List of shipwrecks in June 1943
Ship Country Description
No . 1353 Nazi Germany World War II : The lighter was sunk by a mine in the Kerch Strait
Portmar United States Army World War II : Convoy GP 55 : The transport was torpedoed and sunk by I-174 ( Imperial Japanese Navy ) south east of Coff 's Harbor off Smoky Cape , New South Wales , Australia . Two crewmen were killed
San Ernesto United Kingdom World War II : The tanker was torpedoed and shelled in the Indian Ocean south east of the Chagos Archipelago ( 09°18′S 80°20′E / 9.300°S 80.333°E / -9.300 ; 80.333 ) by I-37 ( Imperial Japanese Navy ) . Her master and 22 crewmen are rescued by Alcoa Pointer ( United States ) . Twelve other survivors sail in their lifeboats to Fanhandu Island , The Maldives . The abandoned ship drifts for 2,000 nautical miles ( 3,700 km ) before grounding on Nias Island , Sumatra ( 01°15′N 97°15′E / 1.250°N 97.250°E / 1.250 ; 97.250 )
Sperrbrecher 21 Nestor Kriegsmarine World War II : The Sperrbrecher struck a mine and sank in the Gironde Estuary
Terni Italy World War II : The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk off Cape Mollini , Catania by HMS Unison ( Royal Navy )
U-97 Kriegsmarine World War II : The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea west of Haifa , Palestine ( 33°00′N 34°00′E / 33.000°N 34.000°E / 33.000 ; 34.000 ) by a Lockheed Hudson aircraft of 459 Squadron , Royal Australian Air Force with the loss of 27 of her 48 crew
The list of shipwrecks in June 1943 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1943.