List of shipwrecks in 1938
The list of shipwrecks in 1938 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1938.
January
1 January
2 January
3 January
14 January
21 January
30 January
31 January
- Alba ( United Kingdom): Ran aground at Porthmeor beach, St Ives, Cornwall. All 24 crew rescued, but five later drowned when the lifeboat, Caroline Parsons capsized.[4]
February
10 February
March
6 March
30 March
May
25 May
27 May
28 May
30 May
Unknown date
- Minatogawa Maru ( Japan): Ran aground and then sank at Kannoura, Japan.[5]
June
9 June
10 June
15 June
21 June
22 June
27 June
August
6 August
12 August
13 August
14 August
September
28 September
Unknown date
- Kia Wo ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground at Chungkiang, China. Refloated on 19 May 1939.[8]
October
2 October
3 October
13 October
20 October
November
2 November
4 November
- La Corse ( France): Spanish Civil War, bombed and sunk off Cape Matara, refloated repaired and put back in service as Castillo Jarandilla.[2]
14 November
27 November
December
4 December
11 December
18 December
19 December
Unknown date
Unknown date
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- ^ "Two British Ships Bombed" The Times (London). Wednesday, 5 October 1938. Issue 48117, col F, p. 13.
- ^ "Uncovering Soviet Disasters, Chapter 5: Submarines". James Oberg. http://www.jamesoberg.com/sub.html. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
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