# List of shipwrecks in February 1939

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

## 1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Iron Warrior | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia. |
| Thode Fagelund | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Concepción del Uruguay, Argentina. |

## 2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| I-63 | Imperial Japanese Navy | The Kaidai-type submarine collided with the submarine I-60 ( Imperial Japanese Navy) in the Bungo Strait off Kyushu, Japan, and sank with the loss of 81 of her 87 crew members. She was refloated in January 1940 and scrapped. |
| Northton | United Kingdom | The cargo ship sank at Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. |
| Washington | United States | The dredger caught fire and sank at New York. |

## 3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Avala | Yugoslavia | The cargo ship ran aground 30 nautical miles (56 km) west of Cape Agulhas, Union of South Africa and sank. Declared a total loss. |
| Lutzen | Canada | The coaster, a former Navarin-class minesweeper, ran aground off Nauset Beach, Massachusetts with the loss of a crew member. She capsized in a storm on 7 February and broke up. |
| Montrolite | United Kingdom | The tanker ran aground in the Indo Channel, Argentina. She was refloated on 5 February. |

## 5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Glenmaroon | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground in the Seine at Aizier, Eure, France. She was refloated the next day. |
| Mitra | Norway | The tanker came ashore 12 nautical miles (22 km) west of Tallinn, Estonia. She was later refloated. |
| Mylla | Norway | The tanker ran aground at Kastrup, Denmark. She was refloated on 8 February. |

## 6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Authorpe | Nationalist Spain | Spanish Civil War: The nationalist government owned trawler, a former Admiralty naval trawler, was accidentally sunk by Nationalist aircraft at Alicante. She was raised, repaired and returned to service. |
| Leverkusen | Germany | The passenger ship ran aground on the Saratoga Spit, off the coast of Japan. |

## 7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Rashin Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground at Hongay, French Indo-China. She was refloated about a month later. |

## 8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Katina Bulgari | Greece | The cargo ship collided with Meanticut ( United States) and sank in the North Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of the Humber Lightship ( Trinity House) (53°35′28″N 0°31′20″E﻿ / ﻿53.59111°N 0.52222°E﻿ / 53.59111; 0.52222). The wreck was subsequently dispersed by explosives. |
| Maria de Larrinaga | United Kingdom | The cargo ship issued a mayday in the Atlantic Ocean (42°30′N 46°00′W﻿ / ﻿42.500°N 46.000°W﻿ / 42.500; -46.000). Wreckage was spotted the next day by Aurania ( United Kingdom) at 42°27′N 45°49′W﻿ / ﻿42.450°N 45.817°W﻿ / 42.450; -45.817. All 37 or 38 crew were lost. |
| Pluto | Finland | The cargo ship ran aground off Dragør, Denmark. She was refloated on 10 February after discharging 100 tons of cargo. |
| HMAS Swordsman | Royal Australian Navy | The S-class destroyer was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of New South Wales. |

## 9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aghios Nicolaos | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground of the Punta Bianca Lighthouse, Grossa Islan, Yugoslavia. She was refloated on 14 February. |
| Apollo | Finland | The cargo ship ran aground on Møn, Denmark. She was refloated on 11 February. |
| Corio | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was scuttled off Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia. |
| Damanski | Greece | The cargo ship ran aground at "Stylis". |
| Dronningen | Denmark | The passenger ship ran aground in fog at Arendal, Norway. |
| Elsa Croy | Estonia | The schooner came ashore north of Rønne, Denmark. She was refloated on 19 February. |
| Fonix | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground at Fedje and sank. All of her crew were rescued. |
| Glückauf | Germany | The collier collided with the wreck of Katina Bulgari ( Greece) in the North Sea (54°36′06″N 0°31′05″E﻿ / ﻿54.60167°N 0.51806°E﻿ / 54.60167; 0.51806) and sank. All nineteen crew were rescued by Rhea ( Finland). |
| Kaupanger | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground in the Guadiana 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) downstream of Pomerão, Portugal. She was refloated undamaged on 16 February. |

## 10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Chuy | Brazil | The cargo ship ran aground at Bahia. She was later refloated. |
| Egeran | Germany | The cargo ship passed the Elbe Lighthouse on a voyage from Hamburg to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. No further trace. |
| Lightburne | United States | The tanker ran aground in dense fog at Old Harbour Point, on the coast of Block Island off Rhode Island, 0.25 miles (0.4 km) southeast of Block Island Southeast Light. She broke in two, and sank in up to 30 feet (9.1 m) of water (41°08′58″N 071°32′54″W﻿ / ﻿41.14944°N 71.54833°W﻿ / 41.14944; -71.54833﻿ (Lightburne)). All 37 crew and a dog on board were rescued by the cutter USCGC Active ( United States Coast Guard). |
| Monocacy | United States | The decommissioned gunboat was scuttled off the coast of China. |

## 11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Basil Blackett | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground of a reef off Nassau, Bahamas. She was declared a total loss. |
| Maltran | United States | The Design 1012 cargo ship ran aground in the James River. She was refloated the next day. |

## 12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Baltabor | United Kingdom | The cargo liner ran aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Liepāja, Latvia. She was refloated on 21 June, but grounded again. |
| Eduard Geiss | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground off Kołobrzeg, Poland. |

## 13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agnew | United Kingdom | The dredger ran aground at Devonport, Tasmania, Australia. She was declared a total loss and sold for scrap. |
| Naviedale | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground off the Longman Beacon, Inverness-shire. She was refloated on 15 February. |
| Saiko Maru | Japan | The cargo ship collided with Binna ( Norway) at Moji and sank. |

## 14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Koningsdiep | Netherlands | The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Arkona, Germany. Her cargo of bricks was jettisoned. She was refloated on 23 February and towed to Stralsund for assessment. She was found to be severely damaged. |

## 15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Topdalsfjord | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground in Hjeltefjorden and was severely damaged. |

## 16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arnfinn Jarl | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground in Sørfjorden, near Bergen and was severely damaged. She was later refloated and towed to Bergen for repairs. |
| Kaipara | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran agrount at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada and sprang a leak. She was drydocked for repairs. |

## 17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albion | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground off the Stavnes Lighthouse and was severely damaged. She was beached at Kristiansund, one crew member was killed. |
| Gertrude Jean | United Kingdom | The schooner was crushed by pack ice at Hickman's Harbor, Newfoundland and sank. She was declared a total loss. |
| Rossmore | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Hayle, Cornwall. She was refloated the next day. |
| Wiborg | Germany | The coaster collided with City of Bremen ( United Kingdom) in the Osterems in dense fog and sank. All twelve crew were rescued by City of Bremen. |

## 18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Kongeaa | Denmark | The cargo ship ran aground off Dragør. She was refloated the next day. |
| Moreton Bay | United Kingdom | The passenger ship ran aground in the Suez Roads, Egypt. She was later refloated undamaged. |
| Moyalla | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground at Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland. |
| Nasu Maru | Japan | The salvage ship ran aground on one of the Ryukyu Islands. |
| Provençal 8 | France | The tug capsized and sank at Algiers, Algeria whilst assisting Oceania ( Italy). |
| Taurus | Finland | The cargo ship sprang a leak 18 nautical miles (33 km) east north east of the Borkum Lightship ( Germany). She was later beached. Taurus was subsequently refloated and taken to Cuxhaven, Germany for repairs. |

## 20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alfa | Estonia | The cargo ship ran aground west of Arensburg. Refloated on 10 March after part of the cargo was jettisoned and towed to Tallinn. She was consequently scrapped. |
| Beaverhill | United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Partridge Island, New Brunswick, Canada and was damaged. Taken to Saint John for repairs. |
| Changri | United States | The schooner came ashore at San Felipe Key, Cuba. |
| Kaiyoku Maru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground and foundered east of Port Hamilton, Korea (34°03′N 127°24′E﻿ / ﻿34.050°N 127.400°E﻿ / 34.050; 127.400). She was on a voyage from Karatsu to Tsingtao, China. |

## 21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Daniel M. | United Kingdom | The coaster ran aground at the entrance to Margate Harbour, Kent. |

## 22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| HMS L21 | | The L-class submarine ran aground on the Isle of Arran, Bute whilst under tow to the breakers. She was refloated on 24 February. |
| HMS Sterlet | Royal Navy | The S-class submarine ran aground off Sandown, Isle of Wight in a gale. She was later refloated. |
| HMS Sunfish | Royal Navy | The S-class submarine ran aground off Sandown in a gale. She was later refloated. |

## 23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Stangrove | United Kingdom | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship had been shelled off Cap de Creus and captured by the Spanish Nationalist gunboat Dato ( Spanish Navy) on 5 February. She was wrecked in a gale whilst in custody at Palma de Mallorca. The ship was refloated, confiscated by the Spanish Government and returned to service as Castilla del Oro. |

## 24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Diana | Germany | The cargo ship came ashore at Palma de Mallorca, Spain. She had been refloated by 11 March. |

## 25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Loulis | Greece | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Cap de Creus, Spain. |
| Mercurius | Sweden | The cargo ship ran aground at Sjkelskør, Denmark. She was refloated the next day and sailed to Korsør for examination. |
| Norden | Germany | The cargo ship ran aground at Korsør. Refloated the next day and entered Korsør for examination. Consequently declared a total loss. |

## 26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Lillian | United States | The cargo ship collided with Wiegand ( Germany) in foggy conditions off the Barnegat Lighthouse, New Jersey, and was abandoned. She floated for twelve hours but sank just as the crew were preparing to re-board her in an attempt at salvage. |
| Nadja | United Kingdom | World War II: The concrete barge was scuttled as a blockship in Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands just north of Clio I ( United Kingdom). |
| Lillian | United States | The cargo ship collided with Wiegland ( Germany) off the Barnegat Lighthouse, New Jersey. Lillian sank the next day (40°01′N 73°31′W﻿ / ﻿40.017°N 73.517°W﻿ / 40.017; -73.517). The wreck was subsequently removed. |

## 27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Swan | United States | The towing vessel was wrecked on Tugidak Island, in the Kodiak Archipelago, Territory of Alaska. Both people on board survived. |

## 28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Naja | United Kingdom | The Admiralty-requisitioned concrete barge was scuttled as a blockship in Water Sound, Scapa Flow. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1939 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Lucky | United Kingdom | Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was sunk in an air raid at Valencia, Spain. She was refloated on 21 April. |