# List of shipwrecks in January 1941

List of shipwrecks in January 1941 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1941.

## 1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Attendant | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Thames Estuary off Sheerness, Kent. She was beached, but was later refloated, repaired and returned to service. |
| Catharina | Netherlands | The coaster collided with Madrono ( Norway) in the English Channel south of The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew were rescued by Madrono. |

## 2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albano | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Adriatic Sea 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Cape Laghi, Albania with the loss of five of her 40 crew. |
| Monte Aralar | Spain | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Bonanza. She was a total loss. |
| Nalgora | United Kingdom | World War II: The ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 350 nautical miles (650 km) north of the Cape Verde Islands, Portugal (22°24′N 21°11′W﻿ / ﻿22.400°N 21.183°W﻿ / 22.400; -21.183) by U-65 ( Kriegsmarine). All 105 passengers and crew survived. Some were rescued by Nolisement and Umgeni (both United Kingdom), others reached land in their lifeboat. |

## 3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| M 3410 Kasia | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The naval drifter/minesweeper was lost on this date. |
| Liisa | Finland | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Bremen, Germany by Royal Air Force aircraft. She was later salvaged. |
| HMT New Spray | Royal Navy | The naval trawler foundered in a gale in the Thames Estuary off Sheerness, Kent. |
| Pinewood | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) south of Southend Pier, Essex with the loss of six of her eighteen crew. |
| Yrsa | Finland | World War II: The Royal Air Force bombed a bridge over the Kiel Canal dropping it on the cargo ship, sinking her. She was raised and removed, and the canal was reopened. |

## 4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Snyg | Norway | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk south east of Haugesund, Norway, by Lockheed Hudson aircraft of the Royal Air Force. Her crew were rescued by M-1103 ( Kriegsmarine). |

## 5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Shakespeare | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (18°05′N 21°10′W﻿ / ﻿18.083°N 21.167°W﻿ / 18.083; -21.167) by Comandante Cappellini ( Regia Marina) with the loss of twenty of her 42 crew. |
| Soemba | Netherlands | World War II: Convoy HX 100: The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) off Cape Race, Dominion of Newfoundland (45°52′N 49°10′W﻿ / ﻿45.867°N 49.167°W﻿ / 45.867; -49.167) with the loss of 34 of her 58 crew. |
| V 303 Tannenberg | Kriegsmarine | The vorpostenboot sank or was sunk on this date. She was subsequently raised, repaired and returned to service. |
| V 306 Fritz Hincke | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The vorpostenboot struck a mine and sank off IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of 22 lives. |
| Vulcano | Italy | World War II: The coaster truck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Tobruk, Libya. Her crew were rescued. |

## 6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Antonis | Greece | World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (8°17′N 23°32′W﻿ / ﻿8.283°N 23.533°W﻿ / 8.283; -23.533) by Kormoran ( Kriegsmarine). Her 28 crew were taken as prisoners of war. |
| Empire Thunder | United Kingdom | World War II: Convoy OB 269: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Hebrides (59°14′N 12°43′W﻿ / ﻿59.233°N 12.717°W﻿ / 59.233; -12.717) by U-124 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of nine or her 39 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMT Kingston Onyx ( Royal Navy). Empire Thunder was on her maiden voyage. |
| Gadra | United Kingdom | World War II: The fishing trawler struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) off Myling Head, Faroe Islands with the loss of seven of her ten crew. |
| Lion | United Kingdom | World War II: The tug struck a mine and sank in the River Medway with the loss of all five crew. |

## 7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| H. H. Petersen | United Kingdom | World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea (52°22′N 2°05′E﻿ / ﻿52.367°N 2.083°E﻿ / 52.367; 2.083). Her crew were rescued. |
| Nani | Regia Marina | World War II: The Marcello-class submarine was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (60°15′N 15°27′W﻿ / ﻿60.250°N 15.450°W﻿ / 60.250; -15.450) by HMS Anemone and HMS La Malouine (both Royal Navy). All 53 crew were lost. |
| UJ 175 | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The MOB-FD-class naval trawler/submarine chaser was sunk by mines off Feiestein with the loss of ten lives. |
| Wolf | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The Type 24 torpedo boat struck a mine shortly before midnight while returning from a mine-laying operation and sank in the North Sea off Dunkerque, Nord, France, with the loss of 45 of her crew. |

## 8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Clytoneus | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°23′N 15°28′W﻿ / ﻿56.383°N 15.467°W﻿ / 56.383; -15.467) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe. All 62 crew were rescued by HMS Esperance Bay and HMS Wild Swan (both Royal Navy). |
| Strathearn | Trinity House | World War II: The lighthouse tender struck a mine and sank in the North Sea (51°45′N 1°10′E﻿ / ﻿51.750°N 1.167°E﻿ / 51.750; 1.167) with the loss of fifteen lives. |

## 9 January

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bassano | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (57°57′N 17°42′W﻿ / ﻿57.950°N 17.700°W﻿ / 57.950; -17.700) by U-105 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 56 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Esperance Bay and HMS Wild Swan (both Royal Navy). |
| Carlo Martinolinch | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (38°28′N 16°44′E﻿ / ﻿38.467°N 16.733°E﻿ / 38.467; 16.733) by HMS Parthian ( Royal Navy) with the loss of five of her 39 crew. |
| HMT Dusky Queen | Royal Navy | The naval trawler ran aground in the Strait of Dover and was wrecked. |
| Giovanni Maria | Italy | World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Bardia, Libya. Her ten crew were rescued. |
| Palma | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (39°15′N 9°44′E﻿ / ﻿39.250°N 9.733°E﻿ / 39.250; 9.733) off Cape Carbonara, Sardinia by HMS Pandora ( Royal Navy). |
| Socony | United Kingdom | World War II: The tanker collided with Tongarito ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean (51°03′N 41°32′W﻿ / ﻿51.050°N 41.533°W﻿ / 51.050; -41.533). |
| Valdivagna | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (39°15′N 9°44′E﻿ / ﻿39.250°N 9.733°E﻿ / 39.250; 9.733) off Cape Carbonara by HMS Pandora ( Royal Navy). |

## 10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Austvard | Norway | World War II: Convoy SL 62: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 130 nautical miles (240 km) west of County Galway, Ireland by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Kondor aircraft of the Luftwaffe with the loss of 23 of her 28 crew. |
| Middlesex | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Bristol Channel off Flat Holm, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. The wreck was subsequently dispersed by explosives. |
| Vega | Regia Marina | World War II: Operation Excess: The Spica-class torpedo boat was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Bon, Tunisia by HMS Bonaventure and HMS Southampton (both Royal Navy) with the loss of 122 of her 128 crew. |

## 11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Beachy | United Kingdom | World War II: The convoy rescue ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (53°29′N 16°24′W﻿ / ﻿53.483°N 16.400°W﻿ / 53.483; -16.400) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe with the loss of five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by HMT Arab ( Royal Navy). |
| Bertha | Sweden | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Copenhagen, Denmark with the loss of four of her seventeen crew. |
| Brechsee | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Malmö, Sweden. The Swedish pilot and some of her crew were wounded. |
| Greyfriars | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the North Sea off Grimsby, Lincolnshire by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of five crew. She came ashore the next morning at Chapel St Leonards, Lincolnshire. Greyfriars was refloated on 14 January. |
| Locotenant Lepri Remus | Royal Romanian Navy | World War II: The Capitan Dumitrescu-class minesweeper was sunk in the Danube Estuary off Sulina by a mine laid the day before by the minelayer Aurora ( Royal Romanian Navy). |
| Manhattan | United States | Manhattan The ocean liner ran aground off Lake Worth Lagoon, Florida. There were no casualties among her 192 passengers and 482 crew. She was refloated on 4 February, repaired and returned to service. |
| MTB 37, MTB 39, MTB 40, MTB 74, MTB 75, and MTB 108 | Royal Navy | World War II: The motor torpedo boats were destroyed whilst under construction at Vosper Thorneycroft's yard, Southampton, Hampshire during a Luftwaffe air raid. |
| Oriole | United Kingdom | World War II: The fishing trawler struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the Faroe Islands with the loss of all ten crew. |
| HMS Southampton | Royal Navy | World War II: The Town-class cruiser was bombed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea south east of Malta by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of II Staffeln, Sturzkampfgeschwader 2n, Luftwaffe with the loss of 81 of her 748 crew. She was scuttled by HMS Gloucester and HMS Orion (both Royal Navy). |
| HMT Uberous | Royal Navy | The naval trawler ran aground off Londonderry. |

## 12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Strathrye | United Kingdom | World War II: The fishing trawler struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean (50°35′N 3°59′W﻿ / ﻿50.583°N 3.983°W﻿ / 50.583; -3.983). Her crew were rescued. |

## 14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Borkum | Germany | The pilot boat ran aground in the Hubert Gat and was wrecked. |
| Buitenzorg | Netherlands | The cargo ship ran aground in the Sound of Mull, Inner Hebrides, United Kingdom (56°30′15″N 5°44′28″W﻿ / ﻿56.50417°N 5.74111°W﻿ / 56.50417; -5.74111) and was wrecked. There were no casualties. |
| Emilie Maersk | Denmark | The cargo ship ran aground in the North Sea off Borkum, Germany and was wrecked. Her crew survived. |
| Eumaeus | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (8°55′N 15°03′W﻿ / ﻿8.917°N 15.050°W﻿ / 8.917; -15.050) by Comandante Cappellini ( Regia Marina). There were 337 soldiers and crewmen aboard; 315 were rescued by HMT Bengali and HMT Spaniare (both Royal Navy) but some died of their wounds, bringing the number of dead to 27 or 32 depending on sources. |
| HMS Fitzroy | Royal Navy | World War II: The Hunt-class minesweeper struck a mine in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex and was beached. She was repaired, and returned to service in June 1941. |

## 15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Brask | Norway | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (52°45′N 23°59′W﻿ / ﻿52.750°N 23.983°W﻿ / 52.750; -23.983) by Luigi Torelli ( Regia Marina) with the loss of twelve of her 32 crew. Survivors boarded the drifting Nemea ( Greece) the next day and were later rescued by HMS Highlander ( Royal Navy). |
| Città di Messina | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Benghazi, Libya (32°59′N 14°11′E﻿ / ﻿32.983°N 14.183°E﻿ / 32.983; 14.183) by HMS Regent ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 432 of the 598 people on board. |
| Karri | United Kingdom | World War II: The coaster struck a mine and was damaged in Liverpool Bay 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of the Bar Lightship ( Trinity House) and was beached at Tranmere, Cheshire. A crew member was killed. She was later refloated, arriving at Liverpool, Lancashire for repairs on 10 April. |
| Mancunium | United Kingdom | World War II: The sludge carrier struck a mine and sank in Liverpool Bay 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north east of the Bar Lightship ( Trinity House). Her crew were rescued. |
| Maywood | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Irish Sea (51°21′N 3°16′W﻿ / ﻿51.350°N 3.267°W﻿ / 51.350; -3.267). She was beached at Whitemore Bay, Barry, Glamorgan. |
| Nemea | Greece | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (52°33′N 24°13′W﻿ / ﻿52.550°N 24.217°W﻿ / 52.550; -24.217) by Luigi Torelli ( Regia Marina) with the loss of seventeen of her 31 crew. She was abandoned, but was reboarded on 16 January, along with survivors from Brask ( Norway). They were rescued by HMS Highlander ( Royal Navy). Nemeasank on 17 January. |
| Stalker | United Kingdom | World War II: The fishing trawler was bombed in the North Sea off Grimsby, Lincolnshire by Luftwaffe aircraft, and was beached in a sinking condition. All eleven crew were rescued. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service. |

## 16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| HMT Desiree | Royal Navy | World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine in the Thames Estuary and sank. Her crew were rescued. |
| Meandros | Greece | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (55°15′N 11°40′W﻿ / ﻿55.250°N 11.667°W﻿ / 55.250; -11.667) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe. Her crew were rescued. Meandros was taken in tow by a Royal Navy ship, but was scuttled on 20 January. |
| Nicolaos Filinis | Greece | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk by Luigi Torelli ( Regia Marina) with the loss of three of her 29 crew. |
| Onoba | Netherlands | World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°55′N 12°24′W﻿ / ﻿55.917°N 12.400°W﻿ / 55.917; -12.400) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe. Her crew were rescued. |
| Oropesa | United Kingdom | World War II: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°28′N 12°00′W﻿ / ﻿56.467°N 12.000°W﻿ / 56.467; -12.000) by U-96 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 106 of the 249 people on board. Survivors were rescued by HMS Superman, HMS Tenacity and HMS Westcott (all Royal Navy). |
| Romsey | United Kingdom | World War II: The coaster struck a mine and was damaged in the Bristol Channel (51°41′N 5°09′W﻿ / ﻿51.683°N 5.150°W﻿ / 51.683; -5.150). She was beached at Dale, Pembrokeshire. |
| Spirality | United Kingdom | The coaster collided with Bonnington Court ( United Kingdom) at Ipswich, Suffolk. Spirality capsized and sank. She was run into by a Royal Navy vessel on 25 January and by Sanfry ( United Kingdom) on 30 January. Spirality was refloated on 16 March but sank again. She was refloated on 27 March, repaired and returned to service. |

## 17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Almeda Star | United Kingdom | World War II: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (58°16′N 13°40′W﻿ / ﻿58.267°N 13.667°W﻿ / 58.267; -13.667) by U-96 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 325 people on board. |
| Athelduke | United Kingdom | World War II: The tanker struck a mine and was damaged in the Bristol Channel (51°21′N 3°20′W﻿ / ﻿51.350°N 3.333°W﻿ / 51.350; -3.333). She was beached in Whitmore Bay, Barry, Glamorgan. |
| HTMS Dongkla | Royal Thai Navy | World War II: Franco-Thai War: Battle of Ko Chang: The coastal defence ship was shelled and damaged in the Gulf of Siam off the coast of French Indo-China by La Motte-Picquet and other ships (all French Navy). She ran aground, but sank when towed off. |
| Ingenieur Riebell | Kriegsmarine | World War II: The escort ship was torpedoed and sunk by a Royal Navy ship at an unknown location. She was subsequently refloated and scrapped. |
| HTMS Songhkla | Royal Thai Navy | World War II: Franco-Thai War: Battle of Ko Chang: The torpedo boat was shelled and sunk in the Gulf of Siam off the coast of French Indo-China by La Motte-Picquet and other ships (all French Navy). |
| HTMS Sri Ayuthia | Royal Thai Navy | World War II: Franco-Thai War: The coastal defence ship was torpedoed and damaged by La Motte-Picquet ( French Navy). She was beached in the River Chantaboum, French Indo-China. |
| HTMS Thonburi | Royal Thai Navy | World War II: Franco-Thai War, Battle of Ko Chang: The coastal defence ship was severely damaged by La Motte-Picquet and other ships (all French Navy). She was beached, but was later repaired and returned to service. |
| HTMS Chonburi | Royal Thai Navy | World War II: Franco-Thai War: Battle of Ko Chang: The torpedo boat was shelled and sunk in the Gulf of Siam off the coast of French Indo-China by La Motte-Picquet and other ships (all French Navy). |
| Zealandic | United Kingdom | World War II: The passenger ship was torpeded and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (58°28′20″N 20°43′00″W﻿ / ﻿58.47222°N 20.71667°W﻿ / 58.47222; -20.71667) by U-106 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 73 people on board. |

## 18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| British Union | United Kingdom | World War II: The tanker was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (26°34′N 30°58′W﻿ / ﻿26.567°N 30.967°W﻿ / 26.567; -30.967) by Kormoran ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one, or ten, of her 45 crew with 27 captured and made prisoners of war, and seven rescued by HMS Arawa ( Royal Navy). |
| Diana | Netherlands | World War II: Convoy FN 388: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the Bristol Channel (51°18′N 3°10′W﻿ / ﻿51.300°N 3.167°W﻿ / 51.300; -3.167). Two of her crew were rescued. Four of her crew and a pilot were killed. |
| Godfried Bühren | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Kattegat 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of the Limfjord. |
| HMS Kung Wo | Royal Navy | World War II: The auxiliary minelayer was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft 6 nautical miles (11 km) north west of "Pompong Island". |
| Lelio | Italy | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank at La Spezia. |

## 19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bonnington Court | United Kingdom | World War II: Convoy FN 388: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off the Sunk Lightship ( Trinity House) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of two of her crew. |
| Neghelli | Regia Marina | World War II: The Adua-class submarine was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Crete, Greece by HMS Greyhound ( Royal Navy) with the loss of all 46 crew. |
| Nymph | United States | The troller struck a reef and sank near Point Retreat, Alaska Territory (58°24′45″N 134°57′15″W﻿ / ﻿58.41250°N 134.95417°W﻿ / 58.41250; -134.95417﻿ (Point Retreat)). Her two crew members reached shore and were rescued by USCGC Haida ( United States Coast Guard). |

## 20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Barneveld | Netherlands | World War II: The cargo liner was captured in the Atlantic Ocean 1,200 nautical miles (2,200 km) west of Freetown, Sierra Leone (approximately 7°S 3°E﻿ / ﻿7°S 3°E﻿ / -7; 3) by Admiral Scheer ( Kriegsmarine). All 100 people on board were taken as prisoners of war. Barneveld was scuttled the next day. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Table Bay. |
| Cornish Rose | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was abandoned in the Bristol Channel off Swansea, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued by the Mumbles Lifeboat. |
| Florian | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Faroe Islands (61°14′N 12°05′W﻿ / ﻿61.233°N 12.083°W﻿ / 61.233; -12.083) by U-94 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 44 crew. Florian was on a voyage from Oban, Argyllshire to New York, United States. |
| Heemskerk | Netherlands | World War II: Convoy SL 61: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was bombed and set on fire in the Atlantic Ocean by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe. She was torpedoed and sunk on 26 January (53°43′N 16°07′W﻿ / ﻿53.717°N 16.117°W﻿ / 53.717; -16.117) by U-105 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of eight of her crew. |
| Portugal | Belgium | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 50°N 19°W﻿ / ﻿50°N 19°W﻿ / 50; -19) by Marcello ( Regia Marina) with the loss of all hands. |
| HMT Relonzo | Royal Navy | World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the Crosby Channel, off Liverpool, Lancashire with the loss of nineteen of her crew. |
| Stanpark | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (9°27′S 3°00′W﻿ / ﻿9.450°S 3.000°W﻿ / -9.450; -3.000) by Admiral Scheer ( Kriegsmarine). All 37 crew were rescued and taken as prisoners of war. |

## 21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Burma | Italy | The cargo ship was driven ashore and broke in two while laid up at El Puerto de Santa María, Spain. Both sections were refloated and scrapped. |
| HMS Englishman | Royal Navy | World War II: The rescue tug was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 40 nautical miles (74 km) west of Tory Island, County Donegal, Ireland by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of eighteen of her crew. |
| Korsfjord | Norway | The cargo ship collided with Banda Shahpour ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) north of Butt of Lewis, United Kingdom (60°40′N 12°09′W﻿ / ﻿60.667°N 12.150°W﻿ / 60.667; -12.150) with the loss of two of her 21 crew. Survivors were rescued by Banda Shahpour. |
| Mary E. O'Hara | United States | The fishing vessel sank in 50 feet (15 m) of water off the coast of Massachusetts in Outer Boston Harbor, 1⁄2 nautical mile (930 m) east of Finn's Ledge (42°23′00″N 070°55′00″W﻿ / ﻿42.38333°N 70.91667°W﻿ / 42.38333; -70.91667﻿ (Mary E. O'Hara)) after colliding with the barge Winifred Sheridan ( United States). A total of eighteen people from the two vessels lost their lives. |
| Temple Mead | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (54°14′N 14°30′W﻿ / ﻿54.233°N 14.500°W﻿ / 54.233; -14.500) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe with the loss of fourteen of her 40 crew. |
| Winifred Sheridan | United States | The barge sank in up to 50 feet (15 m) of water off the coast of Massachusetts in Outer Boston Harbor, 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) east of Finn's Ledge ( 42°23′00″N 070°55′00″W﻿ / ﻿42.38333°N 70.91667°W﻿ / 42.38333; -70.91667﻿ (Winifred Sheridan)) after colliding with the fishing vessel Mary E. O'Hara ( United States). A total of 18 people from the two vessels lost their lives. |

## 22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Diego | Italy | World War II: The schooner was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea west of Tobruk, Libya by HMAS Vampire ( Royal Australian Navy). All ten crew were rescued and made prisoners of war. |
| Jamaica Planter | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Bristol Channel off Barry Island, Glamorgan and was beached at Barry. She was refloated on 13 February and beached in Whitemore Bay, refloated again five days later and taken to Barry where she was repaired. |
| Kapetan Stratis | Greece | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (54°34′N 12°08′W﻿ / ﻿54.567°N 12.133°W﻿ / 54.567; -12.133) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe with the loss of all 28 hands. |
| Liguria | Italy | The troopship was bombed and sunk at Tobruk by Royal Air Force aircraft. She was refloated in 1950 and scrapped. |
| HMT Luda Lady | Royal Navy | World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the Humber. Her crew were rescued. |
| Oslofjord | Norway | World War II: The troopship – beached at Tynemouth with her back broken since striking a mine off Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom, on 1 December 1940, – broke in two, capsized, and sank in bad weather at 55°0.17′N 1°23.72′W﻿ / ﻿55.00283°N 1.39533°W﻿ / 55.00283; -1.39533. |
| San Giorgio | Regia Marina | The Italian cruiser San Giorgio scuttled at Tobruk World War II: Battle of Tobruk: The San Giorgio-class cruiser was scuttled at Tobruk. |
| HMS Saint Cyrus | Royal Navy | World War II: The Saint-class tugboat struck a mine and sank in the Humber with the loss of most of her crew. |
| Sydfold | Norway | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk by U-61 in the North Sea (58°40′N 00°30′W﻿ / ﻿58.667°N 0.500°W﻿ / 58.667; -0.500) with the loss of five of her 24 crew. She was in ballast on a voyage from Kristiansand to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |

## 23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Langleegorse | United Kingdom | World War II: Convoy SL 61: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (53°19′N 13°11′W﻿ / ﻿53.317°N 13.183°W﻿ / 53.317; -13.183) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe with the loss of all 37 crew. |
| Lurigethan | United Kingdom | World War II: Convoy SL 61: The cargo ship was bombed and set afire in the Atlantic Ocean 280 nautical miles (520 km) west of Galway Bay, Ireland (53°46′N 16°00′W﻿ / ﻿53.767°N 16.000°W﻿ / 53.767; -16.000) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe with the loss of sixteen of her 51 crew. She then straggled behind the convoy and was abandoned. Survivors were rescued by HMS Arabis ( Royal Navy) and Milos ( Sweden). Lurigethan was torpedoed and sunk on 26 January at 53°50′N 15°40′W﻿ / ﻿53.833°N 15.667°W﻿ / 53.833; -15.667 by U-105 ( Kriegsmarine). |
| Mostyn | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (54°30′N 14°52′W﻿ / ﻿54.500°N 14.867°W﻿ / 54.500; -14.867) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe with the loss of two of her crew. |
| Svein Jarl | Norway | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (59°30′N 2°00′W﻿ / ﻿59.500°N 2.000°W﻿ / 59.500; -2.000) by U-69 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all hands. |

## 24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Corheath | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary with the loss of three of her crew. |
| Mandasor | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) east of the Seychelles (4°18′S 61°00′E﻿ / ﻿4.300°S 61.000°E﻿ / -4.300; 61.000) by Atlantis ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of five of her 81 crew. Survivors were taken as prisoners of war. |
| Vespasian | Norway | World War II: Convoy OB 276: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°57′N 21°55′W﻿ / ﻿55.950°N 21.917°W﻿ / 55.950; -21.917) by U-123 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all eighteen crew. |
| Wirta | Finland | The cargo ship ran aground in Skerjafjord, Iceland. She was declared a total loss. |

## 25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Spey | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground at Warkworth, Northumberland and was wrecked. |
| Svea | United States | The fishing vessel was wrecked on the east shore of McLean Arm (54°47′45″N 131°57′15″W﻿ / ﻿54.79583°N 131.95417°W﻿ / 54.79583; -131.95417﻿ (McLean Arm)), Alaska Territory. The two people on board survived. |
| Tuck A. Hoe | United States | The fishing vessel was wrecked at Palm Point near Katalla, Alaska Territory (60°11′N 144°33′W﻿ / ﻿60.183°N 144.550°W﻿ / 60.183; -144.550﻿ (Palm Point)). Her four crew survived. |

## 26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Beemsterdijk | Netherlands | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Bristol Channel 12 nautical miles (22 km) west of the Smalls Lighthouse. She sank the next day at 51°17′N 6°23′W﻿ / ﻿51.283°N 6.383°W﻿ / 51.283; -6.383 with the loss of 39 of her 42 crew. |
| Belgia | Sweden | World War II: Convoy FN 92: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Thames Estuary by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of six crew of her 26 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Cotswold ( Royal Navy): Belgia came ashore at Frinton-on-Sea, Essex. She was later salvaged, repaired and returned to service as Empire Bell. |
| Catford | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Thames Estuary and was beached. She was later refloated. |
| Meriones | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship ran aground on the Haisboro' Sands, Norfolk (52°53′N 1°47′E﻿ / ﻿52.883°N 1.783°E﻿ / 52.883; 1.783). She was bombed and sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft. Her crew were rescued. |

## 27 January

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caerphilly Castle | United Kingdom | World War II: The fishing trawler was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (52°34′N 12°00′W﻿ / ﻿52.567°N 12.000°W﻿ / 52.567; -12.000) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of three of her crew. |
| HMT Darogah | Royal Navy | World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary. |
| Ingo | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Bon, Tunisia (34°27′N 14°11′E﻿ / ﻿34.450°N 14.183°E﻿ / 34.450; 14.183) by Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 830 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm. Eight of her crew and three passengers were killed. Survivors were rescued by Orione ( Regia Marina). |
| Ringwall | United Kingdom | World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the Irish Sea south of the Isle of Man. |

## 28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alhena | Netherlands | The cargo liner ran aground on the Pladdy Rock. She was later refloated and taken in tow for the Clyde, but sank whilst under tow on 10 September 1942. |
| Erling Jarl | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground and sank at Brønnøysund, Nordland with the loss of a crew member. She was later raised, repaired and re-entered service as Bodø. |
| Grelrosa | United Kingdom | World War II: Convoy SC 19: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (55°12′N 15°41′W﻿ / ﻿55.200°N 15.683°W﻿ / 55.200; -15.683) by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Kondor aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe with the loss of five of her 36 crew. |
| Homeside | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was reported in the Atlantic Ocean (43°52′N 8°40′W﻿ / ﻿43.867°N 8.667°W﻿ / 43.867; -8.667) with a severe leak. No further trace, reported missing. |
| K. V. Kruse | Canada | While under tow by the tug LaPoint (Flag unknown) off the coast of British Columbia in the vicinity of the Queen Charlotte Islands, the barge – a former five-masted schooner – disappeared when her towline broke in bad weather. She drifted 125 nautical miles (232 km; 144 mi) north as a derelict, and the United States Coast Guard discovered her wreck in Cordova Bay in the Alexander Archipelago east of Long Island, Alaska Territory in February 1941. |
| Kate | Greece | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Artemisium. Two of her crew were killed. Also reported as being bombed and sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft at Thessaloniki. |
| King Robert | United Kingdom | World War II: Convoy SC 19: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°00′N 15°23′W﻿ / ﻿56.000°N 15.383°W﻿ / 56.000; -15.383) by U-93 ( Kriegsmarine). Her 42 crew were rescued by HMS Anthony and HMT Lady Madeleine (both Royal Navy). |
| Pandion | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged at 55°34′N 10°22′W﻿ / ﻿55.567°N 10.367°W﻿ / 55.567; -10.367 by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe. She was beached in Lough Swilly but later broke in two in a storm and was declared a total loss. |
| Tafelburg | Union of South Africa | World War II: The tanker struck a mine in the Bristol Channel (51°21′N 3°16′W﻿ / ﻿51.350°N 3.267°W﻿ / 51.350; -3.267) and was beached at Porthkerry, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 27 March and beached at Whitemore Bay but broke in two and was declared a constructive total loss. Tafelburg was salvaged, repaired and entered service as Empire Heron. |
| Urla | United Kingdom | World War II: Convoy HX 102: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (54°54′N 19°00′W﻿ / ﻿54.900°N 19.000°W﻿ / 54.900; -19.000) by Luigi Torelli ( Regia Marina). Her 42 crew were rescued. |
| W. B. Walker | United Kingdom | World War II: Convoy SC 19: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) south east of Rockall, Inverness-shire (56°00′N 15°23′W﻿ / ﻿56.000°N 15.383°W﻿ / 56.000; -15.383) by U-93 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of four of her 47 crew. She was taken in tow by HMS Anthony ( Royal Navy) but broke in two four days later. The bow section was scuttled on 6 February; the stern section sank on 13 February. Survivors were rescued by HMS Antelope ( Royal Navy) and HMS Anthony. |

## 29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Afric Star | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) west of St. Vincent by Kormoran ( Kriegsmarine). Her crew were rescued and taken as prisoners of war. |
| Aikaterini | Greece | World War II: Convoy SC 19: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°00′N 15°23′W﻿ / ﻿56.000°N 15.383°W﻿ / 56.000; -15.383) by U-93 ( Kriegsmarine). Her 31 crew were rescued but one of them died shortly after being rescued. |
| Eurylochus | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (8°15′N 25°04′W﻿ / ﻿8.250°N 25.067°W﻿ / 8.250; -25.067) by Kormoran ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of fifteen of her 81 crew. Survivors were rescued by Kormoran and Monte Teide ( Spain). The 38 survivors on Kormoran were taken as prisoners of war. |
| King Robert | United Kingdom | World War II: Convoy SC 19: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°00′N 15°23′W﻿ / ﻿56.000°N 15.383°W﻿ / 56.000; -15.383) by U-93 ( Kriegsmarine). Her 42 crew were rescued. |
| Sesostris | Egypt | World War II: Convoy SC 19: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°00′N 15°23′W﻿ / ﻿56.000°N 15.383°W﻿ / 56.000; -15.383) by U-106 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all hands. |
| Westmoreland | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and was damaged in the Irish Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) due west of the Bar Lightship ( Trinity House) and was abandoned. She was later reboarded and towed into Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| West Wales | United Kingdom | World War II: Convoy SC 19: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°00′N 15°23′W﻿ / ﻿56.000°N 15.383°W﻿ / 56.000; -15.383) by U-94 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of sixteen of her 37 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Antelope and HMS Anthony (both Royal Navy). |

## 30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Austvard | Norway | World War II: Convoy SL 62: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 130 nautical miles (240 km) west of County Galway, Ireland by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Kondor aircraft of the Luftwaffe with the loss of 23 of her 28 crew. |
| Rushpool | United Kingdom | World War II: Convoy SC 19: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (56°00′N 15°42′W﻿ / ﻿56.000°N 15.700°W﻿ / 56.000; -15.700) by U-94 ( Kriegsmarine). Her 40 crew were rescued by HMS Antelope ( Royal Navy). |

## 31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Botusk | United Kingdom | World War II: Convoy HX 103: The collier struck a mine and sank 6 nautical miles (11 km) north east of North Rona Island with the loss of four of her fifteen crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Verbena ( Royal Navy). |
| Desmoulea | United Kingdom | World War II: Convoy AN 14, Attack on Convoy AN 14: The tanker was torpedoed and disabled by the torpedo boats Lupo and Libra ( Regia Marina) off Crete (35°33′32″N 25°34′14″E﻿ / ﻿35.55889°N 25.57056°E﻿ / 35.55889; 25.57056) with the loss of a crew member. Desmoulea was towed to Souda Bay by HMS Dainty ( Royal Navy) and spent the rest of the war as a stores hulk at Bombay, India. |
| Emmaplein | Netherlands | World War II: Convoy HX 103: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank 6 nautical miles (11 km) north east of North Rona Island. Her 34 crew were rescued by Ariel ( UK) and two Royal Navy corvettes. |
| HMS Huntley | Royal Navy | World War II: The Hunt-class minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) west of Mersa Matruh, Egypt (31°25′N 26°48′E﻿ / ﻿31.417°N 26.800°E﻿ / 31.417; 26.800) by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of II Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe with the loss of eighteen of her crew. |
| Maja | Denmark | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Elbe 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north west of the Elbe II Lightship ( Nazi Germany). |
| Olympier | Belgium | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in by aircraft of 1 Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe 120 nautical miles (220 km) off Tory Island, County Donegal, Ireland (56°04′N 11°00′W﻿ / ﻿56.067°N 11.000°W﻿ / 56.067; -11.000) with the loss of eight of her 27 crew. |
| Pizarro | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 650 nautical miles (1,200 km) off Cape Finisterre, Spain (49°03′N 19°40′W﻿ / ﻿49.050°N 19.667°W﻿ / 49.050; -19.667) by Dandolo ( Regia Marina) with the loss of 23 of her 29 crew. Survivors were rescued by Macbrae ( United Kingdom) and landed at Lisbon, Portugal. |
| Rowanbank | United Kingdom | World War II: Convoy SL 62: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (57°00′N 16°30′W﻿ / ﻿57.000°N 16.500°W﻿ / 57.000; -16.500) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of all 68 crew. |
| Saturnus | Netherlands | World War II: The balloon barrage ship struck a mine in the Irish Sea and was abandoned. She came ashore at Maughold Head, Isle of Man. Later refloated and towed to Douglas. |
| Sollum | Egypt | World War II: The transport ship was bombed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea off Sidi Barrani by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was consequently beached. |
| Ursus | Italy | World War II: The tug was shelled and sunk in the Adriatic Sea (42°50′N 16°30′E﻿ / ﻿42.833°N 16.500°E﻿ / 42.833; 16.500) by HMS Rorqual ( Royal Navy) that also damaged the floating battery GM 239 that Ursus was towing. Nine of the eighteen crew of Ursus and fourteen of the 49 of GM 239 were reported killed or missing. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1941 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Lycia | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship in Scapa Flow (58°53′03″N 2°53′57″W﻿ / ﻿58.88417°N 2.89917°W﻿ / 58.88417; -2.89917). |
| Narval | Free French Naval Forces | World War II: The submarine was sunk by enemy action with the loss of all 50 crew. |