The list of shipwrecks in 1944 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1944.
January[]
Main article: List of shipwrecks in January 1944
February[]
Main article: List of shipwrecks in February 1944
March[]
Main article: List of shipwrecks in March 1944
April[]
Main article: List of shipwrecks in April 1944
May[]
Main article: List of shipwrecks in May 1944
June[]
Main article: List of shipwrecks in June 1944
July[]
Main article: List of shipwrecks in July 1944
August[]
Main article: List of shipwrecks in August 1944
September[]
Main article: List of shipwrecks in September 1944
October[]
Main article: List of shipwrecks in October 1944
November[]
Main article: List of shipwrecks in November 1944
December[]
Main article: List of shipwrecks in December 1944
Unknown date[]
- Nki-01 (
Kriegsmarine): World War II: The floating anti-aircraft battery was scuttled at Kirkenes, Norway. - Herold (
Norway): The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Bergen in December 1944 or January 1945.[1] - Hiyodori (
Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The motor torpedo boat was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea or Sulu Sea by USS Gunnel (
United States Navy) sometime between 21 October and 28 December.[2] - Sagi ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The torpedo boat was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea or Sulu Sea by USS Gunnel ( United States Navy) sometime between 21 October and 28 December.[2]
- Shoei Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea west of Luzon, Philippines by USS Paddle and USS Hammerhead (both United States Navy) sometime between 25 November and 18 January 1945.[3]
- Shunten Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea or Sulu Sea by USS Gunnel ( United States Navy) sometime between 21 October and 28 December.[2]
- Strasbourg ( Kriegsmarine): World War II: The barracks ship was scuttled at Lorient, France.
- U-196 ( Kriegsmarine): World War II: The Type IXD2 submarine departed Jakarta, Dutch East Indies on patrol on 30 November. No further trace, declared missing on 12 December.
- U-743 ( Kriegsmarine): World War II: The Type VIIC submarine sank in the Atlantic Ocean north of Ireland (55°38′N 7°26′W / 55.633°N 7.433°W) in September or October 1944 whilst on patrol with the loss of all 50 crew. Cause unknown.[4]
- No.21 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The coastal defence vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the Luzon Strait by USS Seahorse ( United States Navy) sometime between 19 July and 18 October.[5]
References[]
- ↑ "Norwegian Homefleet - WW II, Ships starting with He through Hø". Warsailors. http://www.warsailors.com/homefleet/shipsh2.html. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Gunnel". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss253.txt. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ↑ "Paddle". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss263.txt. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ↑ "U-743". Uboat. http://uboat.net/boats/u743.htm. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "Seahorse". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss304.txt. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
See also[]
| Ship events in 1944 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
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