List of shipwrecks in January 1939
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The list of shipwrecks in January 1939 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1939.
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1 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Anadolu | Turkey | The cargo ship ran aground in a storm at Bender Eregli.[1] |
Calchas | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground off the Kelsnor Lighthouse, Langeland, Denmark.[2] Refloated on 5 January but damaged and leaking.[3] |
Galata | Turkey | The cargo ship ran aground in a storm at Bender Eregli.[1][3] |
Ikbal | Turkey | The cargo ship ran aground in a storm at Bender Eregli.[1] Refloated on 8 January.[4] |
Kaplan | Turkey | The cargo ship sank in a storm at Bender Eregli.[3][5] |
Millet | Turkey | The cargo ship sank in a storm at Bender Eregli. Only two crew survived.[5] |
Mete | Turkey | The cargo ship ran aground in a storm at Bender Eregli.[1][4] Refloated on 21 January.[6] |
Nicolaos Nomicos | Greece | The cargo ship sank in a storm at Bender Eregli.[3][5] Refloated on 9 January.[7] |
Sadan | Turkey | The cargo ship ran aground in a storm at Bender Eregli.[1][4] Refloated 18 January.[8][8] |
Samsun | Turkey | The cargo ship ran aground in a storm at Bender Eregli.[9] Refloated on 26 January.[10] |
Sumer | Turkey | The cargo ship sank in a storm at Bender Eregli. Refloated on 9 January.[5][7] |
Tan | Turkey | The cargo ship ran aground in a storm at Bender Eregli.[1][3] Refloated on 6 January.[11] |
Zonguldak | Turkey | The cargo ship ran aground in a storm at Bender Eregli.[1][4] Refloated on 8 January.[7] |
2 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Galatea | Norway | The cargo ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Copenhagen, Denmark.[9] Refloated on 5 January.[3] |
Mexico | Norway | The tanker ran aground at Dragør, Denmark.[9] |
Tilda | Finland | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Setúbal, Portugal.[9] She was refloated the next day after 350 tons of oil was discharged.[12] Refloated undamaged on 5 January.[3] |
4 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Chief Wawatam | United States | The train ferry ran aground on the North Graham Shoal in the Straits of Mackinac.[3] Refloated on 9 January.[13] |
5 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Cheyenne | United Kingdom | The tanker ran aground at Spodsbjerg, Denmark. Later refloated undamaged.[3] |
Kyleclare | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the River Moy, County Mayo, Ireland.[3] Refloated undamaged the next day.[11] |
Shuntai Maru | Japan | The cargo ship was driven ashore in a gale at Muroran, Hokkaidō.[7] Later refloated.[14] |
Yubari Maru | Japan | The cargo ship was driven ashore in a gale at Muroran.[7] Later refloated.[14] |
6 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Authorpe | Panama | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Alicante by Nationalist aircraft. Refloated in 1939 and seized by the Spanish Government, repaired and returned to service as Alhucemas.[15] |
V11 Francisco | Spanish Republican Navy | Spanish Civil War: The auxiliary patrol ship was lost on this date.[16] |
Yamahuzi Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground on the Miyako Luchu Islands.[11] Refloated 3 February.[17] |
7 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Helios | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground entering Pasajes Harbour, Portugal developed a leak.[4] |
Hoegh Silvercrest | United Kingdom | The cargo liner ran aground at Montufar Point, San Bernardino Strait, Philippines.[4][18] The ship was later abandoned by her crew.[19] The ship broke up on 17 February.[20] |
Jadarland | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Oslo and was damaged.[4] |
Pass of Ballater | United Kingdom | The tanker ran aground at Nantes, France.[4] Refloated later that day but severely damaged.[7] |
8 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Dido | Norway | The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea 95 nautical miles (176 km) south west of Utsire island with the loss of one crew member.[21] |
St Nazaire | France | The cargo ship ran aground off Pauillac, Gironde.[4] Later refloated.[7] |
Thetis | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground in the Martin Garcia Channel, Argentina.[4] Refloated the next day.[7] |
Tinda | Netherlands | The cargo ship ran aground at Asnæs, Denmark.[4] Refloated on 10 January having sustained some damage to her bottom.[13] |
10 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Berwindvale | United States | The cargo ship ran aground in the Kennebec River. She was later refloated with a damaged bottom.[19] |
Llanover | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was driven ashore in a gale at Niigata, Japan.[19] Refloated on 25 January.[10] |
Waukegan | United States | The cargo ship collided with the St George's Bridge over the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal at St. Georges, Delaware and demolished the bridge, blocking the canal.[13] Two people were killed.[19] |
11 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Severonia | Estonia | The cargo ship ran aground at Turku, Finland.[19] Declared a total loss.[14] |
12 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Gretaston | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Yavaros, Mexico.[22] Later refloated undamaged.[23] |
Trio | Finland | The cargo ship foundered off Den Helder, Netherlands.[24] |
13 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Herbert G Wylie | Venezuela | The tanker broke in two and sank at New York, United States.[23] |
14 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Cabo Cullera | Spain | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Tarragona by Spanish Nationalist aircraft.[25] |
15 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Cheribon Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground north of Cayagan Sulu Island, Philippines.[23] |
Conifer | United Kingdom | The cargo ship collied with Monte Santo ( Italy) in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) off the Sandette Lightship and sank.[23] All nine crew were rescued by Monte Santo and landed at Vlissingen, Netherlands.[14] |
Elsie | Norway | The cargo ship suffered an explosion in her engine room. She came ashore at Mandal and broke in three, with the midsection sinking. Elsie was declared a total loss, all sixteen crew survived.[23][26][27] |
Wyvern | Norway | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Pensacola, Florida.[23] Refloated later that day.[14] |
16 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Cambay Star | United Kingdom | The cargo ship foundered in the Indian Ocean at 18°19′N 70°40′E / 18.317°N 70.667°E.[14] |
Kashiwa Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Awomori.[14] |
Orion | Finland | The cargo ship ran aground on Harmaja, Helsinki.[14] |
17 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Belbowrie | United Kingdom | The auxiliary schooner was driven ashore at Maroubra Bay, New South Wales, Australia and was wrecked.[26] |
Dudley Rose | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the River Thames at Grays Thurrock, Essex.[28] Refloated the next day.[29] |
18 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Giove | Regia Marina | The naval tanker ran aground in the Rooka Channel, Shatt el Arab, Iraq.[8] Refloated on 20 January after discharging 3,000 tons of oil.[30] |
Herzogin Cecilie | Finland | The barque capsized and sank at Starehole Bay, Devon, United Kingdom. |
Ulmus | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire off Gibraltar. The crew were saved and the ship was towed by Spanish Nationalist vessels to Barcelona.[15] |
19 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Jaguar | Norway | The tanker broke in two at approximately 35°N 46°W / 35°N 46°W. All 37 crew rescued by Douala ( Norway).[31] Stern section reported afloat on 30 January at 35°00′N 39°49′W / 35.000°N 39.817°W.[32] Reported on 7 February at 35°25′N 31°44′W / 35.417°N 31.733°W.[33] The stern section was taken in tow by Thames ( Netherlands) on 11 February. Reported to be heading for Horta, Azores, Portugal,[34] which was reached on 14 February with assistance from Seefalke ( Germany).[35] The stern section departed Horta under tow for Rotterdam, Netherlands on 22 February,[36] where it arrived on 11 March.[37] |
Laura Annie Barnes | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground in the Nantucket Sound, United States.[30] |
V14 Rafael | Spanish Republican Navy | Spanish Civil War: The auxiliary patrol ship was lost on this date.[16] |
20 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Esbjorn | Finland | The cargo ship ran aground at Lyngsodde, Fredericia, Denmark. Refloated later that day.[6] |
21 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Koidula | Estonia | The cargo ship ran aground in the Uruguay River, Uruguay.[6] Refloated on 27 January after 1,700 tons of cargo was discharged.[38] |
Pacific Grove | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Guayaquil, Ecuador.[6] |
V17 Juan Lucena | Spanish Republican Navy | Spanish Civil War: The auxiliary patrol ship was lost on this date.[16] |
Wilston | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Wicca Pool, Zennor, Cornwall, UK with the loss of all hands.[39][40] |
22 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Cabourg | France | The cargo ship reported passing Ouessant, Finistère whilst on a voyage from Ghent, West Flanders, Belgium to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. No further trace, presumed foundered as the bodies of two crew members were later washed up.[41][42] |
Mado | Netherlands | The cargo ship ran aground entering Margate Harbour, Kent, United Kingdom.[6] Refloated the next day.[43] |
Silverash | United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire and sank at New York, United States.[44] Later refloated, departed under tow on 23 April for Sunderland, Co Durham.[45] Arrived on 18 May.[46] |
Wilston | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground near Cape Cornwall, Cornwall with the loss of all 30 crew.[47] |
23 January
Ship | State | Description |
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African Mariner | United Kingdom | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Barcelona by Nationalist aircraft. Two crew were killed.[48] She was refloated on 18 April 1939 and seized by the Spanish Government, repaired and returned to service as Castillo Montjuich.[49] |
Argentina | Spain | Spanish Civil War: The passenger ship was bombed and sunk at Barcelona. Later raised and scrapped.[50] |
C17 | Spanish Republican Navy | Spanish Civil War: The C1-class motor launch was lost on this date.[51] |
John and Sara Eliza Stych | Royal National Lifeboat Institution | The St Ives lifeboat launched to go to the aid of a steamship off Cape Cornwall, United Kingdom. She capsized three times; off Clodgy Point, The Island and Godrevy Point. Only one crew member survived.[52] |
Lobos | United Kingdom | The passenger ship collided with Viriglio ( Italy) off Callao, Peru and was beached.[53] Later refloated, arrived at Lima on 17 February.[54] |
Nida | Lithuania | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Christiansø, Denmark. Refloated later that day.[53] |
Riga | Estonia | The cargo ship was driven ashore on Christiansø, Denmark.[43] |
Sulev | Estonia | The cargo ship ran aground at Nantes, France.[43] |
V16 Maria | Spanish Republican Navy | Spanish Civil War: The auxiliary patrol ship was lost on this date.[16] |
24 January
Ship | State | Description |
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St Clair Therault | United Kingdom | The schooner caught fire and was abandoned at 47°47′N 6°55′W / 47.783°N 6.917°W.[53] |
Itange | Brazil | The cargo ship ran aground at Victoria, sprang a leak and was beached.[53] |
Miocene | United Kingdom | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Barcelona by Nationalist aircraft. Refloated in 1940, confiscated by the Spanish Government but scrapped in 1944.[15] |
Nueve Pepe Leston | Spanish Navy | Spanish Civil War: The minesweeper was sunk by mines.[55] |
Vassos | Greece | The tanker ran aground at Lysersori.[53] Refloated on 26 January.[56] |
25 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Azelma | France | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Sant Feliu de Guíxols by Nationalist aircraft. Refloated in 1940, confiscated by the Spanish Government and returned to service as Castillo Javier.[15] |
Colonel Ralston | United Kingdom | The cargo ship came ashore at Annapolis, Maryland, United States and was a total loss.[57] |
Kaiapoi | Panama | The cargo ship struck rocks and sank in Wenchow Bay, China (28°16′N 121°38′E / 28.267°N 121.633°E). All crew were rescued.[10] |
Supetar | Yugoslavia | The cargo ship ran aground at Karadeniz Ereğli, Turkey. Refloated later that day.[10] |
26 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Aspen | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground at the entrance to Holyhead Harbour, Anglesey.[10] |
Fueloil | United States | The tanker ran aground on Shooters Island, New York.[10] Refloated later that day.[56] |
Monturiol | Spanish Republican Navy | Spanish Civil War: The auxiliary patrol ship was lost on this date.[16] |
Yolande | France | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Barcelona by Nationalist aircraft.[15] |
27 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Kamikaze Maru | Japan | The coastal tanker capsized and sank off Kushiro.[56] |
Foynes | United Kingdom | Spanish Civil War: The tanker was bombed and damaged at Valencia. She capsized and sank the next day.[38] She was refloated on 23 November, repaired and entered Spanish service as Castillo Riaza.[58] |
Shun Chih | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Swatow, China.[56] Refloated undamaged the next day.[38] |
Suzy | Greece | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and severely damaged at Valencia.[38] |
28 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Virgil G. Bogue | United States | The tug collided with Point Lobos ( United States) in the Oakland Estuary, California and sank.[38] |
Lake Lugano | United Kingdom | Spanish Civil War: The steamer, already abandoned and beached at the bay of Palamós after being damaged by air attack on 6 August 1938, was shelled and wrecked by the Spanish Nationalist auxiliary cruiser Mar Negro ( Spanish Navy) at 41°50′49.90″N 03°07′08.85″E / 41.8471944°N 3.1191250°E.[59][60] |
29 January
Ship | State | Description |
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V12 Adela | Spanish Republican Navy | Spanish Civil War: The auxiliary patrol ship was lost on this date.[16] |
30 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Garryvale | Finland | The cargo ship ran aground in the North Sea off the mouth of the Tees. She was refloated and consequently scrapped. Her crew survived.[61] |
Julie | United Kingdom | The sailing ship was abandoned in a sinking condition 15 nautical miles (28 km) south south east of the Eddystone Lighthouse. The crew were rescued by the trawler Roger Robert ( Belgium).[32] |
31 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Askot | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground off Foundiougne, French West Africa.[62] Refloated the next day.[63] |
Robur VIII | Poland | The cargo ship ran aground north of the Terschelling Lighthouse, Netherlands. Refloated the next day.[63] |
Ohio | United States | The tug collided with Esso Belgium ( Belgium) at New Orleans, Louisiana and was beached.[64] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Besos | Spanish Republican Navy | Spanish Civil War: The auxiliary patrol ship was lost sometime in January.[16] |
Crisabelle Stephen | United Kingdom | The fishing vessel ran aground and sank.[65] |
HMS Medea | Royal Navy | The decommissioned and sold for scrap minesweeper/training ship, a former Template:Sclass- monitor, parted her tow on her way to the breaker's yard and was driven ashore at Trebetherick Point, Cornwall or Padstow, Cornwall and was wrecked on 23 or 28 January.[66][43] |
V24 Teresa | Spanish Republican Navy | Spanish Civil War: The auxiliary patrol ship was lost sometime in January.[16] |
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