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Vieniba – A hospital ship that was sunk on 27 June by German aircraft. The ship was evacuating wounded military personnel and refugees from the Latvian port city of Liepaja. More than 800 people were killed; eight survivors reached the coast and another five were picked up by an escort torpedo-boat. 800 Military 1940 United Kingdom
Pages in category "Ships sunk by German submarines in World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 496 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page) .
Cargo ship serving as POW ship Italy: 14 November 1942: HMS Sahib United Kingdom: 865 [41] Arandora Star: Ocean liner serving as POW ship United Kingdom: 2 July 1940: U-47 Germany: 862 [42] HMS Barham: Battleship United Kingdom: 25 November 1941: U-331 Germany: 856 [43] Nova Scotia: Troopship/POW ship United Kingdom: 28 November 1942: U-177 ...
The list of Kriegsmarine ships includes all ships commissioned into the Kriegsmarine, the navy of Nazi Germany, during its existence from 1935 to the conclusion of World War II in 1945. See the list of naval ships of Germany for ships in German service throughout the country's history.
Germany: World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Bay of Naples 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Capri, Italy by Allied aircraft with the loss of six of her 48 crew. [71] Makki Faulbaum Germany: World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk 24 nautical miles (44 km) west north west of Namsos, Norway by HMS Stubborn ( Royal Navy). [15 ...
This is a list of submarines of World War II, which began with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 and ended with the surrender of Japan on 2 September 1945. Germany used submarines to devastating effect in the Battle of the Atlantic , where it attempted to cut Britain's supply routes by sinking more merchant ships than Britain ...
Germany: World War II: The tugboat was sunk by German ships in the harbor at Ithaca Island after being captured earlier in the day by Greek Partizans. [121] USS Perry United States Navy: World War II: The high-speed minesweeper, a former Clemson-class destroyer, struck a mine and sank in the Pacific Ocean off Anguar, Palau.
Bombed and sunk by German Stuka dive-bombers at 11:30 pm even though the large red crosses were well placed and illuminated. One of the Stukas machine-gunned the survivors struggling in the water. [ 5 ]