List of shipwrecks in June 1942

World War II: Battle of Midway: The Yorktown-class aircraft carrier capsized and sank in the Pacific Ocean off Midway Atoll after being hit by three bombs dropped by dive bombers from Hiryū ( Imperial Japanese Navy) on 4 June and by two torpedoes fired by I-168 ( Imperial Japanese Navy) on 6 June.

[193] World War II: After hiding from German U-Boats in a minefield off of Cape Hatteras, the tanker was being escorted by the United States Coast Guard out of the minefield when it lost sight of the escort and struck a mine, sinking approximately 11 nautical miles (20 km) off the coast of Ocracoke, North Carolina (34°59′N 75°48′W / 34.983°N 75.800°W / 34.983; -75.800).

[63] After a botched attempt by the minesweeper HMS Hebe ( Royal Navy) to scuttle Kentucky when towing her back to the convoy became untenable, the tanker was abandoned.

[193] World War II: Operation Vigorous: The N-class destroyer was bombed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea off Crete by Regia Aeronautica aircraft with the loss of four of her crew.

World War II: The naval trawler was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 20 nautical miles (37 km) south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina (34°50′N 75°20′W / 34.833°N 75.333°W / 34.833; -75.333), by U-701 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of four of her 25 crew.