List of shipwrecks in December 1945
The list of shipwrecks in December 1945 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1945.
| December 1945 | ||||||
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 | Unknown date | |||||
1 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aighai | The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off the Gironde estuary, France.[1] | |
| USS Bellona | The Achelous-class repair ship ran aground at Iwo Jima, Japan. Unsalvageable, she was dispersed by explosives on 14 May 1946. | |
| U-826 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W).[2] | |
| U-1004 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W).[3] | |
| U-1061 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIF submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W). | |
| U-1104 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W).[4] |
3 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| U-776 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (55°08′N 5°30′W / 55.133°N 5.500°W).[5] | |
| U-994 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 8°30′W / 55.833°N 8.500°W).[6] |
4 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| U-218 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIID submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 8.9 nautical miles (16.5 km) north of Inishtrahull Island, County Donegal, Ireland (approximately 55°28′N 7°18′W / 55.467°N 7.300°W).[7] | |
| U-299 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°38′N 7°54′W / 55.633°N 7.900°W).[8] | |
| U-539 | Operation Deadlight: The Type IXC/40 submarine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (55°38′N 7°57′W / 55.633°N 7.950°W) whilst under tow to be scuttled. | |
| U-777 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 16 nautical miles (30 km) north east of Malin Head, County Donegal, Ireland (55°32′N 7°07′W / 55.533°N 7.117°W) whilst under tow to be scuttled. |
5 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| U-1005 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (55°33′N 8°27′W / 55.550°N 8.450°W).[9] |
7 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| U-245 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°25′N 6°19′W / 55.417°N 6.317°W).[10] | |
| U-907 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°17′N 5°59′W / 55.283°N 5.983°W).[11] | |
| U-1019 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°27′N 7°56′W / 55.450°N 7.933°W).[12] |
8 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| U-485 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine sank in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W).[13] | |
| U-773 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine sank in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W).[14] | |
| U-775 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°40′N 8°25′W / 55.667°N 8.417°W).[15] | |
| U-1203 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W / 55.833°N 10.083°W).[16] | |
| U-1271 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°28′N 7°20′W / 55.467°N 7.333°W).[17] | |
| U-1272 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W / 55.833°N 10.083°W).[18] |
9 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| U-532 | Operation Deadlight: The Type IXC/40 submarine was sunk as a target when torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°08′N 10°07′W / 56.133°N 10.117°W) by HMS Tantivy ( | |
| U-1052 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W / 55.833°N 10.083°W by Fairey Firefly aircraft of 816 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm based on HMS Nairana ( | |
| U-1307 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean by a rocket attack by Fairey Firefly aircraft on 816 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm based on HMS Nairana ( |
10 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| T. A. Johnston | The Liberty ship ran aground on Egmont Point, Dorset, United Kingdom. Refloated on 13 December.[22] | |
| William C. Ralston | World War II: The Liberty ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Okinawa, Japan and was declared a constructive total loss.[23] |
11 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kosin Maru | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Kawasaki. She was declared a total loss.[24] | |
| U-716 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W / 55.833°N 10.083°W).[25] | |
| U-978 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W / 55.833°N 10.083°W). | |
| U-991 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W).[26] | |
| U-1163 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W / 55.833°N 10.083°W). |
13 December
14 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CHa-65 | The minesweeper, a converted former CHa-1 class auxiliary submarine chaser, was wrecked off Hachinoe while sweeping for mines, later broken up.[33] |
16 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| U-483 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine sank in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W).[34] | |
| U-739 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°10′N 10°05′W / 56.167°N 10.083°W).[35] | |
| U-928 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°06′N 10°05′W / 56.100°N 10.083°W).[36] | |
| U-992 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°06′N 10°05′W / 56.100°N 10.083°W).[37] | |
| U-1009 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°31′N 7°24′W / 55.517°N 7.400°W).[38] | |
| U-1301 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W / 55.833°N 10.083°W) by British aircraft.[39] |
17 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| U-368 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°14′N 10°37′W / 56.233°N 10.617°W).[40] | |
| U-779 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W / 55.833°N 10.083°W) by HMS Cubitt and HMS Onslow (both | |
| U-956 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W / 55.833°N 10.083°W).[42] | |
| U-1198 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°14′N 10°37′W / 56.233°N 10.617°W).[43] | |
| U-1230 | Operation Deadlight: The Type IXC/40 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 10°05′W / 55.833°N 10.083°W by HMS Cubitt ( |
18 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Rhodes | The cargo ship caught fire at Gdynia, Poland and was scuttled to put out the fire in her cargo of jute. She burnt until 3 January 1946. Later refloated and sold to be scuttled but was repaired and returned to service in 1947 as Culter.[44] |
19 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gladbrook | ![]() Gladbrook The barque was beached at Rangitoto Island, New Zealand.[45] | |
| Nathaniel Bacon | The Liberty ship struck a mine in the Tyrrhenian Sea (42°23′N 26°30′E / 42.383°N 26.500°E) and was beached at Civitaveccia, Lazio, Italy. She was declared a constructive total loss. The bow section was scrapped in situ in 1946. The stern section was sold in 1950 and joined to the bow section of Bert Williams ( | |
| Terborch | The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was later refloated.[47] |
20 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| U-291 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 9°08′W / 55.833°N 9.133°W).[48] |
21 December
22 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| U-143 | Operation Deadlight: The TypeIID submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°58′N 9°35′W / 55.967°N 9.583°W).[59] | |
| U-145 | Operation Deadlight: The TypeIID submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°47′N 9°56′W / 55.783°N 9.933°W).[60] | |
| U-1194 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°59′N 9°55′W / 55.983°N 9.917°W).[61] | |
| U-2354 | Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°00′N 10°05′W / 56.000°N 10.083°W) by HMS Onslow ( |
23 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duncan L. Clinch | The Liberty ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Le Havre, France.[63] |
26 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duchess of Hamilton | The passenger ship ran aground in Loch Ryan. Refloated after fifteen minutes with damaged bows[64] |
27 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Tigawa | The coastal tanker ran aground at Bolsax, Kattegat, Denmark. She was refloated and sailed to Kalundborg. Declared a constructive total loss. | |
| U-313 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°40′N 8°24′W / 55.667°N 8.400°W).[65] |
28 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| U-680 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°24′N 6°29′W / 55.400°N 6.483°W) by HMS Onslaught ( |
29 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Minivet | The Auk-class minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Tsushima Straits with the loss of 31 of her 100 crew. | |
| U-930 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°20′N 7°35′W / 55.333°N 7.583°W) by HMS Onslaught ( | |
| U-1022 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°40′N 8°15′W / 55.667°N 8.250°W). | |
| U-1233 | Operation Deadlight: The Type IXC/40 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°51′N 8°54′W / 55.850°N 8.900°W) by HMS Onslaught ( |
30 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lambridge | Loaded with obsolete chemical munitions, the cargo ship was scuttled 120 nautical miles (138 miles; 222 km) northwest of Ireland at 55°30′N 11°00′W / 55.500°N 11.000°W. | |
| U-1103 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°03′N 10°05′W / 56.050°N 10.083°W).[69] | |
| U-1165 | Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine sank in the Atlantic Ocean (55°44′N 8°40′W / 55.733°N 8.667°W).[70] |
31 December
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CHa-152 | The CHa-1 class auxiliary submarine chaser, surrendered in damaged condition, was scuttled sometime in December.[80] | |
| USS Industry | The hulk of the coastal minesweeper, aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was disposed of by sinking. |
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| Ship events in 1945 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 |
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