List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
Seia Maru	Japan	World War II: The ammunition transporter was bombed and sunk in the Banda Sea by Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of the United States Navy.[1]
TK-334	Soviet Navy	World War II: The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by a mine with all hands in the Dniester estuary.[2]

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
DC 10 Schwan	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The guard ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Eiderstedt, Schleswig-Holstein.[1]
USS Fiske	United States Navy	World War II: The Edsall-class destroyer escort was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (47°11′N 33°29′W / 47.183°N 33.483°W / 47.183; -33.483) by U-804 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 33 of her 209 crew.[3]
FH 02 Orne	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The harbour protection vessel was sunk at Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, France in an air raid by aircraft of Bomber Command, Royal Air Force.[1]
Kondor	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The torpedo boat was destroyed at Le Havre in an air raid by aircraft of Bomber Command.[1]
Garibaldi	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in an Allied air raid on Genoa.[1]
KT 20	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The landing craft was sunk in an Allied air raid on Genoa.[1]
Konei Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Kukizaki, south west of Nagoya (33°37′N 136°20′E / 33.617°N 136.333°E / 33.617; 136.333) by USS Tautog ( United States Navy).[4]
M 4430 Sopot	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Le Havre.[1]
MAL 16	Kriegsmarine	The MAL 1A type landing fire support lighter was lost on this date.
Maas	Germany	World War II: The coaster was set afire at Le Havre in an air raid by aircraft of Bomber Command.[1]
NT 28 Planet	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The net tender was sunk at Le Havre in an air raid by aircraft of Bomber Command.[1]
RA 257	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The RA 251-class minesweeper, a former VAS 301-class submarine chaser, was sunk in Genoa Bay by Allied aircraft.[5]
S 39	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 motor torpedo boat was sunk at Le Havre in an air raid by aircraft of Bomber Command.[1][6]
S 114	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1939/40 motor torpedo boat was sunk at Le Havre in an air raid by aircraft of Bomber Command.[1][6]
Wilhelm A. Reidemann	Germany	World War II: The tanker was gutted by fire in an Allied air raid on Nantes, Loire-Inferieure, France.[7]

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
Elisabeth Dal	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy HX 300: The cargo ship (4,258 GRT, 1910) collided with Jacksonville ( United States) in the Rviver Mersey and was beached. Elisabeth Dal was declared a total loss and consequently scrapped.[8][9]
HMT Gairsay	Royal Navy	World War II: The naval trawler (545/770 t, 1943) was sunk in the English Channel by a Kriegsmarine Marder midget submarine. 31 crew were killed.[1][10][11][12]
HMS LCG(L) 764	Royal Navy	World War II: The landing craft tank (350/570 t, 1943) was sunk in the English Channel by a Kriegsmarine Marder midget submarine. Eight crew were killed. There were 27 survivors.[1][10][11][13][14]
Pascoli	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged at La Ciotat, Var, France by French submarine Curie ( Free French Naval Forces). She was consequently scrapped.[15]
HMS Quorn	Royal Navy	World War II: The Hunt-class destroyer (1,000/1,340 t, 1940) was torpedoed and sunk off Normandy by a Kriegsmarine Marder midget submarine. 130 crew were killed.[1][10][11][16]
Samlong	United Kingdom	World War II: The Liberty ship (7,176 GRT, 1943) was torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel off Normandy, France. She was declared a constructive total loss.[17]
Seiko Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The auxiliary netlayer was torpedoed and sunk in the Molucca Sea by USS Cod ( United States Navy).[1]
TShch-127	Soviet Navy	World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk by a mine off Mantsinsaari island, Lake Ladoga. 6 names of killed crew are listed for this loss on the OBD Memorial website.[18][19][20]

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
Enju Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Operation Scavenger: Convoy 4804: The Enju Maru-class auxiliary transport was sunk in the Pacific Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) north west of Chichijima 27°05′N 142°11′E / 27.083°N 142.183°E / 27.083; 142.183 by aircraft of Task Force 58/Task Group 58.1, United States Navy. Twenty-one passengers and 52 crewmen were killed.[1][21]
HMT Gairsay	Royal Navy	World War II: The Isles-class trawler was sunk in the English Channel off Normandy by a Kriegsmarine Marder midget submarine.[1][22]
GK 61 Pétrel	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The guard ship was torpedoed at Heraklion, Crete, Greece by HMS Vox ( Royal Navy).[1]
Koshu Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The Anshu Maru-class transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in south end of the Strait of Makassar (04°05′S 117°40′E / 4.083°S 117.667°E / -4.083; 117.667) by USS Ray ( United States Navy). Aboard were 1,513 Javanese laborers to repair the Japanese airfield at Makassar and 540 other passengers. 1,239 laborers, 273 passengers and 28 gunners and crewmen were killed.[1][23]
M 422	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the English Channel off Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine France by Allied aircraft.[1][24]
M 424	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and severely damaged in the English Channel off Saint-Malo by Allied aircraft. She was not repaired.[1]
M 444	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Brest, Finistère, France by an Allied air attack.[1]
Matsu	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy 4804: The Matsu-class destroyer was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) north west of Chichijima (27°40′N 141°48′E / 27.667°N 141.800°E / 27.667; 141.800) by USS Cogswell, USS Ingersoll and USS Knapp (all  United States Navy) with the loss of 205 of her 210 crew.
Maycrest	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a breakwater off the coast of Calvados, France.[25]
Miyagi Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The patrol boat was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Honshu (28°11′N 141°43′E / 28.183°N 141.717°E / 28.183; 141.717) by USS Sterlet ( United States Navy).[1]
No. 15	Soviet Navy	The R Type minesweeper was lost on this date.
Petrel	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off the south coast of France by HMS Universal ( Royal Navy).[1]
Ryoku Maru	Japan	World War II: The collier was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the Bonin Islands by USS Biloxi ( United States Navy).[26]
SAT 12 Globe	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Artilleriefährprahm was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Walcheren, Schleswig-Holstein.[1]
Sierra Cordoba	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The accommodation ship was damaged by fire in an Allied air raid at Hamburg. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service.[27]
Sperrbrecher 146 Havik	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Sperrbrecher was bombed and sunk at Pauillac, Gironde France in an Allied air raid.[1]
Syogen Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Pacific Ocean (27°40′N 141°48′E / 27.667°N 141.800°E / 27.667; 141.800) by United States Navy carrier-based aircraft.[28]
T-4	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The No.1-class landing ship was bombed and damaged at Futami Port, Chichi Jima, (27°07′N 142°12′E / 27.117°N 142.200°E / 27.117; 142.200) by aircraft from USS Cabot ( United States Navy). She was bombed and sunk (27°07′N 142°12′E / 27.117°N 142.200°E / 27.117; 142.200) with all crew on 5 August by aircraft from USS Bunker Hill ( United States Navy), or stranded and flooded at Futami Port on 4 August and bombed and further damaged on 5 August.[29][30][31]
T-133	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Operation Scavenger: Convoy 4804: The No. 103-class landing ship was bombed and sunk off Chichi Jima, (24°47′N 141°20′E / 24.783°N 141.333°E / 24.783; 141.333) by aircraft of Task Group 58.1, United States Navy.[1][29]
Tannenfels	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a blockship in the Gironde, at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Gironde.[1][32]
Theologos SA 83	Greece	World War II: The sailing vessel (25 GRT) was shelled and sunk at Heraklion by HMS Vox ( Royal Navy).[1]
Thetis	Greece	World War II: The sailing vessel was shelled and sunk at Heraklion by HMS Vox ( Royal Navy).[1]
Tonegawa Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: Operation Scavenger: Convoy 4804: The Ryunan Maru-class auxiliary transport was shelled/bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north west of Chichijima, at the north end of the Ogasawara Islands, (27°40′N 141°48′E / 27.667°N 141.800°E / 27.667; 141.800) by USS Mobile ( United States Navy) and US Navy aircraft. 61 troops and 83 crewmen were killed.[33]
Unkai Maru No. 7	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Operation Scavenger: Convoy 4804: The transport was sunk in the Pacific Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) north west of Chichijima 27°05′N 142°11′E / 27.083°N 142.183°E / 27.083; 142.183 by aircraft of Task Group 58.1, United States Navy.[1][34]
Zensho Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The patrol boat was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Honshu by USS Sterlet ( United States Navy).[1]

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
Eiko Maru No. 2	Japan	World War II: The ammunition transport was sunk at Halmahera, New Guinea by Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of the United States Navy.[1]
Gunnaren	Sweden	World War II: The fishing trawler struck a mine and sank in the Skaggerak off Skagen, Denmark.[1]
Hinko Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The wreck of the Hinko Maru-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and destroyed where she was beached in Futami Bay, Chichijima by US Navy aircraft.[35][36]
Kanno Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	The auxiliary guard ship was lost on this date.
HMS LCT 1039	Royal Navy	The Mk 4-class landing craft tank (350/586 t, 1944) was lost on this date.
HMS LCT 1076	Royal Navy	The Mk 4-class landing craft tank (350/586 t, 1944) foundered on this date.[37]
M-271	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Pauillac, Gironde, France by Allied aircraft.[38]
M-325	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Pauillac by Allied aircraft.[39]
Mefküre	Turkey	World War II: The motor schooner was torpedoed and sunk at Constanţa, Romania by Shch-215 ( Soviet Navy) with the loss of 305 lives.
Miyako Maru	Japan	World War II: The transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by USS Barbel ( United States Navy).[1]
No. 708	Soviet Navy	The R Type minesweeper was lost on this date.
No. 907	Soviet Navy	The KM-4-class river minesweeping launch was sunk on this date.
Shirohama Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: The Zuikai Maru-class auxiliary transport (a.k.a. Shirahama Maru) was bombed and sunk in shallow water while docking in Beaton Bay, Celebes (05°00′N 123°00′E / 5.000°N 123.000°E / 5.000; 123.000), or off Boetoeng, Api Island, Celebes Islands (04°40′S 122°47′E / 4.667°S 122.783°E / -4.667; 122.783) by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the United States Army Air Force. The wreck was abandoned two days later.[1][40]
T-2	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The No.1-class landing ship was bombed and damaged off Chichi Jima (27°07′N 142°12′E / 27.117°N 142.200°E / 27.117; 142.200) by aircraft from USS Bunker Hill ( United States Navy). Later, in a storm, she struck a reef and sank at 27°05′N 142°09′E / 27.083°N 142.150°E / 27.083; 142.150.[41]
Tsurumi Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Shiretoko-class fleet oiler was torpedoed and sunk in Davao Gulf (05°53′N 125°41′E / 5.883°N 125.683°E / 5.883; 125.683) by USS Cero ( United States Navy).[1][42]
U-671	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the English Channel south of Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom (50°23′N 0°06′E / 50.383°N 0.100°E / 50.383; 0.100) by HMS Stayner and HMS Wensleydale (both  Royal Navy) with the loss of 47 of her 52 crew.[43]
V 725 Petit Poilu	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was bombed and sunk at Pauillac by Allied aircraft.[1]
Yayoi Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Yayoi Maru-class transport ship was either torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by USS Cobia ( United States Navy),[1] or bombed and heavily damaged by aircraft from Task Force 58 on 4 August, 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi) north west of Mukojima, Ogasawara Gunto, setting her ablaze and later abandoned by her crew. She sank the next day at 28°33′N 141°48′E / 28.550°N 141.800°E / 28.550; 141.800.[44]

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
Amethyste	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk at St. Malo, France.[45]
Ch 1	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Ch 1-class submarine chaser was bombed and sunk at Toulon, Var by Allied aircraft.[46]
Empire City	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy DKA 21: The cargo ship (7,295 GRT, 1943) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mozambique Channel (11°33′S 41°25′E / 11.550°S 41.417°E / -11.550; 41.417) by U-198 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two (Engineers) of her 70 crew. The rest of the survivors reached land in their lifeboats.
Fukuju Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: Convoy TAMO-29: The Fukuju Maru-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea south of Shushan Island (34°10′N 128°58′E / 34.167°N 128.967°E / 34.167; 128.967) by USS Picuda ( United States Navy). 28 crewmen killed.[47]
HDML 1060	Royal Navy	World War II: Battle of Crete: The Harbour Defence Motor Launch (44/52 t, 1942) was sunk by an ammunition explosion in Poole area. Three crew were killed.[48]
M 133	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1935 minesweeper was scuttled at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France[49]
M 206	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type 1935 minesweeper was scuttled at Saint-Malo.[50]
M 263	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was shelled and sunk north of the Île d'Yeu by HMCS Haida, HMCS Iroquois (both  Royal Canadian Navy), HMS Ashanti and HMS Tartar (both  Royal Navy).[51]
M 486	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was shelled and sunk off Les Sables-d'Olonne.[52]
M 4612 Walkerie	Kriegsmarine	The naval trawler/auxiliary minesweeper was lost on this date.
Mameluck	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Le Hardi-class destroyer was sunk in an American air raid on Toulon.[1]
Otto	Germany	World War II: The coaster was sunk in the Bay of Biscay north of the Île d'Yeu by HMS Ashanti, HMS Bellona, HMS Tartar (all  Royal Navy), HMCS Haida and HMCS Iroquois (both  Royal Canadian Navy).[1][53]
SG 3 Sans Souci	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Sans Souci-class sloop was bombed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Les Sables-d'Olonne (46°30′N 01°47′W / 46.500°N 1.783°W / 46.500; -1.783) by Allied aircraft with the loss of 40 lives.[1][54][55]
Shiroganesan Maru	Imperial Japanese Army	World War II: Convoy SAMA-16: The Type 1B Wartime Standard cargo ship (a.k.a. Siroganesan Maru) was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea (14°10′N 117°02′E / 14.167°N 117.033°E / 14.167; 117.033) west of Luzon, Philippines by USS Rasher ( United States Navy). Fifteen passengers, fourteen gunners and 22 crewmen were killed.[56]
Shonan Maru	Japan	World War II: Convoy MOTA-22: The Shonan Maru class ore carrier was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea (30°55′N 129°45′E / 30.917°N 129.750°E / 30.917; 129.750) north west of Kuroshima Island, Japan by USS Pintado ( United States Navy). Five crewmen were killed. Four Daihatsu landing barges go down with the ship.[57][47]
Showa Maru No. 6 GO	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The auxiliary submarine chaser was lost.
Thétis	French Navy	World War II: The unrepaired hulk of the Circé-class submarine sank at Toulon, France, due either to neglect or damage inflicted by bombs during an Allied air raid.[58]
U-471	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VII submarine was bombed and sunk at Toulon by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Army Air Force. She was raised in 1945, repaired and entered Marine Nationale service in 1946 as Millé.[59]
U-736	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay (47°19′N 4°16′W / 47.317°N 4.267°W / 47.317; -4.267) by HMS Loch Killin ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 28 of her 47 crew.
U-952	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was sunk at Toulon in an American air raid.[60]
U-969	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was bombed and destroyed at Toulon by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Army Air Force.[61]
UJ 6085	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The UJ 6077-class submarine chaser was sunk at Toulon by Allied aircraft.
Uwajima Maru No. 15	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Banda Sea by North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.[1]
V 215 Oliva	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was scuttled at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[1]
V 414 Sachsenwald	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Vorpostenboot was sunk by Royal Navy warships in the Bay of Biscay north of the Île d'Yeu, France.
V-1594	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The cable ship was sunk by Royal Navy warships in the Bay of Biscay north of the Île d'Yeu, France.[53]
Zuisho Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea by USS Ray ( United States Navy).[62][63]

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
Amsterdam	United Kingdom	World War II: The hospital ship (4,220 GRT, 1930) was sunk by a mine while taking casualties from Juno Beach, Calvados, France. A total of 55 patients, ten Royal Army Medical Corps staff, 30 crew and eleven prisoners of war were killed.[1][64]
Chuiloide	Brazil	The cargo ship collided with Tiete ( Brazil) in the Atlantic Ocean off Santa Catarina, Brazil (28°05′S 48°30′W / 28.083°S 48.500°W / -28.083; -48.500). Both ships sank.[65]
Condé	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The accommodation ship was bombed, set afire and sunk at Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France She was refloated on 28 December and used as a coal hulk at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Condé was sold for scrapping on 9 May 1947.[66]
Empire Day	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship (7,242 GRT, 1941) was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean off Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika (7°06′S 42°00′E / 7.100°S 42.000°E / -7.100; 42.000) by U-198 ( Kriegsmarine). Her captain was taken aboard U-198 as a prisoner of war. The rest of her 42 crew reached land in their lifeboats.
F 963	Kriegsmarine	The Type D Marinefahrprahm was sunk on this date.
F 968	Kriegsmarine	The Type D Marinefahrprahm was sunk on this date.
Kinshu Maru	Japan	World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Luzon Strait by USS Sailfish ( United States Navy).[1]
Kusagaki	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Convoy MI-13: The Mikura-class escort ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea (14°50′N 119°57′E / 14.833°N 119.950°E / 14.833; 119.950) north west of Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines by USS Guitarro ( United States Navy). 97 crew were killed. 30 survivors were rescued by Asakaze ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[67]
Kyo Maru No. 2	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The auxiliary submarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk in the Moro Gulf off Zamboanga City, Philippines by USS Puffer ( United States Navy).[1]
USS LCT-182	United States Navy	The LCT Mk 5-class landing craft tank foundered in heavy seas in the Kula Gulf off the Solomon Islands.[68]
L'Impetuese/FR 54	Germany	World War II: The Élan-class minesweeper was scuttled at Marseille.[69]
M 3201	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Zeebrugge, West Flanders, Belgium.[1]
Nagara	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Nagara-class cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea off the Amakusa Islands (32°09′N 129°53′E / 32.150°N 129.883°E / 32.150; 129.883) by USS Croaker ( United States Navy).
Rikke	Denmark	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in Øresund.[1]
RO 8 Irene	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The transport ship was scuttled as a blockship at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. She was refloated in 1945 and scrapped in 1946.[70]
Shinten Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Luzon Strait by USS Sailfish ( United States Navy).[1]
William L. Marcy	United States	World War II: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel by Kriegsmarine schnellboote and was declared a constructive total loss.[71]
Yamatama Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Celebes Sea south of Mindanao, Philippines by USS Bluegill ( United States Navy).[1]

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List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1944

Ship	State	Description
Admiralty Floating Dry Dock No. 23	Royal Navy	The floating dry dock suffered a broken back, broke in two and sank at Trincomalee, Ceylon when improperly pumped out with the battleship HMS Valiant ( Royal Navy) in the dock.[72]
Conte Verde	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The ocean liner (a.k.a. Teikyo Maru) was bombed and sunk in the Huangpu River at Shanghai, China by a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the 373rd Bomb Squadron, United States Army Air Force. She was raised by the Japanese on 16 December and towed to Shanghai for repairs.[73]
Ezra Weston	United States	World War II: Convoy EBC 66: The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Trevose Head, Cornwall (50°47′N 5°03′W / 50.783°N 5.050°W / 50.783; -5.050) by U-667 ( Kriegsmarine). All 71 crew were rescued by HMT Jacques Morgand and HMS LCT 24 (both  Royal Navy).[74][75]
F 434	Kriegsmarine	The Type C Marinefahrprahm was sunk on this date.