List of shipwrecks in September 1942#23 September

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

1 September

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|ship={{SS|Bur|1917|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground on the Valiant Rock, in Long Island Sound, and sank. She was refloated on 3 October 1943 and consequently scrapped.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=556 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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|ship={{MV|Crown City|1920|2}}

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

|desc=The cargo ship was wrecked on the coast of Sledge Island in the Bering Sea off the west-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. Much of her cargo – foodstuffs, mobile machinery, Quonset huts, clothing, coal, ore, gasoline, airplane parts, and a deck load of lumber – was salvaged.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-c/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C)]

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|ship={{SS|Ilorin||2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Guinea off Legu, Gold Coast ({{coord|5|00|N|1|00|W}}) by {{GS|U-125|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 33 of her 37 crew.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2114.html |title=Ilorin |publisher=Uboat |access-date=22 February 2012}}

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|ship={{ship|Soviet torpedo boat|Purga||2}}

|flag={{navy|Soviet Union}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Uragan|guard ship}} was sunk in Lake Ladoga by Luftwaffe aircraft.{{cite web |url=http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?language=E&period=&idtrida=349&tridit=lodenice&zobraz=A |title=Soviet Union torpedo boat class Storm |publisher=Warshipsww2 |access-date=13 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913193431/http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?language=E&period=&idtrida=349&tridit=lodenice&zobraz=A |archive-date=13 September 2014 |url-status=usurped |df=dmy-all }}

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|ship={{GS|U-756||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|57|41|N|31|30|W}}) by {{HMCS|Morden|K170|6}} ({{naval|Canada|1911}}) with the loss of all 43 crew.

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2 September

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|ship={{SS|Gazcon|1932|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Aden north of Cape Guardafui, Italian Somaliland ({{coord|13|01|N|50|41|E}}) by {{ship|Japanese submarine|I-29||2}} ({{navy|Empire of Japan}}) with the loss of twelve of the 49 people on board.{{cite web |url=http://www.combinedfleet.com/I-29.htm |title=I-29 |publisher=www.combinedfleet.com |access-date=21 April 2023}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=458 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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|ship={{HMS|LCP(L) 83}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=The Landing Craft, Personnel (Large) was lost on this date.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

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|ship={{SS|Ocean Might||2}}

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

|desc=The Ocean ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|0|57|N|4|11|W}}) by {{GS|U-109|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/Ocean1.html |title=Ocean A-T |publisher=Mariners List |accessdate=5 December 2024 }}

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|ship={{MV|Passat|1926|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk off Pauillac, Gironde, France in an Allied air raid. She was refloated in 1949 and scrapped.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |pages=476, 564 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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|ship=PB-35

|flag={{navy|Empire of Japan}}

|desc=World War II: The patrol boat, a former {{sclass|Momi|destroyer}}, was bombed and sunk off Santa Isabel Island ({{coord|07|16|S|158|03|E}}) by Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of the 11th Bomb Group, United States Army Air Force. Ninety-two of her crew were killed.{{cite web |url=http://www.combinedfleet.com/PB-35_t.htm |title=PB-35 |publisher=www.combinedfleet.com |access-date=21 April 2023}}

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|ship={{SS|Picci Fassio|1909|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north of Derna, Libya ({{coord|33|26|N|22|41|E}}) by aircraft of the Royal Air Force. Thirteen of her 33 crew were killed.{{cite web |url=http://conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com/2015/04/picci-fassio.html |title=Picci Fassio |publisher=conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com |access-date=21 April 2023}}

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|ship={{ship|Soviet minesweeper|RTShch-124||2}}

|flag={{navy|Soviet Union}}

|desc=The K-15/M-17-class river minesweeping launch was sunk on this date.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

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|ship={{ship|German minesweeper|Sperrbrecher 164 Bitsch||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The Sperrbrecher struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Schiermonnikoog, Friesland, Netherlands.

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|ship={{SS|Teikyu Maru|Gustav Diederichsen|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off Kinkasan Harbour, Honshū ({{coord|42|08|N|141|15|E}}) by {{USS|Guardfish|SS-217|6}} ({{navy|USA|1912}}). A crew member was killed.{{cite web |url=http://www.combinedfleet.com/Teikyu_t.htm |title=Teikyu Maru |publisher=www.combinedfleet.com |access-date=21 April 2023}}

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|ship={{GS|U-222||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=The Type VIIC submarine collided with {{GS|U-626||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) and sank in the Baltic Sea off Pillau ({{coord|54|25|N|19|30|E}}) with the loss of 48 of her 51 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/boats/u222.htm |title=U-222 |publisher=Uboat |access-date=10 March 2012}}

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3 September

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|ship={{SS|Arnon|1883|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Mandatory Palestine}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea {{convert|5|nmi|km}} north of Tartus, Syria by {{GS|U-375||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2115.html |title=Arnon |publisher=Uboat |access-date=19 March 2012}}

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|ship={{SS|Donald Stewart|1923|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy LN-7: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of St. Lawrence ({{coord|50|32|N|58|46|W}}) by {{GS|U-517||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of three of her 20 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMCS|Shawinigan|K136|6}} and {{HMCS|Trail|K174|6}} (both {{naval|Canada|1911}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2116.html |title=Donald Stewart |publisher=Uboat |access-date=1 April 2012}}

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|ship={{ship|German landing craft|F 355||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=The Type A Marinefahrprahm was sunk on this date.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|3|nmi|km}} off Cape Sines, Portugal (approximately {{coord|38|N|9|W}}) by {{GS|U-107|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of three of the 51 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Spanish fishing trawlers.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2117.html |title=Hollinside |publisher=Uboat |access-date=23 February 2012}}

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|ship=Miriam

|flag={{flagcountry|Mandatory Palestine}}

|desc=World War II: The sailing ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea {{convert|5|nmi|km}} north of Tartus by {{GS|U-375||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/3559.html |title=Miriam |publisher=Uboat |access-date=19 March 2012}}

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|ship={{SS|Ocean Might||2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The Ocean ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|0|57|N|4|11|W}}) by {{GS|U-109|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of four of her 54 crew. Survivors reached land in their lifeboats.{{cite web |url=http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/Ocean1.html |title=Ocean Ships A-T |publisher=Mariners |access-date=6 January 2012}}{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2119.html |title=Ocean Might |publisher=Uboat |access-date=23 February 2012}}

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|ship={{ship|Soviet gunboat|Oktyabr||2}}

|flag={{navy|Soviet Union}}

|desc=World War II: The gunboat was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea off the Taman Peninsula by {{ship|German motor torpedo boat|S 27||2}}, {{ship|German motor torpedo boat|S 28||2}}, {{ship|German motor torpedo boat|S 72||2}} and {{ship|German motor torpedo boat|S 102||2}} (all {{navy|Nazi Germany}}).{{Cite web|url=http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/42-09.htm |title=Seekrieg 1942, September |access-date=6 May 2015 |last=Rohwer |first=Jürgen |author-link=Jürgen Rohwer |author2=Gerhard Hümmelchen |work=Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart |language=de }}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|3|nmi|km}} off Cape Sines (approximately {{coord|38|N|9|W}}) by {{GS|U-107|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of two of her 45 crew. Survivors were rescued by a Spanish fishing trawler.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2118.html |title=Penrose |publisher=Uboat |access-date=23 February 2012}}

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|ship={{ship|ST|Proletari||2}}

|flag={{flag|Soviet Union|1936}}

|desc=World War II: The tug was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea off the Taman Peninsula by {{ship|German motor torpedo boat|S 27||2}}, {{ship|German motor torpedo boat|S 28||2}}, {{ship|German motor torpedo boat|S 72||2}} and {{ship|German motor torpedo boat|S 102||2}} (all {{navy|Nazi Germany}}).

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|ship={{ship|Soviet gunboat|Rostov-Don||2}}

|flag={{navy|Soviet Union}}

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|ship={{ship|German motor torpedo boat|S 27||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The E-boat was sunk in the Black Sea off the Taman Peninsula by one of her own torpedoes.

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|ship=Turkian

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

|desc=World War II: The sailing ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea {{convert|5|nmi|km}} north of Tartus by {{GS|U-375||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her crew survived.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2130.html |title=Salina |publisher=Uboat |access-date=19 March 2012}}

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|ship={{GS|U-162|1941|2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The Type IXC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north east of Trinidad ({{coord|12|21|N|59|29|W}}) by {{HMS|Pathfinder|G10|6}}, {{HMS|Quentin|G78|6}} and {{HMS|Vimy}} (all {{naval|UK}}) with the loss of two of her 51 crew.

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|ship={{GS|U-705||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay ({{coord|46|42|N|11|07|W}}) by an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley aircraft of 77 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 45 crew.{{cite web|url=http://uboat.net/boats/u705.htm |title=U-705 |publisher=Uboat |access-date=16 April 2012}}

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|ship=Viros

|flag={{flag|Sweden}}

|desc=World War II: The fishing boat was sunk by a mine west of Hirtshals, Denmark with the loss of all ten crew.{{cite web |url=http://fiske.zaramis.se/om/fiskelagen/goteborg/gg-28-viros/ |title=Viros |date=25 December 2014 |publisher=fiske.zaramis.se |access-date=5 January 2021}}

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|ship={{USS|Wakefield|AP-21|6}}

|flag={{navy|USA|1912}}

|desc=The troopship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean. She was taken in tow by {{ship|ST|Foundation Frankin||2}} ({{flagicon|Canada|1921}} Canada) on 5 September and beached at McNab's Cove, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 8 September. Refloated on 14 September, eventually towed to Boston, Massachusetts, where she was declared a constructive total loss, but was repaired and returned to service.

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|ship=41

|flag={{flag|Soviet Union|1936}}

|desc=World War II: The barge was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea off the Taman Peninsula by {{ship|German torpedo boat|S 27||2}}, {{ship|German torpedo boat|S 28||2}}, {{ship|German torpedo boat|S 72||2}} and {{ship|German torpedo boat|S 102||2}} (all {{navy|Nazi Germany}}).

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4 September

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|ship={{SS|Amatlan||2}}

|flag={{flag|Mexico|1934}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico ({{coord|23|27|N|97|30|W}}) by {{GS|U-171||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of ten of her 34 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2120.html |title=Amatlan |publisher=Uboat |access-date=6 March 2012}}

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|ship=Chita Maru

|flag={{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in Kuji Bay by {{USS|Guardfish|SS-217|6}} ({{navy|USA|1912}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.combinedfleet.com/Kaimei_t.htm |title=Japanese Army Auxiliary transports |publisher=Combinedfleet.com |access-date=1 December 2022}}

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|ship={{ship|Japanese transport ship|Kaimei Maru||2}}

|flag={{navy|Empire of Japan}}

|desc=World War II: The British WWI B-class standard cargo ship/transport ship was torpedoed and sunk off Kuji Bay by {{USS|Guardfish|SS-217|6}} ({{navy|USA|1912}}). Ten crew killed.{{cite book |last=Kimble |first=David L. |year=1997 |title=Chronology of U.S. Navy Submarine Operations in the Pacific, 1939-1942 |location=New York |publisher=Merriam Press |page=53 |isbn=1576380238 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.combinedfleet.com/Kaimei_t.htm |title=Japanese Army Auxiliary transports |publisher=Combinedfleet.com |access-date=1 December 2022}}

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|ship={{ship|Japanese ammunition ship|Kashino||2}}

|flag={{navy|Empire of Japan}}

|desc=World War II: The Kashino-class ammunition ship was torpedoed, shelled, and sunk in the South China Sea {{convert|70|nmi}} northeast of Keelung, Formosa ({{coord|25|45|N|122|42|E}}) by {{USS|Growler|SS-215|6}} ({{navy|USA|1912}}).{{cite DANFS |title=Growler (SS-215) |url= http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss215.txt |access-date=28 December 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.combinedfleet.com/Kash_t.htm |title=Japanese Ammunition Ships |publisher=Combinedfleet.com |access-date=13 February 2023}}

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|ship={{SS|Padenna|1904|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea approximately {{convert|45|nmi|km}} north of Tobruk, Libya by {{HMS|Thrasher|N37|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) with the loss of 20 of her 34 crew.{{cite web |title=HMS Thrasher |url=https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3501.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=10 February 2020}}{{cite web |url=http://conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com/2016/12/padenna.html |title=Padenna |publisher=conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com |access-date=21 April 2023}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Spica|torpedo boat|2}} was sunk by British aircraft north of Tobruk with the loss of 30 of her 150 crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?language=E&period=&idtrida=365&tridit=lodenice&zobraz=A |title=Italian torpedo boat class Spica |publisher=Warshipsww2 |access-date=11 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911061508/http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?language=E&period=&idtrida=365&tridit=lodenice&zobraz=A |archive-date=11 September 2014 |url-status=usurped |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web |url=http://conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com/2015/10/polluce.html |title=Polluce |publisher=conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com |access-date=21 April 2023}}

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|ship={{HSwMS|Sjöborren|1941|6}}

|flag={{navy|Sweden}}

|desc=The {{sclass|Sjölejonet|submarine}} collided with {{MV|Virginia|1942|2}} ({{flag|Sweden}}) and sank in the Baltic Sea off the east coast of Sweden. A crew member died.{{cite book |title=Disasters of the Deep: A Comprehensive Survey of Submarine Accidents & Disasters |first=Edwyn |last=Gray |publisher=Pen and Sword |year=2006 |page=179 |isbn=0-85052-987-5}}

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|ship={{SS|Tenryu Maru|1939|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}}

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5 September

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|ship={{SS|Albachiara|1904|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off Derna, Libya, by {{HMS|Traveller|N48|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web|url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?134582 |title=Albachiara cargo ship 1904-1942|publisher=wrecksite.eu|access-date=5 September 2014}}

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|ship={{ship|German landing craft|F 157||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=The Type A Marinefahrprahm was sunk on this date.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

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|ship={{USS|Gregory|DD-82|6}}

|flag={{navy|USA|1912}}

|desc=World War II: The high-speed transport, a former {{sclass|Wickes|destroyer}}, was sunk in the Pacific Ocean near Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands by {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Hatsuyuki|1928|2}}, {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Murakumo|1928|2}} and {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Yūdachi|1936|2}} (all {{navy|Empire of Japan}}).

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|ship={{USS|Little|DD-79|6}}

|flag={{navy|USA|1912}}

|desc=World War II: The high-speed transport, a former {{sclass|Wickes|destroyer}}, was sunk in the Pacific Ocean near Guadalcanal by {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Hatsuyuki|1928|2}}, {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Murakumo|1928|2}} and {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Yūdachi|1936|2}} (all {{navy|Empire of Japan}}).

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|ship={{SS|Lord Strathcona|1915|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in Conception Bay ({{Coord|47|35|N|52|29|W}}) by {{GS|U-513||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 44 crew survived.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2123.html |title=Lord Strathcona |publisher=Uboat |access-date=1 April 2012}}

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|ship={{MV|Myrmidon|1930|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The ocean liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Cape Palmas, Liberia ({{coord|0|45|N|6|27|W}}) by {{GS|U-506||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 245 people on board were rescued by {{HMS|Brilliant|H84|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2122.html |title=Myrmidon |publisher=Uboat |access-date=27 March 2012}}{{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=20 }}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in Conception Bay ({{coord|47|35|N|52|29|W}}) by {{GS|U-513||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 30 of her 44 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2121.html |title=Saganaga |publisher=Uboat |access-date=1 April 2012}}

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6 September

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|ship={{SS|Aeas||2}}

|flag={{flagicon|Greece}} Greece

|desc=World War II: Convoy QS-33: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Saint Lawrence River ({{coord|49|10|N|66|50|W}}) by {{GS|U-165|1941|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of two of her 31 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2128.html |title=Aeas |publisher=Uboat |access-date=6 March 2012}}

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|ship={{MV|Anshun|1930|2}}

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

|desc=File:HMAS Anshun wreck.jpeg.]] World War II: Battle of Milne Bay: The cargo ship was sunk in Milne Bay by {{ship|Japanese cruiser|Tenryū||2}} ({{navy|Empire of Japan}}) in a night attack. Two American gunners were killed.{{cite book|last=Gill |first=G. Hermon |title=Royal Australian Navy 1939-1942 |series=Australia in the War of 1939–1945. Series 2 – Navy |volume=2 |year=1968 |publisher=Australian War Memorial |location=Canberra |page=172 |url=http://www.awm.gov.au/histories/second_world_war/volume.asp?levelID=67911 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927112028/http://www.awm.gov.au/histories/second_world_war/volume.asp?levelID=67911 |archive-date=2013-09-27 }} Anshun was refloated in 1944 and returned to service in 1947 as Culcairn.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=485 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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|ship={{SS|Britannic|1899|2}}

|flag={{flag|Finland}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Aalborg, Denmark.

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|ship={{ship||Helen Forsey|schooner|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The schooner was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|500|nmi|km}} east south east of Bermuda ({{coord|28|35|N|57|35|W}}) by {{GS|U-514||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of two of her six crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2125.html |title=Helen Forsey |publisher=Uboat |access-date=1 April 2012}}

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|ship={{SS|John A. Holloway|1925|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy GAT 2: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea north of Gallinas Punta, Colombia ({{coord|14|10|N|71|30|W}}) by {{GS|U-164|1941|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of one of her 24 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2127.html |title=John A. Holloway |publisher=Uboat |access-date=6 March 2012}}

}}

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|ship=Salina

|flag={{flagcountry|Mandatory Palestine}}

|desc=World War II: The sailing ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea {{convert|20|nmi|km}} off Khan Yunis by {{GS|U-375||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her nineteen crew survived.{{cite web |title=Salina |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2124.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=16 August 2021}}

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|ship={{SS|Taika Maru|1921|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea off the east coast of Formosa, China by {{USS|Growler|SS-215|6}} ({{navy|USA|1912}}). She split in two and sank in two minutes.

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|ship={{MV|Tuscan Star|1930|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|300|nmi|km}} south west of Cape Palmas, Liberia ({{coord|1|34|N|11|39|W}}) by {{GS|U-109|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 51 of the 114 people on board. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Otranto|1925|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2129.html |title=Tuscan Star |publisher=Uboat |access-date=23 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{USS|YP-74}}

|flag={{navy|USA|1912}}

|desc=Carrying a unit of Seabees, the yard patrol boat sank in Unimak Pass in the Aleutian Islands, Territory of Alaska with the loss of four lives after colliding in fog with {{SS|Derblay|1920|2}} ({{flag|United States|1912}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-Chron/USN-Chron-1942.html |title=Official Chronology of the US Navy in WWII |publisher=Ibiblio |access-date=5 September 2013}}[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-y/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (Y)]

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|ship={{ship|Soviet motor torpedo boat|No. 44||2}}

|flag={{navy|Soviet Union}}

|desc=The {{sclass2|G-5|motor torpedo boat}} was lost on this date.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

}}

7 September

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|ship={{SS|Mount Pindus|1920|2}}

|flag={{flagicon|Greece}} Greece

|desc=World War II: Convoy QS-33: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of St. Lawrence south of Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada ({{coord|48|50|N|63|46|W}}) by {{GS|U-517||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of two of her 37 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2134.html |title=Mount Pindus |publisher=Uboat |access-date=1 April 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Mount Taygetus|1921|2}}

|flag={{flagicon|Greece}} Greece

|desc=World War II: Convoy QS-33: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of St. Lawrence south of Anticosti Island ({{coord|48|50|N|63|46|W}}) by {{GS|U-517||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of two of her 28 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2133.html |title=Mount Taygetus |publisher=Uboat |access-date=1 April 2012}}

}}

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

|flag={{Flagicon|Canada|1921}} Canada

|desc=World War II: Convoy QS-33: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of St. Lawrence south of Anticosti Island ({{coord|48|50|N|63|46|W}}) by {{GS|U-517||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of three of her twenty crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMCS|Q083}} ({{naval|Canada|1911}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2132.html |title=Oakton |publisher=Uboat |access-date=1 April 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Puchero|1902|2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The cargo ship was driven ashore at Punta Herrero, Mexico ({{coord|19|18|N|87|27|W}}) and was declared a total loss. The wreck was broken up in 1943.{{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}}

}}

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|ship={{HMCS|Raccoon}}

|flag={{naval|Canada|1911}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy QS-33: The armed yacht was torpedoed and sunk in the Strait of Belle Isle ({{coord|49|01|N|67|17|W}}) by {{GS|U-165|1941|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of all 37 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2126.html |title=HMCS Raccoon |publisher=Uboat |access-date=6 March 2012}}

}}

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|ship=Tor II

|flag={{flag|Faroe Islands}}

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Iceland ({{coord|62|30|N|18|30|W}}) by {{GS|U-617||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of eighteen of her 21 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2131.html |title=Tor II |publisher=Uboat |access-date=13 April 2012}}

}}

8 September

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|ship={{SS|Ocean Venture||2}}

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

|desc=The Ocean ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|37|05|N|74|46|W}}) by {{GS|U-108|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/Ocean2.html |title=Ocean V-W |publisher=Mariners List |accessdate=5 December 2024 }}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Tynningö|1914|2}}

|flag={{flag|Sweden}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Borkum, Germany. Her 32 crew survived.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=573 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

9 September

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

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk in the English Channel by aircraft of 263 Squadron, Royal Air Force. She was on a voyage from Cherbourg, Manche, France to Alderney, Channel Islands.

}}

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|ship={{ship|Soviet submarine|K-2||2}}

|flag={{navy|Soviet Union}}

|desc=World War II: The K-class submarine struck a mine and sank in the Tanafjord.

}}

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|ship={{ship|Italian motor torpedo boat|MAS 571||2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The MAS 555-class MAS boat was bombed and sunk at Yalta, Soviet Union by Ilyushin Il-4 aircraft of the Soviet Naval Air Force.{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55255&sid=b64d81afc6dc3bf6ebf262ded5ddeaf9 |title=Soviet torpedo bomber victories during WWII |publisher=Sovietempire.com |access-date=2 April 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?language=E&period=&idtrida=902&tridit=lodenice&zobraz=A |title=Italian motor torpedo boat Type MAS 552 |publisher=Warshipsww2 |access-date=9 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195717/http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?language=E&period=&idtrida=902&tridit=lodenice&zobraz=A |archive-date=2014-09-10 |url-status=usurped }}

}}

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|ship={{ship|Italian motor torpedo boat|MAS 573||2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The MAS 555-class MAS boat was bombed and sunk at Yalta by Ilyushin Il-4 aircraft of the Soviet Naval Air Force.{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55255&sid=b64d81afc6dc3bf6ebf262ded5ddeaf9 |title=Soviet torpedo bomber victories during WWII |publisher=Sovietempire.com |access-date=2 April 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?language=E&period=&idtrida=902&tridit=lodenice&zobraz=A |title=Italian motor torpedo boat Type MAS 552 |publisher=Warshipsww2 |access-date=9 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195717/http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?language=E&period=&idtrida=902&tridit=lodenice&zobraz=A |archive-date=2014-09-10 |url-status=usurped }}

}}

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|ship={{USCGC|Muskeget|WAG-48|6}}

|flag=22px United States Coast Guard

|desc=World War II: The weather ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|51|41|N|43|53|W}}) by {{GS|U-755||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of all 121 people on board.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2135.html |title=USS Muskeget (WA 48) |publisher=Uboat |access-date=19 April 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{MV|Peiping|1931|2}}

|flag={{flag|Sweden}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|23|50|N|50|10|W}}) by {{GS|U-66|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of three of her 34 crew.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2136.html |title=Peiping |publisher=Uboat |date=16 February 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{USS|YP-346}}

|flag={{navy|USA|1912}}

|desc=World War II:The yard patrol boat was shelled and sunk, or beached, in the Solomon Islands off Tulagi by {{ship|Japanese cruiser|Sendai||2}} ({{navy|Empire of Japan}}). Her Commanding Officer was killed.{{cite web |url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/14/31346.htm |title=USS YP-346 |publisher=Navsource |access-date=3 April 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2013/may/22/unforgettable-floating-target-part-2/ |title=YP-346 |publisher=www.sandiegoreader.com |access-date=9 September 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.davidbruhn.com/images/YARD_PATROL_VESSEL_HALL_OF_VALOR.pdf| title=PATROL YACHT (PY/PYc), CONVERTED YACHT, & YARD PATROL CRAFT (YP) HALL OF VALOR |publisher=davidbruhn.com | access-date=2 June 2020}}

}}

10 September

{{For|the loss of the Dutch cargo liner Alhena on this date|List of shipwrecks in January 1941#28 January}}

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|ship= {{MS|American Leader||2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|800|nmi|km}} west of Cape Town, Union of South Africa ({{Coord|45|44|7|S|9|46|1|E}}) by {{ship|German auxiliary cruiser|Michel||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of eleven of her 58 crew.{{cite web |author= Captain George Duffy |title= The Dreadful Saga of the MV American Leader and Her Crew |url= http://www.usmm.org/duffyamerlead.html |publisher= American Merchant Marine at War USMM.org |access-date= 26 February 2012}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=578 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{ship|Italian hospital ship|Arno||2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The hospital ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea {{convert|40|nmi|km}} north east of Ras el Tin, Libya by Royal Air Force aircraft.

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|ship={{SS|Elisabeth van Belgie|1909|2}}

|flag={{flag|Belgium}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy ON 127: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|51|30|N|28|25|W}}) by {{GS|U-96|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of one of her 56 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2137.html |title=Elisabeth van Belgie |publisher=Uboat |access-date=21 February 2012}}

}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy ON 157: The tanker straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|51|23|N|28|13|W}}) by {{GS|U-659||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). She was then torpedoed and sunk the next day by {{GS|U-584||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 53 crew were rescued by {{HMCS|Ottawa|H60|6}} and {{HMCS|St. Croix|I81|6}} (both {{naval|Canada|1911}}).{{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=138 }}{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2147.html |title=Empire Oil |publisher=Uboat |access-date=9 April 2012}}

}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Arabian Sea ({{coord|13|05|N|54|35|E}}) by {{Jsub|I-29||2}} ({{navy|Empire of Japan}}). Her 85 crew survived.{{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}}

}}

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|ship={{HMS|MGB 335}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The Fairmile C motor gunboat was shelled and sunk in the North Sea by Kriegsmarine surface vessels.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/17571.html |title=MGB 335 of the Royal Navy |publisher=Uboat |access-date=10 August 2013}}

}}

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|ship={{ship|RFA|Sveve}}

|flag={{naval|UK|RFA}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy ON 127: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by {{GS|U-96|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 39 crew were rescued by {{HMCS|Sherbrooke|K152|6}} ({{naval|Canada|1911}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/sveve.html |title=M/T Sveve |publisher=Warsailors |access-date=8 February 2012}}{{cite web |title=Sveve |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2138.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=16 August 2021}}{{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}}

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|ship={{SS|Zuiun Maru|1939|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy No. 160: The coaster collided with {{SS|Kurosio Maru|1938|2}} ({{army|Empire of Japan}}) whilst in convoy from Moji to Takao, Formosa, China and sank.{{cite web |url=http://www.combinedfleet.com/Kuroshio_t.htm |title=Kuroshio Maru: Tabular Record of Movement |publisher=Combined Fleet |access-date=5 October 2015}}

}}

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|ship={{ship|Soviet motor torpedo boat|No. 75||2}}

|flag={{navy|Soviet Union}}

|desc=The {{sclass|G-5|motor torpedo boat}} was lost on this date.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

}}

11 September

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|ship={{HMCS|Charlottetown|1941|6}}

|flag={{naval|Canada|1911}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy SQ 30: The {{sclass2|Flower|corvette}} was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of St Lawrence {{convert|11|nmi|km}} off Cap-Chat, Quebec by {{GS|U-517||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of eight of her 64 crew.

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged Bridgetown, Barbados ({{coord|13|05|N|59|36|W}}) by {{GS|U-514||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Cornwallis was repaired, and returned to service in August 1943.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/3392.html |title=Cornwallis |publisher=Uboat |access-date=1 April 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{ship||Delães|schooner|2}}

|flag={{flag|Portugal}}

|desc=World War II: The schooner was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|50|03|N|29|32|W}}) by {{GS|U-96|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 54 crew survived.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2141.html |title=Delães |publisher=Uboat |access-date=21 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{MV|Empire Dawn||2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Cape Town, Union of South Africa by {{ship|German auxiliary cruiser|Michel||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). The attack continued after the ship surrendered. Michel{{'}}s captain, Helmuth von Ruckteschell was convicted of a war crime for this incident.{{cite web |url=http://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck_class/hilfskreuzer/michel.html |title=Hilfskreuzer (Auxiliary Cruiser) Michel |publisher=John Asmussen |accessdate=31 May 2011}} Empire Dawn was on a voyage from Durban, Union of South Africa to Trinidad.{{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=52 }}

}}

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|ship={{MV|Fjordaas|1931|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy ON 127: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|51|16|N|29|08|W}}) by {{GS|U-218||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) and was abandoned by her crew. She was later reboarded and reached the Clyde on 15 September. She was subsequently repaired, and returned to service in December 1942.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2145.html |title=Fjordaas |publisher=Uboat |access-date=9 March 2012}}

}}

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|ship=Helgeland

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

|desc=The schooner was sighted at Port Vita, Raspberry Island, Territory of Alaska ({{coord|58|03|50|N|153|04|20|W|name=Port Vita}}). She subsequently disappeared with the loss of all ten crew.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-h/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (H)]

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|ship={{MV|Hindanger|1929|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy ON 127: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|49|39|N|32|24|W}}) by {{GS|U-584||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of one of her 40 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMCS|Amherst|K148|6}} ({{naval|Canada|1911}}), which scuttled the ship.{{cite web|url= http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/hindanger.html |title= M/S Hindanger |publisher=Warsailors |access-date=15 January 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Hokusho Maru|1937|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the Marshall Islands by {{USS|Narwhal|SS-167|6}} ({{navy|USA|1912}}).{{cite DANFS |title=Narwhal (SS-167) |url= http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss167.htm |access-date=29 December 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{MV|Kanto Maru|1930|2}}

|flag={{navy|Empire of Japan}}

|desc=World War II: The Kansai Maru-class auxiliary aircraft transport was torpedoed and sunk in the central Makassar Straits, {{convert|30|nmi|km}} northwest of Kendari, Celebes, Netherlands East Indies ({{coord|03|15|S|118|27|E}}) by {{USS|Saury|SS-189|6}} ({{navy|USA|1912}}) with the loss of 39 lives.{{cite DANFS |title=Saury |url= http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss189.txt |access-date=28 December 2011 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.combinedfleet.com/Kanto_t.htm |title=Japanese Aircraft Transports |publisher=Combinedfleet.com |access-date=10 September 2013}}

}}

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|ship={{Ship|Japanese destroyer|Yayoi|1925|2}}

|flag={{navy|Empire of Japan}}

|desc=File:Yayoi under attack Sep 1943.jpg World War II: The {{sclass|Mutsuki|destroyer}} was bombed and sunk in the Solomon Sea {{convert|8|nmi|km}} northwest of Vakuta, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea ({{coord|08|45|S|151|25|E}}) by Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Army Air Force and Lockheed Hudson aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force; Sixty-eight of her crew were killed' Eighty-three survivors were rescued on 26 September from Normanby Island by {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Isokaze|1939|2}} and {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Mochizuki|1927|2}} (both {{navy|Empire of Japan}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.combinedfleet.com/Yayoi_t.htm |title=Long Lancers |publisher=Combinedfleet.com |access-date=11 September 2013}}

}}

12 September

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|ship={{SS|Bonden|1891|2}}

|flag={{flag|Finland}}

|desc=World War II: Continuation War: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk south of Mariehamn, Åland ({{coord|59|55|N|19|54|E}}) by {{ship|Soviet submarine|Shch-309||2}} ({{navy|Soviet Union}}).{{csr|register=MSI|id=3007128|shipname=Bonden |access-date=24 October 2012}}

}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy ON 127: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by {{GS|U-211||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). She was then torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-608||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) at {{coord|48|55|N|33|38|W}} with the loss of three of her 55 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMCS|Arvida|K113|6}} ({{naval|Canada|1911}}).{{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=126 }}{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2151.html |title=Empire Moonbeam |publisher=Uboat |access-date=9 March 2012}}

}}

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|ship=Hektoria

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy ON 127: The whale factory ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by {{GS|U-211||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). She was then torpedoed and sunk by {{GS|U-608||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) at {{coord|48|55|N|33|38|W}} with the loss of one of her 85 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMCS|Arvida|K113|6}} ({{naval|Canada|1911}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2155.html |title=Arvida |publisher=Uboat |access-date=9 March 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Hera|1882|2}}

|flag={{flag|Finland}}

|desc=World War II: Continuation War: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk north of Åland ({{coord|60|56|N|19|06|E}}) by {{ship|Soviet submarine|S-13||2}} ({{navy|Soviet Union}}).{{csr|register=MSI|id=1082679|shipname=Hera |access-date=24 October 2012}}

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|ship=Ida S.

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

|desc=World War II: The sailing vessel was sunk La Maddelena, Sardinia by {{HMS|Sahib|P212|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).

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

|flag={{flag|Finland}}

|desc=World War II: Continuation War: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off Öregrund, Sweden ({{coord|60|21|N|18|00|E}}) by {{ship|Soviet submarine|S-13||2}} ({{navy|Soviet Union}}). Only one of her 23 crew survived.{{csr |register=MSI |id=1162097 |shipname=Jussi H. |access-date=24 October 2012}}{{cite book |title=The world's merchant fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=454 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}{{cite web |url=http://warsailors.com/forum/archive/forum/read.php-1,10427,10545.html#msg-10545 |title=Jussi H. |publisher=warsailors.com |access-date=28 October 2019}}

}}

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|ship={{RMS|Laconia|1921|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: Laconia Incident: The troopship, carrying British and Polish troops, civilians and Italian prisoners of war, was torpedoed and sunk in the South Atlantic near Ascension Island at {{coord|5|05|S|11|38|W}} by {{GS|U-156|1941|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Of those on board, 1,658 were killed and 1,083 rescued by Vichy French ships.{{cite web |title=Laconia |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2157.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=24 July 2021}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Niyo Maru|1921|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk off the coast of Burma by Royal Air Force aircraft.{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/hafthor.html |title= D/S Hafthor |publisher=Warsailors |access-date=14 January 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{Ship|German minesweeper|Sperrbrecher A||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The sperrbrecher struck a mine and sank in Porsangerfjord, Norway ({{coord|70|43|N|25|58|E}}). A crew member was killed.{{cite web |url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4204-44APR-DEC.htm |title=Naval Events, April-December 1942 (in outline only) |publisher=Naval History |access-date=28 December 2011}}{{cite book |title=La marine soviétique en guerre |first=Claude |last=Huan |publisher=Economica |year=1991 |isbn=978-2717819205}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=477 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{ship|German minesweeper|Sperrbrecher 14 Bockenheim||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine and sank at Honningsvåg, Norway. She was later refloated.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=565 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Stanvac Melbourne|1941|2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Trinidad ({{coord|10|30|N|60|20|W}}) by {{GS|U-515||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of one of her 49 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2153.html |title=Stanvac Melbourne |publisher=Uboat |access-date=1 April 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{MV|Trevilly|1940|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|4|30|S|7|50|W}}) by {{GS|U-68|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of two of the 53 people on board. Two survivors were taken by U-68 as prisoners of war. Others were rescued by {{SS|Cubango|1903|2}} ({{flag|Portugal}}) and {{ship|French aviso|Dumont d'Urville||2}} ({{navy|France|name=Vichy French Navy}}) or reached land in their lifeboat.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2149.html |title=Trevilley |publisher=Uboat |date=16 February 2011}}{{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=91 }}

}}

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|ship={{GS|U-88|1941|2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Arctic Ocean south of Spitzbergen, Norway by {{HMS|Faulknor|H62|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) with the loss of all 46 crew.

}}

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|ship={{MV|Woensdrecht|1926|2}}

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Trinidad ({{coord|10|27|N|60|17|W}}) by {{GS|U-515||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of one of the 74 people on board, a survivor from {{SS|Cressington Court|1929|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}). Survivors were rescued by two United States Navy patrol boats. U-515 fired three more torpedoes at Woensdrecht, which broke in two. The stern section sank and the bow section was towed to Trinidad. She was declared a total loss.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2148.html |title=Woensdrecht |publisher=Uboat |access-date=1 April 2012}} }}

13 September

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

|flag={{flagcountry|Panama}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy PQ 18: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off the Lofoten Islands, Norway by a Luftwaffe aircraft. Her crew survived.{{cite web|url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?134553|title=SS Africander [+1942]|publisher=wrecksite.eu|access-date=17 October 2013}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=537 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy PQ 18: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Arctic Sea ({{coord|76|10|N|10|05|E}}) by aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe.{{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=62 }}

}}

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|ship={{MV|Empire Lugard||2}}

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy TAG 5: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|12|07|N|63|32|W}}) by {{GS|U-558||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 47 crew were rescued by {{MV|Vilja|1928|2}} ({{flag|Norway}}). Empire Lugard was on a voyage from Trinidad to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.{{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=52 }}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2165.html |title=Empire Lugard |publisher=Uboat |access-date=8 April 2012}}

}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy PQ 18: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea off Bear Island, Norway ({{coord|76|10|N|10|05|E}}) by Luftwaffe aircraft.{{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=98–9 }}

}}

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|ship={{SS|John Penn||2}}

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy PQ 18: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea ({{coord|76|00|N|10|00|E}}) by Luftwaffe aircraft.{{cite web |url=http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/LibShipsJo.html |title=Liberty Ships - Joaquin - Johns |publisher=Mariners |access-date=6 January 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{MV|Lima|1918|2}}

|flag={{flag|Sweden}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Liberia ({{coord|2|35|N|11|22|W}}) by {{GS|U-506||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of three of her 33 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2160.html |title=Lima |publisher=Uboat |access-date=27 March 2012}}

}}

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

|flag={{flagcountry|Panama}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy PQ 18: The cargo ship was damaged off the Lofoten Islands ({{Coord|76|05|N|10|00|E}}) by two torpedoes from a Heinkel He 111 aircraft of the Luftwaffe and was scuttled by convoy escorts. There were no casualties.{{cite web|url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?15943|title=SS Macbeth 1920-1942 |publisher=wrecksite.eu|access-date=13 September 2014}}

}}

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|ship=Mars

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

|desc=The tug collided with {{SS|Bidwell|1920|2}} ({{flag|United States|1912}}) and sank east of Manomet Point, Plymouth, Massachusetts ({{coord|41|56|16|N|070|29|33|W|name=Mars}}). Her crew survived.{{Cite web| url=http://wreckhunter.net/DataPages/mars-dat.htm |title=Mars | publisher=Hunting New England Shipwrecks |accessdate=13 February 2021 }}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Nimba|1900|2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|10|41|N|60|24|W}}) by {{GS|U-515||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of twenty of her 32 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{USS|Barney|DD-149|6}} ({{navy|USA|1912}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2158.html |title=Nimba |publisher=Uboat |access-date=1 April 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Ocean Vanguard||2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The Ocean ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|10|43|N|60|11|W}}) by {{GS|U-515||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of eleven of her 51 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{MV|Braga|1938|2}} ({{flag|Norway}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/Ocean2.html |title=Ocean Ships V-W |publisher=Mariners |access-date=6 January 2012}}{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2163.html |title=Ocean Vanguard |publisher=Uboat |access-date=1 April 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Oliver Ellsworth||2}}

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy PQ 18: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Greenland Sea ({{coord|76|10|N|10|05|E}}) by {{GS|U-408||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of one of her 70 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Copeland|1923|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} and {{HMT|St. Kenan|FY264|6}}, which scuttled her.{{cite web |url=http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/LibShipsN.html |title=Liberty Ships - N - O |publisher=Mariners |access-date=6 January 2012}}{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2164.html |title=Oliver Ellsworth |publisher=Uboat |access-date=22 March 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Oregonian

|flag={{flag|United States|1942}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy PQ 18: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea off Bear Island ({{coord|76|00|N|09|30|E}}) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of 24 of her 53 crew.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=584 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Patrick J. Hurley|1941|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|950|nmi|km}} north east of Barbados ({{coord|22|59|N|46|15|W}}) by {{GS|U-512||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of four gunners and thirteen of her crew. Twenty-two survivors were rescued by {{SS|Etna|1918|2}} ({{flag|Sweden}} on 19 September, and 23 by {{SS|Loch Dee|1937|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}) on 2 October.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2154.html |title=Patrick J. Hurley |publisher=Uboat |access-date=31 March 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Stalingrad||2}}

|flag={{flag|Soviet Union|1936}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy PQ 18: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Greenland Sea ({{coord|75|52|N|7|55|E}}) by {{GS|U-408||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 21 of her 88 crew. Survivors were rescued by Royal Navy minesweepers.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2159.html |title=Stalingrad |publisher=Uboat |access-date=22 March 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Stone Street|1922|2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy ON 127: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|48|18|N|39|43|W}}) by {{GS|U-594||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of thirteen of her 52 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Irish Larch|1903|2}} ({{flag|Ireland}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2161.html |title=Stone Street |publisher=Uboat |access-date=11 April 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

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

|flag={{flag|Soviet Union}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy PQ 18: The cargo ship was sunk north west of Bear Island by torpedoes from a Heinkel He 111 aircraft of the Luftwaffe.{{cite web |url=http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21656/lot/57/ |title=Ship model of SS Lady Brenda |publisher=Bonhams |access-date=22 March 2012}}

}}

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

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy TAG 5: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea ({{coord|12|07|N|63|32|W}}) by {{GS|U-558||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of thirteen of her 82 crew. Survivors were rescued by a United States Navy ship.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2166.html |title=Suriname |publisher=Uboat |access-date=8 April 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Vilja|1927|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy TAG 5: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Caribbean Sea ({{coord|12|15|N|62|52|W}}) by {{GS|U-558||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 34 crew abandoned ship but later reboarded her and sailed to Port of Spain, Trinidad, rescuing the survivors from {{MV|Empire Lugard||2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}) on the way. Vilja reached New Orleans, Louisiana on 16 January 1943 and was declared a constructive total loss. She was scrapped in July 1944.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2162.html |title=Vilja |publisher=Uboat |access-date=8 April 2012}}

}}

14 September

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

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

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Acciaio|submarine}} was sunk off Algiers, Algeria ({{coord|37|28|N|04|34|E}}) by a Short Sunderland aircraft of 202 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 44 hands.{{cite web |url=http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/sublosses/sublosses_italian.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409083653/http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/sublosses/sublosses_italian.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 9, 2010 |title=US Submarine losses, WWII- Italian casualties |publisher=history.navy.mil |access-date=14 September 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com/2013/10/alabastro.html |title=Alabastro |publisher=conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com |access-date=5 January 2020}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Atheltemplar||2}}

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy PQ 18: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Greenland Sea south of Bear Island, Norway by {{GS|U-457||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of three of her 61 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Copeland|1923|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}) and {{HMS|Offa|G29|6}} ({{naval|UK}}). {{HMS|Harrier|J71|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) attempted to scuttle the ship, but was unsuccessful. Atheltemplar was later shelled and sunk at {{coord|76|10|N|18|00|E}} by {{GS|U-408||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/boats/u408.html |title=U-408 |publisher=Uboat |access-date=22 March 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMS|Coventry|D43|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Agreement: The {{sclass2|C|cruiser}} was bombed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea north west of Alexandria, Egypt, by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of the Luftwaffe. She was scuttled by {{HMS|Zulu|F18|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|German landing craft|F 159||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=The Type A Marinefahrprahm was sunk on this date.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|German landing craft|F 168||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=The Type A Marinefahrprahm was sunk on this date.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Harborough||2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|40|nmi|km}} east of Galera Point, Trinidad ({{coord|10|03|N|60|20|W}}) by {{GS|U-515||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of five of her 50 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2168.html |title=Harborough |publisher=Uboat |access-date=1 April 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=I / 43

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The flak boat was sunk at Tobruk, Libya by shore-based artillery. Survivors were taken as prisoners of war.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMS|ML 352}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Agreement: The Fairmile B motor launch was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tobruk, Libya by Macchi C.202 aircraft of the Regia Aeronautica.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/14520.html |title=ML 352 of the Royal Navy |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 August 2013}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMS|ML 353}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Agreement: The Fairmile B motor launch was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tobruk.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMS|MTB 308}},
{{HMS|MTB 310}}, and
{{HMS|MTB 312}}

|flag=all {{naval|UK}}

|desc= World War II: Operation Agreement: The {{sclass2|Elco 77'|motor torpedo boat}}s were bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by Luftwaffe or Regia Aeronautica aircraft.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMS|MTB 314}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Agreement: The {{sclass2|Elco 77'|motor torpedo boat}}) was run aground and abandoned, possibly sunk, off Tobruk. She was salvaged by the Germans and put into Kriegsmarine service as RA-10.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/14053.html |title=MTB 314 of the Royal Navy |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 August 2013}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Mary Luckenbach|1919|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy PQ 18: The cargo ship exploded and sank {{convert|600|nmi|km}} west of North Cape, Norway ({{coord|76|00|N|16|00|E}}) during a Luftwaffe air attack when her cargo of 1,000 tons of TNT exploded. All 24 gunners and 41 crewmen were killed.{{cite web|url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?37345|title=SS Mary Luchenbach cargo ship 1919-1942 |publisher=wrecksite.eu|access-date=14 September 2014}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMCS|Ottawa|H60|6}}

|flag={{naval|Canada|1911}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy ON 127: The C-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|47|55|N|43|27|W}}) by {{GS|U-91|1941|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 114 of her 183 crew.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMS|Sikh|F82|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Agreement: The {{sclass2|Tribal|destroyer|1||1936}} was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tobruk with the loss of 115 of her 190 crew.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|German minesweeper|Sperrbrecher 142 Westerbroek||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The Sperrbrecher struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{GS|U-589||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Arctic Ocean by a Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 825 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm based on {{HMS|Avenger|D14|6}} {{naval|UK}}) and also by {{HMS|Onslow|G17|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) with the loss of all 44 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/boats/u589.html |title=U-589 |publisher=Uboat |access-date=9 April 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

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

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy PQ 18: The cargo ship was disabled by concussion from the explosion of {{SS|Mary Luckenbach|1941|2}} ({{flag|United States|1912}}), later torpedoed and sunk west of North Cape ({{coord|76|05|N|16|00|E}}) by Luftwaffe aircraft without casualties.{{cite web |url=http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-Chron/USN-Chron-1942.html |title=Official Chronology of the US Navy in WWII |publisher=Ibiblio |access-date=14 September 2014}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMS|Zulu|F18|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Agreement: The {{sclass2|Tribal|destroyer|1||1936}} was bombed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea off Tobruk by Macchi C.200 aircraft of the Regia Aeronautica. She sank the next day.

}}

15 September

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

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|5|05|S|8|54|W}}) by {{GS|U-68|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of two of the 52 people on board. Three survivors were taken as prisoners of war; others were rescued by {{SS|Cubango|1903|2}} ({{flag|Portugal}}), Royal Navy vessels or reached land in their lifeboats.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2175.html |title=Breedijk |publisher=Uboat |date=16 February 2011}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=550 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Inger Elisabeth|1920|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy SQ-36: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|4|nmi|km}} off Cap-des-Rosiers, Quebec, Canada ({{coord|48|49|N|64|06|W}}) by {{GS|U-517||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of three of her 26 crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/ingerelisabeth.html |title=D/S Inger Elisabeth |publisher=Warsailors |access-date=24 January 2011}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean east of Tobago ({{coord|11|05|N|60|46|W}}) by {{GS|U-514||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). She went aground at Columbus Point. U-514 shelled her the next day and she burnt out with the loss of twenty of her 74 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Trinidad|1931|2}} (25px Trinidad).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2173.html |title=Kioto |publisher=Uboat |access-date=1 April 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{HMS|LCP(L) 29}},

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=The Landing Craft, Personnel Large) was lost on this date.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

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|ship={{HMS|LCP(R) 617}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=The Landing Craft, Personnel (Ramped) was lost on this date.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

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|ship={{USS|O'Brien|DD-415|6}}

|flag={{navy|USA|1912}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Sims|destroyer}} was torpedoed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean near Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands by {{Jsub|I-19||2}} ({{navy|Empire of Japan}}). She sank on 19 October between Suva, Fiji and Pago Pago, American Samoa due to damage inflicted. Her crew were rescued.

}}

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|ship={{ship|German minesweeper|R 66||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The Räumboot struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Finland.

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|ship={{SS|Ravens Point|1918|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was sunk at Gibraltar by Italian frogmen. She was raised, repaired and returned to service in 1943.

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

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy SQ-36: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of St. Lawrence {{convert|4|nmi|km}} off Cap-des-Rosiers ({{coord|48|49|N|64|06|W}}) by {{GS|U-517||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of one of her 36 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2172.html |title=Saturnus |publisher=Uboat |access-date=1 April 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Sonderberg|1900|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The factory ship was bombed and severely damaged at Cherbourg, Manche, France by Douglas Boston aircraft of 107 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Gutted by fire, she was subsequently scuttled as a blockship in June 1944. The wreck was dispersed by explosives in January 1947.{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/raidervictims/pinguin2.html |title=Norwegian Victims of Pinguin, Capture of the Norwegian Whaling Fleet, Jan. 14, 1941 |publisher=Warsailors |access-date=5 May 2012}}

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|ship={{MV|Sørholt|1939|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|10|45|N|60|00|W}}) by {{GS|U-515||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of seven of the 38 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Royal Navy motor torpedo boats.{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/sorholt.html |title=M/S Sørholt |publisher=Warsailors |access-date=8 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship=Star No. 71

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

|desc=The scow sank off the coast of the Territory of Alaska.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)]

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|ship={{GS|U-261||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom ({{coord|59|50|N|9|28|W}}) by an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley aircraft of 58 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 43 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/boats/u261.htm |title=U-261 |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 March 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{USS|Wasp|CV-7|6}}

|flag={{navy|USA|1912}}

|desc=File:USS Wasp (CV-7) burning on 15 September 1942 (fsa.8e00768).jpg

World War II: The {{sclass|Wasp|aircraft carrier}} was torpedoed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean near Guadalcanal by {{Jsub|I-19||2}} ({{navy|Empire of Japan}}) with the loss of 193 of her 2,167 crew. She was scuttled by {{USS|Lansdowne|DD-486|6}} ({{navy|USA|1912}}).

}}

16 September

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|ship={{SS|Commercial Trader|1920|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The Design 1099 ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|75|nmi|km}} east of Trinidad ({{coord|10|30|N|60|15|W}}) by {{GS|U-558||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of ten of her 38 crew.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2176.html |title=Commercial Trader |publisher=Uboat |access-date=8 April 2012}}

}}

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|ship=Empire Soldier

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy SC 100: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of St. John's, Dominion of Newfoundland ({{coord|47|35|N|51|44|W}}) in a collision with {{SS|F. J. Wolfe|1932|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web|url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?31313 |title=Empire Soldier cargo ship 1929-1942|publisher=wrecksite.eu|access-date=16 September 2014}}{{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=441 }}

}}

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

|flag={{flagicon|Greece}} Greece

|desc=World War II: Convoy SQ-36: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence ({{coord|49|10|N|67|05|W}}) by {{GS|U-165|1941|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 32 crew survived.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2177.html |title=Joannis |publisher=Uboat |access-date=6 March 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Ocean Honour||2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The Ocean ship was torpedoed, shelled, and sunk in the Gulf of Aden ({{coord|12|48|N|50|50|E}}) by {{ship|Japanese submarine|I-29||2}} ({{navy|Empire of Japan}}) with the loss of 21 of her 54 crew. Survivors were rescued from a remote island by Royal Air Force aircraft.

}}

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|ship={{HMS|Talisman|N78|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The T-class submarine struck a mine and sank in the Sicilian Passage with the loss of all 63 crew.

}}

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|ship={{GS|U-457||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Barents Sea ({{coord|75|05|N|43|15|E}}) by {{HMS|Impulsive|D11|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) with the loss of all 45 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/boats/u457.html |title=U-457 |publisher=Uboat |access-date=26 March 2012}}

}}

17 September

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|ship={{SS|Astrid|Burmeister & Wain, 1924|2}}

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Skaggerak {{convert|15|nmi|km}} south east of the Hals Lighthouse. Her crew survived. She was salvaged in 1943.{{cite book |title=The world's merchant fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=450 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Carbonia|1904|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea, {{convert|4|nmi|km}} off Hammamet, Tunisia by British aircraft.

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|ship={{ship|Italian auxiliary submarine chaser|V-39 Giovanna||2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary submarine chaser was sunk off Misurata, Libya with gunfire from {{HMS|United|P44|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3552.html |title=HMS United(P44) of the Royal Navy |publisher=Uboat |access-date=17 September 2013}}

}}

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

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk south of Egersund, Norway ({{coord|58|41|N|5|30|E}}) by Handley Page Hampden aircraft of 489 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force. Twenty-three survivors were rescued by {{ship|German minesweeper|M 5209||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}).{{csr|register=MSI|id=5605682|shipname=Karpfanger |access-date=29 March 2012}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=472 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship=Mae

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|41|nmi|km}} north of Georgetown, British Guiana ({{coord|8|03|N|58|13|W}}) by {{GS|U-515||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of one of her 41 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Gypsum King|1927|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} and {{SS|Sørvangen||2}} ({{flag|Norway}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2179.html |title=Mae |publisher=Uboat |access-date=1 April 2012}}

}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of the Cape Verde Islands, Portugal ({{coord|18|45|N|29|15|W}}) by {{GS|U-109|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of nine of her 43 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Canna|T161|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) and {{SS|Empire Whimbrel||2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/WWIStandardShipsL-W.htm#L-M-N |title=WWI Standard Built Ships L - W |publisher=Mariners |access-date=8 May 2011}}{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2181.html |title=Peterton |publisher=Uboat |access-date=23 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Rostro|1917|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The salvage vessel was sunk with gunfire by {{HMS|United|P44|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) off Zliten, Libya.{{csr|register=MSI|id=5604105|shipname=Rostro |access-date=11 July 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{ship|HMT|Waterfly}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent by Axis aircraft.{{cite web |url=http://www.naval-history.net/WW2BritishLossesbyName3.htm |title= Royal Navy Vessels Lost at Sea, 1939-45 - By Name, Naiad (light cruiser) to Zulu (destroyer) |publisher=Naval History |access-date=15 October 2011}}

}}

18 September

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|ship={{ship|German landing craft|F 533||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The Type C Marinefahrprahm was bombed and sunk in the Black Sea by Ilyushin Il-4 aircraft of the Soviet Naval Air Force.{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55255&sid=b64d81afc6dc3bf6ebf262ded5ddeaf9 |title=Soviet torpedo bomber victories during WWII |publisher=Sovietempire.com |access-date=3 April 2019}}

}}

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|ship={{ship|German minesweeper|FZ-3 Grö 1||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The minesweeping boat was bombed and sunk in the Black Sea by Ilyushin Il-4 aircraft of the Soviet Naval Air Force.{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55255&sid=b64d81afc6dc3bf6ebf262ded5ddeaf9 |title=Soviet torpedo bomber victories during WWII |publisher=Sovietempire.com |access-date=3 April 2019}}

}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy PQ 18: The cargo ship was attacked by Luftwaffe aircraft {{convert|35|mi}} off Cape Kanan, Soviet Union ({{coord|68|45|N|43|30|E}}) and was abandoned. Her 71 crew survived; they were rescued by two British minesweepers. Kentucky came ashore and was declared a total loss.{{cite web|url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?115263|title=SS Kentucky [+1942]|publisher=wrecksite.eu|access-date=17 October 2013}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=582 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north east of Georgetown, British Guiana ({{coord|8|36|N|59|20|W}}) by {{GS|U-175||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of six of her 19 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Indauchu|1920|2}} ({{flag|Spain|1938}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2182.html |title=Norfolk |publisher=Uboat |access-date=7 March 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{MV|Olaf Fostenes|1936|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy ON 129: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|44|56|N|41|05|W}}) by {{GS|U-380||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 36 crew were rescued by {{HMS|Firedrake|H79|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web|url= http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/olaffostenes.html |title= M/S Olaf Fostenes |publisher=Warsailors |access-date=1 February 2012}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=563 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=The cargo ship was wrecked on the Pinngrund, off the Rönnskär Lighthouse, Finland.{{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}}

}}

19 September

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|ship={{HMT|Alouette|FY101|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The naval trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|10|nmi|km}} west of Cape Espichel, Portugal by {{GS|U-552||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of fourteen of her 44 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2184.html |title=Alouette |publisher=Uboat |access-date=6 April 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{MV|Monte Gorbea|1923|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|60|nmi|km}} east of Martinique ({{coord|14|55|N|60|00|W}}) by {{GS|U-512||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 52 of the 77 people on board.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2185.html |title=Monte Gorbea |publisher=Uboat |access-date=31 March 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Mount Pera|1918|2}}

|flag={{flagicon|Greece}} Greece

|desc=The cargo ship was wrecked on the Dane Reef, off Lourenço Marques, Mozambique and broke in two. The stern section sank.{{Cite web|url=https://www.historisches-marinearchiv.de/projekte/verluste_griechenland/ausgabe.php?lang=1&rubrik=%&where_value=394|title = HMA}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=523 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{HMT|Pentland Firth|FY108|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The naval trawler was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off of the Ambrose Lightship (22px United States Lighthouse Service) off Sandy Hook, New Jersey ({{coord|40|25|N|73|55|W}}) in a collision with {{USS|Chaffinch|AM-81|6}} ({{navy|USA|1912}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/6443.html |title=ASW Trawler HMS Pentland Firth |publisher=Uboat |access-date=19 September 2013}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Quebec City|1927|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|2|12|S|17|36|W}}) by {{GS|U-156|1941|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of five of her 46 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Decoy|H75|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2186.html |title=Quebec City |publisher=Uboat |access-date=29 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Shirogane Maru||2}}

|flag={{navy|Empire of Japan}}

|desc=World War II: The {{Sclass|Kogane Maru|transport ship}} was torpedoed and damaged in the Bougainville Strait, {{convert|11|mi}} east of Lulaui Point, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea ({{coord|06|33|S|156|05|E}}) by {{USS|Amberjack|SS-219|6}} ({{navy|USA|1912}}). Three crewmen were killed. The ship was towed to Buin and beached on 20 September. She was unloaded but still could not be refloated and was abandoned on 16 October 1942.{{cite DANFS |title=Amberjack |url= http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss219.htm |access-date=28 December 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.combinedfleet.com/Shirogane_t.htm |title=Shirogane Maru |publisher=www.combinedfleet.com |access-date=6 January 2021}}

}}

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|ship={{MV|Wichita|1921|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|300|nmi|km}} northeast of Barbados by {{GS|U-516||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of all 50 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2187.html |title=Wichita |publisher=Uboat |access-date=1 April 2012}}

}}

20 September

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|ship={{ship|German Minesweeper|M 4448 Antoine Henriette||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine in the Bay of Biscay and sank, or was beached.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2BZhDwAAQBAJ&q=sperrbrecher+137&pg=PT256 |title=Hitler's forgotten flottillas, Kriegsmarine security flotillas |date=30 April 2018 |publisher=Googlebooks |isbn=9781473882416 |access-date=25 March 2019}}

}}

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

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=The cargo ship was wrecked on the Dogs Nest rocks, off St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?82904 |title=SS Diament [+1942]}}{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/stream/wardiarygermann371942germ/wardiarygermann371942germ_djvu.txt |title=War diary|year=1948}}

}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy SC 100: The Design 1013 ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|56|20|N|38|10|W}}) by {{GS|U-596||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 46 crew were rescued by {{SS|Norhauk|1919|2}} and {{MV|Rio Verde|1924|2}} (both {{flag|Norway}}).

}}

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|ship={{HMS|Leda|J93|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy QP 14: The {{sclass|Halcyon|minesweeper}} was torpedoed and sunk in the Greenland Sea south west of Spitsbergen, Norway by {{GS|U-435||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 45 of her crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Rathlin|1936|2}} and {{SS|Zamalek|1921|2}} (both {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?14151 |title=HMS Leda (J-93) (+1942) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=16 October 2011}}{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2188.html |title=HMS Leda (J 93) |publisher=Uboat |access-date=25 March 2012}}

}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|240|nmi|km}} south east of Trinidad ({{coord|8|58|N|57|34|W}}) by {{GS|U-515||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of five of the 58 people on board. Survivors were rescued by {{ship||Millie M. Masher|schooner|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2190.html |title=Reedpool |publisher=Uboat |access-date=1 April 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Silver Sword|1919|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy QP 14: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Greenland Sea ({{coord|75|52|N|0|20|W}}) by {{GS|U-255||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of one of her 64 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Rathlin|1936|2}} and {{SS|Zamalek|1921|2}} (both {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2191.html |title=Silver Sword |publisher=Uboat |access-date=13 March 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{HMS|Somali|F33|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy PQ 18: The {{sclass2|Tribal|destroyer|1||1936}} was torpedoed and damaged in the Greenland Sea ({{coord|74|40|N|2|00|W}}) by {{GS|U-703||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). She was taken under tow by {{HMS|Ashanti|F51|6}} ({{naval|UK}}), but broke her back and sank four days later at {{coord|69|00|N|15|30|W}}) with the loss of 67 of the 105 people on board.

}}

21 September

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|ship=Agnes

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

|desc=The fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Frederick Sound off Brothers Island, Territory of Alaska ({{coord|57|18|N|133|50|W|name=Brothers Island}}).[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-a/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (A)]

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|ship={{ship|Italian minesweeper|Aquila|N 10|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tunisia by {{HMS|Unruffled|P46|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3554.html |title=HMS Unruffled of the Royal Navy |publisher=Uboat |access-date=21 September 2013}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Koei Maru||2}}

|flag={{navy|Empire of Japan}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Kogi Maru|net tender}} was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean {{convert|22|mi}} south of Truk South Pacific Mandate ({{coord|06|54|N|151|51|E}}) by {{USS|Trout|SS-202|6}} ({{navy|USA|1912}}). Twenty-three gunners were killed.{{cite DANFS |title=Trout |url= http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss202.txt |access-date=31 December 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.combinedfleet.com/Koei%20(863)_t.htm |title=Koei Maru |publisher=/www.combinedfleet.com |access-date=18 May 2022}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Liberia|1905|2}}

|flag={{flagicon|France}} Vichy France

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tunisia ({{coord|35|36|N|11|09|E}}) by {{HMS|Unruffled|P46|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web|url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?31301 |title=Liberia cargo ship 1905-1942|publisher=wrecksite.eu|access-date=21 September 2014}}{{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|Predsednik Kopajtic|1928|2}}

|flag={{Flagcountry|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|8|30|N|59|30|W}}) by {{GS|U-175||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of three of her 31 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2193.html |title=Predsednik Kopajtic |publisher=Uboat |access-date=7 March 2012}}

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|ship={{HMS|St Olaves|W40|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=The {{sclass2|Saint|tugboat|0}} tug was wrecked off Duncansby Head, Caithness.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/7357.html |title=HMS saint Olaves of the Royal Navy |publisher=Uboat |access-date=21 September 2013}}

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|ship={{SS|Tone Maru|1920|2}}

|flag={{Flagcountry|Empire of Japan}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea, east of Shanghai, China ({{coord|31|18|N|123|27|E}}) by {{USS|Grouper|SS-214|6}} ({{navy|USA|1912}}).{{cite DANFS |title=Grouper (SS-214)) |url= http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss214.txt |access-date=28 December 2011}}

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|ship={{GS|U-446||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The Type VIIC submarine struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Danzig off Kahlberg. She was raised on 8 November, repaired and returned to service.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/boats/u446.htm |title=U-446 |publisher=Uboat |access-date=26 March 2012}}

}}

22 September

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|ship={{SS|Apuania||2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged at Ras Hammamet, Tunisia by British aircraft. She was declared a total loss.

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

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy QP 14: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Greenland Sea west of Jan Mayen, Norway ({{coord|71|23|N|11|03|W}}) by {{GS|U-435||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 75 crew were rescued by {{SS|Rathlin|1936|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}) or the convoy's escort ships.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2195.html |title=Bellingham |publisher=Uboat |access-date=25 March 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{MV|Esso Williamsburg|1941|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|500|nmi|km}} south of Cape Farewell, Greenland ({{coord|53|12|N|41|00|W}}) by {{GS|U-211||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of all 60 crew. The drifting wreck was torpedoed and sunk on 3 October at {{coord|55|00|N|33|00|W}} by {{GS|U-254||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2203.html |title=Esso Williamsburg |publisher=Uboat |access-date=9 March 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{ship|RFA|Grey Ranger}}

|flag={{naval|UK|RFA}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy QP 14: The {{sclass2|Ranger|tanker||ship}} was torpedoed and sunk in the Greenland Sea west of Jan Mayen ({{coord|71|23|N|11|03|W}}) by {{GS|U-435||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of six of her 39 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Rathlin|1936|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2194.html |title=Grey Ranger |publisher=Uboat |access-date=25 March 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Leonardo Palomba|1899|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea {{convert|8|mi}} off Kuriat, Tunisia by {{HMS|Unruffled|P46|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web|url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?550731 |title=Leonardo Palomba cargo ship 1899-1942 |publisher=wrecksite.eu|access-date=22 September 2014}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Ocean Voice||2}}

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy QP 14: The Ocean ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Greenland Sea ({{coord|71|23|N|11|01|W}}) by {{GS|U-435||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 89 people on board were rescued by {{HMS|Seagull|N85|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) and {{SS|Zamalek|1921|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2196.html |title=Ocean Voice |publisher=Uboat |access-date=25 March 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Paul Luckenbach|1913|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean {{convert|800|mi}} off the coast of India ({{coord|10|03|N|63|42|E}}) by {{Jsub|I-29||2}} ({{navy|Empire of Japan}}). Her 61 crew survived.

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|ship={{ship|Soviet minesweeper|RTShch-121||2}}

|flag={{navy|Soviet Union}}

|desc=The K-15/M-17-class river minesweeping launch was sunk on this date.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

}}

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|ship={{ship|German patrol boat|Seidan||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=The auxiliary patrol boat was sunk west of Novorssijsk, Soviet Union in unclear circumstances. She was raised in October.{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=53917&sid=f6d7e71e659c267c0aba97081d602b7f |title=Soviet Naval Battles - Black Sea during WW2 (update 2022) |publisher=SovietEmpire |access-date=1 September 2022}}

}}

23 September

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|ship={{MV|Athelsultan|1929|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy SC 100: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Cape Farewell, Greenland ({{coord|58|42|N|33|38|W}}) by {{GS|U-617||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 51 of her 61 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Nasturtuim|K107|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) and {{HMCS|Weyburn|K173|6}} ({{naval|Canada|1911}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2202.html |title=Athelsultan |publisher=Uboat |access-date=13 April 2012}}

}}

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|ship=B D Co. No. 5

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

|desc=The scow foundered in the Bering Sea near Sledge Island, Territory of Alaska ({{coord|64|29|N|166|13|W|name=Sledge Island}}).[http://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-b/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (B) Retrieved 11 September 2018]

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|ship={{SS|Bruyère||2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|250|nmi|km}} south west of Freetown, Sierra Leone ({{coord|4|55|N|17|16|W}}) by {{GS|U-125|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 51 crew were rescued by {{HMS|Decoy|H75|6}}, {{HMS|Petunia|K79|6}} and {{HMT|Sir Wistan|4.105|6}} (all {{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2200.html |title=Bruyère |publisher=Uboat |access-date=22 February 2012}}

}}

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

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Trinidad ({{coord|9|20|N|60|10|W}}) by {{GS|U-515||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 15 of her 23 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Helene}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/lindvangen.html |title=D/S Lindvangen |publisher=Warsailors |access-date=26 January 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{HMAS|Siesta}}

|flag={{naval|Australia|1913}}

|desc=The patrol boat suffered an explosion and burned to the waterline at Fremantle, Western Australia. Four of her crew were injured.

}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy SC 100: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Cape Farewell ({{coord|58|40|N|33|41|W}}) by {{GS|U-617||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of fifteen of her 35 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{USCGC|Ingham|WPG-35|6}} ({{coast guard|USA|coast guard}}) and {{HMS|Nasturtium|K107|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2197.html |title=Tennessee |publisher=Uboat |access-date=13 April 2012}}

}}

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

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The refrigerated cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|42|45|N|42|45|W}}) by {{GS|U-582||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of all 56 people on board.{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/vibran.html |title=M/S Vibran |publisher=Warsailors |access-date=8 February 2012}}{{cite web |title=Vibran |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2199.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=24 July 2021}} Vibran was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.{{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=303 }}

}}

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|ship={{HMAS|Voyager|D31|6}}

|flag={{naval|Australia|1913}}

|desc=World War II: The W-class destroyer ran aground off Portuguese Timor ({{coord|09|15|S|125|45|E}}). She was discovered by the Japanese the next day. She was bombed and damaged beyond repair. HMAS Voyager was scuttled on 25 September. Her crew were rescued by {{HMAS|Kalgoorlie}} and {{HMAS|Warrnambool|J202|6}} (both {{naval|Australia|1913}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4248.html |title=HMAS Voyager of the Royal Australian Navy |publisher=Uboat |access-date=25 September 2013}}

}}

24 September

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Trinidad ({{coord|8|58|N|59|33|W}}) by {{GS|U-515||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Antinous was abandoned by her 48 crew but was later reboarded. She was taken in tow by {{HMS|Zwarte Zee|W163|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) but was torpedoed and sunk on 25 September by {{GS|U-512||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 47 crew survived and were rescued by HMS Zwarte Zee.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2208.html |title=Antinous |publisher=Uboat |access-date=31 March 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{MV|Defoe|1940|2}}

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

|desc=The cargo ship exploded, caught fire and was abandoned {{convert|600|nmi|km}} west south west of Rockall, Inverness-shire ({{coord|52|11|N|19|32|W}}), with the loss of six crew. Dafoe was on a voyage from Manchester, Lancashire to Famagusta, Cyprus. The wreck was sighted on 26 September at {{Coord|51|00|N|18|10|W}} but was presumed to have subsequently sunk.{{cite web |url=http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=1030 |title=Defoe |publisher=The Yard |access-date=27 February 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?131752 |title=Defoe |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |access-date=24 September 2019}}{{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=77 }}

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|ship=Everett

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

|desc=The dredge was lost at Cape Pankof, Unimak Island, Aleutian Islands, Territory of Alaska.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-e/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (E)]

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Aegean Sea {{convert|7|nmi|km}} south east of Rhodes, Greece by {{ship|Greek submarine|Nereus|Y-4|2}} ({{navy|Greece}}) with the loss of 214 of the 287 people on board.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/9905.html |title=RHS Nereus |publisher=uboat.net |access-date=24 September 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com/2018/02/fiume.html |title=Fiume |publisher=conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com |access-date=24 September 2019}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|John Winthrop||2}}

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy ON 131: The Liberty ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|56|00|N|31|00|W}}) by {{GS|U-619||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of all 52 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2209.html |title=John Winthrop |publisher=Uboat |access-date=13 April 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{HMS|LCP(R) 622}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=The Landing Craft, Personnel (Ramped) was lost on this date.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean east of the One and a Half Degree Channel {{coord|08|06|N|74|23|E}} by {{ship|Japanese submarine|I-165||2}} ({{navy|Empire of Japan}}) with the loss of 27 of her 48 crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.combinedfleet.com/I-165.htm |title=Imperial Submarines |publisher=Combinedfleet.com |access-date=25 August 2014 }}

}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy SC 100: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy due to damaged steering gear. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|58|12|N|34|35|W}}) by {{GS|U-432||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of two of her 62 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{USCGC|Bibb|WPG-31|6}} (22px United States Coast Guard).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2207.html |title=Pennmar |publisher=Uboat |access-date=24 March 2012}}

}}

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

|flag={{flag|Belgium}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy SC 100: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|58|10|N|28|20|W}}) by {{GS|U-617||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 42 of her 43 crew. The survivor was taken on board U-617 as a prisoner of war.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2205.html |title=Roumanie |publisher=Uboat |access-date=13 April 2012}}

}}

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|ship=Sphinx

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

|desc=World War II: The sailing ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tiros, Lebanon by {{GS|U-561||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2204.html |title=Sphinx |publisher=Uboat |access-date=8 April 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Tai Maru|1909|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off the Sakhalin Islands, Soviet Union.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=528 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|West Chetac|1919|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The Design 1013 ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|100|nmi|km}} north of Georgetown, British Guiana ({{coord|8|45|N|57|00|W}}) by {{GS|U-175||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 31 of her 50 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{USS|Roe|DD-418|6}} ({{navy|USA|1912}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2206.html |title=West Chetac |publisher=Uboat |access-date=7 March 2012}}

}}

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|ship=Zwettel

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The barge was sunk by a mine in the Dnieper River Estuary at Berezan Island, Soviet Union.{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=53917 |title=FR 1 class river minesweepers,Germany |publisher=SovietEmpire |access-date=23 December 2019}}

}}

25 September

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

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy RB 1: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of Cape Farewell, Greenland ({{coord|54|23|N|27|54|W}}) by {{GS|U-216||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 65 crew were rescued by {{HMS|Veteran|D72|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2211.html |title=Boston |publisher=Uboat |access-date=9 March 2012}}

}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy UR 42: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|62|19|N|15|27|W}}) by {{GS|U-442||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of ten of her 41 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Lysaker IV|1924|2}} ({{flag|Norway}}).

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|ship={{SS|Franz Bohmke|1910|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Öresund.

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|ship={{HMS|LCV 798}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=The Landing Craft, Vehicle was lost on this date.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

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

|flag={{flag|Finland}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Trelleborg, Sweden.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Two Vessels Mined off Sweden |date=26 September 1942 |page=3 |issue=49351 |column=C }}

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|ship={{SS|Teibo Maru|1923|2}}

|flag={{Flagcountry|Empire of Japan}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled, machine-gunned, and sunk in the South China Sea {{convert|90|km}} south east of Cape Padaran, French Indochina ({{coord|10|31|N|109|31|E}}) by {{USS|Sargo|SS-188|6}} ({{Navy|USA|1912}}). Forty survivors were rescued by {{ship|Japanese escort|Shimushu||2}} ({{navy|Empire of Japan}}) on 26/27 September.{{cite DANFS |title=Sargo |url= http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss188.txt |access-date=28 December 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.combinedfleet.com/Teibo_t.htm |title=Captured Danish Merchants in Japanese Service |publisher=Combinedfleet.com |access-date=7 March 2023}}

}}

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|ship={{GS|U-253||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The Type VIIC submarine struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Iceland ({{coord|67|00|N|23|00|W}}) with the loss of all 45 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/boats/u253.htm |title=U-253 |publisher=Uboat |access-date=13 March 2012}}

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26 September

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|ship={{Jsub|I-33||2}}

|flag={{navy|Empire of Japan}}

|desc=The B1 type submarine sank at Truk, South Seas Mandate due to a loss of buoyancy from a bungled retrimming attempt while being repaired. thirty-three of her crew were killed. She was raised on 29 December 1942. Towed to Kure for repairs in March 1943. Repairs finished on 1 June 1944. She sank again in the Iyo Nada near Kure during diving trials on 16 June 1944.{{cite web |url=http://www.combinedfleet.com/I-33.htm |title=Imperial Submarines |publisher=Combinedfleet.com |access-date=26 September 2013 }}

}}

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|ship={{ship|Soviet submarine|M-60||2}}

|flag={{navy|Soviet Union|1935}}

|desc=World War II: The M-class submarine was sunk by a mine of a flanking barrage laid by the minelayers {{ship|NMS|Amiral Murgescu|}}, {{ship|NMS|Regele Carol I}} and {{ship|NMS|Dacia}} (all {{navy|Kingdom of Romania}}).Mikhail Monakov,Jurgen Rohwer, Stalin's Ocean-going Fleet: Soviet Naval Strategy and Shipbuilding Programs, p. 266

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|ship={{SS|New York|1924|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy RB 1: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|54|34|N|25|44|W}}) by {{GS|U-91|1941|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of all 54 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2216.html |title=New York |publisher=Uboat |access-date=20 February 2012}}{{cite web |url= http://www.benjidog.co.uk/Tower%20Hill/Newton%20Ash%20to%20Norah%20Moller.html#New_York |title=New York |publisher=www.benjidog.co.uk |access-date=8 February 2016}}

}}

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

|flag={{Flag|Panama}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|8|50|N|59|50|W}}) by {{GS|U-175||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of eight of her 32 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{MV|Thalatta|1921|2}} ({{flag|Norway}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2215.html |title=Tambour |publisher=Uboat |access-date=7 March 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{HMS|Veteran|D72|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy RB 1: The V-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by {{GS|U-404||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of all 134 crew, and 63 of the 65 survivors from {{SS|Boston|1920|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}). The two survivors from Boston were rescued by {{SS|New Bedford|1928|2}} ({{flag|United States|1912}}).{{cite web |title=HMS Veteran (D 72) |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2213.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=1 August 2021}}

}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy RB 1: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|550|nmi|km}} west of the Butt of Lewis ({{coord|55|10|N|18|50|W}}) by {{GS|U-619||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of eighteen of her 60 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Sardonyx|H26|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2214.html |title=Yorktown |publisher=Uboat |access-date=13 April 2012}}

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27 September

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|ship={{MV|Francesco Barbaro|1940|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed in the Ionian Sea off Navarino, Greece ({{coord|37|15|N|19|55|E}}) by {{HMS|Umbra|P35|6}} ({{naval|UK}}). She sank the next day with the loss of 30 of the 278 people on board.{{cite web |url=https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3545.html |title=HMS Umbra |publisher=uboat.net |access-date=27 September 2019}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=532 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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|ship={{ship|German patrol boat|Gazelle||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=The patrol boat collided with {{SS|Themis|1919|2}} ({{flag|Norway}}) and sank off Lervik, Norway.{{cite web |url=http://german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/captured/torpedoboats/gazelle/index.html |title=Gazelle |author=Michael Emmerich |date=25 June 2003 |work=German Naval History |access-date=17 October 2012}}

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|ship=Radio

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

|desc=The fishing vessel was wrecked on a reef in Shuyak Strait ({{coord|58|29|N|152|36|W|name=Shuyak Strait}}) between Shuyak Island and Afognak Island, Territory of Alaska. Her nine crew survived.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-r/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (R)]

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|ship={{SS|Stephen Hopkins||2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The Liberty ship and the auxiliary cruiser {{ship|German auxiliary cruiser|Stier||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) shelled and sank each other in the South Atlantic Ocean at {{coord|28|08|S|11|59|W}}. The survivors of Stephen Hopkins reached Brazil in lifeboats a month later. During combat with Stier and the month-long ordeal in the lifeboats that followed it, 41 of the 55 men aboard Stephen Hopkins – 32 of 40 civilian crewmen and nine of the 15-man United States Navy Armed Guard detachment – died.{{cite web |url=http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-Chron/USN-Chron-1942.html |title=Official Chronology of the US Navy in WWII |publisher=Ibiblio |access-date=27 September 2013}}

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|ship={{ship|German auxiliary cruiser|Stier||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary cruiser and the Liberty ship {{SS|Stephen Hopkins||2}} ({{flag|United States|1912}}) shelled and sank each other in the South Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|28|08|S|11|59|W}}). Two of her crewmen were killed. Survivors from Stier were rescued by {{MS|Tannenfels|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wehrmacht-history.com/kriegsmarine/auxiliary-cruisers/stier-hsk-6-auxiliary-cruiser.htm |title=Stier HSK 6 Auxiliary Cruiser |publisher=Wehrmacht-history.com |access-date=27 September 2013 |archive-date=2 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002105957/http://www.wehrmacht-history.com/kriegsmarine/auxiliary-cruisers/stier-hsk-6-auxiliary-cruiser.htm |url-status=dead }}

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|ship={{GS|U-165|1941|2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The Type IXC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay ({{coord|47|00|N|5|30|W}}) by a Vickers Wellington aircraft of 311 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 51 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/boats/u165.htm |title=U-165 |publisher=Uboat |access-date=6 March 2012}}

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28 September

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|ship={{SS|Alcoa Mariner|1919|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|20|nmi|km}} off the mouth of the Orinoco River, Venezuela ({{coord|8|57|N|60|08|W}}) by {{GS|U-175||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 54 crew were rescued by {{MV|Turret Cape|1895|2}} ({{Flagicon|Canada|1921}} Canada).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2220.html |title=Alcoa Mariner |publisher=Uboat |access-date=7 March 2012}}

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|ship={{SS|Antonico||2}}

|flag={{flagicon|Brazil|1883}} Brazil

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the mouth to the Marowijne River ({{coord|5|30|N|53|30|W}}) by {{GS|U-516||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of sixteen of her 40 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2217.html |title=Antonico |publisher=Uboat |access-date=1 April 2012}}

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|ship={{HMS|LCP(R) 1019}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=The Landing Craft, Personnel (Ramped) was lost on this date.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

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|ship={{SS|Lagés|1907|2}}

|flag={{flagicon|Brazil|1883}} Brazil

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Amazon Estuary {{convert|75|nmi|km}} north of Salinas ({{coord|0|13|N|47|47|W}}) by {{GS|U-514||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of three of her 49 crew. She was salvaged, repaired and returned to service post-war.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2219.html |title=Lages |publisher=Uboat |access-date=1 April 2012}}

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|ship=Nefco No. 2

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

|desc=The scow sank in Prince William Sound off Naked Island, Territory of Alaska ({{coord|60|40|N|147|25|W|name=Naked Island}}).[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-n/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (N)]

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|ship={{MV|Nozima Maru|1934|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in Sogod Bay ({{coord|10|30|N|125|00|E}}) by United States Army Air Force aircraft.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=544 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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|ship={{SS|Ozório|1919|2}}

|flag={{flagicon|Brazil|1883}} Brazil

|desc=World War II: The Design 1074 ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Amazon Estuary {{convert|75|nmi|km}} north of Salinas ({{coord|0|03|N|47|45|W}}) by {{GS|U-514||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of five of her 39 crew. She was salvaged, repaired and returned to service post-war.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2218.html |title=Ozório |publisher=Uboat |access-date=1 April 2012}}

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|ship={{SS|Tamon Maru No. 6|1918|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south of Hokkaido by {{USS|Nautilus|SS-168|6}} ({{navy|USA|1912}}).

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29 September

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean ({{coord|9|26|N|71|20|E}}) by {{GS|U-532||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of one of the 100 people on board.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=487 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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|ship={{SS|Baron Ogilvy|1926|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Cape Palmas, Liberia ({{coord|2|30|N|14|30|W}}) by {{GS|U-125|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of eight of her 40 crew. Mouzinho ({{flag|Portugal}}) rescued all 32 survivors.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2222.html |title=Baron Ogilvy |publisher=Uboat |access-date=22 February 2012}}

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|ship={{SS|Franz Rudolf|1906|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea by {{ship|Soviet submarine|Shch-310||2}} ({{navy|Soviet Union}}).

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|ship={{ship|German trawler|V 312 Hanseat||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=The Vorpostenboot ran aground and was wrecked.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?16557 |title=V-312 (Hanseat) (+1942) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=18 October 2015}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy SC 101: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|56|40|N|30|30|W}}) by {{GS|U-608||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of all 29 crew.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2221.html |title=Lifland |publisher=Uboat |access-date=13 April 2012}}

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|ship={{SS|Pavia|1895|2}}

|flag={{Flagcountry|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}}

|desc=The cargo ship was driven ashore east of Point Radix, Trinidad. She was refloated but ran aground on the L'Ebrauche Rocks, {{convert|9|nmi|km}} off Trinidad and 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=597 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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|ship={{HMS|Registan|F106|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|140|nmi|km}} off Barbados ({{coord|12|37|N|57|10|W}}) by {{GS|U-332||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 16 of her 54 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Rio Neuquen|1919|2}} ({{flag|Argentina|civil}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2223.html |title=Registan |publisher=Uboat |access-date=16 March 2012}}

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|ship={{USS|YC-898}}, and
{{USS|YC-899}}

|flag={{navy|USA|1912}}

|desc=The non-self-propelled covered lighters sank whilst under tow off Key West, Florida.{{cite web|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq82-2.htm |title=Casualties, Navy & Coast Guard ships WWII |publisher=history.navy.mil |access-date=15 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410224418/http://www.history.navy.mil/FAQs/faq82-2.htm |archive-date=10 April 2014 }}

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30 September

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north east of Georgetown, British Guiana ({{coord|7|09|N|54|23|W}}) by {{GS|U-516||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of ten of her 83 crew. Survivors were rescued by the fishing schooner United Eagle ({{flag|British Guiana}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/WWIStandardShipsA-K.htm#A |title=WWI Standard Built Ships A-K |publisher=Mariners |access-date=8 May 2011}}{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2225.html |title=Alipore |publisher=Uboat |access-date=1 April 2012}}

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|ship={{SS|Amiral Pierre|1905|2}}

|flag={{flagicon|France}} Vichy France

|desc=World War II: Battle of Madagascar: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar ({{Coord|26|04|S|34|54|E}}) by {{HMAS|Nizam|G38|6}} ({{naval|Australia|1913}}) and was scuttled. There were no casualties.{{csr|register=MSI|id=1120848|shipname=Amiral Pierre |access-date=3 December 2012}}{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?31739 |title=Amiral Pierre |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |access-date=30 September 2019}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=528 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Liberia ({{coord|4|05|N|13|23|W}}) by {{GS|U-125|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of two of her 56 crew. Two survivors were taken on board U-125 as prisoners of war, the rest were rescued by {{HMS|Cowslip|K196|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).

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

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

|desc=World War II: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|300|nmi|km}} south of Freetown, Sierra Leone ({{coord|4|07|N|13|40|W}}) by {{GS|U-125|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of four of the 114 people on board.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2226.html |title=Kumsang |publisher=Uboat |access-date=22 February 2012}}

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|ship={{MV|Siam II|1913|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Monrovia, Liberia ({{coord|3|25|N|15|46|W}}) by {{GS|U-506||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). She was sunk by a coup de grâce in the early hours of 1 October. Her 39 crew were rescued by {{SS|Nagpore|1920|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2228.html |title=Siam II |publisher=Uboat |access-date=27 March 2012}}

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|ship=Gene

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

|desc=The Motorboat was wrecked on Rye Island, Territory of Alaska.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-g/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (G)]

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|ship={{ship|Soviet motor torpedo boat|No. 64||2}}

|flag={{navy|Soviet Union}}

|desc=The Sh-4 Type motor torpedo boat was lost sometime in September.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

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|ship=PSB&D Co. #6

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

|desc=The cargo scow was lost at Unimak Bight off Unimak Island, Territory of Alaska ({{coord|54|35|N|164|10|W|name=Unimak Bight}}).[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-p/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (P)]

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

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

|desc=The {{sclass|Sirena|submarine}} was lost in the Mediterranean Sea. Last report was received on 16 September off Sollum, Egypt.{{cite web |url= http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/sublosses/sublosses_italian.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100409083653/http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/sublosses/sublosses_italian.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= April 9, 2010 |title=US Submarine losses, WWII- Italian casualties |publisher=history.navy.mil |access-date=14 September 2013 }}

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