1944-1945 royal navy ships lost at sea
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1944
Landing craft assault LCA No.226, 254, 347, 440, 487, 696, 753 (total 7, 11-13.5t each), cause and place unknown
Landing craft assault LCA No.326 (11-13.5t), lost in Mediterranean
Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.525, 559, 591, 650, 907 (total 5, 52t each), lost overseas, presumed during 1944.
Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.540, 760 (total 2, 8-11t each), lost overseas, presumed during 1944.
Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.640, 735, 978, 982, 987, 989, 991, 993, 1023 (total 9, 9-11t), lost overseas, presumed during 1944.
Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.652, 669 (total 2, 9-11t each), lost in Home Waters, presumed during 1944
Landing craft personnel (Small) LCP(S) No.1 (6t), cause and place unknown
Landing craft support (Medium) (MkIII) LCS(M) No.49 (13.5t), cause and place unknown
January 1944
January - Ferry service vessel SANDVIKHORN (R, 78t nett, 1917), sunk in collision, Londonderry, N Ireland
January - Landing craft assault LCA No.323, 394, 428, 697 (total 4, 11-13.5t each), lost in Operation Shingle, Anzio landings, W Italy. Date approximate
January - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.623, 910, 930, 1022, 1064, 1173, 204 (total 7, 52t each), lost in Operation Shingle, Anzio landings, W Italy. Date approximate
January - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.66, 356, 373 (total 3, 8-11t each), lost in Operation Shingle, Operation Anzio. Date approximate
January - Landing craft support (Medium) (MkIII) LCS(M) No.46 (13.5t), lost in Operation Shingle, Anzio landings, W Italy. Date approximate
January 1 - Landing ship tank (Class II) LST No.411 (2,750t, 8/1/43), mined or torpedoed (31st Dec. 1943) on passage from Maddalena to Bastia, Sardinia. Abandoned owing to heavy weather.
January 6 - Trawler WALLASEA (545t, 31/7/43), sunk by surface craft torpedo off Mounts Bay, Cornwall
January 7 - Frigate TWEED (1,375t, 28/4/43), sunk by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic
January 11 - Drifter NOT MANN (R), cause and place unknown
January 14 - Naval auxiliary boat SPIDER BOY (14t), cause and place unknown
January 14 - Tug ADHERENT (700t, 30/3/42), foundered, N Atlantic
January 16 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.1029 (611-640t), blew up, possibly mined, while at anchor off Skegness, E England
January 17 - Landing barge, vehicle (MkI) No.367 (150t type), wrecked on passage Dartmouth to Portland, S England
January 19 - Landing craft assault LCA No.783. 790, 865 (total 3, 11-13.5t each), lost in Home Waters off E Scotland. Date reported
January 22 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.616 (9-11t), broke adrift and badly holed in Home Waters
January 23 - Destroyer JANUS (1,760t, 5/8/39), sunk by aircraft torpedo off Anzio, W Italy
January 25 - Landing craft personnel (Small) LCP(S) No.60 (6t), wrecked in Azores.
January 25 - Transport vessel EVANGELISTRIA (SAMOS 82, R), constructive total loss
January 26 - Landing ship tank (Class II) LST No.422 (2,750t, 5/2/43), mined and sunk in Operation Shingle, Anzio landings, W Italy
January 29 - Collier OLGA E EMBIRICOS (R, 4,677t, 1922), sunk by U-boat ,Gulf of Aden
January 29 - Cruiser SPARTAN (5,770t, 10/8/43), sunk by aircraft glider-bomb, off Anzio, W Italy
January 29 - Landing craft assault LCA No.845 (11-13.5t), became waterlogged and sank during exercises off Leith, E Scotland.
January 29 - Yacht ORACLE (745t), destroyed by fire off Liverpool, NE England
January 30 - Destroyer HARDY (Leader, 1,730t, 14/8/43), sunk by U-boat torpedo, Barents Sea, Arctic
January 31 - Trawler PINE (545t, 3/7/40), sunk by E-boat torpedo off Selsey Bill, Sussex
February 1944
February - Landing barge, vehicle (MkI) No.136, 149, 497 (total 3, 150t type), cause and place unknown
February - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.192, 234, 254, 279, 282, 327, 329, 367 (total 8, 30-37t each), lost in Home Waters. Date reported
February - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.375 (625-640t), sunk in Mediterranean. Date reported
February - Landing craft vehicle LCV No.894 (10-11t), lost on service with Royal Army Service Corps, CTC, Rothesay, Scotland. Date reported
February - Special service vessel ALYNBANK (R, 5,157t, 1925), sunk as blockship
February - Special service vessel EMPIRE TAMAR (6,581t, 1907), sunk as blockship
February - Special service vessel INGMAN (R, 3,169t, 1907), sunk as blockship
February - Special service vessel MODLIN (3,569t, 1906), sunk as blockship
February - Landing craft vehicle (Personnel) LCV(P) No.1066 (10.5-13.5t), lost during exercises, Richborough area, Kent, SE England.
February - Special service vessel EMPIRE BUNTING (6,448t, 1919), sunk as blockship
February - Special service vessel EMPIRE DEFIANCE (4,632t, 1909), sunk as blockship
February - Special service vessel EMPIRE FLAMINGO (5,200t, 1920), sunk as blockship
February - Special service vessel EMPIRE MOORHEN (5,617t, 1919), sunk as blockship
February - Special service vessel EMPIRE WATERHEN (6,004t, 1920), sunk as blockship
February 2 - Landing craft infantry (Small) LCI(S) No.511 (110t), beached at Portslade, Sussex, S England. Total loss.
February 7 - Special service vessel DOVER HILL (5,815t, 1918), sunk as blockship
February 7 - Special service vessel FLOWERGATE (5,200t, 1911), sunk as blockship
February 7 - Submarine, midget/X-Craft X-22 (29.8t, 31/10/43), lost in collision, Pentland Firth, N Scotland
February 8 - Special service vessel BECHEVILLE (4,200t, 1924), sunk as blockship
February 8 - Special service vessel PANOS (4,900t, 1920), sunk as blockship
February 9 - Landing craft assault LCA No.552 (11-13.5t), wrecked during exercises off E Scotland.
February 10 - Special service vessel ELSWICK PARK (4,200t, 1920), sunk as blockship
February 11 - Special service vessel SALTERS GATE (3,900t, 1924), sunk as blockship
February 13 - Trawler CAP D'ANTIFER (R), sunk by E-boat off Humber, E England
February 14 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.781 (9-11t), lost in collision, Home Waters
February 14 - Salvage vessel SALVIKING (1,490t, 27/1/43), sunk by U-boat torpedo, Indian Ocean
February 15 - Motor launch ML No.210 (on loan to R Norwegian Navy, 75t, 7/4/41), sunk by mine off Dieppe
February 16 - Landing ship tank (Class II) LST No.418 (2,750t, 1/2/43), sunk after 2 underwater explosions, Operation Shingle, Anzio landings, W Italy
February 18 - Cruiser PENELOPE (5,270t, 1936), sunk by U-boat , torpedeo, Anzio area, W Italy
February 18 - Yacht BREDA (1,207t), sunk after collision, Campbeltown Loch, Scotland
February 20 - Destroyer WARWICK (1,200t, 1918), sunk by U-boat torpedo off W Cornwall, SW England
February 20 - Landing ship tank (Class II) LST No.305 (2,750t, 7/12/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo during Operation Shingle, Anzio landings, W Italy
February 20 - Motor launch ML No.1083 (40t, 23/10/41), lost through grounding in Gulf of Kos, Aegean
February 21 - Drifter LE DUE PAOLE, cause and place unknown
February 21 - Special service vessel VINLAKE (3,938t, 1913), sunk as blockship
February 24 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.152 (8-11t), wrecked during exercises in Home Waters
February 25 - Destroyer INGLEFIELD (Leader, 1,530t, 1937), sunk by aircraft glider-bomb off Anzio, W Italy
February 25 - Destroyer MAHRATTA (1,920t, 8/4/43), sunk by U-boat torpedo, Barents Sea, Arctic
February 26 - Special service vessel LYNGHAUG (2,839t, 1919), sunk as blockship
February 26 - Special service vessel SIREHEI (3,888t, 1907), sunk as blockship
February 27 - Motor fishing vessel No.70 (43t, 1/5/43), lost after striking submerged object en route for Casteloriso, Dodecanese
February 27 - Sloop WOODPECKER (1,350t, 14/12/42), stern blown off (20th) by torpedo. Capsized and sank in tow, N Atlantic
February 29 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.541 (8-11t), lost off Isle of Wight, S England. Date given as 28th-29th
March 1944
March - Landing barge, vehicle (MkI) No.229, 266 (total 2, 150t type), cause and place unknown. Date reported
March - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.76, lost in E Indies. Date reported
March - Motor launch ML No.1380 (40t, 16/9/43), missing in Aegean
March - Special service vessel EMPIRE TANA (6,148t, 1923), sunk as blockship
March - Special service vessel GEORGIOS P (4,052t, 1903), sunk as blockship
March - Special service vessel NJEGOS (R, 4,393t, 1908), sunk as blockship
March - Special service vessel WINHA (3,391, 1904), sunk as blockship
March 1 - Frigate GOULD (1,600, 18/9/43), sunk by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic
March 1 - Landing craft assault LCA No.726, 908 (total 2, 11-13.5t each), lost in Home Waters.
March 2 - Landing ship tank (Class II) LST No.362 (2,750t, 23/11/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, Biscay area
March 3 - Landing craft support (Medium) (MkIII) LCS(M) No.69 (13.5t), sunk during exercises off E Scotland
March 5 - Motor launch ML No.387 (75t, 1/6/43), destroyed by internal explosion, Beirut Harbour, Syria
March 9 - Corvette ASPHODEL (1,015t, 11/9/40), sunk by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic
March 13 - Landing craft assault (Hedgerow) LCA No.689 (12t), sunk in Home Waters.
March 13 - Landing craft personnel (Small) LCP(S) No.76 (6t), lost on passage.
March 16 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.417 (37t, 8/9/42), sunk by surface vessel, whilst attacking convoy between Calais and Boulogne. Date given as 15th-16th
March 17 - Landing craft infantry (Large) LCI(L) No.273 (380-384t), sunk by aircraft, Anzio, W Italy
March 20 - Submarine P-715(ex-GRAPH, German prize vessel, 880t), dismantled, broke adrift and lost on West Coast of Islay, W Scotland
March 22 - Submarine STONEHENGE (715t, 15/6/43), lost on patrol, probably off Nicobar Islands, Indian Ocean, Date approximate
March 23 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.1026 (9-11t), sunk in Mediterranean
March 25 - Special service vessel MANCHESTER SPINNER (4,767t, 1918), sunk as blockship
March 26 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.352 (37t, 31/5/43), sunk in collision, North Sea. Date given as 25th-26th
March 27 - Special service vessel MARIPOSA (3,800t, 1914), sunk as blockship
March 27 - Whaler MAALOY (R, 249t), sunk by U-boat off Ceylon
March 28 - Submarine SYRTIS (715t, 23/4/43), sunk by mine off Bodo, Norway
March 28 - Special service vessel BENDORAN (5,600t, 1919), sunk as blockship
March 30 - Destroyer LAFOREY (Leader, 1,935t, 26/8/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, North of Sicily
March 30 - Special service vessel VERA RADCLIFFE (5,600t, 1925), sunk as blockship
March 31 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.241 (38t, 30/3/42), sunk by enemy action off ljmuiden and Helder
April 1944
April - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.1313, 1314, 1373, 1378 (total 4, 52t each), lost on passage from USA to India. Date reported
April - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.360, 367 (total 2, 8-11t each), lost during exercises at Mandapam, India. Date reported
April - Special service vessel FORBIN (R, 7,291t, 1922), sunk as blockship
April 2 - Landing craft assault (Hedgerow) LCA No.672, 811 (total 2, 12t each), foundered during exercises off E Scotland.
April 6 - Landing craft personnel (Small) LCP(S) No.9 (6t), driven ashore at Weymouth, S England
April 6 - Special service vessel INNERTON (5,300t, 1919), sunk as blockship
April 10 - Drifter FORECAST (96t, 1925), sunk at Greenock, Scotland
April 14 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.323 (8-11t), destroyed in explosion at Bombay.
April 14 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.866 (9-11t), destroyed by fire at Bombay
April 14 - Landing ship infantry (Large) LSI(L) EL HIND (R, 5,319t), destroyed by fire in Bombay Docks, India
April 14 - Water boat GENERAAL VAN SWIETEN (1,300t, 1928), marine cause
April 14 - Water carrier GENERAAL VAN DER HEIJDEN (R, 1,213t, 1929), marine cause
April 18 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.707 (95t, 11/43), cut in two in collision off N Ireland
April 24 - Landing ship tank (Class II) LST No.407 (2,750t, 31/12/42), damaged beyond repair by weather in Mediterranean
April 24 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.671 (95t, 16/5/43), sunk in torpedo attack on destroyers off Barfleur, N France
April 24 - Tug ROODE ZEE (R, 468t), sunk by E-boat torpedo off Dungeness, SE England
May 1944
May - Landing craft assault LCA No.130 (11-13.5t), destroyed by fire at Marve. Date reported
May - Landing craft assault LCA No.364, 382, 398, 417, 433, 459, 492, 526, 573, 761 (total 10, 11-13.5t each), cause and place unknown. Date reported
May - Landing craft emergency repair LCER No.5, 14, 21 (total 3, 10t each), cause and place unknown. Date reported
May - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.131, 182, 183, 207, 209 (total 5, 30-37t each), lost in E Indies. Date reported
May - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.212, 215, 218, 219, 243, 272, 277, 285, 288, 324 (total 10, 30-37t each), lost overseas. Date reported
May - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.527, 534, 540, 588, 1029, 1045, 1071, 1083, 1123, 1171, 1205 (total 11, 52t each), lost overseas. Date reported
May - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.1380, 1381 (total 2, 52t each), lost in Mediterranean. Date reported
May - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.8, 263, 287, 577 (total 4, 8-11t each), lost overseas. Date reported
May - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.584 (9-11t), sunk in Home Waters.
May - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.614, 634, 663, 824, 844, 912. 913, 995 (total 8, 9-11t each), lost overseas. Date reported
May - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.643(9-11t), lost at Naples, Italy. Date approximate
May - Landing craft personnel (Small) LCP(S) No.25, 50, 61, 73, 101, 135, 137 (total 7, 6t each), cause and place unknown Date reported
May - Landing craft personnel (Small) LCP(S) No.74 (6t), lost overboard at Messina, Sicily. Date reported
May - Landing craft support (Medium) (MkIII) LCS(M) No.59 (13.5t), cause and place unknown. Date reported
May 5 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.708 (95t, 11/43), damaged by friendly aircraft English Channel, and subsequently sunk by own forces
May 20 - Trawler WYOMING (R, 302t, 1915), mined and sunk off Harwich, E England
May 23 - Landing barge, ramped dumb No.83 (100t type), sank on passage to Sheerness, SE England
May 28 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.732 (97t, 17/4/44), sunk by accident, English Channel
May 30 - Whaler FIRMAMENT (R, 248t, 1930), grounded, total loss, off Alexandria
June 1944
June - Landing barge, oiler No.6 (200t type), cause and place unknown
June - Landing barge, vehicle (Mk1) No.16, 20, 51 (total 3, 150t type), cause and place unknown
June - Landing craft assault LCA No.33, 56, 146 (total 3, 11-13.5t each), lost in E Indies. Date reported
June - Landing craft assault LCA No.182 (11-13.5t), cause and place unknown Date reported
June - Landing craft infantry (Small) LCI(S) No.512, 517, 524, 531, 540 (total 5, 110t each), lost in Operation Neptune, Normandy landings, N France
June - Landing craft infantry (Small) LCI(S) No.537 (110t), damaged beyond economical repair
June - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.91 (30-37t), lost in E Indies. Date reported
June - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.295 (30-37t), lost overseas.
June - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.577 (52t), lost in Operation Overlord, Normandy landings, N France
June - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.1115, 1130 (total 2, 52t each), lost in Mediterranean. Date reported
June - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.723 (9-11t), lost in Mediterranean Date reported
June - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.854 (9-11t), cause and place unknown. Date reported
June - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.867 (9-11t), wrecked at Mandapam, S India across from Ceylon
June - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.894, 896 (total 2, 9-11t each), lost in Operation Neptune, Normandy landings, N France
June - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.895 (9-11t), damaged and sunk, Portsmouth area, S England
June - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.966 (9-11t), damaged en route to Anzio, W Italy. Date reported
June - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.970 (9-11t), lost in Home Waters. Date reported
June - Landing craft personnel (Small) LCP(S) No.136 (6t), lost in Operation Neptune, Normandy landings, N France
June - Landing craft support (Medium) (MkIII) LCS(M) No.47 (13.5t), cause and place unknown
June - Landing craft support (Medium) (MkIII) LCS(M) No.75, 76, 80, 81, 83, 91, 99, 101, 103, 108, 114 (total 11, 13.5t each), lost in Operation Neptune Normandy landings, N France
June - Landing craft tank (Armoured) (MkV) LCT No.2039 (290-295t), cause and place unknown
June - Landing craft tank (Armoured) (MkV) LCT No.2273, 2301, 2402 (total 3, on loan to US Navy, 290-295t each), lost in Operation Neptune, Normandy landings, N France
June - Landing craft tank (Armoured) (MkV) LCT No.2428 (290-295t), lost in Operation Neptune. Normandy landings, N France
June - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.524, 715, 750, 809, 886, 947 (total 6, 611-640t), lost in Operation Neptune, Normandy landings, N France
June - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.2498 (291-311t), lost in Operation Neptune, Normandy landings, N France.
June - Landing craft vehicle (Personnel) LCV(P) No.1016, 1029, 1031, 1033, 1044-1046, 1049,1054, 1056, 1062, 1065, 1084, 1088, 1093, 1098, 1101, 1102, 1104, 1106, 1111, 1114, 1117, 1120-1122, 1124, 1129, 1132, 1133, 1139, 1146, 1153, 1155, 1157, 1159, 1165, 1170-1172, 1184, 1188, 1201, 1204, 1211, 1216, 1218, 1242, 1245, 1246, 1248, 1249, 1251, 1255, 1260, 1262, 1264 (total 57, 10.5-13.5t each) June Lost in Operation Neptune, Normandy landings, N France. Date approximate
June - Landing craft vehicle LCV No.719 (10-11t), cause and place unknown
June - Special service vessel BELGIQUE (4,606t, 1902), sunk as blockship
June - Special service vessel EMPIRE BITTERN (8,500t, 1902), sunk as blockship
June - Special service vessel PARKHAVEN (4,803t, 1920), sunk as blockship
June - Special service vessel PARKLAAN (3,807t, 1911), sunk as blockship
June 6 - Destroyer SVENNER (ex-SHARK, on loan to R Norwegian Navy, 1,710t, 18/3/44), sunk by surface ship, torpedo off Normandy
June 6 - Destroyer WRESTLER (1,100t, 1918), damaged beyond repair by mine off Normandy
June 6 - Landing craft assault LCA No.107 (11-13.5t), sunk.
June 6 - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.2049, 2229, 2307 (total 3, on loan to US Navy, 291-311t each), lost in Operation Neptune, Normandy landings, N France
June 6 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.248 (41t, 4/3/43), sunk in collision, English Channel
June 7 - Landing barge, vehicle (MkI) No.52 (150t type), cause and place unknown
June 8 - Frigate LAWFORD (1,150t, 3/11/43), bombed and sunk on service as HQ ship, Normandy
June 8 - Landing craft infantry (Large) LCI(L) No.105 (380-384t), torpedoed, Operation Neptune, Normandy landings, N France
June 8 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.875 (611-640t), sunk by enemy action
June 8 Netlayer MINSTER (R, 707t, 1924), sunk by mine, Seine Bay, Normandy
June 9 - Cruiser DURBAN (4,850t, 1919), sunk as blockship for Mulberry Harbour, Normandy, N France
June 9 - Training ship CENTURION (ex-battleship, 25,500t, 1913), sunk as blockship for Mulberry Harbour, Normandy
June 10 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.681 (95t, 7/43), sunk when attacking convoy off Holland. Date given as 9th-10th
June 11 - Motor gun boat MGB No.17 (30t, 19/12/40), sunk, possibly mined, off Normandy
June 11 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.448 (37t, 23/9/43), sunk by accident in torpedo attack by friendly aircraft off Normandy
June 11 - Tug SESAME (700t, 18/1/44), sunk by E-boat torpedo off Normandy
June 12 - Landing barge, vehicle (MkI) No.16, 51 (total 2, 150t type), lost through stress of weather.
June 13 - Destroyer BOADICEA (1,360t, 1931), sunk by aircraft torpedo off Portland, English Channel
June 13 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.967 (611-640t), mined.
June 13 - Trawler BIRDLIP (750t, 23/12/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo off W Africa
June 13 - Motor minesweeper MMS No.229 (255t, 25/10/42), sunk by mine off Normandy
June 14 - Water boat CHANT 69 (R, 400t, 1944), capsized off Normandy
June 15 - Drifter GLEAM (57t, 1922), sunk in collision
June 15 - Frigate BLACKWOOD (1,150t, 29/3/43), sunk by U-boat torpedo, English Channel
June 15 - Frigate MOURNE (1,365t, 30/4/43), sunk by U-boat torpedo, English Channel
June 15 - Landing craft assault LCA No.59, 69 (total 2, 11-13.5t each), lost, Bombay area.
June 16 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.589 (611-640t), destroyed to avoid capture, Mediterranean
June 16 - Whaler SOUTHERN PRIDE (R, 582t, 1936), stranded, total loss, off Sierra Leone
June 17 - Landing craft flak (MkIII) LCF No.15 (515-550t), mined in Convoy, Operation Brassard, Elba landings. Date given as 16th-17th
June 17 - Landing craft infantry (Large) LCI(L) No.132 (380-384t), lost and formally paid off.
June 18 - Submarine SICKLE (715t, 1/12/42), sunk, probably mined, Anti-Kithera Channel, Greece. Date approximate
June 18 - Destroyer QUAIL (1,705t, 7/1/43), sunk in tow, Bari to Taranto, after damage by mine (15th Nov 1943)
June 19 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.905 (9-11t), lost in bad weather in Home Waters
June 20 - Tug SOLITAIRE (91t, 1904), capsized and sank off Normandy
June 21 - Destroyer FURY (1,350t, 1935), damaged beyond repair by mine off Normandy
June 21 - Harbour tender SENGA (R), sunk in collision off Londonderry, N Ireland
June 22 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.60/LX (1.2t, 17/8/43), lost in attack on Spezia, NW Italy
June 22 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.58/LVIII (1.2t, 11/6/43), lost in attack on Spezia, NW Italy
June 24 - Destroyer SWIFT (1,710t, 6/12/43), sunk by mine off Normandy
June 24 - Motor minesweeper MMS No.8 (255t, 8/1/41), sunk by mine off Normandy
June 24 - Trawler LORD AUSTIN (R, 473t, 1937), mined and sunk, Seine Bay, Normandy
June 24 - Special service vessel NORFALK (5,672t, 1919), sunk as blockship
June 25 - Landing barge, emergency repair No.8, 17, 25-27, 57, 60 (total 7, 200t type), written off charge as result of damage caused in assault area during gale, Normandy landings. Date given as 19th-25th
June 25 - Landing barge, oiler No.10 (150t type), written off charge as result of damage caused in assault area during gale, Normandy landings. Date given as 19th-25th
June 25 - Landing barge, oiler No.46, 56, 81 (total 3, 200t type), written off charge as result of damage caused in assault area during gale, Normandy landings. Date given as 19th-25th
June 25 - Landing barge, vehicle (Mk1) No.3, 27, 49, 61, 67, 94, 95, 103, 209, 214 (total 10, 150t type), written off charge as result of damage caused in assault area during gale, Normandy landings. Date given as 19th-25th
June 25 - Landing barge, vehicle (MkII) No.172, 176, 206, 232 (total 4, 200t type), written off charge as result of damage caused in assault area during gale, Normandy landings. Date given as 19th-25th
June 25 - Landing barge, water No.7 (150t type), written off charge as result of damage caused in assault area during gale, Normandy landings. Date given as 19th-25th
June 25 - Landing barge, water No.15 (200t type), written off charge as result of damage caused in assault area during gale, Normandy landings. Date given as 19th-25th
June 25 - Landing craft headquarter LCH No.185 (384t), sunk by mine, Operation Neptune, Normandy landings, N France
June 26 - Landing barge, vehicle (MkI) No.84 (150t type), cause and place unknown
June 26 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.734 (97t, 30/5/44), damaged by Beaufighters and eventually sunk by own forces, North Sea
June 26 - Special service vessel NORJERV (5,600t, 1919), sunk as blockship
June 27 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.640 (85t, 1/11/42), sunk by mine, Leghorn/Spezia area, NW Italy. Date given as 26th-27th
June 28 - Motor gun boat MGB No.326 (67t, 18/8/41), sunk by mine off Normandy
June 29 - Special service vessel STANWELL (5,800t, 1914), sunk as blockship
June 30 - Special service vessel MAYCREST (5,900t, 1913), sunk as blockship
June-July - Landing craft assault (Hedgerow) LCA No.671. 690, 965, 1072 (total 4, 12t each), lost in Operation Neptune, Normandy landings, N France
June-July - Landing craft assault LCA No.171, 208, 279, 289, 303, 320, 337, 339, 341, 349, 350, 352, 360, 367, 383, 387, 401, 409. 418, 424, 431, 434, 442, 458, 462, 463, 476, 48.5, 494, 496, 503, 509, 318-520,522, 525, 530, 535, 540, 566, 579, 581, 584, 586, 588-590, 592-594, 611, 613, 623, 637, 642, 649-652, 655, 661, 664, 665, 673, 683, 691, 692, 704, 705, 710, 717, 721, 722, 729, 731, 738, 748, 750, 768, 775, 779, 780, 788, 791, 792, 795-797,803, 808-810, 812, 814, 815, 821, 825, 827, 835, 849, 853, 857, 859, 860, 867, 869-871, 879, 881, 886, 900, 903, 911, 913, 914, 918-920, 929, 933, 946, 949, 958, 978, 984, 998-1000, 1005, 1008, 1013, 1016, 1021, 1024, 1026-1028, 1034, 1050, 1057-1059, 1063, 1068, 1069, 1074, 1082, 1086, 1088, 1091, 1093, 1096, 1129, 1131, 1132, 1137, 1138, 1143, 1144, 1146, 1149-1151,1155, 1156, 1213, 1215, 1216, 1251-1253, 1256, 1338-1341, 1343, 1372, 1379, 1381/1383 (total 184, 11-13.5t each), lost in Operation Neptune, Normandy landings, N France
June-July - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.127, 128, 165, 168, 180, 191, 203, 216, 226, 229, 231, 241, 251, 281, 316, 319, 330, 335, 337, 338, 345, 346, 348, 355, 357, 377, 382, 383, 408, 409, 419, 421, 425, 443, 444, 466 (total 36, 30-37t each), lost in Operation Neptune, Normandy landings, N France
June-July - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.531, 535, 568, 587, 627, 628, 631, 641, 908, 929, 1053.1059,1062, 1088, 1098, 1108, 1120, 1127, 1128, 1139, 1145, 1146, 1161, 1175, 1189, 1197, 1200, 1207, 1208, 1212, 1220, 1221, 1227, 1232, 1233, 1240, 1244, 1278, 1282, 1293, 1297, 1397 (total 42, 52t each), lost in Operation Neptune, Normandy landings, N France
June-July - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.13, 14, 21-23, 40, 51, 121, 132, 139, 170, 175, 176, 187, 189, 197, 199, 208, 272, 280, 282, 285, 286, 289, 309, 312, 528, 556 (total 28, 8-11t each), lost in Operation Neptune, Normandy landings, N France
July 1944
July - Landing craft assault LCA No.54 (11-13.5t), lost in E Indies. Date reported
July - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.229, 298/300, 303/305, 308, 310 (total 9, 8-11t each), lost in Home Waters.
July - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.683 (9-11t), lost in action off coast of France. Date reported
July - Landing craft personnel (Small) LCP(S) No.183 (6t), wrecked in Mediterranean. Date reported
July - Landing craft personnel (Survey) LCP(Survey) No.154 (9t), cause and place unknown. Date reported
July - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.2331 291-311t), broke back.
July 1 - Landing barge, ramped dumb No.43, 65 (total 2, 100t type), cause and place unknown
July 1 - Landing barge, vehicle (MkI) No.121, 175 (total 2, 150t type), cause and place unknown
July 1 - Landing craft assault (Hedgerow) LCA No.183, 258, 802 (total 3, 12t each), lost in Mediterranean
July 1 - Landing craft assault LCA No.248, 400 (total 2, 11-13.5t each), lost in Mediterranean
July 1 - Landing craft support (Medium) (MkIII) LCS(M) No.54 (13.5t), cause and place unknown
July 1 - Motor launch ML No.265 (75t, 30/5/41), destroyed by petrol fire and explosion, Freetown, W Africa
July 1 - Motor launch ML No.287 (75t, 23/8/41), destroyed by petrol fire and explosion, Freetown, W Africa
July 2 - Landing ship infantry (Large) LSI(L) EMPIRE BROADSWORD (4,285t), sunk by mine off Normandy, N France
July 2 - Motor minesweeper MMS No.1019 (360t, 23/8/43), sunk by mine off Cherbourg
July 3 - Landing craft assault LCA No.1393 (11-13.5t), lost in Operation Overlord, Normandy landings, N France
July 3 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.460 (on loan to RCN, 41t, 22/3/44), sunk by mine off Normandy
July 5 - Trawler GANILLY (545t, 3/9/43), sunk by mine, English Channel
July 6 - Minesweeper CATO (1,110t, 29/7/43), sunk by human torpedo off Normandy
July 6 - Minesweeper MAGIC (1,110t, 28/10/43), sunk by human torpedo off Normandy
July 7 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.138 (30-37t), lost, English Channel.
July 7 Fighter direction tender FDT No.216 (2,750t, 4/3/43), sunk by aircraft torpedo off Barfleur, N France.
July 8 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.267 (8-11t), sunk by mine off Cherbourg, N France
July 8 - Minesweeper PYLADES (1,110t, 27/11/43), sunk by human torpedo off Normandy
July 8 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.463 (on loan to RCN, 41t, 25/3/44), sunk by mine off Normandy
July 8 - Cruiser DRAGON (on loan to Polish Navy, 4,850t, 1918), damaged by human torpedo off Normandy. Constructive total loss
July 9 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.511 (611-640t), broke back while in tow.
July 9 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.390 (625-640t), cause and place unknown
July 9 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.434 (37t, 25/1/43), sunk by surface craft off Normandy
July 10 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.757 (611-640t), formally paid off.
July 10 - Motor minesweeper MMS No.55 (255t, 3/9/41), sunk by mine off Normandy
July 11 - Landing barge, oiler No.87 (200t type), cause and place unknown
July 12 - Motor launch ML No.443 (75t. 11/41), mined off Vada, W Italy. Fore part blown off
July 13 - Landing craft emergency repair LCER No.15 (10t), cause and place unknown
July 13 - Landing craft vehicle (Personnel) LCV(P) No.1288 (10.5-13.5t), lost in Home Waters,
July 14 - Landing craft assault LCA No.1304 (11-13.5t), lost in heavy weather in Home Waters
July 15 - Landing craft tank (Armoured) (MkV) LCT No.2263 (290-295t), cause and place unknown
July 16 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.7057, 7064 (total 2, 625-640t each), cause and place unknown
July 17 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.387 (625-640t), mined off W Italy.
July 19 - Trawler TEXAS (301t), sunk in collision, Jamaica Area
July 20 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.689 (611-640t), destroyed by explosion
July 20 - Destroyer ISIS (1,370t, 1937), sunk by human torpedo or mine off Normandy
July 23 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.1023 (611-640t), damaged beyond economical repair.
July 24 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.901 (611-640t), broke back
July 24 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.372 (47t, 7/10/43), sunk by surface craft gunfire when patrolling off Cape Loviste, Adriatic. Date given as 23rd-24th
July 27 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.412 (37t, 14/2/42), sunk in collision off Normandy. Date given as 26th-27th
July 27 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.430 (37t, 16/11/42), rammed by E-boat off Normandy. Date given as 26th-27th
July 27 - Submarine B1(ex/SUNFISH, on loan to Soviet Navy, 670t, 1937), lost on passage to USSR with Soviet crew
July 28 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.971 (9-11t), lost in collision in Home Waters
July 29 - Landing ship infantry (Small) LSI(S) PRINCE LEOPOLD (R, 2,938t, 1930), torpedoed by U-boat, capsized and sank, English Channel
July 29 - Trawler LORD WAKEFIELD (825t deep, 1933), sunk by aircraft off Normandy
July 29 - Landing barge, vehicle (Mk1) No.19, 28, 116, 122 (total 4, 150t type), cause and place unknown
July 4-5 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.666 (95t, 10/6/43), sunk by surface craft off Holland
July -August - Landing craft gun (Large) (MkIII) LCG(L) No.764, 831, 1062 (total 3, 530t each), lost in Operation Neptune, Normandy landings, N France
August 1944
August - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.427 (625-640t), cause and place unknown
August 3 - Trawler GAIRSAY (545t, 30/4/43), sunk by human torpedo off Normandy
August 3 - Escort destroyer QUORN (1,000t, 21/9/40), sunk by human torpedo or mine off Normandy
August 5 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.1039 (611-640t), broke back
August 5 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.1076 (611-640t), broke in two
August 9 - Landing barge, oiler No.53 (200t type), cause and place unknown
August 9 - Landing barge, oiler No.73 (150t type), cause and place unknown
August 9 - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.618, 640 (total 2, 52t each), lost in Mediterranean
August 10 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.1092 (611-640t), broke back while in tow.
August 14 - Landing barge, vehicle (MkI) No.154 (150t type), sunk at moorings off Portsmouth, S England
August 14 - Landing craft infantry (Large) LCI(L) No.99 (380-384t), sunk in convoy, presumed by U-boat, Operation Neptune, Normandy landings, N France
August 16 BYMS - Minesweeper BYMS No.2022 (290t, 12/9/42), lost after damage by mine, Frejus Gulf, S S France
August 16 - Motor gun boat MGB No.313 (67t, 12/6/41), sunk by mine or torpedo off Normandy
August 16 - Motor launch ML No.563 (75t, 3/3/43), sunk by mine off Frejus, S France
August 17 - Landing barge, oiler No.4 (150t type), cause and place unknown
August 17 - Landing craft flak (MkII) LCF No.1 (500-540t), blew up and sank, Operation Neptune, Normandy landings, N France
August 17 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.631 (611-640t), broke back.
August 18 Examination vessel FRATTON (R, 757t, 1925), sunk at anchor by underwater explosion, probably torpedoed by surface craft, Seine Bay, Normandy
August 18 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.93 (38t, 10/9/42), lost in collision off Harwich, E England
August 19 - Landing barge, vehicle (MkI) No.83 (150t type), sunk in tow.
August 21 - Sloop KITE (1,350t, 1/3/43), sunk by U-boat torpedo, Greenland Sea
August 21 - Motor launch ML No.1179 (40t, 4/3/43), sunk off Rio Bueno, Jamaica, in hurricane
August 22 - Frigate BICKERTON (1,300t, 17/10/43), sunk by U-boat torpedo, Barents Sea, Arctic
August 22 - Minesweeper LOYALTY (940t, 22/4/43), sunk by mine, or U-boat torpedo, English Channel
August 25 - Landing craft support (Medium) (MkIII) LCS(M) No.42 (13.5t), cause and place unknown
August 25 - Trawler CHOICE (R, 197t), foundered, total wreck, Arromanches, Normandy
August 25 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.1074 (611-640t), mined, English Channel
August 27 - Landing barge, water No.14 (150t type), cause and place unknown
August 27 - Minesweeper BRITOMART (815t, 24/8/39), sunk by accident in attack by friendly aircraft off Normandy
August 27 - Minesweeper HUSSAR (815t, 1935), sunk by accident in attack by friendly aircraft off Normandy
August 31 - Landing barge, oiler No.30 (150t type), cause and place unknown
August-September - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.84, 85, 88, 97, 98, 110, 118, 128, 137, 145, 146, 149, 162, 163, 198, 200, 230/233, 235, 238, 239, 241, 242, 246, 247, 269, 293. 294 (total 30, on loan to US Navy, 8-11t each), lost in Operation Neptune, Normandy landings, N France
September 1944
September - Landing craft assault LCA No.577, 625 (total 2, 11-13.5t each), lost in Mediterranean. Date reported
September 1 - Corvette HURST CASTLE (1,060t, 9/6/44), sunk by U-boat torpedo off NW Ireland
September 1 - Motor minesweeper MMS No.117 (255t, 7/4/42), sunk by mine, Civita Vecchia, W Italy
September 2 Auxiliary anti/aircraft ship GLEN AVON (R, 678t deep, 1912), foundered in gale, Seine Bay, Normandy
September 4 - Special service vessel BOSWORTH (6,672t, 1919), sunk as blockship
September 5 - Collier lOANNI FAFALIOS (R, 5,670, 1919), war cause
September 5 - Drifter FAIRHAVEN (R, 96t, 1919), foundered, NE Atlantic
September 5 - Landing craft flak (MkIV) LCF No.31 (500-510t), lost in Operation Neptune, Normandy landings, N France. Date reported
September 11 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.263 (30-37t), wrecked on beach, Operation Neptune, Normandy landings, N France
September 12 - Landing barge, water No.11 (150t type), cause and place unknown
September 13 - Motor fishing vessel No.1032 (93t, 2/44), sunk in tow
September 14 - Motor minesweeper MMS No.278 (255t, 8/3/43), stranded on rocks in La Rance River, St Malo, N France
September 15 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.348 (8-11t), destroyed by fire in India.
September 17 - Trawler MIRABELLE (R, 203t, 1918), rammed and sunk by accident
September 20 - Special service vessel SYLVIA (R), lost by enemy action
September 26 - Landing craft assault LCA No.848, 1378 (total 2, 11-13.5t each), lost in heavy weather in Home Waters
September 26 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.999 (9-11t), sunk in gale in Home Waters
September 27 - Destroyer ROCKINGHAM (1,190t, 1919), sunk by mine, E Scotland
September 28 - Motor launch ML No.216 (75t, 28/5/41), foundered in heavy weather after being mined (19th), North Sea
October 1944
October - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.377 (625-640t), lost, probably mined, on passage Marseilles to Maddalena, Sardinia
October - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.943 (611-640t), sunk.
October 1 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.360 (37t, 30/6/43), sunk by surface craft off Ymuiden, Holland
October 1 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.347 (37t, 18/3/43), sunk by surface craft off Ymuiden, Holland
October 3 - Collier YEWDALE (R, 823t, 1929), marine cause
October 4 - Special service vessel DUPLEIX (R), cause and place unknown
October 5 - BYMS minesweeper BYMS No.2255 (290t, 30/11/43), sunk by mine, Boulogne, N France
October 5 - Motor launch ML No.1227 (44t, 24/11/42), sunk by surface craft off Piraeus, Greece
October 6 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.7, 18 (total 2, 8-11t each), lost in Home Waters
October 6 - Trawler VIDONIA (R, 276t), sunk in collision, English Channel
October 8 - BYMS minesweeper BYMS No.2030 (290t, 30/7/42), sunk by mine off Le Havre, N France
October 10 - Motor gun boat MGB No.663 (90t, 8/3/43), sunk by mine off Maestra Point, NE Adriatic
October 11 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.52 (8-11t), lost by fire, Portsmouth Area, S England
October 12 - Motor minesweeper MMS No.170 (255t, 7/9/42), sunk by mine off Gorgona Island, W Italy
October 13 - Landing craft tank (Armoured) (MkV) LCT No.2454 (290-295t), ran ashore in Lyme Bay, English Channel, in heavy gale. Wrecked.
October 13 - Motor launch ML No.1057 (40t, 30/9/41), lost through detonation of demolition charges off Kilindini, E Africa
October 14 - Motor fishing vessel No.117 (50t, 30/12/43), sunk by explosion, probably mine, off Pasha Island, N Aegean
October 15 - Motor launch ML No.870 (75t, 2/8/44), sunk by mine off Piraeus, Greece
October 15 - Water boat PETRONELLA (R, 2,770t, 1927), mined off Pireaus, Greece
October 16 - Harbour duty vessel ISMINI (R), cause and place unknown
October 18 - Landing craft vehicle LCV No.801 (10-11t), broke adrift and holed, Portsmouth area, S England
October 19 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.480, 488, 491, 494, 7014, 7015 (total 6, 625-640t each), lost through stress of weather off Land's End, SW England. Date given as 18th-19th
October 21 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.1011 (9-11t), lost in collision in Home Waters.
October 23 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.1171 (611-640t), sunk off N European Coast.
October 25 - BYMS minesweeper BYMS No.2077 (290t, 7/7/43), sunk by mine, Gulf of Corinth, Greece
October 25 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.1045 (611-640t), broke in two while in tow, English Channel.
October 26 - Corvette ROSE (on loan to R Norwegian Navy, 1,060t, 31/10/41), sunk in collision, W Atlantic
October 28 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.79/LXXIX (1.94t, 17/4/44), lost in operation, Puket Harbour, Thailand
October 28 - Human torpedo/Chariot No.80/LXXX (1.94t, 15/5/44), lost in operation, Puket Harbour, Thailand
October 30 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.936 (611-640t), broke back through stress of weather off Lowestoft, E England
November 1944
November - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.805, 806 (total 2, 9-11t each), cause and place unknown. Date reported
November - Landing craft tank (MkII) LCT No.129 (450-453t), cause and place unknown. Date reported
November - Landing craft tank (MkV) LCT No.2461 291-311t), capsized and sunk by gunfire, Bay of Bengal.
November - Sailing barge DELTA (1898), sunk at Harty Point, Sheppey, SE England
November 1 - Landing craft flak (MkIV) LCF No.37, 38 (total 2, 500-510t each), lost in Operation Infatuate, Walcheren landings, Holland
November 1 - Landing craft gun (Medium) (MkIII) LCG(M) No.101, 102 (total 2, 381t each), lost in Operation Infatuate, Walcheren landings, Holland
November 1 - Landing craft infantry (Small) LCI(S) No.532 (110t each), lost in Operation Infatuate, Walcheren landings, Holland
November 1 - Landing craft support (Large) (MkII) LCS(L) No.252, 256, 258 (total 3, 112t each), lost in Operation Infatuate, Walcheren landings, Holland
November 2 - Landing craft gun (Large) (MkIII) LCG(L) No.I, 2 (total 2, 500t each), lost in Operation Infatuate, Walcheren landings, Holland
November 2 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.7011 (625-640t), lost in Operation Infatuate, Walcheren landings, Holland
November 2 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.789, 839, 1133 (total 3, 611-640t), lost in Operation Infatuate, Walcheren landings, Holland
November 2 - Trawler COLSAY (554t, 4/3/44), sunk by human torpedo off Ostend, Belgium
November 5 - Drifter SUPPORTER (R, 88t, 1914), grounded off Newhaven, S England. Total loss. Date given as 4th-5th
November 5 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.133 (8-11t), lost in Schelde River Area, Belgium
November 5 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.302 (8-11t), wrecked E of Ostend, Belgium
November 5 - Landing craft tank (Rocket) LCT(R) No.457 (600t), mined off Ostend, Belgium
November 5 - Landing craft assault LCA No.713, 725, 817, 831, 843, 1018, 1030, 1079, 1125, 1260 (total 10, 11-13.5t each), lost in Operation Infatuate, Walcheren landings, Holland. Date given as 2nd-5th
November 6 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.609 (611-640t), abandoned after damage by weather off Ostend, Belgium
November 7 - Landing craft assault LCA No.551 (11-13.5t), lost in heavy weather, River Blackwater, Essex, SE England
November 7 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.976 (611-640t), abandoned with broken back, Schelde River area, Belgium
November 7 - Special service vessel GRETHE MORTENSEN (R, 35t, 1943), abandoned in sinking condition off N Foreland, Kent, SE England
November 7 - Landing ship tank (Class II) LST No.420 (2,750t, 16/2/43), sunk by mine off Ostend.
November 8 - Motor launch ML No.916 (75t, 16/9/44), sunk by mine at Walsoorden, Holland,
November 10 - Landing craft personnel (Small) LCP(S) No.129 (6t), lost by fire at Hythe, S England
November 11 - Landing craft infantry (Large) LCI(L) No.102 (380-384t), damaged by gales and abandoned, Vis, Adriatic.
November 15 - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.1101 (52t each), wrecked near Aden, en route to India
November 16 - Landing craft assault LCA No.149 (11-13.5t), lost in India.
November 17 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.1022 (611-640t), wrecked through stress of weather off Dungeness, SE England
November 18 - Trawler TRANSVAAL (R, 250t), foundered in gale, English Channel
November 19 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.340, 424 (total 2, 30-37t each), lost overboard from John L Manson in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, SW England
November 20 - Landing craft vehicle (Personnel) LCV(P) No.1103 (10.5-13.5t), abandoned at Chichester, S England
November 22 - Submarine STRATAGEM (715t, 9/10/43), sunk by surface vessel, depth-charges, off Malacca, East Indies
November 24 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.371 (4/10/43), grounded on Levron Island, Adriatic, and subsequently destroyed by own forces
November 24 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.287 (36t, 12/3/43), grounded on Levron Island, Adriatic, and subsequently destroyed by own forces
November 25 - Landing craft vehicle (Personnel) LCV(P) No.1129 (10.5-13.5t), sunk, Portsmouth area, S England
November 27 - Landing craft vehicle (Personnel) LCV(P) No.1228 (10.5-13.5t), lost in Home Waters.
November 29 - Landing craft assault LCA No.614 (11-13.5t), lost in heavy weather, English Channel
November 29 - Motor minesweeper MMS No.101 (255t, 6/2/43), sunk by mine off Salonika, Greece
November 29 - Sailing barge DUNDONALD (50t,1897), foundered when moored off Chatham, SE England
November 30 - Whaler BEVER (R, 252t, 1930), sunk by mine off Pireaus, Greece
December 1944
December - Landing craft assault LCA No.1188 (11-13.5t), lost in Solomon Islands, SW Pacific
December - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.127, 134 (total 2, 8-11t each), lost in Operation Infatuate, Walcheren landings, Holland. Date reported
December - Sailing barge E.F.Q. (32t, 1900), sunk at Sheerness, SE England
December 2 - Trawler NORTHCOATES (R, 277t), sunk in tow, through stress of weather, English Channel
December 3 - Collier PLM 21 (R, 5,400, 1921), grounded off Milford Haven, SW Wales. Subsequently sank
December 5 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.328 (625-640t), mined off W Greece.
December 6 - Frigate BULLEN (1,300t, 25/10/43), sunk by U-boat torpedo, NW Scotland
December 6 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.7089 (625-640t) Hit obstruction in Boulogne Harbour, N France. Total loss.
December 11 - Motor minesweeper MMS No.257 (255t, 9/10/43), sunk by mine, River Schelde, Holland
December 12 - Corvette TUNSBERG CASTLE (ex-SHREWSBURY CASTLE, on loan to R Norwegian Navy, 1,060t, 29/4/44), sunk by mine off N Russia, Arctic
December 14 - Escort destroyer ALDENHAM (1,050t, 5/2/42), sunk by mine, NE Adriatic
December 15 - Small miscellaneous craft AYIOS IOANNIS (CHIOS 466), cause and place unknown
December 15 - Transport vessel TRIUMPH VI (R, 46t, 1903), sunk in collision, Rosyth area, Scotland
December 16 - Small miscellaneous craft EUSTATHIOS GHIOKIS (R), constructive total loss
December 16 - Tanker/oiler WAR DIWAN (5,550t, 1919), sunk by mine, River Schelde, Holland
December 17 - Harbour defence vessel MANORA (R, 1936), lost through fouling boom
December 26 - Frigate CAPEL (1,150t, 16/8/43), sunk by U-boat torpedo off Cherbourg, NW France
December 28 - Landing ship infantry (Large) LSI(L) EMPIRE JAVELIN (4,285t), lost on passage from Portsmouth to Le Havre. Believed torpedoed by U-boat.
December 29 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.782 (108t, 25/10/44), sunk by mine off River Schelde, Holland
1945
January 1945
January - Landing craft vehicle (Personnel) LCV(P) No.1191 (10.5-13.5t), cause and place unknown
January - Naval auxiliary boat No.47, cause and place unknown. Date reported
January - Naval auxiliary boat No.48, cause and place unknown. Date reported
January - Naval auxiliary boat No.49, cause and place unknown. Date reported
January - Naval auxiliary boat No.58, cause and place unknown. Date reported
January - Naval auxiliary boat No.59, cause and place unknown. Date reported
January 2 - Balloon barrage vessel SVERRE (R, 1938), foundered in two off E Coast of England
January 2 - Trawler HAYBURN WYKE (R, 324t, 1917), torpedoed by U-boat at anchor off Ostend, Belgium
January 5 - Motor launch ML No.1163 (46t, 31/12/42), sunk by torpedo, probably surface craft, Mulat Island, NE Adriatic
January 12 - Minesweeper REGULUS (1,010t, 20/5/44), sunk by mine, Corfu Channel, Greece
January 12 - Whaler TREERN (on loan to SANF, R, 247t, 1929), sunk by mine off E Coast of Greece
January 15 - Drifter GOLDEN WEST (R), foundered in Aberdeen Harbour, E Scotland
January 16 - Destroyer DEIATELNYI (ex-CHURCHILL, on loan to Soviet Navy, 1,190t, 1920), sunk by U-boat torpedo, Arctic
January 18 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.11 (8-11t), lost on passage from Brest to Cherbourg.
January 18 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.690 (102t, 15/9/43), lost after striking wreck
January 19 - Balloon barrage vessel TANEVIK (R), foundered in tow from Methil to Buckle, E Scotland
January 19 - Trawler NORTHERN ISLES (R, 655t, 1936), ran aground while on loop patrol off Durban, S Africa Total loss
January 19 - Submarine PORPOISE (1,500t, 1933), sunk, probably by aircraft , Malacca Strait, E Indies. Date approximate
January 20 - Landing barge, oiler No.17 (150t type), swamped and sank in Arromanches Harbour during gale, N France
January 21 - Trawler COMPUTATOR (R, 286t, 1919), sunk in collision, Seine Bay, Normandy
January 23 - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.1131 (52t), lost in Arromanches Area, Normandy
January 24 - Motor launch ML No.891 (75t, 28/3/44), sunk by mine, Kyauk Pyu, N of Ramree Island, Burma
January 26 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.1018 (9-11t), lost in Scheldt area, Holland
January 30 - Landing craft vehicle LCV No.814 (10-11t), lost in Home Waters.
January 30 - Motor minesweeper MMS No.248 (255t, 11/9/43), sunk by mine off River Schelde, Holland
February 1945
February - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.136 (30-37t), cause and place unknown. Date reported
February - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.270, 339, 359, 422 (total 4, 30-37t), lost from Asa Lothrop. Date reported
February 2 - Transport vessel MARY VI (R, 13t), destroyed by fire
February 3 - Trawler ARLEY (R, 304t, 1914), damaged by mine. Sank in tow, North Sea
February 4 - Motor minesweeper MMS No.68 255t, 28/12/41), sunk by mine off Cephalonia, Greece
February 9 - Naval servicing boat No.38 (20t), capsized and sank after damage
February 9 - Tug HESPERIA (1,118t, 21/5/43), grounded off Libya
February 11 - Motor launch ML No.183 (75t, 10/2/41), sunk after collision with East Pier, Dieppe, N France
February 13 - Corvette DENBIGH CASTLE (1,060t, 30/12/44), damaged by mine or U-boat torpedo, grounded, total loss, N Russia
February 14 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.255 (36t, 30/7/43), lost by fire and explosion, Ostend harbour, Belgium
February 14 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.438 (37t, 31/3/43), lost by fire and explosion, Ostend harbour, Belgium
February 14 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.444 (37t, 21/7/43), lost by fire and explosion, Ostend harbour, Belgium
February 14 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.459 (on loan to RCN, 41t, 2/3/44), lost by fire and explosion, Ostend harbour, Belgium
February 14 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.461 (on loan to RCN, 41t, 15/3/44), lost by fire and explosion, Ostend harbour, Belgium
February 14 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.462 (on loan to RCN, 41t, 25/3/44), lost by fire and explosion, Ostend harbour, Belgium
February 14 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.465 (on loan to RCN 41t, 31/3/44), lost by fire and explosion, Ostend harbour, Belgium
February 14 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.466 (on loan to RCN 41t, 18/4/44), lost by fire and explosion, Ostend harbour, Belgium
February 14 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.776 (108t, 8/44), lost by fire and explosion, Ostend harbour, Belgium
February 14 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.789 (108t, 17/10/44), lost by fire and explosion, Ostend harbour, Belgium
February 14 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.791 (108t, 4/11/44), lost by fire and explosion, Ostend harbour, Belgium
February 14 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.798 (108t, 16/10/44), lost by fire and explosion, Ostend harbour, Belgium
February 15 - Motor launch ML No.1417 (46t, 28/3/44), sunk by mine, in tow, off Flushing, Holland
February 17 - Corvette BLUEBELL (1,060t, 19/7/40), sunk by U-boat torpedo, Barents Sea, Arctic
February 17 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.605 102t, 16/6/42), foundered after striking sub/merged obstruction on passage Ostend to Dover
February 17 - Sloop LARK (1,350t, 10/4/44), damaged beyond repair by torpedo
February 20 - Corvette VERVAIN (1,020t, 9/6/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo off S Ireland
February 22 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.707 (9-11t), lost by enemy action in Home Waters.
February 22 - Landing ship tank (Class II) LST No.364 (2,750t, 7/12/42), torpedoed by U-boat off Ramsgate, S England
February 23 - Destroyer LA COMBATTANTE (ex-HALDON, on loan to French Navy, 1,050t, 30/12/42), sunk by mine, North Sea
February 24 - Trawler ELLESMERE (580t, 12/10/39), sunk by U-boat torpedo, English Channel
February 24 - Landing ship tank (Class II) LST No.178 (2,750t), mined on passage to Corfu, grounded and became total wreck
February 26 - Landing craft assault LCA No.1161 (11-13.5t), lost through heavy weather at Leyte, Philippines
March 1945
March - Landing craft assault LCA No.1112, 1153 (total 2, 11-13.5t) Presumed lost during 1945
March - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.1011 (52t), lost in Mediterranean. Date reported
March - Tug ALLIGATOR (39rt, 6/2/41), cause and place unknown. Date reported
March 3 - Whaler SOUTHERN FLOWER (R, 328t, 1928), torpedoed by U-boat off Reykjavik, Iceland
March 5 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.979 (9-11t), lost when in use as ship's boat in Eastern Theatre.
March 6 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.492 (625-640t), capsized and sank, Red Sea
March 17 - Minesweeper GUYBOROUGH (on loan to RCN, 672t, 22/4/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, Bay of Biscay
March 18 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.764 (8-11t), lost in Home Waters.
March 18 Train ferry DAFFODIL (2,500t), sunk after being mined off Dieppe (17th)
March 20 - Landing ship tank (Class II) LST No.80 (2,750t, 19/7/43), mined in English Channel and sank off Ostend, Belgium
March 20 - Sloop LAPWING (1,460t, 21/3/44), sunk by U-boat torpedo off Kola Inlet, N Russia
March 21 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.655 (102t, 1/43), sunk by mine, Quarnero Gulf, NE Adriatic
March 23 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.705 (102t, 7/8/43), sunk by mine, Maknare Channel, NE Adriatic
March 25 - Motor launch ML No.466 (75t, 31/3/42), sunk by mine off Walcheren, Holland
March 27 - Landing craft assault LCA No.1472 (11-13.5t), lost at Leyte, Philippines
March 28 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.840 (9-11t), lost by enemy action in Home Waters.
March 30 - Drifter HIGH TIDE (R, 106t, 1919), foundered off N Wales
March 30 - Landing craft assault LCA No.1433 (11-13.5t), smashed by heavy seas, Admiralty Islands, SW Pacific
April 1945
April - Landing craft assault LCA No.1346, 1396 (total 2, 11-13.5t), lost in Mediterranean; presumed during 1945. Date reported
April - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.1319,1327 (total 2, 52t each), lost on Arakan Coast, Burma
April - Landing craft vehicle (Personnel) LCV(P) No.1358 (10-11t), lost by stranding, E Mediterranean
April - Motor gun boat MGB No.99, constructive total loss
April - Special service vessel ARMENlER (R, 914t) Scuttled
April 3 - Whaler SPERCHEIOS (ex-NOBLE NORA, on loan to R Hellenic Navy, R 160t), capsized and sank off Greece
April 7 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.494 (44t, 9/11/44)R ammed and sunk by E-boats, North Sea
April 7 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.5001 (102t, 18/12/44), sunk by E-boats, North Sea
April 9 - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.738 (9-11t), lost during storm in Mediterranean
April 10 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.710 (102t, 18/9/43), sunk by mine near Zara, NE Adriatic
April 13 - Harbour duty vessel AYIOS IONNIS (CHIOS 116, R), cause and place unknown
April 17 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.697 (102t, 7/43), sunk by mine off Krk Island, NE Adriatic
April 22 - Landing craft assault LCA No.841 (11-13.5t), sunk in operations off Holland.
April 28 - BYMS minesweeper No.2053 (290t, 11/6/43), sunk by mine off Porto Corsini, NE Italy,
April 29 - Frigate GOODALL (1,150t, 4/10/43), torpedoed by U-boat, off Kola Inlet, N Russia. Sunk by own forces
May 1945
May - Landing barge, vehicle (MkII) No.152 (200t type), written off. Date reported
May - Landing craft assault (Obstruction Clearance) LCA No.1211 (13.5t), lost in Home Waters, presumed during 1945. Date reported
May - Landing craft personnel (MkII) LCP No.1110, 1121 (total 2, 3.8t each), lost in Aegean operations
May 2 - Landing craft tank (MkIV) LCT No.1238 (611-640t), mined in Rangoon River, Burma
May 2 - Trawler EBOR WYKE (R, 348t, 1929), presumed torpedoed by U-boat off E Coast of Iceland
May 5 - Motor launch ML No.558 (75t, 12/2/43), mined, N Adriatic, total loss
May 5 - Trawler CORIOLANUS (545t, 6/2/41), sunk by mine, N Adriatic
May 9 - Motor launch ML No.905 (75t, 10/5/44), foundered in tidal wave, Sittang River estuary, Burma
May 9 - Motor launch ML No.591 (75t, 18/4/44), foundered in tidal wave, Sittang River estuary, Burma
May 12 - Motor gun boat MGB No.2002 (93t, 5/7/43), sunk by mine on passage Aberdeen to Gothenburg, Sweden
May 19 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.715 (on loan to R Norwegian Navy, 102t, 9/12/43), sunk by explosion at Fosnavaag, Norway
May 24 - Motor gun boat MGB No.2007 (93t, 28/8/43), broke in two off Aberdeen, Scotland, after grounding (22nd)
May 29 - Landing barge, vehicle (MkII) No.132 (200t type), written off
May 29 - Landing craft tank (MkIII) LCT No.357 (625-640t), lost in Suda Bay, Crete, as result of explosion
May 29 - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L) No.344, 378 (total 2, 8-11t each), sunk at Akyab, Burma.
June 1945
June - Human torpedo/Chariot No.5/V (1.2t, 1/9/42), lost, W Scotland. Date reported
June - Human torpedo/Chariot No.11/XI (1.2t, 1/9/42), lost at Malta. Date reported
June - Human torpedo/Chariot No.14/XIV (1.2t, 5/10/42), lost at Malta. Date reported
June - Human torpedo/Chariot No.17/XV11 (1.2t, 3/10/42), lost at Malta. Date reported
June - Human torpedo/Chariot No.20/XX (1.2t, 16/10/42), lost at Malta. Date reported
June - Human torpedo/Chariot No.21/XXI (1.2t, 19/10/42), lost at Malta. Date reported
June - Human torpedo/Chariot No.24/XXIV (1.2t, 17/11/42), lost at Malta. Date reported
June - Human torpedo/Chariot No.25/XXV (1.2r, 23/11/42), lost at Malta. Date reported
June - Human torpedo/Chariot No.29/XXIX (1.2t, 18/1/43), lost, W Scotland. Date reported
June - Human torpedo/Chariot No.31/XXX1 (1.2t, 19/1/43), lost, W Scotland. Date reported
June - Human torpedo/Chariot No.34/XXXIV (1.2t, 8/2/43), lost, W Scotland. Date reported
June - Landing barge, emergency repair No.12, 30, 32-34 (total 5, 200t type), written off. Date reported
June - Landing barge, oiler No.11, 21, 24, 26, 77, 82, 92, 95 (total 8, 150t type), written off. Date reported
June - Landing barge, oiler No.13, 37, 63, 69, 88, 96 (total 6, 200t type), written off. Date reported
June - Landing barge, ramped dumb No.114 (150t type), written off. Date reported
June - Landing barge, vehicle (MkII) No.1, 5, 9, 11, 31, 35, 42, 65, 72, 73, 75, 76, 99, 118, 211, 212 (total 16, 150t type), written off. Date reported
June - Landing barge, vehicle (MkII) No.137,140,157, 170 (total 4, 200t type), written off. Date reported
June - Landing barge, water No.1, 6 (total 2, 150t type), written off. Date reported
June - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.354, 493 (total 2, 30-37t), lost in operations on Arakan Coast, Burma. Date reported
June - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.1092 (52t), cause and place unknown. Date reported
June - Landing craft personnel (MkII) LCP No.1113 (3.8t each), damaged in gale at Maddalena, Sardinia and written off. Date reported
June - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.832 (9-11t), lost in tow in Mediterranean. Date reported
June - Landing craft support (Medium) (MkII) LCS(M) No.30 (12.5t), lost in operations on Arakan Coast, Burma. Date reported
June - Landing craft support (Medium) (MkIII) LCS(M) No.148 (13.5t), lost in operations on Arakan Coast, Burma. Date reported
June 6 - Drifter BROADLAND (R, 76t, 1913), lost in heavy weather, N Atlantic
June 21 - Trawler HILDASAY (545t, 30/9/41), grounded on reef near Kilindini, E Africa. Total loss
June 25 - Motor minesweeper MMS No.168 (255t, 5/7/42), sunk by mine in Genoa Harbour, Italy
July 1945
July - Landing craft mechanised (MkIII) LCM No.1185 (52t), lost, presumed during 1945. Date reported
July - Landing craft personnel (Ramped) LCP(R) No.965 (9-11t), lost in tow in Mediterranean. Date reported
July - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.242 (40t, 23/10/42), sunk whilst being towed to Malta
July - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.243 (40t, 18/11/42), sunk as target. Date reported
July - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.635 (102t, 11/42), sunk as target. Date reported
July 4 - Trawler ELIZABETH THERESE (R, 156t, 1934), sunk
July 8 - Trawler LA NANTAISE (R, 359), sunk in collision off SE England
July 10 - Trawler KURD (R, 352t, 1930), sunk by mine off Lizard Head, Cornwall, SE England
July 13 - Collier ROLFSBERG (R, 1,831t, 1915), sunk in collision, Firth of Forth, E Scotland
July 15 - Landing craft vehicle (Personnel) LCV(P) No.1167 (10-11t), lost, Channel Islands, English Channel.
July 17 - Tug ATHLETE (570t, 15/11/43), sunk by mine off Leghorn, Italy
July 19 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.712 (102t, 10/2/44), formally paid off
July 24 - Minesweeper SQUIRREL (940t, 16/8/44), damaged by mine off Puket, Siam (Thailand). Sunk by own forces
July 26 - Minesweeper VESTAL (940t, 10/9/43), sunk by aircraft, off Puket, Siam (Thailand)
July 31 - Landing barge, kitchen No. 8, Sank in tow, English Channel
August 1945
August 1 Fuelling ship ILTON CASTLE (R), cause and place unknown
August 2 - Landing craft vehicle LCV No.802 (10-11t), lost in tow in Home Waters
August 17 - Landing craft assault LCA No.1329, 1591 (total 2, 11-13.5t), lost overboard from LST off India
August 17 - Motor launch ML No.230 (75t, 28/3/41), sunk in collision
August 26 - Motor torpedo boat MTB No.261 (32t), sunk at Alexandria
November 1945
November 26 - Landing barge, ramped dumb No.59 (150t type), sunk in Edinburgh Channel, Scotland