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 ROYAL NAVY VESSELS LOST AT SEA, 1939-45 - BY DATE

January 1942 - December 1943

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Note: These losses are from the original and uncorrected "British Vessels Lost at Sea, 1935-45", published by HMSO in 1947. Up-to-date information can be found for major warships by clicking on Royal Navy Ships; on all vessels by searching the internet using the prefix HMS

Key: Loss date are given as Year/Month/Day. In Brackets: R - Requisitioned for Royal Navy service; tonnage is either standard displacement or gross registered; date is date of completion.

Casualties for these vessels can be found in "Casualty Lists of the Royal Navy and Dominion Navies"

 

 
 

1942

Dumb barges CELT, COOLIE, COSSACK, DERVISH, MAORI, MATABELE, ODESSA, PARTISAN, PHILISTINE, REDRESS, RESPITE, REVENGE, VALENCIA, sunk for boom defence purposes, believed in 1942

Small craft MATCHLOCK (70t), sunk by mine at Canton, China, date unknown

January 1942

January - Harbour duty vessel NYKEN (R, 111t), damaged, W Scotland area, constructive total loss

January 2 - Tug DAISY (R), foundered on passage, Alexandria to Tobruk, Libya

January 4 - Yacht SONA (519t, 1922), sunk by aircraft during attack on Poole, Dorset, S England

January 9 - Destroyer VIMIERA (1,090t, 1917), sunk by mine, Thames Estuary

January 16 - Motor launch KELANA (R, 88t), sunk by aircraft, Malaya.

January 16 - Trawler IRVANA (R, 276t, 1917), sunk by aircraft off Yarmouth, Norfolk

January 17 - Destroyer GURKHA (ex-LARNE, 1,920t, 18/2/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, E Mediterranean

January 17 - Destroyer MATABELE (1,870t, 25/1/39), sunk by U-boat torpedo, Barent's Sea, Arctic

January 17 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.47 (33t, 8/7/41), sunk in action with surface craft off Gris Nez, NE France.

January 17 - Tanker/oiler NYHOLT (R, 8,087t, 1931), sunk by U-boat, West Atlantic

January 18 - Trawler ERIN (R, 394t, 1933), explosion, Gibraltar harbour

January 18 - Trawler HONJO (R, 308t, 1928), explosion, Gibraltar harbour

January 20 - Submarine TRIUMPH (1,090t, 2/5/39), lost, possibly mined, Aegean Sea. Formally Paid Off

January 21 - Collier ZANNIS L CAMBANIS (R, 5,317t, 1920), mined off Singapore

January 22 - Armed trader LARUT (R, 894t, 1927), sunk by aircraft off E coast of Sumatra

January 22 - Armed trader RAUB (R, 1,161t, 1926), sunk by aircraft off E coast of Sumatra

January 22 - Trawler ROSEMONDE (R, 364t, 1910), probably torpedoed by U-boat, Atlantic.

January 27 - Destroyer THANET (1,000t, 1919), sunk in action with Japanese surface craft, off Malaya

January 29 - Whaler SOTRA (R, 313t, 1925), sunk by aircraft off Bardia, Libya

January 30 - Trawler LOCH ALSH (R, 358t, 1926), sunk by aircraft, Humber Area

January 31 Cutter CULVER (1,546t, 1929), sunk by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic.

January 31 - Destroyer BELMONT (1,190t, 1919), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W Atlantic

January 31 - Drifter UNICITY (R, 96 t, 1919), capsized and sank on sweeping duties off Blyth

February 1942

February - Auxiliary anti- - Submarine vessel TIEN KWANG (R, 787t, 1925), lost or destroyed to falling into enemy hands, Singapore Area.

February - Boom defence vessel DOWGATE (290t, 1935), lost or destroyed to prevent falling into Japanese hands at Singapore

February - Boom defence vessel LUDGATE (290t, 1935), lost or destroyed to prevent falling into Japanese hands at Singapore

February Examination vessel SOLEN (R), presumed lost at Singapore

February - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.180-185 (total 6, 8-11t each), lost at Singapore

February - Motor launch ML PENGHAMBAT, lost or destroyed to prevent falling into enemy hands at Singapore

February - Motor launch ML PENINGAT (R), lost or destroyed to prevent falling into enemy hands at Singapore

February - Patrol vessel GIANG BEE (R, 1,646t, 1908), lost or destroyed to prevent falling into enemy hands Singapore area.

February - Small craft SHUN AN (R), lost or destroyed to prevent falling into Japanese hands, Singapore

February - Tug WO KWANG (R, 350t, 1927), assumed lost at Singapore

February 2 - Trawler CAPE SPARTEL (R, 346t, 1929), sunk by aircraft, Humber Area.

February 2 - Trawler CLOUGHTON WYKE (R, 324t, 1918), sunk by aircraft, Humber Area

February 5 - Corvette ARBUTUS (900t, 12/10/40), sunk by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic.

February 5 - Small craft BOY PETER, lost by fire

February 8 - Corvette ALYSSE (ex- Alyssum, Free French Navy, 950t, 17/6/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W Atlantic

February 11 - Armed trader LIPIS (R, 845t, 1927), believed lost by enemy action, off Singapore

February 11 - Corvette SPIKENARD (RCN, 900t, 7/4/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic.

February 11 - Drifter BOY ROY (R, 20t), cause and place unknown

February 12 - Destroyer MAORI (1,870t, 30/11/38), sunk during air raid on Ground Harbour, Malta. Date given as 11th-12th

February 13 - Auxiliary anti-submarine vessel SHU KWANG (R, 788t, 1924), sunk by aircraft, Dutch East Indies

February 13 - Auxiliary anti-submarine vessel SIANG WO (R, 2,595t, 1926), bombed and beached Dutch East Indies.

February 13 - Boom accomodation ship SUI WO (R, 2,672t, 1896), lost or destroyed to prevent falling into Japanese hands at Singapore

February 13 - Minesweeper HUA TONG (R, 280t, 1927), sunk by aircraft in Palembang River, Sumatra.

February 13 - Motor minesweeper MMS No.180 (226t, 29/1/42), rammed in convoy, sank off Tyne.

February 13 - Submarine TEMPEST (1,090t, 6/12/41), sunk by depth-charges, Italian surface craft, Gulf of Taranto. Date approximate

February 13 - River gun boat SCORPION (700t, 1938), sunk by gunfire from Japanese surface craft, Banka Straits, after aircraft attack on the 9th

February 14 - Armed trader VYNER BROOKE (R, 1,670t, 1928), sunk by aircraft off Banka Straits, Sumatra

February 14 - Auxiliary anti-submarine vessel KUALA (R, 954t, 1911), sunk by aircraft, Dutch East Indies.

February 14 - Minelayer KUNG WO (R, 4,636t, 1921), sunk by aircraft bombs near Lingga Archipelago, Singapore area.

February 14 - Minesweeper CHANGTEH (R, 244t), sunk by aircraft bombs, Singapore area

February 14 - Motor launch ML No.311 (73t, 29/11/41), sunk by Japanese gunfire, Banka Straits, Sumatra.

February 14 - River gun boat DRAGONFLY (625t, 1939), sailing from Singapore and sunk by aircraft bombs

February 14 - River gun boat GRASSHOPPER (625t, 1939), sailing from Singapore and sunk by aircraft bombs

February 14 - Tug PENGAWAL, sunk by aircraft, Durian Straits, Singapore

February 14 - Tug ST BREOCK (810t), sunk by aircraft bombs off Sumatra

February 14 - Tug ST JUST (810t, 1919), scuttled in Palembang Harbour

February 14 - Whaler TRANG (R, 205t, 1912), fired and abandoned, Cooper Channel, Singapore

February 15 - Minesweeper KLIAS (R, 207t, 1927), scuttled at Palembang, Sumatra

February 15 - Motor launch ML No.169 (73t, 27/11/40), fire and explosion, Gibraltar Harbour.

February 15 - Motor launch ML No.310 (73t, 29/11/41), lost in action with surface craft, Tjebia Island.

February 15 - Tug VAILLANT (R, 58t), formally paid off

February 15 - Tug YIN PING (R, 1914), sunk by gunfire

February 15 - Yacht SILVIA (R), constructive total loss

February 16 - Motor launch ML No.1062 (40t, 9/42), sunk by gunfire, Banka Straits, Sumatra.

February 17 - Minesweeper JARAK (R, 208t), sunk by A/C bombs, Singapore area

February 18 - Minesweeper MALACCA (R, 210t, 1927), scuttled in Tjemako river, Sumatra

February 18 - Trawler BOTANIC (670t, 1923), sunk by aircraft bombs, North Sea

February 18 - Trawler WARLAND (406t), sunk by aircraft bombs, North Sea

February 18 - Yacht SURPRISE (1,144t, 1896), caught fire and capsized, Lagos, Nigeria, W Africa

February 21 - Tanker/oiler CIRCLE SHELL (R, 8,207t, 1931), sunk by U-boat off Venezuela

February 24 - Tanker/oiler FINNANGER (R, 9,551t, 1928), sunk by U-boat, North Atlantic

February 25 - Submarine P-38 (540t, 17/10/41), lost, possibly mined, Gulf of Hammamet, Tunisia

February 27 - Destroyer ELECTRA (1,375t, 1934), sunk by surface craft, gunfire, Java Sea

February 27 - Destroyer JUPITER (1,760t, 25/6/39), sunk by torpedo, Java Sea

February 28 - Auxiliary anti-submarine vessel MATA HARI (R, 1,020t, 1915), sunk by aircraft in Sunda Strait, Java Sea.

February -03 - Minesweeper FUH WO (R, 953t, 1922), lost by enemy action or destroyed at Singapore

February -03 - Minesweeper LI WO (R, 707t,1938), lost by enemy action or destroyed at Singapore

February -03 - Minesweeper SIN AIK LEE (R, 198t, 1928), lost by enemy action or destroyed at Singapore

February -03 - Minesweeper TAPAH (R, 208t, 1926), lost by enemy action or destroyed at Singapore

March 1942

March - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.51, 53 (total 2, 30-37t), lost in Middle East

March - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.57 (8-11t), bombed at Tobruk.

March - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.117 (8-11t), lost in Home waters.

March - Landing craft tank (MkII) LCT No.155 (450-453t), lost on passage to Gibraltar.

March - Special service vessel COLLINGDOC (1,780t, 1925), sunk as blockship

March - Whaler JERAM (R, 210t, 1927), presumed lost, Singapore area

March 1 - Cruiser EXETER (8,390t, 1931), sunk in action with Japanese surface craft, Java Seas

March 1 - Destroyer ENCOUNTER (1,375t, 1934), sunk in action, surface craft, Java Sea

March 1 - Motor launch ML No.1063 (40t, 1/42), sunk in action, Tanjong Priok, Java.

March 1 - Tanker/oiler WAR SIRDAR (5,518t, 1920), lost on reef, NW Batavia

March 1 - Whaler RAHMAN (R, 209t, 1926), lost or destroyed, Batavia

March 2 - Destroyer STRONGHOLD (905t, 1919), sunk in action, surface craft, South of Java

March 2 - Whaler GEMAS (R, 207t, 1925), scuttled, Tjilatjap, Java

March 3 - Minesweeper SCOTT HARLEY (R, 620t, 1913), sunk, probably by surface craft, Indian Ocean

March 3 - Tanker/oiler FRANCOL (2,623t, 1917), sunk by gunfire of Japanese surface craft, S of Java

March 3 - Base ship ANKING (R, 3,472t, 1925), sunk by gunfire from Japanese surface craft, S of Java, Indian Ocean

March 4 - Motor minesweeper MMS No.51 (226t, 29/11/41), scuttled S of Java to prevent capture by Japanese.

March 7 - Trawler NORTHERN PRINCESS (R, on loan to USN, 655t, 1936), sunk, cause unknown, W Atlantic

March 7 - Tug ST SAMPSOM (R, 451, 1919), foundered in Red Sea

March 8 - Trawler NOTTS COUNTY (R, 541t, 1937), sunk by mine or U-boat, S of Iceland.

March 8 - Whaler JERANTUT (R, 217t, 1927), scuttled, Palembang, Sumatra

March 9 - Whaler SHERA (R, 253t, 1929), capsized in heavy swell and pack ice, Barents Sea, Arctic

March 11 - Cruiser NAIAD (5,450t, 24/7/40), sunk by U-boat torpedo, E Mediterranean

March 12 - Fleet Air Arm target vessel ST BRIAC (R, 2,312t, 1924), sunk by mine, off Aberdeen, E Scotland

March 13 Transport vessel ZOODOCHOS PIGHI (R, 170t), sunk by enemy action, Eastern Mediterranean

March 15 - Destroyer VORTIGERN (1,090t, 1918), sunk by E-boat torpedo off Cromer, E England

March 17 - Tug ADEPT (700t, March 1942) Grounded, total loss, Hebrides, W Scotland

March 19 - Trawler STELLA CAPELLA (815t, 1937), missing, Iceland area.

March 20 - Escort destroyer HEYTHROP (1,050t, 21/6/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, E Mediterranean

March 22 - Motor launch ML No.129 (73t, 14/10/40), sunk by aircraft bombs off Algeria.

March 24 - Escort destroyer SOUTHWOLD (1,050t, 9/10/41), sunk by mine off Malta

March 25 - Drifter VICTORIA I (R), sunk by enemy action

March 25 - Whaler SULLA (R, 251t, 1928), sunk, probably by surface craft, Barents Sea, Arctic

March 26 - Destroyer JAGUAR (1,760t, 12/9/39), sunk by U-boat torpedo, E Mediterranean

March 26 - Destroyer LEGION (1,920t, 19/12/40), sunk by aircraft, Malta Harbour

March 26 - Submarine P-39 (540t, 16/11/41), sunk by aircraft bombs, at Malta

March 26 - Tanker/oiler SLAVOL (2,623t, 1917), sunk by U-boat torpedo sailing for Tobruk, Libya

March 27 Distilling ship STAGHOUND (R, 468t, 1894), sunk by aircraft bombs, Torquay. Subsequently salved

March 27 - Tanker/oiler SVENOR (R, 7,616t, 1931), sunk by U-boat, West Atlantic

March 28 - Destroyer CAMPBELTOWN (1,090t, 1919), sunk as explosion vessel at St Nazaire

March 28 - Motor gun boat MGB No.314 (67t, 26/6/41), damaged in action and sunk by own forces at St. Nazaire

March 28 - Motor launch ML No.156 (73t, 18/12/40), damaged in action and sunk by own forces at St. Nazaire

March 28 - Motor launch ML No.177 (73t, 12/40), missing, presumed sunk at St Nazaire

March 28 - Motor launch ML No.192 (Free French Navy, 73t, I/8/41) French Force), missing, presumed sunk at St Nazaire

March 28 - Motor launch ML No.262 (Free French Navy, 73t, 18/6/41), missing, presumed sunk at St Nazaire

March 28 - Motor launch ML No.268 (Free French Navy, 73t, 17/7/41), missing, presumed sunk, at St Nazaire, W France

March 28 - Motor launch ML No.270 (73t, 26/6/41), damaged in action and sunk by own forces at St. Nazaire

March 28 - Motor launch ML No.298 (73t, 21/11/41), missing, presumed sunk, at St Nazaire, W France

March 28 - Motor launch ML No.306 (73t, 18/12/41), missing, presumed sunk, at St Nazaire, W France

March 28 - Motor launch ML No.446 (73t, 21/11/41), damaged in action and sunk by own forces at St. Nazaire

March 28 - Motor launch ML No.457 (73t, 21/11/41), sunk in action, St. Nazaire.

March 28 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.74 (33t, 17/12/41), lost after leaving St. Nazaire, W France. Date approximate

March 28 - Motor launch ML No.267 (Free French Navy, 73t, 25/7/41), missing, presumed sunk, at St Nazaire, W France

March 28 - Motor launch ML No.447 (73t, 8/1/42), sunk in action, St. Nazaire.

March 29 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.215 (17t, 6/12/40) Paid off, presumed lost.

April 1942

April - Landing craft assault LCA No.211 (11-13.5t), lost in Home waters

April - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.38 (30-37t), lost in Mediterranean. Date reported

April - Mooring Vessel MOOR (767t, 1919), blown up and sunk by enemy action, Malta

April - Tug J.T.A.6 (R), constructive total loss

April 1 - Submarine P-36 (540t, 24/9/41), sunk by aircraft during raid on Malta Harbour

April 1 - Submarine PANDORA (1,475t, 1930), sunk by aircraft during raid on Malta Harbour

April 1 - Trawler SOLOMON (R, 357t, 1923), mined, N of Cromer.

April 3 - Armed merchant cruiser HECTOR (R, 11,198t, 1924), bombed and set on fire during Japanese carrier aircraft raid on Colombo.

April 4 - Tanker/oiler PLUMLEAF (5,916t, 1917), sunk by aircraft bombs, Malta

April 5 - Cruiser CORNWALL (10,000t, 1928), sunk by Japanese dive bombers, Indian Ocean

April 5 - Cruiser DORSETSHIRE (9,975t, 1930), sunk by Japanese dive bombers, Indian Ocean

April 5 - Destroyer TENEDOS (1,000t, 1919), sunk by aircraft during attack on Colombo

April 5 - Minesweeper ABINGDON (710t, 1918), sunk by aircraft bombs during raid on Malta.

April 6 - Destroyer HAVOCK (1,340t, 1937) Grounded, total loss, off Kelibia, Tunisia

April 6 - Tug WEST COCKER (229t, 1919), sunk by aircraft during raid on Malta

April 7 - Tug EMILY (R), sunk by aircraft during raid on Malta

April 7 - Tug HELESPONT (690t), sunk by aircraft during raid on Malta. Date given as 6th-7th

April 8 - Whaler SVANA (R, 268t, 1930), sunk by aircraft off Alexandria, Egypt

April 8 - Whaler THORGRIM (R, 305t, 1936), sunk by aircraft off Alexandria, Egypt

April 9 - Aircraft carrier HERMES (10,850t, 1924), sunk by Japanese aircraft off Ceylon

April 9 - Corvette HOLLYHOCK (1,010t, 19/11/40), sunk by aircraft bombs, E of Ceylon.

April 9 - Destroyer LANCE (1,920t, 13/5/41), sunk by aircraft bombs, at Malta. Subsequently salved

April 9 - Destroyer VAMPIRE (on loan to RAN, 1,090t, 1917), sunk by aircraft bombs, E of Ceylon

April 10 - Landing craft assault LCA No.166 (11-13.5t), lost in Home waters

April 11 - Destroyer KINGSTON (1,760t, 14/9/39), sunk by aircraft bombs, at Malta

April 11 - Trawler ST. CATHAN (R, on loan to USN, 565t, 1936), collision off S Carolina, USA

April 13 - Trawler CORAL (705t, 1935), sunk by aircraft during raid on Malta

April 13 - Trawler LORD SNOWDON (R, 444t, 1934), collision off Falmouth.

April 14 - Submarine UPHOLDER (540t, 31/10/40), lost, probably surface craft, depth-charges, off Tripoli, Libya

April 18 - Tug ANDROMEDA (R), sunk by aircraft during raid on Malta.

April 21 - Trawler JADE (630t, 1933), sunk by aircraft during raid on Malta

April 25 - Boom defence vessel CHORLEY (R, 284t, 1914), foundered off Start Point, Devon

April 25 - Degaussing ship DAISY (R, 50t, 1902), lost in heavy weather at Greenock,

April 29 - Transport vessel TERPSITHEA (R, 157t, 1919), mined at Famagusta, Cyprus

May 1942

May - Special service vessel MARS (R, 1938), reported lost in May, cause and place unknown

May 1 - Destroyer PUNJABI (1,870t, 29/3/39), sunk after collision, N Atlantic

May 2 - Cruiser EDINBURGH (10,000t, 6/7/39), sunk by destroyer torpedoes, after U-boat damage (30th Apr), Barent's Sea, Arctic

May 2 - Special service vessel FREYA I (R, 1934), cause and place unknown

May 2 - Submarine JASTRZAB (ex-P-551, on loan to Polish Navy, 800t, 1923), sunk by gunfire, own forces, N Norway, Arctic Ocean, after accidental damage

May 2 - Tanker/oiler SANDAR (R, 7,624t, 1928), sunk by U-boat off Tobago, West Indies

May 5 - Corvette AURICULA (915t, 5/3/41), mined Courrier Bay, Madagascar.

May 5 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.46 (30-37t), capsized and sank, E. Indies.

May 5 - Whaler SAMBHUR (R, 223t, 1926), stranded off Colombo, Ceylon

May 6 - Motor launch ML No.160 (73t, 27/12/40), sunk by aircraft bombs, Brixham, S Devon.

May 6 - Submarine URGE (540t, 12/12/40), lost, possibly mined, E Mediterranean

May 6 - Trawler SENATEUR DUHAMEL (R, on loan to USN, 913t, 1927), collision off Wilmington, USA.

May 7 - Motor launch ML No.130 (73t, 9/10/40), sunk by gunfire during engagement off Malta

May 8 - Submarine OLYMPUS (1,475, 1930), sunk by mine off Grand Harbour, Malta

May 11 - Destroyer KIPLING (1,760t, 22/12/39), sunk by aircraft, E Mediterranean

May 11 - Destroyer LIVELY (1,920t, 20/7/41), sunk by aircraft, E Mediterranean

May 11 - Tug C.308 (154t), sunk by mine off Malta.

May 11 - Trawler BEDFORDSHIRE (on loan to USN, 913t, 1935), sunk by U-boat off Cape Lookout, N Carolina, USA.

May 12 - Destroyer JACKAL (1,760t, 13/4/39), sunk by aircraft, E Mediterranean

May 12 - Trawler BEN ARDNA (R, 226t, 1927), collision, Tyne Area.

May 13 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.220 (35t, 30/7/41), sunk in action with E-boat off Ambleteuse, NE France

May 15 - Cruiser TRINIDAD (8,000t, 14/10/41), sunk by own forces after damage by torpedo carrying aircraft, Barent's Sea, Arctic

May 16 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.338, fire and explosion, Trinidad, West Indies.

May 18 - Tanker/oiler BETH (R, 6,852t, 1930), sunk by U-boat off Barbados, West Indies

May 21 - Tanker/oiler MONTENOL (2,646t, 1917), torpedoed by U-boat, North Atlantic, sunk by own forces

May 26 - Tanker/oiler ALDERSDALE (8,402t, 1937), sunk, cause unknown, Barents Sea, Arctic (Update: sailing in Russian Convoy PQ17, bombed on 5 July 1942, torpedoed and sunk 7th, all crew rescued by HM Minesweeper Salamander)

May 27 - Minesweeper FITZROY (800t, 1919), mined off Yarmouth.

May 30 - Tug ST ANGELO (150t, 1935), sunk by mine off Malta.

May 31 - Tanker/oiler DINSDALE (8,250t, 11th April 1942), sunk by U-boat torpedo, South Atlantic

June 1942

June - Landing craft assault LCA No.138 (11-13.5t), lost in Home waters

June - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.84, 90, 93, 119, 122, 135, 137 (total 7, 30-37t each), lost in Middle East.

June - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.259 (32t), lost in tow in Mediterranean.

June 3 - Whaler COCKER (R, 305t, 1936), sunk by U-boat off Bardia, Libya

June 8 - Drifter CATHERINE (R, 78t, 1914), foundered, Scapa Flow area, Orkneys

June 8 - Trawler AGHIOS GEORGIS IV (R, 164t), Mozambique Channel.

June 9 - Corvette MIMOSA (Free French Navy, 1,015t, 11/5/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W Atlantic.

June 10 - Drifter TRUSTY STAR (96t, 1920), mined, off Malta

June 12 - Escort destroyer GROVE (1,050t, 5/2/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, E Mediterranean,

June 13 Transport vessel FAROUK (auxiliary schooner, R, 91t), sunk by U-83 in Mediterranean

June 15 - Destroyer BEDOUIN (1,870t, 15/3/39), sunk by aircraft, torpedo, Central Mediterranean

June 15 - Escort destroyer AIREDALE (1,050t, 8/1/42), sunk by aircraft during attack on convoy, E Mediterranean

June 15 - Destroyer HASTY (1,340t, 1936), sunk by U-boat torpedo, E Mediterranean

June 15 - Destroyer NESTOR (on loan to RAN, 1,760t, 12/2/41), sunk by aircraft bombs, E Mediterranean

June 15 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.201 (38t, 27/11/41), sank in action with surface craft, Dover Straits, English Channel

June 15 - Tanker/oiler SLEMDAL (R, 7,374t, 1931), sunk by U-boat, North Atlantic

June 15 - Trawler KINGSTON CEYLONITE (on loan to USN, 940t, 1935), mined off Chesapeake Bay, USA

June 16 - Cruiser HERMIONE (5,450t, 25/3/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, E Mediterranean

June 16 - Destroyer KUJAWIAK (ex OAKLEY, on loan to Polish Navy, 1,050t, 17/6/41), sunk by mine off Malta

June 16 - Drifter JUSTIFIED (93t, 1925), mined off Malta

June 16 - Trawler TRANQUIL (R, 294t, 1912), collision off Deal.

June 17 - Destroyer WILD SWAN (1,120t, 19), sunk by aircraft bombs, Western Approaches

June 18 - Tug VISION, sunk at Mersa Matruh, Egypt

June 19 - Steam gun boat No. 7 (135t, 11/3/42), sunk in action with surface craft, English Channel.

June 20 - Landing craft assault LCA No.193 (11-13.5t), lost during fall of Tobruk.

June 20 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.110, 113, 145, 146, 148 (total 5, 30-37t each), lost during fall of Tobruk

June 20 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.64 (8-11t), lost during fall of Tobruk

June 20 - Landing craft support (Medium) (MkI) LCS(M) No.4, 6, 15, 18, 19, 22 (total 6, 9-11t each), lost during fall of Tobruk

June 20 - Landing craft tank (MkII) LCT No.119, 150 (total 2, 450-453t each), lost at Tobruk.

June 20 - Tug ALAISIA (R, 72t, 1929), lost by enemy action, Tobruk, Libya

June 20 - Tug J.T.A.1 (R), lost, Tobruk, Libya

June 20 - Tug J.T.A.07 (R), lost, Tobruk, Libya

June 20 - Tug J.T.A.14 (R), lost, Tobruk, Libya

June 21 - Drifter HIGHLAND QUEEN (R), scuttled during fall of Tobruk. Date given as 20th-21st

June 21 - Submarine P-514 (530t, 1918), rammed and sunk by own forces, W Atlantic

June 21 - Whaler PARKTOWN (R, 250t, 1929), sunk by E-boats off Tobruk, Libya

June 23 - Tanker/oiler ANDREA BROVIG (R, 10,173t, 1940), sunk by U-boat, West Indies

June 24 - Minesweeper GOSSAMER (815t, 1938), sunk by aircraft bombs, Kola Inlet, N Russia.

June 27 - Tanker/oiler LEIV EIRIKSSON (R, 9,952t, 1936), sunk by U-boat, West Indies

June 30 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.65 (8-11t), lost in bad weather off Alexandria, Egypt

June 30 - Submarine depot ship MEDWAY (14,650t, 1929), sunk by U-boat torpedo off Alexandria, Egypt

July 1942

July - Landing craft assault LCA No.196 (11-13.5t), lost by enemy action.

July - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.140 (30-37t), lost in Middle East

July 5 - Trawler SWORD DANCE (530t, 20/1/41), collision, Moray Firth, E Scotland.

July 6 - Minesweeper NIGER (815t, 1936), mined off Iceland

July 9 - Boom defence vessel TUNISIAN (R, 238t, 1930), mined, Harwich area

July 9 - Trawler MANOR (R, 314t, 1913), sunk during E-boat attack, English Channel.

July 10 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.93 (8-11t) destroyed by fire at Shoreham, S England

July 12 - Motor minesweeper MMS No.174 (226t, 6/7/42), sunk in aircraft attack, Brixham, Devon. Later salvaged

July 15 - Harbour duty vessel CHRYSOLITE (R, 1934), lost, cause and place unknown

July 16 - Special service vessel JOKER (R), lost in tow, in heavy weather

July 21 - Motor gun boat MGB No.328 (67t, 13/10/41), lost during attack on enemy convoy, Dover Straits.

July 23 - Harbour duty vessel VASSILIKI (R), sunk by U-boat on passage from Beirut to Famagusta

July 24 - Motor gun boat MGB No.601 (85t, 9/3/42), sunk by enemy action, Dover Straits.

July 25 - Tanker/oiler TANKEXPRESS (R, 10, 95t, 1937), sunk by U-boat off West Africa

July 25 - Trawler LAERTES (530t, 9/4/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, Freetown area, W Africa

July 27 - Motor gun boat MGB No.501 (19/5/42) Internal explosion off Lands End, Cornwall

August 1942

August - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.23-25, 34, 45 (total 5, 30-37t each), lost in Middle East

August - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.501, 510, 516 (total 3, 52t each), lost in Middle East.

August - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.1008 (9-11t), damaged and sunk in heavy weather in Home waters

August - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.1012 (9-11t), sunk in collision in Home waters

August 3 - Tanker/oiler HAVSTEN (R, 6,161t, 1930), sunk by U-boat, West Atlantic

August 7 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.44 (33t. 1/4/41), sank in action with surface craft, Dover Straits, English Channel

August 7 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.237 (38t, 18/6/42), sank after action with surface craft off Barfleur, France.

August 9 - Motor launch ML No.301 (73t, 2/12/41), expIosion, Freetown area, W Africa

August 9 - Tanker/oiler MALMANGER (R, 7,078t, 1920), sunk by U-boat off West Africa

August 11 - Aircraft carrier EAGLE (22,600t, 1924), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W Mediterranean

August 11 - Submarine THORN (1,090t, 26/8/41), lost, probably mined, Libya, E Mediterranean. Formally Paid Off

August 11 - Tanker/oiler MIRLO (R, 7,455t, 1922), sunk by U-boat, off West Africa

August 12 - Cruiser CAIRO (AA ship, 4,200t, 1919), sunk by U-boat torpedo off Bizerta, Tunis

August 13 - Cruiser MANCHESTER (9,400t, 1938), sunk by E-boat torpedo off Kelibia Roads, Tunisia

August 13 - Destroyer FORESIGHT (1,350t, 1935), sunk by aircraft torpedo, Central Mediterranean

August 13 - Drifter INTREPIDE (R), sunk by aircraft off Salcombe, SW England

August 13 - Trawler PIERRE DESCELLIERS (R, 153t, 1933), sunk by aircraft bombs off Salcombe, SW England

August 18 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.43 (33t, 13/1/41), sunk by surface craft off Gravelines, NE France.

August 18 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.218 (35t, 9/6/41), sunk by surface craft and mine, Dover Straits.

August 19 - Escort destroyer BERKELEY (1,000t, 6/6/40), sunk by aircraft during operations at Dieppe

August 19 - Drifter GOLDEN SUNBEAM (R, 84t, 1920), sunk by collision off Dungeness, English Channel

August 19 - Landing craft assault LCA No.37 52, 92, 94. 97, 102, 192, 209, 214, 215, 237, 247, 251, 262, 284, 314, 317 (total 17, 11-13.5t each), lost in Operation Jubilee, Dieppe Raid

August 19 - Landing craft flak (MkII) LCF No.2 (500-540 tons), lost in Operation Jubilee, Dieppe Raid

August 19 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.56 (30-37t), lost in Operation Jubilee, Dieppe Raid

August 19 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.42, 45, 8I, 157, 164, 174, 210, 212 (total 8, 8-11t each), lost in Operation Jubilee, Dieppe Raid

August 19 - Landing craft support (Medium) (MkI) LCS(M) No.9 (9-11t), lost in Operation Jubilee, Dieppe Raid

August 19 - Landing craft tank (MkII) LCT No.121, 124, 126, 145, 159 (total 5, 450-453t each), lost in Operation Jubilee, Dieppe Raid

August 24 - Motor launch ML No.103 (57t, 28/6/40), mined, Dover Straits, English Channel

August 26 - Tanker/oiler THELMA (R, 8,297t, 1937), cause and place unknown

August 30 - Tanker/oiler VARDAAS (R, 8,176t, 1931), sunk by U-boat, off Tobago, West Indies

September 1942

September - Landing barge No.382 (CC, 200t type), cause and place unknown

September - Motor launch ML No.1153 (40t, 18/8/42) destroyed by enemy action en route for Turkey.

September 2 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.83 (8-11t), lost by fire at Newhaven, S England

September 10 - Tanker/oiler SVEVE (R, 6,313t, 1930), sunk by U-boat, North Atlantic

September 11 - Motor gun boat MGB No.335 (67t, 3/10/41) set on fire in action with surface craft, North Sea; seriously damaged. Date given as 10th-11th

September 12 - Landing craft vehicle LCV No.597 (10-11t), lost in Home waters.

September 14 - Cruiser COVENTRY (AA ship, 4,290t, 1918), sunk by dive bombers, E Mediterranean

September 14 - Destroyer SIKH (1,870t, 12/10/38), sunk by gunfire, shore batteries, Tobruk, Libya

September 14 - Destroyer ZULU (1, 870t, 6/9/38), sunk by aircraft bombs, E Mediterranean

September 14 - Motor launch ML No.352 (73t, 9/6/42), sunk by aircraft, Tobruk, Libya.

September 14 - Motor launch ML No.353 (73t, 26/5/42), sunk by aircraft, Tobruk, Libya

September 14 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.308 (34t, 31/1/42), probably aircraft attack off Tobruk, Libya

September 14 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.310 (38t, 10/2/42), probably aircraft attack off Tobruk, Libya

September 14 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.312 (34t, 21/2/42), probably aircraft attack off Tobruk, Libya

September 14 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.314 (34t, 2/3/42), probably aircraft attack off Tobruk, Libya

September 14 - Naval servicing boat No.9 (on loan to USN, 20t, 12/40), sunk

September 15 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.29 (8-11t), lost by fire in Middle East.

September 15 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.617 (9-11t), sunk in Home waters

September 17 - Trawler WATERFLY (R, 387t, 1931), sunk by aircraft off Dungeness

September 18 - Collier FERNWOOD (R, 1,892t, 1923), sunk by aircraft, Dartmouth. Subsequently salved

September 18 - Submarine TALISMAN (1,090t, 29/6/40), lost, in Sicilian Channel. Formally Paid Off

September 19 - Landing barge No.332, 362 (total 2, BB 150t type), sunk by aircraft near Salcombe, S England

September 19 - Trawler ALOUETTE (R, 520t, 1939), sunk by U-boat torpedo off Portugal.

September 19 - Trawler PENTLAND FIRTH (on loan to USN, 900t, 1934), collision off New York, USA

September 20 - Minesweeper LEDA (815t, 1938), sunk by U-boat torpedo, Greenland Sea

September 21 - Tug ST OLAVES (R, 468t, 1919) Grounded, total loss, off Duncansby Head, NE Scotland

September 24 - Destroyer SOMALI (Leader, 1,870t, 7/12/38), sunk in tow, after U-boat torpedo (20th), off Iceland

September 24 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.622 (9-11t), sunk in Home waters

September 24 - Water carrier KALGAH (R), cause and place unknown

September 25 - Landing craft vehicle LCV No.798 (10-11t), lost in Home waters

September 26 - Destroyer VETERAN (1,120t, 1919), sunk by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic

September 30 - Motor gun boat MGB No.18 (30t, 22/5/41), sunk by surface craft gunfire off Terschelling, Holland.

October 1942

October - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.31 (30-37t), lost in Home waters. Date reported

October 2 - Cruiser CURACOA (AA ship, 4,290t, 1918), lost in collision, NW Approaches

October 2 - Dumb barge DARTMOUTH (226t, 1923), sunk as blockship

October 2 - Trawler LORD STONEHAVEN (R, 444t, 1934), sank during E-boat attack off Eddystone, English Channel

October 3 - Motor gun boat MGB No.78 (33t, 8/6/42), surface craft gunfire off Holland, beached and abandoned. Date given as 2nd-3rd

October 6 - Motor gun boat MGB No.76 (33t, 14/5/42), sunk by E-boat, North Sea.

October 6 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.29 (34t, 2/6/40), sank after collision when in action with E-boats, North Sea.

October 7 - Motor launch ML No.339 (73t, 16/10/41), sunk by surface craft torpedo, North Sea.

October 7 - Tug CAROLINE MOLLER (R. 44t, 1919), torpedoed and sunk by E-boats, North Sea

October 9 - Harbour duty vessel RUBY (R, 46t, 1902), wrecked in gale, Scapa Flow, Orkneys

October 11 - Yacht THALIA (161t, 1904), collision Lymn of Lorne, W Scotland

October 13 - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.2006 (291-311t), lost in transit from USA

October 14 - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.611, 613, 632-634, 636 (total 6, 52t each), lost in Empire Tarpon, off N.W. Scotland.

October 16 - Trawler INVERCLYDE (R, 215t, 1914), sank in tow off Beachy Head

October 22 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.89 (30-37t), believed lost in tow en route to Colombo, Ceylon (Shri Lanka)

October 24 - Submarine UNIQUE (540t, 27/9/40), lost, cause unknown, W of Gibraltar Straits

October 27 - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.2281 (291-311t), lost in transit from USA

October 28 - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.2190, 2192, 2284 (total 3, 291-311t each), lost in transit from USA

October 30 - Boom defence vessel PANORAMA (548t, 1919), overdue at Bathurst, W Africa

October 31 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.6/VI (1.2t submerged, 8/9/42), lost in attack on Tirpitz (Operation Title), Ofto Fiord, Norway

October 31 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.8/VIII (1.2t submerged, 11/9/42), lost in attack on Tirpitz (Operation Title), Ofto Fiord, Norway

October 31 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.87 (38t, 12/6/42), mined, North Sea.

November 1942

November - Landing craft assault LCA No.35, 55, 128, 135, 153, 167, 169, 176, 187-189, 218, 219, 222, 227, 235, 239, 244, 245, 259-261, 266, 269, 271, 286, 287, 301, 307, 309, 330, 321, 375, 423, 436, 447, 451(total 37, 11-13.5t each), lost in Operation Torch, N Africa. Date approximate

November - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.63-65, 69, 72, 73, 190, 147, 153, 161, 169, 186 (total 12, 30-37t each), lost in Operation Torch, N. Africa

November - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.518, 520, 528, 539, 543. 551, 555, 556, 558, 564, 567, 569, 571, 572, 574, 581, 584, 590, 592, 593, 595, 596, 606, 609, 624, 635 (total 26, 52t each), lost in Operation Torch, N Africa

November - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.138, 507, 543, 544, 550, 560, 562, 565, 566, 568, 573, 575, 576, 759 (total 14, 8-11t each), lost in Operation Torch, N Africa

November - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.603, 620, 629, 721, 783, 794, 837, 850, 858, 901,909, 1009, 1029, 1036 (total 14, 9-11t), lost in Operation Torch, N. Africa. Date approximate

November - Landing craft support (Medium) (MkI) LCS(M) No.11, 14 (total 2, 9-11t), lost in Operation Torch, N Africa

November - Landing craft support (Medium) (MkII) LCS(M) No.28 (12.5t), lost in Operation Torch, N Africa

November - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.1187 (291-311t), lost in transit from USA

November 3 - Tanker/oiler THORSHAVET (R, 11,015t, 1938), sunk by U-boat, Caribbean Sea

November 3 - Tug BAIA (R), lost in tow between Mogadishu and Mombasa

November 6 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.209 (8-11t), lost in Seaford Bay, S England

November 6 - Motor gun boat MGB No.19 (30t, 28/7/41), bombed and wrecked on slipway.

November 8 Cutter HARTLAND (1,546t, 1928), sunk by gunfire, Oran Harbour

November 8 Cutter WALNEY (1,546t, 1930), sunk by gunfire, Oran Harbour

November 8 - Destroyer BROKE (Leader, 1,480t, 1925), sunk by gunfire, shore batteries, Algiers, Algeria

November 9 - Corvette GARDENIA (1,015t, 24/5/40), collision with own forces, off Oran, Algeria

November 9 - Minesweeper CROMER (656t, 4/4/41), mined, E Mediterranean

November 10 - Destroyer MARTIN (1,920t, 4/4/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo W Mediterranean

November 10 - Sloop IBIS (1,300t, 30/8/41), sunk by aircraft, W Mediterranean

November 12 - Auxiliary anti-aircraft ship TYNWALD (3,650t, 1/10/41), mined off Bougie, Algeria.

November 12 - Destroyer depot ship HECLA (10,850t, 6/1/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W of Gibraltar Straits

November 12 - Landing ship infantry (Large) LSI(L) KARANJA (R, 9,890t, 1931), sunk by aircraft, Bougie, Algeria.

November 15 - Escort carrier AVENGER (13,785t deep, 2/3/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W of Gibraltar Straits

November 15 - Minesweeper ALGERINE (940t, 23/3/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, Bougie, Algeria.

November 18 - Corvette MONTBRETIA (Royal Norwegian Navy, 1,015t, 29/9/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic.

November 18 - Drifter WINSOME (R, 46t, 1902), sunk at Fairlie, total loss

November 19 - Trawler ULLSWATER (555t, 15/11/39), sunk by E-boat, probably torpedoed, EngIish Channel.

November 20 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.139 (30-37t), lost through heavy weather in Middle East.

November 20 - Landing craft tank (MkII) LCT No.120 (450-453t), lost in heavy weather.

November 21 - Submarine UNBEATEN (540t, 20/11/40), lost, possibly by own forces, Bay of Biscay

November 24 - Submarine UTMOST (540t, 17/8/40), lost, probably by surface craft, depth-charges off Cape Marittimo, W of Sicily

November 25 - Trawler LEYLAND (857t, 1936), collision, Gibraltar Bay

November 29 - Motor launch ML No.242 (73t, 28/5/41) Gutted by fire.

November 29 - Trawler BEN ROSSAL (R, 260t, 1929), sank at moorings. Later salvaged

December 1942

December - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.2054, 2312 (total 2, 291-311t), lost in transit from USA

December - Special service vessel SJO (R, 1938), cause and place unknown

December 1 - Special service vessel ARTHUR (R), cause and place unknown

December 1 - Trawler JASPER (596t, 1932), sunk by E-boat torpedo, English Channel

December 2 - Destroyer QUENTIN (1,705t, 15/4/42), sunk by aircraft, torpedo, W Mediterranean

December 3 - Escort destroyer PENYLAN (1,050t, 31/ 8/42), sunk by E-boat torpedo, English Channel

December 3 - Tanker/oiler BELITA (R, 6,323t, 1933), sunk by U-boat, off Socotra, Arabian Sea

December 5 - Trawler BENGALI (880t, 1937), explosion, Lagos, Nigeria

December 5 - Trawler CANNA (545t, 7/4/41), explosion, Lagos, Nigeria

December 5 - Trawler SPANIARD (880t, 1937), explosion, Lagos, Nigeria

December 6 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.98 (30-37t), lost by enemy action in Benghazi area

December 9 - Corvette MARIGOLD (1,015t, 28/2/41), sunk by aircraft torpedo, Gibraltar Straits.

December 11 - Escort destroyer BLEAN (1,050t, 23/3/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W of Oran, Algeria

December 11 - Ferry service vessel SANDOY (R, 49t, 1940), lost, cause and place unknown, probably Iceland

December 11 - Special service vessel ASEL I (R, 10t, 1919), cause and place unknown

December 12 - Submarine P-222 (715t, 4/5/42), lost, probably by surface craft, depth-charges, off Naples, W Italy

December 12 - Submarine TRAVELLER (1,090t, 10/4/42), lost, probably by depth-charges from Italian torpedo boat Gulf of Taranto. Formally paid off

December 13 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.578 (9-11t), lost at Inveraray, W Scotland.

December 13 - Landing craft vehicle LCV No.579 (10-11t), lost at Inverary, W Scotland.

December 16 - Destroyer FIREDRAKE (1,350t, 1935), sunk by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic

December 18 - Destroyer PARTRIDGE (1,540t, 22/2/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W Mediterranean

December 18 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.30 (34t, 11/7/40), mined, North Sea

December 19 - Corvette SNAPDRAGON (955t, 28/10/40), sunk by aircraft bombs, Mediterranean.

December 25 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.36 (8-11t), lost by fire at Chittagong, India. Date given as 24th-25th

December 26 - Harbour duty vessel BRODRENE (R, 1922), sunk in collision, Hvalfiord, Iceland

December 28 - Ballon barrage vessel REIDAR (R, 1915), constructive total loss

December 28 - Drifter LEGEND (R), cause and place unknown. Believed Scapa Flow area

December 28 - Tug ST ISSEY (810t, 1918), sunk, probably by U-boat off Benghazi, Libya

December 30 - Landing craft vehicle LCV No.752, 754 (total 2, 10-11t each), lost in Fidelity, sunk N Atlantic

December 30 - Special service vessel FIDELITY (R, 2,456t), probably torpedoed by U-boat, North Atlantic

December 31 - Destroyer ACHATES (1,330t, 1930), sunk by surface craft gunfire, when escorting convoy, Barent's Sea, Arctic

December 31 - Minesweeper BRAMBLE (815t, 1939), sunk by surface ship gunfire, Barents Sea, Arctic

October 13 - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.508, 509, 519, 522, 523, 532, 537, 547, 620 (total 9, 52t each), lost in Southern Empress, torpedoed in convoy, N Atlantic

1943

January 1943

January - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.203-206 (total 4, 8-11t each), lost at Sourabaya, Java (Note: in January 1943?)

January - Small miscellaneous craft NAIEM, sunk at Tobruk, Libya

January - Special service vessel FEIOY(R), cause and place unknown

January 1 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.105 (9t, 8/40) Taken in tow and sunk by own forces

January 2 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.15/XV (1.2t submerged, 6/10/42), lost in Operation Principal (Palermo, Sicily)

January 2 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.16/XVI (1.2t submerged, 10/10/42), lost in Operation Principal (Palermo, Sicily)

January 2 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.19/XIX (1.2t submerged, 16/10/42), lost in Operation Principal (Palermo, Sicily)

January 2 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.22/XXII (1.2t submerged, 29/10/42), lost in Operation Principal (Palermo, Sicily)

January 2 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.23/XXIII (1.2t submerged, 23/10/42), lost in Operation Principal (Palermo, Sicily)

January 2 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.26 (30-37t), sunk in Mediterranean, off Libya

January 3 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.17 (8-11t), lost by fire at Chittagong, India

January 4 - Submarine P-48 (540t, 18/6/42), lost, possibly mined, Gulf of Tunis,

January 4 - Whaler BODO (R, 351t), mined off E Coast of Scotland

January 5 - Landing craft personnel (Medium) LCP (M) No.17 (7t), lost off Isle of Wight

January 6 - Landing craft tank (MkII) LCT No.106, 107 (total 2, 450-453t each), sunk in Benghazi harbour as result of heavy weather

January 7 - Trawler JURA (545t, 12/6/42), sunk by aircraft or U-boat torpedo, Western Mediterranean

January 7 - Trawler HORATIO (545t, 27/1/41), sunk by E-boat torpedo, Western Mediterranean

January 8 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.10/X (1.2t submerged, 15/9/42), lost in Operation Principal (Maddalena, Sardinia)

January 8 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.18/XVIII (1.2t submerged, 14/10/42), lost in Operation Principal (Maddalena, Sardinia)

January 8 - Submarine P-311 (1,090t, 7/8/42), lost, possibly mined, off Maddalena, Sardinia

January 8 - Tanker/oiler ALBERT L ELLSWORTH (8,309t, 1937), sunk by U-boat off W Africa. Date approximate

January 9 - Tanker/oiler MINISTER WEDEL (R, 6,833t, 1930), sunk by U-boat off W Africa

January 12 - Trawler KINGSTON JACINTH (R, 356t, 1929), mined off Portsmouth

January 15 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.80 (8-11t) Broke adrift during gale in Home waters

January 16 - Boom defence vessel FABIOUS (R, 230t deep), sunk

January 17 - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.2239, 2267, 2344 (total 3, 291-311t each), lost in Vestfold, torpedoed in convoy, N Atlantic

January 19 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.12/XII (1.2t submerged, 30/9/42), lost in Operation Welcome (Tripoli, Libya)

January 19 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.13/XIII (1.2t submerged, 30/9/42), lost in Operation Welcome (Tripoli, Libya)

January 22 - Collier NEVA (R, 1,456, 1928), presumed sunk by U-boat N Atlantic

January 22 - Rescue ship ST SUNNIVA (R, 1,368t, 1931) Marine cause

January 22 - Special service vessel GUILDBORG (R), cause and place unknown

January 25 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.58 (30-37t), sunk in Mediterranean, off Libya

January 25 - Minelayer CORNCRAKE (700t, 7/12/42), foundered in bad weather, North Atlantic

January 30 - Corvette SAMPHIRE (1,015t, 30/6/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, Western Mediterranean

February 1943

February 1 - Cruiser minelayer WELSHMAN (2,650t, 25/8/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo off Libya

February 2 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.326 (625-649t), lost by weather or mine off Isle of Man.

February 3 - Drifter PREMIER (R, 14t, 1918), collided with No 10 Holme Hook Buoy, Humber, E England and sunk

February 5 - Trawler STRONSAY (545t, 24/4/42), sunk by explosion, probably mined off Phillipeville, Western Mediterranean

February 6 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.80 (30-37t), stranded off Benghazi. Total loss.

February 7 - Landing craft infantry (Large) LCI(L) No.162 (380-384t), exploded and sank en route for Algiers.

February 7 - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.2335 (291-311t), lost in Daghild, torpedoed in convoy, N Atlantic

February 7 - Trawler TERVANI (409t, 1930), probably sunk by U-boat off Cape Bougaroni, Algeria

February 8 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.61 (30-37t), sunk in Benghazi harbour through heavy weather

February 8 - Trawler BREDON (750t, 29/4/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, North Atlantic

February 9 - Corvette ERICA (955t, 7/8/40), sunk by mine, NE of Benghazi, Libya

February 13 - Auxiliary anti-aircraft ship POZARICA (4,540t, 7/3/41), capsized after aircraft torpedo attack off Bougie, Algeria on 29th January 1943

February 24 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.403 (625-649t), lost through stress of weather off Barra Head, outer Hebrides

February 24 - Motor torpedo boat No.262 (32t), formally paid off

February 24 - Submarine UREDD (on loan to R Norwegian Navy, 540t, 12/12/41), lost, probably mined, Bodo area, Norway. Date approximate

February 24 - Submarine VANDAL (540t, 20/2/43), lost by accident, Firth of Clyde, W Scotland

February 25 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.87 (8-11t), lost in Home waters.

February 25 - Motor gun boat MGB No.109 (37t, 30/9/42), mined and severely damaged on the 7th. Formally paid off

February 27 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.381 (625-649t), missing from convoy after attack by E-boats, English Channel

February 27 - Trawler LORD HAILSHAM (891t, 1934), sunk by E-boats, probably torpedoed, English Channel

February 27 - Whaler HARSTAD (R, 258t), sunk by E-boat, English Channel

February 28 - Motor gun boat MGB No.79 (37t, 24/7/42), sunk in action with surface craft, Hook of Holland area

March 1943

March - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.276, 277 (total 2, 8-11t each), lost in transit

March - Landing craft support (Medium) (MkI) LCS(M) No.23 (9-13.5t), lost on patrol, Mayu River, Burma

March - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.2398 (291-311t), lost in Gorgas

March 2 - Drifter UT PROSIM (R, 91t, 1925), sunk by gunfire in Dover Harbour

March 4 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.106 (8-11t), wrecked off Tobruk

March 4 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.673, 680, 684, 685, 689, 692, 693, 727 (total 8, 9-11t each), lost in Marietta E, sunk by U-boat in convoy, Indian Ocean

March 6 - Motor launch ML No.251 (75t, 7/41), rammed and sunk accidentally, Atlantic area

March 8 - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.2480 (291-311t), lost in Fort Lamy, torpedoed in convoy, N Atlantic

March 9 - Tanker/oiler ROSEWOOD (R, 5,989t, 1931)Torpedoed and presumed sunk

March 10 - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.2341 (291-311t), lost in Bonneville, torpedoed in convoy, N Atlantic.

March 10 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.622 (95t, 10/42), sunk by surface craft in attack on convoy off Terschelling, Holland

March 10 - Submarine TIGRIS (1,090t, 20/6/40), lost, cause unknown, Gulf of Naples

March 11 - Destroyer HARVESTER (1,400t, 25/3/40), sunk by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic

March 12 - Destroyer LIGHTNING (1,920t, 28/5/41), sunk by E-boat torpedo, Central Mediterranean 1943

March 13 - Submarine THUNDERBOLT (1,090t, 2/11/40), sunk by surface craft, depth-charges, off Cape Milazzo, Sicily

March 13 Victualling store ship MORAY (R, 206t, 1918), foundered off Milford Haven, SW Wales

March 14 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.631 (Royal Norwegian Navy, 95t, 8/42) Grounded during attack on ships in Norwegian Fiords

March 14 - Trawler MORAVIA (R, 306t, 1917), mined, North Sea

March 15 - Landing craft vehicle LCV No.584 (10-11t), sunk off Inellan, W Scotland

March 16 - Trawler CAMPOBELLO (545t, 21/10/42) Badly damaged at Quebec, Canada. Foundered on passage to UK

March 16 - Tug HORSA (700t, 21/2/42) Grounded, total loss, Osfles Rock, E Iceland

March 23 - Special service vessel BERGHOLM (R, 50t, 1935), cause and place unknown

March 23 - Submarine TURBULENT (1,090t, 2/12/41), lost, probably mined, off Sardinia. Date approximate

March 27 - Escort carrier DASHER (13,785t, 2/7/42), sunk, probably due to petrol explosion, South of Cumbrae Island, W Scotland

March 30 - Special service vessel BRATTHOLM (R, 50t, 1937), cause and place unknown

March 30 - Tanker/oiler HALLANGER (R, 9,551, 1928), sunk by U-boat, W Mediterranean

March 31 - Trawler CAULONIA (R, 296t, 1912), ran aground and foundered, Rye Bay, Sussex

April 1943

April - Landing craft assault LCA No.272 (11-13t), lost in Mediterranean.

April - Motor launch ML No.1157 (40t, 30/12/42), lost in shipment

April - Motor launch ML No.1212 (40t, 30/12/42), lost in shipment

April 2 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.63 (35t, 18/2/42), lost in collision off Benghazi, Libya

April 2 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.64 (35t, 23/2/42), lost in collision off Benghazi, Libya

April 2 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.267 (32t), damaged in heavy weather on passage from Benghazi to Malta, sunk by own forces

April 6 - Drifter GOLDEN GIFT (R, 89t, 1910), sunk in collision in Oban Bay, W Scotland

April 11 - Destroyer BEVERLEY (1,190t, 1920), sunk by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic

April 14 - Escort destroyer ESKDALE (on loan to R Norwegian Navy, 1,050t, 31/7/42), sunk by E-boat torpedo off Lizard Head, Cornwall, SW England

April 15 - Trawler ADONIS (1,004t, 1915), sunk by E-boat torpedo off Lowestoft.

April 16 - Destroyer PAKENHAM (Leader, 1,550t, 4/2/42), sunk by own forces after damage in action with destroyers off Sicily

April 16 - Submarine REGENT (1,475t, 1930), sunk by surface craft, Straits of Otranto, SE Italy

April 17 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.780, 782 (total 2, 9-11t each), lost in Sembilan, sunk by U-boat, Indian Ocean

April 21 - Landing craft infantry (Large) LCI(L) No.7 (380-384t), sunk by aircraft off Algiers.

April 21 - Submarine SPLENDID (7157, 8/8/42), scuttled after depth-charge attack, W Coast of Corsica

April 22 - Trawler HERRING (590t, 15/4/43), sunk in collision, North Sea

April 24 - Submarine SAHIB (715t, 13/5/42), scuttled after depth-charge attack off Cape Milazzo Sicily

April 25 - Landing craft gun (Large) (MkIII) LCG(L) No.15 (627t), lost off Milford Haven, SW Wales, in heavy weather.

April 25 - Landing craft support (Medium) (MkI) LCS(M) No.17 (9-13.5t), sunk by enemy action, Mayu River, Burma

April 26 - Drifter THORA (R, 37t, 1930), fouled boom in bad weather, Grimsby, England

April 26 - Landing craft gun (Large) (MkIII) LCG(L) No.16 (627t), lost off Milford Haven, SW Wales, in heavy weather.

April 28 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.639 (95t, 22/1/43), sunk by aircraft, Central Mediterranean

May 1943

May - Dumb barge NELL JESS (96t, 1902), wrecked, English Channel

May 2 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.311 (34t, 17/2/42), mined, Central Mediterranean

May 8 - Trawler DANEMAN (1050t, 1937), believed to have struck submerged ice. Abandoned after being taken in tow, N Atlantic

May 9 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.61 (35t, 9/1/42), lost, stranded in attack on motor barges, off Kelibia, Tunisia

May 10 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.264 (32t), mined off Sousse, Tunisia

May 11 - Motor launch ML No.133 (75t, 12/12/40), lost by fire and explosion, W Scotland

May 12 - Motor minesweeper MMS No.89 (240t, 5/1/42), mined off Bizerta, Tunisia

May 13 - Water boat ISBJORN (R), sunk

May 14 - Motor launch ML No.1154 (40t, 30/1/43), mined at Bizerta, Tunisia

May 22 - Landing craft vehicle LCV No.825 (10-11t), blew up during exercise off W Scotland. Date given as 21st-22nd

May 26 - Trawler HONG LAM (R, 104t), foundered off Adam's Bridge, between India and Ceylon. Formally paid off

May 29 - Motor gun boat MGB No.110 (37t, 14/11/42), sunk in action with surface craft in Dunkirk area

May 30 - Submarine UNTAMED (540t, 14/4/43) Failed to surface during exercises off Campbeltown, Scotland. Raised and renamed Vitality

June 1943

June - Landing craft assault LCA No.222, 312 (total 2, 11-13t each), lost in Mediterranean. Date reported

June - Landing craft assault LCA No.78 (11-13t), lost in tow from Algiers to Djedjelli. Date reported

June - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.769 (9-11t), lost in Mediterranean. Date reported

June 6 - Yacht SARGASSO (R, 223t, 1926), mined off Isle of Wight, England

June 8 - Special service vessel DAH PU (R, 1,974t, 1922), torpedoed by U-boat, Muscat Harbour, E coast of Arabia

June 12 - Landing craft flak (MkIII) LCF No.13 (550t), bombed off Pantellaria, Central Mediterranean. Total wreck.

June 14 - Motor gun boat MGB No.648 (90t, 1/43), sunk by aircraft, Pantellaria, Central Mediterrranean

June 18 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.358 (625-649t), lost in Mediterranean.

June 18 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.395 (625-649t), mined and grounded in Mediterranean

June 26 - Motor gun boat MGB No.644 (90t, 12/42), mined between Marsala and Mazzara, Sicily, sunk by own forces

July 1943

July 3 - Landing ship tank (Class II) LST No.429 (2,750t, 21/2/43), lost by fire, Mediterranean.

July 8 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.547 (611-640t), foundered off Malta.

July 15 - Motor gun boat MGB No.641 (90t, 29/12/42), sunk by shore battery gunfire from Italian mainland, Straits of Messina. Date given as 14th-15th

July 17 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.316 (34t, 12/3/42), torpedoed by Italian cruiser off Reggio, S Italy

July 22 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.288 (40t, 26/3/43), sunk by aircraft, Augusta, Sicily. Date given as 21st-22nd

July 27 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.353 (625-649t), sunk by aircraft at Syracuse, Sicily

August 1943

August - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.126 (8-11t) Burnt out.

August 2 - Tanker/oiler ALCIDES (R, 7,634t, 1930), sunk by Japanese Raider, Indian Ocean. Date approximate

August 4 - Tanker/oiler THORSHOVDI (R, 9,944t, 1937) War cause

August 5 - Trawler RED GAUNTLET (R, 338t, 1930), sunk by E-boats, North Sea

August 8 - Motor gun boat MGB No.64 (28t, 11/2/41), foundered on patrol in heavy weather between England and Ostend. Subsequently salved

August 9 - Tug CORY BROS (R, 38t), constructive, total loss

August 11 - Submarine PARTHIAN (1,475t, 1931), lost, possibly mined, S Adriatic

August 14 - Drifter NORNES (R, 1902), cause and place unknown

August 15 - Landing ship tank (Class II) LST No.414 (2,750t, 20/1/43), torpedoed by aircraft, off Cani Rocks, Tunisia. Beached off Bizerta

August 15 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.665 (95t, 5/43), sunk by shore battery gunfire, Messina, Sicily

August 18 - Submarine SARACEN (715t, 27/6/42), sunk by surface craft, depth-charges, off Bastia, Corsica

August 27 Sloop EGRET (1,250t, 1938), sunk by aircraft glider bomb off NW Spain in Atlantic Ocean

August 29 - Landing craft assault LCA No.446 (11-13t), lost in heavy weather in Mediterranean.

August 29 - Landing craft support (Medium) (MkI) LCS(M) No.16 (9-13.5t), lost in India

September 1943

September - Landing craft support (Large) (MkI) LCS(L) No.201 (23t), lost in collision, English Channel

September 2 - Landing craft infantry (Large) LCI(L) No.107 (380-384t), wrecked off Reggio, Italy

September 4 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.325 (8-11t), sunk at Bombay

September 5 - Motor launch ML No.108 (66t, 4/7/40), mined, English Channel

September 6 - Destroyer PUCKERIDGE (1,550t, 30/7/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W Mediterranean

September 8 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.624 (611-640t), formally paid off

September 8 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.77 (38t, 28/5/42), sunk by aircraft off Vibo Valencia, SW Italy

September 9 - Drifter NOSS HEAD (22t net), cause and place unknown:

NOSS HEAD, Campbeltown-registered CN144 from Carradale, Argyllshire. Lost at Freetown, Sierra Leone - tank engine being lowered into the hold, strop snapped and engine smashed through the wooden hull (Finlay Oman in email dated 29 March 2004 - loss described by his father, vessel was owned by his grandfather)

September 9 - Submarine, midget/Welman craft No.10 (2.4t submerged, 12/5/43), lost by accident during exercises

September 9 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.572, 626 (total 2, 611-640t), lost in Mediterranean

September 10 - Cruiser minelayer ABDIEL (2,650t, 15/4/41), sunk by mine in Taranto Bay, S Italy

September 11 - Drifter ROSA (R, 83t, 1908), cause and place unknown

September 12 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.879 (9-11t), wrecked at Bombay

September 12 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.316 (8-11t), sunk at Bombay

September 16 - Drifter NISR (R), cause and place unknown

September 17 - Submarine, midget/X-Craft X-08 (29.8t submerged, 21/1/43), lost in attack on Tirpitz, Kaa Fiord, Alten Fiord, Norway

September 19 - BYMS minesweeper BYMS No.2019 (290t, 15/8/42), mined and beached off Cotrone, Italy

September 20 - Corvette POLYANTHUS (1,015t, 23/4/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, North Atlantic

September 21 - Trawler ZEE MEEUW (R), sunk in collision, Gravesend Reach, Thames, SE England

September 22 - Drifter BRAE FLETT (R, 54t Net, 1902), cause and place unknown

September 22 - Drifter OCEAN RETRIEVER (R, 95t, 1912), mined, Thames Estuary, SE England

September 22 - Submarine, midget/X-Craft X-05 (29.8t submerged, 29/12/42), lost in attack on Tirpitz, Kaa Fiord, Alten Fiord, Norway

September 22 - Submarine, midget/X-Craft X-06 (29.8t submerged, 21/1/43), lost in attack on Tirpitz, Kaa Fiord, Alten Fiord, Norway

September 22 - Submarine, midget/X-Craft X-07 (29.8t submerged, 14/1/43), lost in attack on Tirpitz, Kaa Fiord, Alten Fiord, Norway

September 23 - Drifter GOLDEN EFFORT (R, 86t, 1914), sunk, cause unknown, off Greenock, Scotland

September 23 - Frigate ITCHEN (1,325t, 28/12/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, North Atlantic

September 23 - Special service vessel EVANGIELISTRIA (Chios 345, R), sunk by enemy action

September 24 - Landing craft assault LCA No.675 (11-13t), lost during gale at Salerno

September 24 - Motor minesweeper MMS No.70 (240t, 18/5/42), believed mined in Gulf of Taranto, Italy

September 25 - Trawler DONNA NOOK (R, 307t, 1916), sunk in collision, North Sea

September 25 - Trawler FRANC TIREUR (R, 314t, 1916), sunk by E-boat off Harwich, E England

September 27 - Destroyer INTREPID (1,370t, 1937), sunk by aircraft, in Leros harbour, Dodecanese

September 28 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.1019 (9-11t), sunk during heavy weather in Salerno Bay, Italy

September 30 - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.2231 (291-311t), lost in LST-79, Sunk off Corsica

September 30 - Landing ship tank (Class II) LST No.79 (2,750t, 17/7/43), sunk by aircraft, off Corsica.

October 1943

October - Landing craft emergency repair LCER No.1, 9 (total 2, 10t each), lost in Mediterranean

October - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.232 (30-37t), lost in Mediterranean. Date approximate

October - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.545, 938, 1044 (total 3, 52t), lost in Mediterranean. Date approximate

October - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.1165,1182 (total 2, 52t), lost in Home waters. Date approximate.

October - Motor launch ML No.1015 (40t, 24/2/41), lost in heavy weather, Eastern Mediterranean

October 1 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.391 (625-649t), formally paid off. Date approximate

October 1 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.553 (611-640t), lost in Mediterranean

October 2 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.618 (611-640t), lost in Mediterranean

October 3 - Submarine, midget/X-Craft X-10 (29.8t submerged, 8/2/43), lost in attack on Tirpitz, Kaa Fiord, Alten Fiord, Norway

October 3 - Trawler ARACARI (R, 245t, 1908) Grounded, total Ioss, Filicudi island, North of Sicily

October 3 - Trawler MEROR (R, 250t, 1905), mined, Humber area, E England

October 4 - Tanker/oiler MARIT (R, 5,542t, 1918), sank by U-boat off Benghazi, Libya

October 7 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.621 (611-640t), lost in Mediterranean

October 8 - Destroyer ORKAN (ex-MYRMIDON, on loan to Polish Navy, 1,920t, 5/12/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic

October 9 - Destroyer PANTHER (1,540t, 12/12/41), sunk by aircraft bombs, Scarpanto Strait, Dodecanese

October 11 - Landing craft tank (MkI) LCT No.3 (372t), presumed lost in attack on Kos, Dodecanese. Formally paid off. Later recovered and redesignated N.S.C.(L)94

October 11 - Minesweeper HYTHE (605t, 5/3/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo off Bougie, Algeria

October 11 - Submarine USURPER (540t, 2/2/43), lost, probably mined, Gulf of Genoa, NW Italy. Date approximate

October 12 - Motor launch ML No.835 (75t, 8/8/43), sunk by aircraft, Leros island, Dodecanese

October 15 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.636 (95t, 1/43), sunk by surface craft off Elba, W Italy

October 15 - Submarine, midget/X-Craft X-09 (29.8t submerged, 29/1/43), lost in attack on Tirpitz, Kaa Fiord, Alten Fiord, Norway

October 16 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.356 (37t, 1/7/43), sunk by surface shps off Holland

October 17 - Submarine TROOPER (1,090t, 29/8/42), lost, possibly mined, Aegean Sea

October 22 - Escort destroyer HURWORTH (1,050t, 5/10/41), sunk by mine off Kalimno, Dodecanese

October 22 - Tanker/oiler LITIOPA (R, 5,356, 1917), sunk by U-boat off W Africa

October 22 - Trawler ORFASY (545t, 14/7/42), lost, probably by U-boat torpedo off W Africa

October 23 - Cruiser CHARYBDIS (5,450t, 3/12/41), sunk by E-boat torpedoes, English Channel

October 23 - Escort destroyer LIMBOURNE (1,050t, 24/10/42), sunk by own forces after damage by E-boat torpedoes, English Channel

October 23 - Landing craft infantry (Large) LCI(L) No.309 (380-384t), sunk by aircraft in Biscay area

October 23 - Minesweeper CROMARTY (605t, 13/12/41), sunk by mine, W Approaches to Straits of Bonifacio, Mediterranean

October 24 - Destroyer ECLIPSE (1,375t, 1934), sunk by mine off Kalimno, Dodecanese

October 25 - Trawler WILLIAM STEPHEN (R, 935t, 1917), sunk by E-boat off Cromer, E England

October 26 - Motor launch ML No.579 (75t, 3/6/43), sunk by aircraft, Leros island, Dodecanese

October 26 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.669 (95t, 29/4/43), sunk by surface craft off Norwegian coast

October 26 - Tug TIENTSIN (R), foundered, Red Sea, on passage to Massawa

October 28 - Landing craft tank (MkII) LCT No.115 (450-453t), sunk by aircraft off Casteloriso, Aegean

October 30 - Drifter CHANCELLOR (R, 24t, 1916), sunk in tow

November 1943

November - Dumb barge CLACTON (196t deep), cause and place unknown, date approximate. Subsequently Salved

November - Dumb barge FOUR (204t deep), cause and place unknown, date approximate. Subsequently Salved

November - Dumb barge GREENFINCH (218t deep), cause and place unknown, date approximate. Subsequently Salved

November - Dumb barge MONICA (233t deep), cause and place unknown, date approximate. Subsequently Salved

November - Dumb barge SAN FRANCISCO (241t deep), cause and place unknown, date approximate. Subsequently Salved

November - Dumb barge UTOPIA (226t deep), cause and place unknown, date approximate. Subsequently Salved

November - Landing craft assault LCA No.212, 316. 505, 545 (total 4, 11-13t each), lost in Mediterranean. Date reported

November - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.181 (30-37t), lost in Azores, Date reported

November - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.583 (52t), lost in Mediterranean. Date reported

November - Landing craft personnel (Medium) LCP (M) No.14 (7t) , date reported

November - Motor launch ML No.1054 (40t, 6/11/41), total loss

November - Motor launch ML No.1244 (40t, 20/8/43), lost on passage

November - Motor launch ML No.1289 (40t, 2/7/43), lost on passage

November - Yacht ATTENDANT (R, 357t, 1913), cause and place unknown. Date reported

November 1 - Landing craft vehicle (Personnel) LCV(P) No.1040 (10-13t), capsized off Newhaven, S England after engine room flooding

November 4 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.583 (611-640t), lost in Mediterranean

November 4 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.606 (90t, 7/7/42), sunk by surface craft off Hook of Holland. Date given as 3rd-4th

November 8 - Naval servicing boat No30 (8t, 1918), sunk

November 10 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.222 (Royal Netherlands Navy, 38t, 15/2/42), mined, North Sea. Date given as 9th-10th

November 10 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.230 (38t, 5/5/42), rammed by MTB 222 in action, North Sea. Date given as 9th-10th

November 11 - Special service vessel BILLDORA (R), sunk by enemy action

November 11 - Special service vessel SQUALLY (R), sunk by enemy action

November 11 - Special service vessel WESTWICK (R, 18T, 1935), sunk by enemy action

November 12 - Motor launch ML No.358 (75t, 9/42), lost off Leros island, Dodecanese

November 13 - Escort destroyer DULVERTON (1,050t, 27/9/41), sunk by aircraft, glider bomb, off Kos, Dodecanese

November 14 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.333, 343, 385 (total 3, 625-640t), sunk in gale off Land's End, SW England

November 16 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.332 (625-640t), lost off Gijon, N Spain, after engine failure

November 16 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.418 (625-640t), lost in gale off NW France.

November 17 - Small miscellaneous craft FOLIOT (33, 1905), sunk in Collision

November 19 - Submarine SIMOOM (715t, 30/12/42), lost, Dardanelles Approaches. Date approximate

November 22 - Boom defence vessel BARFLAKE (750t, 23/9/4), sunk by mine, Naples

November 22 - Minesweeper HEBE (815t, 1937), sunk by mine off Bari, E Italy

November 22 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.626 (Royal Norwegian Navy, 95t, 8/42), lost by fire, Lerwick, Shetland Islands

November 22 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.686 (95t, 9/6/43), lost by fire, Lerwick, Shetland Islands

November 22 - Submarine, midget/Welman craft No.45 (2.4t submerged, 2/9/43), lost during attack on Bergen harbour, Norway

November 22 - Submarine, midget/Welman craft No.46 (2.4t submerged, 2/9/43), lost during attack on Bergen harbour, Norway

November 22 - Submarine, midget/Welman craft No.47 (2.4t submerged, 2/9/43), lost during attack on Bergen harbour, Norway

November 22 - Submarine, midget/Welman craft No.48 (2.4t submerged, 2/9/43), lost during attack on Bergen harbour, Norway

November 22 - Water carrier EMPIRE ARTHUR (R, 760, 1942), capsized and sank, Freetown, W Africa

November 23 - Whaler SANTA (R, 355t, 1936), mined W of Maddalena, Sardinia

November 23 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.329 (625-640t), damaged beyond economical repair.

November 24 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.73 (38t, 3/10/41), sunk by aircraft, Maddalena, Sardinia

November 27 - Motor launch ML No.126 (75t, 19/9/40), lost after damage by U-boat torpedo, W Italy

November 29 - Landing craft assault LCA No.813 (11-13t), lost during exercise in Home waters.

December 1943

December - Harbour duty vessel ST ANNE (R, 37t), cause and place unknown

December - Landing craft assault LCA No.723 (11-13t), broke adrift from Hopetoun II, Port Edgar. Date approximate

December 1 - Trawler AVANTURINE (R, 296t, 1930), sunk by E-boats off Beachy Head, S England

December 2 - Landing craft assault LCA No.553 (11-13t), sunk in collision off Southampton

December 8 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.136 (8-11t), caught fire and blew up during exercises off Southampton, S England

December 8 - Trawler RYSA (545t, 13/8/41), sunk by mine off Maddalena, Sardinia

December 12 - Escort destroyer HOLCOMBE (1,050t, 16/9/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W Mediterranean

December 12 - Escort destroyer TYNDALE (1,000t, 2/12/40), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W Mediterranean

December 16 - Drifter ROSE VALLEY (R, 100t, 1918), sunk in collision

December 18 - Minesweeper FELIXSTOWE (656t, 11/7/41), sunk by mine off Sardinia

December 18 - Water boat CECIL (R), constructive total loss

December 19 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.753, 771, 795 (total 3, 9-11t each), lost during beaching exercises in Home waters

December 20 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.33 (30-37t), damaged beyond repair in Home waters

December 21 - Landing craft assault LCA No.645, 646 (total 2, 11-13t), lost in heavy weather, English Channel

December 22 - Barrage vessel BV-42 (270t, 1918), lost by explosion, Leith Docks, E Scotland

December 22 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.51/LII (1.2t submerged, 14/5/43), lost in heavy weather in attack on Tirpitz, Norwegian Fiords

December 22 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.62/LVII (1.2t submerged, 29/6/43), lost in heavy weather in attack on Tirpitz, Norwegian Fiords

December 22 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.613, 661, 1035 (total 3, (9-11t), lost overboard from Hilary

December 22 - Landing craft personnel (Small) LCP(S) No.116 (6t), lost during exercises in Home waters

December 24 - Destroyer HURRICANE (1,400t, 21/6/40), sunk by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic

December 24 - Motor launch ML No.1388 (40t, 25/11/43), grounded off Hartlepool

December 24 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.357 (37t, 25/8/43), sunk accidentally after damage by surface craft on the 23rd

December 25 - Naval auxiliary boat LILY, sunk in collision off Portland, S England. Date given as 24th-25th

December 25 - Trawler KINGSTON BERYL (R, 356t, 1928), mined, NW Approaches

December 31 - Minesweeper CLACTON (605t, 4/6/42), sunk by mine off Corsica

December 31 - Motor launch ML No.1121 (40t, 10/7/42), formally paid off

 

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