List of shipwrecks in November 1945

The list of shipwrecks in November 1945 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during November 1945.

November 1945
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
Empire Cormorant	United Kingdom	The cargo ship was scuttled in the Bay of Biscay, France (55°30′N 11°00′W / 55.500°N 11.000°W) with cargo of chemical ammunition.

3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
Senko Maru	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force	Indonesian War of Independence: The Senko Maru-class transport was bombed and sunk at Emma Haven, Padang by Dutch aircraft after being seized by Indonesian rebels 11 October, 1945.[1]

4 November

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
HMS MFV 1218	Royal Navy	The MFV 1001-class Motor Fishing Vessel sank off North Scroby after colliding with HMS MFV 1161 ( Royal Navy).[2]

5 November

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
Edinburgh Castle	United Kingdom	The ocean liner, being declared not worth to tow back to England, she was sunk as an exercise target by gunfire from the armed trawler Cape Warwick, HMS Porchester Castle and HMS Launceston Castle, some 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Freetown.[3]

6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
USS Oberrender	United States Navy	The decommissioned John C. Butler-class destroyer escort was sunk as a gunnery target in the Pacific Ocean.

8 November

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
Hai Chu	China	The ship struck a mine in the Pearl River at Bocca Tigris and sank with the loss of 500 lives.[4]
USS Hogan	United States Navy	The Wickes-class destroyer was bombed and sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California.

10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
Abbot L. Mills	United States	World War II: The Liberty ship struck a mine and was damaged at Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia. She was declared a constructive total loss but was sold, repaired and returned to service.[5]
HMCS Assiniboine	Royal Canadian Navy	The C-class destroyer ran aground at East Point, Prince Edward Island (46°28′30″N 61°58′00″W / 46.47500°N 61.96667°W) when her tow parted whilst she was on the way to be broken up.

12 November

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
Hokkai Maru	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force	Indonesian War of Independence: The Kinai Maru Class transport cought fire, burned, and sank at Surabaya. The Indonesian People's Front had seized control of the ship 2 October, 1945.[6]
William Hume	United States	The Liberty ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Adriatic Sea off Istria, Yugoslavia, She was taken in tow but sank at 45°36′N 14°41′E / 45.600°N 14.683°E.[7]

17 November

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
Edith Howaldt	Germany	The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of chemical ammunition.[8]
Jantje Fritzen	Germany	The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea.[9]
Sesostris	Germany	The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea.[10]
Tagila	Germany	The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of gas munitions.[11]
Taurus	Germany	The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[12]
Theda Fritzen	Germany	The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of high-risk munitions.[13]

20 November

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
Ingénieur Général Haarbleicher	France	The cargo ship ran aground in fog at Stromboli, Italy. She later broke in two in a storm. Declared a total loss. She was scrapped in situ in 1947.

22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
USS Canandaigua	United States Navy	The unclassified miscellaneous vessel sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Connecticut. The wreck was later raised and sold.

25 November

for details of sinking of Kiyokawa Maru this date see 20 July 1945.

27 November

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
U-2321	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W by ORP Blyskawica ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) and HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy).[14]
U-2322	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W by ORP Blyskawica ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) and HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy).[15]
U-2324	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W by ORP Blyskawica ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) and HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy).[16]
U-2328	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (56°12′N 9°48′W / 56.200°N 9.800°W) whilst under tow to be scuttled.[17]
U-2345	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W).[18]
U-2361	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W by ORP Blyskawica ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) and HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy).[19]

28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
U-2325	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W by ORP Blyskawica ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) and HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy).[20]
U-2329	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W by HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej).[21]
U-2334	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W by HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej).[22]
U-2335	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W by HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej).[23]
U-2338	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W by HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej).[24]
U-2350	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W by HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej).[25]
U-2363	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W by HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej).[26]

29 November

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
U-298	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°35′N 7°54′W / 55.583°N 7.900°W).[27]
U-312	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°35′N 7°54′W / 55.583°N 7.900°W).[28]
U-968	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°24′N 6°22′W / 55.400°N 6.367°W).[29]

30 November

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1945

Ship	Country	Description
U-170	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type IXC/40 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°44′N 7°53′W / 55.733°N 7.883°W).[30]
U-281	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W / 55.833°N 10.083°W).[31]
U-328	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W / 55.833°N 10.083°W).[32]
U-369	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°31′N 7°27′W / 55.517°N 7.450°W).[33]
U-481	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°11′N 10°00′W / 56.183°N 10.000°W).
U-868	Kriegsmarine	Operation Deadlight: The Type IXC/40 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°48′N 8°33′W / 55.800°N 8.550°W).[34]
U.S.O.	United States	The Liberty ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Refloated the next day.[35]

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Ship events in 1945
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Ship commissionings:	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950
Ship decommissionings:	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950
Shipwrecks:	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950