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The list of shipwrecks in 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1940 This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1940 Ship State Description Arlington: Canada: After departing Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada, on 30 April, the 244-foot (74 m) bulk carrier sank in 600 feet (183 m) of water in Lake Superior 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) north of the Keweenaw Peninsula near Superior Shoal in the Copper Harbor, Michigan, area during a storm after her captain first ordered her to ...
List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1940 Ship State Description Albano United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Hartlepool, County Durham.
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List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1940 Ship State Description Aidee United Kingdom World War II: Operation Dynamo: The Thames barge was damaged by enemy action and was abandoned between Dunkerque, Nord, France, and De Panne, West Flanders, Belgium.
List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1940 Ship State Description Berillo Regia Marina: World War II: The Perla-class submarine (695 t) was attacked in the Mediterranean Sea off Sidi Barrani, Egypt by HMS Hasty and HMS Havock (both Royal Navy) and was scuttled by her crew. Two of her 47 crew were killed, the survivors were captured.
List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1940 Ship State Description Motorina Greece The tanker ran aground on Chios and was wrecked. [13]R-5 Kriegsmarine The R-1-class minesweeper (46/60 t, 1932) was crushed by ice and sank off Stolpmünde.
List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1940 Ship State Description Deanbrook United Kingdom: World War II: The tug struck a mine and sank in the River Thames at Tilbury, Essex with the loss of four of her crew. She was later raised and scrapped. [8] [13] Goodwill United Kingdom: World War II: The drifter struck a mine and sank in the Firth of Forth. [8 ...