May 1939-1941 A.D. Royal Navy: Vessels Lost at Sea
May 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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May 1940
May 2 - Special service vessel REDSTONE (3,110t,
1918), sunk as blockship at Scapa Flow.
May 3 - Destroyer AFRIDI (Leader, 1,870t, 1938),
sunk by aircraft bombs off Norway
May 3 - Trawler ASTON VILLA (R, 546t, 1937), sunk
by aircraft off Norway.
May 3 - Trawler GAUL (550t, 1936), sunk by aircraft
off Norway.
May 3 - Trawler ST. GORAN (R, 565t, 1936), sunk by
aircraft, Namsos, Norway.
May 6 - Trawler LOCH NAVER (R, 278t, 1919), sunk in
collision off Hartlepool.
May 15 - Destroyer VALENTINE (Leader, 1,090t,
1917), bombed, grounded and abandoned in River Scheldt, Begium
May 19 - Destroyer WHITLEY (1,100t, 1918), damaged
by bombs, beached between Nieuport and Ostend, Belgium
May 19 - Minelayer PRINCESS VICTORIA (R, 2,179t,
1939), mined, entrance to R Humber, E England. Date given as 18th-19th
May 20 - Trawler RIFSNES (R, 431t, 1932), sunk by
aircraft off Ostend.
May 21 - Mine destructor vessel CORBURN (3,060t,
1936), mined off Le Havre, N France
May 21 - Trawler CAPE PASSARO (R, 590t, 1939), sunk
by aircraft, Narvik area, Norway
May 22 - Trawler MELBOURNE (R, 466t, 1936), sunk by
aircraft, Narvik area, Norway
May 24 - Destroyer WESSEX (1,100t, 1918), sunk by
aircraft bombs off Calais, France
May 25 - Special service vessel FLORENTINO (1,822t,
1921), sunk as blockship at Zeebrugge, Belgium.
May 25 - Special service vessel MASHOBRA (R,
8,324t, 1920), damaged by aircraft, and beached at Narvik.
May 25 - Special service vessel TRANSEAS (1,499t,
1924), sunk as blockship at Zeebrugge, Belgium
May 25 - Trawler CHARLES BOYES (R, 290t, 1918),
sunk by mine, East Coast of England.
May 26 - Boom defence vessel LOCH SHIN (R, 255t,
1930), capsized at Harstad, Norway, after being damaged by aircraft and
beached.
May 27 - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.10,
11, 14, 15, 18-20 (total 7, 30-37t each), presumed lost during operations at
Narvik, Norway between 6th and 27th (Note: with thanks to Russell J Atkinson
(26 Nov 2010) - Bernard Fergusson "The Watery Maze",
The London Gazette "Operations in Norway" and LEH Maund "Assault
from the Sea" all state that only one LCM(1) was used in the 1940 Narvik
operations, namely "MLC20" a 1938 Thornycroft design. The other tank
landing craft were 1926-1929 designed MLC (Motor Landing Craft) designed by J.
Samuel White Company. Six of them were used in total.)
May 27 - Special service vessel ATLANTIC GUIDE
(1,943t, 1924), sunk as blockship at Zeebrugge, Belgium
May 27 - Special service vessel BORODINO (2,004t,
1911), sunk as blockship at Zeebrugge, Belgium
May 28 - Drifter BOY ROY (R, 95t, 1911), bombed,
beached and abandoned in Dunkirk Harbour.
May 28 - Drifter OCEAN REWARD (R, 93t, 1912), sunk
in collision off Dover.
May 28 - Drifter PAXTON (R, 92t, 1911), damaged by
aircraft, and beached at Dunkirk.
May 28 - Minesweeper BRIGHTON BELLE (R, 396t,
1900), collision with submerged wreck, The Downs, English Channel
May 28 - Trawler THOMAS BARTLETT (R, 290t, 1913),
sunk by British mine off Calais
May 28 - Trawler THURINGIA (550t, 1933), sunk by
mine, North Sea
May 29 - Auxiliary anti-aircraft ship CRESTED EAGLE
(R, 1,110t, 1925), German aircraft, off Dunkirk, N France
May 29 - Destroyer GRAFTON (1,335t, 1936), sunk by
E-boat torpedo off Dunkirk, France
May 29 - Destroyer GRENADE (1,335t, 1936), sunk by
aircraft bombs, in Dunkirk Harbour, France
May 29 - Destroyer WAKEFUL (1,100t, 1917), sunk by
E-boat torpedo off Dunkirk, France
May 29 - Drifter COMFORT (R, 60t), rammed and sunk
by accident off Dover.
May 29 - Drifter GIRL PAMELA (R, 93t, 1912), sunk
in collision off Dunkirk.
May 29 - Drifter NAUTILUS (R, 64t, 1929), sunk at
Dunkirk.
May 29 - Landing craft assault LCA No.4, 18 (total
2, 11-13.5t each), lost in SS Clan Macalister, sunk by aircraft at Dunkirk
May 29 - Landing craft assault LCA No.16
(11-13.5t), sunk by aircraft at Dunkirk
May 29 - Minesweeper WAVERLEY (R, 537t, 1899), sunk
by German bombers off Dunkirk, N France
May 29 - Minesweeper GRACIE FIELDS (R, 393t, 1936),
sunk by German bombers off Dunkirk, N France
May 29 - Trawler CALVI (R, 363t, 1930), sunk by
aircraft bombs off Dunkirk
May 29 - Trawler POLLY JOHNSON (R, 290t, 1918),
sunk by aircraft bombs off Dunkirk
May 30 - Armed boarding vessel KING ORRY (R,
1,877t, 1913), German aircraft attack, Dunkirk, N France
May 30 - Boom defence vessel CAMBRIAN (R, 338t,
1924), mined in Spithead.
May 30 - Motor canal boat AMBLEVE. Ran aground
Dunkirk.
May 30 - Motor canal boat YSER. Ran aground
Dunkirk.
May 31 - Landing craft assault LCA No.8, 15 (total
2, 11-13.5t each), lost at Dunkirk
May 31 - Minesweeper DEVONIA (R, 622t, 1905),
damaged by German bombers, beached and abandoned, off Dunkirk
May 31 - Trawler ST. ACHILLEUS (R, 484t, 1934),
sunk by mine, Dunkirk area
May 1941
May - Landing craft assault LCA No.28 (11-13.5t),
lost during evacuation of Crete.
May - Landing craft mechanised (MkI) LCM No.106
(30-37t), lost at Crete.
May - Landing craft personnel (Large) LCP(L)
No.107-109 (total 3, 8-11t each), lost in home waters in transit from USA
May 1 - Balloon barrage vessel SATURNUS (R, 200t,
1935), wrecked, Isle of Man, constructive total loss
May 1 - Trawler JEAN FREDERIC (R, 329t, 1919), sunk
by aircraft off Start Point, English Channel.
May 2 - Destroyer JERSEY (1,760t, 28/4/39), mined
in entrance to Grand Harbour, Malta.
May 2 - Yacht NYULA (R, 48t,1936), collision off
Tyne.
May 3 - Submarine USK (540t, 11/10/40), presumed
mined, off Cape Bon, Tunisia.
May 3 - Trawler ALBERIC (R, 286t, 1910), sunk in
collision off Scapa, Orkneys.
May 4 - Trawler BEN GAIRN (R, 234t, 1916), sunk by
parachute mine, Lowestoft.
May 4 - Trawler VAN ORLEY (R, 352t, 1927), sunk by
air attack, Liverpool, NW England. Raised and declared a constructive total Ioss
May 4 - Minesweeper FERMOY (710t, 1919), sunk by
aircraft bombs in dock at Malta.
May 5 - Special service vessel FIDELIA (147t,
1891), sunk by aircraft, Lowestoft Harbour
May 6 - Ocean boarding vessel CAMITO (R, 6,833t,
1915), sunk by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic
May 7 - Drifter GOWAN HILL (R, 96t, 1920), sunk by
aircraft, Greenock.
May 7 - Trawler SUSARION (R, 260t,1917), sunk by
aircraft off Humber.
May 8 - Drifter THISTLE (R, 79t, 1904), mined off
Lowestoft.
May 8 - Drifter UBERTY (R, 93t, 1912), sunk by
aircraft off Lowestoft.
May 8 - Trawler SILICIA (R, 250t, 1913), mined off
Humber.
May 8 - Yacht VIVA 11 (R, 521t, 1929), sunk by
aircraft off N coast of Cornwall.
May 9 - Mine destructor vessel QUEENWORTH (3,010t,
1925), sunk by aircraft, North Sea.
May 10 - Motor launch ML No.1011 (40t, 16/11/40),
bombed and sunk on passage from Suda Bay to Sphakia, Crete.
May 11 - Accomodation ship GYPSY (R, 261t), sunk at
Tower Pier, London during air raid
May 13 - Armed merchant cruiser SALOPIAN (R,
10,549t, 1926, AMC from 10/39), sunk by U-boat torpedo, N Atlantic.
May 13 - Submarine UNDAUNTED (540t, 30/12/40),
presumed sunk by depth charges, surface craft, off Tripoli, Libya
May 14 - Drifter M.A. WEST (R, 96t, 1919), sunk by
aircraft off Norfolk Coast.
May 18 - Drifter JEWEL (R, 84t, 1908), mined off
Belfast Lough.
May 18 - Tanker/oiler LNA (12,667t, 1921), bombed
and set on fire, Crete
May 19 - Minesweeper CITY OF ROCHESTER (194t,
1904), sunk by aerial mine, Chatham, SE England.
May 19 - Yacht SEA ANGLER (R, 33t), destroyed by
fire, Plymouth area, SW England.
May 20 - Minesweeper WIDNES (710t, 1913), bombed
and beached in Suda Bay, Crete.
May 20 - Tanker/oiler JOHN P PEDERSEN (R, 6,128t,
1930), sunk by U-boat, N Atlantic.
May 21 - Destroyer JUNO (1,760t, 25/8/39), sunk by
aircraft bomb during battle of Crete
May 21 - Yacht HANYARDS (R, 16t, 1931), cause and
place unknown.
May 22 - Cruiser YORK (8,250, 1930), lost at Suda Bay, Crete after
damage on various dates by explosive motor boats and aircraft.
May 22 - Destroyer GREYHOUND (1,335t, 1936), sunk
by aircraft bomb during battle of Crete
May 23 - Destroyer KASHMIR (1,760t, 26/10/39), sunk
by aircraft bomb during battle of Crete
May 23 - Destroyer KELLY (Leader, 1,760t, 23/8/39),
sunk by aircraft bomb during battle of Crete
May 23 - Whaler KOS XXIII (R, 353t, 1937) Total
loss, Suda Bay, Crete
May 24 - Drifter AURORA II (R), sunk by aircraft at
Tobruk, Libya.
May 25 - Sloop GRIMSBY (990t, 1934), sunk by
aircraft off Tobruk, Libya.
May 27 - Destroyer DIAMOND (1,375t, 1932), sunk by
aircraft bomb during evacuation of Greece
May 27 - Destroyer WRYNECK (1,100t, 1918), sunk by
aircraft bomb during evacuation of Greece
May 27 - Trawler EVESHAM (R, 239t, 1925), sunk by
aircraft off Yarmouth, Norfolk.
May 27 - Whaler SYVERN (R, 307t, 1937), sunk by
enemy action on passage from Crete area.
May 28 - Destroyer MASHONA (1,370t, 30/3/39), sunk
by aircraft bombs, N. Atlantic.
May 28 - Motor launch ML No.1030 (40t, 11/11/40),
lost on passage from Suda Bay, Crete.
May 29 - Destroyer HEREWARD (1,340t, 1936), sunk by
aircraft bombs off Crete.
May 29 - Destroyer IMPERIAL (1,370t, 1937), sunk by
own forces after being bombed, off Crete.
May 29 - Trawler SINDONIS (913t, 1934), sunk by
aircraft at Tobruk, Libya
May 30 - Small craft AGHIOS PANTALEIMON (R, 105t),
presumed lost, possibly Greek area
May 30 - Tanker/oiler CAIRNDALE (8,129t, 1939),
sunk by U-boat torpedo, W of Gibraltar Straits.
May 41 - Minesweeper STOKE (710t, 1918), sunk by
aircraft at Tobruk, Libya
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