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href="/wiki/Ship" title="Ship">ships</a> sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during <a href="/wiki/May_1940" title="May 1940">May 1940</a>. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lists#Dynamic_lists" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists">dynamic list</a> and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940" title="Special:EditPage/List of shipwrecks in May 1940">adding missing items</a> with <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources">reliable sources</a>.</div> <table role="navigation" id="toc" class="calendar-toc wikitable toc" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr><th colspan="7" style="background:inherit"><span style="font-weight:bold">May 1940</span></th></tr> <tr><th scope="col">Mon</th><th scope="col">Tue</th><th scope="col">Wed</th><th scope="col">Thu</th><th scope="col">Fri</th><th scope="col">Sat</th><th scope="col">Sun</th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"></td> <td><a href="#1_May">1</a></td> <td><a href="#2_May">2</a></td> <td><a href="#3_May">3</a></td> <td><a href="#4_May">4</a></td> <td><a href="#5_May">5</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="#6_May">6</a></td> <td><a href="#7_May">7</a></td> <td><a href="#8_May">8</a></td> <td><a href="#9_May">9</a></td> <td><a href="#10_May">10</a></td> <td><a href="#11_May">11</a></td> <td><a href="#12_May">12</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="#13_May">13</a></td> <td><a href="#14_May">14</a></td> <td><a href="#15_May">15</a></td> <td>16</td> <td><a href="#17_May">17</a></td> <td><a href="#18_May">18</a></td> <td><a href="#19_May">19</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="#20_May">20</a></td> <td><a href="#21_May">21</a></td> <td><a href="#22_May">22</a></td> <td><a href="#23_May">23</a></td> <td><a href="#24_May">24</a></td> <td><a href="#25_May">25</a></td> <td><a href="#26_May">26</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="#27_May">27</a></td> <td><a href="#28_May">28</a></td> <td><a href="#29_May">29</a></td> <td><a href="#30_May">30</a></td> <td><a href="#31_May">31</a></td> <td colspan="2"></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="7"><a href="#Unknown_date">Unknown date</a></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7"><a href="#References">References</a></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1_May">1 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: 1 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/SS_Arlington" title="SS Arlington"><i>Arlington</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> </td> <td>After departing <a href="/wiki/Port_Arthur,_Ontario" title="Port Arthur, Ontario">Port Arthur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, on 30 April, the 244-foot (74 m) <a href="/wiki/Bulk_carrier" title="Bulk carrier">bulk carrier</a> sank in 600 feet (183 m) of water in <a href="/wiki/Lake_Superior" title="Lake Superior">Lake Superior</a> 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) north of the <a href="/wiki/Keweenaw_Peninsula" title="Keweenaw Peninsula">Keweenaw Peninsula</a> near <a href="/wiki/Superior_Shoal" title="Superior Shoal">Superior Shoal</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Copper_Harbor,_Michigan" title="Copper Harbor, Michigan">Copper Harbor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a>, area during a storm after her <a href="/wiki/Sea_captain" title="Sea captain">captain</a> first ordered her to continue her voyage into the open lake rather than seek sheltered waters near the coast, then gave no order to abandon ship after she began to take on water. The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> <i>Collingwood</i> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>) rescued her entire crew except for her captain, who made no effort to abandon ship and was last seen waving to <i>Collingwood</i> as he went down with his ship. The wreck was located in 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Bahia_Castillo_(1917)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Bahia Castillo (1917) (page does not exist)"><i>Bahia Castillo</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Troopship" title="Troopship">troopship</a> was <a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">torpedoed</a> and damaged in the <a href="/wiki/Skaggerak" class="mw-redirect" title="Skaggerak">Skaggerak</a> south east of <a href="/wiki/Skagen" title="Skagen">Skagen</a>, Denmark by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Narwhal_(N45)" title="HMS Narwhal (N45)">HMS <i>Narwhal</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>). Ten men and twenty-six horses were lost and twenty-three men were wounded. The ship was towed into <a href="/wiki/Frederikshavn" title="Frederikshavn">Frederikshavn</a>, and it was scrapped at <a href="/wiki/Kiel" title="Kiel">Kiel</a> in September 1940.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054014_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BC_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BC-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Narwhal_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Narwhal-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Beaufort_(1929)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Beaufort (1929) (page does not exist)"><i>Beaufort</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Tank_ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Tank ship">tanker</a> was bombed and damaged at <a href="/w/index.php?title=%C3%98ye,_Rogaland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Øye, Rogaland (page does not exist)">Øye</a> by <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> aircraft, then scuttled by her crew. There were no casualties. She was raised in September 1941, laid up, and repaired post-war.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Buenos_Aires_(1911)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Buenos Aires (1911) (page does not exist)"><i>Buenos Aires</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a> </td> <td>World War II: <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Norwegian Campaign">Norwegian Campaign</a>: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Skaggerak east of Skagen by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Narwhal_(N45)" title="HMS Narwhal (N45)">HMS <i>Narwhal</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>). Sixty men and two hundred and forty horses were lost and sixty-four men were wounded.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054014_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Narwhal_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Narwhal-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-verluste1_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-verluste1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/SS_Dronning_Maud_(1925)" title="SS Dronning Maud (1925)"><i>Dronning Maud</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SS_Dronning_Maud_on_fire.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/SS_Dronning_Maud_on_fire.jpg/220px-SS_Dronning_Maud_on_fire.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/SS_Dronning_Maud_on_fire.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="290" data-file-height="212" /></a><figcaption><i>Dronning Maud</i></figcaption></figure> <p>World War II: The troopship was bombed and sunk in <a href="/wiki/Gratangen_(fjord)" title="Gratangen (fjord)">Gratangen</a>, off <a href="/w/index.php?title=Foldvik&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Foldvik (page does not exist)">Foldvik</a> by aircraft of <i><a href="/wiki/Lehrgeschwader_1" title="Lehrgeschwader 1">Lehrgeschwader 1</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a>, with the loss of eighteen lives. </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Haga_(1918)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Haga (1918) (page does not exist)"><i>Haga</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> struck a <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">mine</a> and sank in the <a href="/wiki/Kattegat" title="Kattegat">Kattegat</a> with the loss of four of her crew.<sup id="cite_ref-Haga_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Haga-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Wikipedia_and_sources_that_mirror_or_use_it" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="This claim cites another Wikipedia article. Articles need references to reliable third-party sources. (February 2021)">circular reference</span></a></i>]</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>La Cancalaise</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Fishing_trawler" title="Fishing trawler">fishing trawler</a> struck a mine and sank in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> off the <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dyck_Lightship&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dyck Lightship (page does not exist)">Dyck Lightship</a></i> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>) with the loss of 23 of her 31 crew.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054014_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Matakana_(1921)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Matakana (1921) (page does not exist)"><i>Matakana</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Reefer_ship" title="Reefer ship">refrigerated cargo ship</a> ran aground in the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Sea" title="Caribbean Sea">Caribbean Sea</a> off <a href="/wiki/Mayaguana" title="Mayaguana">Mayaguana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bahamas" class="mw-redirect" title="Bahamas">Bahamas</a> and was wrecked. Her 78 crew were rescued by <a href="/wiki/SS_Panama_(1939)" title="SS Panama (1939)"><i>Panama</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-Matakana_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Matakana-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Pioner_I_(1900)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Pioner I (1900) (page does not exist)"><i>Pioner I</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Coastal_trading_vessel" title="Coastal trading vessel">coaster</a> was bombed and sunk at <a href="/wiki/Hj%C3%B8rungav%C3%A5g" title="Hjørungavåg">Hjørungavåg</a>, Norway by <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> aircraft.She was later raised, repaired and entered <a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a> service as <i>Raeter</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-HomeP_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HomeP-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/HNoMS_Uller_(1876)" title="HNoMS Uller (1876)"><i>Uller</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a> </td> <td>World War II: The minelayer, a former <a href="/wiki/Vale-class_gunboat" title="Vale-class gunboat"><i>Vale</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Gunboat" title="Gunboat">gunboat</a> was bombed and damaged in <a href="/wiki/Sognefjord" title="Sognefjord">Sognefjord</a>, Norway by <a href="/wiki/Heinkel_He_115" title="Heinkel He 115">Heinkel He 115</a> aircraft of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Norwegian_Navy_Air_Service" title="Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service">Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service</a>. She was beached and subsequently scuttled by <a href="/wiki/HNoMS_Tyr_(1887)" title="HNoMS Tyr (1887)"><i>Tyr</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a>). </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNoMS_Veslefrik&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNoMS Veslefrik (page does not exist)">HNoMS <i>Veslefrik</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/23px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/35px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/46px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1026" data-file-height="608" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Norwegian_Navy" title="Royal Norwegian Navy">Royal Norwegian Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Guard_ship" title="Guard ship">guard ship</a> was run aground in <a href="/w/index.php?title=L%C3%B8nnefjord&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lønnefjord (page does not exist)">Lønnefjord</a>, Norway, to prevent capture by the Germans.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2_May">2 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 2 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>For the loss of RFA </i>Boardale<i> on this day, see the entry for <a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_April_1940#30_April" title="List of shipwrecks in April 1940">30 April 1940</a>.</i> </p> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Cl%C3%A4re_Hugo_Stinnes_1_(1935)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Cläre Hugo Stinnes 1 (1935) (page does not exist)"><i>Cläre Hugo Stinnes 1</i></a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Germany"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germany</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> was shelled off <a href="/wiki/Skorpa,_M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal" title="Skorpa, Møre og Romsdal">Skorpa</a>, Norway by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Trident_(N52)" title="HMS Trident (N52)">HMS <i>Trident</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>) and beached in <a href="/w/index.php?title=Korsfjord&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Korsfjord (page does not exist)">Korsfjord</a>. She was later salvaged, repaired and returned to service.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054014_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Vinnen_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vinnen-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Gioannoulis_Gounaris_(1901)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Gioannoulis Gounaris (1901) (page does not exist)"><i>Gioannoulis Gounaris</i></a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Greece"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Greece" title="Kingdom of Greece">Greece</a></span> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was driven ashore near <a href="/wiki/Foreland_Point" title="Foreland Point">Foreland Point</a>, <a href="/wiki/Devon" title="Devon">Devon</a>, United Kingdom and was wrecked. She was refloated on 8 July and consequently scrapped.<sup id="cite_ref-Jordan523_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jordan523-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Redstone_(1918)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Redstone (1918) (page does not exist)"><i>Redstone</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The WWI C-class standard cargo ship was scuttled as a <a href="/wiki/Blockship" title="Blockship">blockship</a> in Kirk Sound, <a href="/wiki/Scapa_Flow" title="Scapa Flow">Scapa Flow</a> <a href="/wiki/Orkney_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Orkney Islands">Orkney Islands</a> (<span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=58_54_35_N_2_53_50_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">58°54′35″N</span> <span class="longitude">2°53′50″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">58.90972°N 2.89722°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">58.90972; -2.89722</span></span></span></a></span></span>). She was salvaged in September 1948 and scrapped.<sup id="cite_ref-Redstone_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Redstone-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jordan517_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jordan517-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="3_May">3 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 3 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>For the loss of HMTs </i>Aston Villa<i>, </i>Gaul<i> and </i>St Goran<i> on this day, see the entry for <a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_April_1940#30_April" title="List of shipwrecks in April 1940">30 April 1940</a>.</i> </p> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/HMS_Afridi_(F07)" title="HMS Afridi (F07)">HMS <i>Afridi</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Tribal-class_destroyer_(1936)" title="Tribal-class destroyer (1936)">Tribal-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyer</a> was bombed and sunk in the <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Sea" title="Norwegian Sea">Norwegian Sea</a> off <a href="/wiki/Namsos_(town)" title="Namsos (town)">Namsos</a>, Norway (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=66_14_N_5_45_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">66°14′N</span> <span class="longitude">5°45′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">66.233°N 5.750°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">66.233; 5.750</span></span></span></a></span></span>) by <a href="/wiki/Junkers_Ju_87" title="Junkers Ju 87">Junkers Ju 87</a> aircraft of the <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> with the loss of 49 of her 219 crew, 30 survivors of <a href="/wiki/French_destroyer_Bison_(1928)" title="French destroyer Bison (1928)"><i>Bison</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a>) and thirteen other military passengers. Survivors were rescued by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Griffin_(H31)" title="HMS Griffin (H31)">HMS <i>Griffin</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/HMS_Imperial_(D09)" title="HMS Imperial (D09)">HMS <i>Imperial</i></a> (both <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054014_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/French_destroyer_Bison_(1928)" title="French destroyer Bison (1928)"><i>Bison</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: <a href="/wiki/Namsos_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Namsos Campaign">Namsos Campaign</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Gu%C3%A9pard-class_destroyer" title="Guépard-class destroyer"><i>Guépard</i>-class destroyer</a> was bombed and damaged off <a href="/wiki/Trondheim_(city)" class="mw-redirect" title="Trondheim (city)">Trondheim</a>, Norway (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=65_42_N_7_17_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">65°42′N</span> <span class="longitude">7°17′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">65.700°N 7.283°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">65.700; 7.283</span></span></span></a></span></span>) by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was scuttled by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Afridi_(F07)" title="HMS Afridi (F07)">HMS <i>Afridi</i></a>, which had rescued 69 survivors, more survivors rescued by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Imperial_(D09)" title="HMS Imperial (D09)">HMS <i>Imperial</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/HMS_Grenade_(H86)" title="HMS Grenade (H86)">HMS <i>Grenade</i></a> (all <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>). One hundred and two crew and a Royal Navy observer were killed.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054014_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNoMS_Djerv_(1897)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNoMS Djerv (1897) (page does not exist)">HNoMS <i>Djerv</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/23px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/35px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/46px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1026" data-file-height="608" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Norwegian_Navy" title="Royal Norwegian Navy">Royal Norwegian Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/2.-class_torpedo_boat" title="2.-class torpedo boat">2.-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Torpedo_boat" title="Torpedo boat">torpedo boat</a> was scuttled off <a href="/wiki/Kvams%C3%B8ya,_M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal" title="Kvamsøya, Møre og Romsdal">Kvamsøya</a> to prevent capture by <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">German</a> forces.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054014_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNoMS_Dristig_(1898)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNoMS Dristig (1898) (page does not exist)">HNoMS <i>Dristig</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/23px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/35px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/46px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1026" data-file-height="608" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Norwegian_Navy" title="Royal Norwegian Navy">Royal Norwegian Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/2.-class_torpedo_boat" title="2.-class torpedo boat">2.-class torpedo boat</a> was scuttled off Kvamsøya to prevent capture by German forces.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054014_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Magicienne_(schooner)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Magicienne (schooner) (page does not exist)"><i>Magicienne</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a> </td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Schooner" title="Schooner">schooner</a> ran aground west of <a href="/wiki/St_Abb%27s_Head" title="St Abb's Head">St Abb's Head</a>, <a href="/wiki/Berwickshire" title="Berwickshire">Berwickshire</a>, United Kingdom. All eight crew survived.<sup id="cite_ref-Times070540_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times070540-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Magicienne_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Magicienne-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Scientist_(1938)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Scientist (1938) (page does not exist)"><i>Scientist</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the <a href="/wiki/South_Atlantic" class="mw-redirect" title="South Atlantic">South Atlantic</a> (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=19_55_S_4_20_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">19°55′S</span> <span class="longitude">4°20′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">19.917°S 4.333°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-19.917; 4.333</span></span></span></a></span></span>) by <a href="/wiki/German_auxiliary_cruiser_Atlantis" title="German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis"><i>Atlantis</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a>) with the loss of two of her 50 crew. Survivors were taken aboard as <a href="/wiki/Prisoners_of_war" class="mw-redirect" title="Prisoners of war">prisoners of war</a>; 27 crewmen and a passenger were put on <a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Tirranna_(1937)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV Tirranna (1937) (page does not exist)"><i>Tirranna</i></a> (<span data-sort-value="Germany"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germany</a></span>). The passenger and one crewman were killed when <i>Tiranna</i> was sunk later off France. Fifteen other crewmen were put aboard <a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Durmitor_(1913)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Durmitor (1913) (page does not exist)"><i>Durmitor</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281918%E2%80%931941%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281918%E2%80%931941%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281918%E2%80%931941%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281918%E2%80%931941%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281918%E2%80%931941%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281918%E2%80%931941%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia" title="Kingdom of Yugoslavia">Kingdom of Yugoslavia</a>): and interned in <a href="/wiki/Italian_Somaliland" title="Italian Somaliland">Italian Somaliland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054014_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jordan510_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jordan510-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="4_May">4 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 4 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>For the loss of the Norwegian coastal tanker MV </i>Rødskjæl<i>, which may have occurred on this date, see the <a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_April_1940#Unknown_date" title="List of shipwrecks in April 1940">list for April 1940</a>.</i> </p> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Aafjord_(1914)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Aafjord (1914) (page does not exist)"><i>Aafjord</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Coastal_trading_vessel" title="Coastal trading vessel">coaster</a> was bombed and sunk in <a href="/w/index.php?title=Breiviken&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Breiviken (page does not exist)">Breiviken</a> by <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> aircraft. She was later raised, repaired and returned to service.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054014_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HomeA_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HomeA-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Almy</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Fishing_boat" class="mw-redirect" title="Fishing boat">fishing boat</a> struck a <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">mine</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Kattegat" title="Kattegat">Kattegat</a> (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=57_33_N_11_35_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">57°33′N</span> <span class="longitude">11°35′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">57.550°N 11.583°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">57.550; 11.583</span></span></span></a></span></span>) and sank with the loss of all four crew.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054014_4-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Seal_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Seal-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Blaafjeld_I_(1918)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Blaafjeld I (1918) (page does not exist)"><i>Blaafjeld I</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> was bombed and sunk near <a href="/wiki/Kolvereid" title="Kolvereid">Kolvereid</a>, Norway, by Luftwaffe aircraft. Her crew were rescued.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054014_4-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Blaafjeld_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Blaafjeld-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/ORP_Grom_(1936)" title="ORP Grom (1936)">ORP <i>Grom</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Naval_Ensign_of_Poland.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Naval_Ensign_of_Poland.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Naval_Ensign_of_Poland.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1050" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Polish_Navy" title="Polish Navy">Polish Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Grom-class_destroyer" title="Grom-class destroyer"><i>Grom</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyer</a> was bombed and sunk in <a href="/wiki/Ofotfjord" title="Ofotfjord">Ofotfjord</a> off <a href="/wiki/Narvik_(town)" title="Narvik (town)">Narvik</a>, Norway, by <a href="/wiki/Heinkel_He_111" title="Heinkel He 111">Heinkel He 111</a> aircraft of <i><a href="/wiki/Kampfgruppe_100" title="Kampfgruppe 100">Kampfgruppe 100</a></i>, Luftwaffe with the loss of 59 of her 192 crew. Survivors were rescued by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Aurora_(12)" title="HMS Aurora (12)">HMS <i>Aurora</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Bedouin" title="HMS Bedouin">HMS <i>Bedouin</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Enterprise_(D52)" title="HMS Enterprise (D52)">HMS <i>Enterprise</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/HMS_Faulknor_(H62)" title="HMS Faulknor (H62)">HMS <i>Faulknor</i></a> (all <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054014_4-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4005_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4005-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Monark_(1938)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Monark (1938) (page does not exist)"><i>Monark</i></a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Germany"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germany</a></span> </td> <td>World War II: The captured Swedish cargo ship was intercepted in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> off <a href="/wiki/Stavanger_(city)" class="mw-redirect" title="Stavanger (city)">Stavanger</a>, Norway, by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Severn_(N57)" title="HMS Severn (N57)">HMS <i>Severn</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>). After the German <a href="/wiki/Prize_crew" title="Prize crew">prize crew</a> were captured and the Norwegian crew members set ashore, she was <a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">torpedoed</a> and sunk.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054014_4-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Pan_(1922)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Pan (1922) (page does not exist)"><i>Pan</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea off <a href="/wiki/Namsos_(town)" title="Namsos (town)">Namsos</a>, Norway, by Luftwaffe aircraft. The wreck was raised in 1942, repaired and returned to service.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054014_4-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Pan_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pan-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_San_Tiburcio_(1921)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS San Tiburcio (1921) (page does not exist)"><i>San Tiburcio</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Tanker_(ship)" title="Tanker (ship)">tanker</a> struck a mine in the <a href="/wiki/Moray_Firth" title="Moray Firth">Moray Firth</a> off <a href="/wiki/Balintore,_Easter_Ross" title="Balintore, Easter Ross">Balintore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ross-shire" title="Ross-shire">Ross-shire</a>, and sank. All 40 crew were rescued by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Codrington" title="HMS Codrington">HMS <i>Codrington</i></a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=HMT_Leicester_City&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMT Leicester City (page does not exist)">HMT <i>Leicester City</i></a> (both <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054014_4-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ST_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jordan510_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jordan510-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Sekstant_(1919)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Sekstant (1919) (page does not exist)"><i>Sekstant</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea north of Namsos by Luftwaffe aircraft. Her crew were rescued.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054014_4-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jordan564_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jordan564-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="5_May">5 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 5 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Eldrid_(1915)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Eldrid (1915) (page does not exist)"><i>Eldrid</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The damaged <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> was scuttled at <a href="/wiki/Narvik_(town)" title="Narvik (town)">Narvik</a> by <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">German</a> forces.<sup id="cite_ref-HomeE_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HomeE-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Graig_(1924)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Graig (1924) (page does not exist)"><i>Graig</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Convoy_HX_40&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Convoy HX 40 (page does not exist)">Convoy HX 40</a>: The cargo ship ran aground at Egg Island, <a href="/wiki/Nova_Scotia" title="Nova Scotia">Nova Scotia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> and broke in two.<sup id="cite_ref-HX40_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HX40-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was declared a total loss. Both parts were refloated and towed in to <a href="/wiki/Halifax,_Nova_Scotia" title="Halifax, Nova Scotia">Halifax, Nova Scotia</a>. They were scrapped.<sup id="cite_ref-Merchant483_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Merchant483-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/TSS_Maianbar" title="TSS Maianbar"><i>Maianbar</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> </td> <td>The cargo shipran aground off <a href="/wiki/Newcastle,_New_South_Wales" title="Newcastle, New South Wales">Newcastle, New South Wales</a>. She was declared a <a href="/wiki/Total_loss" title="Total loss">total loss</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/SS_Richard_With" title="SS Richard With"><i>Richard With</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_liner" title="Cargo liner">cargo liner</a> was attacked and damaged off <a href="/wiki/S%C3%B8rreisa_(village)" title="Sørreisa (village)">Sørreisa</a> by <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> aircraft and was beached. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.<sup id="cite_ref-HomeR_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HomeR-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNoMS_Sild_(1900)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNoMS Sild (1900) (page does not exist)">HNoMS <i>Sild</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/23px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/35px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/46px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1026" data-file-height="608" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Norwegian_Navy" title="Royal Norwegian Navy">Royal Norwegian Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/1.-class_torpedo_boat" title="1.-class torpedo boat">1.-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Torpedo_boat" title="Torpedo boat">torpedo boat</a> was scuttled in the <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Sea" title="Norwegian Sea">Norwegian Sea</a> off <a href="/wiki/Har%C3%B8ya" title="Harøya">Harøya</a> to prevent capture by German forces. </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="6_May">6 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 6 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Brage_(1937)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Brage (1937) (page does not exist)"><i>Brage</i></a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Germany"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germany</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> struck a <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">mine</a> in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> off the <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kiel_Lightship&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kiel Lightship (page does not exist)">Kiel Lightship</a></i> (<span data-sort-value="Germany"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germany</a></span>) and sank. Her crew were rescued.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054014_4-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-verluste1_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-verluste1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Brighton_(1928)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Brighton (1928) (page does not exist)"><i>Brighton</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Tank_ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Tank ship">tanker</a> struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off <a href="/wiki/Dunkerque" class="mw-redirect" title="Dunkerque">Dunkerque</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nord_(French_department)" title="Nord (French department)">Nord</a>, France (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=51_03_06_N_2_08_40_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°03′06″N</span> <span class="longitude">2°08′40″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.05167°N 2.14444°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.05167; 2.14444</span></span></span></a></span></span>). Her 34 crew were rescued.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054014_4-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Brighton1_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brighton1-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Merchant489_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Merchant489-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMT_Loch_Naver_(A41)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMT Loch Naver (A41) (page does not exist)">HMT <i>Loch Naver</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Naval_trawler" title="Naval trawler">naval trawler</a> collided with another vessel off <a href="/wiki/Hartlepool" title="Hartlepool">Hartlepool</a>, <a href="/wiki/Co_Durham" class="mw-redirect" title="Co Durham">Co Durham</a> and sank. Survivors were rescued by the yacht <i>Breda</i> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054014_4-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LN_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LN-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/SS_Rhineland_(1938)" title="SS Rhineland (1938)"><i>V 101 Schwan</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a> </td> <td>The <i><a href="/wiki/Vorpostenboot" title="Vorpostenboot">vorpostenboot</a></i> sank in the <a href="/wiki/Kattegat" title="Kattegat">Kattegat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-V101_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-V101-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/German_trawler_V_811_Hugo_Homann" title="German trawler V 811 Hugo Homann"><i>V 811 Hugo Homann</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <i>vorpostenboot</i> struck a mine in the <a href="/wiki/Ems_(river)" title="Ems (river)">Ems</a> estuary and sank.<sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4004_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4004-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Vogesen_(1903)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Vogesen (1903) (page does not exist)"><i>Vogesen</i></a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Germany"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germany</a></span> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Kattegat (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=57_33_N_11_35_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">57°33′N</span> <span class="longitude">11°35′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">57.550°N 11.583°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">57.550; 11.583</span></span></span></a></span></span>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054014_4-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Seal_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Seal-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Times150540_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times150540-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Vosegen_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vosegen-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="7_May">7 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 7 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><i>Saint Pierre</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Fishing_boat" class="mw-redirect" title="Fishing boat">fishing boat</a> struck a <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">mine</a> in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> and sank.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054014_4-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="8_May">8 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 8 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/French_submarine_Doris_(Q135)" title="French submarine Doris (Q135)"><i>Doris</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Circ%C3%A9-class_submarine_(1925)" title="Circé-class submarine (1925)"><i>Circé</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">submarine</a> was <a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">torpedoed</a> and sunk in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> west of <a href="/wiki/Petten" title="Petten">Petten</a>, Netherlands (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=53_40_N_4_00_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">53°40′N</span> <span class="longitude">4°00′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">53.667°N 4.000°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">53.667; 4.000</span></span></span></a></span></span>) by <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-9_(1935)" title="German submarine U-9 (1935)"><i>U-9</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a>) with the loss of all 44 crew and three <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> officers.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054024_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054024-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Gerda_(1921)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Gerda (1921) (page does not exist)"><i>Gerda</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> struck a <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">mine</a> in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> off <a href="/wiki/Bergen_(city)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bergen (city)">Bergen</a>, Norway and was damaged. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service.<sup id="cite_ref-verluste1_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-verluste1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jordan447_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jordan447-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Oxel%C3%B6sund_(1923)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV Oxelösund (1923) (page does not exist)"><i>Oxelösund</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship sank at <a href="/wiki/Narvik_(town)" title="Narvik (town)">Narvik</a>, Norway due to damage received in an air attack on 10 April. She was refloated in 1947, repaired, and returned to service in 1950 as <i>Laidaure</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Jordan574_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jordan574-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNoMS_Skrei_(1901)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNoMS Skrei (1901) (page does not exist)">HNoMS <i>Skrei</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/23px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/35px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/46px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1026" data-file-height="608" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Norwegian_Navy" title="Royal Norwegian Navy">Royal Norwegian Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/1.-class_torpedo_boat" title="1.-class torpedo boat">1.-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Torpedo_boat" title="Torpedo boat">torpedo boat</a> was scuttled off <a href="/wiki/Asp%C3%B8ya" title="Aspøya">Aspøya</a> to prevent capture by <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">German</a> forces. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/USS_Tutuila_(PR-4)" title="USS Tutuila (PR-4)">USS <i>Tutuila</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> </td> <td>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Wake-class_gunboat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wake-class gunboat (page does not exist)"><i>Wake</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Gunboat" title="Gunboat">gunboat</a> ran aground in the <a href="/wiki/Yangtze_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Yangtze River">Yangtze River</a> at <a href="/wiki/Chongqing" title="Chongqing">Chunking</a>, China and was damaged. She was refloated on 13 May. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="9_May">9 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 9 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Corrientes_(1920)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Corrientes (1920) (page does not exist)"><i>Corrientes</i></a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Germany"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germany</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Tanker_(ship)" title="Tanker (ship)">tanker</a> was <a href="/wiki/Sabotage" title="Sabotage">sabotaged</a> and sunk at <a href="/wiki/Las_Palmas" title="Las Palmas">Las Palmas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canary_Islands" title="Canary Islands">Canary Islands</a>, Spain by French divers. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054024_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054024-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Emsstrom_(1900)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Emsstrom (1900) (page does not exist)"><i>Emsstrom</i></a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Germany"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germany</a></span> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> struck a <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">mine</a> and sank in the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hubertgat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hubertgat (page does not exist)">Hubertgat</a>. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.<sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4004_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4004-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_minesweeper_M-134&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="German minesweeper M-134 (page does not exist)"><i>M-134</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/M-class_minesweeper_(Germany)" title="M-class minesweeper (Germany)">Type 1916 minesweeper</a> was bombed and sunk at <a href="/wiki/Bergen_(city)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bergen (city)">Bergen</a>, Norway by <a href="/wiki/Blackburn_Skua" title="Blackburn Skua">Blackburn Skua</a> aircraft of <a href="/wiki/806_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="806 Naval Air Squadron">806 Naval Air Squadron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm" title="Fleet Air Arm">Fleet Air Arm</a> or <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Blenheim" title="Bristol Blenheim">Bristol Blenheim</a> aircraft of <a href="/wiki/No._254_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 254 Squadron RAF">254 Squadron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a>. She was later salvaged, repaired and returned to service as <i>M534</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054024_44-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054024-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="10_May">10 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 10 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/SS_Antilla_(1939)" title="SS Antilla (1939)"><i>Antilla</i></a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Germany"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germany</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> was scuttled in the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Sea" title="Caribbean Sea">Caribbean Sea</a> off <a href="/wiki/Aruba" title="Aruba">Aruba</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao_and_Dependencies" class="mw-redirect" title="Curaçao and Dependencies">Curaçao and Dependencies</a> to avoid capture by the Dutch. Cold water reached her boilers and they exploded blowing her in half.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Ayaha_Maru_(1917)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Ayaha Maru (1917) (page does not exist)"><i>Ayaha Maru</i></a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Japan"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/43px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Japan</a></span> </td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> was driven ashore east of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Meshima_Lighthouse&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Meshima Lighthouse (page does not exist)">Meshima Lighthouse</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Got%C5%8D_Islands" title="Gotō Islands">Gotō Islands</a>, and sank.<sup id="cite_ref-Jordan539_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jordan539-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Boschdijk_(1922)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Boschdijk (1922) (page does not exist)"><i>Boschdijk</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at <a href="/wiki/Rotterdam" title="Rotterdam">Rotterdam</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Holland" title="South Holland">South Holland</a> by <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054024_44-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054024-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=ST_Calaisien&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ST Calaisien (page does not exist)"><i>Calaisien</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Tugboat" title="Tugboat">tug</a> was bombed and sunk at <a href="/wiki/Calais" title="Calais">Calais</a> by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054024_44-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054024-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Campinas_(1921)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Campinas (1921) (page does not exist)"><i>Campinas</i></a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Germany"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germany</a></span> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Troopship" title="Troopship">troopship</a> struck a <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">mine</a> and sank in the <a href="/wiki/Kattegat" title="Kattegat">Kattegat</a> off <a href="/wiki/Drogden" title="Drogden">Drogden</a>, Denmark.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054024_44-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054024-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Times140540_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times140540-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Times220540a_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times220540a-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNLMS_de_Oceaan_(B-4)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNLMS de Oceaan (B-4) (page does not exist)">HNLMS <i>de Oceaan</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The tug was scuttled in the <a href="/wiki/Wadden_Sea" title="Wadden Sea">Wadden Sea</a> between <a href="/wiki/Ameland" title="Ameland">Ameland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Terschelling" title="Terschelling">Terschelling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Friesland" title="Friesland">Friesland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Oceaan_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oceaan-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Dinteldijk_(1922)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV Dinteldijk (1922) (page does not exist)"><i>Dinteldijk</i></a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Germany"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germany</a></span> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was bombed, set afire and sunk at Rotterdam by either Allied or Luftwaffe aircraft. She was later refloated.<sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4005_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4005-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jordan551_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jordan551-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Goslar_(1929)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Goslar (1929) (page does not exist)"><i>Goslar</i></a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Germany"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germany</a></span> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled in shallow water off <a href="/wiki/Paramaribo" title="Paramaribo">Paramaribo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Surinam_(Dutch_colony)" title="Surinam (Dutch colony)">Suriname</a> to avoid capture by Dutch forces, settling on its side partially above water.<sup id="cite_ref-NH123912_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH123912-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Merchant470_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Merchant470-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Henry_Woodall_(1935)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Henry Woodall (1935) (page does not exist)"><i>Henry Woodall</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Collier_(ship_type)" class="mw-redirect" title="Collier (ship type)">collier</a> struck a mine and sank in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> three nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) off <a href="/wiki/Withernsea" title="Withernsea">Withernsea</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Riding_of_Yorkshire" title="North Riding of Yorkshire">Yorkshire</a> with the loss of seven of her 14 crew. Survivors were rescued by <a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Viiu_(1917)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Viiu (1917) (page does not exist)"><i>Viiu</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="990" data-file-height="630" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054024_44-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054024-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HW_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HW-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/SS_Nordnorge_(1923)" title="SS Nordnorge (1923)"><i>Nordnorge</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Coastal_trading_vessel" title="Coastal trading vessel">coaster</a>, used as a troopship, was shelled, torpedoed and sunk at <a href="/wiki/Hemnesberget" title="Hemnesberget">Hemnesberget</a>, Norway by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Calcutta_(D82)" title="HMS Calcutta (D82)">HMS <i>Calcutta</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/HMS_Zulu_(F18)" title="HMS Zulu (F18)">HMS <i>Zulu</i></a> (both <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>). </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Sophie_Rickmers_(1925)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Sophie Rickmers (1925) (page does not exist)"><i>Sophie Rickmers</i></a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Germany"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germany</a></span> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at <a href="/wiki/Sabang,_Aceh" title="Sabang, Aceh">Sabang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_East_Indies" class="mw-redirect" title="Netherlands East Indies">Netherlands East Indies</a> to avoid capture by Dutch forces. Although declared a <a href="/wiki/Total_loss" title="Total loss">total loss</a>, she was raised, repaired and put in Dutch service as <i>Toendjoek</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Merchant478_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Merchant478-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/HNLMS_Van_Galen_(1928)" title="HNLMS Van Galen (1928)">HNLMS <i>Van Galen</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Admiralen-class_destroyer" title="Admiralen-class destroyer">Admiralen-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyer</a> was bombed and damaged in the <a href="/wiki/Waalhaven" title="Waalhaven">Waalhaven</a>, Rotterdam by <a href="/wiki/Heinkel_He_111" title="Heinkel He 111">Heinkel He 111</a> aircraft of <i><a href="/wiki/Kampfgeschwader_4" title="Kampfgeschwader 4">Kampfgeschwader 4</a></i>, Luftwaffe. She later sank in the Merwedehaven.<sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4005_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4005-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NH054024_44-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054024-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="11_May">11 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 11 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>For the loss of the Swedish ship </i>Stråssa<i> on this date, see the entry for <a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_April_1940#10_April" title="List of shipwrecks in April 1940">10 April 1940</a></i> </p> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNLMS_Braga&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNLMS Braga (page does not exist)">HNLMS <i>Braga</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Gunboat" title="Gunboat">gunboat</a> was scuttled in <a href="/wiki/Waal_(river)" title="Waal (river)">the Waal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4005_27-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4005-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Sally_(1896)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Sally (1896) (page does not exist)"><i>Sally</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship struck a <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">mine</a> and sank in the <a href="/wiki/Kattegat" title="Kattegat">Kattegat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Times140540_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times140540-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/SS_Statendam_(1924)" title="SS Statendam (1924)"><i>Statendam</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Ocean_liner" title="Ocean liner">ocean liner</a> was sunk at <a href="/wiki/Rotterdam" title="Rotterdam">Rotterdam</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Holland" title="South Holland">South Holland</a> in a <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> air raid. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Stella_(1909)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Stella (1909) (page does not exist)"><i>Stella</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> off <a href="/wiki/Vlissingen" title="Vlissingen">Vlissingen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zeeland" title="Zeeland">Zeeland</a> by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-Stella_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stella-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Tringa_(1925)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Tringa (1925) (page does not exist)"><i>Tringa</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was <a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">torpedoed</a> and sunk in the North Sea off <a href="/wiki/Ostend" title="Ostend">Ostend</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Flanders" title="West Flanders">West Flanders</a>, Belgium by <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-9_(1935)" title="German submarine U-9 (1935)"><i>U-9</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a>) with the loss of seventeen of the 23 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Malcolm_(D19)" title="HMS Malcolm (D19)">HMS <i>Malcolm</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-Tringa_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tringa-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/SS_Veendam_(1922)" title="SS Veendam (1922)"><i>Veendam</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> </td> <td>World War II: The ocean liner was sunk at Rotterdam in a Luftwaffe air raid. She was subsequently salvaged and taken in to <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">German</a> service.<sup id="cite_ref-Jordan556_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jordan556-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Viiu_(1917)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Viiu (1917) (page does not exist)"><i>Viiu</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="990" data-file-height="630" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=51_21_N_2_25_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°21′N</span> <span class="longitude">2°25′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.350°N 2.417°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.350; 2.417</span></span></span></a></span></span>) by <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-9_(1935)" title="German submarine U-9 (1935)"><i>U-9</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a>). Only five people aboard survived. They were rescued by <a href="/w/index.php?title=HMT_Arctic_Hunter&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMT Arctic Hunter (page does not exist)">HMT <i>Arctic Hunter</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054024_44-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054024-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="12_May">12 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 12 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNLMS_Bulgia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNLMS Bulgia (page does not exist)">HNLMS <i>Bulgia</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Thor-class_gunboat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thor-class gunboat (page does not exist)"><i>Thor</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Gunboat" title="Gunboat">gunboat</a> was sunk in the port of <a href="/wiki/Vlissingen" title="Vlissingen">Vlissingen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zeeland" title="Zeeland">Zeeland</a> by <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> aircraft. Thirteen crew were killed. She was raised on 31 July 1940 and scrapped by the <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germans</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4005_27-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4005-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Vlissingen400512_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vlissingen400512-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ZeelandCas_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ZeelandCas-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Thor-class_river_gunboats_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thor-class_river_gunboats-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNLMS_Friso_(1915)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNLMS Friso (1915) (page does not exist)">HNLMS <i>Friso</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Gruno-class_gunboat" class="mw-redirect" title="Gruno-class gunboat"><i>Gruno</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Gunboat" title="Gunboat">gunboat</a> was bombed and sunk in the <a href="/wiki/IJsselmeer" title="IJsselmeer">IJsselmeer</a> off <a href="/wiki/Enkhuizen" title="Enkhuizen">Enkhuizen</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Holland" title="North Holland">North Holland</a> by Luftwaffe aircraft. The capsized wreck was shelled and sunk by <a href="/wiki/HNLMS_Pieter_Florisz_(1937)" title="HNLMS Pieter Florisz (1937)">HNLMS <i>Pieter Florisz</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a>). Three crew were killed. She was raised on 15 March 1943 and scrapped by the Germans.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Gruno-class_river_gunboats_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gruno-class_river_gunboats-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/HMCS_Ypres" title="HMCS Ypres">HMCS <i>Gate Vessel No. 1</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Navy" title="Royal Canadian Navy">Royal Canadian Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Convoy_TC_4A&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Convoy TC 4A (page does not exist)">Convoy TC 4A</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Battle-class_trawler" title="Battle-class trawler">Battle-class trawler</a> was rammed by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Revenge_(06)" title="HMS Revenge (06)">HMS <i>Revenge</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>) at <a href="/wiki/Halifax,_Nova_Scotia" title="Halifax, Nova Scotia">Halifax</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nova_Scotia" title="Nova Scotia">Nova Scotia</a> and sank. Her eighteen crew were rescued.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054024_44-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054024-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Henrica_(1931)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV Henrica (1931) (page does not exist)"><i>Henrica</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> </td> <td>The coaster collided with another vessel and sank.<sup id="cite_ref-Henrica_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Henrica-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Jura_(1937)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV Jura (1937) (page does not exist)"><i>Jura</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></span></span>  </span><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Tank_ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Tank ship">tanker</a> struck a <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">mine</a> and sank in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> off <a href="/wiki/Zeebrugge" title="Zeebrugge">Zeebrugge</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Flanders" title="West Flanders">West Flanders</a>, Belgium with the loss of two lives.<sup id="cite_ref-Jura_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jura-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=K%C3%A4the_J%C3%BCrgensen_(schooner)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Käthe Jürgensen (schooner) (page does not exist)"><i>Käthe Jürgensen</i></a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Germany"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germany</a></span> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Schooner" title="Schooner">schooner</a> struck a mine and sank in the <a href="/wiki/Bay_of_L%C3%BCbeck" title="Bay of Lübeck">Bay of Lübeck</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4004_41-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4004-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNLMS_Luctor_et_Emergo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNLMS Luctor et Emergo (page does not exist)">HNLMS <i>Luctor et Emergo</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: the <a href="/wiki/Hospital_ship" title="Hospital ship">hospital ship</a> was sunk in the port of <a href="/wiki/Vlissingen" title="Vlissingen">Vlissingen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zeeland" title="Zeeland">Zeeland</a>, Netherlands by <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> aircraft. Seven crew and five civilians having taken shelter aboard were killed.<sup id="cite_ref-Vlissingen400512_64-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vlissingen400512-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ZeelandCas_65-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ZeelandCas-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Prinses_Juliana_(1920)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Prinses Juliana (1920) (page does not exist)"><i>Prinses Juliana</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Passenger_ship" title="Passenger ship">passenger ship</a> was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off <a href="/wiki/Hook_of_Holland" title="Hook of Holland">Hook of Holland</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Holland" title="South Holland">South Holland</a> by Luftwaffe aircraft. Survivors were rescued by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Havock_(H43)" title="HMS Havock (H43)">HMS <i>Havock</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/HMS_Wild_Swan_(D62)" title="HMS Wild Swan (D62)">HMS <i>Wild Swan</i></a> (both <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054024_44-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054024-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PJ_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PJ-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Ranheim_(1913)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Ranheim (1913) (page does not exist)"><i>Ranheim</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </td> <td>World War II: The coaster was shelled and sunk at <a href="/wiki/Hemnesberget" title="Hemnesberget">Hemnesberget</a>, Norway by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Carlisle_(D67)" title="HMS Carlisle (D67)">HMS <i>Carlisle</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/HMS_Zulu_(F18)" title="HMS Zulu (F18)">HMS <i>Zulu</i></a> (both <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-HomeR_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HomeR-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Roek_(1925)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Roek (1925) (page does not exist)"><i>Roek</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the <a href="/wiki/Nieuwe_Waterweg" title="Nieuwe Waterweg">Nieuwe Waterweg</a> at <a href="/wiki/Rotterdam" title="Rotterdam">Rotterdam</a>, South Holland (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=51_54_N_4_21_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°54′N</span> <span class="longitude">4°21′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.900°N 4.350°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.900; 4.350</span></span></span></a></span></span>). All 51 people aboard were rescued.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054024_44-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054024-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Roek_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Roek-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_St._Denis_(1908)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS St. Denis (1908) (page does not exist)"><i>St. Denis</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Nieuwe Waterweg between Hook of Holland and Rotterdam.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054024_44-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054024-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was later salvaged by the <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germans</a> and became the <a href="/wiki/Accommodation_ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Accommodation ship">accommodation ship</a> <i>Barbara</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4005_27-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4005-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Van_Rensselaer_(1920)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Van Rensselaer (1920) (page does not exist)"><i>Van Rensselaer</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> </td> <td>World War II: The passenger shipstruck a mine at <a href="/wiki/IJmuiden" title="IJmuiden">IJmuiden</a>, North Holland and was beached.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054024_44-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054024-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-VR_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VR-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was declared a <a href="/wiki/Total_loss" title="Total loss">total loss</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Jordan554_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jordan554-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="13_May">13 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 13 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Anhalt_(1922)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Anhalt (1922) (page does not exist)"><i>Anhalt</i></a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Germany"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germany</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Troopship" title="Troopship">troopship</a> struck a <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">mine</a> off the coast of Sweden and was beached.<sup id="cite_ref-Times140540_50-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times140540-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was later repaired and returned to service.<sup id="cite_ref-Anhalt_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Anhalt-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Bussum_(1917)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Bussum (1917) (page does not exist)"><i>Bussum</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> was bombed and damaged in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> off the <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Noord_Hinder_Lightship&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Noord Hinder Lightship (page does not exist)">Noord Hinder Lightship</a></i> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>). She was abandoned by her 29 crew, who were rescued by <a href="/w/index.php?title=French_torpedo_boat_Bouclier&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French torpedo boat Bouclier (page does not exist)"><i>Bouclier</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a>). <i>Bussum</i> was towed to <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, United Kingdom. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service.<sup id="cite_ref-Bussum_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bussum-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNLMS_Christiaan_Cornelis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNLMS Christiaan Cornelis (page does not exist)">HNLMS <i>Christiaan Cornelis</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/K-class_torpedo_boat" title="K-class torpedo boat">K-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Torpedo_boat" title="Torpedo boat">torpedo boat</a> was scuttled at <a href="/wiki/Rotterdam" title="Rotterdam">Rotterdam</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Holland" title="South Holland">South Holland</a> following severe battle damage. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belgian_patrol_boat_Georges-Eduard&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Belgian patrol boat Georges-Eduard (page does not exist)"><i>Georges-Eduard</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="675" data-file-height="450" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgian_Navy" title="Belgian Navy">Belgian Navy</a> </td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Patrol_boat" title="Patrol boat">patrol boat</a>, a former <a href="/wiki/Fishing_vessel" title="Fishing vessel">fishing vessel</a>, was lost on this date. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Gorm_(1916)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Gorm (1916) (page does not exist)"><i>Gorm</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> off <a href="/wiki/Zeebrugge" title="Zeebrugge">Zeebrugge</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Flanders" title="West Flanders">West Flanders</a>, Belgium (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=51_22_12_N_3_12_59_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°22′12″N</span> <span class="longitude">3°12′59″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.37000°N 3.21639°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.37000; 3.21639</span></span></span></a></span></span>) and sank.<sup id="cite_ref-Jordan447_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jordan447-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Kyle_Firth_(1905)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Kyle Firth (1905) (page does not exist)"><i>Kyle Firth</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>The cargo ship ran aground on <a href="/wiki/Holy_Island,_Anglesey" title="Holy Island, Anglesey">Holy Island, Anglesey</a> and was wrecked.<sup id="cite_ref-KF_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KF-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNLMS_M_2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNLMS M 2 (page does not exist)">HNLMS <i>M 2</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/M-class_minesweeper_(Netherlands)" title="M-class minesweeper (Netherlands)">M-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">minesweeper</a> was sunk by a <a href="/wiki/Magnetic_mine" class="mw-redirect" title="Magnetic mine">magnetic mine</a> in the North Sea off <a href="/wiki/IJmuiden" title="IJmuiden">IJmuiden</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Holland" title="North Holland">North Holland</a>. Seven of her crew were killed. She was salvaged in July 1940 and put into service by the Germans as <i>LAZ-47</i> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-M-class_Minesweepers_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-M-class_Minesweepers-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_minesweeper_Ville_du_Bizerte&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French minesweeper Ville du Bizerte (page does not exist)"><i>Ville du Bizerte</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The auxiliary <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">minesweeper</a> struck a mine and sank in the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" title="Mediterranean Sea">Mediterranean Sea</a> off <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cape_Guardia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cape Guardia (page does not exist)">Cape Guardia</a>, <a href="/wiki/French_Algeria" title="French Algeria">Algeria</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054024_44-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054024-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="14_May">14 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 14 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/HNLMS_Abraham_van_der_Hulst_(1937)" title="HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst (1937)">HNLMS <i>Abraham van der Hulst</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jan_van_Amstel-class_minesweeper" title="Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper"><i>Jan van Amstel</i>-class minesweeper</a> was scuttled at <a href="/wiki/Enkhuizen" title="Enkhuizen">Enkhuizen</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Holland" title="North Holland">North Holland</a>. She was subsequently salvaged by the <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germans</a>, repaired and entered <a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a> service as <i>M 553</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Gruno-class_river_gunboats_69-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gruno-class_river_gunboats-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/HNLMS_Jacob_Van_Heemskerck_(1906)" class="mw-redirect" title="HNLMS Jacob Van Heemskerck (1906)"><i>Batterijschip IJmuiden</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The former <a href="/wiki/Coastal_defence_ship" title="Coastal defence ship">coastal defence ship</a> was scuttled at <a href="/wiki/IJmuiden" title="IJmuiden">IJmuiden</a>, North Holland to prevent capture by German forces. She was subsequently salvaged by the Germans, repaired and entered service as <i>Undine</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNLMS_Brinio&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNLMS Brinio (page does not exist)">HNLMS <i>Brinio</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Brinio-class_gunboat" title="Brinio-class gunboat"><i>Brinio</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Gunboat" title="Gunboat">gunboat</a> was bombed and damaged in the <a href="/wiki/IJsselmeer" title="IJsselmeer">IJsselmeer</a> by <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> aircraft and subsequently scuttled. She was raised on 12 October 1942 and scrapped by the Germans.<sup id="cite_ref-Gruno-class_river_gunboats_69-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gruno-class_river_gunboats-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MS_Chrobry" title="MS Chrobry"><i>Chrobry</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Flag_of_Poland_%28with_coat_of_arms%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland_%28with_coat_of_arms%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Flag_of_Poland_%28with_coat_of_arms%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland_%28with_coat_of_arms%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Flag_of_Poland_%28with_coat_of_arms%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland_%28with_coat_of_arms%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Troopship" title="Troopship">troopship</a> was bombed and damaged in the <a href="/wiki/Vestfjorden_(Norway)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vestfjorden (Norway)">Vestfjorden</a>, off northern Norway (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=67_40_N_13_50_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">67°40′N</span> <span class="longitude">13°50′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">67.667°N 13.833°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">67.667; 13.833</span></span></span></a></span></span>). Eleven crew members and an unknown number of troops were killed. She was scuttled on 16 May due to damage received.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jordan569_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jordan569-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNLMS_Freyr_(1877)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNLMS Freyr (1877) (page does not exist)">HNLMS <i>Freyr</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Thor-class_gunboat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thor-class gunboat (page does not exist)"><i>Thor</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Gunboat" title="Gunboat">gunboat</a> was scuttled in the <a href="/wiki/IJ_(Amsterdam)" title="IJ (Amsterdam)">Binnen IJ</a> at <a href="/wiki/Nieuwendam" title="Nieuwendam">Nieuwendam</a>, North Holland. She was later refloated.<sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4005_27-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4005-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Freyr_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Freyr-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-netherlandsnavy.nl_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-netherlandsnavy.nl-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/German_destroyer_ZH1" title="German destroyer ZH1">HNLMS <i>Gerard Callenburgh</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Gerard_Callenburgh-class_destroyer" title="Gerard Callenburgh-class destroyer"><i>Gerard Callenburgh</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyer</a> was scuttled in the <a href="/wiki/Nieuwe_Waterweg" title="Nieuwe Waterweg">Nieuwe Waterweg</a> at <a href="/wiki/Rotterdam" title="Rotterdam">Rotterdam</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Holland" title="South Holland">South Holland</a> to prevent capture by German forces. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNLMS_Hefring_(1880)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNLMS Hefring (1880) (page does not exist)">HNLMS <i>Hefring</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Thor-class_gunboat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thor-class gunboat (page does not exist)"><i>Thor</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Gunboat" title="Gunboat">gunboat</a> was scuttled by her crew at <a href="/wiki/Amsterdam" title="Amsterdam">Amsterdam</a> North Holland. She was later salvaged by the Germans. She was raised on 23 September 1940. Conflicting information as to whether or not she was scrapped. It is possible that she was used as a "Küstenschutzboot" and was lost in service. Another report is that she was towed to the Coenhaven on 26 September, where she sank again, and was subsequently raised and scrapped.<sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4005_27-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4005-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Thor-class_river_gunboats_66-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thor-class_river_gunboats-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNLMS_Jan_Danielzoon_van_de_Rijn_(G_2)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNLMS Jan Danielzoon van de Rijn (G 2) (page does not exist)">HNLMS <i>Jan Danielzoon van de Rijn</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Torpedo_boat" title="Torpedo boat">torpedo boat</a> was scuttled at Rotterdam. She was later salvaged by the Germans and entered service as <i>TFA 10</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4005_27-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4005-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/SS_Jan_Pieterszoon_Coen" title="SS Jan Pieterszoon Coen"><i>Jan Pieterszoon Coen</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Passenger_ship" title="Passenger ship">passenger ship</a> was scuttled as a <a href="/wiki/Blockship" title="Blockship">blockship</a> at IJmuiden.<sup id="cite_ref-JPC_86-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JPC-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The wreck was subsequently cleared.<sup id="cite_ref-Jordan551_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jordan551-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/HNLMS_Johan_Maurits_van_Nassau_(1932)" title="HNLMS Johan Maurits van Nassau (1932)">HNLMS <i>Johan Maurits van Nassau</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Sloop-of-war" title="Sloop-of-war">sloop</a> was bombed and sunk in the North Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) west of <a href="/wiki/Callantsoog" title="Callantsoog">Callantsoog</a>, North Holland, by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of seventeen of her crew.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNLMS_G_16&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNLMS G 16 (page does not exist)">HNLMS <i>G 16</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/w/index.php?title=G_13-class_torpedo_boat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="G 13-class torpedo boat (page does not exist)"><i>G 13</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Torpedo_boat" title="Torpedo boat">torpedo boat</a> was scuttled at <a href="/wiki/Den_Helder" title="Den Helder">Den Helder</a>, North Holland.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054024_44-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054024-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was later salvaged by the Germans and entered service as <i>TFA 9</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4005_27-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4005-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNLMS_M_1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNLMS M 1 (page does not exist)">HNLMS <i>M 1</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/M-class_minesweeper_(Netherlands)" title="M-class minesweeper (Netherlands)">M-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">minesweeperwas</a> scuttled at IJmuiden.<sup id="cite_ref-HNMS_M-1_of_the_Royal_Dutch_Navy_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HNMS_M-1_of_the_Royal_Dutch_Navy-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was later salvaged and put into service by the Germans as <i>LAZ-46</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-HNMS_M-1_of_the_Royal_Dutch_Navy_88-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HNMS_M-1_of_the_Royal_Dutch_Navy-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4005_27-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4005-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-M-class_Minesweepers_80-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-M-class_Minesweepers-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNLMS_M_3&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNLMS M 3 (page does not exist)">HNLMS <i>M 3</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/M-class_minesweeper_(Netherlands)" title="M-class minesweeper (Netherlands)">M-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">minesweeper</a> was scuttled as a blockship at IJmuiden. The wreck was later dispersed by explosives.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-M-class_Minesweepers_80-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-M-class_Minesweepers-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNLMS_M_4&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNLMS M 4 (page does not exist)">HNLMS <i>M 4</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/M-class_minesweeper_(Netherlands)" title="M-class minesweeper (Netherlands)">M-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">minesweeper</a> was scuttled at IJmuiden.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was later salvaged and put into service by the Germans as <i>ZRD-57</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4005_27-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4005-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-M-class_Minesweepers_80-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-M-class_Minesweepers-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Naaldwijk_(1921)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Naaldwijk (1921) (page does not exist)"><i>Naaldwijk</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> was scuttled at IJmuiden. She was subsequently salvaged by the Germans, repaired and entered service as <i>Hans Christophersen</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Jordan552_91-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jordan552-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNLMS_Noordzee_II_(BV-34)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNLMS Noordzee II (BV-34) (page does not exist)">HNLMS <i>Noordzee II</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Tugboat" title="Tugboat">naval tug</a> struck a mine and sank in the <a href="/wiki/Westerschelde" class="mw-redirect" title="Westerschelde">Westerschelde</a> with the loss of twenty of her 22 crew.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/HMS_H6" title="HMS H6">HNLMS <i>O 8</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/w/index.php?title=O_8-class_submarine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="O 8-class submarine (page does not exist)"><i>O 8</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">submarinewas</a> scuttled at <a href="/wiki/Den_Helder" title="Den Helder">Den Helder</a>, North Holland to prevent capture by German forces. She was subsequently salvaged by the Germans, repaired and entered service as <i>U-D1</i>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/HNLMS_O_11" title="HNLMS O 11">HNLMS <i>O 11</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/O_9-class_submarine" title="O 9-class submarine"><i>O 9</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">submarinewas</a> scuttled at Den Helder to prevent capture by German forces. She was subsequently salvaged by the Germans, repaired and entered service as <i>U-D2</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054024_44-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054024-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/HNLMS_O_12" title="HNLMS O 12">HNLMS <i>O 12</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/O_12-class_submarine" title="O 12-class submarine"><i>O 12</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">submarine</a> was scuttled at Den Helder while undergoing maintenance at the Rijkswerf shipyard to prevent capture by German forces. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_UD-3" title="German submarine UD-3">HNLMS <i>O 25</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/O_21-class_submarine" title="O 21-class submarine"><i>O 21</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">submarine</a> was scuttled at <a href="/wiki/Schiedam" title="Schiedam">Schiedam</a>, South Holland to prevent capture by German forces. She was subsequently salvaged by the Germans, repaired and entered service as <i>UD-3</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054024_44-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054024-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_UD-4" title="German submarine UD-4">HNLMS <i>O 26</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/O_21-class_submarine" title="O 21-class submarine"><i>O 21</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">submarine</a> was scuttled at Schiedam to prevent capture by German forces. She was subsequently salvaged by the Germans, repaired and entered service as <i>UD-4</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054024_44-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054024-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_UD-5" title="German submarine UD-5">HNLMS <i>O 27</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/O_21-class_submarine" title="O 21-class submarine"><i>O 21</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">submarine</a> was scuttled at Schiedam to prevent capture by German forces. She was subsequently salvaged by the Germans, repaired and entered service as <i>UD-5</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054024_44-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054024-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/HNLMS_Pieter_Florisz_(1937)" title="HNLMS Pieter Florisz (1937)">HNLMS <i>Pieter Florisz</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Jan_van_Amstel-class_minesweeper" title="Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper"><i>Jan van Amstel</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">minesweeper</a> was scuttled at Enkhuizen. She was subsequently salvaged by the Germans, repaired and entered service as <i>M 551</i>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gerard_Callenburgh-class_destroyer" title="Gerard Callenburgh-class destroyer">HNLMS <i>Tjerk Hiddes</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Gerard_Callenburgh-class_destroyer" title="Gerard Callenburgh-class destroyer"><i>Gerard Callenburgh</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyerwas</a> scuttled in the Nieuwe Waterweg at Rotterdam to prevent capture by German forces. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNLMS_Tyr&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNLMS Tyr (page does not exist)">HNLMS <i>Tyr</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Gunboat" title="Gunboat">gunboat</a> was scuttled. She was later salvaged by the Germans.<sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4005_27-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4005-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Ville_de_Bruges_(1921)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Ville de Bruges (1921) (page does not exist)"><i>Ville de Bruges</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Ocean_liner" title="Ocean liner">ocean liner</a> was severely damaged in a Luftwaffe air raid whilst in the <a href="/wiki/Scheldt" title="Scheldt">Scheldt</a> (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=51_18_36_N_4_16_24_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°18′36″N</span> <span class="longitude">4°16′24″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.31000°N 4.27333°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.31000; 4.27333</span></span></span></a></span></span>).<sup id="cite_ref-Times180540_94-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times180540-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jordan584_95-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jordan584-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was beached and burnt out with the loss of four crew of the 117 people aboard.<sup id="cite_ref-Times180540_94-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times180540-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The wreck was removed in January 1952.<sup id="cite_ref-Jordan584_95-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jordan584-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNLMS_Z_3&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNLMS Z 3 (page does not exist)">HNLMS <i>Z 3</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Z_1-class_torpedo_boat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Z 1-class torpedo boat (page does not exist)"><i>Z 1</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Torpedo_boat" title="Torpedo boat">torpedo boat</a> was scuttled by running onto a breakwater and then burned in the IJsselmeer off Enkhuizen. She was refloated in 1941 and scrapped by the Germans.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="15_May">15 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 15 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNLMS_Braga_(1879)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNLMS Braga (1879) (page does not exist)">HNLMS <i>Braga</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Thor-class_gunboat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thor-class gunboat (page does not exist)"><i>Thor</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Gunboat" title="Gunboat">gunboat</a> was beached in <a href="/wiki/River_Waal" class="mw-redirect" title="River Waal">the Waal</a>. She was probably scrapped by the <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germans</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-netherlandsnavy.nl_85-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-netherlandsnavy.nl-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_minesweeper_Duquesne_II&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French minesweeper Duquesne II (page does not exist)"><i>Duquesne II</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The auxiliary <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">minesweeper</a> struck a <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">mine</a> at the mouth of the <a href="/wiki/Scheldt" title="Scheldt">Scheldt</a> and sank with the loss of 23 of her crew.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Evgenia_(1912)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Evgenia (1912) (page does not exist)"><i>Evgenia</i></a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Greece"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Greece" title="Kingdom of Greece">Greece</a></span> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> was bombed and severely damaged in the Scheldt at <a href="/wiki/Knokke" title="Knokke">Knokke</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Flanders" title="West Flanders">West Flanders</a>, Belgium (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=51_23_N_3_07_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°23′N</span> <span class="longitude">3°07′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.383°N 3.117°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.383; 3.117</span></span></span></a></span></span>) by <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> aircraft. There were no casualties. She was abandoned the next day and scuttled two days later in the <a href="/wiki/Zeebrugge" title="Zeebrugge">Zeebrugge Roads</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Foscolo_(1919)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Foscolo (1919) (page does not exist)"><i>Foscolo</i></a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Italy"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Italy_%281861%E2%80%931946%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy_%281861%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Italy_%281861%E2%80%931946%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy_%281861%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Italy_%281861%E2%80%931946%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy_%281861%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Italy" title="Kingdom of Italy">Italy</a></span> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> 6 nautical miles (11 km) north east of <a href="/wiki/Zeebrugge" title="Zeebrugge">Zeebrugge</a>, West Flanders by Luftwaffe aircraft. All 43 men aboard survived. She capsized and sank on 18 May.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jordan532_102-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jordan532-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_minesweeper_Henri_Guegan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French minesweeper Henri Guegan (page does not exist)"><i>Henri Guegan</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine at the mouth of the Scheldt and sank with the loss of seventeen of her crew.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNLMS_Hydra&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNLMS Hydra (page does not exist)">HNLMS <i>Hydra</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Hydra-class_minelayer" title="Hydra-class minelayer"><i>Hydra</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Minelayer" title="Minelayer">minelayer</a> was beached to prevent sinking on the coast of <a href="/wiki/Zeeland" title="Zeeland">Zeeland</a>, the Netherlands following damage by German <a href="/wiki/Anti-tank" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-tank">anti-tank</a> gunfire. She was subsequently scuttled. Later refloated and scrapped.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Loodsboot_No.1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV Loodsboot No.1 (page does not exist)"><i>Loodsboot No.1</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Pilot_vessel" class="mw-redirect" title="Pilot vessel">pilot vessel</a> struck a mine and sank in the <a href="/wiki/Westerscheldt" class="mw-redirect" title="Westerscheldt">Westerscheldt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Loodsboot_105-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Loodsboot-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/HMS_Valentine_(L69)" title="HMS Valentine (L69)">HMS <i>Valentine</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/V_and_W-class_destroyer" title="V and W-class destroyer">V-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyer</a> was bombed off <a href="/wiki/Terneuzen" title="Terneuzen">Terneuzen</a>, Zeeland by a <a href="/wiki/Junkers_Ju_88" title="Junkers Ju 88">Junkers Ju 88</a> aircraft of the Luftwaffe with the loss of 31 crew killed and 21 wounded. She was beached and abandoned. HMS <i>Valentine</i> was then scuttled by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Whitley_(L23)" title="HMS Whitley (L23)">HMS <i>Whitley</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="17_May">17 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: 17 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_minesweeper_Mardyck&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French minesweeper Mardyck (page does not exist)"><i>Mardyck</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>The auxiliary <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">minesweeper</a> caught fire and was beached and abandoned at <a href="/wiki/Breskens" title="Breskens">Breskens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zeeland" title="Zeeland">Zeeland</a>, Netherlands.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNLMS_Philips_Van_Almonde&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNLMS Philips Van Almonde (page does not exist)">HNLMS <i>Philips Van Almonde</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Gerard_Callenburgh-class_destroyer" title="Gerard Callenburgh-class destroyer"><i>Gerard Callenburgh</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyer</a> was scuttled on her slipway at <a href="/wiki/Vlissingen" title="Vlissingen">Vlissingen</a>, Zeeland to prevent capture by <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">German</a> forces. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belgian_patrol_boat_Police_de_la_Rade_III&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Belgian patrol boat Police de la Rade III (page does not exist)"><i>Police de la Rade III</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="675" data-file-height="450" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgian_Navy" title="Belgian Navy">Belgian Navy</a> </td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Patrol_boat" title="Patrol boat">patrol boat</a> was lost on this date.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Saint_Kearan_(1929)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Saint Kearan (1929) (page does not exist)"><i>Saint Kearan</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> collided with <a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Explorateur_Grandidier_(1924)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Explorateur Grandidier (1924) (page does not exist)"><i>Explorateur Grandidier</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>) in the <a href="/wiki/Firth_of_Clyde" title="Firth of Clyde">Firth of Clyde</a> and sank north west of <a href="/wiki/Girvan" title="Girvan">Girvan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ayrshire" title="Ayrshire">Ayrshire</a>. All her 12 crew were rescued.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="18_May">18 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: 18 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/HMS_Effingham" title="HMS Effingham">HMS <i>Effingham</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Norwegian Campaign">Norwegian Campaign</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Hawkins-class_cruiser" title="Hawkins-class cruiser"><i>Hawkins</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Cruiser" title="Cruiser">cruiser</a> ran aground on a reef in the <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Sea" title="Norwegian Sea">Norwegian Sea</a> near <a href="/wiki/Bod%C3%B8_(town)" title="Bodø (town)">Bodø</a>, Norway (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=67_17_N_13_58_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">67°17′N</span> <span class="longitude">13°58′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">67.283°N 13.967°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">67.283; 13.967</span></span></span></a></span></span>) and abandoned. She was subsequently scuttled by gunfire and torpedoes from <a href="/wiki/HMS_Matabele_(F26)" title="HMS Matabele (F26)">HMS <i>Matabele</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>) on May 21.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Pia_(1937)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV Pia (1937) (page does not exist)"><i>Pia</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Coastal_trading_vessel" title="Coastal trading vessel">coaster</a> was towing the luxury yacht <i>Albatross III</i> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>) under its Commander, C L ter Meulen,<sup id="cite_ref-Escape_From_Holland_1940_108-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Escape_From_Holland_1940-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to <a href="/wiki/Boulogne-sur-Mer" title="Boulogne-sur-Mer">Boulogne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pas-de-Calais" title="Pas-de-Calais">Pas-de-Calais</a>, France when she struck a <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">mine</a> in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> off <a href="/wiki/Gravelines" title="Gravelines">Gravelines</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nord_(departements)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nord (departements)">Nord</a>, France. The Pia's captain, A. Pekelder, his wife, four of the five crew and all four passengers were killed. <i>Albatross III</i> rescued the sole survivor,<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> one of the mates, who survived because at the moment of the explosion he was in the front of the ship while all the others were aft.<sup id="cite_ref-Escape_From_Holland_1940_108-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Escape_From_Holland_1940-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/SS_Sirius_(1885)" title="SS Sirius (1885)"><i>Sirius</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </td> <td>World War II: The coaster was sunk in <a href="/wiki/Solbergfjorden" title="Solbergfjorden">Solbergfjorden</a> off <a href="/wiki/Dyr%C3%B8ya_(Troms)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dyrøya (Troms)">Dyrøya</a> by <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> aircraft. Seven crew members, including both the captain and the first mate, were killed in the sinking, whilst eleven survivors were rescued from the water by local people in <a href="/wiki/Rowing_boat" class="mw-redirect" title="Rowing boat">rowing boats</a>. The survivors, who had been strafed in the water by the German aircraft, were later retrieved by the <a href="/wiki/Submarine_tender" title="Submarine tender">submarine tender</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=HNoMS_Lyngen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNoMS Lyngen (page does not exist)"><i>Lyngen</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/23px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/35px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/46px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1026" data-file-height="608" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Norwegian_Navy" title="Royal Norwegian Navy">Royal Norwegian Navy</a>) and the <a href="/wiki/Steamship" title="Steamship">steamship</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Mosken_(1924)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Mosken (1924) (page does not exist)"><i>Mosken</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4005_27-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4005-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Torgtind_(1881)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Torgtind (1881) (page does not exist)"><i>Torgtind</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was bombed in the Norwegian Sea off <a href="/wiki/Bratland" title="Bratland">Bratland</a> by <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> aircraft. She sank the next day. All six crew survived.<sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4005_27-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4005-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Vlaanderen_I&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Vlaanderen I (page does not exist)"><i>Vlaanderen I</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Dredger" class="mw-redirect" title="Dredger">dredger</a> was bombed and sunk at <a href="/wiki/Calais" title="Calais">Calais</a>, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="19_May">19 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: 19 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><i>Albion</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The former <a href="/wiki/Fishing_trawler" title="Fishing trawler">fishing trawler</a> was sunk near <a href="/wiki/Br%C3%B8nn%C3%B8ysund" title="Brønnøysund">Brønnøysund</a>, Norway by <a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Heilhorn_(1908)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Heilhorn (1908) (page does not exist)">HNoMS <i>Heilhorn</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/HNoMS_Honningsv%C3%A5g" title="HNoMS Honningsvåg">HNoMS <i>Honningsvåg</i></a> (both <span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/23px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/35px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/46px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1026" data-file-height="608" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Norwegian_Navy" title="Royal Norwegian Navy">Royal Norwegian Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-HomeA_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HomeA-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_minesweeper_Augustin_Normand&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French minesweeper Augustin Normand (page does not exist)"><i>Augustin Normand</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The auxiliary <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">minesweeper</a> was bombed in the evening in the port of <a href="/wiki/Le_Havre" title="Le Havre">Le Havre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seine_Inf%C3%A9rieure" class="mw-redirect" title="Seine Inférieure">Seine Inférieure</a> by <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> aircraft. Thirteen crew were killed.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/RV_Belgica_(1884)" title="RV Belgica (1884)"><i>Belgica</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Depot_ship" title="Depot ship">depot ship</a> was scuttled at <a href="/wiki/Harstad_(town)" title="Harstad (town)">Harstad</a>, Norway by the Franco-British Expeditionary Force. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Erik_Frisell_(1926)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV Erik Frisell (1926) (page does not exist)"><i>Erik Frisell</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> was shelled and sunk in the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a> west of the <a href="/wiki/Hebrides" title="Hebrides">Hebrides</a>, United Kingdom (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=57_25_N_9_15_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">57°25′N</span> <span class="longitude">9°15′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">57.417°N 9.250°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">57.417; -9.250</span></span></span></a></span></span>) by <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-37_(1938)" title="German submarine U-37 (1938)"><i>U-37</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a>). All 34 crew were rescued by <a href="/w/index.php?title=HMT_Cobbers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMT Cobbers (page does not exist)">HMT <i>Cobbers</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EF_115-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EF-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MV_Princess_Victoria_(1939)" title="MV Princess Victoria (1939)">HMS <i>Princess Victoria</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The auxiliary <a href="/wiki/Minelayer" title="Minelayer">minelayer</a> struck a <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">mine</a> and sank off the mouth of the <a href="/wiki/River_Humber" class="mw-redirect" title="River Humber">Humber</a> with the loss of 36 of her 121 crew.<sup id="cite_ref-Times220540b_116-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times220540b-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PV_117-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PV-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Vlaanderen_IV_(1904)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Vlaanderen IV (1904) (page does not exist)"><i>Vlaanderen IV</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Dredger" class="mw-redirect" title="Dredger">dredger</a> was bombed and sunk in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> off <a href="/wiki/Dunkerque" class="mw-redirect" title="Dunkerque">Dunkerque</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nord_(departements)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nord (departements)">Nord</a>, France.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Vlaanderen_118-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vlaanderen-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/HMS_Whitley_(L23)" title="HMS Whitley (L23)">HMS <i>Whitley</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/V_and_W-class_destroyer" title="V and W-class destroyer">W-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyer</a> was bombed and damaged off <a href="/wiki/Ostend" title="Ostend">Ostend</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Flanders" title="West Flanders">West Flanders</a>, Belgium by <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> aircraft. She was beached and later scuttled by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Keith" title="HMS Keith">HMS <i>Keith</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>). </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="20_May">20 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: 20 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Almeria_(1920)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Almeria (1920) (page does not exist)"><i>Almeria</i></a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Italy"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Italy_%281861%E2%80%931946%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy_%281861%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Italy_%281861%E2%80%931946%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy_%281861%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Italy_%281861%E2%80%931946%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy_%281861%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Italy" title="Kingdom of Italy">Italy</a></span> </td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> struck a rock on the north coast of <a href="/wiki/Trinidad" title="Trinidad">Trinidad</a>. She was a <a href="/wiki/Total_loss" title="Total loss">total loss</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Jordan576_119-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jordan576-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Antverpia_(1908)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Antverpia (1908) (page does not exist)"><i>Antverpia</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The cargo ship was bombed and severely damaged in the <a href="/wiki/English_Channel" title="English Channel">English Channel</a> off <a href="/wiki/Boulogne-sur-Mer" title="Boulogne-sur-Mer">Boulogne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pas-de-Calais" title="Pas-de-Calais">Pas-de-Calais</a>, France, in a <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> air raid. She was beached on 21 May, but bombed again on 23 May and set on fire.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Antverpia_120-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antverpia-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Nordstjernen_(1882)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Nordstjernen (1882) (page does not exist)"><i>Deneb</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and set on fire at <a href="/wiki/Harstad_(town)" title="Harstad (town)">Harstad</a> in a Luftwaffe air raid. She was scuttled the next day by a British destroyer. Two of her crew were killed; eleven survived.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=ST_Hercule_(1933)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ST Hercule (1933) (page does not exist)"><i>Hercule</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Tugboat" title="Tugboat">tugstruck</a> a <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">mine</a> and sank at <a href="/wiki/Calais" title="Calais">Calais</a>. There was only one survivor.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Hercule_122-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hercule-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EpavesDunkerque_123-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EpavesDunkerque-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Mavis_(1930)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Mavis (1930) (page does not exist)"><i>Mavis</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Coastal_trading_vessel" title="Coastal trading vessel">coaster</a> was bombed and damaged in the <a href="/wiki/English_Channel" title="English Channel">English Channel</a> off Calais by Luftwaffe aircraft. Three crew and one gunner were killed. She was later abandoned.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Oph%C3%A9lie_(1922)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Ophélie (1922) (page does not exist)"><i>Ophélie</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Tank_ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Tank ship">tanker</a> was anchored off <a href="/wiki/Boulogne" class="mw-redirect" title="Boulogne">Boulogne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pas-de-Calais" title="Pas-de-Calais">Pas-de-Calais</a> and was bombed in the evening by the Luftwaffe. She was beached but burned for the next three days and was a <a href="/wiki/Total_loss" title="Total loss">total loss</a>. There were six dead and 34 survivors.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EpavesDunkerque_123-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EpavesDunkerque-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ophelie_124-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ophelie-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Orkney</i>, and<br /><i>Söstjernen</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Fishing_vessel" title="Fishing vessel">fishing vessels</a> were intercepted in the North Sea at <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=55_00_N_3_30_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">55°00′N</span> <span class="longitude">3°30′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">55.000°N 3.500°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">55.000; 3.500</span></span></span></a></span></span> by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Spearfish" title="HMS Spearfish">HMS <i>Spearfish</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>). The crews of both vessels (four and three men) were taken off and they were sunk by gunfire.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Pembroke_Coast_(1936)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV Pembroke Coast (1936) (page does not exist)"><i>Pembroke Coast</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and set on fire off <a href="/wiki/Harstad_(town)" title="Harstad (town)">Harstad</a>, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft. Two of her crew were killed. She was scuttled the next day.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PC_127-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PC-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMT_Rifsness&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMT Rifsness (page does not exist)">HMT <i>Rifsness</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The auxiliary <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">minesweeper</a> was bombed and sunk in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> off <a href="/wiki/Ostend" title="Ostend">Ostend</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Flanders" title="West Flanders">West Flanders</a>, Belgium by Luftwaffe aircraft. Two of her four crew were killed, one was captured and the other was rescued by <a href="/w/index.php?title=HMT_Lord_Inchcape&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMT Lord Inchcape (page does not exist)">HMT <i>Lord Inchcape</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="21_May">21 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: 21 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=ST_Barfleur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ST Barfleur (page does not exist)"><i>Barfleur</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Tugboat" title="Tugboat">tug</a> was scuttled at <a href="/wiki/Boulogne-sur-Mer" title="Boulogne-sur-Mer">Boulogne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pas-de-Calais" title="Pas-de-Calais">Pas-de-Calais</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Bawtry_(1898)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Bawtry (1898) (page does not exist)"><i>Bawtry</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Coastal_trading_vessel" title="Coastal trading vessel">coaster</a> was bombed and sunk at <a href="/wiki/Dunkerque" class="mw-redirect" title="Dunkerque">Dunkerque</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nord_(departements)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nord (departements)">Nord</a> France, by <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> aircraft. She was later salvaged by the <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germans</a> and entered service as <i>Rival</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMT_Cape_Passaro_(FY_270)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMT Cape Passaro (FY 270) (page does not exist)">HMT <i>Cape Passaro</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Naval_trawler" title="Naval trawler">naval trawler</a> was bombed and sunk off <a href="/wiki/Narvik_(town)" title="Narvik (town)">Narvik</a>, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of four of her crew.<sup id="cite_ref-Times290540_130-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times290540-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CP_131-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CP-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Clairy_(1916)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Clairy (1916) (page does not exist)"><i>Clairy</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/23px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/35px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/45px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Tank_ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Tank ship">tanker</a> was bombed and damaged in the <a href="/wiki/English_Channel" title="English Channel">English Channel</a> off Boulogne by Luftwaffe aircraft. She sank the next day. Her crew were rescued.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Clairy_132-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clairy-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_submarine_chaser_CH-9&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French submarine chaser CH-9 (page does not exist)"><i>CH-9</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/w/index.php?title=CH-5-class_submarine_chaser&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="CH-5-class submarine chaser (page does not exist)"><i>CH-5</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Submarine_chaser" title="Submarine chaser">submarine chaser</a> was bombed and severely damaged in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> off Dunkerque (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=51_30_N_00_24_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°30′N</span> <span class="longitude">00°24′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.500°N 0.400°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.500; 0.400</span></span></span></a></span></span>). She was beached to prevent her sinking but was declared a <a href="/wiki/Total_loss" title="Total loss">total loss</a>. Eleven of her 23 crew were wounded; one of them died of his wounds.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_minesweeper_Christiane_Cecile&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French minesweeper Christiane Cecile (page does not exist)"><i>Christiane Cecile</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The auxiliary <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">minesweeper</a> was scuttled at Boulogne.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_Corburn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS Corburn (page does not exist)">HMS <i>Corburn</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was <a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">torpedoed</a> and sunk in the English Channel off <a href="/wiki/Le_Havre" title="Le Havre">Le Havre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seine-Inf%C3%A9rieure" class="mw-redirect" title="Seine-Inférieure">Seine-Inférieure</a>, France, by <a href="/wiki/E-boat" title="E-boat">motor torpedo boat</a> <i>S-32</i> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>De Normandie</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Fishing_boat" class="mw-redirect" title="Fishing boat">fishing boat</a> struck a mine and sank off <a href="/wiki/Dieppe" title="Dieppe">Dieppe</a>, Seine-Inférieure, with the loss of thirteen lives.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Ernestine Gabrielle</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </td> <td>World War II: The fishing boat was bombed and sunk at Dieppe by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EG_136-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EG-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Firth_Fisher_(1919)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Firth Fisher (1919) (page does not exist)"><i>Firth Fisher</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The coaster struck a mine in the English Channel off Boulogne and sank with the loss of seven of the eleven people aboard. Survivors were rescued by <a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Sparta_(1900)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Sparta (1900) (page does not exist)"><i>Sparta</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-StanA_137-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StanA-137"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belgian_trawler_Freddy_(TR_33)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Belgian trawler Freddy (TR 33) (page does not exist)"><i>Freddy</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Castle-class_trawler" title="Castle-class trawler">Castle-class trawler</a> was sunk at Ostend by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was raised, repaired, and put in German service as <i>M 3230 Freddy</i>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Georgette Simone</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </td> <td>World War II: The fishing boat was bombed and sunk at Dieppe by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GS_138-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GS-138"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Hubbastone_(1921)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Hubbastone (1921) (page does not exist)"><i>Hubbastone</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The coasterwas bombed and sunk at Dieppe by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was later salvaged by the Germans, repaired and entered service as <i>Jurgensby</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Independence</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </td> <td>World War II: The fishing boat was bombed and sunk at Dieppe by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_minesweeper_Jacques_Coeur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French minesweeper Jacques Coeur (page does not exist)"><i>Jacques Coeur</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/French_destroyer_L%27Adroit_(1927)" title="French destroyer L'Adroit (1927)"><i>L'Adroit</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/L%27Adroit-class_destroyer" title="L'Adroit-class destroyer"><i>L'Adroit</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyer</a> was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Dunkerque by a <a href="/wiki/Heinkel_He_111" title="Heinkel He 111">Heinkel He 111</a> aircraft of the Luftwaffe. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_trawler_La_Lorientaise&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French trawler La Lorientaise (page does not exist)"><i>La Lorientaise</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Naval_trawler" title="Naval trawler">naval trawler</a> was sunk on this date.<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_minesweeper_Leopold_Soubler&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French minesweeper Leopold Soubler (page does not exist)"><i>Leopold Soubler</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was scuttled at Boulogne.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/SS_Maid_of_Kent" title="SS Maid of Kent">HMHS <i>Maid of Kent</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Hospital_ship" title="Hospital ship">hospital ship</a> was bombed and sunk at Dieppe by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of 37 lives.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MoK_140-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MoK-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMT_Melbourne&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMT Melbourne (page does not exist)">HMT <i>Melbourne</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk off <a href="/wiki/Narvik_(town)" title="Narvik (town)">Narvik</a>, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft. There wre no casualties.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Melbourne_141-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Melbourne-141"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Nelly Suzanne</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </td> <td>World War II: The fishing boat was bombed and sunk at Dieppe by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_tanker_Niger&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French tanker Niger (page does not exist)"><i>Niger</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk off <a href="/wiki/Gravelines" title="Gravelines">Gravelines</a>, Nord, by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of three of her 114 crew. Survivors were rescued by <a href="/wiki/French_destroyer_Cyclone_(1925)" title="French destroyer Cyclone (1925)"><i>Cyclone</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EpavesDunkerque_123-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EpavesDunkerque-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Times240540_142-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times240540-142"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Niger_143-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Niger-143"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_minesweeper_Notre_Dame_de_Lorette&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French minesweeper Notre Dame de Lorette (page does not exist)"><i>Notre Dame de Lorette</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_tugboat_Orme&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French tugboat Orme (page does not exist)"><i>Orme</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Crabe-class_tug&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Crabe-class tug (page does not exist)"><i>Crabe</i>-class tug</a> (340 GRT, 1918) was scuttled at Boulogne. She was raised, repaired and put into German service as <i>FH 02</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Pavon_(1930)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Pavon (1930) (page does not exist)"><i>Pavon</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the English Channel off <a href="/wiki/Calais" title="Calais">Calais</a> by Luftwaffe aircraft. Her crew were rescued by <a href="/wiki/French_destroyer_Cyclone_(1925)" title="French destroyer Cyclone (1925)"><i>Cyclone</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/French_destroyer_Mistral" title="French destroyer Mistral"><i>Mistral</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/French_destroyer_Siroco_(1925)" title="French destroyer Siroco (1925)"><i>Sirocco</i></a> (all <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Pavon_144-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pavon-144"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_minesweeper_Rien_Sans_Peine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French minesweeper Rien Sans Peine (page does not exist)"><i>Rien Sans Peine</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_minesweeper_Saint_Benoit&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French minesweeper Saint Benoit (page does not exist)"><i>Saint Benoit</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_minesweeper_Saint_Joachim&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French minesweeper Saint Joachim (page does not exist)"><i>Saint Joachim</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Salome_(1940)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Salome (1940) (page does not exist)"><i>Salome</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk at Calais by Luftwaffe aircraft. Her crew were rescued by <a href="/wiki/French_destroyer_Cyclone_(1925)" title="French destroyer Cyclone (1925)"><i>Cyclone</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/French_destroyer_Mistral" title="French destroyer Mistral"><i>Mistral</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/French_destroyer_Siroco_(1925)" title="French destroyer Siroco (1925)"><i>Sirocco</i></a> (all <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054034_97-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054034-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Spinel_(1937)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV Spinel (1937) (page does not exist)"><i>Spinel</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was salvaged by the Germans on 4 July, repaired and entered German service.<sup id="cite_ref-Empire467_145-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Empire467-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=ST_Tumulte&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ST Tumulte (page does not exist)"><i>Tumulte</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Clameur-class_tug&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Clameur-class tug (page does not exist)"><i>Clameur</i>-class tug</a> was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft. </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="22_May">22 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: 22 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belgian_yacht_Aloha&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Belgian yacht Aloha (page does not exist)"><i>Aloha</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="675" data-file-height="450" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgian_Navy" title="Belgian Navy">Belgian Navy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Motor_yacht" class="mw-redirect" title="Motor yacht">motor yacht</a> struck a <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">mine</a> and sank in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> off <a href="/wiki/Ostend" title="Ostend">Ostend</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Flanders" title="West Flanders">West Flanders</a> with the loss of all sixteen crew.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Bjark%C3%B8y_(1907)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Bjarkøy (1907) (page does not exist)"><i>Bjarkøy</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Coastal_trading_vessel" title="Coastal trading vessel">coaster</a> was bombed and sunk by German aircraft at <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gratangsbotn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gratangsbotn (page does not exist)">Gratangsbotn</a>. Her crew were then ashore and there were no casualties. She was raised in 1944, repaired and returned to service as <i>Bogøy</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-HomeBa_148-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HomeBa-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Efford_(1905)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Efford (1905) (page does not exist)"><i>Efford</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>The coaster (393 GRT) collided with <a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Tlemcen_(1912)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Tlemcen (1912) (page does not exist)"><i>Tlemcen</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>) in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> off <a href="/wiki/Gravelines" title="Gravelines">Gravelines</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nord_(departements)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nord (departements)">Nord</a> France, and sank.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Helene_(1898)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Helene (1898) (page does not exist)"><i>Helene</i></a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Germany"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germany</a></span> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> struck a mine and sank in the <a href="/wiki/Wadden_Sea" title="Wadden Sea">Wadden Sea</a> between <a href="/wiki/Schiermonnikoog_(island_and_municipality)" class="mw-redirect" title="Schiermonnikoog (island and municipality)">Schiermonnikoog</a>, <a href="/wiki/Friesland" title="Friesland">Friesland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Simonszand" title="Simonszand">Simonszand</a>, <a href="/wiki/Groningen_(province)" title="Groningen (province)">Groningen</a>, Netherlands.<sup id="cite_ref-Helene_150-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Helene-150"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Palena_(1896)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Palena (1896) (page does not exist)"><i>Palena</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Chile" title="Chile">Chile</a> </td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_liner" title="Cargo liner">cargo liner</a> came ashore in a storm at <a href="/wiki/Valpara%C3%ADso" title="Valparaíso">Valparaíso</a> and was wrecked.<sup id="cite_ref-Palena_151-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Palena-151"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Portrieux_(1918)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Portrieux (1918) (page does not exist)"><i>Portrieux</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Gravelines by <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> aircraft. Eight crew were killed and nineteen survived.<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The wreck was later scrapped.<sup id="cite_ref-Merchant460_154-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Merchant460-154"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Teaser</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Fishing_smack" class="mw-redirect" title="Fishing smack">fishing smack</a> struck a mine and sank in the <a href="/wiki/River_Blackwater,_Essex" title="River Blackwater, Essex">River Blackwater</a> off <a href="/wiki/Tollesbury" title="Tollesbury">Tollesbury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Essex" title="Essex">Essex</a>. Both crew were rescued.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="23_May">23 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: 23 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Franz_Haniel_(1911)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Franz Haniel (1911) (page does not exist)"><i>Franz Haniel</i></a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Germany"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germany</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The cargo ship struck a <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">mine</a> and sank in the <a href="/wiki/Baltic_Sea" title="Baltic Sea">Baltic Sea</a> off <a href="/wiki/Kiel" title="Kiel">Kiel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Galaxias_(1918)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Galaxias (1918) (page does not exist)"><i>Galaxias</i></a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Greece"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Greece" title="Kingdom of Greece">Greece</a></span> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the <a href="/wiki/English_Channel" title="English Channel">English Channel</a> off <a href="/wiki/Dieppe" title="Dieppe">Dieppe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seine-Inf%C3%A9rieure" class="mw-redirect" title="Seine-Inférieure">Seine-Inférieure</a>, France, by <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> aircraft. Her crew were rescued.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Galaxias_155-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Galaxias-155"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was refloated in 1949 or 1950 and scrapped.<sup id="cite_ref-Jordan525_156-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jordan525-156"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/French_destroyer_Jaguar" title="French destroyer Jaguar"><i>Jaguar</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: <a href="/wiki/Operation_Dynamo" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Dynamo">Operation Dynamo</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Chacal-class_destroyer" title="Chacal-class destroyer"><i>Chacal</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyer</a> was torpedoed and damaged in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> off <a href="/wiki/Dunkerque" class="mw-redirect" title="Dunkerque">Dunkerque</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nord_(departements)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nord (departements)">Nord</a>, by <a href="/wiki/E-boat" title="E-boat">motor torpedo boats</a> <i>S-21</i> and <i>S-23</i> (both <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a>) and beached (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=51_03_N_02_22_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°03′N</span> <span class="longitude">02°22′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.050°N 2.367°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.050; 2.367</span></span></span></a></span></span>). She was then destroyed by bombing with the loss of thirteen of her crew.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-157" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-157"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/French_destroyer_Orage" title="French destroyer Orage"><i>Orage</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Bourrasque-class_destroyer" title="Bourrasque-class destroyer"><i>Bourrasque</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyer</a> was bombed and sunk off <a href="/wiki/Boulogne-sur-Mer" title="Boulogne-sur-Mer">Boulogne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pas-de-Calais" title="Pas-de-Calais">Pas-de-Calais</a>, by Luftwaffe aircraft. Twenty-eight crew were killed.<sup id="cite_ref-158" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-158"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Wikipedia_and_sources_that_mirror_or_use_it" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="This claim cites another Wikipedia article. Articles need references to reliable third-party sources. (July 2019)">circular reference</span></a></i>]</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Sigurds_Faulbaums_(1913)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Sigurds Faulbaums (1913) (page does not exist)"><i>Sigurds Faulbaums</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="675" data-file-height="450" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgian_Navy" title="Belgian Navy">Belgian Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> was <a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">torpedoed</a> and sunk in the North Sea off the <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Noord_Hinder_Lightship&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Noord Hinder Lightship (page does not exist)">Noord Hinder Lightship</a></i> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>) (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=51_29_N_2_38_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°29′N</span> <span class="longitude">2°38′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.483°N 2.633°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.483; 2.633</span></span></span></a></span></span>) by <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-9_(1935)" title="German submarine U-9 (1935)"><i>U-9</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a>). Her crew were rescued by <a href="/w/index.php?title=ST_Graaf_Visart_(1931)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ST Graaf Visart (1931) (page does not exist)"><i>Graaf Visart</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-verluste1_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-verluste1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SF_159-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SF-159"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Terieven</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Fishing_vessel" title="Fishing vessel">fishing vessel</a> was intercepted in the North Sea (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=56_55_N_6_50_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">56°55′N</span> <span class="longitude">6°50′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">56.917°N 6.833°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">56.917; 6.833</span></span></span></a></span></span>) by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Tetrarch_(N77)" title="HMS Tetrarch (N77)">HMS <i>Tetrarch</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>) and was scuttled by her.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="24_May">24 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: 24 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Brighton_(1933)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Brighton (1933) (page does not exist)"><i>Brighton</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Hospital_ship" title="Hospital ship">hospital ship</a> was bombed and sunk in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> off <a href="/wiki/Dieppe" title="Dieppe">Dieppe</a>, Seine-Inférieure, France, by <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> aircraft. She had been bombed and severely damaged on 21 May. There were no crew aboard her.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Brighton2_160-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brighton2-160"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/French_destroyer_Chacal" title="French destroyer Chacal"><i>Chacal</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Chacal-class_destroyer" title="Chacal-class destroyer"><i>Chacal</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyer</a> was bombed and sunk off <a href="/wiki/Boulogne-sur-Mer" title="Boulogne-sur-Mer">Boulogne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pas-de-Calais" title="Pas-de-Calais">Pas-de-Calais</a>, by <a href="/wiki/Junkers_Ju_87" title="Junkers Ju 87">Junkers Ju 87</a> aircraft of I and II <i>Staffeln</i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Sturzkampfgeschwader_2" title="Sturzkampfgeschwader 2">Sturzkampfgeschwader 2</a></i>, Luftwaffe.<sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4005_27-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4005-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thirty-one crew were killed. Survivors were rescued by <a href="/w/index.php?title=French_submarine_chaser_CH-5&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French submarine chaser CH-5 (page does not exist)"><i>CH-5</i></a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=French_submarine_chaser_CH-42&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French submarine chaser CH-42 (page does not exist)"><i>CH-42</i></a> (both <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a>). </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_minesweeper_Etoile_du_Nord&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French minesweeper Etoile du Nord (page does not exist)"><i>Etoile du Nord</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The auxiliary <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">minesweeper</a> struck a <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">mine</a> and sank in the North Sea off <a href="/wiki/Dunkerque" class="mw-redirect" title="Dunkerque">Dunkerque</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nord_(departements)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nord (departements)">Nord</a>, with the loss of 27 of her 30 crew.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-161" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-161"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HNoMS_Ingrid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HNoMS Ingrid (page does not exist)">HNoMS <i>Ingrid</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/23px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/35px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/46px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1026" data-file-height="608" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Norwegian_Navy" title="Royal Norwegian Navy">Royal Norwegian Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: Norwegian Campaign: The <a href="/wiki/Patrol_boat" title="Patrol boat">patrol boat</a> was sunk by Luftwaffe bombers at <a href="/wiki/Bod%C3%B8_(town)" title="Bodø (town)">Bodø</a> with the loss of a crew member.<sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4005_27-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4005-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-162" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-162"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Kyma_(1912)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Kyma (1912) (page does not exist)"><i>Kyma</i></a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Greece"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Greece" title="Kingdom of Greece">Greece</a></span> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> was <a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">torpedoed</a> and sunk in the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a> south west of <a href="/wiki/Land%27s_End" title="Land's End">Land's End</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cornwall" title="Cornwall">Cornwall</a>, United Kingdom (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=48_30_N_9_30_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">48°30′N</span> <span class="longitude">9°30′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">48.500°N 9.500°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">48.500; -9.500</span></span></span></a></span></span>) by <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-37_(1938)" title="German submarine U-37 (1938)"><i>U-37</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a>) with the loss of seven of her 30 crew.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kyma_163-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kyma-163"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_minesweeper_Matelot&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French minesweeper Matelot (page does not exist)"><i>Matelot</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Skjerstad_(1904)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Skjerstad (1904) (page does not exist)"><i>Skjerstad</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Troopship" title="Troopship">troopship</a> was bombed and sunk in <a href="/w/index.php?title=Langsetfjorden&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Langsetfjorden (page does not exist)">Langsetfjorden</a>, Norway by <a href="/wiki/Junkers_Ju_87" title="Junkers Ju 87">Junkers Ju 87</a> aircraft of the Luftwaffe. There were no casualties. She was declared <a href="/wiki/Constructive_total_loss" class="mw-redirect" title="Constructive total loss">beyond economic repair</a> in mid-1940.<sup id="cite_ref-Skjerstad_164-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Skjerstad-164"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/HMS_Wessex_(D43)" title="HMS Wessex (D43)">HMS <i>Wessex</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/V_and_W-class_destroyer" title="V and W-class destroyer">W-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyer</a> was bombed and sunk off <a href="/wiki/Calais" title="Calais">Calais</a>, France, by <a href="/wiki/Junkers_Ju_87" title="Junkers Ju 87">Junkers Ju 87</a> aircraft of I and II <i>staffel</i>, <i>Sturzkampfgeschwader 2</i>, Luftwaffe while conducting a <a href="/wiki/Naval_gunfire_support" title="Naval gunfire support">naval gunfire support</a> mission. Five crew were killed and one died of wounds. Six survivors were rescued by <a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_John_Cattling&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS John Cattling (page does not exist)">HMS <i>John Cattling</i></a>, the rest of the survivors by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Vimiera_(1917)" title="HMS Vimiera (1917)">HMS <i>Vimiera</i></a> (both <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4005_27-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4005-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="25_May">25 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: 25 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMT_Charles_Boyes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMT Charles Boyes (page does not exist)">HMT <i>Charles Boyes</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Naval_trawler" title="Naval trawler">naval trawler</a> struck a <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">mine</a> in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> off <a href="/wiki/Caister-on-Sea" title="Caister-on-Sea">Caister-on-Sea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norfolk" title="Norfolk">Norfolk</a> and sank with the loss of at least fifteen crew.<sup id="cite_ref-Times270540_165-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times270540-165"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CB_166-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CB-166"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_lightship_Dyck&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French lightship Dyck (page does not exist)"><i>Dyck</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Lightvessel" class="mw-redirect" title="Lightvessel">lightship</a> was sunk off <a href="/wiki/Calais" title="Calais">Calais</a>, France by <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> aircraft. Her crew were rescued.<sup id="cite_ref-167" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-167"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Florentino_(1921)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Florentino (1921) (page does not exist)"><i>Florentino</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> was sunk as a <a href="/wiki/Blockship" title="Blockship">blockship</a> at <a href="/wiki/Zeebrugge" title="Zeebrugge">Zeebrugge</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Flanders" title="West Flanders">West Flanders</a>, Belgium.<sup id="cite_ref-Florentino_168-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Florentino-168"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Joseph_Seep_(1920)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Joseph Seep (1920) (page does not exist)"><i>Joseph Seep</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/23px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/35px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/45px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Tank_ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Tank ship">tanker</a> struck a mine and sank while at anchor in <a href="/wiki/Le_Havre" title="Le Havre">Le Havre</a> Roads, <a href="/wiki/Seine-Inf%C3%A9rieure" class="mw-redirect" title="Seine-Inférieure">Seine-Inférieure</a>, France. All 37 crew survived.<sup id="cite_ref-169" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-170" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-170"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_minesweeper_La_Jeannine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French minesweeper La Jeannine (page does not exist)"><i>La Jeannine</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The auxiliary <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">minesweeper</a> was bombed and sunk at <a href="/wiki/Dunkerque" class="mw-redirect" title="Dunkerque">Dunkerque</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nord_(departements)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nord (departements)">Nord</a>, by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_Mashobra&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS Mashobra (page does not exist)">HMS <i>Mashobra</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: <a href="/wiki/Operation_Alphabet" title="Operation Alphabet">Operation Alphabet</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm" title="Fleet Air Arm">Fleet Air Arm</a> <a href="/wiki/Depot_ship" title="Depot ship">depot ship</a> was bombed off <a href="/wiki/Harstad_(town)" title="Harstad (town)">Harstad</a>, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft and was beached. She was scuttled on 8 June to prevent her being captured by <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">German</a> forces.<sup id="cite_ref-NH064024_171-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH064024-171"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_minesweeper_Montan_25&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="German minesweeper Montan 25 (page does not exist)"><i>Montan 25</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a> </td> <td>The river <i><a href="/wiki/Sperrbrecher" title="Sperrbrecher">Sperrbrecher</a></i> was sunk on this date. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/ORP_Orze%C5%82_(1938)" title="ORP Orzeł (1938)">ORP <i>Orzeł</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Naval_Ensign_of_Poland.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Naval_Ensign_of_Poland.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Naval_Ensign_of_Poland.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1050" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Polish_Navy" title="Polish Navy">Polish Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Norwegian Campaign">Norwegian Campaign</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Orze%C5%82-class_submarine" title="Orzeł-class submarine"><i>Orzeł</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">submarine</a> struck a mine and sank in the North Sea (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=57_00_N_3_40_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">57°00′N</span> <span class="longitude">3°40′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">57.000°N 3.667°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">57.000; 3.667</span></span></span></a></span></span>) with the loss of all 60 crew.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Orzel_172-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orzel-172"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Spinel_(1937)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Spinel (1937) (page does not exist)"><i>Spinel</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Coastal_trading_vessel" title="Coastal trading vessel">coaster</a> was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe bombing. All nine crew were rescued. She was salvaged by the Germans on 4 July and taken as a <a href="/wiki/Prize_of_war" title="Prize of war">prize of war</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Tennessee_(1922)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV Tennessee (1922) (page does not exist)"><i>Tennessee</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </td> <td>The cargo ship was in collision with <a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Baron_Fairlie_(1925)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Baron Fairlie (1925) (page does not exist)"><i>Baron Fairlie</i></a> in the North Sea and was beached north west of <a href="/wiki/Copinsay" title="Copinsay">Copinsay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orkney_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Orkney Islands">Orkney Islands</a>, United Kingdom. Salvage attempts were abandoned and she was declared a <a href="/wiki/Total_loss" title="Total loss">total loss</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-173" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-173"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Transeas_(1924)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Transeas (1924) (page does not exist)"><i>Transeas</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a <a href="/wiki/Blockship" title="Blockship">blockship</a> at Zeebrugge.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jordan517_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jordan517-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_minesweeper_Trombe_II&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French minesweeper Trombe II (page does not exist)"><i>Trombe II</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="26_May">26 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: 26 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Ceres_(1918)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Ceres (1918) (page does not exist)"><i>Ceres</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> was bombed and sunk in the <a href="/wiki/English_Channel" title="English Channel">English Channel</a> by <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> aircraft whilst on a voyage from <a href="/wiki/Rouen" title="Rouen">Rouen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seine-Inf%C3%A9rieure" class="mw-redirect" title="Seine-Inférieure">Seine-Inférieure</a> to <a href="/wiki/Dunkerque" class="mw-redirect" title="Dunkerque">Dunkerque</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nord_(French_department)" title="Nord (French department)">Nord</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/HMS_Curlew_(D42)" title="HMS Curlew (D42)">HMS <i>Curlew</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Norwegian Campaign">Norwegian Campaign</a>: The <a href="/wiki/C-class_cruiser" title="C-class cruiser">C-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Cruiser" title="Cruiser">cruiser</a> was bombed and sunk in <a href="/wiki/Ofotfjord" title="Ofotfjord">Ofotfjord</a> off <a href="/wiki/Narvik_(town)" title="Narvik (town)">Narvik</a>, Norway by <a href="/wiki/Junkers_Ju_88" title="Junkers Ju 88">Junkers Ju 88</a> aircraft of the Luftwaffe. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_minesweeper_Dijonnais&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French minesweeper Dijonnais (page does not exist)"><i>Dijonnais</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The auxiliary <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">minesweeper</a> was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Florabell</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </td> <td>World War II: Norwegian Campaign: The <a href="/wiki/Fishing_vessel" title="Fishing vessel">fishing vessel</a> was torched and burnt at the shipyard in <a href="/wiki/Rognan" title="Rognan">Rognan</a> by retreating Norwegian and British forces.<sup id="cite_ref-174" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-174"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>174<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_Loch_Shin_(1930)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS Loch Shin (1930) (page does not exist)">HMS <i>Loch Shin</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: Norwegian Campaign: The <a href="/wiki/Boom_defence_vessel" class="mw-redirect" title="Boom defence vessel">boom defence vessel</a> was bombed and sunk at <a href="/wiki/Harstad" class="mw-redirect" title="Harstad">Harstad</a>, Norway.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/RFA_Oleander" title="RFA Oleander">RFA <i>Oleander</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/British-Royal-Fleet-Auxiliary-Ensign.svg/23px-British-Royal-Fleet-Auxiliary-Ensign.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/British-Royal-Fleet-Auxiliary-Ensign.svg/35px-British-Royal-Fleet-Auxiliary-Ensign.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/British-Royal-Fleet-Auxiliary-Ensign.svg/46px-British-Royal-Fleet-Auxiliary-Ensign.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Fleet_Auxiliary" title="Royal Fleet Auxiliary">Royal Fleet Auxiliary</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Tank_ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Tank ship">tanker</a> was bombed off Harstad by Luftwaffe aircraft and beached. She was scuttled on 8 June to prevent her capture by <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">German</a> forces.<sup id="cite_ref-NH064024_171-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH064024-171"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her 39 crew survived.<sup id="cite_ref-Merchant506_175-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Merchant506-175"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Saint_Camille_(1920)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Saint Camille (1920) (page does not exist)"><i>Saint Camille</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> off Dunkerque.<sup id="cite_ref-SC_176-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SC-176"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>176<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Vansø</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Coastal_trading_vessel" title="Coastal trading vessel">coaster</a> struck a mine laid by <a href="/wiki/French_submarine_Rubis_(1931)" title="French submarine Rubis (1931)"><i>Rubis</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a>) and sank near <a href="/wiki/Stavanger" title="Stavanger">Stavanger</a>. One or two crew members were killed.<sup id="cite_ref-Vanso_177-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vanso-177"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>177<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Volkgracht_IV&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Volkgracht IV (page does not exist)"><i>Volkgracht IV</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Dredger" class="mw-redirect" title="Dredger">dredger</a> struck a mine and sank in the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Zeebrugge_Canal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Zeebrugge Canal (page does not exist)">Zeebrugge Canal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="27_May">27 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: 27 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Aden_(1918)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Aden (1918) (page does not exist)"><i>Aden</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> was bombed and sunk at <a href="/wiki/Dunkerque" class="mw-redirect" title="Dunkerque">Dunkerque</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nord_(departements)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nord (departements)">Nord</a> France, in a <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> air raid.<sup id="cite_ref-Aden_178-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aden-178"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>178<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Atlantic_Guide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Atlantic Guide (page does not exist)"><i>Atlantic Guide</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a <a href="/wiki/Blockship" title="Blockship">blockship</a> at <a href="/wiki/Zeebrugge" title="Zeebrugge">Zeebrugge</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Flanders" title="West Flanders">West Flanders</a> Belgium.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Borodino_(1911)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Borodino (1911) (page does not exist)"><i>Borodino</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Government_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Government_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Government_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Government_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Government_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Government_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Reefer_ship" title="Reefer ship">refrigerated</a> <a href="/wiki/Cargo_liner" title="Cargo liner">cargo liner</a> was sunk as a blockship at Zeebrugge.<sup id="cite_ref-Bordolino_179-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bordolino-179"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>179<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Merchant488_180-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Merchant488-180"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>180<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Cap_Tafelneh_(1920)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Cap Tafelneh (1920) (page does not exist)"><i>Cap Tafelneh</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque in a Luftwaffe air raid. She was refloated on 13 May 1941, repaired and entered <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">German</a> service as <i>Carl Arp</i>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_minesweeper_La_Majo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French minesweeper La Majo (page does not exist)"><i>La Majo</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The auxiliary <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">minesweeper</a> was bombed and sunk in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> off Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_LCM_10&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS LCM 10 (page does not exist)">HMS <i>LCM 10</i></a>,<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_LCM_11&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS LCM 11 (page does not exist)">HMS <i>LCM 11</i></a>,<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_LCM_14&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS LCM 14 (page does not exist)">HMS <i>LCM 14</i></a>,<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_LCM_15&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS LCM 15 (page does not exist)">HMS <i>LCM 15</i></a>,<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_LCM_18&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS LCM 18 (page does not exist)">HMS <i>LCM 18</i></a>,<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_LCM_19&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS LCM 19 (page does not exist)">HMS <i>LCM 19</i></a>, and<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_LCM_20&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS LCM 20 (page does not exist)">HMS <i>LCM 20</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Landing_Craft_Mechanized" class="mw-redirect" title="Landing Craft Mechanized">Landing Craft Mechanized</a> were lost on this date. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMT_Ocean_Reward&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMT Ocean Reward (page does not exist)"><i>Ocean Reward</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: <a href="/wiki/Operation_Dynamo" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Dynamo">Operation Dynamo</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Naval_trawler" title="Naval trawler">naval trawler</a> collided with <a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Isle_of_Thanet_(1925)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Isle of Thanet (1925) (page does not exist)"><i>Isle of Thanet</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>) in the <a href="/wiki/English_Channel" title="English Channel">English Channel</a> off <a href="/wiki/Dover" title="Dover">Dover</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kent" title="Kent">Kent</a>, and sank with the loss of all hands.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Sequacity_(1937)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Sequacity (1937) (page does not exist)"><i>Sequacity</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Coastal_trading_vessel" title="Coastal trading vessel">coaster</a> was shelled and sunk in the English Channel off <a href="/wiki/Calais" title="Calais">Calais</a>, France, (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=52_04_20_N_1_38_36_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">52°04′20″N</span> <span class="longitude">1°38′36″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">52.07222°N 1.64333°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">52.07222; 1.64333</span></span></span></a></span></span>) by German shore batteries. All thirteen crew were rescued by <a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Yewdale_(1929)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Yewdale (1929) (page does not exist)"><i>Yewdale</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Sheaf_Mead_(1924)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Sheaf Mead (1924) (page does not exist)"><i>Sheaf Mead</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Convoy_OG_31F&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Convoy OG 31F (page does not exist)">Convoy OG 31F</a>: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was <a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">torpedoed</a> and sunk in the <a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Biscay" title="Bay of Biscay">Bay of Biscay</a> (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=43_48_N_12_38_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">43°48′N</span> <span class="longitude">12°38′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">43.800°N 12.633°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">43.800; -12.633</span></span></span></a></span></span>) by <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-37_(1938)" title="German submarine U-37 (1938)"><i>U-37</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a>) with the loss of 31 of her 38 crew. Survivors were rescued by <a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Frangoula_B._Goulandri_(1918)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Frangoula B. Goulandri (1918) (page does not exist)"><i>Frangoula B. Goulandri</i></a> (<span data-sort-value="Greece"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Greece" title="Kingdom of Greece">Greece</a></span>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SM_181-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SM-181"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Uruguay_(1921)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Uruguay (1921) (page does not exist)"><i>Uruguay</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina">Argentina</a> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a> 100 nautical miles (190 km) west of <a href="/wiki/Cape_Finisterre" title="Cape Finisterre">Cape Finisterre</a>, Spain (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=43_40_N_12_16_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">43°40′N</span> <span class="longitude">12°16′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">43.667°N 12.267°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">43.667; -12.267</span></span></span></a></span></span>) by an explosive charge placed by <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-37_(1938)" title="German submarine U-37 (1938)"><i>U-37</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a>) with the loss of fifteen of her 28 crew. Survivors were rescued by the <a href="/wiki/Fishing_trawler" title="Fishing trawler">fishing trawler</a> <i>Ramoncin</i> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Spain_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Spain_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Spain_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-Times310540_182-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times310540-182"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>182<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Uruguay_183-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Uruguay-183"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>183<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UruguayU37_184-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UruguayU37-184"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>184<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Merchant443_185-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Merchant443-185"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>185<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Worthtown_(1939)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Worthtown (1939) (page does not exist)"><i>Worthtown</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was later salvaged by the Germans, repaired and entered service as <i>Ilse Schulte</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="28_May">28 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: 28 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/SS_Abukir" title="SS Abukir"><i>Abukir</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: <a href="/wiki/Operation_Dynamo" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Dynamo">Operation Dynamo</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Coastal_trading_vessel" title="Coastal trading vessel">coaster</a> was <a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">torpedoed</a> and sunk in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=51_29_N_2_16_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°29′N</span> <span class="longitude">2°16′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.483°N 2.267°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.483; 2.267</span></span></span></a></span></span>) by <a href="/wiki/E-boat" title="E-boat">motor torpedo boat</a> <i>S-34</i> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a>) with the loss of 205 of the 231 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Codrington" title="HMS Codrington">HMS <i>Codrington</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Jaguar_(F34)" title="HMS Jaguar (F34)">HMS <i>Jaguar</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/HMS_Javelin" title="HMS Javelin">HMS <i>Javelin</i></a> (all <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Abukir_186-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Abukir-186"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>186<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Blaamannen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV Blaamannen (page does not exist)"><i>Blaamannen</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> struck a <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">mine</a> and sank off <a href="/wiki/Haugesund_(town)" class="mw-redirect" title="Haugesund (town)">Haugesund</a>, Norway with the loss of six of her crew.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HomeBa_148-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HomeBa-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Boy Roy</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The <a href="/wiki/Drifter_(fishing_boat)" title="Drifter (fishing boat)">drifter</a> was bombed and damaged at <a href="/wiki/Dunkerque" class="mw-redirect" title="Dunkerque">Dunkerque</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nord_(departements)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nord (departements)">Nord</a>, France, by <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> aircraft. She was beached and abandoned.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Brazza_(1923)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV Brazza (1923) (page does not exist)"><i>Brazza</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Passenger_ship" title="Passenger ship">passenger ship</a> was torpedoed and sunk off in the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a> (100 nautical miles (190 km)) off <a href="/wiki/Oporto" class="mw-redirect" title="Oporto">Oporto</a>, Portugal (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=42_43_N_11_00_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">42°43′N</span> <span class="longitude">11°00′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">42.717°N 11.000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">42.717; -11.000</span></span></span></a></span></span>) by <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-37_(1938)" title="German submarine U-37 (1938)"><i>U-37</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a>) with the loss of 378 of the 575 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Cheshire" title="HMS Cheshire">HMS <i>Cheshire</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>) and <a href="/w/index.php?title=French_gunboat_Enseigne_Henry&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French gunboat Enseigne Henry (page does not exist)"><i>Enseigne Henry</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-Brazza_187-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brazza-187"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>187<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_Brighton_Belle_(NF17)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS Brighton Belle (NF17) (page does not exist)">HMS <i>Brighton Belle</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The <a href="/wiki/Paddle_steamer" title="Paddle steamer">paddle</a> <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">minesweeper</a> struck a submerged wreck off Dunkerque and sank. All aboard were rescued by <a href="/wiki/PS_Medway_Queen" title="PS Medway Queen">HMS <i>Medway Queen</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-BB_188-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BB-188"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>188<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Carare_(1925)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Carare (1925) (page does not exist)"><i>Carare</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_liner" title="Cargo liner">cargo liner</a> struck a mine and sank in the English Channel north of <a href="/wiki/Foreland_Point" title="Foreland Point">Foreland Point</a> (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=51_17_30_N_3_44_00_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°17′30″N</span> <span class="longitude">3°44′00″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.29167°N 3.73333°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.29167; -3.73333</span></span></span></a></span></span>) with the loss of ten of the 126 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by <a href="/w/index.php?title=HMT_Cambridgeshire&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMT Cambridgeshire (page does not exist)">HMT <i>Cambridgeshire</i></a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=HMY_Rhodora&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMY Rhodora (page does not exist)">HMY <i>Rhodora</i></a> (both <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Carare_189-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Carare-189"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>189<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Merchant491_190-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Merchant491-190"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>190<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Girl Pamela</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: <a href="/wiki/Operation_Dynamo" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Dynamo">Operation Dynamo</a>: The drifter collided with another vessel at Dunkerque and sank.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Julien</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Fishing_trawler" title="Fishing trawler">fishing trawler</a> was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off <a href="/wiki/Cape_Finisterre" title="Cape Finisterre">Cape Finisterre</a>, Spain (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=42_50_N_10_40_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">42°50′N</span> <span class="longitude">10°40′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">42.833°N 10.667°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">42.833; -10.667</span></span></span></a></span></span>) by <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-37_(1938)" title="German submarine U-37 (1938)"><i>U-37</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a>). All ten crew were rescued.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Julien_191-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Julien-191"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>191<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_minesweeper_Marguerite_Rose&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French minesweeper Marguerite Rose (page does not exist)"><i>Marguerite Rose</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMT_Ocean_Reward&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMT Ocean Reward (page does not exist)">HMT <i>Ocean Reward</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Naval_trawler" title="Naval trawler">naval trawler</a> collided with <a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Isle_of_Thanet_(1925)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Isle of Thanet (1925) (page does not exist)"><i>Isle of Thanet</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>) in the English Channel off <a href="/wiki/Dover" title="Dover">Dover</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kent" title="Kent">Kent</a> and sank with the loss of a crew member.<sup id="cite_ref-OR_192-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OR-192"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>192<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Paxton</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The drifter was bombed and damaged at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was beached and abandoned.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Queen_of_the_Channel_(1935)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV Queen of the Channel (1935) (page does not exist)"><i>Queen of the Channel</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The passenger ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Dunkerque (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=51_15_N_2_40_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°15′N</span> <span class="longitude">2°40′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.250°N 2.667°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.250; 2.667</span></span></span></a></span></span>) by Luftwaffe aircraft. All 920-plus people aboard were rescued by <a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Dorrien_Rose_(1922)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Dorrien Rose (1922) (page does not exist)"><i>Dorrien Rose</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-QotC_193-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QotC-193"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>193<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMT_Thomas_Bartlett_(FY_533)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMT Thomas Bartlett (FY 533) (page does not exist)">HMT <i>Thomas Bartlett</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The naval trawler struck a mine in the English Channel off <a href="/wiki/Calais" title="Calais">Calais</a>, France, and sank with the loss of eight crew.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TB_194-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TB-194"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>194<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMT_Thuringia_(FY_106)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMT Thuringia (FY 106) (page does not exist)">HMT <i>Thuringia</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: <a href="/wiki/Operation_Dynamo" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Dynamo">Operation Dynamo</a>: The naval trawler struck a mine in the North Sea off the Belgian coast and sank. Only four crew survived.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Thuringia_195-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thuringia-195"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>195<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Torsten_(1880)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Torsten (1880) (page does not exist)"><i>Torsten</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo shipvstruck a mine and sank in the <a href="/wiki/Kattegat" title="Kattegat">Kattegat</a> (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=57_33_N_11_35_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">57°33′N</span> <span class="longitude">11°35′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">57.550°N 11.583°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">57.550; 11.583</span></span></span></a></span></span>). All sixteen crew were rescued.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054014_4-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Seal_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Seal-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Times300540_196-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times300540-196"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>196<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="29_May">29 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: 29 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/HMS_Bideford_(L43)" title="HMS Bideford (L43)">HMS <i>Bideford</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: <a href="/wiki/Operation_Dynamo" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Dynamo">Operation Dynamo</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Shoreham-class_sloop" title="Shoreham-class sloop"><i>Shoreham</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Sloop-of-war" title="Sloop-of-war">sloop</a> was bombed and severely damaged at <a href="/wiki/Dunkerque" class="mw-redirect" title="Dunkerque">Dunkerque</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nord_(departements)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nord (departements)">Nord</a>, France. She was beached to prevent her sinking. Seventee crew were lost. Survivors were rescued by <a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_Kellet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS Kellet (page does not exist)">HMS <i>Kellet</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>). She was later refloated and towed by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Locust_(T28)" title="HMS Locust (T28)">HMS <i>Locust</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>) which was later relieved by <a href="/w/index.php?title=ST_Gondia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ST Gondia (page does not exist)"><i>Gondia</i></a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=ST_Simla&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ST Simla (page does not exist)"><i>Simla</i></a> (both <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>), arriving at <a href="/wiki/Dover" title="Dover">Dover</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kent" title="Kent">Kent</a> on 31 May. HMS <i>Bideford</i> was subsequently repaired and returned to service.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMT_Calvi_(FY_715)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMT Calvi (FY 715) (page does not exist)">HMT <i>Calvi</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The <a href="/wiki/Naval_trawler" title="Naval trawler">naval trawler</a> (363 GRT, 1930) was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque with the loss of three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by <a href="/w/index.php?title=HMT_John_Cattling&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMT John Cattling (page does not exist)">HMT <i>John Cattling</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Calvi_197-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Calvi-197"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>197<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/SS_Clan_Macalister_(1930)" title="SS Clan Macalister (1930)"><i>Clan Macalister</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> was bombed and sunk 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off <a href="/wiki/De_Panne" title="De Panne">De Panne</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Flanders" title="West Flanders">West Flanders</a>, Belgium, by <a href="/wiki/Junkers_Ju_87" title="Junkers Ju 87">Junkers Ju 87</a> aircraft of the <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> with the loss of eighteen of the 79 people on board. Survivors were rescued by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Malcolm_(D19)" title="HMS Malcolm (D19)">HMS <i>Malcolm</i></a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_Pangbourne&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS Pangbourne (page does not exist)">HMS <i>Pangbourne</i></a> (both <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CMA_198-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CMA-198"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>198<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Merchant493_199-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Merchant493-199"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>199<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMT_Comfort&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMT Comfort (page does not exist)">HMT <i>Comfort</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Naval_trawler" title="Naval trawler">naval drifter</a> was fired on by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Grafton_(H89)" title="HMS Grafton (H89)">HMS <i>Grafton</i></a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_Lydd&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS Lydd (page does not exist)">HMS <i>Lydd</i></a> (both <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>), then rammed and sunk by HMS <i>Lydd</i> which mistook her for an <a href="/wiki/E-boat" title="E-boat">E-boat</a>. Six of her eleven crew were killed.<sup id="cite_ref-HMS_Grafton_200-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HMS_Grafton-200"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>200<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-201" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-201"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>201<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/HMS_Crested_Eagle" title="HMS Crested Eagle">HMS <i>Crested Eagle</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Zuydcoote_Beach_40.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Zuydcoote_Beach_40.jpg/220px-Zuydcoote_Beach_40.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Zuydcoote_Beach_40.jpg/330px-Zuydcoote_Beach_40.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Zuydcoote_Beach_40.jpg/440px-Zuydcoote_Beach_40.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="1588" /></a><figcaption>HMS <i>Crested Eagle</i>, 2019</figcaption></figure> World War II: Operation Dynamo: The auxiliary anti-aircraft ship was bombed and sunk off Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft. Survivors were rescued by <a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_Pangbourne&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS Pangbourne (page does not exist)">HMS <i>Pangbourne</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Douaisien_(1920)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Douaisien (1920) (page does not exist)"><i>Douaisien</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The cargo ship was bombed and severely damaged in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> off Dunkerque. She was subsequently bombed and sunk on 1 June.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also reported to have struck a mine and sunk with the loss of 3 lives, with approximately 1,250 survivors.<sup id="cite_ref-Merchant458_202-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Merchant458-202"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>202<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_Gracie_Fields&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS Gracie Fields (page does not exist)">HMS <i>Gracie Fields</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The <a href="/wiki/Paddle_steamer" title="Paddle steamer">paddle</a> <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">minesweeper</a> was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by <a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_Pangbourne&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS Pangbourne (page does not exist)">HMS <i>Pangbourne</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GF_203-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GF-203"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>203<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/HMS_Grafton_(H89)" title="HMS Grafton (H89)">HMS <i>Grafton</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The <a href="/wiki/G_and_H-class_destroyer" title="G and H-class destroyer">G-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyer</a> was torpedoed and damaged in the North Sea off <a href="/wiki/Nieuwpoort,_Belgium" title="Nieuwpoort, Belgium">Nieuwpoort</a>, West Flanders (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=51_22_N_2_45_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°22′N</span> <span class="longitude">2°45′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.367°N 2.750°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.367; 2.750</span></span></span></a></span></span>) by <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-62_(1939)" title="German submarine U-62 (1939)"><i>U-62</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a>) with the loss of four of her 146 crew. She was subsequently scuttled by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Ivanhoe_(D16)" title="HMS Ivanhoe (D16)">HMS <i>Ivanhoe</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-HMS_Grafton_200-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HMS_Grafton-200"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>200<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/HMS_Grenade_(H86)" title="HMS Grenade (H86)">HMS <i>Grenade</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The <a href="/wiki/G_and_H-class_destroyer" title="G and H-class destroyer">G-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyer</a> was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque by <a href="/wiki/Junkers_Ju_87" title="Junkers Ju 87">Junkers Ju 87</a> aircraft of the Luftwaffe with the loss of eighteen of her 146 crew. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_minesweeper_Joseph_Marie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French minesweeper Joseph Marie (page does not exist)"><i>Joseph Marie</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>HMS <i>LCA 4</i>,<br />HMS <i>LCA 16</i>, and<br />HMS <i>LCA 18</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The <a href="/wiki/Landing_Craft_Assault" title="Landing Craft Assault">Landing Craft Assaults</a> were lost when <a href="/wiki/SS_Clan_Macalister_(1930)" title="SS Clan Macalister (1930)"><i>Clan Macalister</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>) was sunk.<sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4005_27-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4005-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/SS_Lorina_(1918)" title="SS Lorina (1918)"><i>Lorina</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The passenger ship was bombed and sunk off Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of eight of her crew.<sup id="cite_ref-Lorina_204-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lorina-204"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>204<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Marie_Jos%C3%A9_(1925)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Marie José (1925) (page does not exist)"><i>Marie José</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a> 40 nautical miles (74 km) north west of <a href="/wiki/Vigo" title="Vigo">Vigo</a>, Spain by <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-37_(1938)" title="German submarine U-37 (1938)"><i>U-37</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-205" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-205"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>205<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-206" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-206"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>206<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Mars_(1918)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Mars (1918) (page does not exist)"><i>Mars</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The <a href="/wiki/Coastal_trading_vessel" title="Coastal trading vessel">coaster</a> was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=ST_Max_(1911)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ST Max (1911) (page does not exist)"><i>Max</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The <a href="/wiki/Tugboat" title="Tugboat">tug</a> was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/SS_Mona%27s_Queen_(1934)" title="SS Mona's Queen (1934)"><i>Mona's Queen</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dunkirk_1940_HU1145.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Dunkirk_1940_HU1145.jpg/220px-Dunkirk_1940_HU1145.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Dunkirk_1940_HU1145.jpg/330px-Dunkirk_1940_HU1145.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Dunkirk_1940_HU1145.jpg/440px-Dunkirk_1940_HU1145.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="565" /></a><figcaption><i>Mona<span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s Queen</i></figcaption></figure> <p>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The <a href="/wiki/Ferry" title="Ferry">ferry</a> was bombed and sunk off Dunkerque with the loss of 26 lives. Survivors were rescued by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Vanquisher" title="HMS Vanquisher">HMS <i>Vanquisher</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MQ_207-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MQ-207"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>207<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Monique_Schiaffino_(1929)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Monique Schiaffino (1929) (page does not exist)"><i>Monique Schiaffino</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MS_208-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MS-208"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>208<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/HMS_Montrose_(D01)" title="HMS Montrose (D01)">HMS <i>Montrose</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Scott-class_destroyer" class="mw-redirect" title="Scott-class destroyer"><i>Scott</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyer</a> collided with <a href="/w/index.php?title=ST_Sun_V&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ST Sun V (page does not exist)"><i>Sun V</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>) in the <a href="/wiki/English_Channel" title="English Channel">English Channel</a> off <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cap_Griz_Nez&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cap Griz Nez (page does not exist)">Cap Griz Nez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pas-de-Calais" title="Pas-de-Calais">Pas-de-Calais</a>, France, and was severely damaged. She was beached to prevent her sinking. Later refloated and towed back to Dover by <a href="/w/index.php?title=ST_Lady_Brassey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ST Lady Brassey (page does not exist)"><i>Lady Brassey</i></a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=ST_Simla&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ST Simla (page does not exist)"><i>Simla</i></a> (both <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Nautilus</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The <a href="/wiki/Drifter_(fishing_boat)" title="Drifter (fishing boat)">drifter</a> was sunk in the North Sea off Dunkerque due to enemy action.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Perrakis_L._Cambansis_(1910)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Perrakis L. Cambansis (1910) (page does not exist)"><i>Perrakis L. Cambansis</i></a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Greece"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece_%281822-1978%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Greece" title="Kingdom of Greece">Greece</a></span> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at <a href="/wiki/Dieppe" title="Dieppe">Dieppe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seine-Inf%C3%A9rieure" class="mw-redirect" title="Seine-Inférieure">Seine-Inférieure</a>, France by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was refloated, repaired and entered<a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">German</a> service as <i>Herta Engeline Fritzen</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Jordan528_209-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jordan528-209"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>209<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMT_Polly_Johnson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMT Polly Johnson (page does not exist)">HMT <i>Polly Johnson</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The naval trawler was bombed and severely damaged in the North Sea off Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of a crew member. She was later scuttled.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PJ2_210-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PJ2-210"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>210<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_tug_Samson_(1901)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French tug Samson (1901) (page does not exist)"><i>Samson</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The tug struck a mine in the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" title="Mediterranean Sea">Mediterranean Sea</a> and sank off the coast of <a href="/wiki/Gard" title="Gard">Gard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Samsom_211-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Samsom-211"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>211<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Saint-Clair_(1929)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Saint-Clair (1929) (page does not exist)"><i>Saint-Clair</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in <a href="/wiki/Tjeldsundet" title="Tjeldsundet">Tjeldsundet</a>, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Saint_Octave_(1922)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Saint Octave (1922) (page does not exist)"><i>Saint Octave</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_121-0465,_Belgien,_Zerst%C3%B6rung.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Bundesarchiv_Bild_121-0465%2C_Belgien%2C_Zerst%C3%B6rung.jpg/220px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_121-0465%2C_Belgien%2C_Zerst%C3%B6rung.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Bundesarchiv_Bild_121-0465%2C_Belgien%2C_Zerst%C3%B6rung.jpg/330px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_121-0465%2C_Belgien%2C_Zerst%C3%B6rung.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Bundesarchiv_Bild_121-0465%2C_Belgien%2C_Zerst%C3%B6rung.jpg/440px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_121-0465%2C_Belgien%2C_Zerst%C3%B6rung.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="546" /></a><figcaption><i>Saint Octave</i></figcaption></figure> World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Dunkerque. She was refloated on 18 August, repaired and entered <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">German</a> service as <i>Ilse Fritzen</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Merchant461_212-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Merchant461-212"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>212<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Telena_(1927)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV Telena (1927) (page does not exist)"><i>Telena</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Tank_ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Tank ship">tanker</a> was shelled and set on fire in the Atlantic Ocean off <a href="/wiki/Muros,_A_Coru%C3%B1a" title="Muros, A Coruña">Muros</a>, Spain (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=42_25_N_9_08_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">42°25′N</span> <span class="longitude">9°08′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">42.417°N 9.133°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">42.417; -9.133</span></span></span></a></span></span>) by <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-37_(1938)" title="German submarine U-37 (1938)"><i>U-37</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a>). She was beached and abandoned by her crew. Her master and seventeen of her 36 crew were killed, the survivors were rescued by the <a href="/wiki/Fishing_trawlers" class="mw-redirect" title="Fishing trawlers">fishing trawlers</a> <i>Buena Esperanza</i> and <i>Jose Ignacio de C.</i> (both <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Spain_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Spain_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Spain_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>). She was later seized by Spain and towed to <a href="/wiki/Vigo" title="Vigo">Vigo</a>, where her cargo was salvaged and then towed to <a href="/wiki/Bilbao" title="Bilbao">Bilbao</a> for repairs. She entered Spanish service in 1941 as <i>Gerona</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Times010640_213-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times010640-213"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>213<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Telena_214-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telena-214"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>214<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TelenaU37_215-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TelenaU37-215"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>215<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jordan512_216-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jordan512-216"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>216<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=ST_Vulcain&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ST Vulcain (page does not exist)"><i>Vulcain</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The tug was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/HMS_Wakeful_(H88)" title="HMS Wakeful (H88)">HMS <i>Wakeful</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The <a href="/wiki/V_and_W-class_destroyer" title="V and W-class destroyer">W-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyer</a> was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=51_20_N_2_45_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°20′N</span> <span class="longitude">2°45′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.333°N 2.750°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.333; 2.750</span></span></span></a></span></span>) by <a href="/wiki/E-boat" title="E-boat">E-boat</a> <i>S-30</i> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a>) with the loss of 724 of the 750 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by the drifters <i>Comfort</i> and <i>Nautilus</i> (both <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>), <a href="/wiki/HMS_Grafton_(H89)" title="HMS Grafton (H89)">HMS <i>Grafton</i></a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=HMT_Gossamer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMT Gossamer (page does not exist)">HMT <i>Gossamer</i></a> (both <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_Waverley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS Waverley (page does not exist)">HMS <i>Waverley</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The paddle minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of about 360 people. Survivors were rescued by <a href="/wiki/French_destroyer_Cyclone_(1925)" title="French destroyer Cyclone (1925)"><i>Cyclone</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a>), <a href="/wiki/PS_Golden_Eagle_(1909)" title="PS Golden Eagle (1909)">HMS <i>Golden Eagle</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>), two drifters and a tug.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Waverley_217-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Waverley-217"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>217<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="30_May">30 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: 30 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><i>Ambleve</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: <a href="/wiki/Operation_Dynamo" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Dynamo">Operation Dynamo</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Narrowboat" title="Narrowboat">canal boat</a> ran aground at <a href="/wiki/Dunkerque" class="mw-redirect" title="Dunkerque">Dunkerque</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nord_(departements)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nord (departements)">Nord</a>, France, and was abandoned.<sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4005_27-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4005-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/French_destroyer_Bourrasque" title="French destroyer Bourrasque"><i>Bourrasque</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dunkirk_1940_HU2280.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Dunkirk_1940_HU2280.jpg/220px-Dunkirk_1940_HU2280.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Dunkirk_1940_HU2280.jpg/330px-Dunkirk_1940_HU2280.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Dunkirk_1940_HU2280.jpg/440px-Dunkirk_1940_HU2280.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption><i>Bourrasque</i></figcaption></figure> World War II: Operation Dynamo: The <a href="/wiki/Bourrasque-class_destroyer" title="Bourrasque-class destroyer"><i>Bourrasque</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyer</a> struck a <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">mine</a> off <a href="/wiki/Nieuwpoort,_Belgium" title="Nieuwpoort, Belgium">Nieuwpoort</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Flanders" title="West Flanders">West Flanders</a> Belgium and was severely damaged. She was then sunk by <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">German</a> artillery fire. She was carrying 1000-1100 troops and about 500 lives were lost. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMT_Cambrian&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMT Cambrian (page does not exist)">HMT <i>Cambrian</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: The boom defence vessel struck a mine in the <a href="/wiki/Solent" class="mw-redirect" title="Solent">Solent</a> off <a href="/wiki/Spithead" title="Spithead">Spithead</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a>, and sank with the loss of 24 of her 26 crew.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-218" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-218"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>218<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-219" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-219"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>219<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Correnie</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Fishing_trawler" title="Fishing trawler">fishing trawler</a> was lost in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Edv._Nissen_(1921)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Edv. Nissen (1921) (page does not exist)"><i>Edv. Nissen</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> was sunk as a <a href="/wiki/Blockship" title="Blockship">blockship</a> at Dunkerque.<sup id="cite_ref-Jordan447_45-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jordan447-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/SS_Fenella_(1936)" title="SS Fenella (1936)"><i>Fenella</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The <a href="/wiki/Passenger_ship" title="Passenger ship">passenger ship</a> sank due to bomb damage she suffered in an attack the previous day off Dunkerque, by <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> aircraft. Fifteen of her crew had been killed in the attack.<sup id="cite_ref-Fenella_220-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fenella-220"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>220<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Finkenau_(1923)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MV Finkenau (1923) (page does not exist)"><i>Finkenau</i></a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Germany"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germany</a></span> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off <a href="/wiki/Drogden" title="Drogden">Drogden</a>, Denmark.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/SS_King_Orry_(1913)" title="SS King Orry (1913)">HMS <i>King Orry</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The armed boarding vessel was shelled and sunk off Dunkerque. Survivors were rescued by <a href="/w/index.php?title=HMT_Lord_Grey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMT Lord Grey (page does not exist)">HMT <i>Lord Grey</i></a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=HMT_Vivacious&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMT Vivacious (page does not exist)">HMT <i>Vivacious</i></a> (both <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>) and other small boats.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-KO_221-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KO-221"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>221<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Mode</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Fishing_boat" class="mw-redirect" title="Fishing boat">fishing boat</a> was sunk by a mine off <a href="/wiki/H%C3%B6n%C3%B6" title="Hönö">Hönö</a> with the loss of two lives.<sup id="cite_ref-222" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-222"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>222<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/SS_Normannia_(1911)" title="SS Normannia (1911)"><i>Normannia</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The passenger ship was bombed and severely damaged in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Dunkerque by <a href="/wiki/Heinkel" title="Heinkel">Heinkel</a> aircraft of the <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a>. She was beached and abandoned.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Normannia_223-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Normannia-223"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>223<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Stanhall_(1932)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Stanhall (1932) (page does not exist)"><i>Stanhall</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the <a href="/wiki/English_Channel" title="English Channel">English Channel</a> south of <a href="/wiki/The_Lizard" title="The Lizard">The Lizard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cornwall" title="Cornwall">Cornwall</a> (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=48_59_N_5_17_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">48°59′N</span> <span class="longitude">5°17′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">48.983°N 5.283°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">48.983; -5.283</span></span></span></a></span></span>) by <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-101_(1940)" title="German submarine U-101 (1940)"><i>U-101</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a>) with the loss of one of her 37 crew. Survivors were rescued by <a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Temple_Moat_(1928)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Temple Moat (1928) (page does not exist)"><i>Temple Moat</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Stanhall_224-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stanhall-224"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>224<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=ST_Thames_(1904)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ST Thames (1904) (page does not exist)"><i>Thames</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The <a href="/wiki/Tugboat" title="Tugboat">tug</a> was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was subsequently salvaged by the <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germans</a> and repaired.<sup id="cite_ref-Dunkirk_225-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dunkirk-225"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>225<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_patrol_boat_V_1109_Antares_(1929)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="German patrol boat V 1109 Antares (1929) (page does not exist)"><i>V 1109 Antares</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <i><a href="/wiki/Vorpostenboot" title="Vorpostenboot">vorpostenboot</a></i> (291 t) struck a mine laid by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Narwhal_(N45)" title="HMS Narwhal (N45)">HMS <i>Narwhal</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>) and sank in the North Sea off <a href="/wiki/Haugesund_(town)" class="mw-redirect" title="Haugesund (town)">Haugesund</a>, Norway (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=62_58_N_6_48_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">62°58′N</span> <span class="longitude">6°48′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">62.967°N 6.800°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">62.967; 6.800</span></span></span></a></span></span>). Eighteen men were rescued (including five wounded) but seventeen were reported missing, including the Norwegian pilot.<sup id="cite_ref-Narwhal_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Narwhal-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-226" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-226"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>226<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Yser</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The canal boat ran aground at Dunkerque and was abandoned.<sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4005_27-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4005-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="31_May">31 May</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: 31 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><i>Adjader</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: <a href="/wiki/Operation_Dynamo" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Dynamo">Operation Dynamo</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Fishing_trawler" title="Fishing trawler">fishing trawler</a> was bombed and sunk at <a href="/wiki/Dunkerque" class="mw-redirect" title="Dunkerque">Dunkerque</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nord_(departements)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nord (departements)">Nord</a>, by <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_A%C3%AFn_el_Turk&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Aïn el Turk (page does not exist)"><i>Aïn el Turk</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> was sunk at Dunkerque by German artillery.<sup id="cite_ref-227" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-227"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>227<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Costaud</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The fishing trawler was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_C%C3%B4te_d%27Azur_(1930)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Côte d'Azur (1930) (page does not exist)"><i>Côte d'Azur</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was later salvaged by the <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Germans</a>, repaired and entered service as <i>Elsass</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_Devonia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS Devonia (page does not exist)">HMS <i>Devonia</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Zuydcoote_Beach_17.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Zuydcoote_Beach_17.jpg/220px-Zuydcoote_Beach_17.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="453" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Zuydcoote_Beach_17.jpg/330px-Zuydcoote_Beach_17.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Zuydcoote_Beach_17.jpg/440px-Zuydcoote_Beach_17.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2752" data-file-height="5664" /></a><figcaption>HMS <i>Devonia</i>, 2019</figcaption></figure> World War II: Operation Dynamo: The <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">minesweeper</a> was bombed and severely damaged off Dunkerque. She was beached and abandoned at <a href="/wiki/La_Panne" class="mw-redirect" title="La Panne">La Panne</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Flanders" title="West Flanders">West Flanders</a>, Belgium.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Devonia_228-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Devonia-228"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>228<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_Grive&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS Grive (page does not exist)">HMS <i>Grive</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The armed <a href="/wiki/Yacht" title="Yacht">yacht</a> was bombed and damaged at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft. She then struck a <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">mine</a> and sank with the loss of all hands.<sup id="cite_ref-Times040640_229-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times040640-229"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>229<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Narcissus_230-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Narcissus-230"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>230<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Jadarland_(1918)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Jadarland (1918) (page does not exist)"><i>Jadarland</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_liner" title="Cargo liner">cargo liner</a> struck a mine and sank off <a href="/wiki/Sletta,_Hordaland" class="mw-redirect" title="Sletta, Hordaland">Slettå</a>, Norway. with the loss of nineteen lives.<sup id="cite_ref-Jadarland_231-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jadarland-231"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>231<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>HMS <i>LCA 8</i>, and<br /><i>LCA 15</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The <a href="/wiki/Landing_Craft_Assault" title="Landing Craft Assault">Landing Craft Assaults</a> were lost when <a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_Devonia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS Devonia (page does not exist)">HMS <i>Devonia</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>) was sunk.<sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4005_27-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4005-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Orangemoor_(1923)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Orangemoor (1923) (page does not exist)"><i>Orangemoor</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>World War II: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Convoy_HGF_31&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Convoy HGF 31 (page does not exist)">Convoy HGF 31</a>: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the <a href="/wiki/English_Channel" title="English Channel">English Channel</a> south of <a href="/wiki/Start_Point,_Devon" title="Start Point, Devon">Start Point</a>, <a href="/wiki/Devon" title="Devon">Devon</a> (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=49_53_N_3_23_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">49°53′N</span> <span class="longitude">3°23′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">49.883°N 3.383°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">49.883; -3.383</span></span></span></a></span></span>) by <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-101_(1940)" title="German submarine U-101 (1940)"><i>U-101</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a>) with the loss of eighteen of her 40 crew. Survivors were rescued by <a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Brandenburg_(1910)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Brandenburg (1910) (page does not exist)"><i>Brandenburg</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Orangemoor_232-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orangemoor-232"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>232<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-OrangemoorU100_233-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OrangemoorU100-233"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>233<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Puissant</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The fishing trawler was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/French_destroyer_Siroco_(1925)" title="French destroyer Siroco (1925)"><i>Sirocco</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/46px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The <a href="/wiki/Bourrasque-class_destroyer" title="Bourrasque-class destroyer"><i>Bourrasque</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyer</a> was torpedoed and severely damaged in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> off the West Hinder sandbank (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=51_18_N_2_15_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°18′N</span> <span class="longitude">2°15′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.300°N 2.250°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.300; 2.250</span></span></span></a></span></span>) by <a href="/wiki/E-boat" title="E-boat"><i>S-23</i> and <i>S-26</i></a> (both <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a>). She was then bombed and sunk by <a href="/wiki/Junkers_Ju_88" title="Junkers Ju 88">Junkers Ju 88</a> aircraft of the Luftwaffe with the loss of over 600 troops and 59 crewmen. Fifteen survivors were rescued by <a href="/wiki/ORP_B%C5%82yskawica" title="ORP Błyskawica">ORP <i>Błyskawica</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Naval_Ensign_of_Poland.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Naval_Ensign_of_Poland.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Naval_Ensign_of_Poland.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1050" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Polish_Navy" title="Polish Navy">Polish Navy</a>), 21 by <a href="/w/index.php?title=HMT_Stella_Dorado&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMT Stella Dorado (page does not exist)">HMT <i>Stella Dorado</i></a>, 50 by <a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_Wolves&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS Wolves (page does not exist)">HMS <i>Wolves</i></a>, and 166 by <a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_Widgeon_(L62)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS Widgeon (L62) (page does not exist)">HMS <i>Widgeon</i></a> (all <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-seekrieg4005_27-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seekrieg4005-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMT_St._Achilleus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMT St. Achilleus (page does not exist)">HMT <i>St. Achilleus</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>World War II: Operation Dynamo: The <a href="/wiki/Naval_trawler" title="Naval trawler">naval trawler</a> struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Dunkerque with the loss of a crew member.(Look 01/06/1940)<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-13_(1935)" title="German submarine U-13 (1935)"><i>U-13</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/German_Type_II_submarine" class="mw-redirect" title="German Type II submarine">Type IIB</a> <a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">submarine</a> as <a href="/wiki/Depth_charge" title="Depth charge">depth charged</a> and sunk in the North Sea 14 nautical miles (26 km) south-east of <a href="/wiki/Lowestoft" title="Lowestoft">Lowestoft</a>, <a href="/wiki/Suffolk" title="Suffolk">Suffolk</a>, United Kingdom (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&params=52_27_N_2_02_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">52°27′N</span> <span class="longitude">2°02′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">52.450°N 2.033°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">52.450; 2.033</span></span></span></a></span></span>) by <a href="/wiki/HMS_Weston" title="HMS Weston">HMS <i>Weston</i></a> (<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>). Her crew were rescued and made <a href="/wiki/Prisoners_of_war" class="mw-redirect" title="Prisoners of war">prisoners of war</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NH054044_146-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NH054044-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_X_213&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS X 213 (page does not exist)"><i>X 213</i></a>, and<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_X_149&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS X 149 (page does not exist)"><i>X 149</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> </td> <td>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=X-class_lighter&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="X-class lighter (page does not exist)">X-class lighters</a> were lost on this date. </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Unknown_date">Unknown date</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Unknown date"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;margin-top:-1.5em" summary="First column, Ship, is the wrecked ship's name; second column, Country, is the country associated with the wrecked ship, often a country, independent city, or navy flag icon followed by a link to the associated article; third column, Description, briefly describes the wreck and/or its causes."> <caption style="opacity: 0;">List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1940 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">Ship</th> <th scope="col" style="width: 12em;">State</th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Maria_Toft_(1928)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Maria Toft (1928) (page does not exist)"><i>Maria Toft</i></a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">cargo ship</a> was sunk at <a href="/wiki/Dunkerque" class="mw-redirect" title="Dunkerque">Dunkerque</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nord_(departements)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nord (departements)">Nord</a>, France. She was subsequently refloated, repaired and placed into <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">German</a> service.<sup id="cite_ref-Merchant448_234-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Merchant448-234"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>234<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ruytingen_Lightship&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ruytingen Lightship (page does not exist)">Ruytingen Lightship</a></i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>World War II: The <a href="/wiki/Lightvessel" class="mw-redirect" title="Lightvessel">lightship</a> was bombed and sunk in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> off Dunkerque.<sup id="cite_ref-Ruytingen_235-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ruytingen-235"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>235<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1940&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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<a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-13"><sup><i><b>n</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-14"><sup><i><b>o</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-15"><sup><i><b>p</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-16"><sup><i><b>q</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-17"><sup><i><b>r</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-18"><sup><i><b>s</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-19"><sup><i><b>t</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-20"><sup><i><b>u</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-21"><sup><i><b>v</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-22"><sup><i><b>w</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-23"><sup><i><b>x</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-24"><sup><i><b>y</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-25"><sup><i><b>z</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-26"><sup><i><b>aa</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-27"><sup><i><b>ab</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-28"><sup><i><b>ac</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-29"><sup><i><b>ad</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-30"><sup><i><b>ae</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-31"><sup><i><b>af</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-32"><sup><i><b>ag</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-33"><sup><i><b>ah</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-34"><sup><i><b>ai</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-35"><sup><i><b>aj</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-36"><sup><i><b>ak</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-37"><sup><i><b>al</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-38"><sup><i><b>am</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-39"><sup><i><b>an</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-40"><sup><i><b>ao</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-41"><sup><i><b>ap</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-42"><sup><i><b>aq</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-43"><sup><i><b>ar</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-44"><sup><i><b>as</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-45"><sup><i><b>at</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-46"><sup><i><b>au</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-47"><sup><i><b>av</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-48"><sup><i><b>aw</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-49"><sup><i><b>ax</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-50"><sup><i><b>ay</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-51"><sup><i><b>az</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-52"><sup><i><b>ba</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-53"><sup><i><b>bb</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-54"><sup><i><b>bc</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-55"><sup><i><b>bd</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-56"><sup><i><b>be</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-57"><sup><i><b>bf</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-58"><sup><i><b>bg</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-59"><sup><i><b>bh</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-60"><sup><i><b>bi</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-61"><sup><i><b>bj</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-62"><sup><i><b>bk</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-63"><sup><i><b>bl</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-64"><sup><i><b>bm</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-65"><sup><i><b>bn</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-66"><sup><i><b>bo</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-67"><sup><i><b>bp</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-68"><sup><i><b>bq</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-69"><sup><i><b>br</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-70"><sup><i><b>bs</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-71"><sup><i><b>bt</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-72"><sup><i><b>bu</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NH054044_146-73"><sup><i><b>bv</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link 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href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_August_1939" title="List of shipwrecks in August 1939">Aug</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_September_1939" title="List of shipwrecks in September 1939">Sep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_October_1939" title="List of shipwrecks in October 1939">Oct</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_November_1939" title="List of shipwrecks in November 1939">Nov</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_December_1939" title="List of shipwrecks in December 1939">Dec</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1939#Unknown_date" title="List of shipwrecks in 1939">Unknown date</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1940</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_January_1940" title="List of shipwrecks in January 1940">Jan</a></li> 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shipwrecks in November 1940">Nov</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_December_1940" title="List of shipwrecks in December 1940">Dec</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1940#Unknown_date" title="List of shipwrecks in 1940">Unknown date</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1941</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_January_1941" title="List of shipwrecks in January 1941">Jan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_February_1941" title="List of shipwrecks in February 1941">Feb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_March_1941" title="List of shipwrecks in March 1941">Mar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_April_1941" title="List of shipwrecks in April 1941">Apr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1941" title="List of shipwrecks in May 1941">May</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_June_1941" title="List of shipwrecks in June 1941">Jun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_July_1941" title="List of shipwrecks in July 1941">Jul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_August_1941" title="List of shipwrecks in August 1941">Aug</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_September_1941" title="List of shipwrecks in September 1941">Sep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_October_1941" title="List of shipwrecks in October 1941">Oct</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_November_1941" title="List of shipwrecks in November 1941">Nov</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_December_1941" title="List of shipwrecks in December 1941">Dec</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1941#Unknown_date" title="List of shipwrecks in 1941">Unknown date</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1942</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_January_1942" title="List of shipwrecks in January 1942">Jan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_February_1942" title="List of shipwrecks in February 1942">Feb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_March_1942" title="List of shipwrecks in March 1942">Mar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_April_1942" title="List of shipwrecks in April 1942">Apr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1942" title="List of shipwrecks in May 1942">May</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_June_1942" title="List of shipwrecks in June 1942">Jun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_July_1942" title="List of shipwrecks in July 1942">Jul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_August_1942" title="List of shipwrecks in August 1942">Aug</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_September_1942" title="List of shipwrecks in September 1942">Sep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_October_1942" title="List of shipwrecks in October 1942">Oct</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_November_1942" title="List of shipwrecks in November 1942">Nov</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_December_1942" title="List of shipwrecks in December 1942">Dec</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1942#Unknown_date" title="List of shipwrecks in 1942">Unknown date</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1943</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_January_1943" title="List of shipwrecks in January 1943">Jan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_February_1943" title="List of shipwrecks in February 1943">Feb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_March_1943" title="List of shipwrecks in March 1943">Mar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_April_1943" title="List of shipwrecks in April 1943">Apr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1943" title="List of shipwrecks in May 1943">May</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_June_1943" title="List of shipwrecks in June 1943">Jun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_July_1943" title="List of shipwrecks in July 1943">Jul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_August_1943" title="List of shipwrecks in August 1943">Aug</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_September_1943" title="List of shipwrecks in September 1943">Sep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_October_1943" title="List of shipwrecks in October 1943">Oct</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_November_1943" title="List of shipwrecks in November 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_January_1945" title="List of shipwrecks in January 1945">Jan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_February_1945" title="List of shipwrecks in February 1945">Feb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_March_1945" title="List of shipwrecks in March 1945">Mar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_April_1945" title="List of shipwrecks in April 1945">Apr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1945" title="List of shipwrecks in May 1945">May</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_June_1945" title="List of shipwrecks in June 1945">Jun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_July_1945" title="List of shipwrecks in July 1945">Jul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_August_1945" title="List of shipwrecks in August 1945">Aug</a></li> <li><a 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