The list of shipwrecks in June 1939 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1939.
1 June
List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Herta | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground off Terschelling, Friesland, 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
List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Besholt | Norway | The cargo ship caught fire at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 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
List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Goggiam | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground in fog at Procida.[3] She was refloated the next day.[4] |
8 June
List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Fotini Carras | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground on the South Bellona Reef, Australia (21°25′S 159°34′E / 21.417°S 159.567°E / -21.417; 159.567) and was wrecked.[5][6] |
Kieldiep | Netherlands | The coaster came ashore at Faversham, Kent, United Kingdom.[7] |
10 June
12 June
14 June
15 June
List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Phénix | French Navy | The Redoutable-class submarine never resurfaced after submerging for a mock attack on the light cruiser Lamotte-Picquet ( French Navy during training manoeuvers in the South China Sea off the coast of 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).[12][13] |
Zazpiakbat | France | The schooner collided with Murena ( Netherlands) off North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada and was severely damaged.[11] |
16 June
18 June
List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1939 Ship | State | Description |
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] She was refloated on 20 June.[17] |
19 June
21 June
List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Baltabor | United Kingdom | The cargo liner ran aground at Liepāja, Latvia after being refloated having been aground since 12 February.[17] She was refloated the next day and entered the harbour, where she was beached.[20] Baltabor was refloated and drydocked on 1 July, but was subsequently scrapped.[21][22] |
Chita Maru | Japan | The cargo ship struck a rock at approximately 34°N 126°E / 34°N 126°E / 34; 126 and sprang a leak.[17] |
M. E. Johnson | United Kingdom | The schooner came ashore at Mizen Head, County Cork, Ireland.[17] |
22 June
23 June
24 June
List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Dirphys | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground on the English Bank, in the River Plate off Montevideo, Uruguay. She was later refloated.[23] |
Jalarajan | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at 8°06′N 77°10′E / 8.100°N 77.167°E / 8.100; 77.167 and developed a leak.[23] She put in to Cochin, India.[28] |
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
List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1939 Ship | State | Description |
China Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground off Balum Island, Feni Islands, Papua New Guinea 130 miles (210 km) north east of Rabaul. She was refloated on or after 30 June, repaired and returned to service.[29][30] |
Helene | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground at Portage Island, Washington, United States.[31] She was later refloated.[32] |
27 June
List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Ploubazlanec | France | The cargo ship ran aground at Ras el Amar, Cape Bon, Tunisia.[25] She was refloated on 30 June apparently not severely damaged,[33] and taken under tow for Bizerta.[32] Ploubazlanec sank at 37°20′N 10°37′E / 37.333°N 10.617°E / 37.333; 10.617.[34] Her crew were rescued by Ain el Turk ( France).[32] |
28 June
30 June
List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Mersington Court | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[32] She was refloated on 2 July.[21] |
Notre Dame d'Uronéa | France | The schooner was abandoned in a sinking condition 125 nautical miles (232 km) west south west of Cape Race, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued.[35] |
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.
- ^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939. London: Chatham publishing. p. 523. ISBN 1-86176-023-X.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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 d "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.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48342. London. 27 June 1939. col G, p. 10.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Le trois-mats <<N-D-D'Uronéa>>, de Saint-Malo Fait Naufrage a Terre Neuve" [The three-master <<N-D-D'Uronéa>>, from Saint-Malo Wrecked in Newfoundland] (in French). Wrecksite. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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