36 attacks recorded (9 fatal)
| Date | Country | Region | Location | Fatal? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st 1942 | Australia | New South Wales | Fairy Bower, near North Steyne | N | |
| Jan 4th 1942 | Australia | New South Wales | Egg Rock, Middle Harbor, Sydney | Y | |
| Jan 18th 1942 | Australia | New South Wales | Fairy Bower | N | |
| Mar 4th 1942 | Australia | New South Wales | George | N | |
| Mar 8th 1942 | Cuba | Guantanamo Province | 30 nm southeast of Guantanamo Bay | N | |
| Apr 5th 1942 | Indian Ocean | West of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) | 300 nm from shore | N | |
| May 9th 1942 | Australia | Queensland | Great Barrier Reef, off Cairns | N | |
| Jun 1st 1942 | 300 miles east of St. Thomas (Virgin Islands) | N | |||
| Jun 4th 1942 | Midway Atoll | N | |||
| Jun 8th 1942 | Brazil | N | |||
| Jun 11th 1942 | Bay Of Bengal | Y | |||
| Jul 1st 1942 | Panama | Panama City | Bella Vista Beach | Y | |
| Jul 1st 1942 | N | ||||
| Jul 1st 1942 | Southwest Pacific Ocean | N | |||
| Jul 1st 1942 | Mid-pacifc Ocean | (Southwestern Pacific) | N | ||
| Jul 1st 1942 | Y | ||||
| Jul 1st 1942 | Bahamas | Cay Sal Bank | Anchored off the largest island in the group | N | |
| Jul 1st 1942 | South Africa | Western Cape Province | Simon's Bay | N | |
| Jul 1st 1942 | South Africa | Western Cape Province | Simon | N | |
| Jul 1st 1942 | Indonesia | East Java | Surabaya | N | |
| Aug 8th 1942 | Solomon Islands | N | |||
| Sep 12th 1942 | Australia | Queensland | Trinity Beach, 17 km northwast of Cairns | N | |
| Sep 12th 1942 | Atlantic Ocean | 360 miles north of Ascension Island | N | ||
| Sep 30th 1942 | Atlantic Ocean | 04.05N-13.23W | N | ||
| Oct 12th 1942 | Solomon Islands | Guadalcanal | Cape Esperance (near Savo Islands) | N | |
| Nov 1st 1942 | Off South American coast | Y | |||
| Nov 1st 1942 | Pacific Ocean | Between Hawaii and U.S.A. | N | ||
| Nov 1st 1942 | South Africa | Western Cape Province | Clifton | Y | |
| Nov 12th 1942 | Solomon Islands | Off Savo Island | Y | ||
| Nov 13th 1942 | Solomon Islands / Vanuatu | North of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands while enroute to Vanuatu | N | ||
| Nov 13th 1942 | Solomon Islands | Off Guadalcanal | N | ||
| Nov 16th 1942 | Solomon Islands | Battle of Guadalcanal | N | ||
| Nov 21st 1942 | Indian Ocean | Bound from Cape Town for St. Helena | Y | ||
| Nov 25th 1942 | South Africa | KZN | Umkomaas | N | |
| Nov 28th 1942 | South Africa | KZN | 50 km off St. Lucia | N | |
| Dec 26th 1942 | Australia | New South Wales | Bantry Bay, near Ironstone Point, Middle Harbor, Sydney | Y |