Finding ships lost during wartime
Second World War (1939-45)
Lloyd`s War Losses: the Second World War. Lloyd`s of
London Press, 1989. In three volumes A reprint of type-written records compiled during the Second
World War, and now held in the Guildhall Library, this is the most
useful source of information on British, Allied and Neutral ships
sunk or damaged by enemy action. Volume 1 lists British, Allied and
neutral vessels sunk, destroyed or captured by enemy action. It
includes: date of loss, name of ship, flag, tonnage, voyage cargo
(often in some detail) position, how sunk, number on board and
number who survived, plus some notes.
British Vessels Lost at Sea 1939-45. Patrick Stephens,
1976 This is a reprint of two official publications: Ships of the
Royal Navy: Statement of Losses during the Second World War and
British Merchant Vessels Lost or Damaged by Enemy Action during
Second World War, originally produced by His Majesty`s Stationery
Office in 1947. The original official publication contained a
number of errors not corrected in this edition.
Jordan, R. The world`s merchant fleets 1939: the
particulars and fates of 6,000 ships. Chatham, 1999 Merchant Fleets 1939 lists all the ocean-going ships in the
world in 1939 by nationality and owner, and in a separate section
gives details (again by nationality) of those lost for any reason
during the Second World War.
Rohwer, J. Axis submarine successes 1939-1945.
Patrick Stephens, 1983. Rohwer, J. Allied submarine attacks of World War Two:
European theatre of operations, 1939-1945. Greenhill Books,
1997 Based on a careful comparison of the records of the combatants,
these books give a chronological list of ships sunk by submarines,
giving dates, times, the identity of the submarine responsible, its
commander, position, weapons used, convoy number, flag, type, name
and tonnage of vessel attacked, with often detailed notes. Rohwer`s
books are probably the most reliable sources of data on submarine
attacks and sinkings during the Second World War.
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