USS England (DE-635)
USS England (DE-635) was a destroyer escort that sunk 6 Japanese submarines in the space of 12 days – a record unsurpassed by any other vessel in World War II. Read about its record-breaking patrol in the storymap.
April 2024 Updates
The following changes have been made to the database: The following sunken vessels were added to the map: See them on the map.
March 2024 Updates
A light month for changes. The following changes have been made to the database of sunken ships: The following sunken vessels were added to the map: See them on the map.
Mapping U-boat KTB Locations
Abstract This article examines the challenges and accuracy of recording U-boat positions during World War II, using U-156’s fourth war patrol as a case study. It explores the navigation methods employed, including celestial navigation, dead reckoning, and radio direction-finding, shedding light on the limitations and accuracy of each. The German naval grid system is discussed,…
February 2024 Updates
The following changes have been made to the database of sunken ships: The following sunken vessels were added to the database: See them all on the map.
January 2024 Updates
A shorter list of updates to the database for January. The following sunken vessels were added to the database: Read about the discovery of the 6 U-boats mentioned here that were scuttled at the end of the war in Europe in the U-boat bunkers in Hamburg.
December 2023 Updates
Updates for this month: The following sunken vessels were added to the database:
October 2023 Updates
Updates for this month: The following sunken vessels were added to the database:
September 2023 Updates
Updates for this month: The following sunken vessels were added to the database: Currently 15,332 ships mapped.
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Sunken Ships of the Second World War 