List of shipwrecks in August 1939

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

August 1939
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

1 August

Illinoian ( United States): The cargo ship ran aground in the Cape Fear River, Wilmington, North Carolina.^[1] Refloated undamaged on 7 August.^[2]

2 August

Zuid Holland ( France): The dredger sprang a leak and sank at Saint Nazaire.^[3]

4 August

Bornholm ( Norway): The cargo ship collided with Lydia M ( Brazil) at Sants, Brazil. Both vessels were damaged at the bows and beached.^[4]
Junyoshi Maru ( Japan): The cargo ship ran aground at Shiokubisaki, Hokkaido.^[4] Declared a total loss.^[5]

5 August

Andrea F Luckenbach ( United States): The cargo ship ran aground at Port Eads, Louisiana.^[4] Refloated on 7 August.^[2]
Bernhard ( Norway): The cargo ship struck a reef in the Strait of Canso, Canada and was holed. She was beached at Eddy Point.^[4] Refloated on 11 August.^[6]

6 August

Depere ( United States): The cargo ship struck rocks in the Wrangell Narrows, Alaska and was beached.^[2] Refloated on 11 August.^[6]

7 August

Fahe: ( Canada): The schooner was destroyed by fire 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Coffin Island, Liverpool, Nova Scotia.^[7]

8 August

Astree ( France): The cargo ship came ashore at Ouistreham, Calvados.^[8] Refloated the next day.^[7]
Frank B Baird ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground at Murray Bay, Quebec, Canada.^[7] Refloated the next day leaking, sailed to Quebec City for drydocking.^[9]
Waimea ( New Zealand): The coaster was scuttled in the Cook Strait off Taurakirae Heae as a means of disposal.^[10]
Wendover ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship grounded in the St Lawrence River at Cape Goose, Canada.^[8] Refloated later that day.^[7]

9 August

Dalblair ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground south of Gothenburg, Sweden.^[11] Refloated the next day after offloading 400 tons of cargo.^[9]
Povvidenza ( Italy): The cargo ship ran aground at Cuxhaven, Germany.^[7] Refloated the next day.^[9]
Sinbad ( Palestine): The patrol vessel exploded and sank off Wadi Falik, south of Nathanya.^[12]

11 August

Alga ( Italy): The cargo ship ran aground on the Meloria Bank.^[5] Refloated the next day.^[13]
Fernglen ( Norway): The cargo ship ran aground on the Quita Sueño Bank, Colombia.^[6] Refloated on 23 August.^[14]
Sveti Djue ( Yugoslavia): The cargo ship struck rocks at Point Silo and was beached in Split Bay.^[6] Refloated on 16 August and drydocked for repairs after discharging her cargo.^[15]

12 August

Gerania ( Sweden): The cargo ship collided with Heemskerk ( Netherlands) off Vlissingen, Netherlands and was beached to prevent her sinking.^[13]

13 August

Treworlas ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground in the River Thames at Poplar, London. Later refloated.^[13]

15 August

Strindheim ( Norway: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the mouth of the Tyne with the loss of nine crew.^[16]
Trade Wind ( United Kingdom): The motor yacht collided with Lapwing ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames opposite Greenwich College and sank.^[17]

17 August

Prague ( United Kingdom): The passenger ferry ran aground at Harwich, Essex. Refloated later that day.^[18]
Robbie Burns barge (2) ( Australia): The barge sank north of Kangaroo Island.^[19]

18 August

President de Vogue ( Norway): The tanker ran aground at Port-de-Bouc, France.^[15]
Tourny ( France: The cargo ship ran aground at Dog Island, River Gambia, British Gambia.^[20]

19 August

Herbrand ( Norway): The tanker ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina.^[21] Refloated undamaged on 22 August after discharging 7,000 tons of cargo.^[22]
Løvland ( Norway): The cargo ship came ashore at Cape North, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada and was wrecked.^[21]^[23]

20 August

Aagot ( Finland): The cargo ship ran aground on Saltholm, Denmark. Later refloated.^[21]
Hans Voss ( Germany): The auxiliary sailing vessel collided with Bodegraven ( Netherlands) off Hamburg and sank.^[21]

21 August

Sire ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) upstream of the Cape Maillard Buoy.^[20] Refloated later that day.^[22]

22 August

Parita ( Panama): The passenger ship was beached at Tel Aviv, Palestine with 900 Jewish refugees on board.^[22]

23 August

Constantinos Louloudis ( Greece): The cargo ship ran aground in the River Paraná, Argentina.^[24] Refloated on 25 August.^[25]
Itacare ( Brazil): The passenger ship capsized and sank at Ilhéus with the loss of 34 of the 66 people on board.^[24]^[26]

24 August

Lages ( Brazil): The cargo ship ran aground at Rosario, Argentina.^[27] Refloated on 27 August.^[28]

25 August

Tyalgum

Tyalgum ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground in the Tweed River at Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and was wrecked.^[25]

27 August

Tiger ( Kriegsmarine): The torpedo boat collided with Max Schultz ( Kriegsmarine) off Bornholm, Denmark and sank.^[29]

28 August

Sildra ( Norway): The tanker came ashore at They Roustant whilst on a voyage from Corpus Christi, Florida, United States to Port-de-Bouc, France.^[30] Refloated the next day.^[28]
Tucuman ( Argentina): The tug capsized and sank at South Darsena with the loss of two crew whilst assisting Glasgow ( Argentina) to dock.^[30]

29 August

Hilda ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground on the Isle of May in the Firth of Forth.^[28] Refloated later that day.^[31]
Porsanger ( Finland): The cargo ship came ashore at Östra Torp, Sweden.^[28] Refloated the next day after jettisoning 400 tons of cargo.^[31]

30 August

Ållotar ( Finland): The cargo ship collided with Dagny ( Finland off Smygehuk, Sweden and sank with the loss of three of her seven crew. The survivors were rescued by Dagny.^[31]
Saint Conan ( United Kingdom): The coaster ran aground on Sanda Island, Argyllshire and was wrecked.^[32]

References

↑ "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Wednesday, 2 August 1939. (48373), col C, p. 23.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Tuesday, 8 August 1939. (48378), col F, p. 16.
↑ "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Friday, 3 August 1939. (48375), col F, p. 3.
↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Monday, 7 August 1939. (48377), col C, p. 17.
↑ 5.0 5.1 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Saturday, 12 August 1939. (48382), col F, p. 6.
↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Yugoslav Steamer Beached" The Times (London). Saturday, 12 August 1939. (48382), col F, p. 6.
↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Thursday, 10 August 1939. (48380), col G, p. 21.
↑ 8.0 8.1 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Wednesday, 9 August 1939. (48379), col E-F, p. 17.
↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Friday, 11 August 1939. (48381), col G, p. 3.
↑ "Her Last Trip". The Evening Post (Volume CXXVIII, issue 33) (Wellington, New Zealand). 8 August 1939. p. 9.
↑ "Low Rate On British Steamer" The Times (London). Thursday, August 1939. (48380), col G,
↑ "Palestine Patrol Vessel Lost" The Times (London). Thursday, 10 August 1939. (48380), col D, p. 11.
↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Monday, 14 August 1939. (48383), col F, p. 17.
↑ "The Fernglen Refloated" The Times (London). Thursday, 24 August 1939. (48392), col A, p. 19.
↑ 15.0 15.1 "Low Rate On Norwegian Motor Tanker" The Times (London). Saturday, 19 August 1939. (48388), col G, p. 19.
↑ "SS Strindheim (+1939)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
↑ "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Wednesday, 16 August 1939. (48384), col E, p. 19.
↑ "Passenger Steamer Aground In Fog" The Times (London). Friday, 18 August 1939. (48387), col E, p. 7.
↑ "Robbie Burns (+1939)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
↑ 20.0 20.1 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Tuesday, 22 August 1939. (48390), col F, p. 19.
↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Monday, 21 August 1939. (48389), col F, p. 17.
↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Wednesday, 23 August 1939. (48391), col G, p. 3.
↑ "SS Løvland (+1939)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
↑ 24.0 24.1 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Thursday, 24 August 1939. (48392), col B, p. 19.
↑ 25.0 25.1 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Saturday, 26 August 1939. (48394), col D, p. 19.
↑ "Telegrams in Brief" The Times (London). Tuesday, 29 August 1939. (48396), col G, p. 9.
↑ "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Friday, 25 August 1939. (48393), col G, p. 3.
↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Wednesday, 30 August 1939. (48397), col G, p. 18.
↑ "TIME-LINE Merchant and Navy Ship events 1939 - 1945 (WWII)". Mareud. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
↑ 30.0 30.1 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Tuesday, 29 August 1939. (48396), col G, p. 3.
↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Thursday, 31 August 1939. (48398), col E, p. 17.
↑ "SS Saint Conan (+1939)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 30 November 2011.

Ship events in 1939
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