List of shipwrecks in June 1939

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

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1 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1939
Ship Country Description
 Germany The cargo ship ran aground off Terschelling, 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 Country Description
 Norway The cargo ship caught fire at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was severely damaged.[2]
 United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2]
 United Kingdom The tanker ran aground at Greenock, Renfrewshire.[2]

5 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1939
Ship Country Description
 Italy The cargo ship ran aground in fog at Procida.[3] Refloated the next day.[4]

8 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1939
Ship Country Description
 Greece The cargo ship ran aground on the South Bellona Reef, Australia and was wrecked.[5]
 Netherlands The coaster came ashore at Faversham, Kent, United Kingdom.[6]

10 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1939
Ship Country Description
 United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Goole, Yorkshire and was severely damaged. Later refloated.[7]

12 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1939
Ship Country Description
 France The barquentine caught fire and was abandoned in a sinking condition at 48°16′N 49°27′W / 48.267°N 49.450°W / 48.267; -49.450. Crew were rescued by Duchess of Bedford ( United Kingdom).[8]
 United Kingdom The cargo ship struck a rock and was beached at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada.[8]

14 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1939
Ship Country Description
 United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River between Zárate and Buenos Aires, Argentina.[9] Refloated later that day.[10]
 United Kingdom The coastal tanker ran aground on the Stimpson Reef, British Columbia, Canada.[10]

15 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1939
Ship Country Description
 France The submarine sank off French Indo-China.[11]
 France The schooner collided with ( Netherlands) off North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada and was severely damaged.[10]

16 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1939
Ship Country 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.[12]

17 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1939
Ship Country Description
 Marine Nationale The submarine sank off Saigon, French Indo-China.[13]

18 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1939
Ship Country Description
 Canada The sailing ship ran aground on Friar Island, Owls Head, Maine, United States and was wrecked with the loss of sixteen lives.[14]
Arlington  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground 25 nautical miles (46 km) from Little Current, Ontario, Canada.[15] Refloated on 20 June.[16]

19 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1939
Ship Country Description
 United States The tanker ran aground in Mobile Bay, Alabama.[17] Refloated 22 June.[18]

21 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1939
Ship Country Description
 United Kingdom The cargo liner ran aground at Liepāja, Latvia after being refloated having been aground since 12 February.[16] Refloated the next day and entered the harbour, where she was beached.[19] Refloated and drydocked on 1 July, but subsequently scrapped.[20][21]
 Japan The cargo ship struck a rock at approximately 34°N 126°E / 34°N 126°E / 34; 126 and sprang a leak.[16]
 United Kingdom The schooner came ashore at Mizen Head, County Cork, Ireland.[16]

22 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1939
Ship Country Description
 United Kingdom The cargo shipn ran aground in the Paraná River at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[18] Refloated the next day.[22]
 United States The cargo ship ran aground at San Francisco, California.[23]
 Japan The cargo ship became stranded south of Gensan, Korea.[24] Declared a total loss.[25]

23 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1939
Ship Country Description
 United Kingdom The coaster sprang a leak off Staithes, Yorkshire and sank in Tees Bay. All eleven crew were rescued.[26]
Stakesby  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground near , Argentina. She was refloated two days later and returned to service.

24 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1939
Ship Country Description
 Greece The cargo ship ran aground on the English Bank, off Montevideo, Uruguay. She later refloated.[22]
 United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at 8°06′N 77°10′E / 8.100°N 77.167°E / 8.100; 77.167 and developed a leak.
 Chile The passenger ship came ashore at Reloncaví. She was later refloated and proceeded to Puerto Montt where she was beached.[22]

26 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1939
Ship Country Description
China Maru  Japan The cargo ship ran aground off Balum Island, Feni Islands, Papua New Guinea.[27]
 Germany The cargo ship ran aground at Portage Island, Washington, United States.[28] Later refloated.[29]

27 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1939
Ship Country Description
 France The cargo ship ran aground at , Cape Bon, Tunisia.[24] Refloated on 30 June apparently not severely damaged,[30] and taken under tow for Bizerta.[29] The ship sank at 37°20′N 10°37′E / 37.333°N 10.617°E / 37.333; 10.617.[31] All crew were rescued by ( France).[29]

28 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1939
Ship Country Description
 France The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Buenos Aires, Argentina.[24] Refloated on 2 July.[20]

30 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1939
Ship Country Description
 United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[29] Refloated on 2 July.[20]
 France The schooner was abandoned in a sinking condition 125 nautical miles (232 km) west south west of Cape Race, Newfoundland. All crew were rescued.

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  3. ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48324. London. 6 June 1939. col F, p. 25.
  4. ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48324. London. 7 June 1939. col G, p. 27.
  5. ^ "Greek Steamer Wrecked". The Times. No. 48327. London. 9 June 1939. col C, p. 28.
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  7. ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48329. London. 12 June 1939. col C, p. 22.
  8. ^ a b "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48330. London. 13 June 1939. col A, p. 27.
  9. ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48332. London. 15 June 1939. col E, p. 24.
  10. ^ a b c "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48333. London. 16 June 1939. col F, p. 26.
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  29. ^ a b c d "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48347. London. 3 July 1939. col F, p. 22.
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  31. ^ "Belgian Merchant A-G" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 30 September 2010.[permanent dead link]
Ship events in 1939
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 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944
Shipwrecks: 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944
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