List of shipwrecks in November 1945

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

1 November

 * SS Empire Cormorant (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The cargo ship was scuttled in the Bay of Biscay, France (55.5°N, -11°W) with cargo of chemical ammunition.

3 November

 * JAPANESE TRANSPORT Senko Maru : Indonesian War of Independence: The Senko Maru-class transport was bombed and sunk at Emma Haven, Padang by Dutch aircraft after being seized by Indonesian rebels 11 October 1945.

4 November

 * HMS MFV 1218 (MFV1218) : The MFV 1001-class Motor Fishing Boat sank off North Scroby after colliding with HMS MFV 1161 (MFV1161).

5 November

 * Edinburgh Castle ( undefined): The ocean liner, being declared not worth to tow back to England, she was sunk as an exercise target by gunfire from the armed trawler Cape Warwick, HMS Porchester Castle and HMS Launceston Castle, some 60 nmi off Freetown.

8 November

 * SS Hai Chu ( undefined): The ship struck a mine in the Pearl River at Bocca Tigris and sank with the loss of 500 lives.
 * USS Hogan (DD-178) : The Wickes-class destroyer) was bombed and sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California.

10 November

 * SS Abbot L. Mills (🇺🇸 United States): World War II: The Liberty ship struck a mine and was damaged at Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia. She was declared a constructive total loss but was sold, repaired and returned to service.
 * HMCS Assiniboine (I18) : The C-class destroyer ran aground at East Point, Prince Edward Island (46.475°N, -61.96667°W) when her tow parted whilst she was on the way to be broken up.

12 November

 * Hokkai Maru : Indonesian War of Independence: The Kinai Maru Class transport cought fire, burned, and sank at Surabaya. The Indonesian People's Front had seized control of the ship 2 October, 1945.
 * SS William Hume (🇺🇸 United States): The Liberty ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Adriatic Sea off Istria, Yugoslavia, She was taken in tow but sank at 45.6°N, 14.68333°W.

17 November

 * SS Edith Howaldt ( undefined): The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of chemical ammunition.
 * SS Jantje Fritzen ( undefined): The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea.
 * SS Sesostris (1918) ( undefined): The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea.
 * SS Tagila (1906) ( undefined): The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of gas munitions.
 * SS Taurus (1895) ( undefined): The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak.
 * SS Theda Fritzen ( undefined): The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of high-risk munitions.

20 November

 * SS Ingénieur Général Haarbleicher (🇫🇷 France): The cargo ship ran aground in fog at Stromboli, Italy. She later broke in two in a storm. Declared a total loss. She was scrapped in situ in 1947.

22 November

 * USS Canandaigua (IX-233) : The unclassified miscellaneous vessel sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Connecticut. The wreck was later raised and sold.

25 November
for details of sinking of Kiyokawa Maru this date see 20 July 1945.

27 November

 * GS U-2321 : Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56.16667°N, -10.08333°W by ORP Blyskawica and HMS Onslow (G17).
 * GS U-2322 : Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56.16667°N, -10.08333°W by ORP Blyskawica and HMS Onslow (G17).
 * GS U-2324 : Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56.16667°N, -10.08333°W by ORP Blyskawica and HMS Onslow (G17).
 * GS U-2328 : Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (56.2°N, -9.8°W) whilst under tow to be scuttled.
 * GS U-2345 : Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56.16667°N, -10.08333°W).
 * GS U-2361 : Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56.16667°N, -10.08333°W by ORP Blyskawica and HMS Onslow (G17).

28 November

 * GS U-2325 : Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56.16667°N, -10.08333°W by ORP Blyskawica and HMS Onslow (G17).
 * GS U-2329 : Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56.16667°N, -10.08333°W by HMS Onslow (G17) and ORP Piorun.
 * GS U-2334 : Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56.16667°N, -10.08333°W by HMS Onslow (G17) and ORP Piorun.
 * GS U-2335 : Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56.16667°N, -10.08333°W by HMS Onslow (G17) and ORP Piorun.
 * GS U-2338 : Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56.16667°N, -10.08333°W by HMS Onslow (G17) and ORP Piorun.
 * GS U-2350 : Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56.16667°N, -10.08333°W by HMS Onslow (G17) and ORP Piorun.
 * GS U-2363 : Operation Deadlight: The Type XXIII submarine was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56.16667°N, -10.08333°W by HMS Onslow (G17) and ORP Piorun.

29 November

 * GS U-298 : Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55.58333°N, -7.9°W).
 * GS U-312 : Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55.58333°N, -7.9°W).
 * GS U-968 : Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55.4°N, -6.36667°W).

30 November

 * GS U-170 : Operation Deadlight: The Type IXC/40 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55.73333°N, -7.88333°W).
 * GS U-281 : Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55.83333°N, -10.08333°W).
 * GS U-328 : Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC/41 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55.83333°N, -10.08333°W).
 * GS U-369 : Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55.51667°N, -7.45°W).
 * GS U-481 : Operation Deadlight: The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (56.18333°N, -10°W).
 * GS U-868 : Operation Deadlight: The Type IXC/40 submarine was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (55.8°N, -8.55°W).
 * SS U.S.O. (🇺🇸 United States): The Liberty ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Refloated the next day.