The list of shipwrecks in July 1945 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1945.

1 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1945

Ship	State	Description
CD-72	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Type D escort ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Yellow Sea west of the Changshan Islands (38°08′N 124°38′E / 38.133°N 124.633°E / 38.133; 124.633) by USS Haddo ( United States Navy).[1]
Konri Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship (a.k.a. Konri Go) was torpedoed and sunk in the Yellow Sea west of the Changshan Islands (38°08′N 124°38′E / 38.133°N 124.633°E / 38.133; 124.633) by USS Haddo ( United States Navy). Six passengers, eight guards and seventeen crew were killed.[1]
R-224	Germany	The Type R-218 minesweeper was sunk by an explosion in the Kattegat.[2]
Taiun Maru No.1	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship (a.k.a. Daiun Maru No.1) was torpedoed and sunk in the Yellow Sea west of the Changshan Islands (38°08′N 124°38′E / 38.133°N 124.633°E / 38.133; 124.633) by USS Haddo ( United States Navy). Eight crew were killed.[1][3]
Taiun Maru No.2	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship (a.k.a. Daiun Maru No.2 and Shinneisho Go) was torpedoed and sunk in the Yellow Sea west of the Changshan Islands (38°08′N 124°38′E / 38.133°N 124.633°E / 38.133; 124.633) by USS Haddo ( United States Navy). Two crew were killed.[1]

2 July

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1945

Ship	State	Description
CHa-188	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The CHa-1-class auxiliary submarine chaser was sunk off Mutsure Island by mines.
Emeraude	Belgium	The cargo ship struck the submerged wreck of Empire Path ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel, 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. The wreck was dispersed in 1960.[4]
Empire Fal	United Kingdom	The cargo ship (4,806 GRT, 1914) was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (58°00′09″N 11°00′00″W / 58.00250°N 11.00000°W / 58.00250; -11.00000) with a cargo of Italian gas bombs.[5]

3 July

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1945

Ship	State	Description
Hoei Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk by naval mine dropped by aircraft near Jindo Island (34°22′N 126°25′E / 34.367°N 126.417°E / 34.367; 126.417). Eight crew and 280 passengers were killed. Another source says there were around 40 survivors of the more than 500 people aboard.[6][7][8]

4 July

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1945

Ship	State	Description
Bahia	Brazilian Navy	The Bahia-class cruiser was accidentally sunk during gunnery practice when her own guns hit depth charges at the stern of the ship with the loss of most of her crew.
HMS Elizabeth Therese	Royal Navy	The naval drifter (156 GRT, 1934) was lost on this date.
Koshe Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The patrol boat was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean west of Kyushu by USS Tirante ( United States Navy).[9]
Mashuye Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The patrol boat was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean west of Kyushu by USS Tirante ( United States Navy).[9]
Pa-177 and Pa-178	Japan	World War II: The incomplete Pa-1-class patrol ships were bombed and destroyed while under construction at Tokushima.
Toshin Maru No. 5 Go	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk off Haha Jima, by aircraft from Task Force 38.

5 July

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1945

Ship	State	Description
CHa-37	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The CHa-1-class auxiliary submarine chaser was sunk in the Bali Sea off Bali, Netherlands East Indies (08°10′S 114°50′E / 8.167°S 114.833°E / -8.167; 114.833) by USS Lizardfish ( United States Navy).
Sapporo Maru No. 11	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the Kuril Islands by USS Barb ( United States Navy). Four crewmen were killed.[8][9]
Toyokawa Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Toyokawa Maru-class auxiliary transport was sunk off Shimonoseki, near Mutsure Jima, Japan (33°56′N 130°53′E / 33.933°N 130.883°E / 33.933; 130.883) by an aerial mine dropped by United States Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber aircraft. Three crewmen and 84 passengers were killed.[8][10]
V 5311 Seeotter	Deutscher Minenräumdienst	World War II: The Polarstern-class Vorpostenboot struck a mine and sank off "Gejta", Norway with the loss of 23 of her crew.[9]

6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1945

Ship	State	Description
Annette Fritzen	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine off Pusan, Korea (35°N 128°E / 35°N 128°E / 35; 128), and sank.[11]
CHa-153	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The CHa-1-class auxiliary submarine chaser was sunk off Niigata Harbour by mines.
Toyo Maru	Japan	World War II: The merchant cable ship was sunk by a naval mine 73 miles (117 km) northeast of Tobigasuhana, Japan. Five crew were killed.[7][8][12]

7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1945

Ship	State	Description
CHa-59	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The CHa-1-class auxiliary submarine chaser was sunk off Singapore.
Koun Maru No.2	Japan	World War II: The merchant cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk by USS Tirante ( United States Navy) east of Japan (42°21′N 141°28′E / 42.350°N 141.467°E / 42.350; 141.467). 17 crew were killed.[7][8][13]

8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1945

Ship	State	Description
CHa-50	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The CHa-1-class auxiliary submarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk east of Singapore by the submarine USS Bluefish ( United States Navy).[9]
CHa-85	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The CHa-1-class auxiliary submarine chaser was sunk in Shaisu Strait, Korea (33°50′N 126°42′E / 33.833°N 126.700°E / 33.833; 126.700) by the submarine USS Sea Robin ( United States Navy).
Koun Maru No. 2	Japan	World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south of Honshu by the submarine USS Trepang ( United States Navy).[9]
HMS La Nantaise	Royal Navy	The naval trawler (399 or 359 GRT, 1933) collided with Helen Crest ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea near the Goodwin Lightship ( United Kingdom) off the coast of Kent with the loss of 11 of her 25 crew. The tug Empire Henchman ( United Kingdom) rescued the survivors.[14][15]
HNLMS O 19	Royal Netherlands Navy	World War II: The O 19-class submarine ran aground on Ladd Reef in the South China Sea (08°40′N 111°40′E / 8.667°N 111.667°E / 8.667; 111.667). On 10 July, she was scuttled by her crew with scuttling charges, and shelled and torpedoed by USS Cod ( United States Navy) to prevent her capture by the Japanese. USS Cod took her crew to Australia.[16]
Saitsu Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean west of Honshu by the submarine USS Tirante ( United States Navy).[9]

9 July

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1945

Ship	State	Description
CHa-50	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The CHa-1-class auxiliary submarine chaser was sunk east of Malaya (02°13′N 105°03′E / 2.217°N 105.050°E / 2.217; 105.050) by USS Bluefish ( United States Navy).
USS YMS-84	United States Navy	World War II: Battle of Balikpapan: The YMS-1-class minesweeper struck a mine and sank off Balikpapan, Borneo (1°19′S 116°48′E / 1.317°S 116.800°E / -1.317; 116.800).[17]

10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1945

Ship	State	Description
Fanny	Norway	World War II: The fishing vessel struck a mine and sank in Varangerfjord, Norway with the loss of two crew.[18]
Fumi Maru No. 6	Japan	World War II: The whaler was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean east of Honshu by USS Moray ( United States Navy).[9]
HMT Kurd	Royal Navy	World War II: The naval trawler (352 GRT, 1930) struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall with the loss of all but 1 of 16 crew.[19]
Nanmei Maru No. 5	Japan	World War II: The coastal tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Thailand by USS Hammerhead ( United States Navy).[9]
Sakura Maru	Japan	World War II: The coastal tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Thailand by USS Hammerhead ( United States Navy).[9]
USS SC-521	United States Navy	The SC-497-class submarine chaser foundered in the Coral Sea off the Santa Cruz Islands (11°03′S 164°50′E / 11.050°S 164.833°E / -11.050; 164.833).[20]
Shikishima Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Yellow Sea by USS Sea Robin ( United States Navy).[9]
Toyo Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off the Kuril Islands by USS Barb ( United States Navy).[9]
W-27	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The W-19-class minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk off Yamada Bay, Honshu (39°20′N 142°07′E / 39.333°N 142.117°E / 39.333; 142.117) by USS Runner ( United States Navy).[21]
Wakamiya Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Wakamiya Maru-class auxiliary netlayer was sunk, possibly while still stranded, by Allied aircraft near Qian Lu lighthouse off Kirun, Taiwan with the loss of two crewmen.[22]

11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1945

Ship	State	Description
Inari Maru	Japan	World War II: The fishing vessel was sunk in the Pacific Ocean east of Honshu by USS Kingsfish ( United States Navy).[9]
Sakura	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Matsu-class destroyer struck a mine in Osaka Harbour (39°20′N 142°07′E / 39.333°N 142.117°E / 39.333; 142.117) detonating the aft magazine, severing the stern, and sinking her. One hundred and thirty crew, including her captain, were killed.[23]
Seiho Maru No. 15	Japan	World War II: The sailing vessel was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Hokkaido by USS Barb ( United States Navy).[9]
Typhoon	United States	The 8-gross register ton, 31-foot (9.4 m) motor vessel was wrecked in South Inian Pass (58°13′30″N 136°10′00″W / 58.22500°N 136.16667°W / 58.22500; -136.16667 (South Inian Pass)) in Southeast Alaska.[24]

12 July

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1945

Ship	State	Description
Gibel Kebir	United Kingdom	The cargo ship (551 GRT, 1887) sank whilst under repair at Port Said, Egypt. She was later raised and scrapped.[25]
Mitu Maru	Japan	World War II: The tanker struck a mine and sank in the Pacific Ocean (33°38′N 135°03′E / 33.633°N 135.050°E / 33.633; 135.050).[26]

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1945

Ship	State	Description
CD-219	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Type C escort ship was torpedoed and sunk near Kamaishi (39°20′N 142°18′E / 39.333°N 142.300°E / 39.333; 142.300) by USS Carp ( United States Navy) with all hands.[27]

14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1945

Ship	State	Description
Awa Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in Sendai Bay (40°56′N 141°52′E / 40.933°N 141.867°E / 40.933; 141.867 by United States Navy carrier-based aircraft.[28]
CD-65	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Type C escort ship was bombed and sunk off Kamaishi (42°21′N 140°59′E / 42.350°N 140.983°E / 42.350; 140.983) by aircraft from Task Force 38, United States Navy.[29]
CD-74	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Type D escort ship was bombed and sunk off Kamaishi (42°21′N 140°59′E / 42.350°N 140.983°E / 42.350; 140.983) by aircraft from Task Force 38, United States Navy.[30]
CH-48	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The CH-28-class submarine chaser was bombed and sunk off Kamaishi (39°20′N 141°58′E / 39.333°N 141.967°E / 39.333; 141.967) by aircraft from Task Force 38, United States Navy.[31]
No.2 Choyo Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk off Kikonai (41°38′N 140°35′E / 41.633°N 140.583°E / 41.633; 140.583) by aircraft from Task Force 38, United States Navy.[7]
Hakuhō Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk by United States Navy aircraft off the east coast of Hokkaido.[32]
Hokoku Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Hiyoshi Maru No. 2 Go-class auxiliary transport/tanker was sunk off Oma-saki, Tsugaru-kaikyo (41°33′N 141°08′E / 41.550°N 141.133°E / 41.550; 141.133) by aircraft from Task Force 38, United States Navy. There were 135 dead and only 3 survivors.[7][33]
3 Keijin Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk northeast of Shiriyasaki (41°30′N 141°30′E / 41.500°N 141.500°E / 41.500; 141.500) by aircraft from Task Force 38, United States Navy.[7]
Sonobe Maru	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk off Hiroo, Hokkaidō (42°11′N 143°36′E / 42.183°N 143.600°E / 42.183; 143.600) by aircraft from Task Force 38, United States Navy.[7]
HMCS St. Francis	Royal Canadian Navy	While under tow to Boston, Massachusetts, for scrapping, the decommissioned Clemson-class destroyer collided in fog with the collier Windward Gulf ( United States) and sank in 60 feet (18 m) of water on the Inner Mayo Ledge — a reef in Buzzards Bay — off Westport, Massachusetts, at 41°27′42″N 071°06′20″W / 41.46167°N 71.10556°W / 41.46167; -71.10556 (HMCS St. Francis). Her wreck later was demolished with explosives and flattened. Divers often incorrectly call it "HMCS St. Clair."[34]
Tachibana	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Matsu-class destroyer was bombed and sunk in Hakodate Bay (41°48′N 141°41′E / 41.800°N 141.683°E / 41.800; 141.683) by aircraft from Task Force 38, United States Navy. One hundred and thirty-five crew were killed.[35]
Tamazono Maru No. 2 GO	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk at the Kuishiro Pier, Hokkaido by aircraft from Task Force 38, United States Navy.[7]

15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1945

Ship	State	Description
Francis Preston Blair	United States	The Liberty ship ran aground on the Saumarez Reefs, Queensland, Australia (21°49′S 153°39′E / 21.817°S 153.650°E / -21.817; 153.650) and was wrecked.[36]
I-351	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The I-351-class submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea (4°30′N 110°00′E / 4.500°N 110.000°E / 4.500; 110.000) 100 nautical miles (190 km) northeast of Natuna Besar by the submarine USS Bluefish ( United States Navy) with the loss of 110 lives. Bluefish rescued her three survivors.[37]
HMS LCV(P) 1167	Royal Navy	The landing craft vehicle and personnel (8/11 t, 1943) was lost on this date.
HMS Ludlow	Royal Navy	The decommissioned Town-class destroyer was grounded in the Firth of Forth off Yellowcraigs beach, Fidra, Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland, for use as a rocket target by Royal Air Force aircraft.
HMS Maori	Royal Navy	The refloated Tribal-class destroyer was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Valletta, Malta, after she sank at her moorings in the Grand Harbour on 12 February 1942.[38]
W-24	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The No.19-class minesweeper was bombed and sunk off Kamaishi (41°38′N 141°00′E / 41.633°N 141.000°E / 41.633; 141.000) by United States Navy aircraft.[39]
Walter L M Russ	United Kingdom	The cargo ship (1,538 GRT, 1927) ran aground on Grassholm, Pembrokeshire. and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Methil, Fife to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[40] Nine crew were rescued by the Angle Lifeboat.

16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1945

Ship	State	Description
Gamble	United States	End of World War II: Damaged beyond repair, the decommissioned destroyer-minelayer, a former Wickes-class destroyer, was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off Apra Harbor, Guam.
I-13	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Type AM submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Pacific Ocean (34°28′N 150°55′E / 34.467°N 150.917°E / 34.467; 150.917) by USS Lawrence C. Taylor ( United States Navy). Lost with all 140 crew.[41]
Kari	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Ōtori-class torpedo boat was torpedoed and sunk in the Java Sea (05°48′S 115°53′E / 5.800°S 115.883°E / -5.800; 115.883) 220 nautical miles (410 km; 250 mi) west south west of Makassar, Netherlands East Indies by USS Baya ( United States Navy).[42]
Maruko Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk by a mine about four miles (6.4 km) from Woosung, China.[43]
Nankai	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The gunboat, a former Regulus-class auxiliary minelayer, was torpedoed and sunk in the Java Sea (05°26′S 110°33′E / 5.433°S 110.550°E / -5.433; 110.550) west of Surabaya, Netherlands East Indies by USS Blenny ( United States Navy).[44]
Nannei Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the South China Sea (33°56′N 130°52′E / 33.933°N 130.867°E / 33.933; 130.867).[45]
Tangang 33	Greece	World War II: The tug was sunk by a mine in the Gulf of Patras off Missolonghi, Greece. Two crew were killed.[46]

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1945

Ship	State	Description
HMS Athlete	Royal Navy	World War II: The Favourite-class tugboat (570 GRT, 1943) struck a mine and sank off Livorno, Italy.[47]
Hamonic	Canada	The steamer (5,265 GRT, 1909) burned at Dock at Point Edward, Ontario, or Sarnia, Ontario, a total loss.[48][49]
S-90	Germany	The Type 1939/40 schnellboot was beached on Bru Island.[50]

18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1945

Ship	State	Description
CD-112	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: The Type D escort ship was torpedoed and sunk off Karafuto (46°04′N 142°16′E / 46.067°N 142.267°E / 46.067; 142.267) by USS Barb ( United States Navy) when she deliberately intercepted a torpedo fired at passenger ferry Soya Maru ( Japan) carrying 600 passengers, mostly women and children. Soya Maru escaped unharmed. Two hundred crew, including her captain, were killed; four survivors were rescued.[51]
CHa-211	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Attack on Yokosuka: The CHa-1-class auxiliary submarine chaser was damaged at Yokosuka by American aircraft and was beached.
CHa-224	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Attack on Yokosuka: The CHa-1-class auxiliary submarine chaser was sunk at Yokosuka by American aircraft.
CHa-225	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Attack on Yokosuka: The CHa-1-class auxiliary submarine chaser was sunk at Yokosuka by American aircraft.
Chishima Maru	Japan	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by Allied aircraft at 34°36′N 125°00′E / 34.600°N 125.000°E / 34.600; 125.000.[52]
Decommissioned Destroyer No. 18	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Attack on Yokosuka: The training hulk, a former Urakaze-class destroyer, was sunk at Yokosuka by Allied aircraft.[53]
Gyoraitei 28	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Attack on Yokosuka: The torpedo boat was sunk at Yokosuka by aircraft based on USS Yorktown ( United States Navy).[9]
Harushima	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Attack on Yokosuka: The cable layer, the former United States Army mine planter Col. George F. E. Harrison, was bombed and sunk at Yokosuka by aircraft based on USS Yorktown ( United States Navy).[9][54]
I-372	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Attack on Yokosuka: The I-361-class submarine was sunk by damage from a near miss at Yokosuka by aircraft based on USS Yorktown ( United States Navy).[9][55]
Kasuga	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Attack on Yokosuka: The training ship, a former Kasuga-class armored cruiser, was sunk at her mooring at Yokosuka by aircraft based on USS Yorktown ( United States Navy).[9]
MRS-25	Germany	World War II: The depot ship struck a mine and sank off Ballstad, Norway.[56]
Pa-37	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Attack on Yokosuka: The auxiliary patrol boat was bombed and sunk at Yokosuka by aircraft based on USS Yorktown ( United States Navy).[54]
Pa-110	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Attack on Yokosuka: The auxiliary patrol boat was bombed and sunk at Yokosuka by aircraft based on USS Yorktown ( United States Navy).[9][54]
Pa-122	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Attack on Yokosuka: The auxiliary patrol boat was bombed and sunk at Yokosuka by aircraft based on USS Yorktown ( United States Navy).[9][54]
Yaezakura	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Attack on Yokosuka: The Matsu-class destroyer was bombed and sunk at Yokosuka by aircraft based on USS Yorktown ( United States Navy). She was only 60% complete.[9][54]
Yakaze	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Attack on Yokosuka: The target ship/patrol boat, a former Minekaze-class destroyer, was damaged by near misses and flying debris from other ships bombed at Yokosuka by aircraft based on USS Yorktown ( United States Navy). She was towed to Nagaura and placed in No. 2 drydock, eventually sinking due to lack of repairmen. Scrapped 1947.[9][57]

19 July

List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1945

Ship	State	Description
Teal	United States	The 20-gross register ton, 44.8-foot (13.7 m) motor vessel sank 350 yards (320 m) below Graveyard Creek at the mouth of the Kvichak River on the Territory of Alaska's coast along Bristol Bay.[24]

20 July