List of shipwrecks in April 1945
Ship Country Description
Cyrus H. McCormick United States World War II : Convoy HX 348 : The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 48°05′N 6°28′W / 48.083°N 6.467°W / 48.083 ; -6.467 ) by U-1107 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of six of her 53 crew . Survivors were rescued by Gothland ( United Kingdom )
Drache Kriegsmarine World War II : The artillery training ship was sunk at Fischhausen , Eastern Prussia by Soviet aircraft
Empire Gold United Kingdom World War II : Convoy HX 348 : The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 47°47′N 6°26′W / 47.783°N 6.433°W / 47.783 ; -6.433 ) by U-1107 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 43 of her 47 crew . Survivors were rescued by Gothland ( United Kingdom )
Filleigh United Kingdom World War II : Convoy TAM 118 : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Dover , Kent by U-245 ( Kriegsmarine )
I-56 Imperial Japanese Navy World War II : The Type B1 submarine was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Okinawa ( 26°42′N 130°38′E / 26.700°N 130.633°E / 26.700 ; 130.633 ) by USS Collett , four other destroyers ( all United States Navy ) and United States Navy carrier-based aircraft
Karmt Norway World War II : Convoy TAM 118 : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Dover ( 51°27′N 1°43′E / 51.450°N 1.717°E / 51.450 ; 1.717 ) by U-245 ( Kriegsmarine with the loss of four of her 39 crew . Survivors were rescued by HMT Sir Lancelot ( Royal Navy )
Pollux Germany World War II : The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Hamburg , Germany . Raised 1945 and broken up in Wales in 1947
SAT 5 Robert Müller 6 Kriegsmarine World War II : The heavy gun carrier/landing fire support ship was bombed and sunk at Fischhausen by Soviet Douglas A-20 Havoc aircraft . 29 crew were killed
Swiftscout United States World War II : The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 145 nautical miles ( 269 km ) north east of Cape Henry , North Carolina ( 37°30′N 73°03′W / 37.500°N 73.050°W / 37.500 ; -73.050 ) by U-857 or U-879 ( both Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of one of her 47 crew . Survivors were rescued by Chancellorsville ( United States )
Teizui Maru Japan World War II : The cargo liner was damaged by a mine at the west entrance of the Shimoneseki Strait off Yawata , Japan ( 34°05′N 130°50′E / 34.083°N 130.833°E / 34.083 ; 130.833 ) and beached and abandoned
The list of shipwrecks in April 1945 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1945.