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List of shipwrecks in October 1945

April 12, 2024

The list of shipwrecks in October 1945 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1945.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

1 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1945
Ship State Description
Empire Cormorant   United Kingdom Loaded with obsolete chemical munitions, the cargo ship was scuttled 120 nautical miles (220 km; 140 mi) northwest of Ireland at 55°30′N 11°00′W / 55.500°N 11.000°W / 55.500; -11.000.[1]

3 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1945
Ship State Description
Grenada   United Kingdom World War II: The fishing vessel (183 GRT) was sunk by a mine in the North Sea 30 miles (48 km) south of the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. Nine crewmen were killed. The only survivor was rescued by the British steamer Fort Souris (  United Kingdom).[2]

4 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1945
Ship State Description
Duburg   Allied-occupied Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea.[3]
Louise Schröder   Allied-occupied Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of poison gas munitions.[4]
Muriel   Sweden World War II: The cargo ship (1,296 GRT, 1918) struck a mine and sank off the Dutch coast with the loss of one crew.
Patagonia   Allied-occupied Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of poison gas munitions.[5]
Pillau   Allied-occupied Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[6]
Triton   United Kingdom The cargo ship was scuttled off Jutland with a cargo of obsolete ammunition.[7]

5 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1945
Ship State Description
HMS MFV 118   Royal Navy The MFV-1-class motor fishing vessel burned at Portsmouth.[8]

6 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1945
Ship State Description
Chales M. Hall   United States The Liberty ship struck a submerged object and was damaged in the River Seine, France. She was subsequently withdrawn from service and laid up in the James River, Virginia, United States.[9]
Glenn's Ferry   United States The T2 tanker ran aground on Batag Island, Philippines, exploded and was burnt out. She was on a voyage from Los Angeles, California to Manila, Philippines.[10]

7 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1945
Ship State Description
Juta   United Kingdom The cargo ship struck a rock and sank off the Welsh coast. All twenty crew were rescued by a naval trawler.[11]
Westbank Park   Canada The Park ship ran aground in Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico and was wrecked.[12]
USS YP-239   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The Yard Patrol Boat was wrecked in the typhoon.[13]
USS YP-289   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The Yard Patrol Boat was wrecked in the typhoon.[13]

8 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1945
Ship State Description
Kiri Marti   Japan The cargo ship ran aground in the Pacific Ocean on Miyake Shima. Survivors were rescued by USS Colahan (  United States Navy).[14]
Kuri   Imperial Japanese Navy The Momi-class destroyer was sunk by a mine off Pusan, Korea, while serving as a minesweeper.[15]
Patrol No. 3   United States The 8-gross register ton, 33.3-foot (10.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at the north end of Joe Island (55°32′N 131°43′W / 55.533°N 131.717°W / 55.533; -131.717 (Joe Island)) on the east side of Grant Island (55°33′14″N 131°43′05″W / 55.5539°N 131.718°W / 55.5539; -131.718 (Grant Island)) in Clover Pass (55°28′20″N 131°47′30″W / 55.4722°N 131.7917°W / 55.4722; -131.7917 (Clover Pass)) in Southeast Alaska.[16]

9 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1945
Ship State Description
Brockholst Livingston   United States Typhoon Louise: The Liberty ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Okinawa, Japan. She was declared a total loss.[17]
USCGC CG-83301   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The cutter was wrecked in a typhoon at Okinawa, Japan.[18]
USS Dorsey   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The high-speed minesweeper, a former Wickes-class destroyer, was grounded by a typhoon off Okinawa. The wreck was destroyed on 1 January 1946.[19]
USS Extricate   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The Anchor-class rescue and salvage ship was grounded by a typhoon off Okinawa. The wreck was destroyed with explosives on 4 March 1946.
FS-406   United States Army Typhoon Louise: The Design 381 coastal freighter was driven ashore and wrecked in a typhoon at Okinawa.[20][21]
USS Greene   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The high-speed transport, a former Clemson-class destroyer, was driven ashore in a typhoon on the north shore of Okinawa, Japan and was declared a constructive total loss. The wreck was destroyed on 11 February 1946.[22]
Harrington Emerson   United States Typhoon Louise: The Liberty ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Okinawa and was wrecked.[23]
USS Industry   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The coastal minesweeper was driven ashore in a typhoon at Buckner Bay on Okinawa. The wreck was sunk in December 1945.
Jack Singer   United States Typhoon Louise: The Liberty ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Okinawa. She was declared a constructive total loss.[24]
USS Lamberton   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The miscellaneous auxiliary, a former Wickes-class destroyer, was driven ashore in a typhoon at Okinawa. She was refloated and repaired.
USS LSM-15   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The LSM-1-class landing ship sank in a typhoon at the entrance to Buckner Bay, Okinawa. Thirty-two survivors were rescued by the repair ship USS Vestal (  United States Navy). Raised in 1957 and re-sunk in deeper water.[25][26]
USS LSM-143   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The LSM-1-class landing ship went aground on a reef in a typhoon at the entrance to Buckner Bay, Okinawa.[27]
USS LST-568   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The tank landing ship was driven aground during a typhoon at Okinawa. She was pulled off the next day. She went to the Philippines where she was decommissioned and stripped. The vessel was scuttled east of Samar on 7 March 1946.[28][29]
USS LST-826   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The tank landing ship was driven aground during a typhoon at Okinawa. Her hulk was stripped and sold for scrapping in 1947.
USS Nestor   United States Navy
 
USS Nestor and USS Ocelot
Typhoon Louise: The Aristaeus-class repair ship was driven aground in a typhoon off Okinawa. She was declared a total loss and consequently scrapped.
USS Ocelot   United States Navy
 
USS Ocelot

Typhoon Louise: The Service Squadron command ship was wrecked in Buckner Bay on Okinawa during a typhoon and was abandoned. The wreck was sold for scrap in 1948.

USS PC-590   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The PC-461-class patrol craft grounded on a reef, broke in two and sank in a typhoon in Buckner Bay, Okinawa, Japan. The hulk was destroyed on 23 February 1946.[18][30]
USS PC-814   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The PC-461-class patrol craft foundered in a typhoon in Buckner Bay, Okinawa, Japan.[31]
USS PC-1128   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The PC-461-class patrol craft grounded in a typhoon in Buckner Bay, Okinawa, Japan. 18 crew were lost. The wreck was destroyed in March 1946.[32][33]
USS SC-636   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The SC-497-class submarine chaser foundered during a typhoon off Okinawa.[34]
USS SC-999   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The SC-497-class submarine chaser driven ashore during a typhoon off Okinawa. The wreck was destroyed on 14 December 1945.[35]
USS Silica   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The Trefoil-class concrete barge was grounded by a typhoon off Okinawa. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 3 January 1946.[36]
USS Snowbell   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The Ailanthus-class net laying ship, was driven onto a reef off Okinawa in a typhoon and was declared a total loss. Her hulk was destroyed with explosives on 14 January 1946.
USS Southard   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The high-speed minesweeper, a former Clemson-class destroyer, was driven onto a reef off Tsuken Shima, Japan, in a typhoon and was declared a total loss.
USS Southern Seas   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The accommodation ship collided with five other vessels in Buckner Bay during a typhoon and sank off Okinawa with the loss of 13 crew members and one passenger.[37]
USS Vandalia   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The tanker was driven ashore on Naha Island, Okinawa, and damaged beyond economical repair. She was abandoned on 20 November and sold for scrapping on 31 December.
USS Weehawken   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The minelayer sank at Tsuken Shima, Japan, during a typhoon. She broke in two a week later and was declared a total loss.
USS YMS-99   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The YMS-1-class minesweeper was driven ashore in a typhoon on Okinawa. The vessel was refloated on 2 November 1945 and destroyed in 1945 or 1946.[38][39]
USS YMS-146   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The YMS-1-class minesweeper went agrouind on a reef in a typhoon in Buckner Bay, Okinawa, Japan.[40]
USS YMS-383   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The YMS-1-class minesweeper foundered in a typhoon in Buckner Bay, Okinawa, Japan.[41]
USS YMS-424   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The YMS-1-class minesweeper was driven ashore in a typhoon in Buckner Bay, Okinawa, Japan. The wreck was destroyed on 10 December 1945.[42][43]
USS YMS-454   United States Navy Typhoon Louise: The YMS-1-class minesweeper was driven ashore in a typhoon on Tsuken Island. The wreck was destroyed on 20 December 1945.[44][45]

10 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1945
Ship State Description
Empire Gallery   United Kingdom The cargo ship struck a mine in the Bay of Biscay 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Cordouan, Gironde, France. She was towed in to Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Gironde. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[46]

12 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1945
Ship State Description
FS-163   United States Army The Design 330 coastal freighter was lost in a typhoon, possibly in the South West Pacific Theatre.[47]
HMT Loch Eribol   Royal Navy The naval trawler collided off Start Point, Devon with Sidney Sherman (  United States) and sank. The crew were rescued.[48]

13 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1945
Ship State Description
Oceana   United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine in the North Sea off Heligoland (54°00′N 7°52′E / 54.000°N 7.867°E / 54.000; 7.867 and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Methil, Fife to Hamburg Allied-occupied Germany. She was towed in to Hamburg. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[49]

15 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1945
Ship State Description
T-523   Soviet Navy The T-181-class minesweeper was damaged by Japanese mines and declared a constructive total loss.
T-610   Soviet Navy The T-181-class minesweeper was sunk by Japanese mines.
Zhong’anlun   China The ferry, with 1,000 passengers aboard sank when crossing the Yangtze River. Some 800 people died.

16 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1945
Ship State Description
Cassius Hudson   United States The Liberty ship struck a mine in the Gulf of Trieste. She was taken in tow but struck another mine and sank (45°32′N 13°12′E / 45.533°N 13.200°E / 45.533; 13.200).[9]
Takliwa   United Kingdom The cargo liner ran aground and then caught fire at Indira Point, Great Nicobar, Indonesia. All 1,083 on board were rescued by HMS Sainfoin (  Royal Navy). The ship later broke up, a total loss.

17 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1945
Ship State Description
Balkan   Allied-occupied Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[50]
Drau   Allied-occupied Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[51][52]
Emmy Friederich   Allied-occupied Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of poison gas munitions.[53]
Erika Schunemann   Allied-occupied Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak.[54]
Joshua W. Alexander   United States The Liberty ship was wrecked at Graves, Massachusetts.[55]
Kirov   Soviet Navy The Kirov-class cruiser struck a mine in the Baltic Sea and was damaged. She was taken in to Cronstadt for repairs.[56]
HMT Lord Beaconsfield   Royal Navy The minesweeping naval trawler was wrecked one nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) south west of Red Head, Angus.[57]
Olga Siemers   Allied-occupied Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.[58][7]

20 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1945
Ship State Description
Sergei Lazo   Soviet Union The cargo ship ran aground at Tsun Wan, Hong Kong.[59]
Simferopol   Soviet Union World War II: The cargo ship was driven ashore at Tsun Wan. She was refloated in 1950 and scrapped.[59]
Svirstroi   Soviet Union World War II: The cargo ship ran aground at Tsun Wan. She was refloated in 1950 and scrapped.[59]

21 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1945
Ship State Description
Medford   United States The trawler out of New Bedford, Massachusetts was cut in two by USAT Thomas H. Barry (  United States Army) outbound from New York Port of Embarkation for Le Havre, France at about 40.41º north, 67.18º west, 150 miles (241 km) east of New Bedford. Medford's casualties were one killed, six missing and ten rescued.[60][61]

22 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1945
Ship State Description
Kronprinsen   Norway The cargo ship ran aground at Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. She was later refloated and returned to service.

24 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1945
Ship State Description
Charles C. Glover   United States The Liberty ship ran aground in the Loire. She was refloated but declared a total loss.[9]

25 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1945
Ship State Description
Danegarth   United Kingdom The tug collided with a floating lock gate in the Bristol Channel and sank with the loss of one crew member.[62]

26 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1945
Ship State Description
HMS Saltburn   Royal Navy The Hunt-class minesweeper sank in the Solent in a gale after fouling the defense boom off Horse Sand Fort. 63 crew were rescued by the Bembridge Life Boat and 25 by the Selsey Lifeboat.[63]
HMT Swarthy   Royal Navy The tug sank in the Solent in a gale after fouling the defense boom off Horse Sand Fort whilst attempting to assist HMS Saltburn (  Royal Navy). 14 crew were rescued by the lifeboat Jesse Lumb. Her master and two crew abandoned ship on a Carley float and came ashore near Longstone Harbor.[64][63]

28 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1945
Ship State Description
Moorwood   United Kingdom The coaster struck a sunken wreck in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and holed. She was beached on the Maplin Sands. Moorwood was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to London. She was refloated and completed her voyage. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[65]
Norteloide   Brazil The cargo ship suffered an onboard explosion and caught fire off Cape São Thomé. She was taken in tow, but was abandoned off Macahe on 31 October. She came ashore between São Thomé and Macahe the next day and was a total loss.[66]

29 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1945
Ship State Description
I-363   Imperial Japanese Navy World War II: The I-361-class submarine was sunk by a mine in the Philippine Sea off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, with the loss of 36 lives; 10 crewmen were rescued. The submarine was raised and scrapped in January 1966.[67]

30 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1945
Ship State Description
Wairuna   United Kingdom Loaded with obsolete chemical munitions, the cargo ship was scuttled 120 nautical miles (220 km; 140 mi) northwest of Ireland at 55°30′N 11°00′W / 55.500°N 11.000°W / 55.500; -11.000.[68]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date October 1945
Ship State Description
HMIS Ahmedabad   Royal Indian Navy The Basset-class trawler/minesweeper was driven ashore in a cyclone. Later refloated.[69]
Ha-104   Imperial Japanese Navy The captured Type SS submarine was scuttled off Shimizu, Japan.[70]

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The list of shipwrecks in October 1945 includes ships sunk foundered grounded or otherwise lost during October 1945 This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources October 1945MonTueWedThuFriSatSun1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 1415 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 Unknown dateReferences1 October editList of shipwrecks 1 October 1945 Ship State DescriptionEmpire Cormorant nbsp United Kingdom Loaded with obsolete chemical munitions the cargo ship was scuttled 120 nautical miles 220 km 140 mi northwest of Ireland at 55 30 N 11 00 W 55 500 N 11 000 W 55 500 11 000 1 3 October editList of shipwrecks 3 October 1945 Ship State DescriptionGrenada nbsp United Kingdom World War II The fishing vessel 183 GRT was sunk by a mine in the North Sea 30 miles 48 km south of the Old Head of Kinsale County Cork Ireland Nine crewmen were killed The only survivor was rescued by the British steamer Fort Souris nbsp United Kingdom 2 4 October editList of shipwrecks 4 October 1945 Ship State DescriptionDuburg nbsp Allied occupied Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea 3 Louise Schroder nbsp Allied occupied Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of poison gas munitions 4 Muriel nbsp Sweden World War II The cargo ship 1 296 GRT 1918 struck a mine and sank off the Dutch coast with the loss of one crew Patagonia nbsp Allied occupied Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of poison gas munitions 5 Pillau nbsp Allied occupied Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak 6 Triton nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship was scuttled off Jutland with a cargo of obsolete ammunition 7 5 October editList of shipwrecks 5 October 1945 Ship State DescriptionHMS MFV 118 nbsp Royal Navy The MFV 1 class motor fishing vessel burned at Portsmouth 8 6 October editList of shipwrecks 6 October 1945 Ship State DescriptionChales M Hall nbsp United States The Liberty ship struck a submerged object and was damaged in the River Seine France She was subsequently withdrawn from service and laid up in the James River Virginia United States 9 Glenn s Ferry nbsp United States The T2 tanker ran aground on Batag Island Philippines exploded and was burnt out She was on a voyage from Los Angeles California to Manila Philippines 10 7 October editList of shipwrecks 7 October 1945 Ship State DescriptionJuta nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship struck a rock and sank off the Welsh coast All twenty crew were rescued by a naval trawler 11 Westbank Park nbsp Canada The Park ship ran aground in Magdalena Bay Baja California Sur Mexico and was wrecked 12 USS YP 239 nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The Yard Patrol Boat was wrecked in the typhoon 13 USS YP 289 nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The Yard Patrol Boat was wrecked in the typhoon 13 8 October editList of shipwrecks 8 October 1945 Ship State DescriptionKiri Marti nbsp Japan The cargo ship ran aground in the Pacific Ocean on Miyake Shima Survivors were rescued by USS Colahan nbsp United States Navy 14 Kuri nbsp Imperial Japanese Navy The Momi class destroyer was sunk by a mine off Pusan Korea while serving as a minesweeper 15 Patrol No 3 nbsp United States The 8 gross register ton 33 3 foot 10 1 m fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at the north end of Joe Island 55 32 N 131 43 W 55 533 N 131 717 W 55 533 131 717 Joe Island on the east side of Grant Island 55 33 14 N 131 43 05 W 55 5539 N 131 718 W 55 5539 131 718 Grant Island in Clover Pass 55 28 20 N 131 47 30 W 55 4722 N 131 7917 W 55 4722 131 7917 Clover Pass in Southeast Alaska 16 9 October editList of shipwrecks 9 October 1945 Ship State DescriptionBrockholst Livingston nbsp United States Typhoon Louise The Liberty ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Okinawa Japan She was declared a total loss 17 USCGC CG 83301 nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The cutter was wrecked in a typhoon at Okinawa Japan 18 USS Dorsey nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The high speed minesweeper a former Wickes class destroyer was grounded by a typhoon off Okinawa The wreck was destroyed on 1 January 1946 19 USS Extricate nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The Anchor class rescue and salvage ship was grounded by a typhoon off Okinawa The wreck was destroyed with explosives on 4 March 1946 FS 406 nbsp United States Army Typhoon Louise The Design 381 coastal freighter was driven ashore and wrecked in a typhoon at Okinawa 20 21 USS Greene nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The high speed transport a former Clemson class destroyer was driven ashore in a typhoon on the north shore of Okinawa Japan and was declared a constructive total loss The wreck was destroyed on 11 February 1946 22 Harrington Emerson nbsp United States Typhoon Louise The Liberty ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Okinawa and was wrecked 23 USS Industry nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The coastal minesweeper was driven ashore in a typhoon at Buckner Bay on Okinawa The wreck was sunk in December 1945 Jack Singer nbsp United States Typhoon Louise The Liberty ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Okinawa She was declared a constructive total loss 24 USS Lamberton nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The miscellaneous auxiliary a former Wickes class destroyer was driven ashore in a typhoon at Okinawa She was refloated and repaired USS LSM 15 nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The LSM 1 class landing ship sank in a typhoon at the entrance to Buckner Bay Okinawa Thirty two survivors were rescued by the repair ship USS Vestal nbsp United States Navy Raised in 1957 and re sunk in deeper water 25 26 USS LSM 143 nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The LSM 1 class landing ship went aground on a reef in a typhoon at the entrance to Buckner Bay Okinawa 27 USS LST 568 nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The tank landing ship was driven aground during a typhoon at Okinawa She was pulled off the next day She went to the Philippines where she was decommissioned and stripped The vessel was scuttled east of Samar on 7 March 1946 28 29 USS LST 826 nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The tank landing ship was driven aground during a typhoon at Okinawa Her hulk was stripped and sold for scrapping in 1947 USS Nestor nbsp United States Navy nbsp USS Nestor and USS Ocelot Typhoon Louise The Aristaeus class repair ship was driven aground in a typhoon off Okinawa She was declared a total loss and consequently scrapped USS Ocelot nbsp United States Navy nbsp USS OcelotTyphoon Louise The Service Squadron command ship was wrecked in Buckner Bay on Okinawa during a typhoon and was abandoned The wreck was sold for scrap in 1948 USS PC 590 nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The PC 461 class patrol craft grounded on a reef broke in two and sank in a typhoon in Buckner Bay Okinawa Japan The hulk was destroyed on 23 February 1946 18 30 USS PC 814 nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The PC 461 class patrol craft foundered in a typhoon in Buckner Bay Okinawa Japan 31 USS PC 1128 nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The PC 461 class patrol craft grounded in a typhoon in Buckner Bay Okinawa Japan 18 crew were lost The wreck was destroyed in March 1946 32 33 USS SC 636 nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The SC 497 class submarine chaser foundered during a typhoon off Okinawa 34 USS SC 999 nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The SC 497 class submarine chaser driven ashore during a typhoon off Okinawa The wreck was destroyed on 14 December 1945 35 USS Silica nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The Trefoil class concrete barge was grounded by a typhoon off Okinawa She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 3 January 1946 36 USS Snowbell nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The Ailanthus class net laying ship was driven onto a reef off Okinawa in a typhoon and was declared a total loss Her hulk was destroyed with explosives on 14 January 1946 USS Southard nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The high speed minesweeper a former Clemson class destroyer was driven onto a reef off Tsuken Shima Japan in a typhoon and was declared a total loss USS Southern Seas nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The accommodation ship collided with five other vessels in Buckner Bay during a typhoon and sank off Okinawa with the loss of 13 crew members and one passenger 37 USS Vandalia nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The tanker was driven ashore on Naha Island Okinawa and damaged beyond economical repair She was abandoned on 20 November and sold for scrapping on 31 December USS Weehawken nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The minelayer sank at Tsuken Shima Japan during a typhoon She broke in two a week later and was declared a total loss USS YMS 99 nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The YMS 1 class minesweeper was driven ashore in a typhoon on Okinawa The vessel was refloated on 2 November 1945 and destroyed in 1945 or 1946 38 39 USS YMS 146 nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The YMS 1 class minesweeper went agrouind on a reef in a typhoon in Buckner Bay Okinawa Japan 40 USS YMS 383 nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The YMS 1 class minesweeper foundered in a typhoon in Buckner Bay Okinawa Japan 41 USS YMS 424 nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The YMS 1 class minesweeper was driven ashore in a typhoon in Buckner Bay Okinawa Japan The wreck was destroyed on 10 December 1945 42 43 USS YMS 454 nbsp United States Navy Typhoon Louise The YMS 1 class minesweeper was driven ashore in a typhoon on Tsuken Island The wreck was destroyed on 20 December 1945 44 45 10 October editList of shipwrecks 10 October 1945 Ship State DescriptionEmpire Gallery nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship struck a mine in the Bay of Biscay 15 nautical miles 28 km off Cordouan Gironde France She was towed in to Le Verdon sur Mer Gironde Subsequently repaired and returned to service 46 12 October editList of shipwrecks 12 October 1945 Ship State DescriptionFS 163 nbsp United States Army The Design 330 coastal freighter was lost in a typhoon possibly in the South West Pacific Theatre 47 HMT Loch Eribol nbsp Royal Navy The naval trawler collided off Start Point Devon with Sidney Sherman nbsp United States and sank The crew were rescued 48 13 October editList of shipwrecks 13 October 1945 Ship State DescriptionOceana nbsp United Kingdom World War II The cargo ship struck a mine in the North Sea off Heligoland 54 00 N 7 52 E 54 000 N 7 867 E 54 000 7 867 and was damaged She was on a voyage from Methil Fife to Hamburg Allied occupied Germany She was towed in to Hamburg Subsequently repaired and returned to service 49 15 October editList of shipwrecks 15 October 1945 Ship State DescriptionT 523 nbsp Soviet Navy The T 181 class minesweeper was damaged by Japanese mines and declared a constructive total loss T 610 nbsp Soviet Navy The T 181 class minesweeper was sunk by Japanese mines Zhong anlun nbsp China The ferry with 1 000 passengers aboard sank when crossing the Yangtze River Some 800 people died 16 October editList of shipwrecks 16 October 1945 Ship State DescriptionCassius Hudson nbsp United States The Liberty ship struck a mine in the Gulf of Trieste She was taken in tow but struck another mine and sank 45 32 N 13 12 E 45 533 N 13 200 E 45 533 13 200 9 Takliwa nbsp United Kingdom The cargo liner ran aground and then caught fire at Indira Point Great Nicobar Indonesia All 1 083 on board were rescued by HMS Sainfoin nbsp Royal Navy The ship later broke up a total loss 17 October editList of shipwrecks 17 October 1945 Ship State DescriptionBalkan nbsp Allied occupied Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak 50 Drau nbsp Allied occupied Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition 51 52 Emmy Friederich nbsp Allied occupied Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of poison gas munitions 53 Erika Schunemann nbsp Allied occupied Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak 54 Joshua W Alexander nbsp United States The Liberty ship was wrecked at Graves Massachusetts 55 Kirov nbsp Soviet Navy The Kirov class cruiser struck a mine in the Baltic Sea and was damaged She was taken in to Cronstadt for repairs 56 HMT Lord Beaconsfield nbsp Royal Navy The minesweeping naval trawler was wrecked one nautical mile 1 9 km 1 2 mi south west of Red Head Angus 57 Olga Siemers nbsp Allied occupied Germany The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition 58 7 20 October editList of shipwrecks 20 October 1945 Ship State DescriptionSergei Lazo nbsp Soviet Union The cargo ship ran aground at Tsun Wan Hong Kong 59 Simferopol nbsp Soviet Union World War II The cargo ship was driven ashore at Tsun Wan She was refloated in 1950 and scrapped 59 Svirstroi nbsp Soviet Union World War II The cargo ship ran aground at Tsun Wan She was refloated in 1950 and scrapped 59 21 October editList of shipwrecks 21 October 1945 Ship State DescriptionMedford nbsp United States The trawler out of New Bedford Massachusetts was cut in two by USAT Thomas H Barry nbsp United States Army outbound from New York Port of Embarkation for Le Havre France at about 40 41º north 67 18º west 150 miles 241 km east of New Bedford Medford s casualties were one killed six missing and ten rescued 60 61 22 October editList of shipwrecks 22 October 1945 Ship State DescriptionKronprinsen nbsp Norway The cargo ship ran aground at Kirkwall Orkney Islands United Kingdom She was later refloated and returned to service 24 October editList of shipwrecks 24 October 1945 Ship State DescriptionCharles C Glover nbsp United States The Liberty ship ran aground in the Loire She was refloated but declared a total loss 9 25 October editList of shipwrecks 25 October 1945 Ship State DescriptionDanegarth nbsp United Kingdom The tug collided with a floating lock gate in the Bristol Channel and sank with the loss of one crew member 62 26 October editList of shipwrecks 26 October 1945 Ship State DescriptionHMS Saltburn nbsp Royal Navy The Hunt class minesweeper sank in the Solent in a gale after fouling the defense boom off Horse Sand Fort 63 crew were rescued by the Bembridge Life Boat and 25 by the Selsey Lifeboat 63 HMT Swarthy nbsp Royal Navy The tug sank in the Solent in a gale after fouling the defense boom off Horse Sand Fort whilst attempting to assist HMS Saltburn nbsp Royal Navy 14 crew were rescued by the lifeboat Jesse Lumb Her master and two crew abandoned ship on a Carley float and came ashore near Longstone Harbor 64 63 28 October editList of shipwrecks 29 October 1945 Ship State DescriptionMoorwood nbsp United Kingdom The coaster struck a sunken wreck in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and holed She was beached on the Maplin Sands Moorwood was on a voyage from Blyth Northumberland to London She was refloated and completed her voyage Subsequently repaired and returned to service 65 Norteloide nbsp Brazil The cargo ship suffered an onboard explosion and caught fire off Cape Sao Thome She was taken in tow but was abandoned off Macahe on 31 October She came ashore between Sao Thome and Macahe the next day and was a total loss 66 29 October editList of shipwrecks 29 October 1945 Ship State DescriptionI 363 nbsp Imperial Japanese Navy World War II The I 361 class submarine was sunk by a mine in the Philippine Sea off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture Japan with the loss of 36 lives 10 crewmen were rescued The submarine was raised and scrapped in January 1966 67 30 October editList of shipwrecks 30 October 1945 Ship State DescriptionWairuna nbsp United Kingdom Loaded with obsolete chemical munitions the cargo ship was scuttled 120 nautical miles 220 km 140 mi northwest of Ireland at 55 30 N 11 00 W 55 500 N 11 000 W 55 500 11 000 68 Unknown date editList of shipwrecks Unknown date October 1945 Ship State DescriptionHMIS Ahmedabad nbsp 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