List of shipwrecks in December 1941
11 December

List of shipwrecks in December 1941

Section Title: 11 December
Table Section Text: None

Ship	Country	Description

Alcione	Regia Marina	World War II: The Spica-class torpedo boat was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea (36°20′N 20°33′E / 36.333°N 20.550°E) off Suda Bay, Crete by HMS Truant ( Royal Navy) and was towed close to shore where she capsized and sank with a loss of 20 crewmen.

Alphar T-29SA	Norway	World War II: The fishing vessel was shelled and sunk off Mylingen, Norway by K-22 ( Soviet Navy).

Borgar F-76G	Norway	World War II: The fishing vessel was shelled and sunk off Mylingen, Norway by K-22 ( Soviet Navy).

Ammiraglio Caracciolo	Regia Marina	World War II: The Cagni-class submarine was depth charged, shelled, and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea (32°09′N 25°19′E / 32.150°N 25.317°E) by HMS Farndale ( Royal Navy) and was subsequently scuttled by her crew.

Apsheron	Soviet Union	World War II: The tanker struck a mine and sank in the Black Sea off Sevastopol.

Borgar	Norway	World War II: The fishing vessel was shelled and sunk off Mylingen, Norway by K-22 ( Soviet Navy).

Calitea	Italy	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 90 nautical miles (170 km) off Cape Matapan (36°23′N 20°33′E / 36.383°N 20.550°E by HMS Talisman ( Royal Navy).

Hai Tung	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the South China Sea (5°08′N 104°32′E / 5.133°N 104.533°E) by I-156 ( Imperial Japanese Navy) with the loss of all 49 crew.

Hayate	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Battle of Wake Island: The Kamikaze-class destroyer was sunk off Wake Island, United States by shore based artillery with the loss of 168 crew.

HMS Jackal	Royal Navy	World War II: The J-class destroyer was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea by Regia Aeronautica aircraft. Repairs would take until May 1942 to complete.

Kanchow	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Hong Kong.

Kisaragi	Imperial Japanese Navy	World War II: Battle of Wake Island: The Mutsuki-class destroyer was bombed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) south west of Wake Island (18°55′N 166°17′E / 18.917°N 166.283°E) by a Grumman F4F Wildcat aircraft of the VMF-211, United States Marine Corps with the loss of all 154 crew.

HMT Lady Shirley	Royal Navy	World War II: The naval trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Strait of Gibraltar (35°59′N 5°17′W / 35.983°N 5.283°W) by U-374 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 33 crew.

Lahaina	United States	World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean (27°42′N 147°38′W / 27.700°N 147.633°W) by I-9 ( Imperial Japanese Navy) with the loss of four of her 34 crew.

No. 12 and No. 42	Soviet Navy	World War II: The D-3-class motor torpedo boats were lost on this date.

No. 303, No. 307 and No. 407	Soviet Navy	World War II: The MO-4-class motor anti-submarine boats were lost on this date.

HMY Rosabelle	Royal Navy	World War II: The armed yacht was torpedoed and sunk in the Strait of Gibraltar (35°59′N 5°17′W / 35.983°N 5.283°W) by U-374 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss off 30 of her 48 crew.

Sofia	Greece	World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk north west of Suda Bay, Crete by HMS Torbay ( Royal Navy).

Tinley	United Kingdom	World War II: The coaster was scuttled at Hong Kong.

Veidingen	Norway	World War II: The fishing lugger was shelled and sunk off the coast of Norway by K-22 ( Soviet Navy).

Wawa	Panama	World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Hong Kong. Raised, repaired and put in Japanese service as Awa Maru.

Sentence(s)

U-374 sank two ships, the naval trawler Lady Shirley and naval yacht HMY Rosabelle.

final_sentence: U-374 sank two ships, the naval trawler Lady Shirley and naval yacht HMY Rosabelle.