List of shipwrecks in August 1941

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

August 1941
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1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1941
Ship Country Description
Kwaibo  United Kingdom The cargo liner ran aground in the Calabar River, Nigeria and was wrecked.[1]
RA-53  Kriegsmarine World War II: The minesweeper was sunk in the Baltic Sea by TK-84 ( Soviet Navy).[2]
RA-55  Kriegsmarine World War II: The minesweeper was sunk in the Baltic Sea by TK-74 ( Soviet Navy).[2]
TK-122  Soviet Navy World War II: The motor torpedo boat was sunk in the Baltic Sea off Cape Domesnes, Latvia by Kriegsmarine R boats.[2][3]
Trident  United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off the mouth of the Tyne by Luftwaffe aircraft. She sank the next day.[4]

2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1941
Ship Country Description
S-11  Soviet Navy World War II: The S-class submarine struck a mine in the Soela Strait, Baltic Sea and was sunk. 44 crewmen killed, 3 survivors. Raised 1955, scrapped 1957-58.[5]
Loodsboot No.12  Netherlands World War II: The pilot vessel was bombed and sunk in the North Sea west of Den Helder, North Holland by Royal Air Force aircraft.[6]
Rozenburg  Netherlands The cargo ship collided with Murena ( Netherlands in the Atlantic Ocean at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and sank.[7]
Tembien  Regia Marina World War II: The Adua-class submarine was rammed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tunis, Tunisia (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. by HMS Hermione ( Royal Navy).[8]

3 August

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1941
Ship Country Description
Desmoulea  United Kingdom World War II: The tanker was bombed and severely damaged at Suez, Egypt by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of II Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe. She was subsequently used as a hulk for the remainder of the war.[3]
Escaut  Belgium World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in Attika Bay, Suez, Egypt by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of II Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe with the loss of three crew.[3][4]
Elisa  Italy World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Benghazi, Libya by Royal Air Force aircraft.[4]
U-401  Kriegsmarine World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by HMS Hydrangea and HMS Wanderer (both  Royal Navy) and HMS St Albans ( Royal Norwegian Navy) with the loss of all 44 crew.[4][9]

4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1941
Ship Country Description
AC-6  United Kingdom World War II: The floating crane barge was scuttled in Skerry Sound, Scapa Flow as a Block Ship.[10]
Frankfurt  Germany World War II: The blockade runner was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Azores, Portugal by HMS Covina ( Royal Navy) and was scuttled by her crew.[3]
Robert Max  United Kingdom World War II: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by U-126 ( Kriegsmarine). All six crew were rescued.[4]
Sumatra  Netherlands World War II: The fishing vessel struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea north of Kolberg, Germany.[3]
Tunisia  United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) with the loss of 38 of her 43 crew.[4]

5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1941
Ship Country Description
Belgravian  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy SL 81: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by U-372 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 50 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Bluebell ( Royal Navy)[4][11]
Cape Rodney  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy SL 81: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by U-75 ( Kriegsmarine). She was taken in tow by HMS Zwarte Zee ( Royal Navy) but sank on 9 August at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.. All 39 crew were rescued by HMS Hydrangea and HMS Zinnia (both  Royal Navy).[4][12]
Harlingen  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy SL 81: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by U-75 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three of her 42 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Hydrangea ( Royal Navy).[4][13]
Kumasian  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy SL 81: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by U-74 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of the 60 people on board. Survivors were rescued by HMS La Malouine ( Royal Navy).[4][14]
Swiftpool  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy SL 81: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by U-372 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 42 of her 44 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Bluebell ( Royal Navy)[4][15]

6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1941
Ship Country Description
Aberhill  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy FS 559: The cargo ship ran aground on Haisborough Sands, Norfolk and was wrecked.[16]
Afon Towy  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy FS 559: The coaster ran aground on Haisborough Sands and was wrecked.[17]
HMT Agate  Royal Navy World War II: Convoy FS 559: The naval trawler ran aground on Haisborough Sands and was lost with all 26 crew.[4][18]
Betty Hindley  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy FS 559: The collier ran aground on Haisborough Sands and was wrecked.[19]
Bombardiere  Italy World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Fregene, Lazio (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by HNLMS O-24 ( Royal Netherlands Navy).[4]
Deerwood  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy FS 559: The cargo ship ran aground on Haisborough Sands and was wrecked.[20]
Florvåg  Norway The ferry sank off Gravdal, Hordaland.[21]
Gallois  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy FS 559: The collier ran aground on Haisborough Sands (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) and was wrecked. All crew were rescued.
Kapitan Voronin  Soviet Navy World War II: The despatch vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Cape Teriberka by U-652 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 45 of her 57 crew.[3][22]
Nita  Italy World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south west of Lampedusa (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 830 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm.[4]
Oxshott  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy FS 559: The cargo ship ran aground on Haisborough Sands and was wrecked.[23]
Taara  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy FS 559: The collier ran aground on Haisborough Sands and was wrecked.[24]

7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1941
Ship Country Description
Amiral Lacaze  France World War II: The tug was bombed and sunk at Famagusta, Cyprus by Luftwaffe aircraft. Later refloated and repaired.[4]
HM MMS 39  Royal Navy World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine in the Thames Estuary and sank.[4]
Axel Carl  Soviet Union World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Gulf of Finland by mines. 8 crew lost.[25]
Marghertia Madre  Italy World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Anzio, Lazio (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by HNLMS O-24 ( Koninklijk Marine).[4]
Venus  Denmark World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany.[26]

8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1941
Ship Country Description
Cordene  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy FN 503: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by Luftwaffe aircraft. All crew were rescued.[4]
Karl Marx  Soviet Navy World War II: The Izyaslav-class destroyer was bombed and sunk in Loksa Bay by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of 806 Küstenfliegergruppe, Luftwaffe.[3][5]
Ocean Victor  United Kingdom World War II: The trawler was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Iceland by Luftwaffe aircraft.[4]

9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1941
Ship Country Description
Dagny I  Norway World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the North Sea (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was taken in tow by HMT Leicester City ( Royal Navy) by sank the next day with the loss of six of the 74 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Wastwater ( United Kingdom).[4][27]
Gertrud III  Germany World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Ventspils, Latvia.[4]
HMS MGB 62  Royal Navy World War II: The BPB 70'-class motor gunboat sank in a collision with HMS MGB 67 ( Royal Navy) in the North Sea.[28]
Ocean Victor  United Kingdom World War II: The trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Iceland by U-206 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all thirteen crew.[29]
SKR 12  Soviet Navy World War II: The patrol vessel was shelled and sunk in the Arctic Sea off Kilden Island by Z4 Richard Beitzen, Z10 Hans Lody and Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt (all  Kriegsmarine).[4]

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1941
Ship Country Description
M-1102 HAW Müller  Kriegsmarine World War II: The minesweeper was sunk by an air-dropped torpedo in the North Sea off Lindesnes, Vest-Agder, Norway.[3][4][30]
S-6  Soviet Navy World War II: The S-class submarine was sunk by a mine off Oland, Sweden.[3][31]
Sir Russell  United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent by S-49 ( Kriegsmarine). All crew were rescued.[3][4]
Tuman  Soviet Navy World war II: The guard ship was shelled and sunk off the Kola Peninsula by Z4 Richard Beitzen, Z10 Hans Lody and Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt (all  Kriegsmarine).[3]
U-144  Kriegsmarine World War II: The Type IID submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Hiiumaa, Estonia (approximately Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by Shch-307 ( Soviet Navy) with the loss of all 23 crew.[32]
Zaryad  Soviet Navy World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea. She was escorting a convoy from Tallinn, Estonia to Kronstadt.[3]
Zhemchug  Soviet Navy World War II: The patrol vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the White Sea west of the Kanin Peninsula by U-451 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 61 crew.[3][4][33]

11 August

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1941
Ship Country Description
Altai  Soviet Union World War II: The cargo ship was sunk by German aircraft.[34]
California  Italy World War II: The hospital ship was torpedoed and sunk at Syracuse, Sicily by Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 830 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm.[4]
Cito  Norway World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in Sognefjord.[35]
Empire Hurst  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy HX 70: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe with the loss of 26 of her 35 crew. The survivors were rescued by HMT Lady Hogarth ( Royal Navy).[3][4]

12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1941
Ship Country Description
A 14  Royal Navy World War II: The lighter struck a mine and sank at Tobruk, Libya.[4]
HMT Express  Royal Navy World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Whitstable, Kent.[4]
Ledokol No.5  Soviet Union World War II: The icebreaker struck a mine and sank in the Black Sea.[36]
Novorossiysk  Soviet Union World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Gulf of Odessa by Luftwaffe aircraft and was beached.[37]
HMS Picotee  Royal Navy World War II: Convoy ON 5: The Flower-class corvette was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Iceland by U-586 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 71 crew.[4]
Tsczcz-41  Soviet Navy World War II: The minesweeper was sunk by Kriegsmarine MTBs in the Baltic Sea.[2]

13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1941
Ship Country Description
41  Soviet Navy World War II: The patrol boat was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Finland north of Tallinn, Estonia by a Kriegsmarine schnellboot.[38]
Kephallina  Royal Navy The auxiliary vessel foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Alexandria, Egypt. Survivors rescued by HMS Hero ( Royal Navy).[4]
HMS LCT 14  Royal Navy World War II: The LCT 1-class Landing Craft, Tank struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Tobruk, Libya.[3]
Polina Osipenko  Soviet Union World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Black Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft.[39]
Sjoborg  Faroe Islands World War II: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) whilst fishing in a prohibited area.[4]
Tralshik  Soviet Navy World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Finland.[3]

14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1941
Ship Country Description
Australind  United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by Komet ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of three crew. Survivors were taken as prisoners of war.[4]
Kharkov  Soviet Union World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Nikolayev by the Red Army.[40]
Lotte Halm  Germany World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Borkum, Lower Saxony by aircraft of Coastal Command, Royal Air Force.[3][4]
USS PC-457  United States Navy The Patrol Craft was sunk in a collision off Puerto Rico with freighter Norluna ( United States).[41]
Sibir  Soviet Navy World War II: The transport ship was sunk in the Baltic Sea by a Luftwaffe air attack. She was on a voyage from Hogland to Kronstadt.[3]
Sud  Yugoslavia World War II: Convoy HG 70: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was shelled and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by Marconi ( Regia Marina) and then torpedoed and sunk by U-126 ( Kriegsmarine). All 33 crew were rescued by Alferrarede ( Portugal).[42]
Utena  Latvia World War II: The Reefer struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of Cape Juminda.[43]
Vodnik  Soviet Navy World War II: The transport was bombed and sunk in the Baltic Sea east of Prangli, Estonia (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by Luftwaffe aircraft.[44][45]

15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1941
Ship Country Description
Adua  Italy World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk in the Gulf of Sirte (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by Royal Air Force aircraft.[46]
Norderney  Germany World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean north east of the mouth of the Amazon by HMS Despatch and HMS Pretoria Castle (both  Royal Navy) and was scuttled by her crew.[46]
Kretinga  Soviet Union World War II: The Reefer was bombed and sunk with all 24 hands in the Gulf of Finland (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. by Luftwaffe aircraft.[47]
Memelland  Germany World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea south of Helsinki, Finland.[46]
Peles  Kingdom of Romania World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk north east of Cape Ermine, Bulgaria in the Black Sea (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by ShCh-211 ( Soviet Navy).[3][48]

16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1941
Ship Country Description
Evangelistra  Italy World War II: The steamboat was attacked and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Benghazi, Libya by HMS Torbay ( Royal Navy).[3][46]
Ness Point  United Kingdom World War II: The tug was bombed and sunk at Lowestoft, Suffolk by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was refloated on 23 August, subsequently repaired and returned to service.[46]

17 August

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1941
Ship Country Description
Haakon Jarl  Norway World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. by HMS Tigris ( Royal Navy) with the loss of three crew.[4][49]
Longtaker  Panama World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) south west of Iceland (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) with the loss of 24 of her 27 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS Lansdale ( United States Navy).[46][50][51]
Maddalena Odero  Italy World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea by HNLMS O-24 ( Koninklijk Marine). She was taken in tow by Pegaso and Sirtori (both  Regia Marina) but was bombed and sunk the next day at Lampedusa by Bristol Blenheim aircraft of 105 Squadron, Royal Air Force.[3][46][52]
80  Soviet Navy World War II: The patrol boat was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Tallinn, Estonia by S-58 ( Kriegsmarine).[53]

18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1941
Ship Country Description
Axel Carl  Soviet Union World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Leningrad by Luftwaffe aircraft.[46]
Boug  Soviet Union World War II: The submarine depot ship was bombed and sunk at Kherson by Luftwaffe aircraft.[54]
Longtaker  Panama World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by U-38 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 24 of her 27 crew. Survivors were rescued by USS Lansdale ( United States Navy).[46][55]
HMS P32  Royal Navy World War II: The U-class submarine struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea north of Tripoli, Libya with the loss of 30 of her 32 crew.
HMS P33  Royal Navy World War II: The U-class submarine was sunk by enemy action in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all 32 crew.
Statnyi  Soviet Navy World War II: The Soobrazitelny-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the Suur Strait.[5]
Volochaevka  Soviet Union World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Kherson by the Red Army.[56]

19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1941
Ship Country Description
Aguila  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy OG 71: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by U-201 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 152 of the 168 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Empire Oak ( United Kingdom) and HMS Wallflower ( Royal Navy).[46][57]
Alva  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy OG 71: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by U-559 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss on one of her 25 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Boreas ( Royal Navy), Empire Oak and Clonlara (both  United Kingdom).[46][58]
HNoMS Bath  Royal Norwegian Navy World War II: Convoy OG 71: The Wickes-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland (approximately Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by U-204 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 86 of her 128 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Hydrangea and HMS Wanderer (both  Royal Navy).[46]
Ciscar  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy OG 71: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by U-201 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of thirteen of her 48 crew. Survivors were rescued by Petrel ( United Kingdom).[46][59][60]
Devon  United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) south west of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador (approximately Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by Komet ( Kriegsmarine). All crew were rescued and made prisoners of war.[46]
Golden Grain  United Kingdom World War II: The barge struck a mine and sank in the North Sea (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. with the loss of all three crew.[46]
HMS LCT 12  Royal Navy World War II: The LCT 1-class Landing Craft, Tank was bombed and sunk off Tobruk, Libya by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of the Luftwaffe.[3][61]
Merikaru  Soviet Navy World War II: The ice breaker was sunk with all hands in the Baltic Sea by S-58 ( Kriegsmarine).[2]
Sibir  Soviet Navy (40pxRed Cross): World War II: The hospital ship was bombed and sunk in the Gulf of Finland by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of about 400 lives.[46]
Sildra  Norway World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by Tazzoli ( Regia Marina). All crew were rescued.[46]
HMT Thorbryn  Royal Navy World War II: The whaler was towing two lighters. She was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tobruk, Libya Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of the Luftwaffe with the loss of nine of the 29 crew on the three vessels. The survivors were taken as prisoners of war.[3][46]

20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1941
Ship Country Description
Buy  Soviet Navy World War II: The minesweeper struck two mines and sank in the Baltic Sea off Hogland.[3]
Czestochowa  Poland World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. by S-48 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one crew member.[46]
Enotria  Italy World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Capo Vito, Sicily by HMS Upholder ( Royal Navy).[62]
Esperia  Italy World War II: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tripoli, Libya (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by HMS Unique ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 31 of the 1,170 people on board.[46][63]
Halcon  Mexican Navy The Halcon class Patrol Craft sank on this date.[64]
Juliet  United Kingdom World War II: The trawler was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland by Luftwaffe aircraft. All crew were rescued.[46]
HMT Lorinda  Royal Navy The naval trawler caught fire and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Freetown, Sierra Leone (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.). All crew were rescued by HMT Balta ( Royal Navy).[46]
Pirmunas  Soviet Navy World War II: The minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in Moonsund by S-58 ( Kriegsmarine).[3]
San Stefano  Greece World War II: The boat was shelled and sunk in the Aegean Sea off Cape Maleas by HMS Thrasher ( Royal Navy).[46]
Sibir  Soviet Union World War II: The Reefer was lost on this date.[65]
Solarris  Faroe Islands World War II: The Auxiliary trawler struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Seyðisfjörður, Iceland. Four crew were rescued.[46]

21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1941
Ship Country Description
Briansk  Soviet Union World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Black Sea off Odessa by Luftwaffe aircraft.[66]
Gloria in Excelsio Deo  Free France World War II: The drifter was bombed and sunk at Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was later raised, repaired, and returned to service.[46]
Hogland  Finland World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by French submarine Rubis ( Free French Naval Forces) with the loss of eight of her crew.[46][67]
Leeni  Soviet Union World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Gulf of Finland by mines.[68]
SAT-1 Ost  Kriegsmarine World War II: The gunboat was damaged in the Baltic Sea by Artem and Surovyi (both  Soviet Navy) and beached. 1 crewman killed. Later salvaged.[2]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1941
Ship Country Description
Cascade  Panama World War II: The cargo ship caught fire and sank in the Bay of Bengal off Sandeads, India.[69]
Clonlara  Ireland World War II: Convoy OG 71: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Aveiro, Portugal (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by U-564 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of eleven crew, and eight survivors from Alva ( United Kingdom). Survivors were rescued by HMS Campion ( Royal Navy).[46][70]
Empire Oak  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy HX 70: The tug was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by U-564 ( Kriegsmarine with the loss of 19 of the 38 people on board, which included survivors from Aguila and Alva (both  United Kingdom). Survivors were rescued by HMS Campanula ( Royal Navy).[71]
Lussin  Italy World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Capo Vito, Sicily by HMS Upholder ( Royal Navy).[46]
Ostpreußen  Germany World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Arctic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. by HMS Trident ( Royal Navy).[46]
Pomorie  Soviet Union World War II: The cargo liner was sunk in the White Sea off Kandalaksha by mines. 32 crew and 30 passengers killed, and 2 rescued.[72]
HMS Tonbridge  Royal Navy World War II: The net laying ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of 35 crew.[46][73]

23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1941
Ship Country Description
Aldergrove  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy OG 71: The cargo ship was torpeoded and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by U-201 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of one of her 39 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Campanula ( Royal Navy).[74]
Cisil  Finland World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Kolberg, Germany.[3]
Constanza  Italy World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south of Lampedusa by British Bristol Blenheim aircraft based on Malta.[46]
Francesco Garre  Italy World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Sirte, Libya by HMS Tetrarch ( Royal Navy).[46]
Fratelli Garre  Italy World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) north west of Sirte by HMS Tetrarch ( Royal Navy).[46]
Inger  Norway World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by U-143 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of nine of her 23 crew. Survivors were rescued by the trawler Ladylove ( United Kingdom).[46][75]
Spind  Norway World War II: Convoy OG 71: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by U-564 ( Kriegsmarine). She was then torpedoed and sunk in that position by U-564 ( Kriegsmarine). All 25 crew were rescued by HMS Boreas ( Royal Navy).[46][76]
Stork  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy OG 71: The coaster was torpeoded and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by U-201 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of nineteen of her 22 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Campion ( Royal Navy).[77]
T-204 Fugas  Soviet Navy World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea west of Kronstadt.[78]
HMS Zinnia  Royal Navy World War II: Convoy OG 71: The Flower-class corvette was torpedoed and sunk south west of Portugal (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by U-564 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 49 of her 85 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Campion ( Royal Navy).[46]

24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1941
Ship Country Description
Dellie  United Kingdom The coaster ran aground at Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia and was wrecked.[79][80]
VT-532  Soviet Navy World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Baltic Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft and was grounded near Prangli Island. 44 passengers and crew killed.
Engels  Soviet Navy World War II: The destroyer struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea north east of Cape Juminda, Estonia.[46]
HNoMS Kos XVI  Royal Norwegian Navy The auxiliary minesweeper was rammed from behind by HMS Walney ( Royal Navy) in the North Sea off Hull, Yorkshire (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) a half hour before Midnight. She sank just after Midnight on 25 August.[81][82]
Skagerak  United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the River Orwell at Harwich, Essex (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) with the loss of eighteen of the 24 people on board.[46][51]
Tanker No. 11  Soviet Navy World War II: The naval tanker struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Finland.[83]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1941
Ship Country Description
Babr  Imperial Iranian Navy
Wreck of the Iranian gunboat Babr

World War II: Operation Marmalade: The gunboat was shelled and sunk at Khorramshar by HMAS Yarra ( Royal Australian Navy).[46]
Caboto  Italy World War II: Operation Countenance: The cargo ship was scuttled at Bandar Shapur, Iran to prevent capture by HMS Lawrence ( Royal Navy). She was refloated and departed under tow on 1 September for Karachi, India. Repaired and entered British service as Empire Kohinoor.[46][84]
Daugava  Soviet Union The ship was sunk in the Baltic Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft.[3]
Dvina  Soviet Navy World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the Arctic Sea off Syvatoy Nos, Murmansk Oblast by U-752 ( Kriegsmarine).[46]
Hohenfels  Germany World War II: Operation Countenance: The cargo ship was scuttled at Bandar Shapur. She was later salvaged by the British, repaired and entered service as Empire Kamal.[84]
Kosmos  Soviet Union World War II: The cargo ship was damaged in the Gulf of Finland by German aircraft, then beached and declared a Total Loss.[85]
Lunacharski  Soviet Union World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Gulf of Finland by Luftwaffe aircraft. 7 crew killed.[86]
Nenets  Soviet Navy World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk off the Kola Peninsula by U-752 ( Kriegsmarine).[3]
Palang  Imperial Iranian Navy World War II: Operation Crackler: The gunboat was shelled and sunk at Abadan by HMS Shoreham ( Royal Navy).[46]
Troyburg  Germany World War II: The cargo ship ran aground at Farsund, Vest-Agder, Norway and was wrecked.[46]
U-452  Kriegsmarine World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Iceland (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by HMT Vascama ( Royal Navy) and a Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of 209 Squadron, Royal Air Force with the loss of all 42 crew.[46][87]
Sturmfels  Germany World War II: Operation Countenance: The cargo ship was scuttled at Bandar Shapur. She was later salvaged by the British, repaired and entered service at Empire Kumari.[84]
T-898  Soviet Navy World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea (80 nautical miles (150 km) east of Cape Chernyj by U-752 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 41 of her 43 crew.[88]
Truvor  Soviet Union World War II: The Icebreaker was sunk in the Gulf of Finland by mines. 22 crew rescued.[89]
Weißenfels  Germany World War II: Operation Countenance: The cargo ship was scuttled at Bandar Shapur.[46]
Zheleznodrozhnik  Soviet Union World War II: The tanker was sunk in the Baltic Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft.[3]

26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1941
Ship Country Description
Eestirand  Soviet Union World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged by Luftwaffe aircraft at Danzig and was beached. She was declared a constructive total loss.[90]
Marija Uljanova  Soviet Navy World War II: The submarine depot ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Barents Sea (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by U-571 ( Kriegsmarine). Fourteen survivors were rescued by Valerian Kyubishev ( Soviet Navy). Marija Uljanova was beached the next day at Teriberka where she was declared a total loss. She spent the rest of the war as an oil storage hulk and was scrapped post war.[91]

27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1941
Ship Country Description
Adele  Nazi Germany World War II: The cargo ship was damaged in the Baltic Sea by soviet motor torpedo boats and beached.[2]
Diete Korner  Nazi Germany World War II: The cargo ship was damaged in the Baltic Sea by soviet motor torpedo boats and beached.[2]
Embassage  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy OS 4: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by U-557 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 39 of her 42 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMCS Assiniboine ( Royal Canadian Navy).[46][92]
Gamma  Soviet Union World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The coaster was scuttled as a block ship at Tallinn, Estonia.[93]
Ladylove  United Kingdom World War II: The trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Iceland by U-202 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all fourteen crew.[46][94]
Saugor  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy OS 4: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by U-557 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 59 of her 82 crew. Survivors were rescued by Perth ( United Kingdom).[46][95]
Segundo  Norway World War II: Convoy OS 4: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by U-557 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of seven crew of her 34 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Lulworth ( Royal Navy)[46][96]
HMS Skudd III  Royal Navy World War II: The naval whaler was bombed and sunk at Tobruk, Libya by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of the Luftwaffe with the loss of six of her twelve crew.[3][46]
Tremoda  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy OS 4: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by U-557 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 32 of her 53 crew. Survivors were rescued by Chevreuil ( Free French Naval Forces).[46][97]

28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1941
Ship Country Description
Alev  Soviet Union World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea. 148 crew and passengers killed.[98]
Amgun  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The gunboat struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[3]
Amur  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The depot ship, a former Amur-class minelayer, was scuttled as a block ship at Tallinn, Estonia.[99]
Artem  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The Orfey-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea north of Cape Juminda, Estonia.[5]
Atis Kronvalds  Soviet Union World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Gulf of Finland by Junkers Ju-88 aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe.[100]
Atta  Soviet Union World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The schooner was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea by VMV 17 ( Merivoimat).[2]
Ausma  Soviet Union World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[3]
Balchas  Soviet Union World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[3]
Barometer  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: 1st Convoy: The minesweeper was sunk in the Gulf of Finland on the night of the 28th/29th.[101]
Cilicia  Italy World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south south west of Capo Gallo, Morea, Greece by HMS Rorqual ( Royal Navy).[102]
Ella  Soviet Union World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The passenger ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Cape Juminda. Her Master and 643 crew and passengers killed, 49 crew and passengers rescued.[103]
Ergonautis  Soviet Union World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[98]
Everita  Soviet Union World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Cape Juminda.[104]
I-8  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The Kronshtadt class Gunboat struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea north of Cape Juminda.[98]
Järvamaa  Estonia World War II: The cargo ship was mined and sunk in the Baltic Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of Hogland, Finland.[3][105]
Kalinin  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The Izyaslav-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea north of Cape Juminda.[5]
Krab  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The minesweeper was sunk by mines in the Baltic near Suursaari.[98]
Krisyanis Valdemars  Soviet Union World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Gulf of Finland by Ju-88s of Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe.[98]
Kumari  Soviet Union World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[98]
Lake Lucerne  Estonia World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Gulf of Finland by Junkers Ju-88 aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe. Two hundred passengers and crew were killed.[90][98]
Luga  Soviet Union World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).[106]
MO-202  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The submarine chaser struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[3]
Moskva  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The K-boat struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[3]
Naissar  Soviet Union World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[98]
OLS-7  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: 1st Convoy: The Tug boat was sunk in the Gulf of Finland on the night of the 28th/29th.[107]
Onega  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The net Layer was sunk by mines in the Baltic near Suursaari.[98]
Otaio  United Kingdom World War II: Convoy OS 4: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) west by north of the Fastnet Rock (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by U-558 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of thirteen of her 78 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Vanoc ( Royal Navy).[46][108]
S 5 and S 6  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The S-class submarines struck mines and sank in the Baltic Sea north of Cape Juminda.[98]
Shch-301  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The Shchuka-class submarine struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea south of Ruuskeri, Estonia (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. with the loss of 39 of her 41 crew.
Saturn  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The Uragan class guard ship was sunk by mines in the Baltic near Suursaari .[98]
Serp-I-Molot  Soviet Navy World War II: The repair ship was bombed and damaged in the Gulf of Finland by Ju-88s of Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe and was beached at Suursaari. She was declared a total loss.[109]
Silicia  Italy World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Morea, Greece (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by HMS Rorqual ( Royal Navy).[46]
Skoryi  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The Soobrazitelny-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea north of Cape Juminda.[5]
Skrunda  Latvia World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by in the Gulf of Finland by Ju-88s of Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe.[110]
Sneg  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The Uragan class guard ship was sunk by mines in the Baltic near Suursaari.[98]
T-214 and T-216 (both  Soviet Navy): World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The minesweeper was sunk by mines in the Baltic near Suursaari.[98]
TKA-103  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The motor torpedo boat struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea north of Cape Juminda.[98]
TT-1  Soviet Union World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: 4th Convoy: The barge was sunk in the Gulf of Finland.[111]
Tanker No. 2  Soviet Union World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The Tanker struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[98]
Tobali  Soviet Union World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[98]
Tsiklon  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The Uragan class guard ship was sunk by mines in the Baltic near Suursaari.[98]
Vironia  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The staff ship was bombed and damaged in the Gulf of Finland by Ju-88s of Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe, she later struck a mine and sank off Cape Juminda.[112]
Volodarski  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The Orfey-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea north of Cape Juminda.[5]
Vyatka  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The Net Layer was sunk by mines in the Baltic near Suursaari.[98]
Vostok  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The hydrographic ship was sunk in the Gulf of Finland.[113]
Yakov Sverdlov  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The Novík-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea north of Cape Juminda.[5]
Yana  Soviet Union World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[98]
Ydrvamaa  Soviet Union World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.[98]

29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1941
Ship Country Description
Ausma  Latvia World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Cape Juminda.[114]
Balkhash  Soviet Union World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The troopship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Cape Juminda with the loss of 95 lives.[115]
Ivan Papanin  Soviet Union World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Gulf of Finland by Ju-88s of Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe and beached on Suuasaari.[98]
Kamenets-Podolsk  Soviet Union World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Black Sea between Kerch and Sevastopol by German aircraft.[116]
Kolpaks  Soviet Union World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The hospital ship, a converted cargo ship, was bombed and sunk in the Gulf of Finland by Ju-88s of Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe. Over 1,100 passengers killed. Her Master, 15 crew and 70 passengers rescued.[98]
Kolyvan  Soviet Union World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: 3rd Convoy: The rescue ship was sunk in the Gulf of Finland.[117]
Larvamaa  Soviet Union World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: 1st Convoy: The cargo ship was sunk in the Gulf of Finland.[118]
Leningradsovet  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The training ship was bombed and sunk in the Gulf of Finland by Ju-88s of Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe.[98]
MO-109  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The MO-4-class patrol boat struck a mine and sank off Cape Juminda, Latvia.[119]
Saule  Soviet Union World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Gulf of Finland by Ju-88s of Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe and beached on Suuasaari.[98]
Serp i Molot  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The depot ship was bombed and severely damaged in the Gulf of Finland by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe. She was consequently beached.[3]
Tobol  Soviet Union World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Gulf of Finland by Luftwaffe aircraft.[120]
U-570  Royal Navy World War II: The captured Type VIIC submarine was beached at Þorlákshöfn, Iceland to prevent her sinking. Subsequently refloated on 5 September, repaired and entered British service as HMS Graph.
Vaindlo  Soviet Union World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Gulf of Finland by German aircraft.[121]
Vtoraya Pyatiletka  Soviet Navy World War II: Soviet evacuation of Tallinn: The training ship was bombed and sunk in the Gulf of Finland by Ju-88s of Kampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe.[98]

30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1941
Ship Country Description
Alfa  Italy World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Augusta, Sicily by HMS Unbeaten ( Royal Navy).[46]
Bahia Laura  Germany World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea off the Lofoten Islands, Nordland, Norway (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by HMS Trident ( Royal Navy). Survivors were rescued by Hans Lody, Karl Galster, R-153, V-6111, V-6113 (all  Kriegsmarine) and Midnatsol ( Norway).[46]
Donau  Germany World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea off the Lofoten Islands, Nordland, Norway (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by HMS Trident ( Royal Navy). Survivors were rescued by Hans Lody, Karl Galster, R-153, V-6111, V-6113 (all  Kriegsmarine) and Midnatsol ( Norway).[46]
Egadi  Italy World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) north east of Lampedusa by Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 830 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm.[4]
MO-202  Soviet Navy World War II: The MO-4-class patrol boat was shelled and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Ivanovo by German shore-based artillery.[122]
Riv  Italy World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Tripoli, Libya by Vickers Wellington aircraft of the Royal Air Force.[4]

31 August

No ships were lost on this date.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1941
Ship Country Description
Imanta  Soviet Union Probable casualty of war, Baltic Sea.[62]
M-49  Soviet Navy World War II: The M-class submarine was lost, probably to a Russin mine, off Vladivostok sometime between 10–16 August.[123]
M-63  Soviet Navy World War II: The M-class submarine was lost, probably to a Russin mine, off Vladivostok sometime between 10–16 August.[124]
M-103  Soviet Navy World War II: The M-class submarine was lost north of Vormsi Island, Estonia between 25 and 28 August.[3][125]

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Ship events in 1941
Ship launches: 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946
Ship commissionings: 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946
Ship decommissionings: 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946
Shipwrecks: 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946
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