List of shipwrecks in May 1943
Ship Country Description
F 328 Kriegsmarine World War II : The Type A Marinefahrprahm was sunk on this date . Salvaged by the Soviets in 1944 and put in service as BDB-1 ( Soviet Navy )
Kochi Maru Japan World War II : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by USS Finback ( United States Navy )
Léopard Free French Naval Forces The Chacal -class destroyer ran aground and was wrecked off Tobruk , Libya
Mahai Vitezhul Romania World War II : The push barge was sunk by a mine in the Black Sea
O. Re-35 Kriegsmarine World War II : The auxiliary patrol boat was sunk by a mine in the Baltic Sea
S-507 Kriegsmarine The S 501 -class motor torpedo boat was sunk in a collision in the Black Sea off Feodosia
Sicilia Sweden World War II : The cargo ship was captured in the Indian Ocean ( 24°31′S 35°12′E / 24.517°S 35.200°E / -24.517 ; 35.200 ) by U-181 ( Kriegsmarine ) . The 23 crew were ordered to abandon ship , after which she was scuttled
The list of shipwrecks in May 1943 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1943.