List of shipwrecks in September 1939#16 September

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|ship= {{ORP|Mazur}}

|flag={{Navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: The gunnery training vessel was bombed and sunk at Oksywie by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of IV Staffeln, Lehrgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe with the loss of about 40 crew.

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|ship={{ORP|Nurek}}

|flag={{navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: The dive support vessel was bombed and sunk at Oksywie by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of IV Staffeln, Lehrgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe. There were 17 dead and 6 survivors.Nurek, Retrieved 5 January 2021{{Circular reference|date=February 2021}}

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|ship={{ORP|Ślązak|1921|6}}

|flag={{Navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass2|A51|torpedo boat}} was scuttled. She was later salvaged by the Germans, repaired and put in service as Panther.

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|ship={{ship||Tiger Hill|ship|2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The steamship, carrying between 1,100 and 1,500 Jewish refugees, was grounded on a beach at Tel Aviv, Palestine, after an attack by British forces killed two of her passengers. The remaining refugees came ashore and were interned.{{cite web |last=Steger |first=Christian |title=The Consul at Jerusalem (Steger) to the Secretary of State |date=21 September 1939 |work=Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1939, The Far East; The Near East and Africa, Volume IV |publisher=Office of the Historian |url= https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1939v04/d847}}{{cite web |title=Name list from RG-68.067, illegal immigration to Palestine, RG 17 [macroform] |work=Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database |publisher=United States Holocaust Memorial Museum |url= https://www.ushmm.org/online/hsv/source_view.php?SourceId=23833 |access-date=6 September 2024}}{{cite web |title=Documents related to passengers on the S.S. Tiger Hill |work=Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database |publisher=United States Holocaust Memorial Museum |url= https://www.ushmm.org/online/hsv/source_view.php?SourceId=19551 |access-date=2 September 2020}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=2 September 1939 |sort=}}

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|ship={{ORP|Gdańsk}}

|flag={{Navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary ship was bombed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Gdańsk by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of IV Staffeln, Lehrgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe.{{cite web |url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-3909-06SEP01.htm |title=Naval Events, September 1939, Part 1 of 2, Friday 1st - Thursday 14th |publisher=Naval History |accessdate=2 December 2011}} One crew member was killed.Gdańsk, Retrieved 5 January 2021{{Circular reference|date=February 2021}}

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|ship={{ORP|Gdynia|1927|6}}

|flag={{Navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary ship was bombed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Gdańsk by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of IV Staffeln, Lehrgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe. Between 35 and 40 lives were lost.Gdynia, Retrieved 5 January 2021{{Circular reference|date=February 2021}}

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|ship={{USS|Pigeon|ASR-6|6}}

|flag={{navy|USA|1912}}

|desc=File:USS Pigeon (ASR-6) aground at Tsingtao in September 1939.jpg

The submarine rescue vessel was driven ashore in a typhoon at Tsingtao, China. She was later refloated and returned to service.

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=3 September 1939 |sort=}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|250|nmi|km}} off the coast of Northern Ireland ({{coord|56|44|N|14|05|W}}) by {{GS|U-30|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 117 of the 1,418 people on board. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Electra|H27|6}}, {{HMS|Escort|H66|6}} (both {{naval|UK}}), {{SS|City of Flint|1919|2}} ({{Flag|United States|1912}}), {{MV|Knute Nelson|1926|2}} ({{flag|Norway}}) and Southern Cross ({{flag|Sweden}}).

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|ship= {{ORP|General Haller}}

|flag={{Navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Filin|guard ship}} was severely damaged at Hel by Heinkel He 59 aircraft of the Luftwaffe. She was abandoned by her crew and her weapons were removed for use in ground defense. German bombers finally sank her on 6 September.

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|ship= {{ORP|Gryf|1936|6}}

|flag={{Navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: The minelayer was bombed and sunk at Hel by Luftwaffe aircraft after engaging the destroyers {{ship|German destroyer|Z1 Leberecht Maass||2}} and {{ship|German destroyer|Z9 Wolfgang Zenker||2}} (both {{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Six Polish sailors were killed by German shells and two more by the air attack. Another died of wounds.Gryf, Retrieved 10 January 2022{{Circular reference|date=April 2022}}

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|ship={{ORP|Lloyd Bydgoski II}}

|flag={{navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: The picket boat, was sunk in the Baltic Sea off Hel ({{coord|54|35|N|19|08|E}}) by gunfire from {{ship|German torpedo boat|S-23||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). The whole crew was allowed to take to their lifeboat before the attack.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?164067 |title=Lloyd Bydgoski II (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 November 2011}}{{Citation | author1=Paterson, Lawrence | title=Schnellboote: A Complete Operational History | date=30 November 2015 | publication-date=2015 | publisher=Seaforth Publishing | isbn=978-1-84832-083-3}}

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|ship={{ORP|Mewa|1935|6}}

|flag={{navy|Poland}}

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

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|ship= {{SS|Olinda|1927|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: the cargo ship was intercepted by {{HMS|Ajax|22|6}} ({{naval|United Kingdom}}) in the South Atlantic off the River Plate, Argentina ({{coord|33|30|S|53|30|W}}) and sunk by Ajax as no prize crew was available.{{cite web |url=http://www.mareud.com/Timelines/1939-1945.htm |title=TIME-LINE Merchant and Navy Ship events 1939 - 1945 (WWII) |publisher=Mareud |accessdate=18 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206070657/http://www.mareud.com/Timelines/1939-1945.htm |archivedate=6 February 2012 }}

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|ship= {{ORP|Wicher|1928|6}}

|flag={{navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Wicher|destroyer}} was bombed and sunk at Hel by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of one crew member.

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=4 September 1939 |sort=}}

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|ship={{SS|Carl Fritzen|1920|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the South Atlantic off Montevideo, Uruguay ({{coord|34|19|S|48|29|W}}) by {{HMS|Ajax|22|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) and scuttled because no prize crew was available.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=The Prize Court |date=20 February 1942 |page=6 |issue=49165 |column=C }}{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?135813 |title=SS Carl Fritzen (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 November 2011}}

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

|flag={{flag|Latvia}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Malmö, Sweden with the loss of all 22 crew.{{cite news |title=Merchant Shipping, More Sinkings, Reporte Loss of Life |newspaper=The Evening Post |location=Wellington, New Zealand |volume=CXXVIII|issue=59 |date=7 September 1939 |page=12}}

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|ship={{MS|Johannes Molkenbuhr|1936|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship (5,294 t) was intercepted in the Norwegian Sea {{convert|17|nmi|km}} off Stadlandet, Norway ({{coord|61|40|N|3|51|E}}) by {{HMS|Southampton|83|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) and was scuttled by her crew. All 38 crew and 4 passengers were rescued by {{HMS|Jervis|F00|6}} ({{naval|UK}}), while {{HMS|Jersey|F72|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) shelled and sank Johannes Molkenbuhr.{{Citation | author1=Ludwig Dinklage and Hans Jürgen Witthöft | title=Die deutsche Handelsflotte 1939-1945: Unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Blockadebrecher, Teil 1 | publication-date=1971 | publisher=Seaforth Publishing | isbn=3788114061}}{{cite web |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/pinangazette19390919-1.2.7 |title=Johannes Molkenbuhr |publisher=eresources.nlb.gov.sg |accessdate=22 October 2024}}

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

|flag={{flag|Greece}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine in the Øresund, Sweden and sank. All 29 crew were rescued by {{SS|Poseidon|1899|2}} ({{flag|Finland}}).{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Greek Steamer Sunk By German Mine |date=5 September 1939 |page=7 |issue=48402 |column=B }}

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|ship={{ship|ORP|Krakowiak|1921|6}}

|flag={{Navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass2|A|torpedo boat}} was scuttled off Danzig, Germany.

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|ship={{ship|ORP|Kujawiak|1921|6}}

|flag={{Navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: {{sclass2|A|torpedo boat}} was scuttled off Danzig.

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|ship={{MS|Lianne|1914|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary schooner struck a mine in the North Sea and sank with the loss of all five hands.{{cite book |title=The Gathering Storm: The Naval War in Northern Europe September 1939 - April 1940 |first=Geirr |last=Haarr |publisher=Seaforth Publishing |year=2013 |page=249 |isbn=978-1-84832-140-3}} (Look 07/09/1939)

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|ship=Nordstrand

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea {{convert|70|nmi|km}} west of the Horn Reef Lighthouse. All four crew were killed.{{cite web |url=https://m.bentloewe.dk/det-foerste-danske-krigsforlis-1939 |title=Nordstrand |publisher=m.bentloewe.dk |accessdate=5 June 2019}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=5 September 1939 |sort=}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|120|nmi|km}} north north west of Cape Ortegal, Spain ({{coord|45|29|N|9|45|W}}) by {{GS|U-47|1938|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of one of her 37 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Eidanger|1938|2}} ({{flag|Norway}}).{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=British Ship Sunk |date=6 September 1939 |page=6 |issue=48403 |column=D }}{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?134792 |title=SS Bosnia (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 October 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2.html |title=Bosnia |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=14 February 2012}}

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

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|400|nmi|km}} south west of the Canary Islands, Spain by {{HMS|Neptune|20|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) and was scuttled.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?152097 |title=SS Inn (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 November 2011}}

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|ship= {{SS|Royal Sceptre|1937|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cape Finisterre, Spain ({{coord|46|23|N|14|59|W}}) by {{GS|U-48|1939|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of one of her 33 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Browning|1919|2}} ({{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12976 |title=SS Royal Sceptre (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/3.html |title=Royal Sceptre |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=14 February 2012}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=6 September 1939 |sort=}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Roca, Portugal ({{coord|42|01|N|14|38|W}} by {{GS|U-38|1938|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of seven of her 62 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Carvalho Araujo|1930|2}} ({{flag|Portugal}}), {{SS|Castelbianco||2}} ({{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}) and {{SS|Mars|1925|2}} ({{flag|Netherlands}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?31264 |title=SS Manaar (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 November 2011}}

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|ship= {{SS|Rio Claro|1922|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 Cape Finisterre, Spain ({{coord|50|27|N|13|45|W}}) by {{GS|U-47|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 41 crew were rescued by {{SS|Stad Maastricht|1924|2}} ({{flag|Netherlands}}).{{cite web|url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12954 |title=SS Rio Claro (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 October 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/4.html |title=Rio Claro |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=14 February 2012}}

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|ship=Sutwik

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

|desc=The motor towing vessel was destroyed in the Bering Sea off Sedge Island off the west-central coast of the Territory of Alaska by a fire that began when one of her gasoline engines backfired. Her two-man crew jumped overboard and survived.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=7 September 1939 |sort=}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|260|nmi|km}} west north west of Cape Finisterre, Spain ({{coord|47|04|N|11|32|W}}) by {{GS|U-47|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 22 crew were rescued by {{SS|Castor|1928|2}} ({{flag|Sweden}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12953 |title=SS Gartavon (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 November 2011}}

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

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off the island Møn.

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

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

|desc=World War II: the cargo ship (4,060 GRT, ) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|300|nmi|km}} north west of Spain ({{coord|49|05|N|15|58|W}}) by {{GS|U-33|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}. All crew were ordered into the lifeboats before the ship was sunk. They were rescued by {{SS|Washington|1920|2}} ({{flag|United States|1912}}.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=More Ships Attacked |date=9 September 1939 |page=8 |issue=48406 |column=F }}{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Course Given By U-boat |date=9 September 1939 |page=10 |issue=48406 |column=C }}{{cite web|url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?115698 |title=SS Olivegrove (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 October 2011}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Land's End, Cornwall ({{coord|49|23|N|7|49|W}}) by {{GS|U-34|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 35 crew were ordered into the lifeboats before the ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk. The crew were rescued by {{SS|Bilderdijk|1922|2}} ({{flag|Netherlands}}).{{cite web|url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12348 |title=SS Pukkastan (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 October 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/8.html |title=Pukkastan |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=7 February 2012}}

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

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=The cargo ship (4,061 t) ran aground at Midtfjøra, Tananger, Norway and was a total loss. All 64 crew and a part if the cargo were saved.{{cite web|url=https://dykkepedia.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Vegesack |title=Vegesack |publisher=dykkepedia.com |accessdate=22 October 2024}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=8 September 1939 |sort=}}

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|ship={{SS|Cape Ortegal|1911|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The Admiralty-requisitioned cargo ship was scuttled in Skerry Sound, Scapa Flow as a blockship. She broke up at the beginning of the winter of 1939–1940.{{cite web |url=http://www.scapaflowwrecks.com/wrecks/blockships/ss-cape-ortegal.php |title=Cape Ortegal: Block Ship |publisher=Scapa Flow Wrecks |accessdate=1 September 2014}}{{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|Helfrid Bissmark|1913|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the Skagerrak.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?6092 |title=SS Hellfrid Bissmark (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 November 2011}}

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|ship={{SS|Helga Schroder|1904|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

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

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Land's End, Cornwall ({{coord|49|18|N|8|13|W}}) by {{GS|U-34|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 22 crew were rescued by {{SS|Breedijk|1922|2}} ({{flag|Netherlands}}). She was scuttled by {{HMS|Wolverine|D78|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12390 |title=SS Kennebec (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/10.html |title=Kennebec |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=7 February 2012}}

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|ship= {{ship||Olivebank|barque|2}}

|flag={{flag|Finland}}

|desc=World War II: The barque (2,824 or 2,795 GRT) struck a mine and sank in the North Sea at {{coord|55|53|N|5|07|E}} with the loss of 14 of her 21 crew. The survivors were rescued by Tallona ({{flag|Estonia}}).{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Finnish Barque Sunk By Mine |date=13 September 1939 |page=5 |issue=48409 |column=F }}

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|ship= {{MV|Regent Tiger|1938|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|250|nmi|km}} west south west of Cape Clear Island, County Cork, Ireland ({{coord|49|57|N|15|34|W}}) by {{GS|U-29|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 41 crew and 3 passengers were rescued by {{SS|Jean Jadot|1929|2}} ({{flag|Belgium}}). Regent Tiger foundered on 10 September at {{coord|49|48|N|14|33|W}}.{{cite web|url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/11.html |title=Regent Tiger |publisher=uboat.net |accessdate=25 October 2019}}

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|ship= {{HNLMS|Willem van Ewijck|1937|6}}

|flag={{Naval|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Jan van Amstel|minesweeper|1}} struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland with the loss of 33 lives.

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|ship={{SS|Winkleigh|1927|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|500|nmi|km}} west of Ouessant, Finistère, France ({{coord|48|06|N|18|12|W}}) by {{GS|U-48|1939|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 37 crew were rescued by {{SS|Statendam|1924|2}} ({{flag|Netherlands}}).{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Rescue By Dutch Ship |date=9 September 1939 |page=8 |issue=48406 |column=F }}{{cite web|url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12978 |title=SS Winkleigh (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 October 2011}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=9 September 1939 |sort=}}

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

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=The cargo ship was wrecked on Itu Aba Island, Spratly Islands.{{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}}

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

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea {{convert|120|nmi|km}} south west of Vorupør, Denmark ({{coord|56|45|N|4|04|E}}). There were no casualties.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?37259 |title=SS Mark (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://koopvaardij.blogspot.com/2013/09/9-september-1939.html |title=Mark |publisher=koopvaardij.blogspot.com |accessdate=9 September 2019}}{{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}}

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|ship= {{ORP|Nieuchwytny||6}}

|flag={{navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: The river monitor was scuttled to avoid capture. She was later raised, repaired and put into German service as Pionier.

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Bridlington, Yorkshire ({{coord|54|06|N|0|03|W}}) with the loss of one of her 24 crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?4809 |title=SS Goodwood (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/12.html |title=Goodwood |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=2 February 2012}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Aldeburgh, Suffolk ({{coord|52|11|N|1|43|E}}) with the loss of six of her 81 crew. Survivors were rescued by the Aldeburgh lifeboat Abdy Beauclerk (22px Royal National Lifeboat Institution) and other vessels.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11224 |title=SS Magdapur (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/13.html |title=Magdapur |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=2 February 2012}}

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|ship= {{HMS|Oxley|1927|6}}

|flag={{Naval|UK}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Odin|submarine}} (1,350 t) was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Stavanger, Norway ({{coord|58|30|N|5|30|E}}) by {{HMS|Triton|N15|6}} ({{Naval|UK}}) with the loss of 53 of her 55 crew.{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?434 |title=HMS Oxley (+1939) |website=wrecksite.eu |accessdate=22 October 2024}}{{cite book |title=British Warship Losses in the Modern Era |first=David |last=Hepper |publisher=Seaforth Publishing |year=2022 |page=15 |isbn=978-1399097666}}

}}

{{shipwreck list end}}

{{shipwreck list begin |date=11 September 1939 |sort=}}

{{shipwreck list item

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of County Donegal, Ireland ({{coord|54|59|N|15|08|W}}) by {{GS|U-30|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 30 crew were rescued by {{SS|American Shipper|1921|2}} ({{flag|United States|1912}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11294 |title=SS Blairlogie (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/14.html |title=Blairlogie |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=5 February 2012}}

}}

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

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

|desc=The coaster collided with another ship in The Downs, off the east coast of Kent, and sank.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?73593 |title=MV Brendonia (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 November 2011}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship (4,869 t) was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|300|nmi|km}} west north west of Cape Wrath, Sutherland ({{coord|59|40|N|13|50|W}}) by {{GS|U-48|1939|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 34 crew were rescued by {{HMS|Fearless|H67|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Three British Ships Sunk |date=15 September 1939 |page=10 |issue=48411 |column=D }}{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12979 |title=SS Firby (+1939) |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |accessdate=21 October 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/15.html |title=Firby |publisher=uboat.net |accessdate=21 October 2024}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|270|nmi|km}} west south west of Land's End, Cornwall ({{coord|48|18|00|N|11|24|30|W}}) by {{GS|U-38|1938|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 49 crew were rescued by {{SS|R. G. Stewart|1917|2}} ({{flag|United States|1912}}).{{cite web|title=Dáil Éireann - Volume 77 |url=http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/D/0077/D.0077.193909270020.html |date=27 September 1939 |work=Sinking of Ships |publisher=Parliamentary Debates |accessdate=21 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607104929/http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/D/0077/D.0077.193909270020.html |archivedate=7 June 2011 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11319 |title=MV Inverliffey (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/16.html |title=Inverliffey |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=13 February 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/38/38b0426.pdf |title=Lloyd's Register, Steamers & Motorships |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |accessdate=30 November 2011}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=500 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|FV|Wellvale|FD140|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass2|Castle|trawler|1}} was reported missing on this date.{{cite web |title=Wellvale |url=http://www.fleetwood-trawlers.info/index.php/2009/01/st-wellvale-fd140/ |website=fleetwoodtrawlers.info |access-date=13 November 2021}}

}}

{{shipwreck list end}}

{{shipwreck list begin |date=13 September 1939 |sort=}}

{{shipwreck list item

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

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was damaged beyond repair by the explosion of {{ship|French cruiser|Pluton||2}} ({{navy|France}}) at Casablanca, Morocco.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

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

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was damaged beyond repair by the explosion of {{ship|French cruiser|Pluton||2}} ({{navy|France}}) at Casablanca.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ship||Davara}}

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

|desc=World War II: The trawler was shelled and sunk by in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|21|nmi|km}} west off Tory Island, County Donegal, Ireland ({{Coord|55|31|15|N|8|37|57|W}}) by {{GS|U-27|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her crew were rescued by {{SS|Willowpool|1925|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Etoile du Matin

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The trawler was sunk by the explosion of {{ship|French cruiser|Pluton||2}} ({{navy|France}}) at Casablanca.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

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

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was damaged beyond repair by the explosion of {{ship|French cruiser|Pluton||2}} ({{navy|France}}) at Casablanca.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Katingo Hajipatera|1913|2}}

|flag={{flag|Greece}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and was grounded off Falsterbo, Sweden. She was refloated later that day and proceeded to Copenhagen, Denmark under escort from a Royal Swedish Navy minesweeper.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Greek Steamer Sunk By German Mine |date=14 September 1939 |page=7 |issue=48410 |column=C }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Marie Merveilleuse

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The trawler was sunk by the explosion of {{ship|French cruiser|Pluton||2}} ({{navy|France}}) at Casablanca.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ship|ST|Neptunia|1938|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The tug was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland ({{coord|49|20|N|14|40|W}}) by {{GS|U-29|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her crew were rescued by {{SS|Brinkburn|1924|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11311 |title=SS Neptunia (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 November 2011}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ship|French cruiser|Pluton||2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=World War II: The minelaying cruiser was sunk by an explosion whilst unloading mines at Casablanca. About 200 of her 424 crew were killed.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/5987.html |title=FR Pluton of the French Navy |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=16 November 2018 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

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

|flag={{Flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo liner struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands ({{coord|54|10|N|4|34|E}}) with the loss of 17 of the 37 people aboard. The survivors were rescued by {{SS|Provvidenza|1913|2}} ({{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|civil}}).{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Norwegian Ship Sunk By Mine |date=18 September 1939 |page=8 |issue=48413 |column=A }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Stolp

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=The trawler collided with the torpedo boat {{ship|German torpedo boat|Luchs||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) in the North Sea and sank.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Sultan

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The trawler was sunk by the explosion of {{ship|French cruiser|Pluton||2}} ({{navy|France}}) at Casablanca.

}}

{{shipwreck list end}}

{{shipwreck list begin |date=14 September 1939 |sort=}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|British Influence|1939|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The tanker was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland ({{coord|49|43|N|12|49|W}}) by {{GS|U-29|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). The survivors were rescued by {{SS|Ida Bakke|1938|2}} ({{flag|Norway}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11312 |title=MV British Influence (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 November 2011}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ORP|Czapla}}

|flag={{navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: The minesweeper was sunk at Jastarnia by aircraft of 4. Trägergeschwader 186, Luftwaffe.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/39-08.htm |title=Seekrieg 1939, September |accessdate=27 May 2012 |last=Rohwer |first=Jürgen |author-link=Jürgen Rohwer |author2=Gerhard Hümmelchen |work=Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart |publisher= |language=German }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{SS|Fanad Head||2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was captured {{convert|280|nmi|km}} west north west of Malin Head, County Donegal, Ireland by {{GS|U-30|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) and scuttled ({{coord|56|43|N|15|21|W}}). Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Tartar|F43|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |title=Fanad Head |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/20.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=12 August 2021}}{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=496 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Hawarden Castle|1907|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea east of South Foreland, Kent ({{coord|51|07|N|1|27|E}}) with the loss of all five crew.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/3576.html |title=Hawarden Castle |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=2 February 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ORP|Jaskółka}}

|flag={{Navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Jaskółka|minesweeper}} was bombed and sunk at Jastarnia by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of 4. Trägergeschwader 186, Luftwaffe.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ORP|Lech}}

|flag={{navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: The tug was bombed and sunk at Jastarnia by aircraft of 4. Trägergeschwader 186, Luftwaffe.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ORP|Pomorzanin}}

|flag={{navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: The minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Jastarnia by aircraft of 4. Trägergeschwader 186, Luftwaffe.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{GS|U-39|1938|2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The Type IXA submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Rockall, Inverness-shire ({{coord|58|32|N|11|49|W}}) by {{HMS|Faulknor|H62|6}}, {{HMS|Firedrake|H79|6}} and {{HMS|Foxhound|H69|6}} (all {{naval|UK}}). She was the first U-boat lost to enemy action during the war. All 42 crew were rescued by HMS Faulknor.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Vancouver City|1930|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Celtic Sea south west of Ireland ({{coord|51|23|N|7|03|W}}) by {{GS|U-28|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of three of her 33 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{MV|Mamura|1932|2}} ({{flag|Netherlands}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11050 |title=MV Vancouver City (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=1 December 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/19.html |title=Vancouver City |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=5 February 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list end}}

{{shipwreck list begin |date=15 September 1939 |sort=}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Alex Van Opstal|1937|2}}

|flag={{Flag|Belgium}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine laid by {{GS|U-26|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) and sank in the English Channel {{convert|5|nmi|km}} off the Shambles Lightship (22px Trinity House) ({{coord|50|32|N|2|16|W}}). All 57 people on board were rescued by {{SS|Atlanticos|1919|2}} ({{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?4640 |title=MV Alex Van Opstal (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/23.html |title=Alex Van Opstal |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=5 February 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|150|nmi|km}} west south west of the Fastnet Rock ({{coord|50|20|N|13|30|W}}) by {{GS|U-53|1939|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of six of her 43 crew. The survivors were rescued by {{SS|Ida Bakke|1938|2}} ({{flag|Norway}}). Cheyenne was declared beyond salvage and scuttled by {{HMS|Mackay|D70|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/24.html |title=Cheyenne |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=14 February 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|130|nmi|km}} east north east of Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire ({{coord|58|20|N|2|00|E}}) by {{GS|U-36|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). Survivors were rescued by the trawlers Edwaard van Flaaneren and Nautilus (both {{flag|Belgium}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-3909-06SEP02.htm |title=Naval Events September 1939, Part 2 of 2, Friday 15th - Saturday 30th |publisher=Naval History |accessdate=2 December 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12908 |title=SS Truro (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/22.html |title=Truro |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=11 February 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list end}}

{{shipwreck list begin |date=16 September 1939 |sort=}}

{{shipwreck list item

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|150|nmi|km}} south west of Land's End, Cornwall ({{coord|48|00|N|9|30|W}}) by {{GS|U-33|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her crew were rescued by two French fishing vessels.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/26.html |title=Arkelside |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=7 February 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{TSS|Aska|1939|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo liner was bombed and sunk off Rathlin Island, County Donegal, Ireland ({{coord|55|15|N|6|55|W}}). Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Jason|J99|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) and local fishing trawlers.{{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=115 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

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

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy OB 4: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|350|nmi|km}} west of Land's End ({{coord|49|11|N|13|38|W}}) by {{GS|U-31|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 23 of her 34 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Warwick|D25|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?115696 |title=SS Aviemore (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 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}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Dunkerque, Nord, France ({{coord|51|22|N|2|31|E}}) with the loss of three crew.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{SS|City of Paris|1920|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The ocean liner (10,902 GRT, 1922) struck a mine that had been laid by {{GS|U-13|1935|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). One person was killed. The ship was repaired and returned to service.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ship||Rudyard Kipling|ship|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler was captured in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland by {{GS|U-27|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) and was scuttled.{{cite web |title=Rudyard Kipling |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/25.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=12 August 2021}}

}}

{{shipwreck list end}}

{{shipwreck list begin |date=17 September 1939 |sort=}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{HMS|Courageous|50|2}}

|flag={{naval|UK}}

|desc=File:HMS Courageous sinking.jpg

World War II: The {{sclass|Courageous|aircraft carrier}} (22,500/26,990 t, 1916/1928) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean southwest of Ireland ({{coord|50|10|N|14|45|W}}) by {{GS|U-29|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 518 of her 1,259 crew.{{cite web |title=HMS Courageous (50) |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/32.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=23 July 2021}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|300|nmi|km}} south west of Ireland ({{coord|50|16|N|16|55|W}}) by {{GS|U-53|1939|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of six of her 35 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|American Farmer|1920|2}} ({{flag|United States|1912}}).{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/31.html |title=Kafiristan |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=14 February 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list end}}

{{shipwreck list begin |date=18 September 1939 |sort=}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Arlita

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

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|22|nmi|km}} west north west of St Kilda ({{coord|57|51|N|9|28|W}}) by {{GS|U-35|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Survivors were rescued by Nancy Hague ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12907 |title=V Arlita (FD188) (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/34.html |title=Arlita |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=7 February 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Henry Endicott

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

|desc=Under tow in heavy seas with a cargo of granite paving blocks, the {{convert|192|ft|adj=on}}, 866-gross register ton schooner barge sank in {{convert|80|ft}} of water without loss of life {{convert|2.25|nmi}} east-southeast of Manomet Point, Plymouth, Massachusetts, at {{coord|41|54|30|N|070|29|08|W|name=Henry Endicott}}.{{Cite web| url=http://wreckhunter.net/DataPages/henryendicott-dat.htm |title=Henry Endicott | publisher=Hunting New England Shipwrecks |accessdate=10 February 2021 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ORP|Horodyszce|1920|6}}

|flag={{navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Warszawa|river monitor}} was scuttled on the Pripyat River to avoid capture. Raised, repaired and put into Soviet service as Bobruysk.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{SS|Kensington Court|1927|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|100|nmi|km}} south west of the Bishop Rock ({{coord|50|31|N|8|27|W}}) by {{GS|U-32|1937|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). Survivors were rescued by Short Sunderland aircraft of 204 and 228 Squadrons, Royal Air Force.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/35.html |title=Kensington Court |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=7 February 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship||Lord Minto|ship|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|30|nmi|km}} north west of St Kilda ({{coord|57|51|N|9|28|W}}) by {{GS|U-35|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). Survivors were rescued by Nancy Hague ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ORP|Pinsk|1920|6}}

|flag={{navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Warszawa|river monitor}} was scuttled on the Pripyat River to avoid capture. Raised, repaired and put into Soviet service as Zhitomir.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ORP|Torun|1920|6}}

|flag={{navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Warszawa|river monitor}} was scuttled on the Pripyat River to avoid capture. Raised, repaired and put into Soviet service as Vinnitsa.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ORP|Warszawa|1920|6}}

|flag={{navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Warszawa|river monitor}} was scuttled on the Pripyat River to avoid capture. Raised, repaired and put in Soviet service as Vitebsk.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

}}

{{shipwreck list end}}

{{shipwreck list begin |date=19 September 1939 |sort=}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ORP|Wilno|1924|6}}

|flag={{navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Kraków|river monitor}} was scuttled near Osabowicze to avoid capture.{{cite web |url=http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?language=E&period=&idtrida=1320 |title=Poland River Monitors Krakow |website=warshipsww2.eu |accessdate=9 October 2014 |url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014140241/http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?language=E&period=&idtrida=1320 |archivedate=14 October 2014 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ORP|Zaradna|1920|6}}

|flag={{navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: The {{Sclass|Zaradna|gunboat}} was scuttled on the Strumen River to avoid capture. She was raised, repaired and put into Soviet service as Beloruss.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ORP|Zawzięta|1920|6}}

|flag={{navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Zuchwała|gunboat}} was scuttled on the Strumen River to avoid capture. She was raised, repaired and put in Soviet service as Trudovoy.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=20 September 1939 |sort=}}

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|ship={{GS|U-27|1936|2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The Type VIIA submarine (616/733 t, 1936) was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Lewis, Scotland ({{coord|58|35|N|9|02|W}}) by {{HMS|Faulknor|H62|6}}, {{HMS|Forester|H74|6}} and {{HMS|Fortune|H70|6}} (all {{Naval|UK}}). All 38 crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=https://uboat.net/boats/u27.htm|title=Firby |publisher=U-27 |accessdate=21 October 2024}}

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=21 September 1939 |sort=}}

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|ship={{ORP|Kraków|1924|6}}

|flag={{navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: The {{Sclass|Kraków|river monitor}} was scuttled on the Pina River near the Krolewski Canal to avoid capture. She was raised, repaired and put into Soviet service as Smolensk.

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|ship={{SS|Teakwood|1927|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: Convoy OA 7: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|49|39|N|6|39|W}}) by {{GS|U-35|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). She was 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=153 }}

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|ship={{ship|German submarine chaser|UJ-171 Nettelbeck|1935|2}}

|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=The submarine chaser was wrecked in the Baltic Sea.

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=22 September 1939 |sort=}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship (2,694 t) was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|25|nmi|km}} south west of Bergen, Norway ({{coord|60|07|N|4|37|E}}) by {{GS|U-7|1935|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 26 crew were all rescued by the Norwegian torpedo boat Storm and the Marsten Pilot Boat and landed at Bergen.{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?31978 |title=SS Akenside (+1939) |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |accessdate=22 October 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/39.html |title=Akenside |publisher=uboat.net |accessdate=22 October 2024}}

}}

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|ship= {{SS|Martti Ragnar|1934|2}}

|flag={{flag|Finland}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship (2,262 GRT, 1903) was captured in the Skagerrak {{convert|50|nmi|km}} south of Arendal, Norway by {{GS|U-4|1935|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). She was towed south for {{convert|55|nmi|km}} and then scuttled the next day by explosive charges. Her crew were rescued.{{cite web |title=Martti-Ragnar |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/38.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=12 August 2021}}

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=23 September 1939 |sort=}}

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

|flag={{Flag|Finland}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was captured in the Baltic Sea off Smagen, Sweden by {{GS|U-4|1935|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) and later scuttled {{convert|9|nmi|km}} west of the Hållö Lighthouse ({{coord|58|15|N|11|00|E}}). Hercrew survived.

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=24 September 1939 |sort=}}

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|ship= {{ship||Caldew|trawler|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler (287 t) was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Hebrides ({{coord|60|47|N|6|20|W}}) by {{GS|U-33|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). All her 11 crew were rescued by {{SS|Kronprinsessan Margareta|1914|2}} ({{flag|Sweden}}). Kronprinsessan Margareta was later intercepted in the Skagerrak by {{ship|German destroyer|Z14 Friedrich Ihn||2}} and {{ship|German torpedo boat|Iltis||2}} (both {{navy|Nazi Germany}}) and the crew of Caldew were taken as prisoners of war and interned in Stalag X-B, Sandbostel, Lower Saxony, Germany.{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12881 |title=FV Caldew (FD347) (+1939) |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |accessdate=21 October 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/41.html |title=Caldew |publisher=uboat.net |accessdate=21 October 2024}}

}}

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|ship= {{SS|Gertrud Bratt|1927|2}}

|flag={{Flag|Sweden}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Skagerrak off Jomfruland, Norway ({{coord|58|40|N|9|52|E}}) by {{GS|U-4|1935|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 20 crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/42.html |title=Gertrud Bratt |publisher=uboat.net |accessdate=24 September 2019}}

}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk {{convert|10|nmi|km}} south east of the Fastnet Rock ({{coord|51|17|N|9|22|W}}) by {{GS|U-31|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 12 of her 34 crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12849 |title=SS Hazelside (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 November 2011}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Minden||2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship (4,301 t) was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean south of Iceland by {{HMS|Calypso|D61|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) and was scuttled by her crew, who were rescued by {{HMS|Dunedin}} ({{naval|UK}}).{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?152305 |title=SS Minden (+1939) |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |accessdate=21 October 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/1196.html |title=HMS Calypso |publisher=uboat.net |accessdate=21 October 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://dive-explorer.com/2019/03/27/minden-1939/ |title=Minden |publisher=dive-explorer.com |accessdate=21 October 2024}}

}}

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|ship={{SS|Phryné||2}}

|flag={{Flag|France}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship (2,660 GRT, 1939) struck a mine and sank in the North Sea {{convert|3.5|nmi|km}} off the Aldeburgh Lightship (22px Trinity House ) ({{coord|52|09|N|1|43|E}}). Her crew were rescued by {{HMS|Boreas|H77|6}} and {{HMS|Brazen|H80|6}} (both {{naval|UK}}){{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/44.html |title=Phryné |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=2 February 2012}}

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=25 September 1939 |sort=}}

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

|flag={{flag|Sweden}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk {{convert|45|nmi|km}} west north west of Egersund, Norway ({{coord|58|27|N|4|48|E}}) by {{GS|U-36|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 19 crew were rescued by {{MV|Suecia|1929|2}} ({{flag|Sweden}}.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Another Swedish Ship Sunk |date=26 September 1939 |page=8 |issue=48420 |column=D }}{{cite web|url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12909 |title=SS Silesia (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 October 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/46.html |title=Silesia |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=11 February 2012}}

}}

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

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster departed from Gothenburg, Sweden for a Dutch port, but never arrived and was lost without a trace with all 7 hands. She probably struck a mine in the North Sea.{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?240562 |title=Tegri |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |access-date=28 January 2021}}

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=26 September 1939 |sort=}}

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

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

|desc=World War II: The tanker was sunk in Narva Bay by {{ship|Soviet destroyer|Tucha||2}} ({{navy|Soviet Union|1935}}). The Soviets blamed the loss on a Polish submarine as a pretext to take action against Estonia.

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 27 September 1939 |sort=}}

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|ship=PSB&D Co. #11

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

|desc=While under tow from Cordova to Seward, Territory of Alaska, with a cargo of 60 tons of assorted machinery, the scow sank {{convert|10|nmi}} southwest by south of Johnston Point ({{coord|60|28|N|146|37|W|name=Johnston Point}}) on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska, probably after hitting a snag. No one was on board.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-p/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (P)]

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=28 September 1939 |sort=}}

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

|flag={{Flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The coaster was captured and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|65|nmi|km}} off Skudenes, Norway ({{coord|58|30|N|3|30|E}}) by {{GS|U-32|1937|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). All fourteen crew were rescued by {{SS|Caledonia|1913|2}} ({{flag|Sweden}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12864 |title=SS Jern (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/48.html |title=Jern |access-date=21 July 2021}}

}}

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

|flag={{Flag|Sweden}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|17|nmi|km}} off Hvidingø, Norway ({{coord|58|51|N|5|00|E}}) by {{GS|U-16|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her whole crew was rescued by {{HNoMS|Olav Tryggvason}} ({{navy|Norway}}).{{cite web |title=Nyland |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/49.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=22 October 2024}}

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=29 September 1939 |sort=}}

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|ship={{Ship||Azariah|Thames barge|2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The Thames barge struck a mine and sank off the coast of Essex.{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?74105 |title=Azariah (poss) [+1939] |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=2 July 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.merseamuseum.org.uk/mmbarges.php?hit=2801&ord=loc |title=Thames Sailing Barges |publisher=Mersea Museum |accessdate=2 July 2023 }}

}}

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|ship= {{HMS|Caledonia|1914|6}}

|flag={{Naval|UK}}

|desc=The training ship caught fire and sank at Rosyth, Fife. Scrapped in situ starting in October 1942.

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

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship (1,368 GRT, ) struck a mine and sank in the North Sea south of Kristiansand. Her crew were rescued by {{MV|England|1932|2}} ({{flag|Denmark}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12910 |title=SS Solaas (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=30 November 2011}}{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=U-boat Attacks On Neutral Ships |date=5 September 1939 |page=5 |issue=48424 |column=F }}{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/solaas.html |title=D/S Solaas |publisher=Warsailors |accessdate=7 February 2012}}

}}

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|ship= {{SS|Takstaas|1916|2}}

|flag={{Flag|Norway}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship (1,830 t) was torpedoed and damaged in the Norwegian Sea {{convert|16|nmi|km}} off Bergen ({{coord|60|15|N|4|14|E}}) by {{GS|U-7|1935|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her whole crew were rescued by the Royal Norwegian Navy torpedo boat Storm. Takstaas was taken in tow by {{SS|Herkules|1888|2}} ({{flag|Norway}}) but broke in two, with the bow section sinking. The stern section was towed to port and her cargo of lumber was salvaged before the wreck was scrapped.{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?59784 |title=SS Takstaas (+1939) |publisher=www.wrecksite.eu |accessdate=22 October 2024}}{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/takstaas.html |title=Takstaas |publisher=www.warsailors.com |accessdate=22 October 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/50.html |title=Takstaas |publisher=uboat.net |accessdate=22 October 2024}}

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=30 September 1939 |sort=}}

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|ship= {{SS|Clement||2}}

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

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was captured and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|75|nmi|km}} south east of Pernambuco, Brazil ({{coord|9|05|S|34|05|W}}) by Admiral Graf Spee ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her crew survived. Clement was on a voyage from New York, United States to Bahia, 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=94 }}

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|ship={{SS|Hartbridge|1927|2}}

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

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground on Seal Island, Nova Scotia and was wrecked.

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|ship={{ORP|Komendant Piłsudski}}

|flag={{navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: Invasion of Poland: The {{sclass|Filin|guard ship}} was sunk by enemy action. Subsequently salvaged by the Germans and entered Kriegsmarine service as Heisternest.

}}

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

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off Skagen by {{GS|U-3|1935|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of eleven of her seventeen crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Svava|1907|2}} ({{flag|Denmark}}) and U-3.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Danish Ship Sunk By U-boat |date=2 October 1939 |page=7 |issue=48425 |column=A }}{{cite web|url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?92726 |title=SS Vendia (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=31 October 2011}}{{cite web |title=Vendia |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/51.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=12 August 2021}}

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=unknown September 1939 |sort=}}

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|ship= {{ORP|Hetman Zolkiewski}}

|flag={{Navy|Poland}}

|desc=World War II: The armed tug was scuttled to prevent capture in the Narew River off the Modlin Fortress, just outside Warsaw, Poland. Wreck locacated 5 October, 2024{{cite book |url=https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7791/Artykul/3435646,wreck-of-legendary-polish-naval-ship-found-in-river |title=Wreck of legendary Polish naval ship found in river |publisher=PolskieRadio |access-date=17 October 2024}}

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