List of shipwrecks in 1944

The list of shipwrecks in 1944 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1944.

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January
Main article: List of shipwrecks in January 1944


February
Main article: List of shipwrecks in February 1944


March
Main article: List of shipwrecks in March 1944


April
Main article: List of shipwrecks in April 1944


May
Main article: List of shipwrecks in May 1944


June
Main article: List of shipwrecks in June 1944


July
Main article: List of shipwrecks in July 1944


August
Main article: List of shipwrecks in August 1944


September
Main article: List of shipwrecks in September 1944


October
Main article: List of shipwrecks in October 1944


November
Main article: List of shipwrecks in November 1944


December
Main article: List of shipwrecks in December 1944

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1944
ShipCountryDescription
AF 57  Kriegsmarine World War II: The Type A Artilleriefährprahm was sunk sometime in 1944.[1]
F 241  Kriegsmarine World War II: The Type A Marinefahrprahm was sunk sometime in the Winter of 1944/1945.[2]
F 459  Kriegsmarine World War II: The Type C Marinefahrprahm was sunk sometime in 1944.[3]
F 615  Kriegsmarine World War II: The Type C2 Marinefahrprahm was sunk sometime in 1944.[4]
F 626  Kriegsmarine World War II: The Type C2 Marinefahrprahm was sunk sometime in 1944.[5]
F 855  Kriegsmarine World War II: The Type D Marinefahrprahm was sunk sometime in 1944.[6]
F 923  Kriegsmarine World War II: The Type DM minelayer Marinefahrprahm was sunk sometime in 1944 or 1945.[7]
F 949  Kriegsmarine World War II: The Type DM minelayer Marinefahrprahm was sunk sometime in 1944 or 1945.[8]
F 964  Kriegsmarine World War II: The Type D Marinefahrprahm was sunk sometime in 1944 or 1945.[9]
F 1165  Kriegsmarine World War II: The Type D Marinefahrprahm was sunk sometime in 1944 or 1945.[10]
G 310 Triglav  Kriegsmarine World War II: The coaster was wrecked near Trieste. Raised, either by the Germans, repaired and returned to service, or by her Yugoslav owners post War.[11]
Gyoraitei No. 114  Imperial Japanese Navy World War II: The Q/No. 114-class motor torpedo boat was lost in 1944 or 1945.[12]
Gyoraitei No. 116, and Gyoraitei No. 117  Imperial Japanese Navy World War II: The TM 4/No. 102-class motor torpedo boats were lost in 1944 at or near Rabaul.[13][14]
Gyoraitei No. 233  Imperial Japanese Navy World War II:The Gyoraitei No. 31-class motor torpedo boat was lost in 1944 or 1945.[15]
Gyoraitei No. 428  Imperial Japanese Navy World War II:The Gyoraitei No. 36-class motor torpedo boat was lost in 1944.[16]
H-1  Imperial Japanese Navy World War II: The H-1-class motor gun boat was lost in 1944.[17]
H-3, H-5, H-7, and H-8  Imperial Japanese Navy World War II: The H-2-class motor gun boats were lost in 1944 or 1945.[18]
Hai Kan No. 10  Imperial Japanese Navy The training hulk, formerly the cruiser Tsushima, was sunk as a torpedo target in the Pacific Ocean off Miura, Kanagawa, Japan.
Herold  Norway World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Bergen, Norway in December 1944 or January 1945.[19]
KFK 90  Kriegsmarine World War II: The training ship, a KFK-2-class naval drifter, was sunk sometime in 1944.[20]
KFK 307  Kriegsmarine World War II: The KFK-2-class naval drifter was sunk sometime in 1944.[21]
HMS LCP(L) 540 and HMS LCP(L) 760  Royal Navy World War II: The landing craft personnel (large)s were lost sometime in 1944.[22]
HMS LCP(R) 640, HMS LCP(R) 652, HMS LCP(R) 669, HMS LCP(R) 735,
HMS LCP(R) 978, HMS LCP(R) 982, HMS LCP(R) 987, HMS LCP(R) 989,
HMS LCP(R) 991, HMS LCP(R) 993 and HMS LCP(R) 1023		  Royal Navy The landing craft personnel (ramped) were lost sometime in 1944.[23]
Libby, McNeill & Libby V No. 6  United States The 79-gross ton, 71-foot (21.6 m) scow sank in the waters of the Territory of Alaska sometime in 1944.[24]
M 4255  Kriegsmarine World War II: The minesweeper, a KFK-2-class naval drifter, was sunk sometime in 1944.[25]
S 14  Kriegsmarine World War II: The S 14-class E-boat sunk in the English Channel.[26]
SS-4  Imperial Japanese Navy World War II: The SS-class landing ship was lost in August 1944 in the Philippines.[27]
SS-8  Imperial Japanese Navy World War II: The SS-class landing ship was lost in 1944 or 1945.[28]
SS-10  Imperial Japanese Navy World War II: The SS-class landing ship was lost in 1944 or 1945.[29]
Shoei Maru  Japan World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea west of Luzon, Philippines by USS Paddle and USS Hammerhead (both  United States Navy) sometime between 25 November and 18 January 1945.[30]
Shunten Maru  Japan World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea or Sulu Sea by USS Gunnel ( United States Navy) sometime between 21 October and 28 December.[31]
Strasbourg II  Kriegsmarine World War II: The barracks ship was scuttled at Lorient, France.
U-743  Kriegsmarine World War II: The Type VIIC submarine sank in the Atlantic Ocean north of Ireland (55°38′N 7°26′W) in September or October 1944 whilst on patrol with the loss of all 50 crew. Cause unknown.[32]
UJ-2306  Kriegsmarine World War II: The sub chaser, a KFK-2-class naval drifter, was sunk sometime in 1944.[33]
Unknown Unknown An unknown wreck was recorded at (30°12′N 87°13′W) south of Pensacola, Florida in 1944 in 80 feet of water with a stack and masts above water.[34]
Unknown Unknown An unknown wreck was recorded east of Marathon, Florida at (24°42′N 80°52′W) 31, March 1944.[35]
V 5509  Kriegsmarine The Vorpostenboot, a former S 14-class motor torpedo boat, was sunk in La Manch sometime in 1944.[36]
Viking 1  Nazi Germany The Ferry was scuttled end of 1944 in the Repparfjord, Finnmark, Norway.[37]
Wilma G  United States The 8-gross register ton, 29.6-foot (9.0 m) fishing vessel sank at the entrance to Prince William Sound off Montague Island, Territory of Alaska.[38]

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See also
  • List of World War II ships
Ship events in 1944
Ship launches: 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Ship commissionings: 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Ship decommissionings: 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Shipwrecks: 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

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