List of shipwrecks in June 1939
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The list of shipwrecks in June 1939 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1939.
June 1939 | ||||||
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5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | ||
References |
1 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Herta | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground off Terschelling, Netherlands.[1] |
HMS Thetis | Royal Navy | The T-class submarine sank whilst on trials with the loss of 99 lives. She was salvaged, repaired and later recommissioned as Thunderbolt. |
2 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Besholt | Norway | The cargo ship caught fire at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was severely damaged.[2] |
Nurtureton | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2] |
San Ubaldo | United Kingdom | The tanker ran aground at Greenock, Renfrewshire.[2] |
5 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Goggiam | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground in fog at Procida.[3] Refloated the next day.[4] |
8 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Fotini Carra | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground on the South Bellona Reef, Australia and was wrecked.[5] |
Kieldiep | Netherlands | The coaster came ashore at Faversham, Kent, United Kingdom.[6] |
10 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Brian | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Goole, Yorkshire and was severely damaged. Later refloated.[7] |
12 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Ben Hur | France | The barquentine caught fire and was abandoned in a sinking condition at 48°16′N 49°27′W / 48.267°N 49.450°W. Crew were rescued by Duchess of Bedford ( United Kingdom).[8] |
Penolver | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck a rock and was beached at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada.[8] |
14 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Dalhanna | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River between Zárate and Buenos Aires, Argentina.[9] Refloated later that day.[10] |
Shellco | United Kingdom | The coastal tanker ran aground on the Stimpson Reef, British Columbia, Canada.[10] |
15 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Phénix | France | The submarine never resurfaced after submerging for a mock attack on the light cruiser Lamotte-Picquet ( France} during training maneuvers in the South China Sea off French Indochina. All 71 men on board died. Her wreck was found the next day 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) northeast of the island of Hon Chut with its stern resting in 105 metres (344 ft) of water and its bow floating at a depth of 40 metres (131 ft).[11][12] |
Zazpiakbat | France | The schooner collided with Murena ( Netherlands) off North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada and was severely damaged.[10] |
16 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Pang Jin | China | The junk foundered in the Red Sea whilst on a voyage from Hong Kong to New York, United States where she was to be an exhibit in the 1939 New York World's Fair.[13] |
17 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Phénix | Marine Nationale | The submarine sank off Saigon, French Indo-China.[14] |
18 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Aide de Camp | Canada | The sailing ship ran aground on Friar Island, Owls Head, Maine, United States and was wrecked with the loss of sixteen lives.[15] |
Arlington | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground 25 nautical miles (46 km) from Little Current, Ontario, Canada.[16] Refloated on 20 June.[17] |
19 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Henry M. Dawes | United States | The tanker ran aground in Mobile Bay, Alabama.[18] Refloated 22 June.[19] |
21 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Baltabor | United Kingdom | The cargo liner ran aground at Liepāja, Latvia after being refloated having been aground since 12 February.[17] Refloated the next day and entered the harbour, where she was beached.[20] Refloated and drydocked on 1 July, but subsequently scrapped.[21][22] |
Chita Maru | Japan | The cargo ship struck a rock at approximately 34°N 126°E / 34°N 126°E and sprang a leak.[17] |
M E Johnson | United Kingdom | The schooner came ashore at Mizen Head, County Cork, Ireland.[17] |
22 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Newton Pine | United Kingdom | The cargo shipn ran aground in the Paraná River at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[19] Refloated the next day.[23] |
Point Lobos | United States | The cargo ship ran aground at San Francisco, California.[24] |
Shoyei Maru | Japan | The cargo ship became stranded south of Gensan, Korea.[25] Declared a total loss.[26] |
23 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Ernrix | United Kingdom | The coaster sprang a leak off Staithes, Yorkshire and sank in Tees Bay. All eleven crew were rescued.[27] |
Stakesby | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground near Puerto Obligado, Argentina. She was refloated two days later and returned to service. |
24 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Dirphys | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground on the English Bank, off Montevideo, Uruguay. She later refloated.[23] |
Jalarajan | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at 8°06′N 77°10′E / 8.100°N 77.167°E and developed a leak. |
Trinidad | Chile | The passenger ship came ashore at Reloncaví. She was later refloated and proceeded to Puerto Montt where she was beached.[23] |
26 June
Ship | State | Description |
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China Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground off Balum Island, Feni Islands, Papua New Guinea 130 miles (210 km) north east of Rabaul. Refloated on or after 30 June, repaired and returned to service.[28][29] |
Helene | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground at Portage Island, Washington, United States.[30] Later refloated.[31] |
27 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Ploubazlanec | France | The cargo ship ran aground at Ras el Amar, Cape Bon, Tunisia.[25] Refloated on 30 June apparently not severely damaged,[32] and taken under tow for Bizerta.[31] The ship sank at 37°20′N 10°37′E / 37.333°N 10.617°E.[33] All crew were rescued by Ain-el-Turk ( France).[31] |
28 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Lipari | France | The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Buenos Aires, Argentina.[25] Refloated on 2 July.[21] |
30 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Mersington Court | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[31] Refloated on 2 July.[21] |
Notre Dame d'Uronea | France | The schooner was abandoned in a sinking condition 125 nautical miles (232 km) west south west of Cape Race, Newfoundland. All crew were rescued. |
References
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48321. London. 2 June 1939. col E, p. 26.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48322. London. 3 June 1939. col F, p. 23.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48324. London. 6 June 1939. col F, p. 25.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48324. London. 7 June 1939. col G, p. 27.
- ^ "Greek Steamer Wrecked". The Times. No. 48327. London. 9 June 1939. col C, p. 28.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48328. London. 10 June 1939. col C, p. 23.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48329. London. 12 June 1939. col C, p. 22.
- ^ a b "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48330. London. 13 June 1939. col A, p. 27.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48332. London. 15 June 1939. col E, p. 24.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48333. London. 16 June 1939. col F, p. 26.
- ^ "Phénix (Q-157) (+1939)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ Anonymous, "Toll of French Submarine Raised to 71 Dead; Saigon in Mourning," Associated Press, 17 June 1939, p. 1.
- ^ "Telegrams in Brief". The Times. No. 48334. London. 17 June 1939. col G, p. 11.
- ^ "TIME-LINE Merchant and Navy Ship events 1939 - 1945 (WWII)". Mareud. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ "Aide de Camp (+1939)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48336. London. 20 June 1939. col F, p. 20.
- ^ a b c d "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48338. London. 22 June 1939. col C, p. 23.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48337. London. 21 June 1939. col G, p. 25.
- ^ a b "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48340. London. 24 June 1939. col G, p. 23.
- ^ "Baltabor Refloated And Beached". The Times. No. 4839. London. 23 June 1939. col F, p. 29.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48348. London. 4 July 1939. col G, p. 25.
- ^ "MV Baltabor (+1939)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48341. London. 26 June 1939. col D, p. 25.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48339. London. 23 June 1939. col F, p. 29.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48345. London. 30 June 1939. col G, p. 28.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48355. London. 12 July 1939. col F, p. 20.
- ^ "Saved From Sinking Ship". The Times. No. 48340. London. 24 June 1939. col B, p. 17.
- ^ "Japanese Steamer Ashore". The Times. No. 48342. London. 27 June 1939. col G, p. 25.
- ^ "Japanese Army Auxiliary Transports". Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48343. London. 28 June 1939. col G, p. 10.
- ^ a b c d "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48347. London. 3 July 1939. col F, p. 22.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48346. London. 1 July 1939. col C, p. 25.
- ^ "Ploubazlanec (1144641)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 28 June 2022.