List of shipwrecks in May 1941
Ship Country Description
Atalaia Brazil The cargo ship ( 5555 gt , 1910 ) foundered in the South Atlantic ( 39°07′N 01°10′W / 39.117°N 1.167°W / 39.117 ; -1.167 ) with the loss of all 66 crew
Conte Rosso Italy World War II : The troopship ( 17 879 , ? 18 017 gt , 1922 ) was shelled and sunk in the Strait of Messina ( 36°41′N 14°42′E / 36.683°N 14.700°E / 36.683 ; 14.700 ) by HMS Upholder ( Royal Navy ) with the loss of 1,291 of the 2,729 people on board . Survivors were rescued by Cigno , Clio and Pallade ( all Regia Marina )
HMS Grimsby Royal Navy World War II : The Grimsby -class sloop was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north of Tobruk , Libya ( 32°30′N 24°30′E / 32.500°N 24.500°E / 32.500 ; 24.500 ) by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of 239 Squadron , Regia Aeronautica with the loss of 11 crew . Survivors were rescued by Southern Maid ( South African Navy )
Harry Faroe Islands World War II : The trawler ( 125 gt ) was bombed and damaged in the North Sea 30 nautical miles ( 56 km ) north of Rattray Head , Aberdeenshire , United Kingdom by Luftwaffe aircraft . She was taken in tow but sank 17 nautical miles ( 31 km ) north by west of Kinnaird Head , Aberdeenshire
Helka United Kingdom World War II : The tanker ( 3471 gt , 1912 ) was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tobruk by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of 239 Squadron , Regia Aeronautica with the loss of two crew . Survivors were rescued by Southern Maid ( South African Navy )
H P Hansen Denmark World War II : The cargo ship ( 1594 gt , 1899 ) was bombed and sunk in the North Sea 6 nautical miles ( 11 km ) north west of the Schiermonnikoog Lighthouse , Friesland , Netherlands by Luftwaffe aircraft
Leros Greece World War II : The coaster ( 845 gt , 1899 ) was bombed and sunk at Heraklion by Luftwaffe aircraft
Menlière French Navy The sloop-of-war ran aground off Corsica and was wrecked
Silvia Germany World War II : The sperrbrecher ( 1049 gt , 1938 ) was sunk at Den Helder , Netherlands by a crashing Royal Air Force aircraft
Silvina Portugal World War II : The schooner ( 208 gt , 1919 ) caught fire and sank in the Grand Banks . All crew were rescued
Wangi Wangi Netherlands World War II : The cargo ship ( 7789 gt , 1926 ) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 5°24′N 12°00′W / 5.400°N 12.000°W / 5.400 ; -12.000 ) by U-103 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of one of the 93 people on board
The list of shipwrecks in May 1941 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1941.