List of shipwrecks in 1946

List of shipwrecks in 1946

The list of shipwrecks in 1946 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1946.__NOTOC__

June

* SS "Flowergate" UK ran aground on Porthminster Beach, St. Ives whilst under tow to breakers yard. Later refloated and continued her journey.cite web
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July

July 1 (Able nuclear test)

* USS "Anderson" USA: Sunk by nuclear weapon at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a test target
* USS "Carlisle" USA: Sunk by nuclear weapon at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a test target
* USS "Gilliam" USA: Sunk by nuclear weapon at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a test target
* USS "Lamson" USA: Sunk by nuclear weapon at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a test target
* USS "Sakawa" USA: Sunk by nuclear weapon at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a test target

July 25 (Baker nuclear test)

* USS "Apogon" USA: Sunk by nuclear weapon at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a test target
* "ARDC-13" USA: Sunk by nuclear weapon at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a test target
* USS "Arkansas" USA: Sunk by nuclear weapon at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a test target
* "LSM-60" USA: Blown apart/pulverized by nuclear weapon suspended from it at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a test target
* USS "Pilotfish" USA: Sunk by nuclear weapon at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a test target. Raised, moved to Eniwetok and sunk by another nuclear weapon in 1948.
* USS "Saratoga" USA: Sunk by nuclear weapon at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a test target
* "YO-160" USA: Sunk by nuclear weapon at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a test target

July 30

* USS "Nagato" USA): Sunk after nuclear weapon detonation at Bikini Atoll in Operation Crossroads as a test target

August

August 16

* FV "Finisterre" FRA driven ashore at St. Ives. Three crew killed.

December

December 22

* USS "Prinz Eugen" USA capsized and sank at Kwajalein Atoll.

December 31

* "Schwabenland" GER scuttled in Skagerak laden with gas shells.

References

See also

* List of shipwrecks


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