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[Date]: 16 Aug 40
[Ship]: Notou
[Tonnage (GRT)]: 2,489
[Location]: Noumea
[Sunk by]: Orion
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 20 Aug 40
[Ship]: Turakina
[Tonnage (GRT)]: 9,691
[Location]: Tasman Sea
[Sunk by]: Orion
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 7 Oct 40
[Ship]: Storstad
[Tonnage (GRT)]: 8,998
[Location]: Christmas Island
[Sunk by]: Pinguin
[Remarks]: captured; converted to auxiliary minelayer
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[Date]: 7 Nov 40
[Ship]: Cambridge
[Tonnage (GRT)]: 10,846
[Location]: Bass Strait
[Sunk by]: Passat
[Remarks]: sunk by mines laid
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[Date]: 9 Nov 40
[Ship]: City of Rayville
[Tonnage (GRT)]: 5,883
[Location]: Bass Strait
[Sunk by]: Passat
[Remarks]: sunk by mines laid
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[Date]: 5 Dec 40
[Ship]: Nimbin
[Tonnage (GRT)]: 1,052
[Location]: Off Norah Head
[Sunk by]: Pinguin
[Remarks]: sunk by mines laid
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[Date]: 26 Mar 41
[Ship]: Millimumul
[Tonnage (GRT)]: 287
[Location]: ?
[Sunk by]: Pinguin
[Remarks]: sunk by mines laid
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[Date]: 19 Nov 40
[Ship]: Nowshera
[Tonnage (GRT)]: 7,920
[Location]: Indian Ocean
[Sunk by]: Pinguin
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 20 Nov 40
[Ship]: Maimoa
[Tonnage (GRT)]: 10,123
[Location]: Indian Ocean
[Sunk by]: Pinguin
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 21 Nov 40
[Ship]: Port Brisbane
[Tonnage (GRT)]: 8,739
[Location]: Indian Ocean
[Sunk by]: Pinguin
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 30 Nov 40
[Ship]: Port Wellington
[Tonnage (GRT)]: 8,303
[Location]: Indian Ocean
[Sunk by]: Pinguin
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 6 Dec 40
[Ship]: Triona
[Tonnage (GRT)]: 4,413
[Location]: Nauru
[Sunk by]: Orion, Komet
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 7 Dec 40
[Ship]: Vinni
[Tonnage (GRT)]: 5,181
[Location]: Nauru
[Sunk by]: Orion, Komet
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 8 Dec 40
[Ship]: Triadic
[Tonnage (GRT)]: 6,378
[Location]: Nauru
[Sunk by]: Orion, Komet
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 8 Dec 40
[Ship]: Triaster
[Tonnage (GRT)]: 6,032
[Location]: Nauru
[Sunk by]: Orion, Komet
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 7 Dec 40
[Ship]: Komuta
[Tonnage (GRT)]: 3,900
[Location]: Nauru
[Sunk by]: Orion, Komet
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 26 June 41
[Ship]: Velebit
[Tonnage (GRT)]: 4,153
[Location]: Indian Ocean
[Sunk by]: Kormoran
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 26 June 41
[Ship]: Mareeba
[Tonnage (GRT)]: 3,472
[Location]: Indian Ocean
[Sunk by]: Kormoran
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 26 Sept 41
[Ship]: Stamatios G Embirikos
[Tonnage (GRT)]: 3,941
[Location]: Indian Ocean
[Sunk by]: Kormoran
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 19 Nov 41
[Ship]: HMAS Sydney
[Tonnage (GRT)]: n/a
[Location]: Carnarvon, W Aust
[Sunk by]: Kormoran
[Remarks]: both sunk in naval engagement
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[Date]: 15 June 43
[Ship]: Hoegh Silverdawn
[Tonnage (GRT)]: 7,715
[Location]: W Australia
[Sunk by]: Michel
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 17 June 43
[Ship]: Ferncastle
[Tonnage (GRT)]: 9,940
[Location]: W Australia
[Sunk by]: Michel
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 9 Mar 44
[Ship]: Behar
[Tonnage (GRT)]: 6,100
[Location]: Indian Ocean
[Sunk by]: Tone
[Remarks]: survivors massacred
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[Date]: 20/1/42
[Submarine]: I 159
[Ship]: Eidsvold
[Tonnage]: 4184
[Location]: Christmas Island
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 1/3/42
[Submarine]: I 154
[Ship]: Modjokerto
[Tonnage]: 8806
[Location]: South of Christmas Island
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 1/3/42
[Submarine]: I 2
[Ship]: Parigi
[Tonnage]: 1172
[Location]: Off Fremantle
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 3/3/42
[Submarine]: I 1
[Ship]: Siantar
[Tonnage]: 8867
[Location]: 200 nm NW of Shark Bay
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 4/3/42
[Submarine]: I 7
[Ship]: Le Maire
[Tonnage]: 3271
[Location]: NW of Cocos Islands
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 5/5/42
[Submarine]: I 21
[Ship]: John Adams
[Tonnage]: 7180
[Location]: 120 nm SW of Noumea
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 7/5/42
[Submarine]: I 21
[Ship]: Chloe
[Tonnage]: 4641
[Location]: 35 nm from Nouméa
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 31/5/42
[Submarine]: M 24
[Ship]: HMAS Kuttabul
[Tonnage]: 448
[Location]: Sydney Harbour
[Remarks]: Midget launched from I 24
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[Date]: 3/6/42
[Submarine]: I 24
[Ship]: Iron Chieftain
[Tonnage]: 481
[Location]: 27 nm E of Sydney
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 4/6/42
[Submarine]: I 27
[Ship]: Iron Crown
[Tonnage]: 3353
[Location]: 40 nm SW of Gabo Island
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 12/6/42
[Submarine]: I 21
[Ship]: Guatemala
[Tonnage]: 5527
[Location]: 40 nm NE of Sydney
[Remarks]: Straggling from a convoy
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[Date]: 20/7/42
[Submarine]: I 11
[Ship]: George S. Livanos
[Tonnage]: 4883
[Location]: 15 nm E of Jervis Bay
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 21/7/42
[Submarine]: I 11
[Ship]: Coast Farmer
[Tonnage]: 3290
[Location]: 25 nm E of Jervis Bay
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 22/7/42
[Submarine]: I 11
[Ship]: William Dawes
[Tonnage]: 7176
[Location]: 15 nm E of Tathra Head
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 24/7/42
[Submarine]: I 175
[Ship]: Murada
[Tonnage]: 3345
[Location]: 85 nm NE of Newcastle
[Remarks]: Torpedoed/undamaged (although claimed as sunk by I-175)
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[Date]: 25/7/42
[Submarine]: I 175
[Ship]: Cagou
[Tonnage]: 2795
[Location]: NE of Sydney
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 25/7/42
[Submarine]: I 169
[Ship]: Tjinegara
[Tonnage]: 9227
[Location]: 92 nm SE of Nouméa
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 30/8/42
[Submarine]: I 175
[Ship]: Dureenbee
[Tonnage]: 233
[Location]: 20 nm off Moruya
[Remarks]: Trawler
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[Date]: 18/1/43
[Submarine]: I 21
[Ship]: Kalingo
[Tonnage]: 2047
[Location]: 110 nm E of Sydney
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 18/1/43
[Submarine]: I 21
[Ship]: Mobilube
[Tonnage]: 10222
[Location]: 60 nm E of Sydney
[Remarks]: Tanker
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[Date]: 22/1/43
[Submarine]: I 21
[Ship]: Peter H. Burnett
[Tonnage]: 7176
[Location]: 420 nm E of Sydney
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 29/1/43
[Submarine]: I 10
[Ship]: Samuel Gompers
[Tonnage]: 7176
[Location]: 500 nm NE of Brisbane
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 30/1/43
[Submarine]: I 21
[Ship]: Giang Ann
[Tonnage]: ?
[Location]: 30 nm E of Newcastle
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 8/2/43
[Submarine]: I 21
[Ship]: SS Iron Knight
[Tonnage]: 4812
[Location]: 21 nm off Montague Island
[Remarks]: Sunk while sailing in an escorted convoy, 36 of complement of 50 lost
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[Date]: 10/2/43
[Submarine]: I 21
[Ship]: Starr King
[Tonnage]: 7176
[Location]: 150 nm E of Sydney
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 11/4/43
[Submarine]: I 26
[Ship]: Recina
[Tonnage]: 4732
[Location]: 20 nm off Cape Howe
[Remarks]: Sunk while sailing in an escorted convoy
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[Date]: 24/4/43
[Submarine]: I 26
[Ship]: Kowarra
[Tonnage]: 2125
[Location]: 160 nm N of Brisbane
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 26/4/43
[Submarine]: I 177
[Ship]: Limerick
[Tonnage]: 8724
[Location]: 20 nm SE of Cape Byron
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 27/4/43
[Submarine]: I 178
[Ship]: Lydia M. Childs
[Tonnage]: 7176
[Location]: 90 nm E of Newcastle
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 29/4/43
[Submarine]: I 180
[Ship]: Wollongbar II
[Tonnage]: 2239
[Location]: Off Crescent Head
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 5/5/43
[Submarine]: I 180
[Ship]: Fingal
[Tonnage]: 2137
[Location]: Off Nambucca Heads
[Remarks]:
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[Date]: 14/5/43
[Submarine]: I 177
[Ship]: Australian Hospital Ship Centaur
[Tonnage]: 3222
[Location]: 24 nm ENE of Point Lookout
[Remarks]: Hospital ship
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[Date]: 16/6/43
[Submarine]: I 174
[Ship]: Portmar
[Tonnage]: 5551
[Location]: 250 nm NE of Sydney
[Remarks]: Sunk while sailing in an escorted convoy
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[Date]: 22/6/43
[Submarine]: I 17
[Ship]: Stanvac Manila
[Tonnage]: 10245
[Location]: Off Nouméa
[Remarks]: Two PT boats also destroyed
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[Date]: 24/12/44
[Submarine]: U 862
[Ship]: SS Robert J. Walker
[Tonnage]: 7180
[Location]: Off Moruya, two of crew lost
[Remarks]: The only ship sunk during the war by a German U-boat in the Pacific Ocean. Attack on ship, sinking and rescue of crew described in the Australian Official Histories of the Second World War. (Liberty ship)
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[Date]: 6/2/45
[Submarine]: U 862
[Ship]: SS Peter Silvester
[Tonnage]: 7176
[Location]: 820 nm SW of Fremantle
[Remarks]: In the Indian Ocean, 32 of crew lost (Liberty ship)
(Ships sunk by submarines)
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