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The list of shipwrecks in May 1939 includes
ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during
May 1939 .
1 May
4 May
5 May
6 May
7 May
9 May
List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1939
Ship
State
Description
Alsia
Denmark
The
cargo liner caught fire 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of
Barberyn Island ,
Ceylon . The crew abandoned ship and were taken on board
Canton (
United Kingdom ).
[9] Alsia came ashore, still burning, at Uduwata Point, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of
Galle , on 11 May.
[7]
[10] The gutted ship broke her back and was a
total loss .
[11]
Arantzazu Mendi
Spain
The
cargo ship ran aground at
Kearney Point ,
County Down , United Kingdom.
[9] She broke her back on 14 May,
[12] and was consequently scrapped.
[13]
Dorothy Luckenbach
United States
The
tanker ran aground in the
Crocket Channel .
[14] She was refloated undamaged on 11 May.
[15]
Hochelaga
Canada
The
cargo ship ran aground at
Charlottetown ,
Prince Edward Island .
[14] She was refloated the next day.
[7]
Lindenbank
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground on Arena Island,
Sulu Sea , Philippines. She was refloated the next day but then sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off the island. Her crew were rescued by
USS Pope (
United States Navy ).
[16]
[17]
[18]
Malacca Maru
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground on Wood Island whilst on a voyage from
Singapore to
Osaka and broke her back. She was declared a
total loss .
[9]
HMAS Tattoo
Royal Australian Navy
The
S-class
destroyer was scuttled in the
Pacific Ocean off the coast of
New South Wales .
[19]
10 May
11 May
12 May
13 May
15 May
16 May
17 May
18 May
19 May
20 May
21 May
22 May
23 May
26 May
27 May
28 May
References
^ "Casualty Reports". The Times . No. 48294. London. 2 May 1939. col G, p. 10.
^ "Casualty Reports". The Times . No. 48297. London. 5 May 1939. col G, p. 26.
^
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b "Casualty Reports". The Times . No. 48298. London. 6 May 1939. col G, p. 18.
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham publishing. p. 539.
ISBN
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f "Casualty Reports". The Times . No. 48312. London. 23 May 1939. col F, p. 21.
^
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b "Casualty Reports". The Times . No. 48299. London. 8 May 1939. col D, p. 25.
^
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d "Casualty Reports". The Times . No. 48303. London. 12 May 1939. col G, p. 28.
^
"SS Kalipso (+1939)" . Wrecksite. Retrieved 30 November 2011 .
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c "Casualty Reports". The Times . No. 48301. London. 10 May 1939. col F, p. 25.
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham Publishing. p. 446.
ISBN
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d "Casualty Reports". The Times . No. 48310. London. 20 May 1939. col F, p. 23.
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c "Casualty Reports". The Times . No. 48305. London. 15 May 1939. col F, p. 22.
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"WWI Standard Built Ships L - W" . Mariners. Retrieved 8 May 2011 .
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b "Casualty Reports". The Times . No. 48304. London. 13 May 1939. col G, p. 25.
^
"SS Lindenbank (+1939)" . Wrecksite. Retrieved 30 November 2011 .
^ "Loss Of British Steamer". The Times . No. 48302. London. 11 May 1939. col B, p. 13.
^ Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 . London: Chatham Publishing. p. 483.
ISBN
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"HMAS Tattoo (+1939)" . Wrecksite. Retrieved 30 November 2011 .
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a
b "Casualty Reports". The Times . No. 48306. London. 16 May 1939. col B, p. 24.
^ "Casualty Reports". The Times . No. 48307. London. 17 May 1939. col E, p. 26.
^ "Casualty Reports". The Times . No. 48308. London. 18 May 1939. col E, p. 28.
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"Benjamin F. Packard (+1939)" . Wrecksite. Retrieved 30 November 2011 .
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g "Casualty Reports". The Times . No. 48311. London. 22 May 1939. col F, p. 20.
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c "Casualty Reports". The Times . No. 48317. London. 29 May 1939. col E, p. 17.
^ "Casualty Reports". The Times . No. 48314. London. 25 May 1939. col F, p. 28.
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^ "Casualty Reports". The Times . No. 48316. London. 27 May 1939. col D, p. 23.
^ "News in Brief". The Times . No. 48316. London. 27 May 1939. col G, p. 11.
^ "Casualty Reports". The Times . No. 48321. London. 2 June 1939. col E, p. 26.
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