List of shipwrecks in March 1945
Ship Country Description
BK-7 Soviet Navy The Project 1125-class armored motor gunboat was sunk near Esztergom while supporting a landing operation
Egeria Germany World War II : The coaster was sunk in an American air raid on Hamburg
Hakuyo Maru Japan World War II : The patrol boat was torpedoed and sunk by the USS Pollack 50 km northeast of Torishima at ( 30°40′N 140°42′E / 30.667°N 140.700°E / 30.667 ; 140.700 Coordinates : 30°40′N 140°42′E / 30.667°N 140.700°E / 30.667 ; 140.700 )
Horace Bushnell United States World War II : Convoy JW 65 : The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Barents Sea 25 nautical miles ( 46 km ) north east of the North Kilden Lighthouse , Soviet Union ( 69°23′N 35°17′E / 69.383°N 35.283°E / 69.383 ; 35.283 ) by U-995 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of five of her 69 crew . Survivors were rescued by HMS Orwell ( Royal Navy ) . Horash Bushnell was beached at Teriberski and abandoned as a constructive total loss . Salvaged in 1949 , repaired and entered Soviet service as Pamyati Kirova
Hosen Maru Japan World War II : Convoy HI-88I : The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea south of Cam Rahn Bay , French Indochina ( 11°18′N 108°57′E / 11.300°N 108.950°E / 11.300 ; 108.950 ) by USS Blenny ( United States Navy ) . A total of 170 passengers , eight gunners , and eighteen crewmen were killed
Isar Germany World War II : The coaster was sunk in an American air raid on Hamburg
Kainan Maru Imperial Japanese Navy World War II : Convoy HI-88I : The auxiliary submarine chaser was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea 50 nautical miles ( 93 km ) south of Cam Rahn Bay ( 12°00′N 109°17′E / 12.000°N 109.283°E / 12.000 ; 109.283 ) by USS Baya ( United States Navy )
HMS Lapwing Royal Navy World War II : Convoy JW 65 : The Black Swan -class sloop was torpedoed and sunk in the Kola Inlet ( 69°29′N 33°44′E / 69.483°N 33.733°E / 69.483 ; 33.733 ) by U-968 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 168 of her 229 crew . Survivors were rescued by HMS Savage ( Royal Navy )
HMS LST-80 Royal Navy World War II : The landing ship tank Mk.2 was sunk by a mine in the North Sea off Ostend , West Flanders , Belgium with the loss of 4 crew
M15 , M18 , and M19 Kriegsmarine World War II : The Type-1935 minesweepers were sunk in an American air raid on Kiel , Schleswig-Holstein
M-16 Kriegsmarine World War II : The Type-1935 minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Kiel . Scuttled on 18 May 1945
M-522 Kriegsmarine World War II : The Type 1916 minesweeper was bombed and sunk by US aircraft at Kiel
Nanshin Maru No . 21 Japan World War II : Convoy HI-88I : The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea south of Cam Rahn Bay ( 11°18′N 108°57′E / 11.300°N 108.950°E / 11.300 ; 108.950 ) by USS Blenny ( United States Navy ) . Fourteen crewmen were killed
Nordwest Germany World War II : The coaster was sunk in an American air raid on Hamburg
Thomas Donaldson United States World War II : Convoy JW 64 : The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Barents Sea off Murmansk , Soviet Union ( 69°29′N 33°44′E / 69.483°N 33.733°E / 69.483 ; 33.733 ) by U-968 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of four of her 69 crew . Survivors were rescued by HMS Bamborough Castle , HMS Honeysuckle and HMS Oxlip ( all Royal Navy ) . Thomas Donaldson was taken in tow but foundered off Kilden Island ( 68°26′30″N 33°44′20″E / 68.44167°N 33.73889°E / 68.44167 ; 33.73889 )
U-2250 Germany World War II : The submarine was destroyed in an American air raid on Hamburg whilst under construction
Usambara Germany World War II : The accommodation ship was sunk in an American air raid on Stettin , Pomerania
Venus Kriegsmarine World War II : The target ship was bombed and sunk at Hamburg by American aircraft . Raised post-war , repaired and returned to Norwegian service in May 1948
Yamakuni Maru Japan World War II : : The fishing vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea by USS Blenny ( United States Navy )
The list of shipwrecks in March 1945 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1945.