List of shipwrecks in August 1942

The list of shipwrecks in August 1942 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1942.

1 August

Empire Imp ( United Kingdom): The tug capsized and sank at Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire.
Meiwa Maru ( Japan): World War ii: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Hokkaido by USS Narwhal ( United States Navy).^[1]

2 August

Maldonado ( Uruguay): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean () by U-510 ( Kriegsmarine. All 49 crew survived but her captain was taken prisoner.^[2]

3 August

Naniwa Maru ( Japan): World War II: The transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Truk South Pacific Mandate () by USS Gudgeon ( United States Navy).^[3]

4 August

Belgian Soldier ( Belgium): World War II: The cargo ship was torpoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) east of Cape Race Newfoundland () by U-607 ( Kriegsmarine).^[4]

5 August

Shoju Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Marcus Island by USS Pike ( United States Navy).^[5]

6 August

Ohio Maru ( Japan ): World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea off the coast of Indochina by USS Tautog ( United States Navy).^[6]
U-210 ( Kriegsmarine): World War II: The Type VII submarine was rammed and sunk by HMCS Assiniboine ( Royal Canadian Navy) with the loss of six of her 43 crew.

7 August

Belgian Soldier ( Belgium): World War II: Convoy ON 115: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean () by U-553 ( Kriegsmarine).^[7]
Shofaka ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The net tender was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean near Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands by USS Tambor ( United States Navy).^[8]
HMS Thorn ( Royal Navy): World War II: The T-class submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Crete, Greece by Pegaso ( Regia Marina) with the loss of all 61 crew.
Wachtfels ( Germany): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily, Italy by HMS Proteus ( Royal Navy).^[9]

8 August

Bifitku Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the Kuril Islands by USS Narwhal ( United States Navy).^[1]

USS George F. Elliott ( United States Navy): World War II: The Heywood-class attack transport was hit by a Mitsubishi G4M aircraft in a kamikaze attack in Ironbottom Sound, Solomon Islands. She was subsequently scuttled due to damage sustained.
Nikkei Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Kii Channel by USS Silversides ( United States Navy).^[10]

9 August

USS Astoria ( United States Navy): World War II: Battle of Savo Island: The New Orleans-class cruiser was shelled and sunk in Ironbottom Sound, Marshall Islands.
HMAS Canberra ( Royal Australian Navy): World War II: Battle of Savo Island: The County-class cruiser was scuttled by USS Ellet ( United States Navy following battle damage.
USS Jarvis ( United States Navy): The Bagley-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Guadalcanal, Marshall Islands by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft with the loss of all 172 crew.
Kako ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: Battle of Savo Island: The Furutaka-class cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Simbari Island, Guadalcanal, Marshall Islands () by USS S-44 ( United States Navy) with the loss of 34 of her 616 crew.
USS Quincy ( United States Navy): World War II: Battle of Savo Island: The New Orleans-class cruiser was shelled and sunk in [Ironbottom Sound with the loss of 370 of her 807 crew.
USS Vincennes ( United States Navy): World War II: Battle of Savo Island: The New Orleans-class cruiser was shelled, torpedoed and sunk in Ironbottom Sound with the loss of 332 of her 952 crew.

10 August

{{SS|Empire Reindeer||2} ( United Kingdom): World War II: Convoy SC 94: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean () by U-660 ( Kriegsmarine).^[7]

11 August

HMS Eagle ( Royal Navy): World War II: The aircraft carrier was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 72 nautical miles (133 km) south of Cape Salinas, Majorca, Spain by U-73 ( United States Navy) with the loss of 131 of her 791 crew.
Empire Hope ( United Kingdom): World War II: Convoy WS 21: The refrigerated cargo liner was bombed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea off Galeta Island, Algeria by Heinkel He 111 and Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of the Luftwaffe. The crew abandoned the burning ship and were rescued by HMS Penn ( Royal Navy). The ship was torpedoed and further damaged the next day by Bronzo ( Regia Marina). She was declared a hazard to shipping and was scuttled by HMS Bramham ( Royal Navy).^[7]

12 August

Boltenhanen ( Germany): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in Flekkefjord, Norway by HMS Sturgeon ( Royal Navy.^[9]
HMS Cairo ( Royal Navy): World War II: The C-class cruiser was torpeded and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Bizerta, Algeria by Axum ( Regia Marina) with the loss of 23 crew.
Empire Bede ( United Kingdom): World War II: Convoy TAW 13: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Caribbean Sea () by U-553 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two of her 45 crew. She was scuttled by gunfire from HMS Pimpernel ( Royal Navy).
Georg L M Russ ( Germany): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in Norwegian waters by HMS Unshaken ( Royal Navy).^[9]

13 August

Clan Ferguson ( United Kingdom): World War II: Operation Pedestal: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by enemy action with the loss of 32 of the 85 people on board.^[9]
HMS Foresight ( Royal Navy): World War II: Operation Pedestal: The F-class destroyer was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea by a Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 aircraft of the Regia Aeronautica. She was scuttled by HMS Tartar ( Royal Navy).
Glenorchy ( United Kingdom: World War II: Operation Pedestal: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by S-26 and S-31 (both Kriegsmarine) with the loss of nine of her seventeen crew. The survivors were taken as prisoners of war.^[9]
HMS Manchester ( Royal Navy): World War II: Operation Pedestal: The Town-class cruiser was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Tunisia following battle damage.
Waimarama ( United Kingdom): World War II: Operation Pedestal: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by enemy action with the loss of 93 of the 95 people on board.^[9]

14 August

Empire Corporal ( United Kingdom): World War II: Convoy TAW 12J: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea U-598 ( Kriegsmarine with the loss of six of her 55 crew.
Hachigen Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Celebes Sea by USS Seawolf ( United States Navy).^[11]

15 August

M 97 ( Soviet Navy): World War II: The M-class submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Gulf of Finland () by VMV 5 ( Merivoimat).^[12]

16 August

Araraquara ( Brazil): World War II: The refrigerated cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil by U-507 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of seven of the 143 people on board.^[13]
Baependy ( Brazil): World War II: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk off the mouth of the Real River, Brazil by U-507 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 270 of the 700-plus people on board.^[14]

17 August

Arara ( Brazil): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil by U-507 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of twenty of her 36 crew.^[15]
Itagiba ( Brazil): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil by U-507 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 36 of her 176 crew.^[16]
Liljevalch ( Sweden): World War II: The ore carrier was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Västervik by L 3 ( Soviet Navy).
Louisiana ( Brazil): The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 300 nautical miles (560 km) north east of Cayenne, French Guiana by U-108 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 49 crew.^[17]

18 August

No ships were lost on this day

19 August

HMS Berkeley ( Royal Navy): World War II: Dieppe Raid: The Hunt-class destroyer was bombed and sunk in the English Channel off Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France with the loss of fifteen of her 146 crew.^[18]
British Consul ( United Kingdom): World War II: Convoy TAW (S): The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea off Port of Spain, Trinidad by U-161 with the loss of two crew.
Empire Cloud ( United Kingdom): World War II: Convoy TAW (S): The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Caribbean Sea north east of Trinidad by U-564 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 54 crew. She sank at on 21 August when under tow.
Jacyra ( Brazil): World War II: The sailing ship was stopped in the South Atlantic () by German submarine U-507 ( Kriegsmarine) and sunk by explosive charges after her six crew had been ordered into a lifeboat.^[19]

20 August

No ships were lost on this day.

21 August

Shinsei Maru No. 6 ( Japan ): World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean near Ponape, Caroline Islands by USS Tambor ( United States Navy).^[8]
Seikai Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Kinkasan Harbour, Honshū by USS Guardfish ( United States Navy).^[20]

22 August

USS Ingraham ( United States Navy): The Gleaves-class destroyer collided in the Atlantic Ocean off Nova Scotia, Canada, with USS Chemung ( United States Navy and sank with the loss of 197 of her 208 crew.

23 August

No ships were lost on this day.

24 August

Ryūjō ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: Battle of the Eastern Solomons: The aircraft carrier was bombed, torpedoed and sunk by aircraft from USS Saratoga ( United States Navy) with the loss of 120 of her 924 crew.
Seikai Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Kinkasan by USS Guardfish ( United States Navy).^[20]

25 August

Empire Breeze ( United Kingdom): World War II: Convoy ON 122: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by U-404 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 49 crew. She sank on or after 27 August.
Harmonides ( United Kingdom): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean by I-165 ( Imperial Japanese Navy).^[21]
Senyo Maru ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The gunboat was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea off Formosa by USS Growler ( United States Navy).^[22]
Showa Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Celebes Sea by USS Seawolf ( United States Navy).^[11]

26 August

Empire Kumari ( United Kingdom): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea by U-375 ( Kriegsmarine). She was beached at Haifa, Palestine but subsequently sank.^[7]
Teinshum Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Formosa Straits by USS Haddock ( United States Navy).^[23]

27 August

Clan Macwhirter ( United Kingdom): World War II: Convoy SL 119: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar () by U-156 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of eleven of her 86 crew.
Tokai Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Guam by USS Snapper ( United States Navy).^[24]

28 August

No ships were lost on this day.

29 August

Ro-33 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Ro-33 class was depth charged and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 10 nautical miles (19 km) south east of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea by HMAS Arunta ( Royal Australian Navy).

30 August

USS Colhoun ( United States Navy): World War II: The Wickes-class destroyer was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean near Guadalcanal, Marshall Islands by Japanese aircraft with the loss of 51 of her 100 crew.
Vardaas ( Norway): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea near Tobago by U-564 ( Kriegsmarine).^[25]

31 August

Anglo-Norse ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship caught fire whilst under repair in the River Tyne and sank when her cargo of ammunition exploded. Refloated on 3 September, repaired and re-entered service as Empire Norse.^[7]
Eifuku Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea off Formosa by USS Growler ( United States Navy).^[22]

Unknown date

Anibal Benevolo ( Brazil): World War II: The cargo ship was sunk by Axis forces.^[26]
163 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The auxiliary ship was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by USS Pompano ( United States Navy) sometime after 23 August.^[27]

References

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^ "SS Maldonado (+1942)". Wrecksite. http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?17496. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ "Gudgeon (SS-211)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss211.txt. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
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^ "Nautilus". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss173.txt. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
^ "Tautog (SS-199)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss199.htm. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
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^ ^a ^b "Tambor (SS-198)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss198.htm. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
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^ "Silversides". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss236.txt. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
^ ^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.
^ "M-97". Uboat. http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4963.html. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
^ "SS Araraquara (+1942)". Wrecksite. http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?14916. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ "SS Baependy (+1942)". Wrecksite. http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?14915. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ "SS Arara (+1942)". Wrecksite. http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?14919. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ "SS Itagiba (+1942)". Wrecksite. http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?14918. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ "MV Louisiana (+1942)". Wrecksite. http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?156681. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ "HMS Berkeley (L17)". HMS Cavalier. http://www.hmscavalier.org.uk/L17/. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ "Jacyra (+1942)". Wrecksite. http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?14920. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Guardfish (SS-217)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss217.txt. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
^ "WWI STANDARD BUILT SHIPS A-K". Mariners. http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/WWIStandardShipsA-K.htm#A. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
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^ "Haddock (SS-231)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss231.txt. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
^ "Snapper". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss185.txt. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
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^ "Brazilian Troopship Sunk" The Times (London). Tuesday, 18 August 1942. Issue 49317, col F, p. 4.
^ "Pompano". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss181.txt. Retrieved 30 December 2011.

Ship events in 1942
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Ship commissionings:	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947
Ship decommissionings:	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947
Shipwrecks:	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947

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List of shipwrecks in August 1942

Contents

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2 August

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31 August

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References