List of shipwrecks in January 1945
Ship Country Description
USS Hovey United States Navy World War II : The destroyer-minesweeper , a former Clemson -class destroyer , was torpedoed and sunk in Lingayen Gulf ( 16°20′N 120°10′E / 16.333°N 120.167°E / 16.333 ; 120.167 ) by Japanese aircraft with the loss of 24 of her 167 crew and 24 of the survivors from USS Brooks and USS Long ( both United States Navy )
Mount Orthrys Greece The cargo ship collided with Errina ( Netherlands ) in the River Thames , caught fire , was beached and broke in two . Consequently scrapped
Nichiei Maru No . 2 Imperial Japanese Navy World War II : The guard ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Inland Sea of Japan ( 31°20′N 123°40′E / 31.333°N 123.667°E / 31.333 ; 123.667 ) by USS Spot ( United States Navy )
USS Palmer United States Navy World War II : The destroyer-minesweeper , a former Wickes -class destroyer , was bombed and sunk in Lingayen Gulf ( 16°12′N 120°11′E / 16.200°N 120.183°E / 16.200 ; 120.183 ) by Japanese aircraft with the loss of 28 of her 122 crew . Survivors were rescued by USS West Virginia ( United States Navy )
Shinsei Maru Imperial Japanese Navy World War II : The stores ship was bombed and sunk in the Formosa Strait ( 22°40′N 118°45′E / 22.667°N 118.750°E / 22.667 ; 118.750 ) by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Fourteenth Air Force
Viola Germany World War II : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off Moster , Norway by HNoMS MTB 712 ( Royal Norwegian Navy ) . The whole crew was saved
The list of shipwrecks in January 1945 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1945.