List of shipwrecks in August 1941

The list of shipwrecks in August 1941 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1941.

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August 1941
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1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Kwaibo	United Kingdom	The cargo liner ran aground in the Calabar River, Nigeria and was wrecked.[1]
TK-122	Soviet Navy	World War II: The motor torpedo boat was sunk in the Baltic Sea off Cape Domesnes, Latvia by Kriegsmarine R boats.[2][3]
Trident	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off the mouth of the River Tyne by Luftwaffe aircraft. She sank the next day.[4] Her 42 crew survived.[5]

2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Loodsboot No.12	Netherlands	World War II: The pilot vessel was bombed and sunk in the North Sea west of Den Helder, North Holland by Royal Air Force aircraft.[6]
Rozenburg	Netherlands	The cargo ship collided with Murena ( Netherlands) in the Atlantic Ocean at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and sank.[7]
S-11	Soviet Navy	World War II: The S-class submarine struck a mine in the Soela Strait, Baltic Sea and sank with the loss of 44 of her crew. She was raised in 1955, and scrapped 1957–1958.[8]
H 855 Stoomloodsvaartuig 12	Kriegsmarine	The guard ship) was sunk on this date.
Tembien	Regia Marina	World War II: The Adua-class submarine was rammed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tunis, Tunisia (36°12′N 12°40′E) by HMS Hermione ( Royal Navy) with the loss of all 42 crew.[9]

3 August

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Desmoulea	United Kingdom	World War II: The tanker already disabled by a torpedo attack in January, was bombed and severely damaged at Suez, Egypt by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of II Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe. She was subsequently used as a hulk for the remainder of the war.[3]
Escaut	Belgium	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in Attika Bay by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of II Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe with the loss of three of her crew.[3][4]
Elisa	Italy	World War II: The coaster (216 GRT, 1903) was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Benghazi, Libya by Royal Air Force aircraft.[4]
T-212 Shtag	Soviet Navy	World War II: The Fugas-class minesweeper was sunk by mines in the Soela-Vjajn Strait, Baltic Sea.
U-1	Soviet Navy	The Sh-4 Type motor torpedo boat was lost on this date.
U-401	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland (50°27′N 19°50′W) by HMS Hydrangea and HMS Wanderer (both  Royal Navy) and HMS St Albans ( Royal Norwegian Navy) with the loss of all 44 crew.[4][10]
Unnamed	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Siebel ferry was bombed and sunk in the Black Sea by Soviet Air Force aircraft and Ilyushin DB-3 aircraft of the Soviet Naval Air Force.[11]

4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
AC-6	United Kingdom	World War II: The floating crane barge was scuttled as a blockship in Skerry Sound, Scapa Flow.[12]
Frankfurt	Germany	World War II: The blockade runner was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Azores, Portugal by HMS Covina ( Royal Navy) and was scuttled by her crew. There were no casualties. Twenty-Six of her crew were rescued and captured by HMS Covina. A second boatload refused to be picked up and managed to escape capture. The twenty men aboard were later rescued by Norden ( Panama) and the destroyer NRP Vouga ( Portuguese Navy).[3][4][13]
Robert Max	United Kingdom	World War II: The fishing trawler was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (36°47′N 21°15′W) by U-126 ( Kriegsmarine). Her six crew were rescued.[4]
Sumatra	Netherlands	World War II: The fishing vessel struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea north of Kolberg, Germany.[3]
Tunisia	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (53°53′N 18°10′W) by Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of the Luftwaffe with the loss of 38 of her 43 crew.[4][5]

5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Belgravian	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy SL 81: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland (53°03′N 16°54′W) by U-372 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 50 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Bluebell ( Royal Navy)[4][14]
Cape Rodney	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy SL 81: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (53°26′N 15°40′W) by U-75 ( Kriegsmarine). She was taken in tow by HMS Zwarte Zee ( Royal Navy) but sank on 9 August at 52°44′N 11°41′W. Her 39 crew were rescued by HMS Hydrangea and HMS Zinnia (both  Royal Navy).[4][15]
Harlingen	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy SL 81: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (53°26′N 15°40′W) by U-75 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 42 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Hydrangea ( Royal Navy).[4][16]
Kumasian	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy SL 81: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (53°26′N 15°40′W) by U-74 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of the 60 people on board. Survivors were rescued by HMS La Malouine ( Royal Navy).[4][17]
Swiftpool	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy SL 81 The cargo ship (5,205 GRT, 1929) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland (53°03′N 16°00′W) by U-372 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 42 of her 44 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Bluebell ( Royal Navy)[4][18]

6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Aberhill	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy FS 559: The cargo ship ran aground on Haisborough Sands, Norfolk (52°54′30″N 1°43′30″E), broke her back and was wrecked.[19][20][21]
Afon Towy	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy FS 559: The coaster ran aground on Haisborough Sands and was wrecked.[20][22]
HMT Agate	Royal Navy	World War II: Convoy FS 559: The naval trawler ran aground on Haisborough Sands and was lost with all 26 crew.[4][20][23]
Betty Hindley	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy FS 559: The collier ran aground on Haisborough Sands and was wrecked.[24] She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to London.[20]
Bombardiere	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Fregene (41°47′N 12°06′E) by HNLMS O 24 ( Royal Netherlands Navy).[4]
Deerwood	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy FS 559: The cargo shipran aground on Haisborough Sands and was wrecked.[20][25]
Florvåg	Norway	The ferry sank off Gradval.[26]
Gallois	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy FS 559: The collier ran aground on Haisborough Sands (52°54′30″N 1°43′30″E) and was wrecked.[20] Her crew were rescued.
Kapitan Voronin	Soviet Navy	World War II: The despatch vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Cape Teriberka (at 69°18′N 35°00′E) by U-652 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 45 of her 57 crew.[3][27]
Nita	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south west of Lampedusa (35°15′N 12°17′E) by Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 830 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm.[4]
Oxshott	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy FS 559: The cargo ship ran aground on Haisborough Sands and was wrecked.[20][28]
Taara	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy FS 559: The collier ran aground on Haisborough Sands and was wrecked.[20][29]

7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Amiral Lacaze	France	World War II: The tug was bombed and sunk at Famagusta, Cyprus by Luftwaffe aircraft.She was later refloated and repaired.[4]
Axel Carl	Soviet Union	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Gulf of Finland by mines. Eight of her crew were lost.[30]
HMS MMS 39	Royal Navy	World War II: The MMS-class minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary.[4]
Marghertia Madre	Italy	World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Anzio (41°23′N 12°38′E) by HNLMS O 24 ( Royal Netherlands Navy).[4]
Venus	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Borkum, Germany.[31][32]

8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Cordene	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy FN 503: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea (53°00′32″N 1°48′30″E) by Luftwaffe aircraft. Her crew were rescued.[4]
Karl Marx	Soviet Navy	World War II: The Izyaslav-class destroyer was bombed and sunk in Loksa Bay by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of 806 Küstenfliegergruppe, Luftwaffe.[3][8]
No. 76 Val	Soviet Navy	The auxiliary minesweeper was lost on this date.
No. 410	Soviet Navy	The MO-2-class patrol vessel was lost on this date.

9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Dagny I	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the North Sea (61°40′N 6°10′W) by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was taken in tow by HMT Leicester City ( Royal Navy) but sank the next day with the loss of six of the 74 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Wastwater ( United Kingdom).[4][33]
Gertrud III	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Ventspils, Latvia.[4]
HMS MGB 62	Royal Navy	The BPB 70'-class gunboat collided with HMS MGB 67 ( Royal Navy) and sank in the North Sea.[34]
Ocean Victor	United Kingdom	World War II: The fishing trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Iceland by U-206 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all thirteen crew.[35]
SKR 12	Soviet Navy	World War II: The patrol vessel was shelled and sunk in the Arctic Sea off Kilden Island by Z4 Richard Beitzen, Z10 Hans Lody and Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt (all  Kriegsmarine).[4]

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
M-1102 H.A.W. Müller	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The minesweeper was sunk in the North Sea off Lindesnes, Norway by an air-dropped torpedo.[3][4][36]
S-6	Soviet Navy	World War II: The S-class submarine was sunk in the Baltic Sea off Öland, Sweden by a mine.[3][37]
Sir Russell	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent by S-49 ( Kriegsmarine). Her crew were rescued.[3][4]
Tuman	Soviet Navy	World War II: The guard ship was shelled and sunk off the Kola Peninsula by Z4 Richard Beitzen, Z10 Hans Lody and Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt (all  Kriegsmarine). Fifteen of her crew were killed.[3][38]
U-144	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type IID submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Hiiumaa, Estonia (approximately 53°N 19°W) by Shch-307 ( Soviet Navy) with the loss of all 23 crew.[39]
Zaryad	Soviet Navy	World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea. She was escorting a convoy from Tallinn, Estonia to Kronstadt.[3]
Zhemchug	Soviet Navy	World War II: The Zemchug-class patrol vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the White Sea west of the Kanin Peninsula (at 68°39′N 42°07′E) by U-451 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 61 crew.[3][4][40]

11 August

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Altai	Soviet Union	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft.[30]
California	Regia Marina	World War II: The hospital ship was torpedoed and sunk at Syracuse, Sicily by Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 830 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm.[4] She was refloated in 1949 and scrapped.[41]
Cito	Norway	World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in Sognefjord.[42]
Empire Hurst	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy HX 70: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (36°48′N 9°50′W) by Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe with the loss of 26 of her 35 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMT Lady Hogarth ( Royal Navy).[3][4]
Issa	Soviet Navy	The auxiliary river gunboat was sunk on this date.[citation needed]
Lenin	Soviet Union	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Sevastopol.[43]
Plyussa	Soviet Navy	The auxiliary river gunboat was sunk on this date.[citation needed]
Surop	Soviet Navy	The auxiliary minelayer was lost on this date.[citation needed]
T-213 Krambol	Soviet Navy	World War II: The Fugas-class minesweeper was sunk by mines in the Baltic Sea off Cape Yuminda.
Zhemchuzin	Soviet Navy	World War II: The Project SB-37-class monitor was severely damaged by German tanks and field artillery on the Dnepr River. She was scuttled the next day at Voronovka.

12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
A 14	Royal Navy	World War II: The lighter struck a mine and sank at Tobruk, Libya.[4]
HMT Express	Royal Navy	World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Whitstable, Kent.[4]
Ledokol No.5	Soviet Union	World War II: The icebreaker struck a mine and sank in the Black Sea.[44]
Novorossiysk	Soviet Union	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Gulf of Odesa by Luftwaffe aircraft and was beached.[45]
Peredovoy	Soviet Navy	The auxiliary river gunboat was sunk on this date.[citation needed]
HMS Picotee	Royal Navy	World War II: Convoy ON 5: The Flower-class corvette was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Iceland (at 62°00′N 16°01′W) by U-586 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 71 crew.[4][46]
Tsczcz-41	Soviet Navy	World War II: The minesweeper was sunk in the Baltic Sea by S-26, S-28, S-39, and S-40 (all  Kriegsmarine).[2]

13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Akhti	Soviet Navy	The auxiliary river gunboat was sunk on this date.[citation needed]
Kephallinia	Greece	The auxiliary ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Alexandria, Egypt. Her crew rescued by HMS Hero ( Royal Navy).[4]
HMS LCT 14	Royal Navy	World War II: The LCT 1-class landing craft tank struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Tobruk, Libya.[3]
No. 41 Lenvodput-12	Soviet Navy	World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Finland north of Tallinn, Estonia by a Kriegsmarine schnellboot.[47]
No. 89	Soviet Navy	The auxiliary minesweeper was lost on this date.[citation needed]
Polina Osipenko	Soviet Union	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Black Sea (46°36′N 31°40′E) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of nine lives. She was carrying more than 1,000 passengers.[48][49]
U-2 Proletariy Ukrainy	Soviet Navy	The Sh-4 Type motor torpedo boat was lost on this date.[citation needed]
Sjoborg	Faroe Islands	World War II: The fishing trawler struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean (61°31′N 5°40′W) whilst fishing in a prohibited area.[4]
Tralshik	Soviet Navy	World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Finland.[3]

14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Australind	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean (4°13′S 91°03′W) by Komet ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 45 crew. Survivors were taken as prisoners of war.[4][50]
Kharkov	Soviet Union	World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Nikolayev by the Red Army.[51]
Lotte Halm	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Borkum by aircraft of Coastal Command, Royal Air Force.[3][4]
USS PC-457	United States Navy	The patrol craft collided with Norluna ( United States) and sank off the coast of Puerto Rico.[52]
Sibir	Soviet Navy	World War II: The transport ship was sunk in the Baltic Sea by a Luftwaffe air attack. She was on a voyage from Hogland to Kronstadt.[3]
Sud	Yugoslavia	World War II: Convoy HG 70: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was shelled and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (41°00′N 17°41′W) by Guglielmo Marconi ( Regia Marina) and then torpedoed and sunk by U-126 ( Kriegsmarine). Her 33 crew were rescued by Alferrarede ( Portugal).[53]
Utena	Latvia	World War II: The refrigerated cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of Cape Juminda.[54]
Vodnik	Soviet Navy	World War II: The transport ship was bombed and sunk in the Baltic Sea east of Prangli, Estonia (59°42′N 25°25′E) by Luftwaffe aircraft.[30][55]

15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Adua	Italy	World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk in the Gulf of Sirte (31°31′N 15°42′E) by Royal Air Force aircraft.[56]
T-202 Buy	Soviet Navy	World War II: The Fugas-class minesweeper was sunk by mines in the Baltic Sea off Cape Yuminda.
Kretinga	Soviet Union	World War II: The refrigerated cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Gulf of Finland (59°46′N 25°03′E) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of all 24 hands.[57]
Memelland	Nazi Germany	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea south of Helsinki, Finland.[56]
Norderney	Nazi Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean north east of the mouth of the Amazon by HMS Despatch and HMS Pretoria Castle (both  Royal Navy) and was scuttled by her crew.[56]
Peles	Romania	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea north east of Cape Ermine, Bulgaria (42°46′N 27°59′E) by ShCh-211 ( Soviet Navy) with the loss of five lives.[3][58][59]

16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Evangelistra	Italy	World War II: The steamboat was attacked and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Benghazi, Libya by HMS Torbay ( Royal Navy).[3][56]
Ness Point	United Kingdom	World War II: The tug was bombed and sunk at Lowestoft, Suffolk by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was refloated on 23 August. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[56]

17 August

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Haakon Jarl	Norway	World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea (70°58′N 26°48′E by HMS Tigris ( Royal Navy) with the loss of three of her crew.[4][60]
Longtaker	Panama	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) south west of Iceland (61°26′N 30°50′W) with the loss of 24 of her 27 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS Lansdale ( United States Navy).[56][61][62][63]
Maddalena Odero	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea by HNLMS O 24 ( Royal Netherlands Navy). She was taken in tow by Pegaso and Giuseppe Sirtori (both  Regia Marina) but was bombed and sunk the next day at Lampedusa by Bristol Blenheim aircraft of 105 Squadron, Royal Air Force.[3][56][64]
80	Soviet Navy	World War II: The patrol boat was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Tallinn, Estonia by S-58 ( Kriegsmarine).[65]

18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Boug	Soviet Union	World War II: The submarine depot ship was bombed and sunk at Kherson by Luftwaffe aircraft.[66]
HMS P32	Royal Navy	World War II: The U-class submarine struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea north of Tripoli, Libya with the loss of 30 of her 32 crew.
HMS P33	Royal Navy	The U-class submarine was sunk by enemy action in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all 32 crew.
Panuco	United States	The cargo ship caught fire at Brooklyn, New York. She was declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.[67]
Statnyi	Soviet Navy	World War II: The Soobrazitelny-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the Suur Strait.[8]
T-503 Baykal	Soviet Navy	The auxiliary minesweeper (358 GRT) was lost on this date.[citation needed]
Volochayevka	Soviet Union	World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Kherson by the Red Army.[51]

19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Aguila	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy OG 71: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (49°23′N 17°56′W) by U-201 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 152 of the 168 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Empire Oak ( United Kingdom) and HMS Wallflower ( Royal Navy).[56][68] Aguila was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Gibraltar.[69]
Alva	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy OG 71: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (48°48′N 17°46′W) by U-559 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss on one of her 25 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Boreas ( Royal Navy), Empire Oak and Clonlara (both United Kingdom).[56][70]
Anglo Norse	United Kingdom	The tanker collided with Lanark ( United Kingdom) and was damaged. Anglo Norse was on a voyage from Curaçao, Curaçao and Dependencies to the River Tyne. She completed her voyage.[71]
HNoMS Bath	Royal Norwegian Navy	World War II: Convoy OG 71: The Wickes-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland (approximately 49°N 17°W) by U-204 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 86 of her 128 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Hydrangea and HMS Wanderer (both  Royal Navy).[56]
Ciscar	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy OG 71: The cargo shi was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (49°10′N 17°40′W) by U-201 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of thirteen of her 48 crew. Survivors were rescued by Petrel ( United Kingdom).[56][72][73]
Devon	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) south west of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador (approximately 5°S 91°W) by Komet ( Kriegsmarine). Her 144 passengers and crew were rescued and made prisoners of war.[56][74]
Golden Grain	United Kingdom	World War II: The barge struck a mine and sank in the North Sea (51°35′18″N 1°03′18″E) with the loss of all three crew.[56]
HMS LCT 12	Royal Navy	World War II: The LCT 1-class landing craft tank was bombed and sunk off Tobruk, Libya by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of the Luftwaffe.[3][75]
Merikaru	Soviet Navy	World War II: The icebreaker was sunk in the Baltic Sea by S-58 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all hands.[2]
Raaf	Netherlands	The fishing trawler was fishing in the North Sea close to a German convoy when she was torpedoed by an English aircraft and sank with the loss of all ten hands.[76]
Sibir	Soviet Navy	World War II: The hospital ship was bombed and sunk in the Gulf of Finland by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of about 400 lives.[56] There were about 900 survivors.[77]
RFA Sildra	Royal Fleet Auxiliary	World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (5°30′N 12°50′W) by Enrico Tazzoli ( Regia Marina). Her 40 crew were rescued.[56][78]
HMT Thorbryn	Royal Navy	World War II: The naval whaler was towing two lighters. She was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tobruk, Libya by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of the Luftwaffe with the loss of nine of the 29 crew on the three vessels. Survivors were taken as prisoners of war.[3][56]
Vidlista	Soviet Navy	World War II: The incomplete Project SB-57/Vidlista-class river monitor was scuttled at the 300 Yard, Kiev to avoid capture by the Germans.
No. 80	Soviet Navy	The auxiliary minesweeper was lost on this date.[citation needed]

20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Czestochowa	Poland	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea (53°11′30″N 1°06′00″E) by S-48 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of a crew member.[56]
Enotria	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Capo Vito, Sicily by HMS Upholder ( Royal Navy) with the loss of two of her crew.[79]
Esperia	Italy	World War II: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tripoli, Libya (33°03′N 13°03′E) by HMS Unique ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 31 of the 1,170 people on board.[56][80]
Halcon	Mexican Navy	The Halcon-class patrol craft sank on this date.[81]
Juliet	United Kingdom	World War II: The fishing trawler was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland by Luftwaffe aircraft. Her crew were rescued.[56]
HMT Lorinda	Royal Navy	The naval trawler caught fire and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Freetown, Sierra Leone (6°30′N 11°37′W). Her crew were rescued by HMT Balta ( Royal Navy).[56]
Pirmunas	Soviet Navy	World War II: The minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in Moonsund by S-58 ( Kriegsmarine).[3]
Evangelistria	Greece	World War II: The ship was shelled and sunk in the Aegean Sea off Cape Maleas by HMS Thrasher ( Royal Navy).[56]
Solarris	Faroe Islands	World War II: The fishing trawler struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Seyðisfjörður, Iceland. Four of her crew were rescued.[56]
Turbo	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and severely damaged by Axis aircraft at Port Said, Egypt.[5]

21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Briansk	Soviet Union	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Black Sea off Odesa by Luftwaffe aircraft.[82]
Gloria in Excelsio Deo	Free France	World War II: The drifter was bombed and sunk at Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was later raised, repaired, and returned to service.[56]
Hogland	Finland	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea (58°16′N 4°48′E) by Rubis ( Free French Naval Forces) with the loss of eight of her crew.[56][83]
Leeni	Soviet Union	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Gulf of Finland by mines.[30]
SAT-1 Ost	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The gunboat was damaged in the Baltic Sea by Artem and Surovyi (both  Soviet Navy) and was beached. A crew member was killed. SAT-1 Ost was later repaired and returned to service.[2]
Strombo	Italy	World War II: The tanker exploded and sank in Skaramanga Bay. 11 crew were wounded. She had been torpedoed on 10 July by HMS Torbay ( Royal Navy) and was towed to Skaramanga, since then unloading and preparing repairs.[84][85][86]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Cascade	Panama	The cargo ship caught fire and sank in the Bay of Bengal off Sandeads, India.[87]
Clonlara	Ireland	World War II: Convoy OG 71: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Aveiro, Portugal (40°43′N 11°39′W) by U-564 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of eleven of her crew, and eight survivors from Alva ( United Kingdom). Survivors were rescued by HMS Campion ( Royal Navy).[56][88]
Empire Oak	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy HX 70 / Convoy OG 71: The Larch-class tug was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (40°43′N 11°39′W) by U-564 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of nineteen of the 38 people on board, which included survivors from Aguila and Alva (both United Kingdom). Survivors were rescued by HMS Campanula ( Royal Navy).[89][90]
Lussin	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Capo Vito, Sicily by HMS Upholder ( Royal Navy).[56]
Ostpreußen	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Arctic Ocean (70°12′N 21°05′W) by HMS Trident ( Royal Navy).[56]
Pomorie	Soviet Union	World War II: The cargo liner was sunk in the White Sea off Kandalaksha by a Soviet mine with the loss of 62 of the 64 people on board, 32 crew and 30 passengers.[30][91][92]
HMS Tonbridge	Royal Navy	World War II: The net laying ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of 35 of her crew.[56][93]

23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Aldergrove	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy OG 71: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (40°43′N 11°39′W) by U-201 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 39 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Campanula ( Royal Navy).[94]
Cisil	Finland	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Kolberg, Germany.[3]
Constanza	Italy	World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south of Lampedusa by British Bristol Blenheim aircraft based on Malta.[56]
Francesco Garre	Italy	World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Sirte, Libya by HMS Tetrarch ( Royal Navy).[56]
Fratelli Garre	Italy	World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) north west of Sirte by HMS Tetrarch ( Royal Navy).[56]
T-204 Fugas	Soviet Navy	World War II: The Fugas-class minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea west of Kronstadt.[95]
Inger	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (58°58′N 7°50′W) by U-143 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of nine of her 23 crew. Survivors were rescued by the fishing trawler Ladylove ( United Kingdom).[56][96]
Spind	Norway	World War II: Convoy OG 71: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (40°43′N 11°39′W) by U-564 ( Kriegsmarine). She was then torpedoed and sunk in that position by U-564 ( Kriegsmarine). Her 25 crew were rescued by HMS Boreas ( Royal Navy).[56][97]
Stork	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy OG 71: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (40°43′N 11°39′W) by U-201 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of nineteen of her 22 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Campion ( Royal Navy).[98]
HMS Zinnia	Royal Navy	World War II: Convoy OG 71: The Flower-class corvette was torpedoed and sunk south west of Portugal (40°25′N 10°40′W) by U-564 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 49 of her 85 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Campion ( Royal Navy).[56]

24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Chiang Hsi	Republic of China Navy	Second Sino-Japanese War: The river gunboat was sunk at Badong, Sichuan, by Japanese aircraft.[99]
Chiang Kum	Republic of China Navy	Second Sino-Japanese War: The river gunboat was sunk at Badong by Japanese aircraft.[99]
Dellie	United Kingdom	The coaster ran aground at Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia and was wrecked.[100][101]
Engels	Soviet Navy	World War II: The destroyer struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea north east of Cape Juminda, Estonia.[56]
HNoMS Kos XVI	Royal Norwegian Navy	The auxiliary minesweeper was rammed from behind by HMS Walney ( Royal Navy) in the North Sea off Hull, Yorkshire (53°50′N 0°35′E) a half hour before midnight. She sank just after midnight on 25 August.[102][103]
Skagerak	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the River Orwell at Harwich, Essex (51°58′08″N 1°16′06″E) with the loss of eighteen of the 24 people on board. The wreck was subsequently dispersed by explosives.[56][62]
T-209 Kneknt	Soviet Navy	World War II: The Fugas-class minesweeper was sunk by mines in the Baltic Sea off Keri Island.[citation needed]
T-214 Bugel	Soviet Navy	World War II: The Fugas-class minesweeperwas sunk by mines in the Baltic Sea off Keri Island.[citation needed]
Tanker No. 11	Soviet Navy	World War II: The naval tanker struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Finland.[104]
VT-532	Soviet Navy	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Baltic Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft and was grounded near Prangli Island. Forty-four of her passengers and crew were killed.
Unnamed	German Army	World War II: The captured river ferry was shelled and sunk in the Keila River, possibly by Leningrad ( Soviet Navy).[105]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Babr	Imperial Iranian Navy	World War II: Operation Marmalade: The gunboat was shelled and sunk at Khorramshar by HMAS Yarra ( Royal Australian Navy).[56]
Caboto	Italy	World War II: Operation Countenance: The cargo ship was scuttled at Bandar Shapur, Iran to prevent capture by HMS Lawrence ( Royal Navy). She was refloated and departed under tow on 1 September for Karachi, India. Subsequently repaired and entered British service as Empire Kohinoor.[56][106]
Dvina	Soviet Navy	World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the Arctic Sea off Svyatoy Nos by U-752 ( Kriegsmarine).[56]
Eestirand	Soviet Union	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Baltic Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft. On 24 August, she was attacked by German aircraft, damaged and beached. Forty-four passengers and crew were lost (confirmed), 2,762 passengers were rescued, no information about other crew and passengers is available. Eestirand was declared a constructive total loss.[3][107]
Hohenfels	Germany	World War II: Operation Countenance: The cargo ship was damaged during an attempted scuttling, being beached at Bandar Shapur. She was later salvaged by the British, repaired and entered service as Empire Kamal.[106][108]
Kosmos	Estonia	World War II: The cargo ship was damaged in the Gulf of Finland by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was beached and consequently declared a total loss.[30]
Lunacharski	Soviet Union	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Gulf of Finland by Luftwaffe aircraft. Seven of her crew were killed.[109]
Nenets	Soviet Navy	World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk off the Kola Peninsula by U-752 ( Kriegsmarine).[3]
T-898 Nenets	Soviet Navy	World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea 80 nautical miles (150 km) east of Cape Chernyj (68°20′N 39°00′E) by U-752 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 41 of her 43 crew.[110]
Palang	Imperial Iranian Navy	World War II: Operation Crackler: The gunboat was shelled and sunk at Abadan by HMS Shoreham ( Royal Navy).[56]
Sturmfels	Germany	World War II: Operation Countenance: The cargo ship was scuttled at Bandar Shapur. She was later salvaged by the British, repaired and entered service at Empire Kumari.[106]
Troyburg	Germany	The cargo ship ran aground at Farsund, Norway and was wrecked.[56]
Truvor	Soviet Union	World War II: The icebreaker was sunk in the Gulf of Finland by mines. Her 22 crew were rescued.[30]
U-452	Kriegsmarine	World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Iceland (61°30′N 15°30′W) by HMT Vascama ( Royal Navy) and a Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of 209 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 42 crew.[56][111]
Vernyy	Soviet Navy	The auxiliary river gunboat was sunk on this date.[citation needed]
Weißenfels	Germany	World War II: Operation Countenance: The cargo ship was scuttled at Bandar Shapur, sinking in deep water the next morning.[56][108] She was later refloated, seized and a prize of war, repaired and entered British service as Empire Raja.[112]
Zheleznodrozhnik	Soviet Union	World War II: The tanker was sunk in the Baltic Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft.[3]

26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Dimitrov	Soviet Navy	The auxiliary river gunboat was sunk on this date.[citation needed]
Kreml	Soviet Navy	The auxiliary river gunboat was sunk on this date.[citation needed]
Marija Uljanova	Soviet Navy	World War II: The submarine depot ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Barents Sea (70°08′N 36°03′E) by U-571 ( Kriegsmarine). Fourteen survivors were rescued by Valerian Kyubishev ( Soviet Navy). Marija Uljanova was beached the next day at Teriberka where she was declared a total loss. She spent the rest of the war as an oil storage hulk and was scrapped post-war.[113]
SK-1 Vodopyanov, SK-3 Parizhskaya Kommuna, SK-5 Bolshevik, and SK-7 Rulevoy	Soviet Navy	The auxiliary river guard ships were lost on this date.[citation needed]
SK-8 Reka	Soviet Navy	World War II: The naval trawler/river guard ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Arctic Ocean off the Kola Peninsula by U-132 ( Kriegsmarine).[114][115]

27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Adele	Nazi Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was damaged in the Baltic Sea by Soviet Navy motor torpedo boats and was consequently beached.[2]
Diete Korner	Nazi Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was damaged in the Baltic Sea by Soviet Navy motor torpedo boats and was consequently beached.[2]
Embassage	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy OS 4: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 54°N 13°W) by U-557 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 39 of her 42 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMCS Assiniboine ( Royal Canadian Navy).[56][116]
Gamma	Soviet Union	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The coaster was scuttled as a blockship at Tallinn, Estonia.[117]
Ladylove	United Kingdom	World War II: The fishing trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Iceland by U-202 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of fourteen lives.[56][118]
Saugor	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy OS 4: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (53°36′N 16°40′W) by U-557 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 59 of her 82 crew. Survivors were rescued by Perth ( United Kingdom).[56][119]
Segundo	Norway	World War II: Convoy OS 4: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (53°36′N 16°40′W) by U-557 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of seven of her 34 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Lulworth ( Royal Navy)[56][120]
HMS Skudd III	Royal Navy	World War II: The naval whaler was bombed and sunk at Tobruk, Libya by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of the Luftwaffe with the loss of six of her twelve crew.[3][56]
Tremoda	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy OS 4: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (53°36′N 16°40′W) by U-557 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 32 of her 53 crew. Survivors were rescued by Chevreuil ( Free French Naval Forces).[56][121]

28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Alev	Estonia	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea with the loss of 148 passengers and crew.[122]
Amgun	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The gunboat struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[3]
Amur	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The depot ship, a former Amur-class minelayer, was scuttled as a blockship at Tallinn, Estonia.[123]
Artem	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The Orfey-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea north of Cape Juminda, Estonia.[8]
Atis Kronvalds	Latvia	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Gulf of Finland by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe.[124]
Atta	Soviet Union	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The schooner was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea by VMV 17 ( Finnish Navy).[2]
Ausma	Latvia	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[3][125]
Balkhash	Soviet Union	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[3]
No. 56 Barometr	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: 1st Convoy: The minesweeper was sunk in the Gulf of Finland.[126]
Cilicia	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south south west of Capo Gallo, Morea, Greece by HMS Rorqual ( Royal Navy).[127]
Ella	Soviet Union	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The passenger ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Cape Juminda. Her master and 643 passengers and crew were killed, 49 passengers and crew were rescued.[128]
Ergonautis	Soviet Union	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[122]
Everita	Soviet Union	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Finland off Cape Juminda.[129][130]
Jana	Soviet Union	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[122]
I-8 Kronshtadt	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The Kronshtadt-class gunboat struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea north of Cape Juminda.[122]
Järvamaa	Estonia	World War II: The cargo ship was mined and sunk in the Baltic Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of Hogland, Soviet Union.[3][131]
Kalinin	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The Izyaslav-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea north of Cape Juminda.[8]
No. 71 Krab	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The minesweeper was sunk by mines in the Baltic Sea near Suursaari.[122]
Krišjānis Valdemārs	Latvia	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Gulf of Finland by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe.[122]
Kumari	Soviet Union	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[122]
Lake Lucerne	Estonia	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Gulf of Finland by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe. Two hundred passengers and crew were killed.[107][122]
No. 42 Lenvodput-13	Soviet Navy	The auxiliary minesweeper (140 t, 1938) was lost on this date.[citation needed]
Luga	Soviet Union	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea (59°47′N 25°25′E).[132]
MO-202	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The submarine chaser struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[3]
Moskva	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The K-boat struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[3]
No. 1501	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The M-1-class minesweeper was scuttled at Tallinn. She was salvaged by the Germans in May 1942 and put in Kriegsmarine service as Ks-156.
Naissaar	Estonia	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship (1,839 GRT) struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[122]
OLS-7	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: 1st Convoy: The tug was sunk in the Gulf of Finland.[126]
Onega	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The netlayer was sunk by mines in the Baltic Sea near Suursaari.[122]
Otaio	United Kingdom	World War II: Convoy OS 4: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) west by north of the Fastnet Rock (52°16′N 17°50′W) by U-558 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of thirteen of her 78 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Vanoc ( Royal Navy).[56][133]
PK-233	Soviet Navy	The MO-4-class submarine chaser was sunk on this date.[citation needed]
S 5	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The S-class submarine struck mines and sank in the Baltic Sea north of Cape Juminda.[122]
S 6	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The S-class submarine struck mines and sank in the Baltic Sea north of Cape Juminda.[122]
Shch-301	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The Shchuka-class submarine struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea south of Ruuskeri, Estonia (59°52′N 25°16′E with the loss of 39 of her 41 crew.[citation needed]
Saturn	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The Uragan-class guard ship was sunk by mines in the Baltic near Suursaari.[122]
Serp-I-Molot	Soviet Navy	World War II: The repair ship was bombed and damaged in the Gulf of Finland by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe and was beached at Suursaari. She was declared a total loss.)[134]
Skoryi	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The Soobrazitelny-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea north of Cape Juminda.[8]
Skrunda	Latvia	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by in the Gulf of Finland by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe.[135]
Sneg	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The Uragan-class guard ship was sunk by mines in the Baltic Sea near Suursaari.[122]
T-214 Bugel	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The minesweeper was sunk by mines in the Baltic Sea near Suursaari.[122]
T-216	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The minesweeper was sunk by mines in the Baltic Sea near Suursaari.[122]
TKA-103	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The G-5-class motor torpedo boat struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea north of Cape Juminda.[122]
TT-1	Soviet Union	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: 4th Convoy: The barge was sunk in the Gulf of Finland.[126]
Tanker No. 2	Soviet Union	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The tanker struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[122]
Tobol	Soviet Union	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[122]
Topaz	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The Project 122-class submarine chaser was lost between Tallinn and Kronstadt.
Tsiklon	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The Uragan-class guard ship was sunk by mines in the Baltic Sea near Suursaari.[122]
Vironia	Estonia	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The staff ship was bombed and damaged in the Gulf of Finland by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe. She later struck a mine and sank off Cape Juminda.[136]
Volodarski	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The Orfey-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea north of Cape Juminda.[8]
Vyatka	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn] The netlayer was sunk by mines in the Baltic Sea near Suursaari.[122]
Vostok	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The hydrographic survey ship was sunk in the Gulf of Finland.[137]
Yakov Sverdlov	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The Novík-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea north of Cape Juminda.[8]

29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Ausma	Latvia	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Cape Juminda.[125]
Balkhash	Soviet Union	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The troopship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Cape Juminda with the loss of 95 lives.[138]
Ivan Papanin	Soviet Union	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship was bombed and set on fire in the Gulf of Finland by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe. Close to 70 men were killed. She was beached on Suuasaar and sank the next day.[49][122]
Kamenets-Podolsk	Soviet Union	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Black Sea between Kerch and Sevastopol (44°49′N 36°06′E) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of nine of her 53 crew.[51][139][43]
Kalpaks	Latvia	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The hospital ship, a converted cargo ship, was bombed and sunk in the Gulf of Finland by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe. Over 1,100 passengers were killed. Her master, fifteen crew and 70 passengers were rescued.[122]
Kolyvan	Soviet Union	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: 3rd Convoy: The rescue ship was sunk in the Gulf of Finland.[126]
Järvamaa	Estonia	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: 1st Convoy: The cargo ship was sunk in the Gulf of Finland.[126]
Leningradsovet	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The training ship was bombed and sunk in the Gulf of Finland by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe.[122]
MO-109	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The MO-4-class patrol boat struck a mine and sank off Cape Juminda.[140]
Saule	Soviet Union	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Gulf of Finland by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe. She was beached on Suuasaari.[122]
Serp i Molot	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The depot ship was bombed and severely damaged in the Gulf of Finland by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe. She was consequently beached.[3]
Sursum Corda IV	Netherlands	The fishing trawler was last seen in North Sea on this day and then vanished for an unknown reason with the loss of all twelve hands.[141]
U-570	Royal Navy	World War II: The captured Type VIIC submarine was beached at Þorlákshöfn, Iceland to prevent her sinking. Subsequently refloated on 5 September, repaired and entered British service as HMS Graph.
Vaindlo	Estonia	World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Gulf of Finland by Luftwaffe aircraft.[30]
Vtoraya Pyatiletka	Soviet Navy	World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The training ship was bombed and sunk in the Gulf of Finland by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe.[122]

30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Alfa	Italy	World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Augusta, Sicily by HMS Unbeaten ( Royal Navy).[56]
Bahia Laura, and Donau	Nazi Germany	World War II: The cargo ships were torpedoed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea off the Lofoten Islands, Nordland, Norway (70°27′N 21°55′E) by HMS Trident ( Royal Navy). Survivors were rescued by Hans Lody, Karl Galster, R-153, V 6111 Franke, V 6113 Gote (all  Kriegsmarine) and Midnatsol ( Norway). Of 1,667 men aboard, 1,222 were rescued.[56][38]
Egadi	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) north east of Lampedusa by Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 830 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm.[4]
MO-202	Soviet Navy	World War II: The MO-4-class patrol boat was shelled and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Ivanovo by German shore-based artillery.[142]
No. 173	Soviet Navy	The MO-2-class patrol vessel was lost on this date.[citation needed]
No. 174	Soviet Navy	The MO-2-class patrol vessel was lost on this date.[citation needed]
Riv	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Tripoli, Libya by Vickers Wellington aircraft of the Royal Air Force.[4]

31 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1941

Ship	State	Description
Anglo Norse	United Kingdom	The cargo ship caught fire whilst under repair in the River Tyne and sank when her cargo of ammunition exploded. She was refloated on 3 September, repaired and re-entered service as Empire Norse.[71]
Bobruysk	Soviet Navy	World War II: The Zhitomar-class river monitor was damaged by German field artillery and scuttled in the Dnepr River at Okuninovo to avoid capture by the Germans.
SK-4 Tekhrik	Soviet Navy	The auxiliary river guard ship (200 t, 1931) was lost on this date.[citation needed]
Trudovoy	Soviet Navy	World War II: The Trudovoy-class gunboat ran aground in the Dnepr River while under tow and was abandoned. She was estroyed by German tanks.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1941

Ship	State	Description
HMS LCA 31, HMS LCA 38, HMS LCA 39, HMS LCA 45, HMS LCA 48, HMS LCA 50, HMS LCA 51, HMS LCA 60, HMS LCA 63, HMS LCA 64,HMS LCA 75, HMS LCA 79, HMS LCA 80, HMS LCA 81, HMS LCA 87, and HMS LCA 113	Royal Navy	The landing craft assault were lost some time in August.[citation needed]
HMS LCM 32, HMS LCM 55, HMS LCM 67, HMS LCM 95, HMS LCM 103, HMS LCM 107, and HMS LCM 108	Royal Navy	The landing craft mechanized were lost sometime in August.[citation needed]
M-49	Soviet Navy	World War II: The M-class submarine was lost off Vladivostok, probably to a Russian mine, sometime between 10 and 16 August.[143]
M-63	Soviet Navy	World War II: The M-class submarine was lost off Vladivostok, probably to a Russian mine, sometime between 10–16 August.[144]
M-103	Soviet Navy	The M-class submarine was lost north of Vormsi Island, Estonia between 25 and 28 August.[3][145]