List of shipwrecks in September 1943
Ship Country Description
Bramora Norway World War II : The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean south west of Chagos Island ( 6°10′N 67°37′E / 6.167°N 67.617°E / 6.167 ; 67.617 ) by I-10 ( Imperial Japanese Navy ) with the loss of all 40 crew , who may have been massacred
Bushrod Washington United States World War II : The Liberty ship was bombed and set on fire at Salerno , Italy by a German Glide Bomb dropped by a Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of seven lives . She blew up and sank the next day
Giuseppe Sirtori Regia Marina World War II : The Giuseppe Sirtori -class torpedo boat was heavily damaged by German aircraft off Corfu and beached . She was blown up by her crew on 25 September
Grotte de Bethlehem Vichy France World War II : The fishing trawler was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by HMS Upstart ( Royal Navy ) . Her crew were allowed to take to the lifeboats
H6 Regia Marina World War II : Seized by the Germans after Italy 's surrender to the Allies , the H-class submarine was sunk by German forces at Bonifacio , Corsica
James W. Marshall United States World War II : The Liberty ship was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Salerno with the loss of 63 lives . She was subsequently salvaged and sunk as a blockship in June 1944
Katsonis Hellenic Navy World War II : The Katsonis -class submarine was sunk in the Aegean Sea off Skiathos by UJ-2010 ( Kriegsmarine )
USS LCT-19 United States Navy World War II : The LCI-1 -class landing craft tank was bombed and sunk off Salerno by a Luftwaffe aircraft
M 3410 Waalrus Kriegsmarine World War II : The minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off IJmuiden , North Holland , Netherlands by Royal Navy motor torpedo boats
USS PT-219 United States Navy World War II : The Higgins 78-foot ( 23.8 m ) patrol torpedo boat sank in Casco Cove ( 52°49′00″N 173°10′15″E / 52.81667°N 173.17083°E / 52.81667 ; 173.17083 ( Casco Cove ) ) in Massacre Bay on the coast of Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands during a storm
TK-95 Sovetskogo Soyuza Fedya Fomin Soviet Navy World War II : The G-5-class motor torpedo boat was sunk by M 22 ( Kriegsmarine ) in the Baltic Sea . Three crewmen were taken as prisoners of war
Torpille Vichy France World War II : The fishing trawler was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by HMS Upstart ( Royal Navy ) . Her crew were allowed to take to the lifeboats
HMS Warspite Royal Navy World War II : The Queen Elizabeth -class battleship was struck by a Fritz X glide bomb off Altavilla Silentina , Italy and was severely damaged . She was towed to Malta for temporary repairs , arriving on 19 September . She departed under tow for Gibraltar on 12 November . She sailed to HMNB Rosyth in March 1944 . Repairs were completed in June
The list of shipwrecks in 1943 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1943.