The
passenger ship ran aground on the east coast of
Gavdos, Greece. She was refloated on 9 July 1947 and laid up. She was consequently scrapped in 1950.[19]
The 10,488-ton
Type T2 tanker broke in two in a storm in the
Pacific Ocean approximately 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) south of
Adak in the
Aleutian Islands. Three Soviet ships rescued 15 survivors from the forward part of the ship. The
tankerPuente Hills (United States) rescued 23 men and women from the after section of the ship, which she then
towed to
Port Angeles,
Washington with 20 people still aboard it. Both sections of the ship remained afloat and eventually were scrapped.[54][55]
The cargo ship struck a mine and sank 18 nautical miles (33 km) north of
Dieppe, France. All crew were rescued by the trawler André Marcel (France).[57]
The cargo ship was hit by
William A. Jones (United States) after the latter broke free from her moorings in a gale at
Gibraltar. Two hours later, there were two explosions on board and she sank with the loss of five of her 34 crew.[58][59]
The ocean liner caught fire at Canada Dock,
Liverpool,
Lancashire and sank. She was refloated on 4 March. Declared a total loss, scrapped in 1947.[30][65]
The cargo ship, loaded with ammunition, collided with
Lombardy (United Kingdom) in the
English Channel off
Dover,
Kent, United Kingdom and sank. All crew were rescued by Lombardy.[69] On 22 July 1967, attempted removal of the wreck caused a major explosion, damaging property onshore.[70]
The coaster collided with the wreck of
Fort Massac (United Kingdom) during
salvage operations. She was holed and quickly sank in an upright position. A salvage attempt on 23 August only succeeded in turning her on her side, and she was declared a
total loss.[119]
Whilst on tow and sheltering in
Mount's Bay from an easterly gale, the
Danae-classcruiser drifted onto the
Larrigan, rocks and stranded at low tide. Refloated several hours later she continued on her journey from
Falmouth to the
Clyde for scrapping.[136]
The
Achelous-classlanding craftrepair ship, hard aground on Kama Rock,
Iwo Jima, since 1 December 1945, was blown up with explosive charges after being stripped of all salvageable equipment.
The ship struck a mine off
Westkapelle, Netherlands. 12 crew jumped overboard and were drowned. The remainder, including 14 passengers, were rescued. The ship sank on 18 June.[162]
The atomic explosion beneath LSM-60.Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned
LSM-1-classmedium landing ship disintegrated in the explosion of an atomic bomb suspended beneath her at
Bikini Atoll during atomic bomb testing.
Operation Crossroads: The decommissioned
Salmon-class submarine was sunk as a target by an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. She later was raised for further use as a
target ship and sunk again in August 1948.
The sternwheel ferry capsized and sank in a storm while only on her fourth voyage on
Lake Nyasa 7 nautical miles (13 km) near
Florence Bay with the loss of 145 lives.[180] The Malawi Department of Antiquities's sign at the Memorial site at Fort Johnston (now
Mangochi) confirms the loss of life as being 145.
The cargo ship collided with
William J. Riddle (United States) in the
Atlantic Ocean and was severely damaged and abandoned. All passengers and crew rescued by William J. Riddle. American Farmer was initially reported to have sunk, but later reported to be still afloat.[181]
Corfu Channel Incident: The
S-classdestroyer suffered heavy damage when she struck a
mine in the Corfu Channel which blew her bow off. Eleven of her crew were killed and 25 others were listed as missing and presumed dead. She returned to base stern-first. She was declared a total loss and scrapped.
Corfu Channel Incident: The
V-classdestroyer suffered heavy damage when she struck a
mine in the Corfu Channel which blew her bow off while she was attempting to tow
HMS Saumarez (Royal Navy) to safety. One of her crew was killed and seven others were listed as missing and presumed dead. She returned to base stern-first. She was eventually repaired and returned to service.
The
cargo liner caught fire at sea. She was on a voyage from
Garston, Lancashire to the Cameroons. She was towed in to
LagosNigeria on 2 January 1947 and beached. She was refloated on 6 January. Subsequently repaired and returned to service as Zent.[241]
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