List of shipwrecks in 1946

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

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January

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1 January

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List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1946
Ship State Description
USS Dorsey  United States Navy The hulk of the high-speed minesweeper, aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was destroyed.
Empire Stella  United Kingdom The Stella-type tug suffered a boiler explosion which wrecked her engine. Subsequently repaired with the engine from Empire Keith ( United Kingdom).[1]

2 January

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List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1946
Ship State Description
U-516  Kriegsmarine Operation Deadlight: The captured Type IXC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°06′N 9°00′W / 56.100°N 9.000°W / 56.100; -9.000).[2]
U-2502  Kriegsmarine Operation Deadlight: The Type XXI submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°06′N 9°00′W / 56.100°N 9.000°W / 56.100; -9.000).[3]
William H. Webb  United States The Liberty ship ran aground on a reef off Kildin Island, Soviet Union and broke in two.[4]

3 January

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List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1946
Ship State Description
Empire Tigachi  United Kingdom The coastal tanker ran aground at Nidingen, Sweden. Later broke in two, a total loss.[5]
U-825  Kriegsmarine Operation Deadlight. The Type VIIC submarine was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°31′N 7°30′W / 55.517°N 7.500°W / 55.517; -7.500).[6]
U-2336  Kriegsmarine Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°06′N 9°00′W / 56.100°N 9.000°W / 56.100; -9.000) by HMS Offa ( Royal Navy).
U-2351  Kriegsmarine Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 8°20′W / 55.833°N 8.333°W / 55.833; -8.333) by HMS Offa ( Royal Navy).[7]

5 January

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List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1946
Ship State Description
U-541  Kriegsmarine Operation Deadlight: The Type IXC/40 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°38′N 7°35′W / 55.633°N 7.583°W / 55.633; -7.583).[8]
U-901  Kriegsmarine Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°50′N 8°30′W / 55.833°N 8.500°W / 55.833; -8.500).[9]
U-2506  Kriegsmarine Operation Deadlight: The Type XXI submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°37′N 7°30′W / 55.617°N 7.500°W / 55.617; -7.500).[10]

6 January

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7 January

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8 January

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List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1946
Ship State Description
HMS Safari  Royal Navy The decommissioned S-class submarine sank under tow in the English Channel while on her way to the breaker′s yard.

11 January

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List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1946
Ship State Description
Trapez 5  Allied-occupied Germany The tanker was scuttled of Multedo, Italy.[14]

13 January

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List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1946
Ship State Description
Sierra Cordoba  United Kingdom The passenger ship was damaged by fire.[15]

14 January

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List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1946
Ship State Description
USS Snowbell  United States Navy The hulk of the Ailanthus-class net laying ship, aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was destroyed with explosives.
USS Southard  United States Navy The hulk of the fast minesweeper, a former Clemson-class destroyer, aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was destroyed with explosives.

15 January

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List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1946
Ship State Description
British Loyalty  United Kingdom The tanker was scuttled in the Indian Ocean at Addu Atoll, Maldives (0°38′12″S 73°07′43″E / 0.63667°S 73.12861°E / -0.63667; 73.12861).[16]

18 January

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20 January

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List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1946
Ship State Description
Dursley  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground off Redcar, Yorkshire.[18]

23 January

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List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1946
Ship State Description
Gradisca  Italy The passenger ship ran aground on the east coast of Gavdos, Greece. She was refloated on 9 July 1947 and laid up. She was consequently scrapped in 1950.[19]

24 January

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List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1946
Ship State Description
Carnifex Ferry  United States The tanker collided with F F Wolfe ( United Kingdom) in The Downs off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom and was severely damaged at the bows.[20]
Cobble Hill  United States The tanker ran aground off Sheerness, Kent, United Kingdom.[20]

25 January

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List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1946
Ship State Description
Kazan Maru Allied-occupied Japan The cargo ship was scuttled in the Strait of Malacca.[21]

27 January

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List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1946
Ship State Description
USAT Crown Reefer  United States Army During a voyage transporting perishables and cargo from Seattle, Washington, to Kodiak, Territory of Alaska, and military bases in the Aleutian Islands, the 5,100-ton United States Army Transport – a refrigerated cargo ship – was abandoned when she ran aground off Kirilof Point (51°25′15″N 179°17′50″E / 51.42083°N 179.29722°E / 51.42083; 179.29722 (Kirilof Point)) on the coast of Amchitka Island in the Aleutians. A United States Navy rescue tug rescued her entire crew of 39. She later broke up.[22]
Gradisca  United Kingdom The troopship ran aground on Gavos, Greece.[23]
USS Tamaroa  United States Navy The tug collided with the aviation supply ship USS Jupiter ( United States Navy) in San Francisco Bay and sank.[24]

28 January

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List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1946
Ship State Description
Bluenose The coastal freighter ran aground off Île à Vache, Haiti and broke up.[25]

29 January

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List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1946
Ship State Description
HDMS ME 1016  Royal Danish Navy The minesweeper ran aground off Jernhatten. She was declared a total loss.[26]

30 January

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List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1946
Ship State Description
Antietam  United States The tanker struck a mine in the Gironde Estuary and sank with the loss of one of her 41 crew. Survivors were rescued by a French pilot boat. Antietam was on a voyage from New York to Blaye, Gironde.[27][28]
Luray Victory  United States The Victory ship ran aground and sank, Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[29]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date January 1946
Ship State Description
Akagi Maru  Japan The merchant ship struck a mine and sank in the Seto Inland Sea off Okayama Prefecture, Japan. She was raised, repaired, and returned to service.
James Woodrow  United States The Liberty ship ran aground on a reef in the Pacific Ocean. She was refloated and towed to Suisun Bay, where she was declared a constructive total loss.[30]

February

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1 February

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List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1946
Ship State Description
Fort Massac  United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Thornaby ( United Kingdom) near the Sunk Light Vessel ( Trinity House ), 10 nautical miles (19 km) east south east of Harwich (51°53′N 1°32′E / 51.883°N 1.533°E / 51.883; 1.533). Fort Massac sank, Thornaby put into Harwich with severely damaged bows.[31]

2 February

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List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1946
Ship State Description
U-764  Kriegsmarine Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56°06′N 9°00′W / 56.100°N 9.000°W / 56.100; -9.000).[32]

3 February

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List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1946
Ship State Description
HMS Captive  Royal Navy The rescue tug was beached in Potomas Bay, Cyprus.[33]
I-505  Imperial Japanese Navy The Type VIID submarine was scuttled in the Sunda Strait by the destroyer HNLMS Kortenaer ( Royal Netherlands Navy).[34]
Rian  Netherlands The coaster collided with the minesweeper HNLMS Jan van Gelder ( Royal Netherlands Navy) and sank off Ramsey, Isle of Man. All six crew were rescued by Jan van Gelder.[35]

4 February

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List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1946
Ship State Description
Per Gynt  United States The 20-gross register ton 39.9-foot (12.2 m) fishing vessel sank in Gardiner Bay (54°49′30″N 131°57′45″W / 54.82500°N 131.96250°W / 54.82500; -131.96250 (Gardiner Bay)) on the southeast coast of Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[36]
Yukon  United States With 480 people – 369 passengers and 111 crew members – aboard, the 5,746-gross register ton, 360-foot (109.7 m) steam passenger ship ran aground at Cape Fairfield in Johnstone Bay, Territory of Alaska, and broke in two. With surf reaching heights of 40 feet (12.2 m) and pounding the ship to pieces, rescue operations took three days. Eleven people – five civilians and six United States Army soldiers – died in the disaster.[37][38]

5 February

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List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1946
Ship State Description
U-1228  Kriegsmarine The Type IXC/40 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast of the United States.[39]

6 February

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List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1946
Ship State Description
Sphene  United Kingdom The coaster foundered in the Bristol Channel off Cornwall. All five crew were rescued.[40]

8 February

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List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1946
Ship State Description
Empire Waveney  United Kingdom The ocean liner caught fire at Liverpool, Lancashire. The fire was extinguished.[41]

10 February

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List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1946
Ship State Description
Empire Severn  United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with Leighton ( United Kingdom) in the Holy Loch and was damaged.[42]
Girl Lena  United Kingdom The trawler collided with HMS Saga ( Royal Navy) in the English Channel near the Eddystone Lighthouse and sank. The crew were rescued by Saga.[43][44]
Lindøy  Norway Capsized and sank south of Sogneoksen whilst on a voyage from Bulandet to Bergen, Norway.[45]
U-975  Kriegsmarine Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55°42′N 9°01′W / 55.700°N 9.017°W / 55.700; -9.017) by HMS Loch Arkaig ( Royal Navy).[46]

11 February

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List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1946
Ship State Description
USS Greene  United States Navy The hulk of the seaplane tender, a former Clemson-class destroyer aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was destroyed with explosives.
Ponce de Lyon  United States The Liberty ship ran aground at The Gantocks, off Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland.[43]

12 February

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13 February

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List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1946
Ship State Description
Vis  Yugoslavia World War II: The cargo ship struck a naval mine and sank in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Dalmatia.[48]

14 February

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List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1946
Ship State Description
Fulham VII  United Kingdom The coaster collided with Alfred Victory ( United States) and sank 16 nautical miles (30 km) south west of Beachy Head, Sussex with the loss of one of her seventeen crew.[49] Fulham VII was on a voyage from Barry, Glamorgan to London.[50]
Lake Crystal  United States Under tow by a tug and carrying a cargo of coal, the 254-foot (77 m), 2,308-gross register ton barge sank in heavy seas in 130 feet (40 m) of water in Block Island Sound 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of Watch Hill, Rhode Island, at 41°15.985′N 071°46.428′W / 41.266417°N 71.773800°W / 41.266417; -71.773800 (Lake Crystal), with the loss of seven lives. There was one survivor.[51]

15 February

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List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1946
Ship State Description
I-502  Imperial Japanese Navy The Type IXD2 submarine was scuttled in the Strait of Malacca off Singapore by HMS Loch Lomond ( Royal Navy).[52]
I-506  Imperial Japanese Navy The Type IXD1 submarine was scuttled in the Bali Sea east of the Kangean Islands, Dutch East Indies by a Royal Navy ship.[53]
Tijger  Netherlands The coaster collided with Edward R. Squibb ( United States) east of the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom and sank. All eight people on board were rescued.[49]

16 February

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List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1946
Ship State Description
Robert G. Cann  Canada During a voyage from St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, via Tiverton, Nova Scotia, the 119-foot (36 m), 265-gross register ton coastal screw steamer sank in approximately 400 feet (120 m) of water in the Bay of Fundy 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) southeast of Swallowtail Lighthouse on Grand Manan during a blizzard. Her entire crew of 13 men abandoned ship in a 17-foot (5.2 m) lifeboat, but by the time the lifeboat came ashore at Digby Neck, Nova Scotia, 19 hours later, 12 of them had died of hypothermia, leaving her captain as her only survivor.[54]

17 February

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List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1946
Ship State Description
Donbass  Soviet Union The 10,488-ton Type T2 tanker broke in two in a storm in the Pacific Ocean approximately 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) south of Adak in the Aleutian Islands. Three Soviet ships rescued 15 survivors from the forward part of the ship. The tanker Puente Hills ( United States) rescued 23 men and women from the after section of the ship, which she then towed to Port Angeles, Washington with 20 people still aboard it. Both sections of the ship remained afloat and eventually were scrapped.[55][56]

19 February

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List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1946
Ship State Description
Emire Severn  United Kingdom The cargo ship again collided with Leighton ( United Kingdom) and was damaged further.[42]
MAL 38  Soviet Navy The MAL 2 type landing fire support lighter (Soviet designation unknown) was wrecked.

21 February

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List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1946
Ship State Description
Edna S  United States The 20-gross register ton, 42.4-foot (12.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire near Hoonah, Territory of Alaska.[57]

24 February

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List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1946
Ship State Description
Hodnaberg  Norway The steamship struck a mine in the Kattegat and sank with the loss of nine crew.[45]

25 February

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List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1946
Ship State Description
Leeuwarden  United Kingdom The cargo ship struck a mine and sank 18 nautical miles (33 km) north of Dieppe, France. All crew were rescued by the trawler André Marcel ( France).[58]

28 February

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List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1946
Ship State Description
Herisle  United Kingdom The cargo ship was hit by William A. Jones ( United States) after the latter broke free from her moorings in a gale at Gibraltar. Two hours later, there were two explosions on board and she sank with the loss of five of her 34 crew.[59][60]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1946
Ship State Description
USS Lanikai  United States Navy The decommissioned schooner sank in Subic Bay in a storm in February 1946 or during a typhoon sometime in 1947.[61][62]
No. 13  Imperial Japanese Navy The surrendered T51-class motor torpedo boat was lost in February.
U-1197  Kriegsmarine The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the North Sea by the United States Navy.[63]

March

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1 March

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List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1946
Ship State Description
Orphée  French Navy The Diane-class submarine exploded at Casablanca, Morocco. Two of her crew were killed.[64]
Sackett's Harbor  United States The 10,488-gross register ton T2 tanker broke in two in a storm in the North Pacific Ocean southeast of Attu Island, about 800 nautical miles (1,500 km; 920 mi) southwest of Adak, Alaska. Two cats died, but there was no loss of human life. Her bow section later was sunk by gunfire by the patrol frigate USS Orlando ( United States Navy). Her stern section reached the vicinity of Adak under its own power, where the tug Sarsi ( United States) came to its assistance. The stern section was towed to Anchorage, Alaska, where it served as a floating power plant from 1946 to 1955. It was then towed to Seattle, Washington, where it received a new bow around 1957 and returned to service as Angelo Petri ( United States).[65]

2 March

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List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1946
Ship State Description
Empire Waveney  United Kingdom The ocean liner caught fire at Canada Dock, Liverpool, Lancashire and sank. She was refloated on 4 March. Declared a total loss, scrapped in 1947..[66][67]

4 March

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List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1946
Ship State Description
Bolivar  Norway The cargo ship was wrecked and broke in two at Kish Bank, Ireland.[68]
USS Extricate  United States Navy The hulk of the Anchor-class rescue and salvage ship, aground at Okinawa since 9 October 1945, was destroyed with explosives.
HMS MFV 411  Royal Navy The MFV-1-class motor fishing vessel was lost at Brisbane, Australia.[69]
HMS MFV 812  Royal Navy The MFV-601-class motor fishing vessel was lost at Brisbane, Australia.[70]

5 March

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List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1946
Ship State Description
Kielce  Poland The cargo ship, loaded with ammunition, collided with Lombardy ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel off Dover, Kent, United Kingdom and sank. All crew were rescued by Lombardy.[71] On 22 July 1967, attempted removal of the wreck caused a major explosion, damaging property onshore.[72]

6 March

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List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1946
Ship State Description
George W. Norris  United States The Liberty ship ran aground at Tanageshima, Japan and was wrecked.[73]
USS LSM-265  United States Navy The LSM-1-class Landing Ship Medium was sunk as a torpedo target by a United States Navy submarine in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.[74][75]
Osashi  Imperial Japanese Navy The incomplete Ohama-class escort foundered from leaks at Yokohama, Japan.

9 March

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List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1946
Ship State Description
William L. Davidson  United States The Liberty ship was driven ashore near the Osko Lighthouse, Norway. She was later refloated and towed to the United States. Subsequently served as a hulk with the United States Navy.[4]

11 March

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List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1946
Ship State Description
USS Roche  United States Navy The damaged hulk of the decommissioned Cannon-class destroyer escort, was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Yokosuka, Japan.

16 March

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List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1946
Ship State Description
Byron Darnton  United States The Liberty ship was driven ashore on Sanda Island, Argyllshire, United Kingdom (55°17′N 5°35′W / 55.283°N 5.583°W / 55.283; -5.583). She broke in two, a total loss.[76]
Falkenfels  Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[77][78]
Hugo Oldendorf  Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of poison gas munitions.[79]
Karl Leonhardt  Germany The 6,042 GRT cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of poison gas munitions.[80]
Lotte  Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of poison gas munitions.[81]

17 March

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List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1946
Ship State Description
Byron Darmton  United States The Liberty ship ran aground on Sanda Island, Argyllshire, United Kingdom and broke in two.[82]

25 March

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26 March

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List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1946
Ship State Description
J. P. Poe  United States The Liberty ship ran aground near Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. Later refloated.[85]
HMS LCI(L) 4  Royal Navy The landing craft infantry (large) was lost in the Far East.[86]
Muggur  Norway The cargo ship capsized and sank in Ofotfjord after her cargo of herring and timber shifted.[45]
Z34  Germany The destroyer was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[87]

27 March

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List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1946
Ship State Description
Essu  United States The 9-gross register ton, 32.5-foot (9.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in the small-boat harbor at Wrangell, Territory of Alaska.[57]
Suiyang  United Kingdom The cargo ship struck a mine in the Chao Phraya River 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) upstream of Paknam, Thailand. She was beached but was declared a total loss.[88]

28 March

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List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1946
Ship State Description
Santa Rita  Italy The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea (42°35′N 10°10′E / 42.583°N 10.167°E / 42.583; 10.167).[89]

30 March

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List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1946
Ship State Description
Nickajack Trail  United States The T2 tanker was wrecked at the Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands. She was on a voyage from Port Arthur to Yokohama, Japan.[90]

31 March

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List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1946
Ship State Description
Joseph S. McDonagh  United States The Liberty ship ran aground at the mouth of the Cañete River, Peru. She was on a voyage from Talcahuano, Chile to Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France. She was a total loss.[91]

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List of shipwrecks: unknown date in March 1946
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Talabot  Norway The cargo ship was scuttled off Malta.[92]

April

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1 April

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List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1946
Ship State Description
Ha-103  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Road's End: The captured Type SS submarine was scuttled by United States Navy forces in the East China Sea off Japan's Gotō Islands at 32°30′N 128°40′E / 32.500°N 128.667°E / 32.500; 128.667 (Ha-103).[93]
Ha-105  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Road's End: The captured Type SS submarine was scuttled by United States Navy forces in the East China Sea off Japan's Gotō Islands at 32°37′N 129°17′E / 32.617°N 129.283°E / 32.617; 129.283 (Ha-105).[94]
Ha-106  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Road's End: The captured Type SS submarine and the submarine I-36 ( Imperial Japanese Navy), lashed alongside, were sunk by United States Navy demolition charges in the East China Sea off Japan's Gotō Islands at 32°37′N 129°17′E / 32.617°N 129.283°E / 32.617; 129.283 (Ha-106).[95]
Ha-107  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Road's End: The captured Type SS submarine was scuttled by United States Navy forces in the East China Sea off Japan's Gotō Islands at 32°37′N 129°17′E / 32.617°N 129.283°E / 32.617; 129.283 (Ha-107).[96]
Ha-108  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Road's End: The captured Type SS submarine was scuttled by United States Navy forces in the East China Sea off Japan's Gotō Islands at 32°37′N 129°17′E / 32.617°N 129.283°E / 32.617; 129.283 (Ha-108).[97]
Ha-109  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Road's End: The captured Type SS submarine was scuttled by United States Navy forces in the East China Sea off Japan's Gotō Islands at 32°37′N 129°17′E / 32.617°N 129.283°E / 32.617; 129.283 (Ha-109).[98]
Ha-111  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Road's End: The captured Type SS submarine was scuttled by United States Navy forces in the East China Sea off Japan's Gotō Islands at 32°37′N 129°17′E / 32.617°N 129.283°E / 32.617; 129.283 (Ha-111).[99]
Ha-201  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Road's End: The captured Type STS submarine was sunk as a gunnery target along with the submarine I-401 ( Imperial Japanese Navy), lashed alongside, by the destroyers USS Everett F. Larson and USS Goodrich (both  United States Navy) in the East China Sea 16 nautical miles (30 km) due east of Kinai Island in Japan's Gotō Islands at 32°37′N 129°17′E / 32.617°N 129.283°E / 32.617; 129.283 (Ha-201).[100]
Ha-202  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Road's End: The captured Type STS submarine was scuttled by United States Navy forces in the East China Sea off Japan's Gotō Islands at 32°37′N 129°17′E / 32.617°N 129.283°E / 32.617; 129.283 (Ha-202).[101]
Ha-208  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Road's End: The captured Type STS submarine was scuttled by United States Navy forces in the East China Sea off Japan's Gotō Islands at 32°37′N 129°17′E / 32.617°N 129.283°E / 32.617; 129.283 (Ha-208).[102]
I-36  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Road's End: The captured Type B1 submarine and the submarine Ha-106 ( Imperial Japanese Navy), lashed alongside, were sunk by United States Navy demolition charges in the East China Sea off Japan's Gotō Islands.[103]
I-47  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Road's End: The captured Type B2 submarine was sunk by the United States Navy forces in the East China Sea off Japan's Gotō Islands.[104]
I-53  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Road's End: The captured Type C3 submarine was sunk by gunfire by the submarine tender USS Nereus ( United States Navy) in the East China Sea off Japan's Gotō Islands at 32°37′N 129°17′E / 32.617°N 129.283°E / 32.617; 129.283 (I-156).[105]
I-58  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Road's End: The captured Type B3 submarine was sunk by gunfire by the submarine tender USS Nereus ( United States Navy) in the East China Sea off Japan's Gotō Islands at 32°37′N 129°17′E / 32.617°N 129.283°E / 32.617; 129.283 (I-156).[106]
I-156  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Road's End: The captured Kaidai-class cruiser submarine was sunk by gunfire by the submarine tender USS Nereus ( United States Navy) in the East China Sea off Japan's Gotō Islands at 32°37′N 129°17′E / 32.617°N 129.283°E / 32.617; 129.283 (I-156).[107]
I-157  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Road's End: The captured Kaidai-class cruiser submarine was sunk by gunfire by the submarine tender USS Nereus ( United States Navy) in the East China Sea off Japan's Gotō Islands at 32°37′N 129°17′E / 32.617°N 129.283°E / 32.617; 129.283 (I-157).[108]
I-158  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Road's End: The captured Kaidai-class cruiser submarine was sunk by aerial bombing by the United States Navy in the East China Sea off Japan's Gotō Islands at 32°37′N 129°17′E / 32.617°N 129.283°E / 32.617; 129.283 (I-158).[109]
I-159  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Road's End: The captured Kaidai-class cruiser submarine was sunk by gunfire by the submarine tender USS Nereus ( United States Navy) in the East China Sea off Japan's Gotō Islands at 32°37′N 129°17′E / 32.617°N 129.283°E / 32.617; 129.283 (I-159).[110]
I-162  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Road's End: The captured Kaidai-class cruiser submarine was sunk by gunfire by the submarine tender USS Nereus ( United States Navy) in the East China Sea off Japan's Gotō Islands at 32°37′N 129°17′E / 32.617°N 129.283°E / 32.617; 129.283 (I-162).[111]
I-366  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Road's End: The captured Type D1 submarine was sunk by United States Navy demolition charges in the East China Sea off Japan's Gotō Islands.[112]
I-367  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Road's End: The captured Type D1 submarine was sunk by a United States Navy demolition charge in the East China Sea off Japan's Gotō Islands.[113]
I-402  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Road's End: The captured I-400-class submarine was sunk as a gunnery target along with the submarine Ha-201 ( Imperial Japanese Navy), lashed alongside, by the destroyers USS Everett F. Larson and USS Goodrich (both  United States Navy) in the East China Sea 16 nautical miles (30 km) due east of Kinai Island in Japan's Gotō Islands at 32°37′N 129°17′E / 32.617°N 129.283°E / 32.617; 129.283 (I-402).[114]
Ro-50  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Road's End: The captured Type K6 submarine was sunk by a United States Navy forces in the East China Sea 16 nautical miles (30 km) due east of Kinai Island in Japan's Gotō Islands.[115]

2 April

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List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1946
Ship State Description
Charles S. Haight  United States The 7,198-gross register ton Liberty ship was stranded on Flat Ground Shoal at Cape Ann off Rockport, Massachusetts. The ship burned out on 17 August and sank in up to 30 feet (9.1 m) of water at 42°40′38″N 070°35′03″W / 42.67722°N 70.58417°W / 42.67722; -70.58417 (Charles S. Haight).[116][117]

4 April

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List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1946
Ship State Description
USS S-35  United States Navy The decommissioned S-class submarine was sunk as a torpedo target.

5 April

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List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1946
Ship State Description
Ha-207  Imperial Japanese Navy The captured Type STS submarine was scuttled by the United States Navy in the East China Sea off Sasebo Bay.[118]
Ha-210  Imperial Japanese Navy The captured Type STS submarine was scuttled by the United States Navy in the East China Sea off Sasebo Bay.[119]
Ha-215  Imperial Japanese Navy The incomplete captured Type STS submarine was scuttled by the United States Navy in the East China Sea off Sasebo Bay.[118][119][120]
Ha-216  Imperial Japanese Navy The captured Type STS submarine was scuttled by the United States Navy in the East China Sea off Sasebo Bay.[120]
Ha-217  Imperial Japanese Navy The incomplete captured Type STS submarine was scuttled by the United States Navy in the East China Sea off Sasebo Bay.[118][119][120]
Ha-219  Imperial Japanese Navy The incomplete captured Type STS submarine was scuttled by the United States Navy in the East China Sea off Sasebo Bay.[118][119][120]
Ha-228  Imperial Japanese Navy The incomplete captured Type STS submarine was scuttled by the United States Navy in the East China Sea off Sasebo Bay.[118][119][120]
I-202  Imperial Japanese Navy The captured I-201-class submarine was scuttled by the United States Navy in the East China Sea off Japan's Gotō Islands, 13 nautical miles (15 mi; 24 km) off Kongō Point.[121]
Ro-31  Imperial Japanese Navy The captured Kaichū V-type submarine was scuttled by the United States Navy in the East China Sea off Sasebo Bay.[118][119][120]

8 April

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List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1946
Ship State Description
USS Despatch  United States Navy The former protected cruiser was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off San Francisco, California.

9 April

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List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1946
Ship State Description
Empire Bridge  United Kingdom The coaster collided with the wreck of Fort Massac ( United Kingdom) during salvage operations. She was holed and quickly sank in an upright position. A salvage attempt on 23 August only succeeded in turning her on her side, and she was declared a total loss.[31]

14 April

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List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1946
Ship State Description
RFA Oligarch  Royal Navy The Ol-class tanker was scuttled in the Red Sea (27°30′N 34°45′E / 27.500°N 34.750°E / 27.500; 34.750) with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[122]

15 April

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List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1946
Ship State Description
Ha-110  Imperial Japanese Navy The captured Type SS submarine possibly was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off the Kii Channel. (Some sources claim she was scrapped rather than scuttled.)[123]
Ha-112  Imperial Japanese Navy The captured Type SS submarine possibly was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off the Kii Channel. (Some sources claim she was scrapped rather than scuttled.)[124]

16 April

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List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1946
Ship State Description
Helen May  Norway The cargo ship ran aground in the Krakhellesundet whilst on a voyage from Bergen to Ålesund, Norway.[45]
I-503  Imperial Japanese Navy The Marcello-class submarine was scuttled in the Inland Sea off Kobe, Japan by the United States Navy.[125]
I-504  Imperial Japanese Navy The Marconi-class submarine was scuttled in the Kii Channel by the United States Navy.[126]

17 April

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List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1946
Ship State Description
Frithjof  Norway The fishing boat sprang a leak and sank in the West Ice off Greenland.[45]
USS Wasp  United States Navy The Essex-class aircraft carrier ran aground off the coast of New Jersey.[64]

21 April

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List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1946
Ship State Description
Empire Christopher  United Kingdom The tugboat struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Martaban (14°09′N 98°03′E / 14.150°N 98.050°E / 14.150; 98.050). She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Singapore.[127]
Ramø  Norway World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank at Henningsvær, Lofoten Islands, Norway.[45]

24 April

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List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1946
Ship State Description
Alfios  Greece The cargo ship ran aground on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued by HMCS Middlesex ( Royal Canadian Navy).[128]

26 April

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List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1946
Ship State Description
Warrigal  United States The 9-gross register ton, 30.8-foot (9.4 m) fishing vessel was stranded and lost at the southwest end of Chichagof Pass in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[129]

28 April

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List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1946
Ship State Description
Thea  Netherlands The coaster capsized and sank in Bridlington Bay, United Kingdom with the loss of two of the eight people on board.[130]

30 April

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List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1946
Ship State Description
Georgetown Victory  United States The troopship ran aground in the entrance to Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland, at 54°18′45″N 5°31′15″W / 54.31250°N 5.52083°W / 54.31250; -5.52083 (Georgetown Victory) and broke her back. All 1,100-plus on board were rescued by the Claughey, Donaghadee, and Newcastle lifeboats.[131]
I-121  Imperial Japanese Navy The captured I-121-class submarine was scuttled in Wakasa Bay off Maizuru, Japan, by the United States Navy.[132]
Ro-68  Imperial Japanese Navy The captured Type L4 submarine was scuttled in Wakasa Bay off Maizuru, Japan, by the United States Navy.[133]
Ro-500  Imperial Japanese Navy The captured Type IXC submarine was scuttled in Wakasa Bay off Maizuru, Japan, by the United States Navy.[134]
USS Solar  United States Navy
The sonar test vessel, a former Buckley-class destroyer escort exploded and sank at Naval Ammunition Depot Earle, New Jersey, with the loss of seven of her 213 crew, with 125 injured.[135]
HMS Stubborn  Royal Navy The S-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Mediterranean Sea off Malta.
HMAS Tolga  Royal Australian Navy The decommissioned auxiliary minesweeper was scuttled off the north coast of New Guinea.

Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown April 1946
Ship State Description
SS-16  Imperial Japanese Navy The surrendered SS-class landing ship sank at Yohimi. Raised and scrapped.

May

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1 May

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List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1946
Ship State Description
HMS Tarantula  Royal Navy The decommissioned Insect-class river gunboat was sunk as a gunnery target in the Bay of Bengal off Trincomalee, Ceylon, by the destroyers HMS Carron and HMS Carysfort (both  Royal Navy).

2 May

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List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1946
Ship State Description
S 7  Royal Navy The surrendered S 7-class motor torpedo boat was scuttled.
S 9  United States Navy The surrendered S 7-class motor torpedo boat was scuttled.
S 12  United States Navy The surrendered S 10-class motor torpedo boat was scuttled.

6 May

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List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1946
Ship State Description
Ha-206  Imperial Japanese Navy The wreck of the incomplete Type STS submarine – refloated in April 1946 after sinking in a typhoon in August 1945 – was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off the Kii Channel. The wreck again was refloated in 1952 and scrapped.[136]
USS LST-884  United States Navy The LST-542-class tank landing ship, heavily damaged by a kamikaze on 1 April 1945, was disposed of by sinking.[137]

8 May

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List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1946
Ship State Description
HMS Diomede  Royal Navy Whilst on tow and sheltering in Mount's Bay from an easterly gale, the Danae-class cruiser drifted onto the Larrigan, rocks and stranded at low tide. Refloated several hours later she continued on her journey from Falmouth to the Clyde for scrapping.[138]
Ha-205  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Bottom: The captured Type STS submarine was sunk by gunfire by the destroyer HMAS Quiberon ( Royal Australian Navy) and the sloop-of-war HMIS Sutlej ( Royal Indian Navy) in the Inland Sea.[139][140][141]
I-153  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Bottom: The captured Kaidai-class submarine was sunk by gunfire by the destroyer HMAS Quiberon ( Royal Australian Navy) and the sloop-of-war HMIS Sutlej ( Royal Indian Navy) in the Inland Sea.[139][140][141] (Some sources say she was scrapped rather than sunk.)[142]
I-154  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Bottom: The captured Kaidai-class submarine was sunk by gunfire by the destroyer HMAS Quiberon ( Royal Australian Navy) and the sloop-of-war HMIS Sutlej ( Royal Indian Navy) in the Inland Sea.[139][140][141][143]
I-155  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Bottom: The captured Kaidai-class submarine was sunk by gunfire by the destroyer HMAS Quiberon ( Royal Australian Navy) and the sloop-of-war HMIS Sutlej ( Royal Indian Navy) in the Inland Sea.[139][140][141][144]
Ro-59  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Bottom: The captured Type L3 submarine was sunk by gunfire by the destroyer HMAS Quiberon ( Royal Australian Navy) and the sloop-of-war HMIS Sutlej ( Royal Indian Navy) in the Inland Sea.[139][140][141]
Ro-62  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Bottom: The captured Type L4 submarine was sunk by gunfire by the destroyer HMAS Quiberon ( Royal Australian Navy) and the sloop-of-war HMIS Sutlej ( Royal Indian Navy) in the Inland Sea.[139][140][141][145]
Ro-63  Imperial Japanese Navy Operation Bottom: The captured Type L4 submarine was sunk by gunfire by the destroyer HMAS Quiberon ( Royal Australian Navy) and the sloop-of-war HMIS Sutlej ( Royal Indian Navy) in the Inland Sea.[139][140][141][146]

9 May

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10 May

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List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1946
Ship State Description
Fort Sumter  United States The T2 tanker broke in two and sank in the Pacific Ocean 720 nautical miles (1,330 km) south of Attu Island, Alaska. She was on a voyage from Yokohama, Japan to San Pedro.[148]
H I C 5  United States The 51-gross register ton, 60.1-foot (18.3 m) scow sank in Excursion Inlet (58°25′N 135°26′W / 58.417°N 135.433°W / 58.417; -135.433 (Excursion Inlet)) in Southeast Alaska.[149]

14 May

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List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1946
Ship State Description
USS Bellona  United States Navy The Achelous-class landing craft repair ship, hard aground on Kama Rock, Iwo Jima, since 1 December 1945, was blown up with explosive charges after being stripped of all salvageable equipment.
James Rumsey  United States The Liberty ship ran aground at San Salvador (27°00′N 77°30′W / 27.000°N 77.500°W / 27.000; -77.500). She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Santos, Brazil. She was refloated and towed to Mayport, Florida. Declared a constructive total loss, she was scrapped in 1947.[150]

17 May

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List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1946
Ship State Description
Dessau  United Kingdom The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[151]

18 May

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List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1946
Ship State Description
M-16  Germany The minesweeper was scuttled at 58°10′N 10°42′E / 58.167°N 10.700°E / 58.167; 10.700 in the Skagerrak.[152]

21 May

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List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1946
Ship State Description
I-203  Imperial Japanese Navy The captured I-201-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, at 21°13′N 158°08′W / 21.217°N 158.133°W / 21.217; -158.133 ("I-203") by a Mark 18-2 torpedo fired by the submarine USS Caiman ( United States Navy).[153]

23 May

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List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1946
Ship State Description
I-201  Imperial Japanese Navy The captured I-201-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, at 21°13′N 158°08′W / 21.217°N 158.133°W / 21.217; -158.133 ("I-201") by a Mark 18-2 torpedo fired by the submarine USS Queenfish ( United States Navy).[153]

24 May

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List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1946
Ship State Description
DD-224  United States Navy
DD-224 sinking.
The decommissioned Clemson-class destroyer, formerly USS Stewart, was sunk as a target by aircraft in the Pacific Ocean off San Francisco, California.

25 May

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List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1946
Ship State Description
Alcoa Banner  United States World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[154]
HMS Lewes  Royal Navy The decommissioned Caldwell-class destroyer, formerly USS Craven and USS Conway ( United States Navy), was scuttled in the Tasman Sea off Sydney, Australia.

26 May

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List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1946
Ship State Description
H.C. Horn  Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the Baltic Sea.[155]

28 May

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List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1946
Ship State Description
I-14  Imperial Japanese Navy The captured Type AM submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Oahu, Hawaii, at 21°13′N 158°08′W / 21.217°N 158.133°W / 21.217; -158.133 ("I-14") by torpedoes fired by the submarine USS Bugara ( United States Navy).[156]
Marianne  Denmark The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Øresund off Stevns.[157]

31 May

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List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1946
Ship State Description
I-401  Imperial Japanese Navy The captured I-400-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, at 21°12′N 158°07′W / 21.200°N 158.117°W / 21.200; -158.117 ("I-401") by two Mark 18 torpedoes fired by the submarine USS Cabezon ( United States Navy).[158]
Spartan  United Kingdom The Clyde Puffer exploded and sank off Lismore, Argyllshire.[159]

Unknown date

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Ship State Description
F 192  Kriegsmarine World War II: The Type AM minelayer Marinefahrprahm was scuttled sometime in May.
Nattie  United States The 10-gross register ton, 32-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel drifted out to sea from Seldovia, Territory of Alaska, and was wrecked.[160]

June

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3 June

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List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1946
Ship State Description
James W. Nesmith  United States The Liberty ship was scuttled at sea with a cargo of obsolete ammunition.[161]

4 June

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List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1946
Ship State Description
I-400  Imperial Japanese Navy The captured I-400-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, at 21°13′N 158°07′W / 21.217°N 158.117°W / 21.217; -158.117 ("I-400") by three Mark 18-2 torpedoes fired by the submarine USS Trumpetfish ( United States Navy).[162]
Kunashiri  Imperial Japanese Navy The Shimushu-class escort ship ran aground and was wrecked on the coast of Japan.

6 June

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List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1946
Ship State Description
Jan Wellem  Germany The tanker was wrecked in the Kiel Fjord, Germany. Scrapped at Blyth, United Kingdom, from November 1947.[163]

7 June

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List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1946
Ship State Description
Kamikaze  Japan The repatriation ship, a former Kamikaze-class destroyer, ran aground off Cape Omaezaki, Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, at 34°38′N 138°8′E / 34.633°N 138.133°E / 34.633; 138.133 (Kamikaze) while coming to the aide of Kunashiri ( Japan) and was declared a constructive total loss.[164]
Kunashiri  Japan The repatriation ship, a former Shimushu-class escort, ran aground off Cape Omaezaki, Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, at (34°35′N 138°5′E / 34.583°N 138.083°E / 34.583; 138.083). She was abandoned and scrapped 1946–1947.[164]

8 June

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List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1946
Ship State Description
AF 112  Kriegsmarine The surrendered Type D Artilleriefährprahm sank on this date.
Myōkō  Imperial Japanese Navy The captured Myōkō-class heavy cruiser was scuttled by British forces in the Strait of Malacca off Port Swettenham, Malaya, at 03°05′N 100°40′E / 3.083°N 100.667°E / 3.083; 100.667 (Myōkō).

9 June

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List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1946
Ship State Description
USS Solar  United States Navy The Buckley-class destroyer escort was scuttled 100 nautical miles (190 km) off New York.

13 June

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List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1946
Ship State Description
Fechenheim  Allied-occupied Germany The cargo ship was scuttled off Arendal, Norway with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[165][78]

16 June

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List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1946
Ship State Description
Meerkerk  Netherlands The ship struck a mine off Westkapelle, Netherlands. 12 crew jumped overboard and were drowned. The remainder, including 14 passengers, were rescued. The ship sank on 18 June.[166]

18 June

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List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1946
Ship State Description
Hugh Williamson  United States The Liberty ship was driven ashore at Pernambuco, Brazil. She was later refloated and laid up. Consequently scrapped in 1946.[167]
Wafico No. 8  United States The 8-gross register ton, 30.9-foot (9.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Halibut Bay on the southwest end of Kodiak Island in the Territory of Alaska.[129]

19 June

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List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1946
Ship State Description
James McNeill Whistler  United States The Liberty ship ran aground at Meshima, 90 nautical miles (170 km) south west of Nagasaki, Japan. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to a Japanese port. All 3,400 people on board were resched. She was declared a total loss.[168]

20 June

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List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1946
Ship State Description
Oderstrom  Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[169]

25 June

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List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1946
Ship State Description
Gold Creek  United States The T2 tanker ran aground off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Houston, Texas, to Providence, Rhode Island.[170]

27 June

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List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1946
Ship State Description
C 4  Spanish Navy The C 1-class submarine was rammed by the destroyer Lepanto ( Spanish Navy) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the Balearic Islands with the loss of all 46 crew.[171]

28 June

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List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1946
Ship State Description
Miss D  United States The 23-gross register ton, 49.9-foot (15.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Anchorage, Territory of Alaska.[172]

Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1946
Ship State Description
Flowergate  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Porthminster Beach, St. Ives whilst under tow to breakers yard. Later refloated and continued her journey.[173]
James W. Nesmith  United States The Liberty ship was scuttled in the North Sea with a cargo of obsolete chemical munitions.[174]

July

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1 July

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List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1946
Ship State Description
USS Anderson  United States Navy
The atomic bomb explosion of 1 July 1946.
Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Sims-class destroyer was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll.
USS Carlisle  United States Navy Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Gilliam-class attack transport was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll.
USS Gilliam  United States Navy Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Gilliam-class attack transport was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll.
USS Lamson  United States Navy Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Mahan-class destroyer was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll.
Sakawa  United States Navy Operation Crossroads: The captured Agano-class light cruiser ( Imperial Japanese Navy) was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll.

2 July

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List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1946
Ship State Description
Agnes  Norway The cargo ship struck a mine and sank at Hai Phong, Vietnam. 15 crewmen killed.[45][175]

7 July

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List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1946
Ship State Description
Kjeøy  Norway Ran aground at Ytre Sula, Norway. Salvaged and found to be damaged beyond repair.[176]

11 July

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List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1946
Ship State Description
Gemlock  United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea 31°44′N 30°25′E / 31.733°N 30.417°E / 31.733; 30.417) with a cargo of obsolete ammunition.[177]
Topdal  Norway Sank whilst laid up at Bergen, Norway, after some boys opened her sea cocks.[45]

12 July

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List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1946
Ship State Description
Island Duke  United States The 15-gross register ton 45.6-foot (13.9 m) motor towing vessel was wrecked off Graveyard Point (58°52′N 157°01′W / 58.867°N 157.017°W / 58.867; -157.017 (Graveyard Point)) in Kvichak Bay on the Bristol Bay coast of the Territory of Alaska.[178]

13 July

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List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1946
Ship State Description
Freiburg  Allied-occupied Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[179][78]
Gertrud Fritzen  Allied-occupied Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak as a means of disposing of poison gas munitions that had been loaded aboard her.[180]

14 July

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List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1946
Ship State Description
USS Majaba  United States Navy The decommissioned and abandoned non-self propelled auxiliary vessel sank at dock in Subic Bay, Philippines.[181][182]
Somehow  United States The 14-gross register ton, 33.3-foot (10.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Elfin Cove in Southeast Alaska.[65]

18 July

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List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1946
Ship State Description
Denham  United Kingdom The tender struck a mine and sank in Liverpool Bay.[183]

20 July

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List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1946
Ship State Description
Z45  Germany World War II: The incomplete Type 1936B destroyer was scuttled in the Skagerrak.

22 July

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List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1946
Ship State Description
Cougar  United States The 43-gross register ton, 59.2-foot (18.0 m) fishing vessel sank in the Shelikof Strait 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) off Rocky Point (57°39′45″N 154°13′50″W / 57.66250°N 154.23056°W / 57.66250; -154.23056 (Rocky Point)) on the coast of Kodiak Island in the Territory of Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago with the loss of three crewmen and seven or eight passengers. The sole survivor was a man who clung to a floating gasoline tank for 11 hours until a passing fishing vessel rescued him.[22]

25 July

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List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1946
Ship State Description
USS Apogon  United States Navy Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll.
USS Arkansas  United States Navy Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Wyoming-class battleship was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll.
USS LSM-60  United States Navy
The atomic explosion beneath LSM-60.
Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned LSM-1-class medium landing ship disintegrated in the explosion of an atomic bomb suspended beneath her at Bikini Atoll during atomic bomb testing.
USS Pilotfish  United States Navy Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll.
USS Saratoga  United States Navy Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Lexington-class aircraft carrier was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll.
USS Skipjack  United States Navy Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned Salmon-class submarine was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. She later was raised for further use as a target ship and sunk again in August 1948.
YON-160  United States Navy Operation Crossroads: The fuel oil barge was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll.

26 July

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List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1946
Ship State Description
T37  Germany The incomplete Type 1941 torpedo boat was scuttled by the United States as a means of disposing of chemical weapons that had been loaded aboard.[184]
T38  Germany The incomplete Type 1941 torpedo boat was scuttled by the United States as a means of disposing of chemical weapons that had been loaded aboard.[184]
T39  Germany The incomplete Type 1941 torpedo boat was scuttled by the United States as a means of disposing of chemical weapons that had been loaded aboard.[184]
TF-11  Germany The torpedo training ship, a former Type 1940 minesweeper, was scuttled in the Skagerrak by the Allies.

27 July

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List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1946
Ship State Description