List of shipwrecks in 1943
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The list of shipwrecks in 1943 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1943.
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January
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February
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March
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April
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May
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June
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July
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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[edit ]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alice L. Pendleton | United States | The 228-foot (69 m), four-masted lumber schooner (1,394 GRT, 1918) was abandoned at the Palmer Shipyard on the west side of the Mystic River in Noank, Connecticut, sometime during the 1940s, gradually rotted away, and settled on the river bottom in 10 feet (3.0 m) of water.[1] |
| Cafernströn | Sweden | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Gdynia, Poland, by United States Army Air Forces aircraft.[2] |
| D S S Co. No. 8 | United States | The 33-gross register ton, 54.2-foot (16.5 m) scow sank in the Taku River in the Territory of Alaska.[3] |
| Galveston | United States | The US Army Corps of Engineers dredge sank in a hurricane, probably off Galveston, Texas. 12 crew were killed.[4] |
| Gelmer | United States | The dredge sank south of Apalachicola, Florida in the Gulf of Mexico (29°19′N 84°55′W / 29.317°N 84.917°W / 29.317; -84.917 ) in 88 feet (27 m) of water.[5] [6] |
| Gambhira | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a target ship off Llandudno, Caernarfonshire.[7] |
| Gyoraitei No. 109 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The TM 4/No. 102-class motor torpedo boat (13,1/19 t, 1942) was lost in 1943 or 1945. |
| Gyoraitei No. 110 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The TM 4/No. 102-class motor torpedo boat (13,1/19 t, 1942) was lost in 1943 or 1945. |
| Gyoraitei No. 111 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The TM 4/No. 102-class motor torpedo boat (13,1/19 t, 1942) was lost in 1943 or 1945. |
| Kaifuku Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea by the submarine USS Seawolf ( United States Navy) between 5 October and 27 November.[8] |
| Miyadonu Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by the submarine USS Growler ( United States Navy) sometime between 17 February and 27 October.[9] |
| Sidney | Australia | |
| Taiau Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by the submarine USS Gudgeon ( United States Navy) sometime between 1 September and 6 October.[10] |
| Tateyama Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Philippine Sea by the submarine USS Pickerel ( United States Navy) sometime between 10 July and 26 August.[11] |
| Thaddeus S. C. Lowe | United States | The Liberty ship was damaged while loading landing ships in heavy seas and was declared a constructive total loss.[12] |
| Unknown shipwreck | The wreck was charted in 1943 6.8 miles (10.9 km) from the American Shoal Light, Florida at 24°34′N 81°24′W / 24.567°N 81.400°W / 24.567; -81.400 . The wreck was destroyed on 24 March 1944.[5] | |
| Unknown shipwreck | The wreck was charted in 1943 just off the north west coast of Key West, Florida at 24°35′N 81°48′W / 24.583°N 81.800°W / 24.583; -81.800 .[5] | |
| Unknown shipwreck | The wreck was charted in 1943 east of Marathon, Florida at 24°42′N 80°52′W / 24.700°N 80.867°W / 24.700; -80.867 .[5] | |
| Wuhu Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea by the submarine USS Seawolf ( United States Navy).[8] |
| Yamagibu Maru | Japan | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Celebes Sea by the submarine USS Pargo ( United States Navy) sometime between 13 June and 3 September.[13] |
| "Zibello" | Italy | The 160 foot barge was sunk off Internati Island National Park in the River Po.[14] |
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Alice L. Pendleton". Hunting New England Shipwrecks. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Raid Damage At Gdynia". The Times. No. 49677. London. 15 October 1943. col E, p. 3.
- ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (D)
- ^ "The history of Dredging at the Port of Houston: ditching high and low to build a port" (PDF). westerndredging.org. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d Shipwrecks of Florida: A comprehensive listing. Pineapple Press/Googlebooks. 1998. ISBN 9781561641635 . Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Gelmer (+1943)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939. London: Chatham publishing. p. 517. ISBN 1-86176-023-X.
- ^ a b "Swordfish". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- ^ "Growler (SS-215)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ "Gudgeon". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ "Pickerel". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- ^ "Liberty Ships - T - U - B". Mariners. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Pargo". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "Shipwreck of a World War II barge that sank in 1943 surfaces after Italy's largest river reaches low levels during drought". MSN.com. Retrieved 19 June 2022.