List of shipwrecks in 1941

The list of shipwrecks in 1941 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1941.

March

7

British whaler Terje Viken(UK|UK) Sunk by U-99 one of the largest mechantship sunk as part of World War II. 20.638 tons

May

21

* HMS "Juno" (navy|UK): World War II: Sunk during the Battle of Crete by Italian air forces

22

* HMS "Fiji" (navy|UK): World War II: Sunk during the Battle of Crete by German air forces
* HMS "Gloucester" (navy|UK): World War II: Sunk during the Battle of Crete by German air forces
* HMS "Greyhound" (navy|UK): World War II: Sunk during the Battle of Crete by German air forces

23

* HMS "Kashmir" (navy|UK): World War II: Sunk during the Battle of Crete by German air forces
* HMS "Kelly" (navy|UK): World War II: Sunk during the Battle of Crete by German air forces

24

* HMS "Hood" (navy|UK): World War II: Sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by Kriegsmarine "Bismarck"

27

* "Bismarck" (navy|Nazi Germany): World War II: Sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by combined air and naval forces of the Royal Navy

29

* HMS "Imperial" (navy|UK): World War II: Severely damaged by German air forces during the Battle of Crete and sunk by HMS Hotspur
* HMS "Hereward" (navy|UK): World War II: Sunk in the Kaso Strait to the east of Crete by combined German and Italian air forces

June

2

* "U-147" (navy|Nazi Germany): World War II: Sunk near Ireland in the Atlantic Ocean by Royal Navy destroyer HMS "Wanderer" and corvette "Periwinkle"

17

* "U-556" (navy|Nazi Germany): World War II: Sunk southwest of Iceland in the Atlantic Ocean by Royal Navy corvette "Gladiolus"

18

* "U-138" ((navy|Nazi Germany): World War II: Sunk near Cádiz in the Atlantic Ocean by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Faulknor, HMS Fearless, HMS Forester, HMS Foresight and HMS Foxhound with 27 survivors.

23

* Soviet Destroyer Gnevnyi (navy|SUN): World War II: Mine north of estonian island Hiiumaa (Dagö) Baltic sea
* Soviet Submarine M78 (navy|SUN): World War II: Sunk by German Submarine U144 west of Ventspils Baltic sea

27

* Soviet Submarine S 10 (navy|SUN): World War II: Sunk by German MTB S59 at the Irben strait Baltic sea

July

1

*Soviet Submarine M81 (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by mine at Laine bank Baltic sea

6

*Soviet Submarine M99 (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by Mine north-west of Worms Baltic sea

17

* Soviet Destroyer Serdityi (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by German aircraft at Moon strait

21

*Soviet Submarine M94 (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by German Uboat U 140 South-west of Ristna Baltic Sea

27

* Soviet Destroyer Smelyi (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by German MTB S 54 at Gulf of Riga

30

*Soviet Submarine S 6 (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by German Bomber near Kihelkonna Baltic Sea

August

2

*Soviet Submarine S 11 (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by Mine near Soela strait in the Baltic sea

8

* Soviet Destroyer Karl Marx (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by German aircraft in Luksa bay

10

* "U-144" (navy|Nazi Germany):: World War II: Sunk near Hiiumaa in the Baltic Sea by Soviet Navy submarine SC-307

18

* Soviet Destroyer Statnyi (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by Mine at Moon strait

24

* "Eestirand" (Soviet Union): World War II: Attacked by German Luftwaffe and grounded near Prangli island in the Baltic Sea
* Soviet Destroyer Engels(navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by Mine north-east of cap Juminda

27

*Soviet Submarine SC 301 (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by Mine south of Ruuskeri in the Baltic sea

28

*Soviet Submarine S5 (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by Mine north of cap Juminda in the Gulf of Finland
* Soviet Destroyer Jakov Sverdlov(navy|SUN)) sunk due to World War II (see below)
* Soviet Destroyer Kalinin (navy|SUN) World War II
* Soviet Destroyer Artiom (navy|SUN) World War II
* Soviet Destroyer Volodarsky (navy|SUN) World War II
* Soviet Destroyer Skoryi (navy|SUN) World War II: all destroyers were sunk by mines north of cap Juminda during the Soviet naval evacuation of Tallinn.

eptember

13

*Ilmarinen (navy|FIN) World War II: Sunk by mine near Finnish Utö

17

*Soviet Submarine P1 (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by Mine in the Gulf of Finland
* HMS Göteborg (navy|SWE) Destroyer Sunk by explosion in Hårsfjärden
* HMS Klas Horn (navy|SWE) Destroyer Sunk by explosion in Hårsfjärden
* HMS Klas Uggla (navy|SWE) Destroyer Sunk by explosion in Hårsfjärden, the reason for this mysterious explosion has never been reveled, files about this event are still classified in Sweden; may or may not have been a direct part of World War II and the activities that constituted the war.

23

*Soviet Submarine P3 (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by German arial bombing at Khronstadt
*Soviet Submarine M 74 (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by German arial bombing at Khronstadt
*Soviet Battleship Marat (navy|SUN) World War II: Grounded at Khronstadt after taking heavy damage from German bombers

24

*Soviet Submarine SC 319 (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by Mine in the Gulf of Finland

29

*Soviet Submarine SC 322 (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by Mine in the Gulf of Finland

October

12

*Soviet Submarine S 8 (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by Mine in the Gulf of Finland

17 Trafalgar Day

* "Gladiolus" (navy|UK): World War II: Sunk by Kriegsmarine submarine "U-558"

30

*Soviet Submarine Kalev (former Estonian Submarine now Soviet Navy)(navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by Mine near Hanko in the Gulf of Finland

31

*USS Reuben James (DD-245) (navy|US): World War II: Sunk by German Unterseeboot 552.

November

= 4 =

* Soviet Destroyer Smetlivyi (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by Mine

= 7 =

*Soviet hospitalship ship Armenia(navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by German bombers in the Black Sea

= 8 =

*Soviet Submarine L 1 (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by German artillery fire at Leningrad

= 10 =

*Soviet Submarine SC 324 (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by Mine in the Gulf of Finland
*Soviet Submarine M 103 (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by Mine in the Gulf of Finland

= 12 =

*"'Soviet Light cruiser Chervona Ukraina(navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by german bombers in Blacksea

= 14 =

* HMS "Ark Royal" (navy|UK): World War II: Sunk near Gibraltar by Kriegsmarine submarine "U-81"
* Soviet Submarine M 98 (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by Mine Juminda in the Gulf of Finland
* Soviet Submarine L 2 (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by Mine Juminda in the Gulf of Finland
* Soviet Destroyer Gordyi (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by Mine
* Soviet Destroyer Surovyi (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by Mine
* S/S Andrei Zjedanov (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by Mine

= 19 =

* "Sydney" (navy|AUS): World War II: Sunk by German raider "Kormoran" in the Indian Ocean off Western Australia
* "Kormoran":(navy|Nazi Germany): World War II: Sunk by "Sydney" in the Indian Ocean off Western Australia

December

3

* S/S Iosef Stalin USSR: World War II: grounded at north Estonia after hit by several mines.

7

* "Arizona" (navy|USA) : World War II: Sunk by Japanese bombings in the attack on Pearl Harbor

* "Oklahoma" (navy|USA) : World War II: Sunk by Japanese bombings in the attack on Pearl Harbor

* "California" (navy|USA) : World War II: Sunk by Japanese bombings in the attack on Pearl Harbor, later refloated on 25 March 1942 and refitted.

* "West Virginia" (navy|USA) : World War II: Sunk by Japanese bombings in the attack on Pearl Harbor, later refloated on 17 May 1942 and refitted.

* "Utah" (navy|USA) : World War II: Sunk by Japanese bombings in the attack on Pearl Harbor

* "Oglala" (navy|USA) : World War II: Sunk by Japanese bombings in the attack on Pearl Harbor, later refloated on 3 July 1942 and refitted.

10

* "Prince of Wales" (navy|UK) : World War II: Sunk by Japanese bombers east of Kuantan, Malaya (now Malaysia).

* "Repulse" (navy|UK) : World War II: Sunk by Japanese bombers east of Kuantan, Malaya (now Malaysia).

30

*Soviet Submarine P 2 (navy|SUN) World War II: Sunk by German artillery fire at Leningrad

See also

* List of World War II ships