List of shipwrecks in 1942
The list of shipwrecks in 1942 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1942.
January
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February
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March
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April
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May
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June
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July
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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Unknown date
- Alice (
Free French Naval Forces): World War II: The corvette was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean whilst escorting a convoy.[1] - Frango (
Japan): World War II: The tanker was sunk.[2] - Heinan Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Philippine Sea by USS Gar (
United States Navy) sometime between 28 November 1942 and 19 January 1943. She was beached to prevent her sinking.[3] - HMT Lochalsh (
Royal Navy): World War II: The naval trawler was reported to have been sunk.[4] - Penelope Barker ( United States): World War II: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea (73°20′N 23°20′E / 73.333°N 23.333°E) by U-271 (
Kriegsmarine).[5] - Richard Caswell ( United States): World War II: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil (28°10′S 46°30′W / 28.167°S 46.500°W) by U-513 ( Kriegsmarine).[6]
- Shch-304 (
Soviet Navy): World War II: The Shchuka-class submarine struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea sometime after 29 October.[7] - Trabajador (
United States Navy): The tugboat was sunk, probably by Japanese artillery, off Corregidor, the Philippines. Salvaged post-war and served under the name Resolute into the late 1970s.
References
- ↑ "Loss Of French Corvette" The Times (London). Monday, 23 February 1942. (49167), col F, p. 3.
- ↑ "Norwegian Merchant Ships 1939 - 1945, Ships beginning with F". Warsailors. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ↑ "Gar". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ↑ "Two Trawlers Sunk" The Times (London). Thursday, 5 February 1942. (49152), col C, p. 4.
- ↑ "Liberty Ships - P". Mariners. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ↑ "Liberty Ships - R". Mariners. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ↑ "ShCh-304". Uboat. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
See also
- List of shipwrecks
- List of World War II ships
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| Ship launches: | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 |
| 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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