List of shipwrecks in 1946

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The list of shipwrecks in 1946 includes all ships sunk, floundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1946.

Operator Ship Class Cause Location Notes
July 25 Flag of United States Navy United States Navy Saratoga Lexington class aircraft carrier Sunk as a nuclear test target Pacific Ocean at Kwajalein Atoll Operation Crossroads
December Flag of United States Navy United States Navy Prinz Eugen Captured cruiser Sunk from damage Pacific Ocean at Kwajalein Atoll Damaged by nuclear testing in July 1946
December 31 Flag of Germany Germany Schwabenland Converted merchant type accommodation hulk Scuttled Skagerrak Loaded with gas shells


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Ship launches: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Ship commissionings: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Ship decommissionings: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Shipwrecks: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949


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