List of shipwrecks in 1940

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Template:SHORTDESC: The list of shipwrecks in 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1940.

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January

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Main article: List of shipwrecks in January 1940

February

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Main article: List of shipwrecks in February 1940

March

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Main article: List of shipwrecks in March 1940

April

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Main article: List of shipwrecks in April 1940

May

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Main article: List of shipwrecks in May 1940

June

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Main article: List of shipwrecks in June 1940

July

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Main article: List of shipwrecks in July 1940

August

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Main article: List of shipwrecks in August 1940

September

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Main article: List of shipwrecks in September 1940

October

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Main article: List of shipwrecks in October 1940

November

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Main article: List of shipwrecks in November 1940

December

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Main article: List of shipwrecks in December 1940

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1940
Ship State Description
Captain Sturt Australia The paddle steamer sank off Kangaroo Island, South Australia.[1]
Cläre Hugo Stinnes I Norway World War II: The captured German cargo ship was sunk at Ulvik. She was refloated later in 1940 and re-entered German service.[2]
Dalhousie United Kingdom World War II: The tug was scuttled.[3]
Fern United States With no one on board, motorboat was wrecked in the middle of George Inlet on the southern coast of Revillagigedo Island in the Alexander Archipelago, Alaska Territory.[4]
Haalegg Norway World War II: The cargo ship was either bombed and sunk at Narvik, Norway, by Luftwaffe aircraft on 17 May; or was shelled and sunk by Royal Navy ships on 13 April. She was raised in 1945, repaired and returned to service.[5]
Jupiter Australia The paddle steamer sank off Port Adelaide, South Australia.[6]
Kurrara Australia The coaster ran aground at Port Stephens, New South Wales and was wrecked.[7]
Lancashire Lass Australia The paddle steamer sank off Adelaide, South Australia.[8]
Lass of Geraldton Australia The sailing ship sank in Australian waters.[9]
Marzocco United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[10]
HMAS Psyche  Royal Australian Navy The lighter sank in Salamander Bay off Port Stephens.[11]
Raab Karcher  Germany World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Oosterschelde.[12]
Tealings United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk.[13]
HMS Thames  Royal Navy World War II: The River-class submarine went missing in the North Sea between 23 July and 3 August. She probably struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Stavanger, Norway (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.) with the loss of all 63 crew.[14]

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