The list of shipwrecks in 1942 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1942.
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Ship | State | Description |
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Boschdijk | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The target ship was sunk. [1] |
LAS 21 | Spanish Navy | The DAR 1-class anti-submarine motor launch was lost sometime in 1942.[ citation needed] |
Norman H. Davis | United States | The dredger was destroyed by fire at Key West, Florida. [2] |
HMT Senateur Duhamel | Royal Navy | The naval trawler collided with USS Semmes ( United States Navy) in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Lookout, North Carolina, United States and sank on 6 April or 6 May 1942. Survivors were rescued by USS Semmes. [3] [4] |
Shch-304 | Soviet Navy | World War II: The Shchuka-class submarine struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea sometime after 29 October. [5] |
Sisunthon Nawa | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was reported missing in early 1942. Presumed captured or sunk by the Japanese. [6] |
Trabajador | United States Navy | The tug was sunk, probably by Japanese artillery, off Corregidor, Philippines. She was salvaged post-war and served under the name Resolute into the late 1970s. |
HMS Triumph | Royal Navy | World War II: The T-class submarine disappeared sometime between 30 December 1941 and 9 January 1942 with the loss of all 59 crew. She possibly struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea. [7] |
Unnamed | United States | The barge foundered in the Gulf of Mexico ( 30°00′N 87°21′W / 30.000°N 87.350°W) southwest of Pensacola, Florida. [8] |