The American submarine fired its first torpedo at the Japanese freighter at exactly four minutes past seven on the morning of October 1 1942. There were over 650 Allied convoys hit by German U-boats during World War Two. World War II: The collier (1,076 GRT, 1923) was sunk by enemy action. The first was "TEMPEST" which torpedoed a supply ship off the Gulf of Taranto but was depth-charged by the escorts including Italian torpedo boat "Circe", brought to the surface and soon sank. 12 crew were rescued by, This page was last edited on 7 February 2021, at 11:22. 57-58N 16-32W: North Atlantic: Twenty-nine of the forty-four crew were lost with the ship. The collier (505 GRT, 1905) was driven ashore in a storm at St John's Point, World War II: The cargo ship (5,186 GRT) was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the, World War II: The river patrol vessel (19 GRT) struck a mine and sank in the, World War II: The cargo ship (7,203 GRT, 1926) was captured in the, World War II: Convoy OB 228: The cargo ship (4,747 GRT, 1929) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of the, The cargo ship (1,115 GRT, 1918) foundered in the, World War II: The cargo ship (1,219 GRT) struck a mine and sank in the, World War II: The fishing vessel (15 GRT) struck a mine and sank in the, World War II: The trawler (65 GRT) struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off, World War II: The cargo ship (1,361 GRT, 1924) struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off, World War II: The cargo ship (8,260 GRT, 1920) struck a mine and sank in the, World War II: Convoy OB 229: The cargo ship (3,612 GRT, 1925) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) west north west of, The minesweeper (265 GRT, 1919 or 221 GRT, 1901) sank in a storm in the, World War II: The naval trawler (289 GRT, 1914) struck a mine and sank in the, World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the, World War II: The cargo ship (4,935 GRT, 1934) was bombed and damaged in the, World War II: The naval trawler (290 GRT, 1918) struck a mine and sank in the, World War II: The auxiliary minesweeping trawler (368 GRT, 1929) struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off, The cargo ship (5,019 GRT, 1926) ran aground at, World War II: The cargo ship (825 GRT, 1913) was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off, World War II: The passenger ship (1,590 GRT, 1931) struck a mine and sank in the, World War II: The trawler (207 GRT, 1903) struck a mine at the mouth of the, World War II: The naval trawler (89 GRT, 1914) was bombed and sunk at, World War II: The trawler (45 GRT) struck a mine and sank in the, The cargo ship (311 GRT) ran aground on the, World War II: The naval trawler (338 GRT, 1924) struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off, World War II: The fishing vessel (222 GRT, 1916) struck a mine and sank in the, World War II: The tanker (8,053 GRT, 1938) struck a mine, broke in two and sank in, World War II: The cargo ship (763 GRT, 1921) was bombed and sunk in, World War II: The cargo ship (5,389 GRT, 1929) was torpedoed, shelled and damaged in the, World War II: The cargo ship (1,583 GRT) was torpedoed and sunk in the, World War II: The drifter (19 GRT, 1937) struck a mine and sank in the, World War II: The coaster (634 GRT, 1937) struck a mine and sank in the, World War II: The naval trawler (96 GRT, 1918) was bombed and sunk in the, The icebreaker (1,790 GRT, 1912) foundered in a storm off, World War II: The coaster (490 GRT, 1936) struck a mine and sank in the, World War II: The cargo ship (2,719 GRT, 1923) struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the mouth of the, World War II: The cargo ship (420 GRT, 1911) struck a mine and sank in the, The cargo ship (1,381 GRT, 1919) came ashore at, The trawler (321 GRT) was sunk in a collision with, The cargo ship (5,213 GRT, 1925) ran aground off, The cargo ship (1,535 GRT, 1920) sank in the, World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea. The sonar operator listened intently as … 570 ships were lost, along with 3734 seamen (these numbers vary according to source, and do not include all the ships in service in Norway). www.USMM.org ©1998 - 2010. 19th October to 29th November 1940", "Lloyd's Register, Steamers and Motorships", "Norwegian Homefleet - WW II, Ships starting with P", alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S), "Norwegian Homefleet - WW II, Ships starting with Ha", "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks", "Lloyd's Register: Steamers & Motorships Under 300 Tons, Trawlers &c", "Naval Events, November 1940, Part 1 of 2, Friday 1st – Thursday 14th", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_October_1940&oldid=1005382168, Articles with dead external links from January 2018, Articles with permanently dead external links, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, World War II: The cargo ship (4,606 GRT, 1929) was torpedoed and sunk in the, World War II: The tug (262 GRT) struck a mine 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of St Anthony Point, Cornwall (, The cargo ship (2,180 or 2,251 GRT, 1919) collided with the cargo ship, World War II: The tug (34 GRT) was bombed and sunk in, World War II: The coaster (910 GRT, 1936) struck a mine and sank in the, World War II: The tanker (6,123 GRT, 1930) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland (, World War II: The cargo ship (2,639 GRT, 1906) struck a mine in the, World War II: The cargo ship (8,715 GRT, 1920) was shelled and sunk in the, World War II: The cargo ship (5,900 GRT, 1913) was torpedoed and sunk in the, World War II: The naval trawler (321 GRT, 1916) struck a mine in the, World War II: The cargo ship (8,390 GRT, 1927) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the, World War II: The naval trawler (445 GRT, 1934) was shelled and sunk in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight (, World War II: The motor yacht struck a mine and sank in the, World War II: The rescue ship (438 GRT, 1934) was, World War II: The naval trawler (107/137 t, 1940) was torpedoed and sunk by, World War II: The rescue ship (234 GRT, 1916) was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Calais by, World War II: The cargo ship (5,135 GRT, 1919) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of, World War II: The naval trawler (231 GRT, 1913) struck a mine in the Thames Estuary north east of Sheerness and was severely damaged. in World War II. Officially, a total of 1,554 ships were sunk due to war conditions, including 733 ships of over 1,000 gross tons. But they were fast, hard to hit, and could kill nearly anything afloat. It was called Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) by Benito Mussolini and his Fascist stalwarts, but the Italian navy, or Regia Marina, still understood it was an open question as to who would rule the Mediterranean in 1941.In fact, Operation Gaudo, a plan to sweep the Royal Navy from the waters surrounding Crete, was intended to demonstrate, after a number of one-sided encounters, that the … The ship was carrying evacuees from Liverpool to Canada. The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat. The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal sinking after being torpedoed by a German submarine in … Pennsylvania was the last major US ship damaged in the war. This Book of Reference (BR) contains a complete summary, as far as is known, of war damage to HM Ships in the Second World War and is based on reports held in the Admiralty at the time of its publication in 1952. The vessel, which did not sink, had 600 passengers, including 321 children and a crew of 250. These records are digitised cards recording the movements of British and Allied merchant ships during the Second World War. Each set of cards records: The cards also show if the ship was torpedoed, mined, damaged or sunk. Ships in the vicinity took off the crew and casualties are unlikely to be heavy. They do not contain details of any passengers or crew. This transport-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. Was torpedoed by a Vichy French submarine, receiving little damage. 57-28N 20-30W: North Atlantic: Seven of the 21 crew were killed. You may be searching for a vessel for which these cards were never used. Nortraship had 1081 ships, including 107 whale catchers at the beginning of the war, with around 33 000 seamen. This torpedo was still in use in British ships as late as 1983 and was used longer in other navies. You may not use more than a few lines without permission. She was scrapped in 1948. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events.Sign up, All content is available under the Open Government Licence If there is no entry on a card for the early or later part of the war, check the crew lists and agreements in series BT 99, BT 100, BT 380 or BT 381 which may hold further details. For quick pointersTuesday to Saturday H.M. The list of shipwrecks in October 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1940. In the top left corner of the record is the ship’s name. CAIRO (AA ship, 4,200t, 1919), sunk by U-boat torpedo off Bizerta, Tunis, August 12, 1942 (Casualty List) CALCUTTA (AA ship, 4,200t, 1919), sunk by aircraft bombs during evacuation of Crete, June 1, 1941 (Casualty List) CALYPSO (4,180t, 1917), sunk by U-boat torpedo, S of Crete, June 12, 1940 (Casualty List) Self-propelled torpedoes dramatically increased effectiveness of submarine warships. Archives, Open Government Licence ATHENIA (September 3, 1939) The first civilian casualty of World War II, the Cunard passenger liner Athenia of 13,581 tons, (chartered from the Anchor Donaldson Line) was sunk without warning west of Scotland by the German submarine U-30 (Oblt. Some men were torpedoed as much as 4 times and survived. the intended destination, details of the cargo expected to be collected at the next port of call, the initials of the clerk making the entry and the date it was made, vessels requisitioned for military service. These records are digitised cards recording the movements of British and Allied merchant ships during the Second World War. Below is the last movement card for the SS Athenia. Ships Sunk or Damaged in World War II Ships Home. 3,732 were fired by September 1944, 56.4% of the total. Torpedoed by U-101 while straggling from convoy HX 77. In 1939 the Admiralty instructed the Board of Trade, for reasons of security, to prevent masters of merchant vessels from using ships’ logs or crew lists and agreements to record destinations or ports of call. A … Merchant ship movement card (catalogue reference: BT 389). To order the clip clean and high res visit http://www.kinolibrary.com. On 12 August 1945, just off the coast of Japan, a lone Japanese torpedo bomber penetrated the Allied defense to hit Pennsylvania with its warhead. Hundreds of other ships were damaged by torpedoes, shelling, bombs, kamikazes, mines, etc. The cards record the movements of both British-registered and Allied vessels engaged in the war effort. One dual 15 inch gun was preserved upon scrapping and takes pride of place, along with the gun from Ramillies, at the Imperial War Museum. We do not provide copies of online records – please download to view, Visit us in Kew to see original documents or view online records for free, Consider paying for However, it was still important to record the movements of merchant vessels and so the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen established this series of cards, now held by The National Archives in series BT 389. This section includes over 21.000 Allied Warships and over 11.000 Allied Commanders of WWII, from the US Navy, Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Australian Navy, The Polish Navy and others. Shipwreck-hunter David Mearns says sonar data shows the transatlantic passenger liner Athenia to be lying 200m down on Rockall Bank, off Ireland. She then joined the Far East Fleet, before becoming a training ship in late 1944. Merchant ships by class Now you can browse the ships hit by their class, for example all Liberty-class ships. [109], Duffy, James P. "The sinking of the Laconia and the U-boat War: Disaster in the Mid-Atlantic" page 28, "Naval Events, October 1940, Part 1 of 2, Tuesday 1st – Monday 14th", "SS Aghios Nicolaos or Agios Nikolaos (+1940)", "Naval Events, September 1940, Part 2 of 2, Sunday 15th – Monday 30th", alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (F), alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (T), "Microsoft co-founder finds Italian warship sunk by Royal Navy 77 years ago", alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (B) Retrieved 11 September 2018, "Naval Events, June 1940, Part 2 of 4, Saturday 8th – Friday 14th", "Naval Events, October 1940, Part 2 of 2, Tuesday 15th - Thursday 31st", "Incidents. It was on one such convoy that James’s Great Grandad was torpedoed for the second time, but this time the ship did not sink. Researchers may wish to review it in conjunction with World War II Damage Control. 16 Oct 1940: Trevisa (3) Canadian Lake Carriers: 1,813: Torpedoed by U-124 while straggling from convoy SC 7. In 1939 the Admiralty instructed the Board of Trade, for reasons of security, to prevent masters of merchant From the Kinolibrary archive film collections. In the meantime, I came across a reference to a ship that sank itself during WW2 and, on looking into it a bit deeper, found that a number of ships actually either torpedoed themselves or had near misses from torpedoes that circled back at them. S.S. Athenia – the first ship torpedoed in World War II On the first day of war, 3rd September, 1939, a ship of approximately 10,000 tons was torpedoed in the late hours of the evening by the U-30. This collection records the movements of ships ordinarily engaged in foreign going trade. The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One … Discovery is a catalogue of archival records across the UK and beyond, from which you can search 32 million records. Survivors were rescue… research. She was torpedoed and shelled by the German U-boat U30 without warning, becoming the first merchant vessel casualty of the Second World War. The USS Tullibee was destroyed when it fired a torpedo at a Japanese ship in World War II only for it to swim in a circle and hit the submarines instead of the enemy in March, 1944. Unfortunately, many cards contain a lot of abbreviations and there is no known key for them. It must be terrifying to see your own torpedo heading back at you, or to hear it if you are submerged, and know that disaster is likely. Date given as 23rd May-2nd June The torpedo opened a 30-foot hole in the side of the ship, killed 20 men and wounded 10 more. On 1 September 1939 this passenger liner set sail from Glasgow with over 1400 passengers and crew aboard. World War II: The naval trawler (448 GRT, 1935) struck a mine in the. The principal World War II version was the Mark VIII** and this torpedo was used far more than any other British torpedo during the war. 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