Ship
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Flag
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Sunk date
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Notes
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Coordinates
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CSS Alabama
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Confederate States Navy
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11 June 1864
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A screw
sloop-of-war sunk off
Cherbourg-Octeville during the
American Civil War.
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49°45′09″N 1°41′42″W / 49.75250°N 1.69500°W / 49.75250; -1.69500 (CSS Alabama)
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Amsterdam
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Royal Navy
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7 August 1944
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A
hospital ship that was sunk by a naval mine while taking casualties from
Juno Beach.
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HMS Berkeley
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Royal Navy
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19 July 1942
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A
Hunt-class
destroyer that was damaged by German bomber aircraft and scuttled off
Dieppe.
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49°59′N 01°02′E / 49.983°N 1.033°E / 49.983; 1.033 (HMS Berkeley (L17))
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HMS Britomart
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Royal Navy
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27 August 1944
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A
Halcyon-class
minesweeper that was, along with
HMS Hussar, accidentally sunk by Royal Air Force
Hawker Typhoon aircraft off
Le Havre.
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HMS Capel
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Royal Navy
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26 December 1944
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A
Captain-class
frigate that was torpedoed by
U-486 off
Cherbourg.
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49°50′N 1°41′W / 49.833°N 1.683°W / 49.833; -1.683 (HMS Capel (K470))
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HMS Centurion
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Royal Navy
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7 June 1944
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A
King George V-class
battleship sunk as a
breakwater off
Avranches.
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USS Corry
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United States Navy
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6 June 1944
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A
Gleaves-class
destroyer sunk off
Îles Saint-Marcouf during the
invasion of Normandy.
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49°30′50″N 1°11′30″W / 49.51389°N 1.19167°W / 49.51389; -1.19167 (USS Corry (DD-463))
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HMS D3
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Royal Navy
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12 March 1918
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A
D-class
submarine that was mistakenly bombed by a French airship off
Fecamp.
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HMS Daffodil
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Royal Navy
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18 March 1945
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A
train ferry that was requisitioned by the Royal Navy as an
amphibious warfare ship, and was sunk by a naval mine off
Dieppe.
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50°02′N 01°04′E / 50.033°N 1.067°E / 50.033; 1.067 (HMS Daffodil (1917))
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Derrycunihy
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United Kingdom
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24 June 1944
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A
troopship that was sunk by a naval mine off
Sword Beach.
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HMS Derwent
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Royal Navy
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2 May 1917
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A
River-class
destroyer sunk off
Le Havre by a naval mine laid by German submarine
UC-26.
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49°30′48″N 0°1′48″W / 49.51333°N 0.03000°W / 49.51333; -0.03000 (HMS Derwent (1903))
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ORP Dragon
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Polish Navy
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7 July 1944
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A
Danae-class
cruiser that was transferred to the Polish Navy and then scuttled near
Courseulles.
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HMS Durban
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Royal Navy
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9 June 1944
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A
Danae-class
light cruiser that was scuttled as a breakwater off
Ouistreham.
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49°20′44″N 00°16′08″W / 49.34556°N 0.26889°W / 49.34556; -0.26889 (HMS Durban (D99))
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USS Eastern Shore
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United States Navy
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4 August 1944
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A
cargo ship sunk to form part of a
Mulberry harbour.
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HMS Eden
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Royal Navy
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18 June 1916
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A
River-class
destroyer that collided with
SS France off
Fécamp.
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Empire Broadsword
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Royal Navy
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July 1944
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An
infantry landing ship sunk by a naval mine off
Normandy.
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49°25′N 0°54′W / 49.417°N 0.900°W / 49.417; -0.900 (SS Empire Broadsword)
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Empire Javelin
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Royal Navy
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28 December 1944
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An
infantry landing ship that was sunk in the
English Channel.
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50°5′N 1°0′W / 50.083°N 1.000°W / 50.083; -1.000 (SS Empire Javelin)
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Galeka
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Royal Navy
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28 October 1916
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A hospital ship that struck a naval mine while entering
Le Havre.
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49°34′N 0°5′E / 49.567°N 0.083°E / 49.567; 0.083 (SS Galeka)
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USS Glennon
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United States Navy
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10 June 1944
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A
Gleaves-class
destroyer that hit a naval mine and was sunk by
shore batteries in the
Baie de la Seine.
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HMS Hussar
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Royal Navy
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27 August 1944
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A
minesweeper sunk by friendly fire off
Le Havre, along with
HMS Britomart.
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HMS Isis
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Royal Navy
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20 July 1944
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An
I-class
destroyer sunk off the coast of
Normandy.
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Komet
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Kriegsmarine
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14 October 1942
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A German
auxiliary cruiser sunk by British
motor torpedo boats near
La Hague.
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49°44′0″N 1°32′0″W / 49.73333°N 1.53333°W / 49.73333; -1.53333 (German auxiliary cruiser Komet)
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La Combattante
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Free French Naval Forces
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23 February 1945
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A
Hunt-class
destroyer that was used by the
Free French Naval Forces, and sank off
Normandy.
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HMHS Lanfranc
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Royal Navy
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17 April 1917
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A
hospital ship torpedoed by German submarine
UB-40 off
Le Havre.
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50°06′36″N 0°07′12″E / 50.11000°N 0.12000°E / 50.11000; 0.12000 (HMHS Lanfranc)
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Léopoldville
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Belgium
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24 December 1944
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A former Belgian passenger liner converted to a transport ship, torpedoed 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) from the coast of Cherbourg-Octeville.
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49°45′N 1°34′W / 49.750°N 1.567°W / 49.750; -1.567 (SS Leopoldville (1929))
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USS Miantonomah
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United States Navy
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25 September 1944
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A
cargo ship and
minelayer sunk by a naval mine off
Le Havre.
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49°26′29″N 0°11′31″E / 49.44139°N 0.19194°E / 49.44139; 0.19194 (USS Miantonomah (CMc-5))
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USS Partridge
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United States Navy
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11 June 1944
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A
Lapwing-class
minesweeper sunk by German
E-boats off
Vierville-sur-Mer.
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49°30′N 00°50′W / 49.500°N 0.833°W / 49.500; -0.833 (USS Partridge (AM-16))
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USS PC-1261
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United States Navy
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6 June 1944
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A
PC-461-class
submarine chaser, and the first ship sunk during the
invasion of Normandy.
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49°30′N 01°10′W / 49.500°N 1.167°W / 49.500; -1.167 (USS PC-1261)
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Pennsylvanian
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United States
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16 July 1944
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A
cargo ship scuttled to form part of a
Mulberry harbour.
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49°22′29″N 0°53′31″W / 49.37472°N 0.89194°W / 49.37472; -0.89194 (SS Pennsylvanian)
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HMS Pylades
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Royal Navy
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8 July 1944
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A
Catherine-class
minesweeper sunk off
Juno Beach.
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49°25′36″N 00°15′04″W / 49.42667°N 0.25111°W / 49.42667; -0.25111 (HMS Pylades (J401))
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HMS Quorn
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Royal Navy
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3 August 1944
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A
Hunt-class
destroyer sunk off the coast of
Normandy.
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USS Rich
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United States Navy
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8 June 1944
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A
Buckley-class
destroyer escort that hit three naval mines off
Îles Saint-Marcouf.
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49°31′N 1°10.6′W / 49.517°N 1.1767°W / 49.517; -1.1767 (USS Rich (DE-695))
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HMHS Salta
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Royal Navy
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10 April 1917
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A
hospital ship that hit a mine laid by
UC-26 off
Le Havre.
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49°32′8″N 0°2′18″W / 49.53556°N 0.03833°W / 49.53556; -0.03833 (HMHS Salta)
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HMS Shannon
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Royal Navy
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10 December 1803
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A
frigate wrecked off
Tatihou.
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Soleil Royal
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French Navy
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3 June 1692
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A
ship of the line beached at
Cherbourg and destroyed by
fireships.
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USS Susan B. Anthony
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United States Navy
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7 June 1944
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A transport ship sunk by a mine off
Normandy; all 2,689 people aboard were rescued.
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49°29′24″N 0°42′48″W / 49.49000°N 0.71333°W / 49.49000; -0.71333 (USS Susan B. Anthony (AP-72))
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HNoMS Svenner
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Royal Norwegian Navy
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6 June 1944
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An
S-class
destroyer that served in the
Royal Norwegian Navy, and was sunk off
Sword Beach.
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49°27′N 0°15′W / 49.450°N 0.250°W / 49.450; -0.250 (HNoMS Svenner (G03))
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USS Tide
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United States Navy
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7 June 1944
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An
Auk-class
minesweeper sunk by a naval mine off
Îles Saint-Marcouf.
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49°36′59″N 1°4′59″W / 49.61639°N 1.08306°W / 49.61639; -1.08306 (USS Tide (AM-125))
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Train Ferry No. 2
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Royal Navy
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13 June 1940
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A
train ferry that was requisitioned by the Royal Navy as an
amphibious warfare ship, and was sunk by German gunfire off
Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer.
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49°56′N 00°56′E / 49.933°N 0.933°E / 49.933; 0.933 (Train Ferry 2)
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U-151
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Royal Navy
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7 June 1921
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A German submarine sunk as a target at
Cherbourg.
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UC-78
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Imperial German Navy
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9 May 1918
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A German
minelaying
submarine rammed by off
Cherbourg.
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49°49′N 01°40′W / 49.817°N 1.667°W / 49.817; -1.667 (SM UC-78)
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HMAT Warilda
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Royal Australian Navy
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3 August 1918
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An Australian
hospital ship torpedoed by the U-boat
UC-49 off
Le Havre.
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West Cheswald
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United States Navy
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11 June 1944
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A
cargo ship scuttled off
Utah Beach as a breakwater.
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West Grama
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United States Navy
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8 June 1944
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A
cargo ship scuttled off
Omaha Beach as a breakwater.
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West Honaker
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United States Navy
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8 June 1944
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A
cargo ship scuttled off
Utah Beach as a breakwater.
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West Nohno
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United States Navy
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11 June 1944
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A
cargo ship scuttled off
Utah Beach as a breakwater.
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White Ship
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25 November 1120
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A 12th century vessel that sank in the
English Channel near the
Normandy coast off
Barfleur.
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