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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Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr
May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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References

January

Main article: List of shipwrecks in January 1942

February

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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

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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

Ship	State	Description
Boschdijk	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The target ship was sunk.[1]
Cretehawser	United Kingdom	World War II: The 125-foot (38 m) concrete tugboat, was bombed and holed in the River Wear, she was towed up river and beached opposite the old Hylton Colliery sometime in 1942.[2]
LAS 21	Spanish Navy	The DAR 1-class anti-submarine motor launch was lost sometime in 1942.^[citation needed]
Norman H. Davis	United States	The dredger was destroyed by fire at Key West, Florida.[3]
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.[4][5]
Shch-304	Soviet Navy	World War II: The Shchuka-class submarine struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea sometime after 29 October.[6]
Sisunthon Nawa	United Kingdom	The cargo ship was reported missing in early 1942. Presumed captured or sunk by the Japanese.[7]
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.[8]
Unnamed	United States	The barge foundered in the Gulf of Mexico (30°00′N 87°21′W / 30.000°N 87.350°W / 30.000; -87.350) southwest of Pensacola, Florida.[9]
Unknown (formerly Cretecove)	German Army	The concrete-hulled barge was wrecked at Røssøyvågen, Norway.[10][11]

References

1. Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939. London: Chatham publishing. p. 550. ISBN 1-86176-023-X.
2. "World War I Ferro Concrete Barges and tugs". thecretefleet.com. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
3. Shipwrecks of Florida: A comprehensive listing. Pineapple Press/Googlebooks. 1998. ISBN 9781561641635. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
4. "DD-189". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
5. "HMS Senateur Duhamel of the Royal Navy". Uboat. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
6. "ShCh-304". Uboat. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
7. 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.
8. "Naval Events, January 1942, Part 1 of 2, Thursday 1st – Wednesday 14th". Naval History. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
9. Shipwrecks of Florida: A comprehensive listing. Pineapple Press/Googlebooks. 1998. ISBN 9781561641635. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
10. "British World War I Concrete Tugs & Barges". thecretefleet.com. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
11. "thecretefleet". Facebook. Retrieved 26 June 2025.

See also

• List of shipwrecks