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- 1940.0
- The decommissioned was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Mare Island, California, after use as a target in the 1946 Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests. (en)
- The 46-ton, wooden scow was wrecked between Crooked Island and Near Island opposite Kodiak, Territory of Alaska. (en)
- The Tunis-registered cargo ship, converted from HMS Sandwich of 1928, foundered outside Port La Nouvelle, on a voyage from Oran to Sète with a cargo of oranges. (en)
- The 41-gross register ton, motor cargo vessel was wrecked in the Territory of Alaska at an unidentified location described by the wreck report as "Point Alba." (en)
- The 1,008-gross register ton, barge sank in the Bering Sea approximately north of Seguam Island in the Andreanof Islands group of the Aleutian Islands. (en)
- thumb|right|Gasconade sinking.The was sunk as a torpedo target in the Pacific Ocean off California after use as a target in the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests of 1946. (en)
- The 16-gross register ton, fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Territory of Alaska. (en)
- The tug sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina whilst under tow. (en)
- The cargo ship ran aground north west of Margate, Kent. Refloated the next day. (en)
- The cargo ship struck a submerged object at Falmouth, Cornwall and was holed. She was beached in Great Molunan Cove to prevent her sinking. (en)
- The 11-gross register ton, fishing vessel sank in Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska off Tolstoy Point . (en)
- The decommissioned was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, after use as a target in the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests of 1946. (en)
- The floating drydock sank off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. (en)
- The cargo ship caught fire and sank at Copenhagen, Denmark. (en)
- The coaster ran aground on Domanik Island, Bay of Bengal, India and sank. (en)
- The 10-gross register ton, motor cargo vessel was destroyed by fire in the harbor at Whittier, Territory of Alaska. (en)
- The EK-1-class escort was wrecked in a storm at Korsakov, Sakhalin Island. Later refloated and used as a depot/accomidations ship. (en)
- The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank off Lista, Norway, whilst on a voyage from Ålesund to Stockholm, Sweden. (en)
- The patrol boat was lost off Greenland with the loss of all eight crew. (en)
- Bound for London from Liverpool she stranded on the Seven Stones Reef, between the Isles of Scilly and Cornwall. She refloated on same day; the only ship to get off the reef in modern times. (en)
- The tug collided with in the River Mersey. She capsized and sank with the loss of all four crew. (en)
- The V-class destroyer was scuttled in the Tasman Sea off Sydney, Australia. (en)
- The cargo ship sank south west of Kopervik, Norway, whilst on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Kopervik. (en)
- The barge capsized and sank off Ardlamont Point, Argyllshire with the loss of four of the five people on board. (en)
- The coaster hit a mine and sank off Borkum, Netherlands. All fourteen crew were rescued by . (en)
- The decommissioned was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Kwajalein after use as a test target in the 1946 Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests. (en)
- The cargo ship was scuttled in the Bay of Biscay with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition. (en)
- The cargo ship was wrecked at the entrance to Fogo Harbour, Canada. (en)
- The bow section of the cargo ship sank in the English Channel south of the Longships Lighthouse whilst under tow. Raised in 1949 and sunk off Gwennap Head, Cornwall. (en)
- The was sunk was a target off Den Helder sometime in 1948. (en)
- thumb|Altalena on fire at Tel Aviv Altalena Affair: The Irgun-operated converted tank landing ship was shelled by the Israel Defense Forces, grounded, and set on fire near Tel Aviv. She was towed out to sea and scuttled in 1949. (en)
- The 64-gross register ton, fishing vessel was wrecked in Lisianski Strait north of Pelican City, Territory of Alaska. (en)
- The cargo ship collided with north east of Ushant and sank. (en)
- The was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, after use as a target in the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests of 1946. (en)
- The decommissioned was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off Kwajalein after use as a test target in the 1946 Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests. (en)
- The 261-gross register ton, fishing vessel was wrecked on Yakataga Beach west of Yakutat, Territory of Alaska. (en)
- The coaster was in collision with in Liverpool Bay and sank with the loss of four of the six people on board. (en)
- The decommissioned was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off California after serving as a target for the 1946 Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests. (en)
- The tourist boat ran aground on Half Moon Reef, Western Australia. (en)
- The cargo ship ran aground on Balach Rocks, Islay, Inner Hebrides, United Kingdom whilst on a voyage from Leith, Midlothian to Sfax, Tunisia. (en)
- The coaster ran aground in Bridlington Bay, Yorkshire. (en)
- The Liberty ship was presumed to have foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Last reported position . (en)
- The coastal minesweeper was lost. (en)
- The VP 51-class motor launch was lost at Tahiti. (en)
- The coaster ran aground near Holyhead, Anglesey. (en)
- The merchant ship sank. (en)
- The motor torpedo boat was destroyed by fire. (en)
- The ship foundered in Lake Van, Turkey. (en)
- A wooden steam trawler sunk after hitting rocks in Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand (en)
- The cargo ship collided with in the River Mersey and sank. All 25 crew were rescued. (en)
- The fishing vessel Arleux foundered off White Head Bay, Nova Scotia. (en)
- The 8-gross register ton, fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Lynn Canal opposite the Chilkat River in Southeast Alaska near Haines, Territory of Alaska. (en)
- The 54-gross register ton wooden fishing vessel sank northwest of Tugidak Island in the Trinity Islands of the Kodiak Archipelago, Territory of Alaska. (en)
- capsized and sank off Sheringham, England. (en)
- While towing barges in dense fog, the tug was wrecked on rocks at Lobster Point, Monhegan Island, Maine, at . Her crew survived. (en)
- Ran aground between Stockholm and Mäntyluoto, Finland. Refloated but leaking, repaired and returned to service. (en)
- The schooner was destroyed by an explosion at Bari whilst under arrest for carrying illegal arms bound for Syria. (en)
- The decommissioned was sunk as a target approximately southwest of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, after use as a target in the 1946 Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests. (en)
- The 164-gross register ton, fishing vessel sank in a storm off a location identified in the wreck report as "Icy Point" in Southeast Alaska. It is not clear to which of at least two locations of the name the wreck report refers. (en)
- The decommissioned was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Bikini Atoll after use as target in the 1946 Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests. (en)
- The decommissioned was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, after being used as a target in the 1946 Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests. (en)
- The cargo ship caught fire at Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was declared uneconomical to repair and was scrapped in 1949. (en)
- The captured pre-dreadnought battleship was beached by the Soviet Navy in the Gulf of Finland near Osmussaar Island in the Soviet Union's Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic for use as a target. The hulk was used as a target until 1966, eventually becoming entirely submerged. (en)
- thumb|right|USS Salt Lake City sinking.The decommissioned heavy cruiser was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California after use as a target in the 1946 Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests. (en)
- struck a mine and sank in Macassar Strait, Borneo. (en)
- The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Patras, Greece. Nine crew were killed. (en)
- The 14-gross register ton, fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Carroll Inlet near Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska. (en)
- The 48-gross register ton, fishing vessel sank after colliding with the motor vessel Mayflower at the entrance to South Kaigani Harbor on the south coast of Dall Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. (en)
- The 12-gross register ton, fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Southeast Alaska at the southeastern end of Woronkofski Island in the Alexander Archipelago. (en)
- The Type VIIC/41 submarine was deliberately sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the Point No Point Lighthouse, Maryland. She was raised in the summer of 1949. (en)
- The ex- sank off Halland, Sweden with the loss of all fourteen crew. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Poland to Larvik, Norway. (en)
- The passenger ship struck a mine and sank off the east coast of Jutland with the loss of 48 lives. (en)
- The whaler ran aground on rocks at Lazarete Beach, Cape Verde after calling in for bunkers while on delivery voyage to South Georgia. (en)
- The decommissioned was sunk as a target after use as a target in the 1946 Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests. (en)
- The 70-gross register ton, motor passenger vessel was destroyed by fire in Southeast Alaska off Point Couverden , from Juneau, Territory of Alaska. (en)
- The captured , formerly , was sunk as a target by United States Navy forces off Japan's Gotō Islands. (en)
- The cargo ship was scuttled in the Skagerrak with a cargo of poison gas munitions. (en)
- The Liberty ship was driven ashore in the Gulf of Suez. Later refloated and towed to Port Said, Egypt. (en)
- The war-damaged ship was scuttled off Wyndham, Western Australia. (en)
- Chinese Civil War: The LCT was sunk by Nationalist Chinese Fighter-Bombers. 3 crew killed. (en)
- The tug struck a mine and sank off the Knoll buoy in the Colne Estuary, Essex with the loss of all fifteen crew. (en)
- The cargo ship ran aground on the Amhurst Rocks in the Yangtze Estuary from Wusong, China. She sank two days later. (en)
- The 40-gross register ton scow was wrecked on Salamatof Beach on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska north of Kenai. (en)
- The cargo ship struck a mine and sank whilst on a voyage from Venice, Italy to Rijeka, Yugoslavia. Eleven crew were killed. (en)
- The ran aground at Glenelg North, South Australia. She was undamaged and was later refloated. (en)
- The cargo ship was driven ashore between Bardia and Tobruk, Libya. She was later refloated and towed to Tobruk, where she was scrapped. (en)
- The decommissioned was sunk by gunfire in the Pacific Ocean off Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, after use as a target in the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests of 1946. (en)
- The was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Enewetak Atoll after use as a target in the Operation Sandstone atomic bomb tests. (en)
- The 11-gross register ton, fishing vessel was wrecked in Harris Cove on the coast of Kuiu Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. (en)
- The cargo ship sank off Kragerø, Norway, whilst on a voyage from Brevik to Etne. (en)
- The Liberty ship broke in two whilst under tow from Port Said, Egypt to an Italian port. Bow section salvaged and subsequently joined to stern section of . (en)
- The cargo ship was driven ashore at Hoihow, China in a typhoon. Refloated in 1949 and sold. (en)
- The decommissioned was sunk as a target by aircraft rockets off California after use as a target in the 1946 Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests. (en)
- The decommissioned was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean just south of Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, after use as a target in the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests of 1946. (en)
- The training ship sank in the Thames Estuary at Grays, Essex. (en)
- The decommissioned was sunk as a target at Enewetak Atoll in the Operation Sandstone atomic bomb tests. (en)
- The tanker ran aground at Gribba Head, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of eleven of her twelve crew. (en)
- The cargo ship sank in the North Sea whilst on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Denmark. (en)
- The cargo ship ran aground and sank in the Namsenfjord, Norway, whilst on a voyage from Slemmestad to Namsos. (en)
- The cargo ship ran aground west of Tjøme, Norway, whilst on a voyage from Bergen to Oslo. (en)
- The coaster ran aground on Lundy Island, Devon, United Kingdom. All eleven crew scrambled ashore. (en)
- The Geumgagsan-class minesweeper grounded and was damaged beyond repair. (en)
- The 7-gross register ton, fishing vessel sank south of False Point Retreat in Southeast Alaska. (en)
- The 163-gross register ton, motor cargo vessel was destroyed by fire at the mouth of the Kasilof River in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. (en)
- The ran aground off Petropavlosk, Soviet Union. She was declared a total loss. (en)
- The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean at . (en)
- The decommissioned was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, after use as a target in the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests of 1946. (en)
- The 31-gross register ton, fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Klawock, Territory of Alaska. (en)
- The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Newfoundland, Canada with the loss of all 40 crew. (en)
- The decommissioned was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off California after use as target in the 1946 Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests. (en)
- The 9-gross register ton, fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Orca Inlet from Cordova, Territory of Alaska. (en)
- The decommissioned was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, by gunfire from the heavy cruiser after use as a target in the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests of 1946. (en)
- The 2,297-gross register ton barge was wrecked near Taylor Island in Southeast Alaska. (en)
- The cargo ship sank off Egersund, Norway, with the loss of all nine crew. (en)
- The tanker suffered a fire in her engine room whilst on a voyage from Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela to Le Havre, France. Declared a constructive total loss. (en)
- The decommissioned was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, by gunfire from the light cruiser after use as a target in the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests of 1946. (en)
- The Liberty ship caught fire south west of the Cocos Islands and was abandoned. She was declared a total loss and was consequently scrapped in 1950. (en)
- The cargo ship ran aground on the Rocks of Mansonria off Fedala, French Morocco. Declared a constructive total loss. (en)
- thumb|right|The wreck of Kiangya.The passenger steamship exploded and sank at the mouth of the Huangpu River in China with the loss of at least 2,750 lives. (en)
- thumb|right|USS Pensacola sinking.The decommissioned heavy cruiser was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Washington after use as a target in the 1946 Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests. (en)
- The 62-gross register ton, motor cargo vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska off Middleton Island off the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. (en)
- The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands and broke her back. (en)
- thumb|right|USS Pennsylvania sinking.The decommissioned was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Kwajalein after use as a target in the 1946 Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests. (en)
- The decommissioned was sunk as a gunnery target in the Pacific Ocean off Kwajalein after use as a target in the 1946 Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests. (en)
- The ex- ran aground in Frøyskjæret, west of Florø whilst on a voyage from Poland to Vadsø, Norway. Refloated in 1951 and scrapped in 1954. (en)
- The fishing schooner sank off the coast of La Guaira, Venezuela. (en)
- The 34-gross register ton, fishing vessel was lost in Salisbury Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska west of Sitka, Territory of Alaska, after she collided with an inactive naval mine. (en)
- The 12-gross register ton, fishing vessel was wrecked on the coast of the Territory of Alaska west of Cape Spencer. (en)
- The T2 tanker was wrecked at Quoin Point, South Africa. (en)
- The decommissioned was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii following use as a target in the 1946 Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests. (en)
- The 297-gross register ton, scow was wrecked on Makchanik Island in Chignik Bay on the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula in the Territory of Alaska. (en)
- The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank south west of Kvistøy, Norway, whilst on a voyage from Rekefjord to Møre. (en)
- The 91-gross register ton, scow sank at the anchorage at Naknek, Territory of Alaska. (en)
- The cargo ship ran aground in Stokksundet, Norway, whilst on a voyage from Bergen to Tromsø. (en)
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