Womack is the author of the wellrespected the dutch naval air force against japan. Pj1afp from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. The cyclops had 78 chinese sailors as passengers on board to man other british ships in halifax and the uk. The master, 55 crew members, six gunners and 31 passengers including one dbs were picked up by hmcs red deer j 255 tlt a. Justicia was damaged by ub64 on 19 july 1918 and sunk while under tow the following day by ub124. The defense of the netherlands east indies, 19411942, his first book. The coimbra was torpedoed by a german uboat in january 1942 off the coast of new york, killing 36. Ships were sunk from under water as military and civilian officials. The defense of the netherlands east indies, 19411942, his first book, published in 2006 by mcfarland. The admiralty announces the loss of the famous submarine upholder. The athenia was sunk at the beginning of september.
The list of shipwrecks in february 1942 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded. Hms hermes, a british aircraft carrier built for the royal navy, the worlds first ship to be designed as an aircraft carrier, she was sunk by japanese aircraft, 9 april 1942. British naval vessels lost at sea in world war 2 19421943. The author also provides the daytoday actions of nearly 30 american, british and dutch submarines. In all, between 1941 and 1945, 42 convoys were sent to russia. American merchant marine ships sunk or damaged in caribbean sea during world war ii u. Uptodate information can be found for major warships by clicking on royal navy ships. Admiralty movement books record the movements of vessels in use as armed merchant. Sunk at 0500hrs on 28 may 1942 in the mediterranean sea northeast of tobruk, in position 32. Four more merchant ships three british and one french have been attacked and sunk by german submarines. A highstakes game of battleship helped turn the tide in world war. World war 2 timelines 19391945 battle of the atlantic.
The royal navy heavy cruisers hms dorsetshire and hms cornwall under heavy air attack by japanese carrier aircraft on 5 april 1942. Dumb barges celt, coolie, cossack, dervish, maori, matabele, odessa, partisan, philistine, redress, respite, revenge, valencia, sunk for boom defence purposes, believed in 1942 small craft matchlock 70t, sunk by mine at canton, china, date unknown. British resource 1942 sunk archive ships nostalgia. Royal navy log books for ships adm 53 and submarines adm 173 up to 1987. My father was an american pow from the 2nd bn, 1st f. City of cairo november 6, 1942 british passenger ship sunk by the u68 kptlt. Some british merchant ships were bought into the royal navy and. Ships sunk and damaged in action during the korean conflict. Pirate am275 sunk after striking a mine at wonsan, north korea, 12 october 1950.
During the war the allies lost 15,619,853 grt of merchant shipping of all types. There are many sources and sometimes there is no clear evidence. Three shipsjusticia, celtic, and southlandappear on the list twice. There were 3 ships in a convoy taking allied pows to moulmein, burma for work on the death railway. The shchukaclass submarine struck a mine and sank in the baltic sea sometime after 29 october trabajador united states navy the tugboat was sunk, probably by japanese artillery, off corregidor, the. The hell of a japanese prison ship the notu maru, one of the japanese freighters used as prison ships, otherwise known as the hell ships. A team has been at the site of the tanker, named coimbra, since april 29 and has pumped more than 62,000 gallons 235,000 liters of oil since may 11, the coast guard said in a news release. Merchant ship tonnages are british registered tons per lloyds register, abbreviated to grt. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Navy agreed that the formation of a joint committee to assess enemy naval and merchant shipping losses during world war ii would be desirable. The portland, me based, sub sea research ssr recently sent out a press release announcing that they had located what they claim to be the worlds richest shipwreck, the british freighter, ss port nicholson, carrying a secret cargo of 71 tons of platinum, sunk by the german submarine u87 on june 16th, 1942 northeast of cape cod, ms. He was on deck of his hell ship, the moji maru when he spotted the planes. The hell of a japanese prison ship world war ii today. This is an excellent book on the allied american, british, australian, dutch naval debacle in february of 1942. Records of wrecked or sunken royal navy and merchant ships are held. Information on enemy merchant vessels sunk by war causes is often difficult to. While british ships were outlined in conspicuous white chalk, the uboats. A few miles away hms cornwall had suffered a similar fate. According the bilby, the british warned the americans about the likelihood of submarine attack. The tenth item was the laconia, a british passenger vessal carrying italian prisoners of war, sunk on september 12, 1942 by a german uboat u156. The yorktown was found by robert ballard in 1998 who wrote a book about finding the carrier.
Every type of ship is here, warships, submarines, mtbs, tankers, cargo, passenger, troopships and so on, totalling over 3,000. The sinking of civilian ships during ww2 stormfront. Britain ship losses 1942 this page records the details of every british ship lost during the two world wars, including pictures where possible. Unknown date 1942 ship country description las 21 spanish navy the dar 1class antisubmarine motor launch was lost sometime in 1942 shch304 soviet navy world war ii. The greatest loss of life was the 2,046 killed on akitsu maru a converted passenger liner with a small flight deck, carrying the imperial japanese army s 64th infantry regiment. Work underway on british tanker sunk by uboat off ny in ww2.
Jan 10, 2016 the uss yorktown cv5 was sunk at the battle of midway in june 1942 and sits upright on the sea floor in the pacific ocean over three miles down. The boarding of u559 changed the war now both sides tell their. Aventino was shelled with heavy losses aboard and then sunk by a torpedo, sinking in five minutes with most of the troops aboard. Consisting of 843 ships, 58 were sunk on the way out and 96 were destroyed in port or on the way back. Karlfriedrich merten 840 kilometres south of the british island of st. Both ships were sunk in 1945 with a combined loss of over 16,000 lives. Aventino on the night of 2 december 1942 the italian troop ship was sunk by british ships of the force q when her convoy was destroyed in the battle of skerki bank. The list of shipwrecks in february 1942 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during february 1942. In 1911 aircraft began to be successfully launched and landed on ships with the successful flight of a curtiss pusher aboard uss pennsylvania. Ships listed are presented in descending order on the tonnage figure. The greatest concentration of uboat attacks happened off north carolinas outer banks, where dozens of ships passed daily. Ship and operational histories imperial war museums.
For the sinking of the british cargo ship siam ii on this day, see. After 41 uboats were sunk in may 1943, the battle of the atlantic turned. In the most dangerous moment of the war, the author gives a welldetailed account of the raid, which badly stung the royal navy but which the. In january 1942, winston churchill enlisted captain gilbert roberts to lead a. Ships sunk or damaged 1939 to 1941 due to war causes chronological list of ships sunk or damaged during january to june 1942 ships sunk or damaged in 1942 574.
On the 29th october 1942 arthur titherington found himself somewhere in the south china sea, destination unknown. So many ships were attacked that, in time, the waters near cape hatteras earned a nickname. Ship namehull number actiondate magpie ams25 reclassified blew up after striking a mine, 21 missing in action and 12 survivors, 29 september 1950. Some seamen received multiple commendations, for example captain e. Two co contribuitors gave the data for usa and uk which were the more affected nations in the allied side. Other accounts can be read at hms dorsetshire, which also has a gallery of pictures of the ships service. This is a list of royal navy ships and personnel lost during world war ii, from 3 september. It covers five significant sea battles in the netherlands east indies nei. How many merchant ships were sunk during world war ii. Pj1ah9 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Sep 10, 2009 four more merchant ships three british and one french have been attacked and sunk by german submarines.
Work underway on british tanker sunk by uboat off ny in. It helped ships delivering vital supplies to the uk during the darkest days of. The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the adriatic sea six nautical miles 11 km northwest of cape dukato, albania by hms thunderbolt royal navy. Twentytwo survivors were rescued by british warships on 18 july, and ten of nineteen originally in the lifeboat by u209 kriegsmarine on the 22 july.
The thieves who steal sunken warships, right down to the. Extracted from my book, shipping company losses of the second world war. Oct 22, 1996 hitlers uboat war is an epic sea story about the most arduous and prolonged naval battle in history. In the first six months of 1942, ten convoys made the hazardous journey. Bound for the uk via halifax, from curacao, and sailing independently when torpedoed by u. Ships sunk or damaged in caribbean sea during world. Comprising 146 ships, 128 made it to port, 18 being sunk on the way.
British and other navies in world war 2 daybyday ship. List of royal navy losses in world war ii wikipedia. Throughout wwii, many ships were sunk, some the original ships from the. Cyclops british steam merchant ships hit by german u. The shchukaclass submarine struck a mine and sank in the baltic sea sometime after 29 october trabajador united states navy the tugboat was sunk, probably by japanese artillery. This is a list of royal navy ships and personnel lost during world war ii, from 3 september 1939 to 1 october 1945. The list of shipwrecks in 1942 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1942 this is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. Ships sunk or damaged 1939 to 1941 due to war causes chronological list of ships sunk or damaged during january to june 1942 ships sunk or damaged in 1942. Issues for 1936, 1940, 1942 and 1949 are in the national maritime museum and. Its usually best to begin by consulting one of the many books about shipwrecks, as its. With the advent of heavierthanair flight, the aircraft carrier has become a decisive weapon at sea.
The history of submarine warfare off the jersey coast whyy. The aircraft carrier hms ark royal sinking after being torpedoed by a german submarine in november 1941, the assisting destroyer hms legion was sunk in 1942. Hitlers uboat war is an epic sea story about the most arduous and prolonged naval battle in history. The sinking of hms prince of wales and hms repulse page 1. Incidentally, 6 of the 10 worst submarine disasters involved japanese submarines, according to this book, but the worst submarine disaster was the le surcourf, a french submarine which was.
Merten believed that the ship he had sunk was a 8,000 ton cargo boat. British vessels lost at sea 19141918 and 19391945 republished by patrick. Britain ship losses 1941 this page records the details of every british ship lost during the two world wars, including pictures where possible. When japan bombed pearl harbor on december 7th, 1942, just over 50% of the ships assigned to the pacific command were sunk.
Abosso on 29 october 1942 the british ship abosso was in the atlantic about 589 nautical miles 1,091 km north of the azores when she was torpedoed and sunk by the german submarine u575. Sinking agent, naval vessels, merchant vessels, total vessels. Nimitz gray book war plans and files of the commanderin chief. Ships sunk or damaged in caribbean sea during world war ii. British first sea lord dudley pound orders beleaguered arctic convoy pq17 to scatter. There were around 100 deaths among its 300 passengers and crew. The british facilities in ceylon were hit hard in april 1942 by aircraft from five japanese carriers, which sank two cruisers, an aircraft carrier, two destroyers, a corvette and 24 merchant ships. Which 2 british ships were sunk by the japanese during ww2. The first part of the book will be familiar to war scholars and history buffs. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. Ships damaged or sunk by enemy action, 19391945, official admiralty report, 1952. The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the barents sea by u456 kriegsmarine with the loss of of her 41 crew. The british royal navy pioneered the first aircraft carrier as floatplanes, as flying boats under performed compared to traditional land. Pledge am277 sunk after striking a mine at wonsan, north korea, 12 october 1950.
By the end of march, germany had sunk several more passenger ships with americans aboard and wilson went before congress to ask for a declaration of war on april 2, which was made four days later. May 02, 2017 the thieves who steal sunken warships, right down to the bolts. The list of shipwrecks in october 1942 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during october 1942. What us navy ships were sunk in the pacific in world war 2. By july of 1942, 397 ships had been sunk or damaged. Nov 19, 2015 the british facilities in ceylon were hit hard in april 1942 by aircraft from five japanese carriers, which sank two cruisers, an aircraft carrier, two destroyers, a corvette and 24 merchant ships. Sunken battleships are the wrecks of large capital ships built from the 1880s to the mid20th century that were either destroyed in battle, mined, deliberately destroyed.
Date or month for example, 27 february 1942 or february 1942. Ships sunk, damaged or detained in caribbean sea during world war ii 181 ships. Those that were damaged are indicated with an asterisk after their names. Red symbols sunken battleships, purple symbols denote battleships sunk as aircraft carriers, and stars denote more than one battleship in an area. The last aircraft carrier sunk in wartime was the japanese aircraft carrier amagi, in kure harbour in july 1945.
Ahoy macs web log passenger ships lost in ww2 as a. List of maritime disasters in world war ii wikipedia. British vessels lost at sea in world war 2 major warships. But for half of 1942, most ships remained defenseless against the unseen.
For a period of nearly six years, the german uboat force attempted to blockade and isolate the british isles in hopes of forcing the british out of the war, thereby. These losses are from the original and uncorrected british vessels lost at sea, 193545, published by hmso in 1947. So were two british shipsthe 329foot hms encounter and the 574foot. Which, by early 1942 would comprise of 7 battleships and the recently modernised battlecruiser hms renown, however, the emergence of such a fleet was only deemed possible, if the americans increased their present force of 3 bships in the atlantic as a safeguard to convoys against the threat of the german battleship, tirpitz. Hms hermes, a british aircraft carrier built for the royal.
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