List of shipwrecks in 1940
The list of shipwrecks in 1940 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1940. Most of the ships listed here were lost in connection with World War II.
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Agate | The cargo ship ran aground on Islay and was wrecked.[1] | |
Captain Sturt | The paddle steamer sank off Kangaroo Island, South Australia.[2] | |
Dalhousie | World War II: The tug was scuttled.[3] | |
Dinteldyk | World War II: The cargo ship was burnt out in a Luftwaffe air raid on Rotterdam, South Holland.[4] | |
Haalegg | World War II: The cargo ship was either bombed and sunk at Narvik, Norway, by Luftwaffe aircraft on 17 May; or was shelled and sunk by Royal Navy ships on 13 April. Raised in 1945, repaired and returned to service.[5] | |
Jupiter | The paddle steamer sank off Port Adelaide, South Australia.[6] | |
Kai | World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in Danish waters. Later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[7] | |
Kurrara | The coaster ran aground at Port Stephens, New South Wales and was wrecked.[8] | |
Lancashire Lass | The paddle steamer sank off Adelaide, South Australia.[9] | |
Lass of Geraldton | The sailing ship sank in Australian waters.[10] | |
HMS LCT 705 | The landing craft tank sank off Dunkerque, Nord, France.[11] | |
Marzocco | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[12] | |
HMAS Psyche | The lighter sank in Salamander Bay, New South Wales off Port Stephens.[13] | |
Raab Karcher | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Oosterschelde.[14] | |
Rødskjæl | World War II: The coastal tanker was bombed and sunk at Narvik, Norway, by Luftwaffe aircraft. The date of the attack may have been 4 May 1940.[15] | |
Tealings | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk.[16] |
See also
References
- ↑ "SS Agate (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ↑ "Captain Sturt (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ↑ "SS Dalhousie (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ "Dinteldyk". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ↑ "Norwegian Homefleet - WW II, Ships starting with Ha". Warsailors. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ↑ "Jupiter (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ↑ "SS Kai (II) (+1941)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ "Kurrara (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ↑ "Lancashire Lass (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ↑ "Lass of Geraldton (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ↑ "LCT-705". Wrecksite. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ↑ "SS Marzocco (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ↑ "Psyche (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ↑ "SS Raab Karcher (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ↑ "Norwegian Homefleet - WW II, Ships starting with R". Warsailors. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ↑ "SS Tealings (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
Ship events in 1940 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 |
Ship commissionings: | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 |
Shipwrecks: | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 |
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