RN Losses 1939-45

Royal Navy Losses 1939-45

Aircraft Carriers
Courageous sunk by U-29 W. of Ireland 17 Sept 1939
Glorious sunk by Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, Norwegian Sea 08 June 1940
Ark Royal sunk by U-81, Mediterranean 13 Nov 1941
Audacity (C.V.E.) sunk by U-751, north Atlantic 22 Dec 1941
Hermes sunk by Japanese air attack, Indian Ocean 09 April 1942
Eagle sunk by U-73, Mediterranean 11 Aug 1942
Avenger (C.V.E.) sunk by U-155, central Atlantic 15 Nov 1942
Dasher (C.V.E.) destroyed on Clyde as result of petrol explosion and fire 27 March 1943
Nabob (C.V.E.) D.B.R. by U-354, Arctic 22 Aug 1944
Thane (C.V.E.) D.B.R. by U-482 off Clyde 15 Jan 1945
Anti-Submarine Trawlers
Mastiff sunk by mine, Thames Estuary 20 Nov 1939
James Ludford sunk by mine, North Sea 14 Dec 1939
Evelina sunk by mine, North Sea 16 Dec 1939
Sedgefly sunk by mine, North Sea 16 Dec 1939
Peridot sunk by mine, English Channel 15 March 1940
Thuringia sunk by mine, North Sea 28 March 1940
Hammond sunk by air attack, Norway, (later raised by Germans for service as patrol vessel Salier 25 April 1940
Larwood sunk by air attack, Norway, (later raised by Germans as patrol vessel Franke 25 April 1940
Kingston Galena sunk by air attack off Dover 27 April 1940
Cape Chelyuskin sunk by air attack, Norway 29 April 1940
Aston Villa sunk by air attack, Norway 03 May 1940
Gaul sunk by air attack off Norway 03 May 1940
St Goran sunk by air attack off Norway 03 May 1940
Cape Passaro sunk by air attack, Narvik 21 May 1940
Melbourne sunk by air attack, Narvik 22 May 1940
St Achilleus sunk by mine off Dunkirk 31 May 1940
Argyllshire sunk by S-34, English Channel 01 June 1940
Stella Dorado sunk by air attack, English Channel 01 June 1940
Blackburn Rovers sunk by mine, Dunkirk 02 June 1940
Westella sunk by mine, Dunkirk 02 June 1940
Juniper sunk by German warships, Norwegian Sea 08 June 1940
Cayton Wyke sunk by S-boat, English Channel 08 July 1940
Cape Finisterre sunk by air attack off Harwich 02 Aug 1940
Recoil sunk by mine, English Channel 28 Sept 1940
Kingston Sapphire Sunk by Italian submarine Nani, Gibraltar 01 Oct 1940
Lord Stamp sunk by mine, English Channel 14 Oct 1940
Kingston Cairngorm sunk by mine, English Channel 18 Oct 1940
Kingston Alalite sunk by mine off Plymouth 10 Nov 1940
Arsenal lost in collision with Polish destroyer Burza, Clyde 16 Nov 1940
Rubens sunk by Fw 200 off Ireland 13 Feb 1941
Lincoln City sunk by air attack off Faeroes 21 Feb 1941
Lady Lilian sunk by air attack W. of Ireland 16 March 1941
Roche Bonne sunk by air attack off the Lizard 07 April 1941
Syvern sunk by air attack, Mediterranean 27 May 1941
Sindonis sunk by air attack off Tobruk 29 May 1941
Force sunk by air attack, Great Yarmouth 27 June 1941
St Apollo sunk in collision with destroyer Sardonyx off the Hebrides 22 Nov 1941
Lady Shirley sunk by U-37 off Gibraltar 11 Dec 1941
Rosabelle sunk by U-374, N. Atlantic 11 Dec 1941
Erin destroyed by explosion (sabotage), Gibraltar 18 Jan 1942
Tervani sunk by Italian submarine Accacio, Mediterranean 07 Feb 1942
Notts County sunk by U-701 S. of Iceland 08 March 1942
Stella Capella sunk by U-701 off Iceland 11 March 1942
Arctic Pioneer lost off Portsmouth 15 May 1942
Manor sunk by S-boat, English Channel 09 July 1942
Lord Stonehaven sunk by S-112, English Channel 02 Oct 1942
Ullswater sunk by S-boats, English Channel 19 Nov 1942
Leyland sunk in collision off Gibraltar 25 Nov 1942
Jasper sunk by S-81, English Channel 01 Dec 1942
Jardine sunk by air attack, Norway, 30 April 1940 (later raised by Germans for service as patrol vessel Cherusker; sunk by mine 06 Dec 1942
Rutlandshire beached after air attack, Namsos, 20 April 1940 (later raised by Germans for service as patrol vessel Rubier sunk by mine 06 Dec 1942
Horatio sunk by S-58, Mediterranean 07 Jan 1943
Jura sunk by U-371 off Algiers 07 Jan 1943
Kingston Jacinth sunk by mine off Portsmouth 12 Jan 1943
Stronsay sunk by Italian submarine Avorio, Mediterranean 05 Feb 1943
Bradman sunk by air attack, Norway, 25 April 1940 (later raised by Germans for service as patrol vessel Friese) Bredon sunk by U-521, central Atlantic 07 Feb 1943
Lord Hailsham sunk in S-boat attack, English Channel 27 Feb 1943
Daneman sank after hitting ice, N. Atlantic 08 May 1943
Warwickshire sunk by air attack off Norway, 30 April 1940 (later raised by Germans for service as patrol vessel Alane sunk by Sooviet submarine 19 July 1943
Oralsay sunk by U-68 off W. Africa 22 Oct 1943
Kingston Beryl sunk by mine off Skerryvore 25 Dec 1943
Cape Siroteko sunk by air attack, Norway 29 April 1940 (later raised by Germans for service as patrol vessel Gote; sunk by Allied air attack 11 May 1944
Birdlip sunk by U-547 off Liberia 14 June 1944
Ganilly sunk by U-390, English Channel 05 July 1944
Lord Wakefield sunk by air attack off Normandy 29 July 1944
Gairsay sunk by Linsen explosive boat, English Channel 03 Aug 1944
Northern Isles ran aground and wrecked off Durban 19 Jan 1945
Armed Merchant Cruisers
Rawalpindi sunk by Scharnhorst, N. Atlantic 23 Nov 1939
Carinthia sunk by U-46, N. Atlantic 06 June 1940
Scotstoun sunk by U-25, Bay of Biscay 13 June 1940
Andania sunk by German submarine U-A., S. Atlantic 14 June 1940
Transylvania sunk by U-56, N. Atlantic 10 Aug 1940
Dunvegan Castle sunk by U-46, N. Atlantic 28 Aug 1940
Laurentic sunk by U-99, N. Atlantic 03 Nov 1940
Patroclus sunk by U-99, N. Atlantic 03 Nov 1940
Jervis Bay sunk by Admiral Scheer, N. Atlantic 05 Nov 1940
Forfar sunk by U-99, N. Atlantic 01 Dec 1940
Voltaire sunk by German auxiliary cruiser Thor, central Atlantic 04 April 1941
Comorin lost as result of fire, N. Atlantic 06 April 1941
Rajputana sunk by U-108, N. Atlantic 13 April 1941
Salopian sunk by U-98, N. Atlantic 13 May 1941
Aurania damaged by U-123, N. Atlantic, converted to repair ship Artifex 21 Oct 1941
Battle Cruisers
Hood sunk by Bismarck in Denmark Strait 24 May 1941
Repulse sunk by Japanese air attack off Malaya 10 Dec 1941
Battleships
Royal Oak sunk by U-47 in Scapa Flow 14 Oct 1939
Barham sunk by U-331, Mediterranean 25 Nov 1941
Prince of Wales sunk by Japanese air attack off Malaya 10 Dec 1941
Corvettes
Godetia sank after collision off N. Ireland 06 Sept 1940
Picotee sunk by U-568, N. Atlantic 12 Aug 1941
Zinnia sunk by U-564, N. Atlantic 23 Aug 1941
Fleur de Lys sunk by U-206, N. Atlantic 14 Oct 1941
Gladiolus missing in N. Atlantic 17 Oct 1941
Windflower lost in collision with merchant ship, N. Atlantic 12 Dec 1941
Salvia sunk by U-568, Mediterranean 24 Dec 1941
Arbutus sunk by U-136, N. Atlantic 05 Feb 1942
Hollyhock sunk by air attack, Indian Ocean 09 April 1942
Auricula damaged by mine off Madagascar and sank next day 05 May 1942
Mimosa sunk by U-124, W. Atlantic 09 June 1942
Gardenia lost in collision off Oran 09 Nov 1942
Montbretia sunk by U-262, N. Atlantic 18 Nov 1942
Marigold sunk by air attack off Algiers 09 Dec 1942
Snapdragon sunk by air attack, E. Mediterranean 19 Dec 1942
Samphire sunk by Italian submarine Platino off Bougie 30 Jan 1943
Erica sunk by mine off Benghazi 09 Feb 1943
Polyanthus sunk by U-952 S. of Iceland 20 Sept 1943
Asphodel sunk by U-575, N. Atlantic 09 Feb 1944
Pink D.B.R. by mine, Bay of Biscay 27 June 1944
Orchis D.B.R. by mine off Normandy 21 Aug 1944
Hurst Castle sunk by U-482, N. Atlantic 01 Sept 1944
Rose lost in collision with Frigate Manners, N. Atlantic 27 Nov 1944
Denbigh Castle D.B.R. by U-992, Kola Inlet 13 Feb 1945
Bluebell sunk by U-711, Arctic 16 Feb 1945
Vervain sunk by U-1208 S. of Iceland 20 Feb 1945
Cruisers
Effingham damaged in air attack and sunk by RN destroyers, Norway 21 May 1940
Curlew sunk by air attack off Harstad, Norway 26 May 1940
Calypso sunk by Italian Submarine Bagnolini S. of Crete 12 June 1940
Southampton damaged in air attack and abandoned, Mediterranean 10 Jan 1941
York D.B.R. in attack by Italian explosive craft, Suda Bay 26 March 1941
Bonaventure sunk by Italian Submarine Arabra, Mediterranean 31 March 1941
Fiji abandoned after air attack off Crete 22 May 1941
Gloucester sunk by air attack S.W. of Crete 22 May 1941
Calcutta sunk by air attack N. of Alexandria 01 June 1941
Dunedin sunk by U-124 off St Paul's Rocks, S. Atlantic 24 Nov 1941
Galatea sunk by U-557 off Alexandria 15 Dec 1941
Neptune sunk by mines, Mediterranean 17 Dec 1941
Exeter sunk by Japanese Destroyer Inazuma, Java Sea 01 March 1942
Naiad sunk by U-565, Mediterranean 11 March 1942
Cornwall sunk by Japanese air attack, Indian Ocean 05 April 1942
Dorsetshire sunk by Japanese air attack, Indian Ocean 05 April 1942
Edinburgh sank after attacks by U-456 and German Destroyer Z24, Arctic 30 April 1942
Trinidad sunk by RN Destroyer after sustaining torpedo and bomb damage, Arctic 15 May 1942
Hermione sunk by U-205 S. of Crete 16 June 1942
Cairo abandoned after attack by Italian submarines Dessie and Axum, Mediterranean 12 Aug 1942
Manchester abandoned after attack by Italian M.T.B.s off Tunisia 13 Aug 1942
Coventry sunk by air attack off Tobruk 14 Sept 1942
Curacao sank after collision with Queen Mary, N. Atlantic 02 Oct 1942
Carlisle D.B.R. in air attack off Rhodes 09 Oct 1943
Charybdis sunk by German destroyers off French coast 23 Oct 1943
Spartan sunk by air attack, Mediterranean 29 Jan 1944
Penelope sunk by U-410 off Anzio 18 Feb 1944
Destroyers
Blanche sunk by mines, Thames Estuary 13 Nov 1939
Gypsy sunk by mine, North Sea 21 Nov 1939
Duchess sank after collision with HMS Barham off Scotland 12 Dec 1939
Grenville sunk by mine, North Sea 19 Jan 1940
Exmouth sunk by mine, North Sea 21 Jan 1940
Daring sunk by U-23, North Sea 19 Feb 1940
Glowworm sunk by Admiral Hipper, Norwegian Sea 08 April 1940
Gurkha (1) sunk by air attack off Norway 09 April 1940
Hardy (1) sunk by German destroyers, Ofotfjord 10 April 1940
Hunter sunk by German destroyers, Ofotfjord 10 April 1940
Afridi lost in air attack, Norwegian Sea 03 May 1940
Valentine sunk by air attack, Scheldt Estuary 15 May 1940
Whitley beached after air attack, Nieuport 19 May 1940
Wessex sunk by air attack, English Channel 25 May 1940
Grafton sunk by U-62, English Channel 29 May 1940
Grenade sunk by air attack, English Channel 29 May 1940
Wakeful sunk by S-30, English Channel 29 May 1940
Basilisk sunk in air attack, English Channel 01 June 1940
Havant sunk by air attack, English Channel 01 June 1940
Keith sunk by air attack, English Channel 01 June 1940
Acasta sunk by Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, Norwegian Sea 08 June 1940
Ardent sunk by Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, Norwegian Sea 08 June 1940
Khartoum beached after gun battle with Italian Submarine Torricelli, Indian Ocean 23 June 1940
Whirlwind sunk by U-34, N. Atlantic 05 July 1940
Escort sank under tow after attack by Italian Submarine Marconi, Mediterranean 11 July 1940
Imogen blew up and sank after collision with cruiser Glasgow, Pentland Firth 16 July 1940
Codrington sunk in air attack on Dover Harbour 26 July 1940
Wren sunk by air attack, English Channel 27 July 1940
Delight sunk by air attack, English Channel 29 July 1940
Hostile sunk by mine, Mediterranean 23 Aug 1940
Esk sunk by mine, North Sea 31 Aug 1940
Ivanhoe sunk by mine, North Sea 31 Aug 1940
Venetia sunk by mine, Thames Estuary 19 Oct 1940
Sturdy wrecked in storm on Tiree 30 Oct 1940
Hyperion abandoned after being torpedoed by Italian Submarine Serpente and sunk by RN warships, Mediterranean 02 Dec 1940
Cameron wrecked in dry dock during air attack, Portsmouth 15 Dec 1940
Acheron sunk by mine off Isle of Wight 17 Dec 1940
Dainty sunk by air attack off Tobruk 24 Feb 1941
Exmoor sunk by mine, North Sea 25 Feb 1941
Mohawk sunk by Italian Destroyer Tarigo, Mediterranean 15 April 1941
Diamond sunk by air attack, Mediterranean 27 April 1941
Wryneck sunk by air attack, Mediterranean 27 April 1941
Jersey sunk by mine, Malta 02 May 1941
Kipling sank after air attack S. of Crete 11 May 1941
Juno sunk by air attack, Crete 21 May 1941
Greyhound sunk by air attack S.W. of Crete 22 May 1941
Kashmir sunk by air attack, Crete 23 May 1941
Kelly sunk by air attack, Crete 23 May 1941
Imperial sunk by air attack off Crete 28 May 1941
Mashona sunk by air attack W of Ireland 28 May 1941
Hereward sunk by air attack S. of Crete 29 May 1941
Defender sunk by air attack, Mediterranean 12 July 1941
Fearless abandoned after air attack, Mediterranean 23 July 1941
Bath sunk by U-204 S.W. of Ireland 19 Aug 1941
Broadwater sunk by U-101, N. Atlantic 18 Oct 1941
Cossack sunk by U-563, N. Atlantic 23 Oct 1941
Kandahar abandoned after hitting mine, Mediterranean 19 Dec 1941
Stanley sunk by U-574 W. of Lisbon 19 Dec 1941
Thracian beached in Hong Kong harbour 24 Dec 1941
Vimiera sunk by mine, Thames Estuary 09 Jan 1942
Gurkha (2) sunk by U-133, Mediterranean 17 Jan 1942
Matabele sunk by U-454, Arctic 17 Jan 1942
Belmont sunk by U-82, N. Atlantic 31 Jan 1942
Maori sunk by air attack, Malta 12 Feb 1942
Electra sunk by Japanese destroyers, Java Sea 27 Feb 1942
Jupiter blew up, cause uncertain, Java Sea 27 Feb 1942
Encounter sunk by Japanese Destroyer Inazuma, Java Sea 01 March 1942
Stronghold sunk by Japanese warships E. of Java 02 March 1942
Vortigern sunk by S-104, English Channel 15 March 1942
Heythrop sunk by U-652, Mediterranean 20 March 1942
Southwold sunk by mine, Malta 23 March 1942
Jaguar sunk by U-652, Mediterranean 26 March 1942
Legion beached after air attack and destroyed, Malta 26 March 1942
Campbeltown destroyed in St-Nazaire raid 28 March 1942
Kingston wrecked in air attacks, Malta, and sunk as blockship 01 April 1942
Lance wrecked by air attacks on Malta 01 April 1942
Gallant D.B.R. by air attack, Malta 05 April 1942
Tenedos sunk by air attack, Ceylon 05 April 1942
Havock sunk by Italian Submarine Aradam after running aground, Cap Bon 06 April 1942
Punjabi sank after collision with HMS King George V, Arctic 01 May 1942
Jackal sank under tow following air attack Mediterranean 11 May 1942
Lively sunk by air attack S. of Crete 11 May 1942
Grove sunk by U-77, Mediterranean 12 June 1942
Hasty sunk by S-55, Mediterranean 14 June 1942
Airedale sunk by Destroyer Aldenham after suffering damage in air attack S. of Crete 15 June 1942
Bedouin sunk by Italian aircraft while under tow, Mediterranean 15 June 1942
Nestor sank after sustaining air attack damage S. of Crete 16 June 1942
Wild Swan sunk by air attack, Bay of Biscay 17 June 1942
Eridge D.B.R. in Italian M.T.B. attack, Mediterranean 29 July 1942
Foresight sunk by air attack, Mediterranean 12 Aug 1942
Berkeley sunk by Destroyer Albrighton after sustaining damage in air attack, English Channel 19 Aug 1942
Sikh sunk by coastal battery, Tobruk 14 Sept 1942
Zulu sunk by air attack off Tobruk 14 Sept 1942
Somali sank under tow after being torpedoed by U-703, Arctic 20 Sept 1942
Veteran sunk by U-404, N. Atlantic 26 Sept 1942
Broke sunk by French coastal artillery, Algiers 09 Nov 1942
Martin sunk by U-431 Mediterranean 10 Nov 1942
Ithuriel D.B.R. by air attack, Bougie 28 Nov 1942
Quentin sunk by air attack, Mediterranean 02 Dec 1942
Penylan sunk by S115, English Channel 03 Dec 1942
Porcupine D.B.R. in torpedo attack by U-602, Mediterranean 09 Dec 1942
Blean sunk by U-443, Mediterranean 11 Dec 1942
Firedrake sunk by U-211, N. Atlantic 17 Dec 1942
Partridge sunk by U-565, Mediterranean 18 Dec 1942
Achates sunk by Admiral Hipper, Arctic 31 Dec 1942
Harvester sunk by U-432, N. Atlantic 11 March 1943
Lightning sunk by German S-boat, Mediterranean 12 March 1943
Beverley sunk by U-188, N. Atlantic 11 April 1943
Eskdale sunk by S-boats, English Channel 14 April 1943
Pakenham abandoned after battle with Italian M.T.B.s, Mediterranean 16 April 1943
Arrow D.B.R. in explosion of adjacent ammunition ship, Algiers 04 Aug 1943
Puckeridge sunk by U-617 E. of Gibraltar 06 Sept 1943
Intrepid sunk by air attack off Leros 27 Sept 1943
Panther sunk by air attack off Rhodes 09 Oct 1943
Hurworth sunk by mines off Kalymnos 22 Oct 1943
Limbourne sunk by German torpedo boat T22, English Channel 23 Oct 1943
Eclipse sunk by mine E. of Kalymnos 24 Oct 1943
Rockwood D.B.R. in air attack, Aegean Sea 11 Nov 1943
Dulverton sunk by Hs 293 glider bomb off Kos 14 Nov 1943
Holcombe sunk by U-593, Mediterranean 12 Dec 1943
Tynedale sunk by U-593, Mediterranean 12 Dec 1943
Worcester D.B.R. by mine, North Sea 23 Dec 1943
Hurricane sunk by U-415 N.E. of the Azores 24 Dec 1943
Janus sunk by air attack off Anzio 23 Jan 1944
Hardy (2) damaged by U-278 and sunk by Destroyer Venus off Bear Island 30 Jan 1944
Warwick sunk by U-413 off Trevose Head 20 Feb 1944
Inglefield sunk by air attack off Anzio 25 Feb 1944
Mahratta sunk by U-990, Arctic 25 Feb 1944
Laforey sunk by U-223, Mediterranean 29 March 1944
Boadicea sunk by air attack, English Channel 13 June 1944
Quail D.B.R. by mines off Brindisi, 15 Nov 1943 (sank under tow) 18 June 1944
Fury D.B.R. by mine off Normandy 21 June 1944
Swift sunk by mine off Normandy 26 June 1944
Brazen sunk by air attack, English Channel 20 July 1944
Isis sunk by Neger human torpedo, English Channel 20 July 1944
Goathland D.B.R. by mine off Normand 24 July 1944
Quorn sunk by Linsen explosive craft, English Channel 02 Aug 1944
Rockingham sunk by mine off Aberdeen 27 Sept 1944
Loyal D.B.R. by mine in Adriatic 12 Oct 1944
Aldenham sunk by mine off Pola, Italy 14 Dec 1944
Walpole sunk by mine, North Sea 06 Jan 1945
Pathfinder D.B.R. in kamikaze attack off Ramree Island, Burma 11 Feb 1945
Frigates
Itchen sunk by U-260, N. Atlantic 22 Sept 1943
Cuckmere D.B.R. by U-223 Mediterranean 11 Dec 1943
Tweed sunk by U-305, N. Atlantic 07 Jan 1944
Gould sunk by U-358, N. Atlantic 01 March 1944
Lawford sunk by air attack off Normandy 08 June 1944
Halsted D.B.R. by S-boats off Normandy 11 June 1944
Blackwood sunk by U-764, English Channel 15 June 1944
Mourne sunk off Normandy by U-767 15 June 1944
Goodson D.B.R. by U-984 off Cherbourg 25 June 1944
Trollope D.B.R. by S-boats and beached at Arromanches 05 July 1944
Bickerton sunk by U-354, Arctic 22 Aug 1944
Whitaker D.B.R. by U483, N. Atlantic 01 Nov 1944
Duff D.B.R. by mine off Dutch coast 30 Nov 1944
Bullen sunk by U-775, N. Atlantic 06 Dec 1944
Capel sunk by U-486 Western Approaches 26 Dec 1944
Manners D.B.R. by U-1172 S. of Isle of Man 26 Jan 1945
Ekins D.B.R. by mine, North Sea 16 April 1945
Redmill D.B.R. by U-1105 off W. coast of Ireland 27 April 1945
Goodall sunk by U-968, Arctic 29 April 1945
Minelayers
Shepperton sunk by air attack, Belfast 05 May 1941
Latona sunk by air attack off Bardia 26 Oct 1941
Redstart sunk in Honk Kong harbour 01 Dec 1941
Rhu lost at Singapore 15 Feb 1942
Corncrake sank in N. Atlantic 25 Jan 1943
Welshman sunk by U-617, Mediterranean 01 Feb 1943
Abdiel sunk by mine, Taranto 10 Sept 1943
Peterhead D.B.R. by mine off Normandy 08 June 1944
Minesweepers
Sphinx sank under tow after air attack, Moray Firth 03 Feb 1940
Donoon sunk by mine, North Sea 30 April 1940
Waverley sunk by air attack, Dunkirk 29 May 1940
Skipjack sunk by air attack, English Channel 01 June 1940
Dundalk sank under tow off Harwich after mine damage 16 Oct 1940
Mercury sunk by mine off Ireland 25 Dec 1940
Huntley sunk by air attack off Mersa Matrua 31 Jan 1941
Fermoy wrecked in air attack, Malta 04 May 1941
Stoke sunk by air attack, Tobruk 07 May 1941
Banka missing off Malaya 10 Dec 1941
Minnie Moller lost at Hong Kong 31 Dec 1941
Jeram lost at Singapore 15 Feb 1942
Klias scuttled off Palambang 15 Feb 1942
Jarak sunk by air attack off Singapore 17 Feb 1942
Abingdon wrecked in air attacks Malta 01 April 1942
Sunset wrecked in air attack, Malta 01 April 1942
Fitzroy sunk by mine off Great Yarmouth 27 May 1942
Gossamer sunk by air attack, Kola Inlet 24 June 1942
Niger sunk by mine in Denmark Strait 05 July 1942
Leda sunk by U-435, Arctic 20 Sept 1942
Cromer sunk by mine of Mersa Matura 09 Nov 1942
Algerine sunk by Italian submarine Ascianghi, Mediterranean 15 Nov 1942
Bramble sunk by German destroyers, Arctic 31 Dec 1942
Fantome D.B.R. by mine, Mediterranean 20 May 1943
Widnes beached at Suda Bay after air attack, 20 May 1941. (later salvaged by Germans and used as escort vessel Uj2109 then sunk 01 Oct 1943
Hythe sunk by U-371, Mediterranean 13 Oct 1943
Cromarty sunk by mine, Strait of Bonifacio 23 Oct 1943
Hebe sunk by mine off Bari 28 Nov 1943
Felixstowe sunk by mine off Sardinia 18 Dec 1943
Clacton sunk by mine off Corsica 31 Dec 1943
Cato sunk by Neger human torpedo, English Channel 06 July 1944
Magic sunk by Neger, human torpedo, English Channel 06 July 1944
Pylades sunk by Neger, human torpedo, English Channel 08 July 1944
Texas lost in collision off Jamaica 19 July 1944
Loyalty sunk by U-480, English Channel 15 Aug 1944
Britomart sunk in error by R.A.F aircraft off Cap d'Antifer 27 Aug 1944
Hussar sunk in error by R.A.F aircraft off Cap d'Antifer 27 Aug 1944
Salamander D.B.R. in attack by R.A.F aircraft, Cap d'Antifer 27 Aug 1944
Regulus sunk by mine off Corfu 12 Jan 1945
Prompt D.B.R. by mine 09 May 1945
Squirrel D.B.R. by mine off Phuket and sunk by RN destroyers 24 July 1945
Vestal sunk by kamikaze attack off Phuket 26 July 1945
Minesweeping Trawlers
Aragonite sunk by mine, English Channel 22 Nov 1939
Washington sunk by mine, North Sea 06 Dec 1939
William Hallett sunk by mine, North Sea 06 Dec 1939
James Ludford sunk by mine, North Sea 14 Dec 1939
Dromio lost in collision, North Sea 21 Dec 1939
Loch Doon sunk by mine, North Sea 25 Dec 1939
Fort Royal sunk by air attack, North Sea 09 Feb 1940
Robert Bowen sunk by air attack, North Sea 09 Feb 1940
Fifeshire sunk by air attack, North Sea 20 Feb 1940
Benvolio sunk by mine, North Sea 22 Feb 1940
Loch Assater sunk by mine, North Sea 22 March 1940
Rifsnes sunk by air attack off Ostend 20 May 1940
CharlesBoyes sunk by mine, North Sea 25 May 1940
Thomas Bartlett sunk by mine off Calais 28 May 1940
Calvi sunk by air attack, Dunkirk 29 May 1940
Polly Johnson sunk by air attack, Dunkirk 29 May 1940
Sisapon sunk by mine off Harwich 12 June 1940
Murmansk lost after grounding, Brest 17 June 1940
Crestflower sank after air attack, Portsmouth 19 July 1940
Fleming sunk by air attack, Thames Estuary 24 July 1940
Rodino sunk by air attack off Dover 24 July 1940
Drummer sunk by mine, English Channel 04 Aug 1940
Marsona sunk by mine off Cromarty 04 Aug 1940
Ostwaldian sunk by mine, Bristol Channel 04 Aug 1940
River Clyde sunk by mine off Aideburgh 05 Aug 1940
Elizabeth Angela sunk by air attack, English Channel 13 Aug 1940
Resparko sunk by air attack off Falmouth 20 Aug 1940
Royalo sunk by mine off Cornwall 01 Sept 1940
Dervish sunk by mine, North Sea 09 Sept 1940
Loch Inver sunk by mine off Harwich 24 Sept 1940
Sea King sunk by mine off Grimsby 09 Oct 1940
Stella Orion sunk by mine, Thames Estuary 11 Oct 1940
Waveflower sunk by mine off Aideburgh 21 Oct 1940
Jo9h Button sunk by mine off Aideburgh 22 Oct 1940
Tilburyness sunk by air attack, Thames Estuary 01 Nov 1940
Rinovia sunk by mine off Falmouth 02 Nov 1940
William Wesney sunk by mine off Orfordness 07 Nov 1940
Tranquil Valdora sunk by air attack off Dover 12 Nov 1940
Fontenoy sunk by air attack off Lowestoft 19 Nov 1940
Conquistador lost in collision, Thames Estuary 25 Nov 1940
Kennymore sunk by mine, Thames Estuary 25 Nov 1940
Manx Prince sunk by mine off Humber 28 Nov 1940
Calverton sunk by mine off Humber 29 Nov 1940
Capricornus sunk by mine, English Channel 07 Dec 1940
Refundo sank under tow after being mined 18 Dec 1940
Pelton sunk by S-28 off Great Yarmouth 24 Dec 1940
Darogah sunk by mine, Thames Estuary 16 Jan 1941
Desiree sunk by mine, Thames Estuary 16 Jan 1941
Relonzo sunk by mine off Liverpool 20 Jan 1941
Luda Lady sunk by mine off the Humber 22 Jan 1941
Ormond sunk by air attack off Scotland 16 Feb 1941
Sarna sunk by mine in Suez Canal 25 Feb 1941
Keryado sunk by mine, English Channel 06 March 1941
Gulfoss sunk by mine, English Channel 09 March 1941
Mollusc sunk by air attack off N.E. coast 17 March 1941
Asama sunk by air attack off Plymouth 21 March 1941
Marmion sunk by air attack off Harwich 09 April 1941
Caroline sunk by mine off Milford Haven 29 April 1941
Ben Gairn sunk by air attack off Lowestoft 04 May 1941
Silicia sunk by mine off the Humber 08 May 1941
Resmilo sunk by air attack off Peterhead 20 June 1941
Nogi sunk by air attack off Cromer 23 June 1941
Tranio sank under tow after air attack, North Sea 26 June 1941
Akranes sunk by air attack Bridlington Bay 04 July 1941
Lorinda sank after fire off Freetown 28 Aug 1941
Strathborne sunk by mine off the Humber 06 Sept 1941
Marconi sunk by air atttack off Harwich 20 Sept 1941
Eileen Duncan sunk by air attack, North Shields 30 Sept 1941
Star of Deveron sunk by air attack, North Shields 30 Sept 1941
Emilion sunk by mine, Thames Estuary 24 Oct 1941
Milford Earl sunk by air attack off E. coast of Scotland 08 Dec 1941
Phineas Beard sunk by air attack off E. coast of Scotland 08 Dec 1941
Henriette sunk by mine off Humber 26 Dec 1941
Irvana sunk by air attack off Great Yarmouth 16 Jan 1942
Rosemonde sunk by U-203, N. Atlantic 22 Jan 1942
Cape Spartel sunk by air attack off Humber 02 Feb 1942
Cloughton Wyke sunk by air attack off Humber 02 Feb 1942
Botanic sunk by air attack, North Sea 18 Feb 1942
Solomon sunk by mine off Cromer 01 April 1942
Waterfly sunk by air attack off Dungeness 17 Sept 1942
Alouette sunk by U-552 off Portugal 19 Sept 1942
Tervani sunk by Italian submarine Accacio off Algeria 07 Feb 1943
Caulonia foundered after running aground, Rye Bay 31 March 1943
Red Gauntlet sunk by S-86, North Sea 04 Aug 1943
Meror sunk by mine off the Humber 03 Oct 1943
William Stephen sunk by S-boats off Cromer 25 Oct 1943
Avanturine sunk by S-142 off Beachy Head 02 Dec 1943
Cap d'Antifer sunk by S-boats North Sea 13 Feb 1944
Wyoming sunk by mine off Harwich 20 May 1944
Northcoates sank under tow, English Channel 02 Dec 1944
Hayburn Wyke lost off Ostend 02 Jan 1945
Computator sank after collision with destroyer Vanoc, Seine Bay 21 Jan 1945
Arley sunk under tow following mine damage, North Sea 03 Feb 1945
Nordhav sunk by U-714 off Dundee 10 Feb 1945
Ebor Wyke sunk by U-979 off Iceland 02 May 1945
Kurd sunk by mine off Cornwall 10 July 1945
Monitors
Terror sunk as a result of bomb damage, Mediterranean 23 Feb 1941
River Gunboats
Ladybird sunk by air attack off Tobruk 12 May 1941
Peterel sunk by Japanese destroyer Idzumo and shore batteries Shanghai 01 Dec 1941
Tern scuttled at Hong Kong 19 Dec 1941
Cicala sunk by air attack Hong Kong 21 Dec 1941
Scorpion sunk by Japanese warships in Banka Strait 13 Feb 1942
Dragonfly sunk by Japanese aircraft off Singapore 14 Feb 1942
Grasshopper driven ashore at Sianpend Island, Sumatra 14 Feb 1942
Moth scuttled at Hong Kong, 12 Dec 1941; salved by Japanese as Suma; lost 19 March 1945
Sloops
Bittern sunk by air attack, Norwegian Sea 30 April 1940
Penzance sunk by U-37, N. Atlantic 24 Aug 1940
Dundee sunk by U-48, N. Atlantic 15 Sept 1940
Pintail sunk by mine, Humber Estuary 10 June 1941
Auckland sunk by air attack, Mediterranean 24 June 1941
Cornflower Sunk in air attack Hong Kong 15 Dec 1941
Culver sunk by U-105 W. of Bay of Biscay 31 Jan 1942
Laburnum lost at Singapore 01 Feb 1942
Hartland destroyed by shore batteries, Oran 08 Nov 1942
Walney destroyed by shore batteries Oran 08 Nov 1942
Ibis sunk by air attack off Algiers 10 Nov 1942
Stork D.B.R. by U-77, Mediterranean 12 Nov 1942
Egret sunk by Hs 293 glider bombs, Bay of Biscay 28 Aug 1943
Chanticleer D.B.R. by U-238 off Azores 18 Nov 1943
Woodpecker sank under tow after being damaged by U-256, N. Atlantic 27 Feb 1944
Kite sunk by U-344, Arctic 21 Aug 1944
Herald Scuttled at Seletar, Singapore, Feb 1942; salvaged by Japanese and renamed Heiyo. Mined in Java Sea 14 Nov 1944
Lapwing sunk by U-968, Kola Inlet 20 March 1945
Submarines
Oxley accidentally sunk by HMS Triton off Norway 10 Sept 1939
Undine sunk by minesweeper, Heligoland Bight 06 Jan 1940
Starfish sunk by minesweeper, Heligoland Bight 09 Jan 1940
Seahorse missing, North Sea 30 Jan 1940
Thistle sunk by U-4 off Norway 10 April 1940
Tarpon sunk by German minesweeper M6, North Sea 14 April 1940
Sterlet sunk by A.S. trawlers, Skagerrak 18 April 1940
Unity sank after collision, North Sea 29 April 1940
Seal forced to surface by mine damage and captured by seaplane, Kattegat, in German service as UBA 05 May 1940
Odin sunk by Italian destroyer Strale, Mediterranean 13 June 1940
Orpheus sunk by Italian destroyer Turbine off Tobruk 19 June 1940
Grampus sunk by Italian M.T.B.s Circe and Clio off Syracuse 24 June 1940
Thames missing Norwegian Sea 01 July 1940
Shark sunk by German minesweepers, North Sea 06 July 1940
Salmon sunk by mine of S. Norwa 09 July 1940
Phoenix sunk by Italian M.T.B. Albatros off Augusta 17 July 1940
Narwhal sunk by air attack, North Sea 23 July 1940
Oswald rammed and stink by Italian destroyer Vivaldi, Mediterranean 01 Aug 1940
Spearfish sunk by U-34 off Norway 02 Aug 1940
Rainbow sunk off Calabria 15 Oct 1940
Triad missing, Mediterranean 20 Oct 1940
Swordfish sunk by mine off Isle of Wight 07 Nov 1940
Regulus missing in Mediterranean 01 Dec 1940
Triton sunk by air attack in Mediterranean 18 Dec 1940
Snapper missing, Bay of Biscay 11 Feb 1941
Usk sunk by mine off Cap Bon 03 May 1941
Undaunted missing off Libya 13 May 1941
Umpire sank after collision with A.S. trawler Peter Hendricks off the Wash 19 July 1941
Union sunk by Italian M.T.B.s off Tunisia 22 July 1941
Cachalot sank after being rammed by Italian M.T.B. Papa off Benghazi 30 July 1941
P-32 sunk by mine off Tripoli 18 Aug 1941
P-33 sunk by Italian M.T.B.s off Pantellaria 23 Aug 1941
Tetrarch missing, W. Mediterranean 02 Nov 1941
H-31 Missing, Bay of Biscay 01 Dec 1941
Perseus sunk by Italian Submarine Enrico Tati Mediterranean 06 Dec 1941
Triumph lost in Aegean 01 Jan 1942
Tempest stink by Italian M.T.B. Circe, Gulf of Taranto 13 Feb 1942
P-38 sunk by Italian patrol vessels off Tunisia 25 Feb 1942
P-39 sunk in air attack, Malta 26 March 1942
P-36 sunk in air attack, Malta 31 March 1942
Pandora sunk in air attack, Malta 31 March 1942
Upholder sunk by Italian M.T.B. Pegaso off Tripoli 14 April 1942
Urge sunk by Italian M.T.B. Pegaso, E. Mediterranean 28 April 1942
Olympus sunk by mine off Malta 08 May 1942
Thorn sunk by Italian M.T.B. Pegaso off Tobruk 06 Aug 1942
Talisman lost in Sicilian Channel 01 Sept 1942
Unique missing W of Gibraltar 01 Nov 1942
Unbeaten sunk in error by R.A.E aircraft, Bay of Biscay 11 Nov 1942
Utmost sunk by Italian M.T.B. Groppo off Sicily 24 Nov 1942
Traveller lost in Gulf of Taranto 01 Dec 1942
P-222 sunk by Italian patrol craft off Naples 12 Dec 1942
P-48 sunk by Italian patrol craft off Tunis 25 Dec 1942
P-311 missing off Maddalena 08 Jan 1943
Vandal lost in Firth of Clyde 24 Feb 1943
Tigris missing, Gulf of Naples 10 March 1943
Turbulent sunk by Italian patrol vessels off Bastia 11 March 1943
Thunderbolt sunk by Italian Corvette Cicogna off Sicily 13 March 1943
Saracen sunk by Italian Corvette Minerva off Bastia 18 March 1943
Regent lost in Adriatic 01 April 1943
Splendid sunk by German destroyer Hermes off Capri 21 April 1943
Sahib sunk by Italian Corvette Gabbiano off N. Sicily 24 April 1943
Untamed lost in accident off Campbeltown, (later salvaged and renamed Vitality 30 May 1943
Parthian lost in Adriatic 01 Aug 1943
Trooper lost in Aegean 01 Oct 1943
Usurper lost in Bay of Genoa 01 Oct 1943
Simoon sunk by U-565, Dardanelles 15 Nov 1943
Stonehenge missing off Nicobar Islands 01 March 1944
Syrtis sunk by mine off Bodo, Norway 28 March 1944
Sickle lost in Aegean 01 June 1944
Satyr sunk by U-987 W. of Narvik 15 June 1944
Sunfish sunk in error by R.A.F W. of Norway during passage to Russia 27 July 1944
Stratagem sunk by Japanese patrol craft off Malacca 22 Nov 1944
Shakespeare D.B.R. by Japanese aircraft in Nankauri Strait 03 Jan 1945
Porpoise sunk by Japanese aircraft in Malacca Straits 19 Jan 1945
Terrapin D.B.R. by Japanese surface forces, S. Pacific 19 May 1945

(Note: does not include warship losses of the British Commonwealth navies and foreign-manned British vessels. In addition, many other naval trawlers and other auxiliary vessels were lost. The total number of auxiliary craft and minor war vessels such as coastal craft, M.T.B.s, M.G.B.s and M.L.s lost from all causes was 1,035.)