List of shipwrecks in January 1942
Ship Country Description
HNLMS Eveline Royal Netherlands Navy The auxiliary minesweeper sank at Milford Haven after a collision with HMS Shera ( Royal Navy ) . One crewman died
Francis E. Powell United States World War II : The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 38°05′N 74°53′W / 38.083°N 74.883°W / 38.083 ; -74.883 ) by U-130 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of four of her 32 crew . Survivors were rescued by W. C. Fairbanks ( United States ) and a United States Coast Guard vessel
Harpa United Kingdom World War II : The tanker struck a mine and sank in the Singapore Strait with the loss of 39 of her 40 crew
I-73 Imperial Japanese Navy World War II : The Kaidai -class submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean 240 miles ( 390 km ) west of Midway Atoll ( 28°24′N 178°35′E / 28.400°N 178.583°E / 28.400 ; 178.583 ) by USS Gudgeon ( United States Navy )
Icarion Greece World War II : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 46°02′N 52°22′W / 46.033°N 52.367°W / 46.033 ; -52.367 ) by U-754 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of nine crew
Jan Carstensz Netherlands World War II : The small tanker was scuttled at Amboyna , Dutch East Indies
Pan Norway Norway World War II : The tanker was torpedoed , shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 32°56′N 50°27′W / 32.933°N 50.450°W / 32.933 ; -50.450 ) by U-123 ( Kriegsmarine ) . All 40 crew were rescued by Mount Aena ( Switzerland )
HMS Thanet Royal Navy World War II : Battle off Endau : The S-class destroyer was sunk off Endau , Malaya by Sendai , Yūgiri , Fubuki , Asagiri , and W-1 ( all Imperial Japanese Navy ) . 37 crewmen killed . Two later drowned when their lifeboat hit a reef . 8 crewmen were rescued on 29 January and 54 crewmen and 2 Royal Air Force pilots on 30 January by HMS Giang Bee ( Royal Navy ) . 31 crewmen rescued by Shirayuki ( Imperial Japanese Navy ) and made prisoners of war
The list of shipwrecks in January 1942 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1942.