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
Eiko Maru No. 2	Japan	World War II: The ammunition transport was sunk at Halmahera, New Guinea by Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of the United States Navy.[1]
Gunnaren	Sweden	World War II: The fishing trawler struck a mine and sank in the Skaggerak off Skagen, Denmark.[1]
Hinko Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The wreck of the Hinko Maru-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and destroyed where she was beached in Futami Bay, Chichijima by US Navy aircraft.[35][36]
Kanno Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	The auxiliary guard ship was lost on this date.
HMS LCT 1039	Royal Navy	The Mk 4-class landing craft tank (350/586 t, 1944) was lost on this date.
HMS LCT 1076	Royal Navy	The Mk 4-class landing craft tank (350/586 t, 1944) foundered on this date.[37]
M-271	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Pauillac, Gironde, France by Allied aircraft.[38]
M-325	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Pauillac by Allied aircraft.[39]
Mefküre	Turkey	World War II: The motor schooner was torpedoed and sunk at Constanţa, Romania by Shch-215 ( Soviet Navy) with the loss of 305 lives.
Miyako Maru	Japan	World War II: The transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by USS Barbel ( United States Navy).[1]
No. 708	Soviet Navy	The R Type minesweeper was lost on this date.
No. 907	Soviet Navy	The KM-4-class river minesweeping launch was sunk on this date.
Shirohama Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The Zuikai Maru-class auxiliary transport (a.k.a. Shirahama Maru) was bombed and sunk in shallow water while docking in Beaton Bay, Celebes (05°00′N 123°00′E / 5.000°N 123.000°E / 5.000; 123.000), or off Boetoeng, Api Island, Celebes Islands (04°40′S 122°47′E / 4.667°S 122.783°E / -4.667; 122.783) by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Army Air Force. The wreck was abandoned two days later.[1][40]
T-2	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The No.1-class landing ship was bombed and damaged off Chichi Jima (27°07′N 142°12′E / 27.117°N 142.200°E / 27.117; 142.200) by aircraft from USS Bunker Hill ( United States Navy). Later, in a storm, she struck a reef and sank at 27°05′N 142°09′E / 27.083°N 142.150°E / 27.083; 142.150.[41]
Tsurumi Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Shiretoko-class fleet oiler was torpedoed and sunk in Davao Gulf (05°53′N 125°41′E / 5.883°N 125.683°E / 5.883; 125.683) by USS Cero ( United States Navy).[1][42]
U-671	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the English Channel south of Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom (50°23′N 0°06′E / 50.383°N 0.100°E / 50.383; 0.100) by HMS Stayner and HMS Wensleydale (both  Royal Navy) with the loss of 47 of her 52 crew.[43]
V 725 Petit Poilu	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was bombed and sunk at Pauillac by Allied aircraft.[1]
Yayoi Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Yayoi Maru-class transport ship was either torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by USS Cobia ( United States Navy),[1] or bombed and heavily damaged by aircraft from Task Force 58 on 4 August, 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi) north west of Mukojima, Ogasawara Gunto, setting her ablaze and later abandoned by her crew. She sank the next day at 28°33′N 141°48′E / 28.550°N 141.800°E / 28.550; 141.800.[44]

6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
Amethyste	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk at St. Malo, France.[45]
Ch 1	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Ch 1-class submarine chaser was bombed and sunk at Toulon, Var by Allied aircraft.[46]
Empire City	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy DKA 21: The cargo ship (7,295 GRT, 1943) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mozambique Channel (11°33′S 41°25′E / 11.550°S 41.417°E / -11.550; 41.417) by U-198 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two (Engineers) of her 70 crew. The rest of the survivors reached land in their lifeboats.
Fukuju Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: Convoy TAMO-29: The Fukuju Maru-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea south of Shushan Island (34°10′N 128°58′E / 34.167°N 128.967°E / 34.167; 128.967) by USS Picuda ( United States Navy). 28 crewmen killed.[47]
HDML 1060	Royal Navy	World War II: Battle of Crete: The Harbour Defence Motor Launch (44/52 t, 1942) was sunk by an ammunition explosion in Poole area. Three crew were killed.[48]
M 133	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1935 minesweeper was scuttled at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France[49]
M 206	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1935 minesweeper was scuttled at Saint-Malo.[50]
M 263	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was shelled and sunk north of the Île d'Yeu by HMCS Haida, HMCS Iroquois (both  Royal Canadian Navy), HMS Ashanti and HMS Tartar (both  Royal Navy).[51]
M 486	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was shelled and sunk off Les Sables-d'Olonne.[52]
M 4612 Walkerie	Kriegsmarine	The naval trawler/auxiliary minesweeper was lost on this date.
Mameluck	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Le Hardi-class destroyer was sunk in an American air raid on Toulon.[1]
Otto	Germany	World War II: The coaster was sunk in the Bay of Biscay north of the Île d'Yeu by HMS Ashanti, HMS Bellona, HMS Tartar (all  Royal Navy), HMCS Haida and HMCS Iroquois (both  Royal Canadian Navy).[1][53]
SG 3 Sans Souci	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Sans Souci-class sloop was bombed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Les Sables-d'Olonne (46°30′N 01°47′W / 46.500°N 1.783°W / 46.500; -1.783) by Allied aircraft with the loss of 40 lives.[1][54][55]
Shiroganesan Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: Convoy SAMA-16: The Type 1B Wartime Standard cargo ship (a.k.a. Siroganesan Maru) was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea (14°10′N 117°02′E / 14.167°N 117.033°E / 14.167; 117.033) west of Luzon, Philippines by USS Rasher ( United States Navy). Fifteen passengers, fourteen gunners and 22 crewmen were killed.[56]
Shonan Maru	Japan	World War II: Convoy MOTA-22: The Shonan Maru class ore carrier was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea (30°55′N 129°45′E / 30.917°N 129.750°E / 30.917; 129.750) north west of Kuroshima Island, Japan by USS Pintado ( United States Navy). Five crewmen were killed. Four Daihatsu landing barges go down with the ship.[57][47]
Showa Maru No. 6 GO	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The auxiliary submarine chaser was lost.
Thétis	French Navy	World War II: The unrepaired hulk of the Circé-class submarine sank at Toulon, France, due either to neglect or damage inflicted by bombs during an Allied air raid.[58]
U-471	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VII submarine was bombed and sunk at Toulon by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Army Air Force. She was raised in 1945, repaired and entered Marine Nationale service in 1946 as Millé.[59]
U-736	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay (47°19′N 4°16′W / 47.317°N 4.267°W / 47.317; -4.267) by HMS Loch Killin ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 28 of her 47 crew.
U-952	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was sunk at Toulon in an American air raid.[60]
U-969	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was bombed and destroyed at Toulon by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Army Air Force.[61]
UJ 6085	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The UJ 6077-class submarine chaser was sunk at Toulon by Allied aircraft.
Uwajima Maru No. 15	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Banda Sea by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.[1]
V 215 Oliva	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was scuttled at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[1]
V 414 Sachsenwald	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was sunk by Royal Navy warships in the Bay of Biscay north of the Île d'Yeu, France.
V-1594	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The cable ship was sunk by Royal Navy warships in the Bay of Biscay north of the Île d'Yeu, France.[53]
Zuisho Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea by USS Ray ( United States Navy).[62][63]

7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
Amsterdam	United Kingdom	World War II: The hospital ship (4,220 GRT, 1930) was sunk by a mine while taking casualties from Juno Beach, Calvados, France. A total of 55 patients, ten Royal Army Medical Corps staff, 30 crew and eleven prisoners of war were killed.[1][64]
Chuiloide	Brazil	The cargo ship collided with Tiete ( Brazil) in the Atlantic Ocean off Santa Catarina, Brazil (28°05′S 48°30′W / 28.083°S 48.500°W / -28.083; -48.500). Both ships sank.[65]
Condé	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The accommodation ship was bombed, set afire and sunk at Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France She was refloated on 28 December and used as a coal hulk at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Condé was sold for scrapping on 9 May 1947.[66]
Empire Day	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship (7,242 GRT, 1941) was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean off Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika (7°06′S 42°00′E / 7.100°S 42.000°E / -7.100; 42.000) by U-198 ( Kriegsmarine). Her captain was taken aboard U-198 as a prisoner of war. The rest of her 42 crew reached land in their lifeboats.
F 963	Kriegsmarine	The Type D Marinefahrprahm was sunk on this date.
F 968	Kriegsmarine	The Type D Marinefahrprahm was sunk on this date.
Kinshu Maru	Japan	World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Luzon Strait by USS Sailfish ( United States Navy).[1]
Kusagaki	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy MI-13: The Mikura-class escort ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea (14°50′N 119°57′E / 14.833°N 119.950°E / 14.833; 119.950) north west of Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines by USS Guitarro ( United States Navy). 97 crew were killed. 30 survivors were rescued by Asakaze ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[67]
Kyo Maru No. 2	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The auxiliary submarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk in the Moro Gulf off Zamboanga City, Philippines by USS Puffer ( United States Navy).[1]
USS LCT-182	United States Navy	The LCT Mk 5-class landing craft tank foundered in heavy seas in the Kula Gulf off the Solomon Islands.[68]
L'Impetuese/FR 54	Germany	World War II: The Élan-class minesweeper was scuttled at Marseille.[69]
M 3201	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Zeebrugge, West Flanders, Belgium.[1]
Nagara	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Nagara-class cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea off the Amakusa Islands (32°09′N 129°53′E / 32.150°N 129.883°E / 32.150; 129.883) by USS Croaker ( United States Navy).
Rikke	Denmark	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in Øresund.[1]
RO 8 Irene	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The transport ship was scuttled as a blockship at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. She was refloated in 1945 and scrapped in 1946.[70]
Shinten Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Luzon Strait by USS Sailfish ( United States Navy).[1]
William L. Marcy	United States	World War II: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel by Kriegsmarine schnellboote and was declared a constructive total loss.[71]
Yamatama Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Celebes Sea south of Mindanao, Philippines by USS Bluegill ( United States Navy).[1]

8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
Admiralty Floating Dry Dock No. 23	Royal Navy	The floating dry dock suffered a broken back, broke in two and sank at Trincomalee, Ceylon when improperly pumped out with the battleship HMS Valiant ( Royal Navy) in the dock.[72]
Conte Verde	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The ocean liner (a.k.a. Teikyo Maru) was bombed and sunk in the Huangpu River at Shanghai, China by a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the 373rd Bomb Squadron, United States Army Air Force. She was raised by the Japanese on 16 December and towed to Shanghai for repairs.[73]
Ezra Weston	United States	World War II: Convoy EBC 66: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Trevose Head, Cornwall (50°47′N 5°03′W / 50.783°N 5.050°W / 50.783; -5.050) by U-667 ( Kriegsmarine). All 71 crew were rescued by HMT Jacques Morgand and HMS LCT 24 (both  Royal Navy).[74][75]
F 434	Kriegsmarine	The Type C Marinefahrprahm was sunk on this date.
Fort Yale	United Kingdom	World War II: The Fort ship (7,134 GRT, 1942) struck a mine and was damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (49°25′N 0°27′W / 49.417°N 0.450°W / 49.417; -0.450. She was taken in tow, but was torpedoed and sunk at 50°23′N 0°55′W / 50.383°N 0.917°W / 50.383; -0.917) by U-480 ( Kriegsmarine) on 23 August.[76]
M 366	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1940 minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Île Noirmoutier, Finistère, France by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 236 Squadron, Royal Air Force and 404 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force.[1][77]
M 367	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1940 minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Île Noirmoutier by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 236 Squadron, Royal Air Force and 404 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force.[1][78]
M 422	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1940 minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Gironde, France, by British aircraft.[79]
M 428	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1940 minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Île Noirmoutier by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 236 Squadron, Royal Air Force and 404 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force.[1][80]
M 438	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1940 minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Île Noirmoutier by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 236 Squadron, Royal Air Force and 404 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force.[1][81]
PiLB 264	Kriegsmarine	The PiLB 40 type landing craft was lost on this date.
HMCS Regina	Royal Canadian Navy	World War II: Convoy EBC 66: The Flower-class corvette was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Trevose Head (50°42′N 5°03′W / 50.700°N 5.050°W / 50.700; -5.050) by U-667 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 30 of her 96 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMT Jacques Morgand and HMS LCT 644 (both  Royal Navy).[82]
Sperrbrecher 134 Falke	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Sperrbrecher was bombed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Lorient, Morbihan, France by Allied aircraft.[1][83]
Tama Maru No. 6	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The auxiliary submarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Honshu by USS Sterlet ( United States Navy).[1]

9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
Boko Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea north west of Tokunoshima (27°56′N 128°47′E / 27.933°N 128.783°E / 27.933; 128.783) by USS Barbel ( United States Navy).[84]
Hiyoshi Maru No. 3	Japan	World War II: The fishing trawler was sunk in the Strait of Malacca by HMS Trenchant ( Royal Navy).[1]
Koshin Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	Convoy MOTA-22: The Koshin Maru-class transport (6,350 GRT 1938) was sunk when her cargo of ammunition caught fire and exploded in the East China Sea north west of Formosa (26°10′N 124°15′E / 26.167°N 124.250°E / 26.167; 124.250). Twenty-eight crewmen were killed.[85]
HMS LCM 618	Royal Navy	The landing craft mechanized (22/52 t, 1942) was lost on this date.
HMS LCM 640	Royal Navy	The landing craft mechanized (22/52 t, 1942) was lost on this date.
USS PT-509	United States Navy	World War II: The ELCO 80'-class PT boat was shelled, rammed and sunk off Jersey, Channel Islands by a Kriegsmarine minesweeper. 14 crew were killed and the sole survivor was captured.[86][87][88][89]
Spichern	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The tanker was bombed and severely damaged at Brest, Finistère, France in an Allied air raid. She was scuttled as a blockship on 31 August. She was raised in 1947, repaired and returned to service in May 1949 as the Norwegian Ringfjell.[90]
Splendor	Italy	World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk in an Allied air raid on Savona.[1]
TA19	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The torpedo boat, a former Curtatone-class destroyer, was torpedoed and sunk in the Aegean Sea by Pipinos ( Royal Hellenic Navy).[1]
Tokuyu Maru or Tokuyusan Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Halmahera, New Guinea by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Army Air Force.[1]
V 241 Oliva	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The KFK 2-class Vorpostenboot was sunk in the English Channel off Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France by HMGB Grey Owl and HMGB Grey Shark (both  Royal Navy).[1]
Yagi Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea north west of Tokunoshima (27°56′N 128°47′E / 27.933°N 128.783°E / 27.933; 128.783) by USS Barbel ( United States Navy).[91]

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
FN 02 Kunlabori	Kriegsmarine	The guard ship was sunk on this date.
Iddesleigh	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed by a Kriegsmarine E-boat and was beached at Langrune-sur-Mer, Calvados, France. She was sunk on 17 August by a manned torpedo.[92]
Johanna	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship departed from Istanbul, Turkey on this date. Believed to have been subsequently torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea. Raised post-war, repaired and put into Soviet service as Marshal Tolbukhin.[65]
Kertosono	Germany	World War II: The cargo liner was scuttled at Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France. She was refloated in August 1945 and scrapped in 1947.[70]
HMS LCT 1092	Royal Navy	The LCT Mk 4-class landing craft tank (350/586 t, 1944) sank while under tow.[93]
Lindau	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The accommodation ship was set on fire in the Loire River at Nantes (47°13′N 01°34′W / 47.217°N 1.567°W / 47.217; -1.567) by German Forces and sunk by the explosion of mines being stored on the ship. She was raised in 1946 and towed to Antwerp, Belgium, for scrapping.[94]
M 133	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was scuttled at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[1]
M 384	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was scuttled at Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[95]
Monsun	Germany	World War II: The tanker (8,038 GRT, 1929) was bombed and sunk at Nantes by Allied aircraft. She was refloated in March 1945, repaired and entered French service in March 1948 as Brière.[96][97]
R 34	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-25 minesweeper was sunk by aircraft off Milos, Greece.
R 89	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was sunk in an Allied air raid on "Lepsoe", Norway.[1]
RA 260	Kriegsmarine	The RA 251-class minesweeper ran aground at Cape Mortula, Italy, and was wrecked.[1]
Sakue Maru Go	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in an air attack at Rabaul.[98]
Santos	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Borkum, Lower Saxony in a British air raid.[1]
Seiyo Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by USS Bowfin ( United States Navy).[1]
Shinei Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The Standard Type 1TM tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea off Cape Bolinao, Philippines (16°15′N 119°45′E / 16.250°N 119.750°E / 16.250; 119.750) by USS Guitarro ( United States Navy). A crewman was killed.[99]
Sperrbrecher 16 Tulane	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Sperrbrecher (5,488 GRT, 1940) was bombed and damaged at La Pallice, Seine-Inférieure, France by Allied aircraft. She sank the next day. Raised on 30 July 1946, repaired and returned to Norwegian service in February 1949 as Tulane.[1][100]
Toseki Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The auxiliary submarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk in the Molucca Sea south of the Celebes Islands, Netherlands East Indies by USS Cod ( United States Navy).[1]
U-608	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France (46°30′N 3°08′W / 46.500°N 3.133°W / 46.500; -3.133) by a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of 53 Squadron, Royal Air Force and by HMS Wren ( Royal Navy). All 52 crew survived.[101]
Vierlanden	Germany	World War II: The tanker was scuttled at Nantes. She was refloated in October. Subsequently repaired, and entered French service as Palmyre in May 1946.[1][102]

11 August

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
Antarktis	Germany	World War II: The tanker was scuttled at Couëron, Loire-Inférieure, France. The wreck was partly raised in 1946, and scrapped in 1948. The part not raised was scrapped in situ in 1948.[1][103]
Baudoinville	Germany	World War II: The ship was scuttled at Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[1]
Gotland	Sweden	World War II: The fishing trawler struck a mine and sank in the Skaggerak off Hanstholm, Denmark with the loss of 5 lives.[1][104]
Erling Lindøe	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship (1,281 GRT, 1917) struck a mine and sank in the Kattegat with the loss of nineteen of her 25 crew.[105]
Ermland	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The auxiliary ship was bombed and sunk by aircraft off Nantes. The wreck was raised and broken up in February 1945.[106]
Giuseppe Dormio	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea.[1]
Ikuta Maru	Japan	World War II: The tanker struck a mine and sank off Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies.[1]
Kraft	Germany	World War II: The salvage vessel was scuttled at Nantes.[1]
La Baise	Vichy France	World War II: The tanker was destroyed on the stocks at Nantes[1]
La Mayenne	Vichy France	World War II: The tanker was destroyed on the stocks at Nantes.[1]
M 27	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Gironde at Pauillac, Gironde, France. 41 crew were killed.[1][107]
M 84	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1935 minesweeper was scuttled at Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, France.[108]
M 384	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1940 minesweeper was scuttled at Nantes.[79]
M 4408 Harle	Kriegsmarine	The naval trawler/auxiliary minesweeper was lost on this date.
Monsun	Germany	World War II: The tanker was scuttled at Nantes.[1]
Olinda	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Nantes.[1]
Passat	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The tanker (8,998 GRT, 1926) was scuttled Nantes.[1] The wreck was raised and broken up in 1949.[109]
R-70	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-41 minesweeper was sunk by mines in the Gulf of Finland (60°20′N 27°50′E / 60.333°N 27.833°E / 60.333; 27.833) with the loss of 21 lives.[110][111]
Roko Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Honshu by USS Tang ( United States Navy).[1]
Shinsei Maru No. 6	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Molucca Sea by USS Cod ( United States Navy).[1]
Sperrbrecher 16 Tulane	Kriegsmarine	The Sperrbrecher was sunk on this date.
Sperrbrecher 20 Kolente	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Sperrbrecher was scuttled and Nantes.[1] She was refloated post-war, repaired and returned to French service as Saint Michel.[102]
TA1	Germany	World War II: The incomplete Le Fier-class torpedo boat was scuttled at Nantes.[1]
TA2	Germany	World War II: The incomplete Le Fier-class torpedo boat was scuttled at Nantes.[1]
TA3	Germany	World War II: The incomplete Le Fier-class torpedo boat was scuttled at Nantes.[1]
TA6	Germany	World War II: The incomplete Le Fier-class torpedo boat was scuttled at Nantes.[1]
Tenerife II	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Nantes.[1]
U-385	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay (46°16′N 2°45′W / 46.267°N 2.750°W / 46.267; -2.750) by a Short Sunderland of 461 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force and also by HMS Starling ( Royal Navy) with the loss of one of her 43 crew.[112]
U-967	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled at Toulon, Var, France with the loss of two crew.
V 623 Jupiter	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was scuttled at Nantes.[1]
V 723 Jeanne Marie	Kriegsmarine	The naval trawler/Vorpostenboot was lost on this date.
Wilhelm A. Riedemann	Germany	World War II: The tanker was scuttled at Nantes.[1] She was refloated on 1 May 1945 and scrapped in 1947.[7]
Wangerland	Germany	World War II: The tanker was scuttled at Nantes.[1]
Wille	Germany	World War II: The salvage vessel was scuttled at Nantes.[1]

12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
Fusijama	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship at Bassens, Gironde, France. She was refloated in 1945 and scrapped.[113]
Himalaya	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship in the Gironde. She was refloated in 1945 and scrapped.[114]
Kentuckian	United States	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a breakwater off Omaha Beach, Calvados, France.[115]
Koan Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by USS Barbel ( United States Navy).[1]
M 84	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and destroyed at Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, France in an Allied air raid.[1]
M-370	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and damaged in the Bay of Biscay off Royan, Charente-Maritime, France by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 235 and 248 Squadrons, Royal Air Force. She was beached.[1][116]
M-468	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank north of Seter, Norway.[117]
M 4204	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was sunk at La Pallice, Charente-Maritime, France in an Allied air raid.[1]
Marina Raskova, T-114 and T-118	Soviet Union	World War II: Convoy BD 5: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Kara Sea by U-365 ( Kriegsmarine). The submarine then sank the T-111 Starshiy Leytenant Lekarev-class minesweeper T-114 and T-118 off Bely Island (73°22′N 66°35′E / 73.367°N 66.583°E / 73.367; 66.583). Marina Raskova was sunk by a coup de grâce from U-365 the next day at 73°21′N 67°20′E / 73.350°N 67.333°E / 73.350; 67.333. Of the 632 men on the three ships, 373 were lost and only 259 were rescued. 186 were picked up by T-116 ( Soviet Navy) and 73 others by Soviet Beriev MBR-2 aircraft.[118][119]
Mayachi Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Sea of Okhotsk off Sakhalin by USS Pompon ( United States Navy).[1]
Mikage Maru No. 20	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Sea of Okhotsk off Sakhalin by USS Pompon ( United States Navy).[120]
Nämdö	Sweden	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank at the mouth of the Elbe (53°51′11″N 8°56′58″E / 53.85306°N 8.94944°E / 53.85306; 8.94944) with the loss of four of her 27 crew.[1][121][122]
R 15	Kriegsmarine	The minesweeper collided with S 629 ( Kriegsmarine) at Šibenik, Yugoslavia and sank. She was later raised, repaired and returned to service.[1]
Shinpo Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy MI-13: The Standard Type 1TM-class tanker (a.k.a., Shimpo Maru and Shinho Maru) was torpedoed and damaged in the South China Sea off Cape Calavite, Mindoro, Philippines (13°18′N 120°11′E / 13.300°N 120.183°E / 13.300; 120.183) by USS Puffer ( United States Navy). 20 crewmen were killed. She was towed to the beach and abandoned off Cape Calavite. She was torpedoed and sunk on 17 August by USS Bluefish ( United States Navy).[1][123]
Sperrbrecher 7 Sauerland	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Sperrbrecher was shelled and destroyed at La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime by HMS Diadem, HMS Onslow (both  Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun ( Polish Navy).[1]
Teikon Maru	Japan	World War II: Convoy MI-13: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea (13°18′N 120°11′E / 13.300°N 120.183°E / 13.300; 120.183) by USS Puffer ( United States Navy). There was no loss of life.[124][125]
U-198	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type IXD2 submarine was sunk in the Indian Ocean near the Seychelles (3°35′S 52°49′E / 3.583°S 52.817°E / -3.583; 52.817) by HMS Findhorn ( Royal Navy) and HMIS Godavari ( Royal Indian Navy) with the loss of all 66 crew and two prisoners of war. These were the captains of Empire City and Empire Day (both  United Kingdom).
U-981	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged, mined and sunk in the Bay of Biscay at La Rochelle (45°41′N 1°25′W / 45.683°N 1.417°W / 45.683; -1.417) by a Handley Page Halifax aircraft of 502 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of twelve of her 52 crew.[126]
Unknown	Unknown	World War II: A small local craft was sunk by HMIS HDML 1118 ( Royal Indian Navy) after being fired on at the entrance to the Naaf River, Burma.[127]
V 410 Germania	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was sunk in the Gironde by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 235 and 248 Squadrons, Royal Air Force.[1]
V 720	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was shelled and set afire in the English Channel by HMS Albrighton ( Royal Navy), HMCS Assiniboine, HMCS Qu'Appelle, HMCS Restigouche and HMCS Skeena (all  Royal Canadian Navy). She was beached at Penmarc'h, Finistère, France.[1]

13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
Asahari Maru No.2	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the South China Sea off Hong Kong by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Fourteenth Air Force.[1]
Cagliari	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk at Poreč, Yugoslavia in an Allied air raid.[1]
Ch-12	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The auxiliary submarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk in Davao Gulf by USS Bluegill ( United States Navy).[1]
Dietrich von Bern	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The auxiliary minelayer was sunk in an Allied air raid on Genoa, Italy.[1]
USS Flier	United States Navy	World War II: The Gato-class submarine struck a mine and sank in the Balabac Strait with 12 of her 60 crew escaping the boat, but only 8 reaching the shore.[128]
Hamayoshi Maru No. 3	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the south west tip of New Guinea by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force.[1]
Kojun Maru	Japan	World War II: The transport was torpedoed and sunk in the entrance to Davao Gulf east of Mindanao (06°17′N 126°10′E / 6.283°N 126.167°E / 6.283; 126.167) by USS Bluegill ( United States Navy). A total of 42 people were killed.[129]
M-383	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1940 minesweeper was sunk in the North Sea off Langeoog, Lower Saxony by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 254 Squadron, Royal Air Force.[130][131]
Misago Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The auxiliary submarine chaser was torpedoed andsunk in the entrance to Davao Gulf east of Mindanao (06°17′N 126°10′E / 6.283°N 126.167°E / 6.283; 126.167) by USS Bluegill ( United States Navy). Five crewmen killed.[129]
Radbury	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship (3,614 GRT, 1910) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mozambique Channel (24°20′S 41°45′E / 24.333°S 41.750°E / -24.333; 41.750) by U-862 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 23 of her 55 crew.[132]
Schodack	United States	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a breakwater off the coast of Calvados, France.[115]
Sperrbrecher 6 Magdeburg	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Sperrbrecher was bombed and severely damaged at Royan, Charente-Inférieure, France by Allied aircraft with the loss of eight of her crew. She sank the next day. Subsequently refloated and scrapped.[1][133]
TF-11	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The torpedo training ship, a former Type 1940 minesweeper, was sunk in the Baltic Sea off Nida, Lithuania by Soviet Douglas A-20 Havoc aircraft.[1][134]
Toei Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south of Hokkaido by USS Tambor ( United States Navy).[135]
U-270	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay west of La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France (46°19′N 2°56′W / 46.317°N 2.933°W / 46.317; -2.933) by a Short Sunderland aircraft of 461 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. All 71 crew survived.[136]
V 723 Jeanne Marie	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was shelled and sunk at Brest, Finistère, France.[1]
V 1101 Preußen	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was sunk in the North Sea off Langeoog by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 254 Squadron, Royal Air Force.

14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
Asaka Maru	Japan	World War II: Convoy MATA 26: The transport was driven ashore in the Bashi Islands, north of Luzon Philippines, by a typhoon. She was later refloated and returned to service.[137]
Daigen Maru No. 7	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Tosho Maru-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Yellow Sea off Incheon, Korea (37°30′N 125°50′E / 37.500°N 125.833°E / 37.500; 125.833) by USS Croaker ( United States Navy) with the loss of 13 crewmen.[1][138]
Gueydon	French Navy	World War II: The hulk of the decommissioned armored cruiser was bombed and sunk at Brest, France, by Royal Air Force aircraft.
Ikomasan Maru	Japan	World War II: Convoy MATA 26: The transport was driven ashore in the Bashi Islands, north of Luzon, by a typhoon. She was later refloated and returned to service.[137]
Kofresi	United States	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a breakwater off Omaha Beach, Calvados, France.[115]
HMS LCI(L) 99	Royal Navy	World War II: Convoy EBC 72: The landing craft infantry (194/387 t, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 11 nautical miles (20 km) south west of Hartland Point, Devon (50°56′N 4°47′W / 50.933°N 4.783°W / 50.933; -4.783) by U-667 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of nine crew.[139]
USS LST-921	United States Navy	World War II: Convoy EBC 72: The landing ship tank was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 11 nautical miles (20 km) south west of Hartland Point (50°56′N 4°47′W / 50.933°N 4.783°W / 50.933; -4.783) by U-667 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 43 of her 113 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Londonderry ( Royal Navy) and USS LST-920 ( United States Navy). LST-921 had lost her stern, and was towed to Falmouth, Cornwall, where she was declared a total loss. Subsequently used by the United States Army as a floating machine ship at Antwerp, Belgium.[140]
M 206	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was scuttled at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[1]
M 4463	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off La Pallice, Seine-Inférieure, France.[1]
M 4612	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was scuttled at Saint-Malo.[1]
Miikesan Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the East China Sea off Formosa.[1]
HMAS ML 430	Royal Australian Navy	World War II: The Fairmile B motor launch (76/86 t, 1943) was shelled and sunk north of Biak, New Guinea by HMAML 819 ( Royal Australian Navy).[141]
Sperrbrecher 5 Schwanheim	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Sperrbrecher was bombed and sunk at Royan, Charente-Inférieure, France (45°37′N 1°02′W / 45.617°N 1.033°W / 45.617; -1.033) by Allied aircraft with the loss of thirteen of her crew.[1][27]
Sperrbrecher 6	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Sperrbrecher was wrecked during/after an air attack at Royan, France.
Sumatra	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Gironde. She was refloated in 1945.[142]
T-129	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The No.103-class landing ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Banda Sea about 40 miles south of Boeroe Island, Netherlands East Indies (04°17′S 126°46′E / 4.283°S 126.767°E / -4.283; 126.767) by USS Cod ( United States Navy).[143][144]
Taketsu Maru	Japan	World War II: Convoy MATA 26: The tanker (a.k.a. Butsu Maru) broke up and sank in a typhoon off the Bashi Islands north of Luzon. Eight crewmen died.[137]
Teisho Maru	Japan	The government chartered cargo ship was driven aground in a typhoon while anchoring off Saei (22°40′N 120°14′E / 22.667°N 120.233°E / 22.667; 120.233). Refloated 12 September. Taken to Takao for repairs, arriving 27 September.[145]
Todaro	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Gironde. She was refloated in 1945 and scrapped.[146]
Tonan Maru No.2	Japan	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea south of Shanghai, China by USS Pintado ( United States Navy).[1]
U-618	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay west of Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France (47°22′N 4°39′W / 47.367°N 4.650°W / 47.367; -4.650) by HMS Duckworth and HMS Essington (both  Royal Navy) and a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of 53 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 61 crew.[147]
V 605 Arthur Duncker	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off La Pallice.[1]
V 727 Goeland	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was scuttled at Saint-Malo.[1]
Zuisho Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea north west of Borneo by USS Ray ( United States Navy).[1]

15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
HMS BYMS-2022	Royal Navy	World War II: Operation Dragoon: The YMS-1-class minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Var, France.(Look 16/08/1944)[1]
FL 04 Edouard Gougy	Kriegsmarine	The naval trawler was lost on this date.
USS LCI-1588	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Dragoon: The landing craft infantry struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Var.[1]
USS LCI-1590	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Dragoon: The landing craft infantry struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Var.[1]
USS LST-282	United States Navy	World War II: Convoy EBC 72: The landing ship tank was damaged by a German glide bomb off Saint-Tropez, Var. She was beached and abandoned (43°25′N 06°50′E / 43.417°N 6.833°E / 43.417; 6.833).[148]
HMS LST-404	Royal Navy	World War II: Convoy FTM 69: The landing ship tank (1,625/4,080 t, 1942) was torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel 35 nautical miles (65 km) south east of St Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight (50°02′N 0°38′W / 50.033°N 0.633°W / 50.033; -0.633) by U-741 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of eight crew and several German prisoners of war. She was taken in tow by USS ATR-4 ( United States Navy) and was beached at Ryde, Isle of Wight. HMS LST-404 later broke in two and was declared a total loss. Scrapped at Zeebrugge, West Flanders, Belgium in June 1948.[149]
M 275	Kriegsmarine	World War IIL The minesweeper was shelled and severely damaged in the Bay of Biscay by HMS Mauritius, HMS Ursa (both  Royal Navy) and HMCS Iroquois ( Royal Canadian Navy) and was abandoned.[1]
M 385	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was shelled and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, France, by HMS Mauritius, HMS Ursa (both  Royal Navy) and HMCS Iroquois ( Royal Canadian Navy).[1][150]
M 4001 Este	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Brest, Finistère, France in a Royal Air Force air raid.[1][151]
M 4047 Vaterland	Kriegsmarine	The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk on this date.
USS PT-202	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Dragoon: The PT boat struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Var.[1]
USS PT-218	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Dragoon: The PT boat struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Var.[1]
R-29	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-25 minesweeper was sunk by Soviet aircraft in the Gulf of Finland.
Richthofen	Luftwaffe	World War II: The Hans Albrecht Wedel-class seaplane tender sank at Königsberg, East Prussia during fitting out, or was shelled and sunk off Les Sables-d'Olonne by HMS Mauritius ( Royal Navy).[1][152]
Sakura Maru No. 14	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north of Timor, Netherlands East Indies by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.[1]
SG 21 Bernd Von Arnim	Kriegsmarine	World War II: Battle of Port Cros: The Chamois-class aviso was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Port Cros, Var by USS Somers ( United States Navy).[153] There were 99 survivors.[1]
Schnelles Geleitboot 25	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The escort ship was sunk at Toulon by United States Army Air Force aircraft.[154]
Sperrbrecher 157	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Sperrbrecher was sunk in the Bay of Biscay by HMS Mauritius, HMS Ursa (both  Royal Navy) and HMCS Iroquois ( Royal Canadian Navy).[1]
Sudetenland	Germany	World War II: The tanker was sunk at Brest in a Royal Air Force air raid.[1] She was subsequently refloated and scrapped.[155]
Tosho Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The transport ship was bombed and sunk in the Banda Sea by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Army Air Force.[1]
U-741	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the English Channel off Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, France (50°20′N 0°34′W / 50.333°N 0.567°W / 50.333; -0.567) by HMS Orchis ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 48 of her 49 crew.[156]
UJ 6082	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Gabbiano-class corvette was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) south of Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France by USS Somers ( United States Navy).[1]
V 728 Vierge de Massabielle	Kriegsmarine	The naval trawler/Vorpostenboot was lost on this date.
V 803 Wiesbaden	Kriegsmarine	The Vorpostenboot was sunk on this date.
William D. Byron	United States	World War II: The Liberty ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Mediterranean Sea. She was towed to Savona, where she was declared a constructive total loss.[71]
USS YMS-24	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Dragoon: The YMS-1-class minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Var.[1]

16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
BKA-323	Soviet Navy	World War II: The MBK/Project 161-class motor gun boat was sunk by German aircraft in Lake Peipus. Four crew were killed.[157][158]
Brinkum	Germany	World War II: The coastal tanker struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off "Lepsoe", Norway.[1]
HMS BYMS-2022	Royal Navy	World War II: The YMS-1-class minesweeper (207/270 t, 1942) sunk by a mine in the Gulf of Frejus off Saint-Tropez, Var, France (43°24′N 06°46′E / 43.400°N 6.767°E / 43.400; 6.767).[159]
Courageous	United States	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a breakwater off Omaha Beach, Calvados, France.[115]
Empire Lancer	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship (7,037 GRT, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mozambique Channel (15°00′S 44°00′E / 15.000°S 44.000°E / -15.000; 44.000) by U-862 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 42 of her 79 crew.[160][161]
KTShch-152	Soviet Navy	World War II: The K-15/M-17-class river minesweeping launch was sunk by a mine off Sevastopol. All nine crew were killed.[157][158][162]
Lena Luckenbach	United States	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a breakwater off Omaha Beach.[115]
M 4207 Les Baleines	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The naval trawler/auxiliary minesweeper was sunk by a mine in the Gironde estuary, France.[163]
MAL 22	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The MAL 1A type landing fire support lighter ran aground near Meerapalu, Estonia and was abandoned after failed towing attempts.[164]
HMS MFV 624	Royal Navy	The naval trawler sank in the English Channel off Normandy, France.[165]
HMS MGB 313	Royal Navy	World War II: The Fairmile C motor gun boat (69/75 t, 1941) was sunk by a mine off Normandy. Eight crew were killed.[10][166]
HMS ML 563	Royal Navy	World War II: Operation Dragoon: The Fairmile B motor launch (76/86 t, 1943) struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Frejus off Saint-Tropez (43°25′N 06°43′E / 43.417°N 6.717°E / 43.417; 6.717) while trying to assist YMS-24 ( United States Navy). All crew survived but one later died of wounds.[167][168][169]
USS PT-202	United States Navy	World War II: The Higgins 78'-class PT boat was sunk by a mine in the Gulf of Frejus off Saint-Tropez (43°23′N 06°46′E / 43.383°N 6.767°E / 43.383; 6.767). One crew was killed.[170][171]
USS PT-218	United States Navy	World War II: The Higgins 78'-class PT boat was sunk by a mine in the Gulf of Frejus off Saint-Tropez (43°23′N 06°46′E / 43.383°N 6.767°E / 43.383; 6.767). The whole crew survived.[171][172]
R 20	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-17 minesweeper was sunk by a mine off Sylt, Lower Saxony with the loss of 9 lives.[173][174]
R 217	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-151 minesweeper was scuttled in the Seine at Paris.[175]
RA 3	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was scuttled in the Seine at Paris.[1]
RA 4	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper, a former CH-5-class submarine chaser, was scuttled in the Seine at Paris.
RA 5	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was scuttled in the Seine at Paris.[1]
RA 6	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper, a former CH-44-class submarine chaser, was scuttled in the Seine at Paris.[1]
RA 7	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper, a former CH-44-class submarine chaser, was scuttled in the Seine at Paris.[1]
RA 8	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper, a former CH-44-class submarine chaser, was scuttled in the Seine at Paris.[1]
Rovigo	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[176]
Taito Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the Yellow Sea off Incheon, Korea (36°16′N 125°49′E / 36.267°N 125.817°E / 36.267; 125.817) by USS Croaker ( United States Navy).[1]
Trémintin	French Navy	World War II: The accommodation ship, a former armored cruiser, was bombed and sunk by Royal Air Force aircraft at Brest, France.
USS YMS-24	United States Navy	World War II: The YMS-1-class minesweeper was sunk by a mine in the Gulf of Frejus off Saint-Tropez (43°25′N 06°43′E / 43.417°N 6.717°E / 43.417; 6.717). Five crew were killed.[87][168][177][178]

17 August

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
Artushof	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk at Stettin, Pomerania in an air raid by the Royal Air Force.[1]
HMS BPC 1	Royal Navy	The landing craft tank was lost on this date. (See below LCF(L) 1)
F 619	Kriegsmarine	The Type C2 Marinefahrprahm was sunk on this date.
I-27	Soviet Navy	The KM-2 Type motor launch was lost on this date.
Jun Maru No. 2	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south of "Miscol" by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.[1]
KFK 510	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the Piast Canal.[1]
HMS LCF(L) 1	Royal Navy	The LCT-2-class landing craft tank (455/540 t, 1941) was lost on this date.
HMS LCT 631	Royal Navy	The Mk 4 landing craft tank (350/586 t, 1943) was lost on this date.
HMS LCT-1092	Royal Navy	The LCT-1-class landing craft tank sank off in the English Channel off Normandy, France. (Look 10/08/1944)[179]
Lissa	Italy	World War II: The cargo liner was bombed and sunk by aircraft in Zara, Yugoslavia.[180]
MAL 20	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The MAL 1A type landing fire support lighter was damaged in action with Soviet artillery, gunboats and aircraft. She ran aground with two killed and eleven wounded. Refloated on 19 August and taken to Dorpat.[181]
No. 28	Soviet Navy	The No. 16-class landing tender was lost on this date.
No. 108	Soviet Navy	The No. 16-class landing tender was lost on this date.
No. 211	Soviet Navy	The No. 19-class landing tender was lost on this date.
Otto Alfred Müller	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk at Stettin in an air raid by the Royal Air Force.[1]
Peter Bornhofen	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Kirkenes, Norway by Soviet aircraft. There were one dead and two wounded.[1][182][183]
Sebu	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Kirkenes in a Soviet air raid.[1]
Skjervøy	Kriegsmarine	The ship was sunk at Hustadvika, Norway. (See below "V 6803 Burgunder")[184]
TA35	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The torpedo boat, a former Rosolino Pilo-class destroyer, struck a mine, blew in half and sank in the Fasana Channel near the Brijuni Islands. 71 crew were killed.[1][107][185]
Toni III	Germany	World War II: The tanker was scuttled at Port-de-Bouc, Bouches-du-Rhône, France by Vichy French forces. Although declared a total loss in April 1945, she was refloated in February 1947. Subsequently repaired and entered Swiss service in 1950 at Neuchâtel.[186][187]
UJ 2223	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Gabbiano-class corvette was sunk in an Allied air raid on Genoa, Italy.[1]
UJ-6073 Nimet Allah	Kriegsmarine	World War II: Battle of La Ciotat: The armed yacht was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off La Ciotat, Bouches-du-Rhône, France by HMS Aphis, HMS Scarab (both  Royal Navy) and USS Endicott or USS Somers (both  United States Navy).[1][188]
UJ 6081	Kriegsmarine	World War II: Battle of Port Cros: The Gabbiano-class corvette was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Port Cros by HMS Aphis, HMS Scarab (both  Royal Navy) and USS Somers ( United States Navy).[1][63]
UJ-6082	Kriegsmarine	World War II: Battle of La Ciotat: The Gabbiano-class corvette was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off La Ciotat by USS Endicott ( United States Navy).[188]
Usko	Finland	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Stettin, Germany. Wreck scrapped in 1945–1946.[189]
V 6803 Burgunder	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The floating torpedo battery (151 GRT, 1915) was sunk on this date.
Yamateru Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Yellow Sea off Incheon, Korea by USS Croaker ( United States Navy).[1]

18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
Alba Julia	Germany	World War II: The transport ship was bombed and sunk in a port. She was refloated in 1945. Subsequently repaired and entered Soviet service in 1947 as Nikolaev.[190]
Capo Alga	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France. She was refloated in 1945 and scrapped in 1948.[191]
Caroline	United States	The 61-gross register ton, 66.6-foot (20.3 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on Wolcott Reef (57°40′15″N 154°11′45″W / 57.67083°N 154.19583°W / 57.67083; -154.19583 (Wolcott Reef)) in the Shelikof Strait on the coast of Kodiak Island in the Territory of Alaska.[192]
Eishin Maru	Japan	World War II: Convy HI 71: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea by USS Rasher and USS Redfish ( United States Navy).[1][193]
Florida II	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in an Allied air raid on Savona, Italy. She was refloated post-war and scrapped.[113]
HMS Fratton	Royal Navy	World War II: The armed boarding vessel (757 GRT, 1925) was sunk in the English Channel off Normandy, France, by a Kriegsmarine Marder midget submarine.[1][194]
I-O-48	Kriegsmarine	The Siebelgefäß landing craft was sunk on this date.
Kim Hup Soen	Japan	World War II: The junk was shelled and sunk in the Strait of Malacca (04°00′S 99°32′E / 4.000°S 99.533°E / -4.000; 99.533) by HNLMS Zwaardvisch ( Royal Netherlands Navy).[195]
La Galissonnière	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The La Galissonnière-class cruiser was sunk in an American air raid on Toulon, Var, France.[1]
HMS LCF (II)-1	Royal Navy	World War II: The landing craft was sunk in the English Channel by a Kriegsmarine Marder midget submarine. (Look "LCF(L)-1" 17/08/1944)[1]
Leda	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk at Bremen in an air raid by the Royal Air Force.[1]
Lennox	Norway	World War II: Operation Schneehuhn: The motor boat (50 GRT) was shelled and sunk in the Van Mijenfjord, Svalbard, by U-307 ( Kriegsmarine). All three crew survived.[196]
M-27	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Gironde Estuary, France.[197]
M 4207	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Gironde Estuary.[1]
M 4618	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was sunk in an air raid on Brest, Finistère, France by the Royal Air Force.[1]
HMMTB 707	Royal Navy	The Fairmile D motor torpedo boat (102/118 t, 1943) was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north of Ireland in a collision with L'Escarmouche ( Free French Naval Forces).[198]
Nairung	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship (5,414 GRT, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mozambique Channel (15°00′S 42°00′E / 15.000°S 42.000°E / -15.000; 42.000) by U-862 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 92 crew.[199] Nairung was on a voyage from Durban, Union of South Africa to Bombay, India.[200]
Nansei Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: Convoy MI-12: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea (08°39′N 116°39′E / 8.650°N 116.650°E / 8.650; 116.650) by USS Ray ( United States Navy). Three gunners and 23 crewmen were killed.[62]
Natori	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Nagara-class cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the Philippine Sea 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) east of Samar (12°29′N 128°49′E / 12.483°N 128.817°E / 12.483; 128.817) by USS Hardhead ( United States Navy) with the loss of 330 of her 438 crew. One hundred and eighty-three survivors in three boats rowed 300 nautical miles (560 km; 350 mi) to Mindanao, Philippines, arriving on 30 August. Ten of the party died during the voyage; four were rescued by USS Stingray ( United States Navy) on 31 August, and 44 were rescued by USS Marshall ( United States Navy) on 12 September, twelve of the party died earlier.[201]
Numidia	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Adriatic Sea off Poreč, Yugoslavia.[1][15]
Olbers	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk at Bremen in an air raid by the Royal Air Force.[1]
Philip Heineken	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk at Bremen in an air raid by the Royal Air Force.[1]
R 218	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Cap d'Antifer, Seine-Inférieure, France by HMMTB 208, HMMTB 209, HMMTB 210 and HMMTB 212 (all  Royal Navy).[1]
Rio de la Plata	Argentina	The passenger ship caught fire at Acapulco, Morocco. She was towed out of port and sank 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) offshore.[202]
Sperrbrecher 37 Kapolena	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The incomplete sperrbrecher was scuttled in the Charpentier Channel, off Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France. The wreck was broken up in 1951.[191]
Sperrbrecher 152 Fauna	Germany	World War II: The incomplete sperrbrecher was sunk at Bremen in an air raid by the Royal Air Force.[1]
Strasbourg	Vichy France	World War II: The Dunkerque-class battleship sank at Toulon following an American air raid on 15 August.
T22	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Elbing-class torpedo boat wandered into a German minefield and sank in Narva Bay west of the Kurgalsky Peninsula with the loss of 143 lives.[107][203]
T30	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Elbing-class torpedo boat wandered into a German minefield and sank in Narva Bay west of the Kurgalsky Peninsula with the loss of 114 lives.[107][204]
T32	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Elbing-class torpedo boat wandered into a German minefield and sank in Narva Bay west of the Kurgalsky Peninsula with the loss of 137 lives.[107][205]
Taiyō	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy HI-71: The Taiyō-class aircraft carrier was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea off Cape Bolinao, Luzon(18°10′N 120°22′E / 18.167°N 120.367°E / 18.167; 120.367) by USS Rasher and USS Redfish (both  United States Navy). Most of her crew were lost and about 790 passengers perish; but her captain and just over 400 crew and passengers survive.[1][206]
Taketoyo Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in Pelawan Bay by USS Ray ( United States Navy).[62]
Teia Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy HI-71: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea off Cape Bolinao, Luzon (18°10′N 119°56′E / 18.167°N 119.933°E / 18.167; 119.933) by USS Rasher and USS Redfish (both  United States Navy). 2,316 troops, 275 other passengers, six guards, four gunners, ten specialists and 54 crewmen were killed.[1][193]
Teiyo Maru	Japan	World War II: Convoy HI-71: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea off Cape Bolinao, Luzon (18°10′N 120°22′E / 18.167°N 120.367°E / 18.167; 120.367) by USS Rasher and USS Redfish (both  United States Navy).[193][207]
U-107	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type IXB submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay (46°46′N 3°49′W / 46.767°N 3.817°W / 46.767; -3.817) by a Short Sunderland aircraft of 201 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 58 crew.
U-129	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type IXC submarine was scuttled at Lorient, Morbihan, France. The wreck was raised and scrapped in 1946.[208]
U-621	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off La Rochelle, Charente Maritime, France (45°52′N 2°36′W / 45.867°N 2.600°W / 45.867; -2.600) by HMCS Chaudiere, HMCS Kootenay and HMCS Ottawa (all  Royal Canadian Navy) with the loss of all 56 crew.[209]
U-1054	Kriegsmarine	The Type VIIC submarine was in a collision with Peter Wessel ( Germany and was severely damaged. She was consequently decommissioned.[1]
UJ 1103 Gustav Korner	Kriegsmarine	The auxiliary submarine chaser was lost in a collision off Lista, Norway with the loss of 14 lives.[210][211]
V 406 Hans Loh	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot struck a mine and sank in the Gironde Estuary with the loss of eighteen of her crew.[1][212]
V 6112 Friese	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was torpedoed and sunk off Vardø, Norway, (70°13′N 31°04′E / 70.217°N 31.067°E / 70.217; 31.067) by M-201 ( Soviet Navy). One of her 28 crew was killed.[1][183][213]
Vesta	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk at Bremen in an air raid by the Royal Air Force.[1] She was refloated post-war, repaired and returned to service.[214]

19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
Awa Maru	Japan	World War II: Convoy HI-71: The transport was torpedoed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean by USS Bluefish ( United States Navy). She was beached near Port Currimao, Luzon. She was pulled off and towed to Manila, arriving on 21 August.[1][206][215]
Colmar	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Arctic Sea off Kirkenes, Norway by STS-206 or TKA-219 (both  Soviet Navy) with the loss of all hands.[1][216][217][218]
Commandant Teste	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The seaplane carrier was sunk by Allied bomber aircraft at Toulon, France. She was refloated in 1945 and scrapped in 1950.
F 941	Kriegsmarine	The Type D Marinefahrprahm was sunk on this date.
Harpagus	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship (7,271 GRT, 1942) struck a mine in Seine Bay and broke in two. The bow section sank, the stern section was beached. It was later towed to the Tyne and a new bow section was fitted. The ship was returned to service as Treworlas.[1][219][220]
Hayasui	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy HI-71: The Kazahaya-class fleet oiler was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean (17°34′N 119°23′E / 17.567°N 119.383°E / 17.567; 119.383) by USS Bluefish ( United States Navy). Her captain was killed.[221]
Jean Laborde	France	World War II: The cargo liner was scuttled in the Étang de Berre.[222]
M 292	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the Gironde Estuary by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of Coastal Command, Royal Air Force.[1]
M 4023	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was sunk at Brest, Finistère, France in an air raid by the Royal Air Force.[1]
Noshiro Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy HI-71: The Noshiro Maru-class transport was torpedoed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean by USS Bluefish ( United States Navy). She was beached near Port Currimao, Luzon. Refloated and proceeded on to Santiago Bay and San Fernando, Luzon.[215]
R 218	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-218 minesweeper was sunk in the English Channel by surface ships.[223]
S 26	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 E-boat was sunk in the Sulina branch of the Danube by a Soviet air attack.[1][6]
S 40	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 E-boat sunk in the Sulina branch by a Soviet air attack.[1][6]
S 57	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939 E-boat was sunk in the Adriatic Sea between Korčula and Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia by HMMGB 658, HMMTB 653 and HMMTB 675 (all  Royal Navy). Two crewmen were killed and nine wounded.[1][224][225]
Saint Enogat	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy ETC 70: The cargo ship (2,360 GRT, 1918) was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel south east of St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight (50°16′N 0°50′W / 50.267°N 0.833°W / 50.267; -0.833) by U-413 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of four of her 41 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Duke of Argyll ( Royal Navy).[226]
TKA-203	Soviet Navy	World War II: The A-2 (Higgins 78')-class motor torpedo boat was sunk in the Arctic Sea off Kirkenes, Norway by M 202 (both Kriegsmarine). Six crewmen were killed, nine were taken as prisoners of war.[1][227]
Tamatsu Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: Convoy HI-71: The Mayasan Maru-class landing craft depot ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea west of Vigan City, Philippines (17°34′N 119°24′E / 17.567°N 119.400°E / 17.567; 119.400) by USS Spadefish ( United States Navy). 4,755 troops and 135 crewmen were killed.[228][206]
U-123	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type IXB submarine was scuttled at Lorient, Morbihan, France. She was raised in 1945, repaired and entered Marine Nationale service as Blaison.
U-466	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled at Toulon, Var, France.
V 6102 Köln	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was torpedoed and sunk in the Arctic Sea off Kirkenes, Norway by TK-222 and TKA-215 ( Soviet Navy). Twenty crewmen killed, five wounded.[1][217]
V 6112 Friese	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was torpedoed and sunk in the Arctic Sea off Kirkenes, Norway by M-201 ( Soviet Navy).[1][217]
Wayfarer	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship (5,068 GRT, 1925) was torpedoed and sunk 150 nautical miles (280 km) east of Portuguese East Africa (14°30′S 42°20′E / 14.500°S 42.333°E / -14.500; 42.333) by U-862 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 51 of the 62 people aboard.[229]