British ships sunk in 1942 books

Wynneedwards, rn, which sank after being hit on the starboard side between the boiler rooms by one torpedo southwest of spitsbergen. This is an alphabetical list of the names of all ships that have been in service with the royal navy, or with predecessor fleets formally in the service of the kingdom of england or the commonwealth of england. The vessel left malta on 28 december 1942 on a mission to destroy. Nov 16, 2016 all three ships sank during the battle of the java sea, which turned out to be a disastrous defeat for dutch, british, american and australian sailors by japanese forces in february 1942. Uncommemorated british merchant seamen wwii ships nostalgia. Top 10 undiscovered shipwrecks of wwii war history online. The greatest concentration of uboat attacks happened off north carolinas outer banks, where dozens of ships passed daily. British war graves looted as three royal navy ships that. In 1908, the hms invincible was the first battlecruiser of the british royal navy to be built. Ss modesta sunk by u108scholtz 100 m ne of bermuda in. British merchant ships sunk by u boats by a j tennent. Hostilities world war 2 this includes all large passenger ships 10,000 tons and over that were lost as a result of hostilities during the.

Wreck of famous british sub sunk by germans in wwii discovered. British second world war submarine with 71 bodies inside found off. The shchukaclass submarine struck a mine and sank in the baltic sea sometime after 29 october. It was the culminating point of the japanese drive to occupy the netherlands east indies nei and, to defen. The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the adriatic sea six nautical miles 11 km northwest of cape dukato, albania by hms thunderbolt royal navy. Uk in talks with indonesia over missing sunken wwii warships. Comprising 146 ships, 128 made it to port, 18 being sunk on the way. The sub was also part of the submarine flotilla that harassed ships. By the end of the month 45 more allied merchant vessels had been destroyed in the same area. With the advent of heavierthanair flight, the aircraft carrier has become a decisive weapon at sea. Probe as china pirates plunder ships chinese pirates have ransacked ten british ships sunk off the coasts of malaysia and indonesia during world war 2. The history of submarine warfare off the jersey coast whyy.

Pirate am275 sunk after striking a mine at wonsan, north korea, 12 october 1950. Wikimedia commons has media related to army of egypt during world war ii. The hell of a japanese prison ship the notu maru, one of the japanese freighters used as prison ships, otherwise known as the hell ships. This is an excellent book on the allied american, british, australian, dutch naval debacle in february of 1942. At the battle of jutland on may 31, 1916, the german commanders ordered the high seas fleet to skagerrack a strait running between norway and the southwest coast of sweden with the objective of attacking british cruisers and merchant ships. When i did the original research for my enigma book, the available. The dar 1class antisubmarine motor launch was lost sometime in 1942.

But for half of 1942, most ships remained defenseless against the. Orcades british troop transport ships hit by german u. The wreck of a royal navy submarine that mysteriously disappeared with 44. These losses are from the original and uncorrected british vessels lost at sea, 193545, published by hmso in 1947. Pj1ah9 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Ships sunk and damaged in action during the korean conflict. Ahoy macs web log passenger ships lost in ww2 as a. Britain ship losses 1941 this page records the details of every british ship lost during the two world wars, including pictures where possible. Three men lost, 71 saved, as small vessel is struck by three torpedoes survivors drift 12 hours mediumsized craft loses one man, but 57 are saved nazis. The convoy was escorted by a british battleship, hms malaya, plus two destroyers and a corvette, continue reading 8th march 1942 5 ships sunk in convoy. List of dreadnought battleships of the royal navy wikipedia. Royal navy operations in the second world war the national.

British naval vessels lost at sea in world war 2 19421943. It covers five significant sea battles in the netherlands east indies nei. The uboat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 19391945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. The battle of the java sea, fought in february 1942, was the first major surface engagement of the pacific war and one of the few naval battles of the entire war fought to a decisive victory. This is a list of royal navy ships and personnel lost during world war ii, from 3 september. The wreck of the very first ship sunk in world war. The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the english channel north of cape gris nez by royal. Mt empire steel sunk by u123hardegen march 23, 1942, 8. There were also many italian prisoner of war on board the ship. Also on board were eight survivors of the british merchant ship derryheen, which has been sunk by u201 under adalbert schnee roughly 300 miles northwest of bermuda on the wednesday the 22 nd of april 1942. The warships had been tailing the british convoy sl67, a group of 54 mainly cargo ships heading from india to the uk.

Fleet air arm operations record books by name and number of squadron in adm 207. How many merchant ships were sunk during world war ii. The first german submarine to be sunk by an american navy vessel was the u85. The sinking of civilian ships during ww2 stormfront. Sunken ships of world war ii is truly one of the greatest compendiums of naval history that has ever been put together. It was not until april 1942, that the situation started to change.

Ship namehull number actiondate magpie ams25 reclassified blew up after striking a mine, 21 missing in action and 12 survivors, 29 september 1950. On this day, during ww ii, in 1942, a german uboat, sank the british ship the laconia. I dont count the italian ships as being sunk, and most historical narratives about the taranto raid mention how the ships were put out of action, for a period of time. This amazing footage from 1942 captures the british navy sinking three nazi german uboats during the battle of the atlantic in world war ii. Opencms the opensource content management system home contact ship list information hochseeflotte kriegsmarine. The british government is distressed to hear that a number of british naval royal navy vessels, lost in 1942 during the battle of the java sea, have apparently been illegally salvaged, a. These records are especially useful for research prior to the first register.

The ship was running at a slower speed as usual in order to conserve fuel as she was heading directly for the uk and rain showers had. Ships damaged or sunk by enemy action, 19391945, official admiralty report, 1952. The list of shipwrecks in march 1942 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded. A nazi uboat tactic stumped allied forces until a retired british.

Details of the british ships sunk during july december 1942. The list of shipwrecks in 1942 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1942 this is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. Hms curacoa d41, a light cruiser, commissioned in 1918. Uptodate information can be found for major warships by clicking on royal navy ships. On the 29th october 1942 arthur titherington found himself somewhere in the south china sea, destination unknown. The list of shipwrecks in 1942 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1942. Italian tankers and cargoes sunk by british planes, 1942. Pages 2629 of the 4th edition of the published book see cover photo upper left deal with the travails of convoy on67 in the north atlantic in early 1942. Navy agreed that the formation of a joint committee to assess enemy naval and merchant shipping losses during world war ii would be desirable. The modesta survivors were brought back to the uk by the converted troop ship durban castle under the command of captain r. The list contains a large number of british merchant seamen lost from the notraships ships placed in allied service during wwii many commemorated on tower hill, but after cross referencing all the names from files i have from the cwgc, i find that 62 individual merchant seamen named below have no official commemoration who were killed in. World war ii shipwrecks in the gulf florida public archaeology.

List of royal navy losses in world war ii wikipedia. I am presently looking for some more information about the sinking of some italian tankers and other ships by british air attack in 1942 1943, while en route to libya. Last week i was able to visit london uk and sourced a plaque recording. In the most dangerous moment of the war, the author gives a welldetailed account of the raid, which badly stung the royal navy but which the. Jslaconia british passanger liner 120942 sunk by 2 jstorpedo hits fired from the german submarine u156 500 miles south of jsthe bulge of africa, found to have 1,800 italian prisioners and over. However, no hits can be confirmed by allied records. Crew lists and agreements and log books of merchant ships. The ship s dimensions were 479 feet length, 59 feet beam, and 33. Pledge am277 sunk after striking a mine at wonsan, north korea, 12 october 1950. British merchant ships sunk by uboats in the 191418 war tennent, a. The netherlands has revealed it is to probe the mysterious disappearance of the wrecks of three battleships that were sunk during a major world war ii. A german uboat sinks a british troop ship, the laconia, killing more than 1,400 men on september 12, 1942.

Hms leda j 93 british fleet minesweeper ships hit by. Ships sunk or damaged 1939 to 1941 due to war causes chronological list of ships sunk or damaged during january to june 1942 ships sunk or damaged in 1942 574. The 6th item was the steuben, which sunk on february 9, 1945, with 3000 german war wounded and refugees aboard. Coastal cities began to conduct blackout during night and ships. The list also includes fictional vessels which have prominently featured in. The uss juneau was the second member of the atlanta class of light cruisers in service with the us navy during the second world war. So many ships were attacked that, in time, the waters near cape hatteras earned a nickname.

Lost or damaged ships are given with officers killed named and the ratings shown as number killed or missing. On the first day of 1942, gilbert roberts, a 41yearold retired british. In 1907, before the revolution in design brought about by hms dreadnought of 1906, the united kingdom had 62 battleships in commission or building, a lead of 26 over france and 50 over the german empire. Not only does it give an exhaustive chronology of events and actions of the united states navy, it also contains listings of the allies american and english and of the axis japanese, german and italian naval losses wherever they took place. The discovery of hms urge suggests it sank in 1942 after hitting an. The first two ships of convoy pq17, arrive at archangel. The british royal navy pioneered the first aircraft carrier as floatplanes and flying boats under preformed compared to traditional land based.

In 1911 first aircraft to be successfully launched and landed on a ship with the successful flight of a curtiss pusher aboard the uss pennsylvania. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy. Two co contribuitors gave the data for usa and uk which were the more affected nations in the allied side. This is a list of dreadnought battleships of the royal navy of the united kingdom. Media in category ships sunk in 1942 the following 21 files are in this category, out of 21 total.

Former luxury liner, now troopship, ss queen mary at a british port. The ship responsible for its sinking was the uss roper. There were around 100 deaths among its 300 passengers and crew. British and other navies in world war 2 daybyday ship. The ships commander and 56 crew are captured as are code books. List of sunken aircraft carriers military wiki fandom. In the first six months of 1942, ten convoys made the hazardous journey. In total, 14 egyptian ships were sunk during the war by uboats, those included. The tenth item was the laconia, a british passenger vessal carrying italian prisoners of war, sunk on september 12, 1942 by a german uboat u156. Consisting of 843 ships, 58 were sunk on the way out and 96 were destroyed in port or on the way back.

In total, more than 1400 men died when the laconia was sunk. The german kriegsmarine, destroyers sunk by the kriegsmarine, the german kriegsmarine, victorys, ships sunk by the kriegsmarine. Incidental encounters with merchant ships were handled by signalling the ship to stop and sinking the ship after removing the crew in accordance with international law. The ship sat on the gallurese seabed, acting as a steel coffin and. According the bilby, the british warned the americans about the likelihood of submarine attack. Vessel sunk in april and british and dutch craft lost in june listed by navy. Disappearance of six dutch and british ships sunk in 1942 sparked international condemnation. Massive 452ft british merchant ship that sunk in wwii is. It didnt say if it was sunk by aircraft or by submarine. Aventino on the night of 2 december 1942 the italian troop ship was sunk by british ships of the force q when her convoy was destroyed in the battle of skerki. British merchant ships sunk by uboats in the 19141918 war by tennent, a. American merchant ships sunk in wwii source a careless word, a needless sinking by captain arthur r.

Italian tankers and cargoes sunk by british planes, 194243. Uboat war off americas east coast, 1942 bluejacket books hickam, homer on. World war 2 timelines 19391945 battle of the atlantic 1942. Every type of ship is here, warships, submarines, mtbs, tankers, cargo, passenger, troopships and so on, totalling over 3,000. By july of 1942, 397 ships had been sunk or damaged. Aventino was shelled with heavy losses aboard and then sunk by a torpedo, sinking in five minutes with most of the troops aboard. This table takes a little time to upload but you will be pleased with the information provided about the merchant ships of world war ii and is well worth the wait. Before this battle the japanese were on the offensive, capturing territory throughout asia and the pacific. The ships i am most interested in are the following ones. On january 12th 1942, the unescorted british merchant ship cyclops was the first to be sunk. British merchant ships sunk by uboats in the 191418 war. British submarines destroy supply craft for libya one raider scores a double rommel wary in desert nazi chief moves up new unit as british spar.

List of ships sunk by submarines by death toll wikipedia. Tanker thorsheimer sunk on 21 february 1943 en route trapanitunis, halted by hudson bombers and sunk by torpedo bombers. The boarding of u559 changed the war now both sides tell their. Operation drumbeat uboat happy days on the usa east coast. The reported destroyer was the fleet minesweeper hms leda j 93 ltcdr a. Warships, submarines, tankers, cargo, passenger, troopships and so on. Ireland, for the uk tropical steamship company, a subsidiary of united fruit.

The hms laconia was a british troop ship and it was carrying several thousand soldiers and sailors. City of cairo november 6, 1942 british passenger ship sunk by the u68 kptlt. After unrestricted submarine warfare began in february 1915, any ship might unexpectedly sink rapidly from heavy underwater hull damage inflicted by torpedoes. On 6th march 1942 the german battleships scharnhorst and gneisenau rendezvoused with the u124, under captain schulz. Aventino on the night of 2 december 1942 the italian troop ship was sunk by british ships of the force q when her convoy was destroyed in the battle of skerki bank. It helped ships delivering vital supplies to the uk during the darkest days of. The british facilities in ceylon were hit hard in april 1942 by aircraft from five japanese carriers, which sank two cruisers, an aircraft carrier, two destroyers, a corvette and 24 merchant ships. In 1942 german uboats turned the shipping lanes off cape hatteras into a sea of death. Merten believed that the ship he had sunk was a 8,000 ton cargo boat. The sunken wreck of a british submarine from the second world war. List of shipwrecks in april 1942 military wiki fandom. Karlfriedrich merten 840 kilometres south of the british island of st. Final losses for convoy pq17 are 24 ships sunk for 141,721 tons. The list of shipwrecks in august 1942 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during august 1942 this is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.

At the same time german uboats launched a new offensive directed at ships off the american coast. Royal navy log books for ships adm 53 and submarines adm 173 up to. Strelow claimed one ship sunk, one damaged and one possibly damaged. Javascript does not appear to be enabled in your browser. The royal navy didnt for one minute believe that the italian ships had been sunk, but they were out of action, just like the british ships. Rescue ship ss toward sunk british ship rescued many in world war ii convoys on67 and sc118 aided.

It covers crew lists and agreements, originally known as muster books, and log books up until 1860. Britain ship losses 1942 this page records the details of every british ship lost during the two world wars, including pictures where possible. No fewer than 2,603 merchant ships had been sunk, totalling over. The tugboat was sunk, probably by japanese artillery, off corregidor, the philippines. She was known as the grey ghost during this period when she conveyed tens of thousands of men across the atlantic. Ship and operational histories imperial war museums. British royal navy sinks three nazi german uboats 1942. There are many sources and sometimes there is no clear evidence. Number 5 was a british troop ship, the lancastria, which was sunk off of st. British vessels lost at sea in world war 2 major warships. Number 9 on the list was the thielbeck, sunk on may 3, 1945, another refugee ship sunk in lubeck harbor by british aircraft.

List of maritime disasters in world war ii wikipedia. Hms hermes, a british aircraft carrier built for the royal. Hms hermes, a british aircraft carrier built for the royal navy, the worlds first ship to be designed as an aircraft carrier, she was sunk by japanese aircraft, 9 april 1942. The list of shipwrecks in april 1942 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during april 1942. Balikpapan, badoeng strait, the two battles of the java sea, and sunda strait. The wreck of the very first ship sunk in world war ii. Martin who was killed when toward was sunk, and your book has been invaluable in my endeavour. Date or month for example, 27 february 1942 or february 1942. May 26 tankeroiler aldersdale 8,402t, 1937, sunk, cause unknown, barents sea, arctic update.

Here is a list of large passenger ships lost over ww2 as a result of enemy action. Palatia on 21 october 1942, while transporting pows to norway, the german ship was sunk off the norwegian coast by a raf aircraft. This is a guide to some of the earliest records of individual merchant seamen, including officers. Massive 452ft british merchant ship that sunk in wwii during a japanese air strike is finally raised off the coast of sri lanka. Uss yorktown cv5 photo collection uss lexington cv2 photo collection. The hell of a japanese prison ship world war ii today. In all, between 1941 and 1945, 42 convoys were sent to russia. Nov 16, 2016 three british ships and a us submarine that sank in the java sea during the second world war have been destroyed by illegal scrap metal scavengers, the guardian can reveal. On november 1942, during a battle with japanese forces at guadalcanal, the uss juneau suffered severe damage to her port side. Three british ships and a us submarine that sank in the java sea during the second world war have been destroyed by illegal scrap metal scavengers, the guardian can reveal.