CNN — A Japanese merchant ship that sank during World War II while carrying over 1,000 prisoners of war in Australia’s largest loss of life at sea has been found.
The Montevideo Maru was discovered off the northwest coast of the Philippines’ Luzon island at a depth of more than 4,000 meters...
Does anyone know if a comprehensive list has ever been made of the total losses suffered by every British shipping company in both world wars ?
I have a hunch that British-India Steam Nav. must be near the top (or possibly even topped the list) in both wars. P&O, Anchor Line, Clan Line and the...
There are probably greater ones than these listed but we may never know due to the fog of war.
1. 9343 dead, Wilhelm Gustloff torpedoed in Baltic Sea, 30th Jan 1945.
2. 6200 dead, Goya torpedoed in Baltic, 16th Apr 1945.
3. 5620 dead, Junyo Maru torpedoed off Sumatra, 18th Sep 1944...