This is a List of ships sunk by hostile action since World War II. This list contains both civilian vessels and warships sunk or destroyed by enemy or friendly fire. This list does not include ships sank in weapon tests or training exercises.
List 20th Century ShipNationalityDateConflictVectorOrdinanceNotesEl Amir Farouq28 October 19481948 Arab-Israeli WarWarshipExplosive motorboatBYMS-class minesweeper 28 October 19481948 Arab-Israeli WarWarshipExplosive motorboatRecovered and scrappedUSS Magpie1 October 1950Korean WarUnknownNaval mineUSS Pledge10 October 1950Korean WarUnknownNaval mineUnder fire from coastal artilleryUSS Pirate12 October 1950Korean WarUnknownNaval mineUnder fire rom coastal artilleryUSS Partridge2 February 1951Korean WarUnknownNaval mineROKS Dangpo19 January 1967Korean conflictCoastal artillery INS Eilat 21 October 1967War of AttritionWarship P-15 Termit 13 May 1970War of AttritionWarship P-15 Termit PNS Khaibar 4 December 1971Indo-Pakistan War of 1971Warship P-15 Termit 4 December 1971Indo-Pakistan War of 1971Warship P-15 Termit MV Venus Challenger 8 December 1971Indo-Pakistan War of 1971Warship P-15 Termit 8 December 1971Indo-Pakistan War of 1971Warship P-15 Termit 9 December 1971Indo-Pakistan War of 1971Submarine Torpedo Yarmouk 8 October 1973Yom Kippur WarWarship Gabriel Mk 1 Project 205 Moskit 8 October 1973Yom Kippur WarWarship Gabriel Mk 1 Three Project 205 Moskit 9 October 1973Yom Kippur WarWarship Gabriel Mk 1 Ilya Mechnikov 10 October 1973Yom Kippur WarWarship Gabriel Mk 1 TCG Kocatepe 22 July 1974Turkish invasion of CyprusAircraftGravity bombsFriendly fireHMBS Flamingo Bahamas10 May 1980Bahamas exclusive economic zoneAircraftRockets Two Project 205 Moskit 29 November 1980Iran-Iraq WarWarship RGM-84 Harpoon IRIS Paykan 29 November 1980Iran-Iraq WarWarship P-15 Termit Nellie M 6 February 1981The TroublesHijacked pilot boat Improvised explosive device St. Bedan 23 February 1982The TroublesHijacked pilot boat Improvised explosive deviceARA General Belgrano 2 May 1982Falklands War SubmarineMark 8 torpedo Belgrano legal action fails, BBC News Report, 19 July 2000 4 May 1982Falklands WarAircraft AM39 Exocet Destroyed by fire, sank six days after being hit FV Narwal10 May 1982Falklands WarAircraftGravity bombsARA Isla de los Estados11 May 1982Falklands WarWarshipNaval gunsPNA Río Iguazú Argentina21 May 1982Falklands WarAircraftCannon fireStranded in Choiseul Sound and deemed irreparable; finished off with a Sea Skua missile by a Sea King helicopter on 13 June 1982HMS Ardent22 May 1982Falklands WarAircraftGravity bombsHMS Antelope23 May 1982Falklands WarAircraftGravity bombsHampshire (2021), p. 63ELMA Río Carcarañá 24 May 1982Falklands WarAircraftSea SkuaPreviously damaged by Sea Harrier cannon fire HMS Coventry25 May 1982Falklands WarAircraftGravity bombs 25 May 1982Falklands WarAircraft AM39 Exocet RFA Sir Galahad8 June 1982Falklands WarAircraftGravity bombsDestroyed by fire, scuttled on 21 June 1982Foxtrot 48 June 1982Falklands WarAircraftGravity bombsTransit16 June 19821982 Lebanon WarSubmarineTorpedoStranded near the coast, eventually sank MV Sambow Banner 9 August 1982Iran-Iraq WarAircraft AM39 Exocet MV Eastern Hunter 2 January 1983Iran-Iraq WarAircraft AM39 Exocet MV Panoceanic Fame 15 May 1983Iran-Iraq WarAircraft AM39 Exocet MV Iran Reshadat 24 August 1983Iran-Iraq WarAircraft AM39 Exocet MV Iran Rezvan 25 October 1983Iran-Iraq WarAircraft AM39 Exocet MV Skaros 1 February 1984Iran-Iraq WarAircraft AM39 Exocet MV Charming 1 March 1984Iran-Iraq WarAircraft AM39 Exocet MV Rana 23 August 1984Iran-Iraq WarAircraft AM39 Exocet Sonia20 October 1984Irish exclusive economic zoneWarshipNaval guns MV Song Bong 13 September 1985Iran-Iraq WarAircraft AM39 Exocet MV Castor 27 February 1986Iran-Iraq WarAircraft AM39 Exocet Waheed 25 March 1986Action in the Gulf of Sidra (1986)Aircraft AGM-84 Harpoon Ain Zaquit 25 March 1986Action in the Gulf of Sidra (1986)Aircraft AGM-84 Harpoon MV Harmony I 6 May 1986Iran-Iraq WarAircraft AM39 Exocet Chian-der 328 May 1986Argentine exclusive economic zoneWarshipNaval guns MV Bigerange XIV 1 September 1987Iran-Iraq WarAircraft AM39 Exocet MV Iran Sedaghat 31 December 1987Iran-Iraq WarAircraft AM39 Exocet IRIS Joshan 19 April 1988Operation Praying MantisWarship RIM-66 Standard 19 April 1988Operation Praying MantisWarship RGM-84 Harpoon ML-151 Vukov Klanac18 September 1991Croatian War of IndependenceCoastal artilleryHit by Yugoslav People's Army artillery while in the process of being captured by Croatian forcesBRM-8625 September 1991Croatian War of IndependenceWarshipNaval minePerast5 October 1991Croatian War of IndependenceWarship/TanksNaval guns Tank gunfireDestroyed by fire, rescued by Croatian naval commandos and eventually scrappedFishing motorboat23 October 1991Croatian War of IndependenceWarshipNaval gunsAttempted raid by Croatian naval commandosEuro River11 November 1991Croatian War of IndependenceWarshipNaval gunsPČ-176 Mukos14 November 1991Croatian War of IndependenceNaval commandosTorpedoSank in shallow waters, recovered by the Croatian Navy as OB-62 ŠoltaM-144 Iž 16 November 1991Croatian War of IndependenceCoastal artilleryRecovered and scrapped by YugoslaviaM-143 Olib16 November 1991Croatian War of IndependenceCoastal artilleryRecovered and put in service again by YugoslaviaSveti Vlaho Croatia6 December 1991Croatian War of IndependenceCoastal battery9K11 MalyutkaRefloated in 2001 and preserved as a monument at Batala Park in Dubrovnik.
21st Century ShipNationalityDateConflictVectorOrdinanceNotesAl Mansur27 March 2003Iraq WarAircraftMaverick missile Gravity bombsDestroyed by fire, looted and finally capsized RHIB motorboat24 April 2004Iraq WarSuicide boat 10 August 2008Russo-Georgian WarWarship P-120 MalakhitROKS Cheonan26 March 2010Korean conflictSubmarineTorpedo RHIB motorboat29 April 20112011 military intervention in LibyaWarshipNaval gunsBG-11931 August 2014War in DonbasCoastal batteryLu Yan Yuan Yu 01015 March 2016Argentine exclusive economic zoneWarshipNaval gunsSloviansk3 March 2022Russian invasion of UkraineAircraftKh-31 Saratov 24 March 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Ground battery Tochka-U Hit by ballistic missile when moored in Berdyansk harbour. 14 April 2022 Russian invasion of UkraineCoastal battery R-360 Neptune Sunk by Ukrainian R-360 Neptune missiles 17 June 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Coastal battery RGM-84 Harpoon Russian landing ship Novocherkassk 26 December 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Aircraft Storm Shadow Destroyed while in port at Sevastopol. M/V Rubymar2 March 2024Red Sea crisisGround batteryBallistic missileFirst ship sunk by an anti-ship ballistic missileTsiklon19 May 2024Russian invasion of UkraineGround batteryMGM-140 ATACMSSunk while in port at Sevastopol.MV Tutor18 June 2024Red Sea crisisNaval droneAlso hit by an anti-ship missileMagic Seas6 July 2025Red Sea crisisGround batteryBallistic missileSunk by a combination of ballistic and anti-ship missilesEternity C7 July 2025Red Sea crisisGround batteryBallistic missileSunk by a combination of ballistic and anti-ship missilesSimferopol28 August 2025Russian invasion of UkraineNaval drone 4 March 20262026 Iran warSubmarine Mark 48 torpedo
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