List of shipwrecks in June 1939

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

June 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

1 June

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1939

Ship	Country	Description
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

Ship	Country	Description
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

Ship	Country	Description
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

Ship	Country	Description
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

Ship	Country	Description
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

Ship	Country	Description
Ben Hur	France	The barquentine caught fire and was abandoned in a sinking condition at 48°16′N 49°27′W / 48.267°N 49.450°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

Ship	Country	Description
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

Ship	Country	Description
Phénix		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

Ship	Country	Description
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

Ship	Country	Description
Phénix	Marine Nationale	The submarine sank off Saigon, French Indo-China.[13]

18 June

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1939

Ship	Country	Description
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

Ship	Country	Description
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

Ship	Country	Description
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 / 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

Ship	Country	Description
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

Ship	Country	Description
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

Ship	Country	Description
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 / 8.100°N 77.167°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

Ship	Country	Description
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

Ship	Country	Description
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 / 37.333°N 10.617°E.[31] All crew were rescued by Ain-el-Turk ( France).[29]

28 June

List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1939

Ship	Country	Description
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

Ship	Country	Description
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

1. "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Friday, 2 June 1939. (48321), col E, p. 26.
2. "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Saturday, 3 June 1939. (48322), col F, p. 23.
3. "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Tuesday, 6 June 1939. (48324), col F, p. 25.
4. "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Wednesday, 7 June 1939. (48324), col G, p. 27.
5. "Greek Steamer Wrecked" The Times (London). Friday, 9 June 1939. (48327), col C, p. 28.
6. "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Saturday, 10 June 1939. (48328), col C, p. 23.
7. "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Monday, 12 June 1939. (48329), col C, p. 22.
8. "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Tuesday, 13 June 1939. (48330), col A, p. 27.
9. "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Thursday, 15 June 1939. (48332), col E, p. 24.
10. "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Friday, 16 June 1939. (48333), col F, p. 26.
11. "Phénix (Q-157) (+1939)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
12. "Telegrams in Brief" The Times (London). Saturday, 17 June 1939. (48334), col G, p. 11.
13. "TIME-LINE Merchant and Navy Ship events 1939 - 1945 (WWII)". Mareud. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
14. "Aide de Camp (+1939)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
15. "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Tuesday, 20 June 1939. (48336), col F, p. 20.
16. "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Thursday, 22 June 1939. (48338), col C, p. 23.
17. "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Wednesday, 21 June 1939. (48337), col G, p. 25.
18. "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Saturday, 24 June 1939. (48340), col G, p. 23.
19. "Baltabor Refloated And Beached" The Times (London). Friday, 23 June 1939. (4839), col F, p. 29.
20. "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Tuesday, 4 July 1939. (48348), col G, p. 25.
21. "MV Baltabor (+1939)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
22. "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Monday, 26 June 1939. (48341), col D, p. 25.
23. "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Friday, 23 June 1939. (48339), col F, p. 29.
24. "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Friday, 30 June 1939. (48345), col G, p. 28.
25. "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Wednesday, 12 July 1939. (48355), col F, p. 20.
26. "Saved From Sinking Ship" The Times (London). Saturday, 24 June 1939. (48340), col B, p. 17.
27. "Japanese Steamer Ashore" The Times (London). Tuesday, 27 June 1939. (48342), col G, p. 25.
28. "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Wednesday, 28 June 1939. (48343), col G, p. 10.
29. "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Monday, 3 July 1939. (48347), col F, p. 22.
30. "Casualty Reports" The Times (London). Saturday, 1 July 1939. (48346), col C, p. 25.
31. "Belgian Merchant A-G" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 30 September 2010.

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