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The list of shipwrecks in 1945 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1945 This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
[3] [6] Bahia was under repair from 1934 into 1935. [6] In November 1935, Bahia and Rio Grande do Sul sailed to Natal, the capital of Rio Grande do Norte, to lend support against another rebellion. [31] [32] As part of their mission, they were ordered to sink the steamship Santos on sight, as several escaping leaders of the revolution were on ...
List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1945 Ship State Description Bahia Brazilian Navy: The Bahia-class cruiser was accidentally sunk during gunnery practice when her own guns hit depth charges at the stern of the ship with the loss of most of her crew. HMS Elizabeth Therese Royal Navy: The naval drifter (156 GRT, 1934) was lost on this date. Koshe Maru
The navy said Friday that the location of the hull of the sunken ship was finally confirmed last month, about 40 miles off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The discovery was confirmed during a survey ...
Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates ARA Comodoro Py Argentine Navy 15 June 1987 A Gearing-class destroyer that was sunk as a target in Samborombón Bay: Crown of Italy United Kingdom
The Bahia class was a pair of scout cruisers built for Brazil by Armstrong Whitworth in the United Kingdom, based on a design that borrowed heavily from the British Adventure-class scout cruisers. The class comprised the lead ship Bahia and her sister Rio Grande do Sul , along with a canceled third ship, Ceara . [ 4 ]
The Battle of the Caribbean refers to a naval campaign waged during World War II that was part of the Battle of the Atlantic, from 1941 to 1945. [3] German U-boats and Italian submarines attempted to disrupt the Allied supply of oil and other material. They sank shipping in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico and attacked coastal targets ...
She was salvaged in 1945, returned to her pre-war Norwegian owners and reverted to her previous name of Polykarp. She was repaired, and returned to service in 1947 as Wilstar. [88] TFA9 Kriegsmarine: World War II: The torpedo recovery Vessel, a former Dutch G-13-class torpedo boat was scuttled at Kiel. Raised post war and towed to Den Helder ...