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- World War II: Convoy SC 58: The collided with in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and sank with the loss of 23 of her 85 crew. Survivors were rescued by and . (en)
- World War II: The coaster was bombed and damaged off the Tungenes Lighthouse, Norway, by Royal Air Force aircraft. She was beached and burnt out. Four of her crew were killed. (en)
- World War II: The Philippines government revenue/customs cutter was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft. She was raised, repaired, put into service as PB-105. (en)
- World War II: The Type A Marinefährprahm was shelled, set on fire by artillery and beached at Bardia, Libya. (en)
- World War II: The was deliberately run aground off Round Island, between Repulse Bay and Deepwater Bay, Hong Kong. She was later salvaged by the Japanese and entered Imperial Japanese Navy service as Patrol Boat No. 101. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea off Mindoro, Philippines by with the loss of 41 of her 50 crew. (en)
- World War II: The may have been torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea off Alexandria, Egypt by . She was torpedoed and sunk at by with the loss of 469 of her 613 crew. Survivors were rescued by and . (en)
- World War II: The cargo liner struck a mine and sank in the Ullsfjorden, Norway. Thirty of her 38 crew, and 257 of the 300 German soldiers she was carrying at the time of her loss were killed. (en)
- World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk at Vostochnaya Liza by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of the Luftwaffe. Her crew survived, some were wounded. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north of Point Negri, Morocco by with the loss of 41 of her 43 crew. (en)
- World War II: Battle of Hong Kong: The motor torpedo boat was sunk at Hong Kong by Japanese landing craft. Her commanding officer was killed. (en)
- World War II: The collided with and sank in the Pacific Ocean off Wake Island. Three sailors were picked up by Ro-62, but 63 others were killed. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed by and ran aground near Monterey Bay, California. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was abandoned off Hornsea, Yorkshire in a sinking condition after being damaged by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
- World War II: The armed boarding vessel struck a mine and sank at Tobruk, Libya with the loss of four of her crew. (en)
- World War II: Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse: The was bombed and sunk in the South China Sea east of Kuantan by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft with the loss of 508 of her 967 crew. (en)
- World War II: The river gunboat was shelled and sunk at Shanghai, China by . Six of her eighteen crew aboard were killed. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Hong Kong. She was raised by the Japanese in June 1942 and renamed Toryu Maru. (en)
- World War II: The submarine struck a mine and sank off Troman Island with the loss of 41 of her 42 crew. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Hong Kong. She was raised, repaired and put in Japanese service as Kyuryu Maru. (en)
- World War II: The dredger was bombed and sunk at Kerch by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of about 450 troops of the 51st Army. Two hundred people were rescued. (en)
- World War II: The s were scuttled in Mirs Bay, Hong Kong. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by Japanese forces at Hong Kong. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was scuttled at Hanko, Finland. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Manila. (en)
- The PK-115 Type MO-2 patrol boat was lost on this date. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north west of Tripoli, Libya by Fairey Swordfish of 803 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm. Two of her 22 crew were killed. The survivors, including three wounded, were rescued by the rescue ship . (en)
- World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk in Manila Bay by Japanese aircraft. Her crew were taken as prisoners of war. (en)
- World War II: The coaster was bombed and damaged in the North Sea north north east of the South Bishop Lightship by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was beached on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. (en)
- World War II: Continuation War: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in Björkösund. She was later salvaged, repaired and returned to service. (en)
- World War II: Battle of Hong Kong: The sloop was scuttled at Hong Kong. (en)
- World War II: Battle of Hong Kong: The minelayer was scuttled at Hong Kong. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Philippines. She was later raised, repaired, and put in Japanese service as Hokuhi Maru. (en)
- World War II: The ship was beached at the mouth of the Yangtze Estuary to prevent capture. Refloated and put in Japanese service as Rakuzan Maru. (en)
- World War II: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea south south east of Varna, Bulgaria by Bulgarian Air Force or Luftwaffe aircraft and/or by Bulgarian Navy submarine chasers with the loss of all 42 crew. (en)
- World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar by and with the loss of all 45 crew. (en)
- World War II: The fishing vessel was shelled and sunk off Mylingen by . (en)
- The MO-4-class motor anti-submarine boats were lost on this date. (en)
- The patrol vessel ran aground on McNutts Island, Nova Scotia in a blizzard and was wrecked. (en)
- World War II: The cargo shipas bombed and sunk in Manila Bay by Japanese aircraft. Her crew were later taken as prisoners of war. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was sunk north west of Misrata, Libya by a mine or torpedo. (en)
- The motor anti-submarine boat sank after hitting the Humber boom. (en)
- World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was damaged by Luftwaffe aircraft and was beached at Kuchugury, on the Kerch Peninsula. (en)
- The Type VIIC submarine was accidentally rammed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea west of Crete, Greece by with the loss of all 43 crew. (en)
- World War II: The passenger ship struck a mine and sank in Manila Bay off Corregidor Island. Between 900 and 1,200 people lost their lives, while 282 survivors rescued by , USS PT-34, and . (en)
- World War II: A schooner was destroyed with Molotov cocktails by Soviet Special Landing Forces during a raid on Yevpatoria, Soviet Union. (en)
- World War II: The receiving ship was scuttled by shelling by the Royal Artillery at Hong Kong. (en)
- World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north of Madeira, Portugal by and with the loss of two of her 44 crew. (en)
- The torpedo boat was holed by ice and sank in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by the minesweeper (en)
- World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea by . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Benghazi, Libya by Royal Air Force aircraft. (en)
- World War II. The cargo schooner was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Drepano, Greece by . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Feodosiya by Luftwaffe aircraft. Her crew survived. (en)
- World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor: One of the midget submarines disappeared in or near Pearl Harbor after firing its torpedoes at . The other entered the harbor and fired torpedoes at American ships. She was fired upon by the seaplane tenders and and the repair ship , then was rammed, depth charged, and sunk by the destroyer in Pearl Harbor northwest of Ford Island. (en)
- World War II: Battle of Hong Kong: The boom defence vessel was scuttled at Hong Kong. (en)
- World War II: The coastal tanker was scuttled at Benghazi, Libya after being bombed and damaged by Royal Air Force aircraft. (en)
- World War II: Patani Siam Invasion Unit: The was torpedoed and sank in shallow water, in the Gulf of Siam at Pattani by . Tozan Maru was refloated in April 1942, towed to Hong Kong for repairs that were finished in December 1942 and was returned to service. (en)
- The MO-4-class patrol vessel was lost on this date. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea off Petsamo, Finland by with the loss of one life. (en)
- World War II: Battle of Hong Kong: The tug was scuttled in Deepwater Bay. (en)
- The vessel was wrecked/burned in Broken Bay, off Pittwater, New South Wales. (en)
- World War II: The transport ship struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea north west of Misrata . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Hong Kong. She was raised, repaired, put into Japanese service as Toryu Maru. (en)
- World War II: Vigan Invasion Force: The Type 1A Standard transport was bombed and damaged off Pandan, near Vigan, Luzon by Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of the Far East Air Forces' 14th Bomb Squadron. She was beached at Aparri, Philippines. Oigawa Maru was later refloated, repaired, returned to service. (en)
- World War II: Invasion of British Borneo : Invasion Convoy: The transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea off Kuching, Sarawak by . Five of her crew were killed. (en)
- World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk by German artillery off Kerch . (en)
- World War II: The presidential yacht was bombed and sunk at Fort Mills, Corregidor Island by Japanese aircraft. (en)
- World War II: The tanker struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth . Her 41 crew were rescued. (en)
- World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Spurn Head, Yorkshire. There were no casualties. (en)
- World War II: The M-class submarine was depth charged and sunk by the destroyer . (en)
- World War II: British Borneo Invasion Convoy: The were sunk during landings near the mouth of the Santubong River in Sarawak. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Hong Kong. She was raised, repaired and put in Japanese service as Gyoryu Maru. (en)
- World War II: Operation Archery: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk at Måløy Island by and . (en)
- The ran aground on the Kwajalein Reef, Marshall Islands and was wrecked. Her 60 crew were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The auxiliary schooner, serving as a pearling boat mother ship, was bombed and sunk east of Halmahera Island by a Dornier Do 24 aircraft of the Netherlands Naval Aviation Service. Ten of her sixteen crew were killed. Survivors were rescued by Celebes Maru No. 3 . (en)
- World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor: Possibly the midget submarine that was depth charged and sunk in Keehi Lagoon near Pearl Harbor. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was sunk by the Japanese at Shanghai. She was raised and scrapped post-war. (en)
- World War II: The coaster was scuttled at Manila, the Philippines. She was later salvaged, repaired and entered Japanese service as Paran Maru. (en)
- World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the Irish Sea north east of the Tuskar Rock Lighthouse. Her crew were rescued by the Rosslare lifeboat. (en)
- World War II: The ocean liner was scuttled at Phuket, Thailand. (en)
- World War II: The coaster collided with another ship and sank at Tripoli, Libya. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Hong Kong. She was raised, repaired and put in Japanese service in May 1943 as Awa Maru. (en)
- World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was probably bombed and sunk by the Japanese at the Cavite Navy Yard. (en)
- The naval drifter/minesweeper ran aground in a storm in Skerry Sound, Scapa Flow and broke up. (en)
- World War II: Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse: The was bombed and sunk in the South China Sea east of Kuantan, Malaya by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft with the loss of 327 of her 1,521 crew. (en)
- World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Brest, Finistère, France by Royal Air Force aircraft. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Ionian Sea by . A crew member was killed and some were wounded. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged at Manila by Japanese aircraft. She sank the next day. (en)
- World War II: The yard tug was lost by enemy action, probably in the Philippines. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Hong Kong. She was raised, repaired and put into Japanese service as Fusei Maru. (en)
- World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Norway by Allied aircraft with the loss of all six crew. (en)
- World War II: The World War I Design 1023 ship, converted to a scow, was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft at Wake Island. (en)
- World War II: The United States Army-chartered cargo ship was sunk by Japanese aircraft in Campomanes Bay off Sipalay . (en)
- World War II: Convoy SC 58: The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean . Her 25 crew were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The ocean liner was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea off Kuching by . Ten of her crew and many troops were killed. (en)
- World War II: Invasion of British Borneo : Invasion Convoy: The Unyo Maru No. 2-class auxiliary transport was bombed and sunk in the South China Sea off Kuching, Sarawak by Martin B-10 bomber aircraft of the Royal Netherlands Army. Eight of her crew were killed. (en)
- World War II: The tanker struck a mine and sank at Haifa, Palestine with the loss of four of her 33 crew. The wreck was refloated in June 1952 and scrapped. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Aegean Sea off Argostoli, Greece. She was raised, repaired and returned to service in 1948 as Citta Di Trapani. (en)
- The ran aground at high speed and was damaged at Hong Kong. She was refloated and continued in service. (en)
- The sailing ship sank and was lost, possibly scuttled, at Bardia, Libya. (en)
- World War II: Convoy HG 76: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of three of her 42 crew. Survivors were rescued by and . Ruckinge was scuttled by . (en)
- World War II: The incomplete cargo ship was launched and sunk at Hong Kong. She was raised, finished and put into Japanese service. (en)
- World War II: The sailing vessel was shelled and sunk by off Cape Methoni. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea off Badoc, Philippines by . (en)
- World War II: The patrol boat struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Kolberg. (en)
- The damage control training ship, a former , was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean by while being towed from San Diego, California to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship at Anking. (en)
- World War II: The collier struck a mine in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was taken in tow by a Royal Navy tug but sank the next day. Her crew were rescued. (en)
- World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel, Morocco by Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 812 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm with the loss of 44 of her 45 crew. The survivor was rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . Her 57 crew were rescued; 13 of them by . (en)
- World War II: The Aosan Maru-class auxiliary anti-aircraft transport was torpedoed and damaged in the East China Sea south of Samah, China by . Three of her crew and 25 gunners were killed. She drifted abandoned for two days before sinking. (en)
- World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Bardia, Libya by and . Forty-four crew were rescued. (en)
- The tug sank. She was subsequently salvaged, repaired and returned to service. (en)
- World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of twelve of her crew. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Manila by Japanese aircraft. She was later salvaged, repaired and entered Japanese service as Manbo Maru. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Hong Kong. She was raised, repaired and put into Japanese service as Bisan Maru. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Kuching. (en)
- World War II: The submarine was mined and sunk in the South China Sea off Tioman Island, (en)
- The ocean liner ran aground off Libreville, French Equatorial Africa and was wrecked. (en)
- World War II: The armed merchant cruiser was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea, north of Benghazi, Libya by Force K, Royal Navy. rescued 21 survivors, while 66 others were rescued by the destroyer . There were nine or eleven fatalities depending on sources. (en)
- World War II: The troopship was bombed and sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of 113 lives. (en)
- The was lost on this date. (en)
- The Siebel ferry was wrecked on this date. (en)
- The auxiliary minesweeper sank on this date. (en)
- The cargo ship foundered south of Hokkaido. (en)
- The cargo ship sank in the Gulf of Guinea. (en)
- The cargo ship was scuttled at Hong Kong. (en)
- The landing craft assault was lost on this date. (en)
- The patrol boat foundered off Hogland. (en)
- The s were lost on this date. (en)
- The tug sank at Bizerta, Tunisia. (en)
- The tug was sunk at Manila by Japanese forces. (en)
- World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk at Manila by Japanese aircraft. (en)
- World War II: The was scuttled in Mirs Bay. (en)
- World War II: The ferry was scuttled at Hong Kong. (en)
- World War II: The lighter was scuttled at Kuching. (en)
- World War II: The tug was scuttled at Hong Kong. (en)
- World War II: The vorpostenboot was torpedoed and sunk in Nordfjord by Royal Air Force aircraft. (en)
- World War II: The was sunk in the Pacific Ocean by Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber aircraft based on . Lost with all 93 hands. (en)
- World War II: Battle of Hong Kong: The was scuttled at Hong Kong. She was later raised, repaired and taken into Imperial Japanese Navy service as Ma-101. (en)
- The cargo ship Kong Haakon VII collided with the ocean liner Myrmidon at Whiteinch, Renfrewshire on being launched. Both vessels were severely damaged. (en)
- World War II: Operation Archery: The vorpostenboot was shelled and sunk by and . She was salvaged in 1942, repaired and returned to service as a fish transport in 1944. (en)
- World War II: Battle of Wake Island: The was run aground on Wake Island to land troops and was destroyed by shore guns that killed two of her crew and wounded seven others. (en)
- World War II: The cargo schooner was shelled and sunk from the Pylos Lighthouse by . (en)
- World War II: The cargo liner was scuttled at Hong Kong to prevent capture. She was raised, repaired and put in Japanese service as Sito Maru in 1942. (en)
- World War II: Battle of Hong Kong: The motor torpedo boat was sunk at Hong Kong by Japanese landing craft. (en)
- The auxiliary patrol ship was lost in the Black Sea. Depending on sources, it disappeared in a storm or was sunk by a mine. (en)
- World War II: The patrol vessel was shelled and sunk off the Kerch Peninsula by shore-based artillery. All aboard were rescued by the cruiser . (en)
- World War II: Battle of Cape Bon: The was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Bon by the 4th Destroyer Flotilla, Royal Navy. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Estepona, Spain by with the loss of fourteen of her 35 crew. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Aegean Sea off Cape Babakele, Turkey by . Depending on the sources one crew member was lost or all survived. (en)
- World War II: The vorpostenboot was shelled and sunk off Lofoten, Norway by . (en)
- World War II: The was scuttled in Manila Bay following damage received in an Imperial Japanese Navy air raid on Cavite Navy Yard, Manila, Philippines. (en)
- World War II: Under pursuit by Japanese ships and aircraft the United States Navy-chartered passenger ship was run aground on Shaweishan Island off the Yangtze delta at to rip her bottom out and deny her use to the Japanese. President Harrison struck the edge of the island on her port side and then rolled off. The impact ripped a hole long, but does not reach the engine room spaces. The ship almost turned over, but righted herself. Strong currents then carried her off the rocks and she settled on a mud bank. Her crew and Marines aboard abandoned ship, but the ship's exposed turning propeller splits one lifeboat in half, killing three men and severely injuring many others. She was later refloated, repaired, and put in service by the Japanese as Kakko Maru. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south of the Balearic Islands, Spain by with the loss of three of her crew. (en)
- World War II: Convoy TA 5: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea west of Alexandria, Egypt by with the loss of all 106 crew, and all the survivors rescued from . (en)
- World War II: The cargo liner was scuttled at Hong Kong. She was raised in 1942, repaired and put in Japanese service as Tozan Maru. (en)
- World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor: The midget submarine ran aground a number of times near the entrance to Pearl Harbor. Her two-man crew temporarily was overcome by chlorine gas leaking from her battery. Her crew abandoned ship after lighting scuttling charges which failed to detonate. Her commanding officer survived and was captured, becoming the first prisoner-of-war captured by the United States in World War II; her other crewman drowned. (en)
- World War II: The tanker, already damaged by aerial bombing from British aircraft, was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by with the loss of 49 of her 83 crew. (en)
- The harbor vessel was sunk in a collision in the harbour at Manila, Philippines. (en)
- The KM-2 type motor launch was lost sometime in December. (en)
- World War II: The was shelled and sunk in the South China Sea by . (en)
- World War II: The passenger ship was scuttled at Hong Kong. (en)
- World War II: First Battle of Sirte: The struck a mine and was sunk off Sirte, Libya with the loss of all but one of her 767 crew. (en)
- World War II: Invasion of British Borneo : Invasion Convoy: The was bombed, exploded and sunk in the South China Sea off Miri, Sarawak by Dornier Do 24 aircraft of GVT-7, Netherlands Naval Aviation Service with the loss of all hands . (en)
- World War II: The tanker struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of one of her 54 crew. (en)
- World War II: The boom defence depot ship, a former , was scuttled at Hong Kong. (en)
- The cargo ship ran aground on Brazil Shoal — a reef off Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada and was wrecked. There were no casualties. (en)
- World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor: The harbor tug was sunk while drydocked in when , also in the drydock, was bombed and sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service. (en)
- World War II: The armed examination vessel was bombed and damaged at Penang. One Chinese crewman was mortally wounded. She was bombed again and abandoned the next day. She eventually sank. HMS Tung Wo was refloated sometime in 1942, repaired and put in Japanese service as Dowa Maru. (en)
- World War II: The fishing trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft. Her ten crew were rescued. (en)
- thumb|USS Downes and USS Cassin World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor: The was bombed and damaged by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft. Initially assessed as a total loss, she was later repaired and returned to service. (en)
- The auxiliary sailing ship ran aground on Butaritari, Gilbert Islands and was wrecked. (en)
- World War II: 1st Lingayen Invasion Unit: The Choyo Maru-class auxiliary transport was torpedoed by . The ship exploded, broke in two and sank in the Lingayen Gulf . Two of her crew were killed. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Hong Kong. (en)
- The Landing Craft, Tank foundered off Sollum, Egypt. (en)
- The cargo ship ran aground and was wrecked on Confites Cay. (en)
- World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk in Lunan Bay, Angus by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of five of her ten crew. (en)
- World War II: The MO-4-class patrol vessel was shelled and sunk by coastal artillery off Reed-Burun. (en)
- World War II: The was depth charged, shelled, and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea by and was subsequently scuttled by her crew. One passenger, an army general, was killed. Fifty-three survivors were rescued by HMS Farndale. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Hong Kong. She was raised, repaired and put into Japanese service as Kensei Maru. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was shelled, torpedoed and damaged in the Pacific Ocean off Cape Mendocino, California by with the loss of five crew. Survivors reached the Blunt's Reef Lightship and were rescued by . Emidio drifted to the north west and came ashore at Crescent City, California. The wreck was refloated, towed to Long Beach, California, and scrapped in 1969. (en)
- World War II: Battle of Hong Kong: The tug was scuttled in Deepwater Bay, Hong Kong. (en)
- The fishing trawler was sunk in a collision off the Isle of Lewis. (en)
- World War II: Battle of Hong Kong: The ship was reported as bombed and sunk at Hong Kong by Japanese aircraft, but other sources say she was sunk by Japanese artillery. or point out that she might have also been targeted by British artillery from Kowloon. She was later refloated. (en)
- World War II: British Borneo Invasion Convoy: The three capsized when lowered into the water from a transport during a storm off Miri. Nineteen Imperial Japanese Army troops were killed and fifteen were reported missing. (en)
- thumb|Iosif Stalin. World War II: Continuation War: The troopship, a converted , was sunk when she struck three mines, and then was hit by a shell from Finnish coast artillery while evacuating troops from the Hanko naval base. Only 1,740 of the 5,589 people on board could be rescued, some of them by , , , and five Soviet Navy patrol boats. The ship then drifted half-submerged till beaching at Lohusalu bay, Estonia where the wreck was still partly above water. About 3,000 were captured and 841 were killed. VT-521 was raised, towed to Tallinn in July 1945 and scrapped. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Hong Kong. She was raised, repaired and put in Japanese service as Chikuzan Maru. (en)
- World War II: The patrol boat/naval trawler was torpedoed, or shelled, and sunk off Rolvsøy by with the loss of all hands, between 48 and 56 men. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Manila, Philippines. She was later raised, repaired and entered Japanese service as Himeno Maru. (en)
- World War II: Convoy ME 8: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Phuket. (en)
- The cargo ship was sunk in a collision with off the entrance to the Bonny River. (en)
- World War II: Battle of Hong Kong: The ship was reported as bombed and sunk at Hong Kong by Japanese aircraft, but other sources say she was sunk by Japanese artillery or point out that she might have also been targeted by British artillery from Kowloon. She was later refloated. (en)
- World War II: Convoy HG 76: The escort carrier was torpedoed sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Cape Finisterre, Spain by . Survivors were rescued by , and . (en)
- World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk in the Gulf of Davao by Japanese aircraft. A crew member was killed. (en)
- The PT boat was lost to grounding off Cape Santiago, Luzon, Philippines. (en)
- World War II: Convoy SC 57: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of four of her 56 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The cargo liner was scuttled at Manila, Philippines. (en)
- World War II: The ketch was scuttled at Tarawa to prevent capture. (en)
- World War II: The Type 1916 minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Kolberg . Ten of her crew were killed. (en)
- World War II: In an instance of naval friendly fire, the cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea off Tanafjord, Norway by , uninformed of the German convoy proceeding in the area. There were twelve dead and twelve survivors. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Hong Kong. She was salvaged in 1942 and entered Japanese service asNannei Maru. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Celebes Sea south of the Philippines by Japanese aircraft. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was bombed and damaged in the Bay of Biscay by a Short Sunderland aircraft of 10 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. The next day, she was torpedoed and sunk at Cariño, Spain by Bristol Beaufort aircraft of 22 Squadron, Royal Air Force. A crew member was killed. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was stopped, torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of three of her crew. (en)
- World War II: The was bombed and damaged off Luzon by Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of the Far East Air Forces' 14th Bomb Squadron. She was beached at Aparri . She was declared a total loss. (en)
- The coaster foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Mersa Matruh, Egypt. Her crew were rescued. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Manila, Philippines by Japanese aircraft. She was later salvaged, repaired and entered Japanese service as Hatsu Maru. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the South China Sea east of the Natuna Islands, Netherlands East Indies by Japanese aircraft with the loss of eight of her 40 crew. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was bombed, shelled and sunk by Japanese forces at Hong Kong. (en)
- World War II: Battle of Wake Island: The was run aground on Wake Island to land troops and was destroyed by shore guns. (en)
- World War II: Invasion of British Borneo : Invasion Convoy: The W-5-class minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the South China Sea off Kuching by Martin B-10 bomber aircraft of the Royal Netherlands Army. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled in Manila Bay. (en)
- World War II: The supply ship was intercepted in the South Atlantic by and was scuttled by her crew without loss of life. A total of 414 survivors were rescued by , , , , , , and . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled or sunk at Hong Kong. She was salvaged by the Japanese sometime in 1942–43, repaired and put in Imperial Japanese Army service as Gyoei Maru. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Hong Kong. She was salvaged by the Japanese and returned to service as Shori Maru. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea north west of Misrata . (en)
- The K-193 Type ZK patrol boat was lost on this date. (en)
- World War II: The depot ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands by Royal Air Force aircraft with the loss of twelve lives. (en)
- The cargo ship collided with and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of seventeen of her crew. (en)
- World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by with the loss of fifteen of her 45 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Kipling and . (en)
- World War II: Convoy HG 76: The Design 1022 ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . She sank with the loss of 13 of her 52 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
- The Type 1915 minesweeper disappeared northeast of Rügen in a snowstorm, possibly sunk by a mine. All 85 crew were lost. (en)
- World War II: Convoy HG 76: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 34 of the 38 people on board. (en)
- World War II: The tug/auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Hong Kong by Japanese aircraft. (en)
- World War II: The incomplete s were bombed and destroyed on the stocks at Cavite Navy Yard, Manila, Philippines. (en)
- World War II: Convoy SC 58: The cargo ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay, and broke her back. (en)
- thumb|USS Vestal World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor: The repair ship was bombed and damaged at Pearl Harbor by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft and was beached. She was refloated within a week, repaired and returned to service. (en)
- World War II: Operation Archery: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk at Måløy Island, Norway by and . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Kuching, Sarawak. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Taikoo Dock, Hong Kong. She was raised, repaired and put into Japanese service as Gyoshin Maru, later renamed Kanshu Maru. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the harbor of Mariveles, Philippines by Japanese aircraft with the loss of eight of her crew and two United States Marines. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Kuching, Sarawak. She was refloated in 1942, repaired and entered Japanese service as Shinai Maru. (en)
- The cargo ship foundered in a gale in Fugloyarfjørður, Faroe Islands with the loss of all 25 people on board. (en)
- The minesweeping tug was lost sometime in December. (en)
- The cargo ship ran aground near Luleå, Sweden. She was refloated but consequently sank in the Baltic Sea . Her crew survived. (en)
- World War II: The drifter struck a mine and sank in the Irish Sea off Point Lynas Lighthouse, Anglesey with the loss of all eleven of her crew. (en)
- World War II: The tanker was torpedoed, shelled, and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south of the Piedras Blancas Lighthouse, California by . Her crew were rescued. (en)
- World War II: Vigan Invasion Force: The was strafed, exploded, and sank off Pandan by a Seversky P-35 aircraft of the Far East Air Forces' 34th Pursuit Squadron. The explosion blew a wing off the aircraft and it crashed into the sea. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of one of her 35 crew. (en)
- World War II: Convoy SC 56: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Iceland by with the loss of all 43 crew. (en)
- World War II: The naval trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Strait of Gibraltar by with the loss of all 33 crew. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Negro, Morocco by . Her 41 crew were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor: The was torpedoed and sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft with the loss of 429 of her 1,398 crew. (en)
- World War II: The fishing boat struck a mine and sank in the Bristol Channel off Minehead, Somerset with the loss of two of her crew. (en)
- World War II: The passenger ship was sunk by a mine in the Black Sea east of Burgas, Bulgaria. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber . Her 30 crew were rescued. The wreck was dispersed by explosives in 1950. (en)
- World War II: The was bombed, set on fire, and sunk at Hong Kong by Japanese aircraft. (en)
- World War II: The auxiliary patrol ship was lost on this date. (en)
- World War II: The lighthouse tender was bombed and sunk at Manila, Philippines, by Japanese aircraft. She was later raised by the Imperial Japanese Army. (en)
- World War II: The was bombed and damaged at Hong Kong by Japanese aircraft and was beached. She was subsequently salvaged by the Japanese and entered service in 1942 as Patrol Boat No. 101. (en)
- World War II: Battle of Cape Bon: The was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Bon Tunisia by the 4th Destroyer Flotilla, Royal Navy. (en)
- World War II: The coaste struck a mine and sank in the Bristol Channel . Her four crew survived. (en)
- The MO-4-class patrol vessel was sunk by mortar and artillery fire near Feodosiya. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship as torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by with the loss of four of her 34 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Matapan by . Thirty-three crew, six gunners and 116 military passengers were killed. There were 227 or 230 survivors. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship at Anking, China. (en)
- World War II: The armed yacht was torpedoed and sunk in the Strait of Gibraltar by with the loss off 30 of her 48 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
- World War II: The passenger ship was shelled and sunk off Kerch by German shore-based artillery with the loss of seven crew and a number of soldiers. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth with the loss of one of her 45 crew. Sighted by aircraft the next day, she probably sank shortly after. (en)
- The interned cargo ship was damaged by fire at Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was subsequently repaired and entered Argentinian service as General San Martin. (en)
- The motor vessel sank at Dayville, Territory of Alaska . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Philippine Sea east of Samar Island by Japanese aircraft. She was subsequently salvaged, repaired and entered Japanese service as Ikutagawa Maru. (en)
- World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the South China Sea off Tioman Island, Philippines with the loss of 43 of her 49 crew. (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Manila by Japanese aircraft. She was later salvaged, repaired and entered Japanese service as Kaihan Maru. (en)
- World War II: The coaster was scuttled at Hong Kong. (en)
- World War II: Invasion of British Borneo : Invasion Convoy: The was torpedoed, her torpedoes caught fire and exploded, and was sunk in the South China Sea about off Kuching by with the loss of 120 of her 241 crew. One hundred and twenty survivors were rescued by and . (en)
- World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Ionian Sea off Argostoli, Greece by . There were four missing and 33 survivors. (en)
- World War II: Battle of Hong Kong: The coastal tanker was scuttled by shelling by at Hong Kong to prevent capture. Raised, repaired and put in service as . (en)
- World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged, rammed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 22 of her 42 crew. (en)
- World War II: Convoy SC 57: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of ten of the 66 people on board. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
- The cargo ship was wrecked at Kammarbrinken, Utlangen. (en)
- World War II: The ferry launch was bombed and sunk during the Imperial Japanese Navy air raid on Cavite Navy Yard. (en)
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