The list of shipwrecks in April 1939 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1939.
1 April
List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1939
Ship | Country | Description |
Antioquia |
Colombia |
The river steamer sank at Barranquilla.[1] |
2 April
List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1939
Ship | Country | Description |
Capitaine Damiani |
France |
The tanker ran aground at Port-de-Bouc, Bouches-du-Rhône and was holed. Refloated after 250 tons of oil was offloaded.[2] |
7 April
List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1939
Ship | Country | Description |
Carl Vinnen |
Germany |
The schooner ran aground in the San Pedro Channel, Argentina.[4] |
Shengjin |
Albania |
The patrol boat was hit by artillery fire from Italian warships and sank at the port of Durres during the Italian invasion of Albania. |
9 April
List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1939
Ship | Country | Description |
Asnæs |
Denmark |
The cargo ship collided with Butt ( Germany) in the Kiel Canal, Germany and was beached.[4] A Lloyd's Open Form contract for her salvage was annulled by the company appointed to salvage her due to the situation the ship was in. She was formally abandoned by her owners leaving the canal authorities to arrange salvage on a special contract.[8] |
Hilary |
United Kingdom |
The cargo liner ran aground at Carmel Head, Anglesey and was holed. All passengers were taken off by lifeboat. Refloated later that day and sailed to Liverpool, Lancashire for inspection.[4] |
13 April
List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1939
Ship | Country | Description |
Passaic Sun |
United Kingdom |
The tanker came ashore at Rockport, Maine. It was estimated that 70,000 imperial gallons (320,000 l) of cargo would need to be unloaded before the ship could be refloated.[11] |
14 April
List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1939
Ship | Country | Description |
Eskdalegate |
United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground in the River Parana, Argentina.[11] Refloated the next day.[12] |
17 April
List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1939
Ship | Country | Description |
Ellenis |
Greece |
The cargo ship came ashore on Thassos.[12] Refloated on 20 April.[14] |
20 April
List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1939
Ship | Country | Description |
Tahime Maru |
Japan |
The cargo ship ran aground at Ohtamisaki.[14] |
25 April
List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1939
Ship | Country | Description |
Kinko Maru |
Japan |
The cargo ship collided with Seiko Maru( Japan) off Moji. Both vessels sank but all on board were rescued.[21] |
27 April
Unknown
List of shipwrecks: Unknown Date April 1939
Ship | Country | Description |
V-10 Ana |
Spanish Navy |
Spanish Civil War: The auxiliary patrol ship was lost sometime in April.[23] |
References
- ↑ "Casualty Reports". The Times (48270). London. 3 April 1939. col C, p. 25.
- 1 2 "Casualty Reports". The Times (48271). London. 4 April 1939. col D, p. 27.
- ↑ "Casualty Reports". The Times (48272). London. 5 April 1939. col G, p. 4.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Casualty Reports". The Times (48275). London. 10 April 1939. col G, p. 17.
- ↑ "Casualty Reports". The Times (48276). London. 11 April 1939. col C, p. 17.
- ↑ "Casualty Reports". The Times (48277). London. 12 April 1939. col G, p. 20.
- 1 2 3 "Casualty Reports". The Times (48278). London. 13 April 1939. col F, p. 22.
- ↑ "Casualty Reports". The Times (48279). London. 14 April 1939. col F, p. 3.
- 1 2 "Greek Steamer Wrecked". The Times (48278). London. 13 April 1939. col F, p. 22.
- ↑ "Thursday". The Times (48278). London. 13 April 1939. col B, p. 6.
- 1 2 "Casualty Reports". The Times (48280). London. 15 April 1939. col F, p. 6.
- 1 2 "Casualty Reports". The Times (48283). London. 18 April 1939. col E, p. 8.
- 1 2 "Casualty Reports". The Times (48281). London. 17 April 1939. col F, p. 22.
- 1 2 3 "Casualty Reports". The Times (48285). London. 21 April 1939. col D, p. 28.
- ↑ "TIME-LINE Merchant and Navy Ship events 1939 - 1945 (WWII)". Mareud. Archived from the original on 21 February 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ↑ "Casualty Reports". The Times (48286). London. 22 April 1939. col C, p. 21.
- 1 2 3 "Casualty Reports". The Times (48288). London. 25 April 1939. col C, p. 26.
- ↑ "Casualty Reports". The Times (48287). London. 24 April 1939. col C, p. 23.
- ↑ "Casualty Reports". The Times (48294). London. 2 May 1939. col G, p. 10.
- 1 2 "Casualty Reports". The Times (48289). London. 27 April 1939. col F, p. 28.
- 1 2 3 "Casualty Reports". The Times (48291). London. 28 April 1939. col C, p. 29.
- 1 2 "Casualty Reports". The Times (48292). London. 29 April 1939. col G, p. 7.
- ↑ "auxiliary patrol ships of the Civil War and WWII, Converted Merchant Ships, Spanish Navy". Navypedia. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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