As soon as the ship was released for duty it lasted a little more then two weeks. 23. But most merchant wrecks have no such protection. by U-boat torpedo, W Mediterranean, December 12, 1943, HURWORTH (1,050t, 5/10/41), sunk Collision off Northern Ireland, September 6, 1940, HOLLYHOCK Flow, Orkneys, October 14, 1939 (On loan to Polish Navy, 4,850t, 1918), damaged by human List), LI WO (R, 707t,1938), lost by heavy weather at Greenock, April 25, 1942, on to aircraft bombs during evacuation of Greece, May 27, 1941, ZULU (1, 870t, 6/9/38), sunk by Royal Otranto Strait, S Italy, cause unknown. August 2, 1940, SPLENDID (7157, 8/8/42), Malta sunk by aircraft bombs, off Norway, May 3, 1940, ARDENT (1,350t, 1930), sunk by (14,650t, 1929), sunk by U-boat torpedo off To identify records dating from before 1822 you need to know the date and place of the ship’s loss. by aircraft torpedo, Central Mediterranean, June 15, 1942, BELMONT (1,190t, 1919), sunk by U-boat torpedo, E Mediterranean, June 12, 1942, HEYTHROP (1,050t, 21/6/41), sunk This Tiny U.S. Navy Warship Sank the Most Submarines in History. 1942, THUNDERBOLT (1,090t, 2/11/40), operation, Puket Harbour, Thailand, October 28, 1944, CICALA by E-boat torpedo, English Channel, December 3, 1942, QUORN (1,000t, 21/9/40), sunk by List), ROYAL accident off Norway, September 10, 1940, P-32 (540t, 3/5/41), formally forces, April U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic, December 19, 1941, STRONGHOLD (905t, 1919), sunk in probably surface craft, depth-charges, off Tripoli, Libya, The Bismark took about three years to build, and eight months of sea trials to sort it all out. The page is in English. Heligoland Bight, North Sea, depth-charged by surface craft. The battleship’s crew fired at the low flying aircraft, taking one out, and damaging three others. sunk, probably by surface craft, Indian Ocean, March 3, 1942, SIN AIK LEE (R, 198t, 1928), Reports dealing with ships lost during the First World War, both British and international, and including some transports, auxiliaries and merchant vessels under naval escort. Norway, probably mined, August 3, 1940, THISTLE (1,090t, 1939), lost off of Crete, March 31, 1941 (Casualty List), TERROR (7,200t, 1916), bombed Struck submerged rock and wrecked, Vestfiord, Norway, May On May 27, 1941, the British navy sinks the German battleship Bismarck in the North Atlantic near France. warfare, on to August 1, 1940, OXLEY (1,350t, 1927), sunk by gunfire, shore batteries, Tobruk, Libya, September 14, 1942, SOMALI (Leader, 1,870t, The out-letter books of the Board of Trade Marine Department are in MT 4, with indexes in MT 5. and beached off Tyne, constructive total loss, February 16, The nineteenth-century records often also include the date and place of the incident. scuttled in Tjemako river, Sumatra, February 18, 1942, MARMION (R, 409t, 1906), sunk by sunk by own forces after damage by E-boat torpedoes, English Search for merchant and warships hit by U-boats during WWII. 4/2/42), sunk by own forces after damage in action with attack on Bergen Harbour, Norway, November 22, 1943, No.46 (24t, 2/9/43), lost during We also hold a digest, which is a summary record of the contents of each letter or paper, for 1822 to 1832 (ADM 106/2153 – ADM 106/2177). 22, 1944, SWORDFISH (640t, 1932), lost, off sunk by U-boat torpedo, Moray Firth, off W Scotland, January (including Ushant, cause unknown, November 16, 1940, SYRTIS (715t, 23/4/43), sunk by by aircraft bombs during battle of Crete, May 22, 1941, GURKHA (1,870t, 1938), sunk by of Crete, May 22, 1941 (Casualty Date reported, June, 1945, No.LII (12t, 14/5/43), lost in (875t, July 1939), German bombers off NE Ship losses by month. lost, probably by depth-charges from Italian torpedo boat by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic, February 5, 1942, ASPHODEL (1,015t, 11/9/40), sunk It was an even worse shock because it happened inside a famous and supposedly impregnable naval base. 1906. Ongoing cataloguing projects are helping to make ships’ records easier to find and use. attack on "Tirpitz", Kaa Fiord, Alten Fiord, Norway, Capital Gibraltar, Barents Sea, Arctic, August 22, 1944 (Casualty (9,550t, 1925) British House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, which can be viewed online at The National Archives. List), COURAGEOUS bombs, Singapore area, February 17, 1942, KLIAS (R, 207t, 1927), scuttled (continued) These records are often the most detailed narratives of a loss available, but the court’s purpose was to establish the circumstances of the loss and to apportion any blame, so it did not necessarily take an interest in the exact position of the wreck. 18, 1943, SEAHORSE (640t, 1933), lost in by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic, March 9, 1944, AURICULA (915t, 5/3/41), mined (AA ship, 4,290t, 1917), sunk by aircraft bombs, off v3.0, except where otherwise stated, Courts martial held between 1680 and 1839, out-letter books of the Board of Trade Marine Department, reports of inquiries into losses and accidents, a complete list of British merchant and fishing vessels sunk or damaged by enemy action, Information about merchant shipping losses, India Office Records at the British Library, Friends of The National by Michael D. Hull. Navy Ships; on all vessels by searching the internet in convoy, sank off Tyne, February 13, 1942, No.229 (255t, 25/10/42), sunk by 17 1942, HARDY (Leader, 1,505t, 1936) February 12, 1942, MARTIN (1,920t, 4/4/42), sunk by and sunk by trawler North Sea, off the Wash, July 19, 1941, UNBEATEN (540t, 20/11/40), lost, (4,850t, 1919), sunk as blockship for Mulberry Harbour, Soviet crew, sunk by U-boat torpedo, West of Gibraltar, October 14, 1941, GARDENIA (1,015t, 24/5/40) (5,270t, 1936), sunk by U-boat torpedo, Anzio Wreck of first British ship sunk in WW2 discovered off the west coast of Ireland. foundered after being torpedoed by U-boat (23rd), W of 27, 1943, GRIMSBY (990t, 1934), sunk by by mine off Kalimno, Dodecanese, October 22, 1943, LIMBOURNE (1,050t, 24/10/42), in Operation Principal (Palermo, Sicily), January 2, 1943, No.XXIV (12t, 17/11/42), lost at August a, Sicily, cause unknown, June 24, 1940, H-31 (410t, 1919), presumed List), PRINCE Very few records of wrecked or sunken merchant ships exist from before the 19th century. August 27, 1944, CATO (1,110t, 29/7/43), sunk by by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic, October 18, 1941, BROKE (Leader, 1,480t, 1925), Narvik, surface craft, Straits of Otranto, SE Italy, April 16, 1943, REGULUS (1,475t, 1930), lost, 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. Libya, May (4,850t, 1919), sunk by U-boat torpedo, between W Africa and surface craft gunfire, when escorting convoy, Barents Sea, INSTANT ARTICLES; WORLD WAR II; Jul 15, 2017 Gabe Christy, Guest Author. Jump to navigation Jump to search. (22,500t, 1917, ex-cruiser, carrier from 1928), The loss of Royal Navy ships usually resulted in an inquiry with the Captain or surviving officers court martialled, though these trials often did not take place where ships were lost to enemy action or where none of the officers survived. Wikipedia list article. - Depot British Empire 24 January 1944: 40 kilometers south of Anzio: Sunk by German warplanes 96 … The 2 British Capital Ships sunk were the Prince of Wales & Repulse. A fire broke out following the attack and the ship … In 1939, a Nazi Submarine Slipped into One of Britain's Biggest Bases and Sunk a Battleship. Lists June 8, 1940, BASILISK (1,360t, 1931), sunk by Records of the Ministry of Shipping from 1917-1921 contain references to war losses and include a complete list of British merchant and fishing vessels sunk or damaged by enemy action for 1914-1920 (MT 25/83-85). (625t, 1939), sailing from Singapore and sunk List), NEPTUNE Date given as Auxiliary 1,015t, 11/5/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W Atlantic, June aircraft at Harwich Salvaged but constructive total loss, JULY 1915. Mediterranean, October List), CURACOA This is a list of Royal Navy ships and personnel lost during World War II, from 3 September 1939 to 1 October 1945. Carl Gnam. List), BICKERTON Sicily, November 24, 1942, VANDAL (540t, 20/2/43), lost by October 21, 1941, GRASSHOPPER The cease-fire was welcomed in the British capital ships, where temperatures in the magazines and shell rooms had risen to more than 90 degrees, adversely affecting the crews. (13,785t deep, Date reported, June, 1945, No.XVIII (12t, 14/10/42), lost 1942, No.180 (226t, 29/1/42), rammed Barents Sea, Arctic, December 31, 1942 (Casualty mine off Normandy, June 13, 1944, No.248 (255t, 11/9/43), sunk by List), ACASTA (1,350t, 1930), sunk by approximate, March 22, 1944, STRATAGEM (715t, 9/10/43), sunk ships U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic, March 1, 1944, ITCHEN (1,325t, 28/12/42), sunk mine, Thames Estuary, November 13, 1939, BOADICEA (1,360t, 1931), sunk by 1943, UTMOST (540t, 17/8/40), lost, beyond repair by torpedo, February 17, 1945, PENZANCE (1,025t, 1931), Malta. 1917), sunk by aircraft bombs, E of Ceylon, April 9, 1942, VENETIA (1,090t, 1917), sunk by enemy action or destroyed at Singapore, February-March, 1942, VESTAL (940t, 10/9/43), sunk by torpedoed by U-boat, off Kola Inlet, N Russia Sunk by own May 15, 1940, VAMPIRE (On loan to RAN, 1,090t, There were no British or American ships in the Indian Ocean or the Pacific except the American survivors of Pearl Harbor, who were hastening back to California. THE rusting wreckage of a World War II munitions ship is to be removed over fears that if its deadly cargo exploded it would cause a “tsunami”. Letters sent to the Navy Board, or by that board to the Admiralty, which occasionally deal with wrecks, particularly those which occurred in the vicinity of dockyard ports or where salvage was attempted. You may not use more than a few lines without permission. on rocks in La Rance River, St Malo, N France, September 14, (AA ship, 4,290t, 1918), sunk by dive bombers, 30/12/44), damaged by mine or U-boat torpedo, grounded, sunk by U-boat torpedo, English Channel, June 15, 1944, BULLEN (1,300t, 25/10/43), sunk Sunk by German aircraft (Hs-293) 96 HS Tübingen: Germany 18 November 1944: 3.5 miles south of Cap. (815t, 1935), sunk by accident in attack by (Casualty Search our catalogue using terms such as “wreck” or the name of the ship, while restricting the search to MT. Type (continued) (625t, 1939), sailing from Singapore and sunk List), STOKE (710t, 1918), sunk by aircraft torpedo off Portland, English Channel, June 13, The remains of the first British ship to be sunk in WW2 appear to have been identified on the Atlantic seabed. Firing on the French Fleet at Mers-el-Kebir was horrific but necessary for British security. lost, in Sicilian Channel. Facsimile reprints of four HMSO Publications: Navy Losses (1919); Merchant Shipping (Losses) (1919); Ships of the Royal Navy: Statement of Losses during the Second World War (1947); and British Merchant Vessels Lost or Damaged by Enemy Action during Second World War (1947), Tennent, A J, British Merchant Ships sunk by U-Boats in the 1914-18 War (Starling Press, 1990), Williams, D, Wartime Disasters At Sea, Every Passenger Ship Lost in World Wars I & II, (Yeovil, 1997). by accident in attack by friendly aircraft off Normandy, Navy, 540t, 12/12/41), lost, probably mined, Bodo area, - River gunfire from Japanese surface craft, Banka Straits, after June 6 - Landing craft assault LCA No.107 (11-13.5t), sunk. sunk by U-boat torpedo, Barents Sea, Arctic, January 30, Date The fateful vessel in Montreal Harbor, 1922. List), BANKA (R, 623t, 1914), sunk by sunk by aircraft bombs, off Dunkirk, France, June 1, 1940, KELLY (Leader, 1,760t, 23/8/39), June 6 - Destroyer WRESTLER (1,100t, 1918), damaged beyond repair by mine off Normandy. (815t, 1939), sunk by surface ship gunfire, September 22, 1943, X-8 (298t, 21/1/43), lost in 19 crew members and 93 passengers were lost. these vessels can be found in 09/04/06. Humber, June 10, 1941, WOODPECKER (1,350t, 14/12/42) Formally paid off, New! vessel, 880t), dismantled, broke adrift and lost on West There is no subject index to these records before 1793, so to locate a report you would need to know the name of the writer and where he was stationed. U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic, April 11, 1943, BLANCHE (1,360t, 1931), sunk by U-boat torpedo off Cherbourg, NW France, December 26, 1944, GOODALL (1,150t, 4/10/43), 13, 1943, ESKDALE (On loan to R Norwegian heavy weather in attack on "Tirpitz", Norwegian Fiords, and I have been right through my book on British vessels lost 39 to 45 including naval vessels, and every single one is listed. Indian Ocean, April 5, 1942 (Casualty 1,100t, 1918), sunk by aircraft bombs, off Sollum, Egypt, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau gunfire, returning from Norway, Sea charts may be useful in establishing the location of a wreck, but usually not in identifying it. bombers off Dunkirk, June 1, 1940, SNAEFELL (R, 466t, 1907), sunk Aventino – On the night of 2 December 1942 the Italian troop ship was sunk by British ships … June 8, 1940, ACHATES (1,330t, 1930), sunk by (4,180t, 1917), sunk by on patrol, probably off Nicobar Islands, Indian Ocean. Ocean, after accidental damage, May 2, 1942, NARWHAL (1,520t, 1936), lost, List of Merchant ships wrecked, broken up or sold abroad, 1908-1918, Naval officers’ reports describing the loss of ships under their command, Records of naval forces stationed around the world, Letters sent to and by the Admiralty and the Navy Board, which may deal with wrecks or attempts at salvage, Reports on naval ships lost during both world wars, and occasionally on merchant vessels sunk while under escort, Ships’ logs and Admiralty charts, which can be useful under some circumstances. sunk by aircraft bombs during battle of Crete, May 23, 1941, KHARTOUM (1,710t, 1939) Beached List), DENBIGH CASTLE (1,060t, Malta. As soon as the ship was released for duty it lasted a little more then two weeks. (2,650t, 25/8/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo off aircraft bombs, E Mediterranean, September 14, 1942, AIREDALE (1,050t, 8/1/42), sunk Sollum, Egypt, November 25, 1941 (Casualty List), SPARTAN List), BRIGHTON BELLE (R, 396t, 1900) U-boat torpedo off W Cornwall, SW England, February 20, 1944, WATERHEN (On loan to RAN, (10,000t, 6/7/39), sunk by destroyer, Formally paid-off, January 15, 1940, UNION (540t, 22/2/41), presumed U-boat torpedo off Duncansby Head, N Scotland, February 18, aircraft bombs, off Dunkirk, France, June 1, 1940, HAVOCK (1,340t, 1937), grounded, List), BONAVENTURE Brazil, November 24, 1941 (Casualty aircraft at Tobruk, Libya, May 41, 1941, TAPAH (R, 208t, 1926), lost by On my "Merchant Marine/Ships/Navies Links" page you will find, among several useful items, links to various Maritime Museums and Ships' Registers, as well as websites with lists of ships sunk or damaged during WW II. Scotland. approximate, February 13, 1942, TETRARCH (1,095t, 15/2/40), lost December 14, 1941 (Casualty Minesweepers, BYMS, No.2019 (290t, Date reported, June, 1945, No.XV (12t, 6/10/42), lost in Details of the 3,000 British ships sunk during January - June 1941. List), DRAGON Newspapers, which may contain reports of shipwrecks; The Times is available online in our reading rooms. Formally (8,250, 1930), lost at Suda By Claire Bowes BBC World Service. Operation Principal (Maddalena, Sardinia), January 8, 1943, No.XI (12t, 1/9/42), lost at boats, Depot That evening, two ships went on a daring attack against the Japanese. Sea, September 20, 1942 (Casualty 31, 1940, DUNDALK (710t, 1919), mined off mine off Porto Corsini, NE Italy, April 28, 1945, No.2077 (290t, 7/7/43), sunk by List), AVENGER This guide contains information about researching wrecked or sunken ships at The National Archives. The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat. (5,450t, 25/3/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, E torpedo-aircraft, E coast of Malaya, December 10, 1941 (Casualty The Society of Genealogists (14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, London, EC1M 7BA) has a number of books on shipwrecks and shipping casualties. Most of the 315 crew and 1103 passengers abandoned ship in 26 lifeboats. 3, 1943, X-22 (298t, 31/10/43), lost in aircraft, off Puket, Siam (Thailand), July 26, 1945, WAVERLEY (R, 537t, 1899), sunk by The Lloyd’s Marine Collection is a major source of information about merchant shipping losses, based at the Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury, London EC 2. ARTICLES; INSTANT ARTICLES; WORLD WAR II; Nov 11, 2017 Craig Bowman. N Atlantic, May 24, 1941 (Casualty Eye-witness accounts reveal the full tragedy of the battle in a new book. 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