The list of shipwrecks in July 1939 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1939.
2 July
List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Notraco | Finland | The cargo ship ran aground at Östergarn, Sweden.[1] Refloated on 4 July.[2] |
4 July
List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Louise Moller | United Kingdom | The cargo ship became stranded on Mamay Island (34°12′N 125°19′E / 34.200°N 125.317°E / 34.200; 125.317).[3] She was refloated the next day.[2] |
5 July
List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Rim | Panama | The passenger ship caught fire west of Symi, Greece and was wrecked.[2] |
6 July
List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Houston City | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground on Quelpart Island, Korea. She was later refloated and sailed to Shanghai, China for repairs.[4] The damage was described as "considerable".[5] |
Pamia | Italy | The cargo ship ran aground 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Cape Sidi Freuch, Algeria.[4] She was refloated on 8 July.[6] |
8 July
List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Patria | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground in Risøysund, near Måløy, Norway.[6] Refloated on 12 July.[7] |
9 July
10 July
List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Marina | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Martín García Channel, Argentina.[5] |
11 July
12 July
14 July
List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Ullapool | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Martín García Channel, Argentina.[10] She was refloated on 17 July.[12] 7 |
15 July
List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Lornaston | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Martín García Channel, Argentina.[13] She was refloated on 17 July.[12] |
18 July
19 July
21 July
List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Edgar F. Luckenbach | United States | The cargo ship collided with the wharf at New Orleans, Louisiana and was severely damaged. She was beached to prevent her sinking.[21] She later sank.[22] |
22 July
24 July
List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Imberie | Brazil | The dredger foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (15°42′S 38°52′W / 15.700°S 38.867°W / -15.700; -38.867).[19] |
25 July
List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Mount Rhodope | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground in the Pará River, Brazil. She was refloated on 29 July.[24] |
27 July
List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1939 Ship | State | Description |
Grangesberg, and Sunik | Sweden France | The tanker Sunic collided with the cargo ship Grangesberg in dense fog 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of the Eddystone Lighthouse, Cornwall, United Kingdom (49°55′N 4°30′W / 49.917°N 4.500°W / 49.917; -4.500). Both ships caught fire. Sunic was abandoned with the loss of ten of her 34 crew. Survivors were rescued by Grangesberg. They were later transferred to Dartford ( United Kingdom) and landed at Falmouth, Cornwall. Sunik later capsized and sank. Grangesberg put into Falmouth, on fire and severely damaged. Her captain was lost overboard as a result of the collision.[25][26][27] |
31 July
References
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48347. London. 3 July 1939. col F, p. 22.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48350. London. 6 July 1939. col F, p. 24.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48349. London. 5 July 1939. col G, p. 28.
- ^ a b "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48351. London. 7 July 1939. col C-D, p. 27.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48354. London. 11 July 1939. col E, p. 24.
- ^ a b "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48353. London. 10 July 1939. col D, p. 23.
- ^ a b "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48357. London. 14 July 1939. col C, p. 21.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48355. London. 12 July 1939. col F, p. 20.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48356. London. 13 July 1939. col G, p. 8.
- ^ a b "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48358. London. 15 July 1939. col G, p. 23.
- ^ "Telegrams in Brief". The Times. No. 48355. London. 12 July 1939. col G, p. 13.
- ^ a b "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48360. London. 18 July 1939. col G, p. 24.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48359. London. 17 July 1939. col G, p. 21.
- ^ "Japanese Steamer Lost". The Times. No. 48361. London. 19 July 1939. col G, p. 8.
- ^ "Rescue at Sea". The Evening Post. Vol. CXXVIII, no. 10. Wellington, New Zealand. 20 July 1939. p. 10.
- ^ "SS Port Bowen (+1939)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939. London: Chatham Publishing. p. 484. ISBN 1-86176-023-X.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48362. London. 20 July 1939. col C, p. 19.
- ^ a b "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48367. London. 26 July 1939. col E, p. 8.
- ^ a b alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (L)
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 483634. London. 22 July 1939. col D, p. 21.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48366. London. 25 July 1939. col C, p. 22.
- ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (N)
- ^ "Mount Rhodope Refloated". The Times. No. 48372. London. 1 August 1939. col F, p. 18.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48369. London. 28 July 1939. col E, p. 25.
- ^ "Tanker Ablaze In The Channel". The Times. No. 48369. London. 28 July 1939. col A, p. 16.
- ^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939. London: Chatham Publishing. p. 456. ISBN 1-86176-023-X.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48373. London. 2 August 1939. col C, p. 23.
- ^ "Japanese Steamer Ashore". The Times. No. 48373. London. 2 August 1939. col C, p. 23.
- ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 48376. London. 5 August 1939. col E, p. 5.
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