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List of shipwrecks in 1940

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The list of shipwrecks in 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1940.

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 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 / 57.333°N 3.167°E / 57.333; 3.167) with the loss of all 63 crew.[14]

References edit

  1. ^ "Captain Sturt (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  2. ^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939. London: Chatham Publishing. p. 468. ISBN 1-86176-023-X.
  3. ^ "SS Dalhousie (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  4. ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (F)
  5. ^ "Norwegian Homefleet - WW II, Ships starting with Ha". Warsailors. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Jupiter (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  7. ^ "Kurrara (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Lancashire Lass (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  9. ^ "Lass of Geraldton (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  10. ^ "SS Marzocco (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  11. ^ "Psyche (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  12. ^ "SS Raab Karcher (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  13. ^ "SS Tealings (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  14. ^ "Naval Events, July 1940, Part 1 of 2, Monday 1st- Sunday 14th". Naval History. Retrieved 23 November 2011.

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