List of shipwrecks in November 1945
The list of shipwrecks in November 1945 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during November 1945.
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| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 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 November
- Empire Cormorant (
United Kingdom): The cargo ship was scuttled in the Bay of Biscay, France (55°30′N 11°00′W / 55.500°N 11.000°W) with cargo of chemical ammunition.
3 November
- Senko Maru (
Imperial Japanese Navy): Indonesian War of Independence: The Senko Maru-class transport was bombed and sunk at Emma Haven, Padang by Dutch aircraft after being seized by Indonesian rebels 11 October 1945.[1]
4 November
- HMS MFV 1218 (
Royal Navy): The MFV 1001-class Motor Fishing Boat sank off North Scroby after colliding with HMS MFV 1161 ( Royal Navy).[2]
5 November
- Edinburgh Castle ( United Kingdom): The ocean liner, being declared not worth to tow back to England, she was sunk as an exercise target by gunfire from the armed trawler Cape Warwick, HMS Porchester Castle and HMS Launceston Castle, some 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Freetown.[3]
8 November
- Hai Chu (
China): The ship struck a mine in the Pearl River at Bocca Tigris and sank with the loss of 500 lives.[4] - USS Hogan (
United States Navy): The Wickes-class destroyer) was bombed and sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California.
10 November
- Abbot L. Mills ( United States): World War II: The Liberty ship struck a mine and was damaged at Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia. She was declared a constructive total loss but was sold, repaired and returned to service.[5]
- HMCS Assiniboine (
Royal Canadian Navy): The C-class destroyer ran aground at East Point, Prince Edward Island (46°28′30″N 61°58′00″W / 46.47500°N 61.96667°W) when her tow parted whilst she was on the way to be broken up.
12 November
- Hokkai Maru ( Imperial Japanese Navy): Indonesian War of Independence: The Kinai Maru Class transport cought fire, burned, and sank at Surabaya. The Indonesian People's Front had seized control of the ship 2 October, 1945.[6]
- William Hume ( United States): The Liberty ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Adriatic Sea off Istria, Yugoslavia, She was taken in tow but sank at 45°36′N 14°41′E / 45.600°N 14.683°E.[7]
17 November
- Edith Howaldt (
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Germany): The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of chemical ammunition.[8] - Jantje Fritzen ( Germany): The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea.[9]
- Sesostris ( Germany): The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea.[10]
- Tagila ( Germany): The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of gas munitions.[11]
- Taurus ( Germany): The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[12]
- Theda Fritzen ( Germany): The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of high-risk munitions.[13]
20 November
- Ingénieur Général Haarbleicher (
France): The cargo ship ran aground in fog at Stromboli, Italy. She later broke in two in a storm. Declared a total loss. She was scrapped in situ in 1947.
22 November
- USS Canandaigua ( United States Navy): The unclassified miscellaneous vessel sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Connecticut. The wreck was later raised and sold.
25 November
for details of sinking of Kiyokawa Maru this date see 20 July 1945.
27 November
- U-2321 (
Kriegsmarine): Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W by ORP Blyskawica (
Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) and HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy).[14] - U-2322 ( Kriegsmarine): Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W by ORP Blyskawica ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) and HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy).[15]
- U-2324 ( Kriegsmarine): Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W by ORP Blyskawica ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) and HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy).[16]
- U-2328 ( Kriegsmarine): Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (56°12′N 9°48′W / 56.200°N 9.800°W) whilst under tow to be scuttled.[17]
- U-2345 ( Kriegsmarine): Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W).[18]
- U-2361 ( Kriegsmarine): Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W by ORP Blyskawica ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) and HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy).[19]
28 November
- U-2325 ( Kriegsmarine): Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W by ORP Blyskawica ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) and HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy).[20]
- U-2329 ( Kriegsmarine): Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W by HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej).[21]
- U-2334 ( Kriegsmarine): Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W by HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej).[22]
- U-2335 ( Kriegsmarine): Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W by HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej).[23]
- U-2338 ( Kriegsmarine): Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W by HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej).[24]
- U-2350 ( Kriegsmarine): Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W by HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej).[25]
- U-2363 ( Kriegsmarine): Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W by HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej).[26]
29 November
- U-298 ( Kriegsmarine): Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°35′N 7°54′W / 55.583°N 7.900°W).[27]
- U-312 ( Kriegsmarine): Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°35′N 7°54′W / 55.583°N 7.900°W).[28]
- U-968 ( Kriegsmarine): Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°24′N 6°22′W / 55.400°N 6.367°W).[29]
30 November
- U-170 ( Kriegsmarine): Operation Deadlight: The Type IXC/40 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°44′N 7°53′W / 55.733°N 7.883°W).[30]
- U-281 ( Kriegsmarine): Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W / 55.833°N 10.083°W).[31]
- U-328 ( Kriegsmarine): Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W / 55.833°N 10.083°W).[32]
- U-369 ( Kriegsmarine): Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°31′N 7°27′W / 55.517°N 7.450°W).[33]
- U-481 ( Kriegsmarine): Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°11′N 10°00′W / 56.183°N 10.000°W).
- U-868 ( Kriegsmarine): Operation Deadlight: The Type IXC/40 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°48′N 8°33′W / 55.800°N 8.550°W).[34]
- U.S.O. (
United States): The Liberty ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Refloated the next day.[35]
References
- ↑ "Japanese Transports". Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ↑ "MFV 1218 of the Royal Navy". Uboat. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ↑ "SS Edinburgh Castle (+1945)".
- ↑ "Telegrams in Brief" The Times (London). Saturday, 10 November 1945. (50296), col E, p. 3.
- ↑ "Liberty Ships - A". Mariners. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ↑ "Japanese Transports". Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ↑ "Liberty Ships - W". Mariners. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ↑ "Jantje Fritzen (1144634)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 17 April 2012. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Sesostris (2216036)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 17 April 2012. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Tagila (5602719)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 17 April 2012. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Taurus (5600673)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 17 April 2012. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Theda Fritzen (1120484)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 17 April 2012. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "U-2321". Uboat. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ↑ "U-2322". Uboat. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ↑ "U-2324". Uboat. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ↑ "U-2328". Uboat. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ↑ "U-2345". Uboat. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ↑ "U-2361". Uboat. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ↑ "U-2325". Uboat. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ↑ "U-2329". Uboat. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ↑ "U-2334". Uboat. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ↑ "U-2335". Uboat. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ↑ "U-2338". Uboat. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ↑ "U-2350". Uboat. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ↑ "U-2363". Uboat. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ↑ "U-298". Uboat. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ↑ "U-312". Uboat. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ↑ "U-968". Uboat. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ↑ "U-170". Uboat. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ↑ "U-281". Uboat. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "U-328". Uboat. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ↑ "U-369". Uboat. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ↑ "U-868". Uboat. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ↑ "News in Brief" The Times (London). Tuesday, 4 December 1945. (50316), col E, p. 2.
| Ship events in 1945 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 |
| 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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