Ships sunk in Canada by German submarines in the gulf and the St-Laurent river during the war 1939-45. | ||||||
No. | Date from the cast ship | Name | Origin | Touched place | Submarine | |
1 | May 11, 1942 | SS Nicoya | Britain | Cloridorme, Gaspésie | U-553 | |
2 | May 12, 1942 | SS Leto | Dutchman | Cloridorme, Gaspésie | U-553 | |
3 | July 3 1942 | SS Dinaric | unknown factor | Cape Cat, Gaspésie | U-132 | |
4 | July 6 1942 | SS Hainaut | Britain | Cape Cat, Gaspésie | U-132 | |
5 | July 6 1942 | SS Anastasios | Greek | Cape Cat, Gaspésie | U-132 | |
6 | July 1942 | Frederika Lensen * | Britain | Large Valley, Gaspésie | U-132 | |
7 | August 27, 1942 | US Chatam | The United States | Belle Isle | U-517 | |
8 | August 28, 1942 | US Arlyn | The United States | Belle Isle | U-517 | |
9 | August 28, 1942 | US Laramie * | The United States | Belle Isle | U-165 | |
10 | Sept. 3 1942 | SS Donald Stewart | Canadian | Gaspé | U-517 | |
11 | Sept.6 1942 | SS Areas/font > | Greek | Gaspé | U-517 | |
12 | Sept. 7 1942 | HMCS Racoon | RCN Yacht | River Madeleine, Gaspésie | U-165 | |
13 | sept. 7 1942 | SSMount Pimpus | Greek | Gaspé | U-517 | |
14 | Sept. 7 1942 | SS Taygetus | Greek | Gaspé | U-517 | |
15 | Sept. 7 1942 | SS Oakton | Canadian | Gaspé | U-517 | |
16 | Sept.11 1942 | HMCS Chartottetown | Canadian corvette | Cape Cat, Gaspésie | U-517 | |
17 | Sept.15 1942 | SS Satumus | Dutchman | Cape Desrosiers, Gaspésie | U-517 | |
18 | sept.15 1942 | SS Inger Elisabeth | Norwegian | Cape Desrosiers, Gaspésie | U-517 | |
19 | Sept. 16 1942 | SS Joannis | Greek | Méchins, Gaspésie | U-517 | |
20 | Oct. 9, 1942 | SS Essex Launches * | Britain | Méchins, Gaspésie | U-517 | |
21 | Oct. 9, 1942 | SS Carolus | Finnish Britanique- | Métis, Gaspésie | U-517 | |
22 | Oct. 11, 1942 | SS Waterton | Canadian barge | Strait of Cabot | unknown | |
23 | Oct. 14, 1942 | SS Caribou | Canadian cross bar | Strait of Cabot | unknown | |
24 | Oct. 14, 1944 | HMCS Magog * | Canadian frigate | Pointe des Monts | U-1223 | |
25 | Nov. 2, 1944 | SS Fort Tompson * | Canadian | Matane, Gaspésie | unknown | |
26 | Nov. 25, 1944 | HMCS Shawinigan | Canadian corvette | Strait of Cabot | unknown | |
27 | Dec. 24 1944 | HMCS Clayoquot | Minesweeper | Halifax | unknown | |
28 | April 18, 1945 | HMCS Esquimalt | Minesweeper | Halifax | U-190 |
* Ship reached but noncast
CANADIAN SHIPS LOST AT SEA
HMCS Arm Of gold
Crew 30 people Shipwreck St-Laurent Gulf October 10, 1940 30 disappeared |
HMCS Chedabucto
Crew 25 people Collision River St-Laurent (St-Siméon) October 21, 1943 1 dead |
HMCS Otter
Équipage 41 people Sets fire to Halifax March 26 1941 19 dead |
HMCS Fraser Crew, 172 people Collision Point-of-Curve, France June 25 1940 46 disappeared among the crew plus 13 sailors from Royal Navy |
HMCS Margaree
Crew, 176 people Atlantic Collision October 22 1940 142 dead |
HMCS Skeena
Crew 41 people Storm Videy Island, Reyksavik, Iceland October 25 1944 15 dead |
HMCS Windflower
Crew 85 people Collision Close to St-Jean Newfoundland December 7 1941 23 dead |
MTB # 460
Undermines July 2 1944 11 dead |
Sources: Naval museum of Quebec