List of shipwrecks in May 1945
Ship Country Description
Black Point United States World War II : The collier was torpedoed and sunk in 85 feet ( 26 m ) of water in the Atlantic Ocean 5 nautical miles ( 9.3 km ; 5.8 mi ) east of Point Judith , Rhode Island ( 41°19′N 71°23′W / 41.317°N 71.383°W / 41.317 ; -71.383 ) by the submarine U-853 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 12 of her 46 crew . Survivors were rescued by the steamship Karmen ( Yugoslavia ) , the motor vessel Scandinavia ( Sweden ) and United States Navy crash boats . Black Point was the last American ship sunk by a Kriegsmarine U-boat
HMT Coriolanus Royal Navy World War II : The Shakespearian-class naval trawler was mined and sunk in the Adriatic Sea
Dainan Maru Imperial Japanese Navy World War II : The Standard Type 2A-class tanker ( a.k.a . Okusu Maru ) was damaged off Koro Jima by United States Navy aircraft . Beached northeast of Kona on Koratsu on 9 May
Empire Unity United Kingdom World War II : Convoy RU 161 : The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 14 nautical miles ( 26 km ) west north west of Akranes , Iceland ( 64°23′N 22°37′W / 64.383°N 22.617°W / 64.383 ; -22.617 ) by U-979 ( Kriegsmarine ) . She was abandoned by her 46 crew , but later reboarded by 34 of them . The others were rescued by HMT Northern Sky ( Royal Navy ) . Empire Unity was towed to Hvalfjordur by HMT Northern Spray ( Royal Navy ) . Later repaired and returned to service
Hector Kriegsmarine World War II : The fast tug , ( a former Type 1937 Schnellboot ) , was bombed and sunk off Laland by Allied aircraft
K-1 Kriegsmarine World War II : The gunboat was bombed and sunk by Allied aircraft off Aarhus , Denmark . 63 crew were killed
HMS ML 558 Royal Navy World War II : The Fairmile B motor launch was mined and sunk in the Adriatic Sea off Novigrad , Yugoslavia
S-170 Kriegsmarine World War II : The Type 1939/40 Schnellboot was blown up at Lübeck
SS-17 Imperial Japanese Navy World War II : The SS-class landing ship was sunk by US aircraft near Talien
T36 Kriegsmarine World War II : The Elbing-class torpedo boat , having been damaged by a mine the previous day , was bombed and sunk by Soviet aircraft off Swinemünde , Pomerania . 63 killed
T-110 Kriegsmarine World War II : The training ship , a former G-7-class torpedo boat , was sunk by British aircraft , or scuttled , at Travemunde
U-17 Kriegsmarine End of World War II : The Type IIB submarine was scuttled at Wilhelmshaven , Lower Saxony
U-38 Kriegsmarine End of World War II : The Type IXA submarine was scuttled west of Wesermünde , Bremen ( 53°34′N 8°32′E / 53.567°N 8.533°E / 53.567 ; 8.533 ) . The wreck was scrapped in 1948
U-236 Kriegsmarine End of World War II : The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled off Schleimünde , Schleswig-Holstein
U-290 Kriegsmarine End of World War II : The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in Kupfermühlen Bay
U-349 Kriegsmarine End of World War II : The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Geltinger Bucht with the loss of a crew member
U-351 Kriegsmarine End of World War II : The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled at Horup Haff ( 54°53′N 9°50′E / 54.883°N 9.833°E / 54.883 ; 9.833 ) . The wreck was raised and scrapped in 1948
U-370 Kriegsmarine End of World War II : The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Geltinger Bucht
U-397 Kriegsmarine End of World War II : The Type VIIC submarine was scuttled in the Geltinger Bucht
U-534 Kriegsmarine World War II : The Type IXC/40 submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Kattegat ( 56°39′N 11°48′E / 56.650°N 11.800°E / 56.650 ; 11.800 ) by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of 86 Squadron , Royal Air Force with the loss of three of her 42 crew
The list of shipwrecks in May 1945 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1945.