List of shipwrecks in February 1939
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The list of shipwrecks in February 1939 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1939.
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27 | 28 | Unknown date |
1 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Iron Warrior | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia.[1] |
Thode Faguland | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Concepción del Uruguay, Argentina.[1] |
2 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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I-63 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The Kaidai-class submarine collided with the submarine I-60 ( Imperial Japanese Navy) in the Bungo Strait off Kyushu, Japan, and sank with the loss of 81 of her 87 crew members.[2][3][4][5] She was refloated in January 1940 and scrapped.[6] |
Northton | United Kingdom | The cargo ship sank at Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada.[7] |
Washington | United States | The dredger caught fire and sank at New York.[7] |
3 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Avala | Yugoslavia | The cargo ship ran aground 30 nautical miles (56 km) west of Cape Agulhas, South Africa and sank.[8] Declared a total loss.[9] |
Lutzen | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground off Nauset with the loss of a crew member.[7] She capsized on 7 February and broke up.[10] |
Montrolite | United Kingdom | The tanker ran aground in the Indo Channel, Argentina.[11] Refloated on 5 February.[9] |
4 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bruges | Belgium | The cargo ship ran aground in the Indio Channel, Rio de la Plata, Argentina.[11] Refloated the next day.[9] |
5 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Glenmaroon | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Seine at Aizier, Eure, France. Refloated the next day.[9] |
Mitra | Norway | The tanker came ashore 12 nautical miles (22 km) west of Tallinn, Estonia.[11] Later refloated.[9] |
Mylla | Norway | The tanker ran aground at Kastrup, Denmark.[11] Refloated on 8 February.[12] |
6 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Leverkusen | Germany | The passenger ship ran aground on the Saratoga Spit, off the coast of Japan.[13] |
7 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Rashin Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Hongay, French Indo-China.[14] Refloated about a month later.[15] |
8 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Maria de Larrinaga | United Kingdom | The cargo ship issued a mayday in the Atlantic Ocean (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).[10] Wreckage spotted the next day by Aurania ( United Kingdom) at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.. All 38 crew were lost.[16] All 37 crew were lost.[17][18] |
Pluto | Finland | The cargo ship ran aground off Dragør, Denmark.[10] Refloated on 10 February after discharging 100 tons of cargo.[14] |
HMAS Swordsman | Royal Australian Navy | The S-class destroyer was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off New South Wales.[19] |
9 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aghios Nicolaos | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground of the Punta Bianca Lighthouse, Grossa Islan, Yugoslavia.[14] Refloated on 14 February.[20] |
Apollo | Finland | The cargo ship ran aground on Møn, Denmark.[12] Refloated 11 February.[21] |
Corio | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was scuttled off Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia.[22] |
Damanski | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at Stylis.[12] |
Dronningen | Denmark | The passenger ship ran aground in fog at Arendal, Norway.[12] |
Elsa Croy | Estonia | The schooner came ashore north of Rønne, Denmark.[12] Refloated on 19 February.[23] |
Fonix | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Fedje and sank. All crew were rescued.[12] |
Glückauf | Germany | The collier collided with the wreck of Katina Bulgaris ( Greece) in the North Sea (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) and sank. All nineteen crew rescued by Rhea ( Finland).[12][24] |
Kaupanger | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground in the Guadiana 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) downstream of Pomerão, Portugal.[12] Refloated undamaged on 16 February.[25] |
10 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Chuy | 23x15px Brazil | The cargo ship ran aground at Bahia.[14] Later refloated.[21] |
Egeran | Germany | The cargo ship passed the Elbe Lighthouse on a voyage from Hamburg to Rotterdam, Netherlands. No further trace.[26] |
USS Monocacy | United States Navy | The decommissioned gunboat was scuttled off the coast of China. |
11 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Basil Blackett | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground of a reef off Nassau, Bahamas.[21] Declared a total loss.[20] |
Lightburne | United States | The tanker ran aground in dense fog at Old Harbour Point, Block Island, Rhode Island, broke in two and sank. All crew were rescued by USCGC Active ( United States Coast Guard).[21] |
Maltran | United States | The cargo ship ran aground in the James River.[21] Refloated the next day.[27] |
12 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Baltabor | United Kingdom | The cargo liner ran aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Liepāja, Latvia.[21] Refloated on 21 June but grounded again.[28] |
Eduard Geiss | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground off Kołobrzeg, Poland.[21] |
13 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Agnew | United Kingdom | The dredger ran aground at Devonport, Tasmania, Australia.[27] Declared a total loss and sold for scrap.[29] |
Naviedale | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground off the Longman Beacon, Inverness-shire.[27] Refloated on 15 February.[20] |
Saiko Maru | Japan | The cargo ship collided with Binna ( Norway) at Moji and sank.[27] |
14 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Koningsdiep | Netherlands | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Arkona, Germany.[29] Her cargo of bricks was jettisoned and she was refloated severely damaged on 23 February and towed to Stralsund for assessment.[30] |
15 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Topdalsfjord | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground in Hjeltefjorden and was severely damaged.[20] |
16 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arnfinn Jarl | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground in Sørfjorden, near Bergen and was severely damaged.[25] Later refloated and towed to Bergen for repairs.[23] |
Kaipara | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran agrount at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada and sprang a leak. She was drydocked for repairs.[31] |
17 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Albion | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground off the Stavnes Lighthouse and was severely damaged. She was beached at Kristiansund, one crew member was killed.[31] |
Gertrude Jean | United Kingdom | The schooner was crushed by pack ice at Hickman's Harbor, Newfoundland and sank.[31] Declared a total loss.[32] |
Rossmore | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Hayle, Cornwall.[31] Refloated the next day.[23] |
Wiborg | Germany | The coaster collided with City of Bremen ( United Kingdom) in the Osterems in dense fog and sank. All twelve crew were rescued by City of Bremen.[31] |
18 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kongeaa | Denmark | The cargo ship ran aground off Dragør.[32] Refloated the next day.[23] |
Moreton Bay | United Kingdom | The passenger ship ran aground in the Suez Roads, Egypt. Later refloated undamaged.[32] |
Moyalla | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland.[32] |
Provençal 8 | Algeria | The tug capsized and sank at Algiers whilst assisting Oceana ( Italy) |
Nasu Maru | Japan | The salvage ship ran aground on one of the Ryukyu Islands.[23] |
Taurus | Finland | The cargo ship sprang a leak 18 nautical miles (33 km) east north east of the Borkum Lightship. She was later beached.[32] Later refloated and taken to Cuxhaven for repairs.[23] |
20 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alfa | Estonia | The cargo ship ran aground west of Arensburg.[23] Refloated on 10 March after part of the cargo was jettisoned and towed to Tallinn.[33] |
Beaverhill | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Partridge Island, New Brunswick, Canada and was damaged. Taken to Saint John for repairs.[23] |
Changri | United States | The schooner came ashore at San Felipe Key, Cuba.[23] |
Kaiyoku Maru | Japan | The cargo ship foundered east of Port Hamilton, Korea (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).[34] |
21 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Daniel M | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground at the entrance to Margate Harbour, Kent.[35] |
22 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS L21 | Royal Navy | The L-class submarine ran aground on the Isle of Arran, Bute whilst under tow to the breakers. She was refloated on 24 February.[36] |
HMS Sterlet | Royal Navy | The S-class submarine ran aground off Sandown, Isle of Wight in a gale. She was later refloated.[37] |
HMS Sunfish | Royal Navy | The S-class submarine ran aground off Sandown, Isle of Wight in a gale. She was later refloated.[37] |
23 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Stangrove | United Kingdom | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship had been shelled off Cap de Creus and captured by the Spanish Nationalist gunboat Dato (22x20px Spanish Navy) on 5 February. She was wrecked in a gale whilst in custody at Palma de Mallorca. The ship was refloated, confiscated by the Spanish Government and returned to service as Castilla del Oro (later Condestable).[38][39] |
24 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Diana | Germany | The cargo ship came ashore at Palma de Mallorca, Spain.[40] Refloated by 11 March.[33] |
25 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Loulis | Greece | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Cap de Creus, Spain.[38] |
Mercurius | Sweden | The cargo ship ran aground at Sjkelskør, Denmark. Refloated the next day and sailed to Korsør for examination.[30] |
Norden | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground at Korsør. Refloated the next day and entered Korsør for examination. |
26 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lillian | United States | The cargo ship collided with Wiegand ( Germany) in foggy conditions off the Barnegat Lighthouse, New Jersey, and was abandoned. She floated for twelve hours but sank just as the crew were preparing to re-board her in an attempt at salvage.[41][42][43] |
28 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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SS Naja | United Kingdom | The Admiralty requisitioned cargo ship was scuttled in Water Sound, Scapa Flow as a Block Ship.[44] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lucky | United Kingdom | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was sunk in an air raid at Valencia. Refloated on 21 April.[45] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Thursday, 2 February 1939. (48219), col G, p. 4.
- ↑ "Japanese Submarine Sunk" The Times (London). Saturday, 4 February 1939. (48221), col B, p. 11.
- ↑ "81 Lives Lost In Sunken Submarine" The Times (London). Tuesday, 7 February 1939. (48223), col B, p. 14.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Chesneau, Roger, Conwayʼs All the Worldʼs Fighting Ships 1922-1946', New York: Mayflower Books, 1980, ISBN 0-8317-0303-2, p. 198.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Saturday, 4 February 1939. (48221), col C, p. 21.
- ↑ "Yugoslav Steamer Lost" The Times (London). Saturday, 3 February 1939. (48221), col C, p. 21.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Tuesday, 7 February 1939. (48223), col C, p. 24.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Thursday, 9 February 1939. (48224), col F, p. 8.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Monday, 6 February 1939. (48222), col F-G, p. 21.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Friday, 10 February 1939. (48225), col F, p. 26.
- ↑ "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Wednesday, 8 February 1939. (48224), col F, p. 4.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Saturday, 11 February 1939. (48227), col F, p. 23.
- ↑ "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Thursday, 2 March 1939. (48243), col C, p. 26.
- ↑ "High Rate On British Steamer" The Times (London). Friday, 10 February 1939. (48226), col F, p. 26.
- ↑ "British Ship Lost In Atlantic" The Times (London). Friday, 10 February 1939. (48226), col E, p. 14.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Thursday, 16 February 1939. (48231), col G, p. 24.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Monday, 13 February 1939. (48228), col F, p. 20.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 23.7 23.8 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Tuesday, 21 February 1939. (48235), col F, p. 26.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Friday, 17 February 1939. (48232), col C, p. 25.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Tuesday, 14 February 1939. (48229), col F, p. 20.
- ↑ "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Thursday, 22 June 1939. (48338), col C, p. 23.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Wednesday, 15 February 1939. (48230), col C, p. 25.
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Monday, 27 February 1939. (48240), col G, p. 24.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Saturday, 18 February 1939. (48233), col G, p. 23.
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Monday, 20 February 1939. (48234), col C, p. 23.
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Saturday, 11 March 1939. (48251), col G, p. 22.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Thursday, 23 February 1939. (48237), col F, p. 24.
- ↑ "News in Brief" The Times (London). Saturday, 25 February 1939. (48239), col G, p. 9.
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 "Grounding Of Three Submarines" The Times (London). Thursday, 23 February 1939. (48237), col E, p. 16.
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Rodríguez Aguilar, Manuel: El vapor Británico "Stangrove" en la Guerra Civil Española y un poco de su historia Revista General de Marina, July 2013. Retrieved on 19 April 2016 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Friday, 3 March 1939. (48244), col F, p. 20.
- ↑ "News in Brief" The Times (London). Tuesday, 28 February 1939. (48241), col B, p. 13.
- ↑ "The Loss Of The Lillian" The Times (London). Wednesday, 1 March 1939. (48242), col G, p. 4.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Monday, 24 April 1939. (48287), col C, p. 23.
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Ship launches: | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 |
Ship commissionings: | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 |
Shipwrecks: | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 |