List of shipwrecks in 1943

America Maru ( Japan: World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk between 27 January and 1 March by USS Nautilus ( United States Navy).^[1]
Cafernströn ( Sweden): World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Gdynia, Poland by United States Army Air Force aircraft.^[2]
Kaifuku Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea by USS Seawolf ( United States Navy) between 5 October and 27 November.^[3]
Miyadonu Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by USS Growler ( United States Navy) sometime between 17 February and 27 October.^[4]
Regensburg ( Germany): World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean between Greenland and Iceland by HMS Glasgow ( Royal Navy) and was scuttled by her crew.^[5]
USS Runner ( United States Navy): World War II: The Gato-class submarine was sunk by enemy action in the Pacific Ocean sometime between 26 June and 31 July.
Silvaplana ( Germany): World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted by HMS Adventure ( Royal Navy) in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) off Cape Finisterre, Spain and was scuttled by her crew.^[5]
Taiau Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocea by USS Gudgeon ( United States Navy) sometime between 1 September and 6 October.^[6]
Tateyama Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Philippine Seaby USS Pickerel ( United States Navy) sometimer between 10 July and 26 August.^[7]
Tamon Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by USS Stingray ( United States Navy) before 12 June.^[8]
Wuhu Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea by USS Seawolf ( United States Navy).^[3]
Yamagibu Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Celebes Sea by USS Pargo ( United States Navy) sometime between 13 June and 3 September.^[9]
Yamato Maru ( Japan): World War II: The ocean liner was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea with the loss of 27 of the 1,092 people on board.^[10]

References

^ "Nautilus". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss168.txt. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
^ "Raid Damage At Gdynia" The Times (London). Friday, 15 October 1943. Issue 49677, col E, p. 3.
^ ^a ^b "Swordfish". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss197.txt. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
^ "Growler (SS-215)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss215.txt. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Two Axis Ships Scuttled" The Times (London). Tuesday, 18 May 1943. Issue 49548, col F, p. 4.
^ "Gudgeon". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss211.txt. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
^ "Pickerel". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss177.txt. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
^ "Stingray". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss186.htm. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
^ "Pargo". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss264.txt. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
^ "Japanese Liner Sunk In South China Sea" The Times (London). Friday, 17 September 1943. Issue 49653, col E, p. 3.

Ship events in 1943
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Ship decommissionings:	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948
Shipwrecks:	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948

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