List of shipwrecks in March 1943
The list of shipwrecks in March 1943 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1943 .
1 March
2 March
3 March
List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1943
Ship
State
Description
Aiyo Maru Imperial Japanese Army
World War II : Battle of the Bismarck Sea : Operation 81-transport convoy, No. 1 Division (starboard column): The Type 1C Standard cargo ship /transport was bombed and sunk southeast of Finschhafen , New Guinea (06°56′S 148°16′E / 6.933°S 148.267°E / -6.933; 148.267 Daihatsu landing craft went down with the ship.[ 25]
Arashio Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Battle of the Bismarck Sea : Operation 81-transport convoy: The Asashio -classdestroyer was bombed and sunk in the Bismarck Sea near Finschhafen (07°15′S 148°30′E / 7.250°S 148.500°E / -7.250; 148.500 Yukikaze Imperial Japanese Navy ).[ 26] [ 27]
Asashio Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Battle of the Bismarck Sea : Operation 81-transport convoy: The Asashio -classdestroyer was bombed and sunk in the Bismarck Sea near Finschhafen (07°15′S 148°15′E / 7.250°S 148.250°E / -7.250; 148.250 Royal Australian Air Force and United States Army Air Forces aircraft. She was lost with some 200 men with some survivors, or was lost with all crew.[ 28] [ 29]
Clairette
France
World War II: The fishing vessel was sunk with gunfire off Cap Ferrat , Alpes-Maritimes by HMS Taurus (Royal Navy ). Her three crew were rescued by an Italian boat.[ 4] [ 30] [ 31]
Doggerbank Kriegsmarine
World War II: The blockade runner was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (29°10′N 34°10′W / 29.167°N 34.167°W / 29.167; -34.167 U-43 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 364 of 365 people on board, 108 crewmen and 257 survivors of Thor and Uckermack (both destroyed by an accidental explosion in Japan on 30 November 1942). The survivor was rescued by Campoamor Spain ).[ 32]
Harvey W. Scott United States
World War II: Convoy DN 21 : The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean (31°54′S 30°37′E / 31.900°S 30.617°E / -31.900; 30.617 U-160 Kriegsmarine ). There were no casualties. All 42 crewmen and nineteen armed guards were rescued by Ombu Argentina ) or reached land in their lifeboats .[ 33] [ 34]
Kenbu Maru Imperial Japanese Army
Kembu Maru World War II: Battle of the Bismarck Sea : Operation 81-transport convoy, No. 1 Division (starboard column): The Kenbu Maru -class auxiliary transport was bombed by American and Australian aircraft south-east of Finschhafen (06°56′S 148°16′E / 6.933°S 148.267°E / -6.933; 148.267 [ 35]
Nirpura United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy DN 21 : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) south of Port St. Johns , Union of South Africa (32°47′S 30°48′E / 32.783°S 30.800°E / -32.783; 30.800 U-160 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 38 of the 126 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by R-8 (South African Air Force ).[ 36]
Nojima Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Battle of the Bismarck Sea : Operation 81-transport convoy, No. 2 Division (portside column): The Muroto -classsupply ship was bombed and damaged 31 nautical miles (57 km; 36 mi) east south east of Finschhafen (07°15′S 148°30′E / 7.250°S 148.500°E / -7.250; 148.500 Arashio Imperial Japanese Navy ), she sank 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) off Finschhafen. Four hundred men were killed. Ro-101 Imperial Japanese Navy ) rescued her captain and 44 infantrymen from lifeboats on 7 March, south of the Dampier Strait .[ 37]
Oigawa Maru Imperial Japanese Army
World War II: Battle of the Bismarck Sea : Operation 81-transport convoy, No. 2 Division (portside column): The Type 1A Standard transport was bombed and damaged southeast of Finschhafen (06°56′S 148°16′E / 6.933°S 148.267°E / -6.933; 148.267 USS PT-143 and USS PT-150 (both United States Navy ). Seventy-eight crewmen and 1,151 troops were killed.[ 38]
Shinai Maru Imperial Japanese Army
World War II: Battle of the Bismarck Sea : Operation 81-transport convoy No. 1 Division (starboard column): The Shinia Maru -class auxiliary transport was bombed and sunk south east of Finschhafen (06°56′S 148°16′E / 6.933°S 148.267°E / -6.933; 148.267 [ 25]
Shirayuki Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Battle of the Bismarck Sea : Operation 81-transport convoy: The Fubuki -classdestroyer was bombed and sunk in the Bismarck Sea near Finschhafen (07°15′S 148°30′E / 7.250°S 148.500°E / -7.250; 148.500 [ 39]
Stag Hound United States
World War II: The Type C2-SU-R ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil by Barbarigo Regia Marina ). All aboard, 59 crew and 25 gunners, survived and were rescued the next day by Rio Colorado Argentina .[ 4] [ 40]
Taimei Maru Imperial Japanese Army
Taimei Maru under attack on 3 March 1943Battle of the Bismarck Sea : Operation 81-transport convoy, No. 2 Division (portside column): The Taimei Maru -class auxiliary transport was bombed and sunk 31 nautical miles (57 km; 36 mi) east south east of Finschhafen (07°15′S 148°30′E / 7.250°S 148.500°E / -7.250; 148.500 [ 41]
Teiyo Maru Imperial Japanese Army
World War II: Battle of the Bismarck Sea: Operation 81-transport convoy, No. 1 Division (starboard column): The transport ship was bombed and sunk south-east of Finschhafen , New Guinea (06°56′S 148°16′E / 6.933°S 148.267°E / -6.933; 148.267 [ 42]
4 March
List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1943
Ship
State
Description
California Star United Kingdom
World War II : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 380 nautical miles (700 km; 440 mi) north west of the Azores , Portugal (42°32′N 37°20′W / 42.533°N 37.333°W / 42.533; -37.333 U-515 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 50 of her 74 crew. One survivor was taken aboard U-515 as a prisoner of war .[ 43]
City of Pretoria United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of the Azores (41°45′N 42°30′W / 41.750°N 42.500°W / 41.750; -42.500 U-172 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of all 145 crew.[ 44]
Empire Mahseer United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy DN 21 : The Design 1022 ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean (32°01′S 30°48′E / 32.017°S 30.800°E / -32.017; 30.800 U-160 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of eighteen of her 54 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMT Norwich City (Royal Navy ).[ 45] [ 46]
Hokuto Maru Japan World War II: Convoy No. 2303B: The cargo ship was torpedoed in the Pacific Ocean southwest of "Miyako" (39°33′N 142°07′E / 39.550°N 142.117°E / 39.550; 142.117 USS Permit (United States Navy ). Although the torpedo did not explode, it holed her hull and she consequently sank. Her passengers and crew were rescued by Hiyoshi Maru No. 2 Go Imperial Japanese Navy ).[ 47]
USS LCP(R) 673 ,USS LCP(R) 680 ,USS LCP(R) 684 ,USS LCP(R) 685 ,USS LCP(R) 689 ,USS LCP(R) 692 ,USS LCP(R) 693 , andUSS LCP(R) 727
United States Navy
The landing craft personnel (ramped) were deck cargo aboard Marietta E. United Kingdom ) and were lost when that ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean (31°49′S 31°11′E / 31.817°S 31.183°E / -31.817; 31.183 U-160 Kriegsmarine ).[ 48]
Marietta E. United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy DN 21: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean (31°49′S 31°11′E / 31.817°S 31.183°E / -31.817; 31.183 U-160 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of five of her 45 crew. Survivors were rescued by R-8 (South African Air Force ).[ 48] [ 49] Marietta E. was on a voyage from Durban , Union of South Africa to Aden , Aden Protectorate .[ 50]
SF 219 Luftwaffe
World War II: The Siebel ferry was mined and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea between Sicily , Italy and Tunis , Tunisia .[ 11] [ 51]
Sheaf Crown United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy DN 21: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Indian Ocean (31°49′S 31°11′E / 31.817°S 31.183°E / -31.817; 31.183 U-160 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of one of her 48 crew. She was abandoned, but was later towed to East London , Union of South Africa. Sheaf Crown was later repaired and returned to service.[ 52]
T-514 Ost Soviet Navy
The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk on this date.[citation needed
Tokitsukaze Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Battle of the Bismarck Sea : Operation 81-transport convoy: The Kagerō -classdestroyer was bombed and damaged on 3 March with nineteen crewmen killed. Yukikaze Imperial Japanese Navy ) took off the commander of the 18th Army , Lieutenant General Adachi and his staff, the 150 soldiers, Commander Motokura and almost the entire crew were removed. She was left to drift. During the night Yukikaze returned and rescued twenty more survivors on board. She was bombed and damaged by a North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft, then bombed by Japanese dive bomber aircraft in an attempt to scuttle the vessel, but were unsuccessful. She was finally sunk in the Bismarck Sea near Finschhafen ,New Guinea (07°15′S 148°30′E / 7.250°S 148.500°E / -7.250; 148.500 North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft in the Huon Gulf (07°15′S 148°15′E / 7.250°S 148.250°E / -7.250; 148.250 [ 53]
U-87 Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIB submarine was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by HMCS Shediac and HMCS St. Croix (both Royal Canadian Navy ) with the loss of all 50 crew.
5 March
List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1943
Ship
State
Description
Belluno Italy World War II : Tunisian campaign : The cargo ship was driven ashore during the evacuation of Tunisia. She was refloated.[ 54]
Empire Tower United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy XK 2 : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Lisbon , Portugal (43°50′N 14°46′W / 43.833°N 14.767°W / 43.833; -14.767 U-130 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 42 of her 45 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMT Loch Oskaig (Royal Navy ).
Executive United States
World War II: Convoy RA 53 : The Design 1022 ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Norwegian Sea (72°44′N 11°27′E / 72.733°N 11.450°E / 72.733; 11.450 U-255 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of nine of her 62 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMT Northern Pride and HMT St. Elstan (both Royal Navy ). Executive was later scuttled by a Royal Navy destroyer .[ 55]
Fidra United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy XK 2: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (43°50′N 14°46′W / 43.833°N 14.767°W / 43.833; -14.767 U-130 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of seventeen of her 29 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Coreopsis (Royal Navy ).[ 56]
Ger-y-Bryn United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy XK 2: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (43°50′N 14°46′W / 43.833°N 14.767°W / 43.833; -14.767 U-130 Kriegsmarine ). Her 47 crew were rescued by HMS Coreopsis (Royal Navy ).[ 57] Ger-Y-Bryn was on a voyage from Lagos , Nigeria to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 58]
USS Grampus
United States Navy
World War II: Battle of Blackett Strait : The Tambor -classsubmarine was sunk by gunfire off Kolombangara , Solomon Islands , by Minegumo Murasame Imperial Japanese Navy ). All 71 crew were killed.[ 59]
Highway
United States
While towing the barge Mercer No. 1 (United States ), the motor vessel was lost in Lynn Canal near Ralston Island . in the Alexander Archipelago , Territory of Alaska . Her entire crew – reported to be either six or seven people – perished. Wreckage from Highway was found on Ralston Island.[ 60]
Mercer No. 1
United States
The barge was washed ashore at Lena Point , Territory of Alaska (58°23′45″N 134°46′45″W / 58.39583°N 134.77917°W / 58.39583; -134.77917 (Lena Point ) towing vessel, the motor vessel Highway (United States ), was lost with all hands in the Lynn Canal .[ 61]
Minegumo Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Battle of Blackett Strait: The Asashio -classdestroyer was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Vila, Solomon Islands (8°01′S 157°14′E / 8.017°S 157.233°E / -8.017; 157.233 United States Navy ,[Note 1]
Murasame Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: Battle of Blackett Strait: The Shiratsuyu -classdestroyer was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Vila, Solomon Islands (8°03′S 157°13′E / 8.050°S 157.217°E / -8.050; 157.217
Richard Bland United States
World War II: Convoy RA 53: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean north east of Iceland (72°44′N 11°27′E / 72.733°N 11.450°E / 72.733; 11.450 U-255 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 34 of her 69 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Impulsive or reached land in their lifeboat . Richard Bland was torpedoed on 10 March by U-255 and split in two. The stern section sank, the bow section was towed to Akureyri but was declared a total loss .[ 62]
S 70 Kriegsmarine
World War II: The S 38 Type Schnellboot mine and sank in the English Channel (42°41′N 2°49′W / 42.683°N 2.817°W / 42.683; -2.817 [ 4] [ 63]
S 75 Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type 1939/40 Schnellboot sank after an air attack by Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Typhoon aircraft of the Royal Air Force . Eleven of her crew were killed.[ 4] [ 64] [ 65] [ 66]
Thomas Hooker United States
World War II: Convoy ONS 168 : The Liberty ship started to break in two in the Atlantic Ocean (53°20′N 47°00′W / 53.333°N 47.000°W / 53.333; -47.000 HMS Pimpernel (Royal Navy ). The drifting wreck was scuttled on 12 March by U-653 Kriegsmarine ).[ 67] [ 68]
Trefusis United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy XK 2: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (43°50′N 14°46′W / 43.833°N 14.767°W / 43.833; -14.767 U-130 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of three of her 47 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Coreopsis (Royal Navy ).[ 69]
Zarya Soviet Navy
World War II: The auxiliary minelayer was sunk by a mine off Myskhako . At least seven of her crew were killed.[ 70] [ 71] [ 72]
31-A-886
United States
The fishing vessel was wrecked in Herring Bay (56°48′10″N 132°58′00″W / 56.80278°N 132.96667°W / 56.80278; -132.96667 (Herring Bay ) Petersburg, Territory of Alaska .[ 73]
6 March
7 March
8 March
9 March
List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1943
Ship
State
Description
Anfora Italy World War II : The cargo ship was set afire and scuttled at Mormugao , Portuguese India . She was refloated in 1948 and scrapped in 1949.[ 112]
Bonneville Norway
World War II: Convoy SC 121 : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (58°48′N 22°00′W / 58.800°N 22.000°W / 58.800; -22.000 U-229 U-405 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 37 people including her Master, the Convoy Commodore and his staff, and crew. Survivors were rescued by USCGC Bibb (United States Coast Guard ) and Melrose Abbey United Kingdom ).[ 113] [ 114]
Braunfels Germany World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Mormugão.[ 4] in situ [ 115]
Clarissa Radcliffe United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy SC 122: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by U-663 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of all 52 crew.[ 116]
Drachenfels Germany World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Mormugão. She was refloated in 1948 and was scrapped at Goa , Portuguese India, in 1950.[ 117] [ 118]
Ehrenfels Germany World War II: Operation Creek : The cargo ship was sunk with explosives by British raiders at Mormugão.[ 119] [ 120]
Empire Standard United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea off Algiers , Algeria . She was placed under repair at Algiers but torpedoed and damaged on 26 March by Luftwaffe aircraft. Her back was broken and she was declared a constructive total loss . Empire Standard was towed out to sea and scuttled.[ 121]
F 371 Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type A Marinefahrprahm mine in the Black Sea .[ 83]
James K. Polk United States
World War II: Convoy BT 6 : The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Caribbean Sea 175 nautical miles (324 km; 201 mi) off Cayenne French Guiana (7°40′N 52°07′W / 7.667°N 52.117°W / 7.667; -52.117 U-510 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of one of her 65 crew. All but eight of her crew were rescued by USS PC-592 (United States Navy ). James K. Polk was towed to Trinidad by a British tug. She was towed to Mobile, Alabama , United States in March 1945 and was declared a constructive total loss.[ 105] [ 122]
James Smith United States
World War II: Convoy BT 6: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 175 nautical miles (324 km; 201 mi) north of Cayenne (7°40′N 52°07′W / 7.667°N 52.117°W / 7.667; -52.117 U-510 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of eleven of her 58 crew. Survivors abandoned ship, although some of them reboarded her the next day. The other survivors were rescued by USS PC-592 (United States Navy ). Those aboard James Smith were ordered to abandon her on 12 March, but she did not sink and was again reboarded. She was towed to Trinidad by HMS Zwarte Zee (Royal Navy ). James Smith was subsequently repaired and returned to service.[ 123]
Kelvinbank United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy BT 6: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) north of Paramaribo , Surinam (7°24′N 52°11′W / 7.400°N 52.183°W / 7.400; -52.183 U-510 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 28 of her 60 crew. Survivors were rescued by George G. Meade United States ).[ 124]
HMS LCT 2341
Royal Navy
World War II: Convoy SC 121: The landing craft tank was being transported as deck cargo aboard Bonneville Norway ) and was lost when that ship was torpedoed and sunk by a U-229 U-405 Kriegsmarine ).[ 125]
Malantic United States
World War II: Convoy SC 121: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (58°37′N 22°32′W / 58.617°N 22.533°W / 58.617; -22.533 U-409 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 27 of her 45 crew. Survivors were rescued by Melrose Abbey United Kingdom ).[ 126]
Milos Sweden
World War II: Convoy SC 121: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 58°N 24°W / 58°N 24°W / 58; -24 U-530 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of all 30 crew.[ 127] [ 128]
Puerto Rican United States
World War II: Convoy RA 53 : The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea north east of Iceland (66°44′N 10°41′W / 66.733°N 10.683°W / 66.733; -10.683 U-586 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 64 of her 65 crew. The survivor was rescued by HMT St Elstan (Royal Navy ).[ 129]
Rosewood United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy SC 121: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean south of Iceland (58°37′N 22°32′W / 58.617°N 22.533°W / 58.617; -22.533 U-409 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of all 42 crew. The burning wreck broke in two. Both sections were scuttled on 11 March at 58°30′N 20°31′W / 58.500°N 20.517°W / 58.500; -20.517 USCGC Bibb (United States Coast Guard ).[ 130]
Tabor Norway
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean (38°30′S 23°10′E / 38.500°S 23.167°E / -38.500; 23.167 U-506 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of twelve of her 46 crew.[ 131]
Thomas Ruffin United States
World War II: Convoy BT 6: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 175 nautical miles (324 km; 201 mi) north of Cayenne (7°40′N 52°07′W / 7.667°N 52.117°W / 7.667; -52.117 U-510 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of six of her 58 crew. Survivors abandoned ship and were rescued by USS Courage and USS PC-592 (both United States Navy ). Thomas Ruffin was towed to Port of Spain , Trinidad by HMS Milford (Royal Navy ). She was later towed to Mobile, Alabama, where she was declared a constructive total loss.[ 67] [ 132]
10 March
List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1943
Ship
State
Description
Andrea F. Luckenbach United States
World War II : Convoy HX 228 : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (51°20′N 29°29′W / 51.333°N 29.483°W / 51.333; -29.483 U-221 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 20 of the 84 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by RFA Orangeleaf (Royal Fleet Auxiliary ).[ 133]
Coulmore United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy SC 121 : The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (58°48′N 22°00′W / 58.800°N 22.000°W / 58.800; -22.000 U-229 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 25 of her 43 crew. Survivors abandoned ship and were rescued by USCGC Bibb (United States Coast Guard ) and HMCS Dauphin (Royal Canadian Navy ). USCGC Bibb took Coulmore in tow, reaching the Clyde on 23 March. She was subsequently repaired, and returned to service in July 1943.[ 134]
Derna Italy World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by HMS Taurus (Royal Navy ). One of her crew was reported missing, there were 49 survivors.[ 4] [ 5]
James Sprunt United States
World War II: Convoy KG 123 : The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea off Guantánamo Bay , Cuba (19°49′N 74°38′W / 19.817°N 74.633°W / 19.817; -74.633 U-185 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of all 69 crew.[ 135]
Kaijo Maru Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The fleet oiler was bombed and damaged by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Army Air Force south of Buton Passage, Celebes Islands (4°45′S 123°10′E / 4.750°S 123.167°E / -4.750; 123.167 Kaijo Maru was torpedoed on 17 March by USS Tautog (United States Navy to prevent salvage by the Japanese.[ 4] [ 40] [ 136]
HMS MGB 622
Royal Navy
World War II: The motor gun boat was shelled and sunk off Terschelling , Friesland , Netherlands by Kriegsmarine warships. Fifteen of her 25 crew were killed, and the survivors were captured.[ 137] [ 138] [ 139]
Nailsea Court United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy SC 121: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Reykjavík , Iceland (58°45′N 21°57′W / 58.750°N 21.950°W / 58.750; -21.950 U-229 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 45 of her 49 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMCS Dauphin (Royal Canadian Navy ) and Melrose Abbey United Kingdom ).[ 140]
Passau Germany World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the South Atlantic by USS Eberle and USS Savannah (both United States Navy ).[ 141]
Richard D. Spaight United States
World War II: The Liberty ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Mozambique Channel 350 nautical miles (650 km; 400 mi) north east of Durban , Union of South Africa (28°00′S 37°00′E / 28.000°S 37.000°E / -28.000; 37.000 U-182 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of one of her 67 crew.[ 142] [ 143]
Rosario Italy World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north east of Punta Milazzo, Sicily by HMS Trooper (Royal Navy ).[ 4] [ 144]
Tucurinca United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy HX 228: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Cape Farewell, Greenland (51°00′N 30°10′W / 51.000°N 30.167°W / 51.000; -30.167 U-211 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of one of the 81 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by Roselys Free French Naval Forces ).[ 145]
U-633 Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was rammed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (58°15′N 19°55′W / 58.250°N 19.917°W / 58.250; -19.917 Scorton United Kingdom ) with the loss of all 43 crew.[ 146]
Virginia Sinclair United States
World War II: Convoy KG 123: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea off Cape Maysi , Cuba (20°11′N 74°04′W / 20.183°N 74.067°W / 20.183; -74.067 U-185 Kriegsmarine with the loss of seven of her 44 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS SC-742 (United States Navy ).[ 147]
YC-1278
United States Navy
The unpowered covered lighter was lost off the Atlantic coast of the United States.[ 148]
11 March
12 March
List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1943
Ship
State
Description
Dalila Germany World War II : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Gravelines , Pas-de-Calais , France by HMMTB 24 , HMMTB 35 and HMMTB 38 (all Royal Navy ).[ 4]
Esterel France
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Milazzo , Sicily , Italy by HMS Thunderbolt (Royal Navy ).[ 4]
HMS Lightning
Royal Navy
World War II: The L-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Algeria by S 55 S 158 Kriegsmarine ). Forty-five of her crew were killed.[ 163]
R 74 Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type R 41 minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais , France.[ 4] [ 164]
Taihosan Maru Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The Tokiwasan Maru -class auxiliary water tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south of Ponape , Caroline Islands (7°15′N 158°45′E / 7.250°N 158.750°E / 7.250; 158.750 USS Plunger (United States Navy ). Five of her crew were killed.[ 165] [ 166]
HMS Turbulent
Royal Navy
World War II: The T-class submarine struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off La Maddelena , Sardinia , Italy with the loss of all 61 crew.
U-130 Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type IX submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (37°10′N 20°21′W / 37.167°N 20.350°W / 37.167; -20.350 USS Champlin (United States Navy ) with the loss of all 53 crew.[ 167] [ 168]
13 March
List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1943
Ship
State
Description
Ceres Netherlands
World War II : Convoy GAT 49 : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea (14°50′N 71°46′W / 14.833°N 71.767°W / 14.833; -71.767 U-68 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of two of her 37 crew. Survivors were rescued by one of the escort vessels.[ 169]
Cities Service Missouri United States
World War II: Convoy GAT 49: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea (14°50′N 71°46′W / 14.833°N 71.767°W / 14.833; -71.767 U-68 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of two of her 54 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS Biddle (United States Navy ).[ 170]
Clan Alpine United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy OS 44 : The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 190 nautical miles (350 km; 220 mi) west of Cape Finisterre , Spain (42°45′N 13°31′W / 42.750°N 13.517°W / 42.750; -13.517 U-107 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 28 of her 94 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Scarborough (Royal Navy ), which scuttled Clan Alpine .[ 171]
Djambi Netherlands
The cargo ship collided with Silverbeech United Kingdom ) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived.[ 172]
Empress of Canada United Kingdom
World War II: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km; 460 mi) south of Cape Palmas , Liberia (1°13′S 9°57′W / 1.217°S 9.950°W / -1.217; -9.950 Leonardo da Vinci Regia Marina ) with the loss of 392 of the 1,752 people on board.[ 173]
Hermod
Sweden
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Terschelling , Friesland , Netherlands by Royal Navy motor torpedo boats . Three men and one woman were killed from a crew of eighteen men and two women.[ 4] [ 128]
Kasuga Maru No. 2 Go Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The Kasuga Maru -class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk in Port Blair Harbor, Andaman Islands (11°40′N 92°50′E / 11.667°N 92.833°E / 11.667; 92.833 HNLMS O 21 (Royal Netherlands Navy ). Twenty-one of her crew were killed.[ 174]
Keystone United States
World War II: Convoy UGS 6 : The Design 1013 ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 450 nautical miles (830 km; 520 mi) west of the Azores , Portugal (37°59′N 37°40′W / 37.983°N 37.667°W / 37.983; -37.667 U-172 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of a gunner and a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Sines Portugal ).[ 175]
Kosei Maru Japan World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea by USS Sunfish (United States Navy ).[ 176]
Liège Germany World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Terschelling,[ 4] [ 177]
Marcella United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy OS 44: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 190 nautical miles (350 km; 220 mi) west of Cape Finisterre (42°45′N 13°31′W / 42.750°N 13.517°W / 42.750; -13.517 U-107 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of all 44 crew.[ 178]
Momoyama Maru Imperial Japanese Army
World War II: Convoy Hansa No. 1: The British WWI B-class standard cargo ship was bombed off Wewak , New Guinea (03°05′S 143°28′E / 3.083°S 143.467°E / -3.083; 143.467 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of the United States Fifth Air Force and was set afire. The ship was abandoned with nine crew killed. She was scuttled by a torpedo from Akigumo Imperial Japanese Navy ), sinking just after midnight on 14 March (02°45′S 143°20′E / 2.750°S 143.333°E / -2.750; 143.333 [ 179]
M. Ö. 697
Sweden
World War II: The motor fishing vessel was sunk by a mine in the Øresund . Both crew were killed.[ 128]
No. 92 Soviet Navy
The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was lost on this date.[citation needed
Ocean Freedom United Kingdom
World War II: The Ocean ship was bombed and sunk at Murmansk , Soviet Union by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was refloated on 1 June and beached, but was subsequently scrapped.[ 180]
Oporto United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy OS 44: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 190 nautical miles (350 km; 220 mi) west of Cape Finisterre (42°45′N 13°31′W / 42.750°N 13.517°W / 42.750; -13.517 U-107 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 43 of her 47 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Spiraea (Royal Navy ).[ 181]
Portland Germany World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean (6°12′N 21°45′W / 6.200°N 21.750°W / 6.200; -21.750 Georges Leygues French Navy ) and was scuttled by her crew.[ 182]
Sembilangan Netherlands
World War II: Convoy OS 44: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 190 nautical miles (350 km; 220 mi) west of Cape Finisterre (42°45′N 13°31′W / 42.750°N 13.517°W / 42.750; -13.517 U-107 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 86 of her 87 crew. The survivor was rescued by HMS Spiraea (Royal Navy ).[ 183]
TK-94 Soviet Navy
World War II: The motor torpedo boat was sunk at Anapa Bay by German coastal defenses.[ 184]
U-163 Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type IXC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Cape Finisterre (45°05′N 15°00′W / 45.083°N 15.000°W / 45.083; -15.000 HMCS Prescott (Royal Canadian Navy ) with the loss of all 57 crew.[ 185]
14 March
15 March
16 March
List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1943
Ship
State
Description
Agnete Denmark
World War II : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Terschelling , Friesland , Netherlands by HMMTB 88 and HMMTB 93 (both Royal Navy ). All eighteen crew were rescued by a German minesweeper .[ 4] [ 204]
Benjamin Harrison United States
World War II: Convoy UGS 6 : The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (39°02′N 24°15′W / 39.033°N 24.250°W / 39.033; -24.250 U-172 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of three of her 72 crew. Survivors were rescued by Alan-a-Dale Panama ) and USS Rowan (United States Navy ), which scuttled the ship.[ 205]
HMT Campobello
Royal Navy
World War II: Convoy SC 122 : The Isles-class trawler developed severe leaks and was scuttled by HMS Godetia (Royal Navy ) after her crew had been rescued.[ 206] [ 82]
Capo Orso Italy World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (37°40′N 12°07′E / 37.667°N 12.117°E / 37.667; 12.117 [ 207]
Elin K. Norway
World War II: Convoy HX 229 : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (50°38′N 34°46′W / 50.633°N 34.767°W / 50.633; -34.767 U-603 Kriegsmarine ). Her 40 crew were rescued by HMS Pennywort (Royal Navy ).[ 208]
F 153A Kriegsmarine
The MFP-A landing craft was sunk on this date.[citation needed
Giacomo Medici Regia Marina
World War II: The La Masa -classCatania , Sicily by United States Army Air Force aircraft.[ 4]
Hadleigh United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy ET 14 : The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea north west of Oran , Algeria (36°10′N 0°30′W / 36.167°N 0.500°W / 36.167; -0.500 U-77 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of two of her 52 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Tynedale (Royal Navy ). Hadleigh was taken in tow by the tug HMS Restive (Royal Navy ) and beached at Mers El Kébir , Algeria. She later broke in two and was declared a total loss .[ 209]
HMS Horsa
Royal Navy
The Assurance -class tugnaval trawler HMT Bute (Royal Navy ).[ 82] [ 210]
Johannisberger Germany World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed by M-122 Soviet Navy ) and beached off Kirkenes , Norway with the loss of all hands. She was a total loss.[ 211] [ 95]
Maria Toft Denmark
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Terschelling by HMMTB 88 and HMMTB 93 (both Royal Navy ). Her nineteen crew were rescued.[ 4] [ 204]
Merchant Prince United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy ET 14 : The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea north west of Oran (36°10′N 0°30′W / 36.167°N 0.500°W / 36.167; -0.500 U-77 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of one of her 51 crew. She was abandoned, but was reboarded the next day and beached at Oran. Later repaired and returned to service.[ 212] [ 213]
Normandie
Sweden
World War II: The fishing boat was sunk by a mine in the Kattegat . Her crew were rescued by other fishing boats.[ 128]
Oscilla Netherlands
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (19°15′N 60°25′W / 19.250°N 60.417°W / 19.250; -60.417 Morosini Regia Marina ) with the loss of four of her 55 crew.[ 9]
SF 153 Luftwaffe
World War II: The Siebel ferry was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea between Sicily and Tunisia .[ 11]
SF 154 Luftwaffe
World War II: The Siebel ferry was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea between Sicily and Tunisia.[ 11]
UJ 2209 Minerva Kriegsmarine
World War II: The auxiliary submarine chaser was sunk by Allied aircraft.[citation needed
17 March
18 March
19 March
List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1943
Ship
State
Description
Carras Greece
World War II : Convoy SC 122 : The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (54°05′N 24°19′W / 54.083°N 24.317°W / 54.083; -24.317 U-666 Kriegsmarine ). All 34 crew were rescued by Zamalek United Kingdom ). Carras was later scuttled by U-333 Kriegsmarine ).[ 246]
HMS Derwent
Royal Navy
World War II: The Hunt-class destroyer was struck by a "Motobomba " torpedo dropped by a Regia Aeronautica Tripoli , Libya , and was beached to prevent her from sinking. Six of her crew were killed. She underwent temporary repairs and was towed to the United Kingdom , but her repairs were never completed, and she was scrapped in 1947.[ 247]
Glendalough United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea . Five of her sixteen crew were lost.[ 4] [ 248]
Kowa Maru Imperial Japanese Army
World War II: The Kowa Maru -classtransport ship was torpedoed and sunk south of Darien , China (38°34′N 122°13′E / 38.567°N 122.217°E / 38.567; 122.217 USS Wahoo (United States Navy ). Sixteen of her crew were killed.[ 249]
Lulworth Hill United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South Atlantic Ocean (10°10′S 01°00′E / 10.167°S 1.000°E / -10.167; 1.000 (Lulworth Hill submarine Leonardo da Vinci Regia Marina ). Of the fourteen crew members who survived the sinking initially, one was rescued by Leonardo da Vinci and the rest were left adrift on a life raft , with only two of them surviving to be rescued 50 days later by HMS Rapid (Royal Navy ) on 9 May 1943. The Tower Hill Memorial lists 37 dead for this sinking, 28 on the day of the sinking and nine in April.[ 250] [ 251] Lulworth Hill was on a voyage from Mauritius to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 50]
Mathew Luckenbach United States
World War II: Convoy HX 229 : The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by U-527 Kriegsmarine ) and was abandoned by her 68 crew. They were rescued by USCGC Ingham (United States Coast Guard ). Mathew Luckenbach was later torpedoed and sunk at 54°23′N 23°34′W / 54.383°N 23.567°W / 54.383; -23.567 U-523 Kriegsmarine ).[ 252]
Ocean Voyager United Kingdom
World War II: The Ocean ship was sunk at Tripoli by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 30 Kampfgeschwader 54 Kampfgeschwader 77 Luftwaffe . This was the Luftwaffe's first mass attack utilizing Italian design Motobomba [ 4] [ 251] [ 253] [ 254]
Takachiho Maru Japan World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Formosa Strait off North Keelung , Formosa , China (25°50′N 122°30′E / 25.833°N 122.500°E / 25.833; 122.500 USS Kingfish (United States Navy ) with the loss of 98 crew and 741 passengers, or with 844 passengers, crew and troops killed.[ 4] [ 255]
TKA-35 Soviet Navy
The G-5-class motor torpedo boat sank after a collision with TKA-65 Myskhako .[ 256] [ 257]
U-5 Kriegsmarine
The Type IIB submarine sank in the Baltic Sea near Pillau in a diving accident with the loss of sixteen of her 37 crew.
U-384 Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (54°18′N 26°15′W / 54.300°N 26.250°W / 54.300; -26.250 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of 206 Squadron , Royal Air Force with the loss of all 47 crew.[ 258]
Varvara Greece
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged at Tripoli by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 30 and Kampfgeschwader 77 , Luftwaffe. She was consequently declared a total loss . Two of her crew were killed.[ 4] [ 259]
Zogen Maru Japan World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Yellow Sea by USS Wahoo (United States Navy ) with the loss of all hands.[ 260]
20 March
21 March
List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1943
Ship
State
Description
City of Christchurch United Kingdom
World War II : Convoy KMS 11 : The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal (39°35′N 12°46′W / 39.583°N 12.767°W / 39.583; -12.767 Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln , Kampfgeschwader 40 Luftwaffe . She sank the next day (38°42′N 10°14′W / 38.700°N 10.233°W / 38.700; -10.233 [ 267] [ 268]
Giorgio Italy World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea (38°05′N 14°10′E / 38.083°N 14.167°E / 38.083; 14.167 HMS Splendid (Royal Navy ). She was taken in tow, but consequently sank.[ 4] [ 269]
Hozan Maru Japan World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Yellow Sea off the coast of Korea (38°11′N 124°33′E / 38.183°N 124.550°E / 38.183; 124.550 USS Wahoo (United States Navy ). Thirty-seven of her crew were killed.[ 40] [ 136] [ 260]
I-O-21 Luftwaffe
World War II: The Siebelgefäß landing craft was sunk by air attack in the Mediterranean Sea between Marsala , Sicily , Italy and Tunis , Tunisia .[ 11]
MZ 786 Regia Marina
World War II: The landing craft sank north of Cape Bon , Tunisia (37°33′N 10°54′E / 37.550°N 10.900°E / 37.550; 10.900 [ 270] [ 271]
Nittsu Maru Japan World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Yellow Sea off Korea (38°05′N 124°33′E / 38.083°N 124.550°E / 38.083; 124.550 USS Wahoo (United States Navy ) with the loss of twenty of her crew.[ 40] [ 136] [ 260]
Svend Foyn United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy HX 229A : The whale factory ship , which had collided with an iceberg 70 nautical miles (130 km) south of Cape Farewell, Greenland (58°05′N 44°15′W / 58.083°N 44.250°W / 58.083; -44.250 [ 4] [ 272] [ 273]
22 March
List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1943
Ship
State
Description
Alessandro Volta Italy World War II : The cargo ship was hit by bombs during an attack on Palermo , Sicily , by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of 301st Bombardment Group, United States Army Air Force . She was loaded with ammunition and exploded, devastating the port and sinking several other ships.[ 274] [ 275] [ 276]
Eurosee Germany World War II: The tanker was sunk at Wilhelmshaven in an American air raid.[ 4]
Franco M Italy World War II: The cargo ship was sunk during an attack on Palermo by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of 301st Bombardment Group, United States Army Air Force, either by bombs or by the explosion of the ammunition ship Alessandro Volta Italy [ 274] [ 275] [ 276]
Hermann von Salza Kriegsmarine
World War II: The tanker was damaged in a Allied air raid on Saint-Nazaire , Loire-Inférieure , France. She was repaired and returned to service.[ 277]
HMML 1157
Royal Navy
World War II: The harbour defence motor launch was lost as cargo when City of Christchurch United Kingdom ), bombed by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of the Luftwaffe the day before, sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast Portugal.[ 278]
HMML 1212
Royal Navy
World War II: The harbour defence motor launch was lost as cargo when City of Christchurch United Kingdom ), bombed by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of the Luftwaffe the day before, sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal.[ 279]
Labor Italy World War II: The tanker was sunk during an attack on Palermo by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of 301st Bombardment Group, United States Army Air Force, either by bombs or by the explosion of the ammunition ship Alessandro Volta Italy [ 274] [ 275] [ 276]
Lentini Italy World War II: The cargo ship was sunk during an attack on Palermo by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of 301st Bombardment Group, United States Army Air Force, either by bombs or by the explosion of the ammunition ship Alessandro Volta Italy [ 274] [ 275] [ 276]
Manzoni Italy World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by a Vickers Wellington aircraft of 221 Squadron , Royal Air Force off Capri . There were six dead and 119 survivors.[ 4] [ 5] [ 280] Tripoli, Libya , with the wreck being refloated and scrapped.[ 281]
Maria Louisa
Italy World War II: The motor sailboat/transport was captured by a Partizan boat and sunk. She was later raised and converted into a hospital boat.[ 282]
Meigen Maru Imperial Japanese Army
World War II: The Yoshida Maru No. 1 -class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk 30 miles (48 km) north of Soerabaya , Java , Netherlands East Indies (06°31′S 112°47′E / 6.517°S 112.783°E / -6.517; 112.783 USS Gudgeon (United States Navy ). Eight of her crew were killed.[ 283] [ 284]
Modena Italy World War II: The cargo ship was sunk during an attack on Palermo by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of 301st Bombardment Group, United States Army Air Force, either by bombs or by the explosion of the ammunition ship Alessandro Volta Italy [ 274] [ 275] [ 276] [ 188]
Mondovi Italy World War II: The cargo ship was sunk during an attack on Palermo by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of 301st Bombardment Group, United States Army Air Force, either by bombs or by the explosion of the ammunition ship Alessandro Volta Italy [ 274] [ 275] [ 276]
Monti Italy World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea east of Bizerta , Tunisia by Allied aircraft. There were 41 dead and 102 survivors.[ 4] [ 5] [ 285]
Renato
Italy World War II: The motor sailboat/transport was captured by a Partizan boat and sunk.[ 286]
Rosa Italy World War II: The cargo ship was sunk during an attack on Palermo by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of 301st Bombardment Group, United States Army Air Force, either by bombs or by the explosion of the ammunition ship Alessandro Volta Italy [ 274] [ 275] [ 276]
Toni II Germany World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea (39°14′N 15°59′E / 39.233°N 15.983°E / 39.233; 15.983 HMS Tribune (Royal Navy ). She was towed in to Naples , Italy and laid up.[ 287]
Trentino Italy World War II: The cargo ship was sunk during an attack on Palermo by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of 301st Bombardment Group, United States Army Air Force, either by bombs or by the explosion of the ammunition ship Alessandro Volta Italy [ 274] [ 275] [ 276]
U-524 Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type IXC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Madeira , Portugal (30°15′N 18°13′W / 30.250°N 18.217°W / 30.250; -18.217 [ 288]
U-665 Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine went missing with all 46 hands in the Bay of Biscay while returning from patrol.[ 289]
23 March
List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1943
Ship
State
Description
Bergholm
Norway
World War II : Shetland Bus : The fishing vessel was attacked on 22 March by German aircraft about 75 nautical miles (139 km; 86 mi) from the Norwegian coast while returning from a mission to Norway and was severely damaged. Her eight crew, five of them wounded, abandoned her. One of them died of his wounds, but the others reached the coast, found help and were rescued by a motor torpedo boat three weeks later. Two German minesweepers sent to capture Bergholm found her empty and she sank while an attempt was made to salvage her.[ 290] [ 291]
Delfino Regia Marina
The Squalo -classsubmarine sank after a collision with a pilot boat off Augusta, Sicily with the loss of 28 of her crew.[ 292]
Katyosan Maru Japan World War II: The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the Laotiehshan Channel by USS Wahoo (United States Navy ).[ 260]
Kenyo Maru Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II: The Kenyo Maru -class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk 122 nautical miles (226 km; 140 mi) north north west of Saipan , Mariana Islands (17°16′N 144°56′E / 17.267°N 144.933°E / 17.267; 144.933 USS Whale (United States Navy ). One hundred and thirty engineering passengers, 30 comfort women , and four of her crew were killed.[ 293]
Windsor Castle United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy KMF 11 : The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 110 nautical miles (200 km; 130 mi) west north west of Algiers , Algeria (37°27′N 0°54′E / 37.450°N 0.900°E / 37.450; 0.900 Heinkel He 111 aircraft of II Staffeln , Kampfgeschwader 26 Luftwaffe with the loss of one of the 2,989 people on board. Survivors were rescued by HMS Whaddon , HMS Eggesford , and HMS Douglas (all Royal Navy ).[ 4] [ 294] [ 295]
YC-869 United States Navy
The unpowered open lighter ran aground and sank off Imperial Beach, California .[ 148]
Zeila Italy World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Spartivento , Sardinia , Italy (37°57′N 16°10′E / 37.950°N 16.167°E / 37.950; 16.167 Unison Royal Navy ). Ten of her 24 crew were killed.[ 4] [ 296]
24 March
25 March
26 March
List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1943
Ship
State
Description
Chervony Kazak
Soviet Union
World War II : The schooner was sunk in the Black Sea near Novorossiysk by Kriegsmarine Schnellboote [ 310]
City of Perth United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy MKS 10 : The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea north west of Oran , Algeria (35°50′N 1°41′W / 35.833°N 1.683°W / 35.833; -1.683 U-431 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of two of her 92 crew. She was taken in tow by HMT Man O'War (Royal Navy ) and beached south of Cape Figalo , where she was declared a total loss .[ 311]
Empire Standard United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged at Algiers , Algeria by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of II Staffeln , Kampfgeschwader 30 Luftwaffe . Her back broken, she was declared a constructive total loss , towed out to sea and scuttled.[ 4] [ 100] [ 312]
Maceio Germany The cargo ship struck the wreck of W. E. Hutton United States ) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean (34°30′N 76°54′W / 34.500°N 76.900°W / 34.500; -76.900 [ 313]
Prins Willem III Netherlands
World War II: Convoy KMF 12 : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (37°00′N 2°14′E / 37.000°N 2.233°E / 37.000; 2.233 Heinkel He 111 aircraft of I Staffeln , Kampfgeschwader 26 [ 4] [ 9]
Sergent Gouarne Free French Naval Forces
World War II: The naval trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north of Ceuta , Spain (35°55′N 2°59′W / 35.917°N 2.983°W / 35.917; -2.983 U-755 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 56 of her 70 crew.[ 314]
T-511 Soviet Navy
World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk by a mine off Myskhako . She was loaded with wounded and there were more than 300 dead.[ 315]
27 March
28 March
List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1943
Ship
State
Description
Archangelos
Greece
World War II : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Aegean Sea by HMS Parthian (Royal Navy ).[ 4]
Bantam
Netherlands
World War II: The cargo ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft and was beached in Oro Bay . Her 72 crew survived. She was subsequently refloated and towed to Sydney , New South Wales , Australia.[ 324]
Caterina Costa Italy World War II: The cargo ship, loaded with explosives and gasoline, caught fire while moored at Naples and was destroyed by a huge explosion that devastated the harbor, killing more than 600 people and injuring another 3,000.
Ceuta Germany World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands , by Royal Air Force aircraft.[ 4] [ 325]
Granicos Greece
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (3°49′N 15°15′W / 3.817°N 15.250°W / 3.817; -15.250 Giuseppe Finzi Regia Marina ) with the loss of 32 lives. One survivor was rescued by the submarine and another one week later by an Allied ship.[ 326] [ 327] [ 328]
Lagosian United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy RS 3 : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south east of the Canary Islands , Spain (25°41′N 15°43′W / 25.683°N 15.717°W / 25.683; -15.717 U-167 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of eleven of her 46 crew. Survivors were rescued by Empire Denis United Kingdom ).[ 329]
Lillois France
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Scalea, Italy by HMS Torbay (Royal Navy ).[ 4] [ 95]
Masaya United States Army
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean east of New Guinea by Japanese aircraft.
Moanda Belgium
World War II: Convoy RS 3 : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Río de Oro , Spanish Sahara (24°44′N 16°48′W / 24.733°N 16.800°W / 24.733; -16.800 U-172 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 29 out of her 56 crew.[ 330]
Rousdi Egypt
World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (31°36′N 34°23′E / 31.600°N 34.383°E / 31.600; 34.383 U-81 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of nine of her ten crew.[ 331]
Silverbeech United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy RS 3: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk southeast of the Canary Islands (25°20′N 15°55′W / 25.333°N 15.917°W / 25.333; -15.917 U-159 Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 62 of her 69 crew.[ 332] [ 333] [ 334]
Suwa Maru Imperial Japanese Navy
Suwa Maru Suwa Maru -class auxiliary transport ship was torpedoed ten nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) off Wake Island , Marshall Islands by USS Tunny (United States Navy ) and was beached on a reef to avoid sinking. She was abandoned (19°13′N 166°34′E / 19.217°N 166.567°E / 19.217; 166.567 USS Finback (United States Navy ).[ 4] [ 335] [ 336]
U-77 Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean south of Cape Nao , Spain (37°42′N 0°10′E / 37.700°N 0.167°E / 37.700; 0.167 Lockheed Hudson aircraft of 48 and 233 Squadrons , Royal Air Force . She sank the next day with the loss of 38 of her 47 crew.[ 337]
V 2018 Vogtland Kriegsmarine
World War II: The Vorpostenboot mine in the North Sea and was damaged. She was taken in tow by V 801 Max Gundelach Kriegsmarine ) but struck another mine the next day and sank with the loss of four of her crew.[ 338]
29 March
30 March
31 March
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1943
Ship
State
Description
K-3 Soviet Navy
World War II : Most sources say the K-class submarine was sunk on 21 March with depth charges by UJ-1102 UJ-1106 UJ-1111 Kriegsmarine ) off Båtsfjord , Norway (71°12′N 27°41′E / 71.200°N 27.683°E / 71.200; 27.683 [ 372] [ 373]
HMS LCP(L) 276
Royal Navy
The landing craft personnel (large) was lost sometime in March.[ 48]
HMS LCP(L) 277
Royal Navy
The landing craft personnel (large) was lost "in transit".[ 48]
HMS LCS(M) 23
Royal Navy
The landing craft support (mortar) was lost in the Mayu River , Burma sometime in March.[ 48]
Sirène Regia Marina
World War II: A day after she was refloated at Toulon , Var , France, the Sirène -classsubmarine sank again at Toulon on either 22 or 24 March.
HMS Thunderbolt
Royal Navy
World War II: The T-class submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily , Italy either by Cicogna Regia Marina ) on 12 March, or by Libra Regia Marina ) on 14 March, with the loss of all 62 crew.[ 374]
HMS Turbulent
Royal Navy
World War II: The T-class submarine was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Corsica , France with the loss of all 67 crew.[ 191]
Notes
^[Note 1] USS Cleveland , USS Conway , USS Cony , USS Denver , USS Montpelier and USS Waller .
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Retrieved 26 March 2020 .^ "U-469 crewlist" . www.denkmalprojekt.org. Retrieved 26 March 2020 .^ "Italian submarine chaser class VAS 201" . Warshipsww2. Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 12 March 2015 .^ "Soviet Marine Losses in WWII" . Shipnostalgia.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2016 .^ "City of Perth" . Uboat. Retrieved 24 March 2012 .^ "Empire Standard" . Uboat. Retrieved 11 April 2012 .^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham Publishing. p. 473. ISBN 1-86176-023-X ^ "FFL Sergent Gouarne (P 43)" . Uboat. Retrieved 19 April 2012 .^ "T-511" . www.kchf.ru. Retrieved 8 October 2019 .^ "The Coast Guard at War 8: Lost Cutters" . Imbiblio. Retrieved 27 March 2013 .^ "City of Guildford" . Uboat. Retrieved 10 April 2012 .^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham publishing. p. 585. ISBN 1-86176-023-X ^ "Lochgoil" . The Yard. 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Shipwrecks 1939–45, by month
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