List of shipwrecks in 1940

Thelist of shipwrecks in 1940includesshipssunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during1940.

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1940
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr
May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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January

Main article:List of shipwrecks in January 1940

February

Main article:List of shipwrecks in February 1940

March

Main article:List of shipwrecks in March 1940

April

Main article:List of shipwrecks in April 1940

May

Main article:List of shipwrecks in May 1940

June

Main article:List of shipwrecks in June 1940

July

Main article:List of shipwrecks in July 1940

August

Main article:List of shipwrecks in August 1940

September

Main article:List of shipwrecks in September 1940

October

Main article:List of shipwrecks in October 1940

November

Main article:List of shipwrecks in November 1940

December

Main article:List of shipwrecks in December 1940

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1940

Ship	State	Description
Captain Sturt	Australia	Thepaddle steamersank offKangaroo Island,South Australia.
Cläre Hugo Stinnes I	Norway	World War II:The captured Germancargo shipwas sunk atUlvik.She was refloated later in 1940 and re-enteredGermanservice.
Dalhousie	United Kingdom	World War II: Thetugwas scuttled.
Fern	United States	With no one on board,motorboatwas wrecked in the middle ofGeorge Inleton the southern coast ofRevillagigedo Islandin theAlexander Archipelago,Alaska Territory.
Haalegg	Norway	World War II: The cargo ship was either bombed and sunk atNarvik,Norway, byLuftwaffeaircraft on 17 May; or was shelled and sunk byRoyal Navyships on 13 April. She was raised in 1945, repaired and returned to service.
Jupiter	Australia	The paddle steamer sank offPort Adelaide,South Australia.
Kurrara	Australia	Thecoasterran aground atPort Stephens, New South Walesand was wrecked.
Lancashire Lass	Australia	The paddle steamer sank offAdelaide,South Australia.
Lass of Geraldton	Australia	The sailing ship sank in Australian waters.
Marzocco	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled as ablockshipoffPeterhead,Aberdeenshire.
HMASPsyche	Royal Australian Navy	Thelightersank inSalamander Bayoff Port Stephens.
Raab Karcher	Germany	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in theOosterschelde.
Tealings	United Kingdom	World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk.
HMSThames	Royal Navy	World War II: TheRiver-classsubmarine went missing in the North Sea between 23 July and 3 August. She probably struck amineand sank in the North Sea offStavanger,Norway (57°20′N3°10′E) with the loss of all 63 crew.