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Because not only were opposing armies fighting, but all ships could be and were sunk, and bombing of cities was undertaken by both sides, killing millions of civilians.
The 2 British Capital Ships sunk were the Prince of Wales & Repulse. They were sunk by Japanese bombers. It was a major blow for the British in the Far East along with the loss of Singapore & Hong Kong.....
34 ships were sunk and 288 ships were damaged
They were cargo ships importing food to Britain.
Thousands.
More bombs were dropped on Darwin than in the attack on Pearl Harbour, hundreds of people were killed and many ships sunk in the harbour. President Obama recently visited Darwin and laid a wreath in memory of the US sailors who were killed when USS Peary was sunk by the Japanese in Darwin Harbour.
It was an American destroyer, sunk in the first Japanese air raid on Darwin.
USAT Mauna Loa was sunk in the first air attack.
Probably. With the number of ships in the invation, there must have been French ships. Therefore, French ships could have very possibly been sunk.
23456 ships sunk
103 merchant ships were sunk in world war one
No warships were sunk; some support vessels were sunk by mines.
4,837
It is estimated that about 22 Union ships were sunk by Confederate torpedoes. There were also about 12 ships that were seriously damaged by torpedoes.
Spanish Galleons were sunk.
Germany:U-48 - 52 ships sunk (307,934 tons)United States:By Tonnage - USS Flasher, 100,231 tonsBy Total # Ships Sunk - USS Tautog, 26 total ships
Titanic for sure