List of shipwrecks in December 1943
Ship Country Description
Friedrich Bischoff Germany World War II : The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Bremen by Royal Air Force aircraft . She was later salvaged , repaired and returned to service
Fukkai Maru Japan World War II : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Palau by USS Pogy ( United States Navy )
R-306 Kriegsmarine World War II : The minesweeper was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Kiel
T15 Kriegsmarine World War II : The Type 37 torpedo boat was bombed and sunk by aircraft while docked at the Deutsche Werke yard in Kiel
Tokiwa Maru Japan World War II : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off New Ireland by Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft of the United States Navy
Totai Maru Japan World War II : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south of Kyushu by USS Sailfish ( United States Navy )
U-172 Kriegsmarine World War II : The Type IXC submarine was depth charged and sunk by Grumman TBF Avenger and Grumman F4F Wildcat aircraft based on USS Bogue and also by USS Clemson . USS Du Pont , USS George E. Badger and USS Osmond Ingram ( all United States Navy ) with the loss of thirteen of her 59 crew
U-391 Kriegsmarine World War II : The German Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Bay of Biscay north west of Cape Ortegal , Spain ( 45°45′N 9°38′W / 45.750°N 9.633°W / 45.750 ; -9.633 ) by a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of 53 Squadron , Royal Air Force with the loss of all 51 crew
U-593 Kriegsmarine World War II : The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged , shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean north of Algiers , Algeria ( 37°38′N 5°58′E / 37.633°N 5.967°E / 37.633 ; 5.967 ) by HMS Calpe ( Royal Navy ) and USS Wainwright ( United States Navy ) . All 51 crew survived and were rescued by USS Wainwright
The list of shipwrecks in December 1943 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1943.