List of shipwrecks in November 1939

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

1 November

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

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

|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{SS|Langleeford|1925|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}) and sank in the Bristol Channel off St Davids, Pembrokeshire. Four of her crew were killed.{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?71695 |title=SS Mervyn |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |access-date=14 November 2019}}{{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}}

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

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground on Reef Dyke Skerry, North Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands ({{coord|59|21|00|N|2|22|16|W}}). There were no casualties; eleven crew reached shore in their own boat, while the rest were taken off by the Stromness lifeboat. She broke up the next day.{{cite web |url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-3911-08NOV01.htm |title=Naval Events, November 1939, Part 1 of 2, Wednesday 1st - Tuesday 14th |publisher=www.naval-history.net |access-date=14 November 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?59410 |title=MV Mim (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=https://www.warsailors.com/freefleet/norfleetm.html |title=Mim |publisher=www.warsailors.com |access-date=14 November 2019}}

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3 November

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|ship={{SS|Canada|1935|2}}

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo liner struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Holmpton, Yorkshire ({{coord|53|42|24|N|0|07|06|E}}). All 64 crew were rescued by {{SS|Ringhorn|1920|2}} ({{flag|Norway}}). The wreck was subsequently dispersed by explosives.{{cite web| url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-3910-07OCT02.htm |title=Naval Events, October 1939, Part 2 of 2, Sunday 15th - Tuesday 31st |publisher=Naval History |access-date=3 December 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?68656 |title=SS Canada (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 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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4 November

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|ship={{SS|Nicolaos M. Embiricos|1919|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom, near the Sandettie Lightship (22px Trinity House) ({{Coord|51|13|N|1|39|E}}) with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the North Goodwin Lightship (22px Trinity House) and a Dutch ship.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?161484 |title=SS Nicolaos M. Embiricos (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=527 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship (1,342 GRT, 1924) struck a mine and sank off the mouth of the Humber ({{coord|53|43|N|0|17|E}}) with the loss of three of her 19 crew. Survivors were rescued by the fishing boat Ellen M ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11098 |title=SS Sig (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}

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6 November

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

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground in the Orkney Islands, United Kingdom and was wrecked. Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/freefleet/norfleeth1.html |title= Norwegian Merchant Fleet 1939 - 1945, Ships beginning with Ha |publisher=Warsailors |access-date=14 January 2012}}{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?60290 |title=Hansi |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |access-date=14 November 2019}}

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9 November

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|ship= {{SS|Carmarthen Coast|1921|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea {{convert|3|nmi|spell=in}} off Seaham, County Durham with the loss of two of her 17 crew. Survivors were rescued by the Seaham lifeboat.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?31366 |title=SS Carmarthen Coast (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/90.html |title=Carmarthen Coast |publisher=Uboat |access-date=4 February 2012}}

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|ship={{MV|Pacific Coast|1935|2}}

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

|desc=The cargo ship was set on fire by an onboard explosion at Brest, Finistère, France, and was towed out of the port and grounded. Nine crewmen and seven French dockworkers were killed. She was a total loss.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?31598 |title=MV Pacific Coast (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=14 November 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.letelegramme.fr/ar/viewarticle1024.php?aaaammjj=20050502&article=9903054&type=ar |title=Pacific Coast |date=2 May 2005 |publisher=www.letelegramme.fr |access-date=14 November 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.portde.info/index.php?post/2012/01/03/Le-Pacific-Coast-le-drame-oubli%C3%A9. |title=Pacific Coast, un drame oublié |trans-title=Pacific Coast, a forgotten drama |publisher=www.portde.info |access-date=14 November 2019}}

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10 November

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|ship={{MV|Éridan|1928|2}}

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=The cargo liner ran aground at Port of Spain, Trinidad, and was severely damaged.

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|ship=Ruth Shaw

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

|desc=Carrying a cargo of stone, the barge sank in {{convert|85|ft|m|0}} of water in the North Atlantic Ocean west of Sandy Hook, New Jersey.[https://njscuba.net/sites/chart_nj-1_sandy_hook.php#RuthShaw njscuba.net Ruth Shaw]

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12 November

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|ship= {{MV|Arne Kjøde|1938|2}}

|flag={{Flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean north east of the Butt of Lewis, Isle of Lewis, United Kingdom ({{coord|58|51|N|8|07|W}}) by {{GS|U-41|1939|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of five of her 39 crew. She broke in two and was later scuttled by Royal Navy ships. The bow section was taken in tow by {{HMS|Guardian|1932|6}} and {{HMS|Isis|D87|6}} (both {{naval|UK}}). The crew were rescued by HMS Isis, which shelled and sunk the bow section at {{coord|59|06|N|6|55|W}} on 15 November. The stern section was scuttled by {{HMS|Chitral|F57|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) at {{coord|59|20|N|7|12|W}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?60193 |title=MV Arne Kjode (fore Part) (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/94.html |title=Arne Kjøde |publisher=Uboat |access-date=13 February 2012}}

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|ship={{HMT|Cape Comorin}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=The naval trawler (504 GRT, 1936) ran aground at Whitby, Yorkshire and was wrecked. There were no casualties. She was later salvaged, repaired and returned to service.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?65783 |title=Cape Comorin |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=14 November 2019}}

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|ship= {{ship|FV|Cresswell|M129|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler (275 GRT, 1917) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isle of Lewis by {{GS|U-41|1939|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of six of her 13 crew. Survivors were rescued by U-41 and later transferred to the trawler Phyllisia ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.mareud.com/Timelines/1939-1945.htm |title=TIME-LINE Merchant and Navy Ship events 1939 - 1945 (WWII) |publisher=Mareud |access-date=18 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206070657/http://www.mareud.com/Timelines/1939-1945.htm |archive-date=6 February 2012 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12920 |title=FV Cresswell (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/92.html |title=Cresswell |publisher=Uboat |access-date=13 February 2012}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship ran aground {{convert|3|nmi|km}} off Spurn Head, Yorkshire and sank. Her crew were rescued. The wreck was dispersed in 1948.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?68557 |title=SS Deerpool (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}

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|ship={{SS|Elsie|1882|2}}

|flag={{flag|Finland}}

|desc=The cargo ship (1,410 GRT, 1882) ran aground on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands and broke her back. She was declared a total loss.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?744 |title=SS Elsie (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=https://wrakkenmuseum.nl/wrakken/elsie |title=Elsie |publisher=wrakkenmuseum.nl |access-date=29 April 2020}}

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

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean north west of the Faroe Islands ({{coord|62|37|N|10|36|W}}) by {{HMS|Delhi|D47|6}} ({{naval|UK}}). She was scuttled at {{coord|63|09|N|11|38|W}}). All 63 crew were rescued by HMS Delhi.

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

|flag={{flag|Sweden}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship ran aground in Hooghly River {{Convert|30|km|nmi|order=flip}} downstream of Calcutta, India. She sank the next day.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=571 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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13 November

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|ship={{HMS|Blanche|H47|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass2|B|destroyer}} struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the tugs {{ship|ST|Fabia||2}} & {{ship|ST|Lady Brassey||2}} and the fishing trawler Kesterel (all {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4352.html |title=HMS Blanche (H47) of the Royal Navy |publisher=Uboat |access-date=18 November 2018 }}

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

|flag={{Flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Málaga, Spain ({{coord|36|16|N|2|13|W}}) by {{GS|U-26|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 34 crew and 5 gunners were killed.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?156433 |title=SS Loire (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/93.html |title=Loire |publisher=uboat.net |access-date=12 November 2019}}

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|ship={{ship|German minesweeper|M 132||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The minesweeper was damaged in the North Sea off List by the explosion of a depth charge dropped in error by another ship and was beached. She was declared a total loss. There were no casualties.{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/wardiarygermanna31939germ |title=War Diary German Naval Staff Operations Division, November 1939 |access-date=25 November 2019}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy HXF 7: The cargo ship struck a mine in the North Sea {{convert|1|nmi|km}} east of the Tongue Lightship (22px Trinity House) with the loss of 16 crew. The ship was beached on the Shingles Patch. She was a total loss.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?73893 |title=SS Matra (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=504 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Denmark Strait ({{coord|65|48|N|25|19|W}}) by {{HMS|Newcastle|C76|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) and was scuttled. Her crew were rescued by HMS Newcastle.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?165129 |title=SS Parana (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}

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|ship={{MV|Ponzano||2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship (1,346 GRT, 1928) struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Margate, Kent ({{coord|51|29|N|1|25|E}}). Her crew were rescued by two Norwegian fishing boats.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?73759 |title=SS Ponzano (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/39-11.htm |title=1939 November |publisher=Württembergische Landesbibliothek |language=de |access-date=4 March 2015}} The wreck was subsequently dispersed by explosives.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=507 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was sunk by a mine {{convert|3|nmi|km}} outside Singapore Harbour ({{coord|1|14|42|N|103|52|36|E}}) with the loss of 20 lives. Work to demolish the wreck started in June 1952.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?105177 |title=SS Sirdhana (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=511 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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14 November

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

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

|desc=The cargo ship struck the sunken wreck of {{SS|Canada|1935|2}} ({{flag|Denmark}}) in the North Sea {{convert|2|nmi|km}} off Holmpton, Yorkshire ({{coord|53|40|N|0|17|E}}) and was holed. An attempt was made by {{ship|ST|Yorkshireman||2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}) to tow and beach her, but she capsized and sank.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12730 |title=SS Dryburgh (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}

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|ship=Maurice-Marguerite

|flag={{Flag|Belgium}}

|desc=World War II: The fishing vessel struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Gravelines, Nord, France with the loss of three of her crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?37193 |title=Maurice-Marguerite (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}

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15 November

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

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: Convoy HX 6: The cargo ship collided with {{SS|Dotterel|1936|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} in the English Channel off the Owers Lightship ({{flag|United Kingdom|government}}) ({{coord|50|30|17|N|0|30|35|W}}) and sank with the loss of all hands.{{cite book |title=The world's merchant fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=455 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/hx6.html |title=Convoy HX 6 |publisher=Warsailors |access-date=16 May 2012}}

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|ship= {{SS|Africa Shell|1939|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mozambique Channel {{convert|160|nmi|km}} north east of Lourenço Marques, Mozambique ({{coord|24|45|S|35|00|E}}) by {{ship|German cruiser|Admiral Graf Spee||2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}).

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|ship={{SS|Baikal||2}}

|flag={{flag|Soviet Union|1936}}

|desc=The cargo ship struck a rock and sank in the Arctic Sea off Spitsbergen, Norway.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?135045 |title=SS Baikal (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}

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|ship={{SS|Brulin||2}}

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

|desc=The lake freighter (2,241 GRT, 1924) collided with the Canadian Steamship Lines{{'}} Huronic in a dense fog.{{cite news|title=Ships Collide in Fog|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3926027/collision_of_the_huronic_and_brulin/|work=The Evening News|date=16 November 1939|page=1|via=Newspapers.com}} She was repaired and returned to service.

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

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

|desc=The cargo ship struck the wreck of {{SS|Canada|1935|2}} ({{flag|Denmark}}) in the North Sea {{convert|2|nmi|km}} off Holmpton, Yorkshire ({{coord|53|40|N|0|17|E}}) and sank. All 23 crew were rescued by the Grimsby lifeboat.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11593 |title=SS Georgios (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}

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|ship={{SS|Nida|1898|2}}

|flag={{flag|Lithuania|1918}}

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

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|ship={{SS|Panévezys|1924|2}}

|flag={{flag|Lithuania|1918}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine in Baltic Sea {{convert|2|nmi|km}} south of the Revelstein Reef and sank.{{cite web |url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-3911-08NOV02.htm |title=Naval Events, November 1939, Part 2 of 2, Wednesday 15th - Thursday 30th |publisher=Naval History |access-date=4 December 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?166665 |title=SS Panevezys (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea north of Margate, Kent. Eight lives were lost.{{cite web|url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?73756 |title=SS Woodtown (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=24 January 2010}}

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16 November

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|ship= {{SS|Arlington Court|1924|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy SL 7A: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|230|nmi|km}} south west of Start Point, Cornwall ({{coord|48|14|N|11|42|W}}) by {{GS|U-43|1939|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of five of her 34 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Algenib|1937|2}} ({{flag|Netherlands}}) and {{SS|Spinanger|1927|2}} ({{flag|Norway}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12923 |title=SS Arlington Court (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/95.html |title=Arlington Court |publisher=Uboat |access-date=13 February 2012}}

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|ship={{HMS|MTB 6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=The motor torpedo boat (18/22 t, 1936) was rammed and sunk by {{HMS|Dainty|H53|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).

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

|flag={{Flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker (5,133 GRT, 1924) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|200|nmi|km}} south of Rockall, United Kingdom by {{GS|U-28|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 26 of her 31 crew. Survivors were rescued by the trawler Merisia ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.droog-mag.nl/koopvaarderij-en-visserij.pdf |title=Dutch losses, 1939-1940 |publisher=www.droog-mag.nl |accessdate=28 January 2021}}{{cite web |title=Sliedrecht |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/97.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=12 August 2021}}

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17 November

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|ship= {{SS|Kaunas||2}}

|flag={{Flag|Lithuania|1918}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|6.5|nmi|km}} west north west of the Noord Hinder Lightship ({{flag|Netherlands}}) by {{GS|U-57|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of one of her sixteen crew.{{cite web |url= http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11204 |title=SS Kaunas (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |title=Kaunas |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/96.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=12 August 2021

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18 November

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|ship= {{SS|Blackhill||2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the Longsand Head Lightship (22px Trinity House) with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Gipsy|H63|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11396 |title=SS Blackhill (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}

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|ship={{SS|Carica Milica|1927|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea {{convert|3.5|nmi|km}} north of the Shipwash Lightship (22px Trinity House). Her crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?70011 |title=SS Carica Milica (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |title=Carica Milica |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/100.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=12 August 2021}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea ({{coord|58|07|N|2|18|W}}) by {{GS|U-18|1935|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of all nine crew.{{cite web |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/99.html |title=Parkhill |publisher=uboat.net |access-date=18 November 2019}}

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|ship= {{SS|Simón Bolivar|1927|2}}

|flag={{Flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: The ocean liner (8,309 GRT, 1927) struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom ({{coord|51|49|30|N|1|41|00|E}}) with the loss of 86 lives. Survivors were rescued by {{HMT|Cape Warwick}}, {{HMT|Daneman}}, {{HMS|Greyhound|H05|6}}, {{HMT|Lady Elsa}}, {{HMT|Man o'War}}, {{HMT|Wellard}} (all {{naval|UK}}) and {{ship|ST|Fairplay II||2}} ({{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=553 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}} Simón Bolivar was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Paramaribo, Brazil.{{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=275 }}

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|ship= {{ship|Finnish gun boat|Vapaus||2}}

|flag={{navy|Finland|name=Merivoimat}}

|desc=Winter War: The auxiliary gunboat was lost by grounding at Laatokka.{{cite web |url=http://kotisivut.fonet.fi/~aromaa/Navygallery/Background/Losses.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805115231/http://kotisivut.fonet.fi/~aromaa/Navygallery/Background/Losses.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 August 2013 |title=Finnish Navy Loses |publisher=Kotisvut.fonet |access-date=2 November 2016 }}

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|ship=Wigmore

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy IFC: The fishing trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|25|nmi|km}} north by west of Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire ({{coord|57|59|N|2|06|W}}) by {{GS|U-22|1936|2}} with the loss of all sixteen crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12797 |title=FV Wigmore (GY469) (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=1 December 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/98.html |title=xWigmore |publisher=Uboat |access-date=3 February 2012}}

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19 November

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|ship= {{SS|B. O. Borjesson|1907|2}}

|flag={{Flag|Sweden}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea {{convert|4.5|nmi|km}} off Spurn Head, Yorkshire, United kingdom ({{coord|53|46|N|0|13|E}}) with the loss of six crew. Survivors were rescued by the fishing trawler Frascati ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}) and naval trawler {{HMT|Rose of England}} ({{naval|UK}}).

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|ship= {{SS|Bowling|1910|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|6|nmi|km}} north north east of the Longstone Lighthouse ({{coord|55|45|N|1|35|W}}) by {{GS|U-13|1935|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of all thirteen crew.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/101.html |title=Bowling |publisher=Uboat |access-date=2 February 2012}}

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|ship= {{SS|Darino|1917|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre, Spain ({{coord|44|12|N|11|07|W}}) by {{GS|U-41|1939|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of sixteen of her 27 crew. Survivors were rescued by U-41 and later transferred to {{SS|Caterina Gerolimich|1912|2}} ({{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/102.html |title=Darino |publisher=Uboat |access-date=13 February 2012}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea {{convert|5|nmi|km}} north of North Foreland, Kent with the loss of six of her 30 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Gipsy|H63|6}} and {{HMS|Griffin|H31|6}} (both {{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?73850 |title=SS Grazia (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy OG 7: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay ({{coord|46|51|N|11|36|W}}) by {{GS|U-49|1939|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). All aboard were rescued by {{HMS|Echo|H23|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/104.html |title=Pensilva |publisher=uboat.net |access-date=19 November 2019}}

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

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea {{convert|2.5|nmi|km}} south of the Humber Lightship (22px Trinity House) ({{coord|53|30|48|N|0|23|07|E}}) with the loss of sixteen of her 33 crew.{{cite web |url= http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?68465 |title=SS Rhuys (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 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= {{SS|Stanbrook||2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk {{convert|8|nmi|km}} off the mouth of the River Tyne by {{GS|U-57|1938|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of all twenty crew.{{cite web |title=Stanbrook |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/103.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=12 August 2021}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea {{convert|2|nmi|km}} north north east of the Shipwash Lightship (22px Trinity House) with the loss of four of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Greyhound|H05|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).

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20 November

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|ship={{SS|Bertha Fisser|1919|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Iceland ({{coord|64|10|N|15|14|W}}) by {{HMS|Chitral|F57|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) her crew attempted to scuttle her. HMS Chitral rescued them. Bertha Fisser came ashore on the coast of Iceland the next day.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=466 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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|ship=Delphine

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

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler (250 GRT, 1914) was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|20|nmi|km}} north by east of Tory Island, County Donegal, Ireland by {{GS|U-33|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12883 |title=FV Delphine (A126) (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |title=Delphine |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/106.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=12 August 2021}}

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|ship={{HMS|Mastiff|1938|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass2|Basset|trawler|1}} was sunk in the North Sea {{convert|1|nmi|km}} off the Tongue Lightship (22px Trinity House) by the detonation of a German mine the crew was trying to bring on board, with the loss of six crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMT|Cape Spartel}} ({{naval|UK}}) and the Margate lifeboat.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?73833 |title=HMT Mastiff ? (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}

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|ship=Sea Sweeper

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

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|25|nmi|km}} north north west of Tory Island by {{GS|U-33|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her crew were rescued by the trawler Lois ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12884 |title=FV Sea Sweeper (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |title=Sea Sweeper |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/108.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=12 August 2021}}

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|ship=Thomas Hankins

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

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|14|nmi|km}} north west of Tory Island by {{GS|U-33|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12882 |title=FV Thomas Hankins (LO372) (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |title=Thomas Hankins |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/107.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=12 August 2021}}

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|ship=V 209 Gauleiter Telschow

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The vorpostenboot was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|100|nmi|km}} west of Helgoland ({{coord|54|32|N|5|10|E}}) by {{HMS|Sturgeon|73S|6}} ({{naval|UK}}). Twenty-four crew were killed.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?16366 |title=V-209 (Gauleiter Telchow) (+1939) |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |access-date=25 November 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://historisches-marinearchiv.de/projekte/crewlisten/ww2/eingabe.php |title=German crew losses |publisher=historisches-marinearchiv.de |access-date=25 November 2019}}{{cite book |title=Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe, 1815-1945, Band 8 |first=Erich |last=Gröner |year=1993 |page=232 |isbn=3-7637-4807-5}}

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21 November

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|ship={{HMS|Belfast|C35|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: the {{sclass2|Town|cruiser|||1936}} struck a mine in the Firth of Forth off the Isle of May ({{coord|56|06|N|2|55|W}}). She was severely damaged with her back broken and one crew member killed. She was towed to Rosyth, Fife by the tugs {{ship|ST|Bramham||2}}, {{ship|ST|Bulger||2}}, {{ship|ST|Grangebourne||2}}, {{ship|ST|Krooman||2}} and {{ship|ST|Oxcar||2}} (all {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}). Repairs took until November 1942 to complete.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/112.html |title=HMS Belfast (35) |publisher=Uboat |access-date=3 February 2012}}

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|ship={{HMS|Gipsy|H63|6}}

|flag={{naval|United Kingdom}}

|desc=World War II: The G-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex with the loss of 30 of her 146 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Keith|H06|6}} and {{HMS|Griffin|H31|6}} (both {{naval|UK}}).

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|ship=Les Barges II

|flag={{Flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|45|35|N|3|22|W}}) by {{GS|U-41|1939|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). All fifteen crew were rescued by the fishing vessel Paz y Trabajo ({{flag|Spain|1938}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/111.html |title=Les Barges II |publisher=Uboat |access-date=13 February 2012}}

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|ship={{Ship|French minesweeper|Ste. Claire||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Strait of Dover {{convert|10|nmi|km}} south east of Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom ({{coord|51|00|N|1|20|E}}) with the loss of all eleven crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?80861 |title=FV St. Claire ? (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/105.html |title=Ste. Claire |publisher=Uboat |access-date=2 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship=Sulby

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

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|73|nmi|km}} north west of Rathlin Island, County Donegal, Ireland by {{GS|U-33|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of five of her twelve crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12886 |title=FV Sulby (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}

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

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean west of Iceland ({{coord|62|25|N|20|00|W}}) by {{HMS|Transylvania|F56|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) and was scuttled by her 73 crew, who were rescued by HMS Transylvania.

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|ship= {{ship||Terukuni Maru|1929|2}}

|flag={{Flagcountry|Empire of Japan}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Terukuni Maru|ocean liner}} struck a mine and sank in the North Sea {{convert|1.5|nmi|km}} off the Sunk Lightship (22px Trinity House) ({{coord|51|50|40|N|1|31|04|E}}). All 206 passengers and crew were rescued. The wreck was subsequently dispersed by explosives.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=546 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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|ship=William Humphries

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

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|73|nmi|km}} north west of Rathlin Island by {{GS|U-33|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of thirteen crew.{{cite web |url= http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12885 |title=FV William Humphries (LO533) (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=1 December 2011}}{{cite web |title=William Humphries |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/109.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=12 August 2021}}

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22 November

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|ship= {{SS|Adolph Woermann||2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean off Ascension Island ({{coord|10|39|S|5|44|W}}) by her crew when {{HMS|Neptune|20|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) attempted to apprehend her. Her crew were rescued by HMS Neptune.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?134447 |title=SS Adolph Woermann (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}

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

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean south of Iceland ({{coord|62|15|N|15|08|W}}) by {{HMS|Laurentic|F51|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) and was scuttled by her crew.

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{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMS|Aragonite}}

|flag={{naval|United Kingdom}}

|desc=World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Deal, Kent.

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

|flag={{Flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay ({{coord|45|40|N|4|50|W}}) by {{GS|U-43|1939|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). Fourteen crew members and two gunners were lost. There were 25 survivors.{{cite web |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/113.html |title=Arijon |publisher=uboat.net |access-date=22 November 2019}}

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|ship={{HMS|Bruce|D81|6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=The {{sclass|Scott|destroyer}} was sunk as a target in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?30593 |title=HMS Bruce (D81) (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}

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|ship={{SS|Elena R.|1917|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel {{convert|2|nmi|km}} south of The Shambles Lightship (22px Trinity House) ({{coord|50|30|N|2|21|W}}). All 24 crew members reached the lightship.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/114.html |title=Elena R |publisher=Uboat |access-date=5 February 2012}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea {{convert|3|nmi|km }} off the Sunk Lightship ({{flag|United Kingdom|government}}). Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Wivern|1919|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Clacton-on-Sea, Essex with the loss of nine of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMT|Myrtle}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?10844 |title=SS Lowland (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}

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|ship={{SS|Nicolaos Piangos|1912|2}}

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

|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{SS|Brarena|1923|2}} ({{flag|Norway}}) in the North Sea and sank.

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23 November

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

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

|desc=World War II: The captured German cargo ship was shelled and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean west north west of the Orkney Islands ({{coord|59|33|N|3|57|W}}) by {{GS|U-33|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of four German crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMT|Kingston Beryl}} and {{HMT|Kingston Onyx}} (both {{naval|UK}}). Borkum was abandoned and came ashore in Papa Sound, but was declared a total loss. She was refloated on 18 August 1940 and scrapped at Rosyth, Fife in October 1940.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12887 |title=SS Borkum (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}

}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy FS 40: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea {{convert|3.5|nmi|km}} east north east of the Tongue Lightship (22px Trinity House) with the loss of two of her seventeen crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Bittern|L07|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?73926 |title=SS Hookwood (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}

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|ship= {{HMS|Rawalpindi||6}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The armed merchant cruiser was shelled and sunk north of the Faroe Islands by the battleships {{ship|German battleship|Gneisenau||2}} and {{ship|German battleship|Scharnhorst||2}} (both {{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 238 of the 286 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Gneisenau, Scharnhorst, and {{HMS|Chitral|F57|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).

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24 November

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|ship= {{SS|Iris|1886|2}}

|flag={{Flag|Sweden}}

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground at Tallinn, Estonia. She was later refloated and temporary repairs were effected for a return to Sweden. She was then laid up.

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Spurn Head Yorkshire. Her 77 crew survived.{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=503 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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

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

|desc=The cargo liner became stranded in the Crosby Channel, off Liverpool, Lancashire. She broke in two and was declared a total loss.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?67627 |title=SS Pegu (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 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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25 November

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|ship= {{SS|Charles Livingston|1921|2}}

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

|desc=The cargo ship came ashore at Ainsdale, Lancashire in a gale with the loss of 23 of her 33crew.{{cite web|url=http://www.martyngriff.co.uk/page05.htm |title=The Charles Livingston |publisher=Martyn Griff |access-date=25 November 2009}}

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|ship={{SS|Gerrit Fritzen|1910|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=The cargo ship was wrecked on Schiermonnikoog, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew abandoned ship without casualties.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?88667 |title=SS Gerrit Fritzen (+1939) |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |access-date=25 November 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?identifier=MMRHCE01:000047109:mpeg21:p007 |title=Gerrit Fritzen |publisher=www.delpher.nl |access-date=25 November 2019}}

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|ship= {{SS|Royston Grange|1918|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy SL 8B: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Cornwall ({{coord|49|15|N|9|16|W}}) by {{GS|U-28|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her crew were rescued by the trawler Romilly ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12826 |title=SS Royston Grange (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/118.html |title=Royston Grange |publisher=Uboat |access-date=5 February 2012}}

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|ship=Sylvain

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler left port on this date and disappeared in the North Sea with all eleven hands. She was probably sunk by a mine on 25 November.{{cite web |url=http://www.vissersnamenmonumentscheveningen.nl/detail/1939-488-silvain-ijm-116-door-storm-of-mijnontploffing-vergaan |title=Sylvain |publisher=www.vissersnamenmonumentscheveningen.nl |access-date=28 January 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.scheveningen-haven.nl/info/schepen/index_ijm.php?nummer=116&lijst=75&af=IJM |title=Sylvain |publisher=www.scheveningen-haven.nl |access-date=28 January 2021}}

}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Cape Finisterre, Spain ({{coord|43|23|N|11|27|W}}) by {{GS|U-43|1939|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of two of her 25 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{ship|French destroyer|L'Indomptable||2}} ({{navy|France}}) and {{SS|Juventus|1920|2}} ({{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?116190 |title=SS Uskmouth (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/117.html |title=Uskmouth |publisher=Uboat |access-date=13 February 2012}}

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|ship={{ship|German trawler|V 301 Weser||2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The vorpostenboot struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Langeland, Denmark. Sixteen crew were reported missing.

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26 November

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|ship= {{MS|Piłsudski||2}}

|flag={{Flag|Poland|state}}

|desc=World War II: The troopship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber ({{coord|53|15|N|0|30|E}}) with the loss of ten of her 89 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Valorous|L00|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).

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

|flag={{Flag|Belgium}}

|desc=The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea {{convert|3|nmi|km}} north of the Noord Hinder Lightship ({{Flag|Netherlands}}) with the loss of three of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Paris|1922|2}} ({{flag|Norway}}).{{csr|register=MSI|id=1115764|shipname=Quenast |accessdate=25 November 2012}}

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27 November

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|ship= {{ship|MT|Gustaf E. Reuter||2}}

|flag={{flag|Sweden}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|14|nmi|km}} west north west of Fair Isle, United Kingdom, by {{GS|U-48|1939|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of one of her 34 crew. She was taken in tow by {{HMT|Kingston Beryl}} ({{naval|UK}}) but broke in two the next day, with the bow section sinking. The stern section was later scuttled by Royal Navy ships. Survivors were rescued by HMT Kingston Beryl and the Lerwick lifeboat Lady Jane and Martha Ryland (File:Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/119.html |title=Gustaf E. Reuter |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 February 2012}}

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

|flag={{Flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo liner struck a mine and sank in the North Sea {{convert|2|nmi|spell=in}} north east of the Tongue Lightship (22px Trinity House) ({{coord|51|33|05|N|1|24|22|E}}) with the loss of five lives.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?5039 |title=SS Spaarndam (+1939) |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |access-date=28 January 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.verenigingdelijn.nl/index.php/vlootlijst/hal-schepen-in-2e-wereldoorlog/325-spaarndam-2-1922-1939-wo2?showall=1 |title=Spaarndam |publisher=www.verenigingdelijn.nl |access-date=28 January 2021}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=553 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

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28 November

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|ship={{ship|RFA|Birchol|X07|2}}

|flag={{naval|UK|RFA}}

|desc=The tanker ran aground off South Uist and was wrecked. Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?61682 |title=RFA Birchol (+1939) |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |access-date=28 November 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.historicalrfa.org/rfa-birchol |title=Birchol |publisher=www.historicalrfa.org |access-date=28 November 2019}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea {{convert|1.5|nmi|km}} east north east of the Tongue Lightship (22px Trinity House) with the loss of thirteen of her crew. Survivors were rescued by a Royal Navy trawler.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?73885 |title=SS Rubislaw (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}

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

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

|desc=File:StateLibQld 1 196795 Waikouaiti (ship).jpg

The cargo ship ran aground on Dog Island in New Zealand's Foveaux Strait and was wrecked. Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://z00k.tripod.com/WAK.htm |title=WAIKOUAITI (1939) |publisher=Tripod |access-date=13 July 2012}}

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29 November

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

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy FN 43: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea {{convert|1.5|nmi|km}} off the Newarp Lightship (22px Trinity House) ({{coord|52|45|15|N|1|56|15|E}}). All 37 crew were rescued by {{HMS|Hastings|L27|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11211 |title=SS Ionian (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}

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|ship= {{GS|U-35|1936|2}}

|flag={{Navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The Type VIIB submarine (616/733 t, 1936) was sunk in the North Sea ({{coord|60|53|N|2|47|E}}) by depth charges from {{HMS|Icarus|D03|6}}, {{HMS|Kashmir|F12|6}} and {{HMS|Kingston|F64|6}} (all {{naval|UK}}). All 43 crew were rescued and taken as prisoners of war.

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30 November

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|ship=AV-45

|flag={{flag|Finland}}

|desc=Winter War: The Finnish Coast Guard motorboat was shelled and sunk in the Baltic off Lavansaari Island by {{ship|Soviet destroyer|Gordi||2}} ({{navy|Soviet Union|1935}}). All four Coast Guardsmen on board were killed.{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=53730 |title=Soviet Naval Battles-Baltic sea |publisher=Sovietempire.com |access-date=1 November 2014}}

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

|flag={{flag|Finland}}

|desc=Winter War: The coaster sank at Liinahamari.

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

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The tanker struck a mine and was damaged in the North Sea south east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire ({{coord|53|55|N|0|22|E}}) with the loss of one of the 43 people on board. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Santagata|1905|2}} ({{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}). Realf sank the next day.{{cite web |url= http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11091 |title=SS Realf (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}

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|ship= {{SS|Sheaf Crest|1924|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Margate, Kent ({{coord|51|32|N|1|26|E}}) with the loss of one of her 30 crew. Twelve survivors were rescued by {{ship|ORP|Błyskawica}} ({{navy|Poland}}).{{cite book |first=Anthony |last=Lane |year=2009 |title=Shipwrecks of Kent |pages=24–26, 42, 66 |publisher=The History Press |location=Stroud |isbn=978-0-7524-1720-2 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?10640 |title=SS Sheaf Crest (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}

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|ship={{SS|Syvari|1917|2}}

|flag={{flag|Finland}}

|desc=Winter War: The coaster sank at Liinahamari.

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|ship=Seekum

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

|desc=The fishing vessel was wrecked in Southeast Alaska near Sitka, Territory of Alaska, with the loss of the only person on board.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)]

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References

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