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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1 June
List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1939
ShipCountryDescription
Herta  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
ShipCountryDescription
Besholt  Norway The cargo ship caught fire at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 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
ShipCountryDescription
Goggiam  Italy The cargo ship ran aground in fog at Procida.[3] Refloated the next day.[4]

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

10 June
List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1939
ShipCountryDescription
Brian  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
ShipCountryDescription
Ben Hur  France The barquentine caught fire and was abandoned in a sinking condition at 48°16′N 49°27′W. Crew were rescued by Duchess of Bedford ( United Kingdom).[8]
Penolver  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
ShipCountryDescription
Dalhanna  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River between Zárate and Buenos Aires, Argentina.[9] Refloated later that day.[10]
Shellco  United Kingdom The coastal tanker ran aground on the Stimpson Reef, British Columbia, Canada.[10]

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

16 June
List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1939
ShipCountryDescription
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
ShipCountryDescription
Phénix  Marine Nationale The submarine sank off Saigon, French Indo-China.[13]

18 June
List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1939
ShipCountryDescription
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.[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
ShipCountryDescription
Henry M. Dawes  United States The tanker ran aground in Mobile Bay, Alabama.[17] Refloated 22 June.[18]

21 June
List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1939
ShipCountryDescription
Baltabor  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]
Chita Maru  Japan The cargo ship struck a rock at approximately 34°N 126°E and sprang a leak.[16]
M E Johnson  United Kingdom The schooner came ashore at Mizen Head, County Cork, Ireland.[16]

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

23 June
List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1939
ShipCountryDescription
Ernrix  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 Puerto Obligado, Argentina. She was refloated two days later and returned to service.

24 June
List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1939
ShipCountryDescription
Dirphys  Greece The cargo ship ran aground on the English Bank, off Montevideo, Uruguay. She later refloated.[22]
Jalarajan  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at 8°06′N 77°10′E and developed a leak.
Trinidad  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
ShipCountryDescription
China Maru  Japan The cargo ship ran aground off Balum Island, Feni Islands, Papua New Guinea.[27]
Helene  Germany The cargo ship ran aground at Portage Island, Washington, United States.[28] Later refloated.[29]

27 June
List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1939
ShipCountryDescription
Ploubazlanec  France The cargo ship ran aground at Ras el Amar, 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.[31] All crew were rescued by Ain-el-Turk ( France).[29]

28 June
List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1939
ShipCountryDescription
Lipari  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
ShipCountryDescription
Mersington Court  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[29] Refloated on 2 July.[20]
Notre Dame d'Uronea  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.

References
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  2. "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48322. London. 3 June 1939. col F, p. 23.
  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.
  6. "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48328. London. 10 June 1939. col C, p. 23.
  7. "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48329. London. 12 June 1939. col C, p. 22.
  8. "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. "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48333. London. 16 June 1939. col F, p. 26.
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  12. "Telegrams in Brief". The Times. No. 48334. London. 17 June 1939. col G, p. 11.
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  16. "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48338. London. 22 June 1939. col C, p. 23.
  17. "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48337. London. 21 June 1939. col G, p. 25.
  18. "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48340. London. 24 June 1939. col G, p. 23.
  19. "Baltabor Refloated And Beached". The Times. No. 4839. London. 23 June 1939. col F, p. 29.
  20. "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48348. London. 4 July 1939. col G, p. 25.
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  22. "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48341. London. 26 June 1939. col D, p. 25.
  23. "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48339. London. 23 June 1939. col F, p. 29.
  24. "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48345. London. 30 June 1939. col G, p. 28.
  25. "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48355. London. 12 July 1939. col F, p. 20.
  26. "Saved From Sinking Ship". The Times. No. 48340. London. 24 June 1939. col B, p. 17.
  27. "Japanese Steamer Ashore". The Times. No. 48342. London. 27 June 1939. col G, p. 25.
  28. "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48343. London. 28 June 1939. col G, p. 10.
  29. "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48347. London. 3 July 1939. col F, p. 22.
  30. "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48346. London. 1 July 1939. col C, p. 25.
  31. "Belgian Merchant A-G" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
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 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944
Shipwrecks: 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944
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