List of shipwrecks in July 1942

The list of shipwrecks in July 1942 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1942.

July 1942
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
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1 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Cadmus	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico (22°50′N 92°15′W / 22.833°N 92.250°W) by U-129 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two of her 22 crew.[1]
City of Birmingham	United States	World War II: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 250 nautical miles (460 km) east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina (35°10′N 70°53′W / 35.167°N 70.883°W) by U-202 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of nine of the 381 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by USS Stansbury ( United States Navy).[2]
De Weert	Netherlands	World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and damaged in the Indian Ocean by I-18 ( Imperial Japanese Navy). she sinks on the 3rd at (25°12′S 35°56′E / 25.200°S 35.933°E) [3]
Edward Luckenbach	United States	World War II: The freighter entered a US minefield 5 miles off Smith Shoal, Florida (24°56′N 81°53′W / 24.933°N 81.883°W) and was sunk by 2 mines in very shallow water with her superstructure above water. 1 crewman killed. Survivors reboarded and were rescued by a Patrol Boat. The wreck was dispersed later.[4]
Eknaren	Sweden	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean by I-16 ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[5]
Gundersen	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (23°33′N 92°35′W / 23.550°N 92.583°W) by U-129 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 23 crew. Survivors were rescued by Dea ( Norway).[6]
Marilyse Moller	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy Nugget The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north east of Port Said, Egypt (31°22′N 33°44′E / 31.367°N 33.733°E) by U-97 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 31 of her 35 crew. Survivors were rescued by Burra ( Royal Navy).[7]
Montevideo Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Santos Maru class transport was torpedoed and sunk 65 miles north west of Cape Bojeador, Luzon, Philippines by USS Sturgeon ( United States Navy). 11 Guards, 9 crewmen and all 1,157 POWs/US civilian internees killed. 70 crewmen make it to shore where 55 are killed by Filipinos.[8]
Sperrbrecher 191 Motor	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Sperrbrecher struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[9]
Warrior	United States	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 125 nautical miles (232 km) east of Trinidad (10°54′N 61°02′W / 10.900°N 61.033°W) by U-126 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of seven of her 56 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS Herbert ( United States Navy).[10]

2 July

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Bditelnyi	Soviet Navy	World War II: The Gnevny-class destroyer was bombed and sunk by Junkers Ju-87 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 100, Luftwaffe at Novorossiysk.[9][11]
Elbrous	Soviet Union	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Port of Anapa by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 100. 5 crewmen killed.[12]
Kuban	Soviet Union	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Black Sea by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 100.[12]
Ledokol No. 4	Soviet Union	World War II: The Icebreaker was bombed and sunk in the Port of Temryuk by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 100.[12]
Tashkent	Soviet Navy	World War II: The Tashkent-class destroyer was bombed and sunk in Tsemes Bay off Novorossiysk by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 100.[9][13]
Proletary	Soviet Union	World War II: The incomplete ship was bombed and sunk at Novorossiysk by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 100, Luftwaffe.[9]
T-404 Shchit	Soviet Navy	World War II: The minesweeper was sunk off Sevastopol by Luftwaffe aircraft.[9]
Ukraina	Soviet Union	World War II: The passenger ship was bombed and sunk at Novorossiysk by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 100. Wreck raised 23 September 1947, and scrapped in 1950.[9][14]
Unyo Maru No.3	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea by USS Plunger ( United States Navy).[15]

3 July

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Alexander Macomb	United States	World War II: Convoy BX 27: The Liberty ship, on her maiden voyage, was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 175 nautical miles (324 km) east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts (41°40′N 66°52′W / 41.667°N 66.867°W) by U-215 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of ten of her 56 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMT Le Tiger ( Royal Navy) and HMCS Regina ( Royal Canadian Navy).[16][17]
Krasnogvardyeyets	Soviet Navy	World War II: The Dekabrist-class submarine struck a mine and sank in Varangerfjord.[9]
M-176	Soviet Navy	World War II: The M-class submarine struck a mine and sank in Varangerfjord.[9]
San Pablo	Panama	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk at Puerto Limón, Costa Rica by U-161 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 24 lives. She was later refloated and towed to Key West, Florida for repairs but was declared a constructive total loss and consequently sunk as a target.[18]
SKA-0112		and SKA-0124 (both  Soviet Navy): World War II: The gunboats were torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea by Schnellboote including S 70 ( Kriegsmarine). Thirty-seven survivors were rescued by the Schnellboote.[9]
U-153	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type IX submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cristóbal, Panama by USS Lansdowne ( United States Navy).[19]
U-215	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIID submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of Boston, Mass. (41°48′N 66°38′W / 41.800°N 66.633°W) by HMT Le Tiger ( Royal Navy) with the loss of all 48 crew.[20]

4 July

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Christopher Newport	United States	World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The Liberty ship, on her maiden voyage, was torpedoed and damaged in the Barents Sea by Heinkel He 115 aircraft of Küstenfliegergruppe 906, Luftwaffe with the loss of three of her 50 crew. She then straggled behind the convoy and was torpedoed and sunk at 75°49′N 24°15′E / 75.817°N 24.250°E by U-457 ( Kriegsmarine). Survivors were rescued by Zamalek ( United Kingdom).[21][22]
Norlandia	United States	World War II: The Design 1074 cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) north east of Cape Samana, Dominican Republic (19°33′N 68°39′W / 19.550°N 68.650°W) by U-575 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of nine of her 30 crew. Survivors were rescued by Portland ( Panama).[23]
William Hooper	United States	World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Barents Sea by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of 1 Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe and was abandoned with the loss of three of her 58 crew. Survivors were rescued by Rathlin and Zamorek (both  United Kingdom). A Royal Navy ship unsuccessfully attempted to scuttle her. William Hooper was later torpedoed, shelled and sunk at 75°55′N 27°14′E / 75.917°N 27.233°E by U-334 ( Kriegsmarine).[24][25]
Nenohi	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Hatsuharu-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south east of Attu Island, Alaska, United States (52°15′N 173°51′E / 52.250°N 173.850°E) by USS Triton ( United States Navy) with the loss of 188 of her 226 crew. Survivors were rescued by Inazuma ( Imperial Japanese Navy).
Sperrbrecher 61 Iris	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Sperrbrecher struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Schiermonnikoog, Friesland, Netherlands.[9]
Tuapse	Soviet Union	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico north west of Havana, Cuba (22°13′N 86°06′W / 22.217°N 86.100°W) by U-129 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of eight of her 44 crew.[26]

5 July

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
RFA Aldersdale	Royal Fleet Auxiliary	World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The Dale-class oiler was torpedoed and damaged in the Barents Sea by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of III Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 30, Luftwaffe. She was taken in tow by HMS Salamander ( Royal Navy) but was later abandoned by her 54 crew, who were rescued by the minesweeper. RFA Aldersdale was torpedoed, shelled and sunk on 7 July by U-457 ( Kriegsmarine) at approximately 75°N 45°E / 75°N 45°E.[27]
Anna Katrin Fritzen	Germany	World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea west, or south, of Memel, Latvia by ShCh-320 ( Soviet Navy).[28]
Arare	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Asashio-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean east of Kiska Harbor, Alaska, United States by USS Growler ( United States Navy) with the loss of 104 of her 146 crew.
Bolton Castle	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Barents Sea by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of I or III Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 30, Luftwaffe.[9][29]
Carlton	United States	World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea by U-88 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 2 of her 45 crew. Survivors were taken as prisoners of war when they landed at North Cape, Norway in their lifeboats on the 25th, with another crewman dying just before landfall.[30][31] In 2015 the wreck of the ship was found in the Barents Sea at a depth between 200 and 300 meters.[32]
Daniel Morgan	United States	World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Barents Sea by aircraft of I or III Staffeln, Kanpfgeschwader 30, Luftwaffe.[9] She was then torpedoed and sunk at 75°08′N 45°06′E / 75.133°N 45.100°E by U-88 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 54 crew. Survivors were rescued by Donbass ( Soviet Union).[33][34]
Earlston	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Barents Sea by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of III Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 30, Luftwaffe. She was later torpedoed and sunk at 74°54′N 37°40′E / 74.900°N 37.667°E) by U-334 ( Kriegsmarine). All 52 crew survived.[35] In 2015 the wreck of the ship was found in the Barents Sea at a depth between 200 and 300 meters.[36]
Empire Byron	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea (76°18′N 33°30′E / 76.300°N 33.500°E) by U-703 ( United States Navy) with the loss of seven of the 69 people aboard.
Exterminator	United States	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine off Straumnes, Iceland. Consequently, scrapped in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in April 1944.[37]
Fairfield City	United States	World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Barents Sea by aircraft of I or III Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 30, Luftwaffe.[9][29]
Heffron	United States	World War II: Convoy QP 13: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Norwegian Sea.[9]
Honomu	United States	World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea by U-456 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 13 of her 41 crew. Twenty-two survivors were rescued by British warships on 18 July, and ten (of nineteen originally in the lifeboat) by U-209 ( Kriegsmarine) on the 22 July.[38] In 2015 the wreck of the ship was found in the Barents Sea at a depth between 200 and 300 meters.[39]
Hybert	United States	World War II: Convoy QP 13: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Norwegian Sea north west of Iceland (66°34′N 23°14′W / 66.567°N 23.233°W). All aboard, including 26 survivors from Syros ( United States) were rescued by HMT Lady Madeleine ( Royal Navy) and Roselys ( Free French Naval Forces).[40]
John Randolf	United States	World War II: The Liberty ship struck a mine and sank in the Denmark Strait.[41]
KM-0101	Soviet Navy	World War II: The guard ship was sunk in the Black Sea off the Zemesskaya Peninsula by an aircraft of II Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe.[9]
Massmar	United States	World War II: Convoy QP 13: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Norwegian Sea.[9]
Navarino	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Barents Sea by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe.[9][29]
HMS Niger	Royal Navy	World War II: Convoy QP 13: The Halcyon-class minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Norwegian Sea north west of Iceland (66°35′N 23°14′W / 66.583°N 23.233°W).[42]
Pan Kraft	United States	World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was disabled in an air attack by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of the Luftwaffe. She was abandoned and subsequently sank on 7 July.
Paulus Potter	Netherlands	World War II: convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Barents Sea west of Novaya Zemlya, Soviet Union (approximately 70°N 25°E / 70°N 25°E) by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of III Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 30, Luftwaffe, and was abandoned by her 76 crew. Paulus Potter was torpedoed and sunk on 13 July by U-255 ( Kriegsmarine).[43][44]
Peter Kerr	United States	World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Barents Sea by aircraft of I or III Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 30, Luftwaffe.[9][29]
River Afton		World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea (75°57′N 43°00′E / 75.950°N 43.000°E) by U-703 ( Kriegsmarine with the loss of 26 of the 64 people aboard.
Rodina	Soviet Union	World War II: Convoy QP 13: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Norwegian Sea 50 miles off Iceland. Her Master and 38 crewmen killed. 16 crewmen rescued.[9]
HMT Sword Dance	Royal Navy	World War II: The Dance-class Naval Trawler was sunk in a collision in the Morey Firth with Merchant ship Thyra II.[45]
Washington	United States	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Barents Sea by Heinkel 111 aircraft of I or III Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe.[9][29]
Zaafaran	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The convoy rescue ship was bombed and sunk in the Barents Sea by aircraft of I or III Staffeln, Kampfgescheader 30, Luftwaffe.[9][29]

6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Anastassios Pateras	Greece	World War II: Convoy QS 15: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence (49°12′N 66°55′W / 49.200°N 66.917°W) by U-132 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 26 crew.[46]
Argentina	Sweden	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) south west of Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway.[9]
Avila Star	United Kingdom	World War II: The ocean liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north east of the Azores, Portugal by U-201 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 84 of the 196 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by Lima and Pedro Nunes (both  Portuguese Navy).[47]
Bayard	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea (29°35′N 88°44′W / 29.583°N 88.733°W) by U-67 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 11 of her 32 crew.[48][49]
Dinaric	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy QS 15: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Saint Lawrence River (49°30′N 66°30′W / 49.500°N 66.500°W) by U-132 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of four of her 38 crew. She sank on 9 July at 49°15′N 66°43′W / 49.250°N 66.717°W). Survivors were rescued by HMCS Drummondville ( Royal Canadian Navy).[50]
Hainaut	Belgium	World War II: Convoy QS 15: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence (49°13′N 66°43′W / 49.217°N 66.717°W) by U-132 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 45 crew.[51]
Hero	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (32°23′N 34°35′E / 32.383°N 34.583°E) by U-375 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 30 of her 43 crew. The wreck was raised in March 1944 and scrapped.[52]
John Witherspoon	United States	World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea (72°05′N 48°30′E / 72.083°N 48.500°E) by U-255 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 50 crew. Survivors were rescued by El Capitan ( Panama), HMS La Malouine and HMT Lord Austin (both  Royal Navy).[53]
Lalita	Panama	World War II: The fishing vessel was shelled and sunk in the Yucatan Channel (21°45′N 86°40′W / 21.750°N 86.667°W) by U-154 ( Kriegsmarine). All crew survived.[54]
Montrose	Panama	The cargo ship ran aground near Kvanefjeld, Greenland (60°57′N 45°49′W / 60.950°N 45.817°W). She was declared a total loss.[55]
Mundra	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean south of St. Lucia Bay, Natal, South Africa by I-18 ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[3][5]
Nymphe	Greece	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean (15°48′S 40°42′E / 15.800°S 40.700°E) by I-10 ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[56]
Pan Atlantic	United States	World War II: The tanker was sunk in the Barents Sea by aircraft of I or III Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 30, Luftwaffe.[9]
Shinsho Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Destroyer Tender was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean between Midway Atoll and Wotje Atoll by USS Thresher ( United States Navy).[57]
U-502	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type IXC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay west of La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France (46°10′N 6°40′W / 46.167°N 6.667°W) by a Vickers Wellington aircraft of 172 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 52 crew.
Uddeholm	Sweden	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) south west of Kristiansand.[9]

7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Alcoa Ranger	United States	World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The Design 1022 cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea (71°38′N 49°35′E / 71.633°N 49.583°E) by U-255 ( Kriegsmarine). All 40 crew reached Cape Kanin, Soviet Union in their lifeboats on the 14th, and were rescued by two Soviet Navy patrol boats later.[58]
Else Marie	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Barents Sea off Vardø, Finnmark by Petlyakov Pe-2 aircraft of the Soviet Air Force with the loss of 13 crew.[9][59]
Hartlebury	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea (72°30′N 52°00′E / 72.500°N 52.000°E) by U-355 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 38 of her 58 crew.[60]
Haruna Maru	Japan	World War II: The Ocean Liner ran aground off Omaezaki and was wrecked.[61]
Rufus King	United States	Rufus King The Liberty ship ran aground on Moreton Island, Queensland, Australia and broke in two. The bow section was salvaged by the Commonwealth Marine Salvage Board, taken over by the U.S. Army Small Ships Section and equipped with vertical boiler for power, a machine shop used for repairing vessels and bunkers for coal and fuel oil for refueling them. Given the number S-129 and dubbed "Half Rufus" the salvaged bow was towed to Milne Bay arriving 21 June 1944 and then Finschhafen where repair equipment was transferred to a barge in April 1945 and the bow section then used as a coal hulk.[62][63][64]
U-701	Kriegsmarine	U-701 World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States (34°50′N 74°55′W / 34.833°N 74.917°W) by a Lockheed Hudson aircraft of the 396th Bomb Squadron, United States Army Air Force with the loss of 39 of her 46 crew. Survivors were rescued by Hall PH-2 aircraft of the United States Navy.
Umtata	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Key West, Florida, United States (25°35′N 80°02′W / 25.583°N 80.033°W) by U-571 ( Kriegsmarine). All 92 crew were rescued by USCGC Thetis ( United States Coast Guard).[65]

8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Alchiba	Netherlands	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled, and sunk in the Mozambique Channel, Indian Ocean (18°30′S 41°40′E / 18.500°S 41.667°E) by I-10 ( Imperial Japanese Navy). 5 crewmen killed.[56]
Hartismere	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled, and sunk in the Mozambique Channel, Indian Ocean (18°00′S 41°22′E / 18.000°S 41.367°E) by I-10 ( Imperial Japanese Navy). All 47 crew survived, sailing their lifeboats to Portuguese East Africa.[66]
J. A. Moffett, Jr.	United States	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off the Tennessee Reef, Florida (24°47′N 80°42′W / 24.783°N 80.700°W) by U-571 ( Kriegsmarine). She later ran aground on the reef with the loss of her captain. The other 42 crew were rescued by Mary Jean, USCGC Nike and Southbound (all  United States Coast Guard). She was refloated in October 1942 and towed to Key West, Florida, where she was declared a total loss. She was scrapped at Galveston, Texas in January 1943.[67]
MO-306	Soviet Navy	World War II: Battle of Someri: The submarine chaser (A.K.A. MO-510) was sunk by Finnish vessels.[68]
Olopana	United States	World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The Design 1015 cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Barents Sea (72°10′N 51°00′E / 72.167°N 51.000°E) by U-255 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of seven of her 41 crew.[69]
Otto Cords	Nazi Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Sweden (55°49′N 15°01′E / 55.817°N 15.017°E) by ShCh-317 ( Soviet Navy).[70]
Tenzan Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The transport was torpedoed and sunk 30 miles west of Rabaul (04°00′S 151°50′E / 4.000°S 151.833°E) by USS S-37 ( United States Navy). 81 passengers and 1 crewman killed.[71]
TK-22	Soviet Navy	World War II: Battle of Someri: The motor torpedo boat was sunk by Finnish vessels.[68]
TK-31	Soviet Navy	World War II: Battle of Someri: The motor torpedo boat was sunk by Finnish artillery.[68]
TK-71		and TK-121 (both  Soviet Navy): World War II: Battle of Someri: The motor torpedo boats were sunk by Finnish vessels.[68]
TK-83		and TK-123, (both  Soviet Navy): World War II: Battle of Someri: The motor torpedo boats were sunk by Uusimaa and Hameenmaa ( Finnish Navy).[68]
TK-113	Soviet Navy	World War II: Battle of Someri: The motor torpedo boat was sunk by Uusimaa ( Finnish Navy).[68]

9 July

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Bokn	Norway	World War II: Convoy WP 183: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in Lyme Bay by S-70 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 12 of her 16 crew.[72]
Cape Verde	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of Grenada (11°32′N 60°17′W / 11.533°N 60.283°W) by U-203 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two of her 42 crew.[73]
El Capitan	Panama	World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Barents Sea 65 nautical miles (120 km) north east of Iokanka, Soviet Union (70°10′N 41°40′E / 70.167°N 41.667°E) by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of II Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 30, Luftwaffe. All 67 people aboard, including the 19 survivors from John Witherspoon ( United States) were rescued by HMT Lord Austin ( Royal Navy), which attempted to scuttle the wreck. El Capitan was torpedoed and sunk on 10 July at 69°23′N 40°50′E / 69.383°N 40.833°E) by U-251 ( Kriegsmarine).[9][74]
Empire Explorer	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea off Grenada 11°40′N 60°55′W / 11.667°N 60.917°W by U-575 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 78 crew.
Hoosier	United States	World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The Design 1022 cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Barents Sea 65 nautical miles (120 km) north east of Iokanka, Soviet Union by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of II Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe. All 53 crew abandoned ship and were rescued by HMS Poppy ( Royal Navy). Hoosier was taken in tow by HMS La Malouine ( Royal Canadian Navy) but salvage attempts were abandoned when U-255 ( Kriegsmarine) was spotted. An attempt was made to scuttle the by HMS Poppy. Hoosier was torpedoed and sunk the next day (69°25′N 38°35′E / 69.417°N 38.583°E) by U-376 ( Kriegsmarine).[9][75]
Kongshaug	Norway	World War II: Convoy WP 183: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 50 nautical miles (93 km) north west of Alderney, Channel Islands by S-48 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of eight of her 20 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Brocklesby ( Royal Navy).[76]
HMT Manor	Royal Navy	World War II: Convoy WP 183: The naval trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Devon by S-67 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 29 of her 30 crew.[77][78]
Margareta	Sweden	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea (58°26′N 17°13′E / 58.433°N 17.217°E) by S-7 ( Soviet Navy).[79]
Nicholas Cuneo	Honduras	World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico (23°54′N 82°33′W / 23.900°N 82.550°W) by U-571 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 20 crew.[80]
Pomella	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy WP 183: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Devon by S-67 ( Kriegsmarine).[81]
Reggestroom	Netherlands	World War II: Convoy WP 183: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Devon by S-50 ( Kriegsmarine).[81]
Røsten	Norway	World War II: Convoy WP 183: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Devon by S-109 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of six of her 18 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Brocklesby ( Royal Navy) and Gripfast ( United Kingdom).[81]
Santa Rita	United States	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Caribbean Sea (26°11′N 55°40′W / 26.183°N 55.667°W) by U-172 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of four of her 63 crew. Survivors were rescued by a USS Livermore, USS Mayo (both  United States Navy) and a United States Army Air Forces rescue boat.[82]
Triglav	Yugoslavia	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 800 nautical miles (1,500 km) east south east of the Bahamas (26°47′N 48°10′W / 26.783°N 48.167°W) by U-66 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 24 of her 43 crew.[83]
UJ-1110 Mob-FD 6	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The auxiliary submarine chaser was sunk by a mine off Mageroysund, Norway (70°39′N 23°38′E / 70.650°N 23.633°E).[9][84][85]

10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Benjamin Brewster	United States	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico off Grand Isle, Louisiana by U-67 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 25 of her 40 crew. The wreck was salvaged in September 1951 and scrapped.[86]
M 4401 Imbrien	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper, a Mersey-class trawler, was mined and sunk in the Bay of Biscay.[9][87]
M 4457 C P Andersen	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was mined and sunk in the Bay of Biscay.[9][88]
Vishera	Soviet Union	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Barents Sea by German Ju-88s. 4 crewmen killed.[89]

11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Brook	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by aircraft off Mersa Matruh, Egypt.[90]
Carmen	Dominican Republic	World War II: The two-masted schooner was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 8 nautical miles (15 km) north of Gaspar Hernández (19°43′N 70°12′W / 19.717°N 70.200°W) by U-166 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her eight crew.[91]
Hannah	Sweden	The cargo ship struck a submerged object, possibly a submarine, and foundered in the Bay of Han.[9]
Landego	Norway	World War II: The cable layer struck a mine and sank in the Barents Sea (68°52′30″N 16°15′24″E / 68.87500°N 16.25667°E) with the loss of nine of the 18 people aboard.[92]
Luleå	Sweden	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea 11 miles east of Västervik, Sweden (57°45′N 17°00′E / 57.750°N 17.000°E) by S-7 ( Soviet Navy).[93][94]
Ondina	Regia Marina	World War II: The Sirena-class submarine was sunk 60 miles west of Beirut, French Syria-Lebanon (34°35′N 34°56′E / 34.583°N 34.933°E) by Naval Whalers HMSAS Protea and Southern Maid (both  South African Navy) and a Supermarine Walrus aircraft of 700 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm.[9][95]
Stanvac Palembang	Panama	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Tobago (11°28′N 60°23′W / 11.467°N 60.383°W) by U-203 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of five of her 50 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS PC-8 ( United States Navy).[96]
U-136	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (33°30′N 22°52′W / 33.500°N 22.867°W) by Léopard ( Free French Naval Forces), HMS Pelican and HMS Spey (both  Royal Navy) with the loss of all 45 crew.[97]
V 1236 Flevo III	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot struck a mine and sank.[98]

12 July

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Adda	Kingdom of Italy	World War II: The steam/sailing cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk by HMS Safari ( Royal Navy) off Monte Santo, Sardinia.[99]
Antares	Turkey	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea (34°35′N 35°39′E / 34.583°N 35.650°E) by Alagi ( Regia Marina) and beached on Ruad Island off Tripoli, Syria. Later refloated and towed to Turkey, scrapped in late 1943.[100]
Cortona	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of the Azores, Portugal (32°45′N 24°45′W / 32.750°N 24.750°W) by U-116 and U-201 (both  Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 31 of her 54 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Pathfinder ( Royal Navy).[101]
Hiyama Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off Cam Ranh Bay, French Indochina (13°47′N 109°33′E / 13.783°N 109.550°E) by USS Seadragon ( United States Navy).[9][102]
HMNZ ML1090	Royal New Zealand Navy	World War II: The Fairmile B motor launch was being carried as deck cargo aboard Port Hunter ( United Kingdom) and was lost when that ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 370 miles south west of Madeira by U-582 ( Kriegsmarine).[103]
Port Hunter	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Madeira, Portugal (approximately 31°N 24°W / 31°N 24°W) by U-582 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 88 of the 91 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by HMS Rother ( Royal Navy).[104]
Siris	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (31°20′N 24°48′W / 31.333°N 24.800°W) by U-201 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 55 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Jonquil ( Royal Navy).[105][106]
Shaftesbury	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 430 nautical miles (800 km) south east of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (31°42′N 25°30′W / 31.700°N 25.500°W) by U-116 ( Kriegsmarine). The captain was taken aboard U-116 as a prisoner of war. Other survivors were rescued by Tuscan Star ( United Kingdom) or reached land in their lifeboats.[107]
Sturla	Italy	The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Mersa Matruh, Egypt by aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm and Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boats.[108]
HNLMS Terschelling	Royal Netherlands Navy	World War II: The MMS-class minesweeper was bombed and sunk at 1347 hrs[109] during trials off Brixham by a German aircraft, a Fw 190 of 10./JG 2 flown by Lt. Leopold Wenger.[110] Salvaged in October 1942, repaired and put in Royal Navy service.[111]
Tachirá	United States	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea 375 nautical miles (694 km) north west of Jamaica (18°15′N 81°45′W / 18.250°N 81.750°W) by U-129 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of five of her 38 crew.[112]

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Andrew Jackson	United States	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico 20 nautical miles (37 km) off the Cárdenas Lighthouse, Cuba by U-84 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 49 crew.[113]
CH-8	Free French Naval Forces	The CH-5 class submarine chaser was sunk off England by German aircraft.[114]
Mikage Maru No. 3	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The transport was in a collision off Iyo Nada, 3 miles south of Tsurishima, with Anzan Maru ( Japan), foundering later in the day.[115]
Oneida	United States	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Cape Maysi, Cuba (20°17′N 74°06′W / 20.283°N 74.100°W) by U-166 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of six of her 29 crew.[116]
Rennes	Free French Naval Forces	World War II: The submarine chaser was bombed and sunk by Axis forces: attacked by two Fw 190s of 10./JG 2 flown by Lt. Leopold Wenger and Uffz Max Meixner. The bomb dropped by Wenger hit the ship amidships, in front of the stern.[117][118][119]
R. W. Gallagher	United States	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico (28°50′N 91°05′W / 28.833°N 91.083°W) by U-67 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 2 Gunners and 8 of her crew. Survivors were rescued by USCGC Boutwell ( United States Coast Guard), 2 more crewmen die of wounds after being rescued.[120]
Shinyo Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The transport was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) northeast of Cape Varella, French Indochina (13°05′N 109°29′E / 13.083°N 109.483°E) by USS Seadragon ( United States Navy). 1 crewman killed.[102]
Sithonia	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Canary Isles, Spain (approximately 29°N 25°W / 29°N 25°W) by U-201 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of seven of her 53 crew. Survivors were rescued by a Spanish fishing vessel or reached land in their lifeboat.[9][121]
U-153	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type IXC submarine was damaged by USS PC-458 ( United States Navy) and a USAAF aircraft, then depth charged and sunk in the Caribbean Sea off Colón, Panama (9°46′N 81°29′W / 9.767°N 81.483°W) by USS Lansdowne ( United States Navy) with the loss of all 52 crew.[122]

14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Arcata	United States	World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and damaged in the Gulf of Alaska north of Unalaska (53°41′N 157°45′W / 53.683°N 157.750°W) by I-7 ( Imperial Japanese Navy) with the loss of eight crew. She sank the next day. 11 survivors were rescued by USS Kane ( United States Navy) and 13 by the fishing vessel Yukon.[123]
Atilay	Turkish Navy	World War II: The Ay-class submarine hit a mine and sank in the Dardanelles off Çanakkale with the loss of all hands.[9][124]
Pietro Calvi	Regia Marina	World War II: The Calvi-class submarine was rammed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of the Canary Islands(30°35′N 25°58′W / 30.583°N 25.967°W) by Banff-class sloop HMS Lulworth.[95]
ShCh-317	Soviet Navy	World War II: The ShCh-class submarine was damaged by Kriegsmarine Patrol Ships and was later in the day sunk in the Gulf of Finland by Finnish minelayer Ruotsinsalmi and patrol boat VMV 6 (both  Finnish Navy).[125]

15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Bluefields	Nicaragua	World War II: Convoy KS 520: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (34°46′N 72°22′W / 34.767°N 72.367°W) by U-576 ( Kriegsmarine). All 24 crew survived.[126]
British Yeoman	United Kingdom	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of the Canary Islands, Spain (26°46′N 24°20′W / 26.767°N 24.333°W) by U-201 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 43 of her 53 crew. Survivors were rescued by Castillo Almenara ( Spain).[127]
CH-25	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The CH-13-class submarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk west of Sredni Point, Kiska (52°02′N 177°42′E / 52.033°N 177.700°E) by USS Grunion ( United States Navy). Lost with all hands.[128]
CH-27	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The CH-13-class submarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk west of Sredni Point, Kiska (52°02′N 177°42′E / 52.033°N 177.700°E) by USS Grunion ( United States Navy). Lost with all hands.[129]
Chilore	United States	World War II: Convoy KS 520: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (34°47′N 72°22′W / 34.783°N 72.367°W) by U-576 ( Kriegsmarine). She then ran into a minefield and was struck by two mines with the loss of two of the 56 people aboard. All except her captain abandoned ship and were rescued by a United States Coast Guard vessel. Chilore was beached in Hatteras Inlet (36°57′N 76°00′W / 36.950°N 76.000°W). She was later taken in to by a United States Navy ship, but capsized on 24 July in Chesapeake Bay and sank. The wreck was scrapped in 1954.[130]
Empire Attendant	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of the Canary Islands, Spain (23°48′N 21°51′W / 23.800°N 21.850°W) by U-582 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 59 crew.
Gloucester Castle	United Kingdom	World War II: The passenger ship was shelled and sunk in the South Atlantic Ocean off South West Africa by Michel ( Kriegsmarine). Her Master and 92 passengers/crewmen killed. 61 were made POWs and eventually turned over to the Japanese.[131]
Hakodate Maru	Japan	World War II: The transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea north of Cape Varella, French Indochina (15°55′N 109°29′E / 15.917°N 109.483°E) by USS Seadragon ( United States Navy).[102]
J. A. Mowinckel	Panama	World War II: Convoy KS 520: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (33°44′N 75°19′W / 33.733°N 75.317°W) by U-576 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two of her 59 crew. She then struck a mine and was abandoned by the survivors. J. A. Mowinckel was towed to the Hatteras Inlet on 20 July and beached. After surviving hitting another mine on 23 July, she was towed to Baltimore, Maryland. Later repaired and returned to service in March 1943.[132]
Pennsylvania Sun	United States	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Gulf of Mexico (24°05′N 83°42′W / 24.083°N 83.700°W) by U-571 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two of her 59 crew. Survivors abandoned the burning ship and were rescued by USS Dahlgren ( United States Navy). The next day, five of her crew and a salvage party from USS Willett (ARS-12) ( United States Navy) reboarded the ship, extinguished the fire and she was towed to Chester, Pennsylvania. Later repaired and returned to service.[133]
U-576	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States by two Vought Kingfisher aircraft of the United States Navy and then shelled and sunk (34°51′N 75°22′W / 34.850°N 75.367°W) by Unicoi ( United States) with the loss of all 45 crew.[134]

16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Beaconlight	Panama	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Caribbean Sea north of Trinidad (10°59′N 61°05′W / 10.983°N 61.083°W) by U-160 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 41 crew. Survivors were rescued by Trinidad (flag unknown). Beaconlight was scuttled by HMS Roode Zee ( Royal Navy).[135]
Bodry	Soviet Navy	World War II: The Gnevny-class destroyer was severely damaged at Poti in a German air raid.[9]
Fairport	United States	World War II: Convoy AS 4: The Type C2-S-E1 cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (27°10′N 64°33′W / 27.167°N 64.550°W) by U-161 ( Kriegsmarine). All 123 people aboard were rescued by USS Kearney ( United States Navy).
Gertrude	United States	World War II: The fishing vessel was shelled and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico 30 nautical miles (56 km) north of Havana, Cuba (23°32′N 83°00′W / 23.533°N 83.000°W) by U-166 ( Kriegsmarine). All three crew survived.[136]
Komintern	Soviet Navy	World War II: The Bogatyr-class protected cruiser, previously damaged by airstrikes, was bombed and sunk by the Luftwaffe at Chopi.[137]
Shtorm	Soviet Navy	World War II: The guard ship was severely damaged at Poti in a German air raid.[9]
William F. Humphrey	United States	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South Atlantic by Michel ( Kriegsmarine). 11 survivors were rescued by Triton ( Norway).[138]

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Aramis	Norway	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed by German torpedo boat Esau (LS4) in the Atlantic Ocean at (5°15′S 3°51′W / 5.250°S 3.850°W), then shelled and sunk by Michel ( Kriegsmarine). 23 of her 43 crew were taken aboard Michel as prisoners of war. Other 18 reached the coasts of Africa in a lifeboat. Uncertainty about some possibly missing sailors. [139]
U-751	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Ortegal, Spain (45°14′N 12°22′W / 45.233°N 12.367°W by an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley and an Avro Lancaster aircraft of 61 and 502 Squadrons, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 48 crew.[140]

18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Carmona	Panama	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (10°58′N 61°20′W / 10.967°N 61.333°W) by U-160 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of four of her 35 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS YPC-68 ( United States Navy).[141]
Comrade	United Kingdom	World War II: The schooner was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (11°20′N 58°50′W / 11.333°N 58.833°W by U-575 ( Kriegsmarine). All crew survived.[142]
Glacier	United Kingdom	World War II: The schooner was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (10°50′N 58°58′W / 10.833°N 58.967°W by U-575 ( Kriegsmarine). All ten crew survived.[143]
Hans	Germany	World War II: The auxiliary schooner struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Heligoland.[9]
Lavington Court	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged. She was taken under tow, but sank on 1 August.[144]
Shch-138	Soviet Navy	World War II: The ShCh-class submarine was destroyed at Nikolayevsk-on-Amur when one of her torpedoes exploded in the torpedo compartment. 17 crewmen killed.[145]

19 July

List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Baja California	Honduras	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico (25°14′N 82°27′W / 25.233°N 82.450°W) by U-84 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 37 crew. Survivors were rescued by the fishing schooner San Ignacio ( Cuba).[146]
Empire Hawksbill	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy OS 34: The Design 1019 cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (42°29′N 25°56′W / 42.483°N 25.933°W) by U-564 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 47 crew.[147]
Havørn	Norway	The cargo ship was in collision in the Saint Lawrence River (47°23′09″N 70°27′07″W / 47.38583°N 70.45194°W) with Radhurst ( United Kingdom) and sank. All 19 crew survived.[148]
USS Keshena	United States Navy	World War II: The tug struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean east of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina (35°00′N 75°45′W / 35.000°N 75.750°W) while assisting J. A. Mowinckel ( Panama) that had been torpedoed on 15 July. 2 crewmen killed.[149]
Lavington Court	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy OS 34: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (42°38′N 25°28′W / 42.633°N 25.467°W) by U-564 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of seven of the 48 people aboard. She was taken in tow but foundered on 1 August (49°40′N 18°04′W / 49.667°N 18.067°W). Survivors were rescued by HMS Wellington ( Royal Navy).[150]
Leonidas M	Greece	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (37°01′N 52°04′W / 37.017°N 52.067°W) by U-332 ( Kriegsmarine). All 31 crew survived; two of them were taken aboard U-332 as prisoners of war.[151]
HMS Malines	Royal Navy	World War II: The auxiliary Convoy Escort Vessel was torpedoed by German aircraft and beached near Port Said, Egypt. She was refloated in January, 1943 and used as a training hulk through the end of the War, scrapped unrepaired post War.[152]
Nevada II	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of the Cairns of Coll (56°41′25″N 6°29′35″W / 56.69028°N 6.49306°W). She was a total loss.[153]
Port Antonio	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 48 nautical miles (89 km) off Cayo Jutías, Cuba by U-129 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 13 of her 24 crew.[154]
Store Bill	Norway	World War II: The motor cutter was bombed and sunk at Honningsvåg, Finnmark by Soviet Air Force aircraft with the loss of all five crew.[155]

20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Consul Horn	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Borkum.[9]
Frederika Lensen	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy QS 19: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence (49°22′N 65°12′W / 49.367°N 65.200°W) by U-132 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of four of her 46 crew. She was beached in Grand Vallée Bay but was declared a constructive total loss as her back was broken. 36 survivors were rescued by HMCS Weyburn ( Royal Canadian Navy, others landed at Grand Vallée Bay.[156]
G. S. Livanos	Greece	World War II: The Freighter was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 15 miles off Jervis Bay, Australia (35°00′S 151°00′E / 35.000°S 151.000°E) by I-11 ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[157]
Herstein	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged at Rabaul, New Britain by Japanese aircraft. She was set on fire and burnt out, a total loss.[158]
Indus	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Indian Ocean by Thor ( Kriegsmarine).
Süd	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Borkum.[9]

21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Coast Farmer	United States	World War II: The freighter was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off New South Wales, Australia (36°23′S 151°00′E / 36.383°S 151.000°E) by I-11 ( Imperial Japanese Navy). Survivors rescued by an RAAF Crash Boat.[157]
Donovania	United Kingdom	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Grand Matelot Point, Trinidad (10°56′N 61°10′W / 10.933°N 61.167°W) by U-160 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of five of her 50 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS Livermore ( United States Navy and Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boats.[159]
HMMGB 328	Royal Navy	World War II: The Fairmile C motor gun boat was shelled and sunk by Kriegsmarine surface ships in the Dover Strait.[160]
William Cullen Bryant	United States	World War II: The Liberty Ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Gulf of Mexico by U-84 ( Kriegsmarine) and was abandoned by her 54 crew. She was later reboarded and taken in tow by Moran ( United States) and USS Willett ( United States Navy and reached Key West, Florida on 23 July. Later repaired and returned to service in March 1944.[161]

22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Ayatosan Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The troop transport was bombed and sunk by US Army B-17s and B-26s at Buna, New Guinea.[162]
Città di Agrigento	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Mersa Matruh, Egypt by Fairey Albacore aircraft of 820 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm.[9]
Honolulan	United States	World War II: The Design 1033 cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) south of the Cape Verde Islands, Portugal (8°41′N 22°12′W / 8.683°N 22.200°W) by U-582 ( Kriegsmarine). All 39 crew were rescued by Winchester Castle ( United Kingdom) on the 28th.[163]
Roamar	Colombia	World War II: The coaster was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by U-505 ( Kriegsmarine).[9]
Southern Seas	United States Army	The troop transport struck an uncharted reef 22 July 1942 at Taruia Pass en route to Penrhyn Island. She was subsequently salvaged by the United States Navy, repaired and entered naval service on 23 December 1942.[164][165]
Urious	Colombia	World War II: The three-masted schooner was shelled and sunk in the Caribbean Sea off Cayo Bólivar (12°24′N 81°28′W / 12.400°N 81.467°W) by U-505 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 13 crew.[166]
Vassiliki	Greece	World War II: The schooner was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (34°45′N 34°35′E / 34.750°N 34.583°E) by U-77 ( Kriegsmarine). All crew survived.[167]
William Dawes	United States	World War II: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (36°47′S 150°16′E / 36.783°S 150.267°E) by I-11 ( Imperial Japanese Navy). One soldier and 4 Gunners killed. Survivors, 2 soldiers, 11 Gunners and all 40 crewmem, have their lifeboats towed to shore by Australian fishing vessels.[168]

23 July

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Garmula	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) south west of Freetown, Sierra Leone (5°32′N 14°45′W / 5.533°N 14.750°W) by U-752 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 21 of her 88 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMT Pict ( Royal Navy).[169]
Onondaga	United States	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Cayo Guillermo, Cuba (22°40′N 78°44′W / 22.667°N 78.733°W) by U-129 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 1 passenger and 19 of her 33 crew. Survivors were rescued by the fishing vessel Laventina ( Cuba).[170]

24 July

List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Delos	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was damaged by British aircraft at Tobruk, Libya and was beached.[9]
HMMGB 601	Royal Navy	World War II: The Fairmile D motor gunboat sank at Dover after an explosion and fire, possibly from battle damage suffered on the night of the 20/21st.[171]
Kofuji Maru	Japan	World War II: The ship was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the Kuril Islands by USS Narwhal ( United States Navy).[9]
Nissho Maru No.2	Japan	World War II: The ship was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the Kuril Islands by USS Narwhal ( United States Navy).[9]
Shinsei Maru No.83	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The patrol boat was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the Kuril Islands by USS Narwhal ( United States Navy).[9]
Toufic El Rahman	Syria	World War II: The sailing ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of Cape Greco, Crete by U-77 ( Kriegsmarine). All crew survived.[172]
U-90	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (48°12′N 40°56′W / 48.200°N 40.933°W) by HMCS St. Croix ( Royal Canadian Navy) with the loss of all 44 crew.[173][174]

25 July

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Broompark	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy ON 113: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean west of Newfoundland (49°02′N 40°26′W / 49.033°N 40.433°W) by U-552 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of four of her 42 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMCS Brandon ( Royal Canadian Navy). Broompark was taken in tow by USS Cherokee ( United States Navy) but foundered on 28 July at 47°41′N 51°50′W / 47.683°N 51.833°W).[175]
HMT Laertes	Royal Navy	World War II: The Shakespearian-class Naval Trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Freetown, Sierra Leone (6°00′N 14°17′W / 6.000°N 14.283°W) by U-201 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 14 crew.[77][176]
Lucille M	Canada	World War II: The fishing vessel was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia (42°02′N 65°38′W / 42.033°N 65.633°W) by U-89 ( Kriegsmarine). All 11 crew survived.[177]
RFA Tankexpress	Royal Fleet Auxiliary	World War II: The tanker was torpoedo and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of the Cape Verde Islands, Portugal (10°05′N 26°31′W / 10.083°N 26.517°W) by U-130 ( Kriegsmarine). All 39 crew were rescued by HMS Lightning ( Royal Navy).[178][179]
Telamon	Netherlands	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (9°15′N 59°54′W / 9.250°N 59.900°W) by U-160 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 23 of her 37 crew. Survivors were rescued by Canadoc ( United Kingdom).[180]
Tjinegara	Netherlands	World War II: The Dutch ship was allocated by the War Shipping Administration to the United States Army and converted to an animal transport. The ship was manned by Dutch officers and a Lascar crew and, after delivering a cargo of mules, loaded 400 horses in Australia for delivery to New Caledonia. The ship was torpedoed at about 11:20 p.m. and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 75 nautical miles (139 km) south west of Noumea by I-169 ( Imperial Japanese Navy) with loss of all horses.[181] 36 survivors, all the crew, were rescued by USS Worden ( United States Navy).[181][182]

26 July

List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Empire Rainbow	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy ON 113: The CAM ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (47°08′N 42°57′W / 47.133°N 42.950°W) by U-607 and U-704 (both  Kriegsmarine). Survivors were rescued by HMS Burnham ( Royal Navy) and HMCS Dauphin ( Royal Canadian Navy).[43][183]
Oaxaca	Mexico	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico off Corpus Christi, Texas, United States (28°23′N 96°08′W / 28.383°N 96.133°W) by U-171 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of six of her 45 crew.[184]
Tamandaré	Brazil	World War II: The Design 1022 cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea off Trinidad (11°34′N 60°30′W / 11.567°N 60.500°W) by U-66 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of four of her 49 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS PCC-492 ( United States Navy).[185][186][187]

27 July

List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Ellen Larson	Nazi Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and damaged in the Baltic Sea south of Venspils, Latvia by S-7 ( Soviet Navy) and beached.[188]
Elmwood	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (4°48′N 22°00′W / 4.800°N 22.000°W) by U-130 ( Kriegsmarine). All 51 crew were rescued by Davy Crockett ( United States).[189]
Leikanger	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 4°N 18°W / 4°N 18°W) by U-752 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 18 of her 31 crew. Survivors were rescued by Harry Luckenbach ( United States).[190]
HMMGB 501	Royal Navy	World War II: The Camperson & Nicholson class Motor Gunboat sank off Land's End after an explosion.[191]
Shofuku Maru No.2	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The auxiliary cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the Strait of Malacca by HNLMS O-23 ( Royal Netherlands Navy).[9]
Stella Lykes	United States	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 500 nautical miles (930 km) south of the Cape Verde Islands, Portugal (6°40′N 25°05′W / 6.667°N 25.083°W) by U-582 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 53 crew. Two survivors were taken aboard U-582 as prisoners of war.[192]

28 July

List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Barbacena	Brazil	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (13°10′N 56°00′W / 13.167°N 56.000°W) by U-155 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of six of her 62 crew. Survivors were rescued by Elmdale, San Fabian (both  United Kingdom) and Tacito ( Argentina).[193]
Cagou	Free France	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north east of Sydney, Australia by I-175 ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[194]
Ebb	United States	World War II: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 45 nautical miles (83 km) west of Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, Canada by U-754 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of five of her 17 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Witherington ( Royal Navy).[195]
Harjus	Merivoimat	The Kuha class minesweeper was sunk off Hanko by a mine.[196]
Piave	Brazil	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Barbados (12°30′N 55°49′W / 12.500°N 55.817°W) by U-155 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 35 crew.[197]
V 202 Hermann Bösch	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was shelled and sunk in the English Channel off La Hague, Manche, France by HMS Calpe, HMS Cottesmore and two Motor Gun Boats (all  Royal Navy).[9]
V 203 Carl Röver	Kriegsmarine	World War II: the Vorpostenboot was shelled and set afire in the English Channel off La Hague, Manche, France by HMS Calpe, HMS Cottesmore and two Motor Gun Boats (all  Royal Navy). She put into Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime. Repairs would take a year to complete.[9]
Weirbank	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (11°29′N 58°51′W / 11.483°N 58.850°W by U-66 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 67 crew.[198]
Winston Salem	United States	World War II: Convoy PQ 17: The cargo ship was beached at Novaya Zemlya, Soviet Union.[9]

29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Bill	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (11°58′N 55°02′W / 11.967°N 55.033°W) by U-155 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 24 crew. Her captain was taken aboard U-155 as a prisoner of war. Seven survivors were rescued by West Durfee ( United States), the others reached land in their lifeboats.[199]
Brazil Maru	Japan	World War II: The transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Truk, South Pacific Mandate by USS Greenling ( United States Navy).[200]
Prescodoc	Canada	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Georgetown, British Guiana (8°50′N 59°05′W / 8.833°N 59.083°W) by U-160 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 16 of her 21 crew. Survivors were rescued by Predsednik Kopajtic ( Yugoslavia).[201]

30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Amina	Egypt	World War II: The sailing ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 80 nautical miles (150 km) south of Cyprus by U-375 ( Kriegsmarine).[202]
Cranford	United States	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 250 nautical miles (460 km) east of Barbados (12°17′N 55°11′W / 12.283°N 55.183°W) by U-155 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 11 of her 47 crew. Survivors were rescued by Castillo Alemenara ( Spain).[203]
Danmark	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (7°00′N 24°19′W / 7.000°N 24.317°W) by U-130 ( Kriegsmarine). All 46 crew were rescued by Mosli ( Norway).[204]
Ekbal	Egypt	World War II: The sailing ship was shelled, rammed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 80 nautical miles (150 km) south of Cyprus by U-375 ( Kriegsmarine).[205]
Fany	Egypt	World War II: The sailing ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by U-77. All ten crew survived.[206]
Ferdinand Bol	Netherlands	The cargo ship collided with in the Atlantic Ocean (45°21′N 59°28′W / 45.350°N 59.467°W) with Norse King ( Norway) and sank.[43]
Kathe	Nazi Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off of Paulshafen (56°54′N 21°09′E / 56.900°N 21.150°E) by S-7 ( Soviet Navy).[188]
Kotoku Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The ammunition ship was bombed by US Army B-17s of the 19th Bomb Group off Salamaua, New Guinea, and beached/abandoned. Her C.O. was killed. Survivors were rescued by Yuzuki and Tatsuta (both  Imperial Japanese Navy).[207]
M 4008 Abeille 8	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the English Channel off the coast of Brittany, France by Allied aircraft.[9]
Pacific Pioneer	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy ON 113: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada (43°30′N 60°35′W / 43.500°N 60.583°W) by U-132 ( Kriegsmarine). All 71 people aboard were rescued by HMCS Calgary ( Royal Canadian Navy).[208]
Palau Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off Truk, South Pacific Mandate by USS Greenling ( United States Navy).[200]
Robert E. Lee	United States	World War II: The Eastern Steamship Lines passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico 25 nautical miles (46 km) off the mouth of the Mississippi River (28°40′N 88°42′W / 28.667°N 88.700°W) by U-166 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 25 of the 404 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by USS PC-566, USS SC-519 (both  United States Navy) and Underwriter ( United States).[209]
San Clemente Maru	Japan	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the Caroline Islands by USS Grenadier ( United States Navy).[9]
U-166	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type IXC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico (28°05′N 89°00′W / 28.083°N 89.000°W) by USS PC-566 ( United States Navy) with the loss of all 52 crew.
Uranus	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The net layer was bombed sunk in the English Channel off the coast of Brittany by Allied aircraft.[9]

31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Kano Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The ship was torpedoed and sunk by USS Grunion ( United States Navy).[9]
USS Grunion	United States Navy	World War II: The Gato-class submarine was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Kiska, Alaska (52°14′16″N 177°25′05″E / 52.23778°N 177.41806°E by Kano Maru ( Imperial Japanese Navy) with the loss of all 60 crew.
U-213	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIID submarine was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Azores, Portugal (36°45′N 26°50′W / 36.750°N 26.833°W) by HMS Erne, HMS Rochester, and HMS Sandwich (all  Royal Navy) with the loss of all 50 crew.
U-588	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north east of Newfoundland(49°59′N 36°36′W / 49.983°N 36.600°W) by HMCS Skeena and HMCS Wetaskiwin (both  Royal Canadian Navy) with the loss of all 46 crew.[210]
U-754	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia (43°02′N 64°52′W / 43.033°N 64.867°W by a Lockheed Hudson aircraft of 113 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force with the loss of all 43 crew.[211]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Saldary	Turkish Navy	The submarine foundered in the Dardanelles off Chanak with 57 crew aboard.[212]
Kama	Soviet Navy	World War II: Battle of Someri: The gunboat was sunk by Finnish Air Force aircraft between 8 and 11 July.[9]
STS-22	Soviet Navy	World War II: Battle of Someri: The torpedo boat was sunk by German and Finnish artillery between 8 and 11 July.[9]
SKA-306	Soviet Navy	World War II: Battle of Someri: The torpedo boat was sunk by German and Finnish artillery between 8 and 11 July.[9]
STS-31	Soviet Navy	World War II: Battle of Someri: The torpedo boat was sunk by German and Finnish artillery between 8 and 11 July.[9]
STS-71	Soviet Navy	World War II: Battle of Someri: The torpedo boat was sunk by German and Finnish artillery between 8 and 11 July.[9]
TKA-121	Soviet Navy	World War II: Battle of Someri: The torpedo boat was sunk by German and Finnish artillery between 8 and 11 July.[9]

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