List of shipwrecks in 1940
The list of shipwrecks in 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1940.
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January
[edit]February
[edit]March
[edit]April
[edit]May
[edit]June
[edit]July
[edit]August
[edit]September
[edit]October
[edit]November
[edit]December
[edit]Unknown date
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Captain Sturt |  Australia |
The paddle steamer sank off Kangaroo Island, South Australia.[1] |
| Cläre Hugo Stinnes I |  Norway |
World War II: The captured German cargo ship was sunk at Ulvik. She was refloated later in 1940 and re-entered German service.[2] |
| Dalhousie |  United Kingdom |
World War II: The tug was scuttled.[3] |
| Fern |  United States |
With no one on board, motorboat was wrecked in the middle of George Inlet on the southern coast of Revillagigedo Island in the Alexander Archipelago, Alaska Territory.[4] |
| Haalegg | Norway |
World War II: The cargo ship was either bombed and sunk at Narvik, Norway, by Luftwaffe aircraft on 17 May; or was shelled and sunk by Royal Navy ships on 13 April. She was raised in 1945, repaired and returned to service.[5] |
| Jupiter | Australia |
The paddle steamer sank off Port Adelaide, South Australia.[6] |
| Kurrara | Australia |
The coaster ran aground at Port Stephens, New South Wales and was wrecked.[7] |
| Lancashire Lass | Australia |
The paddle steamer sank off Adelaide, South Australia.[8] |
| Lass of Geraldton | Australia |
The sailing ship sank in Australian waters.[9] |
| Marzocco |  United Kingdom |
World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[10] |
| "Meera" |  Sweden |
The 103-foot (31 m) 159-ton trawler rolled on her side and was damaged beyond economic repair on a slipway at Lindolmen Shipyard, Gothenburg.[11] |
| HMAS Psyche |  Royal Australian Navy |
The lighter sank in Salamander Bay off Port Stephens.[12] |
| Raab Karcher |  Germany |
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Oosterschelde.[13] |
| Tealings | United Kingdom |
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk.[14] |
| HMS Thames | Royal Navy |
World War II: The River-class submarine went missing in the North Sea between 23 July and 3 August. She probably struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Stavanger, Norway (57°20′N 3°10′E / 57.333°N 3.167°E) with the loss of all 63 crew.[15] |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Captain Sturt (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ↑ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939. London: Chatham Publishing. p. 468. ISBN 1-86176-023-X.
- ↑ "SS Dalhousie (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (F)
- ↑ "Norwegian Homefleet - WW II, Ships starting with Ha". Warsailors. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ↑ "Jupiter (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ↑ "Kurrara (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ↑ "Lancashire Lass (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ↑ "Lass of Geraldton (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ↑ "SS Marzocco (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ↑ "S. T. Camenes FD204". fleetwood-trawlers. 24 July 2026.
- ↑ "Psyche (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ↑ "SS Raab Karcher (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ↑ "SS Tealings (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ↑ "Naval Events, July 1940, Part 1 of 2, Monday 1st- Sunday 14th". Naval History. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
