List of shipwrecks in January 1945
Ship Country Description
Issei Maru Japan World War II : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south of Honshu by USS Threadfin ( United States Navy )
HMS LCV 814 Royal Navy The landing craft vehicle was lost on this date
Memel Kriegsmarine World War II : Operation Hannibal : The submarine tender struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea with the loss of about 600 lives
HMS MMS-248 Royal Navy World War II : The MMS-class minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off mouth of the Scheldt , Netherlands
USS Pontiac United States Navy The refrigerated cargo ship foundered in Halifax Harbour off McNabs Island , Nova Scotia , Canada ( 44°36′40″N 63°32′02″W / 44.61111°N 63.53389°W / 44.61111 ; -63.53389 ) . She was raised on 17 February and subsequently passed to the United States Maritime Commission in May 1945
Takunan Maru No . 10 Go Imperial Japanese Navy The auxiliary submarine chaser was lost on this date
Wilhelm Gustloff Kriegsmarine World War II : Operation Hannibal : The ocean liner was torpedoed by S-13 ( Soviet Navy ) in the Baltic Sea east of Leba , Poland 55°04′22″N 17°25′17″E / 55.0729°N 17.4213°E / 55.0729 ; 17.4213 . She sank with about 9,000 casualties : Thought to be the greatest loss of lives in a single ship incident in history . Survivors were rescued by Löwe , M 341 , M 375 , M 387 , T36 , TF 19 , V 1703 Unitas 4 ( all Kriegsmarine ) , Gotland and Gottingen ( both Germany )
The list of shipwrecks in January 1945 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1945.