List of shipwrecks in July 1943
Ship Country Description
Bjørkhaug Norway World War II : The cargo ship was destroyed by the explosion of her cargo of land mines at Algiers , Algeria with the loss of nine of her 30 crew . Fort Confidence ( United Kingdom ) was set on fire . Around 1,000 people were killed in the port
HMS Cleopatra Royal Navy World War II : The Dido -class cruiser was torpedoed and severely damaged in the Mediterranean Sea by Dandolo ( Regia Marina ) . Repairs took until November 1944 to complete
Fort Confidence United Kingdom The Fort ship caught fire at Algiers following the explosion of Bjørkhaug ( Norway ) . She was taken under tow by the tug Hudson ( Netherlands ) and was beached . She was declared a total loss
Fort Franklin United Kingdom World War II : The Fort ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean south east of Réunion ( 22°36′S 51°22′E / 22.600°S 51.367°E / -22.600 ; 51.367 ) by U-181 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of two of her 55 crew
Richard Caswell United States World War II : The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the South Atlantic 150 nautical miles ( 280 km ) off Floranapolis , Brazil ( 28°10′S 46°30′W / 28.167°S 46.500°W / -28.167 ; -46.500 ) by U-513 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of nine of her 69 crew . Survivors were rescued by USS Barnegat ( United States Navy ) , Mexico ( Argentina ) or reached land in their lifeboats
U-67 Kriegsmarine World War II : The Type IXC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 30°05′N 44°17′W / 30.083°N 44.283°W / 30.083 ; -44.283 ) by aircraft based on USS Core ( United States Navy ) with the loss of 48 of her 51 crew
Urado Maru Japan The cargo ship was sunk in a collision with Seizan Maru ( Japan ) off Hojo . Survivors rescued by Seizan Maru
William F. Humphrey United States World War II : The cargo ship was shelled , torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 500 miles west of Pointe Noire , West Africa by Michel ( Kriegsmarine ) . Two gunners and four crewmen killed . Her master , two gunners , and eight crewmen were rescued by Triton ( Norway ) . Michel rescued two gunners and 26 crewmen , taking them as prisoners of war . One wounded gunner died on board . Survivors were turned over to the Japanese . Three crewmen died in Japanese prison camps and one when Junyo Maru ( Japan ) was sunk
The list of shipwrecks in July 1943 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1943.