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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 Allied ships lost to Italian surface vessels in the Mediterranean (1940–43) List of wrecked or lost ships of the Ottoman steam navy List of United States Navy losses in World War II
"N. B. Poe, who lives two miles from the crash scene, pulled the three bodies from the burning wreckage and called air corps officials at Maxwell field [sic], Ala." [60] 16 November Dornier Do 26 V5 was lost on 16 November 1940, killing its crew, after being launched at night from the catapult ship Friesenland [61] in Brest, France. 19 November
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.
One person, a trader called Ling, survived to bring word of the wreck to St. Michael. Jessie was towing the barge Minerva and a second unknown barge, which were both lost. Yup'ik Eskimos were said to have looted vessels. [8] Kad'yak Russia: 2 April 1860 A merchant ship that struck a rock off Spruce Island. The wreck was rediscovered in 2003 ...
List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1925–1934) List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1935–1939) List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1940–1942) List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1943–1944)
Memorial plaque for 1940 Lakeshore Limited derailment in Little Falls, New York. April 19 – United States – Little Falls Gulf Curve crash of 1940 – Little Falls, New York: The New York Central Lake Shore Limited, running from New York City to Chicago derails due to excessive speed on a curve resulting in the deaths of 31 and injuring ...
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 ...