List of shipwrecks in June 1939

The list of shipwrecks in June 1939 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1939.

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June 1939
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
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

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1939

Ship	State	Description
Herta	Germany	The cargo ship ran aground off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands.[1]
HMS Thetis	Royal Navy	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

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1939

Ship	State	Description
Besholt	Norway	The cargo ship caught fire at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and was severely damaged.[2]
Nurtureton	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2]
San Ubaldo	United Kingdom	The tanker ran aground at Greenock, Renfrewshire.[2]

5 June

List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1939

Ship	State	Description
Goggiam	Italy	The cargo ship ran aground in fog at Procida.[3] She was refloated the next day.[4]

8 June

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1939

Ship	State	Description
Fotini Carras	Greece	The cargo ship ran aground on the South Bellona Reef, Australia (21°25′S 159°34′E) and was wrecked.[5][6]
Kieldiep	Netherlands	The coaster came ashore at Faversham, Kent, United Kingdom.[7]

10 June

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1939

Ship	State	Description
Brian	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground at Goole, Yorkshire and was severely damaged. She was later refloated.[8]

12 June

List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1939

Ship	State	Description
Ben Hur	France	The barquentine caught fire and was abandoned in a sinking condition in the Atlantic Ocean (48°16′N 49°27′W). Her crew were rescued by Duchess of Bedford ( United Kingdom).[9]
Penolver	United Kingdom	The cargo ship struck a rock and was beached at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada.[9]

14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1939

Ship	State	Description
Dalhanna	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River between Zárate and Buenos Aires, Argentina.[10] She was refloated later that day.[11]
Shellco	Canada	The coastal tanker ran aground on the Stimpson Reef, British Columbia.[11]

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1939

Ship	State	Description
Phénix	French Navy	The Redoutable-class submarine never resurfaced after submerging for a mock attack on the light cruiser Lamotte-Picquet ( French Navy during training manoeuvers in the South China Sea off the coast of French Indochina. All 71 men on board died. Her wreck was found the next day 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) northeast of the island of Hon Chut with its stern resting in 105 metres (344 ft) of water and its bow floating at a depth of 40 metres (131 ft).[12][13]
Zazpiakbat	France	The schooner collided with Murena ( Netherlands) off North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada and was severely damaged.[11]

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1939

Ship	State	Description
Pang Jin	China	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

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1939

Ship	State	Description
Aide de Camp	Canada	The sailing ship ran aground on Friar Island, Owls Head, Maine, United States and was wrecked with the loss of sixteen lives.[15]
Arlington	United Kingdom	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

List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1939

Ship	State	Description
Henry M. Dawes	United States	The tanker ran aground in Mobile Bay, Alabama.[18] She was refloated 22 June.[19]

21 June

List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1939

Ship	State	Description
Baltabor	United Kingdom	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	Japan	The cargo ship struck a rock at approximately 34°N 126°E and sprang a leak.[17]
M. E. Johnson	United Kingdom	The schooner came ashore at Mizen Head, County Cork, Ireland.[17]

22 June

List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1939

Ship	State	Description
Newton Pine	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[19] She was refloated the next day.[23]
Point Lobos	United States	The cargo ship ran aground at San Francisco, California.[24]
Shoyei Maru	Japan	The cargo ship became stranded south of Gensan, Korea.[25] She was declared a total loss.[26]

23 June

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1939

Ship	State	Description
Ernrix	United Kingdom	The coaster sprang a leak off Staithes, Yorkshire and sank in Tees Bay. All eleven crew were rescued.[27]
Stakesby	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground near Puerto Obligado, Argentina. She was refloated two days later and returned to service.

24 June

List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1939

Ship	State	Description
Dirphys	Greece	The cargo ship ran aground on the English Bank, in the River Plate off Montevideo, Uruguay. She was later refloated.[23]
Jalarajan	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground at 8°06′N 77°10′E and developed a leak.[23] She put in to Cochin, India.[28]
Trinidad	Chile	The passenger ship came ashore at Reloncaví. She was later refloated and proceeded to Puerto Montt where she was beached.[23]

26 June

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1939

Ship	State	Description
China Maru	Japan	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	Germany	The cargo ship ran aground at Portage Island, Washington, United States.[31] She was later refloated.[32]

27 June

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1939

Ship	State	Description
Ploubazlanec	France	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.[34] Her crew were rescued by Ain el Turk ( France).[32]

28 June

List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1939

Ship	State	Description
Lipari	France	The passenger ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Buenos Aires, Argentina.[25] She was refloated on 2 July.[21]

30 June

List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1939

Ship	State	Description
Mersington Court	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[32] She was refloated on 2 July.[21]
Notre Dame d'Uronéa	France	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]