List of shipwrecks in February 1939
The list of shipwrecks in February 1939 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1939.
February 1939 | ||||||
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Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | Unknown date | ||||
References |
1 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Iron Warrior | The cargo ship ran aground at Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia.[1] | |
Thode Faguland | The cargo ship ran aground at Concepción del Uruguay, Argentina.[1] |
2 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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I-63 | The Kaidai-type submarine collided with the submarine I-60 ( | |
Northton | The cargo ship sank at Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada.[7] | |
Washington | The dredger caught fire and sank at New York.[7] |
3 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Avala | The cargo ship ran aground 30 nautical miles (56 km) west of Cape Agulhas, South Africa and sank.[8] Declared a total loss.[9] | |
Lutzen | The coaster, a former Navarin-class naval trawler, ran aground off Nauset Beach, Massachusetts, near Cape Cod, with the loss of a crew member.[7] She capsized in a storm on 7 February and broke up.[10][11] | |
Montrolite | The tanker ran aground in the Indo Channel, Argentina.[12] Refloated on 5 February.[9] |
5 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Glenmaroon | The cargo ship ran aground in the Seine at Aizier, Eure, France. Refloated the next day.[9] | |
Mitra | The tanker came ashore 12 nautical miles (22 km) west of Tallinn, Estonia.[12] Later refloated.[9] | |
Mylla | The tanker ran aground at Kastrup, Denmark.[12] Refloated on 8 February.[13] |
6 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Authorpe | Spanish Civil War: The nationalist government owned trawler, a former Admiralty naval trawler, was accidentally sunk by Nationalist aircraft at Alicante. Raised, repaired and returned to service.[14][15] | |
Leverkusen | The passenger ship ran aground on the Saratoga Spit, off the coast of Japan.[16] |
7 February
8 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Maria de Larrinaga | The cargo ship issued a mayday in the Atlantic Ocean (42°30′N 46°00′W).[10] Wreckage spotted the next day by Aurania ( | |
Pluto | The cargo ship ran aground off Dragør, Denmark.[10] Refloated on 10 February after discharging 100 tons of cargo.[17] | |
HMAS Swordsman | The S-class destroyer was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off New South Wales.[22] |
9 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aghios Nicolaos | The cargo ship ran aground of the Punta Bianca Lighthouse, Grossa Islan, Yugoslavia.[17] Refloated on 14 February.[23] | |
Apollo | The cargo ship ran aground on Møn, Denmark.[13] Refloated 11 February.[24] | |
Corio | The cargo ship was scuttled off Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia.[25] | |
Damanski | The cargo ship ran aground at Stylis.[13] | |
Dronningen | The passenger ship ran aground in fog at Arendal, Norway.[13] | |
Elsa Croy | The schooner came ashore north of Rønne, Denmark.[13] Refloated on 19 February.[26] | |
Fonix | The cargo ship ran aground at Fedje and sank. All crew were rescued.[13] | |
Glückauf | The collier collided with the wreck of Katina Bulgaris ( | |
Kaupanger | The cargo ship ran aground in the Guadiana 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) downstream of Pomerão, Portugal.[13] Refloated undamaged on 16 February.[28] |
10 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Chuy | The cargo ship ran aground at Bahia, Brazil.[17] She later was refloated.[24] | |
Egeran | The cargo ship passed the Elbe Lighthouse on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany, to Rotterdam, the Netherlands. No further trace.[29] | |
Lightburne | The tanker ran aground in dense fog at Old Harbour Point on the coast of Block Island off Rhode Island, broke in two, and sank. All 37 crew members and a dog on board were rescued by the cutter USCGC Active ( | |
USS Monocacy | The decommissioned gunboat was scuttled off the coast of China. |
11 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Basil Blackett | The cargo ship ran aground of a reef off Nassau, Bahamas.[24] Declared a total loss.[23] | |
Maltran | The cargo ship ran aground in the James River.[24] Refloated the next day.[31] |
12 February
13 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Agnew | The dredger ran aground at Devonport, Tasmania, Australia.[31] Declared a total loss and sold for scrap.[33] | |
Naviedale | The cargo ship ran aground off the Longman Beacon, Inverness-shire.[31] Refloated on 15 February.[23] | |
Saiko Maru | The cargo ship collided with Binna ( |
14 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Koningsdiep | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Arkona, Germany.[33] Her cargo of bricks was jettisoned and she was refloated severely damaged on 23 February and towed to Stralsund for assessment.[34] |
15 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Topdalsfjord | The cargo ship ran aground in Hjeltefjorden and was severely damaged.[23] |
16 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arnfinn Jarl | The cargo ship ran aground in Sørfjorden, near Bergen and was severely damaged.[28] Later refloated and towed to Bergen for repairs.[26] | |
Kaipara | The cargo ship ran agrount at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada and sprang a leak. She was drydocked for repairs.[35] |
17 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Albion | The cargo ship ran aground off the Stavnes Lighthouse and was severely damaged. She was beached at Kristiansund, one crew member was killed.[35] | |
Gertrude Jean | The schooner was crushed by pack ice at Hickman's Harbor, Newfoundland and sank.[35] Declared a total loss.[36] | |
Rossmore | The cargo ship ran aground at Hayle, Cornwall.[35] Refloated the next day.[26] | |
Wiborg | The coaster collided with City of Bremen ( |
18 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kongeaa | The cargo ship ran aground off Dragør.[36] Refloated the next day.[26] | |
Moreton Bay | The passenger ship ran aground in the Suez Roads, Egypt. Later refloated undamaged.[36] | |
Moyalla | The cargo ship ran aground at Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland.[36] | |
Provençal 8 | The tug capsized and sank at Algiers whilst assisting Oceana ( | |
Nasu Maru | The salvage ship ran aground on one of the Ryukyu Islands.[26] | |
Taurus | The cargo ship sprang a leak 18 nautical miles (33 km) east north east of the Borkum Lightship. She was later beached.[36] Later refloated and taken to Cuxhaven for repairs.[26] |
20 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alfa | The cargo ship ran aground west of Arensburg.[26] Refloated on 10 March after part of the cargo was jettisoned and towed to Tallinn.[37] | |
Beaverhill | The cargo ship ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Partridge Island, New Brunswick, Canada and was damaged. Taken to Saint John for repairs.[26] | |
Changri | The schooner came ashore at San Felipe Key, Cuba.[26] | |
Kaiyoku Maru | The cargo ship foundered east of Port Hamilton, Korea (34°03′N 127°24′E).[38] |
21 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Daniel M | The coaster ran aground at the entrance to Margate Harbour, Kent.[39] |
22 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS L21 | The L-class submarine ran aground on the Isle of Arran, Bute whilst under tow to the breakers. She was refloated on 24 February.[40] | |
HMS Sterlet | The S-class submarine ran aground off Sandown, Isle of Wight in a gale. She was later refloated.[41] | |
HMS Sunfish | The S-class submarine ran aground off Sandown, Isle of Wight in a gale. She was later refloated.[41] |
23 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Stangrove | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship had been shelled off Cap de Creus and captured by the Spanish Nationalist gunboat Dato ( |
24 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Diana | The cargo ship came ashore at Palma de Mallorca, Spain.[44] Refloated by 11 March.[37] |
25 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Loulis | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Cap de Creus, Spain.[42] | |
Mercurius | The cargo ship ran aground at Sjkelskør, Denmark. Refloated the next day and sailed to Korsør for examination.[34] | |
Norden | The cargo ship ran aground at Korsør. Refloated the next day and entered Korsør for examination. |
26 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lillian | The cargo ship collided with Wiegand ( |
27 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Swan | The 36-gross register ton, 54-foot (16 m) motor towing vessel was wrecked on Tugidak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago. The two people on board survived.[48] |
28 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Naja | The Admiralty-requisitioned cargo ship was scuttled in Water Sound, Scapa Flow as a blockship.[49] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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C 2 | Spanish Civil War: The C 1-class motor launch was lost in February or March. | |
C 5 | Spanish Civil War: The C 1-class motor launch was lost in February or March. | |
Lucky | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was sunk in an air raid at Valencia, Spain. Refloated on 21 April.[51] |
References
- "Casualty Reports". The Times (48219). London. 2 February 1939. col G, p. 4.
- "Japanese Submarine Sunk". The Times (48221). London. 4 February 1939. col B, p. 11.
- "81 Lives Lost In Sunken Submarine". The Times (48223). London. 7 February 1939. col B, p. 14.
- "Type KD3". Combined Fleet. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- "Submarine Sunk. Japanese Mishap". The Evening Post (Volume CXXVII, issue 29). Wellington, New Zealand. 4 February 1939. p. 9.
- Chesneau, Roger, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946, New York: Mayflower Books, 1980, ISBN 0-8317-0303-2, p. 198.
- "Casualty Reports". The Times (48221). London. 4 February 1939. col C, p. 21.
- "Yugoslav Steamer Lost". The Times (48221). London. 3 February 1939. col C, p. 21.
- "Casualty Reports". The Times (48223). London. 7 February 1939. col C, p. 24.
- "Casualty Reports". The Times (48224). London. 9 February 1939. col F, p. 8.
- "Lutzen, Cargo Ship 1918-1939". Wrecksite. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- "Casualty Reports". The Times (48222). London. 6 February 1939. col F-G, p. 21.
- "Casualty Reports". The Times (48225). London. 10 February 1939. col F, p. 26.
- "UAD-RAS patrols, Spain". Navypedia. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- "S.T Authorpe FD 91". Fleetwoodtrawlers.info. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- "Casualty Reports". The Times (48224). London. 8 February 1939. col F, p. 4.
- "Casualty Reports". The Times (48227). London. 11 February 1939. col F, p. 23.
- "Casualty Reports". The Times (48243). London. 2 March 1939. col C, p. 26.
- "High Rate On British Steamer". The Times (48226). London. 10 February 1939. col F, p. 26.
- "British Ship Lost In Atlantic". The Times (48226). London. 10 February 1939. col E, p. 14.
- "SS Mari de Larrinaga (+1939)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- "Hmas Swordsman (+1939)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- "Casualty Reports". The Times (48231). London. 16 February 1939. col G, p. 24.
- "Casualty Reports". The Times (48228). London. 13 February 1939. col F, p. 20.
- "SS Corio (+1939)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- "Casualty Reports". The Times (48235). London. 21 February 1939. col F, p. 26.
- "SS Gluckauf ? (+1939)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- "Casualty Reports". The Times (48232). London. 17 February 1939. col C, p. 25.
- "SS Egeran (+1939)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- Lightburne
- "Casualty Reports". The Times (48229). London. 14 February 1939. col F, p. 20.
- "Casualty Reports". The Times (48338). London. 22 June 1939. col C, p. 23.
- "Casualty Reports". The Times (48230). London. 15 February 1939. col C, p. 25.
- "Casualty Reports". The Times (48240). London. 27 February 1939. col G, p. 24.
- "Casualty Reports". The Times (48233). London. 18 February 1939. col G, p. 23.
- "Casualty Reports". The Times (48234). London. 20 February 1939. col C, p. 23.
- "Casualty Reports". The Times (48251). London. 11 March 1939. col G, p. 22.
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- "Casualty Reports". The Times (48237). London. 23 February 1939. col F, p. 24.
- "News in Brief". The Times (48239). London. 25 February 1939. col G, p. 9.
- "Grounding Of Three Submarines". The Times (48237). London. 23 February 1939. col E, p. 16.
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- "Casualty Reports". The Times (48244). London. 3 March 1939. col F, p. 20.
- "News in Brief". The Times (48241). London. 28 February 1939. col B, p. 13.
- "The Loss Of The Lillian". The Times (48242). London. 1 March 1939. col G, p. 4.
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- "Emerald Wings: Block Ship". Scapa Flow Wrecks. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- "Casualty Reports". The Times (48287). London. 24 April 1939. col C, p. 23.
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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