List of shipwrecks in November 1942

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

November 1942
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30	Unknown date

1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Agnes	Finland	World War II: Continuation War: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of Rixhöft, Pomerania, Germany by Shch-406 ( Soviet Navy).[1][2]
Elmdale	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (0°17′N 34°55′W / 0.283°N 34.917°W) by U-174 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of six of her 42 crew. Survivors were rescued by Therezina M ( Brazil).[3]
George Thatcher	United States	World War II: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (1°50′S 8°00′E / 1.833°S 8.000°E) by U-126 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of eighteen of the 66 people on board. Survivors were rescued by two Free French corvettes. George Thatcher was on her maiden voyage, she burnt for two days and sank on 3 November.[4][5]
Mendoza	United Kingdom	World War II: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean (29°20′S 32°13′E / 29.333°S 32.217°E) by U-178 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 26 of the 408 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Cape Alva ( United States) and HMSAS Nigel ( South African Navy).[6][7]
Tripolino	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya by British aircraft.[8]
USS YP-345	United States Navy	The Yard Patrol Boat was wrecked north of Charlotte Amalie (18°30′N 65°00′W / 18.500°N 65.000°W).[9]

2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Aegeus	Greece	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South Atlantic off Cape Columbine, South Africa (32°30′S 16°00′E / 32.500°S 16.000°E by U-177 with the loss of all 29 crew.[10]
Brioni	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya by British aircraft.[8]
Dalcroy	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 500 nautical miles (930 km) east of Belle Isle, Labrador, Canada (52°30′N 45°30′W / 52.500°N 45.500°W) by U-402 ( Kriegsmarine). All 49 crew were rescued by Stockport ( United Kingdom).[11]
Empire Antelope	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (52°26′N 45°22′W / 52.433°N 45.367°W) by U-402 ( Kriegsmarine). All 50 crew were rescued by Stockport ( United Kingdom).
Empire Gilbert	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea (70°15′N 13°50′E / 70.250°N 13.833°E) by U-586 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 64 of her 67 crew. The survivors were rescued by U-586.[12]
Empire Leopard	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (52°26′N 45°22′W / 52.433°N 45.367°W) by U-402 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 38 of her 41 crew. Survivors were rescued by Stockport ( United Kingdom).
Empire Sunrise	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by U-402. She was then torpedoed and sunk by U-84 (both  Kriegsmarine). All 51 crew were rescued by Stockport ( United Kingdom).[13][14]
Empire Zeal	United Kingdom	World War II: the cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (0°30′S 30°45′W / 0.500°S 30.750°W by Leonardo da Vinci ( Regia Marina).[13]
Gifu Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	Gifu Maru (or Keiko Maru [8 Nov] ) seen through the periscope of USS Seawolf World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Davao Gulf by USS Seawolf ( United States Navy).[15][16]
Hartington	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by U-438 and U-522 (both  Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 24 of her 48 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Winchelsea ( Royal Navy). Hartington was later torpedoed and sunk at 52°30′N 45°30′W / 52.500°N 45.500°W by U-521 ( Kriegsmarine).[17]
Llandilo	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South Atlantic south east of Saint Helena (27°03′S 2°59′W / 27.050°S 2.983°W) by U-172 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 24 of her 44 crew. Survivors were rescued by Olaf Bergh ( Norway).[18]
Maritima	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 500 nautical miles (930 km) north east of St. John's, Newfoundland (52°20′N 45°40′W / 52.333°N 45.667°W) by U-522 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 32 of her 59 crew. Survivors were rescued by Arvida ( Royal Canadian Navy).[19]
Mount Pelion	Greece	World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 500 nautical miles (930 km) north east of St. John's (52°20′N 45°40′W / 52.333°N 45.667°W) by U-522 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of seven of her 39 crew.[20]
Parthenon	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (53°30′N 42°15′W / 53.500°N 42.250°W) by U-522 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of six of her 29 crew.[21]
P.L.M. 27	United Kingdom	World War II: The ore carrier was torpedoed and sunk off Bell Island, Newfoundland (47°36′N 52°58′W / 47.600°N 52.967°W) by U-522 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of seven of her 49 crew.[22]
Rinos	Greece	World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 500 nautical miles (930 km) east of Belle Isle (52°30′N 45°30′W / 52.500°N 45.500°W) by U-402 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of eight of her 31 crew.[23]
Rose Castle	Canada	World War II: The ore carrier was torpedoed and sunk off Bell Island, Newfoundland (47°36′N 52°58′W / 47.600°N 52.967°W) by U-518 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 23 of her 43 crew. Survivors were rescued by a Fairmile B motor launch of the Royal Canadian Navy.[24]
Yasukawa Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The Yasukawa Maru-class anti-aircraft transport was bombed and damaged by 5th Air Force B-17s in Huon Bay, New Guinea. Later scuttled by escorts in Dampier Strait.[25]
Zaandam	Netherlands	World War II: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) north of Cape Sao Roque, Brazil (1°25′N 36°22′W / 1.417°N 36.367°W) by U-174 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 134 of the 299 people on board, including survivors of Examelia ( United States) 15 men, Coloradan ( United States) 6 men, Swiftsure ( United States) 15 crewmen, and Chickasaw City ( United States) 6 Gunners and 12 crewmen. Survivors were rescued by Gulfstate ( United States) and USS PC-576 ( United States Navy) (PC-576 on Jan. 24, 1943) or reached land in their lifeboats.[26]
Zara	Regia Marina	World War II: The auxiliary cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by British aircraft.[8]

3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
HMS Baia	Royal Navy	World War II: The tug was lost while under tow in the Indian Ocean between Mombasa and Mogadishu.[27]
Chikugo Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Hainan Strait by USS Tambor ( United States Navy).[28]
Chr. J. Kampmann	Canada	World War II: Convoy TAG 18: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea north west of Grenada (12°06′N 62°42′W / 12.100°N 62.700°W) by U-160 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of nineteen of her 27 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS Lea ( United States Navy).[29]
Dagomba	United Kingdom	World War II: The 3,845 grt Elder Dempster cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk by U-96 ( Kriegsmarine), about 500 nautical miles (930 km) S.W. of Freetown. Of her complement of 56 crew, six gunners and one passenger, 23 were picked up by a French warship and interned, 21 including the captain were landed at Luanda by a Portuguese ship.[30]
East Indian	United States	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South Atlantic 300 nautical miles (560 km) south of the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (37°23′S 13°34′E / 37.383°S 13.567°E) by U-181 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 6 passengers and 17 crew in the sinking. 18 crewmen, 11 Gunners and 3 passengers survive the sinking, but are never found. 2 passengers, 4 Gunners and 13 crewmen were rescued by Durando ( United Kingdom) on the 16th.[31]
Empire Lynx	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°20′N 40°01′W / 55.333°N 40.017°W) by U-132 ( Kriegsmarine). all 41 crew were rescued by Titus ( Netherlands).[13][32]
Gypsum Express	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy TAG 18: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea west of Grenada (12°27′N 64°04′W / 12.450°N 64.067°W) by U-160 ( Kriegsmarine). All 40 crew were rescued by Gobeo ( Spain).[33]
Hahira	United States	World War II: Convoy SC 107: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) south west of Cape Farewell, Greenland (54°15′N 41°57′W / 54.250°N 41.950°W) by U-521 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 56 crew. Survivors were rescued by Stockport ( United Kingdom).[34]
Jeypore	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°30′N 40°16′W / 55.500°N 40.267°W) by U-89 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 91 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS Pessacus and USS Uncas (both  United States Navy).[35]
Leda	Panama	World War II: Convoy TAG 18: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Caribbean Sea west of Grenada (12°16′N 64°06′W / 12.267°N 64.100°W) by U-160 ( Kriegsmarine). She was taken in tow but later foundered north west of Trinidad (11°12′N 62°18′W / 11.200°N 62.300°W). All 48 crew survived.[36]
Porto Alegre	Brazil	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean off Port Elizabeth, South Africa (35°27′S 28°02′E / 35.450°S 28.033°E) with the loss of one of the 52 people on board.[37]
Sagami Mari	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Davao Gulf by USS Seawolf ( United States Navy).[16]
Tekkai Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Yellow Sea by USS Haddock ( United States Navy).[38]
RFA Thorshavet	Royal Fleet Auxiliary	World War II: Convoy TAG 18: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Caribbean Sea west of Grenada (12°16′N 64°06′W / 12.267°N 64.100°W) by U-160 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 45 crew. She sank on 7 November. Survivors were rescued by one of the destroyers escorting the convoy.[39][40]

4 November

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Andreas	Greece	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (2°00′S 30°30′W / 2.000°S 30.500°W) by Leonardo da Vinci ( Regia Marina).[41]
Daleby	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (57°24′N 35°54′W / 57.400°N 35.900°W) by U-89 ( Kriegsmarine). All 47 crew were rescued by Brúarfoss ( Iceland).[42]
Hai Hing	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean 7 nautical miles (13 km) off the Inhaca Lighthouse, Mozambique (25°55′S 33°10′E / 25.917°S 33.167°E) by U-178 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 25 of her 67 crew. Survivors were rescued by Chaimite ( Portugal).[43]
Hatimura	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 500 nautical miles (930 km) south east of Cape Farewell, Greenland by U-132 ( Kriegsmarine). She then straggled behind the convoy and was torpedoed and sunk at 55°28′N 39°52′W / 55.467°N 39.867°W by U-442 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of four of her 90 crew. The explosion of the ship sunk U-132 with the loss of all hands. Survivors were rescued by USS Pessacus and USS Uncas (both  United States Navy).[44]
Hobbema	Netherlands	World War II: Convoy SC 107: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°18′N 40°00′W / 55.300°N 40.000°W) by U-132 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 28 of her 44 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS Pessacus and USS Uncas (both  United States Navy).
Oued Grou	United Kingdom	World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Guinea (4°53′N 4°49′E / 4.883°N 4.817°E) by U-126 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of five of her 34 crew.[45]
Ro-65	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Type L4 submarine sank in Kiska Harbor, Alaska Territory, (51°58′N 171°33′E / 51.967°N 171.550°E) in a diving accident during an air raid when a hatch was left open. 19 crew killed, 45 crew and her C.O. were able to escape.[46]
Trekieve	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mozambique Channel east of Lourenço Marques, Portuguese East Africa (25°46′S 33°48′E / 25.767°S 33.800°E) by U-178 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 50 crew.[47]
U-132	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°28′N 39°52′W / 55.467°N 39.867°W) by the explosion of Hatimura ( United Kingdom, which had been torpedoed and sunk by U-442 ( Kriegsmarine). All 47 crew were killed.
William Clark	United States	World War II: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Greenland Sea (71°05′N 13°10′E / 71.083°N 13.167°E) by U-354 ( Kriegsmarine). 41 gunners and crew were rescued by HMT Cape Palliser and HMT St Elstan (both  Royal Navy) on the 7th. One lifeboat with 13 gunners and 18 crew were never seen again.[48][49]

5 November

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Astrell	Norway	World War II: Convoy TAG 18: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (12°21′N 69°21′W / 12.350°N 69.350°W) by U-129 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 43 crew. Survivors were rescued by HNLMS TM-23, HNLMS Van Kinsbergen (both  Royal Netherlands Navy) and USCGC CG-475 ( United States Coast Guard)[50][51]
Chulmleigh	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Greenland Sea by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of II Gruppe, KG 30, Luftwaffe. She was beached at Sørkapp, Spitzbergen but was torpedoed, shelled and sunk the next day by U-625 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 45 of her 58 crew.[52]
SS Dekabrist	Soviet Union	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged by Ju-88s in the Greenland Sea near Hope Island (75°30′N 27°10′E / 75.500°N 27.167°E) east of Spitzbergen Island and abandoned. She was torpedoed and sunk early the next morning by Ju-88s. 77 crewmen died in the sinking or the ordeal afterwards. 2 crewman and the ship's female doctor rescued from Hope Island by U-703 ( Kriegsmarine) on 7 October 1943.[53]
La Cordillera	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 85 nautical miles (157 km) east of Barbados (12°02′N 58°04′W / 12.033°N 58.067°W) by U-163 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 41 crew.[54]
Meton	United States	World War II: Convoy TAG 18: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) north of Curaçao (12°21′N 69°21′W / 12.350°N 69.350°W) by U-129 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 50 crew. Survivors were rescued by HNLMS TM-23 ( Royal Netherlands Navy).[55]
New Toronto	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Guinea (5°57′N 2°30′E / 5.950°N 2.500°E) by U-126 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of four of her 106 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMML 263 ( Royal Navy).[41][56]
Shch-305	Soviet Navy	World War II: The Shchuka-class submarine was rammed and sunk in the Baltic Sea (60°03′N 19°12′E / 60.050°N 19.200°E) by Vetehinen ( Finnish Navy).[57]
U-408	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north of Iceland (67°40′N 18°32′W / 67.667°N 18.533°W) by a Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of the United States Navy with the loss of all 45 crew.[58]

6 November

For the foundering of the British cargo ship Silverwillow on this day, see the entry for 30 October 1942

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Arica	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy TRIN 24: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) north of Galeta Point, Trinidad (10°58′N 60°52′W / 10.967°N 60.867°W) by U-160 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of twelve of her 67 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMT Lady Elsa ( Royal Navy).[59]
Centauro	Regia Marina	World War II: The Spica-class torpedo boat was sunk at Benghazi by British aircraft.[8][60]
City of Cairo	United Kingdom	World War II: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 480 nautical miles (890 km) south of Saint Helena (23°30′S 5°30′W / 23.500°S 5.500°W) by U-68 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 104 of the 311 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Bendoran, Clan Alpine ( United Kingdom), Caravelas ( Brazilian Navy) and Rhakotis ( Germany).[61]
Elbing IX	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea. Her attacker may have been Shch-306 ( Soviet Navy).[15]
Empire Sky	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Spitzbergen, Norway (76°20′N 32°26′W / 76.333°N 32.433°W) by U-625 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 51 crew.[13][62]
Etiopia	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and burnt out in an Allied air raid on Tobruk, Libya. She was subsequently scrapped.[63]
Lidingo	Sweden	World War II: The ore carrier struck a mine and sank in the Fehmarn Belt.[15]
HMMGB 19	Royal Navy	World War II: The BPB 70'-class motor gun boat was bombed and sunk by German aircraft at Oulton Bank, England.[64]
Ocean Justice	United Kingdom	World War II: The Ocean ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (10°06′N 60°00′W / 10.100°N 60.000°W) by U-505 ( Kriegsmarine).[65]
Portofino	Italy	World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk at Benghazi during a British air raid.[8]
Selve	Regia Marina	World War II: The Galeb-class minelayer was bombed and sunk by British aircraft at Benghazi.[66] Wreck scrapped in 1948.[67]

7 November

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Antonio Sciesa	Regia Marina	World War II: The Balilla-class submarine was bombed and damaged at Tobruk by US aircraft (32°05′N 23°59′E / 32.083°N 23.983°E). She was scuttled on the 12th.[68]
Donbass	Soviet Union	World War II: The tanker was sunk with gunfire by Z27 ( Kriegsmarine) in the Barents Sea (76°24′N 41°30′E / 76.400°N 41.500°E). 49 crew killed, 16 rescued by Z27 ( Kriegsmarine) and made P.O.W.s.[69]
Elsa Essberger	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and severely damaged at Bordeaux, Gironde, France during an Allied air raid. She was declared a total loss.[15]
Eveleen	United Kingdom	The coaster collided with Orchy ( United Kingdom) in Belfast Lough and sank. She was raised in November 1943, repaired and returned to service as Empire Eveleen.
La Salle	United States	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, causing her cargo of ammunition to explode, sinking her with the loss of all 60 crew in the South Atlantic 350 nautical miles (650 km) south east of the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (40°00′S 21°30′E / 40.000°S 21.500°E) by U-159 ( Kriegsmarine).[70]
Gladys Moller	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was wrecked on Ceylon.[71]
Glenlea	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy ON 142: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Azores, Portugal (approximately 50°N 30°W / 50°N 30°W) by U-566 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 44 of her 49 crew. Her captain was taken on board U-566 as a prisoner of war. The other survivors were rescued by Thorstrand ( Norway).[72]
Ha-11	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The midget submarine ran aground in shallow water off Marovovo Island, Solomon Islands, and was scuttled. Her two crew made it to shore, the first IJN midget submarine crew to survive a mission.[73]
Lindenhall	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy TAG 19: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) north of Margarita Island, Venezuela (11°34′N 63°26′W / 11.567°N 63.433°W) by U-508 ( Kriegsmarine with the loss of 42 of her 48 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS Surprise ( United States Navy).[74]
USS Majaba	United States Navy	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed by Ha-11 ( Imperial Japanese Navy) and beached near the mouth of the Tenaru River, Guadalcanal. Later refloated and repaired.[73]
Nathaniel Hawthorne	United States	World War II: Convoy TAG 19: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) north of Margarita Island (11°34′N 63°26′W / 11.567°N 63.433°W) by U-508 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 1 passenger, 7 Gunners and 30 crew. Survivors, 1 passenger, 3 Gunners, and 10 crewmen, are rescued on the 9th by USS Biddle ( United States Navy).[75][76]
Ocean Justice	United Kingdom	World War II: The Ocean ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of Trinidad (10°06′N 60°00′W / 10.100°N 60.000°W) by U-505 ( Kriegsmarine). All 56 people on board, including two survivors from Belgian Fighter ( Belgium) were rescued by Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boats.[77]
Roxby	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy ON 142: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (49°35′N 30°32′W / 49.583°N 30.533°W) by U-613 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 33 of her 46 crew. Survivors were rescued by Irish Beech ( Ireland).[78]
USS Thomas Stone	United States Navy	World War II: The President Jackson-class attack transport was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea 150 nautical miles (280 km) off Algiers, Algeria by U-205 ( Kriegsmarine). She was towed to Algiers, where she was bombed and damaged on 25 November, then driven aground in a storm. Salvage was abandoned on 1 April 1944 and she was sold for scrap.

8 November

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Acteon	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Operation Torch: The Redoutable-class submarine was depth charged and sunk off Oran, Algeria by HMS Wescott ( Royal Navy). Lost with all hands.[79]
Albatros	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The Aigle-class destroyer was shelled off Casablanca, Morocco by USS Augusta, USS Wichita, and USS Tuscaloosa (all  United States Navy), then bombed by aircraft from USS Suwanee ( United States Navy). She was beached to prevent sinking. Repaired and returned to service post War.[80]
Amphitrite	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The Diane-class submarine was bombed, shelled and sunk in Casablanca Harbour, Morocco (33°06′N 07°37′W / 33.100°N 7.617°W) by Allied ships and aircraft.[81]
Annelise Essberger	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean by USS Cincinnati, USS Milwaukee and USS Somers (all  United States Navy) and was scuttled by her crew. All 62 were rescued by USS Milwaukee and taken as prisoners of war.[82]
Argonaute	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Operation Torch: The Argonaute-class submarine was depth charged and sunk off Oran by HMS Wescott ( Royal Navy). Lost with all hands.[79]
Brestois	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The Adroit-class destroyer was shelled and sunk off Casablanca by United States warships.[83]
HMS Broke	Royal Navy	World War II: Operation Terminal: The Thornycroft type leader was shelled and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea off Algiers, Algeria. She sank under tow on 10 November.
Boulonnais	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The Adroit-class destroyer was shelled and sunk off Casablanca by USS Augusta ( United States Navy).[84]
Capo Olmo	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (10°56′N 61°14′W / 10.933°N 61.233°W) by U-67 ( Kriegsmarine). She was beached at Port of Spain, Trinidad. Refloated in June 1943, arriving at Baltimore, Maryland for repairs on 18 August. Returned to service in December 1943.[85]
D'Entrecasteaux	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) east of Barbados (15°30′N 57°00′W / 15.500°N 57.000°W) by U-154 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 66 crew.[86]
Dubourdieu	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The decommissioned Dubourdieu-class gunboat was sunk by US forces at Casablanca.[87]
Fougueux	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The Adroit-class destroyer was shelled and sunk off Casablanca.[88]
Frondeur	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The Adroit-class destroyer was shelled and sunk off Casablanca.[89]
HMS Hartland	Royal Navy	World War II: Operation Torch: The Banff-class sloop was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean sea at Oran by Typhon ( Vichy French Navy) and shore-based artillery.[90]
Ile De Edienruder	Vichy France	World War II: The ocean liner was shelled and sunk in Casablanca Harbour by USS Massachusetts ( United States Navy).[91]
Ile D ouessant	Vichy France	World War II: The Tanker was shelled and sunk in Casablanca Harbour by USS Massachusetts ( United States Navy).[92]
Keiko Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The auxiliary gunboat was torpedoed and sunk in Davao Gulf off Cape San Augustin, Mindanao (06°22′N 126°53′E / 6.367°N 126.883°E) by USS Seawolf ( United States Navy).[93][94]
La Surprise	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Operation Torch: The Chamois-class minesweeper was sunk off Oran by HMS Brilliant ( Royal Navy).[95]
USS Leedstown	United States Navy	World War II: The troopship was torpedoed, bombed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Cape Matifon Algeria by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of III Staffeln, KG26, Luftwaffe and was immobilised. She was torpedoed and sunk the next day by U-331 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 59 of the 163 people on board.[96]
Lipari	Vichy France	World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The cargo liner was shelled and sunk in Casablanca Harbour by USS Massachusetts ( United States Navy).[97]
Maloja	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (11°58′N 27°08′W / 11.967°N 27.133°W) by U-128 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two of her 41 crew. Survivors were rescued by Egyptian Prince ( United Kingdom).[98]
Milan	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The Aigle-class destroyer was bombed, shelled and beached off Casablanca.[99]
Plaudit	Panama	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean off Port Elizabeth, South Africa (36°00′S 26°32′E / 36.000°S 26.533°E) by U-181 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 46 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMSAS Africana ( South African Navy).[100]
Porthos	Vichy France	World War II: The ocean liner was shelled and sunk in Casablanca Harbour by USS Massachusetts ( United States Navy).[101]
Primauguet	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The Duguay-Trouin-class cruiser was shelled and sunk at Casablanca by USS Massachusetts and USS Wichita (both  United States Navy) with the loss of 45 of her 578 crew.
Saint Blaize	Vichy France	World War II: The tanker was bombed and damaged in Casablanca Harbour by American aircraft. Salvage was abandoned on 18 December 1945. She was broken up in situ in 1951.[102][103]
Savoie Marseille	Vichy France	World War II: The ocean liner was shelled and sunk in Casablanca Harbour by USS Massachusetts ( United States Navy).[91]
Sentinelle	Vichy France	World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The trawler was shelled and sunk in Casablanca Harbour.[104]
Surprise	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The Chamois-class minesweeper was shelled and sunk by HMS Brilliant ( Royal Navy) off Oran.[105]
Tornade	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Oran: The Bourrasque-class destroyer was shelled and beached off Oran by HMS Aurora and HMS Calpe ( Royal Navy).[106]
Tramontane	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Operation Torch: The Bourrasque-class destroyer was shelled and beached off Oran by HMS Aurora and HMS Calpe ( Royal Navy).[107]
P-13 Victoria	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Operation Torch: The auxiliary patrol vessel was sunk off the coast of Morocco by Royal Navy ships.[108]
Ville du Havre	Vichy French Navy	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Casablanca by USS Herring ( United States Navy).[109]
HMS Walney	Royal Navy	Operation Torch: The Banff-class sloop was shelled and sunk at Oran by Surprise ( Vichy French Navy) with only fourteen survivors of 281 people on board.
West Humhaw	United States	World War II: Convoy ST 40: The Design 1013 cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) south of Takoradi, Gold Coast (4°19′N 2°44′W / 4.317°N 2.733°W) by U-161 ( Kriegsmarine). All 59 crew were rescued by HMML-281 ( Royal Navy).[110]

9 November

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Ariane	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Operation Torch: The disarmed Ariane-class submarine was scuttled at Oran, Algeria .[111]
Cambraisien	Free France	The cargo ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Sfax, Tunisia to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[112]
Carl Zeiss	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The training ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea. She was later refloated. On 13 November 1944, she was under tow to Dünemünde where she was to be sunk as a blockship, but sprang a leak, foundering the next day. Shch-310 ( Soviet Navy) claimed to have torpoedoed and sunk her.[113]
HMS Cromer	Royal Navy	World War II: The Bangor-class minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Mersa Matruh, Egypt (31°26′N 27°16′E / 31.433°N 27.267°E) with the loss of 46 of her 60 crew.
Dahomey	Free France	World War II: Operation Torch: The cargo ship ran aground off Bouznika, Morocco during Allied landings. She was set afire and burnt out, a total loss.[112]
Danae	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Operation Torch: The disarmed Danae-class submarine was scuttled at Oran.[114]
Diane	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Operation Torch: The disarmed Diane-class submarine was scuttled at Oran.[115]
Divona	France	World War II: Operation Torch: The cargo ship was scuttled at Bizerta, Algeria by Vichy French forces. She was refloated in October 1946 and scrapped.[116]
Epervier	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Oran: The Aigle-class destroyer was shelled and damaged by HMS Aurora ( Royal Navy) then beached off Oran.[117]
Fidelio	Norway	World War II: Convoy FN 861: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by S-46 and S-83 (both  Kriegsmarine) with the loss of seven of her 27 crew.[118]
HMS Gardenia	Royal Navy	Operation Torch: The Flower-class corvette collided with HMT Fluellen ( Royal Navy) in the Mediterranean Sea off Oran with the loss of three crew.[119]
Granito	Regia Marina	World War II: The Acciaio-class submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea near San Vito Siculo (38°34′N 12°09′E / 38.567°N 12.150°E) by HMS Saracen ( Royal Navy). Forty-seven crew were killed.[120]
La Bonoise	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Oran: The naval trawler was scuttled at Oran.[121]
L'Ajaccienne	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Oran: The naval trawler was scuttled at Oran. She was later raised, repaired and returned to service.[121]
La Setoise	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Oran: The naval trawler was scuttled at Oran. She was later raised, repaired and returned to service.[121]
La Toulonnaise	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Oran: The naval trawler was scuttled at Oran. She was later raised, repaired and returned to service.[121]
Margot	Germany	World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk at Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France during an Allied air raid.[15]
Nidarland	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (11°41′N 60°42′W / 11.683°N 60.700°W) by U-67 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 35 crew.[122]
Nurmahal	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) east of Martinique (14°45′N 55°45′W / 14.750°N 55.750°W) by U-154 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 88 crew.[123]
Spahi	France	World War II: Operation Torch: The cargo ship was scuttled at Oran. She was scrapped in Savona, Italy, in August 1950.[124]
Typhon	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Oran: The Bourrasque-class destroyer was scuttled at Oran.[125]
Wolfram	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine in the North Sea off Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands. She sank the next day.[15]

10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Cerinthus	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 180 nautical miles (330 km) south west of the Cape Verde Islands, Portugal (12°27′N 27°45′W / 12.450°N 27.750°W) by U-128 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of twenty of her 40 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Bridgewater ( Royal Navy) and Kentuckian ( United States).[126]
Emo	Regia Marina	World War II: The Marcello-class submarine was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea near Algiers, Algeria (36°50′N 02°50′E / 36.833°N 2.833°E) by HMT Lord Nuffield ( Royal Navy). Forty-nine survivors were rescued by HMT Lord Nuffield.[127]
Garlinge	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 21 nautical miles (39 km) north of Cape Ivi, Algeria by U-81 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 25 of her 49 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Minna ( Royal Navy).[128]
Ghambria	United Kingdom	World War II: The Admiralty requisitioned cargo ship was scuttled in Kirk Sound, Scapa Flow as a Block Ship. Salvaged in 1943.[129]
I-15	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Type B1 submarine was depth charged, shelled and sunk the Solomon Sea at the southern end of Indispensable Sound, off the north west tip of San Cristobal Island, Solomon Islands (10°13′S 161°09′E / 10.217°S 161.150°E) by USS Southard ( United States Navy)with a loss of all 91 crew.[130][131]
HMS Ibis	Royal Navy	World War II: The Black Swan-class sloop was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea near Algiers by a Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of the Luftwaffe.[15]
Jean Bart	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Casablanca: The incomplete Richelieu-class battleship was bombed and sunk at Casablanca, Morocco by aircraft based on USS Ranger. She was raised in 1944 and completed in 1952.
K G Meldahl	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean off East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa (34°59′S 29°46′E / 34.983°S 29.767°E) by U-181 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two of her 33 crew. Survivors were rescued by a South African Naval Forces minesweeper.[132]
Marcus Whitman	United States	World War II: The Liberty ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (5°40′S 32°11′W / 5.667°S 32.183°W) by Leonardo da Vinci ( Regia Marina).[133]
HMS Martin	Royal Navy	World War II: Operation Torch: The M-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Algeria (37°53′N 3°57′E / 37.883°N 3.950°E) by U-431 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 158 of her 221 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Quentin ( Royal Navy).
Méduse	Vichy French Navy	World War II: The Diane-class submarine was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cap Blanc by aircraft based on USS Philadelphia ( United States Navy)[134]
Sendai Maru	Japan	World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by USS Grayling ( United States Navy).[15]
Start Point	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of the Cape Verde Islands (13°12′N 27°27′W / 13.200°N 27.450°W) by U-128 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two of her 47 crew. Two crew were taken on board U-128 as prisoners of war, other survivors were rescued by Eskdalegate ( United Kingdom).[135]
Venice Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean east of Honshū by USS Haddock ( United States Navy).[38]

11 November

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Benghazi	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The submarine depot ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (39°10′N 9°39′E / 39.167°N 9.650°E) by HMS Turbulent ( Royal Navy).[15][136]
Cathay	United Kingdom	World War II: The ocean liner was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Bougie, Algeria.[137]
City of Ripon	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 90 nautical miles (170 km) north west of Georgetown, British Guiana (8°40′N 59°20′W / 8.667°N 59.333°W) by U-160 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 56 of her 78 crew. Survivors were rescued by Midosi ( Brazil).[138]
Edgar Allan Poe	United States	World War II: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean south east of Noumea by I-21 ( Imperial Japanese Navy). She was towed to Noumea by HMNZS Kiwi and HMNZS Matai (both  Royal New Zealand Navy), where she was declared a total loss.[15]
Hokoku Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Hokoku Maru-class auxiliary cruiser was shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean south west of the Cocos Islands (19°45′S 90°40′E / 19.750°S 90.667°E) by HMIS Bengal ( Royal Indian Navy) and the merchant tanker Ondina ( Netherlands). Survivors rescued by Aikoku Maru ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[139]
USS Joseph Hewes	United States Navy	World War II: Convoy UGF 1: The transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Fedhala, Morocco (33°40′N 7°30′W / 33.667°N 7.500°W) by U-173 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of approximately 100 of her 358 crew.
Kobe Maru	Japan	World War II: The ocean liner was sunk 87 miles off the mouth of the Yangtze River in a collision with Venice Maru ( Japan). Survivors rescued by Takashima ( Imperial Japanese Navy), Reizan Maru and Unzan Maru (both  Japan).[140]
No. 74	Soviet Navy	World War II: The G-5 class motor torpedo boat was lost on this date.[141]
Nieuw Zeeland	Netherlands	World War II: Operation Torch: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 80 nautical miles (150 km) east of Gibraltar (35°57′N 3°58′W / 35.950°N 3.967°W) by U-380 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of fifteen of the 256 people on board. Survivors were rescued by HNLMS Isaac Sweers ( Royal Netherlands Navy) and HMS Porcupine ( Royal Navy).[142]
Sidi Ferruch	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Operation Torch: The Redoutable class submarine was sunk off Fedhala, Morocco by aircraft from USS Suwanee ( United States Navy).[143]
Thessalia	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by aircraft south-west of Benghazi, Libya.[144]
HMS Unbeaten	Royal Navy	World War II: The U-class submarine was bombed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay by a Vickers Wellington aircraft of 172 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 36 crew.
Veerhaven	Netherlands	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine in the South Atlantic east of Brazil (3°51′S 29°22′W / 3.850°S 29.367°W).[145]
Venice Maru	Japan	World War II: The Ore Carrier was sunk 87 miles off the mouth of the Yangtze River in a collision with Kobe Maru ( Japan). Survivors rescued by Takashima ( Imperial Japanese Navy), Reizan Maru and Unzan Maru (both ( Japan)).[140]
Viceroy of India	United Kingdom	World War II: Operation Torch: The troopship was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea 34 nautical miles (63 km) north west of Oran, Algeria by U-407 with the loss of four of the 454 people on board. She was taken in tow by HMS Boadicea ( Royal Navy) but later foundered at 36°24′N 0°35′W / 36.400°N 0.583°W. The survivors were rescued by HMS Boadicea.[146]

12 November

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Browning	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy KMS 2: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Oran, Algeria (35°53′N 0°33′W / 35.883°N 0.550°W) with the loss of one of her 62 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMT Fluellen ( Royal Navy).[147]
Buchanan	Panama	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (52°06′N 25°54′W / 52.100°N 25.900°W) by U-224 ( Kriegsmarine). All 73 crew were rescued by HMS Clare, HMS Leamington (both  Royal Navy) and Lightning ( United States).[148][149]
USS Edward Rutledge	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Torch / Convoy UGF 1: The Edward Rutledge-class transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Fedhala Roads (33°40′N 7°35′W / 33.667°N 7.583°W) by U-130 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of fifteen crew.[150]
USS Erie	United States Navy	World War II: Convoy TAG 20: The Erie-class gunboat was torpedoed and damaged by U-163 ( Kriegsmarine) in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles. She was beached off Willemstad with the loss of seven of her 180 crew. Although later towed into Willemstad, she capsized during repairs. Erie was declared a constructive total loss.[151]
HMS Hecla	Royal Navy	World War II: Operation Torch: The Hecla Class Destroyer Tender was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar (35°43′N 9°54′W / 35.717°N 9.900°W) by U-515 ( Kriegsmarine). She sank the next day with the loss of 283 of her 847 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Venomous and HMS Marne (both ( Royal Navy)). 279 crew killed, 568 rescued.[119][152]
Hokkai Maru	Japan	World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of French Indochina by USS Grenadier ( United States Navy).[15]
USS Hugh L. Scott	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Torch / Convoy UGF 1: The Hugh L. Scott-class transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Fedhala Roads (33°40′N 7°35′W / 33.667°N 7.583°W) by U-130 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 59 of her 119 crew.[153]
HMS Karanja	Royal Navy	World War II: Operation Torch: The Landing Ship, Infantry was bombed and sunk off Bougie, Algeria by German aircraft.[154]
Rogist	United States	World War II: The vessel was sunk in a collision in the Atlantic Ocean 7 miles south east of Cape Charles Lighthouse, Virginia with USS SC-330 ( United States Navy).[155]
USS Tasker H. Bliss	United States Navy	World War II: Operation Torch / Convoy UGF 1: The Tasker H. Bliss-class transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Fedhala Roads (33°40′N 7°35′W / 33.667°N 7.583°W) by U-130 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 31 of the 235 people on board.[156]
HMS Tynwald	Royal Navy	World War II: The anti-aircraft ship struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Bougie with the loss of 20 crew.[119]
U-272	Kriegsmarine	The Type VIIC submarine collided off Hela, Pomerania with U-634 ( Kriegsmarine) and sank with the loss of nineteen of her 48 crew.[157]
U-660	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea north of Oran, Algeria by HMS Lotus and HMS Starwort (both  Royal Navy). She was consequently scuttled as a result of damage received with the loss of two of her 47 crew.[158]

13 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Akatsuki	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Akatsuki-class destroyer was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Savo Island, Solomon Islands (9°17′S 159°56′E / 9.283°S 159.933°E) by United States Navy cruisers and destroyers with the loss of 181 of her 197 crew. Survivors were rescued by American warships and taken as prisoners of war.
Alsina	France	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Bougie, Algeria. She was refloated in 1943 and scrapped in 1953.[159]
USS Atlanta	United States Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Atlanta-class cruiser was scuttled 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Lunga Point, Solomon Islands due to battle damage.
USS Barton	United States Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Benson-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk off Guadalcanal by Amatsukaze ( Imperial Japanese Navy) with the loss of 164 of her 206 crew. Survivors were rescued by Higgins boats from Guadalanal and USS Portland ( United States Navy).
Bice	Italy	World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by HMS Safari ( Royal Navy).[15]
USS Cushing	United States Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Mahan-class destroyer was shelled and sunk off Savo Island by Imperial Japanese Navy warships.
Empire Wold	United Kingdom	The tug sank in the Atlantic Ocean (64°08′N 22°38′W / 64.133°N 22.633°W).
Excello	United States	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) south of Port St. John, South Africa (32°23′S 30°07′E / 32.383°S 30.117°E) by U-181 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two of her 51 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMHS Atlantis ( Royal Navy) or reached land in their lifeboats.[160]
HNLMS Isaac Sweers	Royal Netherlands Navy	World War II: Operation Torch: The Gerard Callenburgh-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) north west of Algiers, Algeria (37°23′N 2°12′E / 37.383°N 2.200°E) by U-431 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 108 of her 194 crew.[119]
USS Juneau	United States Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Atlanta-class cruiser was torpedoed and sunk at 10°34′S 161°04′E / 10.567°S 161.067°E by I-26 ( Imperial Japanese Navy.
Kinugasa	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Aoba-class cruiser was bombed and sunk in Ironbottom Sound by Grumman TBF Avenger and Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft base on USS Enterprise ( United States Navy) or at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal with the loss of 511 of her crew.
USS Laffey	United States Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Benson-class destroyer was shelled and sunk.
Lalande	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by U-73 ( Kriegsmarine).[15]
Louise Moller	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean 240 nautical miles (440 km) east south east of Durban, South Africa (30°50′S 35°54′E / 30.833°S 35.900°E) by U-178 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of eleven of her 63 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Douglas ( Royal Navy) and Hopewell ( United Kingdom).[161]
Maron	United Kingdom	World War II: Operation Torch: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (36°27′N 0°55′W / 36.450°N 0.917°W) by U-81 ( Kriegsmarine). All 81 crew were rescued by HMS Marigold ( Royal Navy).[162]
USS Monssen	United States Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Gleaves-class destroyer was shelled and sunk off Savo Island, Solomon Islands.
USS Preston	United States Navy	World War II: Third Battle of Savo Island: The Mahan-class destroyer was shelled and sunk off Savo Island, Solomon Islands.
Star of Scotland	United States	World War II: The six-masted schooner was shelled and sunk in the South Atlantic 900 nautical miles (1,700 km) south west of Luderitz Bay, South-West Africa (26°30′S 0°20′W / 26.500°S 0.333°W by U-159 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her seventeen crew. Survivors sail in their lifeboat 1,000 miles to Angola arriving 1 Dec.[163]
U-411	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar (36°00′N 9°53′W / 36.000°N 9.883°W) by a Lockheed Hudson aircraft of 500 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 46 crew.[164]
Yūdachi	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Shiratsuyu-class destroyer was shelled and damaged by United States Navy ships and was abandoned with the loss of nineteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Samidare ( Imperial Japanese Navy, which attempted to scuttle Yudachi. She was later scuttled by USS Portland ( United States Navy).

14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Alteland	Germany	World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in Syltefjord.[15]
Arizona Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The Hawaii Maru-class anti-aircraft transport was bombed and sunk 80 miles north-west of Savo Island in the Solomon Islands (08°30′S 158°45′E / 8.500°S 158.750°E) by U.S. Navy Douglas SBDs from USS Enterprise ( United States Navy). 1,000 survivors rescued by Makinami ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[165]
Brisbane Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The Sydney Maru-class transport was bombed and sunk off Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands . 550 survivors rescued by Kawakaze ( Imperial Japanese Navy)[166]
Canberra Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The Canberra Maru-class transport was bombed and sunk off Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands by U.S.M.C. Douglas SBDs from Guadalcanal.[166]
USS Electra	United States Navy	World War II: The Arcturus-class attack cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea by U-173  Kriegsmarine). She was beached two days later at Casablanca, Morocco. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.
Hiei	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Kongō-class battlecruiser was shelled and damaged in the Pacific Ocean by USS Laffey and USS San Francisco (both  United States Navy). She was then bombed by Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of the United States Army Air Forces and torpedoed by Grumman TBF Avenger of the United States Navy. She was scuttled by an Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer with the loss of 188 of her 1,360 crew.
Maron	United Kingdom	World War II: The transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by U-81 ( Kriegsmarine).[15]
Max Behrend	Germany	World War II: The tug was bombed and sunk at Tobruk, Libya during a British air raid. She was later salvaged, repaired and entered British service.[15]
Nako Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The transport was bombed and sunk off Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands by United States Marine Corps Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft from Guadalcanal. One thousand, one hundred survivors were rescued by Suzukaze ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[15][167]
Nagara Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The transport was bombed and sunk off Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands by United States Marine Corps Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft from Guadalcanal. Survivors rescued by Amigiri and Mochizuki (both( Imperial Japanese Navy)).[166]
Narkunda	United Kingdom	World War II: The ocean liner was torpedoed or bombed by German aircraft and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea. Located off Bougie (Béjaïa), Algeria, passing Cape Carbon.[137]
Scapa Flow	Panama	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 12°N 30°W / 12°N 30°W) by U-134 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 33 of her 60 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Armeria ( Royal Navy).[168]
Scillin	Italy	World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 9 nautical miles (17 km) off Kuriat, Tunisia by HMS Sahib ( Royal Navy). She was carrying 814 British prisoners of war, 30 Italian guards and her crew.[169][170]
Shinanogawa Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The transport was bombed and sunk 80 nautical miles (150 km) north west of Savo Island (08°30′S 158°45′E / 8.500°S 158.750°E) in the Solomon Islands by United States Marine Corps Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft from Guadalcanal. Five hundred and seventy survivors were rescued by Naganami ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[167]
U-595	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north of Oran, Algeria by two Lockheed Hudson aircraft of 608 Squadron, Royal Air Force. All 45 crew survived.[171]
U-605	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Algiers, Algeria (36°20′N 1°01′W / 36.333°N 1.017°W) by a Lockheed Hudson aircraft of 233 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 46 crew.[172]
Warwick Castle	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy MKF 1X: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) north west of Cape Espichel, Portugal (39°12′N 13°25′W / 39.200°N 13.417°W) by U-413 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 96 of the 462 people on board. Survivors were rescued by HMS Achates, HMS Vansittart (both  Royal Navy), Leinster ( United Kingdom) and HMCS Louisburg ( Royal Canadian Navy).[173]

15 November

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
HMS Algerine	Royal Navy	World War II: The Algerine-class minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Bougie, Algeria by Ascianghi ( Regia Marina) with the loss of 80 crew.[119]
Azra	Panama	The cargo ship collided with HMCS Saguenay ( Royal Canadian Navy. The collision dislodged two depth charges, which exploded and sank her in the Atlantic Ocean 12 nautical miles (22 km) south of Cape Race, Newfoundland with the loss of a crew member.[174]
Annie Hugo Stinnes 6	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea south west of Borkum.[15]
HMS Avenger	Royal Navy	World War II: Operation Torch / Convoy MKF 1: The Avenger-class escort carrier was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean near Gibraltar by U-155 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 538 of her 555 crew.
Ayanami	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Fubuki-class destroyer was shelled and damaged in the Pacific Ocean off Guadalcanal by USS Washington ( United States Navy). with the loss of 27 of her 219 crew. The ship was abandoned, with the remaining crew being taken off by Uranami, which scuttled Ayanami at 9°10′S 159°52′E / 9.167°S 159.867°E.
USS Benham	United States Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Benham-class destroyer was scuttled following battle damage.
Ettrick	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy MKF 1Y: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 120 nautical miles (220 km) north west of Gibraltar (36°13′N 7°54′W / 36.217°N 7.900°W) by U-155 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 24 of the 336 people on board. Survivors were rescued by HNoMS Glaisdale ( Royal Norwegian Navy).[175]
Hirokawa Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The Kamikawa Maru Class anti-aircraft transport was deliberately beached undamaged to unload troops at the mouth of the Bonegi River, Guadalcanal. Destroyed when shelled by USS Meade ( United States Navy) and bombed by United States Navy and United States Marine Corps Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft.[176]
King Arthur	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (10°30′N 59°50′W / 10.500°N 59.833°W) by U-67) ( Kriegsmarine). All 40 crew were rescued by an American patrol ship.[177]
Kinugawa Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The transport was deliberately beached undamaged to unload troops at the mouth of the Bonegi River, Guadalcanal. Destroyed when shelled by USS Meade ( United States Navy) and bombed by United States Navy and United States Marine Corps Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft.[176]
Kirishima	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Kongō-class battlecruiser was shelled and sunk in Ironbottom Sound (9°05′S 159°42′E / 9.083°S 159.700°E) by USS Washington ( United States Navy) with the loss of 212 of her 1,360 crew.
Le Tonnant	Vichy French Navy	World War II: Operation Torch: The Redoutable class submarine was scuttled off Cadiz, Spain by her crew.[178]
HMCS Saguenay	Royal Canadian Navy	The wrecked stern of HMCS Saguenay. World War II: The River-class destroyer collided with Azra ( Panama) off Cape Race and was severely damaged when two depth charges exploded under her stern.[174] She was declared a constructive total loss,[15] serving as a depot ship for the remainer of the war.
U-98	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Cape St. Vincent, Portugal (36°09′N 7°42′W / 36.150°N 7.700°W) by HMS Wrestler ( Royal Navy) with the loss of all 46 crew.
U-259	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (37°20′N 3°05′E / 37.333°N 3.083°E) by a Lockheed Hudson aircraft of 500 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 48 crew.[179]
USS Walke	United States Navy	World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: The Sims-class destroyer was torpedoed, shelled and sunk with the loss of 82 crew.
Yumaura Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The transport was deliberately beached undamaged to unload troops at Doma Cove, Guadalcanal. Destroyed when shelled by USS Meade ( United States Navy) and bombed by United States Navy and United States Marine Corps Douglas SBDs.[176]
Yamatsuki Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The transport was deliberately beached undamaged to unload troops at Arulingo Point, Guadalcanal. Destroyed when shelled by USS Meade ( United States Navy) and bombed by United States Navy and United States Marine Corps Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft.[176]

16 November

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Abruzzi	Italy	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by HMS Unison ( Royal Navy).[15]
Boston Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: Convoy Y: The Yoshida Maru No. 1-class transport was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south east of Palau (06°16′N 135°19′E / 6.267°N 135.317°E) by USS Seal ( United States Navy). Two hundred and twenty-eight troops, 2 Gunners and 16 crew killed. 472 survivors rescued.[180]
Clan Mactaggart	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy MKS 1X: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) south west of Cadiz, Spain by U-92 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of the 172 people on board. Survivors were rescued by HMS Coreopsis ( Royal Navy).[181]
Empire Soldier	United Kingdom	The cargo ship collided with F W Wolfe ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean off St John's, Newfoundland and sank.[13]
Hans Arp	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Benghazi, Libya by HMS Safari ( Royal Navy.[119]
Irish Pine	Ireland	World War II: The Design 1013 cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (42°45′N 58°00′W / 42.750°N 58.000°W) by U-608 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 33 crew.
Triton	Hellenic Navy	World War II: The Proteus-class submarine was sunk in the Aegean Sea off Euboia by UJ-2102 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 23 of her 53 crew.[119][182]
U-173	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type IX submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Casablanca, Morocco (33°40′N 07°35′W / 33.667°N 7.583°W) by USS Quick, USS Swanson and USS Woolsey (all  United States Navy) with the loss of all 57 crew.[183][184]

17 November

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
City of Corinth	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (10°55′N 61°01′W / 10.917°N 61.017°W) by U-508 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of eleven of her 87 crew. The ship later foundered at 10°52′30″N 61°03′30″W / 10.87500°N 61.05833°W. Survivors were rescued by USS PC-536 ( United States Navy).[185] Radio operator Walter Thorp returned to his cabin the rescue his canary and missed the lifeboat. But after jumping into the sea, with the bird in its bamboo cage, it kept him awake as he swam, by singing. Thorp and the canary were eventually picked up by a freighter. The bird lived for another 13 years.[186]
F 346	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The landing ferry was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by HMS Safari ( Royal Navy).[15]
Hindenburg	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank south of Utö, Finland (59°40′N 21°20′E / 59.667°N 21.333°E).[187]
Mount Taurus	Greece	World War II: Convoy ONS 144: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (54°30′N 37°30′W / 54.500°N 37.500°W) by U-264 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two of her 40 crew.[63][188]
Nissei Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Standard Peacetime Type 1E cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island, in the Indian Ocean(10°30′S 105°35′E / 10.500°S 105.583°E) by USS Searaven ( United States Navy). One crewman killed.[189]
Oregon Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: Convoy No. 726: The Daifuku Maru No. 1-class transport was torpedoed and sunk 36 miles west of Olagapo (14°50′N 119°45′E / 14.833°N 119.750°E) by USS Salmon ( United States Navy). 7 Gunners and 74 crew killed.[190]
Piemonte	Italy	World War II: The troopship was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea north of Sicily by HMS Umbra ( Royal Navy). She put in to Messina, where she was withdrawn from service. Piemonte was scuttled when Messina was evacuated.[15]
U-331	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea north of Algiers, Algeria by a Lockheed Hudson aircraft of 500 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Unable to dive, she surrendered, but was later torpedoed and sunk by a Fairey Albacore aircraft based on HMS Formidable ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 32 of her 49 crew. The crew of the Albacore were unaware that the ship had surrendered.
Widestone	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy ONS 144: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (54°30′N 37°10′W / 54.500°N 37.167°W) by U-184 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 42 crew.[191]

18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Brilliant	United States	World War II: Convoy SC 109: The tanker was torpedoed, set ablaze and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (50°45′N 45°53′W / 50.750°N 45.883°W) by U-43 ( Kriegsmarine). She reached Saint John's, Newfoundland, departing under tow of HMS Frisky ( Royal Navy) on 18 January 1943. She broke in two at 46°13′N 58°38′W / 46.217°N 58.633°W on 20 January. The bow section sank with the loss of eleven of her 55 crew. Survivors on the stern section were rescued by on 24 January HMCS Goderich ( Royal Canadian Navy). The stern section was taken in tow but sank on 25 January at 45°18′N 55°12′W / 45.300°N 55.200°W.[192]
Giulio Giordani	Italy	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by HMS Umbra ( Royal Navy).[15]
Krasnoye Znamya	Soviet Navy	World War II: The gunboat was torpedoed and sunk in Lavensaari Harbour by Syoksy ( Finnish Navy). 64 crewmen killed. Raised in November 1943, repaired, and recommissioned in September 1944.[193]
Linwood	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary.[15]
HNoMS Montbretia	Royal Norwegian Navy	World War II: Convoy ONS 144: The Flower-class corvette was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (53°37′N 38°15′W / 53.617°N 38.250°W) by U-262 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 40 Norwegian and 2 British crew. 20 survivors rescued by HNoMS Potentilla ( Royal Norwegian Navy) .[194][195]
Parismina	United States	World War II: Convoy ONS 144: The refrigerated cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south south east of Cape Farewell, Greenland (54°07′N 38°26′W / 54.117°N 38.433°W) by U-624 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of twenty of the 75 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Perth ( United Kingdom) and HNoMS Rose ( Royal Norwegian Navy).[196]
President Sergent	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy ONS 144: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south south east of Cape Farewell (54°07′N 38°26′W / 54.117°N 38.433°W) by U-624 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of twenty of the 59 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Perth ( United Kingdom).[197]
Tortugas	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea east of Barbados by U-67 ( Kriegsmarine). All 38 crew survived, two were taken as prisoners of war. Of the other 36, eighteen were rescued by Herman F. Whiton ( United States), ten reached land in their lifeboat and eight were rescued by a Yugoslavian ship.[198]
Tower Grange	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 250 nautical miles (460 km) north east of Cayenne, French Guiana (6°20′N 49°10′W / 6.333°N 49.167°W) by U-154 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of six of her 47 crew. Survivors were rescued by Castalia and Baron Belhaven (both  United Kingdom).[199]
Yaka	United States	World War II: Convoy ONS 144: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Cape Farewell, Greenland by U-624 ( Kriegsmarine). She was later torpedoed and sunk at 54°07′N 38°26′W / 54.117°N 38.433°W by U-522 ( Kriegsmarine). All 52 crew were rescued by HMS Vervain ( Royal Navy).[200]

19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Birgitte	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 5.5 nautical miles (10.2 km) off the Eddystone Lighthouse, Devon by Kriegsmarine Schnellboote. Ten of her 23 crew were killed.[102]
Corinthiakos	Greece	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean off Lourenço Marques, Mozambique[201]
Gunda	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean (25°40′S 33°53′E / 25.667°S 33.883°E) by U-181 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 38 of her 46 crew.[202]
Lab	Norway	World War II: Convoy PW 250: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off the Eddystone Lighthouse by S-116 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 21 crew. Survivors were rescued by a Royal Navy minesweeper.[203]
MN-01	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The armed auxiliary was damaged by gunfire, and forced to beach at (69°56′N 30°02′E / 69.933°N 30.033°E) in the Varangerfjord, Norway.[204]
Scottish Chief	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) east south east of Durban, South Africa (30°39′S 34°41′E / 30.650°S 34.683°E) by U-177 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 36 of her 48 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Genista and HMS Jasmine (both  Royal Navy).[205]
Sperrbrecher 169 Ceres	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Sperrbrecher struck a mine and sank off Helgeland, Norway.[15][206]
HMS Ullswater	Royal Navy	World War II: Convoy PW 250: The Lake-class Whaler was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel by S 112 ( Kriegsmarine).[15][203][207]
USS YP-26	United States Navy	World War II: The patrol boat was destroyed by an explosion of undetermined origin while hauled out on a marine railway at Cristóbal, Colón, Panama Canal Zone.[93]

20 November

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
HMS Bramham	Royal Navy	World War II: The Hunt-class destroyer was bombed and severely damaged in the Mediterranean Sea north of Algiers.[15]
Corinthiakos	Greece	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean 35 nautical miles (65 km) north by east of the Inhaca Lighthouse, Portuguese East Africa (25°42′S 33°27′E / 25.700°S 33.450°E) by U-181 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of eleven of her 32 crew. Survivors were rescued by a Portuguese tug.[208]
Grangepark	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy KMS 3: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by U-263 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of four of the 71 people on board. Survivors were rescued by HMS Fowey ( Royal Navy).[209]
HMS LCT 120	Royal Navy	): World War II: The LCT-1-class Landing craft tank was lost in a storm.[210]
Pierce Butler	United States	World War II: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean (29°40′S 36°35′E / 29.667°S 36.583°E) by U-177 ( Kriegsmarine). All 62 crew were rescued by HMS Fortune ( Royal Navy).[211]
Prins Harald	Norway	World War II: Convoy KMS 3: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 240 nautical miles (440 km) west of Gibraltar (35°55′N 10°14′W / 35.917°N 10.233°W) by U-263 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of the 52 people on board.[13][212]
Sokrushitelny	Soviet Navy	World War II: Convoy PQ 15: The destroyer was heavily damaged, almost breaking in two, in heavy weather. She foundered on 22 November 1942.[213]
USS YP-405	United States Navy	The patrol boat burned and sank off Smith Shoal Lighthouse in the Florida Keys apx (24°43′N 81°55′W / 24.717°N 81.917°W).[93][214]

21 November

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Anneliese Essberger	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean east of Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago.[215]
Bintang	Netherlands	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 650 nautical miles (1,200 km) east of Trinidad (10°30′N 51°00′W / 10.500°N 51.000°W by U-160 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 22 of her 51 crew. Survivors were rescued by Black Point ( United States), Monte Altube ( Spain) and Rodsley ( United Kingdom).[216]
Empire Sailor	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy ON 145: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (43°55′N 55°12′W / 43.917°N 55.200°W) by U-518 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 23 of the 65 people on board. Survivors were rescued by HMCS Minas and HMCS Timmins (both  Royal Canadian Navy)[13][217]
Empire Starling	United Kingdom	World War II: The refrigerated cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea north east of Barbados (13°05′N 56°20′W / 13.083°N 56.333°W) by U-163 ( Kriegsmarine). All 55 crew survived, although her captain was taken on board U-163 as a prisoner of war[13][218]
Turksib	Soviet Union	The cargo ship ran aground in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States.[219][220]
U-517	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type IXC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Iceland (46°16′N 17°09′W / 46.267°N 17.150°W) by Fairey Albacore aircraft of 817 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm based on HMS Victorious ( Royal Navy) with the loss of one of her 53 crew.[221]

22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Alcoa Pathfinder	United States	World War II: The Type C1 cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean 75 nautical miles (139 km) south of Lourenço Marques, Portuguese East Africa (26°45′S 33°10′E / 26.750°S 33.167°E) by U-181 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of six of the 61 people on board.[222]
Apalóide	Brazil	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of Trinidad (13°28′N 54°42′W / 13.467°N 54.700°W) by U-163 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of five of her 56 crew.[223]
Else Kunkel II	Germany	World War II: The lugger struck a mine and sank in the Samsø Belt.[15]
Khai Dinh	Vichy French	World War II: The ocean liner was bombed and sunk east of Haiphong, French Indochina by United States 14th Air Force aircraft. 7 killed.[224]

23 November

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Benlomond	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 750 nautical miles (1,390 km) east of the mouth of the Amazon River (0°30′N 38°45′W / 0.500°N 38.750°W) by U-172 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 53 of her 54 crew. The survivor was rescued by a Brazilian fishing vessel.[225]
Caddo	United States	World War II: The Type T2-SE-A1 tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (42°25′N 48°27′W / 42.417°N 48.450°W) by U-518 ( Kriegsmarine). 17 Gunners and 42 crewmen manned 3 lifeboats except her Master and one other Officer who were taken on board U-518 as prisoners of war. Two lifeboats were never seen again, and only 3 Gunners and 3 crewmen survived the ordeal in their lifeboat before they were rescued by Motomar ( Spain) on December 8, 1942.[226]
Cranfield	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk by I-166 ( Imperial Japanese Navy) in the Indian Ocean (08°26′N 76°42′E / 8.433°N 76.700°E). 9 crewmen killed. 3 Gunners and 64 crewmen sail in lifeboats to Travancore, India.[227]
Fertilia	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by HMS Umbra ( Royal Navy).[15]
Goolistan	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy QP 15: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Greenland Sea (75°50′N 15°45′E / 75.833°N 15.750°E) by U-625 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 52 crew.[228]
Kuznets Lesov	Soviet Union	World War II: Convoy QP 15: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Greenland Sea (75°30′N 8°00′E / 75.500°N 8.000°E) by U-601 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 41 crew.[229]
Luigi Favorita	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea east of Cagliari, Sardinia by HMS Splendid ( Royal Navy).[15]
M-101	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1935 minesweeper was sunk off Namsos in a collision with a merchant ship.[230]
Maggie	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Stolpmünde, Germany.[231]
Tilawa	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Aden by I-29 ( Imperial Japanese Navy). Two hundred and fifty-two passengers and 28 crew were killed. Six hundred and seventy-eight survivors were rescued by HMS Birmingham ( Royal Navy).[232]

24 November

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Dorington Court	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean 105 nautical miles (194 km) east south east of Inhaca Island, Portuguese East Africa (27°00′S 34°45′E / 27.000°S 34.750°E) by U-181 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of four of her 43 crew.[233]
Hayashio	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Kagerō-class destroyer was bombed and damaged in Huon Gulf (07°00′S 147°30′E / 7.000°S 147.500°E) by US Army B-17s and B-25 Mitchells and RAAF Beaufighters. 50 crew killed and 6 wounded. Shiratsuyu, ( Imperial Japanese Navy) rescued the survivors and then scuttled her with a torpedo.[234]
Klaus Oldendorff	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Finland.[235]
Luigi	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk by aircraft in the Tyrrhenian Sea, east of Sardinia (40°02′N 11°20′E / 40.033°N 11.333°E).[236]
M 3610	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.[15]
Maritza	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk west of Crete.[237]
Mount Helmos	Greece	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean (26°38′S 34°59′E / 26.633°S 34.983°E) by U-181 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 34 crew.[238]
Nathaniel Bacon	United States	The Liberty ship collided with Esso Belgium ( Belgium) in New York Harbor and was beached. She was later repaired and returned to service.[75]
Shusha	Soviet Navy	The minesweeper foundered in the Barents Sea off the Kola Peninsula.[15]
Trentbank	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy KMS 3: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft.[15]

25 November

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Erika Hendrik Fisser	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was struck by an air-launched torpedo and sank off Oksøy Lighthouse, Norway.[239]
HMT Leyland	Royal Navy	World War II: The naval trawler was lost in a collision off Gibraltar.[240]
M-101	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was sunk in a collision with Levante ( Germany) off Roan, Norway.[241]
HMS Utmost	Royal Navy	World War II: The U-class submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Malta by Groppo ( Regia Marina).
V 1514 Beuthen	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France.[15]

26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Algertino	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Zliten, Libya by Allied aircraft.[15]
Barberrys	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy SC 110: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (50°36′N 47°10′W / 50.600°N 47.167°W) by U-663 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 32 of the 53 people on board. Survivors were rescued by USCGC Mohawk ( United States Coast Guard).[242]
Indra	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (2°10′N 28°52′W / 2.167°N 28.867°W) by U-D3 ( Kriegsmarine). All 39 crew were rescued by Eurybates ( United Kingdom).[243]
Ocean Crusader	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy HX 216: The Ocean ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (50°30′N 45°30′W / 50.500°N 45.500°W) by U-262 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 49 crew.[65][244]
R 109	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, France.[15]

27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Achéron	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Redoutable-class submarine was scuttled at Toulon, Var.
Adroit	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Hardi-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina.[245]
Aigle	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Aigle-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later salvaged and scrapped.
Algérie	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The cruiser was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later salvaged and scrapped.
Aurore	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Aurore-class submarine was scuttled at Toulon.
Baliste	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Le Melpomene-class corvette was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina.[246]
Bordelais	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Adroit-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon.
C-25	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The SC-1-class submarine chaser was scuttled at Toulon.[247]
Caiman	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Requin-class submarine was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged.
Casque	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Hardi-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon.
Cassard	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Vauquelin-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon.
CH-1	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The CH-1-class submarine chaser was scuttled at Toulon. Raised by the Regia Marina, captured by the Germans.[248]
CH-4	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The CH-1-class submarine chaser was scuttled at Toulon. Raised by the Regia Marina, captured by the Germans and put in service as UJ 6077.[248]
Chamios	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Chamois-class minesweeper was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina.
Circe	Regia Marina	World War II: The Spica-class torpedo boat was sunk in a collision with Città di Napoli ( Italy) north of Sicily.[15][249]
Clan Macfadyen	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 95 nautical miles (176 km) north east of Galeota Point, Trinidad (8°57′N 59°48′W / 8.950°N 59.800°W) by U-508 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 82 of her 92 crew. Survivors were rescued by the three-masted schooner Harvard ( United Kingdom.[250]
Colbert	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The cruiser was scuttled at Toulon.
Commandant Teste	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The seaplane carrier and tender was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later raised and scrapped.
Curieuse	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Elan-class minesweeper was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina.
Cyclone	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Hardi-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina.[245]
Dédaigneuse	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Ardent-class gunboat was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina as FR 56.
Diamant	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Saphir-class submarine was scuttled at Toulon.
D'Iberville	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Bougainville-class aviso was scuttled at Toulon.
Dunkerque	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Dunkerque-class battleship was scuttled at Toulon.
Dupleix	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Suffren-class cruiser was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later raised.
Espoir	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Redoutable-class submarine was scuttled at Toulon.
Eurydice	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Ariane-class submarine was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina.
Flibustier	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Hardi-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon.
Foch	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Suffren-class cruiser was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later salvaged and scrapped.
Foudroyant	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Hardi-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina.
Fresnel	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Redoutable-class submarine was scuttled at Toulon.
Galatée	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Sirene-class submarine was scuttled at Toulon.
Gerfaut	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Aigle-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon.
Gladiateur	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The net layer was scuttled at Toulon. She was salvaged by the Germans in March 1943, and pressed into service as anti-aircraft corvette SG 18 in January 1944, bombed/sunk by Allied aircraft Feb. 4, 1944.[251]
Granit	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Granit-class minesweeper was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina.[252]
Guépard	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Guépard-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later salvaged and scrapped.
Hardi	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Hardi-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon.[245]
Harvesthude	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed by HNoMS MTB 620 ( Royal Norwegian Navy) at Askevoll, near Bergen, Norway, and beached.[253][254]
Henri Poincaré	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Redoutable-class submarine was scuttled at Toulon.
Hertha	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed by HNoMS MTB 623 ( Royal Norwegian Navy) at Askevoll, near Bergen, Norway, and beached. Raised and repaired in 1943.[253][254]
Impetueuse	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Elan-class minesweeper was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina.
Jean de Vienne	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The La Galissonnière-class cruiser was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later salvaged and scrapped.
Jeremiah Wadsworth	United States	World War II: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean off South Africa (39°25′S 22°23′E / 39.417°S 22.383°E) by U-178 ( Kriegsmarine. nineteen survivors are rescued by John Lykes ( United States and twenty by another ship on 5 December. A further eighteen survivors were rescued by HMS Alcantara ( Royal Navy) the next day.[255][256]
Kersaint	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Vauquelin-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon.
La Bayonnaise	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Le Melpomene-class corvette was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina.[246]
La Curieuse	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Elan-class minesweeper was scuttled at Toulon.[257]
La Galissonnière	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The La Galissonnière-class cruiser was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later salvaged and scrapped.
Les Eparges	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Arras class gunboat was scuttled at Toulon. Raised by the Regia Marina, captured by the Germans and put in Kriegsmarine service as M 6060.[258]
L'Impetueuse	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Elan-class minesweeper was scuttled at Toulon.[257]
Lion	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Guépard-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina.
Lynx	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Chacal-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later salvaged and scrapped, 1944.[259]
Maj	Sweden	World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Swinoujscie, Germany.[15]
Mameluk	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Hardi-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon.
Mars	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Adroit-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon.
Marseillaise	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The La Galissonnière-class cruiser was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later salvaged and scrapped.
Mogador	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Mogador-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later salvaged and scrapped.
Naiade	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Sirene-class submarine was scuttled at Toulon.
Palme	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Adroit-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon.
Panthère	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Chacal-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina as FR 22.[259]
Pascal	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Redoutable-class submarine was scuttled at Toulon.
Polydorus	Netherlands	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Freetown, Sierra Leone by U-176 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 81 crew. Survivors were rescued by Eolo ( Spain).[260]
Provence	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Bretagne-class battleship was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later raised.
Redoutable	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Redoutable-class submarine was scuttled at Toulon.
Siroco	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Hardi-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina.
Strasbourg	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Dunkerque-class battleship was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later raised and scrapped.
Tartu	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Vauquelin-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon.
Thétis	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Circé-class submarine was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and scrapped.
Tigre	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Chacal-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina as FR 23. Transferred to the Free French 1943.[259]
Trombe	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Bourrasque-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina.
Valmy	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Guépard-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina.[261]
Vauban	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Guépard-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later salvaged and scrapped.
Vauquelin	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Vauquelin-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon.
Vautour	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Aigle-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later salvaged and scrapped.
Vengeur	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Redoutable-class submarine was scuttled at Toulon.
Vénus	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Minerve-class submarine was scuttled at Toulon.
Verdun	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Guépard-class destroyer was scuttled at Toulon. The wreck was later salvaged and scrapped.
Yser	French Navy	World War II: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon: The Somme-class gunboat was scuttled at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the Regia Marina.

28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Alaskan	United States	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 800 nautical miles (1,500 km) north east of Natal, Brazil (3°58′N 26°19′W / 3.967°N 26.317°W) by U-172 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of eight of her 58 crew. Three gunners and eleven crewmen were rescued by Cilurnum ( Spain) on 13 December. Twelve gunners and seventeen crewmen sailed in a lifeboat to Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil arriving 15 December, and nine other survivors sailed in a lifeboat to French Guiana, arriving 5 January 1943.[262]
USS Alchiba	United States Navy	World War II: The Arcturus-class attack cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal by Ha-10 ( Imperial Japanese Navy). She was beached and salvage operations were commenced. On 7 December, she was again torpedoed and damaged by Ha-38 ( Imperial Japanese Navy) with the loss of three crew. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.
Città di Napoli	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Aeolian Islands.[15]
Dessie	Regia Marina	World War II: The Adua-class submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea near Algiers, Algeria (37°48′N 02°14′E / 37.800°N 2.233°E) by HMS Quentin ( Royal Navy) and HMAS Quiberon ( Royal Australian Navy).[263]
Empire Cromwell	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Trinidad by U-508 with the loss of 24 of her 49 crew. Survivors were rescued by Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boats.
Evanthia	Greece	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean off Lourenço Marques, Portuguese East Africa (25°13′S 34°00′E / 25.217°S 34.000°E) by U-181 ( Kriegsmarine). All 32 crew survived.[264]
HMS Ithuriel	Royal Navy	World War II: The I-class destroyer was bombed and damaged beyond repair at Bône, Algeria by Luftwaffe aircraft on the night of November 27/28. She was beached on November 29th. Partially repaired, refloated, and towed to Gibraltar in February, 1943 where she was used as an accommodation and training ship. She was towed to Plymouth, Devon in 1944. Scrapped post-war.[265]
RMS Nova Scotia	United Kingdom	World War II: The troop ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Natal Province (28°30′S 33°00′E / 28.500°S 33.000°E) by U-177 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 858 of the 1,052 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by the frigate NRP Afonso de Albuquerque ( Portuguese Navy).[266]
Ramses	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Indian Ocean by HMAS Adelaide ( Royal Australian Navy) and HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerck ( Royal Netherlands Navy) and was scuttled by her crew.[15]
Selbo	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) north of Cape Cavallo by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of thirteen of her 28 crew. Some of the survivors were rescued by HMT Lord Nuffield ( Royal Navy), others reached land in their lifeboat.[267]
Thomas T. Tucker	United States	Thomas T. Tucker, June 2006. World War II: The Liberty ship came ashore at Olifants Bosch Point, South Africa (34°16′S 18°23′E / 34.267°S 18.383°E) and broke in three, a total loss.[268]

29 November

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Akka	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The cargo ship was damaged by a mine and beached off Varangerfjord. Later salvaged and returned to service.[269]
Argo	Greece	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (34°53′S 17°54′E / 34.883°S 17.900°E) by Ammiraglia Cagni ( Regia Marina) with the loss of eighteen of the 36 people on board.[270]
Fukken Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Tonkin north west of Hainan, China.[15]
Sowokla	United States	World War II: The cargo ship was shelled, torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) south east of Madagascar (28°00′S 54°00′E / 28.000°S 54.000°E) by Michel ( Kriegsmarine). Four gunners and sixteen crewmen were killed. five passengers, five gunners, and 25 crewmen were rescued by Michel. She rescued four more gunners the next day. Survivors were later turned over to the Japanese as prisoners of war.[271]
Sirio	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Tripoli, Libya in an Allied air raid.[15]
Tjileboet	Netherlands	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 5°34′N 25°02′W / 5.567°N 25.033°W) by U-161 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 62 crew.[272]

30 November

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Canton	France	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in Philippines waters.[15]
Cleanthis	Greece	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) north of Lourenço Marques, Portuguese East Africa by U-181 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of twelve of her 36 crew.[273]
Hans Rickmers	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine off Petsamo, Finland, and was beached. The wreck was then shelled.[274]
Leuthen	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was destroyed by an accidental explosion and fire on Uckermark ( Kriegsmarine) at Yokohama, Japan.[275]
Llandaff Castle	United Kingdom	World War II: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean south east of Lourenço Marques (27°20′S 37°40′E / 27.333°S 37.667°E) by U-177 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of the 313 people on board. Survivors were rescued by HMS Catterick ( Royal Navy).[276]
USS Northampton	United States Navy	World War II: Battle of Tassafaronga: The Northampton-class cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in Ironbottom Sound by Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers. She sank in the early hours of December 1.
Takanami	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Battle of Tassafaronga: The Yūgumo-class destroyer was shelled and sunk in Ironbottom Sound south east of Savo Island (9°14′S 159°49′E / 9.233°S 159.817°E) by USS Minneapolis ( United States Navy) with the loss of 197 of her 228 crew. She sank in the early hours of December 1.
Thor	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The auxiliary cruiser was destroyed by an accidental explosion and fire on Uckermark ( Kriegsmarine) at Yokohama, Japan. Twelve crew were killed.[277]
Uckermark	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The tanker was destroyed by an accidental explosion at Yokohama, Japan. fifty-three crew were killed.[277]
Unkai Maru	Japan	World War II: The freighter was destroyed by an accidental explosion and fire on Uckermark ( Kriegsmarine) at Yokohama, Japan.[277]
Westsee	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in Varangerfjord.[15]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1942

Ship	Country	Description
Awatea	United Kingdom	World War II: The troopship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by Axis aircraft between 8 and 14 November.[15]
Belgien	Vichy France	World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Port Lyautey, Morocco. She was salvaged, repaired and entered British service in 1943.[278]
Essex	United Kingdom	World War II: The ocean liner was bombed and severely damaged at Malta. She was salvaged in 1945, towed to the United Kingdom, repaired and returned to service.[137]
Glenfinlas	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by Axis aircraft between 8 and 14 November.[15]
I-172	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Kaidai VIa type submarine sank off Guadalcanal on or after 3 November from unknown causes. Lost with all 91 hands.[279]
HMS LCT 2187	Royal Navy	World War II: The LCT-1-class landing craft tank was lost in transit from the United States to the United Kingdom, probably as cargo on a ship.[280]
La Sibylle	Vichy French Navy	World War II: The Diane-class submarine was lost after leaving Casablanca, Morocco on November 8.[281]
M-121	Soviet Navy	World War II: The M-class submarine was sunk by mine in Varangerfjord between 8 and 14 November.[282]
Shch-304	Soviet Navy	World War II: The Shchuka-class submarine was lost between October 29 and mid-November in the Gulf of Finland.[283]
Shch-306	Soviet Navy	World War II: The Baltic Fleet Shchuka-class submarine was lost in the Gulf of Finland after 12 November.[15][284]
Saint Benoit	Vichy France	World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Port Lyautey. She was refloated in 1943 and repaired.[285]
Saint Edmond	Vichy France	World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Port Lyautey. She was refloated in January 1943, repaired and returned to service.
U-184	Kriegsmarine	The Type IXC/40 submarine disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean sometime after 17 November with the loss of all 50 crew. Cause unknown.

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203. "D/S Lab". Warsailors. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
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