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The list of shipwrecks in 1939 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1939 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: 3 September 1939 Ship State Description Athenia United Kingdom World War II: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 250 nautical miles (460 km) off the coast of Northern Ireland) by U-30 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of 117 of the 1,418 people on
Pinguin – A German auxiliary cruiser which served as a commerce raider in World War II that captured or sunk 32 ships. On 8 May she was sunk in a battle with HMS Cornwall in the Indian Ocean. Of 401 crew, 341 were lost along with 214 of the 238 prisoners aboard. 555 1942 Italy
List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1939 Ship State Description Arcturus Norway World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom by U-31 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of nine of her 24 crew.
List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1939 Ship State Description Carmarthen Coast United Kingdom World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea three nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) off Seaham, County Durham with the loss of two of her 17 crew.
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1939 Ship State Description Avala Yugoslavia: The cargo ship ran aground 30 nautical miles (56 km) west of Cape Agulhas, Union of South Africa and sank. [8] Declared a total loss. [9] Lutzen: Canada: The coaster, a former Navarin-class minesweeper, ran aground off Nauset Beach, Massachusetts with the loss of a ...
The Rudyard Kipling was a British steam trawler launched in 1920 that undertook fishing operations off the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland for almost 20 years. On 16 September 1939, shortly after the outbreak of World War II, the trawler was captured 40 miles (64 km) west of Clare Island by the German submarine U-27.
Pages in category "World War II shipwrecks in the North Sea" The following 152 pages are in this category, out of 152 total. ... HNoMS Tor (1939) SS Tregenna; HNoMS ...