April 1939-1941 A.D. Royal Navy: Vessels Lost at Sea
April 1939-1941 A.D. Royal Navy:
Vessels Lost at Sea
Editors. “Royal Navy Vessels Lost at Sea,
1939-1945.” Navy History. N.d. http://www.naval-history.net/WW2BritishLossesbyDate1.htm. Accessed 15 Jan 2015.
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Note: These losses are from the original and uncorrected "British
Vessels Lost at Sea, 1935-45", published by HMSO in 1947. Up-to-date
information can be found for major warships by clicking on Royal Navy Ships; on all vessels by searching the internet using the prefix HMS
Key: Loss date are given as
Year/Month/Day. In Brackets: R - Requisitioned for Royal Navy service;
tonnage is either standard displacement or gross registered; date is date of
completion.
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April 1940
April 4 - Drifter GOLDEN DAWN (R, 80t, 1913), sunk
at Ardrossan, W Scotland.
April 8 - Destroyer GLOWWORM (1,345t, 1936), sunk
by gunfire, Admiral Hipper, off Norway
April 9 - Destroyer GURKHA (1,870t, 1938), sunk by
aircraft bombs off Stavanger, Norway
April 10 - Destroyer HARDY (Leader, 1,505t, 1936),
driven ashore, gunfire, Narvik
April 10 - Destroyer HUNTER (1,340t, 1936), sunk by
surface ship gunfire, in battle of Narvik
April 14 - Submarine THISTLE (1,090t, 1939), lost
off Skudenses, Norway, torpedoed by U-boat
April 20 - Trawler RUTLANDSHIRE (R, 458t, 1936),
attacked by aircraft and grounded, Namsos, Norway
April 22 - Submarine TARPON (1,090t, 8/2/40), lost
North Sea, probably mined
April 25 - Trawler BRADMAN (R, 452t, 1937), sunk by
aircraft, West Coast of Norway.
April 25 - Trawler HAMMOND (R, 452t, 1936), sunk by
aircraft, Aandalsnes. Norway.
April 25 - Trawler LARWOOD (R, 453t, 1936), sunk by
aircraft, West Coast of Norway
April 27 - Submarine STERLET (670t, 1938), lost,
Skagerrak, cause unknown
April 28 - Trawler CAPE SIRETOKO (R, 590t, 1939),
sunk by aircraft, West Coast of Norway
April 29 - Submarine UNITY (540t, 1938), lost in
collision, Tyne area
April 29 - Trawler CAPE CHELYUSKIN (550t, 1936),
sunk by aircraft bombs off Norway
April 30 - Sloop BITTERN (1,190t, 1938), German
bombers off Namsos, Norway
April 30 - Tanker/oiler BOARDALE (8,400t, 1937),
grounded at Narvik, Norway and sunk
April 30 - Trawler JARDINE (452t, 1936), sunk by
own forces after damage by aircraft, West Coast of Norway.
April 30 - Trawler WARWICKSHIRE (R, 466t, 1936),
sunk by aircraft, Trondheim area, Norway.
April 1941
April 2 - Trawler CRAMOND ISLAND (R, 180t, 1910),
sunk by aircraft off St. Abb's Head, E Scotland
April 3 - Drifter BAHRAM (R, 72t, 1924), mined in
Humber Estuary
April 3 - Trawler FORTUNA (R, 259t, 1906), sunk by
aircraft off St. Abb's Head, E Scotland. Date given as 2nd-3rd
April 4 - Armed merchant cruiser VOLTAIRE (R,
13,301t, 1923, AMC from 1/40), gunfire of German surface raider, mid-Atlantic
April 6 - Armed merchant cruiser COMORIN (R,
15,241,1925, AMC from 1/40), destroyed by fire, N. Atlantic.
April 6 - Salvage vessel VIKING (R), sunk by
aircraft, Piraeus, Greece.
April 6 - Yacht SURF (R, 496t, 1902), sunk by
aircraft at Piraeus, Greece.
April 6 - Yacht TORRENT (R, 336t, 1930), mined off
Falmouth.
April 7 - Trawler ROCHE BONNE (R, 258t, 1913), sunk
by aircraft off the Lizard, Cornwall.
April 9 - Drifter D'ARCY COOPER (R, 126t, 1928),
sunk by aircraft, Harwich
April 9 - Minesweeper MARMION (R, 409t, 1906), sunk
by aircraft at Harwich. Salvaged but constructive total loss
April 11 - Boom defence vessel OTHELLO (R, 201t,
1907), mined, Humber.
April 11 - Yacht YORKSHIRE BELLE (R, 56t, 1938),
mined, Humber entrance.
April 12 - Drifter RYPA (R, 31t), sunk Loch Ewe, W
Scotland
April 13 - Armed merchant cruiser RAJPUTANA (R,
16,641t, 1926, AMC from 12/39), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W of Iceland.
April 14 - Tanker/oiler PERICLES (R, 8,324, 1936),
lost in heavy weather on passage to Alexandria, Egypt.
April 16 - Destroyer MOHAWK (1,870t, 1938),
torpedoed by destroyer, East of Tunisia. Sunk by own
April 18 - Convoy service ship FIONA (R, 2,190t,
1927), sunk by aircraft off Sidi Barrani, Egypt
April 18 - Drifter YOUNG ERNIE (R, 88t, 1924),
collision off Tyne.
April 19 - Trawler KOPANES (R, 351t, 1915), sunk by
aircraft off Tyne.
April 20 - Motor launch ML No.1003 (40t, 3/1/41),
on board ship torpedoed and lost in Atlantic
April 20 - Trawler TOPAZE (608t, 1935), collision
off Clyde.
April 20 - Motor launch ML No.1037 (40t, 3/1/41),
on board ship torpedoed and lost in Atlantic
April 24 - Yacht CALANTHE (R, 370t, 1898), sunk by
aircraft off Milos, Greece.
April 25 - Store carrier ULSTER PRINCE (R, 3,791t,
1930), grounded off Nauplia, Greece; attacked by aircraft during evacuation.
April 27 - Auxiliary fighter ship PATIA (R, 5,355t,
1922), sunk by aircraft off Northumberland.
April 28 - Trawler CAROLINE (R, 253t, 1930), mined
off Milford Haven.
April 29 - Convoy service ship CHAKLA (R, 3,081t,
1914), sunk by aircraft, Tobruk Harbour, Libya.
April 30 - Tug PEUPLIER (R), sunk, Plymouth area,
SW England. Date given as 29th-30th
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