List of shipwrecks in June 1944

The list of shipwrecks in June 1944 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1944.

June 1944
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
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5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30

1 June

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
Hans Leonhardt	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk off Stad, Norway by Fairey Barracuda aircraft based on HMS Furious and HMS Victorious (both  Royal Navy).[1][2]
USS Herring	United States Navy	World War II: The Gato-class submarine was shelled and sunk off Matsuwa, Kuril Islands by Japanese shore-based artillery with the loss of all 60 crew.
Hiburi Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk at Matsuwa by USS Herring ( United States Navy). Thirty-two crewmen and 97 soldiers were killed.[3]
Iwaki Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk at Matsuwa by USS Herring ( United States Navy). Thirty crewmen and 20 soldiers were killed.[3]
R-211	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-151 minesweeper was bombed and sunk by British aircraft in the Mediterranean Sea north of Crete.[4]
USS Shahaka	United States Navy	World War II: The large harbor tug collided in the Pacific Ocean (27°21′N 136°29′W / 27.350°N 136.483°W) with floating dock ABSD-2 and sank .[5]
Sperrbrecher 181 Atlas	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Sperrbrecher was attacked off Stad by Fairey Barracuda aircraft based on HMS Furious and HMS Victorious (both  Royal Navy and was beached.[1]
Toho Maru	Japan	World War II: The transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the Mandate Islands by USS Pintado ( United States Navy).[1]
UJ-2101	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The submarine chaser, a former Aliakon-class minelayer, was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north of Crete by Martin Baltimore, Bristol Beaufighter and Martin Marauder aircraft of the Royal Air Force.[1][6]
UJ-2105	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The submarine chaser was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north of Crete by Martin Baltimore, Bristol Beaufighter and Martin Marauder aircraft of the Royal Air Force.[1]

2 June

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
Awaji	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Mikura-class escort ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Bashi Straits off Yashu Island (22°34′N 121°51′E / 22.567°N 121.850°E) by USS Picuda ( United States Navy). Seventy-six crewmen were killed.[7]
Chiyo Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the Mariana Islands by USS Shark ( United States Navy).[8]
Gertrud	Nazi Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed, blew up and sank during an air raid by British aircraft at Heraklion, Crete (35°20′N 25°10′E / 35.333°N 25.167°E).[9]
R 212	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was attacked in the Mediterranean Sea off Vada, Italy by Allied aircraft and was beached.[1]
RD 110	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was attacked in the Mediterranean sea off Vada by Allied aircraft and was beached.[1]
Rüstersiel	Germany	World War II: The tug struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Föhr, Schleswig-Holstein.[1]
Schnelles Geleitboot 11	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The escort ship / auxiliary minelayer was torpedoed and sunk off Port Vendres, France (42°30′N 9°07′E / 42.500°N 9.117°E) by HMS Ultor ( Royal Navy).[10][11]
TA-16	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The torpedo boat, a former Curtatone class, was sunk by the explosion of Gertrud ( Nazi Germany) during an air raid by British aircraft at Heraklion (35°20′N 25°10′E / 35.333°N 25.167°E).[9]
V 1810 Condor	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was bombed and sunk in the English Channel off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[1]
V 2004 Pilote XII	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was sunk in the North Sea off IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands by a Motor Torpedo Boat.[1]

3 June

List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
AF 58	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Artilleriefährprahm was bombed and sunk in the English Channel off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[1]
Ashizuri	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Tawi-Tawi by USS Puffer ( United States Navy).[12]
M 4003 Kerolay	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Bay of Biscay off Brest, Finistère, France.[1]
Takasaki	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Tawi-Tawi by USS Puffer ( United States Navy).[12]
U-477	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Norwegian Sea west of Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway (63°59′N 1°37′E / 63.983°N 1.617°E) by a Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of 162 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force with the loss of all 51 crew.[13]
WBS 2 Coburg	Kriegsmarine	The weather ship was set afire and abandoned in ice off the east coast of Greenland.

4 June

List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
Gongen Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The patrol boat was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north west of New Guinea by Douglas A-20 Havoc and Martin B-25 Marauder aircraft of the United States Army Air Force.[1]
Hakusan Maru	Japan	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south west of Iwo Jima by USS Flier ( United States Navy).[1]
Hakusan Maru No. 2	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The submarine chaser was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north west of New Guinea by Douglas A-20 Havoc and Martin B-25 Marauder aircraft of the United States Army Air Force.[1]
Katsukawa Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean (19°45′N 138°15′E / 19.750°N 138.250°E) off the Mariana Islands by USS Shark ( United States Navy). Approximately 1500 people were killed.[8]
HMS LCT-2498	Royal Navy	The Landing Craft, Tank foundered in the English Channel. Thirty-one American soldiers were rescued by USS Barton ( United States Navy).[14]
M-37	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The M-class minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Finland, off Voka, Estonia by TKA-101 ( Soviet Navy).[1][15]
Nippo Maru No. 5	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north west of New Guinea by Douglas A-20 Havoc and Martin B-25 Marauder aircraft of the United States Army Air Force.[1]
Shimane Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The patrol boat was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north west of New Guinea by Douglas A-20 Havoc and Martin B-25 Marauder aircraft of the United States Army Air Force.[1]
Shinko Maru No. 6	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The guard ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean, probably by USS Golet ( United States Navy).[1]
T-128	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Landing Ship was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north west of Morotai, Netherlands East Indies by United States Army Air Force aircraft.[1]
Tokyo Maru No. 3	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The patrol boat was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north west of New Guinea by Douglas A-20 Havoc and Martin B-25 Marauder aircraft of the United States Army Air Force.[1]
V 724 St Dominique	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot struck a mine and sank in the Bay of Biscay off Brest, Finistère, France.[1]

5 June

List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
Ashizuri	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Sulu Sea at the north end of the Sibutu Passage off Tawi-Tawi, Philippines by USS Puffer ( United States Navy).[16]
CHANT 63	United Kingdom	The Channel Tanker capsized and sank in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.
Helen Moller	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) south south east of Addu Atoll, Maldives (4°28′S 74°45′E / 4.467°S 74.750°E) by U-183 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of four of her 73 crew. Survivors were rescued by Empire Confidence ( United Kingdom) and HMS Okapi ( Royal Navy).[17]
Julius Madsen	Denmark	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea north of the Darßer Ort Lighthouse.[1]
USS LCT-428	United States Navy	World War II: The LCT (Mk 5)-class Landing Craft, Tank was lost in the English Channel.[18]
USS Osprey	United States Navy	World War II: The Raven-class minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the English Channel (50°12′N 1°20′W / 50.200°N 1.333°W).
Pillory	Panama	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Puerto Rico (18°25′N 67°17′W / 18.417°N 67.283°W) by U-539 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 25 of her 47 crew. Survivors were rescued by USCGC Crawford and USCGC CG-83310 (both  United States Coast Guard).[19]
Takasaki	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Sulu Sea at the north end of the Sibutu Passage off Tawi-Tawi, Philippines by USS Puffer ( United States Navy).[16]
Takaoka Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the Mariana Islands (18°40′N 140°35′E / 18.667°N 140.583°E) by USS Shark ( United States Navy).[8]
Tamahime Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the Mariana Islands (18°40′N 140°35′E / 18.667°N 140.583°E) by USS Shark ( United States Navy).[8]
TK-46	Soviet Navy	World War II: The motor torpedo boat was shelled and sunk in the Gulf of Finland, off Voka, Estonia by German minesweepers. Two crewmen were killed, eight survivors were made prisoners of war.[20]
V 1509 Rau II	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was sunk in the English Channel off Cap d'Antifer in an engagement with Allied naval vessels.[1][21]

6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
AF 62	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Artilleriefährprahm was scuttled at Isigny-sur-Mer or Port-en-Bessin, Calvados, France.[1]
AF 64	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Artilleriefährprahm was scuttled at Isigny-sur-Mer or Port-en-Bessin.[1]
AF 67	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Artilleriefährprahm was scuttled at Isigny-sur-Mer or Port-en-Bessin.[1]
AF 72	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Artilleriefährprahm was scuttled at Isigny-sur-Mer or Port-en-Bessin.[1]
CD-15	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Type C escort ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea 160 nautical miles (300 km) off Cape St. Jacques, French Indochina, south of Nishinotorishima (08°57′N 109°17′E / 8.950°N 109.283°E) by USS Raton ( United States Navy). One hundred and four crewmen, including the Captain, were killed, 34 survivors were rescued by CD-8 and CD-20 both ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[22]
HMS Centurion	Royal Navy	World War II: Operation Neptune: The target ship, a former King George V-class battleship, was sunk as a breakwater in the English Channel off Normandy, France.
USS Corry	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The Gleaves-class destroyer was shelled and sunk off Utah Beach, Normandy (49°30′50″N 1°11′30″W / 49.51389°N 1.19167°W) by German shore-based artillery with the loss of 24 of her 276 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS Butler, USS Fitch, USS Hobson and USS PT-199 (all  United States Navy).
Empire Bunting	United Kingdom	World War II: Operation Neptune: The Design 1105 cargo ship was sunk as a breakwater at Juno Beach, Normandy. The wreck was raised in 1947 and scrapped.
Havre Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the Mandate Islands by USS Pintado ( United States Navy).[1]
Kashimasan Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the Mandate Islands by USS Pintado ( United States Navy).[1]
USS LC (FF)-31	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The Landing Craft, Flotilla Flagship was shelled and damaged in the English Channel off Normandy. She was declared a total loss.[1]
USS LCI(L)-85	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) struck a mine and then was shelled and sunk in the English Channel off Normandy.[23]
USS LCI(L)-91	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Normandy.[24]
USS LCI(L)-92	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) was shelled, burned, and abandoned off Normandy.[25]
USS LCI(L)-93	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) was holed by a submerged object, then shelled, beached, and abandoned off Normandy.[26]
HMS LCI(L)-185	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) was lost off Normandy.[27]
USS LCI(L)-232	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) was lost off Normandy.[28]
USS LCI(L)-497	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Omaha Beach, Normandy.[29]
USS LCI(L)-553	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) was shelled and sunk in the English Channel off Omaha Beach, Normandy.[30]
USS LCT-22	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The LCT Mk 5-class Landing Craft, Tank was lost off Normandy.[31]
USS LCT-25	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The LCT Mk 5-class Landing Craft, Tank was shelled, burned, and sunk in the English Channel off Normandy. Two crewmen were killed.[32]
USS LCT-27	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The LCT Mk 5-class Landing Craft, Tank ran aground, then capsized and sank in shallow water off Normandy. Heavy weather pushed the wreck ashore. Survivors were rescued by USS LCT-207 ( United States Navy) .[33]
USS LCT-30	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The LCT Mk 5-class Landing Craft, Tank crashed through obstacles on beach Fox Green taking enemy strong point under fire and silencing enemy guns holding up troops attempting to get off beach. Abandoned on beach after disabled by German 88mm guns and machine gun fire.[34] Presidential Unit Citation.[35]
USS LCT-52	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The LCT Mk 5-class Landing Craft, Tank was shelled and sunk in the English Channel off Normandy.[32]
USS LCT-197	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The LCT Mk 5-class Landing Craft, Tank struck a mine, capsized and sank in the English Channel off Omaha Beach, Normandy.[36]
USS LCT-229	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The LCT Mk 5-class Landing Craft, Tank was lost off Normandy.[37]
USS LCT-294	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The LCT Mk 5-class Landing Craft, Tank was damaged by a mine and scuttled off Omaha Beach, Normandy. Survivors rescued by USS LCT-20 ( United States Navy).[38]
USS LCT-305	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The LCT Mk 5-class Landing Craft, Tank was sunk by mine off Omaha Beach, Normandy.[39]
USS LCT-332	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The LCT Mk 5-class Landing Craft, Tank was sunk by mine off Normandy.[40]
USS LCT-362	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The LCT Mk 5-class Landing Craft, Tank capsized and sank in heavy weather off Normandy.[1][41]
USS LCT-364	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The LCT Mk 5-class Landing Craft, Tank was sunk by mine and a shell off Omaha Beach, Normandy.[42]
USS LCT-397	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Neptune: The Landing Craft, Tank struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Utah Beach.[43]
USS LCT-555	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The LCT Mk 5-class Landing Craft, Tank was sunk by mine off Normandy,[44] or was shelled and damaged in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy by German shore-based artillery. She was declared a total loss.[1]
USS LCT-597	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The Landing Craft, Tank was shelled and damaged in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy by German shore-based artillery. She was declared a total loss.[1]
USS LCT-612	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The Landing Craft, Tank was shelled and sunk in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy by German shore-based artillery. She was declared a total loss.[1]
USS LCT-703	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The LCT Mk 5-class Landing Craft, Tank was sunk by mine off Normandy.[45]
USS LCT-777	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The Landing Craft, Tank was shelled and damaged in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy by German shore-based artillery. She was declared a total loss.[1]
HMS LCT-2039	Royal Navy	World War II: The LCT Mk 5-class Landing Craft, Tank swamped and capsized in heavy weather off Gold Beach, Normandy. Scuttled by Royal Navy ships. Two crewmen were killed.[46]
HMS LCT-2191	Royal Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The LCT Mk 5-class Landing Craft, Tank was shelled and sunk by German 88 mm artillery off Sword Beach, Normandy.[47]
HMS LCT-2283	Royal Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The LCT Mk 5-class Landing Craft, Tank was lost off Normandy.[48]
USS LST-715	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The Landing Ship, Tank was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Manch by S 100, S 142, S 150 and S 168 (all  Kriegsmarine).[1]
M 4031 Pesce Spada	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Bay of Biscay off Brest, Finistère, France.[1]
HMMTB 248	Royal Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The White 73'-class Motor Torpedo Boat was sunk in a collision in the English Channel.[49]
Minazuki	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Mutsuki-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Sibutu Passage (4°05′N 119°30′E / 4.083°N 119.500°E) by USS Harder ( United States Navy) with the loss of 109 of her 154 crew. Survivors were rescued by Wakatsuki ( Imperial Japanese Navy).
USS PC-1261	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The PC-461-class submarine chaser was shelled and sunk by German coast artillery off Normandy. (49°30′N 01°10′W / 49.500°N 1.167°W).[50]
R-218	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-218 minesweeper was bombed and sunk by aircraft off Blainville-sur-Orne, Calvados, France.[51]
Reaumur	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Aegean Sea, east of the island of Euboea, Greece (38°24′N 24°35′E / 38.400°N 24.583°E) by HMS Sickle ( Royal Navy).[52]
S 139	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Schnellboot struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Cap Barfleur, Seine-Maritime, France.[1]
S 140	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Schnellboot struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Cap Barfleur.[1]
Sambut	United Kingdom	World War II: The Liberty ship was shelled and sunk in the Strait of Dover by German artillery.[53]
Svenner	Royal Norwegian Navy	World War II: The S-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Normandy by either German torpedo boat Möwe or Jaguar (both  Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 35 of her 219 crew.
HMS Wrestler	Royal Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The W-class destroyer struck a mine in the English Channel off Juno Beach, Calvados, France. She was declared a total loss.

7 June

List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
Empire Defiance	United Kingdom	World War II: Operation Neptune: The cargo ship was sunk as a breakwater at Sword Beach, Normandy, France. The wreck was raised in 1951 and scrapped.
USAT Francis C. Harrington	United States Army	World War II: Operation Overlord: The transport ship struck a mine and sank off Normandy. Twenty-six wounded were rescued by USS Blessman ( United States Navy).[54]
Hayanami	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Yūgumo-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Sibutu Passage (4°43′N 120°03′E / 4.717°N 120.050°E) by USS Harder ( United States Navy) with the loss of 208 of her 253 crew. Survivors were rescued by Urakaze ( Imperial Japanese Navy).
USS LCI(L)-416	United States Navy	World War II: The LCI Mk 5-class Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) was sunk by mine off Omaha Beach, Normandy.[55]
HMS LCT-427	Royal Navy	World War II: The LCT Mk 3-class Landing Craft, Tank was sunk in a collision with Rodney ( Royal Navy) off Southampton.[56]
USS LCT-436	United States Navy	World War II: The Landing Craft, Tank struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Utah Beach, Normandy.[1]
USS LCT-458	United States Navy	World War II: The LCT Mk 5-class Landing Craft, Tank was sunk by mine off Utah Beach, Normandy. Thirty-five members of B Battery, 29th Field Artillery Battalion were killed and 22 were wounded.[57]
USS LCT-486	United States Navy	World War II: The LCT Mk 5-class Landing Craft, Tank was sunk by mine off Normandy.[58]
USS LCT-586	United States Navy	World War II: The Landing Craft, Tank struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Utah Beach.[1]
Manchester Spinner	United Kingdom	World War II: Operation Neptune: The cargo ship was sunk as a breakwater, Normandy.[59]
USS Meredith	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Utah Beach with the loss of at least seven crew. Salvage efforts were abandoned on 9 June following Luftwaffe bombing which split the ship in two. USS Bates ( United States Navy) rescued 163 survivors from her 336 crew. The wreck was raised and scrapped in September 1960.
S-139	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 E-boat was sunk by a mine.[60]
S-140	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 E-boat was sunk by a mine.[60]
Shinroku Maru	Japan	World War II: The transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north east of Bonin by USS Whale ( Royal Navy).[1]
Sirehei	United Kingdom	World War II: Operation Overlord: The cargo ship was sunk as a breakwater as part of Gooseberry 3, Gold Beach, Calvados, France.[61]
USS Susan B. Anthony	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Overlord: The transport ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Normandy (49°49′24″N 0°42′18″W / 49.82333°N 0.70500°W). All 2,689 people were rescued by USS Blessman, USS Pinto and a third ship (all  United States Navy).
USS Tide	United States Navy	USS Tide World War II: Operation Overlord: The Auk-class minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Normandy (49°36′59″N 1°04′59″W / 49.61639°N 1.08306°W).
U-629	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay west of Brest, Finistère, France (48°34′N 5°23′W / 48.567°N 5.383°W) by a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of 53 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 51 crew.[62]
U-955	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay north east of Cape Ortegal, Spain (45°13′N 8°30′W / 45.217°N 8.500°W) by a Short Sunderland aircraft of 201 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 50 crew.[63]
U-970	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay west of Bordeaux, Gironde, France (45°15′N 4°10′W / 45.250°N 4.167°W) by a Short Sunderland aircraft of 228 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of 38 of her 52 crew.[64]

8 June

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
Artemas Ward	United States	World War II: The Liberty ship was sunk as a breakwater as part of Gooseberry 2, Omaha Beach, Basse-Normandie, France. She foundered in storms between 19 and 22 June.[65][66]
Belgique	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a breakwater as part of Gooseberry 4, Juno Beach, Basse-Normandie.[67]
Benjamin Contee	United States	World War II: The Liberty ship was sunk as a breakwater as part of Gooseberry 1, Utah Beach, Manche, France. She later foundered in a storm.[66][68]
CHANT 61	United Kingdom	The Channel Tanker capsized and sank in the English Channel off Normandy.
George S. Wassen	United States	World War II: The Liberty ship was sunk as a breakwater as part of Gooseberry 1, Utah Beach. She later foundered in a storm.[66][69]
George W. Childs	United States	World War II: The Liberty ship was sunk as a breakwater as part of Gooseberry 2, Omaha Beach.[66][69]
Harusame	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Shiratsuyu-class destroyer was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) north west of Manokwari, New Guinea (0°05′S 132°45′E / 0.083°S 132.750°E) by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Army Air Forces with the loss of 74 of her 226 crew.
USS Glennon	United States Navy	World War II: The Gleaves-class destroyer struck a mine and was damaged in the Baie de la Seine off Quinéville, Manche, France. Salvage efforts were abandoned the next day due to shelling from German shore-based artillery and she sank on 10 June.
James Iredell	United States	World War II: The Liberty ship was sunk as a breakwater as part of Gooseberry 2, Omaha Beach. She was later wrecked in a storm.[66][70]
James W. Marshall	United States	World War II: The Liberty ship was sunk as a breakwater as part of Gooseberry 2, Omaha Beach. She was later wrecked in a storm.[66][70]
Kazagumo	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Yūgumo-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Davao Gulf (6°03′N 125°57′E / 6.050°N 125.950°E) by USS Hake ( United States Navy) with the loss of 95 of her 228 crew. Survivors were rescued by Asagumo ( Imperial Japanese Navy).
Kennichi Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea by USS Tang ( United States Navy).[71]
HMS Lawford	Royal Navy	World War II: The Captain-class frigate was sunk in the English Channel (49°25′43″N 0°24′47″W / 49.42861°N 0.41306°W by a Henschel Hs 293 glide bomb dropped by a Dornier Do 217 aircraft of III Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 100, Luftwaffe,[1] with the loss of 37 of her crew.
HMS LCT-875	Royal Navy	World War II: The LCT Mk 4-class Landing Craft, Tank was lost on this date, no details available.[72]
Lawford	Royal Navy	World War II: The Captain-class frigate was sunk in the English Channel by a German glide bomb off Juno Beach, Normandy, France.
Matt W. Ransom	United States	World War II: The Liberty ship was sunk as a breakwater as part of Gooseberry 1, Utah Beach. She was later wrecked in a storm.[73]
Nasusan Maru	Japan	World War II: The ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea by USS Tang ( United States Navy).[71]
USS Rich	United States Navy	USS Rich World War II: Operation Overlord: The Buckley-class destroyer escort struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Normandy (49°31′N 1°10′W / 49.517°N 1.167°W) with the loss of 91 of her 213 crew.
Shioya Maru	Japan	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Celebes Sea off Manado Dutch East Indies by USS Rasher ( United States Navy).[74]
Tainan Maru	Japan	World War II: The ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea by USS Tang ( United States Navy).[71]
Tamahoko Maru	Japan	World War II: The ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea by USS Tang ( United States Navy).[71]
U-373	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay west of Brest, Finistère, France (48°10′N 5°31′W / 48.167°N 5.517°W) by a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of 224 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of four of her 51 crew.[75]
U-441	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the English Channel (approximately 48°27′N 5°47′W / 48.450°N 5.783°W) by a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of 224 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 51 crew.
V 622 Almuth	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot struck a mine and sank in the Bay of Biscay off Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, France.[1]
Winha	United Kingdom	The cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship as part of Gooseberry 3, Arromanches, Calvados, France.[76]

9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
AF 15	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Artilleriefährprahm was bombed and sunk at Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France in an Allied air raid.[1]
HMS Alynbank	Royal Navy	World War II: The flak ship was scuttled as a blockship off Sword Beach, Calvados, France.[1]
Courbet	Free French Naval Forces	World War II: The Courbet-class battleship was scuttled as a blockship off Sword Beach.
SS Dover Hill	UK	World War II: The cargo shipwas sunk as a blockship off Ouistreham, Normandy, France, as part of Gooseberry 5 breakwater for Sword Beach.
HMS Durban	Royal Navy	HMS Durban and HNLMS Sumatra. World War II: The decommissioned Danae-class light cruiser was sunk as a blockship as part of Gooseberry 5 breakwater. (44°20′N 00°16′W / 44.333°N 0.267°W)[77]
Empire Flamingo	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a blockship as part of Gooseberry 4, Juno Beach, Arromanches, Calvados. Bow section salvaged in 1948 and taken under tow for Newport, Monmouthshire but sank en route.
Empire Moorhen	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a blockship as part of Gooseberry 4. Raised in 1947 and scrapped.[78]
Empire Waterhen	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a blockship as part of Gooseberry 4. Raised in 1948 and scrapped.[78]
Ingman	United Kingdom	The cargo ship was sunk as a blockship as part of Gooseberry 3, Gold Beach, Arromanches. She was raised in 1945, and arrived at Newport, Monmouthshire for scrapping on 28 December.[79]
USS LST-314	United States Navy	World War II: The LCT Mk 2-class Landing Ship, Tank was torpedoed and sunk in the Seine Bay 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime, France (49°43′N 00°52′W / 49.717°N 0.867°W) by E-boats S172, S174, S175, and S187, all ( Kriegsmarine).[80]
USS LST-376	United States Navy	World War II: The LCT Mk 2-class Landing Ship, Tank was torpedoed and damaged in the Seine Bay 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of Cherbourg (49°43′N 00°52′W / 49.717°N 0.867°W) by E-boats S172, S174, S175, and S187, all ( Kriegsmarine). Scuttled by United States Navy ships (49°43′N 00°53′W / 49.717°N 0.883°W)[81]
Matsukaze	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Kamikaze-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 70 nautical miles (130 km) north east of Chichijima, Ogasawara Islands (26°59′N 143°13′E / 26.983°N 143.217°E) by USS Swordfish ( United States Navy).
HNLMS Sumatra	Royal Netherlands Navy	World War II: The Java-class cruiser was scuttled off Ouistreham, Calvados as a part of Gooseberry 5.[82]
TA-27	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Ariete-class torpedo boat was bombed and sunk at Porto-Ferraio, Italy by United States Army Air Force aircraft.[1][83]
Tanais	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk north of Dia, Crete (35°35′N 25°11′E / 35.583°N 25.183°E) by HMS Vivid ( Royal Navy).[84]
Tanikaze	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Kagero-class destroyer torpedoed and sunk in the Sibutu Passage (5°42′N 120°41′E / 5.700°N 120.683°E) by USS Harder ( United States Navy) with the loss of 114 of her 240 crew. Survivors were rescued by Urakaze ( Imperial Japanese Navy).
UJ-6078 La Havraise	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The submarine chaser was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off La Ciotat, Bouches-du-Rhône by Casabianca ( Free French Naval Forces).[1][85]
Z32	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Zerstörer 1936A (Mob) destroyer was hit by gunfire from HMCS Haida and HMCS Huron (both  Royal Canadian Navy) and beached off the Île de Batz, Finistère, France (48°47′N 04°07′W / 48.783°N 4.117°W).[1][86]
ZH1	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Gerard Callenburgh-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in a surface battle off the Île de Batz by HMS Ashanti ( Royal Navy).[1][87]

10 June

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
Charles Morgan	United States	World War II: The Liberty ship was bombed and sunk in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy, France by Luftwaffe aircraft.[88]
Hiyoshi Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Strait of Malacca (3°05′N 99°56′E / 3.083°N 99.933°E) by HMS Tantalus ( Royal Navy).[1][89]
Innsbruck	Germany	World War II: The hospital ship was sunk in an American air raid on Venice, Italy.[1]
Lynghaug	United Kingdom	World War II: Operation Overlord: The cargo ship was sunk as a breakwater as part of Gooseberry 3 off Gold Beach, Arromanches-les-Bains, Calvados, France.[90]
USS LCI(L)-416	United States Navy	World War II: The LCI-351-class Landing Craft, Infantry struck a mine and sank off Omaha Beach, Normandy.[1][91]
USS LST-499	United States Navy	World War II: The LCT Mk 2-class Landing Ship, Tank was sunk by mine off Normandy (49°30′N 01°10′W / 49.500°N 1.167°W).[1][92]
Mistral	Free French Naval Forces	World War II: The Bourrasque-class destroyer was shelled and damaged in the English Channel off Quinéville, Manche. She was declared a constructive total loss.[1]
HMMTB 681	Royal Navy	World War II: The Fairmile D motor torpedo boat was sunk in the North Sea off Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands in an attack on a convoy escorted by V 1314 Gustav Hugo Deiters, V 2021 Nurnberg and V 2022 Emil Colsmann (all  Kriegsmarine).[1][93]
R-110	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-41 minesweeper was sunk by mines off Hoek van Holland, South Holland, Netherlands.[94]
R-213	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-151 minesweeper was sunk by mines north of Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France.[4]
Ro-111	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Ro-100-class submarine was depth charged, shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean (00°26′N 149°16′E / 0.433°N 149.267°E) by USS Taylor ( United States Navy).[95]
Toyama Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the Ryukyu Islands by USS Sturgeon ( United States Navy).[96]
U-821	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Brest, Finistère, France (48°31′N 5°11′W / 48.517°N 5.183°W) by a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of 206 Squadron, Royal Air Force and four de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 248 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of 50 of her 51 crew.
V 1314 Gustav Hugo Deiters	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was sunk in the North Sea off Den Helder by HMMTB 666, HMMTB 681, HMMTB 683, HMMTB 684, HMMTB 687 and HMMTB 723 (all  Royal Navy).[1]
V 2020 Alexander Becker	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was sunk in the North Sea off Egmond aan Zee by Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boats.[97]
V 2021 Nurnberg	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was sunk in the North Sea off Den Helder by HMMTB 666, HMMTB 681, HMMTB 683, HMMTB 684, HMMTB 687 and HMMTB 723 (all  Royal Navy).[1]
V 2022 Emil Colsmann	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was sunk in the North Sea off Den Helder by HMMTB 666, HMMTB 681, HMMTB 683, HMMTB 684, HMMTB 687 and HMMTB 723 (all  Royal Navy).[1]

11 June

List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
Asanagi Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Philippine Sea off Jolo, Philippines, by USS Redfin ( United States Navy). She was beached at (06°00′N 120°50′E / 6.000°N 120.833°E), declared a constructive total loss and abandoned.[98][99]
Ashanti	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight by S 177 and S 178 (both  Kriegsmarine).[1]
Brackenfield	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight by S 177 and S 178 (both  Kriegsmarine).[1]
Chihaya Maru	Japan	World War II: The fishing vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by USS Barb ( United States Navy).[1]
Dungrange	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight by S 177 and S 178 (both  Kriegsmarine).[1]
Halsted	Royal Navy	World War II: The Captain-class frigate was torpedoed and severely damaged by German E-boats, or Jaguar and Möwe (all  Kriegsmarine), off Normandy, France. Declared a constructive total loss.[100]
Kainan Maru	Japan	World War II: The transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Andaman Sea off Phuket, Thailand by HMS Stoic ( Royal Navy).[1]
Keiyo Maru	Japan	World War II: The transport ship was sunk in the Pacific Ocean by vessels of Task Group 58.4 ( United States Navy).[1]
Kokku Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The netlayer was sunk in the Pacific Ocean by vessels of Task Group 58.4 ( United States Navy).[1]
USS LCI(L)-219	United States Navy	World War II: The LCI-1-class Landing Craft, Infantry was sunk by German aircraft off Normandy.[101]
USS LST-496	United States Navy	World War II: The Landing Ship, Tank struck a mine off Normandy. Although assistance was given by USS Altus, USS Amesbury, USS ATA-125 and USS LCI-530 (all  United States Navy), the ship capsized and sank.[102]
HMMGB 17	Royal Navy	World War II: The BPB 70'-class Motor Gun Boat was sunk by a mine off Normandy, France.[103]
HMMTB 448	Royal Navy	World War II: The Motor Torpedo Boat was sunk in the English Channel in a battle with S 84, S 100, S 112, S 130, S 136, S 138, S 142, S 144, S 146, S 150 and S 167 (all  Kriegsmarine).[1]
Otori	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The torpedo boat was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by ships of Task Group 58.4 ( United States Navy).[1]
USS Partridge	United States Navy	World War II: The Ocean Tug, Old, a former Lapwing-class minesweeper, was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 11 nautical miles (20 km) off Vierville-sur-Mer, Calvados (49°30′N 00°50′E / 49.500°N 0.833°E) by a Kriegsmarine E-boat.[104]
Ro-42	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Kaichū type submarine was Hedgehogged and sunk in the Pacific Ocean (10°05′N 168°22′E / 10.083°N 168.367°E) by USS Bangust ( United States Navy)[105]
S 130	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Schnellboot was attacked and severely damaged in the English Channel of Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime by Allied aircraft.[1]
S 136	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 E-boat was sunk by Duff ( Royal Navy), Sioux ( Royal Canadian Navy) and ORP Krakowiak ( Polish Navy).[60]
Sesame	Royal Navy	World War II: The Assurance-class Rescue Tug was torpedoed and sunk by a German E-boat off Normandy, France.[106]
Toten Maru	Japan	World War II: The fishing vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by USS Barb ( United States Navy).[1]
U-980	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the North Sea west of Bergen, Hordaland, Norway (63°07′N 0°26′E / 63.117°N 0.433°E) by a Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of 162 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force with the loss of all 52 crew.[107]

12 June

List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
Batavia Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy 4611: The transport ship was bombed and sunk north-west of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (17°32′N 143°17′E / 17.533°N 143.283°E) by United States Navy aircraft.[108]
Bokuyo Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy 4611: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk north-west of Saipan by United States Navy aircraft.[108]
Fukoku Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: Convoy 4611: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk north-west of Saipan by United States Navy aircraft.[108]
Hinko Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy 4611: The transport ship was bombed and sunk north-west of Saipan (17°28′N 144°19′E / 17.467°N 144.317°E) by United States Navy aircraft.[108]
Imizu Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy 4611: The transport ship was bombed and sunk north-west of Saipan (17°32′N 144°10′E / 17.533°N 144.167°E) by United States Navy aircraft.[108]
Kamishima Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy 4611: The transport ship was bombed and sunk north-west of Saipan (17°32′N 144°10′E / 17.533°N 144.167°E) by United States Navy aircraft.[108]
Keiyo Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy 4611: The aircraft transporter was bombed and damaged off Saipan by United States Navy aircraft. She was successfully beached on Saipan, but bombed and destroyed on 13 June. The crew was absorbed by the Saipan Garrison and were all killed in the Battle of Saipan, her captain being killed in the final Banzai charges.[108]
Kokko Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy 4611: The auxiliary netlayer was bombed and sunk north-west of Saipan (17°32′N 144°01′E / 17.533°N 144.017°E) by United States Navy aircraft.[108]
HMMGB 17	Royal Navy	World War II: The Motor Gun Boat was shelled and sunk in the English Channel off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France by S 171 ( Kriegsmarine).[1]
Moji Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: Convoy 4611: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk north-west of Saipan by United States Navy aircraft.[108]
Nitcho Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy 4611: The transport ship was bombed and sunk north-west of Saipan (17°32′N 143°10′E / 17.533°N 143.167°E) by United States Navy aircraft.[108]
Ōtori	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy 4611: The Ōtori-class torpedo boat was bombed and sunk 180 nautical miles (330 km) north-west of Saipan (17°32′N 144°00′E / 17.533°N 144.000°E) by United States Navy aircraft.[109]
R-95	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-41 minesweeper was sunk by mines off Gravelines, Nord, France.[94]
R 231	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was scuttled at Caen, Calvados, France.[1]
Reikai Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy 4611: The transport ship was bombed and sunk north-west of Saipan (17°30′N 144°00′E / 17.500°N 144.000°E) by United States Navy aircraft.[108]
S 153	Kriegsmarine	Word War II: The torpedo boat was sunk in the Adriatic Sea off Hvar, Yugoslavia by HMS Eggesford ( Royal Navy).[1]
HMS Sickle	Royal Navy	World War II: The S-class submarine struck a mine and sank in the Ionian Sea off Kythira, Greece.
Tenryugawa Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy 4611: The transport ship was bombed and sunk north-west of Saipan (17°32′N 144°01′E / 17.533°N 144.017°E) by United States Navy aircraft.[108]
Tsushima Maru	Japan	World War II: Convoy 4611: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk north-west of Saipan by United States Navy aircraft.[108]
U-490	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type XIV submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (42°47′N 40°08′W / 42.783°N 40.133°W) by USS Frost, USS Huse, USS Inch, USS Snowden (DE-246) and aircraft based on USS Croatan (all  United States Navy). All 60 crew survived.
V 206 Otto Bröhan	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was scuttled at Caen.[1]
V 212 Friedrich Busse	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was scuttled at Caen.[1]
V 1250	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was sunk in an Allied air raid on Wesermünde.[1]
V 1507 Rau I	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Cap d'Antifer, Seine-Maritime, France.[1]
Vs 217	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The patrol boat struck a mine and sank in the Pomeranian Bight.[1]

13 June

List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
HMS Boadicea	Royal Navy	World War II: Convoy EBC 8: The B-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off the Isle of Portland, Dorset (50°28′12″N 2°29′30″W / 50.47000°N 2.49167°W) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of 126 of her 138 crew.
CHa-51	Imperial Japanese Navy	The CHa-1 class auxiliary submarine chaser was lost off Rabaul, New Guinea to unknown causes.[110]
Fenja	Sweden	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Aegean Sea east of Kalymnos, Greece.[1]
I-33	Imperial Japanese Navy	The B1 type submarine sank in the Iyo Nada near Kure, Japan during diving trials when wood scaffolding from recent work jammed the starboard main induction valve. One hundred and two crewmen were killed; there were two survivors. She was raised and scrapped in 1953.[111]
KM-08	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was shelled by BK-213 and BK-322 (both  Soviet Navy), rammed by BK-213, then run aground on the shore of Lake Peipus and wrecked on rocks. Two crewmen were killed.[20]
HMS LCT 967	Royal Navy	World War II: The LCT Mk 4-class Landing Craft, Tank was sunk by a mine.[112]
M 83	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was sunk in the English Channel off Cap La Hougue, Manche, France by Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boats.[1]
HMS MMS 229	Royal Navy	World War II: The MMS-class minesweeper was sunk by a mine off Normandy.[113]
R-50	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-41 minesweeper was sunk by mines off Tourville-sur-Arques, Seine-Maritime, France.[1][94]
R-97	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-41 minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 143 and 236 Squadrons, Royal Air Force.[1][94]
Ro-36	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Kaichu type submarine was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean Template:Cinvert east of Saipan, Northern ariana Islands (15°21′N 147°00′E / 15.350°N 147.000°E) by USS Melvin ( United States Navy). Seventy-seven crewmen were killed.[114]
Reiaas	Norway	World War II: Convoy FWC 5: The cargo ship collided in the English Channel off Normandy, France with Folda ( United Kingdom) and sank with the loss of two of her 25 crew. Some of the survivors were rescued by Rowansfield ( United Kingdom).[115]
S 178	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 E-boat was attacked and sunk in the English Channel by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 143 and 236 Squadrons, Royal Air Force.[1][60]
S 179	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 E-boat was attacked and sunk in the English Channel by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 143 and 236 Squadrons, Royal Air Force.[1][60]
S 189	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 E-boat was attacked and sunk in the English Channel by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 143 and 236 Squadrons, Royal Air Force.[1][60]
Takashima Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by USS Barb ( United States Navy). Survivors were rescued by Hatsuhara ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[1][116]
U-715	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north east of the Faroe Islands (62°55′N 2°59′W / 62.917°N 2.983°W) by a Consolidated PBY Canso aircraft of 162 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force with the loss of 36 of her 52 crew.[117]

14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
HMT Birdlip	Royal Navy	World War II: The Hill-class trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 5°N 9°W / 5°N 9°W) by U-547 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 36 of her 51 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMT Inkpen and HMT Turcoman (both  Royal Navy).[118]
USS Golet	United States Navy	World War II: The Gato-class submarine was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off northern Honshu, Japan (41°04′N 141°31′E / 41.067°N 141.517°E) by the guardship Miya Maru and the auxiliary submarine chaser Bunzan Maru (both  Imperial Japanese Navy), and Japanese aircraft.[119]
Koan Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Celebes Sea (04°33′N 122°23′E / 4.550°N 122.383°E) by USS Rasher ( United States Navy). A gunner and 13 crewmen were killed.[74]
M-83	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1935 minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Auderville, Manche, France by HMS Ashanti ( Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun (G65) ( Polish Navy).[120][121]
M-343	Kriegsmarine	The Type 1935 minesweeper was shelled and sunk off Jersey, Channel Islands.[122]
R-73	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-41 minesweeper was sunk by mines in the eastern Baltic Sea.[94]
R-141	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-130 minesweeper was bombed and sunk by aircraft west of Wesermünde.[123]
R-182	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-151 minesweeper was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France.[4]
Saint Basile	France	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (5°03′N 9°14′W / 5.050°N 9.233°W) by U-547 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of six of the 64 people on board. Survivors were rescued by HMT Inkpen and HMT Turcoman (both  Royal Navy).[124]

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
AF 60	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Artilleriefährprahm was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France.[1]
Amerskerk	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Schiermonnikoog, Friesland, Netherlands by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of Coastal Command, Royal Air Force.[1]
HMS Blackwood	Royal Navy	World War II: The Captain-class frigate was torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel off Brittany, France (50°07′N 2°15′W / 50.117°N 2.250°W) by U-764 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 58 of her 156 crew. Although taken in tow, she foundered the next day off Portland Bill, Dorset.[125]
CHa-54	Imperial Japanese Navy	The CHa-1 class auxiliary submarine chaser was sunk in the Mariana Islands by American aircraft.[110]
Erlangen	Germany	World War II: The hospital ship was bombed and set afire by Allied aircraft at Sestri Levante, Liguria, Italy. She was beached. Later towed to Genoa for repair.[1]
Falke	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 23 torpedo boat was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Le Havre (49°30′N 00°07′E / 49.500°N 0.117°E).[126]
Gustav Nachtigal	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The torpedo boat was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Schiermonnikoog by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of Coastal Command.[1]
Jaguar	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 24 torpedo boat was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Le Havre (49°30′N 00°07′E / 49.500°N 0.117°E).[127]
Kanseishi Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 81 nautical miles (150 km) south-east of Tori Jima (29°30′N 141°14′E / 29.500°N 141.233°E) by USS Swordfish ( United States Navy). Two people were killed.[128]
M-103	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was sunk by gunfire and air-dropped torpedoes off De Marne, Groningen, Netherlands in an attack by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of Coastal Command.[1][129]
M-402	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1940 minesweeper was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Bolougne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[130]
M-507	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1915 minesweeper was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Bolougne.[131]
M-550	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1915 minesweeper was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Bolougne.[132]
M 3801	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[1]
M-3802	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk by Royal Air Force aircraft off Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, France.[133]
M 3822	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[1]
M 3855	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[1]
M 3873	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[1]
M 3874	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[1]
M 4327	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[1]
Ma-101	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Auxiliary Netlayer/Minelayer, a Bar class boom defence vessel, was shelled and sunk in Tanapag Harbor, Saipan by USS Halsey Powell ( United States Navy). Raised and repaired by Allied forces 1944-45. Ceded to the Republic of China as a War Reparation in 1947. Captured by the Red Chinese in 1949.[134]
HMS Mourne	Royal Navy	World War II: The River-class frigate was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel (49°35′N 5°30′W / 49.583°N 5.500°W) by U-767 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 110 crew.[135]
Möwe	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 23 torpedo boat was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Le Havre, France (49°30′N 00°07′E / 49.500°N 0.117°E).[136]
PA-1	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Flower class corvette was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Le Havre, France.[137]
PA-2	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Flower class corvette was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Le Havre, France.[138]
PA-3	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Flower class corvette was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Le Havre, France.[139]
R-51	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-41 minesweeper was sunk by mines in the Seine. Raised and towed to Rouen, Seine-Maritime.[1][94]
R-92	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-41 minesweeper was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Bolougne, France.[94]
R-125	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-41 minesweeper was rocketed and sunk by aircraft at Bolougne, France.[94]
R-129	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-41 minesweeper was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Bolougne, France.[94]
R-130	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-130 minesweeper was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Bolougne, France.[123]
R 182	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[1]
R-237	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-218 minesweeper was bombed and sunk by aircraft off Bolougne, France.[51]
RA 9	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper, a former Fairmile B motor launch, was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[1]
Ro-44	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Ro-35-class submarine was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the Marshall Islands (11°13′N 164°15′E / 11.217°N 164.250°E) by USS Burden R. Hastings ( United States Navy).[140]
Ro-114	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Ro-100-class submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Philippine Sea west of Tinian, Marshall Islands by USS Melvin and USS Wadleigh (both  United States Navy).[141]
S-66	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 E-boat was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[60]
S-84	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 E-boat was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[60]
S-100	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 E-boat was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[60]
S-138	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 E-boat was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[60]
S-142	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 E-boat was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[60]
S-143	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 E-boat was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[60]
S-144	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 E-boat was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[1]
S-146	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 E-boat was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[60]
S-150	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 E-boat was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[60]
S-169	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 E-boat was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[60]
S-171	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 E-boat was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[60]
S-172	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 E-boat was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[60]
S-173	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 E-boat was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[60]
S-187	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 E-boat was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[60]
S-188	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 E-boat was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[60]
Shiratsuyu	Imperial Japanese Navy	The Shiratsuyu-class destroyer collided in the Philippine Sea off Mindanao, Philippines (0°09′N 126°51′E / 0.150°N 126.850°E) with Seiyo Maru ( Imperial Japanese Navy) and sank with the loss of 104 of her 180 crew.
Sonderberg	Germany	World War II: The tanker was scuttled as a blockship at Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime.[1]
T 31	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The torpedo boat was sunk in the Gulf of Finland by Soviet Navy torpedo boats.[1]
TA-26	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Ariete-class torpedo boat was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by USS PT-552, USS PT-558, and USS PT-559 (all  United States Navy) with the loss of 90 lives.[1][83]
TA-30	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Ariete-class torpedo boat was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by USS PT-552, USS PT-558, and USS PT-559 (all  United States Navy) with the loss of 20 lives.[83]
Thames	Germany	World War II: The tug was sunk at Le Havre in and Allied air raid.[142]
Trapu	Vichy France	World War II: The tug was sunk at Le Havre in and Allied air raid.[142]
U-860	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type IXD2 submarine was sunk in the South Atlantic south of Saint Helena (25°27′S 5°30′W / 25.450°S 5.500°W) in a depth charge and rocket attack by seven Grumman TBM Avenger and Grumman F4F Wildcat aircraft based on USS Solomons ( United States Navy) with the loss of 42 of her 62 crew.[143]
U-987	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the North Sea west of Narvik, Nordland, Norway (68°01′N 5°08′E / 68.017°N 5.133°E) by HMS Satyr ( Royal Navy) with the loss of all 53 crew.[144]
V 205 Franz Westermann	Kriegsmarine(	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was bombed and sunk in an Allied air raid on St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands.[145][146]
V 207 Heinrich Buermann	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[1]
V 1505 Wal 8	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[1]
V 1506 Wal 9	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was bombed and sunk by aircraft off Le Havre, France.[147]
V 1511 Unitas 7	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[1]
V 1537	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[1]
V 1540	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[1]
V 1541	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[1]
V 1805 Senateur Louis Brindeau	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Le Havre.[1]

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
AF 3	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Artilleriefährprahm was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[1]
AF 11	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Artilleriefährprahm was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Boulogne.[1]
Alert	United Kingdom	World War II: The buoy tender struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy, France.[1]
CHANT 69	United Kingdom	The Channel Tanker capsized in the English Channel off Normandy. She was later sunk by gunfire from a Royal Navy ship.
Brommy	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The torpedo boat was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Boulogne.[1]
Columbine	South Africa	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South Atlantic off Cape Town, South Africa (32°44′S 17°22′E / 32.733°S 17.367°E) by U-198 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 23 of her 52 crew.[148]
Hinode Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk at Halmahera, New Guinea by USS Bream ( United States Navy).[1]
I-6	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The I-6-class submarine was rammed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north east of Hachijo Shima by Toyokawa Maru ( Japan) when she surfaced near a Japanese convoy, in a case of mistaken identity. Lost with all 104 hands.[149]
HMS LCT 589	Royal Navy	World War II: The LCT Mk 4-class Landing Craft, Tank was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea to prevent capture.[150]
M 402	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Boulogne.[1]
M 3650	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Boulogne.[1]
M 3815	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Boulogne.[1]
Nanshin Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south west of Tarakan, Netherlands East Indies by USS Bluefish ( United States Navy).[1]
R-79	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-41 minesweeper was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Boulogne.[151]
R-81	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-41 minesweeper was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Boulogne.[94]
R 92	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Boulogne.[1]
R 96	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and severely damaged in a British air raid at Boulogne.[1]
R 100	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and severely damaged in a British air raid at Boulogne.[1]
R 117	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and severely damaged in a British air raid at Boulogne.[1]
R 125	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Boulogne.[1]
R 129	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Boulogne.[1]
R 232	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Boulogne.[1]
R 237	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Boulogne.[1]
HMT Southern Pride	Royal Navy	The naval whaler was wrecked near Freetown, Sierra Leone.[152]
Tatsutakawa Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by USS Boyd and USS Charrette (both  United States Navy).[1]
U-998	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was depth charged and damaged at Bergen, Hordaland, Norway by a de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 333 Squadron, Royal Air Force. She was consequently withdrawn from service and scrapped.[153]
V 1814 Linz	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Boulogne.[1]
V 1815 Loodsboot 6	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Boulogne.[1]
Von der Groben	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The torpedo boat was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Boulogne.[1]
Von der Lippe	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The torpedo boat was bombed and sunk in a British air raid at Boulogne.[1]
Yuki Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk at Halmahera by USS Bream ( United States Navy).[1]

17 June

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
CHa-56	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The CHa-1 class auxiliary submarine chaser was sunk in the Mariana Islands by American aircraft.[110]
Dixie	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea off Kiberg, Finnmark by an Ilyushin Il-4 aircraft of the Soviet Air Force with the loss of one crew member.[154]
F 542	Kriegsmarine	Operation Broussard: World War II: The Marinefährprahm was torpedoed and sunk in the Tyrrhenian Sea off Elba, Italy by United States Navy PT Boats.[1]
Giuliana	Germany	World War II: The coastal tanker was shelled and sunk in the Bay of Quarnaro by Fantasque and Terrible (both  Free French Naval Forces).[1]
Kinshu Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by USS Hake ( United States Navy).[155]
USS LCI(G)-468	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Forager: The Landing Craft, Gunboat was torpedoed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean off Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. She was scuttled by USS Stembel ( United States Navy).[1]
M 133	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel off the Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, France by HMMTB 748 ( Royal Navy). She was taken in to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Villaine. Scuttled as a blockship on 6 August.[1]
M 546	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1915 minesweeper was bombed and sunk by Canadian aircraft at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[156]
M 3238	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[1]
Minyo Maru	Japan	World War II: The transport ship was bombed and sunk at Sorong, Netherlands East Indies by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Fifth Air Force.[1]
Nipponkai Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The auxiliary transport (a.k.a. Nihonkai Maru) was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 118 nautical miles (219 km) off Cape Augustin, Mindanao, Philippines (06°33′N 127°55′E / 6.550°N 127.917°E) by USS Flounder ( United States Navy). 20 crewmen were killed. Survivors were rescued by CHa-64 ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[157]
RO-117	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Ro-100-class submarine was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 350 nautical miles (650 km) south east of Saipan (11°05′N 150°31′E / 11.083°N 150.517°E) by a United States Navy Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator of Squadron VB-109. Lost with all 55 hands.[158]
Sanko Maru No. 12	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Sorong by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Fifth Air Force.[1]
Shofuku Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Sorong by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Fifth Air Force.[1]

18 June

For the foundering of HMS Quail on this day, see the entry for 15 November 1943.

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
Albert C. Field	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the English Channel by Luftwaffe aircraft.[1]
Bugsee	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in an Allied air raid on Hamburg.[1]
Eiko Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The auxiliary gunboat was sunk off Penang, Malaya by HMS Truculent ( Royal Navy).[1]
Henry John	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in an Allied air raid on Hamburg.[1]
USS LCI(G)-468	United States Navy	World War II: The LCI-351-class Landing Craft, Infantry was torpedoed by Japanese aircraft 250 nautical miles (460 km) east of Guam (31°28′N 148°18′E / 31.467°N 148.300°E). Scuttled by USS Stembel ( United States Navy).[159]
USS PT-63	United States Navy	The ELCO 77'-class PT Boat was burned in a refueling accident at Hamburg Bay, Emirau (01°45′S 150°01′E / 1.750°S 150.017°E).[160]
USS PT-107	United States Navy	The ELCO 80'-class PT Boat was burned in a refueling accident at Hamburg Bay, Emirau (01°45′S 150°10′E / 1.750°S 150.167°E).[161]
U-767	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the English Channel south west of Guernsey, Channel Islands (49°03′N 3°13′W / 49.050°N 3.217°W) by HMS Fame, HMS Inconstant and HMS Havelock (all  Royal Navy) with the loss of 49 of her 50 crew.[162]
UJ 316	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The submarine chaser struck a mine and sank in the Black Sea off Sulina, Soviet Union.[1]
VMV 17	Merivoimat	World War II: The VMV 8-class Patrol Craft was sunk in Koivisto by Soviet aircraft.[163]

19 June

List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
USS ATR-15	United States Navy	The ATR-1-class rescue tug was lost by grounding off Normandy, France.[164]
CHANT 7	United Kingdom	The Channel Tanker capsized and was driven ashore in Normandy.
Garoet	Netherlands	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean (12°30′S 64°00′E / 12.500°S 64.000°E) by U-181 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 88 of her 98 crew. Survivors were rescued by Nirvana ( United Kingdom or reached land in their lifeboat.[165]
I-184	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Kaidai-class submarine was sunk in the Philippine Sea by aircraft based on USS Suwannee ( United States Navy).[166]
USS LST-523	United States Navy	World War II: The Mk 2-class Landing Ship, Tank was sunk by a mine off Normandy (49°30′N 01°10′W / 49.500°N 1.167°W).[167]
Pestel'	Soviet Union	World War II: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea (41°03′N 39°42′E / 41.050°N 39.700°E) by U-20 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of eighteen of her 66 crew. Survivors were rescued by Soviet Navy patrol boats.[168]
Shōkaku	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Battle of the Philippine Sea: The Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier was torpedoed and sunk in the Philippine Sea by USS Cavalla ( United States Navy) with the loss of 1,272 of her 1,842 crew. Survivors were rescued by Hatsuzuki, Urakaze, Wakatsuki and Yahagi (all  Imperial Japanese Navy).
Taihō	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Battle of the Philippine Sea: The aircraft carrier was torpedoed and sunk in the Philippine Sea by USS Albacore ( United States Navy) with the loss of 1,650 of her 2,150 crew.
UJ 1209	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The submarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk in The North Sea off Tanafjord by S-104 ( Soviet Navy).[1]
V 211 Seydlitz	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was sunk by allied Motor Torpedo Boats west of Jersey, Channel Islands.[169]
Westdale	United Kingdom	World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.[1]

20 June

List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
Cebre	Vichy France	World War II: The tug was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off La Ciotat, Bouches-du-Rhône, France by HMS Ultor ( Royal Navy).[1]
Gen'yō Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Battle of the Philippine Sea: The Itsukushima Maru-class fleet oiler was bombed and damaged in the Philippine Sea 950 nautical miles (1,760 km) east of Luzon by Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft based on USS Wasp ( United States Navy). She was scuttled by Uzuki ( Imperial Japanese Navy) (15°35′N 133°30′E / 15.583°N 133.500°E).[170]
Hiyō	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Battle of the Philippine Sea: The Hiyō-class aircraft carrier was torpedoed and sunk in the Philippine Sea (16°20′N 132°23′E / 16.333°N 132.383°E) by Grumman TBF Avenger aircraft from USS Belleau Wood ( United States Navy) with the loss of 247 of her 1,224 crew.
USS LCT-208	United States Navy	The LCT Mk 5-class Landing Craft, Tank ran aground and sank off Algeria.[171]
Nichibi Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Saragan Strait off the south coast of Mindanao, Philippines (05°36′N 125°17′E / 5.600°N 125.283°E) by USS Hake ( United States Navy). 97 troops, 4 gunners and 18 crewmen were killed. 644 survivors were rescued by Kitakami Maru ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[172]
Otter	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Lauting-class minelayer was bombed and sunk by Soviet aircraft at Kirkomansaari, Finland.[173]
Seiyo Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Battle of the Philippine Sea: The Standard Type 1TL oiler was bombed and damaged in the Philippine Sea by Douglas SBD Dauntless, Grumman TBF Avenger and Vought F6F Hellcat aircraft from USS Wasp ( United States Navy). She was scuttled by Yukikaze ( Imperial Japanese Navy). Three crewmen were killed.[174]
T-31	Kriegsmarine	World War II: 1st Battle of Nerva Island: The Elbing-class torpedo boat was torpedoed and sunk by TK-37 and TK-60, (both  Soviet Navy), off the Koivisto Islands, Finland. 76 crewmen were killed; 8 survivors were rescued and made prisoners of war.[175]

21 June

List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
AF 32	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Artilleriefährprahm was sunk in a Soviet air raid on Vyborg, Soviet Union.[1]
Bolzano	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The inoperable Trento-class cruiser was sunk at La Spezia, Liguria by Italian commando frogmen. Refloated post-war and scrapped in 1947.
USCGC CG-83415	United States Coast Guard	World War II: The 83' patrol boat was wrecked at Normandy in a storm.[176]
USCGC CG-83477	United States Coast Guard	World War II: The 83' patrol boat was wrecked at Normandy in a storm.[176]
FMa 07	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The guard ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France by HMS Universal ( Royal Navy).[1]
HMS Fury	Royal Navy	World War II: The F-class destroyer struck a mine in the English Channel off Sword Beach, Normandy, France. She was taken in tow but driven ashore after the tow parted. Declared a total loss.
Kanan Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk south of the Strait of Makassar by USS Bluefish ( United States Navy).[1]
Memelland	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Elbe.[1]
SF 284	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Siebel ferry was torpedoed and sunk in the Aegean Sea off Monemvasia, Greece by HMS Unsparing ( Royal Navy).[1]
Sybille	Germany	World War II: The barge was torpedoed and sunk in the Aegean Sea off Monemvasia by HMS Unsparing ( Royal Navy).[1]
UJ-2106 Tenedos	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The submarine chaser, a former Aliakon-class minelayer, was sunk by HMS Unsparing ( Royal Navy) in the Mediterranean Sea south of Pelopenes.[1][6]
TA 25	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The torpedo boat was torpedoed and sunk in the Tyrrhenian Sea south of Viareggio, Italy by United States Navy PT Boats with the loss of 60 lives.[1]
Taisto	Merivoimat	World War II: The T class motor torpedo boat was sunk south of Oritsaari Island by Soviet aircraft.[177]

22 June

List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
Canosa	Vichy France	World War II: The blockship was torpedoed and sunk at Cassis, Bouches-du-Rhône, France by HMS Universal ( Royal Navy).[1]
Diamant	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Saphir-class submarine was sunk in an American air raid on Toulon, Var, France.[1]
Eurydice	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Ariane-class submarine was sunk in an American air raid on Toulon.[1]
Galatée	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Sirène-class submarine was sunk in an American air raid on Toulon.[1]
I-185	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Kaidai-class submarine was sunk in the Pacific Ocean (15°55′N 147°09′E / 15.917°N 147.150°E) by USS Chandler and USS Newcomb (both  United States Navy). Lost with all 95 hands.[178]
Nagaragawa Maru	Empire of Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan (34°36′N 137°56′E / 34.600°N 137.933°E) by USS Batfish ( United States Navy).[1][179]
President Dal Piaz	Vichy France	World War II: The blockship was torpedoed and sunk at Cassis by HMS Universal ( Royal Navy).[1]
Sirène	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Sirène-class submarine was sunk in an American air raid on Toulon.[1]

23 June

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
Abba	Greece	World War II: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Aegean Sea off Antikythera by HMS Vampire ( Royal Navy).[1]
Belgium Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The Daifuku Maru No. 1-class transport was torpedoed and severely damaged in the Mindoro Strait off Mindoro, Philippines (13°11′N 120°27′E / 13.183°N 120.450°E) by USS Flier ( United States Navy) and beached. Later refloated and towed to Manila. She was too severely damaged to be repaired and used as a stationary Anti-Aircraft Battery.[180]
Dornia Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Landing Craft was torpedoed and sunk off Ceram Island, Netherlands East Indies by HNLMS K XIV ( Royal Netherlands Navy).[1]
Hydra	Germany	World War II: The supply ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands by four Royal Canadian Navy and four Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boats.[1]
M 4624	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off St Helier by four Royal Canadian Navy and four Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boats.[1]
Nesttun	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine in the English Channel off Omaha Beach, Normandy, France and was consequently beached.[1]
R 79	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Boulogne by Allied aircraft.[1]
S 190	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The torpedo boat was damaged in the English Channel in a battle with Royal Navy destroyers and was abandoned.[1]
HMS Scylla	Royal Navy	World War II: The Dido-class cruiser struck a mine in the English Channel and was severely damaged. She was towed to Portsmouth, Hampshire, where she was declared a constructive total loss.
Shoun Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Shoun Maru-class Transport was torpedoed and sunk at Rota, Mariana Islands (14°10′N 145°10′E / 14.167°N 145.167°E) by a Grumman TBF Avenger from USS Yorktown ( United States Navy). Six crewmen were killed.[181]
UJ 307	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The submarine chaser struck a mine and sank in the Black Sea off Varna, Romania.[1]
UJ 2306	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The submarine chaser struck a mine and sank in the Black Sea off Varna.[1]

24 June

List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
AF 66	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Artilleriefährprahm was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Cap La Hougue, Manche, France by Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boats.[1]
Alexander von Humboldt	Germany	World War II: The hospital ship was sunk in an Allied air raid on Wesermünde.[1]
Aso Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Philippine Sea off Leyte, Philippines by USS Redfin ( United States Navy).[98]
DB-26	Soviet Navy	World War II: The motorboat was shelled and sunk in the Black Sea (43°17′N 40°44′E / 43.283°N 40.733°E by U-20 ( Kriegsmarine).[182]
Derrycunihy	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship (impressed military transport MTS T72) was sunk by a Luftwaffe acoustic mine off Sword Beach, Normandy, France with great loss of life among the troops of 43rd (Wessex) Reconnaissance Regiment in the after part waiting to disembark. The fore part was beached and unloaded.[183]
Empire Lough	United Kingdom	World War II: The collier was torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel by Kriegsmarine E-boats. She was beached at Folkestone, Kent but was declared a total loss.[78]
Fort Norfolk	United Kingdom	World War II: The Fort ship struck a mine and sank off Juno Beach, Calvados, France.[184]
I-52	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Type C3 submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 800 nautical miles (1,500 km) south west of the Azores, Portugal (15°16′N 39°55′W / 15.267°N 39.917°W) by a Grumman TBF Avenger aircraft based on USS Bogue ( United States Navy).
Ilich	Soviet Union	World War II: The cargo ship sank from unknown causes in Portland Harbor, Virginia, United States. A crewman was killed.[185]
Kennichi Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: Convoy HO-02: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea (32°24′N 129°38′E / 32.400°N 129.633°E) by USS Tang ( United States Navy). Two Gunners and 34 crewmen were killed.[186]
Kumanosan Maru		or Kumanoyama Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south of Yokohama by USS Greenling ( United States Navy).[1][187]
HMS Lord Austen	Royal Navy	World War II: The naval trawler was sunk by a mine off Normandy.[188]
HMS MMS 8	Royal Navy	World War II: The MMS-class minesweeper was sunk by a mine in the English Channel.[189]
Nanmei Maru No. 6	Japan	World War II: The coastal tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south of Yokohama by USS Greenlling ( United States Navy).[1]
Nasusan Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy HO-02: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea (32°24′N 129°38′E / 32.400°N 129.633°E) by USS Tang ( United States Navy). 11 crewmen killed.[186]
USS PT-193	United States Navy	World War II: The ELCO 80'-class PT Boat ran aground and was burned to avoid capture off Noemfoor, New Guinea (00°55′S 134°52′E / 0.917°S 134.867°E).[190]
R 141	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was sunk in an Allied air raid on Wesermünde.[1]
San Pedro Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	Convoy MATA-23: World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea off Cape Bolinao, Luzon (16°17′N 119°41′E / 16.283°N 119.683°E) by USS Jack ( United States Navy). 8 crewmen, 2 Gunners and 25 passengers killed.[191]
HMS Swift	Royal Navy	World War II: The S class destroyer was sunk by a mine off Sword Beach, Normandy.[192]
TA 34	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The "T class torpedo boat" was attacked by HMMGB 659 HMMGB 662 and HMMGB 670 (all  Royal Navy) off Murter, Yugoslavia. She was beached on the island and burnt out.[1][193]
Tainan Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy HO-02: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea (32°24′N 129°38′E / 32.400°N 129.633°E) by USS Tang ( United States Navy). Thirty-four crewmen and an unknown number of troops were killed.[186]
Tamahoko Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: Convoy HO-02: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea (32°24′N 129°38′E / 32.400°N 129.633°E) by USS Tang ( United States Navy). Two Gunners, 33 crewmen, 560 Allied prisoners of war were killed. Some of the survivors rescued by an Imperial Japanese Navy whaler.[186]
U-971	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the English Channel north of Brest, Finistère, France (49°01′N 5°35′W / 49.017°N 5.583°W) by a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of 311 Squadron, Royal Air Force and also by HMS Eskimo ( Royal Navy) and HMCS Haida ( Royal Canadian Navy) with the loss of one of her 52 crew.[194]
U-1225	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type IXC/40 submarine was depth charged and sunk in the North Sea west of Bergen, Hordaland, Norway (63°00′N 0°50′W / 63.000°N 0.833°W) by a Consolidated Canso aircraft of 162 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force with the loss of all 56 crew.
V 205 Franz Westermann	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was sunk in the English Channel off Guernsey, Channel Islands by Royal Air Force aircraft.[195]
V 209 Dr. Rudolf Wahrendorff	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was sunk in the English Channel off Guernsey by Royal Air Force aircraft.[196][197]

25 June

List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
Bison	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Le Hardi-class destroyer was rammed and sunk at Toulon, Var, France by U-642 ( Kriegsmarine).[1]
Cassino	Regia Marina	World War II: The auxiliary ship was sunk by aircraft.[198]
HMS Glasgow	Royal Navy	World War II: The Southampton-class cruiser was shelled and severely damaged in the English Channel by German shore-based artillery. She was under repair until August 1945.[1]
HMS Goodson	Royal Navy	World War II: The Captain-class frigate was torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel (50°00′N 2°49′W / 50.000°N 2.817°W) by U-984 ( Kriegsmarine). She was towed to Portland by HMS Bligh but was declared a total loss. Scrapped in January 1947.[199]
R-79	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-41 minesweeper was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[94]
TA 34	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The torpedo boat was bombed and severely damaged south east of Trieste, Italy. She was declared a total loss.[1]
U-269	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the English Channel south east of Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom (50°01′N 2°59′W / 50.017°N 2.983°W) by HMS Bickerton ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 13 of her 52 crew.[200]
Yamamiya Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north west of Halmahera, New Guinea by USS Bashaw ( United States Navy).[1]

26 June

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
AF 85	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Marinefährprahm was sunk in an Allied air raid on Weseremünde.[1]
Florianopolis	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and set afire by Soviet Bell P-39 Airacobra, Curtis P40 Kittyhawk and Ilyushin Il-2 aircraft and was beached off Kirkenes, Norway. Scrapped in the United Kingdom after the war.[1][201]
HMS Goodson	Royal Navy	World War II: The Captain-class frigate was torpedoed and severely damaged in the English Channel west of Portland Bill, Dorset by U-984 ( Kriegsmarine). She was declared a constructive total loss.
Gorizia	Regia Marina	World War II: The Zara-class cruiser was crippled at La Spezia, Italy by manned torpedoes. Scrapped post-1946.
Harukiku Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed in the Strait of Malacca by HMS Truculent ( Royal Navy). Of 1,174 prisoners of war on board, there were 1,018 survivors.[202][203]
HMMTB 734	Royal Navy	World War II: The Fairmile D motor torpedo boat, was bombed by Allied aircraft and sunk by Allied warships off Normandy.[204]
R-46	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-41 minesweeper was sunk at Bolbec, Seine-Maritime, France by the detonation of a boat laden with explosives that she was towing.[1][94]
S 145	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The torpedo boat was shelled and sunk in the English Channel off Selsey Bill, West Sussex, United Kingdom by HMCS Chaudière and HMCS Gatineau (both  Royal Canadian Navy).[1]
U-317	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north east of the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom (62°03′N 1°45′E / 62.050°N 1.750°E) by a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of 86 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 50 crew.
U-719	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Ireland (55°33′N 11°02′W / 55.550°N 11.033°W) by HMS Bulldog with the loss of all 52 crew.[205]

27 June

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
Barzha No.75	Soviet Union	World War II: The barge was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea off Tuapse by U-19 ( Kriegsmarine).[206]
Felix I	Germany	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Nice, Alpes Maritimes, France by HMS Ulton ( Royal Navy).[1]
Herta	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was attacked and set afire off Kirkenes, Norway by Soviet Bell P-39 Airacobra, Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk and Ilyushil Il-2 aircraft.[1]
Kizugawa Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Standard Peacetime Type D transport had been torpedoed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean 7 nautical miles (13 km) east of Guam (13°16′N 145°11′E / 13.267°N 145.183°E) by USS Seahorse ( United States Navy) on 8 April 1944. She was towed to Guam where she was bombed and further damaged during an air raid on 11 April, and again on 11 and 27 June. Declared beyond repair after the raid on the 2 June scuttled by gunfire off Guam.[207]
M 4620	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands by Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boats.[1]
HMMTB 640	Royal Navy	World War II: The Fairmile D motor torpedo boat, was mined and sunk off Vada, Italy.[208]
Medan Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy MATA-23: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea in the Bashi Channel (21°10′N 120°31′E / 21.167°N 120.517°E) by USS Seahorse ( United States Navy). Her cargo of 8,463 tons of AvGas exploded, killing all 58 crewmen.[209][210]
HMS Pink	Royal Navy	World War II: The Flower-class corvette was torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel (49°48′N 0°49′W / 49.800°N 0.817°W) by U-988 ( Kriegsmarine). She was towed to Portsmouth, Hampshire but was declared a total loss. Scrapped in 1947.[211]
R-114	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type R-41 minesweeper was sunk by mines in the English Channel.[94]
Tempo 3	Germany	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Nice by HMS Ultor ( Royal Navy).[1]

28 June

List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
CD-24	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Type D escort ship was torpedoed and sunk off Iwo Jima (24°44′N 140°20′E / 24.733°N 140.333°E) by USS Archerfish ( United States Navy).[212]
Charles W. Eliot	United States	World War II: The Liberty ship struck two mines in the English Channel off Omaha Beach, Normandy, France and sank.[1]
Kondor	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 23 torpedo boat was bombed and wrecked in dry dock at Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France.[1][213]
M 4611	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was sunk in the English Channel off St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands by HMS Eskimo ( Royal Navy) and HMCS Huron ( Royal Canadian Navy).[1]
MGB 326	Royal Navy	World War II: The Fairmile C motor gun boat was sunk by a mine off Normandy, France.[214]
HMS Maid of Orleans	Royal Navy	World War II: Convoy FXP 18: The Landing Ship, Infantry was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel south east of St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight (50°06′N 0°41′W / 50.100°N 0.683°W) by U-988 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of five of the 98 people on board. Survivors were rescued by HMS Eglington, HMS Hotham (both  Royal Navy) and Empire Roger ( United Kingdom).[215]
Nerissa	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off Cape Romanov by TKA-239 ( Soviet Navy.[1][216]
Sansei Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Tsushima Strait by USS Sealion ( United States Navy).[1]
Shotoku Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	The auxiliary gunboat was lost on this date.[217]
Ussuri Maru	Japan	World War II: Convoy MATA-23: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Bashi Channel (06°50′N 121°30′E / 6.833°N 121.500°E) by USS Pargo ( United States Navy) on 27 June. Bombed and sunk on 28 June by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Fourteenth Air Force. Two crewmen were killed.[210]
Vulkan	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk off Petsamo, Finland.[218]
Yamagiko Maru	Japan	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Moro Gulf (06°50′N 121°30′E / 6.833°N 121.500°E) by USS Pargo ( United States Navy), killing three crewmen.[219]

29 June

List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
AF 8	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Artilleriefährprahm was sunk in an Allied air raid at Le Tréport, Haute-Normandie, France.[1]
Empire Portia	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy FTM 22: The cargo ship was either torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel off Selsey Bill, West Sussex (50°33′N 0°35′W / 50.550°N 0.583°W) by U-988 ( Kriegsmarine), or she struck a mine. She was taken in tow by HMS LST-416 ( Royal Navy) and beached at Ryde, Isle of Wight, where she broke in two and was declared a total loss. Consequently, scrapped.[220]
H. G. Blasdel	United States	World War II: Convoy ECM 17: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight (50°07′N 0°47′W / 50.117°N 0.783°W) by U-984 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 76 of the 508 people on board. Survivors were rescued by buoy tender, a corvette and HMS LST-326 (all  Royal Navy). H. G. Blasdel was taken in tow and beached at Southampton, Hampshire. She broke in two and was declared a total loss. The wreck was scrapped in 1947.[221]
James A. Farrell	United States	World War II: Convoy ECM 17: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of St. Catherine's Point (50°07′N 0°47′W / 50.117°N 0.783°W) by U-984 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of four of the 494 people on board. Survivors were rescued by HMS LST-50 ( Royal Navy). James A. Farrell was beached at Netley, Hampshire and declared a total loss. She was scrapped in situ.[222]
John A. Treutlen	United States	World War II: The Liberty ship, on her maiden voyage, was torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of St. Catherine's Point (50°07′N 0°47′W / 50.117°N 0.783°W) by U-984 ( Kriegsmarine). Sixty-one of her 74 crew were rescued by HMCS Buctouche ( Royal Canadian Navy) and USS LST-336 ( United States Navy). John A. Treutlen was beached at Southampton, where she was declared a total loss.[223]
Katori Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Standard Peacetime Type D Transport was torpedoed and sunk 11 nautical miles (20 km) north of Caminguin Island, Mindanao, Philippines (19°00′N 121°42′E / 19.000°N 121.700°E) by USS Growler ( United States Navy). 44 crewmen were killed.[224]
Libau	Sweden	World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea north of Kolberg, Pomerania, Germany.[1]
Nellore	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean (07°51′S 75°20′E / 7.850°S 75.333°E) by I-8 ( Imperial Japanese Navy). 79 passengers and crew were killed, 10 were taken prisoner, 112 were rescued by HMS Lossie ( Royal Navy). 10 survivors sailed 2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km) to Sambevany, Madagascar, arriving a month later.[225]
Niho Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south east of Singapore by USS Flasher ( United States Navy).[1]
Toyama Maru	Japan	The troopship was torpedoed and sunk off Tokunoshima, Kagoshima by USS Sturgeon ( United States Navy) with the loss of about 5,400 lives. There were about 600 survivors.
Tsugaru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Tsugaru-class minelayer was torpedoed and sunk in Cenderawasih Bay off Biak, Netherlands East Indies (2°19′N 127°57′E / 2.317°N 127.950°E) by USS Darter ( United States Navy) with the loss of most of her crew.
U-988	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the English Channel west of Guernsey, Channel Islands (49°37′N 3°41′W / 49.617°N 3.683°W) by a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of 244 Squadron, Royal Air Force and also by HMS Cooke, HMS Domett, HMS Duckworth and HMS Essington (all  Royal Navy) with the loss of all 50 crew.[226]
USS Valor	United States Navy	The Accentor-class minesweeper was in collision with USS Richard W. Suesens ( United States Navy) in Buzzards Bay off Mishaum Point, Massachusetts (41°28′N 70°57′W / 41.467°N 70.950°W) and sank with the loss of seven of her fourteen crew.

30 June

List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1944

Ship	Country	Description
Empire Portia	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the English Channel off Selsey Bill, West Sussex. She was taken in tow by USS LST 416 ( United States Navy). The ship was beached north of Ryde Pier, Isle of Wight the next day but her back broke on 4 July and she was declared a total loss. Stern section salvaged in September 1944, bow section in April 1945 and scrapped.[78]
Hyakufuku Maru	Japan	World War II: The transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north west of Chichi Jima by USS Plaice ( United States Navy.[1]
Matsukawa Maru	Japan	World War II: Convoy SAMA-08: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea (14°15′N 119°40′E / 14.250°N 119.667°E) by USS Jack ( United States Navy). Two crewmen, five gunners, fifteen soldiers and nine passengers were killed.[191][227]
Nikkin Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea off the coast of Korea by USS Tang ( United States Navy).[1][71]
TK-43		TK-63 (): and TK-161, (all  Soviet Navy): World War II: The motor torpedo boats were sunk in the Baltic Sea by German minesweepers.[20]
Trinchen Behrens	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Jade Bight.[1]
Tsurushima Maru	Japan	World War II: Convoy SAMA-08: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea (14°15′N 119°40′E / 14.250°N 119.667°E) by USS Jack ( United States Navy). 44 crewmen, 18 Gunners and 15 passengers killed.[191][227]
U-478	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north east of the Faroe Islands (63°27′N 0°50′W / 63.450°N 0.833°W) by a Consolidated PBY Canso aircraft of 162 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force and a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of 86 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 52 crew.[228]
UJ 1408 Mob-FD84	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The submarine chaser was sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Concarneau, Finistère, France by Allied de Havilland Mosquito aircraft.[1]

Unknown date

For the scuttling of the German ship Sonderberg in connection with the Normandy Landings during June 1944, see the entry for 15 September 1942.

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1944

Ship	Country	Description
Amythyste	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France. She was later raised, repaired and returned to service.[229]
Bosna	Navy of the Independent State of Croatia	World War II: The river monitor struck a mine in the Una and sank.[230]
Empire Tamar	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as part of Gooseberry 5, Sword Beach, Ouistreham, Calvados, France.[78]
Empire Tana	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk a part of Gooseberry 5.[78]
USS LCT-147	United States Navy	World War II: The Landing Craft, Tank ran aground and sank in the English Channel off Juno Beach, Normandy.[1][231]
HNoMS Glaisdale	Royal Norwegian Navy	World War II: The destroyer was lost in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.[1]
HMS LCI(L)-105	Royal Navy	World War II: The Landing Craft, Tank was lost off Normandy.[232]
HMS LCI(L)-132	Royal Navy	World War II: The Landing Craft, Tank was lost off Normandy.[232]
USS LCT-200	United States Navy	World War II: The Landing Craft, Tank was lost in the English Channel off Juno Beach. Cause unknown.[1][231]
USS LCT-209	United States Navy	World War II: The LCT Mk 5-class Landing Craft, Tank was lost off Normandy on June 10 or 19,1944, or destroyed at Salerno, Italy by the explosion of Bushrod Washington ( United States) on 15 September 1943 during the Battle of Salerno.[233][234]
USS LCT-244	United States Navy	World War II: The Landing Craft, Tank was lost in the English Channel off Juno Beach. Cause unknown.[1][231]
USS LCT-413	United States Navy	World War II: The Landing Craft, Tank was lost in the English Channel off Juno Beach. Cause unknown.[1][231]
USS LCT-273	United States Navy	World War II: The Landing Craft, Tank was lost off Normandy.[232]
USS LCT-301	United States Navy	World War II: The Landing Craft, Tank was lost off Normandy.[232]
USS LCT-307	United States Navy	World War II: The Landing Craft, Tank was lost off Normandy.[232]
USS LCT-402	United States Navy	World War II: The Landing Craft, Tank was lost off Normandy.[232]
USS LCT-419	United States Navy	World War II: The Landing Craft, Tank was lost off Normandy.[232]
USS LCT-498	United States Navy	World War II: The Landing Craft, Tank was lost off Normandy.[232]
HMS LCT-524	Royal Navy	World War II: The Landing Craft, Tank was lost off Normandy.[232]
USS LCT-572	United States Navy	World War II: The Landing Craft, Tank struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Juno Beach.[1][231]
USS LCT-713	United States Navy	World War II: The Landing Craft, Tank struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Juno Beach.[1][231]
HMS LCT-715	Royal Navy	World War II: The Landing Craft, Tank was lost off Normandy.[232]
HMS LCT-750	Royal Navy	World War II: The Landing Craft, Tank was lost off Normandy.[232]
HMS LCT-809	Royal Navy	World War II: The Landing Craft, Tank was lost off Normandy.[232]
HMS LCT-947	Royal Navy	World War II: The Landing Craft, Tank was lost off Normandy.[232]
USS LCT-7143	United States Navy	World War II: The Landing Craft, Tan struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Juno Beach.[1][231]
Shoan Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Kaiko Maru class transport was torpedoed and damaged by USS Whale ( United States Navy) on January 27, 1943. She spent the next year being repaired when she was damaged again by bombing 14 January 1944, and bombed and damaged beyond repair by aircraft from USS Essex and USS Yorktown ( United States Navy) on 23 February 1944 and abandond. Either sank at this time or during the June, 1944 Battle of Saipan.[235]
Surprise	Free French Naval Forces	World War II: The corvette was lost in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.[1]
U-740	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The German Type VII submarine was lost on patrol in the English Channel on or after 6 June with the loss of all 51 crew.[236]
U-1191	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was lost on patrol in the English Channel on or after 12 June with the loss of all 50 crew.[237]
Virgilio	Germany	The troopship was scuttled.[238]

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Ship commissionings:	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Ship decommissionings:	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Shipwrecks:	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949