List of shipwrecks in July 1942

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The list of shipwrecks in July 1942 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1942.

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1 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1942
Ship State Description
Cadmus  Norway World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico (22°50′N 92°15′W / 22.833°N 92.250°W / 22.833; -92.250) by U-129 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two of her 22 crew.[1]
De Weert  Netherlands World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and damaged in the Indian Ocean by I-18 ( Imperial Japanese Navy). She sank on 3 July at 25°12′S 35°56′E / 25.200°S 35.933°E / -25.200; 35.933 with the loss of 69 of her 72 crew.[2][3]
Edward Luckenbach  United States World War II: The cargo ship entered an American minefield 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off the Smith Shoal Light, Florida (24°56′N 81°53′W / 24.933°N 81.883°W / 24.933; -81.883) and was sunk by two mines in shallow water with her superstructure above water. A crew member was killed. Survivors abandoned ship, but later reboarded and were rescued by a patrol boat. The wreck was later dispersed.[4]
Eknaren  Sweden World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean (17°14′S 39°42′E / 17.233°S 39.700°E / -17.233; 39.700) by I-16 ( Imperial Japanese Navy). Her crew were rescued; five by a whaler and the rest by Mundra ( United Kingdom), although some of those were lost when Mundra was sunk five days later.[5][6][7][8][9]
Gundersen  Norway World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (23°33′N 92°35′W / 23.550°N 92.583°W / 23.550; -92.583) by U-129 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 23 crew. Survivors were rescued by Dea ( Norway).[10]
Marilyse Moller  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy Nugget: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north east of Port Said, Egypt (31°22′N 33°44′E / 31.367°N 33.733°E / 31.367; 33.733) by U-97 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 31 of her 35 crew. Survivors were rescued by Burra ( Royal Navy).[11]
Montevideo Maru  Imperial Japanese Navy World War II: The Santos Maru-class transport ship was torpedoed and sunk 65 nautical miles (120 km) north west of Cape Bojeador, Philippines (18°37′N 119°29′E / 18.617°N 119.483°E / 18.617; 119.483) by USS Sturgeon ( United States Navy). Eleven guards, nine of her crew and all 1,157 prisoners of war/civilian internees killed. About 70 of her crew made it to Luzon where 55 of them were killed by Filipinos on 4 July. There were a total of 26 Japanese survivors.[12][13][14]
Sperrbrecher 191 Motor  Kriegsmarine World War II: The Sperrbrecher struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[15]
Warrior  United States World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 125 nautical miles (232 km) east of Trinidad (10°54′N 61°02′W / 10.900°N 61.033°W / 10.900; -61.033) by U-126 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of seven of her 56 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS Herbert ( United States Navy).[16]

2 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1942
Ship State Description
Bditelnyi  Soviet Navy World War II: The Gnevny-class destroyer was bombed and sunk at Novorossiysk by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 100, Luftwaffe.[15][17]
Churnomor  Soviet Navy World War II: The tug was bombed and sunk at Novorossiysk by Luftwaffe aircraft.[18]
Elbrous  Soviet Union World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Anapa by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 100, Luftwaffe. Five of her crew were killed.[19]
Kuban  Soviet Union World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Black Sea by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 100, Luftwaffe.[19]
Ledokol IV  Soviet Navy World War II: The icebreaker/auxiliary gunboat was bombed and sunk at Temryuk by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 100, Luftwaffe.[19]
Proletary  Soviet Union World War II: The incomplete ship was bombed and sunk at Novorossiysk by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 100, Luftwaffe.[15]
San Pablo  Panama World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk at Puerto Limón, Costa Rica by U-161 ( Kriegsmarine). Two of her crew and 23 stevedores were killed. San Pablo had been refloated by 6 March 1943, when she departed under tow for Key West, Florida, United States for repairs. She was declared a constructive total loss and consequently sunk as a target off Pensacola, Florida (30°11′N 87°13′W / 30.183°N 87.217°W / 30.183; -87.217) on 25 September 1943. The wreck was eventually dispersed with explosives.[20][21][22][23][24]
T-404 Shchit  Soviet Navy World War II: The minesweeper was sunk off Sevastopol by Luftwaffe aircraft.[15]
Tashkent  Soviet Navy World War II: The Tashkent-class destroyer was bombed and sunk in Tsemes Bay off Novorossiysk by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 100, Luftwaffe.[15][25]
TKA-33  Soviet Navy World War II: The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft at Anapa. A crew was killed and three were wounded.[26][27]
Ukraina  Soviet Union World War II: The passenger ship was bombed and sunk at Novorossiysk by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 100, Luftwaffe. The wreck was raised on 23 September 1947, and scrapped in 1950.[15][28]
Unyo Maru No.3  Japan World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea by USS Plunger ( United States Navy).[29]
No. 021  Soviet Navy The MO-4-class patrol vessel was lost on this date.[citation needed]
No. 0112  Soviet Navy The MO-2-class patrol vessel was lost on this date.[citation needed]
No. 0124  Soviet Navy The MO-4-class patrol vessel was lost on this date.[citation needed]
Unnamed  Soviet Union World War II: The motorboat was aground on Black Sea coast and was shelled and destroyed by MAS-570, MAS-572, MAS-573, and MTSM-216 (all  Regia Marina). Fifteen of her crew taken as prisoners of war.[18]

3 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1942
Ship State Description
Alexander Macomb  United States World War II: Convoy BX 27: The Liberty ship, on her maiden voyage, was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 175 nautical miles (324 km) east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts (41°40′N 66°52′W / 41.667°N 66.867°W / 41.667; -66.867) by U-215 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of ten of her 56 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMT Le Tiger ( Royal Navy) and HMCS Regina ( Royal Canadian Navy).[30][31]
Krasnogvardyeyets  Soviet Navy World War II: The Dekabrist-class submarine struck a mine and sank in Varangerfjord.[15]
M-176  Soviet Navy World War II: The M-class submarine struck a mine and sank in Varangerfjord.[15]
SKA-0112, and
SKA-0124 		 Soviet Navy World War II: Battle of Ai-Tador: The gunboats were torpedoed, or shelled, and sunk in the Black Sea by Schnellboote including S 70 ( Kriegsmarine). Thirty-seven crew/troops were captured by the Schnellboote.[15][32]
U-215  Kriegsmarine World War II: The Type VIID submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. (41°48′N 66°38′W / 41.800°N 66.633°W / 41.800; -66.633) by HMT Le Tiger ( Royal Navy) with the loss of all 48 crew.[33]

4 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1942
Ship State Description
Christopher Newport  United States World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The Liberty ship, on her maiden voyage, was torpedoed and damaged in the Barents Sea by Heinkel He 115 aircraft of Küstenfliegergruppe 906, Luftwaffe with the loss of three of her 50 crew. She then straggled behind the convoy and was torpedoed and sunk (75°49′N 22°25′E / 75.817°N 22.417°E / 75.817; 22.417) by U-457 ( Kriegsmarine). Survivors were rescued by Zamalek ( United Kingdom).[34][35]
Norlandia  United States World War II: The Design 1074 ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) north east of Cape Samana, Dominican Republic (19°33′N 68°39′W / 19.550°N 68.650°W / 19.550; -68.650) by U-575 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of nine of her 30 crew. Survivors were rescued by Portland ( Panama).[36]
William Hooper  United States World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Barents Sea by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of 1 Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe and was abandoned with the loss of three of her 58 crew. Survivors were rescued by Rathlin and Zamalek (both  United Kingdom). A Royal Navy ship unsuccessfully attempted to scuttle her. William Hooper was later torpedoed, shelled and sunk (75°55′N 27°14′E / 75.917°N 27.233°E / 75.917; 27.233) by U-334 ( Kriegsmarine).[37][38]
Nenohi  Imperial Japanese Navy World War II: The Hatsuharu-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south east of Attu Island, Alaska Territory (52°15′N 173°51′E / 52.250°N 173.850°E / 52.250; 173.850) by USS Triton ( United States Navy) with the loss of 188 of her 226 crew. Survivors were rescued by Inazuma ( Imperial Japanese Navy).
Sperrbrecher 61 Iris  Kriegsmarine World War II: The Sperrbrecher struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Schiermonnikoog, Friesland, Netherlands.[15]
Tuapse  Soviet Union World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico north west of Havana, Cuba (22°13′N 86°06′W / 22.217°N 86.100°W / 22.217; -86.100) by U-129 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of eight (or ten, according to Russian sources) of her 44 crew.[39][40][41]
No. 155  Soviet Navy The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was lost on this date.[citation needed]
No. 175  Soviet Navy The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was lost on this date.[citation needed]

5 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1942
Ship State Description
RFA Aldersdale  Royal Fleet Auxiliary World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The Dale-class oiler was torpedoed and damaged in the Barents Sea by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of III Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 30, Luftwaffe. She was taken in tow by HMS Salamander ( Royal Navy) but was later abandoned by her 54 crew, who were rescued by HMS Salamander. RFA Aldersdale was torpedoed, shelled and sunk on 7 July by U-457 ( Kriegsmarine) (approximately 75°N 45°E / 75°N 45°E / 75; 45).[42]
Anna Katrin Fritzen  Germany World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea west, or south, of Memel by ShCh-320 ( Soviet Navy).[43]
Arare  Imperial Japanese Navy World War II: The Asashio-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean east of Kiska Harbor, Alaska Territory by USS Growler ( United States Navy) with the loss of 104 of her 146 crew.
Bolton Castle  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Barents Sea (76°40′N 36°30′E / 76.667°N 36.500°E / 76.667; 36.500) by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of I or III Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 30, Luftwaffe.[15][44][45] Her 58 crew survived.[46]
Carlton  United States World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea by U-88 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two of her 45 crew. Survivors were taken as prisoners of war when they landed at North Cape, Norway in their lifeboats on 25 July, with another crew member dying just before they made landfall.[47][48] In 2015 the wreck of the ship was found in the Barents Sea at a depth between 200 and 300 m (660 and 980 ft).[49]
Daniel Morgan  United States World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Barents Sea by aircraft of I or III Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 30, Luftwaffe.[15] She was then torpedoed and sunk (75°08′N 45°06′E / 75.133°N 45.100°E / 75.133; 45.100) by U-88 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 54 crew. Survivors were rescued by Donbass ( Soviet Union).[50][51]
Earlston  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Barents Sea by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of III Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 30, Luftwaffe. She was later torpedoed and sunk (74°54′N 37°40′E / 74.900°N 37.667°E / 74.900; 37.667) by U-334 ( Kriegsmarine). Her 52 crew survived.[52] In 2015 the wreck of the ship was found in the Barents Sea at a depth between 200 and 300 m (660 and 980 ft).[49]
Empire Byron  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was torpedoed in the Barents Sea (76°18′N 33°30′E / 76.300°N 33.500°E / 76.300; 33.500) by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of the Luftwaffe, then torpedoed and sunk by U-703 ( Kriegsmarine),[53] with the loss of seven of the 69 people aboard.
Empire Surf  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy ON 55: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south east of the Faroe Islands (58°42′N 19°16′W / 58.700°N 19.267°W / 58.700; -19.267) by U-43 ( Kriegsmarine.[53]
Exterminator  Panama World War II: Convoy QP 13: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged off Straumnes, Iceland. She was consequently scrapped at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, in April 1944.[54]
Fairfield City  United States World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Barents Sea (74°40′N 39°45′E / 74.667°N 39.750°E / 74.667; 39.750) by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of I or III Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 30, Luftwaffe with the loss of eight of her 42 crew.[15][44][55]
Heffron  United States World War II: Convoy QP 13: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Norwegian Sea.[15]
Honomu  United States World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea (66°34′N 23°14′W / 66.567°N 23.233°W / 66.567; -23.233 by U-456 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of thirteen of her 41 crew. Twenty-two survivors were rescued by British warships on 18 July, and ten (of nineteen originally in the lifeboat) by U-209 ( Kriegsmarine) on the 22 July.[56] In 2015 the wreck of the ship was found in the Barents Sea at a depth between 200 and 300 m (660 and 980 ft).[49][57]
Hybert  United States World War II: Convoy QP 13: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Norwegian Sea north west of Iceland (66°34′N 23°14′W / 66.567°N 23.233°W / 66.567; -23.233). All 76 people on board, including 26 survivors from Syros ( United States) were rescued by HMT Lady Madeleine ( Royal Navy) and Roselys ( Free French Naval Forces).[58][59]
John Randolf  United States World War II: Convoy QP 13: The Liberty ship struck a mine and sank in the Denmark Strait.[60]
KM-0101  Soviet Navy World War II: The guard ship was sunk in the Black Sea off the Zemesskaya Peninsula by an aircraft of II Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe.[15]
Massmar  United States World War II: Convoy QP 13: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Norwegian Sea (66°34′N 23°14′W / 66.567°N 23.233°W / 66.567; -23.233) with the loss of 48 of the 90 people on board.[15][61]
Navarino  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Barents Sea (75°57′N 27°14′E / 75.950°N 27.233°E / 75.950; 27.233) by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe with the loss of fifteen lives. She was subsequently torpedoed and sunk by HMS P614 ( Royal Navy).[15][44][62]
HMS Niger  Royal Navy World War II: Convoy QP 13: The Halcyon-class minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Norwegian Sea north west of Iceland (66°35′N 23°14′W / 66.583°N 23.233°W / 66.583; -23.233).[63]
Pan Kraft  United States World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was disabled in an air attack by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of the Luftwaffe with the loss of two of her 47 crew. She was scuttled the next day (78°50′N 38°00′E / 78.833°N 38.000°E / 78.833; 38.000) by HMS Lotus ( Royal Navy).[64]
Paulus Potter  Netherlands World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Barents Sea west of Novaya Zemlya, Soviet Union (approximately 70°N 25°E / 70°N 25°E / 70; 25) by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of III Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 30, Luftwaffe, and was abandoned by her 76 crew. Paulus Potter was torpedoed and sunk on 13 July by U-255 ( Kriegsmarine).[65][66]
Peter Kerr  United States World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Barents Sea (74°30′N 35°00′E / 74.500°N 35.000°E / 74.500; 35.000) by aircraft of I or III Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 30, Luftwaffe.. Her 49 crew survived.[15][44][64]
River Afton  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea (75°57′N 43°00′E / 75.950°N 43.000°E / 75.950; 43.000) by U-703 ( Kriegsmarine with the loss of 26 of the 64 people aboard.
Rodina  Soviet Union World War II: Convoy QP 13: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Norwegian Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) off the coast of Iceland with the loss of 39 of her 55 crew.[15]
HMT Sword Dance  Royal Navy The Dance-class naval trawler collided with Thyra II ( United Kingdom and sank in the Moray Firth.[67]
Washington  United States World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Barents Sea by Heinkel 111 aircraft of I or III Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe.[15][44] Her 46 crew survived.[68]
Zaafaran  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The convoy rescue ship was bombed and sunk in the Barents Sea by aircraft of I or III Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 30, Luftwaffe.[15][44]

6 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1942
Ship State Description
Anastassios Pateras Greece Greece World War II: Convoy QS 15: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence (49°12′N 66°55′W / 49.200°N 66.917°W / 49.200; -66.917) by U-132 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 26 crew.[69]
Argentina  Sweden World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) south west of Kristiansand, Norway with the loss of four lives.[15][70][71]
Avila Star  United Kingdom World War II: The ocean liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north east of the Azores, Portugal by U-201 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 84 of the 196 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by Lima and Pedro Nunes (both  Portuguese Navy).[72]
Bayard  Norway World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea (29°35′N 88°44′W / 29.583°N 88.733°W / 29.583; -88.733) by U-67 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of eleven of her 32 crew.[73][74]
Dinaric  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy QS 15: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Saint Lawrence River (49°30′N 66°30′W / 49.500°N 66.500°W / 49.500; -66.500) by U-132 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of four of her 38 crew. She sank on 9 July (49°15′N 66°43′W / 49.250°N 66.717°W / 49.250; -66.717). Survivors were rescued by HMCS Drummondville ( Royal Canadian Navy).[75]
Hainaut  Belgium World War II: Convoy QS 15: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence (49°13′N 66°43′W / 49.217°N 66.717°W / 49.217; -66.717) by U-132 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 45 crew.[76]
Hero  Norway World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (32°23′N 34°35′E / 32.383°N 34.583°E / 32.383; 34.583) by U-375 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 30 of her 43 crew. The wreck was raised in March 1944 and scrapped.[77]
John Witherspoon  United States World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea (72°05′N 48°30′E / 72.083°N 48.500°E / 72.083; 48.500) by U-255 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 50 crew. Survivors were rescued by El Capitan ( Panama), HMS La Malouine and HMT Lord Austin (both  Royal Navy).[78]
Lalita  Panama World War II: The fishing vessel was shelled and sunk in the Yucatan Channel (21°45′N 86°40′W / 21.750°N 86.667°W / 21.750; -86.667) by U-154 ( Kriegsmarine). Her crew survived.[79]
Montrose  Panama The cargo ship ran aground near Kvanefjeld, Greenland (60°57′N 45°49′W / 60.950°N 45.817°W / 60.950; -45.817). She was declared a total loss.[80]
Mundra  United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled, and sunk in the Indian Ocean south of St. Lucia Bay (28°45′S 32°20′E / 28.750°S 32.333°E / -28.750; 32.333) by I-18 ( Imperial Japanese Navy). She was carrying survivors of De Weert ( Netherlands), which had been sunk on 1 July. One hundred and fifty-five people survived the sinking of Mundra.[81][5][82][83]
Nymphe Greece Greece World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean (15°48′S 40°42′E / 15.800°S 40.700°E / -15.800; 40.700) by I-10 ( Imperial Japanese Navy) with the loss of one of her 41 crew.[84][85]
Pan Atlantic  United States World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The tanker was sunk in the Barents Sea by aircraft of I or III Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 30, Luftwaffe with the loss of 26 of her 49 crew.[15][64]
Tinos  Kriegsmarine World War II: The transport ship was bombed, exploded and sank at Benghazi, Libya.[86]
U-502  Kriegsmarine World War II: The Type IXC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay west of La Rochelle, Charente-Inférieure, France (46°10′N 6°40′W / 46.167°N 6.667°W / 46.167; -6.667) by a Vickers Wellington aircraft of 172 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 52 crew.
Uddeholm  Sweden World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) south west of Kristiansand (57°39′N 7°10′E / 57.650°N 7.167°E / 57.650; 7.167). There were no casualties.[15][70][87]

7 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1942
Ship State Description
Alcoa Ranger  United States World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The Design 1022 ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea (71°38′N 49°35′E / 71.633°N 49.583°E / 71.633; 49.583) by U-255 ( Kriegsmarine). Her 40 crew reached Cape Kanin, Soviet Union in their lifeboats on 14 July, and were later rescued by two Soviet Navy patrol boats.[88]
Else Marie  Germany World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Barents Sea off Vardø, Norway, by Petlyakov Pe-2 aircraft of the Soviet Air Force with the loss of thirteen of her crew.[15][89][90]
Hartlebury  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea (72°30′N 52°00′E / 72.500°N 52.000°E / 72.500; 52.000) by U-355 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 38 of her 58 crew.[91]
Haruna Maru  Imperial Japanese Army The Hakone Maru-class auxiliary transport ran aground off Omaezaki (34°35′N 138°15′E / 34.583°N 138.250°E / 34.583; 138.250) in dense fog and was wrecked. During salvage operations she rolled over and sank on 21 July.[92][93]
Oklahoman  United States The cargo ship ran aground off Dassen Island, Union of South Africa. She was refloated and taken in tow, but consequently sank 1+1⁄4 nautical miles (2.3 km) west of Robben Island.[94]
Rufus King  United States
Rufus King
The Liberty ship ran aground on Moreton Island, Queensland, Australia and broke in two. The bow section was salvaged by the Commonwealth Marine Salvage Board, taken over by the U.S. Army Small Ships Section and equipped with vertical boiler for power, a machine shop used for repairing vessels and bunkers for coal and fuel oil for refueling them. Given the number S-129 and dubbed "Half Rufus", the salvaged bow was towed to Milne Bay, arriving 21 June 1944. It was then towed to Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea, where repair equipment was transferred to a barge in April 1945 and the bow section was then used as a coal hulk.[95][96][97]
Sarcoxie  United States World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Barents Sea (71°20′N 51°00′E / 71.333°N 51.000°E / 71.333; 51.000) by U-255( Kriegsmarine). Her 40 crew survived.[24]
U-701  Kriegsmarine
U-701

World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States (34°50′N 74°55′W / 34.833°N 74.917°W / 34.833; -74.917) by a Lockheed Hudson aircraft of the 396th Bomb Squadron, United States Army Air Force with the loss of 39 of her 46 crew. Survivors were rescued by a Hall PH-2 aircraft of the United States Navy.

Umtata  United Kingdom World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Key Biscayne, Florida, United States (25°35′N 80°02′W / 25.583°N 80.033°W / 25.583; -80.033) by U-571 ( Kriegsmarine). Her 92 crew were rescued by USCGC Thetis ( United States Coast Guard).[98]
William H. Machen  United States During a voyage from Norfolk, Virginia, to Portland, Maine, with a cargo of coal, the cargo ship sank in 300 feet (91 m) of water in the Atlantic Ocean 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) east of White Island in the Isles of Shoals off the coast of New Hampshire (42°57′00″N 070°29′58″W / 42.95000°N 70.49944°W / 42.95000; -70.49944 (William H. Machen)) after colliding with Maid of Stirling (Canada Canada). Her 34 crew abandoned ship in lifeboats and were rescued by the United States Coast Guard. Divers discovered her wreck during the summer of 2017.[99][100]

8 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1942
Ship State Description
Alchiba  Netherlands World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled, and sunk in the Mozambique Channel (18°30′S 41°40′E / 18.500°S 41.667°E / -18.500; 41.667) by I-10 ( Imperial Japanese Navy). Five of her 45 crew were killed.[84][101]
Hartismere  United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled, and sunk in the Mozambique Channel (18°00′S 41°22′E / 18.000°S 41.367°E / -18.000; 41.367) by I-10 ( Imperial Japanese Navy). Her 47 crew survived, sailing their lifeboats to Portuguese East Africa.[102]
J. A. Moffett, Jr.  United States World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and then shelled with 88mm deck gun in the Atlantic Ocean 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off the Tennessee Reef, Florida (24°47′N 80°42′W / 24.783°N 80.700°W / 24.783; -80.700) by U-571 ( Kriegsmarine). J. A. Moffett, Jr. later ran aground on the reef with the loss of her captain. The 42 survivors were rescued by USCGC Mary Jean, USCGC Nike and USCGC Southbound (all United States Coast Guard). She was refloated in October 1942 and towed to Key West, Florida, where she was declared a total loss. She was scrapped at Galveston, Texas in January 1943.[103][104]
MO-306  Soviet Navy World War II: Battle of Someri: The submarine chaser was sunk by Finnish vessels.[105]
Olopana  United States World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The Design 1015 ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Barents Sea (72°10′N 51°00′E / 72.167°N 51.000°E / 72.167; 51.000) by U-255 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of seven of her 41 crew.[106]
Otto Cords  Germany World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea offthe coast of Sweden (55°49′N 15°01′E / 55.817°N 15.017°E / 55.817; 15.017) by ShCh-317 ( Soviet Navy).[107]
Tenzan Maru  Imperial Japanese Navy World War II: The Tenzan Maru-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk 30 miles (48 km) west of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea (04°00′S 151°50′E / 4.000°S 151.833°E / -4.000; 151.833) by USS S-37 ( United States Navy) with the loss of 82 lives.[108]
TK-22  Soviet Navy World War II: Battle of Someri: The D-3-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by Finnish vessels.[105]
TK-31  Soviet Navy World War II: Battle of Someri: The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by Finnish coastal artillery.[105]
TK-71  Soviet Navy World War II: Battle of Someri: The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by Finnish vessels.[105]
TK-73  Soviet Navy World War II: Battle of Someri: The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by Finnish vessels.[105]
TK-83  Soviet Navy World War II: Battle of Someri: The G-4-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by Uusimaa and Hameenmaa (both  Finnish Navy).[109]
TK-113  Soviet Navy World War II: Battle of Someri: The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by Uusimaa ( Finnish Navy).[105]
TK-121  Soviet Navy World War II: Battle of Someri: The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by Uusimaa and Hameenmaa ( Finnish Navy).[105]
TK-123  Soviet Navy World War II: Battle of Someri: The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by Uusimaa and Hameenmaa (both  Finnish Navy).[105]

9 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1942
Ship State Description
Bokn  Norway World War II: Convoy WP 183: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in Lyme Bay by S 70 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of twelve of her sixteen crew.[110]
Cape Verde  United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of Grenada (11°32′N 60°17′W / 11.533°N 60.283°W / 11.533; -60.283) by U-203 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two of her 42 crew.[111]
El Capitan  Panama World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Barents Sea 65 nautical miles (120 km) north east of Iokanka, Soviet Union (70°10′N 41°40′E / 70.167°N 41.667°E / 70.167; 41.667) by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of II Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 30, Luftwaffe. All 67 people aboard, including the 19 survivors from John Witherspoon ( United States) were rescued by HMT Lord Austin ( Royal Navy), which attempted to scuttle the wreck. El Capitan was torpedoed and sunk on 10 July (69°23′N 40°50′E / 69.383°N 40.833°E / 69.383; 40.833) by U-251 ( Kriegsmarine).[15][112]
Empire Explorer  United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea off Grenada (11°40′N 60°55′W / 11.667°N 60.917°W / 11.667; -60.917) by U-575 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 78 crew.
Hoosier  United States World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The Design 1022 ship was bombed and damaged in the Barents Sea 65 nautical miles (120 km) north east of Iokanka by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of II Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe. Her 53 crew abandoned ship and were rescued by HMS Poppy ( Royal Navy). Hoosier was taken in tow by HMS La Malouine ( Royal Navy) but salvage attempts were abandoned when U-255 ( Kriegsmarine) was spotted. An attempt was made to scuttle her by HMS Poppy. Hoosier was torpedoed and sunk the next day (69°25′N 38°35′E / 69.417°N 38.583°E / 69.417; 38.583) by U-376 ( Kriegsmarine).[15][113]
Kongshaug  Norway World War II: Convoy WP 183: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) north west of Alderney, Channel Islands by S 48 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of eight of her 20 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Brocklesby ( Royal Navy).[114]
HMT Manor  Royal Navy World War II: Convoy WP 183: The naval trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off the coast of Devon by S 63 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 29 of her 30 crew.[115][116]
Margareta  Sweden World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea (58°26′N 17°13′E / 58.433°N 17.217°E / 58.433; 17.217) by S-7 ( Soviet Navy) with the loss of fourteen of her eighteen crew.[117][70][118][circular reference]
Nicholas Cuneo  Honduras World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico 47 miles (76 km) north of Havana, Cuba (23°54′N 82°33′W / 23.900°N 82.550°W / 23.900; -82.550) by U-571 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 20 crew.[119][120]
Pomella  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy WP 183: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off the coast of Devon (50°19′N 3°00′W / 50.317°N 3.000°W / 50.317; -3.000) by S-67 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of six of her 59 crew.[121][122]
Reggestroom  Netherlands World War II: Convoy WP 183: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off the coast of Devon (50°19′N 3°00′W / 50.317°N 3.000°W / 50.317; -3.000) by S-50 ( Kriegsmarine). Her 47 crew survived.[121][123]
Røsten  Norway World War II: Convoy WP 183: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off the coast of Devon by S-109 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of six of her eighteen crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Brocklesby ( Royal Navy) and Gripfast ( United Kingdom).[121]
Santa Rita  United States World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Caribbean Sea (26°11′N 55°40′W / 26.183°N 55.667°W / 26.183; -55.667) by U-172 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of four of her 63 crew. A crew member was taken as a prisoner of war. The rest of the survivors were rescued by USS Livermore and USS Mayo (both  United States Navy) and a United States Army Air Force rescue boat.[124][125]
Shinsho Maru  Imperial Japanese Navy World War II: The destroyer tender was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 11 nautical miles (20 km) south west of Kiiyo, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands (08°43′N 167°33′E / 8.717°N 167.550°E / 8.717; 167.550) by USS Thresher ( United States Navy).[126][127][128][129]
Triglav  Yugoslavia World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 800 nautical miles (1,500 km; 920 mi) east south east of the Bahamas (26°47′N 48°10′W / 26.783°N 48.167°W / 26.783; -48.167) by U-66 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 24 of her 43 crew.[130]
No. 306  Soviet Navy The MO-4-class patrol vessel was lost on this date.[citation needed]
UJ-1110 Mob-FD 6  Kriegsmarine World War II: The auxiliary submarine chaser was sunk by a mine off Magerøysund, Norway (70°39′N 23°38′E / 70.650°N 23.633°E / 70.650; 23.633) with the loss of 25 of her 55 crew.[15][131][132][133]
Unnamed Flag unknown World War II: After being damaged by a Bristol Bolingbroke maritime patrol aircraft of the Royal Canadian Air Force, the submarine was depth charged and sunk with the loss of all hands by the cutter USCGC McLane ( United States Coast Guard) and the United States Coast Guard-manned patrol vessel USS YP-251 ( United States Navy) in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the Alaska Territory (55°20′N 134°40′W / 55.333°N 134.667°W / 55.333; -134.667 (Unidentified submarine, possibly Shch–138)). Identified in 1947 as Ro-32 ( Imperial Japanese Navy), her identity reverted to unknown in 1967 when the United States Navy verified that Ro-32 was inactive in Japan at the time and survived the war. One hypothesis is that the sunken submarine was Shch-138 ( Soviet Navy).[134]

10 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1942
Ship State Description
Benjamin Brewster  United States World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico off Grand Isle, Louisiana (29°05′N 90°05′W / 29.083°N 90.083°W / 29.083; -90.083) by U-67 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 25 of her 40 crew. The wreck was salvaged in September 1951 and scrapped.[135]
F 256  Kriegsmarine World War II: The Type AM Marinefährprahm was sunk by a mine in the Baltic Sea near Bolshoi Tyuters Island, Soviet Union with heavy casualties.[136]
M 4401 Imbrin  Kriegsmarine World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper, a Mersey-class trawler was mined and sunk in the Bay of Biscay.[15][137]
Vishera  Soviet Union World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Barents Sea by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of the Luftwaffe. Four of her 34 crew were killed.[133][138]
No. 83  Soviet Navy The Sh-4 Type motor torpedo boat was lost on this date.[citation needed]
No. 123  Soviet Navy The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was lost on this date.[citation needed]
No. 152  Soviet Navy The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was lost on this date.[citation needed]

11 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1942
Ship State Description
Brook  Germany World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by aircraft off Mersa Matruh, Egypt.[139]
Carmen  Dominican Republic World War II: The schooner was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 8 nautical miles (15 km) north of Gaspar Hernández (19°43′N 70°12′W / 19.717°N 70.200°W / 19.717; -70.200) by U-166 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her eight crew.[140]
Delos  Germany World War II: The cargo ship was bombed, set afire, and damaged by British aircraft at Tobruk, Libya and was beached. She was declared a total loss. The wreck was refloated in 1950 and scrapped at Savona, Italy.[15][141]
V 1236 Flevo III  Kriegsmarine World War II: The naval trawler/Vorpostenboot struck a mine and sank.[142]
Hannah  Sweden The cargo ship struck a submerged object, possibly a submarine, and foundered in the Bay of Han.[15]
Landego  Norway World War II: The cable layer struck a mine and sank in the Barents Sea (68°52′30″N 16°15′24″E / 68.87500°N 16.25667°E / 68.87500; 16.25667) with the loss of nine of the eighteen people aboard.[143]
Luleå  Sweden World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea 11 nautical miles (20 km) east of Västervik (57°45′N 17°00′E / 57.750°N 17.000°E / 57.750; 17.000) by S-7 ( Soviet Navy) with the loss of eight of her 33 crew.[70][144][145][9]
Ondina  Regia Marina World War II: The Sirena-class submarine was sunk 60 nautical miles (110 km) west of Beirut, Lebanon (34°35′N 34°56′E / 34.583°N 34.933°E / 34.583; 34.933) by HMSAS Protea and HMSAS Southern Maid (both  South African Navy) and a Supermarine Walrus aircraft of 700 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm.[15][146]
Stanvac Palembang  Panama World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Tobago (11°28′N 60°23′W / 11.467°N 60.383°W / 11.467; -60.383) by U-203 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of five of her 50 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS PC-8 ( United States Navy).[147]
U-136  Kriegsmarine World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (33°30′N 22°52′W / 33.500°N 22.867°W / 33.500; -22.867) by Léopard ( Free French Naval Forces), HMS Pelican and HMS Spey (both  Royal Navy) with the loss of all 45 crew.[148]
No. 211  Soviet Navy The MO-4-class patrol vessel was lost on this date.[citation needed]
Unnamed  Luftwaffe World War II: The Siebel ferry (possibly SF 119 or SF 123) was mined in the Sea of Azov off "Jeisk", Soviet Union.[149][150]

12 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1942
Ship State Description
Adda  Italy World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk off Monte Santo, Sardinia by HMS Safari ( Royal Navy).[151]
Antares  Turkey World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea (34°35′N 35°39′E / 34.583°N 35.650°E / 34.583; 35.650) by Alagi ( Regia Marina) and beached on Ruad Island off Trpoli, Lebanon. Antares was later refloated and towed to Turkey. She was scrapped in late 1943.[152]
Cortona  United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of the Azores, Portugal (32°45′N 24°45′W / 32.750°N 24.750°W / 32.750; -24.750) by U-116 and U-201 (both  Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 31 of her 54 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Pathfinder ( Royal Navy).[153]
Hiyama Maru  Japan World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off Cam Ranh Bay, French Indochina (13°47′N 109°33′E / 13.783°N 109.550°E / 13.783; 109.550) by USS Seadragon ( United States Navy).[15][154]
HMNZ ML1090  Royal New Zealand Navy World War II: The Fairmile B motor launch was being carried as deck cargo aboard Port Hunter ( United Kingdom) and was lost when that ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 370 miles (600 km) west of Madeira, Portugal by U-582 ( Kriegsmarine).[155]
Port Hunter  United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship (8,826 GRT, 1922) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Madeira (approximately 31°N 24°W / 31°N 24°W / 31; -24) by U-582 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 88 of the 91 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by HMS Rother ( Royal Navy).[156]
Shaftesbury  United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 430 nautical miles (800 km) south east of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (31°42′N 25°30′W / 31.700°N 25.500°W / 31.700; -25.500) by U-116 ( Kriegsmarine). Her captain was taken aboard U-116 as a prisoner of war. Forty-four survivors were rescued by Tuscan Star ( United Kingdom) or reached land in their lifeboats.[157][158]
Siris  United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (31°20′N 24°48′W / 31.333°N 24.800°W / 31.333; -24.800) by U-201 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 55 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Jonquil ( Royal Navy).[159][160]
Sturla  Italy World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Mersa Matruh, Egypt by aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm, and by Royal Navy motor torpedo boats.[161]
HNLMS Terschelling  Royal Netherlands Navy World War II: The MMS-class minesweeper was bombed and sunk at 1347 hrs during trials off Brixham by a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 aircraft of 10 Staffeln, Jagdgeschwader 2, Luftwaffe. five of her crew were injured. She was raised in September 1942, repaired and put into Royal Navy service.[162][163][164][165][166]
Tachirá  United States World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea 375 nautical miles (694 km) north west of Jamaica (18°15′N 81°45′W / 18.250°N 81.750°W / 18.250; -81.750) by U-129 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of five of her 38 crew.[167]

13 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1942
Ship State Description
Andrew Jackson  United States World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico 20 nautical miles (37 km) off the Cárdenas Lighthouse, Cuba (23°32′N 81°02′W / 23.533°N 81.033°W / 23.533; -81.033) by U-84 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 49 crew. Survivors reached Cuba in their lifeboats 12 hours later.[168][169][170]
Duchessa D'Aosta  United Kingdom The cargo ship caught fire and sank at Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service as Empire Yukon.[171]
Mikage Maru No. 3  Imperial Japanese Navy The Mifune Maru-class auxiliary transport ship was in a collision, probably in fog, with Anzan Maru ( Japan) 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Tsurishima, foundering later in the day.[172]
Oneida  United States World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Cape Maysi, Cuba (20°17′N 74°06′W / 20.283°N 74.100°W / 20.283; -74.100) by U-166 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of six of her 29 crew.[173]
FN 07 Petite Yvette  Kriegsmarine The naval trawler was lost on this date.[citation needed]
Rennes  Free French Naval Forces World War II: The submarine chaser was bombed and sunk off Dartmouth, Devon, United Kingdom by two Focke-Wulf Fw 190 aircraft of 10 Staffeln, Jagdgeschwader 2, Luftwaffe with the loss of all 26 hands.[163][174][175][176][177]
R. W. Gallagher  United States World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico (28°50′N 91°05′W / 28.833°N 91.083°W / 28.833; -91.083) by U-67 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two gunners and eight of her crew. Survivors were rescued by USCGC Boutwell ( United States Coast Guard), two more of her crew died of their wounds after being rescued.[178]
Shinyo Maru  Imperial Japanese Navy World War II: The Toyo Maru-class transport was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) northeast of Cape Varella, French Indochina (13°05′N 109°29′E / 13.083°N 109.483°E / 13.083; 109.483) by USS Seadragon ( United States Navy). A crew member was killed.[154][179]
Sithonia  United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Canary Isles, Spain (approximately 29°N 25°W / 29°N 25°W / 29; -25) by U-201 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of seven of her 53 crew. Survivors were rescued by a Spanish fishing vessel or reached land in their lifeboat.[15][180]
U-153  Kriegsmarine World War II: The Type IXC submarine was damaged by USS PC-458 ( United States Navy) and a United States Army Air Force aircraft, then depth charged and sunk in the Caribbean Sea off Colón, Panama (9°46′N 81°29′W / 9.767°N 81.483°W / 9.767; -81.483) by USS Lansdowne ( United States Navy) with the loss of all 52 crew.[181]

14 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1942
Ship State Description
Arcata United States World War II: The Design 1049 ship was damaged by gunfire in the Gulf of Alaska, approximately 165 nautical miles (306 km; 190 mi) southeast of Sand Point, Territory of Alaska (53°41′N 157°45′W / 53.683°N 157.750°W / 53.683; -157.750 (USAT Arcata)), by I-7 ( Imperial Japanese Navy) with the loss of eight of her 32 crew. She sank the next day. Eleven survivors were rescued by USS Kane ( United States Navy) and thirteen by the fishing vessel Yukon (Flag unknown).[182][183][184][185][186]
Atilay  Turkish Navy World War II: The Ay-class submarine hit a mine, possibly from the First World War, and sank in the Dardanelles off Çanakkale with the loss of all 40 hands.[15][187][188]
Empire Snipe  United Kingdom World War II: The Design 1074 ship was damaged by a limpet mine 1+1⁄2 nautical miles (2.8 km) off Gibraltar and was beached. She was on a voyage from Lisbon Portugal to a British port. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[189]
F 243  Kriegsmarine World War II: The Type A Marinefahrprahm was bombed and sunk in the Arctic Ocean by Ilyushin Il-4 aircraft of the Soviet Air Force with the loss of thirteen of her fourteen crew.[133][190]
Pietro Calvi  Regia Marina World War II: The Calvi-class submarine was rammed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of the Canary Islands (30°35′N 25°58′W / 30.583°N 25.967°W / 30.583; -25.967) by HMS Lulworth ( Royal Navy).[146]
ShCh-317  Soviet Navy World War II: The Shchuka-class submarine was damaged by Kriegsmarine patrol ships and was later in the day sunk in the Gulf of Finland by Ruotsinsalmi and VMV 6 (both  Finnish Navy).[191]

15 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1942
Ship State Description
Bluefields  Nicaragua World War II: Convoy KS 520: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (34°46′N 75°22′W / 34.767°N 75.367°W / 34.767; -75.367) by U-576 ( Kriegsmarine). Her 24 crew survived.[192]
British Yeoman  United Kingdom World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of the Canary Islands, Spain (26°46′N 24°20′W / 26.767°N 24.333°W / 26.767; -24.333) by U-201 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 43 of her 53 crew. Survivors were rescued by Castillo Almenara ( Spain).[193]
CH-25  Imperial Japanese Navy World War II: The CH-13-class submarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk west of Sredni Point, Kiska, Territory of Alaska (52°02′N 177°42′E / 52.033°N 177.700°E / 52.033; 177.700) by USS Grunion ( United States Navy). She was lost with all hands.[194]
CH-27  Imperial Japanese Navy World War II: The CH-13-class submarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk west of Sredni Point (52°02′N 177°42′E / 52.033°N 177.700°E / 52.033; 177.700) by USS Grunion ( United States Navy). She was lost with all hands.[195]
Chilore  United States World War II: Convoy KS 520: The ore carrier was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (34°47′N 75°22′W / 34.783°N 75.367°W / 34.783; -75.367) by U-576 ( Kriegsmarine). She then ran into a minefield and was struck by two mines with the loss of two of the 56 people aboard. All except her captain abandoned ship and were rescued by a United States Coast Guard vessel. Chilore was beached in Hatteras Inlet (36°57′N 76°00′W / 36.950°N 76.000°W / 36.950; -76.000). She was later taken in tow by a United States Navy ship, but capsized and sank in Chesapeake Bay on 24 July. The wreck was scrapped in 1954.[196][197]
Empire Attendant  United Kingdom World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of the Canary Islands, Spain (23°48′N 21°51′W / 23.800°N 21.850°W / 23.800; -21.850) by U-582 ( Kriegsmarine).[198] All 59 crew were lost.
Gloucester Castle  United Kingdom World War II: The passenger ship was shelled and sunk in the South Atlantic Ocean off South West Africa by Michel ( Kriegsmarine). Her master and 92 passengers and crew were killed; 61 were made prisoners of war. They were eventually turned over to the Japanese.[199]
Hakodate Maru  Japan World War II: The transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea north of Cape Varella, French Indochina (15°55′N 109°29′E / 15.917°N 109.483°E / 15.917; 109.483) by USS Seadragon ( United States Navy).[154]
J. A. Mowinckel  Panama World War II: Convoy KS 520: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (33°44′N 75°19′W / 33.733°N 75.317°W / 33.733; -75.317) by U-576 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two of her 59 crew. She then struck a mine and was abandoned by the survivors. J. A. Mowinckel was towed to the Hatteras Inlet on 20 July and was beached. After surviving hitting another mine on 23 July, she was towed to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. She was later repaired, and returned to service in March 1943.[200]
Kola  Soviet Union World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Kertsch.[201]
LK-2  Soviet Navy The auxiliary guard ship (140 t, 1938) was sunk on this date.[citation needed]
Pennsylvania Sun  United States World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Gulf of Mexico (24°05′N 83°42′W / 24.083°N 83.700°W / 24.083; -83.700) by U-571 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two of her 59 crew. Survivors abandoned the burning ship and were rescued by USS Dahlgren ( United States Navy). The next day, five of her crew and a salvage party from USS Willett ( United States Navy) reboarded the ship and extinguished the fire. Pennsylvania Sun was towed to Chester, Pennsylvania. She was later repaired and returned to service.[202]
U-576  Kriegsmarine World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States by two Vought Kingfisher aircraft of the United States Navy. She was then shelled and sunk (34°51′N 75°22′W / 34.850°N 75.367°W / 34.850; -75.367) by Unicoi ( United States) with the loss of all 45 crew.[203]

16 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1942
Ship State Description
Beaconlight  Panama World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Caribbean Sea north of Trinidad (10°59′N 61°05′W / 10.983°N 61.083°W / 10.983; -61.083) by U-160 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 41 crew. Survivors were rescued by Trinidad (Flag unknown). Beaconlight was scuttled by HMS Roode Zee ( Royal Navy).[204]
Bodry  Soviet Navy World War II: The Gnevny-class destroyer was severely damaged at Poti in a Luftwaffe air raid.[15]
Fairport  United States World War II: Convoy AS 4: The Type C2-S-E1 cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (27°10′N 64°33′W / 27.167°N 64.550°W / 27.167; -64.550) by U-161 ( Kriegsmarine). All 123 people aboard were rescued by USS Kearny ( United States Navy).
Gertrude  United States World War II: The fishing vessel was shelled and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico 30 nautical miles (56 km) north of Havana, Cuba (23°32′N 82°00′W / 23.533°N 82.000°W / 23.533; -82.000) by U-166 ( Kriegsmarine). All three crew survived.[205]
Gloucester City  United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by Michel ( Kriegsmarine).[206]
Komintern  Soviet Navy World War II: The Bogatyr-class protected cruiser, previously damaged by airstrikes, was bombed and sunk at "Chopi" by the Luftwaffe.[207]
Shtorm  Soviet Navy World War II: The guard ship was severely damaged at Poti in a German air raid.[15]
William F. Humphrey  United States World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South Atlantic (5°37′S 0°56′E / 5.617°S 0.933°E / -5.617; 0.933) by Michel ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of seven of her 47 crew. Eleven survivors were rescued by Triton ( Norway), the rest were taken as prisoners of war.[208][209]

17 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1942
Ship State Description
Aramis  Norway World War II: The tanker was torpedoed ( Kriegsmarine) in the Atlantic Ocean (5°15′S 3°51′W / 5.250°S 3.850°W / -5.250; -3.850) by Esau, then shelled and sunk by Michel ( Kriegsmarine). Twenty-three of her 43 crew were taken aboard Michel as prisoners of war. Eighteen others reached the coast of Africa in a lifeboat. There is uncertainty about some possibly missing sailors.[210]
Neptune  United States The motorboat sank at Squaw Harbor, Territory of Alaska (55°14′30″N 160°32′55″W / 55.24167°N 160.54861°W / 55.24167; -160.54861 (Squaw Harbor)).[211]
U-751  Kriegsmarine World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Ortegal, Spain (45°14′N 12°22′W / 45.233°N 12.367°W / 45.233; -12.367) by an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley and an Avro Lancaster aircraft of 61 and 502 Squadrons, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 48 crew.[212]

18 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1942
Ship State Description
Carmona  Panama World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (10°58′N 61°20′W / 10.967°N 61.333°W / 10.967; -61.333) by U-160 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of four of her 35 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS YPC-68 ( United States Navy).[213]
Comrade  United Kingdom World War II: The schooner was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (11°20′N 58°50′W / 11.333°N 58.833°W / 11.333; -58.833) by U-575 ( Kriegsmarine). Her crew survived.[214]
Glacier  United Kingdom World War II: The schooner was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (10°50′N 58°58′W / 10.833°N 58.967°W / 10.833; -58.967) by U-575 ( Kriegsmarine). Her ten crew survived.[215]
Hans  Germany World War II: The auxiliary schooner struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Heligoland.[15]
Shch-138  Soviet Navy World War II: The Shchuka-class submarine was destroyed at Nikolayevsk-on-Amur when one of her torpedoes exploded in the torpedo compartment. Seventeen of her crew were killed.[216]
Unnamed Flag unknown World War II: The motorboat was captured by Partizans and sunk between Šibenik and Skradin, Yugoslavia.[217]

19 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1942
Ship State Description
Audi  Norway World War II: The motor cutter was bombed and sunk at Honningsvåg by Ilyushin Il-4 aircraft of the Soviet Naval Air Force.[190]
Baja California  Honduras World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico 80 nautical miles (150 km) south south west of the Matanzas Pass (25°14′N 82°27′W / 25.233°N 82.450°W / 25.233; -82.450) by U-84 (