List of shipwrecks in January 1939
The list of shipwrecks in January 1939 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1939.
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1 January
- Anadolu (
Turkey): The cargo ship ran aground in a storm at Bender Eregli.[1] - Calchas (
United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground off the Kelsnor Lighthouse, Langeland, Denmark.[2] Refloated on 5 January but damaged and leaking.[3] - Galata ( Turkey): The cargo ship ran aground in a storm at Bender Eregli.[1][3]
- Ikbal ( Turkey): The cargo ship ran aground in a storm at Bender Eregli.[1] Refloated on 8 January.[4]
- Kaplan ( Turkey): The cargo ship sank in a storm at Bender Eregli.[3][5]
- Millet ( Turkey): The cargo ship sank in a storm at Bender Eregli. Only two crew survived.[5]
- Mete ( Turkey): The cargo ship ran aground in a storm at Bender Eregli.[1][4] Refloated on 21 January.[6]
- Nicolaos Nomicos (
Greece): The cargo ship sank in a storm at Bender Eregli.[3][5] Refloated on 9 January.[7] - Sadan ( Turkey): The cargo ship ran aground in a storm at Bender Eregli.[1][4] Refloated 18 January.[8][8]
- Samsun ( Turkey): The cargo ship ran aground in a storm at Bender Eregli.[9] Refloated on 26 January.[10]
- Sumer ( Turkey): The cargo ship sank in a storm at Bender Eregli. Refloated on 9 January.[5][7]
- Tan ( Turkey): The cargo ship ran aground in a storm at Bender Eregli.[1][3] Refloated on 6 January.[11]
- Zonguldak ( Turkey): The cargo ship ran aground in a storm at Bender Eregli.[1][4] Refloated on 8 January.[7]
2 January
- Galatea (
Norway): The cargo ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Copenhagen, Denmark.[9] Refloated on 5 January.[3] - Mexico ( Norway): The tanker ran aground at Dragør, Denmark.[9]
- Tilda (
Finland): The cargo ship was driven ashore at Setúbal, Portugal.[9] She was refloated the next day after 350 tons of oil was discharged.[12] Refloated undamaged on 5 January.[3]
3 January
No ships were lost on this day.
4 January
- Chief Wawatam (
United States): The train ferry ran aground on the North Graham Shoal in the Straits of Mackinac.[3] Refloated on 9 January.[13]
5 January
- Cheyenne ( United Kingdom): The tanker ran aground at Spodsbjerg, Denmark. Later refloated undamaged.[3]
- Kyleclare ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground in the River Moy, County Mayo, Ireland.[3] Refloated undamaged the next day.[11]
- Shuntai Maru (
Japan): The cargo ship was driven ashore in a gale at Muroran, Hokkaidō.[7] Later refloated.[14] - Yubari Maru ( Japan): The cargo ship was driven ashore in a gale at Muroran.[7] Later refloated.[14]
6 January
- Authorpe (
Panama): Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Alicante by Nationalist aircraft. Refloated in 1939 and seized by the Spanish Government, repaired and returned to service as Alhucemas.[15] - Yamahuzi Maru( Japan): The cargo ship ran aground on the Mikayo Luchu Islands.[11] Refloated 3 February.[16]
7 January
- Helios (
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Germany): The cargo ship ran aground entering Pasajes Harbour, Portugal developed a leak.[4] - Hoegh Silvercrest ( United Kingdom): The cargo liner ran aground at Montufar Point, San Bernardino Strait, Philippines.[4][17] The ship was later abandoned by her crew.[18] The ship broke up on 17 February.[19]
- Jadarland ( Norway): The cargo ship ran aground at Oslo and was damaged.[4]
- Pass of Ballater ( United Kingdom): The tanker ran aground at Nantes, France.[4] Refloated later that day but severely damaged.[7]
8 January
- Dido ( Norway): The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea 95 nautical miles (176 km) south west of Utsire with the loss of one crew member.[20]
- St Nazaire (
France): The cargo ship ran aground off Pauillac, Gironde.[4] Later refloated.[7] - Thetis ( Greece): The cargo ship ran aground in the Martin Garcia Channel, Argentina.[4] Refloated the next day.[7]
- Tinda (
Netherlands): The cargo ship ran aground at Asnæs, Denmark.[4] Refloated on 10 January having sustained some damage to her bottom.[13]
9 January
No ships were lost on this day.
10 January
- Berwindvale ( United States): The cargo ship ran aground in the Kennebec River. She was later refloated with a damaged bottom.[18]
- Llanover ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship was driven ashore in a gale at Niigata, Japan.[18] Refloated on 25 January.[10]
- Waukegan ( United States): The cargo ship collided with the St George's Bridge over the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal at St. Georges, Delaware and demolished the bridge, blocking the canal.[13] Two people were killed.[18]
11 January
12 January
- Gretaston ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground at Yavaros, Mexico.[21] Later refloated undamaged.[22]
- Trio ( Finland): The cargo ship foundered off Den Helder, Netherlands.[23]
13 January
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14 January
- Cabo Cullera (
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Spain): Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Tarragona by Spanish Nationalist aircraft.[24]
15 January
- Cheribon Maru ( Japan): The cargo ship ran aground north of Cayagan Sulu Island, Philippines.[22]
- Conifer ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship collied with Monte Santo (
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Italy) in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) off the Sandette Lightship and sank.[22] All nine crew were rescued by Monte Santo and landed at Vlissingen, Netherlands.[14] - Elsie ( Norway): 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.[22][25][26]
- Wyvern ( Norway): The cargo ship was driven ashore at Pensacola, Florida.[22] Refloated later that day.[14]
16 January
- Cambay Star ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship foundered in the Indian Ocean at 18°19′N 70°40′E / 18.317°N 70.667°E.[14]
- Kashiwa Maru ( Japan): The cargo ship ran aground at Awomori.[14]
- Orion ( Finland): The cargo ship ran aground on Harmaja, Helsinki.[14]
17 January
- Belbowrie ( United Kingdom): The auxiliary schooner was driven ashore at Maroubra Bay, New South Wales, Australia and was wrecked.[25]
- Dudley Rose ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground in the River Thames at Grays Thurrock, Essex.[27] Refloated the next day.[28]
18 January
- Giove (
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Regia Marina): The naval tanker ran aground in the Rooka Channel, Shatt el Arab, Iraq.[8] Refloated on 20 January after discharging 3,000 tons of oil.[29] - Herzogin Cecilie ( Finland: The barque capsized and sank at Starehole Bay, Devon, United Kingdom.
- Ulmus ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship caught fire off Gibraltar. The crew were saved and the ship was towed by Spanish Nationalist vessels to Barcelona.[15]
19 January
- Jaguar ( Norway): The tanker broke in two at approximately 35°N 46°W / 35°N 46°W. All 37 crew rescued by Douala ( Norway).[30] Stern section reported afloat on 30 January at 35°00′N 39°49′W / 35.000°N 39.817°W.[31] Reported on 7 February at 35°25′N 31°44′W / 35.417°N 31.733°W.[32] The stern section was taken in tow by Thames ( Netherlands) on 11 February. Reported to be heading for Horta, Azores, Portugal,[33] which was reached on 14 February with assistance from Seefalke ( Germany).[34] The stern section departed Horta under tow for Rotterdam, Netherlands on 22 February,[35] where it arrived on 11 March.[36]
- Laura Annie Barnes ( United Kingdom): The schooner ran aground in the Nantucket Sound, United States.[29]
20 January
- Esbjorn ( Finland): The cargo ship ran aground at Lyngsodde, Fredericia, Denmark. Refloated later that day.[6]
21 January
- Koidula (
Estonia): The cargo ship ran aground in the Uruguay River, Uruguay.[6] Refloated on 27 January after 1,700 tons of cargo was discharged.[37] - Pacific Grove ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground at Guayaquil, Ecuador.[6]
- Wilston ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground at Wicca Pool, Zennor, Cornwall, UK with the loss of all hands.[38][39]
22 January
- Cabourg ( France): The cargo ship reported passing Ouessant, Finistère. No further trace, presumed foundered as the bodies of two crew members were later washed up.[40]
- Mado ( Netherlands): The cargo ship ran aground entering Margate Harbour, Kent, United Kingdom.[6] Refloated the next day.[41]
- Silverash ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship caught fire and sank at New York, United States.[42] Later refloated, departed under tow on 23 April for Sunderland, Co Durham.[43] Arrived on 18 May.[44]
- Wilston ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground near Cape Cornwall, Cornwall with the loss of all 30 crew.[39]
23 January
- African Mariner ( United Kingdom): Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Barcelona by Nationalist aircraft. Two crew were killed.[45] She was refloated on 18 April 1939 and seized by the Spanish Government, repaired and returned to service as Castillo Montjuich.[46]
- Argentina ( Spain): Spanish Civil War:The passenger ship was bombed and sunk at Barcelona. Later raised and scrapped.[47]
- John and Sara Eliza Stych (
Royal National Lifeboat Institution): The St Ives lifeboat launched to go to the aid of a steamship off Cape Cornwall, United Kingdom. She capsized three times; off Clodgy Point, The Island and Godrevy Point. Only one crew member survived.[48] - Lobos ( United Kingdom): The passenger ship collided with Viriglio ( Italy) off Callao, Peru and was beached.[49] Later refloated, arrived at Lima on 17 February.[50]
- Nida (
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Lithuania: The cargo ship was driven ashore at Christiansø, Denmark. Refloated later that day.[49] - Riga ( Estonia): The cargo ship was driven ashore on Christiansø, Denmark.[41]
- Sulev ( Estonia): The cargo ship ran aground at Nantes, France.[41]
24 January
- St Clair Therault ( United Kingdom): The schooner caught fire and was abandoned at 47°47′N 6°55′W / 47.783°N 6.917°W.[49]
- Itange (
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Brazil): The cargo ship ran aground at Victoria, sprang a leak and was beached.[49] - Miocene ( United Kingdom): Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Barcelona by Nationalist aircraft. Refloated in 1940, confiscated by the Spanish Government but scrapped in 1944.[15]
- Vassos ( Greece): The tanker ran aground at Lysersori.[49] Refloated on 26 January.[51]
25 January
- Azelma ( France): Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Sant Feliu de Guíxols by Nationalist aircraft. Refloated in 1940, confiscated by the Spanish Government and returned to service as Castillo Javier.[15]
- Colonel Ralston ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship came ashore at Annapolis, Maryland, United States and was a total loss.[52]
- Kaiapoi ( Panama): The cargo ship struck rocks and sank in Wenchow Bay, China (28°16′N 121°38′E / 28.267°N 121.633°E). All crew were rescued.[10]
- Supetar (
Yugoslavia): The cargo ship ran aground at Karadeniz Ereğli, Turkey. Refloated later that day.[10]
26 January
- Aspen ( United Kingdom): The coaster ran aground at the entrance to Holyhead Harbour, Anglesey.[10]
- Fueloil ( United States): The tanker ran aground on Shooters Island, New York.[10] Refloated later that day.[51]
- Yolande ( France): Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Barcelona by Nationalist aircraft.[15]
27 January
- Kamikaze Maru ( Japan): The coastal tanker capsized and sank off Kushiro.[51]
- Foynes ( United Kingdom: Spanish Civil War: The tanker was bombed and damaged at Valencia. She capsized and sank the next day.[37] She was refloated on 23 November, repaired and entered Spanish service as Castillo Riaza.[53]
- Miocene ( United Kingdom): The tanker sank at Barcelona, Spain.[51]
- Shun Chih ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground at Swatow, China.[51] Refloated undamaged the next day.[37]
- Suzy ( Greece): Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and severely damaged at Valencia.[37]
28 January
- Virgil G. Bogue ( United States): The tug collided with Point Lobos ( United States) in the Oakland Estuary, California and sank.[37]
29 January
No ships were lost on this day.
30 January
- Julie ( United Kingdom): The sailing ship was abandoned in a sinking condition 15 nautical miles (28 km) south south east of the Eddystone Lighthouse. The crew were rescued by the trawler Roger Robert (
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Belgium).[31]
31 January
- Askot ( Norway): The cargo ship ran aground off Foundiougne, French West Africa.[54] Refloated the next day.[55]
- Robur VIII (
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Poland): The cargo ship ran aground north of the Terschelling Lighthouse, Netherlands. Refloated the next day.[55] - Ohio ( United States): The tug collided with Esso Belgium ( Belgium at New Orleans, Louisiana and was beached.[56]
Unknown date
- Crisabelle Stephen ( United Kingdom): The fishing vessel ran aground and sank.[57]
- HMS Medea (
Royal Navy): The decommissioned and sold for scrap minesweeper/training ship, a formerM15-class monitor, parted her tow on her way to the breaker's yard and was driven ashore at Trebetherick Point, Cornwall or Padstow, Cornwall and was wrecked on the 23rd or 28th.[58][41]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Weather and Navigation" The Times (London). Tuesday, 3 January 1939. (48193), col G, p. 18.
- ↑ "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Monday, 2 January 1939. (48192), col E, p. 27.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Friday, 6 January 1939. (48196), col F, p. 23.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Monday, 9 January 1939. (48198), col G, p. 20.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Shipwrecks In Black Sea Blizzard" The Times (London). Tuesday, 3 January 1939. (48193), col E, p. 9.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Monday, 23 January 1939. (48210), col F, p. 19.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Tuesday, 10 January 1939. (48199), col G, p. 22.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Thursday, 19 January 1939. (48207), col F, p. 22.
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- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Friday, 27 January 1939. (48214), col C, p. 25.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Saturday, 7 January 1939. (48197), col C, p. 21.
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- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Tuesday, 17 January 1939. (48205), col F, p. 22.
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- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Monday, 16 January 1939. (48204), col E, p. 21.
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- ↑ 29.0 29.1 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Saturday, 21 January 1939. (48209), col G, p. 8.
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- ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Monday, 30 January 1939. (48216), col F, p. 20.
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- ↑ 51.0 51.1 51.2 51.3 51.4 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Saturday, 28 January 1939. (48215), col E, p. 23.
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- ↑ 55.0 55.1 "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Thursday, 2 February 1939. (48219), col G, p. 4.
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