List of shipwrecks in January 1941

List of shipwrecks in January 1941 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1941.

1 January

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|ship={{SS|Attendant|1913|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Thames Estuary off Sheerness, Kent. She was beached, but was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.{{cite web |url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4101-28JAN01.htm |title=Naval Events, January 1941, Part 1 of 2, Wednesday 1st – Tuesday 14th |publisher=Naval History |accessdate=6 December 2011}}

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|ship={{MV|Catharina|1939|2}}

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=The coaster collided with {{SS|Madrono|1916|2}} ({{flag|Norway}}) in the English Channel south of The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew were rescued by Madrono.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?138432 |title=MV Catharina (+1941) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=21 December 2011}}

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2 January

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|ship={{SS|Albano|1918|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Adriatic Sea {{convert|1|nmi|km}} east of Cape Laghi, Albania with the loss of five of her 40 crew.{{cite web |url=http://conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com/2014/02/cronologia-delle-perdite_14.html |title=Chronicle of Italian losses |publisher=conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.co|accessdate=10 January 2019}}

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|ship={{MV|Monte Aralar|1930|2}}

|flag={{flag|Spain|1938}}

|desc=The cargo ship was driven ashore at Bonanza. She was a total loss.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=570 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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|ship={{SS|Nalgora|1922|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|350|nmi|km}} north of the Cape Verde Islands, Portugal ({{coord|22|24|N|21|11|W}}) by {{GS|U-65|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 105 passengers and crew survived. Some were rescued by {{SS|Nolisement|1928|2}} and {{SS|Umgeni|1938|2}} (both {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}), others reached land in their lifeboat.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/734.html |title=Nalgora |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=15 February 2012}}

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3 January

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|ship={{ship|German drifter|M 3410 Kasia||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The naval drifter/minesweeper was lost on this date.

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|ship={{SS|Liisa|1911|2}}

|flag={{flag|Finland}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Bremen, Germany by Royal Air Force aircraft. She was later salvaged.

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|ship={{HMT|New Spray}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=The naval trawler foundered in a gale in the Thames Estuary off Sheerness, Kent.

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|ship={{SS|Pinewood|1930|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary {{convert|1.5|nmi|km}} south of Southend Pier, Essex with the loss of six of her eighteen crew.

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|ship={{SS|Yrsa|1908|2}}

|flag={{flag|Finland}}

|desc=World War II: The Royal Air Force bombed a bridge over the Kiel Canal dropping it on the cargo ship, sinking her. She was raised and removed, and the canal was reopened.

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4 January

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|ship={{SS|Snyg|1918|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk south east of Haugesund, Norway, by Lockheed Hudson aircraft of the Royal Air Force. Her crew were rescued by {{ship|German minesweeper|M-1103||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?134085 |title=SS Snyg (+1941) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=23 December 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/homefleet/shipss1.html |title=Norwegian Homefleet - WW II, Ships starting with Sa through Sn |publisher=Warsailors |accessdate=10 February 2012}}

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5 January

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|ship={{SS|Shakespeare|1926|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|18|05|N|21|10|W}}) by {{ship|Italian submarine|Comandante Cappellini||2}} ({{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}) with the loss of twenty of her 42 crew.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Sunk By Italian Submarine |date=13 January 1941 |page=3 |issue=48822 |column=D }}{{cite web |url=http://conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com/2017/09/comandante-cappellini.html |title=Comandante Cappellini |publisher=conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com |access-date=19 January 2021}}

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|ship={{SS|Soemba|1924|2}}

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy HX 100: The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|300|nmi|km}} off Cape Race, Dominion of Newfoundland ({{coord|45|52|N|49|10|W}}) with the loss of 34 of her 58 crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/hx100.html |title=Convoy HX 100 |publisher=Warsailors |accessdate=17 May 2012}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=549 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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|ship=V 303 Tannenberg

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=The vorpostenboot sank or was sunk on this date. She was subsequently raised, repaired and returned to service.

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|ship=V 306 Fritz Hincke

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The vorpostenboot struck a mine and sank off IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of 22 lives.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/41-01.htm |title=Seekrieg 1941, Januar |accessdate=24 March 2015 |last=Rohwer |first=Jürgen |authorlink=Jürgen Rohwer |author2=Gerhard Hümmelchen |work=Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart |publisher= |language=German }}{{cite web |url=http://files.mikrokopter.de/ProspektionsberichtVorpostenbootV812.pdf |title=V 812 and sister ships |publisher=files.mikrokopter.de |accessdate=17 October 2019}}

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|ship={{SS|Vulcano|1918|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster truck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Tobruk, Libya. Her crew were rescued.{{cite book |last1=Biagini e Frattolillo |year=1989 |title=Diario Storico del Comando Supremo Vol III Tomo 1 - Parte Prima, dal 1.1.1941 al 30.4.1941 |page=39 |publisher=Edizione Ufficio Storico}}

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6 January

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|ship={{SS|Antonis|1915|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|8|17|N|23|32|W}}) by {{ship|German auxiliary cruiser|Kormoran||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 28 crew were taken as prisoners of war.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=524 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Empire Thunder||2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy OB 269: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Hebrides ({{coord|59|14|N|12|43|W}}) by {{GS|U-124|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of nine or her 39 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMT|Kingston Onyx}} ({{naval|UK}}). Empire Thunder was on her maiden voyage.{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=96 }}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/735.html |title=Empire Thunder |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=14 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship=Gadra

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|1.5|nmi|km}} off Myling Head, Faroe Islands with the loss of seven of her ten crew.

}}

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|ship={{ship|ST|Lion||2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The tug struck a mine and sank in the River Medway with the loss of all five crew.{{cite web |url=https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead |title=CWGC |publisher=www.cwgc.org |accessdate=8 January 2019}}

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7 January

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|ship={{SS|H. H. Petersen||2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea ({{coord|52|22|N|2|05|E}}). Her crew were rescued.

}}

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|ship={{ship|Italian submarine|Nani||2}}

|flag={{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Marcello|submarine}} was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|60|15|N|15|27|W}}) by {{HMS|Anemone|K48|6}} and {{HMS|La Malouine|K46|6}} (both {{naval|UK}}). All 53 crew were lost.{{cite web |url=https://www.lavocedelmarinaio.com/2015/01/7-1-1941-affondamento-regio-sommergibile-nani/ |title=Nani |date=7 January 2015 |publisher=www.lavocedelmarinaio.com |accessdate=7 January 2019}}

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|ship={{ship|German submarine chaser|UJ 175|Mob-FD 31|2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass2|MOB-FD|naval trawler}}/submarine chaser was sunk by mines off Feiestein with the loss of ten lives.{{cite web |url=https://www.kak.net/2017/06/22/sirevag-kystfort/ |title=UJ 175 |date=22 June 2017 |publisher=www.kak.net |accessdate=7 January 2019}}

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|ship={{ship|German torpedo boat|Wolf||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The Type 24 torpedo boat struck a mine shortly before midnight while returning from a mine-laying operation and sank in the North Sea off Dunkerque, Nord, France, with the loss of 45 of her crew.Wolf, Retrieved 7 January 2019{{Circular reference|date=July 2019}}

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8 January

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|ship={{SS|Clytoneus|1930|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|56|23|N|15|28|W}}) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe. All 62 crew were rescued by {{HMS|Esperance Bay}} and {{HMS|Wild Swan|D62|6}} (both {{naval|UK}}).{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=493 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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|ship={{MV|Strathearn|1935|2}}

|flag=22px Trinity House

|desc=World War II: The lighthouse tender struck a mine and sank in the North Sea ({{coord|51|45|N|1|10|E}}) with the loss of fifteen lives.

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9 January

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|ship={{SS|Bassano|1937|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|57|57|N|17|42|W}}) by {{GS|U-105|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of one of her 56 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Esperance Bay}} and {{HMS|Wild Swan|D62|6}} (both {{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/736.html |title=Bassano |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=22 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Carlo Martinolinch|1928|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea ({{coord|38|28|N|16|44|E}}) by {{HMS|Parthian|N75|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) with the loss of five of her 39 crew.

}}

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|ship={{HMT|Dusky Queen}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=The naval trawler ran aground in the Strait of Dover and was wrecked.

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|ship={{SS|Giovanni Maria|1907|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Bardia, Libya. Her ten crew were rescued.{{cite web |url= http://conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com/2014/02/cronologia-delle-perdite_14.html |title=Italian losses chronicle |publisher=conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com |accessdate=9 January 2019}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Palma|1919|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea ({{coord|39|15|N|9|44|E}}) off Cape Carbonara, Sardinia by {{HMS|Pandora|N42|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).

}}

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|ship={{SS|Socony|1936|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker collided with {{SS|Tongarito|1925|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|51|03|N|41|32|W}}).{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=484 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Valdivagna|1913|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea ({{coord|39|15|N|9|44|E}}) off Cape Carbonara by {{HMS|Pandora|N42|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).

}}

10 January

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|ship={{MV|Austvard|1925|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy SL 62: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|130|nmi|km}} west of County Galway, Ireland by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Kondor aircraft of the Luftwaffe with the loss of 23 of her 28 crew.{{Cite web|url=http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/austvard.html |title=M/S Austvard |publisher=Warsailors |accessdate=7 January 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Middlesex|1920|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Bristol Channel off Flat Holm, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. The wreck was subsequently dispersed by explosives.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=504 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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|ship={{ship|Italian torpedo boat|Vega||2}}

|flag={{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Excess: The {{sclass|Spica|torpedo boat}} was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Bon, Tunisia by {{HMS|Bonaventure|31|6}} and {{HMS|Southampton|83|6}} (both {{naval|UK}}) with the loss of 122 of her 128 crew.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavocedelmarinaio.com/2018/01/10-1-1941-affondamento-regia-nave-vega/ |title=Vega casualty list |date=10 January 2018 |publisher=www.lavocedelmarinaio.com |accessdate=10 January 2019}}

}}

11 January

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|ship={{SS|Beachy|1936|2}}

|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The convoy rescue ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|53|29|N|16|24|W}}) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe with the loss of five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMT|Arab}} ({{naval|UK}}).

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|ship={{SS|Bertha|1906|2}}

|flag={{flag|Sweden}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Copenhagen, Denmark with the loss of four of her seventeen crew.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Telegrams in Brief |date=14 January 1941 |page=3 |issue=48823 |column=E }}{{cite web |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=VEST19410313.2.28&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 |title=Berta casualties names |publisher=cdnc.ucr.edu |accessdate=11 January 2019}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Brechsee|1901|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Malmö, Sweden. The Swedish pilot and some of her crew were wounded.{{csr|register=MSI|id=5601692|shipname=Brechsee |accessdate=23 March 2012}}{{cite web |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=VEST19410313.2.28&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 |title=Vestkusten March 1941 |publisher=cdnc.ucr.edu |accessdate=11 January 2019}}

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|ship={{SS|Greyfriars|1923|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the North Sea off Grimsby, Lincolnshire by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of five crew. She came ashore the next morning at Chapel St Leonards, Lincolnshire. Greyfriars was refloated on 14 January.

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|ship= {{ship|Romanian minesweeper|Locotenant Lepri Remus||2}}

|flag={{navy|Kingdom of Romania}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Capitan Dumitrescu|minesweeper}} was sunk in the Danube Estuary off Sulina by a mine laid the day before by the minelayer {{ship|Romanian minelayer|Aurora||2}} ({{navy|Kingdom of Romania}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?language=E&period=&idtrida=808 |title=Romanian minesweeper type Capitan Dumitrescu |website=warshipsww2.eu |accessdate=28 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229010148/http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?language=E&period=&idtrida=808# |archive-date=2014-12-29 |url-status=usurped}}{{cite web |url=http://submarine-at-war.ru/mines/410110g.html |title=Mine barrage G |publisher=submarine-at-war.ru |accessdate=11 January 2019}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Manhattan|1931|2}}

|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}

|desc=File:SS Manhattan2.jpg

The ocean liner ran aground off Lake Worth Lagoon, Florida. There were no casualties among her 192 passengers and 482 crew. She was refloated on 4 February, repaired and returned to service.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=U.S. Liner Aground |date=14 January 1941 |page=4 |issue=48823 |column=G }}{{cite web |url=https://www.cruiselinehistory.com/ss-manhattan-aground-off-palm-beach-1941/ |title=Manhattan |publisher=www.cruiselinehistory.com |accessdate=11 January 2019}}

}}

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|ship=MTB 37,
MTB 39,
MTB 40,
MTB 74,
MTB 75, and
MTB 108

|flag={{naval|United Kingdom}}

|desc=World War II: The motor torpedo boats were destroyed whilst under construction at Vosper Thorneycroft's yard, Southampton, Hampshire during a Luftwaffe air raid.

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|ship=Oriole

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the Faroe Islands with the loss of all ten crew.{{cite web |url=https://www.cwgc.org/ |title=Commonwealth War Graves Commission |publisher=www.cwgc.org |accessdate=10 January 2019}}

}}

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|ship={{HMS|Southampton|83|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass2|Town|cruiser|||1936}} was bombed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea south east of Malta by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of II Staffeln, Sturzkampfgeschwader 2n, Luftwaffe with the loss of 81 of her 748 crew. She was scuttled by {{HMS|Gloucester|C62|6}} and {{HMS|Orion|85|6}} (both {{naval|UK}}).

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|ship={{HMT|Uberous}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=The naval trawler ran aground off Londonderry.

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12 January

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|ship=Strathrye

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|50|35|N|3|59|W}}). Her crew were rescued.

}}

14 January

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|ship={{SS|Borkum|1925|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=The pilot boat ran aground in the Hubert Gat and was wrecked.

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|ship={{SS|Buitenzorg|1916|2}}

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground in the Sound of Mull, Inner Hebrides, United Kingdom ({{coord|56|30|15|N|5|44|28|W}}) and was wrecked. There were no casualties.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11511 |title=SS Buitenzorg (+1941) |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |accessdate=16 January 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.scottishshipwrecks.com/buitenzorg/ |title=Buitenzorg |publisher=www.scottishshipwrecks.com |access-date=26 June 2024}}

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|ship={{SS|Emilie Maersk|1922|2}}

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground in the North Sea off Borkum, Germany and was wrecked. Her crew survived.{{cite book |title=The world's merchant fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=446 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?138201 |title=SS Emilie Maersk (+1941) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=21 December 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Eumaeus||2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|8|55|N|15|03|W}}) by {{ship|Italian submarine|Comandante Cappellini||2}} ({{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}). There were 337 soldiers and crewmen aboard; 315 were rescued by {{HMT|Bengali}} and {{HMT|Spaniare}} (both {{naval|UK}}) but some died of their wounds, bringing the number of dead to 27 or 32 depending on sources.{{cite web |url=http://conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com/2017/09/comandante-cappellini.html |title=Comandante Cappellini |publisher=conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com |access-date=16 January 2021}}

}}

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|ship={{HMS|Fitzroy|J03|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass2|Hunt|minesweeper|||1916}} struck a mine in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex and was beached. She was repaired, and returned to service in June 1941.

}}

15 January

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|ship={{SS|Brask|1911|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|52|45|N|23|59|W}}) by {{ship|Italian submarine|Luigi Torelli||2}} ({{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}) with the loss of twelve of her 32 crew. Survivors boarded the drifting {{SS|Nemea|1919|2}} ({{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}) the next day and were later rescued by {{HMS|Highlander|H44|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web|url= http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/brask.html |title= D/S Brask |publisher=Warsailors |accessdate=9 January 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Città di Messina|1929|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Benghazi, Libya ({{coord|32|59|N|14|11|E}}) by {{HMS|Regent|N41|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) with the loss of 432 of the 598 people on board.{{cite web |url=http://conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com/2014/07/citta-di-messina.html |title=Città di Messina |publisher=conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com |access-date=16 January 2021}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Karri|1938|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster struck a mine and was damaged in Liverpool Bay {{convert|2|nmi|km}} north of the Bar Lightship (22px Trinity House) and was beached at Tranmere, Cheshire. A crew member was killed. She was later refloated, arriving at Liverpool, Lancashire for repairs on 10 April.

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|ship={{SS|Mancunium|1933|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The sludge carrier struck a mine and sank in Liverpool Bay {{convert|2|nmi|km}} north east of the Bar Lightship (22px Trinity House). Her crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4101-28JAN02.htm |title=Naval Events, January 1941, Part 2 of 2, Wednesday 15th – Friday 31st |publisher=Naval History |accessdate=6 December 2011}}

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|ship={{SS|Maywood|1923|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Irish Sea ({{coord|51|21|N|3|16|W}}). She was beached at Whitemore Bay, Barry, Glamorgan.

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|ship={{SS|Nemea|1919|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|52|33|N|24|13|W}}) by {{ship|Italian submarine|Luigi Torelli||2}} ({{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}) with the loss of seventeen of her 31 crew. She was abandoned, but was reboarded on 16 January, along with survivors from {{SS|Brask|1911|2}} ({{flag|Norway}}). They were rescued by {{HMS|Highlander|H44|6}} ({{naval|UK}}). Nemeasank on 17 January.{{cite web |url=http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/WWIStandardShipsL-W.htm#L-M-N |title=WWI Standard Built Ships L - W |publisher=Mariners |accessdate=8 May 2011}}{{cite web |url=https://www.historisches-marinearchiv.de/projekte/verluste_griechenland/ausgabe.php?lang=1&rubrik=%&where_value=139 |title=Nemea |publisher=www.historisches-marinearchiv.de |access-date=18 January 2021}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=527 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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|ship=Stalker

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler was bombed in the North Sea off Grimsby, Lincolnshire by Luftwaffe aircraft, and was beached in a sinking condition. All eleven crew were rescued. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.{{cite web |url=https://lifeboatmagazinearchive.rnli.org/volume/war-years/1941/january |title=Stalker rescue |publisher=lifeboatmagazinearchive.rnli.org |accessdate=9 January 2019}}

}}

16 January

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|ship={{ship|HMT|Desiree}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine in the Thames Estuary and sank. Her crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?73906 |title=HMT Desiree (+1941) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=17 October 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Meandros|1919|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|55|15|N|11|40|W}}) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe. Her crew were rescued. Meandros was taken in tow by a Royal Navy ship, but was scuttled on 20 January.

}}

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|ship={{SS|Nicolaos Filinis|1904|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk by {{ship|Italian submarine|Luigi Torelli||2}} ({{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}) with the loss of three of her 29 crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?161286 |title=SS Nikolaos Filinis (+1941) |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |accessdate=17 January 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.historisches-marinearchiv.de/projekte/verluste_griechenland/ausgabe.php?lang=1&rubrik=%&where_value=140 |title=Nicolaos Filinis |publisher=www.historisches-marinearchiv.de |access-date=18 January 2021}}

}}

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|ship={{MV|Onoba|1938|2}}

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|55|55|N|12|24|W}}) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe. Her crew were rescued.

}}

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|ship={{SS|Oropesa|1919|2}}

|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|56|28|N|12|00|W}}) by {{GS|U-96|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 106 of the 249 people on board. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Superman|W89|6}}, {{HMS|Tenacity|W18|6}} and {{HMS|Westcott|D47|6}} (all {{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/738.html |title=Oropesa |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=21 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Romsey|1930|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster struck a mine and was damaged in the Bristol Channel ({{coord|51|41|N|5|09|W}}). She was beached at Dale, Pembrokeshire.

}}

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|ship={{MV|Spirality|1939|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=The coaster collided with {{MV|Bonnington Court|1929|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}) at Ipswich, Suffolk. Spirality capsized and sank. She was run into by a Royal Navy vessel on 25 January and by {{SS|Sanfry|1930|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}) on 30 January. Spirality was refloated on 16 March but sank again. She was refloated on 27 March, repaired and returned to service.{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=258 }}

}}

17 January

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|ship={{SS|Almeda Star||2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|58|16|N|13|40|W}}) by {{GS|U-96|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of all 325 people on board.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Athelduke|1929|2}}

|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker struck a mine and was damaged in the Bristol Channel ({{coord|51|21|N|3|20|W}}). She was beached in Whitmore Bay, Barry, Glamorgan.

}}

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|ship={{ship|HTMS|Dongkla}}

|flag={{naval|Thailand}}

|desc=World War II: Franco-Thai War: Battle of Ko Chang: The coastal defence ship was shelled and damaged in the Gulf of Siam off the coast of French Indo-China by {{ship|French cruiser|La Motte-Picquet||2}} and other ships (all {{navy|France}}). She ran aground, but sank when towed off.

}}

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|ship=Ingenieur Riebell

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The escort ship was torpedoed and sunk by a Royal Navy ship at an unknown location. She was subsequently refloated and scrapped.

}}

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|ship={{ship|HTMS|Songhkla}}

|flag={{naval|Thailand}}

|desc=World War II: Franco-Thai War: Battle of Ko Chang: The torpedo boat was shelled and sunk in the Gulf of Siam off the coast of French Indo-China by {{ship|French cruiser|La Motte-Picquet||2}} and other ships (all {{navy|France}}).

}}

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|ship={{ship|HTMS|Sri Ayuthia}}

|flag={{naval|Thailand}}

|desc=World War II: Franco-Thai War: The coastal defence ship was torpedoed and damaged by {{ship|French cruiser|La Motte-Picquet||2}} ({{navy|France}}). She was beached in the River Chantaboum, French Indo-China.

}}

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|ship={{ship|HTMS|Thonburi}}

|flag={{naval|Thailand}}

|desc=World War II: Franco-Thai War, Battle of Ko Chang: The coastal defence ship was severely damaged by {{ship|French cruiser|La Motte-Picquet||2}} and other ships (all {{navy|France}}). She was beached, but was later repaired and returned to service.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|HTMS|Chonburi}}

|flag={{naval|Thailand}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Zealandic|1928|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|58|28|20|N|20|43|00|W}}) by {{GS|U-106|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of all 73 people on board.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/737.html |title=Zealandic |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=22 February 2012}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=516 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

18 January

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|ship={{MV|British Union|1927|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|26|34|N|30|58|W}}) by {{ship|German auxiliary cruiser|Kormoran||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of one, or ten, of her 45 crew with 27 captured and made prisoners of war, and seven rescued by {{HMS|Arawa}} ({{naval|United Kingdom}}).

}}

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|ship={{MV|Diana|1936|2}}

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy FN 388: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the Bristol Channel ({{coord|51|18|N|3|10|W}}). Two of her crew were rescued. Four of her crew and a pilot were killed.{{cite web |url=https://mass.cultureelerfgoed.nl/diana |title=Diana |publisher=mass.cultureelerfgoed.nl |access-date=28 January 2021}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Godfried Bühren|1911|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Kattegat {{convert|20|nmi|km}} east of the Limfjord.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=470 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{HMS|Kung Wo}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary minelayer was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft {{convert|6|nmi|km}} north west of "Pompong Island".

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{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Lelio||2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank at La Spezia.

}}

19 January

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|ship={{MV|Bonnington Court|1929|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy FN 388: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off the Sunk Lightship (22px Trinity House) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of two of her crew.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|Italian submarine|Neghelli||2}}

|flag={{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Adua|submarine}} was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Crete, Greece by {{HMS|Greyhound|H05|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) with the loss of all 46 crew.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Nymph

|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}

|desc=The troller struck a reef and sank near Point Retreat, Alaska Territory ({{coord|58|24|45|N|134|57|15|W|name=Point Retreat}}). Her two crew members reached shore and were rescued by {{USCGC|Haida|WPG-45|6}} (22px United States Coast Guard).[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-n/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (N)]

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20 January

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|ship={{SS|Barneveld|1928|2}}

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo liner was captured in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|1200|nmi|km}} west of Freetown, Sierra Leone (approximately {{coord|7|S|3|E}}) by {{ship|German cruiser|Admiral Scheer||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 100 people on board were taken as prisoners of war. Barneveld was scuttled the next day. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Table Bay.{{cite book |first=Roger |last=Jordan |year= 1999 |title=The World's Merchant Ships 1939 |place=London |publisher=Chatham House |isbn=1 86176 023 X |page=278 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Cornish Rose|1920|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=The cargo ship was abandoned in the Bristol Channel off Swansea, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued by the Mumbles Lifeboat.{{cite web |url=http://www.swanseadocks.co.uk/Gower%20wrecks%20Rons%20write-up%20site.pdf |title=A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks |first=Ron |last=Tovey |publisher=Swansea Docks |accessdate=23 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222065415/http://www.swanseadocks.co.uk/Gower%20wrecks%20Rons%20write-up%20site.pdf |archivedate=22 December 2014 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Florian||2}}

|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Faroe Islands ({{coord|61|14|N|12|05|W}}) by {{GS|U-94|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of all 44 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/741.html |title=Florian |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=20 February 2012}} Florian was on a voyage from Oban, Argyllshire to New York, United States.{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=68 }}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Heemskerk|1919|2}}

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy SL 61: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was bombed and set on fire in the Atlantic Ocean by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe. She was torpedoed and sunk on 26 January ({{coord|53|43|N|16|07|W}}) by {{GS|U-105|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of eight of her crew.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=551 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Portugal|1906|2}}

|flag={{flag|Belgium}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately {{coord|50|N|19|W}}) by {{ship|Italian submarine|Marcello||2}} ({{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}) with the loss of all hands.{{cite book |title=The world's merchant fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=444 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMT|Relonzo}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the Crosby Channel, off Liverpool, Lancashire with the loss of nineteen of her crew.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Stanpark|1937|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|9|27|S|3|00|W}}) by {{ship|German cruiser|Admiral Scheer||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 37 crew were rescued and taken as prisoners of war.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=512 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

21 January

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|ship={{SS|Burma|1912|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=The cargo ship was driven ashore and broke in two while laid up at El Puerto de Santa María, Spain. Both sections were refloated and scrapped.{{csr|register=MSI|id=5603254|shipname=Burma |accessdate=7 August 2012}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=529 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMS|Englishman}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The rescue tug was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|40|nmi|km}} west of Tory Island, County Donegal, Ireland by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of eighteen of her crew.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/7446.html |title=Rescue Tug HMS Englishman |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=21 January 2013}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Korsfjord|1912|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{SS|Banda Shahpour|1927|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|200|nmi|km}} north of Butt of Lewis, United Kingdom ({{coord|60|40|N|12|09|W}}) with the loss of two of her 21 crew. Survivors were rescued by Banda Shahpour.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?131928 |title=SS Korsfjord (+1941) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=22 December 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/korsfjord.html |title=D/S Korsfjord |publisher=Warsailors |accessdate=25 January 2012}}

}}

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|ship=Mary E. O'Hara

|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}

|desc=The fishing vessel sank in {{convert|50|ft}} of water off the coast of Massachusetts in Outer Boston Harbor, {{convert|1/2|nmi|m}} east of Finn's Ledge ({{coord|42|23|00|N|070|55|00|W|name=Mary E. O'Hara}}) after colliding with the barge Winifred Sheridan ({{flag|United States|1912}}). A total of eighteen people from the two vessels lost their lives.{{Cite web| url=http://wreckhunter.net/DataPages/maryeohara-dat.htm |title=Mary E. O'Hara | publisher=Hunting New England Shipwrecks |accessdate=13 February 2021 }}{{Cite web| url=http://wreckhunter.net/DataPages/winifredsheridan-dat.htm |title=Winifred Sheridan | publisher=Hunting New England Shipwrecks |accessdate=13 February 2021 }}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Temple Mead|1928|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|54|14|N|14|30|W}}) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe with the loss of fourteen of her 40 crew.

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|ship=Winifred Sheridan

|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}

|desc=The barge sank in up to {{convert|50|ft}} of water off the coast of Massachusetts in Outer Boston Harbor, {{convert|0.5|nmi}} east of Finn's Ledge ( {{coord|42|23|00|N|070|55|00|W|name=Winifred Sheridan}}) after colliding with the fishing vessel Mary E. O'Hara ({{flag|United States|1912}}). A total of 18 people from the two vessels lost their lives.

}}

22 January

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|ship=Diego

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The schooner was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea west of Tobruk, Libya by {{HMAS|Vampire|D68|6}} ({{naval|Australia|1913}}). All ten crew were rescued and made prisoners of war.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Jamaica Planter|1936|2}}

|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Bristol Channel off Barry Island, Glamorgan and was beached at Barry. She was refloated on 13 February and beached in Whitemore Bay, refloated again five days later and taken to Barry where she was repaired.{{cite web |url=https://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/ask-the-forum/16105-mn-jamiaca-planter.html |title=Jamaica Planter |publisher=www.merchant-navy.net |accessdate=20 January 2020}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Kapetan Stratis|1906|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|54|34|N|12|08|W}}) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe with the loss of all 28 hands.{{cite web |url=https://www.warsailors.com/convoys/hg50.html |title=Kapetan Stratis |publisher=www.warsailors.com |accessdate=20 January 2020}}{{cite web |url=http://olympias.lib.uoi.gr/jspui/bitstream/123456789/6394/1/5.%20%CE%A4%CE%BF%20%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BC%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C%20%CF%83%CF%8E%CE%BC%CE%B1%20%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%20%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%BA%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B1%20%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85%20%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%AD%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%85.pdf |title=Greek Shipping losses |publisher=olympias.lib.uoi.gr |accessdate=20 January 2020}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Liguria|1913|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=The troopship was bombed and sunk at Tobruk by Royal Air Force aircraft. She was refloated in 1950 and scrapped.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?148018 |title=SS Liguria (+1941) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=17 October 2011}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=533 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{Ship|HMT|Luda Lady}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the Humber. Her crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?68274 |title=HMT Luda Lady (+1941) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=17 October 2011}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MS|Oslofjord|1937|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The troopship – beached at Tynemouth with her back broken since striking a mine off Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom, on 1 December 1940,{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Reported Sinking Of Norwegian Liner |date=14 December 1940 |page=4 |issue=48799 |column=F }}{{cite web|url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?569 |title=MV Oslofjord (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=25 October 2011}} – broke in two, capsized, and sank in bad weather at {{coord|55|0.17|N|1|23.72|W}}.{{cite web |last=Lawson |first =Siri Holm |url=http://warsailors.com/singleships/oslofjord.html |title=M/S Oslofjord |accessdate=24 January 2010 |work=Warsailors.com |publisher= |date= }}{{cite book |title=Pictorial Encyclopedia of Ocean Liners, 1860-1994 |url=https://archive.org/details/pictorialencyclo0000mill |url-access=registration |last=Miller |first=William H. Jr. |year=1995 |publisher=Dover Publications |location=New York |isbn=0-486-28137-X |pages=[https://archive.org/details/pictorialencyclo0000mill/page/92 92] }}

}}

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|ship={{ship|Italian cruiser|San Giorgio||2}}

|flag={{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}

|desc=File:Italian cruiser San Giorgio scuttled at Tobruk 1941.jpg]] World War II: Battle of Tobruk: The {{sclass|San Giorgio|cruiser}} was scuttled at Tobruk.

}}

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|ship={{HMS|Saint Cyrus|W47|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass2|Saint|tugboat}} struck a mine and sank in the Humber with the loss of most of her crew.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/7347.html |title=Rescue Tug HMS St. Cyrus of the Royal Navy|publisher=Uboat |accessdate=22 January 2013}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Sydfold|1918|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-61|1939|2}} in the North Sea ({{coord|58|40|N|00|30|W}}) with the loss of five of her 24 crew. She was in ballast on a voyage from Kristiansand to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.{{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/200.html|title=SS Sydfold - Norwegian Steam Merchant|publisher=www.uboat.net|accessdate=25 October 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11101|title=SS Sydfold [+1940]|publisher=www.wrecksite.eu|accessdate=25 October 2013}}

}}

23 January

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|ship={{SS|Langleegorse|1927|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy SL 61: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|53|19|N|13|11|W}}) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe with the loss of all 37 crew.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=502 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Lurigethan|1916|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy SL 61: The cargo ship was bombed and set afire in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|280|nmi|km}} west of Galway Bay, Ireland ({{coord|53|46|N|16|00|W}}) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe with the loss of sixteen of her 51 crew. She then straggled behind the convoy and was abandoned. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Arabis|K73|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) and {{SS|Milos|1898|2}} ({{flag|Sweden}}). Lurigethan was torpedoed and sunk on 26 January at {{coord|53|50|N|15|40|W}} by {{GS|U-105|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/743.html |title=Lurigethan |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=22 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Mostyn|1909|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|54|30|N|14|52|W}}) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe with the loss of two of her crew.

}}

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|ship={{SS|Svein Jarl|1919|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|59|30|N|2|00|W}}) by {{GS|U-69|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of all hands.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=564 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

24 January

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|ship={{SS|Corheath|1936|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary with the loss of three of her crew.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Mandasor|1920|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean {{convert|300|nmi|km}} east of the Seychelles ({{coord|4|18|S|61|00|E}}) by {{ship|German auxiliary cruiser|Atlantis||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of five of her 81 crew. Survivors were taken as prisoners of war.

}}

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|ship={{SS|Vespasian|1935|2}}

|flag={{Flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy OB 276: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|55|57|N|21|55|W}}) by {{GS|U-123|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of all eighteen crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/vespasian.html |title=D/S Vespasian |publisher=Warsailors |accessdate=8 February 2012}}{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/742.html |title=Vespasian |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=24 February 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Wirta|1909|2}}

|flag={{flag|Finland}}

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground in Skerjafjord, Iceland. She was declared a total loss.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=453 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

25 January

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|ship={{SS|Spey|1923|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=The coaster ran aground at Warkworth, Northumberland and was wrecked.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?64136 |title=SS Spey (+1941) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=23 December 2011}}

}}

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|ship=Svea

|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}

|desc=The fishing vessel was wrecked on the east shore of McLean Arm ({{coord|54|47|45|N|131|57|15|W|name=McLean Arm}}), Alaska Territory. The two people on board survived.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)]

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|ship=Tuck A. Hoe

|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}

|desc=The fishing vessel was wrecked at Palm Point near Katalla, Alaska Territory ({{coord|60|11|N|144|33|W|name=Palm Point}}). Her four crew survived.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-t/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (T)]

}}

26 January

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|ship={{SS|Beemsterdijk||2}}

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Bristol Channel {{convert|12|nmi|km}} west of the Smalls Lighthouse. She sank the next day at {{coord|51|17|N|6|23|W}} with the loss of 39 of her 42 crew.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Belgia||2}}

|flag={{flag|Sweden}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy FN 92: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Thames Estuary by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of six crew of her 26 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Cotswold|L54|6}} ({{naval|UK}}): Belgia came ashore at Frinton-on-Sea, Essex. She was later salvaged, repaired and returned to service as Empire Bell.{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |pages=384–85 }}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Catford|1919|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Thames Estuary and was beached. She was later refloated.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Meriones||2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship ran aground on the Haisboro' Sands, Norfolk ({{Coord|52|53|N|1|47|E}}). She was bombed and sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft. Her crew were rescued.

}}

27 January

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|ship=Caerphilly Castle

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|52|34|N|12|00|W}}) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of three of her crew.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMT|Darogah}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Ingo|1926|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Bon, Tunisia ({{coord|34|27|N|14|11|E}}) by Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 830 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm. Eight of her crew and three passengers were killed. Survivors were rescued by {{ship|Italian torpedo boat|Orione|1937|2}} ({{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}).{{cite book|title=Kriegstagebuch der Seekriegsleitung 1939 - 1945. - Teil A ; Band 17. Januar 1941|page=382}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Ringwall|1921|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the Irish Sea south of the Isle of Man.

}}

28 January

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|ship={{SS|Alhena|1921|2}}

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=The cargo liner ran aground on the Pladdy Rock. She was later refloated and taken in tow for the Clyde, but sank whilst under tow on 10 September 1942.{{Cite web |url=http://www.naviearmatori.net/ita/foto-191518-4.html |title=Alhena (I) |publisher=Navi e Armatori |accessdate=25 October 2010}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Erling Jarl|1895|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground and sank at Brønnøysund, Nordland with the loss of a crew member. She was later raised, repaired and re-entered service as Bodø.{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/homefleetsingles/erlingjarl.html |title=D/S Erling Jarl |publisher=Warsailors |accessdate=9 February 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Grelrosa|1914|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy SC 19: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|55|12|N|15|41|W}}) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Kondor aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe with the loss of five of her 36 crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/sc19report.html |title=Analysis of Attacks by a U-boat on Convoy SC 19 on Jan. 29-1941 |publisher=Warsailors |accessdate=22 May 2012}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=498 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Homeside|1924|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=The cargo ship was reported in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|43|52|N|8|40|W}}) with a severe leak. No further trace, reported missing.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=483 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=K. V. Kruse

|flag={{flagicon|Canada|1921}} Canada

|desc=While under tow by the tug LaPoint (Flag unknown) off the coast of British Columbia in the vicinity of the Queen Charlotte Islands, the barge – a former five-masted schooner – disappeared when her towline broke in bad weather. She drifted {{convert|125|nmi}} north as a derelict, and the United States Coast Guard discovered her wreck in Cordova Bay in the Alexander Archipelago east of Long Island, Alaska Territory in February 1941.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-k/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (K)]

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Kate|1919|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Artemisium. Two of her crew were killed.{{cite web |url=https://www.historisches-marinearchiv.de/projekte/verluste_griechenland/ausgabe.php?lang=1&rubrik=%&where_value=235 |title=Kate |publisher=www.historisches-marinearchiv.de |access-date=18 January 2021}} Also reported as being bombed and sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft at Thessaloniki.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=525 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|King Robert|1920|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy SC 19: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|56|00|N|15|23|W}}) by {{GS|U-93|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 42 crew were rescued by {{HMS|Anthony|H40|6}} and {{HMT|Lady Madeleine|FY283|6}} (both {{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/746.html |title=King Robert |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=20 February 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Pandion|1926|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged at {{coord|55|34|N|10|22|W}} by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe. She was beached in Lough Swilly but later broke in two in a storm and was declared a total loss.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Tafelburg|1930|2}}

|flag={{flag|Union of South Africa|1928}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker struck a mine in the Bristol Channel ({{coord|51|21|N|3|16|W}}) and was beached at Porthkerry, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 27 March and beached at Whitemore Bay but broke in two and was declared a constructive total loss. Tafelburg was salvaged, repaired and entered service as Empire Heron.{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=389 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Urla|1924|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy HX 102: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|54|54|N|19|00|W}}) by {{ship|Italian submarine|Luigi Torelli||2}} ({{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}). Her 42 crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/hx102.html |title=Convoy HX 102 |publisher=Warsailors |accessdate=17 May 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|W. B. Walker|1935|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy SC 19: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|150|nmi|km}} south east of Rockall, Inverness-shire ({{coord|56|00|N|15|23|W}}) by {{GS|U-93|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of four of her 47 crew. She was taken in tow by {{HMS|Anthony|H40|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) but broke in two four days later. The bow section was scuttled on 6 February; the stern section sank on 13 February. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Antelope|H36|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) and HMS Anthony.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/747.html |title=W.B. Walker |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=20 February 2012}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=515 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

29 January

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|ship={{SS|Afric Star|1926|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|400|nmi|km}} west of St. Vincent by {{ship|German auxiliary cruiser|Kormoran||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her crew were rescued and taken as prisoners of war.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Aikaterini|1913|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy SC 19: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|56|00|N|15|23|W}}) by {{GS|U-93|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 31 crew were rescued but one of them died shortly after being rescued.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/745.html |title=Aikaterini |publisher=uboat.net |accessdate=18 January 2021}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Eurylochus|1912|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|8|15|N|25|04|W}}) by {{ship|German auxiliary cruiser|Kormoran||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of fifteen of her 81 crew. Survivors were rescued by Kormoran and {{SS|Monte Teide|1922|2}} ({{flag|Spain|1938}}). The 38 survivors on Kormoran were taken as prisoners of war.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=496 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|King Robert|1920|2}}

|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy SC 19: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{Coord|56|00|N|15|23|W}}) by {{GS|U-93|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 42 crew were rescued.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=501 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Sesostris|1915|2}}

|flag={{flag|Egypt|1922}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy SC 19: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|56|00|N|15|23|W}}) by {{GS|U-106|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of all hands.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/740.html |title=Sesostris |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=22 February 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Westmoreland|1916|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Irish Sea {{convert|3|nmi|km}} due west of the Bar Lightship (22px Trinity House) and was abandoned. She was later reboarded and towed into Liverpool, Lancashire.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|West Wales|1925|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy SC 19: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|56|00|N|15|23|W}}) by {{GS|U-94|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of sixteen of her 37 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Antelope|H36|6}} and {{HMS|Anthony|H40|6}} (both {{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/744.html |title=West Wales |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=20 February 2012}}

}}

30 January

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|ship={{MV|Austvard|1925|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

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{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Rushpool||2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy SC 19: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|56|00|N|15|42|W}}) by {{GS|U-94|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 40 crew were rescued by {{HMS|Antelope|H36|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).

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31 January

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|ship={{SS|Botusk|1919|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy HX 103: The collier struck a mine and sank {{convert|6|nmi|km}} north east of North Rona Island with the loss of four of her fifteen crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Verbena|K85|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).

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{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Desmoulea|1939|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy AN 14, Attack on Convoy AN 14: The tanker was torpedoed and disabled by the torpedo boats {{ship|Italian torpedo boat|Lupo||2}} and {{ship|Italian torpedo boat|Libra||2}} ({{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}) off Crete ({{coord|35|33|32|N|25|34|14|E}}) with the loss of a crew member. Desmoulea was towed to Souda Bay by {{HMS|Dainty|H53|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) and spent the rest of the war as a stores hulk at Bombay, India.{{cite book|last=O'Hara|first=Vincent P.|title=Struggle for the Middle Sea: The Great Navies at War in the Mediterranean Theater, 1940-1945|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=2009|page=80|isbn=978-1-59114-648-3}}{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=162 }}{{Cite web|title=Tower Hill: Lost on vessels - D'entrecasteax to Devonia|url=https://www.benjidog.co.uk/Tower%20Hill/D%27entrecasteaux%20to%20Devonia.html|website=www.benjidog.co.uk|access-date=2020-05-23}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Emmaplein|1926|2}}

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy HX 103: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank {{convert|6|nmi|km}} north east of North Rona Island. Her 34 crew were rescued by {{SS|Ariel|1939|2}} ({{flag|UK|civil}}) and two Royal Navy corvettes.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMS|Huntley|J56|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass2|Hunt|minesweeper|||1916}} was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea {{convert|30|nmi|km}} west of Mersa Matruh, Egypt ({{coord|31|25|N|26|48|E}}) by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of II Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe with the loss of eighteen of her crew.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/6526.html |title=HMS Huntley (J 56) |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=17 October 2011}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Maja|1923|2}}

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Elbe {{convert|3|nmi|km}} north west of the Elbe II Lightship ({{flag|Nazi Germany}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?133654 |title=SS Maja (+1941) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=22 December 2011}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=448 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Olympier|1920|2}}

|flag={{flag|Belgium}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in by aircraft of 1 Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe {{convert|120|nmi|km}} off Tory Island, County Donegal, Ireland ({{Coord|56|04|N|11|00|W}}) with the loss of eight of her 27 crew.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Pizarro|1923|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|650|nmi|km}} off Cape Finisterre, Spain ({{coord|49|03|N|19|40|W}}) by {{ship|Italian submarine|Dandolo||2}} ({{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}) with the loss of 23 of her 29 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Macbrae|1924|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}) and landed at Lisbon, Portugal.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Torpedoed British Ship |date=19 February 1941 |page=3 |issue=48854 |column=D }}

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{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Rowanbank|1919|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy SL 62: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|57|00|N|16|30|W}}) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of all 68 crew.{{cite book |title=The world's merchant fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=509 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Saturnus|1935|2}}

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: The balloon barrage ship struck a mine in the Irish Sea and was abandoned. She came ashore at Maughold Head, Isle of Man. Later refloated and towed to Douglas.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Sollum||2}}

|flag={{flag|Egypt|1922}}

|desc=World War II: The transport ship was bombed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea off Sidi Barrani by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was consequently beached.

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{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|ST|Ursus||2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The tug was shelled and sunk in the Adriatic Sea ({{coord|42|50|N|16|30|E}}) by {{HMS|Rorqual|N74|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) that also damaged the floating battery GM 239 that Ursus was towing. Nine of the eighteen crew of Ursus and fourteen of the 49 of GM 239 were reported killed or missing.{{cite web|url=https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3415.html |title=HMS Rorqual |publisher=uboat.net |accessdate=10 January 2019 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.lavoce.hr/cultura/2711-odissea-dell-ursus-attaccato-da-un-sottomarino-britannico |title=Ursus |publisher=www.lavoce.hr |accessdate=10 January 2019 }}

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|ship={{MV|Lycia|1924|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship in Scapa Flow ({{coord|58|53|03|N|2|53|57|W}}).{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=517 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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|ship={{ship|French submarine|Narval|Q118|2}}

|flag={{navy|Free French}}

|desc=World War II: The submarine was sunk by enemy action with the loss of all 50 crew.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=French Submarine Sunk |date=10 January 1941 |page=4 |issue=48820 |column=C }}

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References

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