World War II: The fishing vessel (183 GRT) was sunk by a mine in the North Sea 30 miles (48 km) south of the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. Nine crewmen were killed. The only survivor was rescued by the British steamer Fort Souris (United Kingdom).[2]
The Liberty ship struck a submerged object and was damaged in the River Seine, France. She was subsequently withdrawn from service and laid up in the James River, Virginia, United States.[9]
Typhoon Louise: The tank landing ship was driven aground during a typhoon at Okinawa. She was pulled off the next day. She went to the Philippines where she was decommissioned and stripped. The vessel was scuttled east of Samar on 7 March 1946.[28][29]
Typhoon Louise: The accommodation ship collided with five other vessels in Buckner Bay during a typhoon and sank off Okinawa with the loss of 13 crew members and one passenger.[37]
Typhoon Louise: The tanker was driven ashore on Naha Island, Okinawa, and damaged beyond economical repair. She was abandoned on 20 November and sold for scrapping on 31 December.
Typhoon Louise: The YMS-1-class minesweeper was driven ashore in a typhoon on Okinawa. The vessel was refloated on 2 November 1945 and destroyed in 1945 or 1946.[38][39]
The Hunt-class minesweeper sank in the Solent in a gale after fouling the defense boom off Horse Sand Fort. 63 crew were rescued by the Bembridge Life Boat and 25 by the Selsey Lifeboat.[63]
The tug sank in the Solent in a gale after fouling the defense boom off Horse Sand Fort whilst attempting to assist HMS Saltburn (Royal Navy). 14 crew were rescued by the lifeboat Jesse Lumb. Her master and two crew abandoned ship on a Carley float and came ashore near Longstone Harbor.[64][63]
The coaster struck a sunken wreck in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and holed. She was beached on the Maplin Sands. Moorwood was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to London. She was refloated and completed her voyage. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[65]
The cargo ship suffered an onboard explosion and caught fire off Cape São Thomé. She was taken in tow, but was abandoned off Macahe on 31 October. She came ashore between São Thomé and Macahe the next day and was a total loss.[66]
World War II: The I-361-class submarine was sunk by a mine in the Philippine Sea off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, with the loss of 36 lives; 10 crewmen were rescued. The submarine was raised and scrapped in January 1966.[67]
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