List of shipwrecks in March 1941
Ship Country Description
Carnia Italy World War II : The cargo ship ( 5451 gt , 1923 ) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles ( 56 km ) north east of Brindisi by Triton ( Hellenic Navy ) . She was subsequently salvaged . One crewman was lost
Chama United Kingdom World War II : Convoy OG 56 : The tanker ( 8077 gt , 1938 ) straggled behind the convoy . She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west south west of the Fastnet Rock ( 49°35′N 19°13′W / 49.583°N 19.217°W / 49.583 ; -19.217 ) by U-97 ( Kriegsmarine ) with the loss of all 59 crew
Elmira United Kingdom The trawler ( 197 gt ) was bombed and sunk in the Bristol Channel ( 59°55′N 3°40′W / 59.917°N 3.667°W / 59.917 ; -3.667 ) with the loss of ten of her 11 crew
Nugget United States The 10- gross register ton , 34.4-foot ( 10.5 m ) motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Sukoi Island - apparently a reference to either Sukoi Inlet ( 57°14′07″N 135°37′35″W / 57.2353°N 135.6264°W / 57.2353 ; -135.6264 ( Sukoi Inlet ) ) or the Sukoi Islets ( just north of Petersburg , Territory of Alaska ) - in Southeast Alaska . The only person aboard survived
Tabarka United Kingdom World War II : The Admiralty requisitioned cargo ship ( 2886 gt , 1909 ) was scuttled in Kirk Sound , Scapa Flow as a blockship . Refloated and moved to Burra Sound and resunk sometime in 1944
U-551 Kriegsmarine World War II : The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Iceland ( 62°37′N 16°47′W / 62.617°N 16.783°W / 62.617 ; -16.783 ) by HMT Visona ( Royal Navy ) with the loss of all 45 crew
The list of shipwrecks in March 1941 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1941.