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1942
Dumb barges CELT, COOLIE, COSSACK, DERVISH, MAORI, MATABELE, ODESSA, PARTISAN, PHILISTINE, REDRESS, RESPITE, REVENGE, VALENCIA, sunk for boom defence purposes, believed in 1942
Small craft MATCHLOCK (70t), sunk by mine at Canton, China, date unknown
January 1942
January - Harbour duty vessel NYKEN (R, 111t), damaged, W Scotland area, constructive total loss
January 2 - Tug DAISY (R), foundered on passage, Alexandria to Tobruk, Libya
January 4 - Yacht SONA (519t, 1922), sunk by aircraft during attack on Poole, Dorset, S England
January 9 - Destroyer VIMIERA (1,090t, 1917), sunk by mine, Thames Estuary
January 16 - Motor launch KELANA (R, 88t), sunk by aircraft, Malaya.
January 16 - Trawler IRVANA (R, 276t, 1917), sunk by aircraft off Yarmouth, Norfolk
January 17 - Destroyer GURKHA (ex-LARNE, 1,920t, 18/2/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, E Mediterranean
January 17 - Destroyer MATABELE (1,870t, 25/1/39), sunk by U-boat torpedo, Barent's Sea, Arctic
January 17 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.47 (33t, 8/7/41), sunk in action with surface craft off Gris Nez, NE France.
January 17 - Tanker/oiler NYHOLT (R, 8,087t, 1931), sunk by U-boat, West Atlantic
January 18 - Trawler ERIN (R, 394t, 1933), explosion, Gibraltar harbour
January 18 - Trawler HONJO (R, 308t, 1928), explosion, Gibraltar harbour
January 20 - Submarine TRIUMPH (1,090t, 2/5/39), lost, possibly mined, Aegean Sea. Formally Paid Off
January 21 - Collier ZANNIS L CAMBANIS (R, 5,317t, 1920), mined off Singapore
January 22 - Armed trader LARUT (R, 894t, 1927), sunk by aircraft off E coast of Sumatra
January 22 - Armed trader RAUB (R, 1,161t, 1926), sunk by aircraft off E coast of Sumatra
January 22 - Trawler ROSEMONDE (R, 364t, 1910), probably torpedoed by U-boat, Atlantic.
January 27 - Destroyer THANET (1,000t, 1919), sunk in action with Japanese surface craft, off Malaya
January 29 - Whaler SOTRA (R, 313t, 1925), sunk by aircraft off Bardia, Libya
January 30 - Trawler LOCH ALSH (R, 358t, 1926), sunk by aircraft, Humber Area
January 31 Cutter CULVER (1,546t, 1929), sunk by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic.
January 31 - Destroyer BELMONT (1,190t, 1919), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W Atlantic
January 31 - Drifter UNICITY (R, 96 t, 1919), capsized and sank on sweeping duties off Blyth
February 1942
February - Auxiliary anti- - Submarine vessel TIEN KWANG (R, 787t, 1925), lost or destroyed to falling into enemy hands, Singapore Area.
February - Boom defence vessel DOWGATE (290t, 1935), lost or destroyed to prevent falling into Japanese hands at Singapore
February - Boom defence vessel LUDGATE (290t, 1935), lost or destroyed to prevent falling into Japanese hands at Singapore
February Examination vessel SOLEN (R), presumed lost at Singapore
February - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.180-185 (total 6, 8-11t each), lost at Singapore
February - Motor launch ML PENGHAMBAT, lost or destroyed to prevent falling into enemy hands at Singapore
February - Motor launch ML PENINGAT (R), lost or destroyed to prevent falling into enemy hands at Singapore
February - Patrol vessel GIANG BEE (R, 1,646t, 1908), lost or destroyed to prevent falling into enemy hands Singapore area.
February - Small craft SHUN AN (R), lost or destroyed to prevent falling into Japanese hands, Singapore
February - Tug WO KWANG (R, 350t, 1927), assumed lost at Singapore
February 2 - Trawler CAPE SPARTEL (R, 346t, 1929), sunk by aircraft, Humber Area.
February 2 - Trawler CLOUGHTON WYKE (R, 324t, 1918), sunk by aircraft, Humber Area
February 5 - Corvette ARBUTUS (900t, 12/10/40), sunk by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic.
February 5 - Small craft BOY PETER, lost by fire
February 8 - Corvette ALYSSE (ex- Alyssum, Free French Navy, 950t, 17/6/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W Atlantic
February 11 - Armed trader LIPIS (R, 845t, 1927), believed lost by enemy action, off Singapore
February 11 - Corvette SPIKENARD (RCN, 900t, 7/4/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic.
February 11 - Drifter BOY ROY (R, 20t), cause and place unknown
February 12 - Destroyer MAORI (1,870t, 30/11/38), sunk during air raid on Ground Harbour, Malta. Date given as 11th-12th
February 13 - Auxiliary anti-submarine vessel SHU KWANG (R, 788t, 1924), sunk by aircraft, Dutch East Indies
February 13 - Auxiliary anti-submarine vessel SIANG WO (R, 2,595t, 1926), bombed and beached Dutch East Indies.
February 13 - Boom accomodation ship SUI WO (R, 2,672t, 1896), lost or destroyed to prevent falling into Japanese hands at Singapore
February 13 - Minesweeper HUA TONG (R, 280t, 1927), sunk by aircraft in Palembang River, Sumatra.
February 13 - Motor minesweeper MMS No.180 (226t, 29/1/42), rammed in convoy, sank off Tyne.
February 13 - Submarine TEMPEST (1,090t, 6/12/41), sunk by depth-charges, Italian surface craft, Gulf of Taranto. Date approximate
February 13 - River gun boat SCORPION (700t, 1938), sunk by gunfire from Japanese surface craft, Banka Straits, after aircraft attack on the 9th
February 14 - Armed trader VYNER BROOKE (R, 1,670t, 1928), sunk by aircraft off Banka Straits, Sumatra
February 14 - Auxiliary anti-submarine vessel KUALA (R, 954t, 1911), sunk by aircraft, Dutch East Indies.
February 14 - Minelayer KUNG WO (R, 4,636t, 1921), sunk by aircraft bombs near Lingga Archipelago, Singapore area.
February 14 - Minesweeper CHANGTEH (R, 244t), sunk by aircraft bombs, Singapore area
February 14 - Motor launch ML No.311 (73t, 29/11/41), sunk by Japanese gunfire, Banka Straits, Sumatra.
February 14 - River gun boat DRAGONFLY (625t, 1939), sailing from Singapore and sunk by aircraft bombs
February 14 - River gun boat GRASSHOPPER (625t, 1939), sailing from Singapore and sunk by aircraft bombs
February 14 - Tug PENGAWAL, sunk by aircraft, Durian Straits, Singapore
February 14 - Tug ST BREOCK (810t), sunk by aircraft bombs off Sumatra
February 14 - Tug ST JUST (810t, 1919), scuttled in Palembang Harbour
February 14 - Whaler TRANG (R, 205t, 1912), fired and abandoned, Cooper Channel, Singapore
February 15 - Minesweeper KLIAS (R, 207t, 1927), scuttled at Palembang, Sumatra
February 15 - Motor launch ML No.169 (73t, 27/11/40), fire and explosion, Gibraltar Harbour.
February 15 - Motor launch ML No.310 (73t, 29/11/41), lost in action with surface craft, Tjebia Island.
February 15 - Tug VAILLANT (R, 58t), formally paid off
February 15 - Tug YIN PING (R, 1914), sunk by gunfire
February 15 - Yacht SILVIA (R), constructive total loss
February 16 - Motor launch ML No.1062 (40t, 9/42), sunk by gunfire, Banka Straits, Sumatra.
February 17 - Minesweeper JARAK (R, 208t), sunk by A/C bombs, Singapore area
February 18 - Minesweeper MALACCA (R, 210t, 1927), scuttled in Tjemako river, Sumatra
February 18 - Trawler BOTANIC (670t, 1923), sunk by aircraft bombs, North Sea
February 18 - Trawler WARLAND (406t), sunk by aircraft bombs, North Sea
February 18 - Yacht SURPRISE (1,144t, 1896), caught fire and capsized, Lagos, Nigeria, W Africa
February 21 - Tanker/oiler CIRCLE SHELL (R, 8,207t, 1931), sunk by U-boat off Venezuela
February 24 - Tanker/oiler FINNANGER (R, 9,551t, 1928), sunk by U-boat, North Atlantic
February 25 - Submarine P-38 (540t, 17/10/41), lost, possibly mined, Gulf of Hammamet, Tunisia
February 27 - Destroyer ELECTRA (1,375t, 1934), sunk by surface craft, gunfire, Java Sea
February 27 - Destroyer JUPITER (1,760t, 25/6/39), sunk by torpedo, Java Sea
February 28 - Auxiliary anti-submarine vessel MATA HARI (R, 1,020t, 1915), sunk by aircraft in Sunda Strait, Java Sea.
February -03 - Minesweeper FUH WO (R, 953t, 1922), lost by enemy action or destroyed at Singapore
February -03 - Minesweeper LI WO (R, 707t,1938), lost by enemy action or destroyed at Singapore
February -03 - Minesweeper SIN AIK LEE (R, 198t, 1928), lost by enemy action or destroyed at Singapore
February -03 - Minesweeper TAPAH (R, 208t, 1926), lost by enemy action or destroyed at Singapore
March 1942
March - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.51, 53 (total 2, 30-37t), lost in Middle East
March - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.57 (8-11t), bombed at Tobruk.
March - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.117 (8-11t), lost in Home waters.
March - Landing craft tank (MkII) LCT No.155 (450-453t), lost on passage to Gibraltar.
March - Special service vessel COLLINGDOC (1,780t, 1925), sunk as blockship
March - Whaler JERAM (R, 210t, 1927), presumed lost, Singapore area
March 1 - Cruiser EXETER (8,390t, 1931), sunk in action with Japanese surface craft, Java Seas
March 1 - Destroyer ENCOUNTER (1,375t, 1934), sunk in action, surface craft, Java Sea
March 1 - Motor launch ML No.1063 (40t, 1/42), sunk in action, Tanjong Priok, Java.
March 1 - Tanker/oiler WAR SIRDAR (5,518t, 1920), lost on reef, NW Batavia
March 1 - Whaler RAHMAN (R, 209t, 1926), lost or destroyed, Batavia
March 2 - Destroyer STRONGHOLD (905t, 1919), sunk in action, surface craft, South of Java
March 2 - Whaler GEMAS (R, 207t, 1925), scuttled, Tjilatjap, Java
March 3 - Minesweeper SCOTT HARLEY (R, 620t, 1913), sunk, probably by surface craft, Indian Ocean
March 3 - Tanker/oiler FRANCOL (2,623t, 1917), sunk by gunfire of Japanese surface craft, S of Java
March 3 - Base ship ANKING (R, 3,472t, 1925), sunk by gunfire from Japanese surface craft, S of Java, Indian Ocean
March 4 - Motor minesweeper MMS No.51 (226t, 29/11/41), scuttled S of Java to prevent capture by Japanese.
March 7 - Trawler NORTHERN PRINCESS (R, on loan to USN, 655t, 1936), sunk, cause unknown, W Atlantic
March 7 - Tug ST SAMPSOM (R, 451, 1919), foundered in Red Sea
March 8 - Trawler NOTTS COUNTY (R, 541t, 1937), sunk by mine or U-boat, S of Iceland.
March 8 - Whaler JERANTUT (R, 217t, 1927), scuttled, Palembang, Sumatra
March 9 - Whaler SHERA (R, 253t, 1929), capsized in heavy swell and pack ice, Barents Sea, Arctic
March 11 - Cruiser NAIAD (5,450t, 24/7/40), sunk by U-boat torpedo, E Mediterranean
March 12 - Fleet Air Arm target vessel ST BRIAC (R, 2,312t, 1924), sunk by mine, off Aberdeen, E Scotland
March 13 Transport vessel ZOODOCHOS PIGHI (R, 170t), sunk by enemy action, Eastern Mediterranean
March 15 - Destroyer VORTIGERN (1,090t, 1918), sunk by E-boat torpedo off Cromer, E England
March 17 - Tug ADEPT (700t, March 1942) Grounded, total loss, Hebrides, W Scotland
March 19 - Trawler STELLA CAPELLA (815t, 1937), missing, Iceland area.
March 20 - Escort destroyer HEYTHROP (1,050t, 21/6/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, E Mediterranean
March 22 - Motor launch ML No.129 (73t, 14/10/40), sunk by aircraft bombs off Algeria.
March 24 - Escort destroyer SOUTHWOLD (1,050t, 9/10/41), sunk by mine off Malta
March 25 - Drifter VICTORIA I (R), sunk by enemy action
March 25 - Whaler SULLA (R, 251t, 1928), sunk, probably by surface craft, Barents Sea, Arctic
March 26 - Destroyer JAGUAR (1,760t, 12/9/39), sunk by U-boat torpedo, E Mediterranean
March 26 - Destroyer LEGION (1,920t, 19/12/40), sunk by aircraft, Malta Harbour
March 26 - Submarine P-39 (540t, 16/11/41), sunk by aircraft bombs, at Malta
March 26 - Tanker/oiler SLAVOL (2,623t, 1917), sunk by U-boat torpedo sailing for Tobruk, Libya
March 27 Distilling ship STAGHOUND (R, 468t, 1894), sunk by aircraft bombs, Torquay. Subsequently salved
March 27 - Tanker/oiler SVENOR (R, 7,616t, 1931), sunk by U-boat, West Atlantic
March 28 - Destroyer CAMPBELTOWN (1,090t, 1919), sunk as explosion vessel at St Nazaire
March 28 - Motor gun boat MGB No.314 (67t, 26/6/41), damaged in action and sunk by own forces at St. Nazaire
March 28 - Motor launch ML No.156 (73t, 18/12/40), damaged in action and sunk by own forces at St. Nazaire
March 28 - Motor launch ML No.177 (73t, 12/40), missing, presumed sunk at St Nazaire
March 28 - Motor launch ML No.192 (Free French Navy, 73t, I/8/41) French Force), missing, presumed sunk at St Nazaire
March 28 - Motor launch ML No.262 (Free French Navy, 73t, 18/6/41), missing, presumed sunk at St Nazaire
March 28 - Motor launch ML No.268 (Free French Navy, 73t, 17/7/41), missing, presumed sunk, at St Nazaire, W France
March 28 - Motor launch ML No.270 (73t, 26/6/41), damaged in action and sunk by own forces at St. Nazaire
March 28 - Motor launch ML No.298 (73t, 21/11/41), missing, presumed sunk, at St Nazaire, W France
March 28 - Motor launch ML No.306 (73t, 18/12/41), missing, presumed sunk, at St Nazaire, W France
March 28 - Motor launch ML No.446 (73t, 21/11/41), damaged in action and sunk by own forces at St. Nazaire
March 28 - Motor launch ML No.457 (73t, 21/11/41), sunk in action, St. Nazaire.
March 28 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.74 (33t, 17/12/41), lost after leaving St. Nazaire, W France. Date approximate
March 28 - Motor launch ML No.267 (Free French Navy, 73t, 25/7/41), missing, presumed sunk, at St Nazaire, W France
March 28 - Motor launch ML No.447 (73t, 8/1/42), sunk in action, St. Nazaire.
March 29 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.215 (17t, 6/12/40) Paid off, presumed lost.
April 1942
April - Landing craft assault LCA No.211 (11-13.5t), lost in Home waters
April - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.38 (30-37t), lost in Mediterranean. Date reported
April - Mooring Vessel MOOR (767t, 1919), blown up and sunk by enemy action, Malta
April - Tug J.T.A.6 (R), constructive total loss
April 1 - Submarine P-36 (540t, 24/9/41), sunk by aircraft during raid on Malta Harbour
April 1 - Submarine PANDORA (1,475t, 1930), sunk by aircraft during raid on Malta Harbour
April 1 - Trawler SOLOMON (R, 357t, 1923), mined, N of Cromer.
April 3 - Armed merchant cruiser HECTOR (R, 11,198t, 1924), bombed and set on fire during Japanese carrier aircraft raid on Colombo.
April 4 - Tanker/oiler PLUMLEAF (5,916t, 1917), sunk by aircraft bombs, Malta
April 5 - Cruiser CORNWALL (10,000t, 1928), sunk by Japanese dive bombers, Indian Ocean
April 5 - Cruiser DORSETSHIRE (9,975t, 1930), sunk by Japanese dive bombers, Indian Ocean
April 5 - Destroyer TENEDOS (1,000t, 1919), sunk by aircraft during attack on Colombo
April 5 - Minesweeper ABINGDON (710t, 1918), sunk by aircraft bombs during raid on Malta.
April 6 - Destroyer HAVOCK (1,340t, 1937) Grounded, total loss, off Kelibia, Tunisia
April 6 - Tug WEST COCKER (229t, 1919), sunk by aircraft during raid on Malta
April 7 - Tug EMILY (R), sunk by aircraft during raid on Malta
April 7 - Tug HELESPONT (690t), sunk by aircraft during raid on Malta. Date given as 6th-7th
April 8 - Whaler SVANA (R, 268t, 1930), sunk by aircraft off Alexandria, Egypt
April 8 - Whaler THORGRIM (R, 305t, 1936), sunk by aircraft off Alexandria, Egypt
April 9 - Aircraft carrier HERMES (10,850t, 1924), sunk by Japanese aircraft off Ceylon
April 9 - Corvette HOLLYHOCK (1,010t, 19/11/40), sunk by aircraft bombs, E of Ceylon.
April 9 - Destroyer LANCE (1,920t, 13/5/41), sunk by aircraft bombs, at Malta. Subsequently salved
April 9 - Destroyer VAMPIRE (on loan to RAN, 1,090t, 1917), sunk by aircraft bombs, E of Ceylon
April 10 - Landing craft assault LCA No.166 (11-13.5t), lost in Home waters
April 11 - Destroyer KINGSTON (1,760t, 14/9/39), sunk by aircraft bombs, at Malta
April 11 - Trawler ST. CATHAN (R, on loan to USN, 565t, 1936), collision off S Carolina, USA
April 13 - Trawler CORAL (705t, 1935), sunk by aircraft during raid on Malta
April 13 - Trawler LORD SNOWDON (R, 444t, 1934), collision off Falmouth.
April 14 - Submarine UPHOLDER (540t, 31/10/40), lost, probably surface craft, depth-charges, off Tripoli, Libya
April 18 - Tug ANDROMEDA (R), sunk by aircraft during raid on Malta.
April 21 - Trawler JADE (630t, 1933), sunk by aircraft during raid on Malta
April 25 - Boom defence vessel CHORLEY (R, 284t, 1914), foundered off Start Point, Devon
April 25 - Degaussing ship DAISY (R, 50t, 1902), lost in heavy weather at Greenock,
April 29 - Transport vessel TERPSITHEA (R, 157t, 1919), mined at Famagusta, Cyprus
May 1942
May - Special service vessel MARS (R, 1938), reported lost in May, cause and place unknown
May 1 - Destroyer PUNJABI (1,870t, 29/3/39), sunk after collision, N Atlantic
May 2 - Cruiser EDINBURGH (10,000t, 6/7/39), sunk by destroyer torpedoes, after U-boat damage (30th Apr), Barent's Sea, Arctic
May 2 - Special service vessel FREYA I (R, 1934), cause and place unknown
May 2 - Submarine JASTRZAB (ex-P-551, on loan to Polish Navy, 800t, 1923), sunk by gunfire, own forces, N Norway, Arctic Ocean, after accidental damage
May 2 - Tanker/oiler SANDAR (R, 7,624t, 1928), sunk by U-boat off Tobago, West Indies
May 5 - Corvette AURICULA (915t, 5/3/41), mined Courrier Bay, Madagascar.
May 5 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.46 (30-37t), capsized and sank, E. Indies.
May 5 - Whaler SAMBHUR (R, 223t, 1926), stranded off Colombo, Ceylon
May 6 - Motor launch ML No.160 (73t, 27/12/40), sunk by aircraft bombs, Brixham, S Devon.
May 6 - Submarine URGE (540t, 12/12/40), lost, possibly mined, E Mediterranean
May 6 - Trawler SENATEUR DUHAMEL (R, on loan to USN, 913t, 1927), collision off Wilmington, USA.
May 7 - Motor launch ML No.130 (73t, 9/10/40), sunk by gunfire during engagement off Malta
May 8 - Submarine OLYMPUS (1,475, 1930), sunk by mine off Grand Harbour, Malta
May 11 - Destroyer KIPLING (1,760t, 22/12/39), sunk by aircraft, E Mediterranean
May 11 - Destroyer LIVELY (1,920t, 20/7/41), sunk by aircraft, E Mediterranean
May 11 - Tug C.308 (154t), sunk by mine off Malta.
May 11 - Trawler BEDFORDSHIRE (on loan to USN, 913t, 1935), sunk by U-boat off Cape Lookout, N Carolina, USA.
May 12 - Destroyer JACKAL (1,760t, 13/4/39), sunk by aircraft, E Mediterranean
May 12 - Trawler BEN ARDNA (R, 226t, 1927), collision, Tyne Area.
May 13 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.220 (35t, 30/7/41), sunk in action with E-boat off Ambleteuse, NE France
May 15 - Cruiser TRINIDAD (8,000t, 14/10/41), sunk by own forces after damage by torpedo carrying aircraft, Barent's Sea, Arctic
May 16 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.338, fire and explosion, Trinidad, West Indies.
May 18 - Tanker/oiler BETH (R, 6,852t, 1930), sunk by U-boat off Barbados, West Indies
May 21 - Tanker/oiler MONTENOL (2,646t, 1917), torpedoed by U-boat, North Atlantic, sunk by own forces
May 26 - Tanker/oiler ALDERSDALE (8,402t, 1937), sunk, cause unknown, Barents Sea, Arctic (Update: sailing in Russian Convoy PQ17, bombed on 5 July 1942, torpedoed and sunk 7th, all crew rescued by HM Minesweeper Salamander)
May 27 - Minesweeper FITZROY (800t, 1919), mined off Yarmouth.
May 30 - Tug ST ANGELO (150t, 1935), sunk by mine off Malta.
May 31 - Tanker/oiler DINSDALE (8,250t, 11th April 1942), sunk by U-boat torpedo, South Atlantic
June 1942
June - Landing craft assault LCA No.138 (11-13.5t), lost in Home waters
June - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.84, 90, 93, 119, 122, 135, 137 (total 7, 30-37t each), lost in Middle East.
June - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.259 (32t), lost in tow in Mediterranean.
June 3 - Whaler COCKER (R, 305t, 1936), sunk by U-boat off Bardia, Libya
June 8 - Drifter CATHERINE (R, 78t, 1914), foundered, Scapa Flow area, Orkneys
June 8 - Trawler AGHIOS GEORGIS IV (R, 164t), Mozambique Channel.
June 9 - Corvette MIMOSA (Free French Navy, 1,015t, 11/5/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W Atlantic.
June 10 - Drifter TRUSTY STAR (96t, 1920), mined, off Malta
June 12 - Escort destroyer GROVE (1,050t, 5/2/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, E Mediterranean,
June 13 Transport vessel FAROUK (auxiliary schooner, R, 91t), sunk by U-83 in Mediterranean
June 15 - Destroyer BEDOUIN (1,870t, 15/3/39), sunk by aircraft, torpedo, Central Mediterranean
June 15 - Escort destroyer AIREDALE (1,050t, 8/1/42), sunk by aircraft during attack on convoy, E Mediterranean
June 15 - Destroyer HASTY (1,340t, 1936), sunk by U-boat torpedo, E Mediterranean
June 15 - Destroyer NESTOR (on loan to RAN, 1,760t, 12/2/41), sunk by aircraft bombs, E Mediterranean
June 15 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.201 (38t, 27/11/41), sank in action with surface craft, Dover Straits, English Channel
June 15 - Tanker/oiler SLEMDAL (R, 7,374t, 1931), sunk by U-boat, North Atlantic
June 15 - Trawler KINGSTON CEYLONITE (on loan to USN, 940t, 1935), mined off Chesapeake Bay, USA
June 16 - Cruiser HERMIONE (5,450t, 25/3/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, E Mediterranean
June 16 - Destroyer KUJAWIAK (ex OAKLEY, on loan to Polish Navy, 1,050t, 17/6/41), sunk by mine off Malta
June 16 - Drifter JUSTIFIED (93t, 1925), mined off Malta
June 16 - Trawler TRANQUIL (R, 294t, 1912), collision off Deal.
June 17 - Destroyer WILD SWAN (1,120t, 19), sunk by aircraft bombs, Western Approaches
June 18 - Tug VISION, sunk at Mersa Matruh, Egypt
June 19 - Steam gun boat No. 7 (135t, 11/3/42), sunk in action with surface craft, English Channel.
June 20 - Landing craft assault LCA No.193 (11-13.5t), lost during fall of Tobruk.
June 20 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.110, 113, 145, 146, 148 (total 5, 30-37t each), lost during fall of Tobruk
June 20 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.64 (8-11t), lost during fall of Tobruk
June 20 - Landing craft support (Medium) (MkI) LCS(M) No.4, 6, 15, 18, 19, 22 (total 6, 9-11t each), lost during fall of Tobruk
June 20 - Landing craft tank (MkII) LCT No.119, 150 (total 2, 450-453t each), lost at Tobruk.
June 20 - Tug ALAISIA (R, 72t, 1929), lost by enemy action, Tobruk, Libya
June 20 - Tug J.T.A.1 (R), lost, Tobruk, Libya
June 20 - Tug J.T.A.07 (R), lost, Tobruk, Libya
June 20 - Tug J.T.A.14 (R), lost, Tobruk, Libya
June 21 - Drifter HIGHLAND QUEEN (R), scuttled during fall of Tobruk. Date given as 20th-21st
June 21 - Submarine P-514 (530t, 1918), rammed and sunk by own forces, W Atlantic
June 21 - Whaler PARKTOWN (R, 250t, 1929), sunk by E-boats off Tobruk, Libya
June 23 - Tanker/oiler ANDREA BROVIG (R, 10,173t, 1940), sunk by U-boat, West Indies
June 24 - Minesweeper GOSSAMER (815t, 1938), sunk by aircraft bombs, Kola Inlet, N Russia.
June 27 - Tanker/oiler LEIV EIRIKSSON (R, 9,952t, 1936), sunk by U-boat, West Indies
June 30 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.65 (8-11t), lost in bad weather off Alexandria, Egypt
June 30 - Submarine depot ship MEDWAY (14,650t, 1929), sunk by U-boat torpedo off Alexandria, Egypt
July 1942
July - Landing craft assault LCA No.196 (11-13.5t), lost by enemy action.
July - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.140 (30-37t), lost in Middle East
July 5 - Trawler SWORD DANCE (530t, 20/1/41), collision, Moray Firth, E Scotland.
July 6 - Minesweeper NIGER (815t, 1936), mined off Iceland
July 9 - Boom defence vessel TUNISIAN (R, 238t, 1930), mined, Harwich area
July 9 - Trawler MANOR (R, 314t, 1913), sunk during E-boat attack, English Channel.
July 10 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.93 (8-11t) destroyed by fire at Shoreham, S England
July 12 - Motor minesweeper MMS No.174 (226t, 6/7/42), sunk in aircraft attack, Brixham, Devon. Later salvaged
July 15 - Harbour duty vessel CHRYSOLITE (R, 1934), lost, cause and place unknown
July 16 - Special service vessel JOKER (R), lost in tow, in heavy weather
July 21 - Motor gun boat MGB No.328 (67t, 13/10/41), lost during attack on enemy convoy, Dover Straits.
July 23 - Harbour duty vessel VASSILIKI (R), sunk by U-boat on passage from Beirut to Famagusta
July 24 - Motor gun boat MGB No.601 (85t, 9/3/42), sunk by enemy action, Dover Straits.
July 25 - Tanker/oiler TANKEXPRESS (R, 10, 95t, 1937), sunk by U-boat off West Africa
July 25 - Trawler LAERTES (530t, 9/4/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, Freetown area, W Africa
July 27 - Motor gun boat MGB No.501 (19/5/42) Internal explosion off Lands End, Cornwall
August 1942
August - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.23-25, 34, 45 (total 5, 30-37t each), lost in Middle East
August - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.501, 510, 516 (total 3, 52t each), lost in Middle East.
August - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.1008 (9-11t), damaged and sunk in heavy weather in Home waters
August - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.1012 (9-11t), sunk in collision in Home waters
August 3 - Tanker/oiler HAVSTEN (R, 6,161t, 1930), sunk by U-boat, West Atlantic
August 7 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.44 (33t. 1/4/41), sank in action with surface craft, Dover Straits, English Channel
August 7 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.237 (38t, 18/6/42), sank after action with surface craft off Barfleur, France.
August 9 - Motor launch ML No.301 (73t, 2/12/41), expIosion, Freetown area, W Africa
August 9 - Tanker/oiler MALMANGER (R, 7,078t, 1920), sunk by U-boat off West Africa
August 11 - Aircraft carrier EAGLE (22,600t, 1924), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W Mediterranean
August 11 - Submarine THORN (1,090t, 26/8/41), lost, probably mined, Libya, E Mediterranean. Formally Paid Off
August 11 - Tanker/oiler MIRLO (R, 7,455t, 1922), sunk by U-boat, off West Africa
August 12 - Cruiser CAIRO (AA ship, 4,200t, 1919), sunk by U-boat torpedo off Bizerta, Tunis
August 13 - Cruiser MANCHESTER (9,400t, 1938), sunk by E-boat torpedo off Kelibia Roads, Tunisia
August 13 - Destroyer FORESIGHT (1,350t, 1935), sunk by aircraft torpedo, Central Mediterranean
August 13 - Drifter INTREPIDE (R), sunk by aircraft off Salcombe, SW England
August 13 - Trawler PIERRE DESCELLIERS (R, 153t, 1933), sunk by aircraft bombs off Salcombe, SW England
August 18 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.43 (33t, 13/1/41), sunk by surface craft off Gravelines, NE France.
August 18 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.218 (35t, 9/6/41), sunk by surface craft and mine, Dover Straits.
August 19 - Escort destroyer BERKELEY (1,000t, 6/6/40), sunk by aircraft during operations at Dieppe
August 19 - Drifter GOLDEN SUNBEAM (R, 84t, 1920), sunk by collision off Dungeness, English Channel
August 19 - Landing craft assault LCA No.37 52, 92, 94. 97, 102, 192, 209, 214, 215, 237, 247, 251, 262, 284, 314, 317 (total 17, 11-13.5t each), lost in Operation Jubilee, Dieppe Raid
August 19 - Landing craft flak (MkII) LCF No.2 (500-540 tons), lost in Operation Jubilee, Dieppe Raid
August 19 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.56 (30-37t), lost in Operation Jubilee, Dieppe Raid
August 19 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.42, 45, 8I, 157, 164, 174, 210, 212 (total 8, 8-11t each), lost in Operation Jubilee, Dieppe Raid
August 19 - Landing craft support (Medium) (MkI) LCS(M) No.9 (9-11t), lost in Operation Jubilee, Dieppe Raid
August 19 - Landing craft tank (MkII) LCT No.121, 124, 126, 145, 159 (total 5, 450-453t each), lost in Operation Jubilee, Dieppe Raid
August 24 - Motor launch ML No.103 (57t, 28/6/40), mined, Dover Straits, English Channel
August 26 - Tanker/oiler THELMA (R, 8,297t, 1937), cause and place unknown
August 30 - Tanker/oiler VARDAAS (R, 8,176t, 1931), sunk by U-boat, off Tobago, West Indies
September 1942
September - Landing barge No.382 (CC, 200t type), cause and place unknown
September - Motor launch ML No.1153 (40t, 18/8/42) destroyed by enemy action en route for Turkey.
September 2 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.83 (8-11t), lost by fire at Newhaven, S England
September 10 - Tanker/oiler SVEVE (R, 6,313t, 1930), sunk by U-boat, North Atlantic
September 11 - Motor gun boat MGB No.335 (67t, 3/10/41) set on fire in action with surface craft, North Sea; seriously damaged. Date given as 10th-11th
September 12 - Landing craft vehicle LCV No.597 (10-11t), lost in Home waters.
September 14 - Cruiser COVENTRY (AA ship, 4,290t, 1918), sunk by dive bombers, E Mediterranean
September 14 - Destroyer SIKH (1,870t, 12/10/38), sunk by gunfire, shore batteries, Tobruk, Libya
September 14 - Destroyer ZULU (1, 870t, 6/9/38), sunk by aircraft bombs, E Mediterranean
September 14 - Motor launch ML No.352 (73t, 9/6/42), sunk by aircraft, Tobruk, Libya.
September 14 - Motor launch ML No.353 (73t, 26/5/42), sunk by aircraft, Tobruk, Libya
September 14 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.308 (34t, 31/1/42), probably aircraft attack off Tobruk, Libya
September 14 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.310 (38t, 10/2/42), probably aircraft attack off Tobruk, Libya
September 14 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.312 (34t, 21/2/42), probably aircraft attack off Tobruk, Libya
September 14 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.314 (34t, 2/3/42), probably aircraft attack off Tobruk, Libya
September 14 - Naval servicing boat No.9 (on loan to USN, 20t, 12/40), sunk
September 15 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.29 (8-11t), lost by fire in Middle East.
September 15 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.617 (9-11t), sunk in Home waters
September 17 - Trawler WATERFLY (R, 387t, 1931), sunk by aircraft off Dungeness
September 18 - Collier FERNWOOD (R, 1,892t, 1923), sunk by aircraft, Dartmouth. Subsequently salved
September 18 - Submarine TALISMAN (1,090t, 29/6/40), lost, in Sicilian Channel. Formally Paid Off
September 19 - Landing barge No.332, 362 (total 2, BB 150t type), sunk by aircraft near Salcombe, S England
September 19 - Trawler ALOUETTE (R, 520t, 1939), sunk by U-boat torpedo off Portugal.
September 19 - Trawler PENTLAND FIRTH (on loan to USN, 900t, 1934), collision off New York, USA
September 20 - Minesweeper LEDA (815t, 1938), sunk by U-boat torpedo, Greenland Sea
September 21 - Tug ST OLAVES (R, 468t, 1919) Grounded, total loss, off Duncansby Head, NE Scotland
September 24 - Destroyer SOMALI (Leader, 1,870t, 7/12/38), sunk in tow, after U-boat torpedo (20th), off Iceland
September 24 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.622 (9-11t), sunk in Home waters
September 24 - Water carrier KALGAH (R), cause and place unknown
September 25 - Landing craft vehicle LCV No.798 (10-11t), lost in Home waters
September 26 - Destroyer VETERAN (1,120t, 1919), sunk by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic
September 30 - Motor gun boat MGB No.18 (30t, 22/5/41), sunk by surface craft gunfire off Terschelling, Holland.
October 1942
October - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.31 (30-37t), lost in Home waters. Date reported
October 2 - Cruiser CURACOA (AA ship, 4,290t, 1918), lost in collision, NW Approaches
October 2 - Dumb barge DARTMOUTH (226t, 1923), sunk as blockship
October 2 - Trawler LORD STONEHAVEN (R, 444t, 1934), sank during E-boat attack off Eddystone, English Channel
October 3 - Motor gun boat MGB No.78 (33t, 8/6/42), surface craft gunfire off Holland, beached and abandoned. Date given as 2nd-3rd
October 6 - Motor gun boat MGB No.76 (33t, 14/5/42), sunk by E-boat, North Sea.
October 6 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.29 (34t, 2/6/40), sank after collision when in action with E-boats, North Sea.
October 7 - Motor launch ML No.339 (73t, 16/10/41), sunk by surface craft torpedo, North Sea.
October 7 - Tug CAROLINE MOLLER (R. 44t, 1919), torpedoed and sunk by E-boats, North Sea
October 9 - Harbour duty vessel RUBY (R, 46t, 1902), wrecked in gale, Scapa Flow, Orkneys
October 11 - Yacht THALIA (161t, 1904), collision Lymn of Lorne, W Scotland
October 13 - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.2006 (291-311t), lost in transit from USA
October 14 - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.611, 613, 632-634, 636 (total 6, 52t each), lost in Empire Tarpon, off N.W. Scotland.
October 16 - Trawler INVERCLYDE (R, 215t, 1914), sank in tow off Beachy Head
October 22 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.89 (30-37t), believed lost in tow en route to Colombo, Ceylon (Shri Lanka)
October 24 - Submarine UNIQUE (540t, 27/9/40), lost, cause unknown, W of Gibraltar Straits
October 27 - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.2281 (291-311t), lost in transit from USA
October 28 - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.2190, 2192, 2284 (total 3, 291-311t each), lost in transit from USA
October 30 - Boom defence vessel PANORAMA (548t, 1919), overdue at Bathurst, W Africa
October 31 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.6/VI (1.2t submerged, 8/9/42), lost in attack on Tirpitz (Operation Title), Ofto Fiord, Norway
October 31 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.8/VIII (1.2t submerged, 11/9/42), lost in attack on Tirpitz (Operation Title), Ofto Fiord, Norway
October 31 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.87 (38t, 12/6/42), mined, North Sea.
November 1942
November - Landing craft assault LCA No.35, 55, 128, 135, 153, 167, 169, 176, 187-189, 218, 219, 222, 227, 235, 239, 244, 245, 259-261, 266, 269, 271, 286, 287, 301, 307, 309, 330, 321, 375, 423, 436, 447, 451(total 37, 11-13.5t each), lost in Operation Torch, N Africa. Date approximate
November - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.63-65, 69, 72, 73, 190, 147, 153, 161, 169, 186 (total 12, 30-37t each), lost in Operation Torch, N. Africa
November - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.518, 520, 528, 539, 543. 551, 555, 556, 558, 564, 567, 569, 571, 572, 574, 581, 584, 590, 592, 593, 595, 596, 606, 609, 624, 635 (total 26, 52t each), lost in Operation Torch, N Africa
November - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.138, 507, 543, 544, 550, 560, 562, 565, 566, 568, 573, 575, 576, 759 (total 14, 8-11t each), lost in Operation Torch, N Africa
November - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.603, 620, 629, 721, 783, 794, 837, 850, 858, 901,909, 1009, 1029, 1036 (total 14, 9-11t), lost in Operation Torch, N. Africa. Date approximate
November - Landing craft support (Medium) (MkI) LCS(M) No.11, 14 (total 2, 9-11t), lost in Operation Torch, N Africa
November - Landing craft support (Medium) (MkII) LCS(M) No.28 (12.5t), lost in Operation Torch, N Africa
November - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.1187 (291-311t), lost in transit from USA
November 3 - Tanker/oiler THORSHAVET (R, 11,015t, 1938), sunk by U-boat, Caribbean Sea
November 3 - Tug BAIA (R), lost in tow between Mogadishu and Mombasa
November 6 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.209 (8-11t), lost in Seaford Bay, S England
November 6 - Motor gun boat MGB No.19 (30t, 28/7/41), bombed and wrecked on slipway.
November 8 Cutter HARTLAND (1,546t, 1928), sunk by gunfire, Oran Harbour
November 8 Cutter WALNEY (1,546t, 1930), sunk by gunfire, Oran Harbour
November 8 - Destroyer BROKE (Leader, 1,480t, 1925), sunk by gunfire, shore batteries, Algiers, Algeria
November 9 - Corvette GARDENIA (1,015t, 24/5/40), collision with own forces, off Oran, Algeria
November 9 - Minesweeper CROMER (656t, 4/4/41), mined, E Mediterranean
November 10 - Destroyer MARTIN (1,920t, 4/4/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo W Mediterranean
November 10 - Sloop IBIS (1,300t, 30/8/41), sunk by aircraft, W Mediterranean
November 12 - Auxiliary anti-aircraft ship TYNWALD (3,650t, 1/10/41), mined off Bougie, Algeria.
November 12 - Destroyer depot ship HECLA (10,850t, 6/1/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W of Gibraltar Straits
November 12 - Landing ship infantry (Large) LSI(L) KARANJA (R, 9,890t, 1931), sunk by aircraft, Bougie, Algeria.
November 15 - Escort carrier AVENGER (13,785t deep, 2/3/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W of Gibraltar Straits
November 15 - Minesweeper ALGERINE (940t, 23/3/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, Bougie, Algeria.
November 18 - Corvette MONTBRETIA (Royal Norwegian Navy, 1,015t, 29/9/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic.
November 18 - Drifter WINSOME (R, 46t, 1902), sunk at Fairlie, total loss
November 19 - Trawler ULLSWATER (555t, 15/11/39), sunk by E-boat, probably torpedoed, EngIish Channel.
November 20 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.139 (30-37t), lost through heavy weather in Middle East.
November 20 - Landing craft tank (MkII) LCT No.120 (450-453t), lost in heavy weather.
November 21 - Submarine UNBEATEN (540t, 20/11/40), lost, possibly by own forces, Bay of Biscay
November 24 - Submarine UTMOST (540t, 17/8/40), lost, probably by surface craft, depth-charges off Cape Marittimo, W of Sicily
November 25 - Trawler LEYLAND (857t, 1936), collision, Gibraltar Bay
November 29 - Motor launch ML No.242 (73t, 28/5/41) Gutted by fire.
November 29 - Trawler BEN ROSSAL (R, 260t, 1929), sank at moorings. Later salvaged
December 1942
December - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.2054, 2312 (total 2, 291-311t), lost in transit from USA
December - Special service vessel SJO (R, 1938), cause and place unknown
December 1 - Special service vessel ARTHUR (R), cause and place unknown
December 1 - Trawler JASPER (596t, 1932), sunk by E-boat torpedo, English Channel
December 2 - Destroyer QUENTIN (1,705t, 15/4/42), sunk by aircraft, torpedo, W Mediterranean
December 3 - Escort destroyer PENYLAN (1,050t, 31/ 8/42), sunk by E-boat torpedo, English Channel
December 3 - Tanker/oiler BELITA (R, 6,323t, 1933), sunk by U-boat, off Socotra, Arabian Sea
December 5 - Trawler BENGALI (880t, 1937), explosion, Lagos, Nigeria
December 5 - Trawler CANNA (545t, 7/4/41), explosion, Lagos, Nigeria
December 5 - Trawler SPANIARD (880t, 1937), explosion, Lagos, Nigeria
December 6 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.98 (30-37t), lost by enemy action in Benghazi area
December 9 - Corvette MARIGOLD (1,015t, 28/2/41), sunk by aircraft torpedo, Gibraltar Straits.
December 11 - Escort destroyer BLEAN (1,050t, 23/3/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W of Oran, Algeria
December 11 - Ferry service vessel SANDOY (R, 49t, 1940), lost, cause and place unknown, probably Iceland
December 11 - Special service vessel ASEL I (R, 10t, 1919), cause and place unknown
December 12 - Submarine P-222 (715t, 4/5/42), lost, probably by surface craft, depth-charges, off Naples, W Italy
December 12 - Submarine TRAVELLER (1,090t, 10/4/42), lost, probably by depth-charges from Italian torpedo boat Gulf of Taranto. Formally paid off
December 13 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.578 (9-11t), lost at Inveraray, W Scotland.
December 13 - Landing craft vehicle LCV No.579 (10-11t), lost at Inverary, W Scotland.
December 16 - Destroyer FIREDRAKE (1,350t, 1935), sunk by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic
December 18 - Destroyer PARTRIDGE (1,540t, 22/2/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W Mediterranean
December 18 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.30 (34t, 11/7/40), mined, North Sea
December 19 - Corvette SNAPDRAGON (955t, 28/10/40), sunk by aircraft bombs, Mediterranean.
December 25 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.36 (8-11t), lost by fire at Chittagong, India. Date given as 24th-25th
December 26 - Harbour duty vessel BRODRENE (R, 1922), sunk in collision, Hvalfiord, Iceland
December 28 - Ballon barrage vessel REIDAR (R, 1915), constructive total loss
December 28 - Drifter LEGEND (R), cause and place unknown. Believed Scapa Flow area
December 28 - Tug ST ISSEY (810t, 1918), sunk, probably by U-boat off Benghazi, Libya
December 30 - Landing craft vehicle LCV No.752, 754 (total 2, 10-11t each), lost in Fidelity, sunk N Atlantic
December 30 - Special service vessel FIDELITY (R, 2,456t), probably torpedoed by U-boat, North Atlantic
December 31 - Destroyer ACHATES (1,330t, 1930), sunk by surface craft gunfire, when escorting convoy, Barent's Sea, Arctic
December 31 - Minesweeper BRAMBLE (815t, 1939), sunk by surface ship gunfire, Barents Sea, Arctic
October 13 - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.508, 509, 519, 522, 523, 532, 537, 547, 620 (total 9, 52t each), lost in Southern Empress, torpedoed in convoy, N Atlantic
1943
January 1943
January - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.203-206 (total 4, 8-11t each), lost at Sourabaya, Java (Note: in January 1943?)
January - Small miscellaneous craft NAIEM, sunk at Tobruk, Libya
January - Special service vessel FEIOY(R), cause and place unknown
January 1 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.105 (9t, 8/40) Taken in tow and sunk by own forces
January 2 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.15/XV (1.2t submerged, 6/10/42), lost in Operation Principal (Palermo, Sicily)
January 2 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.16/XVI (1.2t submerged, 10/10/42), lost in Operation Principal (Palermo, Sicily)
January 2 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.19/XIX (1.2t submerged, 16/10/42), lost in Operation Principal (Palermo, Sicily)
January 2 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.22/XXII (1.2t submerged, 29/10/42), lost in Operation Principal (Palermo, Sicily)
January 2 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.23/XXIII (1.2t submerged, 23/10/42), lost in Operation Principal (Palermo, Sicily)
January 2 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.26 (30-37t), sunk in Mediterranean, off Libya
January 3 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.17 (8-11t), lost by fire at Chittagong, India
January 4 - Submarine P-48 (540t, 18/6/42), lost, possibly mined, Gulf of Tunis,
January 4 - Whaler BODO (R, 351t), mined off E Coast of Scotland
January 5 - Landing craft personnel (Medium) LCP (M) No.17 (7t), lost off Isle of Wight
January 6 - Landing craft tank (MkII) LCT No.106, 107 (total 2, 450-453t each), sunk in Benghazi harbour as result of heavy weather
January 7 - Trawler JURA (545t, 12/6/42), sunk by aircraft or U-boat torpedo, Western Mediterranean
January 7 - Trawler HORATIO (545t, 27/1/41), sunk by E-boat torpedo, Western Mediterranean
January 8 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.10/X (1.2t submerged, 15/9/42), lost in Operation Principal (Maddalena, Sardinia)
January 8 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.18/XVIII (1.2t submerged, 14/10/42), lost in Operation Principal (Maddalena, Sardinia)
January 8 - Submarine P-311 (1,090t, 7/8/42), lost, possibly mined, off Maddalena, Sardinia
January 8 - Tanker/oiler ALBERT L ELLSWORTH (8,309t, 1937), sunk by U-boat off W Africa. Date approximate
January 9 - Tanker/oiler MINISTER WEDEL (R, 6,833t, 1930), sunk by U-boat off W Africa
January 12 - Trawler KINGSTON JACINTH (R, 356t, 1929), mined off Portsmouth
January 15 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.80 (8-11t) Broke adrift during gale in Home waters
January 16 - Boom defence vessel FABIOUS (R, 230t deep), sunk
January 17 - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.2239, 2267, 2344 (total 3, 291-311t each), lost in Vestfold, torpedoed in convoy, N Atlantic
January 19 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.12/XII (1.2t submerged, 30/9/42), lost in Operation Welcome (Tripoli, Libya)
January 19 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.13/XIII (1.2t submerged, 30/9/42), lost in Operation Welcome (Tripoli, Libya)
January 22 - Collier NEVA (R, 1,456, 1928), presumed sunk by U-boat N Atlantic
January 22 - Rescue ship ST SUNNIVA (R, 1,368t, 1931) Marine cause
January 22 - Special service vessel GUILDBORG (R), cause and place unknown
January 25 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.58 (30-37t), sunk in Mediterranean, off Libya
January 25 - Minelayer CORNCRAKE (700t, 7/12/42), foundered in bad weather, North Atlantic
January 30 - Corvette SAMPHIRE (1,015t, 30/6/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, Western Mediterranean
February 1943
February 1 - Cruiser minelayer WELSHMAN (2,650t, 25/8/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo off Libya
February 2 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.326 (625-649t), lost by weather or mine off Isle of Man.
February 3 - Drifter PREMIER (R, 14t, 1918), collided with No 10 Holme Hook Buoy, Humber, E England and sunk
February 5 - Trawler STRONSAY (545t, 24/4/42), sunk by explosion, probably mined off Phillipeville, Western Mediterranean
February 6 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.80 (30-37t), stranded off Benghazi. Total loss.
February 7 - Landing craft infantry (Large) LCI(L) No.162 (380-384t), exploded and sank en route for Algiers.
February 7 - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.2335 (291-311t), lost in Daghild, torpedoed in convoy, N Atlantic
February 7 - Trawler TERVANI (409t, 1930), probably sunk by U-boat off Cape Bougaroni, Algeria
February 8 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.61 (30-37t), sunk in Benghazi harbour through heavy weather
February 8 - Trawler BREDON (750t, 29/4/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, North Atlantic
February 9 - Corvette ERICA (955t, 7/8/40), sunk by mine, NE of Benghazi, Libya
February 13 - Auxiliary anti-aircraft ship POZARICA (4,540t, 7/3/41), capsized after aircraft torpedo attack off Bougie, Algeria on 29th January 1943
February 24 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.403 (625-649t), lost through stress of weather off Barra Head, outer Hebrides
February 24 - Motor torpedo boat No.262 (32t), formally paid off
February 24 - Submarine UREDD (on loan to R Norwegian Navy, 540t, 12/12/41), lost, probably mined, Bodo area, Norway. Date approximate
February 24 - Submarine VANDAL (540t, 20/2/43), lost by accident, Firth of Clyde, W Scotland
February 25 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.87 (8-11t), lost in Home waters.
February 25 - Motor gun boat MGB No.109 (37t, 30/9/42), mined and severely damaged on the 7th. Formally paid off
February 27 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.381 (625-649t), missing from convoy after attack by E-boats, English Channel
February 27 - Trawler LORD HAILSHAM (891t, 1934), sunk by E-boats, probably torpedoed, English Channel
February 27 - Whaler HARSTAD (R, 258t), sunk by E-boat, English Channel
February 28 - Motor gun boat MGB No.79 (37t, 24/7/42), sunk in action with surface craft, Hook of Holland area
March 1943
March - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.276, 277 (total 2, 8-11t each), lost in transit
March - Landing craft support (Medium) (MkI) LCS(M) No.23 (9-13.5t), lost on patrol, Mayu River, Burma
March - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.2398 (291-311t), lost in Gorgas
March 2 - Drifter UT PROSIM (R, 91t, 1925), sunk by gunfire in Dover Harbour
March 4 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.106 (8-11t), wrecked off Tobruk
March 4 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.673, 680, 684, 685, 689, 692, 693, 727 (total 8, 9-11t each), lost in Marietta E, sunk by U-boat in convoy, Indian Ocean
March 6 - Motor launch ML No.251 (75t, 7/41), rammed and sunk accidentally, Atlantic area
March 8 - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.2480 (291-311t), lost in Fort Lamy, torpedoed in convoy, N Atlantic
March 9 - Tanker/oiler ROSEWOOD (R, 5,989t, 1931)Torpedoed and presumed sunk
March 10 - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.2341 (291-311t), lost in Bonneville, torpedoed in convoy, N Atlantic.
March 10 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.622 (95t, 10/42), sunk by surface craft in attack on convoy off Terschelling, Holland
March 10 - Submarine TIGRIS (1,090t, 20/6/40), lost, cause unknown, Gulf of Naples
March 11 - Destroyer HARVESTER (1,400t, 25/3/40), sunk by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic
March 12 - Destroyer LIGHTNING (1,920t, 28/5/41), sunk by E-boat torpedo, Central Mediterranean 1943
March 13 - Submarine THUNDERBOLT (1,090t, 2/11/40), sunk by surface craft, depth-charges, off Cape Milazzo, Sicily
March 13 Victualling store ship MORAY (R, 206t, 1918), foundered off Milford Haven, SW Wales
March 14 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.631 (Royal Norwegian Navy, 95t, 8/42) Grounded during attack on ships in Norwegian Fiords
March 14 - Trawler MORAVIA (R, 306t, 1917), mined, North Sea
March 15 - Landing craft vehicle LCV No.584 (10-11t), sunk off Inellan, W Scotland
March 16 - Trawler CAMPOBELLO (545t, 21/10/42) Badly damaged at Quebec, Canada. Foundered on passage to UK
March 16 - Tug HORSA (700t, 21/2/42) Grounded, total loss, Osfles Rock, E Iceland
March 23 - Special service vessel BERGHOLM (R, 50t, 1935), cause and place unknown
March 23 - Submarine TURBULENT (1,090t, 2/12/41), lost, probably mined, off Sardinia. Date approximate
March 27 - Escort carrier DASHER (13,785t, 2/7/42), sunk, probably due to petrol explosion, South of Cumbrae Island, W Scotland
March 30 - Special service vessel BRATTHOLM (R, 50t, 1937), cause and place unknown
March 30 - Tanker/oiler HALLANGER (R, 9,551, 1928), sunk by U-boat, W Mediterranean
March 31 - Trawler CAULONIA (R, 296t, 1912), ran aground and foundered, Rye Bay, Sussex
April 1943
April - Landing craft assault LCA No.272 (11-13t), lost in Mediterranean.
April - Motor launch ML No.1157 (40t, 30/12/42), lost in shipment
April - Motor launch ML No.1212 (40t, 30/12/42), lost in shipment
April 2 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.63 (35t, 18/2/42), lost in collision off Benghazi, Libya
April 2 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.64 (35t, 23/2/42), lost in collision off Benghazi, Libya
April 2 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.267 (32t), damaged in heavy weather on passage from Benghazi to Malta, sunk by own forces
April 6 - Drifter GOLDEN GIFT (R, 89t, 1910), sunk in collision in Oban Bay, W Scotland
April 11 - Destroyer BEVERLEY (1,190t, 1920), sunk by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic
April 14 - Escort destroyer ESKDALE (on loan to R Norwegian Navy, 1,050t, 31/7/42), sunk by E-boat torpedo off Lizard Head, Cornwall, SW England
April 15 - Trawler ADONIS (1,004t, 1915), sunk by E-boat torpedo off Lowestoft.
April 16 - Destroyer PAKENHAM (Leader, 1,550t, 4/2/42), sunk by own forces after damage in action with destroyers off Sicily
April 16 - Submarine REGENT (1,475t, 1930), sunk by surface craft, Straits of Otranto, SE Italy
April 17 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.780, 782 (total 2, 9-11t each), lost in Sembilan, sunk by U-boat, Indian Ocean
April 21 - Landing craft infantry (Large) LCI(L) No.7 (380-384t), sunk by aircraft off Algiers.
April 21 - Submarine SPLENDID (7157, 8/8/42), scuttled after depth-charge attack, W Coast of Corsica
April 22 - Trawler HERRING (590t, 15/4/43), sunk in collision, North Sea
April 24 - Submarine SAHIB (715t, 13/5/42), scuttled after depth-charge attack off Cape Milazzo Sicily
April 25 - Landing craft gun (Large) (MkIII) LCG(L) No.15 (627t), lost off Milford Haven, SW Wales, in heavy weather.
April 25 - Landing craft support (Medium) (MkI) LCS(M) No.17 (9-13.5t), sunk by enemy action, Mayu River, Burma
April 26 - Drifter THORA (R, 37t, 1930), fouled boom in bad weather, Grimsby, England
April 26 - Landing craft gun (Large) (MkIII) LCG(L) No.16 (627t), lost off Milford Haven, SW Wales, in heavy weather.
April 28 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.639 (95t, 22/1/43), sunk by aircraft, Central Mediterranean
May 1943
May - Dumb barge NELL JESS (96t, 1902), wrecked, English Channel
May 2 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.311 (34t, 17/2/42), mined, Central Mediterranean
May 8 - Trawler DANEMAN (1050t, 1937), believed to have struck submerged ice. Abandoned after being taken in tow, N Atlantic
May 9 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.61 (35t, 9/1/42), lost, stranded in attack on motor barges, off Kelibia, Tunisia
May 10 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.264 (32t), mined off Sousse, Tunisia
May 11 - Motor launch ML No.133 (75t, 12/12/40), lost by fire and explosion, W Scotland
May 12 - Motor minesweeper MMS No.89 (240t, 5/1/42), mined off Bizerta, Tunisia
May 13 - Water boat ISBJORN (R), sunk
May 14 - Motor launch ML No.1154 (40t, 30/1/43), mined at Bizerta, Tunisia
May 22 - Landing craft vehicle LCV No.825 (10-11t), blew up during exercise off W Scotland. Date given as 21st-22nd
May 26 - Trawler HONG LAM (R, 104t), foundered off Adam's Bridge, between India and Ceylon. Formally paid off
May 29 - Motor gun boat MGB No.110 (37t, 14/11/42), sunk in action with surface craft in Dunkirk area
May 30 - Submarine UNTAMED (540t, 14/4/43) Failed to surface during exercises off Campbeltown, Scotland. Raised and renamed Vitality
June 1943
June - Landing craft assault LCA No.222, 312 (total 2, 11-13t each), lost in Mediterranean. Date reported
June - Landing craft assault LCA No.78 (11-13t), lost in tow from Algiers to Djedjelli. Date reported
June - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.769 (9-11t), lost in Mediterranean. Date reported
June 6 - Yacht SARGASSO (R, 223t, 1926), mined off Isle of Wight, England
June 8 - Special service vessel DAH PU (R, 1,974t, 1922), torpedoed by U-boat, Muscat Harbour, E coast of Arabia
June 12 - Landing craft flak (MkIII) LCF No.13 (550t), bombed off Pantellaria, Central Mediterranean. Total wreck.
June 14 - Motor gun boat MGB No.648 (90t, 1/43), sunk by aircraft, Pantellaria, Central Mediterrranean
June 18 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.358 (625-649t), lost in Mediterranean.
June 18 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.395 (625-649t), mined and grounded in Mediterranean
June 26 - Motor gun boat MGB No.644 (90t, 12/42), mined between Marsala and Mazzara, Sicily, sunk by own forces
July 1943
July 3 - Landing ship tank (Class II) LST No.429 (2,750t, 21/2/43), lost by fire, Mediterranean.
July 8 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.547 (611-640t), foundered off Malta.
July 15 - Motor gun boat MGB No.641 (90t, 29/12/42), sunk by shore battery gunfire from Italian mainland, Straits of Messina. Date given as 14th-15th
July 17 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.316 (34t, 12/3/42), torpedoed by Italian cruiser off Reggio, S Italy
July 22 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.288 (40t, 26/3/43), sunk by aircraft, Augusta, Sicily. Date given as 21st-22nd
July 27 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.353 (625-649t), sunk by aircraft at Syracuse, Sicily
August 1943
August - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.126 (8-11t) Burnt out.
August 2 - Tanker/oiler ALCIDES (R, 7,634t, 1930), sunk by Japanese Raider, Indian Ocean. Date approximate
August 4 - Tanker/oiler THORSHOVDI (R, 9,944t, 1937) War cause
August 5 - Trawler RED GAUNTLET (R, 338t, 1930), sunk by E-boats, North Sea
August 8 - Motor gun boat MGB No.64 (28t, 11/2/41), foundered on patrol in heavy weather between England and Ostend. Subsequently salved
August 9 - Tug CORY BROS (R, 38t), constructive, total loss
August 11 - Submarine PARTHIAN (1,475t, 1931), lost, possibly mined, S Adriatic
August 14 - Drifter NORNES (R, 1902), cause and place unknown
August 15 - Landing ship tank (Class II) LST No.414 (2,750t, 20/1/43), torpedoed by aircraft, off Cani Rocks, Tunisia. Beached off Bizerta
August 15 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.665 (95t, 5/43), sunk by shore battery gunfire, Messina, Sicily
August 18 - Submarine SARACEN (715t, 27/6/42), sunk by surface craft, depth-charges, off Bastia, Corsica
August 27 Sloop EGRET (1,250t, 1938), sunk by aircraft glider bomb off NW Spain in Atlantic Ocean
August 29 - Landing craft assault LCA No.446 (11-13t), lost in heavy weather in Mediterranean.
August 29 - Landing craft support (Medium) (MkI) LCS(M) No.16 (9-13.5t), lost in India
September 1943
September - Landing craft support (Large) (MkI) LCS(L) No.201 (23t), lost in collision, English Channel
September 2 - Landing craft infantry (Large) LCI(L) No.107 (380-384t), wrecked off Reggio, Italy
September 4 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.325 (8-11t), sunk at Bombay
September 5 - Motor launch ML No.108 (66t, 4/7/40), mined, English Channel
September 6 - Destroyer PUCKERIDGE (1,550t, 30/7/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W Mediterranean
September 8 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.624 (611-640t), formally paid off
September 8 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.77 (38t, 28/5/42), sunk by aircraft off Vibo Valencia, SW Italy
September 9 - Drifter NOSS HEAD (22t net), cause and place unknown:
NOSS HEAD, Campbeltown-registered CN144 from Carradale, Argyllshire. Lost at Freetown, Sierra Leone - tank engine being lowered into the hold, strop snapped and engine smashed through the wooden hull (Finlay Oman in email dated 29 March 2004 - loss described by his father, vessel was owned by his grandfather)
September 9 - Submarine, midget/Welman craft No.10 (2.4t submerged, 12/5/43), lost by accident during exercises
September 9 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.572, 626 (total 2, 611-640t), lost in Mediterranean
September 10 - Cruiser minelayer ABDIEL (2,650t, 15/4/41), sunk by mine in Taranto Bay, S Italy
September 11 - Drifter ROSA (R, 83t, 1908), cause and place unknown
September 12 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.879 (9-11t), wrecked at Bombay
September 12 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.316 (8-11t), sunk at Bombay
September 16 - Drifter NISR (R), cause and place unknown
September 17 - Submarine, midget/X-Craft X-08 (29.8t submerged, 21/1/43), lost in attack on Tirpitz, Kaa Fiord, Alten Fiord, Norway
September 19 - BYMS minesweeper BYMS No.2019 (290t, 15/8/42), mined and beached off Cotrone, Italy
September 20 - Corvette POLYANTHUS (1,015t, 23/4/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, North Atlantic
September 21 - Trawler ZEE MEEUW (R), sunk in collision, Gravesend Reach, Thames, SE England
September 22 - Drifter BRAE FLETT (R, 54t Net, 1902), cause and place unknown
September 22 - Drifter OCEAN RETRIEVER (R, 95t, 1912), mined, Thames Estuary, SE England
September 22 - Submarine, midget/X-Craft X-05 (29.8t submerged, 29/12/42), lost in attack on Tirpitz, Kaa Fiord, Alten Fiord, Norway
September 22 - Submarine, midget/X-Craft X-06 (29.8t submerged, 21/1/43), lost in attack on Tirpitz, Kaa Fiord, Alten Fiord, Norway
September 22 - Submarine, midget/X-Craft X-07 (29.8t submerged, 14/1/43), lost in attack on Tirpitz, Kaa Fiord, Alten Fiord, Norway
September 23 - Drifter GOLDEN EFFORT (R, 86t, 1914), sunk, cause unknown, off Greenock, Scotland
September 23 - Frigate ITCHEN (1,325t, 28/12/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, North Atlantic
September 23 - Special service vessel EVANGIELISTRIA (Chios 345, R), sunk by enemy action
September 24 - Landing craft assault LCA No.675 (11-13t), lost during gale at Salerno
September 24 - Motor minesweeper MMS No.70 (240t, 18/5/42), believed mined in Gulf of Taranto, Italy
September 25 - Trawler DONNA NOOK (R, 307t, 1916), sunk in collision, North Sea
September 25 - Trawler FRANC TIREUR (R, 314t, 1916), sunk by E-boat off Harwich, E England
September 27 - Destroyer INTREPID (1,370t, 1937), sunk by aircraft, in Leros harbour, Dodecanese
September 28 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.1019 (9-11t), sunk during heavy weather in Salerno Bay, Italy
September 30 - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.2231 (291-311t), lost in LST-79, Sunk off Corsica
September 30 - Landing ship tank (Class II) LST No.79 (2,750t, 17/7/43), sunk by aircraft, off Corsica.
October 1943
October - Landing craft emergency repair LCER No.1, 9 (total 2, 10t each), lost in Mediterranean
October - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.232 (30-37t), lost in Mediterranean. Date approximate
October - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.545, 938, 1044 (total 3, 52t), lost in Mediterranean. Date approximate
October - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.1165,1182 (total 2, 52t), lost in Home waters. Date approximate.
October - Motor launch ML No.1015 (40t, 24/2/41), lost in heavy weather, Eastern Mediterranean
October 1 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.391 (625-649t), formally paid off. Date approximate
October 1 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.553 (611-640t), lost in Mediterranean
October 2 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.618 (611-640t), lost in Mediterranean
October 3 - Submarine, midget/X-Craft X-10 (29.8t submerged, 8/2/43), lost in attack on Tirpitz, Kaa Fiord, Alten Fiord, Norway
October 3 - Trawler ARACARI (R, 245t, 1908) Grounded, total Ioss, Filicudi island, North of Sicily
October 3 - Trawler MEROR (R, 250t, 1905), mined, Humber area, E England
October 4 - Tanker/oiler MARIT (R, 5,542t, 1918), sank by U-boat off Benghazi, Libya
October 7 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.621 (611-640t), lost in Mediterranean
October 8 - Destroyer ORKAN (ex-MYRMIDON, on loan to Polish Navy, 1,920t, 5/12/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic
October 9 - Destroyer PANTHER (1,540t, 12/12/41), sunk by aircraft bombs, Scarpanto Strait, Dodecanese
October 11 - Landing craft tank (MkI) LCT No.3 (372t), presumed lost in attack on Kos, Dodecanese. Formally paid off. Later recovered and redesignated N.S.C.(L)94
October 11 - Minesweeper HYTHE (605t, 5/3/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo off Bougie, Algeria
October 11 - Submarine USURPER (540t, 2/2/43), lost, probably mined, Gulf of Genoa, NW Italy. Date approximate
October 12 - Motor launch ML No.835 (75t, 8/8/43), sunk by aircraft, Leros island, Dodecanese
October 15 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.636 (95t, 1/43), sunk by surface craft off Elba, W Italy
October 15 - Submarine, midget/X-Craft X-09 (29.8t submerged, 29/1/43), lost in attack on Tirpitz, Kaa Fiord, Alten Fiord, Norway
October 16 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.356 (37t, 1/7/43), sunk by surface shps off Holland
October 17 - Submarine TROOPER (1,090t, 29/8/42), lost, possibly mined, Aegean Sea
October 22 - Escort destroyer HURWORTH (1,050t, 5/10/41), sunk by mine off Kalimno, Dodecanese
October 22 - Tanker/oiler LITIOPA (R, 5,356, 1917), sunk by U-boat off W Africa
October 22 - Trawler ORFASY (545t, 14/7/42), lost, probably by U-boat torpedo off W Africa
October 23 - Cruiser CHARYBDIS (5,450t, 3/12/41), sunk by E-boat torpedoes, English Channel
October 23 - Escort destroyer LIMBOURNE (1,050t, 24/10/42), sunk by own forces after damage by E-boat torpedoes, English Channel
October 23 - Landing craft infantry (Large) LCI(L) No.309 (380-384t), sunk by aircraft in Biscay area
October 23 - Minesweeper CROMARTY (605t, 13/12/41), sunk by mine, W Approaches to Straits of Bonifacio, Mediterranean
October 24 - Destroyer ECLIPSE (1,375t, 1934), sunk by mine off Kalimno, Dodecanese
October 25 - Trawler WILLIAM STEPHEN (R, 935t, 1917), sunk by E-boat off Cromer, E England
October 26 - Motor launch ML No.579 (75t, 3/6/43), sunk by aircraft, Leros island, Dodecanese
October 26 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.669 (95t, 29/4/43), sunk by surface craft off Norwegian coast
October 26 - Tug TIENTSIN (R), foundered, Red Sea, on passage to Massawa
October 28 - Landing craft tank (MkII) LCT No.115 (450-453t), sunk by aircraft off Casteloriso, Aegean
October 30 - Drifter CHANCELLOR (R, 24t, 1916), sunk in tow
November 1943
November - Dumb barge CLACTON (196t deep), cause and place unknown, date approximate. Subsequently Salved
November - Dumb barge FOUR (204t deep), cause and place unknown, date approximate. Subsequently Salved
November - Dumb barge GREENFINCH (218t deep), cause and place unknown, date approximate. Subsequently Salved
November - Dumb barge MONICA (233t deep), cause and place unknown, date approximate. Subsequently Salved
November - Dumb barge SAN FRANCISCO (241t deep), cause and place unknown, date approximate. Subsequently Salved
November - Dumb barge UTOPIA (226t deep), cause and place unknown, date approximate. Subsequently Salved
November - Landing craft assault LCA No.212, 316. 505, 545 (total 4, 11-13t each), lost in Mediterranean. Date reported
November - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.181 (30-37t), lost in Azores, Date reported
November - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.583 (52t), lost in Mediterranean. Date reported
November - Landing craft personnel (Medium) LCP (M) No.14 (7t) , date reported
November - Motor launch ML No.1054 (40t, 6/11/41), total loss
November - Motor launch ML No.1244 (40t, 20/8/43), lost on passage
November - Motor launch ML No.1289 (40t, 2/7/43), lost on passage
November - Yacht ATTENDANT (R, 357t, 1913), cause and place unknown. Date reported
November 1 - Landing craft vehicle (Personnel) LCV(P) No.1040 (10-13t), capsized off Newhaven, S England after engine room flooding
November 4 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.583 (611-640t), lost in Mediterranean
November 4 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.606 (90t, 7/7/42), sunk by surface craft off Hook of Holland. Date given as 3rd-4th
November 8 - Naval servicing boat No30 (8t, 1918), sunk
November 10 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.222 (Royal Netherlands Navy, 38t, 15/2/42), mined, North Sea. Date given as 9th-10th
November 10 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.230 (38t, 5/5/42), rammed by MTB 222 in action, North Sea. Date given as 9th-10th
November 11 - Special service vessel BILLDORA (R), sunk by enemy action
November 11 - Special service vessel SQUALLY (R), sunk by enemy action
November 11 - Special service vessel WESTWICK (R, 18T, 1935), sunk by enemy action
November 12 - Motor launch ML No.358 (75t, 9/42), lost off Leros island, Dodecanese
November 13 - Escort destroyer DULVERTON (1,050t, 27/9/41), sunk by aircraft, glider bomb, off Kos, Dodecanese
November 14 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.333, 343, 385 (total 3, 625-640t), sunk in gale off Land's End, SW England
November 16 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.332 (625-640t), lost off Gijon, N Spain, after engine failure
November 16 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.418 (625-640t), lost in gale off NW France.
November 17 - Small miscellaneous craft FOLIOT (33, 1905), sunk in Collision
November 19 - Submarine SIMOOM (715t, 30/12/42), lost, Dardanelles Approaches. Date approximate
November 22 - Boom defence vessel BARFLAKE (750t, 23/9/4), sunk by mine, Naples
November 22 - Minesweeper HEBE (815t, 1937), sunk by mine off Bari, E Italy
November 22 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.626 (Royal Norwegian Navy, 95t, 8/42), lost by fire, Lerwick, Shetland Islands
November 22 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.686 (95t, 9/6/43), lost by fire, Lerwick, Shetland Islands
November 22 - Submarine, midget/Welman craft No.45 (2.4t submerged, 2/9/43), lost during attack on Bergen harbour, Norway
November 22 - Submarine, midget/Welman craft No.46 (2.4t submerged, 2/9/43), lost during attack on Bergen harbour, Norway
November 22 - Submarine, midget/Welman craft No.47 (2.4t submerged, 2/9/43), lost during attack on Bergen harbour, Norway
November 22 - Submarine, midget/Welman craft No.48 (2.4t submerged, 2/9/43), lost during attack on Bergen harbour, Norway
November 22 - Water carrier EMPIRE ARTHUR (R, 760, 1942), capsized and sank, Freetown, W Africa
November 23 - Whaler SANTA (R, 355t, 1936), mined W of Maddalena, Sardinia
November 23 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.329 (625-640t), damaged beyond economical repair.
November 24 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.73 (38t, 3/10/41), sunk by aircraft, Maddalena, Sardinia
November 27 - Motor launch ML No.126 (75t, 19/9/40), lost after damage by U-boat torpedo, W Italy
November 29 - Landing craft assault LCA No.813 (11-13t), lost during exercise in Home waters.
December 1943
December - Harbour duty vessel ST ANNE (R, 37t), cause and place unknown
December - Landing craft assault LCA No.723 (11-13t), broke adrift from Hopetoun II, Port Edgar. Date approximate
December 1 - Trawler AVANTURINE (R, 296t, 1930), sunk by E-boats off Beachy Head, S England
December 2 - Landing craft assault LCA No.553 (11-13t), sunk in collision off Southampton
December 8 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.136 (8-11t), caught fire and blew up during exercises off Southampton, S England
December 8 - Trawler RYSA (545t, 13/8/41), sunk by mine off Maddalena, Sardinia
December 12 - Escort destroyer HOLCOMBE (1,050t, 16/9/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W Mediterranean
December 12 - Escort destroyer TYNDALE (1,000t, 2/12/40), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W Mediterranean
December 16 - Drifter ROSE VALLEY (R, 100t, 1918), sunk in collision
December 18 - Minesweeper FELIXSTOWE (656t, 11/7/41), sunk by mine off Sardinia
December 18 - Water boat CECIL (R), constructive total loss
December 19 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.753, 771, 795 (total 3, 9-11t each), lost during beaching exercises in Home waters
December 20 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.33 (30-37t), damaged beyond repair in Home waters
December 21 - Landing craft assault LCA No.645, 646 (total 2, 11-13t), lost in heavy weather, English Channel
December 22 - Barrage vessel BV-42 (270t, 1918), lost by explosion, Leith Docks, E Scotland
December 22 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.51/LII (1.2t submerged, 14/5/43), lost in heavy weather in attack on Tirpitz, Norwegian Fiords
December 22 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.62/LVII (1.2t submerged, 29/6/43), lost in heavy weather in attack on Tirpitz, Norwegian Fiords
December 22 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.613, 661, 1035 (total 3, (9-11t), lost overboard from Hilary
December 22 - Landing craft personnel (Small) LCP(S) No.116 (6t), lost during exercises in Home waters
December 24 - Destroyer HURRICANE (1,400t, 21/6/40), sunk by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic
December 24 - Motor launch ML No.1388 (40t, 25/11/43), grounded off Hartlepool
December 24 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.357 (37t, 25/8/43), sunk accidentally after damage by surface craft on the 23rd
December 25 - Naval auxiliary boat LILY, sunk in collision off Portland, S England. Date given as 24th-25th
December 25 - Trawler KINGSTON BERYL (R, 356t, 1928), mined, NW Approaches
December 31 - Minesweeper CLACTON (605t, 4/6/42), sunk by mine off Corsica
December 31 - Motor launch ML No.1121 (40t, 10/7/42), formally paid off