List of shipwrecks in April 1940
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The list of shipwrecks in April 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1940.(This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.)
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List of shipwrecks in April 1940
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Penn
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Willy
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Gazelle
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Golden Dawn
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Inez
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Dagny
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Sansonnet
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Athelstan
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Lise
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Lone Eagle
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Bep
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Invicta
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Gorspen
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Hercules II
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KW 51 Gloria
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Polarfuchs
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Tumleren
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Wocana
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World War II: The minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the Kattegat by .
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World War II: Battle of Drøbak Sound: The cutter was shelled and set on fire in the Oslofjord, Norway, by R 18 and R 19 and was beached with the loss of two of her five crew. She was a total loss.
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World War II: The T-class submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Skagerrak by the naval trawler , a Q-ship, with the loss of all 53 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in The Downs, Kent with the loss of 14 of her 21 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Todalsfjord, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft. Later raised, repaired and returned to service.
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World War II: Second Battle of Narvik: The was sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Narvik, Norway by and other Royal Navy destroyers. 83 crewmen killed, 82 captured.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Leirvik, Norway by Royal Air Force aircraft with the loss of one crew member. Later raised, repaired and returned to service as Hodnaberg.
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World War II: The was scuttled south of Lyngør, Norway, to prevent capture by German forces.
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World War II: Second Battle of Narvik: The was scuttled in the Norwegian Sea off Narvik, Norway.
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The coaster collided with in the English Channel off Start Point, Devon and sank with the loss of one crew member.
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The vorpostenboot sank in the North Sea. She was later salvaged, repaired and returned to service.
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World War II: Second Battle of Narvik: The Type IXB submarine was bombed and sunk in the Herjangsfjord off Bjerkvik, Norway, by a Fairey Swordfish aircraft from with the loss of eight of her 46 crew.
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thumb|HMS Eskimo World War II: Second Battle of Narvik: The was torpedoed and severely damaged by Z2 Georg Thiele off Narvik, Norway. Subsequently repaired and returned to service in September 1940.
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World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Oslo, Norway. She was later raised, repaired and entered German service.
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World War II: The trawler was sunk by enemy action.
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World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled in Narvik, Norway by her German prize crew after being heavily damaged by gunfire from the British warships that attacked the port. There were no casualties.
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World War II: The minesweeper was sunk in a collision with the Danish merchant Scandia in the Great Belt, south-west of Omø, Denmark . There was one dead.
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The naval tanker was shelled, torpedoed and sunk on her maiden voyage off Stavern, Norway by . Her 56 crew members all survived and landed in Norway, except the captain that was taken prisoner by Trident.
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World War II: The pilot boat struck a mine and sank in the Hubertgat, west of Borkum, Denmark. The crew was saved.
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World War II: The was damaged by German Dornier Do 17 aircraft then run aground and scuttled south of Lyngør, Norway to prevent capture by German forces.
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World War II: The fishing vessel was sunk in the North Sea of Terschelling, the Netherlands by an E-boat. The crew were rescued.
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World War II: The was scuttled in the Skagerrak off Herad, Norway to prevent capture by German forces.
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World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled off Ulvik in the Hardangerfjord, Norway by Norwegian troops during a German attempt at capture. Later raised, repaired and returned to service
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World War II: Second Battle of Narvik: The was shelled and damaged in the Norwegian Sea off Narvik, Norway by and other Royal Navy destroyers. She was subsequently scuttled. 31 of her 186 crew were killed.
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The trawler was last seen by Claire at . No further trace, lost with all nine crew.
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World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea east of Margate, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her five crew. The survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk off the island of Tustna, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft. Raised in 1940, repaired and returned to service in 1942 as Bergfin.
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World War II: First Battle of Narvik: The H-class destroyer was shelled, damaged and ran aground in Ofotfjord, Norway. She was then rammed by and sunk with the loss of 122 of her 166 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean Sea north east of the Dominican Republic by with the loss of 17 of her 40 crew.
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World War II: The fishing vessel vanished in the North Sea, and probably struck a mine and sank off Terschelling, the Netherlands with the loss of all seven hands.
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The fishing vessel was sunk off Point Arguello, California in a collision with . Her seven crewmen were rescued by USS Crosby.
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The supply ship struck a mine off Bergen, Norway and sank. The mine had been laid by or
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The submarine chaser collided with in the Loire, France and sank.
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The Type R 17 minesweeper was shelled and sunk off Horten, Norway by and .
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The was torpedoed in the Skagerrak near Kristiansand, Norway and severely damaged. She was subsequently scuttled by .
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World War II: The auxiliary patrol boat/naval trawler struck a mine off Bergen, Norway and sank.
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World War II: The Type VIIB submarine struck a mine in the North Sea north of Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands and sank with the loss of all 44 crew.
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The naval tanker was scuttled in Glomfjord, Norway whilst under attack from .
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The cargo ship ran aground at Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire and was wrecked.
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World War II: Second Battle of Narvik: The was sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Narvik, Norway, by .
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World War II: Convoy FS 53: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary north of Herne Bay, Kent. All crew were rescued.
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World War II: The guard ship was scuttled by her own crew near Stord, Norway, to prevent capture by the Germans.
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The cargo ship ran aground in the Paracel Islands and was wrecked.
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The A-class submarine was attacked by R 22 and R 23 in the Oslofjord off Tønsberg, Norway and was forced to surrender. The whole crew was taken prisoner and the submarine, the oldest one to be engaged in battle in WII, was left drifting. She was later towed to Teie but was beyond repair and was scrapped.
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Oslofjord, Norway.
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World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk in Fannefjord off Molde, Norway by aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe. She was salvaged by the Germans in 1940, repaired and entered Kriegsmarine service as V 6107 Franke.
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World War II: The supply ship was bombed and sunk at Bergen, Norway by Blackburn Skua aircraft of 800 and 803 Naval Air Squadrons, Fleet Air Arm. She was refloated, repaired and back in service in October 1941.
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World War II: The Type VIIB submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Harstad, Norway by and with the loss of one of her 42 crew.
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World War II: The naval tanker was intercepted in the Skagerrak off Larvik, Norway by and was shelled and sunk.
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World War II: First Battle of Narvik: The cargo ship was sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Narvik, Norway, in a battle between British and German destroyers. Three crew members were killed.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in Tingvollfjorden, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft. Raised in 1943, repaired and returned to service as Hillevaag in July 1943.
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World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Narvik, Norway in a battle between British and German warships.
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk off Lillesand, Norway by with the loss of about 200 of the 380 people on board. Survivors were rescued by and and various fishing boats.
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World War II: The S-class submarine was sunk in the Skagerrak south of Larvik, Norway, possibly sunk by and , or sunk by a mine later.
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World War II: First Battle of Narvik: The H-class destroyer was shelled, damaged and beached in Ofotfjord, Norway. She subsequently capsized and sank with the loss of 36 of her 175 crew.
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Skagerrak by .
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Skaggerak off Lysekil, Sweden by . There were only 34 survivors of the about 200 men aboard.
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World War II: Convoy AP 1: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Norway by with the loss of 15 of her 45 crew. Survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Skagerrak off the Pater Noster Lighthouse by .
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World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled by Germans at Narvik, Norway. The whole crew had abandoned her two days before.
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The cruiser was bombed and sunk at Bergen, Norway by Blackburn Skua of 800 and 803 Naval Air Squadron, Fleet Air Arm. 18 crew members were killed.
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The cargo ship was scuttled off Narvik, Norway by her master who mistakenly believed that the German destroyers entering the port were British. He ran the ship aground, ordered the men off, and ignited the demolition charges. There were no casualties. She was broken up on site and remains are still visible today.
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World War II: The coaster was bombed and damaged off Tonnes, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was beached with the loss of at least six of the 21 people on board. Although condemned as a total loss, she was repaired and returned to service in July 1944.
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The G-class destroyer was shelled and sunk in the Norwegian Sea north west of Trondheim, Norway while ramming the heavy cruiser . 118 crew were killed or died of their wounds. Hipper rescued 40 survivors, but at least six died of wounds . One sailor of the Hipper was lost in the collision.
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World War II: The was bombed and sunk in the Sognefjord, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft. All members of the crew had abandoned ship when the attack came as she had no effective anti-aircraft weapons to defend herself with, hence no casualties were endured during her sinking.
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World War II: The skoot was intercepted by, and collided with, in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom and sank.
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World War II: Åndalsnes landings: The was bombed and sunk in the Romsdalsfjord off Åndalsnes, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was salvaged by the Germans, repaired and entered Kriegsmarine service as Zick.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Trondheimsfjord, Norway by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of II Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 4, Luftwaffe.
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The drifter sank at Ardrossan whilst on Admiralty service.
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World War II: First battle of Narvik: The was torpedoed and sunk off Narvik by with the loss of 105 of her 195 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of 17 of the 24 people on board.
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World War II: The car ferry was shelled and sunk without loss of life off Narvik, Norway.
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World War II: The fleet tanker was sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Narvik, Norway in a battle between British and German warships.
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World War II: The was scuttled south of Lyngør, Norway to prevent capture by German forces.
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World War II: Norwegian Campaign: The was sunk in the Hardangerfjord, Norway by .
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The cargo liner was sunk off Kristiansand, Norway by Norwegian coastal artillery.
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World War II: The trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea east by south of Muckle Flugga, Shetland Islands by a Heinkel He 111 aircraft of KG26, Luftwaffe and was abandoned by her crew. Al lwere picked up by the trawler Bracondene .
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World War II: The Type IIA submarine struck a mine in the North Sea north of Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands and sank with the loss of all 24 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled beneath to protect the latter against torpedoes; this occurred at Narvik, Norway.
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World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk off Kristiansund, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft. Later raised and returned to service.
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The cargo ship collided with in the English Channel, south east of Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom and sank. All 28 crew were rescued by Midsland.
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World War II: The guard ship was scuttled by her own crew at Vikedal, Norway, to prevent capture by the Germans.
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The U-class submarine collided with off the mouth of the Tyne and sank with the loss of two of her 27 crew.
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World War II: The troopship was torpedoed and damaged in the Skagerrak south east of Skagen, Denmark by . She sank in the early hours of the next day.
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World War II: The auxiliary patrol vessel was shelled and sunk at Uskedal, Norway by .
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World War II: The trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea east by south of Muckle Flugga by a Luftwaffe aircraft. All ten crew were lost.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Lepsøya, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was later raised, repaired and returned to service as Holla.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and set on fire in Moldefjord, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft. She sank the next day. Raised in 1942 but not repaired, sold for scrapping in 1947.
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World War II: First Battle of Narvik: The cargo ship was sunk by Royal Navy torpedoes and being shelled by British and German destroyers off Narvik, Norway. Six crewmen killed.
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World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Norwegian Sea at Narvik, Norway by .
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World War II:The 1924 Raubtier-class torpedoboat collided with the minelayer in the Skagerrak and sank. One crew was killed. The remaining crew were rescued by .
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World War II: The fishing vessel was destroyed by an explosion, probably a mine, in the Øresund, Denmark. Three crew were killed.
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World War II: First Battle of Narvik: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Narvik, Norway by .
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World War II: The auxiliary submarine hunter/naval whaler was torpedoed and sunk in the Skagerrak by . There were only three survivors.
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World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and in the Norwegian Sea sunk off Trondheim, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft.
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The torpedo boat ran aground at Stangholmene, Norway. She was beached, and sank the next day.
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World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk in the Romsdalsfjord, Norway by aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe. She was later salvaged and entered German service as V 6111 Friese.
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World War II: Namsos Campaign: The ASW trawler was bombed and severely damaged off Namsos, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was subsequently bombed again and sunk the next day.
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World War II: The naval trawler was shelled and sunk with all hands west of Ålesund, Norway by .
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The trawler sank in the North Sea east of Scarborough, Yorkshire.
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World War II: The auxiliary ship was damaged by and beached at Uskedal, near Bergen, Norway.
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World War II: The fishing boat GG177 Inez was sunk by a mine in the northwest of Hanstholm, Denmark with the loss of all six crew.
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World War II: The Vorpostenboot struck a mine and sank off Bergen, Norway while going to aid .
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Orust, Sweden by .
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The cargo ship ran aground at Fife Ness, Fife, United Kingdom and was wrecked. Her 12 crew survived.
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Skaggerak off the Pater Noster Lighthouse, Sweden by . 384 officers and men from IR 340 perished in the sinking.
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World War II: The fishing vessel was destroyed by an explosion, probably a mine, and sank between Fyn and Langenland, Denmark. The crew was rescued.
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off Måseskär, Sweden by . All 51 crew were rescued.
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World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Åndalsnes, Norway by aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe. She was salvaged by the Germans in 1942, repaired and entered Kriegsmarine service as V 6115 Salier in 1945.
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World War II: The vorpostenboot was torpedoed and sunk by . She was later repaired and returned to service.
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World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Kattegat.
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World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine laid by in Kattegat. She was beached in the Oslofjord, Norway the next day.
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The coaster struck a rock and sank at Marsteinen, Norway. Salvage attempts were unsuccessful.
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The supply ship was shelled, set afire and sunk when the fires reached her cargo of ammunition in Ofotfjord, near Narvik, Norway by and . The captain and 18 crewmen were rescued/captured by HMS Havock, the rest of crew rowed ashore and captured by Norwegian troops.
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World War II: Convoy HN 23A: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea east of the Orkney Islands, United Kingdom by with the loss of all 19 crew.
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The Raubvogel-class torpedo boat ran aground in Oslofjord, Norway whilst engaged in a battle with Oslofjord Fortress and was wrecked.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea north east of the Shetland Islands by with the loss of 22 of her 38 crew.
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World War II: The hospital ship was bombed in the Norwegian Sea off Ålesund, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft and ran aground.
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World War II: The armed auxiliary was severely damaged at Kinsarvik, Norway by Norwegian troops firing machine guns and a lorry-mounted naval gun, and forced to beach at Utne, Norway.
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The supply ship was captured off Stavanger, Norway by and sunk.
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The supply ship was captured in the North Sea, off Haugesund, Norway by . She was later bombed and severely damaged by Luftwaffe aircraft and was scuttled by HNoMS Draug.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary north of Birchington, Kent with the loss of 15 crew.
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World War II: The captured Norwegian offshore patrol vessel , manned by a prize crew from , was bombed and sunk by British Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 818 Squadron from in Narvik harbour, Norway. Later raised and pressed into Kriegsmarine service.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Midsund, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft. All crew survived.
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World War II: Second Battle of Narvik: The was scuttled in the Norwegian Sea off Narvik, Norway.
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The was bombed and sunk off Stavanger, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft. Seven of her 75 crew were killed and 11 heavily wounded, one dying the next day in hospital.
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World War II: First Battle of Narvik: The cargo ship was sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Narvik, Norway, in a battle between British and German destroyers.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the north coast of Kent, United Kingdom . All 39 crew were rescued by MTB-4 .
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World War II: First Battle of Narvik: The cargo ship was sunk by Royal Navy torpedoes and being shelled by British and German destroyers off Narvik, Norway.
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World War II: The fishing vessel struck a mine and sank north of Hanstholm, Denmark with the loss of six crew.
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World War II: The struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of 26 of her 73 crew.
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World War II: First battle of Narvik: The was torpedoed off Narvik, Norway by and sunk with the loss of 177 of her 183 crew.
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The cargo ship was scuttled at Narvik, Norway.
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The salvage ship sank in the North Sea off Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. All 12 hands were lost. Most of the men came from Cromarty.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine off Copenhagen, Denmark and sank.
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World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and damaged in the Norwegian Sea off Trondheim, Norway by aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe. She was judged to be unfit to cross the North Sea and was scuttled by the Royal Navy the next day. She was later salvaged by the Germans and entered service as V-6117.
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World War II: The fishing vessel struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Terschelling, the Netherlands with the loss of all ten hands.
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The cargo ship ran aground and sunk in the Kattegat off Landsort, Sweden.
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World War II: The disarmed offshore fisheries patrol vessel , captured from the Norwegians three days earlier, was bombed and damaged by British Fairey Swordfish aircraft from in Narvik harbour, Norway. She sank the next day. Later raised and designated V 6730, but not actually commissioned.
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World War II: Convoy HN 10B: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Orkney Islands, United Kingdom
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World War II: Namsos Campaign: The was bombed and damaged in the Norwegian Sea off Namsos, Norway, by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was subsequently scuttled by .
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The destroyer was bombed and sunk in the North Sea south east of Bergen, Norway by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of KG26 and Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of KG30, Luftwaffe with the loss of 16 of her 219 crew.
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World War II: The tanker was scuttled as a blockship in Water Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands. Refloated in 1949 and beached in Inganess Bay
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World War II: Battle of Drøbak Sound: The was sunk in Oslofjord, Norway by Norwegian coastal artillery and shore-based torpedoes with the heavy loss of life among her crew and troops carried aboard, but figures differ greatly depending on sources, from 320 to 1,000 dead.
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The auxiliary patrol craft/naval trawler was lost on this date.
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World War II: Convoy HX 34: The cargo ship struck a mine and was beached. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.
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World War II: The tanker was sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Narvik, Norway in a battle between British and German warships.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea east of Ramsgate, Kent, the United Kingdom with the loss of two of her 24 crew.
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Skagerrak off Larvik, Norway by .
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Narvik, Norway in a battle between British and German warships. She was hit by a torpedo from a Royal Navy ship and one from . She was salvaged and scrapped in 1955.
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World War II: The fishing vessel was destroyed by an explosion, probably a mine, and sank in the Skagerrak off Skagen, Denmark with the loss of two lives.
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World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Faroe Islands by with the loss of five of her 34 crew. Survivors were rescued by
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World War II: The steamship was destroyed by an explosion, probably a mine, and sank off Drogden Lighthouse, Denmark with the loss of five lives.
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World War II: Norwegian Campaign: The minelayer was scuttled in Trondheimsfjord, Norway then torpedoed and destroyed by .
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea north east of Muckle Flugga, Shetland Islands by . All 38 crew were rescued.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Kinlochbervie, Sutherland, United Kingdom by with the loss of 24 crew.
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The T-class submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Norway by with the loss of all 53 crew.
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World War II: The trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea by Luftwaffe aircraft.
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World War II: The disarmed patrol boat was bombed and sunk by British Fairey Swordfish aircraft from in Narvik harbour, Norway.
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The auxiliary patrol craft/naval whaler was lost on this date.
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The coaster ship sprang a leak and sank at Lindesnes, Norway. Later raised, repaired and returned to service.
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World War II: Second Battle of Narvik: The was sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Narvik, Norway by and other Royal Navy destroyers.
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World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea off the west coast of Norway by aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe. Raised, repaired and put in Kriegsmarine service as V 6113 Gote.
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The cargo ship collided with another ship in the Southern Baltic Sea near Germany and sank. The crew of fifteen survived in lifeboats.
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World War II: The naval tanker was intercepted in the Norwegian Sea north west of Vågsøy, Norway by and was scuttled.
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World War II: The A-class submarine was scuttled at Tønsberg, Norway.
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World War II: The ferry struck a mine and sank in the Kattegat off Sprogø, Denmark.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of one crew member. The survivors were rescued by and .
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World War II: The vorpostenboot was torpedoed and sunk.
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World War II: The decoy ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Skagerrak by . 45 of her 110 crew were killed.
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World War II: The Norwegian Campaign: The was sunk in Hardangerfjord, Norway during a battle with three E-boats .
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World War II: The cargo ship was captured in the Norwegian Sea off Narvik, Norway by German forces and was scuttled.
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World War II: First Battle of Narvik: The cargo ship was sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Narvik, Norway, in a battle between British and German destroyers. The wreck was raised in May 1958 and scrapped.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Ramsgate, Kent with the loss of 11 of her 13 crew. The survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The tug was sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Narvik, Norway in a battle between British and German warships.
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The naval whaler/vorpostenboot was torpedoed and sunk in the Skagerrak off the Pater Noster Lighthouse by . 19 crew members were killed.
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The auxiliary gunnery training ship was torpedoed and severely damaged in the Kattegat by . She capsized and sank the next day.
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World War II: First Battle of Narvik: The cargo ship was sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Narvik, Norway in a battle between British and German destroyers.
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World War II: The ASW trawler was bombed and sunk in the Namsenfjorden off Namsos, Norway by aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe.
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The cargo ship collided with in the North Sea north of Margate, Kent and sank. All 11 crew were rescued by .
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World War II: First Battle of Narvik: The cargo ship was sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Narvik, Norway, in a battle between British and German destroyers. Two crew members were killed.
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The was sunk at Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom by the accidental explosion of two of its own torpedoes with the loss of 25 of her 220 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Wadden Sea off Borkum, Germany.
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World War II: Operation Weserübung: The was scuttled off Fredrikstad, Norway to avoid capture by German forces. She was salvaged by the Germans, repaired and entered service as Tiger.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Faroe Islands by with the loss of two of her 34 crew. Survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Åndalsnes, Norway by aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe. She was salvaged by the Germans and entered Kriegsmarine service as V 6113 Alane.
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1940-04-02
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1940-04-03
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1940-04-04
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1940-04-05
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1940-04-06
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1940-04-07
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1940-04-08
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1940-04-09
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1940-04-10
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1940-04-11
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1940-04-12
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1940-04-13
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1940-04-14
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1940-04-15
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1940-04-16
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1940-04-17
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1940-04-18
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1940-04-19
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1940-04-20
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1940-04-21
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1940-04-22
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1940-04-23
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1940-04-24
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1940-04-25
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1940-04-26
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1940-04-27
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1940-04-28
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1940-04-29
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1940-04-30
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The list of shipwrecks in April 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1940.(This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.)
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