List of shipwrecks in May 1944

The list of shipwrecks in May 1944 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1944.

West Loch disaster: The LST-1-class tank landing ship was sunk at Pearl Harbor when mortar shells being offloaded from USS LST-353 exploded starting a chain of explosions and fires.

Wreckage raised and used as a barge.

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LST-39 and LST-480 still ablaze on 22 May 1944