The list of shipwrecks in April 1939 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1939.
1 April
List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Antioquia | Colombia | The steamboat sank at Barranquilla.[1] |
2 April
List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Capitaine Damiani | France | The tanker ran aground at Port-de-Bouc, Bouches-du-Rhône and was holed. She was refloated after 250 tons of oil was offloaded.[2] |
3 April
List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Henry S. Grove | United States | The cargo ship ran aground at Balboa, Panama.[2] She was refloated the next day.[3] |
7 April
List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Carl Vinnen | Germany | The schooner ran aground in the San Pedro Channel, Argentina.[4] |
Shengjin | Albanian Navy | Italian invasion of Albania: The patrol boat was hit by artillery fire from Italian warships and sank at the port of Durres. |
8 April
List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Coryda | Netherlands | The tanker ran aground at Gibraltar. She was refloated the same day.[4] |
Koura | Finland | The cargo ship ran aground off Jastarnia, Poland.[4] |
Temple Bar | United Kingdom | The cargo ship struck a rock and sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Cape Flattery, Washington, United States. Her crew survived. She was declared a total loss.[4][5] |
Trak | Turkey | The passenger ship ran aground in the Gulf of Mudania and was severely damaged.[6] She was refloated the next day and escorted to Istanbul for repairs.[7][8] |
9 April
List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Asnæs | Denmark | The cargo ship collided with Butt ( Germany) in the Kiel Canal, Germany and was beached.[4] A Lloyd's Open Form contract for her salvage was annulled by the company appointed to salvage her due to the situation the ship was in. She was formally abandoned by her owners leaving the canal authorities to arrange salvage on a special contract.[9] |
Hilary | United Kingdom | The cargo liner ran aground at Carmel Head, Anglesey and was holed. All passengers were taken off by lifeboat. She was refloated later that day and sailed to Liverpool, Lancashire for inspection.[4] |
12 April
13 April
List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Passaic Sun | United Kingdom | The tanker came ashore at Rockport, Maine, United States. It was estimated that 70,000 imperial gallons (320,000 L) of cargo would need to be unloaded before the ship could be refloated.[12] |
14 April
List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Eskdalegate | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the River Parana, Argentina.[12] She was refloated the next day.[13] |
15 April
17 April
List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Ellenis | Greece | The cargo ship came ashore on Thassos.[13] She was refloated on 20 April.[15] |
18 April
19 April
20 April
List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Tahime Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Ohtamisaki.[15] |
22 April
List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Mayflower | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground in Liverpool Bay.[19] She was refloated on 30 April.[20] |
Syotoku Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground in fog at Okujiri Island.[18] She was refloated on 26 April.[21] |
24 April
25 April
List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Kinko Maru, and Seiko Maru | Japan | The cargo ships collided off Moji. Both vessels sank but all on board were rescued.[22] |
27 April
29 April
List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Oakland | United States | The motor vessel sank 500 feet (150 m) off Cape Chacon, Territory of Alaska (54°41′30″N 132°00′50″W / 54.69167°N 132.01389°W / 54.69167; -132.01389 (Cape Chacon)). Her crew of five survived and reached shore in a skiff; one hiked to McLeans Arm for help, and the motor vessel Reiance ( United States) rescued the other four from the beach on 1 May. Oakland was on a voyage from Hydaburg to Ketchikan.[25] |
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References
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48270. London. 3 April 1939. col C, p. 25.
- ^ a b "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48271. London. 4 April 1939. col D, p. 27.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48272. London. 5 April 1939. col G, p. 4.
- ^ a b c d e f "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48275. London. 10 April 1939. col G, p. 17.
- ^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939. London: Chatham Publishing. p. 484. ISBN 1-86176-023-X.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48276. London. 11 April 1939. col C, p. 17.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48277. London. 12 April 1939. col G, p. 20.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48278. London. 13 April 1939. col F, p. 22.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48279. London. 14 April 1939. col F, p. 3.
- ^ a b "Greek Steamer Wrecked". The Times. No. 48278. London. 13 April 1939. col F, p. 22.
- ^ "Thursday". The Times. No. 48278. London. 13 April 1939. col B, p. 6.
- ^ a b "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48280. London. 15 April 1939. col F, p. 6.
- ^ a b "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48283. London. 18 April 1939. col E, p. 8.
- ^ a b "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48281. London. 17 April 1939. col F, p. 22.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48285. London. 21 April 1939. col D, p. 28.
- ^ "TIME-LINE Merchant and Navy Ship events 1939 - 1945 (WWII)". Mareud. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48286. London. 22 April 1939. col C, p. 21.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48288. London. 25 April 1939. col C, p. 26.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48287. London. 24 April 1939. col C, p. 23.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48294. London. 2 May 1939. col G, p. 10.
- ^ a b "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48289. London. 27 April 1939. col F, p. 28.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48291. London. 28 April 1939. col C, p. 29.
- ^ a b "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48292. London. 29 April 1939. col G, p. 7.
- ^ njscuba.net Sandy Hook - Pilot Boat
- ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (O)
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