List of shipwrecks in April 1941
Ship Country Description
Damaskini Greece World War II : The cargo ship ( 1196 gt ) was bombed and sunk in the Aegean Sea north of Euboea by Luftwaffe aircraft
Effra United Kingdom World War II : Convoy FS 464 : The cargo ship ( 1446 gt , 1910 ) was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the Cross Sands Lightship ( United Kingdom ) ( 52°44′N 1°58′E / 52.733°N 1.967°E / 52.733 ; 1.967 ) by a Kriegsmarine schnellboot with the loss of two crew
Ethel Radcliffe United Kingdom World War II : The cargo ship ( 5673 gt , 1920 ) was torpedoed and damaged in the North Sea by Kriegsmarine schnellboot . She was beached at Gorleston , Suffolk with no loss of life amongst her 40 crew . The ship was bombed a number of times and was declared to be beyond salvage on 20 May
Montalto United Kingdom World War II : the cargo ship ( 623 gt , 1902 ) was bombed and sunk at Rochester , Kent by Luftwaffe aircraft
Nereus Netherlands World War II : Convoy FS 464 : The cargo ship ( 1298 gt , 1921 ) was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth , Norfolk by a Kriegsmarine schnellboot
Petrakis Nomikos Greece World War II : The cargo ship ( 7020 gt , 1914 ) was bombed and damaged at Piraeus by Luftwaffe aircraft . She was beached , but was later salvaged , repaired and entered German service
Profit Norway World War II : The cargo ship ( 1608 gt , 1918 ) struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Clacton-on-Sea , Essex , United Kingdom ( 51°47′27″N 1°30′33″E / 51.79083°N 1.50917°E / 51.79083 ; 1.50917 ) with the loss of 12 crew . HMS Wallace ( Royal Navy ) was one of the ships that rescued survivors
Romagna Italy World War II : The barque ( 195 gt ) was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by HMS Greyhound ( Royal Navy ) and HMAS Voyager ( Royal Australian Navy )
Vanna Italy World War II : The barque ( 279 gt ) was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Apollonia , Libya by HMS Truant ( Royal Navy )
Venezuela Sweden World War II : The cargo ship ( 6991 gt , 1939 ) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by U-123 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of all 41 crew and all eight survivors from Caroline Thordén ( Finland )
Zagreb Royal Yugoslav Navy World War II : The destroyer was scuttled at Cattaro
Zamzam Egypt World War II : The ocean liner ( 8299 gt , 1909 ) was shelled and sunk in the South Atlantic ( 27°41′S 8°08′W / 27.683°S 8.133°W / -27.683 ; -8.133 ) by Atlantis ( Kriegsmarine ) with only 2 serious injuries and the eventual loss of 1 life . Three hundred and twenty survivors were rescued by the Atlantis and transferred the next day to the Dresden ( Kriegsmarine ) . After 4 weeks cruising the mid-Atlantic , the ship made a dash for France , on May 20 landing at Saint-Jean-de-Luz , Basses-Pyrénées , France
The list of shipwrecks in April 1941 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1941.