Laid down (12)

1918: Destroyer Crane (DD 109)

1941: Corvette The Pas (K 168)

1942: Frigate Lagan (K 259) - Minesweeper YMS-65 (YMS-65)

1943: Destroyer Escort Amick (DE 168) - Minesweeper Gladiator (AM 319) - Motor torpedo boat PT 274 - Minesweeper YMS-297 (YMS-297)

1944: Frigate Royal Mount (K 677) - Repair Ship Cuillin Sound (F 188) - Motor torpedo boat PT 535

1945: Tank landing ship LST 1048 (LST 1048)

Launched (16)

1905: MS Trawler Craigmillar (FY 1669)

1909: MS Trawler Agnes Wickfield (FY 727)

1914: MS Trawler Earl Essex (FY 852)

1931: MS Trawler Lacennia (FY 712)

1935: ASW Trawler Victorian (FY 114)

1939: Oiler Cimarron (AO 22)

1941: Corvette Prescott (K 161)

1943: Boom defence vessel Barilla (Z 17) - Frigate Derg (K 257) - Destroyer Teazer (R 23) - Fleet tug Bannock (AT 81) - Motor torpedo boat PT 180 - Minesweeper YMS-347 (YMS-347)

1944: Frigate Gladwyne (PF-62) - Tank landing ship LST 516 (LST 516) - Motor torpedo boat PT 512

Commissioned (12)

1919: Minesweeper Crusader (ARS 2) - Minesweeper Curlew (AM 8)

1942: Submarine P 612 (P 612)

1943: Destroyer Quail (G 45) - Tank landing ship LST 400 (LST 400) - Motor torpedo boat PT 198

1944: MS Trawler Caldy (T 359) - Frigate Taff (K 637) - Destroyer Escort Kephart (DE 207) - Submarine Perch (ii) (313)

1945: Light cruiser Dayton (CL 105) - Motor torpedo boat PT 627

1940: Submarine Seahorse (96 S) - Submarine Undine (N 48)

1943: MS Trawler Horatio (T 153) - MS Trawler Jura (T 169)

1944: Frigate Tweed (K 250)

1945: Destroyer Palmer (DMS 5) - Submarine S-4

More information on Allied Warships losses.

1941

Submarine HMS Rover: HMS Rover (Lt.Cdr. H.A.L. Marsham, RN) attacks the Italian merchant Edda (6107 GRT) with four torpedoes about 15 nautical miles west-north-west of Tobruk, Libya in position 32º13'N, 23º40'E. All torpedoes missed their target and Rover was damaged by depth charges from the Italian torpedo boats Clio und Castore.

Corvette HMS Anemone: The Italian submarine Nani was sunk south off Iceland in position 60º15'N, 15º27'W by the British corvette HMS Anemone (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Boys-Smith, DSO, RNR).

1942

Submarine USS Pollack: USS Pollack (Lt.Cdr. S.P. Moseley) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese collier Unkai Maru No.1 (2250 GRT) south of Honshu, Japan in position 34º27'N, 139º59'E.

Submarine USSR ShCh-401: At 0038 hours ShCh-401 fires 3 torpedoes against ' what is identified as ' a merchant of 8000 GRT off Helnes, Norway at the mouth of the Porsangenfjord. All torpedoes fired however missed their target.

1943

Submarine USS Grayling: USS Grayling (Lt.Cdr. J.E. Lee) departed Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Philippines

Submarine USS Seadragon: USS Seadragon (Lt.Cdr. W.E. Ferrall) ends her 5th war patrol at Pearl Harbour. She is ordered to the Mare Island Navy Yard for an overhaul.

Submarine USS Kingfish: USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) sinks two Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire west of the Bonin Islands in the following positions 25º46'N, 138º09'E and 25º31'N, 136º28'E.

Submarine USSR M-35: M-35 fires two torpedoes against the Bulgarian merchant Zar Ferdinand (1994 GRT) off Burnas, Ukraine in position 45º49'N, 30º07'E. Both torpedoes missed their target.

1944

Submarine USS Kingfish: USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. H.L. Jukes) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant tanker Fushimi Maru No.3 (4289 BRT) southwest of Palawan in position 09.27N, 117.36E.

Submarine USS Dace: USS Dace (Lt.Cdr. B.D. Claggett) departs Midway for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol between the Bismarck Archipelago and the Caroline Islands.

Submarine USS Gurnard: USS Gurnard (Lt.Cdr. C.H. Andrews) ends her 4th war patrol at Pearl Harbour. She is now ordered to the Mare Island Navy Yard for a major overhaul lasting from 18 January till 25 March.

Submarine USS Peto: USS Peto (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Nelson) ends her 4th war patrol at Brisbane.

Submarine USS Skate: USS Skate (Lt.Cdr. E.B. McKinney) ends her 2nd war patrol at Midway.

Submarine ORP Dzik: ORP Dzik attacks the German tanker Brunhilde (1810 GRT) with four torpedoes south of Tenedos Island in position 39º42'N, 26º02'E. All torpedoes missed their target.

1945

Destroyer USS Adams: USS Adams arrives at Pearl Harbour.

Submarine USS Flounder: USS Flounder (Cdr. J.E. Stevens) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.

Submarine USS Redfin: USS Redfin (Lt.Cdr. M.H. Austin) ends her 5th war patrol at Pearl Harbour. She is now sent to the Mare Island Navy Yard for a major overhaul.

Submarine USS Picuda: USS Picuda (Cdr. E.T. Shepard) was alerted by USS Barb that a convoy was passing through the Formosa Strait. Picuna gained contact and torpedoed the Japanese tanker Munakata Maru (10045 GRT) 28 nautical miles northwest of Fukikaku, Formosa in position 25º42'N, 121º08'E. The Japanese ship was heavily damaged but was not sunk.

Submarine USS Spot: USS Spot (Cdr. W.S. Post, Jr.) sinks the Japanese guardboat Nichiei Maru No.2 (78 GRT) and two Japanese trawlers with gunfire in the East China Sea in position 31º20'N, 123º40'E.

Submarine HMS Tantalus: HMS Tantalus (Lt.Cdr. H.S. Mackenzie, DSO and Bar, RN) toppes off with fuel at Exmouth Gulf. (all times are zone -8) 0550 hours - Entered Exmouth Gulf 0654 hours - Secured alongside HMS Sturdy alongside the oiler 1757 hours - Slipped from HMS Sturdy and proceeded out of Exmouth Gulf passing the entrance at at 2030 hours