List of shipwrecks in December 1945
The list of shipwrecks in December 1945 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1945.
December 1945 | ||||||
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10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
31 | Unknown date | |||||
References |
1 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aighai | The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off the Gironde estuary, France.[1] | |
USS Bellona | The Achelous-class repair ship ran aground at Iwo Jima, Japan. Unsalvageable, she was dispersed by explosives on 14 May 1946. | |
U-826 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W).[2] | |
U-1004 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W).[3] | |
U-1061 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIF submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W). | |
U-1104 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W).[4] |
3 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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U-776 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (55°08′N 5°30′W).[5] | |
U-994 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 8°30′W).[6] |
4 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS NSC(L) 91 | The auxiliary vessel, a converted LCT-4-class landing craft tank, was lost.[7][8] | |
USS Osamekin | The 325-ton, 100-foot (30.5 m) tug sank in the Gulf of Alaska south of Kodiak Island.[9] | |
U-218 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIID submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 8.9 nautical miles (16.5 km) north of Inishtrahull Island, County Donegal, Ireland (approximately 55°28′N 7°18′W).[10] | |
U-299 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°38′N 7°54′W).[11] | |
U-539 | Operation Deadlight: The Type IXC/40 submarine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (55°38′N 7°57′W) whilst under tow to be scuttled. | |
U-777 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 16 nautical miles (30 km) north east of Malin Head, County Donegal, Ireland (55°32′N 7°07′W) whilst under tow to be scuttled. |
5 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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U-1005 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (55°33′N 8°27′W).[12] |
7 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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U-245 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°25′N 6°19′W).[13] | |
U-907 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°17′N 5°59′W).[14] | |
U-1019 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°27′N 7°56′W).[15] |
8 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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U-485 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine sank in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W).[16] | |
U-773 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine sank in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W).[17] | |
U-775 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°40′N 8°25′W).[18] | |
U-1203 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W).[19] | |
U-1271 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°28′N 7°20′W).[20] | |
U-1272 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W).[21] |
9 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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U-532 | Operation Deadlight: The Type IXC/40 submarine was sunk as a target when torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°08′N 10°07′W) by HMS Tantivy ( | |
U-1052 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W by Fairey Firefly aircraft of 816 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm based on HMS Nairana ( | |
U-1307 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean by a rocket attack by Fairey Firefly aircraft on 816 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm based on HMS Nairana ( |
10 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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T. A. Johnston | The Liberty ship ran aground on Egmont Point, Dorset, United Kingdom. Refloated on 13 December.[25] | |
William C. Ralston | The Liberty ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Okinawa, Japan and was declared a constructive total loss.[26] |
11 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kosin Maru | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Kawasaki. She was declared a total loss.[27] | |
U-716 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W).[28] | |
U-978 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W). | |
U-991 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W).[29] | |
U-1163 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W). |
13 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Empire Tigaven | The coastal tanker collided off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire with Cormont (unknown flag) and was abandoned. All fourteen crew were rescued by the Flamborough lifeboat.[25] | |
HMS N 86 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W).[30] | |
U-255 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W). | |
U-293 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlanti Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W).[31] | |
U-295 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°14′N 10°37′W).[32] | |
U-760 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W).[33] | |
U-997 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W).[34] | |
U-1002 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W).[35] |
14 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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CHa-65 | The minesweeper, a converted former CHa-1-class auxiliary submarine chaser, was wrecked off Hachinoe while sweeping for mines, later broken up.[36] |
16 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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U-483 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine sank in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W).[37] | |
U-739 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W).[38] | |
U-928 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°06′N 10°05′W).[39] | |
U-992 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°06′N 10°05′W).[40] | |
U-1009 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°31′N 7°24′W).[41] | |
U-1301 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W) by British aircraft.[42] |
17 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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U-368 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°14′N 10°37′W).[43] | |
U-779 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W) by HMS Cubitt and HMS Onslow (both | |
U-956 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W).[45] | |
U-1198 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°14′N 10°37′W).[46] | |
U-1230 | Operation Deadlight: The Type IXC/40 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W) by HMS Cubitt ( |
18 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Empire Rhodes | The cargo ship caught fire at Gdynia, Poland and was scuttled to put out the fire in her cargo of jute. She burnt until 3 January 1946. Later refloated and sold to be scuttled but was repaired and returned to service in 1947 as Culter.[47] |
19 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Gladbrook | The barque was beached at Rangitoto Island, New Zealand.[48] | |
Nathaniel Bacon | The Liberty ship struck a mine in the Tyrrhenian Sea (42°23′N 26°30′E) and was beached at Civitavecchia, Lazio, Italy. She was declared a constructive total loss. The bow section was scrapped in situ in 1946. The stern section was sold in 1950 and joined to the bow section of Bert Williams ( | |
Terborch | The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was later refloated.[50] |
20 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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U-291 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 9°08′W).[51] |
21 December
22 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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U-143 | Operation Deadlight: The TypeIID submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°58′N 9°35′W).[62] | |
U-145 | Operation Deadlight: The TypeIID submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°47′N 9°56′W).[63] | |
U-1194 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°59′N 9°55′W).[64] | |
U-2354 | Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°00′N 10°05′W) by HMS Onslow ( |
23 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Duncan L. Clinch | The Liberty ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Le Havre, France.[66] |
26 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Duchess of Hamilton | The passenger ship ran aground in Loch Ryan. Refloated after fifteen minutes with damaged bows[67] |
27 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Empire Tigawa | The coastal tanker ran aground at Bolsax, Kattegat, Denmark. She was refloated and sailed to Kalundborg. Declared a constructive total loss. | |
U-313 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°40′N 8°24′W).[68] |
28 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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U-680 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°24′N 6°29′W) by HMS Onslaught ( |
29 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Minivet | The Auk-class minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Tsushima Straits with the loss of 31 of her 100 crew. | |
U-930 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°20′N 7°35′W) by HMS Onslaught ( | |
U-1022 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°40′N 8°15′W). | |
U-1233 | Operation Deadlight: The Type IXC/40 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°51′N 8°54′W) by HMS Onslaught ( |
30 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lambridge | Loaded with obsolete chemical munitions, the cargo ship was scuttled 120 nautical miles (138 miles; 222 km) northwest of Ireland at 55°30′N 11°00′W. | |
U-1103 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°03′N 10°05′W).[72] | |
U-1165 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine sank in the Atlantic Ocean (55°44′N 8°40′W).[73] |
31 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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R. F. Peckham | The Liberty ship collided with Jesse Cottrell ( | |
R. S. Wilson | The Liberty ship ran aground at Boston, Massachusetts. She was declared a constructive total loss.[74] | |
U-294 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°44′N 8°40′W).[75] | |
U-363 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°45′N 8°18′W).[76] | |
U-668 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°03′N 9°24′W).[77] | |
U-802 | Operation Deadlight: The Type IXC/40 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°30′N 8°25′W).[78] | |
U-861 | Operation Deadlight: The Type IXD2 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°25′N 7°15′W).[79] | |
U-874 | Operation Deadlight: The Type IXD2 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°47′N 9°27′W).[80] | |
U-875 | Operation Deadlight: The Type IXD2 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°41′N 8°29′W).[81] | |
U-883 | Operation Deadlight: The Type IXD/42 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°44′N 8°40′W). | |
U-2341 | Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W by ORP Błyskawica ( |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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CHa-152 | The CHa-1-class auxiliary submarine chaser, surrendered in damaged condition, was scuttled sometime in December.[83] | |
USS Industry | The hulk of the coastal minesweeper, aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was disposed of by sinking. |
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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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