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
Main article: List of shipwrecks in January 1940


February
Main article: List of shipwrecks in February 1940


March
Main article: List of shipwrecks in March 1940


April
Main article: List of shipwrecks in April 1940


May
Main article: List of shipwrecks in May 1940


June
Main article: List of shipwrecks in June 1940


July
Main article: List of shipwrecks in July 1940


August
Main article: List of shipwrecks in August 1940


September
Main article: List of shipwrecks in September 1940


October
Main article: List of shipwrecks in October 1940


November
Main article: List of shipwrecks in November 1940


December
Main article: List of shipwrecks in December 1940


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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1940
ShipCountryDescription
Captain Sturt Australia The paddle steamer sank off Kangaroo Island, South Australia.[1]
Dalhousie  United Kingdom World War II: The tug (782 gt, 1885) was scuttled.[2]
Fern  United States With no one on board, the 10-gross register ton, 34.2-foot (10.4 m) motor cargo vessel was wrecked in the middle of George Inlet on the southern coast of Revillagigedo Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[3]
Haalegg  Norway World War II: The cargo ship (1758 gt, 1922) 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. Raised in 1945, repaired and returned to service.[4]
Jupiter Australia The paddle steamer (127 gt, 1866) sank off Port Adelaide, South Australia.[5]
Kurrara Australia The coaster (386 gt, 1883) ran aground at Port Stephens, New South Wales and was wrecked.[6]
Lancashire Lass Australia The paddle steamer (70 gt, 1878) sank off Adelaide, South Australia.[7]
Lass of Geraldton Australia The sailing ship sank in Australian waters.[8]
Marzocco  United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship (5393 gt, 1918) was scuttled as a blockship off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[9]
HMAS Psyche Australia The lighter (2135 gt, 1898) sank in Salamander Bay, New South Wales off Port Stephens.[10]
Raab Karcher  Germany World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Oosterschelde.[11]
Tealings  United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship (2318 gt) was bombed and sunk.[12]
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See also
  • List of shipwrecks
  • List of World War II ships

References
  1. "Captain Sturt (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  2. "SS Dalhousie (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  3. alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (F)
  4. "Norwegian Homefleet - WW II, Ships starting with Ha". Warsailors. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  5. "Jupiter (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  6. "Kurrara (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  7. "Lancashire Lass (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  8. "Lass of Geraldton (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  9. "SS Marzocco (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  10. "Psyche (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  11. "SS Raab Karcher (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  12. "SS Tealings (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
Ship events in 1940
Ship launches: 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
Ship commissionings: 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
Ship decommissionings: 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
Shipwrecks: 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945

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