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World War II: The submarine failed to return from a patrol. She was lost between 28 October and 4 December. [7] [8] Kalev Soviet Navy: World War II: The Kalev-class submarine was listed as missing after 29 October 1941. One source claims she struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Hanko, Finland, on 1 November 1941. [9] HMS LCM 82, and HMS ...
List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1941 Ship State Description Cadillac United Kingdom World War II: Convoy HX 109: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) south west of the Bishop Rock) by German submarine U-552 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 37 of the 42 people on
Baependy – On 16 August, the Brazilian merchant ship was torpedoed by the U 507. Two torpedoes were launched, with an interval of 30 seconds, breaking the ship in half. 270 Civilian 1943 Australia: AHS Centaur – A hospital ship attacked and sunk by a Japanese submarine on 16 May off Queensland, Australia. Of the 332 medical personnel and ...
Merchant seamen are civilians who elect to work at sea. Their working practices in 1939 had changed little in hundreds of years. They "signed on" to sail aboard a ship for a voyage or succession of voyages and after being "paid off" at the end of that time were free to either sign on for a further engagement if they were required, or to take unpaid "leave" before "signing on" aboard another ...
A Victory ship of World War II Liberty ship of World War II. The Emergency Shipbuilding Program built many types of ships to support the war. The most numerous ships were the 2,710 cargo Liberty ships. [25] Liberty ships were built between 1941 and 1945, with a new module assembly process so that about three ships were built every two days. [26]
World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Philippine Sea east of Samar Island by Japanese aircraft. [63] She was subsequently salvaged, repaired and entered Japanese service as Ikutagawa Maru. [64] Soochow United Kingdom: World War II: The cargo liner was scuttled at Hong Kong. She was raised in 1942, repaired and put in Japanese service as ...
World War II: The cargo ship struck a Soviet mine and sank in the Barents Sea off Magerøy, Norway with the loss of thirteen of the 31 people on board. [1] [27] [49] L-1 Soviet Navy: World War II: The Leninets-class submarine was shelled and sunk at Leningrad by German artillery. She was later raised, but was not repaired.
World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Baltic Sea off Kronstadt by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of 806 Küstenfliegergruppe, Luftwaffe. [7] MO-238 Soviet Navy: World War II: The MO-4-class patrol boat was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Hanko by S-44 ( Kriegsmarine). [112] Perkunas Soviet Union