List of shipwrecks in June 1945
The list of shipwrecks in June 1945 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1945.
| June 1945 | ||||||
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| Unknown date | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
1 June
- Tobi Maru (
Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Java Sea off Matasiri Island (04°53′S 115°48′E / 4.883°S 115.800°E) by HMS Tiptoe (
Royal Navy) with a loss of 3 crewmen.[1]
2 June
- R-85 (
Kriegsmarine): World War II: The Type R-41 minesweeper was sunk in a collision at Altenbruch.[2]
3 June
- U-1277 ( Kriegsmarine): End of World War II: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled off Oporto, Portugal (41°09′N 8°41′W / 41.150°N 8.683°W). All 47 crew survived.[3]
4 June
- CHa-112 (
Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Ardjoeno class auxiliary submarine chaser was bombed and sunk in the Java Sea off Laut Island (05°00′S 116°04′E / 5.000°S 116.067°E) by 13th A.F. B-24s.[4] - Herta Engeline Fritzen (
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Germany): The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Brunsbüttel, Germany. Wreck scrapped in Boom from August 1949.[5]
6 June
- Empire Harry (
United Kingdom): The tug ran aground at Beacon Point, Devon. She broke up, and was declared a total loss. - USS Sheepscot (
United States Navy): The Mettawee-class gasoline tanker ran aground and capsized off Iwo Jima, Japan. She was a total loss.
7 June
- Azusa Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Yellow Sea or East China Sea by USS Shad ( United States Navy).[6]
8 June
- Ashigara ( Imperial Japanese Navy): The Myōkō-class cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the Bangka Strait (1°59′S 104°56′E / 1.983°S 104.933°E) by HMS Trenchant ( Royal Navy) with the loss of about 1,300 lives.
- Hakusa ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Hydrographic survey ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Siam off Cape Camau, French Indochina (08°56′N 105°37′E / 8.933°N 105.617°E) by USS Cobia ( United States Navy).[7][8]
- Nanshin Maru No. 22 ( Japan): World War II: The Tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Siam off Cape Camau, French Indochina (08°56′N 105°37′E / 8.933°N 105.617°E) by USS Cobia ( United States Navy).[9]
- USS Salute ( United States Navy): World War II: The Admirable-class minesweeper struck a mine and sank in Brunei Bay (5°08′N 115°05′E / 5.133°N 115.083°E).
9 June
- CD-41 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Type C escort ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Tsushima Strait (34°18′N 127°18′E / 34.300°N 127.300°E) by USS Sea Owl ( United States Navy). The torpedo exploded her magazine killing all 173 hands.[10]
10 June
- I-122 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the Sea of Japan (37°29′N 137°25′E / 37.483°N 137.417°E) by USS Skate ( United States Navy).[11]
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- USS William D. Porter ( United States Navy): World War II: The Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk by a Japanese kamikaze attack using an Aichi D3A aircraft. All 273 crew were rescued by USS LCS(L)(3)-86 and USS LCS(L)(3)-122 (both United States Navy).
11 June
- Meisei Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Sea of Japan 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Chungjin, Korea (41°47′N 131°44′E / 41.783°N 131.733°E) by USS Flying Fish (
United States Navy).[12]
12 June
- CH-57 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): The No.13-class submarine chaser was shelled and sunk in the Andaman Sea (06°20′N 94°45′E / 6.333°N 94.750°E) by HMS Eskimo, HMS Nubian, and HMS Tartar (all Royal Navy).[13]
- Keito Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Tsushima Strait by USS Tinosa ( United States Navy).[14]
- Kenjo Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Sea of Japan by USS Skate ( United States Navy).[11]
- Kenzyo Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Sea of Japan off Kanazawa, Honshu (37°08′N 136°43′E / 37.133°N 136.717°E) by USS Skate ( United States Navy).[15]
- Kuroshio Maru No. 2 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): The communications ship, a converted T-101 class landing ship, was torpedoed and sunk in the Andaman Sea (06°20′N 94°45′E / 6.333°N 94.750°E) by HMS Eskimo ( Royal Navy).[16]
- Yozan Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Sea of Japan by USS Skate ( United States Navy).[11]
- Zuiko Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Sea of Japan by USS Skate ( United States Navy).[11]
13 June
- Koryu Maru ( Imperial Japanese Navy): The Koryu Maru class Type 1TS coastal motor tanker was mined and sunk in the Shimonoseki Strait (33°55′N 131°07′E / 33.917°N 131.117°E) off the Hesaki Lighthouse 14 crewmen killed..[17]
- Transbalt (
Soviet Union): World War II: The passenger/cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the west end of La Perouse Strait by USS Skate ( United States Navy).[18]
14 June
- Donau ( Germany): The former Kriegsmarine ammunition ship sank after an explosion in Flensburgfjord. The explosion heavily damaged former Kriegsmarine (captured Danish) Glenten class Torpedo Boats TFA 1,2, 4, 5, and 6. They weren't repaired.[19]
- Wakamiyasan Maru ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Yellow Sea (37°35′N 123°30′E / 37.583°N 123.500°E) by USS Sea Devil ( United States Navy).[20]
16 June
- Air raid warning hulk ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The former Dutch submarine K XVIII was sunk in the Madura Strait, Dutch East Indies, by HMS Taciturn ( Royal Navy).
- USS Twiggs ( United States Navy): World War II: Battle of Okinawa: The Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Okinawa, Japan by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft attack with the loss of 152 of her 340 crew.
17 June
- Eijo ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Minelayer (A.K.A. Eijo Maru) was torpedoed and sunk in the Sea of Japan off Motsutanozaki, Hokkaido, Japan (42°43′N 139°57′E / 42.717°N 139.950°E) north-east of Cape Motta by USS Spadefish ( United States Navy). No casualties.[21]
- R-112 ( Kriegsmarine): World War II: The Type R-41 minesweeper was sunk by an explosion at Dordrect.[22]
18 June
- Hakuai Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship (A.K.A. Hiroi Maru) was torpedoed and sunk in the Sea of Okhotsk by USS Apogon ( United States Navy). 39 passengers killed. Survivors rescued by CH-15 ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[23]
- USS YMS-50 ( United States Navy): World War II: Battle of Balikpapan: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine and was damaged off Balikpapan, Borneo (1°18′S 116°49′E / 1.300°S 116.817°E). She was scuttled by USS Denver; 23 survivors were rescued by USS Cofer (both United States Navy).[24]
- Zaosen Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Sea of Okhotsk by USS Apogon ( United States Navy). 7 passengers and 49 crewmen killed. Survivors rescued by CH-15 ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[25]
19 June
- USS Bonefish ( United States Navy): World War II: The Gato-class submarine was sunk by CD-63, CD-158, CD-207, Okinawa ( Imperial Japanese Navy) at Toyama Wan, Honshū, Japan (37°18′N 137°55′E / 37.300°N 137.917°E) with the loss of all 60 crew.[26]
- Konzan Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk at Toyama Wan, Honshū, Japan (37°13′N 137°18′E / 37.217°N 137.300°E) by USS Bonefish ( United States Navy). 1 crewman killed.[27]
21 June
- USS Barry ( United States Navy): World War II: The high-speed transport, a former Clemson-class destroyer, was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Okinawa, Japan by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft attack while acting as a kamikaze decoy after being heavily damaged on 25 May.
- HMS Hildasay ( Royal Navy): World War II: The Isles-class trawler was wrecked near Kilindili.[28]
- USS LSM-59 ( United States Navy): World War II: The LSM-1-class landing ship medium was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Okinawa by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft attack. Thirty-eight survivors were rescued by USS Steady ( United States Navy).[29]
22 June
- I-204 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The incomplete I-201-class submarine was bombed and sunk at Kure.[30]
- Pierre Gibault ( United States): World War II: The Liberty ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Aegean Sea off Rhodes (36°08′N 29°30′E / 36.133°N 29.500°E). She was beached but declared a constructive total loss.[31]
23 June
- CHa-113 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Ardjoeno class auxiliary submarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk in the Java Sea (05°45′S 114°16′E / 5.750°S 114.267°E) by USS Hardhead ( United States Navy).[32]
24 June
25 June
- HMS MMS 168 ( Royal Navy): World War II: The MMS-class minesweeper was sunk by a mine off Genoa, Italy.[34]
26 June
- Eikan Maru ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: Convoy No. 1624: The Transport was torpedoed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean south of Todogasaki Honshu (39°25′N 142°04′E / 39.417°N 142.067°E) by USS Parche ( United States Navy). She was beached on Iwate Ken to prevent sinking, later breaks in two. The wreck is abandoned later after being bombed by carrier aircraft.1 crewman killed.[35]
- Enoki ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Matsu-class destroyer was sunk by a mine in Obama Bay, Japan (35°28′N 135°44′E / 35.467°N 135.733°E) in shallow water. Scrapped post War.[36]
- Kamitsu Maru ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: Convoy No. 1624: The Transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south of Todogasaki Honshu (39°25′N 142°04′E / 39.417°N 142.067°E) by USS Parche ( United States Navy). 192 killed.[37]
- USS YMS-39 ( United States Navy): World War II: Battle of Balikpapan: The YMS-1-class minesweeper struck a mine and sank off Balikpapan, Borneo (1°18′S 116°49′E / 1.300°S 116.817°E).[38]
- USS YMS-365 ( United States Navy): World War II: Battle of Balikpapan: The YMS-1-class minesweeper struck a mine and was damaged off Balikpapan, Borneo (1°18′S 116°50′E / 1.300°S 116.833°E) and was scuttled.[39]
27 June
- Submarine chaser No. 2 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The No.1-class submarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk in the Bali Sea near Lombok Island (07°30′S 116°15′E / 7.500°S 116.250°E) by USS Blueback ( United States Navy).[40]
- I-165 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Kaidai type submarine was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 480 miles east of Saipan (15°28′N 153°39′E / 15.467°N 153.650°E) by US Navy PV-2 Harpoon.[41]
30 June
- Bando Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk north of Bali in the Java Sea (06°27′S 117°13′E / 6.450°S 117.217°E) by USS Baya or USS Capitaine both ( United States Navy).[42]
- Taruyasu Maru ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The cargo ship was mined and sunk off Sado Island. Raised, repaired and put in British service as Empire Evenlode ( United Kingdom).[43]
Unknown date
- USS YC-1272 ( United States Navy) World War II:The open lighter, beached on the south side of Cerritos Channel, San Pedro, Ca., is lost sometime in June.[44]
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- ↑ "German Minesweepers Type R 41". Warshipsww2.Eu. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ↑ "U-1277". Uboat. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
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| Ship commissionings: | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 |
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