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List of shipwrecks in August 1941
...The list of shipwrecks in August 1941 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1941.
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1 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Kwaibo | ![]() |
The cargo liner ran aground in the Calabar River, Nigeria and was wrecked.[1] |
TK-122 | ![]() |
World War II: The motor torpedo boat was sunk in the Baltic Sea off Cape Domesnes, Latvia by Kriegsmarine R boats.[2][3] |
Trident | ![]() |
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off the mouth of the River Tyne by Luftwaffe aircraft. She sank the next day.[4] Her 42 crew survived.[5] |
2 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Loodsboot No.12 | ![]() |
World War II: The pilot vessel was bombed and sunk in the North Sea west of Den Helder, North Holland by Royal Air Force aircraft.[6] |
Rozenburg | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with Murena (![]() |
S-11 | ![]() |
World War II: The S-class submarine struck a mine in the Soela Strait, Baltic Sea and sank with the loss of 44 of her crew. She was raised in 1955, and scrapped 1957–1958.[8] |
H 855 Stoomloodsvaartuig 12 | ![]() |
The guard ship) was sunk on this date. |
Tembien | ![]() |
World War II: The Adua-class submarine was rammed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tunis, Tunisia (36°12′N 12°40′E / 36.200°N 12.667°E) by HMS Hermione (![]() |
3 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Desmoulea | ![]() |
World War II: The tanker already disabled by a torpedo attack in January, was bombed and severely damaged at Suez, Egypt by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of II Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe. She was subsequently used as a hulk for the remainder of the war.[3] |
Escaut | ![]() |
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in Attika Bay by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of II Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe with the loss of three of her crew.[3][4] |
Elisa | ![]() |
World War II: The coaster (216 GRT, 1903) was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Benghazi, Libya by Royal Air Force aircraft.[4] |
T-212 Shtag | ![]() |
World War II: The Fugas-class minesweeper was sunk by mines in the Soela-Vjajn Strait, Baltic Sea. |
U-1 | ![]() |
The Sh-4 Type motor torpedo boat was lost on this date. |
U-401 | ![]() |
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland (50°27′N 19°50′W / 50.450°N 19.833°W) by HMS Hydrangea and HMS Wanderer (both ![]() ![]() |
Unnamed | ![]() |
World War II: The Siebel ferry was bombed and sunk in the Black Sea by Soviet Air Force aircraft and Ilyushin DB-3 aircraft of the Soviet Naval Air Force.[11] |
4 August
Ship | State | Description |
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AC-6 | ![]() |
World War II: The floating crane barge was scuttled as a blockship in Skerry Sound, Scapa Flow.[12] |
Frankfurt | ![]() |
World War II: The blockade runner was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Azores, Portugal by HMS Covina (![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Max | ![]() |
World War II: The fishing trawler was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (36°47′N 21°15′W / 36.783°N 21.250°W) by U-126 (![]() |
Sumatra | ![]() |
World War II: The fishing vessel struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea north of Kolberg, Germany.[3] |
Tunisia | ![]() |
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (53°53′N 18°10′W / 53.883°N 18.167°W) by Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of the Luftwaffe with the loss of 38 of her 43 crew.[4][5] |
5 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Belgravian | ![]() |
World War II: Convoy SL 81: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland (53°03′N 16°54′W / 53.050°N 16.900°W) by U-372 (![]() ![]() |
Cape Rodney | ![]() |
World War II: Convoy SL 81: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (53°26′N 15°40′W / 53.433°N 15.667°W) by U-75 (![]() ![]() ![]() |
Harlingen | ![]() |
World War II: Convoy SL 81: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (53°26′N 15°40′W / 53.433°N 15.667°W) by U-75 (![]() ![]() |
Kumasian | ![]() |
World War II: Convoy SL 81: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (53°26′N 15°40′W / 53.433°N 15.667°W) by U-74 (![]() ![]() |
Swiftpool | ![]() |
World War II: Convoy SL 81 The cargo ship (5,205 GRT, 1929) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland (53°03′N 16°00′W / 53.050°N 16.000°W) by U-372 (![]() ![]() |
6 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Aberhill | ![]() |
World War II: Convoy FS 559: The cargo ship ran aground on Haisborough Sands, Norfolk (52°54′30″N 1°43′30″E / 52.90833°N 1.72500°E), broke her back and was wrecked.[19][20][21] |
Afon Towy | ![]() |
World War II: Convoy FS 559: The coaster ran aground on Haisborough Sands and was wrecked.[20][22] |
HMT Agate | ![]() |
World War II: Convoy FS 559: The naval trawler ran aground on Haisborough Sands and was lost with all 26 crew.[4][20][23] |
Betty Hindley | ![]() |
World War II: Convoy FS 559: The collier ran aground on Haisborough Sands and was wrecked.[24] She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to London.[20] |
Bombardiere | ![]() |
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Fregene (41°47′N 12°06′E / 41.783°N 12.100°E) by HNLMS O 24 (![]() |
Deerwood | ![]() |
World War II: Convoy FS 559: The cargo shipran aground on Haisborough Sands and was wrecked.[20][25] |
Florvåg | ![]() |
The ferry sank off Gradval.[26] |
Gallois | ![]() |
World War II: Convoy FS 559: The collier ran aground on Haisborough Sands (52°54′30″N 1°43′30″E / 52.90833°N 1.72500°E) and was wrecked.[20] Her crew were rescued. |
Kapitan Voronin | ![]() |
World War II: The despatch vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Cape Teriberka (at 69°18′N 35°00′E / 69.300°N 35.000°E) by U-652 (![]() |
Nita | ![]() |
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south west of Lampedusa (35°15′N 12°17′E / 35.250°N 12.283°E) by Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 830 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm.[4] |
Oxshott | ![]() |
World War II: Convoy FS 559: The cargo ship ran aground on Haisborough Sands and was wrecked.[20][28] |
Taara | ![]() |
World War II: Convoy FS 559: The collier ran aground on Haisborough Sands and was wrecked.[20][29] |
7 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Amiral Lacaze | ![]() |
World War II: The tug was bombed and sunk at Famagusta, Cyprus by Luftwaffe aircraft.She was later refloated and repaired.[4] |
Axel Carl | ![]() |
World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Gulf of Finland by mines. Eight of her crew were lost.[30] |
HMS MMS 39 | ![]() |
World War II: The MMS-class minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary.[4] |
Marghertia Madre | ![]() |
World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Anzio (41°23′N 12°38′E / 41.383°N 12.633°E) by HNLMS O 24 (![]() |
Venus | ![]() |
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Borkum, Germany.[31][32] |
8 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Cordene | ![]() |
World War II: Convoy FN 503: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea (53°00′32″N 1°48′30″E / 53.00889°N 1.80833°E) by Luftwaffe aircraft. Her crew were rescued.[4] |
Karl Marx | ![]() |
World War II: The Izyaslav-class destroyer was bombed and sunk in Loksa Bay by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of 806 Küstenfliegergruppe, Luftwaffe.[3][8] |
No. 76 Val | ![]() |
The auxiliary minesweeper was lost on this date. |
No. 410 | ![]() |
The MO-2-class patrol vessel was lost on this date. |
9 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Dagny I | ![]() |
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the North Sea (61°40′N 6°10′W / 61.667°N 6.167°W) by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was taken in tow by HMT Leicester City (![]() ![]() |
Gertrud III | ![]() |
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Ventspils, Latvia.[4] |
HMS MGB 62 | ![]() |
The BPB 70'-class gunboat collided with HMS MGB 67 (![]() |
Ocean Victor | ![]() |
World War II: The fishing trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Iceland by U-206 (![]() |
SKR 12 | ![]() |
World War II: The patrol vessel was shelled and sunk in the Arctic Sea off Kilden Island by Z4 Richard Beitzen, Z10 Hans Lody and Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt (all ![]() |
10 August
Ship | State | Description |
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M-1102 H.A.W. Müller | ![]() |
World War II: The minesweeper was sunk in the North Sea off Lindesnes, Norway by an air-dropped torpedo.[3][4][36] |
S-6 | ![]() |
World War II: The S-class submarine was sunk in the Baltic Sea off Öland, Sweden by a mine.[3][37] |
Sir Russell | ![]() |
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent by S-49 (![]() |
Tuman | ![]() |
World War II: The guard ship was shelled and sunk off the Kola Peninsula by Z4 Richard Beitzen, Z10 Hans Lody and Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt (all ![]() |
U-144 | ![]() |
World War II: The Type IID submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Hiiumaa, Estonia (approximately 53°N 19°W / 53°N 19°W) by Shch-307 (![]() |
Zaryad | ![]() |
World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea. She was escorting a convoy from Tallinn, Estonia to Kronstadt.[3] |
Zhemchug | ![]() |
World War II: The Zemchug-class patrol vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the White Sea west of the Kanin Peninsula (at 68°39′N 42°07′E / 68.650°N 42.117°E) by U-451 (![]() |
11 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Altai | ![]() |
World War II: The cargo ship was sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft.[30] |
California | ![]() |
World War II: The hospital ship was torpedoed and sunk at Syracuse, Sicily by Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 830 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm.[4] She was refloated in 1949 and scrapped.[41] |
Cito | ![]() |
World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in Sognefjord.[42] |
Empire Hurst | ![]() |
World War II: Convoy HX 70: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (36°48′N 9°50′W / 36.800°N 9.833°W) by Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe with the loss of 26 of her 35 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMT Lady Hogarth (![]() |
Issa | ![]() |
The auxiliary river gunboat was sunk on this date.[citation needed] |
Lenin | ![]() |
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Sevastopol.[43] |
Plyussa | ![]() |
The auxiliary river gunboat was sunk on this date.[citation needed] |
Surop | ![]() |
The auxiliary minelayer was lost on this date.[citation needed] |
T-213 Krambol | ![]() |
World War II: The Fugas-class minesweeper was sunk by mines in the Baltic Sea off Cape Yuminda. |
Zhemchuzin | ![]() |
World War II: The Project SB-37-class monitor was severely damaged by German tanks and field artillery on the Dnepr River. She was scuttled the next day at Voronovka. |
12 August
Ship | State | Description |
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A 14 | ![]() |
World War II: The lighter struck a mine and sank at Tobruk, Libya.[4] |
HMT Express | ![]() |
World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Whitstable, Kent.[4] |
Ledokol No.5 | ![]() |
World War II: The icebreaker struck a mine and sank in the Black Sea.[44] |
Novorossiysk | ![]() |
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Gulf of Odessa by Luftwaffe aircraft and was beached.[45] |
Peredovoy | ![]() |
The auxiliary river gunboat was sunk on this date.[citation needed] |
HMS Picotee | ![]() |
World War II: Convoy ON 5: The Flower-class corvette was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Iceland (at 62°00′N 16°01′W / 62.000°N 16.017°W) by U-586 (![]() |
Tsczcz-41 | ![]() |
World War II: The minesweeper was sunk in the Baltic Sea by S-26, S-28, S-39, and S-40 (all ![]() |
13 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Akhti | ![]() |
The auxiliary river gunboat was sunk on this date.[citation needed] |
Kephallinia | ![]() |
The auxiliary ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Alexandria, Egypt. Her crew rescued by HMS Hero (![]() |
HMS LCT 14 | ![]() |
World War II: The LCT 1-class landing craft tank struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Tobruk, Libya.[3] |
No. 41 Lenvodput-12 | ![]() |
World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Finland north of Tallinn, Estonia by a Kriegsmarine schnellboot.[47] |
No. 89 | ![]() |
The auxiliary minesweeper was lost on this date.[citation needed] |
Polina Osipenko | ![]() |
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Black Sea (46°36′N 31°40′E / 46.600°N 31.667°E) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of nine lives. She was carrying more than 1,000 passengers.[48][49] |
U-2 Proletariy Ukrainy | ![]() |
The Sh-4 Type motor torpedo boat was lost on this date.[citation needed] |
Sjoborg | ![]() |
World War II: The fishing trawler struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean (61°31′N 5°40′W / 61.517°N 5.667°W) whilst fishing in a prohibited area.[4] |
Tralshik | ![]() |
World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Finland.[3] |
14 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Australind | ![]() |
World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean (4°13′S 91°03′W / 4.217°S 91.050°W) by Komet (![]() |
Kharkov | ![]() |
World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Nikolayev by the Red Army.[51] |
Lotte Halm | ![]() |
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Borkum by aircraft of Coastal Command, Royal Air Force.[3][4] |
USS PC-457 | ![]() |
The patrol craft collided with Norluna (![]() |
Sibir | ![]() |
World War II: The transport ship was sunk in the Baltic Sea by a Luftwaffe air attack. She was on a voyage from Hogland to Kronstadt.[3] |
Sud | ![]() |
World War II: Convoy HG 70: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was shelled and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (41°00′N 17°41′W / 41.000°N 17.683°W) by Guglielmo Marconi (![]() ![]() ![]() |
Utena | ![]() |
World War II: The refrigerated cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of Cape Juminda.[54] |
Vodnik | ![]() |
World War II: The transport ship was bombed and sunk in the Baltic Sea east of Prangli, Estonia (59°42′N 25°25′E / 59.700°N 25.417°E) by Luftwaffe aircraft.[30][55] |
15 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Adua | ![]() |
World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk in the Gulf of Sirte (31°31′N 15°42′E / 31.517°N 15.700°E) by Royal Air Force aircraft.[56] |
T-202 Buy | ![]() |
World War II: The Fugas-class minesweeper was sunk by mines in the Baltic Sea off Cape Yuminda. |
Kretinga | ![]() |
World War II: The refrigerated cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Gulf of Finland (59°46′N 25°03′E / 59.767°N 25.050°E) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of all 24 hands.[57] |
Memelland | ![]() |
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea south of Helsinki, Finland.[56] |
Norderney | ![]() |
World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean north east of the mouth of the Amazon by HMS Despatch and HMS Pretoria Castle (both ![]() |
Peles | ![]() |
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea north east of Cape Ermine, Bulgaria (42°46′N 27°59′E / 42.767°N 27.983°E) by ShCh-211 (![]() |
16 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Evangelistra | ![]() |
World War II: The steamboat was attacked and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Benghazi, Libya by HMS Torbay (![]() |
Ness Point | ![]() |
World War II: The tug was bombed and sunk at Lowestoft, Suffolk by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was refloated on 23 August. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[56] |