1945 Event Philippines Sea: U.S. cruiser Indianapolis torpedoed/sinks, 880 die 1945 Event After delivering the Atomic Bomb across the Pacific, the cruiser USS Indianapolis is torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine 1945 Event U.S. destroyer Underhill torpedoed West of Guam 1945 Event "Wilhelm Gustloff" torpedoed off Danzig by Soviet sub-c 7,700 die 1945 Event German ship "Wilhelm Gustloff" torpedoed, 4,800 killed 1943 Event Destroyer Itchen torpedoed and sinks 1943 Event Airship Canadian Star torpedoed and sinks 1943 Event James Oglethorpe (U.S.) and Terkolei (Netherlands), torpedoed and sinks 1943 Event Aldemarin (Ned) and Fort Cedar Lake (U.S.) torpedoed and sinks 1943 Event Elin K (No) and Zaanland (Netherlands) torpedoed and sinks 1942 Event Poon Lim set adrift for 133 days after his boat is torpedoed 1942 Event U.S. aircraft carrier Wasp torpedoed at Guadalcanal 1942 Event British aircraft carrier Eagle torpedoed and sinks 1941 Event Hitler orders U.S. ships torpedoed 1941 Event USS Reuben James torpedoed by Germans, even though U.S. is not in war 1941 Event 1st U.S. destroyer (Kearney) torpedoed in WW II, off Iceland 1940 Event German cruiser Blucher torpedoed and capsizes in Oslofjord, 1,000 die 1918 Event 1st WW I U.S. Army troop ship torpedoed and sunk by Germany, off Ireland 1916 Event French cruiser "Admiral Charner" torpedoed off Syrian coast, kills 374 1915 Event Netherlands merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed and sinks in North Sea 1864 Event Confederate ship Albemarle torpedoed/sinks 1862 Event Naval Engagement at Yazoo River, MS (USS CAIRO torpedoed)