List of shipwrecks in 1939
The list of shipwrecks in 1939 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1939.
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| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurea |  |
World War II: The trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea 150 nautical miles (280 km) east by north of the Isle of May, Fife by Luftwaffe aircraft.[1] |
| Ghambria | |
World War II: The Admiralty requisitioned cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship in Kirk Sound, Scapa Flow Orkney Islands sometime in 1939. Raised in 1943 and re-sunk in Liverpool Bay for use as sonar target on 15 October 1943.[2] |
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The collier foundered in the North Sea off Withernsea, Yorkshire.[3] |
| Governor Stone |  |
The sailing vessel sank at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[4] |
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With no one on board, the 11-gross register ton, 53-foot (16.2 m) motor vessel sank near Unga, Territory of Alaska.[5] |
| Kinsol | |
The cargo ship sank off Sanda Island, Argyllshire.[6] |
| Oduno | |
The salmon-fishing vessel was lost off Noyes Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Her entire crew of 12 perished.[7] |
| Ruban | |
The collier ran aground on The Lizard, Cornwall and was wrecked.[8] |
| Sans Peur | |
The yacht, owned by George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland, ran aground off Espiritu Santo Island in the Gulf of California. The vessel's captain managed to refloat Sans Peur and anchor it, but a hole had been opened in the bottom and the ship lay partly flooded. With the aid of the tugboat Retriever, the vessel was made sound and the ship resumed its journey.[9] |
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See also
- List of World War II ships
References
- "FV Aurea (FD300) (+1939)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- {{cite web "SS Ghambria cargo ship (1919-1943)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- "SS Giuseppe (+1939)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- Delgado, James P. (31 October 1990). "Maritime Heritage of the United State NHL Themes Study Large Vessels / Governor Stone (schooner)" (pdf). National Park Service. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (H)
- "SS Kinsol (+1939)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (O)
- "SS Ruban (+1939)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- "Ambulance for Crippled Ships". Popular Mechanics. Vol. 72 no. 6. Chicago, Illinois: Popular Mechanics Co. December 1939. pp. 850–852. OCLC 506031407.
| Ship events in 1939 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 |
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