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

July 1945
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12 July[]

  • Gibel Kebir (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom): The cargo ship sank whilst under repair at Port Said, Egypt. She was later raised and scrapped.[4]

14 July[]

15 July[]

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Wreck of the Maori

  • Maori (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy): The Tribal-class destroyer was raised and scuttled off Valletta, Malta after she sunk at her moorings in the Grand Harbour on 12 February 1942.[23]
  • Walter L M Russ (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground on Grassholm, Bristol Channel. Nine crew were rescued by the Angle Lifeboat.

16 July[]

17 July[]

  • HMS Athlete (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy): World War II: The Favorite-class rescue tug struck a mine and sank off Leghorn, Italy.[27]
  • S-90 (Flag of Germany (1946-1949) Allied-occupied Germany): World War II: The Type 1939/40 schnellboot was beached on Bru Island.[28]

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22 July[]

  • Choyo Maru (Flag of Japan Japan): World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine off Rashin, Korea, and was beached.[38]

23 July[]

  • Senko Maru (Naval Ensign of Japan Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Senko Maru-class transport was bombed in Boengos Bay by British aircraft and beached. Refloated sometime in August and towed to Emma Haven, Padang.[39]
  • Yamadori Maru (Flag of Japan Japan): World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine outside Wakamatsu Harbor and was beached. Refloated post-War, repaired and returned to service.[40]

24 July[]

Heavy Cruiser Aoba

Aoba

IJN carrier Amagi capsized off Kure in 1946

Amagi

Hyuga-Historic04

Hyūga

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26 July[]

27 July[]

  • Komahashi (Naval Ensign of Japan Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Komahashi class hydrographic survey ship, being used as a Tender for Explosive Motorboats, Midget submarines and Kaiten manned torpedoes, was bombed by US Navy aircraft and sunk in shallow water at the Owase Submarine Base. Raised and scrapped in 1949.[53]
  • USS LCT-1050 (US flag 48 stars United States Navy): World War II: The Landing Craft, Tank, Mark 5 was sunk by blast damage while tied up alongside Pratt Victory (US flag 48 stars United States) when the Victory Ship was torpedoed and damaged by a Japanese aircraft at Ie Shima, LCT-1050 was later salvaged.[54]

28 July[]

Japanese battleship Haruna sunk

Haruna

Oyodo cruiser capsized 1945

Ōyodo

30 July[]

Unknown date[]

  • HMS MTB 242 (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy): World War II: The Vosper 72'-class motor torpedo boat sank while under tow off Malta.[68]
  • HMCS St. Francis (Canadian Blue Ensign 1921-1957 Royal Canadian Navy) : The decommissioned Clemson-class destroyer collided with another vessel and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Cod, Massachusetts while being towed to Boston, Mass. for scrapping.
  • TFA 4 (Flag of Germany (1946-1949) Allied-occupied Germany): The Glenten class torpedo boat, heavily damaged by the explosion of Donau (Flag of Germany (1946-1949) Allied-occupied Germany) in Flensburgfjord, was wrecked sometime in July.[69]

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Ship events in 1945
Ship launches: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
Ship commissionings: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
Ship decommissionings: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
Shipwrecks: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
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