List of shipwrecks in September 1941
Ship Country Description
Albatros Regia Marina World War II : The torpedo boat was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Messina , Sicily ( 38°24′N 15°22′E / 38.400°N 15.367°E / 38.400 ; 15.367 ) by HMS Upright ( Royal Navy ) . 32 crew and 2 German officers sank with her . There were 49 survivors , but two of them died of their wounds
Barge n° 485 Soviet Navy World War II : The barge was sunk by artillery fire in the Onega Lake while evacuating civilians . There were 41 dead and 78 survivors
Cervantes United Kingdom World War II : Convoy HG 73 : The cargo ship ( 1810 gt , 1919 ) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north north east of the Azores , Portugal ( 48°37′N 20°01′W / 48.617°N 20.017°W / 48.617 ; -20.017 ) by U-201 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of eight of the 40 people on board . Survivors were rescued by Starling ( United Kingdom )
Città di Bastia Italy World War II : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea ( 36°21′N 24°23′E / 36.350°N 24.383°E / 36.350 ; 24.383 ) by HMS Tetrarch ( Royal Navy ) with the loss of 150 lives . There were 432 survivors
CKA-022 Soviet Navy World War II : The MO-4 -class patrol vessel was bombed and sunk in the Black Sea off Tendra by Luftwaffe aircraft
Fram Faroe Islands World War II : The trawler was bombed and sunk at Vestmannhavn by Luftwaffe aircraft . There were no casualty
Imperial Star United Kingdom World War II : The troopship ( 12 427 gt , 1935 ) was bombed and damaged by Italian aircraft in the Mediterranean Sea northeast of Tunius . All crew were rescued by HMS Farndale and HMS Heythrop ( both Royal Navy ) . She was taken in tow by HMS Oribi ( Royal Navy ) but was scuttled the next day
Margareta United Kingdom World War II : Convoy HG 73 : The cargo ship ( 3103 gt , 1904 ) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 50°15′N 17°27′W / 50.250°N 17.450°W / 50.250 ; -17.450 ) by U-201 ( Kriegsmarine ) . All 34 crew were rescued by HMS Hibiscus ( Royal Navy )
MO-196 Soviet Navy World War II : The MO-4 -class patrol boat was shelled and sunk in the Lake Ladoga off Shlisselburg by German artillery
No . 13 Soviet Navy World War II : The KM-2 Type motor launch was shelled and sunk in the Lake Ladoga by German artillery
Panagiotis Kramottos Greece World War II : The coaster , a sailing vessel , was shelled and sunk in the Aegean Sea south west of Milos by HMS Tetrarch ( Royal Navy )
Pioner Soviet Navy World War II : The gunboat , a former Kopchik-class dispatch vessel , was sunk in the Leningrad Sea Canal by German artillery and aircraft . She was raised October 1944 , repaired , and returned to service 30 November 1945
Siremalm Norway World War II : Convoy HG 73 : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 49°05′N 20°10′W / 49.083°N 20.167°W / 49.083 ; -20.167 ) by U-201 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of all 27 crew
HMS Springbank Royal Navy World War II : Convoy HG 73 : The fighter catapult ship ( 5155 gt , 1926 ) was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by U-201 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of 32 of her 233 crew . Survivors were rescued by HMS Hibiscus , HMS Jasmine and HMS Periwinkle ( all Royal Navy ) . HMS Springbank was subsequently scuttled by HMS Jasmine
TK-83 Soviet Navy World War II : The motor torpedo boat was shelled and sunk by Emden and Leipzig ( both Kriegsmarine ) in the Baltic Sea
The list of shipwrecks in September 1941 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1941.