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Ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1940. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The list of shipwrecks in 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1940.
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Captain Sturt | Australia | The paddle steamer sank off Kangaroo Island, South Australia.[1] |
Cläre Hugo Stinnes I | Norway | World War II: The captured German cargo ship was sunk at Ulvik. She was refloated later in 1940 and re-entered German service.[2] |
Dalhousie | United Kingdom | World War II: The tug was scuttled.[3] |
Fern | United States | With no one on board, motorboat was wrecked in the middle of George Inlet on the southern coast of Revillagigedo Island in the Alexander Archipelago, Alaska Territory.[4] |
Haalegg | Norway | 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. She was raised in 1945, repaired and returned to service.[5] |
Jupiter | Australia | The paddle steamer sank off Port Adelaide, South Australia.[6] |
Kurrara | Australia | The coaster ran aground at Port Stephens, New South Wales and was wrecked.[7] |
Lancashire Lass | Australia | The paddle steamer sank off Adelaide, South Australia.[8] |
Lass of Geraldton | Australia | The sailing ship sank in Australian waters.[9] |
Marzocco | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[10] |
HMAS Psyche | Royal Australian Navy | The lighter sank in Salamander Bay off Port Stephens.[11] |
Raab Karcher | Germany | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Oosterschelde.[12] |
Tealings | United Kingdom | World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk.[13] |
HMS Thames | Royal Navy | World War II: The River-class submarine went missing in the North Sea between 23 July and 3 August. She probably struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Stavanger, Norway (57°20′N 3°10′E) with the loss of all 63 crew.[14] |
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