List of Ships Sunk By Axis Warships in Australian Waters - Ships Sunk By Surface Raiders

Ships Sunk By Surface Raiders

The six German and three Japanese surface raiders that operated within Australian waters sank 18 ships and killed over 826 sailors.

Date Ship Tonnage (GRT) Location Sunk by Remarks
16 Aug 40 Notou 2,489 Noumea Orion
20 Aug 40 Turakina 9,691 Tasman Sea Orion
7 Oct 40 Storstad 8,998 Christmas Island Pinguin captured; converted to auxiliary minelayer
7 Nov 40 Cambridge 10,846 Bass Strait Passat sunk by mines laid
9 Nov 40 City of Rayville 5,883 Bass Strait Passat sunk by mines laid
5 Dec 40 Nimbin 1,052 ? Pinguin sunk by mines laid
26 Mar 41 Millimumul 287 ? Pinguin sunk by mines laid
19 Nov 40 Nowshera 7,920 Indian Ocean Pinguin
20 Nov 40 Maimoa 10,123 Indian Ocean Pinguin
21 Nov 40 Port Brisbane 8,739 Indian Ocean Pinguin
30 Nov 40 Port Wellington 8,303 Indian Ocean Pinguin
6 Dec 40 Triona 4,413 Nauru Orion, Komet
7 Dec 40 Vinni 5,181 Nauru Orion, Komet
8 Dec 40 Triadic 6,378 Nauru Orion, Komet
8 Dec 40 Triaster 6,032 Nauru Orion, Komet
7 Dec 40 Komuta 3,900 Nauru Orion, Komet
26 June 41 Velebit 4,153 Indian Ocean Kormoran
26 June 41 Mareeba 3,472 Indian Ocean Kormoran
26 Sept 41 Stamatios G Embirikos 3,941 Indian Ocean Kormoran
19 Nov 41 HMAS Sydney n/a Carnarvon, W Aust Kormoran both sunk in naval engagement
15 June 43 Hoegh Silverdawn 7,715 W Australia Michel
17 June 43 Ferncastle 9,940 W Australia Michel
9 Mar 44 Behar 6,100 Indian Ocean Tone survivors massacred

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