List of shipwrecks in 1942

The list of shipwrecks in 1942 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1942.

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1942
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May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec
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January
Main article: List of shipwrecks in January 1942


February
Main article: List of shipwrecks in February 1942


March
Main article: List of shipwrecks in March 1942


April
Main article: List of shipwrecks in April 1942


May
Main article: List of shipwrecks in May 1942


June
Main article: List of shipwrecks in June 1942


July
Main article: List of shipwrecks in July 1942


August
Main article: List of shipwrecks in August 1942


September
Main article: List of shipwrecks in September 1942


October
Main article: List of shipwrecks in October 1942


November
Main article: List of shipwrecks in November 1942


December
Main article: List of shipwrecks in December 1942


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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1942
ShipCountryDescription
Boschdijk  Kriegsmarine World War II: The target ship was sunk.[1]
LAS 21  Spanish Navy The DAR 1-class anti-submarine motor launch was lost sometime in 1942.
Norman H. Davis  United States The dredger was destroyed by fire at Key West, Florida.[2]
HMT Senateur Duhamel  Royal Navy The naval trawler collided with USS Semmes ( United States Navy) in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Lookout, North Carolina, United States and sank on 6 April or 6 May 1942. Survivors were rescued by USS Semmes.[3][4]
Shch-304  Soviet Navy World War II: The Shchuka-class submarine struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea sometime after 29 October.[5]
Sisunthon Nawa  United Kingdom The cargo ship was reported missing in early 1942. Presumed captured or sunk by the Japanese.[6]
Trabajador  United States Navy The tug was sunk, probably by Japanese artillery, off Corregidor, Philippines. She was salvaged post-war and served under the name Resolute into the late 1970s.
HMS Triumph  Royal Navy World War II: The T-class submarine disappeared sometime between 30 December 1941 and 9 January 1942 with the loss of all 59 crew. She possibly struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea.[7]
Unnamed  United States The barge foundered in the Gulf of Mexico (30°00′N 87°21′W) southwest of Pensacola, Florida.[8]

References
  1. Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939. London: Chatham publishing. p. 550. ISBN 1-86176-023-X.
  2. Shipwrecks of Florida: A comprehensive listing. Pineapple Press/Googlebooks. 1998. ISBN 9781561641635. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. "DD-189". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  4. "HMS Senateur Duhamel of the Royal Navy". Uboat. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  5. "ShCh-304". Uboat. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  6. Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. 389. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
  7. "Naval Events, January 1942, Part 1 of 2, Thursday 1st – Wednesday 14th". Naval History. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  8. Shipwrecks of Florida: A comprehensive listing. Pineapple Press/Googlebooks. 1998. ISBN 9781561641635. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

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