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
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13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30

3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1945
Ship Country Description
Senko Maru  Imperial Japanese Navy 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
F 511  Kriegsmarine The surrendered Type C Marinefahrprahm was sunk/sank on this date.[4]
Hai Chu  China The ship struck a mine in the Pearl River at Bocca Tigris and sank with the loss of 500 lives.[5]
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.[6]
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 / 46.47500; -61.96667) 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  Imperial Japanese Navy 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.[7]
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 / 45.600; 14.683.[8]

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.[9]
Jantje Fritzen  Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea.[10]
Sesostris  Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea.[11]
Tagila  Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of gas munitions.[12]
Taurus  Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[13]
Theda Fritzen  Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of high-risk munitions.[14]

19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1945
Ship Country Description
Cedar Mills  United States T2 Tanker struck a mine and sank off Ancona Italy. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Taranto, Italy.[15]

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.
Kiyokawa Maru  Imperial Japanese Navy The Kamikawa Maru-class seaplane tender, aground off Shida Beach, north of Kamioseki, Japan, since 20 July 1945, sank in heavy weather. She was raised in December 1948 and later was repaired and put in Japanese civilian passenger service.[16]

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 / 56.167; -10.083 by ORP Blyskawica ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) and HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy).[17]
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 / 56.167; -10.083 by ORP Blyskawica ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) and HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy).[18]
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 / 56.167; -10.083 by ORP Blyskawica ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) and HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy).[19]
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 / 56.200; -9.800) whilst under tow to be scuttled.[20]
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 / 56.167; -10.083).[21]
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 / 56.167; -10.083 by ORP Blyskawica ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) and HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy).[22]

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 / 56.167; -10.083 by ORP Blyskawica ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) and HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy).[23]
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 / 56.167; -10.083 by HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej).[24]
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 / 56.167; -10.083 by HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej).[25]
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 / 56.167; -10.083 by HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej).[26]
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 / 56.167; -10.083 by HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej).[27]
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 / 56.167; -10.083 by HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej).[28]
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 / 56.167; -10.083 by HMS Onslow ( Royal Navy) and ORP Piorun ( Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej).[29]

29 November

30 November

References

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  2. ↑ "MFV 1218 of the Royal Navy". Uboat. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "SS Edinburgh Castle (+1945)".
  4. ↑ "MFP landing craft, Germany". Navypedia. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Telegrams in Brief". The Times (50296). London. 10 November 1945. col E, p. 3.
  6. ↑ "Liberty Ships - A". Mariners. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "Japanese Transports". Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Liberty Ships - W". Mariners. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "Belgian Merchant H-O" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  10. ↑ "Jantje Fritzen (1144634)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 17 April 2012. (subscription required (help)).
  11. ↑ "Sesostris (2216036)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 17 April 2012. (subscription required (help)).
  12. ↑ "Tagila (5602719)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 17 April 2012. (subscription required (help)).
  13. ↑ "Taurus (5600673)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 17 April 2012. (subscription required (help)).
  14. ↑ "Theda Fritzen (1120484)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 17 April 2012. (subscription required (help)).
  15. ↑ "T2 TANKERS - C". Mariners. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  16. ↑ "Japanese Auxiliary Seaplane Tenders". Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
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  39. ↑ "News in Brief". The Times (50316). London. 4 December 1945. col E, p. 2.
Ship events in 1945
Ship launches: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
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
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