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Abosso – On 29 October the British ship 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 U-575. 10 lifeboats and rafts were launched but only one was recovered. 362 of the 393 people aboard were killed, including 9 of the 10 female passengers. 362 Civilian 1943
The list includes ships that sank, foundered, grounded, or were otherwise lost. The Atlantic Ocean is here defined in its widest sense, to include its marginal seas : the Baltic Sea , the Black Sea , the Caribbean Sea , the Gulf of Mexico , the English Channel , the Labrador Sea , the Mediterranean Sea , the mid-Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea ...
This list of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation, to the end of 1945.
Name Hull number Ship class Location Date Cause Arizona: BB-39 Pennsylvania class: Pearl Harbor: 7 December 1941: Sunk by bombers from aircraft carrier Hiryū: Oklahoma: BB-37 : Nevada class: Pearl Harbor: 7 December 1941: Capsized by torpedo bombers from aircraft carriers Akagi and Kaga and raised in 1943 but not repaired. Sank 17 May 1947 in a storm while being towed to San Francisco for ...
The List of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation, to the end of 1945.
After leaving Tinian the ship stopped at Guam where a number of her crew who had completed their tours of duty were relieved by other sailors. The ship left Guam headed for Leyte on 28 July 1945. At 00:15 on 30 July, Indianapolis was struck on her starboard side by two Type 95 torpedoes, one in the bow and one amidships, from the Japanese ...
List of shipwrecks of Europe. List of shipwrecks of France; List of shipwrecks of the United Kingdom. List of shipwrecks of England; List of shipwrecks of North America. List of shipwrecks of Canada; List of shipwrecks of the United States. List of shipwrecks of California; List of shipwrecks of Florida; List of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes
Pages in category "World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 820 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .