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.
1 January
List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1939
Ship | Country | Description |
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
List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1939
Ship | Country | Description |
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] |
4 January
5 January
List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1939
Ship | Country | Description |
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
List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1939
Ship | Country | Description |
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] |
V11 Francisco |
Spanish Republican Navy |
Spanish Civil War: The auxiliary patrol Ship was lost on this date.[16] |
Yamahuzi Maru |
Japan |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Miyako Luchu Islands.[11] Refloated 3 February.[17] |
7 January
8 January
List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1939
Ship | Country | Description |
Dido |
Norway |
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea 95 nautical miles (176 km) south west of Utsire island with the loss of one crew member.[21] |
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] |
10 January
11 January
List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1939
Ship | Country | Description |
Severonia |
Estonia |
The cargo ship ran aground at Turku, Finland.[19] Declared a total loss.[14] |
12 January
13 January
List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1939
Ship | Country | Description |
Herbert G Wylie |
Venezuela |
The tanker broke in two and sank at New York, United States.[23] |
14 January
List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1939
Ship | Country | Description |
Cabo Cullera |
Spain |
Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Tarragona by Spanish Nationalist aircraft.[25] |
15 January
List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1939
Ship | Country | Description |
Cheribon Maru |
Japan |
The cargo ship ran aground north of Cayagan Sulu Island, Philippines.[23] |
Conifer |
United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collied with Monte Santo ( Italy) in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) off the Sandette Lightship and sank.[23] 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.[23][26][27] |
Wyvern |
Norway |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Pensacola, Florida.[23] Refloated later that day.[14] |
16 January
17 January
18 January
19 January
20 January
List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1939
Ship | Country | Description |
Esbjorn |
Finland |
The cargo ship ran aground at Lyngsodde, Fredericia, Denmark. Refloated later that day.[6] |
21 January
22 January
List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1939
Ship | Country | Description |
Cabourg |
France |
The cargo ship reported passing Ouessant, Finistère whilst on a voyage from Ghent, West Flanders, Belgium to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. No further trace, presumed foundered as the bodies of two crew members were later washed up.[41][42] |
Mado |
Netherlands |
The cargo ship ran aground entering Margate Harbour, Kent, United Kingdom.[6] Refloated the next day.[43] |
Silverash |
United Kingdom |
The cargo ship caught fire and sank at New York, United States.[44] Later refloated, departed under tow on 23 April for Sunderland, Co Durham.[45] Arrived on 18 May.[46] |
Wilston |
United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground near Cape Cornwall, Cornwall with the loss of all 30 crew.[47] |
23 January
24 January
25 January
26 January
27 January
List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1939
Ship | Country | Description |
Kamikaze Maru |
Japan |
The coastal tanker capsized and sank off Kushiro.[55] |
Foynes |
United Kingdom |
Spanish Civil War: The tanker was bombed and damaged at Valencia. She capsized and sank the next day.[38] She was refloated on 23 November, repaired and entered Spanish service as Castillo Riaza.[57] |
Shun Chih |
United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Swatow, China.[55] Refloated undamaged the next day.[38] |
Suzy |
Greece |
Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and severely damaged at Valencia.[38] |
28 January
29 January
30 January
List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1939
Ship | Country | Description |
Garryvale |
Finland |
The cargo ship ran aground in the North Sea off the mouth of the Tees. She was refloated and consequently scrapped. Her crew survived.[60] |
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 ( Belgium).[32] |
31 January
Unknown date
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Casualty Reports". The Times (48205). London. 17 January 1939. col F, p. 22.
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- 1 2 3 4 "Casualty Reports". The Times (48215). London. 28 January 1939. col E, p. 23.
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