List of shipwrecks in February 1945
Ship Country Description
HMS Bluebell Royal Navy World War II : Convoy RA 64 : The Flower-class corvette was torpedoed and sunk in the Kola Inlet off Murmansk by U-711 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss off all but one of her 86 crew
Conte di Cavour Kriegsmarine World War II : The Conte di Cavour -class battleship was damaged during an American air raid on Trieste , Italy . She capsized on 23 February . The wreck was scrapped in 1946
Eifel Germany World War II : The cargo ship struck a mine , or sunk by Soviet aircraft in the Baltic Sea off Liepāja , Latvia
F 1194 , F 1195 , F 1198 and F 1199 Kriegsmarine World War II : The Type D Marinefährprahm were sunk by an air attack at Trieste , Italy
Hiyoshi Maru No . 2 GO Imperial Japanese Navy World War II : The transport was bombed and heavily damaged at Futami , Chichijima ( 27°05′N 142°11′E / 27.083°N 142.183°E / 27.083 ; 142.183 ) by American carrier-based aircraft . She sank the next day . Five crewmen were killed
Impero Kriegsmarine World War II : The Littorio -class battleship was sunk at Trieste during an American air raid
USS LCI ( G ) -474 United States Navy World War II : The landing craft infantry ( large ) was sunk off Iwo Jima by Japanese shore batteries . Three crewmen were killed and 18 wounded
HMS Lark Royal Navy World War II : Convoy RA 64 : The Black Swan -class sloop was torpedoed and damaged in the Barents Sea north east of Murmansk , Soviet Union ( 69°30′N 34°33′E / 69.500°N 34.550°E / 69.500 ; 34.550 ) by U-968 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of three crew . HMS Lark was beached off Rosta and was consequently declared a total loss
M-421 Kriegsmarine World War II : The minesweeper struck a mine and sank off Kolberg , Pomerania
Marie Maersk Germany World War II : The tanker was severely damaged in an American air raid on Trieste . She was repaired in 1947 and entered Italian service in 1948 as Luisa
Regent Lion United Kingdom World War II : Convoy UGS 72 : The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Strait of Gibraltar ( 35°56′N 5°45′W / 35.933°N 5.750°W / 35.933 ; -5.750 ) by U-300 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of seven of her 52 crew . Regent Lion was taken in tow by HMT Arctic Ranger and HMS Rollicker ( both Royal Navy ) but ran aground on Perle Rock . She was declared a total loss
TA41 Kriegsmarine World War II : The Ariete -class torpedo boat was sunk in an American air raid on Trieste
TA44 Kriegsmarine World War II : The torpedo boat ( former Navigatori-class destroyer Antonio Pigafetta ) was bombed and sunk by American aircraft at Trieste
Transport No . 154 Imperial Japanese Navy World War II : The No.101 -class landing ship was bombed and sunk off the south coast of Formosa by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Fifth Air Force
Thomas Scott United States World War II : Convoy RA 64 : The Liberty ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Barents Sea ( 69°30′N 34°42′E / 69.500°N 34.700°E / 69.500 ; 34.700 ) by U-968 ( Kriegsmarine ) . All 109 crew were rescued by HMS Fencer ( Royal Navy ) . Thomas Scott was taken in tow by M-12 and Zostkij ( both Soviet Navy ) but later broke in two and sank
U-425 Kriegsmarine World War II : The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Barents Sea off Murmansk ( 69°39′N 35°05′E / 69.650°N 35.083°E / 69.650 ; 35.083 ) by HMS Alnwick Castle and HMS Lark ( both Royal Navy ) with the loss of 52 of her 53 crew
U-1273 Kriegsmarine World War II : The Type VIIC/41 submarine struck a mine and sank in the Skaggerak ( 59°24′N 10°28′E / 59.400°N 10.467°E / 59.400 ; 10.467 ) with the loss of 43 of her 51 crew
Yamashio Maru Japan World War II : The transport ship was sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Yokohama by American carrier-based aircraft
The list of shipwrecks in February 1945 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1945.