List of shipwrecks in June 1940#3 June

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|ship={{ship||Aidee|Thames barge|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The Thames barge was damaged by enemy action and was abandoned between Dunkerque, Nord, France, and De Panne, West Flanders, Belgium. Her crew were rescued.

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|ship=Amulree

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The yacht collided with {{HMS|Vimy}} ({{naval|UK}}) in the Strait of Dover and sank.

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|ship={{HMT|Argyllshire|GY 528|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The naval trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Dunkerque by {{ship|German motor torpedo boat|S-34||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Five survivors were rescued by {{HMT|Malabar}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?75226 |title=HMT Argyllshire (GY-528) (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=24 October 2011}}

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|ship={{HMS|Astronomer}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The boom defence vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the north coast of Aberdeenshire ({{coord|58|01|N|2|12|W}}) by {{GS|U-58|1939|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of four of her 105 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMT|Leicester City|FY 223|6}} and {{HMT|Stoke City|FY 232|6}} (both {{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11258 |title=SS Astronomer (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=2 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/334.html |title=HMS Astronomer |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 February 2012}}

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|ship={{ship||Barbara Jean|Thames barge|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The Thames barge was damaged by enemy action at Dunkerque and was abandoned. Three of her crew were rescued.

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|ship={{HMS|Basilisk|H11|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The {{sclass2|B|destroyer}} was bombed and damaged in the North Sea off De Panne by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of the Luftwaffe. She was scuttled at {{coord|51|08|N|02|35|E}} by {{HMS|Whitehall|1919|6}} ({{naval|UK}}). Seven of her 138 crew were killed. Seventy-seven survivors were rescued by the fishing trawler Le Jolie Mascotte ({{flag|France}}), and 54 by HMS Whitehall.

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|ship={{HMS|Brighton Queen}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The paddle minesweeper was shelled and sunk in the North Sea off Dunkerque. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Saltash|J62|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11074 |title=PSS Brighton Queen (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=24 October 2011}}

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|ship={{Ship|French minesweeper|Denis Papin||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Dunkerque by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of the Luftwaffe.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?134 |title=Denis Papin (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=8 November 2011}}

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|ship={{ship||Doris|Thames barge|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The Thames barge struck a mine and sank in the North Sea {{convert|3|nmi|km}} off Dunkerque.

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|ship={{ship||Duchess|Thames barge|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The Thames barge struck a mine and sank in the North Sea {{convert|3|nmi|km}} east of Dunkerque. Her crew were rescued.

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|ship={{ship|ST|Elbe||2}}

|flag={{flag|Belgium}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The tug (150 GRT, 1905) was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was subsequently salvaged by the Germans.{{cite web |url=http://thamestugs.co.uk/DUNKIRK.php |title=Dunkirk |publisher=Thames Tugs |access-date=18 October 2015}}

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|ship={{ship||Ethel Everard|Thames barge|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The Thames barge was damaged by enemy action and abandoned at Dunkerque or De Panne.

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|ship=Fair Breeze

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The drifter struck a submerged wreck in the North Sea at Dunkerque and sank.

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|ship={{ship|French destroyer|Foudroyant|1929|2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The {{sclass|L'Adroit|destroyer}} was bombed and sunk in the English Channel by Luftwaffe aircraft. One hundred and fifty survivors rescued by the fishing trawler Bernadette and motor yacht Naiad Errant (both {{flag|France}}), and the naval trawler Gava. ({{navy|France}}).

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|ship={{HMS|Havant|H32|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The H-class destroyer was bombed and damaged in the English Channel by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of the Luftwaffe. She was subsequently scuttled by {{HMS|Saltash|J62|6}} ({{naval|UK}}). Thirty-three people were killed.

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|ship={{Ship||Hertha Johanne|schooner|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=The auxiliary schooner sank in the Baltic Sea south of Falster, Denmark.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?5388 |title=Hertha Johanne (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=9 November 2011}}

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|ship={{SS|Ioanna|1940|2}}

|flag={{flag|Greece}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy HG 32F: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|120|nmi|km}} west of Cape Finisterre, Spain, by {{GS|U-37|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her crew were rescued by {{SS|Cabo Razo|1926|2}} ({{flag|Spain|1938}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?14967 |title=SS Ioanna (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=9 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/333.html |title=Ioanna |publisher=Uboat |access-date=12 February 2012}}

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|ship={{HMS|Keith|D06|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The {{sclass2|B|destroyer}} was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off De Panne by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of 36 of her 166 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{MV|Hilda|1939|2}} ({{flag|Netherlands}}), {{HMS|Salamander|J86|6}} and {{HMS|St Abbs|W02|6}} (both {{naval|UK}}), {{ship|ST|Servia||2}}, and {{ship|ST|Vincia||2}} (both {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4006-19JUN01.htm |title=Naval Events, June 1940, Part 1 of 4, Saturday 1st – Friday 7th |publisher=Naval History |access-date=21 November 2011}}

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|ship={{ship||Lady Rosebery|Thames barge|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The Thames barge struck a mine and sank in the North Sea {{convert|3|nmi|km}} east of Dunkerque with the loss of one of her crew.{{cite book|title=River Medway and the Swale |first=Robert |last=Simper |publisher=Creekside Publishing |location=Lavenham |year=1998 |isbn=978-0951992777}}

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|ship={{Ship|French minesweeper|La Mousaillon||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Dunkerque by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of the Luftwaffe.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?29 |title=SS Mousaillon (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=11 November 2011}}

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|ship={{ship||Lark|Thames barge|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The Thames barge was beached and abandoned at Dunkerque.

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|ship={{HMT|Lord Cavan}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The drifter was shelled and sunk in the North Sea at Dunkerqueby German artillery. Her crew were rescued by a destroyer.

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|ship={{ship||Marie Johannes|schooner|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The schooner struck a mine and sank off Gedser, Denmark.

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|ship={{HMS|Mosquito|T94|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The {{sclass|Dragonfly|gunboat}} was bombed and damaged in the North Sea off Dunkerqueby Luftwaffe aircraft. She was scuttled on 3 June by {{HMS|Locust|T28|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/13129.html |title=HMS Mosquito (T 94) |publisher=Uboat |access-date=24 October 2011}}

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|ship=HMS Orford

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The troopship was bombed and damaged by Luftwaffe aircraft in the Mediterranean Sea off Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France, whilst evacuating Allied troops and was beached. Fourteen people were lost in the bombing. The wreck was broken up for scrap in Savona, Italy, in 1947.{{csr|register=MSI|id=1146026 |shipname=Orford |accessdate=24 June 2014}}

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|ship={{SS|Prague|1930|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the North Sea {{convert|13|nmi|km}} off North Foreland, Kent. She was beached off Sandwich, Kent. She was refloated on 6 June and anchored in The Downs, the United Kingdom.

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|ship=Renown

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The fishing boat struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the Sandettie Lightship (22px Trinity House).

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|ship={{ship||Royalty|Thames barge|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The Thames barge was beached and abandoned at Malo-les-Bains, Nord.

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|ship= {{ship|TSS|Scotia|1920|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The passenger ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Dunkerque ({{coord|51|07|N|2|10|E}}) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of 28 crew and at least 200 French soldiers. Survivors rescued by {{HMS|Esk|H15|6}}, {{HMT|Fisher boy}}, {{HMT|Fidget}}, and {{HMT|Jaketa}} (all {{naval|UK}}).

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|ship={{SS|Sivert Nielsen|1896|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk in the Vestfjorden, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of a crew member.{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/homefleet/shipss1.html |title=Norwegian Homefleet - WW II, Ships starting with Sa through SN |publisher=Warsailors |access-date=10 February 2012}}

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|ship={{HMS|Skipjack|J38|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The {{sclass|Halcyon|minesweeper}} was bombed and sunk off De Panne by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of most of the 275 people on board.

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|ship={{Ship|FV|Slasher|FY1744|2}}

|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea ({{coord|54|35|N|1|16|E}}) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of one of her nine crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?66531 |title=FV Slasher (GY1167) ? (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=14 November 2011}}

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|ship={{HMS|St. Abbs|W02|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The {{sclass|Saint|tug|1}} was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Dunkerque ({{coord|51|04|N|2|27|E}}) by Luftwaffe aircraft. Nineteen crew and 86 Royal Army and Navy passengers, survivors of {{HMS|Keith|D06|6}}, were killed, 30 were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/7340.html |title=HMS St. Abbs (W02) |publisher=Uboat |access-date=1 June 2013}}

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|ship={{HMT|St. Achilleus}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off De Panne.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?244 |title=FV St. Achilleus (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=14 November 2011}}

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|ship={{HMS|St. Fagan|W74|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The {{sclass|Saint|tug|1}} was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft. Twenty-five of her 32 crew were killed.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/7352.html |title=HMS St. Fagan (W 74) |publisher=Uboat |access-date=24 October 2011}}

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|ship={{HMT|Stella Dorado}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The naval trawler was torpedoed and sunk off Dunkerque by {{ship|German torpedo boat|S-34||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of all hands.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?4738 |title=HMT Stella Dorado (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=24 October 2011}}

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|ship={{ship|French minesweeper|Venus||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the North Sea at Gravelines, Nord, by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of the Luftwaffe.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?49 |title=SS Venus (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=15 November 2011}}

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|ship={{HMS|X 95}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=The X-class lighter was wrecked on this date.

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|ship=Anna Leopold

|flag={{flag|Belgium}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The fishing vessel was sunk in the North Sea at Dunkerque, Nord, France, by enemy action.

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|ship={{HMT|Blackburn Rovers|FY 116|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea {{convert|24|nmi|km}} east by south of the North Foreland, Kent. Eight crew were lost. Her survivors were ultimately rescued by {{HMT|Saon}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?1175 |title=HMT Blackburn Rovers (FY-116) (+1940) |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |access-date=2 June 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.deepseatrawlers.co.uk/index.php/2020/06/23/blackburn-rovers-gy-102/ |title=Blackburn Rovers |publisher=www.deepseatrawlers.co.uk |access-date=2 June 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1940-06JUN1.htm |title=Royal Navy casualties, 1-14 June 1940 |publisher=www.naval-history.net |access-date=2 June 2022}}

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|ship={{SS|Chella|1934|2}}

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The ocean liner was bombed and set on fire at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, by Luftwaffe aircraft. There were ten dead and missing, and six wounded. Towed outside port because of its load of ammunition, she was later shelled and sunk in shallow waters by the auxiliary cruiser {{ship|French cruiser|Cyrnos||2}} ({{navy|France}}). Her wreck remained visible; it was scrapped in situ in 1954.{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?138957 |title=SS Chella (+1940) |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |access-date=2 June 2022}}{{cite book |first=Roger |last=Jordan |year= 1999 |title=The World's Merchant Ships 1939 |place=London |publisher=Chatham House |isbn=1-86176-023-X |page=43}}

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|ship=Emma

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=The fishing trawler collided with {{SS|Hebe|11911|2}} ({{Flag|Finland}}) and sank in the North Sea off the South Foreland Lighthouse, Kent.

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|ship={{SS|Florida|1903|2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Spartel, Morocco and was declared a constructive total loss.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?58347 |title=SS Florida (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=8 November 2011}}

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|ship={{ship|ST|Fossa||2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The tug ran aground at Dunkerque and was abandoned. She was later salvaged by the Germans and entered service with them.

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|ship=Getuigt vor Christus

|flag={{flag|Belgium}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The fishing vessel was sunk in the North Sea at Dunkerque by a Kriegsmarine patrol boat.

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|ship=Greynight

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The fishing vessel was bombed and sunk in the North Sea ({{coord|54|40|N|1|30|E}}) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of one of her eight crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?66561 |title=FV Greynight (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=8 November 2011}}

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|ship=Jane Holland

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|government}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The lifeboat was rammed by a Motor Torpedo Boat and strafed by Luftwaffe aircraft off Dunkerque and was abandoned by her crew. She was discovered in the English Channel on 4 June and was towed in to Dover, Kent in a waterlogged condition. Repairs took ten months to complete.{{cite web |url=https://www.eastbournernli.org/history-1822-1993/ |title=The History of the Eastbourne Lifeboat Station |publisher=Royal National Lifeboat Institution |access-date=17 June 2020}}

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|ship={{SS|Maria Toft|1928|2}}

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and set afire at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was still burning on 6 June when Germans tried to fight the fire, putting so much water in her that she capsized and sank on 30 June. She was later salvaged, repaired and returned to service under German control.{{cite book |title=The world's merchant fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=448 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}{{cite web |url=https://www.yumpu.com/fr/document/read/16749914/mai-1940-les-epaves-au-large-de-dunkerque |title=Epaves de Dunkerque |publisher=www.yumpu.com |access-date=31 May 2020}}

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|ship={{ship|HMHS|Paris}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The hospital ship was bombed and severely damaged in the North Sea off Dunkerque ({{coord|51|11|N|2|07|E}}) by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was taken under tow but sank the next day. Two of her crew were killed.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?35 |title=SS Paris (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=12 November 2011}}

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|ship=Onze Lieve Vrouw van Vlaanderen

|flag={{flag|Belgium}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The fishing vesselwas sunk in the North Sea at Dunkerque by enemy action.

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|ship={{SS|Polycarp|1918|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel {{convert|20|nmi|km}} south of Land's End, Cornwall ({{coord|49|19|N|5|35|W}}) by {{GS|U-101|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 43 crew were rescued by {{SS|Espiguette|1920|2}} ({{flag|France}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?81768 |title=SS Polycarp (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=12 November 2011}}

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|ship={{HMT|Westella}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The naval trawler struck a mine in the North Sea whilst rescuing survivors from {{HMT|Blackburn Rovers}} ({{naval|UK}}) and sank. Her crew were rescued by {{HMT|Saon}} ({{naval|UK}}) with the survivors from Blackburn Rovers, but one crew of HMT Westella died of his wounds the next day.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?1842 |title=HMT Westella ? (+1940) |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |access-date=2 June 2022}}

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|ship={{SS|Winga|1924|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{SS|Jernland|1905|2}} ({{flag|Norway}}) and sank in the North Sea {{convert|4|nmi|spell=in}} off Hartlepool, Co Durham ({{coord|54|42|54|N|1|02|06|W}}) with the loss of fourteen of her 22 crew.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=News in Brief |date=4 June 1940 |page=3 |issue=48633 |column=E}}{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11074 |title=SS Winga (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=24 October 2011}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=484 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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|ship={{SS|Edvard Nissen||2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The cargo ship was sunk as a blockship at Dunkerque, Nord, France.

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|ship={{SS|Holland|1919|2}}

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The cargo ship was sunk in a collision off Dunkerque, where she was scheduled to be sunk as a blockship. There were no casualties.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?148 |title=SS Holland (+1940) |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |access-date=3 June 2020}}

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|ship=Ocean Lassie

|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The fishing vessel struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Felixtowe, Suffolk with the loss of six of her nine crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?74374 |title=FV Ocean Lassie (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=11 November 2011}}

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|ship={{SS|Perrakkis L. Cambanis|1910|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France due to bomb damage suffered in May. She was later salvaged by the Germans, repaired and entered service as Herta Engeline Fritzen.{{cite web |url=https://www.historisches-marinearchiv.de/projekte/verluste_griechenland/ausgabe.php?lang=1&rubrik=%&where_value=192 |title=Perrakkis L Cambanis |publisher=www.historisches-marinearchiv.de |access-date=3 June 2020}}

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|ship={{SS|Purfina|1928|2}}

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker struck a mine in the English Channel off Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, and sank with the loss of eleven lives. There were ten survivors.{{cite web |url=https://memorial-national-des-marins.fr/c/3266-purfina |title=Purfina |publisher=memorial-national-des-marins.fr |access-date=3 June 2020}}

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|ship={{SS|Snabb|1904|2}}

|flag={{Flag|Finland}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|300|nmi|km}} off Cape Finisterre, Spain, by {{GS|U-37|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Kyriakoula|1918|2}} ({{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?14968 |title=SS Snabb (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=14 November 2011}}{{cite web |title=Snabb |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/336.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=14 August 2021}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Westcove|1912|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The cargo ship was sunk as a blockship at Dunkerque.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?31081 |title=SS Westcove (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=15 November 2011}}

}}

{{shipwreck list end}}

{{shipwreck list begin |date=4 June 1940 |sort=}}

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|ship={{ship|French minesweeper|Emile Deschamps||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the North Sea {{convert|5|nmi|km}} east north east of Foreness Point, Kent, United Kingdom ({{coord|51|24|00|N|1|19|24|E}}). Of about 500 people aboard, around 100 survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Albury|J41|6}} ({{naval|UK}}), {{ship|French minesweeper|Marie Anne||2}} and {{ship|French minesweeper|Sainte Elisabeth||2}} (both {{navy|France}}).{{cite web |url=http://dkepaves.free.fr/html/emile_deschamps.htm |title=Emile Deschamps |publisher=dkepaves.free.fr |access-date=4 June 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://deuxieme-guerre-mondiale.histoire-en-questions.fr/mer/dunkerque-sauves.html |title=Story of Emile Deschamps |publisher=deuxieme-guerre-mondiale.histoire-en-questions.fr |access-date=4 June 2019}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Gourko|1911|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The passenger ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Dunkerque, Nord, France while on the way to be scuttled as a blockship. A crew member was lost; there were eighteen survivors.{{cite web |url= http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?145 |title=Gourko (+1940) |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |access-date=8 November 2011}}{{cite book |title=The Royal Navy at Dunkirk: Commanding Officers' Reports of British Warships In Action During Operation Dynamo |first=Martin |last=Mace |publisher=Casemate Publishers |year=2017 |isbn=978-1-47388-672-8}}

}}

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|ship=Marechal Foch

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The fishing trawler collided with {{HMS|Leda|J03|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) and sank in the North Sea off Dunkerque. There were 300 men aboard, some sources say there were 150 survivors.{{cite web |url=http://beaucoudray.free.fr/miracle.htm |title=Miracle de Dunkerque |publisher=beaucoudray.free.fr |access-date=4 June 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/282733.pdf |title=Marins belges |publisher=www.vliz.be |access-date=4 June 2019}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Moyle|1907|2}}

|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship at Dunkerque.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?154 |title=SS Moyle (+1940) |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |access-date=4 June 2019}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Pacifico|1905|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Dynamo: The cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship at Dunkerque.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?157 |title=Pacifico (+1940) |language=en, fr |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |access-date=4 June 2019}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|River Humber|1920|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{HMS|Folkestone|L22|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) and sank in the Irish Sea north of Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of four of her crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?67127 |title=SS River Humber (+1940) |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |access-date=4 June 2019}}

}}

{{shipwreck list end}}

{{shipwreck list begin |date=5 June 1940 |sort=}}

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|ship={{MV|Capable||2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the English Channel east of the Isle of Wight with the loss of all seven people on board.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?1218 |title=Capable (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=4 November 2011}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|German minesweeper|M-11|1938|2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine off Jæderen, Norway and sank during the night of 5/6 June. Five crewmen were killed and eleven wounded.{{cite book |last=Haarr |first=Geirr H |title=No Room for Mistakes: British and Allied Submarine Warfare 1939-1940 |publisher=Seaforth Publishing |year=2015 |page=265 |isbn=978-1-84832-206-6}}{{csr|register=MSI|id=6110827|shipname=M-11 |accessdate=21 July 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Waffen/Bilderseiten/Minensucher/M11.htm |title=M-11 |publisher=www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de |access-date=13 February 2019}}

}}

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|ship={{MV|Palime|1937|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine in the North Sea off Stavanger, Norway and was beached. She was later declared a constructive total loss. Her crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?166524 |title=MV Palime (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=12 November 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{MV|Skandia|1902|2}}

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary schooner struck a mine and sank in the Kattegat ({{Coord|57|33|N|11|35|E}}) with the loss of six lives.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3417.html |title=HMS Seal |publisher=uboat.net |access-date=5 June 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4005-14MAY01.htm |title=Naval Events, May 1940, Part 1 of 4, Wednesday 1st – Tuesday 7th |publisher=Naval History |access-date=20 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=https://m.bentloewe.dk/juni-1940 |title=Skandia |publisher=m.bentloewe.dk |access-date=5 June 2019}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Stancor|1904|2}}

|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Outer Hebrides ({{coord|58|48|N|8|45|W}}) by {{GS|U-48|1939|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Nine of her nineteen crew were rescued by the fishing trawler Kinaldie ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}), the rest reached land in their lifeboat.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/337.html |title=Stancor |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{MV|Sweep II|1928|2}}

|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea east of Harwich, Essex with the loss of two crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?74365 |title=MV Sweep II (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=14 November 2011}}}}

{{shipwreck list end}}

{{shipwreck list begin |date=6 June 1940 |sort=}}

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|ship={{SS|Harcalo|1933|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine in the North Sea ({{coord|51|19|00|N|1|32|25|E}}) and was beached off Ramsgate, Kent with the loss of three of her crew. She broke in two and was declared a total loss. The wreck was dispersed by explosives.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?73616 |title=SS Harcalo (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=8 November 2011}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=498 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship=Lapwing

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler struck a mine in the North Sea ({{coord|54|00|N|1|10|E}}) and sank. Her crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?69173 |title=FV Lapwing (GY24) ? (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=18 February 2020}}

}}

{{shipwreck list end}}

{{shipwreck list begin |date=7 June 1940 |sort=}}

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|ship=HMS Carinthia

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The armed merchant cruiser sank after being torpedoed and damaged west of Galway Bay, Ireland ({{coord|53|13|N|10|40|W}}) the previous day by {{GS|U-46|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of four of her crew.

}}

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|ship={{SS|Eros|1936|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|15|nmi}} off Tory Island, County Donegal, Ireland by {{GS|U-48|1939|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). She was abandoned by her 62 crew, who were rescued by {{HMT|Paynter|FY242|6}} ({{naval|UK}}). Eros was taken in tow by {{HMS|Berkeley|L17|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) and beached on Tory Island. She was later repaired and returned to service.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/340.html |title=Eros |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 February 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Frances Massey|1927|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|15|nmi}} off Tory Island ({{coord|55|33|N|8|26|W}}) by {{GS|U-48|1939|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 34 of her 35 crew. The survivor was rescued by {{HMS|Volunteer|D71|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/339.html |title=Francis Massey |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 February 2012}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=497 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Salomé|1940|2}}

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=The tanker sank at Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was subsequently salvaged by the Germans and entered service as Breisgau.

}}

{{shipwreck list end}}

For the scuttling of HMS Mashobra on this day, see the entry for 25 May 1940.

For the scuttling of RFA Oleander on this day, see the entry for 26 May 1940.

{{shipwreck list begin |date=8 June 1940 |sort=}}

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|ship={{HMS|Acasta|H09|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Juno: The A-class destroyer was shelled and sunk in the Norwegian Sea by {{ship|German battleship|Gneisenau||2}} and {{ship|German battleship|Scharnhorst||2}} (both {{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 193 of her 194 crew.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMS|Ardent|H41|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Juno: The A-class destroyer was shelled and sunk in the Norwegian Sea by {{ship|German battleship|Gneisenau||2}} and {{ship|German battleship|Scharnhorst||2}} (both {{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 137 of her 138 crew.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Bruxelles|1919|2}}

|flag={{flag|Belgium}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy TA 5: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|11|05|N|66|41|W}}) by {{GS|U-502||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of one of the 48 people on board.{{cite book |first=Roger |last=Jordan |year= 1999 |title=The World's Merchant Ships 1939 |place=London |publisher=Chatham House |isbn=1-86176-023-X |page=443}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Dulwich|1931|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground in the Seine and was scuttled. She was subsequently repaired and entered German service.{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=39}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMS|Glorious}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Juno: The aircraft carrier was shelled and sunk in the Norwegian Sea by {{ship|German battleship|Gneisenau||2}} and {{ship|German battleship|Scharnhorst||2}} (both {{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 1,207 of her 1,247 crew.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Hardingham|1933|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea north north east of Margate, Kent ({{coord|51|59|05|N|1|40|04|E}}) with the loss of two of her 38 crew. The wreck was subsequently dispersed by explosives.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?1868 |title=SS Hardingham (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=8 November 2011}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|HMT|Juniper|T123|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Juno: The {{sclass2|Tree|trawler|1}} was shelled and sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Jan Mayen, Norway ({{coord|67|20|N|4|10|E}}) by {{ship|German cruiser|Admiral Hipper||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) and four German destroyers. Only four crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4006-19JUN02.htm |title=Naval Events, June 1940, Part 2 of 4, Saturday 8th – Friday 14th |publisher=Naval History |access-date=22 November 2011}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Oilpioneer|1928|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Juno: The tanker was shelled and sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Jan Mayen ({{coord|67|20|N|4|10|E}}) by {{ship|German cruiser|Admiral Hipper||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) and four German destroyers with the loss of twenty of her 45 crew. Survivors were taken as prisoners of war.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=506 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMS|Orama|1924|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Juno: The troopship was shelled and sunk in the Norwegian Sea ({{coord|67|44|N|3|52|E}}) by {{ship|German cruiser|Admiral Hipper||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) and four German destroyers with the loss of nineteen of her 299 crew. Survivors were rescued by Admiral Hipper and other Kriegsmarine vessels.{{cite book |first=Roger |last=Jordan |year= 1999 |title=The World's Merchant Ships 1939 |place=London |publisher=Chatham House |isbn=1-86176-023-X |page=168}}

}}

{{shipwreck list end}}

{{shipwreck list begin |date=9 June 1940 |sort=}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Amythyste||2}}

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure.{{cite web |title=Axis shipping |url=http://www.schiffswrackliste.de/BRT%201940.htm |website=schiffswrackliste.de |access-date=18 February 2020}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Angiulin|1904|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship (873t) struck an Italian mine off Cape Granitola, Italy and sank with the loss of all 12 hands.{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?166074 |title=SS Angiulin (+1940) |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |access-date=17 June 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com/2015/12/angiulin.html |title=Angiulin |publisher=conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com |access-date=17 June 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com/2018/11/airone.html |title=Airone |publisher=conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com |access-date=17 June 2024}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Ariadne|1929|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The passenger ship was bombed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea ({{coord|67|55|N|2|10|E}}) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of nine of her crew. Survivors (30 crew and fifteen passengers) were rescued by {{HMS|Arrow|H42|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=https://www.warsailors.com/singleships/ariadne.html |title=Ariadne |publisher=www.warsailors.com |access-date=27 January 2021}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Avvenire|1893|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Pantelleria.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HNoMS|B-3}}

|flag={{navy|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The B-class submarine suffered a battery explosion in Gavlefjord off Alsvåg, Norway and was subsequently scuttled to prevent capture by German forces.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/1266.html |title=HNoMS B-3 of the Royal Norwegian Navy |publisher=Uboat |access-date=9 June 2013}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMT|Dewey Eve}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The naval trawler was sunk at Scapa Flow in a collision with the fishing trawler Gold Crown ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Dockenhuden|1919|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=The coaster was sunk in the Baltic Sea off Stolpmünde.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Dulwich|1931|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the English Channel off Villequier, Seine-Inférieure, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was later salvaged by the Germans and entered service as Holtenau.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Empire Commerce||2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine in the North Sea off Margate, Kent. She was severely damaged and was declared a constructive total loss.{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |pages=433–34}} She was the first Empire ship lost through enemy action.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Kong Halfdan|1923|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Great Belt. She was refloated in May 1941, repaired, and returned to service in April 1942.{{cite web |url= http://www.warsailors.com/homefleet/shipsk.html |title=Norwegian Homefleet - WW II, Ships starting with K |publisher=Warsailors |access-date=9 February 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|French minesweeper|Madeleine Louise||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque, Nord by Luftwaffe aircraft.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Margareta|1919|2}}

|flag={{Flag|Finland}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|350|nmi|km}} off Cape Finisterre, Spain ({{coord|44|04|N|12|30|W}}) by {{GS|U-46|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of five of her 24 crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?31877 |title=SS Margareta (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=10 November 2011}}{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/341.html |title=Margarita |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 February 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Max Wolf

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship (6,694t) was bombed and damaged in the English Channel off Berville, Seine-Inférieure by Luftwaffe aircraft and was beached at Tancarville. Two of her crew were killed. There were 22 survivors. Max Wolf was subsequently used as a target ship by the Luftwaffe. She was broken up between 1946 and 1953.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=526 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}{{cite web |url=https://www.historisches-marinearchiv.de/projekte/verluste_griechenland/ausgabe.php?lang=1&rubrik=%&where_value=180 |title=Max Wolf |publisher=www.historisches-marinearchiv.de |access-date=20 June 2024}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|French minesweeper|Notre Dames des Dunes||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Prins Olav|1907|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The passenger ship was bombed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea ({{coord|67|55|N|2|10|E}}) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of a crew member. Thirty survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Arrow|H42|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=https://www.warsailors.com/singleships/prinsolav.html |title=Prins Olav |publisher=www.warsailors.com |access-date=27 January 2021}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Turquoise|1933|2}}

|flag={{flag|Belgium}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Dieppe.{{cite web|url=http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20A-G%2023.5.04.pdf |title=Belgian Merchant A-G |publisher=Belgische Koopvaardij |accessdate=1 October 2010}} {{dead link|date=July 2023}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{Ship|German patrol boat|V-801 Bayern||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The vorpostenboot struck a mine and sank in the Wadden Sea off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands ({{coord|53|33|N|6|02|E}}) with the loss of five lives. Survivors were rescued by {{Ship|German patrol boat|V-803||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}){{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?16501 |title=V-801 (Bayern) (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=15 November 2011}}{{cite book |title=Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe, 1815-1945, Band 8 |first=Erich |last=Gröner |year=1993 |page=180 |isbn=3-7637-4807-5}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMS|Vandyck}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The ocean boarding vessel was bombed and sunk west of Narvik, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of seven of the 168 people on board. Survivors were taken as prisoners of war.{{cite book |first=Roger |last=Jordan |year= 1999 |title=The World's Merchant Ships 1939 |place=London |publisher=Chatham House |isbn=1-86176-023-X |page=153}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=515 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

{{shipwreck list end}}

{{shipwreck list begin |date=10 June 1940 |sort=}}

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|ship={{SS|Capo Noli|1917|2}}

|flag={{Flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was beached by her crew in the St Lawrence River, near Rimouski, Quebec, Canada. An attempt to scuttle the ship was foiled by {{HMCS|Bras d'Or|auxiliary minesweeper|6}} ({{naval|Canada|1911}}). There were no casualties. Cape Noli was later salvaged by the Canadians and re-entered service as Bic Island.{{cite web |url=http://semaphore.uqar.ca/id/eprint/598/1/ESTUAIRE_1983_NO-3.pdf |title=Capo Noli |publisher=semaphore.uqar.ca |access-date=27 January 2021}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Cellina|1926|2}}

|flag={{Flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Bay of Gibraltar to prevent capture by British forces.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Italian Attempts At Scuttling |date=12 June 1940 |page=6 |issue=48640 |column=C}}

}}

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|ship={{MV|Danilo B.|1921|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiiary barquentine struck a mine and sank at Capri.

}}

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|ship={{SS|Ellavore|1925|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the English Channel off Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, France by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was beached, but attempts to salvage her were abandoned. Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/ellavore.html |title= D/S Ellavore |publisher=Warsailors |access-date=12 January 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Jacobus|1920|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a blockship at Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?151671 |title=SS Jacobus (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=9 November 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Karanja|1931|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The passenger ship was damaged when a time bomb exploded and set her afire. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Durban, Union of South Africa. The fire was extinguished and she completed her voyage. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.{{cite book |first=Roger |last=Jordan |year= 1999 |title=The World's Merchant Ships 1939 |place=London |publisher=Chatham House |isbn=1-86176-023-X |page=95}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Kaupo|1888|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker was sunk as a blockship at Dieppe.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?160335 |title=SS Kaupo (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=9 November 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Lavoro|1938|2}}

|flag={{Flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Gibraltar to prevent capture by British forces.

}}

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|ship={{SS|Libano|1908|2}}

|flag={{Flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Gibraltar to prevent capture by British forces. She was later salvaged by the British, repaired and re-entered service.

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|ship={{SS|Numbolio||2}}

|flag={{Flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled in Algeciras Bay to prevent capture by British forces.

}}

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|ship={{ship|Italian auxiliary ship|Olterra||2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker was partially sunk by her Italian crew in the Bay of Gibraltar off Algeciras, Spain. She was raised and repaired in 1942 and placed in service with the Regia Marina (Italian Royal Navy) as a mother ship for Italian naval commandos.{{cite web |title=Tyne Built Ships. A history of Tyne shipbuilders and the ships they built |url=http://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk/O-Ships/osage1913.html}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Pagao|1924|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker was scuttled at Rada di Algeceiras, Spain.

}}

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|ship={{SS|Pollenzo|1920|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Algeciras.

}}

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|ship=River Ness

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler was bombed and sunk in the Irish Sea {{convert|8|nmi}} north east by north of The Skerries, Anglesey by Luftwaffe aircraft. Eight crew were killed. There were two survivors.{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?237731 |title=River Ness |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |access-date=26 January 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fold3.com/image/302031977 |title=Admiralty War Diar, 10 June 1940 |publisher=www.fold3.com |access-date=26 January 2021}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|River Tyne|1920|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship at Dieppe.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?84656 |title=SS River Tyne (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=13 November 2011}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Sonja|1923|2}}

|flag={{flag|Sweden}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship with a German prize crew was proceeding behind the steamship Inger (Flag unknown) when she detonated a mine and sank.{{cite web |url=https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3412.html |title=Porpoise (N 14)}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Sverre Sigurdssøn|1923|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in Hjeltefjorden ({{coord|60|36|N|4|55|E}}) with the loss of a crew member.{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/homefleet/shipss2.html |title=Norwegian Homefleet - WW II, Ships starting with So through Sø |publisher=Warsailors |access-date=11 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Umbria|1912|2}}

|flag={{Flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo liner was scuttled in the Red Sea near Port Sudan ({{coord|37|19.40|N|19|38.20|E}}) to prevent capture by {{HMS|Grimsby|U16|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite book |title=Diving Guide to the Red Sea Wrecks |editor=Andrea Ghiotti |year=1996 |publisher=A A Gaddis & Sons |location=Luxor |pages=112–21}} She was carrying a cargo of 5,000 tons of bombs, which remain in the wreck and pose a risk to Port Sudan, to Eritrea.[http://www.touregypt.net/vdc/umbria.htm Egypt Red Sea Shipwrecks - The Umbria, A Veritable Time Bomb at 30 metres, Ned Middleton], 2011

}}

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|ship=HMS Van Dyck

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Alphabet: The armed boarding vessel was bombed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Andenes, Norway by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe with the loss of seven of the 168 people on board.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Merchant Cruiser Lost |date=18 July 1940 |page=4 |issue=48671 |column=G}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Albertville|1928|2}}

|flag={{flag|Belgium}}

|desc=World War II: The ocean liner was bombed and sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft in the Havre Roads {{convert|1.5|nmi}} off Octeville-sur-Mer, Seine-Inférieure, France. There were no casualties.{{cite web |title=SS Albertville (V) [+1940] |url=https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?1169 |website=wrecksite.eu |access-date=18 February 2020}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Bruges|1920|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The ferry was bombed and damaged at Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was beached to prevent her sinking.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?2606 |title=Bruges Ferry 1920-1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=11 June 2013}}

}}

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|ship=Caprice

|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}

|desc=The {{convert|30|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fishing vessel burned and sank in Sitka Sound near Saint Lazaria Island approximately {{convert|12|nmi}} off Sitka, Territory of Alaska. The fishing vessel Terry C ({{flag|United States|1960}}) rescued her crew of two.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-c/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C)]

}}

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|ship={{SS|Général Metzinger|1906|2}}

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The troopship was bombed and sunk at Le Havre by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of six crew. She was refloated in 1950 and scrapped.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?1900 |title=SS General Metzinger (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=8 November 2011}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=458 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Kai|1921|2}}

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in Danish waters off Langeland. One crew was killed. Later refloated, she was repaired and returned to service.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?862 |title=SS Kai (II) (+1941) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=14 October 2019}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|French minesweeper|La Bretonnière||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was scuttled at Le Havre.

}}

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|ship={{SS|Makis|1906|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea {{convert|15|nmi|km}} north of Pantelleria, Italy. Her crew were rescued.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=526 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Marzocco|1918|2}}

|flag={{Flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship ran aground in the North Sea off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom, during an attempted scuttling following seizure by the British the previous day. She broke in two. Subsequently used as a blockship at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands.{{csr|register=MSI|id=1142697|shipname=Marzocco |accessdate=18 February 2020}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=534 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Mount Hymettus|1921|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Cape Finisterre, Spain ({{coord|42|12|N|11|20|W}}) by {{GS|U-101|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 24 crew survived.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Enemy Submarine's Ruse |date=15 June 1940 |page=5 |issue=48643 |column=B}}{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?58469 |title=SS Mount Hymettus (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=24 October 2011}}{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/343.html |title=Mount Hymettus |publisher=Uboat |access-date=21 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Niobe|1920|2}}

|flag={{Flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the English Channel off Le Havre by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was carrying between 800 and 1,200 people, mainly refugees, and most were lost when her ammunition cargo exploded. There were only 11 survivors.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11825 |title=SS Niobe (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=11 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=https://www.plongee-infos.com/chaque-jour-une-epave-11-juin-1940-le-niobe-et-ses-diamants/ |title=Niobe |publisher=www.plongee-infos.com |access-date=30 May 2019|date=2018-06-11}}

}}

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|ship={{ship|French patrol vessel|Patrice II||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel was shelled and sunk in the English Channel off Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, by German artillery.

}}

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|ship={{MV|Piriapolis|1938|2}}

|flag={{flag|Belgium}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk {{convert|5+1/4|nmi|km}} off the Cap d'Antifer Lighthouse, Seine-Inférieure by Luftwaffe aircraft.{{cite book |first=Roger |last=Jordan |year= 1999 |title=The World's Merchant Ships 1939 |place=London |publisher=Chatham House |isbn=1-86176-023-X |page=444}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Polinice|1911|2}}

|flag={{Flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Malta following seizure by the British the previous day.{{cite web |url=http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/verluste/italien-1940-verluste.htm |title=Kriegsverluste Italienischer Handelsschiffe 1940-1943: Verluste Italienischer Handelsschiffe 1940 |last=Rohwer |first=Jürgen |author2=Gerhard Hümmelchen |work=Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart |access-date=8 May 2011 |language=de}}

}}

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|ship=Predappio

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The sailing vessel struck a mine and sank at Taranto.

}}

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|ship={{SS|Saint Ronaig|1937|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Seaford, Sussex with the loss of four of her eight crew. The wreck was dispersed in July 1950 by {{HMS|Flatholm|DV9|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?10899 |title=Saint Ronaig (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=14 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fold3.com/image/302032144 |title=British Admiralty War Diary, 11 June 1940 |publisher=www.fold3.com |access-date=27 January 2021}}

}}

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|ship=San Calogero

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The fishing vessel struck a mine and sank at Taranto.

}}

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|ship={{SS|Syrie|1909|2}}

|flag={{Flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the English Channel off Le Havre by Luftwaffe aircraft.{{cite web |url= http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?1884 |title=SS Syrie (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=14 November 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Timavo|1920|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo liner was spotted off Durban, Union of South Africa by South African Air Force aircraft and forced to divert to a South African port, but was deliberately run aground and wrecked by her Italian crew near Leven Point, Union of South Africa ({{coord|27|49|S|32|36|E}}). All 50 men aboard survived and were captured. The ship was wrecked but a part of her cargo was saved.{{cite web |url=http://conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com/2014/05/timavo.html |title=Timavo |publisher=conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com |access-date=2 June 2019}}{{csr|register=MSI|id=5604989|shipname=Timavo |accessdate=18 February 2020}}{{cite web |url=http://rapidttp.co.za/waratsea/timavo.html |title=Timavo |publisher=rapidttp.co.za |access-date=27 January 2021}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Violando N. Goulandris|1919|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west north west of Cape Finisterre, Spain ({{coord|44|04|N|12|30|W}}) by {{GS|U-48|1939|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of six of her 28 crew.{{cite web |url= http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?31552 |title=SS Violando N. Goulandris (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=15 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/342.html |title=Violando N. Goulandris |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Zinovia|1906|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea {{convert|20|nmi|km}}) north of Pantelleria. Two of her crew were killed.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=528 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Barbara Marie|1928|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy SL 34: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|44|16|N|13|54|W}}) by {{GS|U-46|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 32 of her 37 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Leith|U36|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) and {{MV|Swedru|1937|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?37290 |title=SS Barbara Marie (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=3 November 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Baron Saltoun|1927|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France with the loss of one of her 33 crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?58478 |title=SS Baron Saltoun (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=3 November 2011}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=487 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{HMS|Calypso|D61|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass2|C|cruiser}} was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Crete, Greece ({{coord|33|45|N|24|23|E}}) by {{ship|Italian submarine|Alpino Bagnolini||2}} ({{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}) with the loss of 39 of her 344 crew.

}}

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|ship={{SS|Carlo|1901|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank at Pianosa.

}}

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|ship={{Ship|French sloop|Cerons||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary sloop was shelled and sunk in the English Channel between Fécamp and Veules-les-Roses, Seine-Inférieure, by German artillery.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?2611 |title=SS Cerons (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=4 November 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Earlspark|1929|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy OG 33F: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|42|26|N|11|33|W}}) by {{GS|U-101|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of seven of her 38 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Enchantress|L56|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/347.html |title=Earlspark |publisher=Uboat |access-date=21 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{ship|French patrol vessel|Etienne Rimbert||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel was scuttled at Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure.

}}

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|ship={{ship|Italian trawler|Giovanni Berta||2}}

|flag={{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Giovanni Berta|naval trawler}} was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tobruk, Libya by {{HMS|Gloucester|62|6}}, {{HMS|Liverpool|C11|6}}, and aircraft based on {{HMS|Eagle|1918|6}} (all {{naval|UK}}).

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|ship={{Ship|French minesweeper|Granville||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was shelled and sunk in the English Channel between Fécamp and Saint-Valery-en-Caux, Seine-Inférieure, by German artillery.

}}

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|ship={{SS|Himalaya|1883|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The collier was bombed and sunk at Weymouth, Dorset by a Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of the Luftwaffe.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?4950 |title=SS Himalaya (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=9 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.burtonbradstock.org.uk/History/Wrecks%20off%20Burton%20Bradstock/Enemy%20Action.htm |title=Vessels sunk by EnemyAction |publisher=Burton Bradstock Parish Council |access-date=15 November 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Innisulva|1914|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster was beached and abandoned in the River Seine at Paris, France with the loss of four of her five crew. She was subsequently salvaged by the Germans and re-entered service with them under that name.

}}

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|ship=La Mora

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler struck a mine and sank at Serchio.

}}

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|ship={{MV|Monte Piana||2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted by Royal Navy vessels. An attempt was made to scuttle her, but she was beached at Aden, Aden Colony. Seized as a prize of war, she was renamed Empire Baron. Subsequently repaired and entered British service.{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=433}}

}}

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|ship={{MV|Orkanger|1928|2}}

|flag={{Flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Alexandria, Egypt ({{coord|31|42|N|28|50|E}}) by {{ship|Italian submarine|Naiade||2}} and {{ship|Italian submarine|Nereide|1933|2}} (both {{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}) with the loss of five of the 39 people on board.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?165401 |title=MV Orkanger (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=11 November 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{MV|Prinses Juliana|1929|2}}

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in Poole Bay, Dorset with the loss of two of her crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?30594 |title=MV Prinses Juliana (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=13 November 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{MV|Romolo|1926|2}}

|flag={{Flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo liner was intercepted in the Pacific Ocean near the Solomon Islands ({{Coord|2|20|S|163|45|E}}) by {{HMAS|Manoora|1935|6}} ({{naval|Australia|1913}}) and was scuttled.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=535 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{HMT|Sisapon}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The naval trawler (326 GRT, 1928) struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Felixtowe, Suffolk with the loss of eleven of her crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?74406 |title=HMT Sisapon (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=14 November 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Swallow|1928|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster was beached and abandoned in the River Seine in Paris. All six crew survived. She was subsequently salvaged by the Germans and re-entered service as Schwalbe.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Train Ferry No. 2||2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The train ferry was shelled and damaged in the English Channel at Saint-Valery-en-Caux by German artillery. She was beached and abandoned.{{cite web|url=http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/LNER_Harwich.html|title=LNER Harwich Fleet List|publisher=Simplon Postcards|access-date=28 March 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{MV|Twente|1937|2}}

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: The tug struck a mine in the North Sea and sank.

}}

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|ship={{MV|Willowbank|1939|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|220|nmi}} north west of Cape Finisterre, Spain ({{coord|44|16|N|13|54|W}}) by {{GS|U-46|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 51 crew were rescued by {{MV|Swedru|937|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/346.html |title=Willowbank |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Yvonne|1899|2}}

|flag={{flag|Belgium}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank {{convert|2|nmi|spell=in}} north of the Goodwin Knoll Buoy, off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of ten of her twelve crew.{{cite web |title=SS Yvonne [+1940] |url=https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?73625 |website=wrecksite.eu |access-date=18 February 2020}}

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=13 June 1940 |sort=}}

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|ship={{MV|Abel Tasman|1937|2}}

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster struck a mine at the entrance to Poole Harbour, Dorset and sank with the loss of all on board.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?30595 |title=MV Abel Tasman (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=2 November 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Admiral Wiley|1920|2}}

|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground on Kitava, Papua New Guinea and was wrecked. Her crew were taken off by the armed merchant cruiser {{HMAS|Manoora}} ({{naval|Australia|1913}}).{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?234226 |title=SS Admiral Wiley (+1940) |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |access-date=30 September 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C241843 |title=Admiral Wiley |publisher=www.awm.gov.au |access-date=30 September 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.pngaa.net/Library/WarKitava.htm |title=War in Kitava |publisher=www.pngaa.net |access-date=30 September 2021}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|British Inventor|1926|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker struck a mine in Poole Bay, Dorset and was beached. The ship broke in two on 30 July and the bow section sank. The stern section was salvaged, repaired and returned to service.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?4644 |title=SS British Inventor (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=3 November 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|British Petrol|1925|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker was captured in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|1000|nmi|km}} off Trinidad ({{coord|20|10|N|46|56|W}}) by {{ship|German auxiliary cruiser|Widder||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of two of her 46 crew. survivors were taken as prisoners of war. She was scuttled the next day ({{coord|18|00|N|54|30|W}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?132137 |title=SS British Petrol (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=3 November 2011}}

}}

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|ship=Caroline Susan

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The motor yacht struck a mine and sank in the English Channel south of Bournemouth, Hampshire.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?1246 |title=MV Caroline Susan (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=4 November 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{ship|French minesweeper|Marthe Roland||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was scuttled at Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.

}}

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|ship={{ship|HNLMS|O 13}}

|flag={{navy|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|O 12|submarine}} was lost with all hands. At one time thought to have been rammed and sunk by {{ORP|Wilk|1929|6}} ({{navy|Poland}}) in the North Sea, but the sub rammed was a German U-boat. She was probably sunk by a mine.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/2900.html |title=HNLMS O 13 of the Royal Netherlands Navy |publisher=Uboat |access-date=25 June 2014}}

}}

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|ship={{HMT|Ocean Sunlight}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Seaford, Sussex with the loss of ten crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?80287 |title=HMS Ocean Sunlight (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=24 October 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.fleetwood-trawlers.info/index.php/2010/04/s-t-ocean-sunlight-yh28/ |title=Ocean Sunlight |publisher=www.fleetwood-trawlers.info |access-date=10 February 2020}}

}}

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|ship={{HMS|Odin|N84|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Odin|submarine}} was depth charged in the Gulf of Taranto, off Crotone, Italy, by {{ship|Italian destroyer|Strale|1931|2}} ({{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}). She surfaced and was rammed by {{ship|Italian destroyer|Baleno||2}} ({{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}) and sunk with the loss of 56 crew.

}}

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|ship={{ship|French harbour defence vessel|Reines des Flots||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The harbour defence vessel was scuttled at Dieppe.

}}

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|ship={{HMS|Scotstoun}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The armed merchant cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Barra, Outer Hebrides ({{coord|57|00|N|9|57|W}}) by {{GS|U-25|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of six of her 352 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Highlander|H44|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/348.html |title=HMS Scotstoun |publisher=Uboat |access-date=4 February 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list end}}

{{shipwreck list begin |date=14 June 1940 |sort=}}

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|ship={{SS|Antonis Georgandis|1915|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre, Spain ({{coord|42|45|N|16|20|W}}) by {{GS|U-101|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of all hands.

}}

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|ship={{SS|Balmoralwood|1937|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy HX 47: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|50|19|N|10|28|W}}) by {{GS|U-47|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 41 crew were rescued by {{SS|Germaine|1911|2}} ({{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/351.html |title=Balmoralwood |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Martis|1894|2}}

|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|government}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship in Churchill Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands partially beached ({{coord|58|53|5|N|2|54|49|W}}). Her stern, bow and superstructure were removed in the late 1940s.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?61051 |title=SS Martis (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=10 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/orkney-blog/wrecks-of-scapa-flow/ |title=wrecks of Scapa Flow |publisher=North Link Ferries |accessdate=30 March 2021}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=517 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Mount Myrto|1919|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Celtic Sea ({{coord|50|03|N|10|05|W}}) by {{GS|U-38|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of four of her 24 crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11320 |title=SS Mount Myrto (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=11 November 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{HMT|Myrtle}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the north coast of Kent with the loss of all 22 crew.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=23-Year-Old Cruiser Lost |date=17 June 1940 |page=6 |issue=48644 |column=F}}{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?73770 |title=HMT Myrtle (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=24 October 2011}}

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=15 June 1940 |sort=}}

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|ship={{HMS|Andania|1939|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The armed merchant cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Reykjavík, Iceland ({{coord|62|36|N|15|09|W}}) by {{GS|UA|1939|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 347 crew were rescued by the fishing trawler Skallagrimur ({{flagicon|Iceland|1918}} Iceland).{{cite web |url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4006-19JUN03.htm |title=Naval Events, June 1940, Part 3 of 4, Saturday 15th - Friday 21st |publisher=Naval History |access-date=22 November 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Erik Boye|1924|2}}

|flag={{flagicon|Canada|1921}} Canada

|desc=World War II: Convoy HX 47: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Celtic Sea ({{coord|50|37|N|8|44|W}}) by {{GS|U-38|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 22 crew were rescued by {{HMS|Fowey|L15|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11034 |title=SS Erik Boye (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=8 November 2011}}{{cite book |title=The world's merchant fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=447 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Frankenstein|1923|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship (3,703 t) ran aground off Florø, Norway. She sank there on 20 July and the wreck was bombed and destroyed by British aircraft on 19 April 1941.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=473 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}{{cite web |url=http://warsailors.com/forum/archive/forum/read.php-1,36156,36156.html |title=Frankenstein |publisher=warsailors.com |access-date=31 March 2025}}

}}

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|ship={{MV|Italia|1939|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy HX 47: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Ireland ({{coord|50|37|N|8|44|W}}) by {{GS|U-38|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of nineteen of her 35 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Fowey|L15|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/italia.html |title=M/S Italia |publisher=Warsailors |access-date=24 January 2011}}

}}

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|ship= {{ship|Italian submarine|Macallé||2}}

|flag={{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}

|desc=The {{sclass|Adua|submarine}} ran aground in the Red Sea ({{coord|19|00|N|38|00|E}}). Her crew were rescued by {{ship|Italian submarine|Guglielmotti|1938|2}} ({{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}). The submarine was shelled on 27 June by {{HMS|Kandahar|F28|6}}, {{HMS|Kingston|F64|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) and {{HMNZS|Leander}} ({{naval|New Zealand|1941}}). Aircraft from HMNZS Leander also bombed the beached submarine.

}}

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|ship= {{ship|French submarine|Morse|Q117|2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Requin|submarine}} struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Kerkennah, Tunisia with the loss of all hands.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?30378 |title=Morse (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=11 November 2011}}

}}

{{shipwreck list end}}

{{shipwreck list begin |date=16 June 1940 |sort=}}

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|ship={{HMS|Grampus|N56|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Grampus|submarine}} was depth charged and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea east of Sicily, Italy, by {{ship|Italian torpedo boat|Circe||2}}, {{ship|Italian torpedo boat|Clio|1938|2}}, {{ship|Italian torpedo boat|Calliope|1938|2}}, and {{ship|Italian torpedo boat|Polluce||2}} (all {{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}) with the loss of all 59 crew.

}}

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|ship={{SS|La Coubre|1903|2}}

|flag={{Flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The dredger struck a mine and sank in the Bay of Biscay off Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, with the loss of three of her crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?139023 |title=La Coubre (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |language=en, fr |access-date=10 November 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{MV|James Stove|1931|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Red Sea {{convert|12|nmi}} south of Aden ({{coord|12|35|N|45|03|E}}) by Galileo Galilei ({{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}). All 34 crew were rescued by HMT Moonstone.{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/jamesstove.html |title=M/T James Stove |publisher=Warsailors |access-date=24 January 2011}}

}}

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|ship= {{MV|Königsberg|1924|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean off Vigo, Spain ({{coord|41|36|N|10|37|W}}) by {{ship|French patrol boat|Président Houduce||2}} ({{navy|France}}) and was scuttled.

}}

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|ship={{SS|Rastrello|1904|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the port of Naples, Italy, by a torpedo fired accidentally by {{ship|Italian torpedo boat|Procione|1937|2}} ({{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}). There were no casualties.{{cite web |url=http://conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com/2017/07/procione.html |title=Procione |publisher=conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com |access-date=16 June 2022}}

}}

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|ship= {{MV|Samland|1929|2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|5|nmi}} off Lista, Norway ({{coord|58|18|N|5|40|E}}) by {{HMS|Tetrarch|N77|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).

}}

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|ship={{MV|Wellington Star|1939|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre ({{coord|42|39|N|17|01|W}}) by {{GS|U-101|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Fifty-two of her 69 crew were rescued by {{SS|Pierre L D|1935|2}} ({{flag|France}}), the remainder reached land in their lifeboat.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Blue Star Liner Sunk |date=25 June 1940 |page=5 |issue=48641 |column=D}}{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?31368 |title=MV Wellington Star (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=24 October 2011}}{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/354.html |title=Wellington Star |publisher=Uboat |access-date=21 February 2012}}

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=17 June 1940 |sort=}}

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|ship={{ship|ST|Athlete||2}}

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The tug was scuttled at Brest, Finistère.

}}

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|ship={{SS|Capitaine Maurice Eugene|1921|2}}

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Brest.

}}

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|ship={{SS|Champlain}}

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The ocean liner struck a mine in the Bay of Biscay off La Pallice, Charente-Inférieure, and sank with the loss of eleven or twelve of the 370 people on board. She was torpedoed on 21 June by {{GS|U-65|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}).{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Big French Liner Sunk By German Mine |date=4 July 1940 |page=4 |issue=48659}} The wreck was broken up in situ in 1963-64.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=457 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Elpis|1912|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Cape Finisterre, Spain ({{coord|43|46|N|14|06|W}}) by {{GS|U-46|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 28 crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/356.html |title=Elpis |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Komet|1912|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the English Channel {{convert|25|nmi}} off Caen, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of two of her sixteen crew. Survivors were rescued by a French fishing trawler.{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/komet.html |title=D/S Komet |publisher=Warsailors |access-date=25 January 2012}}

}}

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|ship=HMS Lancastria

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Aerial: The troopship was bombed and sunk off Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France ({{coord|47|08|48|N|2|20|18|E}}), by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of II Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 30, Luftwaffe with the loss of 2,899 of the 5,310 people on board. Survivors were rescued by {{HMT|Cambridgeshire}} and {{HMS|Highlander|H44|6}} (both {{naval|UK}}), {{SS|Cymbula|1938|2}}, {{SS|Fabian|1919|2}}, {{SS|Glenaffaric|1920|2}}, {{SS|John Holt|1938|2}}, {{SS|Oronsay|1925|2}}, {{SS|Robert L Holt|1926|2}} and {{SS|Ulster Prince|1930|2}} (all {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=502 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{HMT|Murmansk}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The naval trawler ran aground at Brest and was abandoned without loss. She was later salvaged by the Germans and entered service as KFK-76

}}

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|ship= {{ship|Italian submarine|Provana||2}}

|flag={{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Marcello|submarine}} was rammed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Oran, Algeria by {{ship|French sloop|La Curieuse||2}} ({{navy|France}}).

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|ship={{ship|French minesweeper|Inginieur Riebell||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper scuttled at Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure. She was subsequently salvaged by the Germans and used as an armed coastal vessel.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|French minesweeper|Roche Noire||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was scuttled at Brest.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Teiresias|1914|2}}

|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Bay of Biscay off Noirmoutier, Vendée, France ({{coord|47|07|N|2|23|W}}) by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of one of her 71 crew. She was beached and abandoned off Saint-Nazaire as a constructive total loss. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Holmside|1930|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?131661 |title=SS Teiresias (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=14 November 2011}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=512 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=18 June 1940 |sort=}}

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|ship= {{ship|French submarine|Achille|Q147|2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Redoutable|submarine|||1928}} was scuttled in a drydock at Brest, Finistère.

}}

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|ship= {{ship|French submarine|Agosta|Q178|2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Redoutable|submarine|||1928}} was scuttled in a drydock at Brest.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|French minelayer|Alexis de Tocqueville||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was scuttled at Brest.

}}

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|ship={{SS|Altair|1923|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Cornwall, United Kingdom ({{coord|49|39|N|11|15|W}}) by {{GS|U-32|1937|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) All eighteen crew were rescued by the fishing trawler Iparreko-Izarra ({{flag|Spain|1938}}). Altair was scuttled two days later by {{HMS|Prunella|X02|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) at {{coord|49|36|N|11|22|W}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12866 |title=SS Altair (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=2 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/359.html |title=Altair |publisher=Uboat |access-date=7 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship= {{ship|French submarine chaser|CH-16||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The CH-5-class submarine chaser was scuttled incomplete off the Île de Groix, Morbihan.{{cite web |url=http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?language=E&period=&idtrida=1276 |title=French submarine chaser type CH-5 |publisher=Warshipsww2.Eu |access-date=28 December 2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228203642/http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?language=E&period=&idtrida=1276 |archive-date=28 December 2014}}

}}

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|ship={{ship|French battleship|Clemenceau||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The incomplete {{sclass|Richelieu|battleship}} was scuttled at Brest.

}}

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|ship= {{ship|French destroyer|Cyclone|1925|2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: Dunkirk evacuation: Torpedoed and damaged by the E-boat S24 ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) on 30 May 1940, the {{sclass|Bourrasque|destroyer}} (1,298/1,968 t, 1926) was scuttled at Brest, France to prevent her capture by advancing German forces.[http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/6002.html uboat.net FR Cyclone, accessed 30 July 2016.]

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|ship={{SS|Dalila|1923|2}}

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=The cargo ship sank at Cherbourg, Manche. She was refloated on 14 October, repaired and entered German service.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=458 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Dido|1920|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was damaged and abandoned at Brest. She was subsequently salvaged by the Germans and re-entered service as Dorpat.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Dordogne||2}}

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker was scuttled at Brest.

}}

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|ship= {{ship|French gunboat|Enseigne Henri||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Dubourdieu|gunboat}} was scuttled at Lorient, Morbihan, to prevent capture by German forces. she was subsequently raised and scrapped by the Germans.

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|ship= {{ship|French gunboat|Etourdi||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Ardent|gunboat}} was scuttled at Brest to prevent capture by German forces.

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|ship={{ship|French minesweeper|Gaulois||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was scuttled at Saint-Servan, Ille-et-Vilaine.

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|ship={{ship|French tug|Goury||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The naval tug was scuttled at Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure.

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|ship={{SS|Hester|1908|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Rochefort, Charente-Inférieure, France. She was later salvaged by the Germans and entered service with them.

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|ship={{SS|Jacob Christensen|1920|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Rochefort. She was later salvaged by the Germans and entered service as Baldur.

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|ship={{ship|French minesweeper|Kergroise|AD 134|2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was scuttled at Lorient.

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|ship={{ship|French tug|La Valette||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The naval tug was scuttled at Lorient.

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|ship={{ship|German minesweeper|M-5|1937|2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The Type M-1935 minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Norwegian Sea north of Kristiansand, Norway ({{coord|63|30|N|8|12|E}}). Twenty-eight crew were killed.{{cite web |url=http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Waffen/Bilderseiten/Minensucher/M5.htm |title=M-5 |publisher=www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de |access-date=13 February 2019}}

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|ship={{ship|French tug|Lutteur||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The tug was scuttled at Brest. She was subsequently salvaged and repaired by the Germans and entered Kriegsmarine service as V 1801 Lutteur.{{cite web |url=http://thamestugs.co.uk/DUNKIRK.php |title=Dunkirk |publisher=Thames Tugs |access-date=18 October 2015}}

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|ship={{ship|French minesweeper|Marquitta||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was scuttled at Cherbourg.

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|ship={{ship|French patrol vessel|P-49 Mouette||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel was scuttled at Brest.

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|ship=Nuevo Ons

|flag={{flag|Spain|1938}}

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom ({{coord|49|39|N|11|00|W}}) by {{GS|U-32|1937|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of six of her thirteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the fishing trawler Iparreko-Izarra ({{flag|Spain|1938}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/358.html |title=Nuevo Ons |publisher=Uboat |access-date=7 February 2012}}

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|ship={{ship|French tanker|Ondine II||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The water carrier was scuttled at Lorient.

}}

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|ship= {{ship|French submarine|Ouessant|Q180|2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Redoutable|submarine|||1928}} was scuttled at Brest to prevent capture by German forces.

}}

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|ship= {{ship|French submarine|Pasteur|Q139|2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Redoutable|submarine|||1928}} was scuttled at Breste to prevent capture by German forces.

}}

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|ship={{ship|French minesweeper|Pluvoise||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was scuttled at Lorient.

}}

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|ship={{SS|Reno|1904|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo shipstruck a mine and sank in the Adriatic Sea {{convert|11|nmi|km}} off Ancona.

}}

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|ship={{SS|Ronwyn|1918|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Rochefort. She was later salvaged by the Germans and entered service as Hochheimer.

}}

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|ship=Sálvora

|flag={{flag|Spain|1938}}

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Land's End ({{coord|49|39|N|11|00|W}}) by {{GS|U-32|1937|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All twelve crew were rescued by the fushing trawler Iparreko-Izarra ({{flag|Spain|1938}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12867 |title=SS Salvora (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=14 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/357.html |title=Sálvora |publisher=Uboat |access-date=7 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Sarmatia|1901|2}}

|flag={{flag|Finland}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Land's End ({{coord|49|09|N|12|05|W}}) by {{GS|U-28|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 23 crew were rescued by the fishing trawlers Felix and Pastor Montenegro (both {{flag|Spain|1938}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12830 |title=SS Sarmatia (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=14 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/360.html |title=Sarmatia |publisher=Uboat |access-date=5 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Sonja|1923|2}}

|flag={{flag|Sweden}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea ({{coord|63|30|N|8|12|E}}) with the loss of twelve of her 21 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Inger|1920|2}} ({{flag|Norway}}).

}}

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|ship={{HDMS|Springeren|1916|6}}

|flag={{navy|Denmark}}

|desc=World War II: The minesweeper, a former {{sclass|Springeren|torpedo boat}} foundered on this date. She was raised, repaired and returned to service in 1943.

}}

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|ship= {{ship|French gunboat|Vauquois||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Arras|gunboat}} struck a mine off Le Conquet, Finistère, and was damaged. She was subsequently scuttled. One hundred and thirty-five crewmen were killed.

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=19 June 1940 |sort=}}

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|ship={{SS|Adamandios Georgandis|1916|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland ({{coord|49|35|N|11|15|W}}) by {{GS|U-28|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of a crew member. Ireland sought an explanation from Germany.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/363.html |title=Adamandios Georgandis |work=Ships hit by U-boats |publisher=u-boat.net |access-date=2009-08-26}}{{cite book |last=Duggan |first=John P |title=Herr Hempel |publisher=Irish Academic Press |year=2003 |page=111 |isbn=0-7165-2757-X}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Baron Loudoun|1925|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy HGF 34: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west north west of Cape Ortegal, Portugal ({{coord|45|00|N|11|21|W}}) by {{GS|U-48|1939|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of three of her 33 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Scarborough|L25|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?15399 |title=SS Baron Loudoun (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=3 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/362.html |title=Baron Loudon |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|British Monarch|1923|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|45|00|N|11|21|W}}) by {{GS|U-48|1939|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of all 40 crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?15398 |title=SS British Monarch (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=3 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/365.html |title=British Monarch |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Brumaire|1930|2}}

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Bay of Biscay by {{GS|U-25|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). She was bombed and sunk the next day at {{coord|47|14|N|3|16|W}} by Luftwaffe aircraft.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?135044 |title=SS Brumaire (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=3 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/3557.html |title=Brumaire |publisher=Uboat |access-date=4 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Labud|1918|2}}

|flag={{Flagcountry|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled, and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of the Fastnet Rock by {{GS|U-32|1937|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 34 crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12869 |title=SS Labud (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=10 November 2011}}{{cite web |title=Labud |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/364.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=14 August 2021}} Labud was on a voyage from Table Bay to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.{{cite book |first=Roger |last=Jordan |year= 1999 |title=The World's Merchant Ships 1939 |place=London |publisher=Chatham House |isbn=1-86176-023-X |page=437}}

}}

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|ship={{ship|French submarine|La Praya||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Roland Morillot|submarine}} was destroyed on slip at Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, to prevent capture by German forces.

}}

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|ship=La Tanche

|flag={{Flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler struck a mine and sank in the Bay of Biscay off Lorient, Morbihan.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?31667 |title=FV Tanche (La) (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=14 November 2011}}

}}

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|ship= {{ship|French submarine|Le Martinique||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Roland Morillot|submarine}} was destroyed on slip at Cherbourg to prevent capture by German forces.

}}

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|ship={{ship|German minesweeper|M-1802 Friedrich Müller||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the North Sea north west of Heligoland.

}}

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|ship= {{SS|Mexique|1915|2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The armed merchant cruiser struck a mine and sank in the Bay of Biscay off Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Gironde. All 178 crew were rescued.{{cite web |url= http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?2430 |title=SS Mexique (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=11 November 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{RMS|Niagara}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|government}}

|desc=World War II: The ocean liner struck a mine and sank in the Pacific Ocean off Bream Head, New Zealand ({{Coord|35|53|S|174|54|E}}). All on board survived.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=505 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{HMS|Orpheus|N46|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Odin|submarine}} was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north of Tobruk, Libya by {{ship|Italian destroyer|Turbine|1927|2}} ({{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}) with the loss of all 55 crew.

}}

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|ship={{ship|French minesweeper|President Paul Doumer||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper a {{sclass|Neuwerk|naval trawler}}, was sunk on this date. She was later raised, repaired and entered Kriegsmarine service as M 4005.

}}

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|ship= {{ship|French submarine|Roland Morillot|Q191|2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Roland Morillot|submarine}} was destroyed on slip at Cherbourg to prevent capture by German forces.

}}

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|ship={{SS|Roseburn|1922|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and torpedoed in the English Channel {{convert|5|nmi|spell=in}} off Dungeness, Kent by German motor torpedo boats S-19 and S-26 (both {{navy|Nazi Germany}}). She was beached but declared a total loss. Her crew were rescued by the drifter Lord Howe ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?80361 |title=SS Roseburn (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=13 November 2011}}

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|ship={{SS|The Monarch|1930|2}}

|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Point Penmarc'h, Finistère, France ({{coord|47|20|N|4|40|W}}) by {{GS|U-52|1939|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of all twelve crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?13006 |title=SS The Monarch (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=14 November 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{MV|Tudor|1930|2}}

|flag={{Flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy HGF 34: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Cape Finisterre, Spain ({{coord|45|10|N|11|50|W}}) by {{GS|U-48|1939|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of one of her 39 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Arabis|K73|6}} and {{HMS|Calendula|K28|6}} (both {{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12987 |title=MV Tudor (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=14 November 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Ville de Namur|1921|2}}

|flag={{flag|Belgium}}

|desc=World War II: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay ({{coord|46|25|N|4|35|W}}) by {{GS|U-52|1939|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 25 of her 79 crew.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/367.html |title=Ville de Namur |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 February 2012}}

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=20 June 1940 |sort=}}

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|ship={{SS|Adamantios|1915|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the English Channel off La Rochelle, Charente-Inférieure, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was beached on the Île de Ré the next day. Her 32 crew survived. She was later salvaged by the Germans and seized as a prize of war.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=524 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship= {{ship|Italian submarine|Diamante||2}}

|flag={{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}

|desc=World War II: The submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tobruk, Libya ({{coord|32|42|N|23|49|E}}) by {{HMS|Parthian|N75|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).

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|ship={{SS|Empire Conveyor||2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Barra Head, Outer Hebrides ({{coord|58|16|N|8|10|W}}) by {{GS|U-122|1939|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of three of her 41 crew. The survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Campbell|D60|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |pages=434, 436}}{{cite web|url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/370.html |title=Empire Conveyor |last=Helgason |first=Guðmundur |date=1995–2010 |work=uboat.net |publisher=Guðmundur Helgason |access-date=14 July 2023}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Foucauld|1922|2}}

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The passenger ship was bombed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off La Pallice, Charente-Inférieure, by Luftwaffe aircraft.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=458 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|James McGee|1917|2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker struck a mine and sank in the Bristol Channel {{convert|2|nmi|km}} south west of Nash Point, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by {{HMS|Wolverine|D78|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?72213 |title=SS James McGee (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=9 November 2011}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=582 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{MV|Moordrecht|1930|2}}

|flag={{Flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy HX 49: The tanker straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Portugal ({{coord|43|34|N|14|20|W}}) by {{GS|U-48|1939|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 25 of her 29 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Orion|1909|2}} ({{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}).{{Cite web|url=http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/40-06.htm |title=Seekrieg 1940, Juni |access-date=9 March 2015 |last=Rohwer |first=Jürgen |author2=Gerhard Hümmelchen |work=Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart |language=de}}{{cite web |url= http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?58601 |title=MV Moordrecht (+1940) |publisher=wrecksite |access-date=11 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/371.html |title=Moordrecht |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Otterpool|1926|2}}

|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy HG 34F: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Land's End, Cornwall ({{coord|48|45|N|8|13|W}}) by {{GS|U-30|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 23 of her 38 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Scarborough|L25|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11297 |title=SS Otterpool (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=11 November 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Stesso|1922|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Cardiff, Glamorgan, by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was later refloated, and departed on 31 December for scrapping at Briton Ferry, Glamorgan.

}}

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|ship={{SS|Tilia Gorthon|1930|2}}

|flag={{Flag|Sweden}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel south of Land's End ({{coord|48|32|N|6|20|W}}) by {{GS|U-38|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of ten of her 21 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Leith|U36|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11354 |title=SS Tilia Gorthon (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=14 November 2011}}

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=21 June 1940 |sort=}}

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|ship={{SS|Alfa|1921|2}}

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|12|nmi}} off the Eierland Lighthouse, Texel, North Holland, Netherlands by {{HMS|H44}} ({{naval|UK}}) with the loss of four of her crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/verluste/ausl%2Bdtsch-4012.htm |title=Verluste Deutscher Handelsschiffe 1939-1945 und unter deutscher Flagge fahrender ausländischer Schiffe: 1940 |last=Rohwer |first=Jürgen |author2=Gerhard Hümmelchen |work=Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart |access-date=8 February 2011 |language=de}}{{cite book |title=The world's merchant fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=446 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Berenice|1919|2}}

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay ({{coord|47|10|N|3|35|W}}) by {{GS|U-65|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 39 of the 47 people on board.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11148 |title=SS Berenice (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=3 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/378.html |title=Berenice |publisher=Uboat |access-date=15 February 2012}} She was subsequently refloated and scrapped.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=457 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Biscarosse|1919|2}}

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?145633 |title=SS Biscarosse (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=3 November 2011}}

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|ship={{HMS|Cape Howe|X02|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The Q-ship (4,443 GRT, 1930), disguised as the Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel Prunella, was torpedoed and sunk in the Celtic Sea ({{coord|49|45|N|8|47|W}}) by {{GS|U-28|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 55 of her 95 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Casamance|1921|2}} ({{flag|France}}) and {{HMS|Versatile|D32|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?31251 |title=SS Cape Howe (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=4 November 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{HMT|Charde}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=The naval trawler sank in Portsmouth Harbour, Hampshire.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?78991 |title=HMS Charde (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=4 November 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Hilda|1915|2}}

|flag={{flag|Finland}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay ({{coord|45|46|N|3|17|W}}) by {{GS|U-52|1939|2}} with the loss of five of her sixteen crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?13008 |title=SS Hilda (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=9 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/372.html |title=Hilda |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Luffworth|1911|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster was abandoned at Brest, Finistère, France. She was later seized by the Germans as a prize of war.

}}

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|ship={{SS|Luxembourg|1915|2}}

|flag={{Flag|Belgium}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay ({{coord|47|25|N|4|55|W}}) by {{GS|U-38|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of five of her 46 crew.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/374.html |title=Luxembourg |publisher=Uboat |access-date=13 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Mecanicien Principal Carvin|1922|2}}

|flag={{Flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Gironde by Luftwaffe aircraft.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?86528 |title=SS Mecanicien Principal Carvin (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=10 November 2011}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=460 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{ship|French patrol vessel|Mercéditta||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel struck a mine of Le Verdon-sur-Mer and was beached.

}}

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|ship={{ship|German torpedo boat|S-21||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The schnellboot struck a mine and sank in the English Channel west of Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was salvaged in 1941 and returned to service.

}}

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|ship={{ship|German torpedo boat|S-32||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The schnellboot struck a mine and sank in the English Channel west of Cap Gris Nez.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?163850 |title=S-32 (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=14 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/ships/fastattack/schnellboot1939/ships.html |title=Schnellboot 1939 Ships |website=german-navy.de |access-date=20 June 2014}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Saint Palais|1918|2}}

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Brest. She was refloated in August 1941, repaired and entered German service as Adolf Winter.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |pages=464 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|San Fernando|1919|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy HX 49: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Celtic Sea ({{coord|50|20|N|10|24|W}}) by {{GS|U-47|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). She was taken in tow but sank the next day. All 49 crew were rescued by {{HMS|Fowey|L15|6}} and {{HMS|Sandwich|L12|6}} (both {{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12959 |title=SS San Fernando (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=14 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/376.html |title=San Fernando |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 February 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Vliereede

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The captured ex-Dutch coastal defence ship was bombed and sunk at Den Helder, North Holland by Lockheed Hudson aircraft of 206 Squadron, Royal Air Force. She was later salvaged by the Germans and re-entered service as the anti-aircraft battery ship Ariadne.

}}

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|ship={{SS|Yarraville|1928|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy 65 X: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Figueira da Foz, Portugal ({{coord|39|40|N|11|34|W}}) by {{GS|U-43|1939|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of five of her 50 crew. survivors were rescued by the fishing trawler Marie Gilberte ({{flag|France}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?58607 |title=SS Yarraville (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=15 November 2011}}

}}

{{shipwreck list end}}

{{shipwreck list begin |date=22 June 1940 |sort=}}

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|ship={{SS|Amienois|1932|2}}

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship) was bombed and sunk at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Gironde, by Luftwaffe aircraft.

}}

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|ship={{ship|HMY|Campeador V}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The naval yacht struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Bembridge, Isle of Wight with the loss of twenty of her 21 crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4006-19JUN04.htm |title=Naval Events, June 1940, Part 4 of 4, Saturday 22nd - Sunday 30th |publisher=Naval History |access-date=22 November 2011}}{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval Yacht Sunk |date=25 June 1940 |page=6 |issue=48651 |column=G}}{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?78832 |title=MV Campeador V (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=24 October 2011}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Crux|1923|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|36|52|N|14|00|W}}) by {{GS|UA|1939|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 30 crew were rescued by {{SS|Brutus||2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/crux.html |title= D/S Crux |publisher=Warsailors |access-date=12 January 2012}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Elgo||2}}

|flag={{Flag|Sweden}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north of Sfax, Tunisia by {{ship|Italian submarine|Pier Capponi||2}} ({{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}) with the loss of a crew member.{{cite web |url=https://conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com/2019/06/pier-capponi.html |title=Pier Capponi |publisher=conlapelleappesaaunchiodo.blogspot.com |access-date=31 March 2020}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Eli Knudsen|1925|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy HX 49: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|50|36|N|8|44|W}}) by {{GS|U-32|1937|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 42 crew were rescued by {{HMT|Agate|1933|6}} and {{HMS|Sandwich|L12|6}} (both {{naval|UK}}). Eli Knudsen was taken in tow the next day but sank at {{coord|50|36|N|7|51|W}}.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ship|French corvette|La Bastiase||2}}

|flag={{navy|Free France}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass2|Flower|corvette}} struck a mine in the North Sea off Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom and sank with some loss of life.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ship|French torpedo boat|Le Fier||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The incomplete {{sclass|Le Fier|torpedo boat}} struck a mine and sank, or was wrecked the next day, while under tow in the Bay of Biscay off the Île d'Oléron, Charente-Inférieure. She was raised by the Germans and designated TA1.{{cite web |url=http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?language=E&period=&idtrida=1276 |title=French torpedo boat type Le Fier |publisher=Warshipsww2.Eu |access-date=22 June 2015 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228203642/http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?language=E&period=&idtrida=1276 |archive-date=28 December 2014}}

}}

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|ship= {{ship|French torpedo boat|L'Entreprenant||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The incomplete {{sclass|Le Fier|torpedo boat}} sank while under tow in the Gironde Estuary. She was raised by the Germans and designated TA4.

}}

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|ship={{SS|Monique|1922|2}}

|flag={{Flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay by {{GS|U-65|1940|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of all but four of her crew. Survivors were taken as prisoners of war. Monique was on a voyage from Haifa, Palestine to Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?58619 |title=SS Monique (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=11 November 2011}}{{cite web |title=Monique |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/3554.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=14 August 2021}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Neion|1918|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay ({{coord|47|09|N|4|17|W}}) by {{GS|U-38|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of one of her 28 crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11356 |title=SS Neion (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=11 November 2011}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=526 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

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|ship={{MV|Randsfjord|1937|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy HX 49: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|70|nmi|km}} south south east of Queenstown, County Cork, Ireland by {{GS|U-30|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of four of her 33 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Port Hobart|925|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url= http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11298 |title=MV Randsfjord (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=13 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/randsfjord.html |title=D/S Randsfjord |publisher=Warsailors |access-date=7 February 2012}}{{cite web |title=Randsfjord |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/379.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=14 August 2021}}

}}

{{shipwreck list end}}

{{shipwreck list begin |date=23 June 1940 |sort=}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMS|Coringa}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=The rescue tug sank in the Atlantic Ocean from unknown causes.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/7437.html |title=HMS Coringa |publisher=Uboat |access-date=24 June 2014}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|French submarine|Émeraude|Q197|2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Émeraude|submarine|||1939}} was destroyed incomplete on the slip at Toulon, Var.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMS|Khartoum|F45|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The K-class destroyer suffered severe damage from explosion of her own torpedoes in their tubes and was beached in the Red Sea off Perim, Colony of Aden ({{coord|12|38|N|43|24|E}}). She subsequently sank.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Kufra|1929|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{SS|San Diego|1930|2}} ({{flagicon|France}} Vichy France) and sank in the Bay of Biscay off Royan, Charente-inférieure, France ({{coord|44|11|N|2|00|W}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?86713 |title=MV Kufra (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=9 November 2011}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=483 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ship|French patrol boat|Le Cherbourgeoise||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The patrol boat was scuttled at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Gironde.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMIS|Pathan}}

|flag={{flagicon|UK|naval}} Royal Indian Navy

|desc=The {{sclass2|PC|corvette}} was severely damaged by the explosion of her own depth charges, or by {{ship|Italian submarine|Galvani||2}} ({{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}), in the Indian Ocean off Bombay. She sank the next day at ({{coord|18|56|N|72|45|E}}). Seven of her crew were killed.{{cite web |url=http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?language=E&period=&idtrida=769&tridit=lodenice&zobraz=A |title=British India corvettes Pathan |publisher=Warshipsww2 |access-date=21 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621233608/http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?language=E&period=&idtrida=769&tridit=lodenice&zobraz=A |archive-date=2015-06-21 |url-status=usurped}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ship|Italian submarine|Torricelli|1939|2}}

|flag={{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Brin|submarine}} was shelled and sunk in the Red Sea off Perim ({{coord|12|34|N|43|16|E}}) by {{HMS|Kandahar|F28|6}}, {{HMS|Kingston|F64|6}}, {{HMS|Khartoum|F45|6}}, {{HMS|Shoreham|L32|6}} (all {{naval|UK}}) and {{HMIS|Indus|U67|6}} ({{flagicon|UK|naval}} Royal Indian Navy). Survivors were rescued by HMS Kandahar and HMS Kingston.

}}

{{shipwreck list end}}

{{shipwreck list begin |date=24 June 1940 |sort=}}

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|ship={{SS|Albuera|1921|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel {{convert|2|nmi|km}} off the Lydd Light Float (22px Trinity House) ({{coord|50|43|16|N|0|40|05|E}}) by the E-boat S-36 ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of seven of her 36 crew. {{SS|Merope|1918|2}} ({{flag|Netherlands}}) rescued the survivors.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?4870 |title=SS Albuera (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=2 November 2011}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=485 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|French aviso|Beautemps-Beaupre||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The unfinished, 84% complete, {{sclass|Bougainville|aviso}} was scuttled in the Gironde Estuary.{{cite web|url=http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?language=E&period=&idtrida=1067|title=French Escort ship type Bouganville|publisher=Warshipsww2.Eu|access-date=29 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229230220/http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?language=E&period=&idtrida=1067|archive-date=2014-12-29|url-status=usurped}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Cathrine|1904|2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland ({{coord|50|08|N|14|00|W}}) by {{GS|U-47|1938|2}}. All nineteen crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?13960 |title=SS Cathrine (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=4 November 2011}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|Italian submarine|Galvani||2}}

|flag={{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Brin|submarine}} was rammed and sunk in the Gulf of Oman ({{coord|25|55|N|56|55|E}}) by {{HMS|Falmouth|1932|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship||Gamma|schooner|2}}

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=The auxiliary schooner sank off Sjælland.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?6252 |title=MV Gamma (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=8 November 2011}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Kingfisher||2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel south of Beachy Head, Sussex ({{coord|50|30|N|0|28|E}}) by German motor torpedo boat S-19 ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of a crew member.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?80107 |title=MV Kingfisher (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=9 November 2011}}

}}

{{shipwreck list end}}

{{shipwreck list begin |date=25 June 1940 |sort=}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=HMCS Fraser

|flag={{naval|Canada|1911}}

|desc=World War II: Operation Aerial: The C-class destroyer was accidentally rammed and sunk in the Gironde Estuary off Bordeaux, Gironde, France ({{coord|45|44|N|1|34|W}}) by {{HMS|Calcutta|1918|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) with the loss of 45 of her 145 crew and 19 of HMS Calcutta{{'}}s crew. HMS Calcutta and {{HMCS|Restigouche|H00|6}} ({{naval|Canada|1911}}) rescued the survivors.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Harald Schröder|1900|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine in the Danish straits and was beached.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Rina Croce|1889|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Adriatic Sea.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|French patrol vessel|Sainte Marguerite||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel was scuttled at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Gironde.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Saranac|1918|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy OA 172: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|48|24|N|15|05|W}}) by {{GS|U-51|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of four of her 44 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Ainderby|1925|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}) and {{HMS|Hurricane|H06|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?13005 |title=SS Saranac (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=14 November 2011}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|German trawler|V 1107 Portland||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The vorpostenboot was torpedoed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea south of Stavanger, Norway ({{coord|58|54|N|5|05|E}}) by {{HMS|Snapper|39S|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?16422 |title=V-1107 (Portland) (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=15 November 2011}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Windsorwood|1936|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy OA 172: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland ({{coord|48|31|N|14|50|W}}) by {{GS|U-51|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 40 crew were rescued by {{SS|Ainderby|1925|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?13004 |title=SS Windsorwood (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=15 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/383.html |title=Windsorwood |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 February 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list end}}

{{shipwreck list begin |date=26 June 1940 |sort=}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Crux|1923|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy OG 34: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|36|53|N|14|00|W}} by {{GS|UA|1939|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her crew were rescued.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Dimitris|1911|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was captured in the Bay of Biscay ({{coord|44|23|N|11|41|W}}) by {{GS|U-29|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) and was scuttled by gunfire. Her crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12843 |title=SS Dimitris (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=8 November 2011}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Köln|1922|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground south of Gävle, Sweden. She broke in two and sank the next day.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?136332 |title=SS Koln (III) (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=9 November 2011}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |pages=464 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Loasso|1921|2}}

|flag={{Flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Adriatic Sea {{convert|3|nmi|km}} off Mattinata.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?97844 |title=MV Loasso ? (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=10 November 2011}}

}}

{{shipwreck list end}}

{{shipwreck list begin |date=27 June 1940 |sort=}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ship|Italian submarine|Console Generale Liuzzi||2}}

|flag={{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Liuzzi|submarine}} was depth charged and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea south of Crete ({{coord|33|36|N|27|27|E}}) by {{HMS|Dainty|H53|6}}, {{HMS|Decoy|H75|6}}, {{HMS|Defender|H07|6}}, {{HMS|Ilex|D61|6}} (all {{naval|UK}}) and {{HMAS|Voyager|D31|6}} ({{naval|Australia|1913}}) and was subsequently scuttled.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Lenda|1924|2}}

|flag={{Flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|160|nmi|km}} south west of the Fastnet Rock ({{coord|50|00|N|13|24|W}}) by {{GS|U-47|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of one of her 26 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Havelock|H88|6}} and {{HMS|Hurricane|H06|6}} (both {{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12961 |title=MV Lenda (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=10 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/389.html |title=Lenda |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 February 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Leticia|1928|2}}

|flag={{Flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|160|nmi|km}} south west of the Fastnet Rock ({{coord|50|11|N|13|15|W}}) by {{GS|U-47|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of two of her 30 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Hurricane|H06|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12962 |title=SS Leticia (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=10 November 2011}}

}}

{{shipwreck list end}}

{{shipwreck list begin |date=28 June 1940 |sort=}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Alicantino|1914|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Cagliari, Sardinia.

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|ship={{SS|Alessandro Podesta|1897|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the north coast of Sardinia ({{coord|40|59|N|8|34|E}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?95912 |title=SS Alessandro Podesta (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=2 November 2011}}

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|ship= {{ship|Italian submarine|Argonauta|1931|2}}

|flag={{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Argonauta|submarine}} was attacked and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Ras el Hilal, Libya by {{HMS|Dainty|H53|6}}, {{HMS|Decoy|H75|6}}, {{HMS|Defender|H07|6}}, {{HMS|Ilex|D61|6}} and {{HMS|Voyager|D31}} (all {{naval|UK}}).

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|ship={{HMT|Castleton|GY 449|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off the Orkney Islands by a Dornier Do 17Z aircraft of 3 Staffeln, Küstenfliegergruppe 606, Luftwaffe with the loss of all ten crew.{{cite web |url= https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/removed_ships.html?shipID=54 |title=Castleton |publisher=Uboat |access-date=21 February 2012}}

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|ship= {{ship|Italian destroyer|Espero|1927|2}}

|flag={{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}

|desc=World War II: Battle of the Espero Convoy: The {{sclass|Turbine|destroyer}} was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south west of Crete, Greece ({{coord|35|18|N|20|12|E}}) by {{HMS|Gloucester|62|6}}, {{HMS|Liverpool|C11|6}}, {{HMS|Neptune|20|6}}, {{HMS|Orion|85|6}} (all {{naval|UK}}) and {{HMAS|Sydney|1934|6}} ({{navy|Australia|1913}}).

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|ship=Llanarth

|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay ({{coord|47|30|N|10|30|W}}) by {{GS|U-35|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 35 crew were rescued by {{HMS|Gladiolus|K34|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11415 |title=SS Llanarth (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=10 November 2011}}

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|ship={{SS|Maria|1903|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea {{convert|13|nmi|km}} north of Tobruk, Libya by Royal Air Force aircraft.

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|ship={{MV|Paganini|1928|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=The troopship suffered an engine room fire, exploded and sank in the Adriatic Sea ({{coord|41|27|N|19|11|E}}) with the loss of 147 of the 950 people on board.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=220 Deaths In Italian Troopship Fire |date=12 July 1940 |page=4 |issue=48666 |column=E}}{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?16036 |title=MV Paganini (1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=24 October 2011}}

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|ship={{SS|Empire Toucan||2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland ({{coord|49|20|N|13|52|W}}) by {{GS|U-47|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of three of her 34 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Hurricane|H06|6}} ({{naval|UK}}), which scuttled the bow section of the ship.{{cite web |url= http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/393.html |title=Empire Toucan |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 February 2012}}

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|ship={{HNoMS|No. 6||6}}

|flag={{navy|Norway}}

|desc=The {{sclass2|Vosper 60 foot|motor torpedo boat}} was sunk in a storm off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/16833.html |title=No. 6 of the Royal Norwegian Navy |publisher=Uboat |access-date=29 June 2013}}

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|ship= {{ship|Italian submarine|Rubino||2}}

|flag={{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Sirena|submarine}} was depth charged and sunk in the Ionian Sea, off Santa Maria di Leuca ({{coord|39|10|N|18|49|E}}), by a Short Sunderland of 230 Squadron, Royal Air Force.

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|ship={{ship|Italian submarine|Uebi Scebeli||2}}

|flag={{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}

|desc=File:Italian submarine Uebi Scebeli sinking.jpg

World War II: The {{sclass|Adua|submarine}} was depth charged and sunk west of Crete, Greece ({{coord|35|29|N|20|06|E}}) by {{HMS|Dainty|H53|6}} and {{HMS|Ilex|D61|6}} (both {{naval|UK}}).

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|ship={{HMS|Willamette Valley}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The Q-ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland ({{coord|49|27|N|15|25|W}}) by {{GS|U-51|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 67 of her 92 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Inverlee|1938|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/394.html |title=HMS Willamette Valley (X 39) |publisher=Uboat |access-date=27 July 2021}}

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|ship={{SS|Avelona Star|1926|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy SL 36: The ocean liner was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Land's End, Cornwall ({{coord|46|59|N|12|17|W}}) by {{GS|U-43|1939|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Beignon|1939|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}) and {{HMS|Dunvegan Castle}} ({{naval|UK}}). Avelona Star sank the next day.

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|ship={{MV|Belmoira|1928|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay ({{coord|48|15|N|10|30|W}}) by {{GS|U-26|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 25 crew were rescued by the fishing trawlers Miguel Veiga and Weyler No.1 (both {{flag|Spain|1938}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12811 |title=MV Belmoira (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=3 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/belmoira.html |title= M/S Belmoira |publisher=Warsailors |access-date=8 January 2012}}

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|ship={{SS|Capacitas|1920|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea {{convert|7|nmi|km}} north west of San Vicenzo by {{HNLMS|O23}} ({{naval|Netherlands}}).{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=531 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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|ship={{SS|Empire Seaman||2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship in Churchill Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands. Her stern, bow, and superstructure were removed in the late 1940s.{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?235943 |title=SS Empire Seaman (+1940) |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |access-date=5 December 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.scapaflowwrecks.com/wrecks/blockships/ss-empire-seaman.php |title=Empire Seaman |publisher=www.scapaflowwrecks.com |access-date=5 December 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/orkney-blog/wrecks-of-scapa-flow/ |title=wrecks of Scapa Flow |publisher=North Link Ferries |accessdate=30 March 2021}}

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|ship={{SS|Frangoula B. Goulandris|1918|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Land's End, ({{coord|49|59|N|11|24|W}}) by {{GS|U-26|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of six of her 38 crew.{{cite web |url= http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12809 |title=SS Frangoula B. Goulandris (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=8 November 2011}}

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|ship={{SS|Georgios Kyriakides|1911|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland ({{coord|50|25|N|14|33|W}}) by {{GS|U-47|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 30 crew were rescued.{{cite web |url= http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12963 |title=SS Georgios Kyriakides (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=8 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/396.html |title=Georgios Kyriakides |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 February 2012}}

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|ship={{ship||Mary A. White|schooner|2}}

|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}

|desc=The schooner foundered in Massachusetts Bay.{{cite web |url= http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?18020 |title=Mary A. White (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=10 November 2011}}

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|ship={{SS|Merkur|Vuik, 1913|2}}

|flag={{Flag|Estonia}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Land's End ({{coord|48|26|N|10|58|W}}) by {{GS|U-26|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of four of her crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12810 |title=SS Merkur (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=10 November 2011}}

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|ship={{USS|SC-185}}

|flag={{navy|United States|1912}}

|desc=The {{sclass|SC-1|submarine chaser}} was lost to unknown causes.{{cite web |url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/150185.htm |title=SC-185 |publisher=Navsource |access-date=20 March 2018}}

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|ship= {{ship|French torpedo boat|L'Agile||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The incomplete {{sclass|Le Fier|torpedo boat}} sank while under tow in the Gironde Estuary. She was later raised by the Germans and designated TA2.

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|ship={{SS|Madda|1919|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was chased by a Royal Navy warship off Tenerife, Canary Islands and was beached. She was refloated and towed in to Santa Cruz de Tenerife. She entered Spanish service in 1945 as Monte Nafarrate.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=533 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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|ship={{SS|Martinière|1911|2}}

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was bombed, set afire and severely damaged at Lorient, Morbihan. She was converted to an anti-aircraft artillery ship by the Germans in 1941. She served as a hulk at Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure 1945–55 and was then scrapped.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=459 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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|ship= {{SS|Sidney O. Neff||2}}

|flag={{Flag|United States|1912}}

|desc=The barge sank at Menominee, Wisconsin, United States.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?27557 |title=SS Sidney O. Neff (+1940)|publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=14 November 2011}}

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|ship={{GS|U-122|1939|2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The Type IXB submarine disappeared in the North Sea on or after 21 June with the loss of all 56 crew.

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