Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
HMS Achates | Royal Navy | 31 December 1942 | An A-class destroyer that was sunk 135 nautical miles southeast of Bear Island, in the Battle of the Barents Sea. | 73°18′N 30°6′E / 73.300°N 30.100°E / 73.300; 30.100 (HMS Achates (H12)) |
RFA Aldersdale | Royal Navy | 7 July 1942 | A Dale-class oil tanker that was damaged by aircraft and sunk by U-457. | 75°0′N 45°0′E / 75.000°N 45.000°E / 75.000; 45.000 (RFA Aldersdale (X34)) |
SS Andrew G. Curtin | United States | 26 January 1944 | A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by U-716.[1] | 73°22′N 24°15′E / 73.367°N 24.250°E / 73.367; 24.250 (SS Andrew G. Curtin) |
HMS Bickerton | Royal Navy | 22 August 1944 | A Buckley-class destroyer escort that was torpedoed by U-354 and scuttled. | 71°42′N 19°11′E / 71.700°N 19.183°E / 71.700; 19.183 (HMS Bickerton (K466)) |
BO-229 | Soviet Navy | 7 December 1944 | A SC-497 class submarine chaser that was sunk by U-997. Originally the USS SC-1485 for the United States Navy before being lend-leased to the Soviet Navy on 8 July 1944.[2][3] | 69°28′N 34°19′E / 69.467°N 34.317°E / 69.467; 34.317 (BO-229) |
BO-230 | Soviet Navy | 5 December 1944 | A SC-497 class submarine chaser that was sunk by U-365. Originally the USS SC-1477 for the United States Navy before being lend-leased to the Soviet Navy on 19 July 1944.[4][5] | 69°29′N 35°12′E / 69.483°N 35.200°E / 69.483; 35.200 (BO-230) |
SS Daniel Morgan | United States | 5 July 1942 | A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by U-88.[6] | 75°08′N 45°06′E / 75.133°N 45.100°E / 75.133; 45.100 (SS Daniel Morgan) |
HMS Edinburgh | Royal Navy | 2 May 1942 | A Town-class light cruiser that was scuttled 400 kilometres northeast of Kola Bay, Russia. | 72°N 35°E / 72°N 35°E / 72; 35 (HMS Edinburgh (16)) |
SS Edward H. Crockett | United States | 29 September 1944 | A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by U-310.[7] | 72°59′N 24°26′E / 72.983°N 24.433°E / 72.983; 24.433 (SS Edward H. Crockett) |
SS Empire Byron | United Kingdom | 5 July 1942 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-703. | 76°18′N 33°30′E / 76.300°N 33.500°E / 76.300; 33.500 (SS Empire Byron) |
SS Empire Cowper | United Kingdom | 11 April 1942 | A cargo ship that was bombed by German aircraft. | 71°01′N 36°00′E / 71.017°N 36.000°E / 71.017; 36.000 (SS Empire Cowper) |
SS El Occidente | United States | 13 April 1942 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-435. | 73°12′N 28°18′E / 73.2°N 28.3°E / 73.2; 28.3 (SS El Occidente) |
Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt | Kriegsmarine | 31 December 1942 | A Type 1934A-class destroyer that was sunk by HMS Sheffield in the Battle of the Barents Sea. | 77°19′N 30°47′E / 77.317°N 30.783°E / 77.317; 30.783 (German destroyer Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt) |
FV Gaul | United Kingdom | 8–9 February 1974 | A British fishing vessel that disappeared without trace; the wreck was not discovered until 1997. | |
HMS Goodall | Royal Navy | 29 April 1945 | A Captain class frigate that was scuttled the following day after being torpedoed by U-286.[8] | 69°25′N 33°38′E / 69.417°N 33.633°E / 69.417; 33.633 (HMS Goodall (K-479)) |
M-175 | Soviet Navy | 10 January 1942 | A Soviet M-class submarine that was sunk by U-584.[9] | 70°09′N 32°50′E / 70.150°N 32.833°E / 70.150; 32.833 (M-175) |
HMS Matabele | Royal Navy | 17 January 1942 | A Tribal class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-454.[10] | 69°21′N 35°27′E / 69.350°N 35.450°E / 69.350; 35.450 (HMS Matabele (G-26)) |
SS Thomas Scott | United States | 17 February 1945 | A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by U-968.[11] | 69°30′N 34°42′E / 69.500°N 34.700°E / 69.500; 34.700 (SS Thomas Scott) |
HMS Trinidad | Royal Navy | 15 May 1942 | A Crown Colony-class cruiser that was attacked by German bombers and scuttled north of North Cape, Norway. | 73°37′N 23°27′E / 73.617°N 23.450°E / 73.617; 23.450 (HMS Trinidad (46)) |
SM U-28 | Kriegsmarine | 2 September 1917 | A Type U 27 U-boat that attacked the SS Olive Branch at close range, 85 miles northeast of North Cape, Norway. The gunfire detonated the Olive Branch's cargo of munitions, and the U-boat was sunk in the resultant explosion. | 72°34′N 27°56′E / 72.567°N 27.933°E / 72.567; 27.933 (SM U-28 (Germany)) |
U-288 | Kriegsmarine | 3 April 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British aircraft southeast of Bear Island. | 73°44′N 27°12′E / 73.733°N 27.200°E / 73.733; 27.200 (German submarine U-288) |
U-314 | Kriegsmarine | 30 January 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Whitehall and HMS Meteor southeast of Bear Island. | 73°41′N 24°30′E / 73.683°N 24.500°E / 73.683; 24.500 (German submarine U-314) |
U-354 | Kriegsmarine | 24 August 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British ships northeast of North Cape. | 72°49′N 30°41′E / 72.817°N 30.683°E / 72.817; 30.683 (German submarine U-354) |
U-425 | Kriegsmarine | 17 February 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Lark and HMS Alnwick Castle near Murmansk, Russia. | 69°39′N 35°50′E / 69.650°N 35.833°E / 69.650; 35.833 (German submarine U-425) |
U-457 | Kriegsmarine | 16 September 1942 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Impulsive northeast of Murmansk, Russia. | 75°05′N 43°15′E / 75.083°N 43.250°E / 75.083; 43.250 (German submarine U-457) |
U-472 | Kriegsmarine | 4 March 1943 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Onslaught and British aircraft southeast of Bear Island. | 73°05′N 26°40′E / 73.083°N 26.667°E / 73.083; 26.667 (German submarine U-472) |
U-585 | Kriegsmarine | 30 March 1942 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a German mine north of Murmansk, Russia. | 70°00′N 34°00′E / 70.000°N 34.000°E / 70.000; 34.000 (German submarine U-585) |
U-589 | Kriegsmarine | 14 September 1942 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Onslow and a British aircraft. | 75°40′N 20°32′E / 75.667°N 20.533°E / 75.667; 20.533 (German submarine U-589) |
U-655 | Kriegsmarine | 24 March 1942 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was rammed by HMS Sharpshooter. | 73°00′N 21°00′E / 73.000°N 21.000°E / 73.000; 21.000 (German submarine U-655) |