List of shipwrecks in March 1943
Ship Country Description
Aiyo Maru Imperial Japanese Army World War II : Battle of the Bismarck Sea : The transport was bombed and sunk by American and Australian aircraft south-east of Finschhafen , New Guinea ( 06°56′S 148°16′E / 6.933°S 148.267°E / -6.933 ; 148.267 ) . Forty-five crewmen and 278 troops were killed
Arashio Imperial Japanese Navy World War II : Battle of the Bismarck Sea : The Asashio -class destroyer was bombed and sunk in the Bismarck Sea near Finschhafen ( 07°15′S 148°30′E / 7.250°S 148.500°E / -7.250 ; 148.500 ) by Allied aircraft . 72 crew were killed . One hundred and seventy-six survivors were rescued
Asashio Imperial Japanese Navy World War II : Battle of the Bismarck Sea : The Asashio -class destroyer was bombed and sunk in the Bismarck Sea near Finschhafen , New Guinea ( 07°15′S 148°15′E / 7.250°S 148.250°E / -7.250 ; 148.250 ) by Royal Australian Air Force and United States Army Air Force aircraft . She was lost with some 200 men . There were some survivors
Clairette France World War II : The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by HMS Taurus ( Royal Navy )
Doggerbank Kriegsmarine World War II : The blockade runner was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 29°10′N 34°10′W / 29.167°N 34.167°W / 29.167 ; -34.167 ) by U-43 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 364 of 365 people on board , 108 crewmen and 257 survivors of Thor and Uckermack ( both destroyed by an accidental explosion in Japan on 30 November 1942 ) . The survivor was rescued by Campoamor ( Spain )
Harvey W. Scott United States World War II : Convoy DN 21 : The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean ( 31°54′S 30°37′E / 31.900°S 30.617°E / -31.900 ; 30.617 ) by U-160 ( Kriegsmarine ) . There was no casualty . All 42 crewmen and 19 armed guards were rescued by Ombu ( Argentina ) or reached land in their lifeboats
Kenbu Maru Imperial Japanese Army Kembu Maru World War II : Battle of the Bismarck Sea : The transport was bombed and sunk by American and Australian aircraft south-east of Finschhafen ( 06°56′S 148°16′E / 6.933°S 148.267°E / -6.933 ; 148.267 ) . 20 troops were killed
Nirpura United Kingdom World War II : Convoy DN 21 : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean 40 nautical miles ( 74 km ) south of Port St. Johns , South Africa ( 32°47′S 30°48′E / 32.783°S 30.800°E / -32.783 ; 30.800 ) with the loss of 38 of the 126 people aboard . Survivors were rescued by R-8 ( South African Air Force )
Nojima Imperial Japanese Navy World War II : Battle of the Bismarck Sea : The transport was bombed and damaged by American and Australian aircraft 31 nautical miles ( 57 km ) east south east of Finschhafen ( 07°15′S 148°30′E / 7.250°S 148.500°E / -7.250 ; 148.500 ) . Following a collision with Arashio ( Imperial Japanese Navy ) , she sank 50 nautical miles ( 93 km ) off Finschhafen . 400 men were killed
Oigawa Maru Imperial Japanese Army World War II : Battle of the Bismarck Sea : The transport was bombed and damaged by American and Australian aircraft south-east of Finschhafen , New Guinea ( 06°56′S 148°16′E / 6.933°S 148.267°E / -6.933 ; 148.267 ) . Finished off that night by USS PT-143 and USS PT-150 ( both United States Navy ) . Seventy-eight crewmen and 1,151 troops were killed
Shinai Maru Imperial Japanese Army World War II : Battle of the Bismarck Sea : The transport was bombed and sunk by American and Australian aircraft south east of Finschhafen ( 06°56′S 148°16′E / 6.933°S 148.267°E / -6.933 ; 148.267 ) . Eighteen crewmen , 45 gunners and an unknown number of troops were killed
Shirayuki Imperial Japanese Navy World War II : Battle of the Bismarck Sea : The Fubuki -class destroyer was bombed and sunk in the Bismarck Sea near Finschhafen ( 07°15′S 148°30′E / 7.250°S 148.500°E / -7.250 ; 148.500 ) by Royal Australian Air Force and United States Army Air Forces aircraft . Thirty-two crewmen were killed
Stag Hound United States World War II : The Type C2-SU-R ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil by Barbarigo ( Regia Marina ) . All aboard , 59 crew and 25 gunners , survived and were rescued the next day by the Argentine steamship Rio Colorado
Taimei Maru Imperial Japanese Navy Taimei Maru under attack on 3 March 1943 World War II : Battle of the Bismarck Sea : The transport was bombed and sunk by American and Australian aircraft 31 nautical miles ( 57 km ) east south east of Finschhafen ( 07°15′S 148°30′E / 7.250°S 148.500°E / -7.250 ; 148.500 ) . 44 crew and 35 soldiers were killed
Teiyo Maru Imperial Japanese Army World War II : Battle of the Bismarck Sea : The transport was bombed and sunk by American and Australian aircraft south-east of Finschhafen , New Guinea ( 06°56′S 148°16′E / 6.933°S 148.267°E / -6.933 ; 148.267 ) . Her commanding officer , seventeen crewmen , 15 gunners and 1,882 troops were killed
The list of shipwrecks in March 1943 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1943.