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HMS Achates
Royal Navy
31 December 1942
An A-class destroyer that was sunk 135 nautical miles southeast of Bear Island , in the Battle of the Barents Sea .
73°18′N 30°6′E / 73.300°N 30.100°E / 73.300; 30.100 (HMS Achates (H12) )
RFA Aldersdale
Royal Navy
7 July 1942
A Dale-class oil tanker that was damaged by aircraft and sunk by U-457 .
75°0′N 45°0′E / 75.000°N 45.000°E / 75.000; 45.000 (RFA Aldersdale (X34) )
SS Andrew G. Curtin
United States
26 January 1944
A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by U-716 .[ 1]
73°22′N 24°15′E / 73.367°N 24.250°E / 73.367; 24.250 (SS Andrew G. Curtin )
HMS Bickerton
Royal Navy
22 August 1944
A Buckley -class destroyer escort that was torpedoed by U-354 and scuttled.
71°42′N 19°11′E / 71.700°N 19.183°E / 71.700; 19.183 (HMS Bickerton (K466) )
BO-229
Soviet Navy
7 December 1944
A SC-497 class submarine chaser that was sunk by U-997 . Originally the USS SC-1485 for the United States Navy before being lend-leased to the Soviet Navy on 8 July 1944.[ 2] [ 3]
69°28′N 34°19′E / 69.467°N 34.317°E / 69.467; 34.317 (BO-229 )
BO-230
Soviet Navy
5 December 1944
A SC-497 class submarine chaser that was sunk by U-365 . Originally the USS SC-1477 for the United States Navy before being lend-leased to the Soviet Navy on 19 July 1944.[ 4] [ 5]
69°29′N 35°12′E / 69.483°N 35.200°E / 69.483; 35.200 (BO-230 )
SS Daniel Morgan
United States
5 July 1942
A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by U-88 .[ 6]
75°08′N 45°06′E / 75.133°N 45.100°E / 75.133; 45.100 (SS Daniel Morgan )
HMS Edinburgh
Royal Navy
2 May 1942
A Town-class light cruiser that was scuttled 400 kilometres northeast of Kola Bay , Russia.
72°N 35°E / 72°N 35°E / 72; 35 (HMS Edinburgh (16) )
SS Edward H. Crockett
United States
29 September 1944
A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by U-310 .[ 7]
72°59′N 24°26′E / 72.983°N 24.433°E / 72.983; 24.433 (SS Edward H. Crockett )
SS Empire Byron
United Kingdom
5 July 1942
A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-703 .
76°18′N 33°30′E / 76.300°N 33.500°E / 76.300; 33.500 (SS Empire Byron )
SS Empire Cowper
United Kingdom
11 April 1942
A cargo ship that was bombed by German aircraft.
71°01′N 36°00′E / 71.017°N 36.000°E / 71.017; 36.000 (SS Empire Cowper )
SS El Occidente
United States
13 April 1942
A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-435 .
73°12′N 28°18′E / 73.2°N 28.3°E / 73.2; 28.3 (SS El Occidente )
Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt
Kriegsmarine
31 December 1942
A Type 1934A-class destroyer that was sunk by HMS Sheffield in the Battle of the Barents Sea .
77°19′N 30°47′E / 77.317°N 30.783°E / 77.317; 30.783 (German destroyer Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt )
FV Gaul
United Kingdom
8–9 February 1974
A British fishing vessel that disappeared without trace; the wreck was not discovered until 1997.
HMS Goodall
Royal Navy
29 April 1945
A Captain class frigate that was scuttled the following day after being torpedoed by U-286 .[ 8]
69°25′N 33°38′E / 69.417°N 33.633°E / 69.417; 33.633 (HMS Goodall (K-479) )
M-175
Soviet Navy
10 January 1942
A Soviet M-class submarine that was sunk by U-584 .[ 9]
70°09′N 32°50′E / 70.150°N 32.833°E / 70.150; 32.833 (M-175 )
HMS Matabele
Royal Navy
17 January 1942
A Tribal class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-454.[ 10]
69°21′N 35°27′E / 69.350°N 35.450°E / 69.350; 35.450 (HMS Matabele (G-26) )
SS Thomas Scott
United States
17 February 1945
A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by U-968 .[ 11]
69°30′N 34°42′E / 69.500°N 34.700°E / 69.500; 34.700 (SS Thomas Scott )
HMS Trinidad
Royal Navy
15 May 1942
A Crown Colony-class cruiser that was attacked by German bombers and scuttled north of North Cape , Norway.
73°37′N 23°27′E / 73.617°N 23.450°E / 73.617; 23.450 (HMS Trinidad (46) )
SM U-28
Kriegsmarine
2 September 1917
A Type U 27 U-boat that attacked the SS Olive Branch at close range, 85 miles northeast of North Cape , Norway. The gunfire detonated the Olive Branch' s cargo of munitions, and the U-boat was sunk in the resultant explosion.
72°34′N 27°56′E / 72.567°N 27.933°E / 72.567; 27.933 (SM U-28 (Germany) )
U-288
Kriegsmarine
3 April 1944
A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British aircraft southeast of Bear Island .
73°44′N 27°12′E / 73.733°N 27.200°E / 73.733; 27.200 (German submarine U-288 )
U-314
Kriegsmarine
30 January 1944
A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Whitehall and HMS Meteor southeast of Bear Island .
73°41′N 24°30′E / 73.683°N 24.500°E / 73.683; 24.500 (German submarine U-314 )
U-354
Kriegsmarine
24 August 1944
A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British ships northeast of North Cape .
72°49′N 30°41′E / 72.817°N 30.683°E / 72.817; 30.683 (German submarine U-354 )
U-425
Kriegsmarine
17 February 1945
A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Lark and HMS Alnwick Castle near Murmansk , Russia.
69°39′N 35°50′E / 69.650°N 35.833°E / 69.650; 35.833 (German submarine U-425 )
U-457
Kriegsmarine
16 September 1942
A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Impulsive northeast of Murmansk , Russia.
75°05′N 43°15′E / 75.083°N 43.250°E / 75.083; 43.250 (German submarine U-457 )
U-472
Kriegsmarine
4 March 1943
A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Onslaught and British aircraft southeast of Bear Island .
73°05′N 26°40′E / 73.083°N 26.667°E / 73.083; 26.667 (German submarine U-472 )
U-585
Kriegsmarine
30 March 1942
A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a German mine north of Murmansk , Russia.
70°00′N 34°00′E / 70.000°N 34.000°E / 70.000; 34.000 (German submarine U-585 )
U-589
Kriegsmarine
14 September 1942
A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Onslow and a British aircraft.
75°40′N 20°32′E / 75.667°N 20.533°E / 75.667; 20.533 (German submarine U-589 )
U-655
Kriegsmarine
24 March 1942
A Type VIIC U-boat that was rammed by HMS Sharpshooter .
73°00′N 21°00′E / 73.000°N 21.000°E / 73.000; 21.000 (German submarine U-655 )