The list of shipwrecks in 1942 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1942.
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| Boschdijk |  Kriegsmarine
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World War II: The target ship was sunk.[1] |
| LAS 21 |  Spanish Navy
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The DAR 1-class anti-submarine motor launch was lost sometime in 1942.[citation needed] |
| Norman H. Davis |  United States
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The dredger was destroyed by fire at Key West, Florida.[2] |
| HMT Senateur Duhamel |  Royal Navy
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The naval trawler collided with USS Semmes ( United States Navy) in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Lookout, North Carolina, United States and sank on 6 April or 6 May 1942. Survivors were rescued by USS Semmes.[3][4]
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| Shch-304 |  Soviet Navy
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World War II: The Shchuka-class submarine struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea sometime after 29 October.[5] |
| Sisunthon Nawa |  United Kingdom
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The cargo ship was reported missing in early 1942. Presumed captured or sunk by the Japanese.[6] |
| Trabajador | United States Navy
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The tug was sunk, probably by Japanese artillery, off Corregidor, Philippines. She was salvaged post-war and served under the name Resolute into the late 1970s. |
| HMS Triumph | Royal Navy
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World War II: The T-class submarine disappeared sometime between 30 December 1941 and 9 January 1942 with the loss of all 59 crew. She possibly struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea.[7] |
| Unnamed | United States
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The barge foundered in the Gulf of Mexico (30°00′N 87°21′W / 30.000°N 87.350°W / 30.000; -87.350) southwest of Pensacola, Florida.[8] |
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