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A World War II-era steamship that sank along with its captain in a strong storm in 1940 has been found at the bottom of Lake Superior after a 10-year search.
Pages in category "World War II shipwrecks" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... This page was last edited on 17 February 2024, at 08:51 (UTC).
Launched in 1926, it was pressed into service as a military transport during World War II. It was sunk by the American submarine USS Sturgeon on 1 July 1942, drowning 1,054 people, mostly Australian prisoners of war and civilians who were being transported from Rabaul , the former Australian territory of New Guinea, to Hainan . [ 2 ]
A steel collier sunk by U-853 after World War II hostilities had ceased. HMS Cerberus Royal Navy: 5 August 1778 A frigate that was burnt in Narragansett Bay to prevent capture by the French, along with HMS Lark. USS Cero United States Navy: 21 October 1918 A patrol vessel that caught fire in Narragansett Bay. HMS Endeavour Royal Navy: 4 August 1778
A Navy destroyer that was sunk by Japanese forces during World War II has been discovered, the U.S. Navy confirmed on Monday. The Royal Australian Navy found the USS Edsall at the bottom of the ...
The wreck of one of the most storied US Navy submarines of World War II has been found in the South China Sea eight decades after its last patrol, the Navy’s History and Heritage Command said ...
The official death toll is 5,348, but it is estimated that up to 9,343 were killed, making it possibly the worst single-ship loss of life in history and the worst maritime ship disaster of WWII. Most of those killed were German civilians, military personnel, and Nazi officials being evacuated from East Prussia. It is estimated that between 650 ...
It was sunk northwest of Hawaii during the Battle of Midway in June 1942.