World War II: The was bombed and damaged off Rusuk Buaja Island, Singapore by Japanese aircraft with the loss of 32 crew and an unknown number of passengers. She was abandoned and later sank. Two of her crew were taken as prisoners of war. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank at Kirkenes, Norway with the loss of 26 of her crew. (en)
World War II: The auxiliary anti-submarine vessel was bombed and damaged off Pompong Island. She was scuttled the next day. Of over 300 people aboard, only four survived to be taken as prisoners of war. (en)
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of one of her 39 crew. (en)
World War II: The Chowa Maru-class auxiliary transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea east of Kirun, China by . There were no fatalities. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed in the Java Sea south of Bawean, Netherlands East Indies by . She was beached in a sinking condition on the south shore of Bawean. One hundred and eighty-seven survivors were rescued by . (en)
World War II: Battle of Singapore:The requisitioned passenger ship was scuttled at Singapore after her stern was demolished and her main engines put out of action by nearby demolition explosions the day before. She was later seized by the Japanese in Keppel Harbour. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 24 of her crew. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged south of Singapore by Japanese aircraft. She was beached at Pulau Abang whilst burning and exploded. Of a crew of 50, including nine gunners, and four Royal Air Force passengers, five crew were killed. The survivors were taken to Palembang byr . One crewman and one gunner died later, and two crew were taken prisoner. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north east of Barima, Venezuela by with the loss of two of her twenty crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
The cargo ship sank after being blown onto rocks the previous day off Marmara Island in the Sea of Marmara. Her 34 crew survived. (en)
World War II: Convoy ON 67: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of six of her 53 crew. Survivors were rescued by and . Empire Celt was taken in tow but later broke in two, with the bow section sinking. The tug Foundation Franklin was sent to salvage the stern section but it also sank at . (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged by Japanese aircraft. She ran aground in the Moesi River and was abandoned, but was reportedly captured off Muntok two days later and put in Japanese service as Guyozan Maru. (en)
World War II: Operation Hailstone: The tanker was sunk in the Truk Atoll by United States Navy carrier-based aircraft. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 39 of her crew. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean off Wyndham, Western Australia by Japanese aircraft. She was beached, but was refloated the next day and taken in to Wyndham. (en)
World War II: Battle of Singapore: The coaster was sunk at Singapore by the Japanese. (en)
The cargo ship ran aground and was wrecked near Semarang, Netherlands East Indies. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean off Tjilatjap, Java, Netherlands East Indies by with the loss of three of the 137 people aboard. Six survivors were taken as prisoners of war. Other survivors were rescued by the minesweepers and . (en)
World War II: Convoy ON 60: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Sambro Island Lighthouse, Nova Scotia, Canada by with the loss of 26 of the 40 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
World War II: The coaster was sunk at Singapore by enemy aircraft. (en)
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea off San Nicolaas, Netherlands Antilles by with the loss of fifteen of her 25 crew. (en)
The cargo liner was bombed and sunk at Singapore by Japanese aircraft. She was later salvaged and passed to the Imperial Japanese Navy as Taruyasu Maru. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea north of Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands by British aircraft. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Java Sea south of Tjilatjap, Netherlands East Indies by I-58 . (en)
World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The tanker was bombed and sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft at Darwin with the loss of four of her 61 crew. (en)
World War II: The motor launches were scuttled at Singapore. (en)
World War II: The minesweeping naval trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Grimsby, Lincolnshire with the loss of six of her crew. (en)
World War II: The coaster was sunk by enemy action. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Black Sea by . Çankaya was on a voyage from Istanbul to Zonguldak and Varna, Bulgaria. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and set afire off Surabaya, Netherlands East Indies by Japanese aircraft. She was scuttled by . (en)
World War II: Battle of Java: The gunnery training ship was bombed and sunk at Surabaya by Japanese aircraft. (en)
World War II: The was bombed and sunk off Rusuk Island by Japanese aircraft with the loss of 165 crew. Some of the survivors were rescued by . A crew member was taken as a prisoner of war. (en)
World War II: The Design 1022 cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean between Cape May, New Jersey and Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States by with the loss of one of the 85 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by , and . (en)
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary with the loss of one of her 40 crew. (en)
thumb|Mauna Loa World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The Design 1013 ship was bombed and sunk at Darwin by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft. All 44 people aboard survived. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Trinidad by . All 35 crew were rescued by the schooner Emeralda . (en)
World War II: Battle of the Java Sea: The J-class destroyer struck a mine and sank north of Java. (en)
World War II: The caïque/motor sloop was shelled and sunk in the Myrtoan Sea north of Monemvasia by . (en)
World War II: The naval trawler was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south of Pantelleria by and . Ten of her seventeen crew were killed. Survivors were rescued by MAS 577 . (en)
The Type R-41 minesweeper struck a wreck and sank in the English Channel. (en)
The Design 1022 ship, converted into a tanker, was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the Frying Pan Shoals in a collision with freighter . Her crew survived. (en)
World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel was shelled and sunk south of Pulo Ubar by Imperial Japanese Navy vessels. Of 150 passengers and seventeen crew there were only three survivors; two of them were from . (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of four of her 73 crew. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft. Her 27 crew were rescued. (en)
The was sunk in collision with the tanker Oswego east north east of the Finn's Ledge Buoy, off Boston, Massachusetts. USS Detector was later raised, repaired, and returned to service. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in an air raid off Lubang Island. (en)
World War II: The tug was scuttled off Palembang, or sunk by aircraft in the Durian Straits, Singapore. (en)
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of one of her 58 crew. Survivors were rescued by . Circe Shell was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Curaçao, Curaçao and Dependencies. (en)
World War II: An unidentified cargo ship, possibly Ban Ho Guan, was torpedoed and sunk in the Java Sea off Bali, Netherlands East Indies by . (en)
World War II: The was sunk north west of Java by Japanese aircraft. (en)
The cargo ship departed from Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela. No further trace, possibly torpedoed and sunk by . (en)
World War II: Convoy SC 67: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . Her 30 crew were rescued by . (en)
World War II: The anti-submarine vessel was shelled and sunk at Bangka Island by Japanese artillery. Survivors were taken as prisoners of war. (en)
The Design 1013 cargo ship ran aground on Harriet Ledge, Halfbald Island, or Pease Island and was a total loss. (en)
The cargo ship ran aground and was wrecked between Novorossiisk and Sevastopol. (en)
The cargo ship collided with and sank in the Atlantic Ocean . (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of eighteen of her 28 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
World War II: The was shelled and sunk north of the Banka Strait by Yura, Asagiri and all Fubuki with the loss of 115 of her 145 crew. (en)
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 22 of her 40 crew. Survivors were rescued by with the aid of . (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 59 crew. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea east of Cape Ferrato. Four of her 33 crew were killed. (en)
World War II: The tanker was sunk by gunfire in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of one of her 31 crew. Survivors were rescued by a San Domingo Coast Guard cutter. (en)
World War II: The small coaster was shelled and sunk in the Bangka Strait by a Japanese cruiser. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship departed from Tjilatjap, Netherlands East Indies for Colombo, Ceylon. No further trace, presumed lost by enemy action. (en)
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Venezuela by with the loss of five of her 31 crew. (en)
World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The cargo ship was bombed by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft at Darwin, Northern Territory. She was beached and burned out. She was later refloated and salvaged. (en)
World War II: Battle of Singapore: The incomplete was scuttled at Vaughan Shipbuilding, Singapore. (en)
World War II: The auxiliary seaplane tender was sunk by Japanese ships or aircraft near Bangka Island, Netherlands East Indies. Of the crew of 32 and 60–70 passengers, only 3 were rescued, but they died soon afterwards. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of St John's, Dominion of Newfoundland by with the loss of all 49 of her crew. (en)
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Faial Channel southwest of Pico Island in the Azores by with the loss of four of her 45 crew. Her commanding officer swam to shore and returned to Germany via Spain. (en)
thumb|Don Isidro World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The cargo ship , operating as a United States Army transport, was bombed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean north west of Bathurst Island, Northern Territory by Japanese aircraft and was beached with the loss of eleven of her 84 crew. Survivors were rescued by . Don Isidro was declared a total loss. (en)
World War II: The auxiliary minelayer struck a mine and sank in the Black Sea off Sevastopol. Six of her crew were killed. (en)
World War II: Battle of Singapore: The sloop-of-war, serving as a drill and training ship, was scuttled at Singapore to prevent her capture by Japanese forces. (en)
World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel was bombed and sunk at Palembang, Netherlands East Indies by Japanese aircraft. Her crew survived. (en)
World War II: The CAM ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 55 crew. (en)
World War II: The anti-submarine vessel was bombed and damaged by Japanese aircraft. She was beached on Bangka Island with the loss of two lives. Declared a total loss. (en)
World War II: The auxiliary patrol boat/naval trawler was scuttled in the Indragiri River near Palembang. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . Fifteen of her crew were rescued. (en)
The torpedo boat collided with the minesweeper and was severely damaged. She put back to Gelendzhik. (en)
World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk in the Banka Strait by Japanese aircraft with the loss of 42 of the 50 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by , or by and . (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Java Sea by Imperial Japanese Navy warships. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada by with the loss of eleven of the 65 people aboard. (en)
World War II: The patrol boat was scuttled in the Bangka Strait. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Bangka Strait to prevent capture when approached by and both . (en)
World War II: The auxiliary submarine chaser was sunk off the Wotje Atoll by gunfire from . (en)
World War II: The accommodation ship, a former , was bombed, set afire and severely damaged at Kiel, Germany by Royal Air Force aircraft. Of the approximately 500 men aboard, there were fifteen killed, 23 missing and 46 wounded. She was refloated in 1943 and consequently scrapped. (en)
World War II: The Sperrbrecher was sunk by mines off Calais, France. (en)
The cargo ship sank in the Strait of Messina after a collision with . A crew member was lost. (en)
thumb|Portmar World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The cargo ship, chartered by the United States Army, was bombed and damaged at Darwin by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft. She was beached to prevent her sinking. Two troops and two crewmen were killed. She was refloated, repaired and returned to service. (en)
The MMS-1-class minesweeper was sunk in a collision off the mouth of the River Tyne. (en)
World War II: Convoy ON 67: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 36 of her 48 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
World War II: The miscellaneous auxiliary transport ship, under escort by and bringing a Netherlands East Indies battalion from Billiton Island to Java, was torpedoed and sunk south of Bangka Island, Netherlands East Indies, by Japanese aircraft with the loss of most of the possibly over 1,000 people aboard . (en)
World War II: The Kurama Maru-class auxiliary transport ship was torpedoed and sunk northeast of Formosa by . Fifty-eight of her passengers and crew were killed. (en)
World War II: Convoy ON 67: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . Her 42 crew were rescued by . (en)
World War II: The minesweeping naval whaler was sunk in an air raid at Tjilatjap, Java. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea off Honningsvåg, Norway by . There were two dead and two wounded. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . with the loss of all 50 crew. (en)
The was wrecked north west of Java. (en)
The armed yacht burned and capsized on this date. (en)
The auxiliary guard boat was lost on this date. (en)
The cargo ship was sunk in a collision. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 56 of her 71 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
World War II: The salvage vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by . (en)
World War II: The Porpoise-class submarine was sunk in the Pacific Ocean by the with the loss of all 54 crew. (en)
World War II: The auxiliary patrol boat was scuttled at Palembang. (en)
World War II: The ship was sunk by enemy action. (en)
World War II: The yacht was sunk at Singapore by enemy action. (en)
World War II: The tug was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft off Sumatra. (en)
World War II: Convoy HX 173:The was sunk in a collision in the Atlantic Ocean with the tanker . Her whole crew were rescued by . (en)
World War II: The Type 1939/40 schnellboot was severely damaged in a collision with during a battle against Royal Navy ships and was scuttled to avoid capture. Seven of her crew were killed. (en)
World War II: The fishing trawler was sunk off Hvalfjordur in a collision with . (en)
World War II: The motorboat was shelled and sunk in Ofotfjorden off Tjeldodden by German shore-based artillery with the loss of two of her crew. (en)
World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The cargo liner was bombed and sunk at Darwin by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft with the loss of two of her 142 crew. (en)
World War II: Battle of Singapore:The coal hulk was scuttled off Singapore. (en)
World War II: The Design 1033 ship was torpedoed and sunk at Port of Spain, Trinidad by . Her 45 crew survived. She was salvaged, repaired and returned to service in September 1942. (en)
World War II: The fishing trawler was lost with all eight hands. She was presumed to have been mined and sunk north west of the Turnberry Lighthouse, Ayrshire. (en)
World War II: The Shokyu Maru-class auxiliary transport ship was torpedoed and sunk south of Saishu To, Korea by . Twelver of her crew were killed. Survivors were rescued the next day by . (en)
thumb|USS Lafayette The ocean liner caught fire, capsized and sank at New York whilst under conversion to a troopship. A member of the fire watch died and 285 people were treated for various injuries, burns, smoke inhalation, and exposure. She was salvaged in 1946 and scrapped. (en)
World War II: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape May, New Jersey , by with the loss of 102 of her 113 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
World War II: The was sunk by a mine in Ambon Bay . (en)
World War II: The coaster was sunk by Royal Navy motor torpedo boats. (en)
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Caribbean Sea off Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles by . She was taken in tow by the tugs and but broke in two and sank in Sint Anna Bay. She was raised, repaired and returned to service after about four months. (en)
World War II: Convoy ON 67: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . Her 39 crew were rescued by . (en)
World War II: The naval trawler/guard boat was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Skudeneshavn, Norway by Allied aircraft. (en)
World War II: After being damaged in an air attack the auxiliary minesweeper was beached on Bangka Island, Netherlands East Indies and was destroyed by her crew. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . Her 39 crew were rescued by and . (en)
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean north east of the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, Florida by with the loss of five of her 39 crew. Survivors were rescued by or reached land in their lifeboats. Republic came ashore off Hobe Sound and broke in two the next day. (en)
World War II: The Philippine Army , serving with the United States Army Forces in the Far East was bombed and destroyed in Manila Bay near Lamao, Limay by Japanese aircraft. There were no casualties as the crew was taking lunch onshore. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was sunk by a mine off the west coast of Norway. (en)
The cargo ship foundered during a storm without loss of life in of water on Pollock Rip Shoal off Monomoy Island in Nantucket Sound off the coast of Massachusetts at either or . (en)
World War II: The survey ship was damaged by aircraft and scuttled at Selatar, Singapore. She was later salvaged by the Japanese and entered Imperial Japanese Navy service as the escort ship Heiyo. (en)
World War II: The armed patrol vessel sank off Singapore with the loss of a crew member, or was attacked by Japanese aircraft and abandoned on fire with steering gear failure off Sultan Shoal, near Singapore, eventually drifting ashore. The wreck was seized by the Imperial Japanese Navy, repaired and returned to service as Risui Maru. (en)
World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel, a River-class tanker, was bombed and sunk in the Java Sea by Japanese aircraft with the loss of 20 of her crew. Around 273 people were rescued. She was salvaged by the Japanese and put in service as Fukuan Maru. (en)
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed, shelled, and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . Her 37 crew were rescued by . (en)
World War II: Battle of Singapore:The minesweeping tug was sunk by Japanese aircraft at Singapore. (en)
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by . Her crew survived. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 97 of her crew. (en)
World War II: The auxiliary schooner was sunk by Royal Navy motor torpedo boats. (en)
World War II: The former passenger ship, armed and requisitioned in Australia carrying ammunition and many British airmen, was torpedoed and sunk some north north west of Batavia, Netherlands East Indies (en)
World War II: Bangka Island massacre: The royal yacht was bombed and sunk in the Bangka Strait north of Muntok, Netherlands East Indies by Japanese aircraft with the loss of 125 of the 228 people aboard. Two of her crew were taken as prisoners of war. (en)
World War II: The hospital ship struck a mine off Tripoli, Libya and was severely damaged. She put in to Tripoli. (en)
World War II: Marshalls-Gilberts raids: The Fukuei Maru No. 10-class auxiliary netlayer was bombed of torpedoed and sunk off the Wotje Atoll by Douglas SBD Dauntless and Douglas TBD Devastator aircraft from . (en)
World War II: The cargo liner was bombed and disabled in the Mediterranean Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft. The presence at sea of the battleship forced the British escort to scuttle the steamer. All 100 people aboard were rescued. (en)
The submarine collided with and sank in the Caribbean Sea north of Cristóbal, Panama with the loss of all 118 crew. (en)
The cargo ship was holed by ice in the Bosporus and was beached at Poiras Point, Turkey. She was declared a total loss. (en)
The ran aground in Placentia Bay at Ferryland Point and was wrecked with the loss of 110 of her 122 crew. (en)
World War II: The tug was shelled and sunk in the Bangka Strait off Muntok, Netherlands East Indies by Imperial Japanese Navy vessels with the loss of 50 of the 75 people aboard. (en)
World War II: The hospital ship was bombed and sunk off Singapore by Japanese aircraft. (en)
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk at Port of Spain, Trinidad by with the loss of two of her 39 crew. She was later salvaged and repaired. (en)
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Venezuela off Point Macolla by with the loss of seventeen of her 26 crew. (en)
World War II: The convoy rescue ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all aboard, including the entire crew of (en)
World War II: The train ferry struck a mine and sank the next night in the Baltic Sea off Saßnitz, Germany. There were no casualties. She was raised in 1943, and after repairs resumed service in 1946. (en)
World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of four of her crew. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea west of Tripoli, Libya by . The captain of HMS Upholder was unaware that Tembien was carrying Commonwealth prisoners of war, captured in Operation Crusader at Tobruk, of whom hundreds died in the sinking. (en)
World War II: Battle of the Java Sea: The E-class destroyer was sunk in the Java Sea with the loss of 121 of her 173 crew. (en)
World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Banff, Aberdeenshire. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the South China Sea north of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies by Bristol Blenheim aircraft of 211 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Four of her crew were killed. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Adriatic Sea northwest of Cape Dukato, Albania by . There were two dead and 35 survivors. (en)
The naval trawler was wrecked on the coast of Iceland. (en)
thumb|Empress of Asia World War II: The troopship was bombed and sunk off Singapore by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft with the loss of sixteen of the 1,820 people aboard. One thousand survivors were rescued by , others by , , all , , and . (en)
World War II: The Vorpostenboot was bombed and sunk in the English Channel northwest of Zeebrugge, West Flanders, Belgium by Royal Air Force aircraft. Twelve of her 47 crew were killed. (en)
World War II: Battle of Singapore: The Landing Craft Personnel (Large) were lost or scuttled at Singapore sometime in February. (en)
World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft at Pompong Island south of the southern exit of Rhio Strait, about south east of Singapore. An unknown number of people were killed in the sinking or when the aircraft bombed survivors in the water. Of 500 evacuees and unknown number of crew originally on board, plus survivors of , over 200 were rescued by , 70 by , remaining survivors picked up by four Chinese Junks. (en)
World War II: Battle of the Java Sea: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Java Sea by with the loss of 500 of her 526 crew. (en)
World War II: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea east of Cape Africa by , killing 160 of the 410 people aboard, including 135 Allied prisoners of war. Survivors were rescued by and . (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the Carolinas, United States by with the loss of all 22 crew. (en)
World War II: The steamboat was sunk at Singapore by enemy action. (en)
World War II: Convoy ON 67: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 47 of her crew. (en)
World War II: The tanker was sunk by gunfire in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of six of her 36 crew. Four survivors were rescued by , the rest reached land in their lifeboat. (en)
World War II: The fishing trawler was sunkin the Bay of Biscay by Royal Air Force aircraft . (en)
World War II: The tanker was scuttled at Palembang. She was raised, repaired, put into Japanese service in late 1942 as Kyoko Maru. (en)
World War II: The Fairmile B motor launch was shelled and sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy warships in the Bangka Strait. A passenger was killed. (en)
World War II: The T-class submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Gulf of Taranto by . Thirty-nine of her crew were killed or died of wounds, and the 23 survivors were taken as prisoners of war. (en)
The ran aground off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and was abandoned. She was later salvaged and returned to service. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by . All 70 people aboard were rescued. (en)
World War II: The passenger ship was shelled and sunk east south east of Berhala Island by Japaneses naval vessels with the loss of 58-80 of the 70-110 people aboard. Survivors made it to Sumatra in a lifeboat and were rescued by . (en)
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Caribbean Sea off Moncos Island by with the loss of one of her 41 crew. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 28 of her 45 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of fifteen of her 41 crew. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was captured by Yugoslav Partizans and scuttled in Lake Skadar. (en)
World War II: The coaster was shelled and sunk off Tjilatjap by and . Her 30 crew were rescued. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was shelled in the Mediterranean Sea south of Corfu, Greece by . She was beached to avoid sinking and later declared a total loss. Four of her crew were killed. (en)
World War II: Battle of the Java Sea: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Java Sea by with the loss of 40 of her 153 crew. (en)
World War II: Convoy ON 67: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 20 of the 39 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel attacked a Japanese convoy in the Java Sea off Malaya and was sunk by . Approximately 75-77 people were killed, 7 or 11 survived. Her captain, Thomas Wilkinson was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross for this action. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of four of her 25 crew. (en)
World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel was shelled and sunk in the Bangka Strait with the loss of 24 of the 26 people aboard. (en)
The fireboat flooded and sank near the Bellaton Square Lighthouse. (en)
World War II: The self-propelled dredger was lost to enemy action off Luzon, Philippines. (en)
The coaster drifted onto a reef on the north side of Norah Head, New South Wales after becoming disabled north of Nora Head in a collision with . (en)
World War II: The ran aground at Lawn Point, Placentia Bay, Dominion of Newfoundland and was wrecked with the loss of 93 of her 199 crew. (en)
World War II: The coaster was scuttled at Singapore. (en)
World War II: Convoy HX 174: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy on the 9th. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 46 crew. (en)
World War II: Battle of Singapore: The examination vessel was scuttled at Singapore sometime in February. (en)
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 34 of her 35 crew. The survivor was rescued by an American fishing vessel. W. D. Anderson later sank at . (en)
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north north west of Bermuda by with the loss of all 47 crew. (en)
World War II: The auxiliary gunboat was torpedoed and sunk off Kyūshū by . (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 24 of her 30 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
World War II: Convoy ON 67: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all hands. (en)
The cargo ship apparently sank in a storm. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to a port in Venezuela. (en)
World War II: The Fairmile B motor launch was shelled and sunk by Japanese warships in the Banka Strait. (en)
The cargo ship was sunk at Butuan, Mindanao, Philippines, near the mouth of the Agusan River by unknown causes. (en)
World War II: Battle of Singapore: The patrol vessel was bombed and damaged off Berhala Island, Netherlands East Indies by Japanese aircraft. Later, in the evening, she was shelled and sunk by or in the Banka Strait with the loss of 223 of at least 293 people aboard. Fifteen survivors were rescued by . One lifeboat with 56 survivors sailed to Banka Island, another lifeboat with 42 survivors sailed to Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. (en)
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 49 of her crew. (en)
The cargo ship caught fire and sank partially capsized at Pier 27/28, Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was refloated June–July, 1942, repaired and returned to service. (en)
World War II: The auxiliary oiler was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean southwest of Banyuwangi, Java, Netherlands East Indies by . (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina by with the loss of all 35 crew. (en)
World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk in the Java Sea by Japanese aircraft whilst on a voyage from Palembang to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies with the loss of four of the 51 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by and . (en)
The fishing trawler ran aground and sank at Seafellsnes. She was being used as a coaster at the time. (en)
World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea south west of the North Outer Dowsing Lightship by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
The cargo ship was wrecked on the Frying Pan Shoals, off Cape Fear, North Carolina. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by . Her 52 crew were rescued by , which scuttled the vessel. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia, United States by . Her 47 crew were rescued by and landed at Norfolk, Virginia. (en)
World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel was bombed and sunk in the Sungei Kranji River, Singapore by Japanese aircraft. (en)
The s were destroyed in a fire at Soerabaja, Netherlands East Indies. (en)
World War II: Battle of Singapore:The auxiliary patrol vessel, a naval whaler, ran aground on Peak Island, Singapore. She was refloated and scuttled by burning in Cooper's Channel. Her 26 crew were taken as prisoners of war. (en)
The Fairmile B motor launch caught fire at Gibraltar and was destroyed. (en)
World War II: The Shinko Maru-class auxiliary transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea off Cape Bolinao, Philippines by with the loss of 48 lives. (en)
World War II: Convoy SC 17: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all nineteen crew. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean by with the loss of one of her 59 crew. (en)
World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Barfleur, Manche, France. (en)
World War II: Convoy HX 174: The cargo ship ran aground at Eastern Head, St. Shott's, Dominion of Newfoundland with the loss of eight of her 25 crew. Survivors were rescued by . She was a total loss. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sank in the Atlantic Ocean south south east of Trinidad by with the loss of fifteen of her nineteen crew. Survivors were rescued by a United States Navy flying boat. (en)
World War II: Battle of Singapore: The small craft was scuttled at Singapore sometime in February. (en)
World War II: The tug was bombed and sunk in the Durian Strait near Singapore by Japanese aircraft. (en)
World War II: The auxiliary barquentine was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea west of Kefalonia, Greece by . Her crew were rescued. (en)
World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The hospital ship was bombed and damaged at Darwin by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft. Several people were killed. (en)
World War II: The auxiliary patrol boat was scuttled south of Singkap Island, Netherlands East Indies after suffering engine failure. She had earlier been shelled and damaged in the Rhio Strait by Imperial Japanese Navy warships and abandoned, but later reboarded. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . All 54 hands were lost. (en)
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk by north of Port Curaçao, Curaçao and Dependencies with the loss of 38 of her 46 crew. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of one of her 56 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Venezuela off Point Macolla by with the loss of seven of her 26 crew. (en)
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Caribbean Sea north of Aruba, Netherlands Antilles by and was abandoned by her 36 crew. She was later reboarded and sailed to Aruba for temporary repairs. Later repaired and returned to service. (en)
World War II: The Steiermark-class naval whaler / vorpostenboot was torpedoed and sunk in the Laksefjord by with the loss of 24 of her 34 crew. (en)
World War II: The tanker was bombed and damaged south of Singapore, off Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies by Japanese aircraft. She was attacked again the next day and was beached and abandoned with the loss of 20 of the 53 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by , and later made prisoners of war. (en)
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Barnegat Lighthouse, New Jersey by with the loss of seven gunners and 40 crew. The survivors, a gunner and a crewman, were rescued by . (en)
World War II: Marshalls-Gilberts raids: The auxiliary gunboat was shelled and sunk off the Wotje Atoll by and . Seventeen of her crew were killed. (en)
World War II: The coaster was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south of Pantelleria by and . Nine of her 34 crew were killed. Survivors were rescued by MAS 560, MAS 563, and MAS 577 . (en)
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 33 of her 36 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
The coaster suffered an engine failure and was wrecked near the Norderney Lighthouse. (en)
World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk off White Beach, northwestern Mindoro, Philippines by Japanese aircraft. She was subsequently salvaged and taken in to Japanese service as Palembang Maru. (en)
World War II: The was sunk in the Doerian Strait off Riau Island by Japanese aircraft. Three of her crew were killed. (en)
World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The patrol boat was bombed and sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft at Darwin. (en)
World War II: Battle of Badung Strait: The was torpedoed and sunk by with the loss of all but 33 of her crew. (en)
World War II: Macassar invasion convoy escort force: The sank due to damage sustained the previous day when she was torpedoed in the Makassar Strait south of Makassar, Netherlands East Indies by with the loss of eight killed and two wounded. Survivors were rescued by and . (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled, and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of two of the 42 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
World War II: The was bombed and sunk south of Bangka Island by Japanese aircraft while escorting the transport with the loss of 68 lives. (en)
World War II: The was scuttled at the mouth of the Musi River near Palembang. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 31 of her 43 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
World War II: The auxiliary anti-aircraft vessel was scuttled by her crew to prevent capture in shallow waters in the Madura Strait. She was salvaged by the Japanese in 1942, repaired and returned to service as Suiten Maru. (en)
World War II: The ran aground on Bamidjo Reef in the Stolze Strait between Bangka Island and Billiton Island, Netherlands East Indies . Her crew were rescued by and HNLMS Van Ghent was scuttled. (en)
World War II: The auxiliary patrol/customs launch was shelled and sunk in the Bangka Strait. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of three of her crew. (en)
World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel was scuttled in the Tjemake River, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. (en)
World War II: Marshalls-Gilberts raids: The was bombed or torpedoed and sunk at the Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands by Douglas SBD Dauntless and Douglas TBD Devastator aircraft from . A gunner and two crewmen were killed. (en)
World War II: The ore carrier was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of the United States by with the loss of five of her 39 crew. Survivors were rescued by , and . (en)
World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean north west of Bathurst Island by Japanese aircraft with the loss of three of her 37 crew. Survivors were rescued by or walked to a mission and were transported to Darwin by the lugger St Francis . (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south east of St John's, Dominion of Newfoundland by with the loss of nine of her 41 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
thumb|Kelat World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The coal hulk was bombed and sunk at Darwin by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft. (en)
The steamboat was set on fire by burning buildings at Jambi, Netherlands East Indies and sank. (en)
World War II: The tanker was torpedoed, broke in two, and sank in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Bethel Shoals Light, Florida by with the loss of thirteen of her 50 crew. Survivors were rescued by and . The wreck was demolished in 1944. (en)
World War II: Convoy SC 67: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 57 of her 65 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of twelve of her 42 crew. (en)
World War II: The cargo liner with refugees from Singapore via Java, Netherlands East Indies, was bombed and sunk in the Bangka Strait by Japanese aircraft. Fifty-seven women and children survivors, 28 of whom were wounded, were rescued by and thirteen of the ship's crew were rescued by . There were 57 casualties. (en)
World War II: The cargo liner was scuttled south of Singapore to prevent capture. She was raised, repaired and put into Japanese service as Taito Maru. (en)
World War II: The yard ferry was destroyed by enemy action at Mariveles, Luzon, Philippines. (en)
World War II: Convoy ONS 63: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of her 87 crew. (en)
World War II: The Harbour Defence Motor Launch was shelled and sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy warships in the Bangka Strait. Four of her crew were killed. She was raised, repaired and put into Japanese service as Suikei 11. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all but one of her crew. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine in the Pacific Ocean off the Amédée Lighthouse, New Caledonia. She was beached near the lighthouse but broke in two and was declared a total loss. Her crew were rescued by . (en)
World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The Design 1133 ship was bombed and sunk at Darwin by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft with the loss of two of her 62 crew. (en)
thumb|Neptuna exploding. World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Darwin by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft when her cargo of 100 depth charges exploded with the loss of 45 of her crew. (en)
World War II: The ferry was scuttled at Palembang, Netherlands East Indies. (en)
World War II: Convoy ON 60: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by . She was escorted towards the Azores, Portugal by but was scuttled at following orders received from the Admiralty. Her crew were rescued by . (en)
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Azores, Portugal by and with the loss of all 45 crew. (en)
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft west of Palembang, Netherlands East Indies with the loss of all but five of her crew. (en)
World War II: The cargo shi was bombed and sunk in the Bangka Strait by Japanese aircraft with the loss of five of her 86 crew. (en)
The ran aground in Placentia Bay. She was refloated. (en)
World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The patrol boat was bombed and sunk at Darwin by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft. Her four crew survived. (en)
thumb|USS Peary World War II: Bombing of Darwin: The was bombed and sunk at Darwin by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft with the loss of 80 of her 101 crew. (en)
