# List of shipwrecks in July 1941

The list of shipwrecks in July 1941 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1941.

## 1 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adjutant | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minelayer suffered an engine failure off the Chatham Islands. She was scuttled by Komet ( Kriegsmarine). |
| Bystryi | Soviet Navy | World War II: The Gnevny-class destroyer struck a mine at Sevastopol and was beached. |
| HMT Devon County | Royal Navy | World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary (51°28′51″N 0°59′14″E﻿ / ﻿51.48083°N 0.98722°E﻿ / 51.48083; 0.98722) with the loss of three of her crew. |
| Homefire | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea (53°05′30″N 1°28′00″E﻿ / ﻿53.09167°N 1.46667°E﻿ / 53.09167; 1.46667) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of two of her crew. |
| Imanta | Soviet Union | The cargo ship ran aground in the eastern Gulf of Finland, later a total loss. Also reported to be a Soviet Navy transport ship that struck a mine off Suursari and was beached. Reported scrapped post-war, but see the entry below. |
| M-81 | Soviet Navy | World War II: The M-class submarine struck a mine and sank on the Laine Bank, in the Baltic Sea off Vormsi, Estonia (59°09′N 22°58′E﻿ / ﻿59.150°N 22.967°E﻿ / 59.150; 22.967). |
| M 3134 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The naval drifter/auxiliary minesweeper was sunk off Liepāja, Latvia by a mine laid by T-204 Fugas ( Soviet Navy). There were nine dead and five survivors. |
| HMS Malvernian | Royal Navy | World War II: The armed boarding vessel was bombed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (47°37′N 19°07′W﻿ / ﻿47.617°N 19.117°W﻿ / 47.617; -19.117) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of 24 of her 164 crew. The ship was abandoned, but remained afloat until 19 July when she was scuttled 90 nautical miles (170 km; 100 mi) off the Cabo Prior Lighthouse, Spain. Survivors were rescued by HMS Scarborough ( Royal Navy), Kriegsmarine minesweepers, or reached the Spanish coast in lifeboats. |
| HNoMS MTB 5 | Royal Norwegian Navy | The motor torpedo boat was wrecked by an accidental engine room explosion in the United Kingdom. Four of her crew were killed. |
| Strathgairn | United Kingdom | World War II: The fishing trawler struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) south west of Barra Head, Outer Hebrides with the loss of five of her eleven crew. |
| T-299 Imanta | Soviet Navy | World War II: The minesweeper was sunk by a mine in the Baltic Sea off Saaremaa, Estonia. |
| Toronto City | United Kingdom | World War II: The weather ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (47°03′N 30°00′W﻿ / ﻿47.050°N 30.000°W﻿ / 47.050; -30.000) by U-108 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 43 crew. |

## 2 July

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Città di Tripoli | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (37°41′50″N 24°15′50″E﻿ / ﻿37.69722°N 24.26389°E﻿ / 37.69722; 24.26389) by HMS Torbay ( Royal Navy). |

## 3 July

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Everiga | Estonia | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Pärnu by the Red Army. |
| Felipe Crespi | Spain | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Genoa, Italy. |
| KOL 72 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank at Kołobrzeg, Poland. |
| Laura C. | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Calabria (37°55′N 15°44′E﻿ / ﻿37.917°N 15.733°E﻿ / 37.917; 15.733) by HMS Upholder ( Royal Navy) with the loss of six of her 38 crew. |
| HMT Receptive | Royal Navy | World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea (51°20′50″N 0°54′35″E﻿ / ﻿51.34722°N 0.90972°E﻿ / 51.34722; 0.90972) with the loss of nine of her crew. |
| Robert L. Holt | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (24°15′N 20°00′W﻿ / ﻿24.250°N 20.000°W﻿ / 24.250; -20.000) by U-69 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 56 crew, including Vice-Admiral Norman Wodehouse. Robert L. Holt was on a voyage from the River Mersey to Freetown, Sierra Leone. |
| HMT Rosme | Royal Navy | World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea (51°34′12″N 1°03′00″E﻿ / ﻿51.57000°N 1.05000°E﻿ / 51.57000; 1.05000). |
| TKA-12 | Soviet Navy | World War II: The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by a mine off Balaklava. There were no survivors. |

## 4 July

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| HMT Akranes | Royal Navy | World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Bridlington, Yorkshire by Luftwaffe aircraft. |
| Auditor | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (25°33′N 28°23′W﻿ / ﻿25.550°N 28.383°W﻿ / 25.550; -28.383) by U-123 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 76 crew. Survivors reached the Azores and Cape Verde Islands, Portugal in their lifeboats. |
| Balfron | United Kingdom | World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk in the North Sea 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) off Ravenscar, Yorkshire with the loss of four of her crew. |
| Lunan | United Kingdom | World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea (51°26′48″N 3°10′24″W﻿ / ﻿51.44667°N 3.17333°W﻿ / 51.44667; -3.17333) with the loss of five of her six crew. |
| St. Didier | Vichy France | World War II: The auxiliary cruiser was sunk off Adalia, Turkey by Fairey Albacore aircraft of the Royal Air Force whilst attempting to pass herself off as a Turkish merchant ship. |
| Vyborg | Soviet Union | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea (60°08′N 27°32′E﻿ / ﻿60.133°N 27.533°E﻿ / 60.133; 27.533) by Vesikko ( Finnish Navy) with the loss of a crew member. |

## 5 July

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Advance | Norway | World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk off Vågsøy by aircraft. |
| Anselm | United Kingdom | World War II: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (44°25′N 28°35′W﻿ / ﻿44.417°N 28.583°W﻿ / 44.417; -28.583) by U-96 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 254 of the 1,316 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by HMS Challenger and HMS Starwort (both Royal Navy). |
| Bencruachan | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the Mex High Lighthouse, Alexandria, Egypt with the loss of three of her 51 crew. She was on a voyage from Durban, Union of South Africa to Alexandria. The wreck was scrapped in 1950–1951. |
| Fowey Rose | United Kingdom | World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (51°51′N 5°28′W﻿ / ﻿51.850°N 5.467°W﻿ / 51.850; -5.467) by Luftwaffe aircraft. |
| Jantina | Regia Marina | World War II: The submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the Aegean Sea off Milos, Greece (37°39′N 25°00′E﻿ / ﻿37.650°N 25.000°E﻿ / 37.650; 25.000) by HMS Torbay ( Royal Navy). There were six survivors. The wreck was discovered in November 2021. |
| Michele Bianchi | Regia Marina | World War II: The Marconi-class submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay by Tigris ( Royal Navy) with the loss of all 57 crew. |
| MO-209 | Soviet Navy | World War II: The MO-4-class patrol boat struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Gogland. |
| Rasma | Latvia | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Baltic Sea north of Ekholm. She was beached, but was destroyed on 10 July by bombing by Luftwaffe aircraft and torpedoing by S-26 and S-28 (both Kriegsmarine). |
| HMS Snaefell | Royal Navy | World War II: The auxiliary paddle minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the North Sea eight miles (13 km) off Sunderland, County Durham (54°03′N 1°20′W﻿ / ﻿54.050°N 1.333°W﻿ / 54.050; -1.333) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of three of her crew. |
| Stig Gorthon | Sweden | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany. Her 25 crew were rescued. |
| Wyreema | United Kingdom | World War II: The motor yacht was lost on board Bencruachan ( United Kingdom) when the latter ship was sunk. |

## 6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dante de Lutti | Regia Marina | World War II: The naval trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Benghazi, Libya by HMS Triumph ( Royal Navy). |
| Ninfea | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Benghazi by HMS Triumph ( Royal Navy). |
| T-216 | Soviet Navy | The minesweeper was sunk in the Baltic Sea off Saaremaa, Estonia. |
| Unnamed fishing vessel | Soviet Union | World War II: The sail fishing vessel was sunk with depth charges by Syosky, Vinha, and Raju (all Finnish Navy). |
| Westfield | United Kingdom | World War II: The fishing trawler was bombed and sunk in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon by Luftwaffe aircraft. All ten crew were lost. |

## 7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Gustav Eugene | France | World War II: The fishing trawler was sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Ouessant, Finistère by HMS Sealion ( Royal Navy). |
| Gustav Jeanne | France | World War II: The fishing trawler was sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Ouessant by HMS Sealion ( Royal Navy). |
| HMT Lord St. Vincent | Royal Navy | World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary off Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex with the loss of two of her crew. |
| Luise Bergmann | Germany | World War II: The schooner struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Kolberg. |
| Neuenfelde | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Kolberg. |
| Petrozavodsk | Soviet Navy | The minesweeper was sunk off Kronstadt. |

## 8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Christus Regnat | France | World War II: The fishing trawler was sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Ouessant, Finistère by HMS Sealion ( Royal Navy). |
| LI | Germany | World War II: The steamship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea east of Kithera, Greece by HMS Torbay ( Royal Navy). |
| LXIV | Germany | World War II: The steamship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea east of Kithera by HMS Torbay ( Royal Navy). |
| M-1104 Jan Hubert | Kriegsmarine | The minesweeper was lost in a collision off Sogne, Norway at 58°25′N 7°55′E﻿ / ﻿58.417°N 7.917°E﻿ / 58.417; 7.917. |
| No. 102 | Soviet Navy | The Project 1125-class gunboat was sunk on this date. |
| RTShch-103 | Soviet Navy | The K-15/M-17-class river minesweeping launch was sunk on this date. |
| RTShch-106 | Soviet Navy | The K-15/M-17-class river minesweeping launch was sunk on this date. |
| Shch-206 | Soviet Navy | World War II: The Shchuka-class submarine was attacked and sunk by a group comprising the torpedo boat NMB Năluca, the gunboat NMB Stihi Eugen and three motor torpedo boats (all Royal Romanian Navy). |
| St Pierre d'Alacantra | France | World War II: The fishing trawler was sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Ouessant by HMS Sealion ( Royal Navy). |

## 9 July

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Blue Mermaid | United Kingdom | World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Clacton-on-Sea, Essex (51°39′01″N 1°08′05″E﻿ / ﻿51.65028°N 1.13472°E﻿ / 51.65028; 1.13472) with the loss of two of her crew. |
| Designer | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (42°59′N 31°40′W﻿ / ﻿42.983°N 31.667°W﻿ / 42.983; -31.667) by U-98 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 67 of her 78 crew. Survivors were rescued by Souta Princesca ( Portugal). |
| Hansestadt Danzig | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minelayer struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea east of Öland, Sweden. |
| Inverness | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (42°46′N 32°45′W﻿ / ﻿42.767°N 32.750°W﻿ / 42.767; -32.750) by U-98 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of six of her 43 crew. Survivors reached the Azores, Portugal in their lifeboats. |
| L 12 | Germany | World War II: The ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea east of Kithera by HMS Torbay ( Royal Navy). |
| LV | Germany | World War II: The ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea east of Kithera, Greece by HMS Torbay ( Royal Navy). |
| LVI | Germany | World War II: The ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea east of Kithera by HMS Torbay ( Royal Navy). |
| Nalim | Soviet Navy | World War II: The minesweeper was sunk off Zapadnaya Litsa Bay in a Luftwaffe air raid. Thirteen of her crew were killed, or died of their wounds. |
| Preußen | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minelayer struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea east of Öland. |
| Tannenberg | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minelayer struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea east of Öland. |

## 10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Celano | Royal Navy | World War II: The tender to HMS Tedworth ( Royal Navy) struck a mine and sank with the loss of all six of her crew. |
| Hermes | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted by HMS Canton ( Royal Navy) 300 nautical miles (560 km; 350 mi) off the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago, Brazil and was scuttled by her crew, who were taken as prisoners of war. |
| Isabella Fowlie | United Kingdom | World War II: The fishing trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) north east of the Longstone Lighthouse by Luftwaffe aircraft. |
| M-23 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper was mined, damaged, and beached in the Irben Strait. She was raised, repaired, and returned to service. (Look 11/07/1941) |
| M-205 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The minesweeper was mined and sunk in the Irben Strait. She was later raised, repaired and returned to service. |
| Rasma | Soviet Union | World War II: The cargo ship was damaged by a mine and abandoned in the Baltic Sea. She was torpedoed and sunk by S 26 and S 28 (both Kriegsmarine). |
| Svint | Norway | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean seven nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) north west of Trevose Head, Cornwall, United Kingdom (50°38′26″N 4°57′12″W﻿ / ﻿50.64056°N 4.95333°W﻿ / 50.64056; -4.95333) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of one of her 21 crew. |
| Strombo | Italy | World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea by HMS Torbay ( Royal Navy). She was declared a total loss. |
| UJ 113 Nordmark | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The auxiliary submarine chaser was sunk off Liepāja, Latvia by a mine laid by T-204 Fugas ( Soviet Navy). |

## 11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| BKA-111 | Soviet Navy | World War II: The gunboat was shelled and sunk by Romanian forces in the Chilia branch of the Danube. |
| BKA-134 | Soviet Navy | World War II: The gunboat was shelled and sunk by Romanian forces in the Chilia branch of the Danube. |
| HMS Defender | Royal Navy | World War II: The D-class destroyer was bombed and damaged off Sidi Barrani, Egypt by a Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of Lehrgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe. She was subsequently scuttled by HMAS Vendetta ( Royal Australian Navy). |
| Kai | Germany | The cargo ship struck a mine and sank. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Aarhus, Denmark. |
| M-23 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type 1935 minesweeper was mined and sunk off "Parnava" She was raised, repaired, returned to service. |
| No. 103 | Soviet Navy | The Project 1125-class gunboat was sunk on this date. |
| No. 501 | Soviet Navy | The Project 1125-class gunboat was sunk on this date. |

## 12 July

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Passat | Soviet Navy | World War II: The patrol vessel was shelled and sunk off Cape Teribirski by Hans Lody, Karl Galster and Friedrich Eckoldt (all Kriegsmarine). |
| Patrai | Greece | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Port Said, Egypt, by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was raised post-war, repaired and returned to service. |
| RT 32 Kumzha | Soviet Navy | World War II: The patrol vessel was wrecked off Cape Teribirski whilst being shelled by Hans Lody, Karl Galster and Friedrich Eckoldt (all Kriegsmarine). |
| RT-67 Molotov | Soviet Navy | World War II: The patrol vessel was shelled and sunk off Cape Teribirski by Hans Lody, Karl Galster and Friedrich Eckoldt (all Kriegsmarine). |
| Sparta | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Tripoli, Libya. She was later salvaged, repaired and put into service as a Sperrbrecher. |

## 13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caldea | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) north west of Benghazi, Libya by HMS Taku ( Royal Navy). |
| Collingdoc | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary off Southend, Essex. She was refloated on 21 July, requisitioned by the Admiralty and scuttled as a blockship at Scapa Flow on 28 March 1942. |
| Deutschland | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The landing ship was bombed and sunk in the Gulf of Riga by Ilyushin DB-3 aircraft of the Soviet Air Force. |
| Hannington Court | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire in the Indian Ocean. She was shelled and sunk on 19 July by HMS Dragon ( Royal Navy) as she was a danger to navigation (34°46′05″S 19°23′07″E﻿ / ﻿34.76806°S 19.38528°E﻿ / -34.76806; 19.38528). |
| Musher | United States | The fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Sitka Sound, Alaska Territory. Both people on board survived. |
| Pegasus | Vichy France | World War II: The tankerstruck a mine and sank at Beirut, Lebanon, or was attacked by British aircraft and sunk. |
| Scorton | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged by Luftwaffe aircraft off the Smith's Knoll, in the North Sea off the north Norfolk coast. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service. |

## 14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aspen | Sweden | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea 45 nautical miles (83 km) off Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of two of her crew. |
| Brodwal | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Beirut, Lebanon by Luftwaffe aircraft. |
| Georgic | United Kingdom | Georgic World War II: The troopship was bombed and damaged in the Gulf of Suez by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of 26 lives. Georgic was beached, and was salvaged in November. She was later repaired, and returned to service in 1945. |
| Lesbian | Vichy France | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Beirut. |
| Nikoklis | Greece | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 105 nautical miles (194 km) south west of the Azores, Portugal by Alessandro Malaspina ( Regia Marina) with the loss of seventeen of her 28 crew. |
| Rupert de Larrinaga | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (36°18′N 21°11′W﻿ / ﻿36.300°N 21.183°W﻿ / 36.300; -21.183) by Morosini ( Regia Marina). Her 44 crew were rescued by Campeche ( Spain). |
| Sir John Baldwin | Romania | World War II: The dredger was bombed and sunk in the Danube by Soviet Air Force aircraft. |

## 15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| A 10 | Royal Navy | World War II: The lighter was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (32°15′N 25°26′E﻿ / ﻿32.250°N 25.433°E﻿ / 32.250; 25.433) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of a crew member. |
| NMS Aurora | Royal Romanian Navy | World War II: Operation München: The minelayer was sunk at Sulina by Soviet Air Force aircraft. |
| Barbarigo | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea eight nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) south of Pantelleria (36°27′N 11°45′E﻿ / ﻿36.450°N 11.750°E﻿ / 36.450; 11.750) by HMS P33 ( Royal Navy). Her crew survived. |
| Farfield | United Kingdom | World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk in the Irish Sea five nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) off South Stack, Anglesey by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of eight of her nine crew. |
| Iris | Sweden | The cargo ship (1,974t) collided with RFA Blue Ranger ( Royal Fleet Auxiliary) and sank in the Firth of Clyde four nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) off Pladda, Buteshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. |
| HMS Lady Somers | Royal Navy | World War II: The ocean boarding vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (37°12′N 20°32′W﻿ / ﻿37.200°N 20.533°W﻿ / 37.200; -20.533) by Morosini ( Regia Marina). Her 175 crew were rescued by Campeche ( Spain). |
| M-49 | Soviet Navy | World War II: The M-class submarine struck a mine and sank off Vladivostok. |
| M-63 | Soviet Navy | World War II: The M-class submarine struck a mine and sank off Vladivostok. |
| Nettuno | Regia Marina | World War II: The patrol vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by Taku ( Royal Navy). |
| HMS Prince Philippe | Royal Navy | The landing ship collided with Empire Wave ( United Kingdom) off the west coast of Scotland and sank with the loss of a crew member. |
| Vinnitsa | Soviet Navy | World War II: The Zhitomir-class river monitor was shelled and damaged by German field artillery on the Berezina River and run aground off Parichi. She was scuttled the next day to avoid capture. |
| Vincenzo Padre | Regia Marina | World War II: The patrol vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by Taku ( Royal Navy). |

## 16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| HMMGB 90, and HMMGB 92 | Royal Navy | The ELCO 70-foot-class motor gun boats were destroyed by fire at Portland Harbour, Dorset. |
| HMIS Sophie Marie | Royal Indian Navy | The minesweeper/naval trawler ran aground off Cochin. She was refloated the next day. |

## 17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| HMT Fertile Vale | Royal Navy | The naval trawler collided with another vessel and sank in the Firth of Tay. |
| Guelma | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (30°44′N 17°33′W﻿ / ﻿30.733°N 17.550°W﻿ / 30.733; -17.550) by Alessandro Malaspina ( Regia Marina). Her 41 crew were rescued by HMS Thunderbolt ( Royal Navy). |
| HMS LCT 10 | Royal Navy | World War II: The LCT Mk 1-class landing craft tank was bombed and damaged off Sidi Barani, Egypt, by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of Lehrgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe. She was taken under tow but consequently sank. |
| Maddalena Odero | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and severely damaged in the Tyrrhenian Sea by HNLMS O23 ( Royal Netherlands Navy). She was bombed and sunk off Lampedusa the next day by British aircraft. |
| Virgo Fidelis | France | World War II: The fishing trawler was attacked by HMS Thrasher ( Royal Navy) in the Bay of Biscay off San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain and was beached. She was declared a total loss. |

## 18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Kola | Soviet Union | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Black Sea with the loss of three of her 33 crew. |
| TK-123 | Soviet Navy | World War II: The motor torpedo boat was bombed and sunk in the Gulf of Riga by Luftwaffe aircraft. |

## 19 July

List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Holmside | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (19°00′N 21°30′W﻿ / ﻿19.000°N 21.500°W﻿ / 19.000; -21.500) by U-66 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 21 of her 37 crew. Survivors were rescued by Sete Citades ( Portugal). |
| Jean Marie | United States | The fishing vessel was destroyed by fire off Kruzof Island in the Alexander Archipelago, Alaska Territory. The only person aboard survived. |
| NK-08 Kanonier | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The escort vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Sirevåg, Norway by aircraft of 42 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of thirteen of her 29 crew. Survivors were rescued by Helga Ina ( Germany). |
| No. 403 | Soviet Navy | The Project 1125-class gunboat was sunk on this date. |
| Serdityi | Soviet Navy | World War II: The Soobrazitelny-class destroyer was bombed and damaged in the Suur Strait, Gulf of Finland, by a Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of Küstenfliegergruppe 806, Luftwaffe. Salvage attempts were abandoned on 22 July. |
| Shtil | Soviet Navy | World War II: The patrol vessel was bombed and sunk in the Arctic Sea by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of the Luftwaffe. |
| HMS Umpire | Royal Navy | World War II: Convoy EC 47: The U-class submarine collided with HMT Peter Hendriks ( Royal Navy) off The Wash (53°09′N 1°08′E﻿ / ﻿53.150°N 1.133°E﻿ / 53.150; 1.133) and sank with the loss of sixteen of her 38 crew. |

## 20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Brynje | Norway | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Skagerrak off Kalundborg, Denmark (55°42′18″N 10°57′20″E﻿ / ﻿55.70500°N 10.95556°E﻿ / 55.70500; 10.95556). She was salvaged in March 1944 but was declared a total loss. |
| Empress | United States | The fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at the entrance to Traitors Cove (55°42′N 131°39′W﻿ / ﻿55.700°N 131.650°W﻿ / 55.700; -131.650﻿ (Traitors Cove)) in the Behm Canal, Alaska Territory. |
| Stremitenlnyi | Soviet Navy | World War II: The Gnevny-class destroyer (1,631/2,007 t, 1938) was bombed and sunk at Yekatarinskaya Gavan by Junkers Ju 87 of 12 Staffel, Lehrgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe with the loss of 121 of her crew. |
| HMS Union | Royal Navy | World War II: The U-class submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south south west of Pantelleria, Italy by Circe ( Regia Marina) with the loss of all 31 crew. |

## 21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bangalore | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship collided in the Atlantic Ocean (1°30′N 41°54′W﻿ / ﻿1.500°N 41.900°W﻿ / 1.500; -41.900) with Richmond Castle ( United Kingdom). Bangalore was scuttled at 0°59′N 43°00′W﻿ / ﻿0.983°N 43.000°W﻿ / 0.983; -43.000 by a Royal Navy ship as she was a danger to navigation. Bangalore was on a voyage from London to Hong Kong. |
| Hans Christophersen | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. |
| Ida Knudsen | Norway | World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (34°34′N 13°14′W﻿ / ﻿34.567°N 13.233°W﻿ / 34.567; -13.233) by Luigi Torelli ( Regia Marina) with the loss of five of her 38 crew. Fifteen of her survivors were rescued by the fishing trawler Altair ( Portugal). |
| M-94 | Soviet Navy | World War II: The M-class submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Hiiumaa, Estonia (58°51′N 22°02′E﻿ / ﻿58.850°N 22.033°E﻿ / 58.850; 22.033) by U-140 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of eight of her nineteen crew. Survivors were rescued by M-98 ( Soviet Navy). |
| Wandsbeck | Germany | World War II: The transport ship was bombed and sunk at Narvik, Norway in a British air raid. She was refloated on 29 March 1943. Subsequently repaired and returned to service. |

## 22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Brarena | Italy | World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) south east of Pantelleria by Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 830 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm. |
| Lachplesis | Soviet Navy | World War II: The icebreaking tug was damaged in the Baltic by German schnellboote. She was towed to Saaremaa, where she sank on 29 July. |
| Preußen | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) south east of Pantelleria by Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 30 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm with the loss 180 of the 440 people aboard. |
| TK-71 | Soviet Navy | World War II: The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was sunk in the Baltic Sea by German schnellboote. |

## 23 July

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adamant | United Kingdom | World War II: The sailing barge struck a mine and sank at Hull, Yorkshire. She was later salvaged. |
| Adzhariya | Soviet Union | World War II: The passenger ship was bombed and sunk in the Black Sea off Odessa by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of four of her crew. The wreck was raised and scrapped post-war. |
| HMS Fearless | Royal Navy | World War II: The F-class destroyer was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea north east of Bône, Algeria by Regia Aeronautica aircraft. Her crew were rescued by HMS Forester ( Royal Navy) which then scuttled her at 37°40′N 8°20′E﻿ / ﻿37.667°N 8.333°E﻿ / 37.667; 8.333. |
| M 3131 Betje | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper (a former Dutch fishing boat of 186t) struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Riga (57°30′N 22°04′E﻿ / ﻿57.500°N 22.067°E﻿ / 57.500; 22.067). There were 22 dead and 3 survivors. |
| Narova | Soviet Navy | The auxiliary river gunboat was sunk on this date. |
| Omfleet | United Kingdom | World War II: The sailing barge struck a mine and sank at Hull. |
| Soavita | United Kingdom | World War II: The sailing barge struck a mine and sank at Hull. She was later salvaged. |
| Tirpitz | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Cape del Arma. |
| UJ 113 Nordmark | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The submarine chaser struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Liepāja, Latvia. |
| V 1310 Lena Rehder | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The vorpostenboot was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France by a Royal Navy motor torpedo boat. |
| V 1508 Rau III | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The vorpostenboot was sunk in the English Channel south west of Boulogne. |

## 24 July

List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Meridian | Soviet Union | World War II: The survey ship was shelled and sunk in the Arctic Sea between Iokanga and Teriberka by Friedrich Eckoldt, Hermann Schoemann, Karl Galster, and Richard Beitzen (all Kriegsmarine). with the loss of 46 of the 63 people on board. |
| No. 11 | Soviet Navy | The KM-2-class motor launch was lost on this date. |
| Vestkyst I | Norway | World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk at Skadberg in a British air raid. |

## 25 July

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| B 247 Maria Immancolata | Regia Marina | World War II: The patrol vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Gaidero Island, Greece by HMS Tetrarch ( Royal Navy). |
| Ellinico | Greece | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by U-108 ( Kriegsmarine). |
| Erlangen | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the South Atlantic off the mouth of the River Plate by HMS Newcastle ( Royal Navy) and was scuttled by her crew. |
| Ikuta Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | The Ikuta Maru-class gunboat ran aground in the Yokosuka area and was damaged. The vessel was pulled off the same day, and the damage had been repaired by 13 August. |
| Kazak Poyarkov | Soviet Union | World War II: The icebreaker was sunk in the Sea of Japan by mines with the loss of 30 of her 45 crew. |
| Macon | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (32°48′N 26°12′W﻿ / ﻿32.800°N 26.200°W﻿ / 32.800; -26.200) by Barbarigo ( Regia Marina) with the loss of 28 of the 49 people on board. |
| No. 98 | Soviet Navy | The Project 1124/No 41-class gunboat was lost on this date. |

## 26 July

List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Atlantic City | United Kingdom | World War II: Convoy OS 1: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (55°42′N 9°58′W﻿ / ﻿55.700°N 9.967°W﻿ / 55.700; -9.967) by U-141 ( Kriegsmarine) and was abandoned by her 41 crew. She was later re-boarded and reached the Clyde under her own power. She was repaired, and returned to service in November 1941. |
| Botwey | United Kingdom | World War II: Convoy OS 1: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) north of Tory Island, County Donegal, Ireland (55°42′N 9°53′W﻿ / ﻿55.700°N 9.883°W﻿ / 55.700; -9.883) by U-141 ( Kriegsmarine). Her 53 crew were rescued. |
| Horn Shell | United Kingdom | World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (33°32′N 22°18′W﻿ / ﻿33.533°N 22.300°W﻿ / 33.533; -22.300) by Barbarigo ( Regia Marina) with the loss of seventeen of her 57 crew. Survivors were rescued by the fishing trawler Maria Leonor ( Portugal). |
| MAS 451 | Regia Marina | World War II: The MAS 451-class motor torpedo boat was bombed and sunk off Malta by Royal Air Force aircraft. |
| MAS 452 | Regia Marina | World War II: The MAS 451-class motor torpedo boat was either bombed and sunk, or damaged and captured, off Malta by Royal Air Force aircraft. |
| MO-239 | Soviet Navy | World War II: Battle of Bengtskär: The gunboat was sunk in the Baltic Sea off Bengtskär, Finland by Uusimaa ( Finnish Navy). Sixteen of her crew were taken as prisoners of war. |
| Metallist | Soviet Union | World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk at Hanko, Finland by German shore-based artillery. |
| R-169 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type R-151 minesweeper was sunk by Soviet Navy motor torpedo boats at "Vindova" with the loss of eleven of her crew and twelve wounded. |

## 27 July

List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ben Strome | United Kingdom | World War II: The fishing trawler was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) south east of Fugloy, Faroe Islands by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of all ten crew. |
| Erato | United Kingdom | World War II: Convoy OG 69: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (43°10′N 17°30′W﻿ / ﻿43.167°N 17.500°W﻿ / 43.167; -17.500) by U-126 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of nine of her 36 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Begonia ( Royal Navy). |
| Hawkinge | United Kingdom | World War II: Convoy OG 69: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 800 nautical miles (1,500 km; 920 mi) south west of the Fastnet Rock (44°55′N 17°44′W﻿ / ﻿44.917°N 17.733°W﻿ / 44.917; -17.733) by U-203 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of fifteen of her 31 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Sunflower and HMS Vanoc (both Royal Navy). |
| Inga I | Norway | World War II: Convoy OG 69: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (43°10′N 17°30′W﻿ / ﻿43.167°N 17.500°W﻿ / 43.167; -17.500) by U-126 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her nineteen crew. |
| Kellwyn | United Kingdom | World War II: Convoy OG 69: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 43°N 17°W﻿ / ﻿43°N 17°W﻿ / 43; -17) by U-79 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of fourteen of her 23 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMT St Nectan ( Royal Navy). |
| Lashplesis | Latvia | World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Saaremaa, Estonia by a Kriegsmarine schnellboot. |
| Lenin | Soviet Union | World War II: The cargo liner was lost in the Black Sea between Sevastopol and Yalta due to an explosion. At least 49 or her crew, and 900, possibly as many as 4,600, passengers killed. forty-five of her crew and 600 passengers were rescued. |
| Nikitas | Italy | World War II: The caïque was attacked and sunk in the Aegean Sea five nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) south of Kos, Greece by HMS Tetrarch ( Royal Navy). |
| Smelyi | Soviet Navy | World War II: The Soobrazitelny-class destroyer was torpedoed and damaged in the Gulf of Riga by S 54 ( Kriegsmarine). Smelyi was scuttled by a torpedo from TK-54 ( Soviet Navy).( |

## 28 July

List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| A8 | Royal Navy | World War II: The lighter was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea of Bardia, Libya by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of eight of her crew. |
| Elbing III | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Liepāja, Latvia by Soviet Air Force aircraft. |
| Federico | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship (1,488 t) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea west of Calabria (39°28′N 15°52′E﻿ / ﻿39.467°N 15.867°E﻿ / 39.467; 15.867) by HMS Utmost ( Royal Navy). One crew was lost. The other were rescued by the auxiliary cruiser Adriatico ( Regia Marina). |
| Lapland | United Kingdom | World War II: Convoy OG 69: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Cape Finisterre, Spain (40°10′N 15°30′W﻿ / ﻿40.167°N 15.500°W﻿ / 40.167; -15.500) by U-203 ( Kriegsmarine). Her 26 crew were rescued by HMS Rhododendron ( Royal Navy). |
| Mayone Parker | United States | The steamboat was wrecked off White Point, Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida. |
| Monteponi | Italy | World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Tyrrhenian Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) north of Cape Comino, Sardinia (39°51′N 13°46′E﻿ / ﻿39.850°N 13.767°E﻿ / 39.850; 13.767) by HMS Olympus ( Royal Navy). |
| Norita | Sweden | World War II: Convoy OG 69: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Cape Finisterre (40°10′N 15°30′W﻿ / ﻿40.167°N 15.500°W﻿ / 40.167; -15.500) by U-203 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two of her 20 crew. |
| Strathlochy | United Kingdom | World War II: The fishing trawler was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 180 nautical miles (330 km) north west of Rora Head, Orkney Islands by Luftwaffe aircraft. |
| Wrotham | United Kingdom | World War II: Convoy OG 69: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 43°N 17°W﻿ / ﻿43°N 17°W﻿ / 43; -17) by U-561 ( Kriegsmarine). Her 26 crew were rescued by HMS Fleur de Lys and HMS Rhododendron (both Royal Navy). |

## 29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adam's Beck | United Kingdom | World War II: The collier was bombed and damaged in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tyne by Luftwaffe aircraft. She sank the next day. Adam's Beck was on a voyage from the River Tyne to the River Thames. |
| Bernhard | Germany | The cargo ship collided with Frode ( Sweden) and sank in the North Sea off Norderney. |
| Chaucer | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (16°46′N 8°01′W﻿ / ﻿16.767°N 8.017°W﻿ / 16.767; -8.017) by Orion ( Kriegsmarine). Her 48 crew were taken as prisoners of war. |
| HMS LCT 8 | Royal Navy | World War II: The LCT Mk 1-class landing craft tank was bombed and sunk off Sidi Barani, Egypt by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of I Staffen, Sturzkampfgeschwader 2, Luftwaffe and 239 Squadriglia, Regia Aeronautica. |
| Leontes | Germany | World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Ventspils, Latvia. |
| Syzran | Soviet Navy | The auxiliary minelayer was lost on this date. She was later salvaged, but was not recommissioned. |
| Zaryad | Soviet Navy | The minesweeper was sunk in the Baltic Sea near the Ristna Lighthouse, Estonia. |

## 30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| HMS Cachalot | Royal Navy | World War II: The Grampus-class submarine was rammed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by Generale Achille Papa ( Regia Marina) with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued and taken as prisoners of war. |
| No. 51 Zmey | Soviet Navy | The auxiliary minesweeper was sunk on this date. |
| Pickhuben | Germany | World War II: The fishing trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea. |
| Rotvær | Germany | World War II: Raid on Kirkenes and Petsamo: The fishing trawler was bombed and sunk at Petsamo, Finland by Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 812 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, based on HMS Furious ( Royal Navy) and Fairey Albacore aircraft of 827 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, based on HMS Victorious ( Royal Navy). |
| San Juan | United States | The cargo ship collided with another vessel and sank in the Indian Ocean (28°32′N 33°03′E﻿ / ﻿28.533°N 33.050°E﻿ / 28.533; 33.050). |
| Shahristan | United Kingdom | World War II: Convoy OS 1: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (35°19′N 23°53′W﻿ / ﻿35.317°N 23.883°W﻿ / 35.317; -23.883) by U-371 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 65 of the 141 people on board. Survivors were rescued by HMS Derbyshire, HMS Sunflower (both Royal Navy), Campeche ( Spain) and Gloria ( Panama). |
| Sitoebondo | Netherlands | World War II: Convoy OS 1: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (35°19′N 23°53′W﻿ / ﻿35.317°N 23.883°W﻿ / 35.317; -23.883) by U-371 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of nineteen of her 77 crew. Survivors were rescued by Campeche and Campero (both Spain). |

## 31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| No. 46 | Soviet Navy | The Izhoryets-25-class minesweeper was sunk in the Baltic Sea off Tallinn, Estonia. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: unknown July 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| HMS LCA 119 | Royal Navy | The landing craft assault was lost sometime in July. |
| Unnamed | Soviet Navy | World War II: The incomplete Project 122A-class submarine chaser was scuttled at the 300 Yard in Kiev. |
| Unnamed | Soviet Navy | World War II: The incomplete Project 122A-class submarine chaser was scuttled at the 300 Yard in Kiev. |
| Unnamed | Soviet Navy | World War II: The incomplete Project 122A-class submarine chaser was scuttled at the 300 Yard in Kiev. |
| Unnamed | Soviet Navy | World War II: The incomplete Project 122A-class submarine chaser was scuttled at the 300 Yard in Kiev. |