The list of shipwrecks in January 1943 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1943 .
1 January
List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1943
Ship
Country
Description
Arthur Middleton
United States
World War II : Convoy UGS 3 : The Liberty ship (7,176 GRT, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (35°45′N 0°45′W / 35.750°N 0.750°W / 35.750; -0.750 ) by U-73 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 24 gunners, 43 crew, and all eleven crew of USS LCT-21 ( United States Navy ). Three gunners were rescued by HMS Boreas ( Royal Navy ).[1]
Brageland
Sweden
World War II: The cargo ship (2,608 GRT, 1937) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (0°19′N 37°26′W / 0.317°N 37.433°W / 0.317; -37.433 ) by U-163 ( Kriegsmarine ). All 28 crew survived.[2]
Empire March
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship (7,040 GRT, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk in the South Atlantic 150 nautical miles (280 km) north west of Tristan da Cunha by Michel ( Kriegsmarine ). 33 crewmen killed. Her master, and 24 crewmen taken as prisoners of war.[3]
Empire Panther
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship (5,711 GRT, 1919) struck a mine and sank in the Irish Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Strumble Head , Pembrokeshire .[3]
Eros
Sweden
The Red Cross ship (3,152 or 3,182 GRT, 1941) ran aground on the north west point of Polykandros, Greece and was wrecked.[4]
USS LCT-21
United States Navy
World War II: The landing craft tank (143/286 t, 1942) was lost when Arthur Middleton ( United Kingdom ) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by U-73 ( Kriegsmarine ). Lost with all 11 hands.[1]
MTB 105
Royal Navy
World War II: The Thornycroft MTB-104 -class motor torpedo boat (9/10 t, 1940) was scuttled by the Flower-class corvette HMCS Woodstock ( Royal Canadian Navy ) in the Atlantic Ocean after floating away from the sinking Special Service Vessel HMS Fidelity ( Royal Navy ), sunk by U-435 ( Kriegsmarine ) on 30 December 1942. Eight crewmen aboard were rescued.[5]
Muansa
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship (5,472 GRT, 1911) was torpedoed and sunk in Kongsfjord by L-20 ( Soviet Navy ). 19 crew members were killed.[4] [6] [circular reference ]
Renzan Maru
Japan
World War II: The cargo ship (4,999 GRT) was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Ruorisaki lighthouse , Honshū (39°11′N 142°02′W / 39.183°N 142.033°W / 39.183; -142.033 ) by USS Porpoise ( United States Navy ) with the loss of 47 crewmen. Survivors were rescued by Delhi Maru ( Imperial Japanese Navy ).[7] [8] [9]
Rhakotis
Germany
World War II: The blockade runner (6,753 GRT, 1927) was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) north west of Cape Finisterre , Spain (23°30′S 5°30′W / 23.500°S 5.500°W / -23.500; -5.500 ) by HMS Scylla ( Royal Navy ). Amongst those killed was one of the three survivors from City of Cairo ( United Kingdom ). The other two survivors were rescued by U-410 ( Kriegsmarine ) and were taken as prisoners of war .[10]
2 January
List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1943
Ship
Country
Description
HMS Alarm
Royal Navy
World War II : The Algerine -class minesweeper (850/1,125 t, 1942) was bombed in the port of Bône , Algeria by German aircraft, and was later declared a total loss.[11]
Ebon Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The guard ship (198 GRT) was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by USS Argonaut ( United States Navy ).[4]
Empire Metal
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship (8,201 GRT, 1942) was bombed and sunk at Bône , Algeria by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of II Staffeln , Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 , Luftwaffe and Focke-Wulf Fw 190 aircraft of III Staffeln , Schlachtgeschwader 10 , Luftwaffe.[4] Raised in August 1949 but broke in two and subsequently scrapped.[3]
F 162
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The MFP-A landing craft (155/220 t, 1941) was sunk by a mine in the Kerch Strait with the loss of two crew.[12] [13] [14]
USS Grebe
United States Navy
The fleet tug, a former Lapwing -class minesweeper , was destroyed by a typhoon during 1–2 January 1943 at Vuata Vatoa , Fiji Islands after becoming grounded while attempting to salvage Thomas A. Edison ( United States ) on 6 December 1942.[15]
St. Merriel
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship (4,980 GRT, 1925) was bombed and sunk in the port of Bône , Algeria by German aircraft. Five crewmen were killed or died of wounds. In 1950 she was raised, but sank off Cape Noli while in tow to the breakers.[4] [16]
Thomas A. Edison
United States
The Liberty ship was destroyed by a typhoon during 1–2 January 1943 at Vuata Vatoa, Fiji Islands after becoming grounded on 4 December 1942.[15] [17]
3 January
List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1943
Ship
Country
Description
Baron Dechmont
United Kingdom
World War II : The cargo ship (3,675 GRT, 1929) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Cape San Roque , Brazil (3°11′S 38°41′W / 3.183°S 38.683°W / -3.183; -38.683 ) by U-507 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of seven of her 44 crew. The captain was taken prisoner and died when U-507 was sunk on 13 January 1943.[18]
British Vigilance
United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy TM 1 : The tanker (8,093 GRT, 1942) straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and damaged in the Caribbean Sea approximately 900 nautical miles (1,700 km) north east of Barbados (20°58′N 44°40′W / 20.967°N 44.667°W / 20.967; -44.667 ) by U-514 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 27 of her 54 crew. The ship was abandoned and the survivors were rescued by HMS Saxifrage ( Royal Navy ). British Vigilance was torpedoed and sunk on 24 January at approximately 21°N 45°W / 21°N 45°W / 21; -45 by U-105 ( Kriegsmarine ).[3] [19]
HMS LCP(L) 17
Royal Navy
World War II: The landing craft personnel (large) (5,9/8,2 t, 1942) was lost on this date.[20]
Ulpio Traiano
Regia Marina
World War II: Operation Principal : The Capitani Romani-class cruiser was sunk at Palermo , Sicily by a Royal Navy human torpedo .[21]
4 January
List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1943
Ship
Country
Description
HNoMS Bodø
Royal Norwegian Navy
World War II : The naval whaler (351 GRT, 1936) struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Aberdeen , Scotland. Thirty of the 32 crew lost their lives, the survivors being rescued by a British trawler. She was returning from a special operation to Norway.[22] [23] [24]
Lyeemoon
Hong Kong
The cargo ship (2,885 GRT, 1908) was driven ashore during a gale at Benghazi and became a wreck.[25]
M 4242
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay (43°55′N 00°42′W / 43.917°N 0.700°W / 43.917; -0.700 ) by USS Shad ( United States Navy ).[26]
Schokland
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Dutch cargo ship (1,113 GRT, 1915), under German command, carrying sacks of cement and iron girders and 284 troops returning from leave, sank after hitting a reef a mile off Portelet Bay, Jersey Channel Islands . 106 of the troops who had been in a hold, died.[27]
5 January
6 January
List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1943
Ship
Country
Description
Kotohira Maru
Japan
World War II : United States Army Air Forces aircraft sank the 6,101-ton cargo ship off Holtz Bay on the coast of Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands . Only two crew members survived.[31]
HMS LCT 106
Royal Navy
The Mk. 2 landing craft tank (296/460 t, 1941) foundered in a storm off Benghazi , Libya .[32]
HMS LCT 107
Royal Navy
The Mk. 2 landing craft tank (296/460 t, 1941) foundered in a storm off Benghazi, Libya.[33]
Montreal Maru
Japan
World War II: The 6,577-ton transport was sunk in the Bering Sea north of Kiska at 53°28′N 177°52′E / 53.467°N 177.867°E / 53.467; 177.867 (Montreal Maru ) by a United States Navy Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat . There were no survivors. She was carrying 831 passengers including 216 soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army's 302 Independent Battalion, 76 engineers, 23 field hospital men, 64 gunners and 93 crewmen.[34] [35] [36]
U-164
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type IXC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Pernambuco , Brazil (1°58′S 39°22′W / 1.967°S 39.367°W / -1.967; -39.367 ) by a Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of the United States Navy with the loss of 54 of her 56 crew.[37]
USS YP-492
United States Navy
The patrol boat was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of Florida in a collision with USS YP-6713 ( United States Navy ).[38]
7 January
List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1943
Ship
Country
Description
Akabahra
Norway
World War II : Convoy MKS 5 : The cargo ship (1,524 GRT, 1929) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 26 , Luftwaffe . All 25 crew were rescued.[4] [39]
Benalbanach
United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy MKS 5 : The cargo ship (7,152 GRT, 1940) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 26 , Luftwaffe with the loss of 410 lives.[4]
Bersagliere
Regia Marina
World War II: The Soldati-class destroyer was sunk by American aircraft at Palermo , Sicily , with the loss of 59 crew.[40] [41]
HMT Horatio
Royal Navy
World War II: The Shakespearian-class trawler (545/770 t, 1941) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape de Garde, Algeria by S 58 ( Kriegsmarine ). Only two crewmen survived the sinking, rescued by S 58 and made prisoners of war . 31 crew were lost.[21] [42]
HMT Jura
Royal Navy
World War II: The Isles-class trawler (545/770 t, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 35 nautical miles (65 km) north east of Algiers (36°58′N 03°48′E / 36.967°N 3.800°E / 36.967; 3.800 ) by U-371 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of seventeen of her 37 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMT Stronsay ( Royal Navy ).[21] [43]
Majestic
United States
The motor vessel stranded Key West, Florida .[44]
Myoko Maru
Imperial Japanese Army
World War II: Operation 18: The troopship was bombed and damaged by Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress , Consolidated B-24 Liberator , North American B-25 Mitchell , Martin B-26 Marauder , Lockheed P-38 Lightning and Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk aircraft of the United States Army Air Force , Lockheed Hudson aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force or Royal New Zealand Air Force and Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force. She was beached at Malahang , Papua New Guinea (06°49′S 147°04′E / 6.817°S 147.067°E / -6.817; 147.067 ), where she was bombed again the next day and destroyed.[45]
Nichiryu Maru
Imperial Japanese Army
World War II: Operation 18: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk off Lae , New Guinea (06°30′S 149°00′E / 6.500°S 149.000°E / -6.500; 149.000 ) by a Consolidated PBY Catalina of 11 Squadron RAAF . Survivors were rescued by Maikaze ( Imperial Japanese Navy ).[46] Casualties were 456 dead and missing and 85 wounded.[47]
8 January
List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1943
Ship
Country
Description
Albert L. Ellsworth
Norway
World War II : Convoy TM 1 : The tanker (8,309 GRT, 1937) was torpedoed and damaged (27°57′N 28°50′W / 27.950°N 28.833°W / 27.950; -28.833 ) by U-436 ( Kriegsmarine ). Afire from bow to stern, she was abandoned by her 42 crew, who were rescued by HMS Havelock ( Royal Navy ). Albert L. Ellsworth was shelled and sunk by U-436 the next day.[48]
M 489
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type 1940 minesweeper was sunk at Rotterdam by sabotage. Raised 10 January 1943, repaired, and returned to service.[49] [50]
Oltenia II
United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy TM 1 : The tanker (6,394 GRT, 1928) was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea (27°59′N 28°50′W / 27.983°N 28.833°W / 27.983; -28.833 ) by U-436 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of seventeen of her 60 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Havelock ( Royal Navy ).[51]
RD 56
Regia Marina
World War II: The RD-class minesweeper was damaged at Bizerta , Tunisia by Allied bombers. There was no casualty. She was run aground, to prevent it from sinking, but sank the next day. She was raised but bombed and sunk again three months later.[52] [53]
Yorkwood
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship (5,401 GRT, 1936) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Macau, Brazil (4°10′S 35°30′W / 4.167°S 35.500°W / -4.167; -35.500 ) by U-507 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of one of her 48 crew. Her captain was taken aboard U-507 as a prisoner of war and died when U-507 was sunk on 13 January 1943.[54]
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9 January
List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1943
Ship
Country
Description
Birmingham City
United States
World War II : Convoy TB 1 : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (7°23′N 55°48′W / 7.383°N 55.800°W / 7.383; -55.800 ) by U-124 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of ten of her 56 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS PC-577 ( United States Navy )[55]
Brasil
Sweden
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea south of Stavanger , Norway. The crew survived.[4] [56]
Broad Arrow
United States
World War II: Convoy TB 1 : The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (7°35′N 55°45′W / 7.583°N 55.750°W / 7.583; -55.750 ) by U-124 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 23 of her 47 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS PC-577 ( United States Navy ).[57]
Collingsworth
United States
World War II: Convoy TB 1 : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (7°12′N 55°37′W / 7.200°N 55.617°W / 7.200; -55.617 ) by U-124 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of twelve of her 55 crew. Survivors were rescued by Dalvangen ( Norway ) and USS PC-577 ( United States Navy ).[58]
Corsaro
Regia Marina
World War II: The Soldati-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of 187 lives. There were 48 survivors.[4] [59]
Emilio Morandi
Italy
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tunisia by HMS Umbra ( Royal Navy ). There were 66 dead and 32 survivors.[4] [59]
Empire Lytton
United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy TM 1 : The tanker (9,807 GRT, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (28°08′N 28°20′W / 28.133°N 28.333°W / 28.133; -28.333 ) by U-442 with the loss of 14 of her 48 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Havelock and HMS Saxifrage (both Royal Navy ).[3] [60]
Empire Spruce
United Kingdom
The tug (129 GRT, 1942) collided with another ship and sank in the Firth of Clyde with the loss of four of her six crew.[61]
Louise Lykes
United States
World War II: The Type C2-F cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°15′N 22°00′W / 56.250°N 22.000°W / 56.250; -22.000 ) by U-384 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of all 83 crew.[62]
RFA Minister Wedel
Royal Navy
World War II: Convoy TM 1 : The tanker (6,833 GRT, 1930) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (28°08′N 28°20′W / 28.133°N 28.333°W / 28.133; -28.333 ) by U-522 ( Kriegsmarine ). All 38 crew were rescued by HMS Havelock ( Royal Navy ).[63] [64]
Minotaur
United States
World War II: Convoy TM 1 : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (7°12′N 55°37′W / 7.200°N 55.617°W / 7.200; -55.617 ) by U-124 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of six of her 52 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS PC-577 ( United States Navy ).[65]
Norvik
Panama
World War II: Convoy TM 1 : The tanker (10,034 or 9,555 GRT, 1938) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 500 nautical miles (930 km) west of Tenerife , Spain (28°08′N 28°20′W / 28.133°N 28.333°W / 28.133; -28.333 ) by U-522 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of two of her 45 crew.[66] [67]
S-104
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type 1939/40 schnellboot was sunk by a mine in the English Channel . One crew was killed and 4 wounded.[68]
Svea Jarl
Sweden
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea south of Stavanger. 37 crew died and 3 survived. Seven more sailors from the Swedish cargo Ecuador died while trying to help the shipwrecked from Sveajarl.[4] [56]
William Wilberforce
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship (5,004 or 4,013 GRT, 1930) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Canary Islands , Spain (29°20′N 26°53′W / 29.333°N 26.883°W / 29.333; -26.883 ) by U-511 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of three of her 63 crew. Survivors were rescued by Monte Arnabal ( Spain ).[69]
Yoshinogawa Maru
Japan
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk east of Bougainville Island , Papua New Guinea (6°10′S 156°00′E / 6.167°S 156.000°E / -6.167; 156.000 ) by USS Nautilus ( United States Navy ). Eight crewmen were killed.[4] [70] [71]
10 January
11 January
12 January
List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1943
Ship
Country
Description
Ardente
Regia Marina
The Ciclone -class torpedo boat was sunk in a collision with Grecale ( Regia Marina ) off Capo San Vito, Sicily. 118 of her 162 crew were killed, as were 5 crew from Grecale and around 70 German soldiers aboard her.[84] [85]
C. S. Flight
United Kingdom
World War II : The sailing ship (67 GRT) was shelled and sunk in the Caribbean Sea (12°25′N 63°00′W / 12.417°N 63.000°W / 12.417; -63.000 ) by U-105 with the loss of 49 of her 72 crew.[86]
HMT Kingston Jacinth
Royal Navy
World War II: The naval trawler (356 GRT, 1929) struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Plymouth , Devon . 20 crew were killed.[21] [87]
Patrol Boat No. 1
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The patrol boat , a former Minekaze -class destroyer , was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off New Hanover Island , Bismarck Archipelago (02°51′S 149°43′E / 2.850°S 149.717°E / -2.850; 149.717 ) by the submarine USS Guardfish ( United States Navy ).[4] [88]
USS PT-28
United States Navy
The Elco 77' PT boat ran aground at Dora Harbor , Unimak Island , Alaska without casualties. Attempts to recover her in the next days failed and she was wrecked.[89] [90]
USS Worden
United States Navy
The Farragut -class destroyer was driven onto rocks at Constantine Harbor , Amchitka Island , Alaska and was wrecked with the loss of fourteen of her 186 crew.[91]
13 January
14 January
15 January
List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1943
Ship
Country
Description
Annitsa
Greece
World War II : The cargo ship (4,324 GRT, 1918) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (33°02′N 21°58′E / 33.033°N 21.967°E / 33.033; 21.967 ) by U-617 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of one of her 34 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMT Southern Isles ( Royal Navy ).[105] [106]
Harboe Jensen
Norway
World War II: The cargo ship (1,862 GRT, 1929) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (33°04′N 21°50′E / 33.067°N 21.833°E / 33.067; 21.833 ) by U-617 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of eighteen of her 24 crew. The survivors were rescued by HMT Southern Isles ( Royal Navy ).[105]
Iwashiro Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The Iwashiro Maru -class auxiliary collier/oiler was torpedoed and sunk about 75 nautical miles (139 km; 86 mi) east of Majuro , Marshall Islands (09°54′N 167°07′E / 9.900°N 167.117°E / 9.900; 167.117 ) by USS Whale ( United States Navy ). 26 crewmen, possibly all hands, were killed.[107]
HMS LCP(L) 80
Royal Navy
The landing craft personnel (large) (5.9/8.2 t, 1942) sank in a storm in the English waters.[20] [108]
Mapele
United States
The 3,545-ton steam cargo ship was wrecked at Cape Devine (55°22′45″N 160°09′00″W / 55.37917°N 160.15000°W / 55.37917; -160.15000 (Cape Devine ) ) in the Shumagin Islands in the Gulf of Alaska off the Alaska Peninsula in the Territory of Alaska . One crewman and one member of the embarked United States Navy Armed Guard perished; the other 48 people aboard were rescued by the salvage ship USS Discoverer ( United States Navy )[34]
Nichimei Maru
Imperial Japanese Army
World War II: Convoy S-23: The cargo ship was carrying Japanese troops and Allied prisoners of war . She was sunk 200 nautical miles (370 km) south southwest of Rangoon , Burma (13°30′N 97°30′E / 13.500°N 97.500°E / 13.500; 97.500 ) by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Army Air Force . 5 gunners and crewmen, 97 Japanese soldiers and 39 Dutch prisoners were killed.[109] [110] [111]
Ocean Courage
United Kingdom
World War II: The Ocean ship (7,173 GRT, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) south of the Cape Verde Islands , Portugal (10°52′N 23°28′W / 10.867°N 23.467°W / 10.867; -23.467 ) by U-182 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 52 of her 58 crew. Survivors were rescued by Silverwalnut ( United Kingdom ).[112] [113]
UJ 1406
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Mob-FD-class naval trawler/submarine chaser was bombed and sunk at Lorient , Morbihan , France during a Royal Air Force air raid.[4]
16 January
17 January
18 January
List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1943
Ship
Country
Description
Algeria
Sweden
World War II : The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Den Helder , North Holland , Netherlands by Allied aircraft with the loss of two lives.[4] [56]
Ankara
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea north-east of Cani Island , Tunisia . All 109 crew and 118 passengers were saved.[127] [128]
Favør
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship (399 GRT, 1915) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south east of Sardinia , Italy, by HMS Loyal ( Royal Navy ).[4] [129]
Jan Mayen
Norway
The whaler ran aground off Leirabodi, Reykjavík , Iceland and was abandoned. Salvage was abandoned on 26 January and she subsequently broke up and sank.[130]
Kalingo
Australia
World War II: The cargo ship (2,051 GRT) was torpedoed and sunk in the Tasman Sea off New South Wales , Australia (34°07′S 153°15′E / 34.117°S 153.250°E / -34.117; 153.250 ) by I-21 ( Imperial Japanese Navy ).[131]
Senzan Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The transport was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Kavieng , New Ireland (03°29′S 149°02′E / 3.483°S 149.033°E / -3.483; 149.033 ) by a United States Army Air Forces Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft. Seven crewmen were killed. Survivors were rescued by CH-16 ( Imperial Japanese Navy ).[132]
Sportivo
Italy
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (33°00′N 12°08′E / 33.000°N 12.133°E / 33.000; 12.133 ) by HMS Unseen ( Royal Navy ). The whole crew was saved.[4] [133]
Tōei Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 100 miles south west (06°21′N 150°23′E / 6.350°N 150.383°E / 6.350; 150.383 ) of Truk , South Pacific Mandate by USS Silversides ( United States Navy ). Four crewmen killed.[134]
Yamafuku Maru
Japan
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Shortland Islands , Solomon Islands by Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Bell P-39 Airacobra aircraft of the United States Army Air Force .[135]
19 January
20 January
For the loss of the American tanker Brilliant on this day, see the entry for 18 November 1942 .
21 January
List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1943
Ship
Country
Description
Asama Maru
Japan
World War II : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan by USS Pollack ( United States Navy ).[4]
Città di Genova
Regia Marina
World War II: The armed merchant cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the Adriatic Sea by HMS Tigris ( Royal Navy )[4] [147]
Hampton Lodge
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship (3,645 GRT, 1911) was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Algeria by aircraft of III Staffeln , Kampfgeschwader 26 , Luftwaffe .[4]
Kenkon Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy No. 35B: The Kaihei Maru -class transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off New Georgia , Solomon Islands by USS Gato ( United States Navy ). 36 troops and 7 crewmen killed. Survivors were rescued by Shirayuki ( Imperial Japanese Navy ).[148]
No. 012
Soviet Navy
World War II: The MO-4 -class patrol vessel was sunk on this date.[149]
RD 31 , RD 36 , RD 37 and RD 39
Regia Marina
World War II: The RD-class minesweepers were sunk by HMS Kelvin and HMS Javelin (both Royal Navy ) while trying to escape from Tripoli , Libya .[52]
Saturno
Italy
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by aircraft based on Malta.[4]
USS SC-709
United States Navy
The SC-497 -class submarine chaser was wrecked at Louisbourg , Cape Breton Island , Nova Scotia .[150]
Taiyu Maru No. 3
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The picket ship was sunk in an air attack at Rabaul , New Guinea .[151]
Tetsuzan Maru
Japan
World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in an air attack at Karavia Bay , Rabaul.[151]
U-301
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea west of Bonifacio , Corsica , France (41°27′N 7°04′E / 41.450°N 7.067°E / 41.450; 7.067 ) by HMS Sahib ( Royal Navy ) with the loss of 45 of her 46 crew.
Victory
United States
The 17-ton, 35-foot (11 m) fishing vessel burned at 55°17′N 131°37′W / 55.283°N 131.617°W / 55.283; -131.617 (Victory ) near Gravina Poit just south of Ketchikan , Territory of Alaska .[152]
22 January
23 January
24 January
List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1943
Ship
Country
Description
F 323
Kriegsmarine
World War II : The MFP-A landing craft was sunk by a mine in the Kerch Strait off Eltingen. There were 13 killed and 2 survivors.[168]
Hans Schmidt
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship (4,429 GRT, 1920) struck a mine and sank off Pola , Italy.[169]
Harusame
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The Shiratsuyu -class destroyer was torpedoed by the submarine USS Wahoo ( United States Navy ) and beached to avoid sinking. She was salvaged and returned to service in late November 1943.
Kollbjørg
Norway
World War II: Convoy HX 223 : The tanker (8,259 GRT, 1937) broke in two in a storm and sank in the Atlantic Ocean (58°28′N 41°34′W / 58.467°N 41.567°W / 58.467; -41.567 ) with the loss of eleven of her 36 crew. Survivors were rescued by Pan Maryland ( United States ). The bow section was scuttled on 26 January at 58°20′N 39°30′W / 58.333°N 39.500°W / 58.333; -39.500 by U-594 ( Kriegsmarine ).[170] [171]
Pistoia
Italy
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by aircraft based on Malta.[4]
Ringstad
Norway
World War II: Convoy ON 55 : The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 85 nautical miles (157 km) south east of Cape Race , Newfoundland (45°50′N 51°04′W / 45.833°N 51.067°W / 45.833; -51.067 ) by U-333 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 30 of her 43 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS Swanson ( United States Navy ). (Look 24/01/1942)[172]
Teddy
United States
The 89-gross register ton , 69.5-foot (21.2 m) fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska near Kodiak , Territory of Alaska .[173]
Unknown launch
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The armed launch was sunk by HMIS ML 477 ( Royal Indian Navy ) off the coast of Burma .[96]
Unknown launch
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The armed launch was damaged by HMIS ML 477 ( Royal Indian Navy ) off the coast of Burma and beached.[96]
Verona
Italy
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by aircraft based on Malta.[4]
Ville de Tamatave
United Kingdom
The passenger ship (6,276 GRT, 1931) foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (50°17′N 40°55′W / 50.283°N 40.917°W / 50.283; -40.917 ) with the loss of all 88 people on board.[174]
25 January
26 January
List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1943
Ship
Country
Description
Buyo Maru
Imperial Japanese Army
World War II : The transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north of Dutch New Guinea (01°54′N 134°57′E / 1.900°N 134.950°E / 1.900; 134.950 ) by the submarine USS Wahoo ( United States Navy ). Eighty-six troops, 269 British Indian Army prisoners of war , and a crewman were killed. Between 750 and over 1,000 survivors were rescued by the auxiliary gunboat Chuko Maru No. 2 Go ( Imperial Japanese Navy ).[184]
Emily
United States
The 11-gross register ton , 47-foot (14.3 m) motor cargo vessel was wrecked at Juneau , Territory of Alaska .[185]
Fukurei Maru No.2
Japan
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 270 nautical miles (500 km) north of Dutch New Guinea (02°04′N 140°10′E / 2.067°N 140.167°E / 2.067; 140.167 ) by the submarine USS Wahoo ( United States Navy ).[184]
Hassan
Syria
World War II: The sailing ship was rammed and sunk by gunfire in the Mediterranean Sea by the submarine U-431 ( Kriegsmarine ).[186]
Krasnyj Partizan
Soviet Union
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea (73°45′N 17°30′E / 73.750°N 17.500°E / 73.750; 17.500 ) by the submarine U-255 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of all 51 crew.[187]
Lewis Cass
United States
The Liberty ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Guadalupe Island , Mexico .[188]
Nortind
Norway
World War II: Convoy HX 223 : Straggling behind the convoy , the tanker (8,221 GRT, 1941) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of Cape Farewell (58°30′N 34°00′W / 58.500°N 34.000°W / 58.500; -34.000 ), Greenland , by the submarine U-358 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of all 42 people aboard.[189] [190]
Unknown vessel
Japan
World War II: The ship was sunk by HMIS ML 440 and HMIS ML 441 (both Royal Indian Navy ) in the Myebon Creek, Burma .[96]
Ushio Maru
Japan
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Philippine Sea west of Luzon , the Philippines , by the submarine USS Grayling ( United States Navy ).[191]
V 1105 Ernst Gröschel
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Vorpostenboot struck a mine and sank in the North Sea . Ten crewmen were killed.[4] [104]
27 January
28 January
29 January
List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1943
Ship
Country
Description
USS Chicago
United States Navy
World War II : Battle of Rennell Island : The Northampton -class cruiser was torpedoed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean between Rennell Island and Guadalcanal just before midnight. Torpedoed again the next day and sunk (11°25′S 160°56′E / 11.417°S 160.933°E / -11.417; 160.933 ) by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft.
I-1
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The J1 type submarine was rammed and wrecked in Kamimbo Bay , Guadalcanal by HMNZS Kiwi and HMNZS Moa (both Royal New Zealand Navy ).
Kaldnes
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The cargo ship (3,548 GRT, 1941) was torpedoed and sunk 10 nautical miles (19 km) south west of Stavanger , Norway by Handley Page Hampden aircraft of 489 Squadron , Royal New Zealand Air Force with the loss of fourteen lives.[4] [203]
M 4606
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk at St Peter Port , Guernsey , Channel Islands by Allied aircraft.[4]
Nichiun Maru
Imperial Japanese Army
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off New Georgia , Solomon Islands (06°22′S 156°04′E / 6.367°S 156.067°E / -6.367; 156.067 ) by USS Gato ( United States Navy ).[148]
HMS Pozarica
Royal Navy
World War II: The flakship (1,893 GRT, 1938) was torpedoed north of Beni Ksila , Algeria (37°04′N 4°36′E / 37.067°N 4.600°E / 37.067; 4.600 ) by Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 aircraft of the Regia Aeronautica and Heinkel He 111 aircraft of III Staffeln , Kampfgeschwader 26 , Luftwaffe . She capsized at Bougie, Algeria on 13 February 1943. Wreck scrapped in Savona , Italy, from 14 June 1951.[4] [204] [205]
RD 4
Regia Marina
World War II: The RD-class minesweeper was bombed and sunk in "The Narrows" by Allied aircraft.[161]
Samuel Gompers
United States
World War II: The Liberty ship torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia (24°21′S 166°21′W / 24.350°S 166.350°W / -24.350; -166.350 ) by I-10 ( Imperial Japanese Navy ). 1 Gunner and 3 crewmen killed. Survivors rescued by French fishing boats and P-111 ( United States Army ).[206]
Ufa
Soviet Union
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea by U-255 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of all 39 crew.[207]
V 2018 Vogtland
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Vorpostenboot struck a mine in the North Sea and was severely damaged.[4]
Vercelli
Italy
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Mediterranean 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Cape Bon , Tunisia by Allied aircraft. She sank under tow the next day 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) off Cape Farina , Tunisia.[208]
30 January
31 January
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1943
Ship
Country
Description
HMS LCP(L) 203 , HMS LCP(L) 204 , HMS LCP(L) 205 , HMS LCP(L) 206
Royal Navy
The landing craft personnel (large) (5.9/8.2 t, 1942) were lost sometime in January.[20]
Outarde
Canada
The lake freighter (2,241 GRT, 1924) ran aground near the mouth of the St Lawrence estuary near St Pierre and Miquelon .[215] She later was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.
Reichenfels
Germany
World War II : The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Tripoli , Libya by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Ninth Air Force between 15 and 21 January.[4]
San Giovanni
Italy
World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship at Tripoli before 19 January.[4]
Teodolinda
Italy
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by HMS Unruffled ( Royal Navy ) between 23 and 31 January.[4]
U-337
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was lost on patrol in the Atlantic Ocean on or after 3 January with the loss of all 47 crew.
U-519
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type IXC submarine went missing as of 31 January.[216]
U-553
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was lost on patrol in the Atlantic Ocean on or after 20 January with the loss of all 47 crew.
Unknown fishing vessels
Japan
World War II: The two fishing vessels were sunk by HMIS ML 439 ( Royal Indian Navy ) at Kyaukpyu, Burma .[96]
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