List of shipwrecks in August 1943
Ship Country Description
BK-123 Geroy Sovetskogo Soyuza Parshin and BK-133 Geroy Sovetskogo Soyuza Odintsov Soviet Navy World War II : The No . 16/Project 1125 armored motor gunboats were shelled and sunk in the Sea of Azov by MAL-1 and MAL-2 ( both Kriegsmarine ) . Four crewmen were captured
Cha-5 Imperial Japanese Navy World War II : The submarine chaser was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Vella Lavella by USS Chevalier , USS Nicholas , USS O'Bannon and USS Taylor ( all United States Navy )
Cha-12 Imperial Japanese Navy World War II : The submarine chaser was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Vella Lavella by USS Chevalier , USS Nicholas , USS O'Bannon and USS Taylor ( all United States Navy )
J. Pinckney Henderson United States World War II : Convoy HX 252 : The Liberty ship collided in the Atlantic Ocean with J. H. Senior ( Panama ) and caught fire . J. Pinckney Henderson was towed to Sydney , Nova Scotia , Canada where she was beached . The ship , which was on her maiden voyage was a total loss . J. H. Senior was towed to Bay Bulls , Newfoundland where she was also declared a total loss . There were three survivors from J. Pinckney Henderson and six from J. H. Senior
HMS LCT 301 Royal Navy World War II : The LCT 3 -class landing craft tank was lost when HMS LCT 416 ( Royal Navy ) exploded and sank at Tripoli , Libya
HMS LCT 416 Royal Navy World War II : The LCT 3 -class landing craft tank exploded and sank at Tripoli , Libya
USS LST-396 United States Navy The LST-1 -class landing ship tank was sunk by an accidental explosion at New Georgia , Solomon Islands ( 08°18′S 156°55′E / 8.300°S 156.917°E / -8.300 ; 156.917 )
No . 42 Soviet Navy The auxiliary river guard ship was lost on this date
SKA-211 Tayfin Soviet Navy World War II : The naval drifter/patrol ship was damaged by German aircraft in Motovka Bay and beached
SKA-222 Nokuyev Soviet Navy World War II : The naval drifter/patrol ship was sunk by German aircraft in Motovka Bay
StuBo 1083 Kriegsmarine The StuBo42 type landing craft/motor launch was sunk on this date
U-403 Kriegsmarine World War II : The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 13°42′N 17°36′W / 13.700°N 17.600°W / 13.700 ; -17.600 ) by a Vickers Wellington aircraft of 344 Squadron , Royal Air Force with the loss of all 49 crew
The list of shipwrecks in August 1943 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1943.