The list of shipwrecks in March 1942 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1942.
World War II: The Clemson-class destroyer was bombed and damaged by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft, then shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean near Christmas Island by Hiei and Kirishima (both Imperial Japanese Navy) with the loss of 146 of her 153 crew. Five or six crewmen were rescued by the Japanese, five were later executed in a prisoner of war camp.[12]
One more ship may have been lost on this day, see below.
For the loss of the British tanker Diala on this day, see the entry for 15 January 1942.
World War II: Operation Drumbeat: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina (34°55′30″N 75°44′42″W / 34.92500°N 75.74500°W / 34.92500; -75.74500) by U-71 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of eleven of her 33 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS Tarbell ( United States Navy).[382][383]
World War II: St Nazaire Raid: The Town-class destroyer was expended as a floating bomb at Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France. She rammed the Normandie Dock drydock gates and later exploded killing about 350 people, mostly German military and some civilians. The forward section was destroyed by the explosion, the aft section was washed into the Dock, where it was scrapped by the Germans. The drydock was put out of action and not repaired until 1947. Surviving crew rescued by HMS ML 177 and HMS MTB 74 (both Royal Navy).[401][402]
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