List of shipwrecks in March 1945
The list of shipwrecks in March 1945 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1945.
1 March
List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1945
Ship
State
Description
Chohakusan Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II : The Kongosan Maru -class auxiliary gunboat was sunk in shallow water in the Pacific Ocean off Naha , Okinawa by United States Navy aircraft. The wreck was moved to deeper water during a tunnel project sometime between November 1997 and July 2006. The new wreck site was located on 3 August 2019.[ 1]
Chōkai Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
The auxiliary guard ship was lost on this date.
Daiken Maru
Japan
World War II: The transport was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Miyako Jima (24°23′N 124°12′E / 24.383°N 124.200°E / 24.383; 124.200 ) by United States Navy aircraft from Task Force 38. Twenty passengers and sixteen crewmen were killed.[ 2]
Daishin Maru
Japan
World War II: Convoy KATA-604: The transport was sunk in Kuji Bay, Amami Ōshima by United States Navy aircraft from Task Force 38. Sixty passengers and two crewmen were killed.[ 3]
Eisho Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy HI-88G: The oiler was bombed and sunk off Yulin, Hainan Island . Twenty-nine passengers and seven crewmen were killed.[ 4]
USS Hannibal
United States Navy
The collier was bombed and sunk as a target in Chesapeake Bay .
Hokuhi Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The auxiliary transport (948 GRT 1903) was bombed and sunk by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft south of Mako, Formosa (25°35′N 119°38′E / 25.583°N 119.633°E / 25.583; 119.633 ). Personnel transferred to Boat No. 210 .[ 5]
Hoshi Maru No. 11
Japan
World War II: Convoy KATA-604: The transport (a.k.a. Juichei Maru ) was sunk in Kuji Bay, Amami Ōshima by United States Navy aircraft from Task Force 38. Lost on board were 82 Imperial Japanese Army explosive motor boats.[ 3]
Kinezaki
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy KATA-604: The Kinezaki -class supply ship was bombed and sunk in Kuji Bay, Amami Ōshima (28°10′N 129°05′E / 28.167°N 129.083°E / 28.167; 129.083 ) by United States Navy aircraft from Task Force 38.[ 3]
Kinzan Maru
Japan
World War II: The transport was sunk off Kuji Bay, Amami ŌŌshima by United States Navy aircraft from Task Force 38. Two gunners were killed.[ 3]
M 2
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type 1935 minesweeper was bombed and sunk in Fedjeford, Norway by Royal Air Force aircraft.[ 6]
M 575
Kriegsmarine
The Type 1916 minesweeper sank during a storm in the Little Belt . 43 crew who died were buried in Sweden.[ 7] [ 8]
Maddalena G.
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Lido di Venezia , Italy. The wreck was scrapped in 1946.[ 9]
Manazuru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The Chidori -class torpedo boat was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Naha, Okinawa (26°17′N 127°35′E / 26.283°N 127.583°E / 26.283; 127.583 ) by United States Navy aircraft from Task Force 38.[ 10]
Robert L. Vann
United States
World War II: The Liberty ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Ostend , West Flanders , Belgium (51°23′N 2°51′E / 51.383°N 2.850°E / 51.383; 2.850 ).[ 11]
S 220
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type 1939/40 Schnellboot was sunk by HMS Seymour ( Royal Navy ) in the North Sea. Three crewmen were killed.[ 12] [ 13]
Taisui Maru
Japan
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Shimonoseki .[ 14]
Tateyama Maru
Japan
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south of Honshu by USS Sterlet ( United States Navy ).[ 15]
Toyosaka Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy SA-11: The Toyosaka Maru -class auxiliary transport was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Miyako Jima (24°23′N 124°12′E / 24.383°N 124.200°E / 24.383; 124.200 ) by United States Navy aircraft from Task Force 38. Four crewmen were killed.[ 2]
Tsubame
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy SA-11: The Tsubame -class minelayer was torpedoed and sunk off Miyako Jima in the Pacific Ocean (24°23′N 124°12′E / 24.383°N 124.200°E / 24.383; 124.200 ) by United States Navy aircraft from Task Force 38.[ 16]
2 March
3 March
List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1945
Ship
State
Description
Andros
Germany
World War II : The cargo ship was severely damaged in an Allied air raid on Swinemünde .[ 25]
F 295
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The A Type Marinefährprahm was sunk by an air attack off Storvik, Norway.[ 26]
Hario
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy HI-94: The Hario -class fleet oiler struck a mine in Yulinakin Bay off Cape Bastion, Hainan Island , China (18°10′N 109°40′E / 18.167°N 109.667°E / 18.167; 109.667 ). She sank the next day.[ 27]
Nissho Maru No. 2
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The Nissho Maru No. 2 -class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south of Honshu , 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi) east north east of Mikura-jima (34°05′N 139°54′W / 34.083°N 139.900°W / 34.083; -139.900 ) by USS Trepang ( United States Navy ) with the loss of 38 crewmen.[ 15] [ 28]
HMS Sealion
Royal Navy
The S-class submarine (768/960 t, 1934) was scuttled as an ASDIC target off the Isle of Arran , Scotland.[ 29]
HMT Southern Flower
Royal Navy
World War II: The naval trawler (328 GRT, 1928) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Reykjavík , Iceland (64°05′N 23°15′W / 64.083°N 23.250°W / 64.083; -23.250 ) by U-1022 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 25 of her 26 crew.[ 30]
HMAS Steady Hour
Royal Australian Navy
The patrol boat (50 GRT, 1940) was destroyed in a fire off Darwin , Australia.
Suiten Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The auxiliary transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Java Sea north of Malang , Java (06°29′S 112°48′E / 6.483°S 112.800°E / -6.483; 112.800 ) by USS Sea Robin ( United States Navy ). 32 crew killed.[ 15]
T-143
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The No. 103-class landing ship was bombed and sunk at 23°35′N 121°03′E / 23.583°N 121.050°E / 23.583; 121.050 by US 5th Air Force North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft.[ 31]
Yaei Maru No. 1
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy HI-88G: The oiler (a.k.a. Iyasaka Maru No. 1 ) was bombed and sunk in Linkao Bay , Hainan Island (18°32′N 108°16′E / 18.533°N 108.267°E / 18.533; 108.267 ). Two passengers, two gunners and 27 crewmen were killed.[ 4]
4 March
5 March
6 March
List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1945
Ship
State
Description
Empire Geraint
United Kingdom
World War II : The tanker (6,991 GRT, 1942) was torpedoed and damaged at Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire by U-775 ( Kriegsmarine ). She was beached with her back broken. Refloated on 30 April, repaired and returned to service.[ 41]
Green Hill Park
Canada
The Park ship (7,168 GRT, 1944) was damaged by fire at Vancouver , British Columbia . She was declared a constructive total loss but was repaired and re-entered service in 1946 as the Panamanian-flagged Phaeax II .[ 42]
Hansa
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The transport ship struck a mine in the Baltic Sea off the Gedser Lightship ( Germany ). She was taken in tow for Warnemünde but consequently sank. The whole crew was saved. She was salvaged in December 1949 and returned to service by the Soviet Union in 1950.[ 15] [ 23] [circular reference ] [ 43]
IV 53 Scarpanto
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The guard ship was sunk by three Royal Navy ships off the Istrian coast. Raised, repaired, and put in Yugoslav service as Pag in 1952.[ 44]
HMS LCT 492
Royal Navy
The landing craft tank Mk 3 (350/625 t, 1944) capsized and sank in the Red Sea .[ 35]
Rikko Maru
Japan
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army -chartered Rikko Maru -class auxiliary tanker broke in two at the location of a torpedo hit inflicted on 31 August 1944 and sank off Kirun , Formosa (25°09′N 121°44′E / 25.150°N 121.733°E / 25.150; 121.733 ) during a typhoon while awaiting repairs.[ 45]
Robert Mohring
Germany
World War II: The hospital ship was bombed and sunk in a RAF Bomber Command air raid on Saßnitz , Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with the loss of 353 lives.[ 15] [ 46] [ 47] [ 48]
UJ 1119 Julius Pickenpack
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Este -class submarine chaser was sunk in a RAF Bomber Command air raid on Saßnitz.[ 15]
XE 11
Royal Navy
The midget submarine (30.3/33.6 t, 1944) collided with a Royal Navy boom defence vessel in Loch Striven with the loss of two of her four crew.[ 49]
Z28
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type 1936A-class destroyer was sunk in a RAF Bomber Command air raid on Saßnitz. 150 crewmen died.[ 15] [ 48]
7 March
8 March
9 March
List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1945
Ship
State
Description
Avalanche
French Navy
World War II : The CH-101 -class submarine chaser was scuttled in the Mekong River at My Tho , French Indochina by Amiral Charner ( French Navy ). Raised, repaired and returned to service post war.[ 60] [ 61]
Borbeck
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea north east of Hela (55°03′N 20°45′E / 55.050°N 20.750°E / 55.050; 20.750 ) by aircraft and S-303 ( Soviet Navy ).[ 62] [ 63]
Cam Rahn
French Navy
World War II: The stores vessel was scuttled at Vinh Long , French Indochina.[ 64]
Commandant Bourdais
French Navy
World War II: The CH-101 -class submarine chaser was sunk in the Gulf of Tonkin by Japanese aircraft. Raised, repaired and returned to service post war.[ 61]
Crayssac
French Navy
World War II: The patrol vessel was scuttled at Along Bay , French Indochina.[ 64]
Dalarö
Sweden
World War II: The fishing boat was sunk by a mine northwest of Hirtshals , Denmark with the loss of four of her six crew.[ 65]
Francis Garnier
French Navy
World War II: The Frances Garnier -class gunboat was shelled and set on fire by Japanese forces, and then scuttled by her crew in the Mekong River at Kratie , French Indochina.[ 60] [ 66] [ 64]
Frezouls
French Navy
World War II: The patrol vessel was scuttled at Along Bay, French Indochina.[ 64]
Kaiko Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The auxiliary gunboat was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south of Honshu by USS Trepang ( United States Navy ).[ 15]
La Perouse
French Navy
World War II: The hydrographic vessel was scuttled at Vinh Long, French Indochina.[ 64]
M-412
Kriegsmarine
World War II: Granville Raid : The M 1940-class minesweeper ran aground at Granville , France, and was scuttled.[ 67]
Maurice Long
French Navy
World War II: The patrol vessel was scuttled in the Mekong River at Can Tho , French Indochina.[ 64]
Meteor II
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The hospital ship (3,718 GRT, 1904) was being used as a troopship against the rules of war . She was bombed and sunk at Pillau , East Prussia by Soviet Air Force aircraft with the loss of 24 of the 300 people on board.[ 68]
My Tho
French Navy
World War II: The Tourane -class gunboat was scuttled by Amiral Charner ( French Navy ) in the Mekong River at My Tho.[ 69]
USS PC-564
United States Navy
World War II: Granville Raid : The PC-461 -class patrol craft was shelled and heavily damaged by Kriegsmarine Artilleriefährprahm s and beached on the French coast at the Pierre de Herpin Lighthouse. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.
Paul Bert
French Navy
World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was scuttled by Amiral Charner ( French Navy ) in the Mekong River at My Tho, French Indochina.[ 64]
Robert Ley
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The ocean liner was set afire during a Royal Air Force air raid on Hamburg and was burnt out. The wreck was towed to the United Kingdom in 1947 and scrapped.[ 70]
Tourane
French Navy
World War II: The Tourane -class gunboat was scuttled at Donnai , French Indochina.[ 69]
Tsukiyura Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The auxiliary gunboat was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south of Honshu by USS Trepang ( United States Navy ).[ 15]
V 6607 Wappen Von Hamburg
Kriegsmarine
The Steiermark -class naval whaler was lost to an unknown cause on this date.
Vs 221
Kriegsmarine
The KSK-2-class naval drifter/Vorpostenboot was sunk in a collision.
Vigilante
French Navy
World War II: The Vigilante -class gunboat was scuttled at Haiphong , French Indochina.[ 60] [ 71]
10 March
List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1945
Ship
State
Description
Amiral Charner
Vichy French Navy
World War II : The Bougainville -class aviso was bombed and damaged by Japanese aircraft, then scuttled in the Mekong River , French Indochina .[ 72]
Baron Jedburgh
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship (3,656 GRT, 1936) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north east of Bahia , Brazil (10°02′S 25°00′W / 10.033°S 25.000°W / -10.033; -25.000 ) by U-532 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of one of her 59 crew. Survivors were rescued by Sandown Castle ( United Kingdom ) or reached land in their lifeboats.[ 73]
Dokan Maru
Imperial Japanese Army
World War II: Convoy KANA-803: The Dogo Maru -class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk north of Amami O-Shima (29°48′N 128°02′E / 29.800°N 128.033°E / 29.800; 128.033 ) by USS Kete ( United States Navy ). 27 crewmen, 23 gunners and 4 passengers were killed.[ 74]
Keizan Maru
Imperial Japanese Army
World War II: Convoy KANA-803: The transport was torpedoed and sunk north of Amami O-Shima (29°25′N 127°30′E / 29.417°N 127.500°E / 29.417; 127.500 ) by USS Kete ( United States Navy ). 43 crewmen and 64 troops were killed. Thirty Shin'yō suicide motorboats were also lost as cargo.[ 75]
Marne
Vichy French Navy
World War II: The Somme -class gunboat was scuttled at Can Tho , French Indochina. Raised and scrapped 1957.[ 76]
Nordfahrt
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Bay of Kiel .[ 15] Raised and repaired in 1949.[ 77]
HNoMS Nordhav II
Royal Norwegian Navy
World War II: Convoy FS 1753 : The auxiliary minesweeping trawler (425 GRT, 1913) was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Dundee , Perthshire , United Kingdom (56°41′N 2°04′W / 56.683°N 2.067°W / 56.683; -2.067 ) by U-714 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of six of her 23 crew. Survivors were rescued by HNoMS Syrian ( Royal Norwegian Navy ).[ 78] [ 79]
Sanka Maru
Imperial Japanese Army
World War II: Convoy KANA-803: The transport was torpedoed and sunk north of Amami O-Shima (29°25′N 128°15′E / 29.417°N 128.250°E / 29.417; 128.250 ) by USS Kete ( United States Navy ). 51 crewmen and 605 troops were killed.[ 75]
Seishin Maru
Japan
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army -chartered Standard Type 1TM tanker was sunk in Tourane Bay , French Indochina in the South China Sea (16°01′N 106°10′E / 16.017°N 106.167°E / 16.017; 106.167 ) by United States 5th Air Force North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the 500th Bomb Squadron, 345th Bomb Group.[ 80]
TK-214
Soviet Navy
The A-2 (Higgins 78')-class motor torpedo boat was lost on this date.
U-275
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Newhaven, Sussex , United Kingdom (50°36′N 0°04′E / 50.600°N 0.067°E / 50.600; 0.067 ) with the loss of all 48 crew.[ 81]
U-681
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sank in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Isles of Scilly , United Kingdom (49°52′N 6°38′W / 49.867°N 6.633°W / 49.867; -6.633 ) by a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Navy with the loss of eleven of her 49 crew.[ 82]
UJ 303
Kriegsmarine
The KSK-2-class naval drifter/submarine chaser was wrecked on this date.
11 March
List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1945
Ship
State
Description
Arion
Germany
World War II : The cargo ship was damaged in an Allied air raid on Hamburg. She was beached at Blankenese with her back broken. The bow section was raised in 1947–48. A new stern section was built and she entered West German service.[ 83]
Borbeck
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Baltic Sea off Hela , Pomerania by Soviet Douglas A-20 Havoc aircraft.[ 15] [ 84]
Carl
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in an Allied air raid on Hamburg .[ 85]
Electra
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by Allied aircraft at Hamburg.[ 86]
F 522C2
Kriegsmarine
The MFP-C2 landing craft was sunk on this date.
Gotenhafen
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was severely damaged by Allied aircraft at Hamburg.[ 87]
H 13 Cambronne
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The transport ship was sunk in an Allied air raid on Hamburg. She was refloated in October 1950 and scrapped the next year.[ 88]
M 266
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type 1940 minesweeper was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Kiel , Schleswig-Holstein . Later scrapped.[ 89]
M 804
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type 1943 minesweeper was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Mönkeberg , Schleswig-Holstein.[ 90]
M 805
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type 1943 minesweeper was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Heikendorf , Schleswig-Holstein.[ 91]
M 5202
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type 1935 minesweeper was sunk by British rocket-armed aircraft off Fedjefjord , Norway.[ 15] [ 92]
Orion
Germany
World War II: The tanker (8,064 GRT, 1936) was sunk in an Allied air raid at Hamburg. Raised post-war, repaired and returned to service for her Norwegian owners.[ 93]
Shori Maru
Japan
World War II: The transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea by USS Segundo ( United States Navy ).[ 15]
U-682
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was destroyed at Hamburg in an American air raid.[ 94]
U-1201
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was severely damaged at Hamburg in an American air raid. She was consequently scuttled on 3 May.[ 95]
Wayo Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The Peacetime Standard Type C auxiliary transport (water tanker) (2,726 GRT, 1941) was bombed and sunk 40 miles (64 km) south west of Macao (21°31′N 112°25′E / 21.517°N 112.417°E / 21.517; 112.417 ) by a Martin PBM Mariner aircraft of the United States Navy . Eighteen crewmen were killed.[ 96]
12 March
List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1945
Ship
State
Description
Andros
Germany
World War II : The cargo ship was sunk in an American air raid on Swinemünde .[ 15]
USS Bass
United States Navy
The decommissioned Barracuda -class submarine was sunk by a Mark 24 Fido acoustic homing torpedo southeast of Block Island off the coast of Rhode Island in 155 feet (47 m) of water for use as a sonar target.[ 97]
Capitaine Coulon
Vichy French Navy
World War II: The patrol vessel was scuttled at Vinh Long , French Indochina.[ 64]
Cordillera
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The transport ship was sunk in an American air raid on Swinemünde. She was refloated on 7 June 1949, repaired and entered Soviet service in 1952 as Russ .[ 15] [ 98]
F 1065
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The MFP-DM landing craft /minelayer was sunk in a collision, or by Soviet aircraft, in the Baltic.[ 84]
Gerrit Fritzen
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Fehmarn by Soviet Douglas A-20 Havoc aircraft.[ 15] [ 99] [ 84] The wreck has been located in 2023.[ 100]
Heiligenhafen
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in an American air raid on Swinemünde.[ 15]
Hilde
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in an American air raid on Swinemünde.[ 15]
Hinode Maru No. 1 GO
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The auxiliary guard ship was sunk by United States aircraft east of the Ryukyus (26°54′N 131°38′E / 26.900°N 131.633°E / 26.900; 131.633 ).[ 59]
Jasmund
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in an American air raid on Swinemünde.[ 15]
KFK 677 , KFK 679 , KFK 680 , KFK 683 , KFK 684 , KFK 685 , KFK 686 , KFK 687 , KFK 688 , KFK 689 , KFK 690 , KFK 691 , KFK 692 , KFK 693 , KFK 694 , KFK 695 , KFK 696 , KFK 697 , KFK 698 and KFK 699
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The incomplete KSK-class naval trawlers were sunk in an American air raid on Swinemünde at the Burmester Shipyard.[ 15]
Kastelac
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
World War II: The steamer and four barges were sunk in the Danube River by German assault craft.[ 101]
M 266
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The minesweeper was sunk in an American air raid on Kiel , Schleswig-Holstein .[ 15]
M 804
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The minesweeper was sunk in an American air raid on Kiel.[ 15]
M 805
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The minesweeper was sunk in an American air raid on Kiel.[ 15]
M 3137
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The KSK-2-class naval drifter/minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Kolberg , Pomerania by Soviet aircraft.[ 15]
MRS-4 Paris
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The depot ship (1,753 GRT, 1922) was torpedoed and sunk off the Kvaløytå Lighthouse, Haugesund , Norway (59°25′N 5°15′E / 59.417°N 5.250°E / 59.417; 5.250 ) by HNoMS MTB-711 ( Royal Norwegian Navy ) with the loss of 86 of her 156 crew.[ 102]
Mutsusho Maru No. 2 GO
Imperial Japanese Navy
The auxiliary patrol ship was lost on this date.
R-243
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type R-218 minesweeper was sunk off Swinemünde by Soviet aircraft,[ 103] or was sunk in an American air raid on Swinemünde.[ 15]
R-272 , R-273 , R-274 , R-275 and R-276
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type R-218 minesweepers were destroyed in an American air raid on Swinemünde.[ 103]
Ravenbsurg
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Swinemünde, Pomerania .[ 15]
Rolandseck
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The troop ship was sunk in an air attack near Skagen , Denmark.[ 104]
Sperrbrecher 18
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The sperrbrecher was severely damaged in an American air raid on Hamburg. She was declared a constructive total loss and was scrapped in 1948–49.[ 105]
Tolima
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in an American air raid on Swinemünde.[ 15]
U-260
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean south of Ireland. All 48 crew survived.
U-2547
Germany
World War II: The Type XXI submarine was severely damaged in an American air raid on Hamburg . Construction was abandoned.[ 15]
UJ 303
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The submarine chaser was sunk by Soviet aircraft in the Baltic Sea.[ 84]
UJ 320
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The KSK-2-class naval drifter /submarine chaser was bombed by Soviet Douglas A-20 Havoc aircraft and sank next day.[ 84]
UJ 321
Kriegsmarine
The KSK-2-class naval drifter/submarine chaser was destroyed on this date.
V 315 Bris
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Bris -class naval trawler/Vorpostenboot was damaged by Soviet Douglas A-20 Havoc aircraft, later collided with Hendrik Fisser 7 ( Germany ) and sank in the Baltic Sea off Großendorf , Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia (55°01′35″N 18°21′43″E / 55.02639°N 18.36194°E / 55.02639; 18.36194 ).[ 106]
V 2023 Karlsburg
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Vorposteboot was sunk in an American air raid on Swinemünde.[ 15]
13 March
14 March
List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1945
Ship
State
Description
Elandsfontein
Germany
World War II : The incomplete cargo ship was shelled by Soviet artillery and sank in the Vistula . She was subsequently salvaged and laid up at Danzig . Returned to the Netherlands in 1947 and entered Dutch service in 1950 as Jagersfontein .[ 110]
Esso Washington
United States
The T2 tanker was wrecked near Eniwetok Atoll , Marshall Islands . She was on a voyage from San Pedro to the Eniwetok Atoll.[ 111]
Hugo Zeye
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The training ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Fehmarn with the loss of 5 lives.[ 112]
KEMTShch-218
Soviet Navy
The MSV-38-class river minesweeping boat was sunk on this date.
Kaiko Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
The auxiliary patrol ship was lost on this date.
Magne
Sweden
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off St Abb's Head , Berwickshire , United Kingdom (55°52′N 1°59′W / 55.867°N 1.983°W / 55.867; -1.983 ) by U-714 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of ten of her 21 crew. Survivors were rescued by Acclivity ( United Kingdom ).[ 113]
10 Shin'yō suicide motorboats
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The Shin'yō-class suicide motorboats were bombed and sunk/destroyed by a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft at Kin Bay , Okinawa . 18 people were killed.[ 114]
T3
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type 35 torpedo boat struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Hela , Danzig-West Prussia (54°39′N 18°47′E / 54.650°N 18.783°E / 54.650; 18.783 ) with the loss of 20 lives.[ 115] [ 116]
T5
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type 35 torpedo boat struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Hela , Danzig-West Prussia (54°39′N 18°47′E / 54.650°N 18.783°E / 54.650; 18.783 ) with the loss of 300 lives.[ 116] [ 117]
U-714
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the North Sea off Eyemouth , Berwickshire , United Kingdom (55°57′N 1°57′W / 55.950°N 1.950°W / 55.950; -1.950 ) by HMSAS Natal ( South African Navy ) and HMS Wivern ( Royal Navy ) with the loss of all 50 crew.
U-1021
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC/41 submarine struck a mine and sank in the Bristol Channel off Newquay, Cornwall , United Kingdom (50°39′48″N 5°05′40″W / 50.66333°N 5.09444°W / 50.66333; -5.09444 ) with the loss of all 43 crew.
Yatsushiro Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy SAYU-02: The auxiliary submarine chaser was lost on this date.
15 March
16 March
17 March
List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1945
Ship
State
Description
Daffodil
Royal Navy
World War II : The landing craft carrier (2,672 GRT, 1917) hit a mine off Dieppe and sank the next morning. Nine crew were killed.[ 127]
Ellringon (or Ellrington )
United States
The 22-gross register ton , 47.6-foot (14.5 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Cordova , Territory of Alaska .[ 128]
HMCS Guysborough
Royal Canadian Navy
World War II: The Bangor -class minesweeper (672/875 t, 1942) was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay by the submarine U-868 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 51 of her crew. About 40 survivors were rescued by the frigate HMS Inglis ( Royal Navy ).[ 129]
Ikomasan Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy TAMO-49:The cargo ship was damaged in the South China Sea off Fuchow , China , by the submarine USS Spot ( United States Navy ) and was beached on Matsu (25°58′N 119°58′E / 25.967°N 119.967°E / 25.967; 119.967 ) off the coast of China. Seven passengers, four gunners, and six crew were lost. Later in the day she was bombed by United States Army Air Forces North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft, killing another five crewmen. The beached ship was bombed again on 26 March by U.S. Army Air Forces Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft and destroyed.[ 130]
Iris
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship (3,323 GRT, 1921) was bombed and sunk at Ålesund , Norway by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 143 , 235 , 248 , and 333 Squadrons, Royal Air Force .[ 15] [ 131] [ 132]
Log
Norway
World War II: The cargo ship (1,560 GRT, 1931) was bombed and sunk at Ålesund , Norway , by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 143 , 235 , 248 , and 333 Squadrons, Royal Air Force .[ 15] [ 132]
Margarethe Cords
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea , south of Bornholm , Denmark (54°48′N 15°00′E / 54.800°N 15.000°E / 54.800; 15.000 ), by the submarine K-53 ( Soviet Navy ) with the loss of two lives.[ 15] [ 133]
Nanking Maru
Imperial Japanese Army
World War II: Convoy TAMO-49: The Peking Maru -class auxiliary transport ship was sunk in the South China Sea off Fuchow (25°33′N 120°10′E / 25.550°N 120.167°E / 25.550; 120.167 ), China , by the submarine USS Spot ( United States Navy ). All 411 passengers, 32 gunners, and 60 crew were lost.[ 134]
Remagen
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship (1,830 GRT, 1914) was bombed and sunk off Ålesund , Norway , by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 143 , 235 , 248 , and 333 Squadrons, Royal Air Force .[ 15] [ 135]
Rixhöft
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Warnemünde , Pomerania , Germany .[ 15]
HTMS Samui
Royal Thai Navy
World War II: The coastal tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Siam off Kuala Terengganu , Malaya (05°18′N 103°23′E / 5.300°N 103.383°E / 5.300; 103.383 ) by the submarine USS Sealion ( United States Navy ).[ 136]
18 March
List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1945
Ship
State
Description
Brünhilde
Germany
World War II : The Hansa A Type cargo ship was severely damaged by the explosion of two mines off Warnemünde .
Daito Maru No. 5
Japan
World War II: The fishing trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Yellow Sea by USS Balao ( United States Navy ).[ 15]
Kamo Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy KATA-504: The auxiliary sailing ship was sunk in the East China Sea off Noma Misaki (31°24′N 130°07′E / 31.400°N 130.117°E / 31.400; 130.117 ) by United States Navy aircraft from Task Force 58.[ 137]
Kenyo Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy KATA-504: The transport was sunk in the East China Sea off Noma Misaki (31°24′N 130°07′E / 31.400°N 130.117°E / 31.400; 130.117 ) by United States Navy aircraft from Task Force 58. Five crewmen and 98 passengers were killed.[ 137]
HMS LCP(L) 764
Royal Navy
The landing craft personnel (large) (5.9/8.2 t, 1943) was lost in Home Waters.[ 35]
Nansei Maru No. 1
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy KATA-504: The tanker was sunk in the East China Sea off Noma Misaki (31°24′N 130°07′E / 31.400°N 130.117°E / 31.400; 130.117 ) by United States Navy aircraft from Task Force 58.[ 137]
Orion
Netherlands
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank, or was torpedoed and sunk by Soviet Douglas A-20 Havoc aircraft in the Gulf of Danzig .[ 15] [ 84] [ 138]
R-227
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type R-218 minesweeper was sunk north of Ustka , Pomerania by Soviet Douglas A-20 Havoc aircraft.[ 139] [ 84]
Shoho Maru No. 1 GO
Imperial Japanese Navy
The auxiliary patrol ship was lost on this date.
T-18
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The No.1-class landing ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea north north west of Aguni Island , Ryukyu Islands (26°33′N 127°11′E / 26.550°N 127.183°E / 26.550; 127.183 ) by USS Springer ( United States Navy ). Lost with all 225 crew.[ 140] [ 141] [circular reference ] [ 142]
TA24
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The torpedo boat was sunk in the Ligurian Sea north west of Corsica , France by HMS Lookout and HMS Meteor (both Royal Navy ).[ 15]
TA29
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Ariete -class torpedo boat was sunk in the Ligurian Sea west of Corsica by HMS Lookout and HMS Meteor (both Royal Navy ).[ 143]
Tenjin Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy KATA-504: The auxiliary sailing ship was sunk in the East China Sea off Noma Misaki (31°24′N 130°07′E / 31.400°N 130.117°E / 31.400; 130.117 ) by United States Navy aircraft from Task Force 58.[ 137]
TKA-66
Soviet Navy
World War II: The D-5-class motor torpedo boat was shelled and sunk in the Gulf of Gdansk by German Schnellboot s.[ 15] [ 144]
Tsukushi Maru No.3
Japan
World War II: Convoy KANA-304: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the Ryukyu Islands by USS Trigger ( United States Navy ).[ 145]
U-866
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type IXC/40 submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (43°18′N 61°08′W / 43.300°N 61.133°W / 43.300; -61.133 ) by USS Lowe , USS Menges , USS Mosley and USS Pride (all United States Navy ) with the loss of all 55 crew.[ 146] [ 147]
Unknown submarine
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The midget submarine was bombed and sunk in Davao Gulf , Philippines by Lockheed PV-1 Ventura aircraft.[ 148]
Vs 1014
Kriegsmarine
The Vorpostenboot , a former UZ 1-class submarine chaser, was lost on this date.
19 March
List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1945
Ship
State
Description
Astrida
Belgium
The cargo liner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 58 nautical miles (107 km) south east of Port Elizabeth , South Africa (34°35′S 26°50′E / 34.583°S 26.833°E / -34.583; 26.833 ) during a hurricane with the loss of 88 passengers and crew. There were 29 survivors.[ 149]
Crichtoun
United Kingdom
World War II : Convoy FS 1759 : The cargo ship (1,097 GRT, 1920) was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Lowestoft , Suffolk by a Kriegsmarine Schnellboot . 20 crew and 1 gunner were killed.[ 15] [ 150] [ 151]
Daito Maru No. 1
Japan
World War II: The fishing trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Yellow Sea by USS Balao ( United States Navy ).[ 15]
Empire Blessing
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship (7,062 GRT, 1944) struck a mine and sank in the Scheldt , Belgium. There were no casualties.[ 152]
Hakozake Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy MOTA-43: The Hakone Maru -class auxiliary transport (10,413 GRT 1922) was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea 225 miles (362 km) north northeast of Shanghai (33°07′N 122°05′E / 33.117°N 122.083°E / 33.117; 122.083 ) by USS Balao ( United States Navy ). A total of 928 passengers, 51 gunners and 139 crewmen were lost. One hundred and thirty survivors were rescued by CD-102 and Chikubu (both Imperial Japanese Navy ).[ 153] [ 154]
Kiyo Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
Convoy SAYU-02: The auxiliary submarine chaser was lost on this date.
Ōyodo
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The Ōyodo -class cruiser was bombed and damaged by carrier aircraft from Task Force 58 at Kure Naval arsenal . She was beached at Etajima . 53 crew were killed. The cruiser was refloated and drydocked on 23 March.[ 155]
Rogate
United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy FS 1759 : The cargo ship (2,871 GRT, 1944) was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Lowestoft by a Kriegsmarine Schnellboot . One crew member was killed. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[ 15] [ 156] [ 157]
Samselbu
United Kingdom
World War II: The Liberty ship (7,253 GRT, 1944) struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Belgium (51°23′N 3°06′E / 51.383°N 3.100°E / 51.383; 3.100 ).[ 158]
Sarawak Maru
Imperial Japanese Army
World War II: Convoy HI-88J: The Standard Wartime Type 1TM tanker struck a mine in the South China Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of the Horsburgh Lighthouse, Singapore . She was beached on Bintan Island (01°25′N 104°36′E / 1.417°N 104.600°E / 1.417; 104.600 ). On 21 March 1945 she rolled to port and sank.[ 159]
Sirius
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Namsos , Norway by HMS Venturer ( Royal Navy ).[ 15] [ 160]
Suma
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The Insect-class gunboat was sunk on the Yangtze River 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) north of Kiangyin , China (32°00′N 120°00′E / 32.000°N 120.000°E / 32.000; 120.000 ) by a mine. Eight crewmen were lost.[ 161]
Vs 301 Karl Bergh
Kriegsmarine
The Vorpostenboot was lost on this date.
20 March
List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1945
Ship
State
Description
BK-7
Soviet Navy
World War II : The Project 1125-class armored motor gunboat was sunk near Esztergom while supporting a landing operation.[ 162]
Egeria
Germany
World War II: The coaster was sunk in an American air raid on Hamburg .[ 15]
Hakuyo Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The patrol boat was torpedoed and sunk by USS Pollack ( United States Navy ) 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Torishima at (30°40′N 140°42′E / 30.667°N 140.700°E / 30.667; 140.700 )[ 163]
Horace Bushnell
United States
World War II: Convoy JW 65 : The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Barents Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) north east of the North Kilden Lighthouse, Soviet Union (69°23′N 35°17′E / 69.383°N 35.283°E / 69.383; 35.283 ) by U-995 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of five of her 69 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Orwell ( Royal Navy ). Horash Bushnell was beached at Teriberski and abandoned as a constructive total loss . Salvaged in 1949, repaired and entered Soviet service as Pamyati Kirova .[ 15] [ 164] [ 165]
Hosen Maru
Japan
World War II: Convoy HI-88I: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea south of Cam Rahn Bay , French Indochina (11°18′N 108°57′E / 11.300°N 108.950°E / 11.300; 108.950 ) by USS Blenny ( United States Navy ). A total of 170 passengers, eight gunners, and eighteen crewmen were killed.[ 166]
Isar
Germany
World War II: The coaster was sunk in an American air raid on Hamburg.[ 15]
Kainan Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy HI-88I: The auxiliary submarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) south of Cam Rahn Bay (12°00′N 109°17′E / 12.000°N 109.283°E / 12.000; 109.283 ) by USS Baya ( United States Navy ).[ 166]
HMS Lapwing
Royal Navy
World War II: Convoy JW 65 : The Black Swan -class sloop (1,350/1,950 t, 1944) was torpedoed and sunk in the Kola Inlet (69°29′N 33°44′E / 69.483°N 33.733°E / 69.483; 33.733 ) by U-968 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 168 of her 229 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Savage ( Royal Navy ).[ 49] [ 167]
HMS LST-80
Royal Navy
World War II: The landing ship tank Mk.2 (1,625/4,080 t, 1943) was sunk by a mine in the North Sea off Ostend , West Flanders , Belgium with the loss of four crew.[ 168] [ 169]
M15 , M18 , and M19
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type 1935 minesweepers were sunk in an American air raid on Kiel , Schleswig-Holstein .[ 6] [ 15] [ 170]
M-16
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type 1935 minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Kiel. Scuttled on 18 May 1945.[ 171]
M-522
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type 1916 minesweeper was bombed and sunk by US aircraft at Kiel.
Nanshin Maru No. 21
Japan
World War II: Convoy HI-88I: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea south of Cam Rahn Bay (11°18′N 108°57′E / 11.300°N 108.950°E / 11.300; 108.950 ) by USS Blenny ( United States Navy ). Fourteen crewmen were killed.[ 166]
Nordwest
Germany
World War II: The coaster was sunk in an American air raid on Hamburg.[ 15]
Thomas Donaldson
United States
World War II: Convoy JW 64 : The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Barents Sea off Murmansk , Soviet Union (69°26′N 33°44′E / 69.433°N 33.733°E / 69.433; 33.733 ) by U-968 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of four of her 69 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Bamborough Castle , HMS Honeysuckle and HMS Oxlip (all Royal Navy ). Thomas Donaldson was taken in tow but foundered off Kilden Island (68°26′30″N 33°44′20″E / 68.44167°N 33.73889°E / 68.44167; 33.73889 ).[ 172] [ 173]
U-2250
Germany
World War II: The submarine was destroyed in an American air raid on Hamburg whilst under construction.[ 15]
Usambara
Germany
World War II: The accommodation ship was severely damaged in an American air raid on Stettin . She was consequently scuttled off Kranichwerder on 31 March.[ 15] [ 174] [ 175]
Venus
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The target ship was bombed and sunk at Hamburg by American aircraft. Raised post-war, repaired and returned to Norwegian service in May 1948.[ 15] [ 176]
Yamakuni Maru
Japan
World War II:: The fishing vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea by USS Blenny ( United States Navy ).[ 15]
21 March
List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1945
Ship
State
Description
CH-33
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II : The No.13 -class submarine chaser was sunk off Nha Trang , French Indochina in the South China Sea (12°30′N 109°14′E / 12.500°N 109.233°E / 12.500; 109.233 ) by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the 345th Bomb Group, United States Fifth Air Force . The captain and seven crewmen were killed. There were 222 wounded.[ 177]
Fushimi Maru No. 2
Japan
World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the South China Sea off Nha Trang , French Indochina (12°30′N 109°14′E / 12.500°N 109.233°E / 12.500; 109.233 ) by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the 345th Bomb Group, United States Fifth Air Force. Three crewmen and eleven others were killed.[ 177]
BK-131 Geroy Sovetskogo Soyuza Filchenkov
Soviet Navy
World War II: The Project 1125-class armored motor gunboat was sunk by German artillery on the Danube near Esztergom .[ 162]
James Eagan Layne
United States
World War II: Convoy BTC 103 : The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel off Plymouth , Devon , United Kingdom (50°13′N 4°05′W / 50.217°N 4.083°W / 50.217; -4.083 ) by U-399 ( Kriegsmarine ). She was beached at Whitesand Bay but declared a constructive total loss . All 69 crew survived.
John R. Park
United States
World War II: Convoy TBC 102 : The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 9 nautical miles (17 km) off Lizard Head , Cornwall , United Kingdom (49°56′N 5°26′W / 49.933°N 5.433°W / 49.933; -5.433 ) by U-1195 ( Kriegsmarine ). All 75 crew were rescued by American Press ( United States ) and a Royal Air Force rescue launch.[ 178]
KT-220
Soviet Navy
World War II: The K-18-class river minesweeping launch was sunk by German artillery on the Danube near Esztergom .[ 162]
M 3827 Saturnus
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The naval drifter/minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Øresund .[ 15]
Motoyama Maru No. 1
Japan
World War II: The cargo ship (a.k.a. Genzan Maru No. 1 ) was sunk in the South China Sea off Nha Trang (12°30′N 109°14′E / 12.500°N 109.233°E / 12.500; 109.233 ) North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the 345th Bomb Group, United States Fifth Air Force. Four crewmen were killed.[ 177]
Renate
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Stettin Lagoon with the loss of 52 lives.[ 15]
S181
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type 1939/40 Schnellboot was sunk in the North Sea off Den Helder , North Holland , Netherlands by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 236 Squadron , Royal Air Force . 14 crew were killed.[ 15] [ 12] [ 179]
S 203
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type 1939/40 Schnellboot was damaged in an air attack and then was sunk by a mine.[ 12]
TA42
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Ariete -class torpedo boat was sunk in an Allied air raid on Venice , Italy.[ 15]
Tateishi
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The minelayer , originally built as a Hashima -class cable layer , was sunk in the South China Sea off Nha Trang (11°50′N 109°18′E / 11.833°N 109.300°E / 11.833; 109.300 ) by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the 345th Bomb Group, United States Fifth Air Force.[ 180]
Z51
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The incomplete Type 1942 destroyer was sunk in a British air raid on Bremen .[ 15]
22 March
23 March
List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1945
Ship
State
Description
Charles D. McIver
United States
World War II : Convoy ATM 100 : The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Ostend , West Flanders , Belgium (51°23′N 3°05′E / 51.383°N 3.083°E / 51.383; 3.083 ) by U-5366 ( Kriegsmarine ).[ 15] [ 190]
Doryo Maru
Japan
World War II: The transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea north of Naha , Okinawa, by USS Spadefish ( United States Navy ). 262 Navy passengers, 39 crewmen and 21 guards were killed. 28 Shin'yō-class suicide motorboats lost as cargo.[ 15] [ 191] [ 192]
Eleftheria
Greece
World War II: The Liberty ship struck a mine and was damaged in the North Sea off Ostend. She was beached but broke in two. The wreck was dispersed in 1952.[ 15] [ 193]
Gneisenau
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The incompletely refurbished Scharnhorst -class battleship was sunk as a blockship in Gdynia harbor, Poland. She was later refloated and scrapped.
Kachosan Maru
Imperial Japanese Army
World War II: Convoy KANA-101: The Kachosan Maru -class auxiliary transport was bombed and sunk in the East China Sea off Sotsukozaki, Amami Ōshima by United States Navy Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft. Depending on the sources, 204, 212 or 1,422 crew, gunners and troops were killed.[ 194] [ 195] [ 196]
Lysaker
Norway
World War II: The coaster (898 GRT, 1919) was bombed and sunk at Sandshamn , Norway by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 143 , 235 and 249 Squadrons , Royal Air Force .[ 15] [ 197]
M 296
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The incomplete M 1940-class minesweeper was destroyed on the stocks at Memel, East Prussia.[ 198]
M 3138
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Pillau , East Prussia .[ 60]
HMS MTB 705
Royal Navy
World War II: The Fairmile D motor torpedo boat (90/107 t, 1943) struck a mine and sank in approach to Maknare Channel, Adriatic Sea . Two crew were killed and one died of wounds.[ 169] [ 199] [ 200]
Ro-41
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The Kaichū VII type submarine was depth charged , rammed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean (22°57′N 132°19′E / 22.950°N 132.317°E / 22.950; 132.317 ) by USS Haggard ( United States Navy ) with all 82 crew.[ 201]
Robert Muller VII
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was sunk by a mine in the Skagerrak off Nidingen .[ 202]
USS S-21
United States Navy
The decommissioned S-class submarine was sunk as a target in 150 feet (46 m) of water in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Elizabeth , Maine .[ 203]
U-1003
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC/41 submarine attempted to ram HMCS New Glasgow ( Royal Canadian Navy ) in the Atlantic Ocean but was severely damaged in the process. She was scuttled three days later (55°25′N 6°53′W / 55.417°N 6.883°W / 55.417; -6.883 ) with the loss of seventeen of her 48 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMCS Thetford Mines ( Royal Canadian Navy ).[ 204]
Unknown submarine
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The Type C midget submarine was sunk by aircraft from USS Essex ( United States Navy ) in Unten Bay, Okinawa .[ 205]
Utviken
Norway
World War II: The cargo ship (3,502 GRT, 1942) struck a mine and sank in the Kattegat off Sjællands Odde , Denmark.[ 206]
V 2022 Emil Colsmann
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Vorpostenboot was torpedoed and sunk north of Stolpmünde (55°21′N 16°55′E / 55.350°N 16.917°E / 55.350; 16.917 ) by L-21 ( Soviet Navy ) with the loss of 76 lives.[ 15] [ 207] [ 208]
24 March
List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1945
Ship
State
Description
Butjadingen
Germany
World War II : The cable ship was sunk by aircraft off Bornholm in the Baltic Sea.[ 209]
CD-68
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy KANA-304: The Type C escort ship was sunk in the East China Sea 200 nautical miles (370 km) north west of Okinawa (30°00′N 126°36′E / 30.000°N 126.600°E / 30.000; 126.600 ) by United States Navy aircraft from Task Force 58.[ 210]
Chitose Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy KANA-304: The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk in the East China Sea 200 nautical miles (370 km) north west of Okinawa (28°25′N 124°32′E / 28.417°N 124.533°E / 28.417; 124.533 ) by United States Navy aircraft from Task Force 58. Five crew and many passengers were killed.[ 196] [ 210]
Erni
Germany
World War II: The tug was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea by L-21 ( Soviet Navy ).[ 60]
Juno
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in an Allied air raid on Wilhelmshaven .[ 211]
Kaijo Maru
Japan
World War II: Convoy KANA-304: The cargo ship was sunk in the East China Sea 200 nautical miles (370 km) southeast of Shanghai , China (28°25′N 124°32′E / 28.417°N 124.533°E / 28.417; 124.533 ) by United States Navy aircraft from Task Force 58 with the loss of 668 lives.[ 196] [ 210]
Koshu Maru
Imperial Japanese Army
World War II: Convoy KANA-304: The Koshu Maru -class auxiliary transport was sunk in the East China Sea 200 nautical miles (370 km) southeast of Shanghai , China (30°25′N 126°55′E / 30.417°N 126.917°E / 30.417; 126.917 ) by United States Navy aircraft from Task Force 58 with the loss of 388 lives.[ 196] [ 210] [ 212]
Monbaldo
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Stettin , Pomerania. Raised in 1950–55 and taken into Soviet service as Kaliningrad until scrapped in 1969.[ 213] [ 214]
Sarp
Norway
World War II: The coaster (1,116 GRT, 1916) was bombed and damaged at Egersund , Norway in an Allied air raid. She was beached on fire and was later condemned as a total loss. Two men, the captain and the pilot, were killed. She was raised in 1945 and converted as a barge.[ 215] [ 216]
Seki Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy KANA-304: The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk in the East China Sea 200 nautical miles (370 km) northwest of Okinawa (29°12′N 125°13′E / 29.200°N 125.217°E / 29.200; 125.217 ) by American Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft.[ 210]
Shonan Maru No. 16
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy KANA-304: The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk in the East China Sea 200 nautical miles (370 km) southeast of Shanghai , China (28°25′N 124°32′E / 28.417°N 124.533°E / 28.417; 124.533 ) by United States Navy aircraft from Task Force 58.[ 210]
Soka Maru
Japan
World War II: Convoy KANA-304: The cargo ship was sunk in the East China Sea 200 nautical miles (370 km) south east of Shanghai , China (28°25′N 124°32′E / 28.417°N 124.533°E / 28.417; 124.533 ) by United States Navy aircraft from Task Force 58 with the loss of 276 lives.[ 196] [ 210]
Thetis
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Egersund, Norway in an Allied air raid. She was raised in 1947, repaired and entered Norwegian service as Strømsøy .[ 215] [ 53]
Tomozuru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy KANA-304: The Chidori -class torpedo boat was sunk in the East China Sea 200 nautical miles (370 km) south east of Shanghai , China (28°25′N 124°32′E / 28.417°N 124.533°E / 28.417; 124.533 ) by United States Navy aircraft from Task Force 58.[ 210] [ 217]
Tugela
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship (5,559 GRT, 1921) struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Florø , Norway.[ 218]
UJ-1435
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The submarine chaser was bombed and sunk at Egersund in an Allied air raid. She was raised post-war.[ 215]
Weser
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in an air raid at Neufahrwasser, Danzig , Germany.[ 219]
25 March
List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1945
Ship
State
Description
AF 120
Kriegsmarine
World War II : The MFP-D Type Artilleriefährprahm was scuttled near Hanau , Germany.[ 220]
Africana
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Danzig .[ 221]
CH-34
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The No.28-class submarine chaser was shelled and sunk in the Andaman Sea east of Khota Andaman , about 135 nautical miles (250 km; 155 mi) south east of Port Blair (10°38′N 94°42′E / 10.633°N 94.700°E / 10.633; 94.700 ) by HMS Vigilant and HMS Virago (both Royal Navy ).[ 222] [ 223]
DC 07 Gretel
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The patrol ship was sunk by Soviet aircraft at Stolpmünde .[ 84] [ 224]
Fuji Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The auxiliary netlayer was torpedoed and sunk south west of Kagashima, Kyushu (31°09′N 130°31′E / 31.150°N 130.517°E / 31.150; 130.517 ) by USS Tirante ( United States Navy ). 45 Navy passengers were killed.[ 15] [ 225]
Leda
Norway
World War II: The passenger ship (2,415 GRT, 1920) was shelled and sunk off the mouth of the Oder by Soviet shore-based artillery. 20 men died. The wreck was raised in December 1948 but declared a total loss and sold in December 1949 for scrapping.[ 226]
ML 466
Royal Navy
World War II: The Fairmile B motor launch (76/86 t, 1942) was sunk off Walcheren , Netherlands by a mine. 20 crewmen were killed.[ 15] [ 227]
Pacific
Netherlands
World War II: Convoy BTC 108 : The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Falmouth (49°54′N 5°17′W / 49.900°N 5.283°W / 49.900; -5.283 ) by U-399 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of five of her ten crew.[ 228]
Priamus
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk off Kristiansand , Norway by Handley Page Halifax aircraft of 502 Squadron , Royal Air Force .[ 15] [ 229]
Ranger
Unknown
The tug sank at the entrance to Vizagapatam . She was raised and drydocked on 14 June.[ 230]
Risui Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The transport was shelled and sunk in the Andaman Sea east of Khota Andaman , about 135 nautical miles (250 km; 155 mi) south east of Port Blair (10°38′N 94°42′E / 10.633°N 94.700°E / 10.633; 94.700 ) by HMS Volage ( Royal Navy ). 21 crewmen killed.[ 231] [ 223]
Shinto Maru No. 2
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The Shinto Maru No. 2 -class auxiliary netlayer (540 GRT 1939) was bombed and damaged at Naha , Okinawa and beached.[ 232]
Teshio Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The Yatsushiro Maru -class naval trawler /auxiliary storeship was bombed and sunk in the Andaman Sea east of Khota Andaman , about 135 nautical miles (250 km; 155 mi) south east of Port Blair . (10°35′N 94°45′E / 10.583°N 94.750°E / 10.583; 94.750 ) by two Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the Royal Air Force . The bomb blast brought down one of the Liberators. Eleven crewmen were killed.[ 231] [ 223]
26 March
List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1945
Ship
State
Description
AF 128
Kriegsmarine
The MFP-D Type Artilleriefährprahm was sunk on this date.
Bille
Germany
World War II : The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Neufahrwasser , Danzig by Soviet Douglas A-20 Havoc aircraft.[ 15] [ 233] [ 84]
CH-63
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The No.28-class submarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk in the Andaman Sea east of Khota Andaman , about 135 nautical miles south east of Port Blair (10°35′N 94°45′E / 10.583°N 94.750°E / 10.583; 94.750 ) by HMS Vigilant ( Royal Navy ).[ 231] [ 223]
HA-69 , HA-78 and HA-79
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The Type C Kō-hyōteki-class midget submarines were scuttled at Talisay, Cebu , Philippines.[ 234]
HA-209 and HA-210
Imperial Japanese Navy
The Type D midget submarines went missing off Okinawa .[ 235]
USS Halligan
United States Navy
World War II: The Fletcher -class destroyer was heavily damaged when she was mined or torpedoed by HA-67 ( Imperial Japanese Navy ) in the Pacific Ocean off Okinawa with the loss of 162 of her crew. Survivors were rescued by USS PC-1128 and USS LSM(R)-194 (both United States Navy ). The wreck came ashore the next day on Tokashiki .[ 225] [ 236]
300 Maru-ni suicide motorboats
Imperial Japanese Army
World War II: Okinawa Campaign: The Maru-Ni suicide boats were destroyed by the United States 77th Infantry Division on Kerama Retto .[ 237]
Newlands
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship (1,556 GRT, 1921) was sunk in the North Sea (51°28′N 01°25′E / 51.467°N 1.417°E / 51.467; 1.417 ) by a Kriegsmarine Seehund midget submarine. Two crew and an armed gunner were killed.[ 15] [ 169] [ 238]
HMS Puffin
Royal Navy
World War II: The Kingfisher -class sloop (510/740 t, 1936) was damaged in the North Sea by a Kriegsmarine Seehund midget submarine. She was taken in to Harwich , Essex but was declared a constructive total loss .
R-145
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type R-130 minesweeper was sunk off Liepāja , Latvia by Soviet Ilyushin Il-2 aircraft.[ 239] [ 84]
R-260
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type R-218 minesweeper was sunk off Palanga , Lithuania by Soviet Douglas A-20 Havoc aircraft.[ 103]
Shinto Maru No. 1
Japan
World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Yellow Sea by USS Balao ( United States Navy ).[ 15]
TK-10
Soviet Navy
The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was lost on this date.
TK-181 Patriot
Soviet Navy
The D-3-class motor torpedo boat was lost on this date.
HMAS Terka
Royal Australian Navy
The auxiliary minesweeper (420 GRT, 1925) sank in Madang Harbour New Guinea .[ 240]
U-399
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the English Channel off Land's End , Cornwall , United Kingdom (49°56′N 5°22′W / 49.933°N 5.367°W / 49.933; -5.367 ) by HMS Duckworth ( Royal Navy ) with the loss of 46 of her 47 crew.[ 241]
U-1003
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The damaged Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled at (55°25′N 6°53′W / 55.417°N 6.883°W / 55.417; -6.883 ) with the loss of seventeen of her 48 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMCS Thetford Mines ( Royal Canadian Navy ).[ 204]
V-310
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Vorpostenboot was sunk by Soviet Douglas A-20 Havoc aircraft.[ 84]
Weser
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Baltic Sea by Soviet Douglas A-20 Havoc aircraft.[ 15] [ 84]
Zähringen
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The target ship was scuttled as a block ship in Gotenhafen .
27 March
List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1945
Ship
State
Description
Gravenstein
Germany
World War II : The cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship at Gotenhafen .[ 50]
HA-208
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The Type D Kō-hyōteki-class midget submarine was bombed and sunk off Okinawa while charging her batteries on the surface.[ 225]
HMS LCA 1472
Royal Navy
The landing craft assault (8.5/11.5 t, 1944) was lost off Leyte, The Philippines.[ 35]
Odate
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The minelayer, originally a Hashima -class cable layer , was strafed in the East China Sea southwest of Kagoshima (30°43′N 127°53′E / 30.717°N 127.883°E / 30.717; 127.883 ) by Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft of the United States Navy and was fatally damaged when her depth charges were detonated, sinking later in the day. Forty-four survivors were rescued later by a passing convoy.[ 242]
R 145
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Liepāja , Latvia by Soviet aircraft.[ 15] [ 84]
R 260
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Liepāja by Soviet Douglas A-20 Havoc aircraft.[ 15] [ 84]
Saßnitz
Germany
World War II: The coastal tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Liepāja by Soviet Douglas A-20 Havoc aircraft.[ 15] [ 84]
STS-181
Soviet Navy
World War II: The torpedo boat was shelled and sunk in the Baltic Sea by Kriegsmarine Schnellboote .[ 15]
TKA-166
Soviet Navy
World War II: The D-3-class motor torpedo boat was shelled and sunk in the Baltic Sea by S-64 ( Kriegsmarine ).[ 15] [ 144]
TKA-196 Mordovskiy Kolkhoznik
Soviet Navy
World War II: The D-3-class motor torpedo boat was damaged, captured, and scuttled in the Baltic Sea by S-81 ( Kriegsmarine ).[ 15] [ 144]
U-722
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Scotland (57°09′N 6°55′W / 57.150°N 6.917°W / 57.150; -6.917 ) by HMS Byron , HMS Fitzroy and HMS Redmill (all Royal Navy ) with the loss of all 44 crew.[ 243] [ 244]
U-905
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in The Minch (58°34′N 5°46′W / 58.567°N 5.767°W / 58.567; -5.767 ) by HMS Conn ( Royal Navy ) with the loss of all 45 crew.[ 245]
UJ 205
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The submarine chaser , a former Gabbiano -class corvette , was sunk at Venice by American aircraft.[ 246]
Venus
Germany
World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Cape Arkona , Rügen .[ 15]
Yusen Maru No. 27 GO
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy SAYU-02: The auxiliary submarine chaser was lost on this date.
28 March
List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1945
Ship
State
Description
Antonio
Brazil
The tanker collided with Fort Moose ( United Kingdom ) off Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire , United Kingdom and was severely damaged. She capsized and sank five nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) off St. Ann's Head , Pembrokeshire on 1 March.[ 247]
Asokawa Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II : Convoy HI-88J: The tanker was bombed and sunk in Van Phong Bay (12°31′N 109°22′E / 12.517°N 109.367°E / 12.517; 109.367 ) off Nha Trang , French Indochina by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the 43rd Bomb Group. A total of 92 passengers, eight gunners and 34 crewmen were killed.[ 248]
CD-33
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The Type C escort ship was sunk in the Pacific Ocean south west of Shikoku (31°45′N 131°50′E / 31.750°N 131.833°E / 31.750; 131.833 ) by United States Navy aircraft from Task Force 58. All 170 crewmen were lost.[ 249]
Honan Maru
Japan
World War II: Convoy HI-88J: The Imperial Japanese Army-chartered British WWI Standard Tanker (a.k.a. Konan Maru ) was torpedoed and damaged in the South China Sea off Nha Trang , French Indochina, near Hon Doi Islet (12°40′N 109°30′E / 12.667°N 109.500°E / 12.667; 109.500 ) by USS Bluegill ( United States Navy ). Five gunners and 44 crewmen were killed. Mikura ( Imperial Japanese Navy ) rescued six crewmen and CD-84 ( Imperial Japanese Navy ) rescued fifteen crewmen. The abandoned vessel drifted ashore on Hon Doi Islet (12°40′N 109°27′E / 12.667°N 109.450°E / 12.667; 109.450 ). The next day Bluegill torpedoed the ship again starting an inferno that burned out the ship.[ 250]
KT-222
Soviet Navy
World War II: The K-18-class river minesweeping launch was sunk in error by Soviet artillery on the Danube near Sutto, Hungary.[ 251]
KT-729
Soviet Navy
World War II: The K-18-class river minesweeping launch was sunk in error by Soviet artillery on the Danube near Sutto, Hungary.[ 251]
Kaio Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
The auxiliary patrol ship was lost on this date.
HMS LCP(R)-840
Royal Navy
World War II: The landing craft personnel (5.9/8.2 t, 1943) struck a mine and sank in the North Sea .[ 15]
Meiho Maru
Japan
World War II: The cargo ship was sunk by United States Army Air Forces Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Fifth Air Force off the north coast of Formosa (25°00′N 121°00′E / 25.000°N 121.000°E / 25.000; 121.000 ). Three crew died.[ 59] [ 196]
Mikura
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The Mikura -class escort ship was sunk in the Pacific Ocean south west of Shikoku (31°45′N 131°50′E / 31.750°N 131.833°E / 31.750; 131.833 ) by USS Threadfin ( United States Navy ). All 216 crewmen were killed.[ 252]
Nase Maru
Japan
World War II: The fishing ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south of Kyushu by USS Tirante ( United States Navy ). 19 crew and 2 gunners died.[ 15] [ 196]
Oklahoma
United States
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (13°37′N 41°43′W / 13.617°N 41.717°W / 13.617; -41.717 ) by U-532 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of fourteen gunners and 36 crewmen. Twelve gunners and ten crewmen were rescued on 14 April by Delaware ( United States ).[ 253]
Ōyodo
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The Ōyodo -class cruiser was bombed, capsized and sunk in shallow water by carrier aircraft from Task Force 58 at Etajima . After capsizing her bottom was hit by 5-inch (130 mm) rockets. Between this attack and a previous attack on 24 March, 223 crew were killed and 180 wounded.[ 155]
PB-108
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The patrol boat was sunk in the Gulf of Boni off Maniang Island, Celebes (04°14′S 121°28′E / 4.233°S 121.467°E / -4.233; 121.467 ) by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Thirteenth Air Force . Sixty-nine crewmen were killed, nine were wounded.[ 254]
USS Skylark
United States Navy
World War II: The Auk -class minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Pacific Ocean off Hagushi Bay , Okinawa (26°20′N 127°40′E / 26.333°N 127.667°E / 26.333; 127.667 ), with the loss of five of her 105 crewmen. Survivors were rescued by the high-speed minesweeper USS Tolman ( United States Navy ).
St. Jan
Belgium
World War II: The fishing boat struck a mine laid by German S-Boote and sank in the North Sea (51°30′N 3°0′E / 51.500°N 3.000°E / 51.500; 3.000 ), with the loss all five crew.[ 255] [ 256]
USS Trigger
United States Navy
World War II: The Gato -class submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the Ryukyu Islands (32°16′N 123°05′E / 32.267°N 123.083°E / 32.267; 123.083 ) by Mikura , CD-33 and CD-59 (all Imperial Japanese Navy ). She was lost with all 89 crew.[ 252] [ 257]
W-11
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The No.7-class minesweeper was sunk in Makassar Bay (05°06′S 119°14′E / 5.100°S 119.233°E / -5.100; 119.233 ) by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Thirteenth Air Force.[ 258]
USS YR-43
United States Navy
While under tow in the Gulf of Alaska by the tug LT-373 ( United States Army ), the diesel auxiliary floating workshop broke loose, drifted ashore, and was wrecked 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) south of Zaikof Point on Montague Island , Territory of Alaska , at the entrance to Prince William Sound . Her entire crew survived, and was rescued by the rescue tug USS ATR-68 ( United States Navy ), the lighthouse tender USCGC Cedar and the buoy tender USCGC Bramble (both United States Coast Guard ).[ 259]
29 March
List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1945
Ship
State
Description
CD-18
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II : Convoy HI-88J: The Type D escort ship was strafed, bombed and sunk in the South China Sea 35 miles off Cap Batangan, French Indochina (14°44′N 109°16′E / 14.733°N 109.267°E / 14.733; 109.267 ) by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the 498th and 501st Bomb Squadrons, United States Fifth Air Force . One hundred and eighty four crewmen including her commanding officer were killed.[ 248]
CD-84
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy HI-88J: The Type D escort ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea 20 miles north north east of pointe An Yo (14°40′N 109°16′E / 14.667°N 109.267°E / 14.667; 109.267 ) by USS Hammerhead ( United States Navy ). Six Honan Maru survivors and all of her 191 crewmen were killed. Some survivors were rescued by Manju ( Imperial Japanese Navy ).[ 248]
CD-130
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy HI-88J: The Type D escort ship was strafed, bombed and sunk in the South China Sea off Nha Trang , French Indochina (14°39′N 109°16′E / 14.650°N 109.267°E / 14.650; 109.267 ) by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the 498th and 501st Bomb Squadrons, United States Fifth Air Force. All 178 crewmen were killed.[ 260]
KT-125
Soviet Navy
The K-15/M-17-class river minesweeping launch was sunk on this date.
Kaiko Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy HI-88J: The tanker was strafed, bombed and sunk in the South China Sea off Nha Trang, French Indochina (15°14′N 109°26′E / 15.233°N 109.433°E / 15.233; 109.433 ) by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the 500th bomb Squadron, United States Fifth Air Force. Twelve passengers, four gunners and nineteen crewmen were killed.[ 261] [ 248]
Kommandøren
Norway
World War II: The cargo ship (543 GRT, 1891) was torpedoed and sunk at Bergen , Norway by S 13 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of a crew member.[ 262]
Pa-173
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The Pa-1 -class patrol boat was sunk by a mine in Wakamatsu Harbour . Later raised but not repaired.
15 Shin'yō suicide motorboats
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Okinawa Campaign: The Shin'yō-class suicide motorboats were sunk/destroyed by US Navy aircraft off Okinawa .[ 263]
Showa Maru No. 2 GO
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy SAYU-02: The auxiliary submarine chaser was lost on this date.
HMCS Teme
Royal Canadian Navy
World War II: Convoy BTC 111 : The River-class frigate (1,370/1,920 t, 1944) was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End , Cornwall , United Kingdom (50°07′N 5°45′W / 50.117°N 5.750°W / 50.117; -5.750 ) by U-315 ( Kriegsmarine ). She was consequently declared a total loss and sold for scrap in December 1945.[ 264]
U-1106
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north east of the Faroe Islands (61°46′N 2°16′W / 61.767°N 2.267°W / 61.767; -2.267 ) by a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of 224 Squadron , Royal Air Force with the loss of all 46 crew.[ 265]
U-1169
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was depth charged and sunk in the English Channel south of Lizard Point, Cornwall , United Kingdom by HMS Duckworth ( Royal Navy ) with the loss of all 49 crew.[ 266]
UJ 308
Kriegsmarine
The KSK-2-class naval drifter/submarine chaser was lost in a collision on this date, raised post war, repaired and put in Soviet service.
V-5532
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The KSK-2-class naval drifter/Vorpostenboot was shelled and set alight by HNoMS MTB 716 and HNoMS MTB 717 (both Royal Norwegian Navy ) in Stokksundet , Norway, and beached. The ship was then destroyed by the fire. Of the 17-man crew, eight were killed and nine were wounded.[ 267]
30 March
List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1945
Ship
State
Description
Eider
Germany
World War II : The coaster was sunk in an American air raid on Wilhelmshaven , Lower Saxony .[ 15]
Eikichi Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The auxiliary gunboat was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south of Kyushu by USS Tirante ( United States Navy ).[ 15]
F 6 Königin Luise
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The command ship, a former F-class escort ship , was bombed and sunk by American Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft at Wilhelmshaven.[ 15] [ 268]
Gijon
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in an American air raid on Bremen .[ 15]
Gudrid
Norway
World War II: The cargo ship (1,305 GRT, 1922) was bombed and sunk at Menstad , Norway by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 143 , 235 , 248 and 333 Squadrons , Royal Air Force . Raised post-war, repaired and returned to service in 1948.[ 269]
Hamburg
Germany
World War II: The coaster was sunk in an American air raid on Wilhelmshaven.[ 15]
Hansburg
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in an American air raid on Wilhelmshaven.[ 15]
HMS High Tide
Royal Navy
The examination vessel, an Admiralty type drifter (106 GRT, 1919), foundered off northern Wales .[ 35]
Jim
United Kingdom
World War II: The coaster (833 GRT, 1908) was either torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by a Kriegsmarine Seehund midget submarine, or foundered in a storm.[ 15]
Kiri Maru No. 5 Go
Imperial Japanese Navy
The auxiliary minesweeper was lost on this date.
Köln
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Königsberg -class cruiser was bombed and sunk at Wilhelmshaven by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Army Air Force. The wreck was broken up in 1946.
HMS LCA 1433
Royal Navy
The landing craft assault was smashed by waves during a storm in the Admiralty Islands .[ 35]
M-329
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk by American aircraft at Wilhelmshaven.[ 15] [ 270]
M 3430 Mardyck
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk by American aircraft at Wilhelmshaven.[ 15] [ 270]
M 3138
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Kolberg , Pomerania .[ 15]
Njassa
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The accommodation ship was sunk in an American air raid on Wilhelmshaven.[ 15] She was refloated in 1946 and scrapped.[ 52]
Quirid Borgstad
Norway
World War II: The coaster (1,664 GRT) was sunk at Porsgrunn , Norway by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 143, 235, 248 and 33 Squadrons, Royal Air Force.[ 15]
RA 256
Kriegsmarine
The minesweeper, a former VAS 301 -class submarine chaser, was lost on this date.
S 186
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The torpedo boat was sunk in an American air raid on Wilhelmshaven , Germany.[ 15] [ 271]
S 194
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The torpedo boat was sunk in an American air raid on Wilhelmshaven , Germany.[ 15] [ 272]
S 224
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The torpedo boat was sunk in an American air raid on Wilhelmshaven , Germany.[ 15] [ 273]
Scharnhörn
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Menstad by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 143, 235, 248 and 333 Squadrons, RAF.[ 269]
Shinan Maru
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Convoy HI-88J: The auxiliary submarine chaser was sunk in the South China Sea off Yulin, Hainan , China (18°09′N 109°42′E / 18.150°N 109.700°E / 18.150; 109.700 ) by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Army Air Force.[ 274]
Specht
Germany
World War II: The coaster was sunk in an American air raid on Wilhelmshaven.[ 15]
Stella
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in an American air raid on Bremen , Germany.[ 15] [ 275]
Svanefjell
Norway
World War II: The cargo ship (1,371 GRT, 1936) was bombed and sunk at Menstad, Norway by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 143, 235, 248 and 333 Squadrons, Royal Air Force. Raised post-war, repaired and returned to service.[ 276]
Torafire
Norway
World War II: The cargo ship (823 GRT, 1920) was bombed and sunk at Menstad, Norway by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 143, 235, 248 and 333 Squadrons, Royal Air Force. Raised in August 1945, repaired and returned to service in February 1948.[ 218]
U-96
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was bombed and sunk at Wilhelmshaven by United States Army Air Force aircraft.
U-348
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was bombed and sunk at Hamburg (53°33′N 9°57′E / 53.550°N 9.950°E / 53.550; 9.950 ) by United States Army Air Force aircraft with the loss of two crew.[ 277]
U-350
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was bombed and sunk at Finkenwerder , Hamburg (53°33′N 9°57′E / 53.550°N 9.950°E / 53.550; 9.950 ) by United States Army Air Force aircraft.[ 278]
U-429
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was bombed and sunk at Wilhelmshaven (53°31′N 8°10′E / 53.517°N 8.167°E / 53.517; 8.167 ) by United States Army Air Force aircraft.[ 279]
U-430
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was bombed and sunk at Bremen (53°08′N 8°46′E / 53.133°N 8.767°E / 53.133; 8.767 ) by United States Army Air Force aircraft.[ 280]
U-870
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type IXC/40 submarine was bombed and sunk at Bremen by United States Army Air Force aircraft.[ 281]
U-882
Germany
World War II: The Type IXC/40 submarine was sunk in an American air raid on Bremen.[ 15]
U-884
Germany
World War II: The Type IXD/42 submarine was sunk in an American air raid on Bremen.
U-965
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north of Scotland (58°19′N 5°31′W / 58.317°N 5.517°W / 58.317; -5.517 ) by HMS Conn and HMS Rupert (both Royal Navy ).[ 282]
U-1131
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIc submarine was bombed and sunk at Hamburg in an American air raid. She was later scrapped.[ 283]
U-1167
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was bombed and sunk at Hamburg in a British air raid with the loss of one crew member.[ 284]
U-1197
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was damaged in an American air raid on Bremen. She was consequently decommissioned.[ 15]
U-2340
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type XXIII submarine was bombed and sunk at Hamburg in a British air raid. The wreck was scrapped post-war.[ 285]
U-3036
Germany
World War II: The Type XXI submarine was sunk in an American air raid on Bremen.[ 15]
U-3042
Germany
World War II: The Type XXI submarine was destroyed on the slips in an American air raid on Bremen.[ 15]
U-3043
Germany
World War II: The Type XXI submarine was destroyed on the slips in an American air raid on Bremen.[ 15]
U-3046
Germany
World War II: The Type XXI submarine was sunk in an American air raid on Bremen.[ 15]
U-3045
Germany
World War II: The Type XXI submarine was sunk in an American air raid on Bremen.[ 15]
U-3508
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type XXI submarine was sunk in an American air raid on Wilhelmshaven.
Vistula
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The submarine tender was sunk in an American air raid on Wilhelmshaven.[ 15]
Vs 343
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The patrol boat struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Kolberg.[ 15]
31 March
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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1945
Ship
State
Description
Celebes
Germany
World War II : The transport ship was bombed and severely damaged at Hamburg . She was repaired 1945–46 and entered Dutch service in November 1946.[ 110]
Frigga
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by Allied aircraft at Schulau . She was refloated later that year, repaired and returned to service.[ 51]
Hans Rolshoven
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The salvaged, but unrepaired, Hans Rolshoven -class seaplane tender was bombed and sunk by British bombers at Sassnitz.
Jersbek
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by Soviet aircraft on 9 March, or bombed and sunk by Soviet Douglas A-20 Havoc and Ilyushin Il-4 aircraft on 28 March, or struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Pillau (54°40′48″N 19°53′00″E / 54.68000°N 19.88333°E / 54.68000; 19.88333 ) on 30 March.[ 288] [ 84] [ 211]
USS Kete
United States Navy
World War II: The Balao -class submarine was lost in the Pacific Ocean on or after 20 March. She may have been torpedoed and sunk on 20 March by Ro-41 ( Imperial Japanese Navy ).[ 15]
HMS LCA 1112
Royal Navy
The landing craft assault was lost sometime in March.
HMS LCA 1153
Royal Navy
The landing craft assault was lost sometime in March.
HMS LCM 1011
Royal Navy
The landing craft mechanized was lost in the Mediterranean Sea .[ 35]
T40 , T41 and T42
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The incomplete Type 1941 torpedo boats were scuttled by their builder to prevent capture by the Red Army at the Schichau Yard, Elbing.
T43 , T44 , T45 , T46 , T47 , T48 , T49 , and T50
Kriegsmarine
World War II:The incomplete Type 1941 torpedo boats were destroyed by their builder to prevent capture by the Red Army at the Schichau Yard, Elbing.
TS 15
Kriegsmarine
The incomplete torpedo training ship, originally designed to be an M 1940-class minesweeper , was destroyed on the stocks at Memel sometime in March (probably on 23 March).
Two unknown submarines
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The midget submarines were scuttled at Davao, Philippines late in the month.[ 289]
U-296
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was lost on or about 12 March on patrol in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 55°30′N 7°00′W / 55.500°N 7.000°W / 55.500; -7.000 ) possibly due to striking a mine . All 42 crew were killed.[ 290]
U-758
Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was severely damaged in a British air raid on Kiel , Schleswig-Holstein . She was struck from the navy list on 16 March. Scrapped in 1946.
Winrich von Kniprode
Germany
World War II: The troopship was bombed and damaged at Pillau in an Allied air raid. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[ 291]
USS YCF-23 , USS YCF-29 ,USS YCF-36 and USS YCF-37
United States Navy
The non-self-propelled car floats were lost en route to Eniwetok sometime in March.[ 292]
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