List of shipwrecks in July 1943

The list of shipwrecks in July 1943 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1943.

World War II: Battle of Kula Gulf: The Mutsuki-class destroyer was shelled and damaged in the Pacific Ocean off Kolombangara by United States Navy ships.

She then ran aground near Bambari Harbour (7°57′S 157°12′E / 7.950°S 157.200°E / -7.950; 157.200) but was bombed and destroyed the same day by American aircraft.

She has by then by almost totally evacuated by crew and troops and there were only 8 killed and 13 injured.

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