List of shipwrecks in August 1943
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The list of shipwrecks in August 1943 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1943.(This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.)
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List of shipwrecks in August 1943
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Columbo
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Hermon
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Lily
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Mary Ellen
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Nagwa
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Namaz
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Vestkusten
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DB-36 and DB-37
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El Sayeda
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Havbris II
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Inari Maru
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Majakovski
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Panikos
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TShCh-11 Dzhalita
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Tyee Scout
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V-216 Fabiola
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World War II: The auxiliary escort ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Corsica by . 85 crew were killed.
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World War II: The Type XIV submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Iceland by a Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of 423 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force with the loss of one of her 54 crew.
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The Type C Marinefahrprahm was sunk on this date. Salvaged and put in Italian service as in May 1950.
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World War II: Convoy UGS 14: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off La Calle, Algeria by with the loss of one of her 72 crew. Survivors were rescued by and HMSAS Southern Maid .
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World War II: Operation Safari: The coastal defence ship was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans. Later salvaged by the Germans and returned to service as the Adler .
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World War II: Convoy UGS 14: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Sardinia, Italy by . All 70 crew were rescued by HMSAS Southern Maid or reached land in their lifeboats.
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World War II: The minesweeper was shelled and sunk in the Black Sea off Cape Kodor by with the loss of three of her ten crew.
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World War II: The Fairmile D motor torpedo boat was shelled and sunk off Messina, Sicily, Italy, by shore based artillery.
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World War II: The Hakutetsu Maru No. 11-class auxiliary gunboat was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean east south east of Iwo Jima by .
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The PiLB 39 Type personnel landing craft was lost on this date.
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World War II: Convoy HX 252: The Liberty ship collided in the Atlantic Ocean with and caught fire. J. Pinckney Henderson was towed to Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada where she was beached. The ship, which was on her maiden voyage was a total loss. J. H. Senior was towed to Bay Bulls, Newfoundland where she was also declared a total loss. There were three survivors from J. Pinckney Henderson and six from J. H. Senior.
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World War II: Operation Safari: The fisheries protection vessel was scuttled in the Great Belt to prevent capture by the Germans.
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World War II: Operation Safari: The was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans. raised, repaired and put in service as .
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean south east of Port Louis, Mauritius by with the loss of 22 of the 111 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The naval drifter/patrol ship was damaged by German aircraft in Motovka Bay and beached.
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World War II: The Type 1124 gunboat was shelled and sunk in the Bay of Taganrod by .
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World War II: The capsized and sank during an American air raid on Naples.
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World War II: The lighter was sunk by mines in the Sea of Azov south west of Taganrog.
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World War II: The Type IXC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay by and with the loss of 17 of her 54 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea off Istanbul, Turkey by with the loss of all 40 crew.
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The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was lost on this date.
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World War II: The was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea at Genoa by Royal Air Force aircraft. Her crew lost 6 killed and 50 wounded.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft in the Pacific Ocean north east of Lorengau, Manus Island .
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World War II: Battle of Vella Gulf: The was torpedoed and sunk in Vella Gulf between Kolombangara and Vella Lavella by the destroyers , and .
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World War II: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Aegean Sea by .
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World War II: The sailing ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north north east of Beirut, Lebanon by with the loss of nine of her 11 crew.
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The cargo ship collided with in the Elbe, She broke in two and sank. The wreck was dispersed in 1948.
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The cargo ship was sunk in a collision with off Pusan, Korea .
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Sea of Okhotsk by .
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World War II: The sank off Bizerte, Tunisia, after being shelled previously off Sicily.
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World War II: Convoy FU-806: The Daifuku Maru No. 1-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Kyushu by . 14 troops and 14 crewmen were killed. The 192 survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea off Poti by with the loss of fifteen of her 38 crew. Survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at by Japanese aircraft.
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World War II: The ship was sunk in the Baltic Sea by Soviet aircraft.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Cape Choshi, north west of the Koshida Peninsula by . Five killed.
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The Siebel ferry was set afire by Spitfires in the Strait of Messina, was beached and burned.
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World War II: The Horaisan Maru-class auxiliary transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Java Sea south of Borneo off Cape Atein by . 196 passengers, including many Javanese, and 47 crewmen were killed.
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World War II: The cargo ship was sunk during an American air raid on Naples.
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The passenger ship collided with off Caponga. She was beached but was declared a constructive total loss.
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World War II: The Fort ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the South Atlantic south east of Natal, Brazil by . All 59 crew survived; they were rescued by the destroyer or reached land in their lifeboats.
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World War II: The lighter was sunk by a mine in the Black Sea.
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World War II: The schooner was stopped in the Black Sea by that captured the whole crew. She was left to drift without a crew and eventually sank.
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World War II: Operation Safari: The was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans.
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The 15-gross register ton, fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Icy Point in Southeast Alaska.
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World War II: The landing ship tank was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tunis, Tunisia by Luftwaffe aircraft.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed in the Pacific Ocean by . She was damaged, but survived the attack.
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World War II: Operation Safari: The offshore patrol vessel was scuttled in the Great Belt to prevent capture by the Germans. Later salvaged by the Germans and used as a patrol boat, Post-war transferred to the East German Volksmarine and served under the names Ernst Thälmann and Albin Köbis until sunk as target in 1965.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Algeria by Luftwaffe aircraft.
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World War II: The corvette struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea north of Asinara, Sardinia. 79 crew were killed, 36 survived.
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World War II: The escort ship was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by Allied aircraft.
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World War II: Convoy No. 316: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea north of the Paracel Islands by .
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World War II: The Type R-41 minesweeper was machine gunned and sunk in the English Channel off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France by British aircraft.
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World War II: Operation Safari: The torpedo boat was scuttled at Copenhagen to avoid capture by the Germans.
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World War II: The No. 16/Project 1125 armored motor gunboats were shelled and sunk in the Sea of Azov by and . Four crewmen were captured.
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The Thornycroft MTB 344-class motor torpedo boat caught fire and sank off the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom.
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World War II: Operation Safari: The was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans. Raised, repaired and returned to service May, 1945.
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World War II: Operation Safari: The minesweeper, a former , was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans.
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The Type VIIC submarine collided in the Gulf of Danzig with and sank with the loss of 22 of her 43 crew.
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World War II: The fishing vessel was captured by in the Norwegian Sea off Godø and was scuttled. Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.
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World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Tablas Strait north east of Mindoro, Philippines by .
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World War II: The naval trawler/Vorpostenboot was sunk off the Gironde estuary by Royal Air Force aircraft. Two crew were killed.
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World War II: The Type IXD2 submarine was sunk in the Sargasso Sea by Grumman TBM Avenger and Grumman F4F Wildcat aircraft based on with the loss of all 62 crew.
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World War II: The Liberty ship was sunk at Gibraltar by an Italian limpet mine. She was scrapped in 1949.
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World War II: The submarine chaser was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Vella Lavella by , , and .
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World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean northeast of Trinidad by a United States Navy Martin PBM Mariner flying boat with the loss of all 47 crew.
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World War II: Operation Safari: Battle of Isefjord: The coastal defence ship was run aground after being damaged by German bombing in the Isefjord while trying to reach Sweden. Five crew were wounded, one fatally. Salvaged in October 1943 and put into German service as Nordland.
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World War II: Operation Safari: The survey ship was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans.
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World War II: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was towed to Gibraltar and beached but was declared a constructive total loss.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea off Formosa by .
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World War II: The was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Palermo, Sicily, Italy by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of the Luftwaffe.
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The coastal minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in Puget Sound by United States Navy aircraft whilst acting as a target towing ship.
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World War II: The sailing ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south of Cyprus by . All ten crew survived.
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World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by two Grumman TBM Avenger aircraft based on with the loss of seven of her 51 crew.
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The ammunition cargo of the Fort ship caught fire, and she exploded and sank at Algiers, Algeria. 17 crew and 5 armed gunners were killed, 2 crew and 1 armed gunner died of their wounds in the following days. There were also many casualties aboard HMS Arrow and in the port.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Kara Sea by . All 63 crew were rescued by the tug Severoles No. 18 .
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World War II: Convoy TJ 2: The cargo liner was ordered to leave the convoy because she was making excessive smoke. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Sergipe by with the loss of 28 of the 134 people aboard.
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The PiLB 40 type landing craft was lost on this date.>
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World War II: The naval trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex by with the loss of all 21 crew.
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World War II: The guard ship was sunk in the Baltic Sea by Soviet aircraft.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean by with the loss of one of her 43 crew.
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World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north of Hokkaido by .
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The foundered in Dover Strait.
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The Siebel ferry was lost on this date.
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The Siebel ferry was lost sometime in August.
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The Siebel ferry was sunk on this date.
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The Type C Marinefahrprahm was sunk on this date.
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The Type C2 Marinefahrprahm was sunk on this date.
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The auxiliary guard ship was lost on this date.
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The auxiliary minesweeper was lost on this date
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World War II: The Type IXC/40 submarine was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by Grumman TBF Avenger and Grumman F4F Wildcat aircraft based on with the loss of many of her crew and most of the survivors from . Thirty-six people were rescued by .
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The StuBo42 type landing craft/motor launch was sunk on this date.
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World War II: The was lost in the Gulf of Tunis .
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World War II: Operation Safari: The was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans. Raised, repaired and returned to service 1946.
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World War II: The escort ship was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south of Capri, Italy by Royal Air Force aircraft.
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World War II: Convoy No. 297: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Luzon Strait by . One crewman killed.
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World War II: The S-class submarine was depth charged and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea off Bastia, Corsica, France by and with the loss of four of her 50 crew. She was scuttled to prevent capture. The survivors were taken as prisoners of war.
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The ran aground and sank in the harbor at Kiska in the Aleutian Islands during a storm.
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World War II: Convoy No. 4821: The transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Truk by . Three crewmen were killed.
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World War II: The was sunk in Kronstadt Channel by motor boats. Three crewmen were killed.
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World War II: Operation Safari: The was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans. raised, repaired and put in service as .
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World War II: The tug was sunk in the Black Sea by and .
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine laid the same day by near Selje, Norway, and sank.
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World War II: Operation Safari: The was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans.
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World War II: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Sardinia, Italy by .
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World War II: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean by . She consequently became the hulk USS Antelope.
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The cargo ship was sunk by the explosion of her cargo of ammunition at Hamnbukt, Porsanger, Norway.
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World War II: The naval drifter/patrol ship was sunk by German aircraft in Motovka Bay.
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The Type C Marinefahrprahm was sunk sometime in August.
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World War II: The auxiliary patrol boat was sunk with gunfire and scuttling charges off Saseno Island, Albania, by . All 17 crew survived, two being captured by the submarine.
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World War II: The was bombed and sunk in Lac de Bizerte, Tunisia . Three crewmen were killed.
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World War II: Operation Safari: The minesweeper was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans.
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The submarine collided with in the Kalmar Strait, Baltic Sea and sank with the loss of one crew member.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged by Ilyushin Il-4 aircraft and sinks the next day.
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World War II: Convoy UGS 14: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea east of Bône, Algeria by with the loss of 47 of her 50 crew. Survivors were rescued by one of the convoy's escorts.
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World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Caribbean Sea by six Martin PBM Mariner and a Lockheed Ventura aircraft of the United States Navy with the loss of four of her 47 crew.
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World War II: Convoy No. 297: The ore carrier was torpedoed and sunk in the Luzon Strait by with the loss of twenty crewmen.
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World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay west of Brest, Finistère, France by a Short Sunderland aircraft of 228 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 52 crew.
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World War II: Operation Safari: The torpedo boat was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans.
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World War II: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off La Spezia by .
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World War II: The rescue tug struck a mine laid by and sank in the Yugor Strait. There were 47 dead and only 5 survivors.
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The non-self-propelled covered lighter was lost in Puget Sound, Washington.
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World War II: Three motor boats was sunk in Kronstadt Channel by .
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The Siebelgefäß landing craft was sunk on this date.
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World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Bathurst, Gambia by a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of 200 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of 44 of her 51 crew.
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World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean off the New Hebrides by . The damaged ship discharged cargo and repairs were made at San Francisco.
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World War II: Operation Safari: The patrol boat, a former , was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans. During an attempt to salvage by the Germans her hull broke apart and the effort was abandoned.
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World War II: The guard ship was sunk off Cape Set-Novoloc by German aircraft.
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World War II: The Ryokai Maru-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Sea of Japan by .
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World War II: The tanker hit a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Cagliari. There were 14 dead and 11 survivors.
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World War II: The was lost when exploded and sank at Tripoli, Libya.
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World War II: Operation Safari: The was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans. Salvaged by the Germans but not returned to service.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean east of Farafangana, Madagascar by with the loss of 53 of the 130 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean by .
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thumb|SøbjørnenWorld War II: Operation Safari: The was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans. Salvaged by the Germans but not returned to service.
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The Siebelgefäß landing craft was sunk sometime in August.
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World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Azores, Portugal by and with the loss of all 47 crew.
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World War II: The Type XB submarine was sunk in the North Atlantic by depth charges and torpedoes dropped by a Grumman TBM Avenger aircraft from . All 62 crew were killed.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea off the coast of Formosa by .
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World War II: The boat struck a mine and sank in the Kara Sea .
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World War II: The passenger ship was sunk during an American air raid on Naples.
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World War II: The CAM ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean south east of Cap Sainte Marie, Madagascar by with the loss of 25 of her 54 crew. Survivors were rescued by and .
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World War II: Operation Safari: The minelayer was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans. Raised, repaired and put in Kriegsmarine service. Post-war transferred to the East German Volksmarine and served as the tugboat Wismar.
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World War II: The coaster was sunk at Piraeus, Greece by saboteurs. She was later raised, repaired and returned to service.
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World War II: The patrol boat was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by the submarine .
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World War II: The Type 1125 gunboat was shelled and sunk in the Bay of Taganrod by .
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World War II: Convoy HX 252: The cargo ship was in collision with in the Atlantic Ocean and sank with the loss of two of her 39 crew. Survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by a Consolidated PB4Y Liberator aircraft of the United States Navy with the loss of all 46 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Aegean Sea by .
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World War II: The Kaichū VII type submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Coral Sea by . Lost with all 66 hands.
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World War II: The schooner was captured in the Black Sea by and was left to sink.
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World War II: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Pacific Ocean by .
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The A-class destroyer was set on fire and severely damaged by the explosion of at Algiers. Although she was towed to Taranto, Apulia, Italy for repairs, she was subsequently declared a constructive total loss and was scrapped in 1949. 28 crew were killed and 8 more died of wounds in the next days.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea off the Kuban coast by . She was later salvaged, repaired and returned to service.
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World War II: The ammunition ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean east of the Bonin Islands by . 30 killed, and 300 rescued by .
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World War II: The sloop was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal by Dornier Do 217 aircraft of the Luftwaffe carrying Henschel Hs 293 glider bombs. A total of 198 people were lost.
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World War II: The blockade breaker was bombed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Bordeaux, Gironde, France by Royal Air Force aircraft.
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World War II: Operation Safari: The minesweeper, a former , was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk by west of Cape Tarkhankut with the loss of all 32 crew.
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World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Hamamatsu, Japan by . One of her 32-man Italian crew was killed. Survivors were rescued by fishing boats.
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World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Vigo, Spain by a Vickers Wellington aircraft of 179 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 48 crew.
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The landing craft personnel (large) was lost sometime in August.
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The PiLB 40 type landing craft was lost on this date.
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World War II: The Gyoraitei No. 102/TM 4-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by Lockheed P-38 Lightning and North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft at Lae, New Guinea .
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World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by a PB4Y aircraft and a PV-1 aircraft of the United States Navy with the loss of 14 of her 45 crew. She was consequently scuttled due to damage received . Survivors rescued by , and she passed on some to . Fourteen crewmen were killed when U-185 was sunk later and it is not clear if the total loss was 14 or 28 crewmen.
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World War II: The ship was sunk at Gibraltar by an Italian limpet mine.
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World War II: The tanker was sunk by a mine in the Black Sea.
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World War II: The Type IXC/40 submarine was depth charged, torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by Grumman TBF Avenger and Grumman F4F Wildcat aircraft based on with the loss of all 54 crew.
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World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by a Vickers Wellington aircraft of 344 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 49 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands by Royal Air Force aircraft. Six crew were killed.
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World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea northeast of the Faroe Islands by the submarine with the loss of 43 of her 44 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Brindisi by .
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in Apra Harbour, Guam by . There were no casualty.
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World War II: The aircraft ferry was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by .
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World War II: The was torpedoed and sunk off the east coast of Celebes by .
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World War II: The fishing boat was sunk by gunfire from M 426 north of Hanstholm, Denmark with the loss of all six crew.
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World War II: The fishing boat was sunk by gunfire from M 470 north of Hanstholm, Denmark with the loss of all six crew.
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World War II: The gunboat was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of Elizabeth City, New Jersey by with the loss of 70 of her 155 crew. Survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The exploded and sank at Tripoli, Libya.
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World War II: Operation Safari: The fisheries protection vessel was scuttled at Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans.
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World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by . There were 18 dead and 40 survivors.
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The Siebel ferry was scuttled near Catona, Reggio Calabria, Italy.
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World War II: The Type R-2 minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Civitavecchia by Royal Air Force aircraft.
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The naval drifter/minesweeper collided with and sank south of Kristiansand, Norway.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by . Three passengers and four crew were killed.
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World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Adriatic Sea by east of Brindisi, Italy.
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During a voyage to Cape Spencer in Southeast Alaska, the 23-gross register ton, fishing vessel was wrecked on the coast of the Territory of Alaska at latitude 58 00 20 North.
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World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the Kara Sea by with the loss of all 47 crew.
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World War II: Operation Safari: The was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans. Raised, repaired and returned to service May, 1945.
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The landing craft assault (HR) was lost on this date.
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World War II: Convoy GTX 5: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south west of Sardinia, Italy by with the loss of four of her 83 crew. Survivors were rescued by , , and .
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World War II: The Daifuku Maru No. 1-class transport was sunk by a mine in the Gulf of Martaban, Indian Ocean off Rangoon, Burma .
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World War II: The was depth charged and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by the destroyer with the loss of four of her 49 crew. The survivors were taken aboard Buck as prisoners of war.
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World War II: The Type IXD2 submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Indian Ocean south of Madagascar by a Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of 265 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 67 crew.
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The was sunk by an accidental explosion at New Georgia, Solomon Islands .
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World War II: Operation Safari: The submarine depot ship/minelayer was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans. Raised, repaired and put in service as Prenzlau
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World War II: The torpedo boat was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Lae by North American B-25 Mitchell and Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft of the United States Army Air Force.
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World War II: The transport was bombed and sunk east of Car Nicobar Island by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the 7th Bomb Group, 10th Air Force. Four troops and 29 crew were killed.
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World War II: The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was sunk in the Black Sea by German motor torpedo boats.
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World War II: The torpedo boat was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Lae, New Guinea by North American B-25 Mitchell and Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft of the United States Army Air Force.
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World War II: The was torpedoed and sunk off Guadalcanal by Japanese aircraft.
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World War II: The S-class submarine struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea north of Naissaay Island.
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The auxiliary river guard ship was lost on this date.
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World War II: The Vorpostenboot was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands by Royal Air Force aircraft. 13 crew were killed.
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World War II: Continuation War: The was torpedoed and sunk off Tiiskeri, Gulf of Finland by . 24 killed, including her captain. Ten crewmen rescued.
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World War II: The Type 1939/40 motor torpedo boat was sunk in the English Channel in a British air attack with the loss of 12 lives.
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World War II: The sailing ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by . All crew survived.
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World War II: The ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by the submarine .
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The cargo ship became stranded off Dalian, China and was a total loss.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of four of her 44 crew. One survivor was taken aboard U-757 as a prisoner of war. The other survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea west of Yevpatoriya, Crimea by .
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World War II: Operation Safari: The minelayer was scuttled at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen to prevent capture by the Germans.
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World War II: The Type IXB submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Cape Ortegal, Spain by Short Sunderland aircraft of 228 Squadron, Royal Air Force and 461 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force with the loss of 22 of her 58 crew.
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World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay northwest of Cape Ortegal, Spain by a Royal Canadian Air Force Handley Page Hampden aircraft of 415 Squadron and a United States Navy Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator aircraft with the loss of 42 of her 46 crew.
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World War II: The B1 type submarine was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Noumea by and Vought OS2U Kingfisher aircraft of the United States Navy.
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World War II: Operation Safari: The auxiliary was scuttled off Tåsinge to prevent capture by the Germans.
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World War II: The was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Palermo by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of the Luftwaffe.
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World War II: The No. 1-class landing boats were shelled and sunk, or captured and scuttled with explosives, in the Black Sea by . All six crew were taken as prisoners of war.
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World War II: Convoy CB 1: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Indian Ocean northeast of Memba Bay, Portuguese East Africa , by the submarine . All 86 crew were rescued by , which scuttled the vessel.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by .
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World War II: The sailing ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Lebanon by . The crew had left the sailing vessel before it was attacked and safely reached the coast.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar by with the loss of three of her 43 crew.
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World War II: The Seizan Maru-class transport was torpedoed and sunk south east of Tulloch Cape, Borneo by . 12 crewmen were killed.
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World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay north west of Cape Ortegal, Spain by a Short Sunderland aircraft on 10 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force with the loss of 32 of her 46 crew.
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World War II: The heavy gun carrier was sunk in the Baltic Sea by Soviet aircraft or by a mine. 28 crew were lost.
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The list of shipwrecks in August 1943 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1943.(This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.)
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