The list of shipwrecks in 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1940 .
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1940
Ship
State
Description
Captain Sturt
Australia
The paddle steamer sank off Kangaroo Island , South Australia .[ 1]
Cläre Hugo Stinnes I
Norway
World War II : The captured German cargo ship was sunk at Ulvik . She was refloated later in 1940 and re-entered German service.[ 2]
Dalhousie
United Kingdom
World War II: The tug was scuttled.[ 3]
Fern
United States
With no one on board, motorboat was wrecked in the middle of George Inlet on the southern coast of Revillagigedo Island in the Alexander Archipelago , Alaska Territory .[ 4]
Haalegg
Norway
World War II: The cargo ship was either bombed and sunk at Narvik , Norway, by Luftwaffe aircraft on 17 May; or was shelled and sunk by Royal Navy ships on 13 April. She was raised in 1945, repaired and returned to service.[ 5]
Jupiter
Australia
The paddle steamer sank off Port Adelaide , South Australia.[ 6]
Kurrara
Australia
The coaster ran aground at Port Stephens, New South Wales and was wrecked.[ 7]
Lancashire Lass
Australia
The paddle steamer sank off Adelaide , South Australia.[ 8]
Lass of Geraldton
Australia
The sailing ship sank in Australian waters.[ 9]
Marzocco
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship off Peterhead , Aberdeenshire .[ 10]
HMAS Psyche
Royal Australian Navy
The lighter sank in Salamander Bay off Port Stephens.[ 11]
Raab Karcher
Germany
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Oosterschelde .[ 12]
Tealings
United Kingdom
World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk.[ 13]
HMS Thames
Royal Navy
World War II: The River-class submarine went missing in the North Sea between 23 July and 3 August. She probably struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Stavanger , Norway (57°20′N 3°10′E / 57.333°N 3.167°E / 57.333; 3.167 ) with the loss of all 63 crew.[ 14]