The list of shipwrecks in June 1939 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1939.
June 1939 | ||||||
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Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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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 | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands.[1] |
HMS Thetis | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The cargo ship caught fire at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and was severely damaged.[2] |
Nurtureton | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2] |
San Ubaldo | ![]() |
The tanker ran aground at Greenock, Renfrewshire.[2] |
5 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Goggiam | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground in fog at Procida.[3] She was refloated the next day.[4] |
8 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Fotini Carras | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground on the South Bellona Reef, Australia (21°25′S 159°34′E / 21.417°S 159.567°E) and was wrecked.[5][6] |
Kieldiep | ![]() |
The coaster came ashore at Faversham, Kent, United Kingdom.[7] |
10 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Brian | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Goole, Yorkshire and was severely damaged. She was later refloated.[8] |
12 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Ben Hur | ![]() |
The barquentine caught fire and was abandoned in a sinking condition in the Atlantic Ocean (48°16′N 49°27′W / 48.267°N 49.450°W). Her crew were rescued by Duchess of Bedford (![]() |
Penolver | ![]() |
The cargo ship struck a rock and was beached at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada.[9] |
14 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Dalhanna | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River between Zárate and Buenos Aires, Argentina.[10] She was refloated later that day.[11] |
Shellco | ![]() |
The coastal tanker ran aground on the Stimpson Reef, British Columbia.[11] |
15 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Phénix | ![]() |
The Redoutable-class submarine never resurfaced after submerging for a mock attack on the light cruiser Lamotte-Picquet (![]() |
Zazpiakbat | ![]() |
The schooner collided with Murena (![]() |
16 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Pang Jin | ![]() |
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.[14] |
18 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Aide de Camp | ![]() |
The sailing ship ran aground on Friar Island, Owls Head, Maine, United States and was wrecked with the loss of sixteen lives.[15] |
Arlington | ![]() |
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
Ship | State | Description |
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Henry M. Dawes | ![]() |
The tanker ran aground in Mobile Bay, Alabama.[18] She was refloated 22 June.[19] |
21 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Baltabor | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The cargo ship struck a rock at approximately 34°N 126°E / 34°N 126°E and sprang a leak.[17] |
M. E. Johnson | ![]() |
The schooner came ashore at Mizen Head, County Cork, Ireland.[17] |
22 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Newton Pine | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[19] She was refloated the next day.[23] |
Point Lobos | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at San Francisco, California.[24] |
Shoyei Maru | ![]() |
The cargo ship became stranded south of Gensan, Korea.[25] She was declared a total loss.[26] |
23 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Ernrix | ![]() |
The coaster sprang a leak off Staithes, Yorkshire and sank in Tees Bay. All eleven crew were rescued.[27] |
Stakesby | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground on the English Bank, in the River Plate off Montevideo, Uruguay. She was later refloated.[23] |
Jalarajan | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at 8°06′N 77°10′E / 8.100°N 77.167°E and developed a leak.[23] She put in to Cochin, India.[28] |
Trinidad | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Portage Island, Washington, United States.[31] She was later refloated.[32] |
27 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Ploubazlanec | ![]() |
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.[34] Her crew were rescued by Ain el Turk (![]() |
28 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Lipari | ![]() |
The passenger ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Buenos Aires, Argentina.[25] She was refloated on 2 July.[21] |
30 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Mersington Court | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[32] She was refloated on 2 July.[21] |
Notre Dame d'Uronéa | ![]() |
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.