The list of shipwrecks in January 1939 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1939.
1 January
List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1939
Ship |
State |
Description
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Anadolu
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Turkey
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The cargo ship ran aground in a storm at Bender Eregli.[1]
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Calchas
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United Kingdom
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The cargo ship ran aground off the Kelsnor Lighthouse, Langeland, Denmark.[2] Refloated on 5 January but damaged and leaking.[3]
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Galata
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Turkey
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The cargo ship ran aground in a storm at Bender Eregli.[1][3]
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Ikbal
|
Turkey
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The cargo ship ran aground in a storm at Bender Eregli.[1] Refloated on 8 January.[4]
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Kaplan
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Turkey
|
The cargo ship sank in a storm at Bender Eregli.[3][5]
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Millet
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Turkey
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The cargo ship sank in a storm at Bender Eregli. Only two crew survived.[5]
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Mete
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Turkey
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The cargo ship ran aground in a storm at Bender Eregli.[1][4] Refloated on 21 January.[6]
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Nicolaos Nomicos
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Greece
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The cargo ship sank in a storm at Bender Eregli.[3][5] She was refloated on 9 January.[7]
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Sadan
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Turkey
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The cargo ship ran aground in a storm at Bender Eregli.[1][4] She was refloated on 18 January.[8]
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Samsun
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Turkey
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The cargo ship ran aground in a storm at Bender Eregli.[9] She was refloated on 26 January.[10]
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Sumer
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Turkey
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The cargo ship sank in a storm at Bender Eregli. She was refloated on 9 January.[5][7]
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Tan
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Turkey
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The cargo ship ran aground in a storm at Bender Eregli.[1][3] She was refloated on 6 January.[11]
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Zonguldak
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Turkey
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The cargo ship ran aground in a storm at Bender Eregli.[1][4] She was refloated on 8 January.[7]
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2 January
4 January
5 January
6 January
List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1939
Ship |
State |
Description
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Authorpe
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Panama
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Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Alicante by Nationalist aircraft. She was refloated in 1939 and seized by the Spanish Government. Subsequently repaired and returned to service as Alhucemas.[15]
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V11 Francisco
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Spanish Republican Navy
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Spanish Civil War: The auxiliary patrol ship was lost on this date.
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Yamahuzi Maru
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Japan
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The cargo ship ran aground in the Miyako Islands.[11] She was refloated on 3 February.[16]
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7 January
8 January
10 January
11 January
12 January
14 January
15 January
List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1939
Ship |
State |
Description
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Cheribon Maru
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Japan
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The cargo ship ran aground north of Cagayan, Sulu Islands, Philippines. Twelve passengers were taken off the next day by Kamo Maru ( Japan). Cheribon Maru was later salvaged and returned to service.[23][27]
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Conifer
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United Kingdom
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The cargo ship collided with Monte Santo ( Italy) in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) off the Sandette Lightship ( France) and sank.[23] All nine crew were rescued by Monte Santo and landed at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[14]
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Elsie
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Norway
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The cargo ship suffered an explosion in her engine room. She came ashore at Mandal and broke in three, with the midsection sinking. Elsie was declared a total loss. All sixteen crew survived.[23][28][29]
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Wyvern
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Norway
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The cargo ship was driven ashore at Pensacola, Florida, United States.[23] She was refloated later that day.[14]
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16 January
17 January
18 January
19 January
20 January
List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1939
Ship |
State |
Description
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Esbjörn
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Finland
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The cargo ship ran aground at Lyngsodde, Fredericia, Denmark. She was refloated later that day.[6]
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21 January
22 January
List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1939
Ship |
State |
Description
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Cabourg
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France
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The cargo ship reported passing Ouessant, Finistère whilst on a voyage from Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. No further trace, presumed foundered as the bodies of two crew members were later washed up.[46][47]
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Mado
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Netherlands
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The cargo ship ran aground entering Margate Harbour, Kent, United Kingdom.[6] She was refloated the next day.[48]
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Silverash
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United Kingdom
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The cargo ship caught fire and sank at New York, United States.[49] She was later refloated, and departed under tow on 23 April for Sunderland, Co Durham.[50] Silverash arrived on 18 May.[51] Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[52]
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23 January
24 January
25 January
26 January
27 January
28 January
29 January
30 January
31 January
Unknown date
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