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List of shipwrecks in January 1941 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1941 .
List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1941
Ship
State
Description
Beachy
United Kingdom
World War II : The convoy rescue ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (53°29′N 16°24′W / 53.483°N 16.400°W / 53.483; -16.400 ) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln , Kampfgeschwader 40 , Luftwaffe with the loss of five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by HMT Arab ( Royal Navy ).[ 1] [ 12]
Bertha
Sweden
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Copenhagen , Denmark with the loss of four of her seventeen crew.[ 1] [ 29] [ 30]
Brechsee
Germany
World War II : The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Malmö , Sweden. The Swedish pilot and some of her crew were wounded.[ 31] [ 32]
Greyfriars
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the North Sea off Grimsby , Lincolnshire by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of five crew. She came ashore the next morning at Chapel St Leonards , Lincolnshire. Greyfriars was refloated on 14 January.[ 1]
Locotenant Lepri Remus
Royal Romanian Navy
World War II: The Capitan Dumitrescu -class minesweeper was sunk in the Danube Estuary off Sulina by a mine laid the day before by the minelayer Aurora ( Royal Romanian Navy ).[ 33] [ 34]
Manhattan
United States
Manhattan
The ocean liner ran aground off Lake Worth Lagoon , Florida. There were no casualties among her 192 passengers and 482 crew. She was refloated on 4 February, repaired and returned to service.[ 35] [ 36]
MTB 37 ,MTB 39 ,MTB 40 ,MTB 74 ,MTB 75 , andMTB 108
Royal Navy
World War II: The motor torpedo boats were destroyed whilst under construction at Vosper Thorneycroft's yard, Southampton , Hampshire during a Luftwaffe air raid.[ 1]
Oriole
United Kingdom
World War II: The fishing trawler struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the Faroe Islands with the loss of all ten crew.[ 1] [ 37]
HMS Southampton
Royal Navy
World War II: The Town-class cruiser was bombed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea south east of Malta by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of II Staffeln , Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 n, Luftwaffe with the loss of 81 of her 748 crew. She was scuttled by HMS Gloucester and HMS Orion (both Royal Navy ).
HMT Uberous
Royal Navy
The naval trawler ran aground off Londonderry .[ 1]
List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1941
Ship
State
Description
Brask
Norway
World War II : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (52°45′N 23°59′W / 52.750°N 23.983°W / 52.750; -23.983 ) by Luigi Torelli ( Regia Marina ) with the loss of twelve of her 32 crew. Survivors boarded the drifting Nemea ( Greece ) the next day and were later rescued by HMS Highlander ( Royal Navy ).[ 43] [ 44]
Città di Messina
Italy
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Benghazi , Libya (32°59′N 14°11′E / 32.983°N 14.183°E / 32.983; 14.183 ) by HMS Regent ( Royal Navy ) with the loss of 432 of the 598 people on board.[ 43] [ 45]
Karri
United Kingdom
World War II: The coaster struck a mine and was damaged in Liverpool Bay 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of the Bar Lightship ( Trinity House ) and was beached at Tranmere, Cheshire . A crew member was killed. She was later refloated, arriving at Liverpool , Lancashire for repairs on 10 April.[ 43]
Mancunium
United Kingdom
World War II: The sludge carrier struck a mine and sank in Liverpool Bay 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north east of the Bar Lightship ( Trinity House ). Her crew were rescued.[ 43]
Maywood
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Irish Sea (51°21′N 3°16′W / 51.350°N 3.267°W / 51.350; -3.267 ). She was beached at Whitemore Bay, Barry , Glamorgan .[ 43]
Nemea
Greece
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (52°33′N 24°13′W / 52.550°N 24.217°W / 52.550; -24.217 ) by Luigi Torelli ( Regia Marina ) with the loss of seventeen of her 31 crew. She was abandoned, but was reboarded on 16 January, along with survivors from Brask ( Norway ). They were rescued by HMS Highlander ( Royal Navy ). Nemea sank on 17 January.[ 43] [ 44] [ 46] [ 47] [ 48]
Stalker
United Kingdom
World War II: The fishing trawler was bombed in the North Sea off Grimsby , Lincolnshire by Luftwaffe aircraft, and was beached in a sinking condition. All eleven crew were rescued. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[ 43] [ 49]
List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1941
Ship
State
Description
Barneveld
Netherlands
World War II : The cargo liner was captured in the Atlantic Ocean 1,200 nautical miles (2,200 km) west of Freetown , Sierra Leone (approximately 7°S 3°E / 7°S 3°E / -7; 3 ) by Admiral Scheer ( Kriegsmarine ). All 100 people on board were taken as prisoners of war . Barneveld was scuttled the next day. She was on a voyage from London , United Kingdom to Table Bay .[ 43] [ 61]
Cornish Rose
United Kingdom
The cargo ship was abandoned in the Bristol Channel off Swansea , Glamorgan . Her crew were rescued by the Mumbles Lifeboat.[ 62]
Florian
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Faroe Islands (61°14′N 12°05′W / 61.233°N 12.083°W / 61.233; -12.083 ) by U-94 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of all 44 crew.[ 43] [ 63] Florian was on a voyage from Oban , Argyllshire to New York , United States.[ 64]
Heemskerk
Netherlands
World War II: Convoy SL 61 : The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was bombed and set on fire in the Atlantic Ocean by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln , Kampfgeschwader 40 , Luftwaffe . She was torpedoed and sunk on 26 January (53°43′N 16°07′W / 53.717°N 16.117°W / 53.717; -16.117 ) by U-105 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of eight of her crew.[ 12] [ 43] [ 65]
Portugal
Belgium
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 50°N 19°W / 50°N 19°W / 50; -19 ) by Marcello ( Regia Marina ) with the loss of all hands.[ 43] [ 66]
HMT Relonzo
Royal Navy
World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the Crosby Channel, off Liverpool , Lancashire with the loss of nineteen of her crew.[ 43]
Stanpark
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (9°27′S 3°00′W / 9.450°S 3.000°W / -9.450; -3.000 ) by Admiral Scheer ( Kriegsmarine ). All 37 crew were rescued and taken as prisoners of war .[ 43] [ 67]
List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1941
Ship
State
Description
Diego
Italy
World War II : The schooner was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea west of Tobruk , Libya by HMAS Vampire ( Royal Australian Navy ). All ten crew were rescued and made prisoners of war .[ 43]
Jamaica Planter
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Bristol Channel off Barry Island , Glamorgan and was beached at Barry . She was refloated on 13 February and beached in Whitemore Bay, refloated again five days later and taken to Barry where she was repaired.[ 43] [ 75]
Kapetan Stratis
Greece
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (54°34′N 12°08′W / 54.567°N 12.133°W / 54.567; -12.133 ) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln , Kampfgeschwader 40 , Luftwaffe with the loss of all 28 hands.[ 12] [ 43] [ 76] [ 77]
Liguria
Italy
The troopship was bombed and sunk at Tobruk by Royal Air Force aircraft. She was refloated in 1950 and scrapped.[ 43] [ 78] [ 79]
HMT Luda Lady
Royal Navy
World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the Humber . Her crew were rescued.[ 43] [ 80]
Oslofjord
Norway
World War II: The troopship – beached at Tynemouth with her back broken since striking a mine off Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom, on 1 December 1940,[ 81] [ 82] – broke in two, capsized, and sank in bad weather at 55°0.17′N 1°23.72′W / 55.00283°N 1.39533°W / 55.00283; -1.39533 .[ 83] [ 84]
San Giorgio
Regia Marina
The Italian cruiser San Giorgio scuttled at Tobruk World War II: Battle of Tobruk : The San Giorgio -class cruiser was scuttled at Tobruk.[ 43]
HMS Saint Cyrus
Royal Navy
World War II: The Saint-class tugboat struck a mine and sank in the Humber with the loss of most of her crew.[ 43] [ 85]
Sydfold
Norway
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk by U-61 in the North Sea (58°40′N 00°30′W / 58.667°N 0.500°W / 58.667; -0.500 ) with the loss of five of her 24 crew. She was in ballast on a voyage from Kristiansand to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 86] [ 87]
List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1941
Ship
State
Description
Alhena
Netherlands
The cargo liner ran aground on the Pladdy Rock. She was later refloated and taken in tow for the Clyde , but sank whilst under tow on 10 September 1942.[ 99]
Erling Jarl
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground and sank at Brønnøysund , Nordland with the loss of a crew member. She was later raised, repaired and re-entered service as Bodø .[ 100]
Grelrosa
United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy SC 19 : The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°12′N 15°41′W / 55.200°N 15.683°W / 55.200; -15.683 ) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Kondor aircraft of I Staffeln , Kampfgeschwader 40 , Luftwaffe with the loss of five of her 36 crew.[ 12] [ 43] [ 101] [ 102]
Homeside
United Kingdom
The cargo ship was reported in the Atlantic Ocean (43°52′N 8°40′W / 43.867°N 8.667°W / 43.867; -8.667 ) with a severe leak. No further trace, reported missing.[ 103]
K. V. Kruse
Canada
While under tow by the tug LaPoint (Flag unknown) off the coast of British Columbia in the vicinity of the Queen Charlotte Islands , the barge – a former five-masted schooner – disappeared when her towline broke in bad weather. She drifted 125 nautical miles (232 km; 144 mi) north as a derelict, and the United States Coast Guard discovered her wreck in Cordova Bay in the Alexander Archipelago east of Long Island , Alaska Territory in February 1941.[ 104]
Kate
Greece
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Artemisium . Two of her crew were killed.[ 43] [ 105] Also reported as being bombed and sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft at Thessaloniki .[ 106]
King Robert
United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy SC 19: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°00′N 15°23′W / 56.000°N 15.383°W / 56.000; -15.383 ) by U-93 ( Kriegsmarine ). Her 42 crew were rescued by HMS Anthony and HMT Lady Madeleine (both Royal Navy ).[ 107]
Pandion
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged at 55°34′N 10°22′W / 55.567°N 10.367°W / 55.567; -10.367 by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln , Kampfgeschwader 40 , Luftwaffe. She was beached in Lough Swilly but later broke in two in a storm and was declared a total loss .[ 12] [ 43]
Tafelburg
Union of South Africa
World War II: The tanker struck a mine in the Bristol Channel (51°21′N 3°16′W / 51.350°N 3.267°W / 51.350; -3.267 ) and was beached at Porthkerry , Glamorgan , United Kingdom. She was refloated on 27 March and beached at Whitemore Bay but broke in two and was declared a constructive total loss . Tafelburg was salvaged, repaired and entered service as Empire Heron .[ 108] [ 43]
Urla
United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy HX 102 : The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (54°54′N 19°00′W / 54.900°N 19.000°W / 54.900; -19.000 ) by Luigi Torelli ( Regia Marina ). Her 42 crew were rescued.[ 43] [ 109]
W. B. Walker
United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy SC 19: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) south east of Rockall , Inverness-shire (56°00′N 15°23′W / 56.000°N 15.383°W / 56.000; -15.383 ) by U-93 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of four of her 47 crew. She was taken in tow by HMS Anthony ( Royal Navy ) but broke in two four days later. The bow section was scuttled on 6 February; the stern section sank on 13 February. Survivors were rescued by HMS Antelope ( Royal Navy ) and HMS Anthony .[ 110] [ 43] [ 111]
List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1941
Ship
State
Description
Botusk
United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy HX 103 : The collier struck a mine and sank 6 nautical miles (11 km) north east of North Rona Island with the loss of four of her fifteen crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Verbena ( Royal Navy ).[ 43] [ 46]
Desmoulea
United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy AN 14 , Attack on Convoy AN 14 : The tanker was torpedoed and disabled by the torpedo boats Lupo and Libra ( Regia Marina ) off Crete (35°33′32″N 25°34′14″E / 35.55889°N 25.57056°E / 35.55889; 25.57056 ) with the loss of a crew member. Desmoulea was towed to Souda Bay by HMS Dainty ( Royal Navy ) and spent the rest of the war as a stores hulk at Bombay , India .[ 116] [ 117] [ 118]
Emmaplein
Netherlands
World War II: Convoy HX 103: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank 6 nautical miles (11 km) north east of North Rona Island. Her 34 crew were rescued by Ariel ( UK ) and two Royal Navy corvettes .[ 43]
HMS Huntley
Royal Navy
World War II: The Hunt-class minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) west of Mersa Matruh , Egypt (31°25′N 26°48′E / 31.417°N 26.800°E / 31.417; 26.800 ) by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of II Staffeln , Kampfgeschwader 26 , Luftwaffe with the loss of eighteen of her crew.[ 12] [ 43] [ 119]
Maja
Denmark
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Elbe 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north west of the Elbe II Lightship ( Nazi Germany ).[ 120] [ 121]
Olympier
Belgium
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in by aircraft of 1 Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40 , Luftwaffe 120 nautical miles (220 km) off Tory Island , County Donegal , Ireland (56°04′N 11°00′W / 56.067°N 11.000°W / 56.067; -11.000 ) with the loss of eight of her 27 crew.[ 66] [ 46]
Pizarro
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 650 nautical miles (1,200 km) off Cape Finisterre , Spain (49°03′N 19°40′W / 49.050°N 19.667°W / 49.050; -19.667 ) by Dandolo ( Regia Marina ) with the loss of 23 of her 29 crew. Survivors were rescued by Macbrae ( United Kingdom ) and landed at Lisbon , Portugal.[ 43] [ 122]
Rowanbank
United Kingdom
World War II: Convoy SL 62 : The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (57°00′N 16°30′W / 57.000°N 16.500°W / 57.000; -16.500 ) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of all 68 crew.[ 43] [ 123]
Saturnus
Netherlands
World War II: The balloon barrage ship struck a mine in the Irish Sea and was abandoned. She came ashore at Maughold Head , Isle of Man . Later refloated and towed to Douglas .[ 43]
Sollum
Egypt
World War II: The transport ship was bombed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea off Sidi Barrani by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was consequently beached.[ 43]
Ursus
Italy
World War II: The tug was shelled and sunk in the Adriatic Sea (42°50′N 16°30′E / 42.833°N 16.500°E / 42.833; 16.500 ) by HMS Rorqual ( Royal Navy ) that also damaged the floating battery GM 239 that Ursus was towing. Nine of the eighteen crew of Ursus and fourteen of the 49 of GM 239 were reported killed or missing.[ 43] [ 124] [ 125]
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