List of shipwrecks in August 1939
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The list of shipwrecks in August 1939 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1939.
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14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
1 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Illinoian | United States | The cargo ship ran aground in the Cape Fear River, Wilmington, North Carolina.[1] Refloated undamaged on 7 August.[2] |
2 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Zuid Holland | France | The dredger sprang a leak and sank at Saint Nazaire.[3] |
4 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Bornholm | Norway | The cargo ship collided with Lydia M ( Brazil) at Santos, Brazil. Both vessels were damaged at the bows and beached.[4] |
Junyoshi Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Shiokubisaki, Hokkaido.[4] Declared a total loss.[5] |
UJ 175 Perseus | Kriegsmarine | The auxiliary submarine chaser was lost on this date.[6] |
5 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Andrea F Luckenbach | United States | The cargo ship ran aground at Port Eads, Louisiana.[4] Refloated on 7 August.[2] |
Bernhard | Norway | The cargo ship struck a reef in the Strait of Canso, Canada and was holed. She was beached at Eddy Point.[4] Refloated on 11 August.[7] |
6 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Depere | United States | The cargo ship struck rocks in the Wrangell Narrows, Alaska and was beached.[2] Refloated on 11 August.[7] |
7 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Fahe | Canada | The schooner was destroyed by fire 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Coffin Island, Liverpool, Nova Scotia.[8] |
8 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Astree | France | The cargo ship came ashore at Ouistreham, Calvados.[9] Refloated the next day.[8] |
Frank B Baird | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Murray Bay, Quebec, Canada.[8] Refloated the next day leaking, sailed to Quebec City for drydocking.[10] |
Waimea | New Zealand | The coaster was scuttled in the Cook Strait off Taurakirae Head as a means of disposal.[11] |
Wendover | United Kingdom | The cargo ship grounded in the St Lawrence River at Cape Goose, Canada.[9] Refloated later that day.[8] |
9 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Dalblair | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground south of Gothenburg, Sweden.[12] Refloated the next day after offloading 400 tons of cargo.[10] |
Povvidenza | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground at Cuxhaven, Germany.[8] Refloated the next day.[10] |
Sinbad | Palestine | The patrol vessel exploded and sank off Wadi Falik, south of Nathanya.[13] |
11 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Alga | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground on the Meloria Bank.[5] Refloated the next day.[14] |
Fernglen | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground on the Quita Sueño Bank, Colombia.[7] Refloated on 23 August.[15] |
Sveti Djue | Yugoslavia | The cargo ship struck rocks at Point Silo and was beached in Split Bay.[7] Refloated on 16 August and drydocked for repairs after discharging her cargo.[16] |
12 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Gerania | Sweden | The cargo ship collided with Heemskerk ( Netherlands) off Vlissingen, Netherlands and was beached to prevent her sinking.[14] |
13 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Treworlas | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the River Thames at Poplar, London. Later refloated.[14] |
15 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Strindheim | Norway | The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the mouth of the Tyne with the loss of nine crew.[17] |
Trade Wind | United Kingdom | The motor yacht collided with Lapwing ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames opposite the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, and sank.[18] |
16 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Cabo Sardao | United Kingdom | The tug capsized and sank in the Tagus whilst assisting RMS Vandyck. Refloated some months later, repaired and returned to service.[19] |
17 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Prague | United Kingdom | The passenger ferry ran aground at Harwich, Essex. Refloated later that day.[20] |
Robbie Burns barge (2) | Australia | The barge sank north of Kangaroo Island.[21] |
18 August
Ship | State | Description |
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President de Vogue | Norway | The tanker ran aground at Port-de-Bouc, France.[16] |
Tourny | France | The cargo ship ran aground at Dog Island, River Gambia, British Gambia.[22] |
19 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Herbrand | Norway | The tanker ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[23] Refloated undamaged on 22 August after discharging 7,000 tons of cargo.[24] |
Løvland | Norway | The cargo ship came ashore at Cape North, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada and was wrecked.[23][25] |
20 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Aagot | Finland | The cargo ship ran aground on Saltholm, Denmark. Later refloated.[23] |
Hans Voss | Germany | The auxiliary sailing vessel collided with Bodegraven ( Netherlands) off Hamburg and sank.[23] |
21 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Sire | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) upstream of the Cape Maillard Buoy.[22] Refloated later that day.[24] |
22 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Parita | Panama | The passenger ship was beached at Tel Aviv, Palestine with 900 Jewish refugees on board.[24] |
23 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Constantinos Louloudis | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground in the River Paraná, Argentina.[26] Refloated on 25 August.[27] |
Itacare | Brazil | The passenger ship capsized and sank at Ilhéus with the loss of 34 of the 66 people on board.[26][28] |
24 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Lages | Brazil | The cargo ship ran aground at Rosario, Argentina.[29] Refloated on 27 August.[30] |
25 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Tyalgum | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Tweed River at Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and was wrecked.[27] |
27 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Tiger | Kriegsmarine | The torpedo boat collided with Max Schultz ( Kriegsmarine) off Bornholm, Denmark and sank with the loss of two crewmen.[31] |
28 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Sildra | Norway | The tanker came ashore at They Roustant whilst on a voyage from Corpus Christi, Florida, United States to Port-de-Bouc, France.[32] Refloated the next day.[30] |
Tucuman | Argentina | The tug capsized and sank at South Darsena with the loss of two crew whilst assisting Glasgow ( Argentina) to dock.[32] |
29 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Hilda | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on the Isle of May in the Firth of Forth.[30] Refloated later that day.[33] |
Porsanger | Finland | The cargo ship came ashore at Östra Torp, Sweden.[30] Refloated the next day after jettisoning 400 tons of cargo.[33] |
30 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Ållotar | Finland | The cargo ship collided with Dagny ( Finland off Smygehuk, Sweden and sank with the loss of three of her seven crew. The survivors were rescued by Dagny.[33] |
Saint Conan | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground on Sanda Island, Argyllshire and was wrecked.[34] |
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- ^ "Her Last Trip". The Evening Post. No. Volume CXXVIII, issue 33. Wellington, New Zealand. 8 August 1939. p. 9.
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