List of shipwrecks in January 1944
Ship Country Description
CHa-25 and CHa-33 Imperial Japanese Navy World War II : The CHa-1 -class auxiliary submarine chasers were sunk at Nauru by American aircraft . CHa-25 was raised and broken up 1946
Higashinihon Maru Imperial Japanese Navy The auxiliary guard boat was lost on this date
Hiro Maru Imperial Japanese Navy World War II : The net tender was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by USS Tullibee ( United States Navy )
Jean Suzon Kriegsmarine World War II : The ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea ( 43°24′N 06°54′E / 43.400°N 6.900°E / 43.400 ; 6.900 ) by HMS Untiring ( Royal Navy )
Lita Norway The coaster came ashore at Langholmen near Stoksund , Norway , and was wrecked
HMT Pine Royal Navy World War II : The Tree-class naval trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel south of Beachy Head , Sussex by a Kriegsmarine Schnellboot with the loss of ten of her twelve crew
Ruhrort Germany World War II : The cargo ship struck a mine and was beached near Nakskov , Denmark . She was later refloated but was sunk at Naksov on 5 August by Danish saboteurs
St Antoine Kriegsmarine World War II : The ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea ( 43°24′N 06°54′E / 43.400°N 6.900°E / 43.400 ; 6.900 ) by HMS Untiring ( Royal Navy )
U-592 Kriegsmarine World War II : The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean southwest of Ireland ( 50°20′N 17°29′W / 50.333°N 17.483°W / 50.333 ; -17.483 ) by HMS Magpie , HMS Starling and HMS Wild Goose ( all Royal Navy ) with the loss of all 49 crew
Yasukuni Maru Imperial Japanese Navy World War II : The auxiliary submarine tender , a former Terukuni Maru -class ocean liner , was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 17 nautical miles ( 31 km ) north west of Truk ( 09°15′N 147°13′E / 9.250°N 147.217°E / 9.250 ; 147.217 ) by USS Trigger ( United States Navy ) . A total of 888 naval technical personnel and 300 sailors were killed . Forty-three survivors were rescued by Shiratsuyu ( Imperial Japanese Navy )
The list of shipwrecks in January 1944 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1944.