List of shipwrecks in May 1940
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The list of shipwrecks in May 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 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 May 1940
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Albion
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Independence
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Julien
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Paxton
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Pia
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Nautilus
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Teaser
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Mode
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Puissant
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Almy
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Ambleve
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Saint Pierre
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Adjader
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Boy Roy
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Correnie
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Costaud
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De Normandie
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Ernestine Gabrielle
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Florabell
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Georgette Simone
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Girl Pamela
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HMS LCA 4, LCA 16 and LCA 18
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HMS LCA 8 and LCA 15
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La Cancalaise
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Nelly Suzanne
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Ruytingen Lightship
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S.130 Orkney and S.175 Söstjernen
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Terieven
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Vansø
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Yser
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Kattegat.
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The landing craft mechanized were lost on this date.
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World War II: The gunboat was scuttled in the Waal, the Netherlands.
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World War II: The tanker was shelled and set on fire in the Atlantic Ocean off Muros, A Coruña, Spain by . She was beached and abandoned by her crew. Her master and 17 of her 36 crew were killed, the survivors were rescued by the trawlers Buena Esperanza and Jose Ignacio de C. . She was later seized by Spain, towed to Vigo, Galicia where her cargo was salvaged and then towed to Bilbao, Biscay for repairs. Entered Spanish service as Gerona.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The passenger ship sank due to bomb damage she suffered in an attack the previous day off Dunkirk, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft. Fifteen of her crew had been killed in the attack.
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World War II: The tug struck a mine in the Mediterranean Sea and sank off the coast of Gard, France.
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World War II: The lightship was sunk off Calais, France by German aircraft. The whole crew was rescued.
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World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk off Narvik, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of four crew.
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World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine in the North Sea off Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk and sank with the loss of at least 15 crew.
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World War II: Norwegian Campaign: The was bombed and sunk in Ofotfjord off Narvik, Norway by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of the Luftwaffe.
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World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Hebrides, United Kingdom by . All 34 crew were rescued by .
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World War II: The was scuttled on her slipway at Vlissingen, Zeeland, the Netherlands to prevent capture by German forces.
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World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine at the mouth of the Scheldt and sank with the loss of 23 crew.
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The schooner ran aground west of St Abb's Head, Berwickshire, United Kingdom. All eight crew survived.
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World War II: The was scuttled by running onto a breakwater and then burned in the IJsselmeer off Enkhuizen, the Netherlands. Refloated in 1941 and scrapped by the Germans.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Kiel, Germany.
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World War II: The dredger was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Dunkerque, France.
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World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk in Breiviken, Norway, by Luftwaffe aircraft. Later raised, repaired and returned to service.
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World War II: The naval tug struck a mine and sank in the Westerschelde. From the 22 crew on board, 20 died.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The naval trawler was bombed and severely damaged in the North Sea off Dunkerque, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of one crew member. She was later scuttled.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The coaster was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft.
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World War II: The tug was bombed and sunk at Calais, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft.
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World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was scuttled at Boulogne, France.
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World War II: The was sunk by a magnetic mine in the North Sea off IJmuiden, the Netherlands. Seven crewmen killed. She was salvaged in July 1940 and put into service by the Germans as LAZ-47 .
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World War II: The boom defence vessel struck a mine in the Solent off Spithead, England, and sank with the loss of 24 of her 26 crew.
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World War II: The ocean liner was sunk at Rotterdam, the Netherlands in a Luftwaffe air raid.
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World War II: The depot ship was scuttled at Harstad, Norway by the Franco-British Expeditionary Force.
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World War II: The was scuttled at IJmuiden, the Netherlands. She was later salvaged and put into service by the Germans as LAZ-46 .
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World War II: the hospital ship was sunk in the port of Vlissingen, the Netherlands by Luftwaffe aircraft. Seven crew and five civilians having taken shelter aboard were killed.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Hubertgat. Later refloated, repaired and returned to service.
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World War II: The coaster was towing the yacht Albatross III to Boulogne when she struck a mine in the North Sea off Gravelines, France. The captain, his wife, four of the five crew and all four passengers were killed. Albatross III rescued the sole survivor.
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World War II: The troopship struck a mine in the Kattegat off Drogden, Denmark and sank.
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The refrigerated cargo ship ran aground in the Caribbean off Mayaguana, Bahamas and was wrecked. Her 78 crew were rescued by .
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed in the Norwegian Sea off Bratland, Lurøy, Norway by German aircraft, and sank the next day. All six crew survived.
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The dredger sank in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
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World War II: The WWI C-class standard cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship in Kirk Sound, Scapa Flow Orkney Islands. Salvaged and scrapped 1948.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque, France, with the loss of three crew. The survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine at the mouth of the Scheldt and sank with the loss of 17 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Namsos, Norway, by Luftwaffe aircraft. The wreck was raise in 1942, repaired and returned to service.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the English Channel off Calais, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft. The crew were rescued by , and .
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World War II: The Clameur-class patrol tug was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft.
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World War II: The was scuttled off Kvamsøya, Norway to prevent capture by German forces.
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World War II: The cargo schooner struck a mine and sank in the Bay of Lübeck, Germany.
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World War II: The coaster struck a mine laid by and sank near Stavanger, Norway. One or two crew members were killed.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque, France, in a Luftwaffe air raid.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The trawler was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft.
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The cargo liner came ashore in a storm at Valparaiso and was wrecked.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and set on fire at Harstad, Norway in a Luftwaffe air raid. She was scuttled the next day by a British destroyer. Two crew were killed and 11 survived.
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World War II: The fishing boat was bombed and sunk at Dieppe, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft.
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World War II: The dredger struck a mine and sank in the Zeebrugge Canal.
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The cargo ship ran aground off Newcastle, New South Wales. She was declared a total loss.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk near Kolvereid, Norway, by Luftwaffe aircraft. All crew were rescued.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by motor torpedo boat S-34 with the loss of 205 of the 231 people aboard. The survivors were rescued by , and .
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The landing craft assault were lost when was sunk.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The passenger ship was bombed and severely damaged in the North Sea off Dunkerque, France, by Heinkel aircraft of the Luftwaffe. She was beached and abandoned.
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World War II: The tanker was sabotaged and sunk at Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain by French divers. Later refloated, repaired and returned to service.
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World War II: The captured Swedish cargo ship was intercepted in the North Sea off Stavanger, Norway, by . After the German prize crew was captured and the Norwegian crew members set ashore, she was torpedoed and sunk.
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World War II: The was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea west of Petten, Netherlands by with the loss of all 44 crew and three Royal Navy officers.
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World War II: The was scuttled as a blockship at IJmuiden, the Netherlands. Wreck later blown up.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The drifter was bombed and damaged at Dunkerque, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was beached and abandoned.
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The patrol boat, a former police vessel , was lost on this date.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Dunkerque, France, with the loss of one crewmember.
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World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk off Narvik, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft. There was no casualty.
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World War II: The passenger ship struck a mine at IJmuiden, the Netherlands and was beached.
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World War II: The was scuttled at Enkhuizen, the Netherlands. She was subsequently salvaged by the Germans, repaired and entered service as M 551.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Vigo, Spain by .
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World War II: The coaster was shelled and sunk in the English Channel off Calais, France, by German shore batteries. All 13 crew were rescued by .
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World War II: Norwegian Campaign: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Skaggerak east of Skagen, Denmark by . Sixty men and two hundred and forty horses were lost and sixty-four men wounded.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Haugesund, Norway with the loss of six crew.
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The patrol boat, a former fishing vessel , was lost on this date.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The tug was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was subsequently salvaged by the Germans and repaired.
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World War II: The tanker struck a mine and sank while at anchor in Le Havre Roads, France. All 37 crew survived.
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World War II: Norwegian Campaign: The patrol boat , formerly the German trawler Wilhelm Reinhold, was sunk by German bombers at Bodø, Norway. One crew was killed.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Ostend, Belgium by with the loss of 17 of the 23 people aboard. The survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The troopship was bombed and sunk in Gratangen, off Foldvik, Norway by aircraft of Lehrgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe, with the loss of 18 lives.
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World War II: The was scuttled at Rotterdam, the Netherlands following severe battle damage.
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World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Dunkerque, France. She was later salvaged by the Germans, repaired and entered service as Ilse Fritzen.
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World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk at Calais, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft. The crew were rescued by , and .
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World War II: The was scuttled at IJmuiden, the Netherlands. She was later salvaged and put into service by the Germans as ZRD-57 .
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Kattegat .
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The G-class destroyer was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque, France, by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of the Luftwaffe with the loss of 18 of her 146 crew.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The auxiliary anti-aircraft ship was bombed and sunk off Dunkerque, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft. The survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The was scuttled at Schiedam, the Netherlands to prevent capture by German forces. She was subsequently salvaged by the Germans, repaired and entered service as UD-5.
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World War II: The was bombed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Namsos, Norway by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of the Luftwaffe with the loss of 49 of her 219 crew and 30 survivors of and 13 other military passengers. The survivors were rescued by and .
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Namsos, Norway, by Luftwaffe aircraft. All crew were rescued.
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World War II: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the Dyck Lightship with the loss of 23 of her 31 crew.
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World War II: Norwegian Campaign: The struck a mine and sank in the North Sea and sank with the loss of all 60 crew.
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World War II: The was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Dunkerque, France, by a Heinkel He 111 aircraft of the Luftwaffe.
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The X-class lighters were lost on this date.
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The naval trawler was sunk on this date.
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The river Sperrbrecher was sunk on this date.
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The trawler was lost in the North Sea.
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The vorpostenboot sank in the Kattegat.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The struck a mine off Nieuwpoort, Belgium and was severely damaged. She was then sunk by German artillery fire. She was carrying 1000-1100 troops and about 500 lives were lost.
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World War II: The troopship struck a mine and was beached off the coast of Sweden. She was later repaired and returned to service.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Dunkerque, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft.
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World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a blockship at Zeebrugge, Belgium.
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World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Ostend, Belgium by Luftwaffe aircraft. Two crewmen were killed, one was captured and the other were rescued by .
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The tug was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft.
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World War II: The was beached to prevent sinking on the coast of Zeeland, the Netherlands following damage by German anti-tank gunfire. She was subsequently scuttled. Later refloated and scrapped.
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World War II: The fishing vessels were intercepted in the North Sea at by . The crews of both vessels were taken off and they were sunk by gunfire.
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World War II: The fishing boat was bombed and sunk at Dieppe, France by Luftwaffe aircraft.
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World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed in the evening in the port of Le Havre, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft. 13 crew were killed.
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World War II: Convoy HGF 31: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel south of Start Point, Devon by with the loss of 18 of her 40 crew. The survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The Thor-class river gunboat was scuttled in the Binnen IJ at Nieuwendam, the Netherlands. Later refloated.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The paddle minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of some 360 people. The survivors were rescued by , , two drifters and a tug.
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World War II: The was scuttled in the Norwegian Sea off Harøya, Norway to prevent capture by German forces.
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World War II: The naval drifter was fired on by and , then rammed and sunk by HMS Lydd which mistook her for an E-boat. Six of her 11 crew were killed.
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World War II: The sloop was bombed and sunk in the North Sea west of Callantsoog, the Netherlands, by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of 17 of her crew.
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World War II: Norwegian Campaign: The fishing vessel was torched and burned at the shipyard in Rognan, Norway, by retreating Norwegian and British forces.
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World War II: The Type 1916 minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Bergen, Norway by Blackburn Skua aircraft of 806 Naval Air Squadron, Fleet Air Arm or Bristol Blenheim aircraft of 254 Squadron, Royal Air Force. She was later salvaged, repaired and returned to service as M534.
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World War II: The coaster was sunk in Solbergfjorden off Dyrøya, Norway, by Luftwaffe aircraft. Seven crew members, including both the captain and the first mate, were killed in the sinking, while 11 survivors were rescued from the water by local people in rowing boats. The survivors, who had been strafed in the water by the German aircraft, were later retrieved by the submarine tender and the local steamer .
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World War II: The vorpostenboot struck a mine in the Ems estuary and sank.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was later salvaged by the Germans, repaired and entered service as Elsass .
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World War II: The damaged cargo ship was scuttled at Narvik, Norway by German forces.
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World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled at Paramaribo, Suriname to avoid capture by Dutch forces.
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World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Dunkerque, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was later salvaged by the Germans, repaired and entered service as Ilse Schulte.
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World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the Nieuwe Waterweg Rotterdam, the Netherlands . All 51 people aboard were rescued.
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World War II: The gunboat was scuttled. She was later salvaged by the Germans.
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World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Netherlands East Indies to avoid capture by Dutch forces. Raised, repaired and put in Dutch service as Toendjoek.
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World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Caribbean Sea off Aruba, Curaçao and Dependencies to avoid capture by the Dutch.
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World War II: The V-class destroyer was bombed off Terneuzen, Zeeland, the Netherlands by a Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of the Luftwaffe with the loss of 31 crew killed and 21 wounded. She was beached and abandoned. HMS Valentine was then scuttled by .
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World War II: The guard ship was run aground in Lønnefjord, Norway, to prevent capture by the Germans.
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World War II: Norwegian Campaign: The boom defence vessel was bombed and sunk at Harstad, Norway.
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World War II: The tug was scuttled at Boulogne, France.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The paddle minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Dunkerque, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of one crew member. The survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The naval trawler was sunk at Ostend by German aircraft. Raised, repaired, and put in German service as .
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the Noord Hinder Lightvessel by The whole crew were rescued by .
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World War II: The tanker was bombed and damaged in the English Channel off Boulogne by Luftwaffe aircraft. She sank the next day, all crew were rescued.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and set on fire off Harstad, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft. Two crew were killed. She was scuttled the next day.
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World War II: The auxiliary minelayer struck a mine and sank off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of 36 of her 121 crew.
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World War II: The passenger ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Hook of Holland, the Netherlands by Luftwaffe aircraft. The survivors were rescued by and .
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the North Sea off the Noord Hinder Lightship . She was abandoned by her 29 crew, who were rescued by . Bussum was towed to London, United Kingdom and was subsequently repaired and returned to service.
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World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk off Gravelines, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft. All crew were rescued by . Three crew were killed. There were 111 survivors.
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World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Dunkerque, France, with the loss of 27 of her 30 crew.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The passenger ship was bombed and sunk off Dunkerque, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of eight crew.
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The collided with in the English Channel off Cap Griz Nez, France, and was severely damaged. She was beached to prevent her sinking. Later refloated and towed back to Dover, Kent by and .
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The drifter was sunk in the North Sea off Dunkerque, France, due to enemy action.
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World War II: The fishing smack struck a mine and sank in the River Blackwater off Tollesbury, Essex. Both crew were rescued.
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World War II: The fishing boat struck a mine in the Kattegat and sank with the loss of all four crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Wadden Sea between Schiermonnikoog and Simonszand, Netherlands.
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World War II: The was scuttled at Schiedam, the Netherlands to prevent capture by German forces. She was subsequently salvaged by the Germans, repaired and entered service as UD-3.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Cape Finisterre, Spain by with the loss of 15 of her 28 crew. Survivors were rescued by the trawler Ramoncin .
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The naval trawler collided with another vessel off Hartlepool, Co Durham and sank. The survivors were rescued by the yacht Breda .
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World War II: The was scuttled in the Nieuwe Waterweg, Rotterdam, the Netherlands to prevent capture by German forces.
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World War II: The was scuttled off Aspøya, Norway to prevent capture by German forces.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Kattegat . All 16 crew were rescued.
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World War II: The tanker struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Zeebrugge, Belgium with the loss of two lives.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The naval trawler collided with in the English Channel off Dover, the United Kingdom, and sank with the loss of all hands.
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World War II: The tug was scuttled in the Wadden Sea between Ameland and Terschelling, the Netherlands.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft.
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: World War II: The hospital ship was bombed and sunk at Dieppe, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of 37 lives.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine in the North Sea off Bergen, Norway and sank.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Gravelines, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft. 8 crew were killed and 19 survived.
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The coaster collided with another vessel and sank.
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World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Le Havre, France, by motor torpedo boat S-32 .
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World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk at Hjørungavåg, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft. Later raised, repaired and entered Kriegsmarine service as Raeter.
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The naval trawler collided with in the English Channel off Dover, the United Kingdom and sank with the loss of one crew member.
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The cargo ship ran aground at Egg Island, Nova Scotia, Canada and broke in two.
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The cargo ship was in collision with in the North Sea and was beached north west of Copinsay, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. Salvage attempt were abandoned and she was declared a total loss.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The was torpedoed and damaged in the North Sea off Dunkerque, France, by motor torpedo boats S-21 and S-23 and beached . She was then destroyed by bombing with the loss of 13 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine in the North Sea off Zeebrugge, Belgium and sank.
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World War II: The was scuttled at Den Helder while undergoing maintenance at the Rijkswerf shipyard to prevent capture by German forces.
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World War II: The cargo liner was attacked and damaged off Sørreisa, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft and was beached. Later refloated, repaired and returned to service.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Vlissingen, the Netherlands by Luftwaffe aircraft.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The ferry was bombed and sunk off Dunkerque, France, with the loss of 26 lives. The survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The minesweeper was bombed and severely damaged off Dunkerque, France. She was beached and abandoned at La Panne, Belgium.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine in the North Sea off the Kiel Lightship and sank. The whole crew was rescued.
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The cargo ship sank during a storm in Lake Superior.
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World War II: The fishing boat was sunk by a mine off Hönö, Sweden with the loss of two lives.
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World War II: The cargo liner struck a mine and sank in the English Channel north of Foreland Point, the United Kingdom with the loss of ten of the 126 people aboard. The survivors were rescued by and .
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Rotterdam, the Netherlands by Luftwaffe aircraft.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The naval trawler struck a mine in the English Channel off Calais, France, and sank with the loss of eight crew.
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World War II: The was bombed and sunk off Boulogne, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft. 28 crew were killed.
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World War II: The was bombed and damaged in the Waalhaven, Rotterdam by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of Kampfgeschwader 4, Luftwaffe. She later sank in the Merwedehaven.
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World War II: The troopship was bombed and sunk in Langsetfjorden, Norway by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of the Luftwaffe. There was no casualty. She was declared beyond economic repair in mid-1940.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The G-class destroyer was torpedoed and damaged in the North Sea off Nieuwpoort, Belgium by with the loss of four of her 146 crew. She was subsequently scuttled by .
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The cargo ship ran aground on Holy Island, Anglesey and was wrecked.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom by with the loss of seven of her 30 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a blockship at Dunkerque, France.
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The auxiliary minesweeper caught fire and was beached and abandoned at Breskins.
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World War II: The former trawler was sunk near Brønnøysund, Norway by HNoMS Heilhorn and .
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World War II: The lightship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Dunkerque, France.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The passenger ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Dunkerque, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft. All 920-plus people aboard were rescued by .
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The coaster collided with in the North Sea off Gravelines, France, and sank.
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World War II: The coaster , used as a troopship, was shelled, torpedoed and sunk at Hemnesberget, Norway by and .
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World War II: The Crabe-class patrol tug was scuttled at Boulogne, France. Raised, repaired and put in German service as .
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World War II: Convoy OG 31F: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay by with the loss of 31 of her 38 crew. The survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The drifter collided with another vessel at Dunkerque, France, and sank.
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World War II: The fishing boat struck a mine and sank off Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France, with the loss of 13 lives.
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World War II: The tanker struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Dunkerque, Nord, France . All 34 crew were rescued.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off Drogden, Denmark.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in Tjeldsundet, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The naval trawler struck a mine in the North Sea off the Belgian coast and sank. Only four crew survived.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed an sunk at Rotterdam, the Netherlands by Luftwaffe aircraft.
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World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk off Helgeland, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft.
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World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft.
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World War II: The cargo ship was shelled off Skorpa, Norway by and beached in Korsfjord. She was later salvaged, repaired and returned to service.
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World War II: The was bombed and sunk off Boulogne, France, by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of I and II Staffeln, Sturzkampfgeschwader 2, Luftwaffe. 31 crewmen killed. Survivors rescued by and .
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World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Guardia, Algeria.
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World War II: The cargo liner struck a mine and sank off Slettå, Førlandsvågen, Norway. with the loss of 19 lives.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the English Channel by Luftwaffe aircraft whilst on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Maritime to Dunkerque, Nord, France.
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World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The paddle minesweeper struck a submerged wreck off Dunkerque, France, and sank. All aboard were rescued by .
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World War II: The minelayer, a former , was bombed and damaged in Sognefjord, Norway by Heinkel He 115 aircraft of the Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service. She was beached and subsequently scuttled by .
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World War II: The coaster struck a mine in the English Channel off Boulogne, France, and sank with the loss of seven of the 11 people aboard. The survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The armed yacht was bombed and damaged at Dunkerque, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft. She then struck a mine and sank with the loss of all crew.
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World War II: The troopship was torpedoed and damaged in the Skaggerak south east of Skagen, Denmark by . Ten men and twenty-six horses were lost and twenty-three men wounded. The ship was towed into Frederikshavn, and it was scrapped at Kiel, Germany in September 1940.
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World War II: The was scuttled at Den Helder to prevent capture by German forces. She was subsequently salvaged by the Germans, repaired and entered service as U-D2.
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World War II: The collier struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Withernsea, Yorkshire with the loss of seven of her 14 crew. The survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The armed boarding vessel was shelled and sunk off Dunkerque, France. The survivors were rescued by . and other small boats.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel south of The Lizard, Cornwall by with the loss of one of her 37 crew. The survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The ocean liner was severely damaged in a Luftwaffe air raid whilst in the Scheldt. She was beached and burnt out with the loss of four crew of the 117 people aboard.
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World War II: Convoy TC 4A: The naval trawler was rammed by at Halifax, Nova Scotia and sank. All 18 crew were rescued.
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World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Dunkerque, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft.
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World War II: The tanker was anchored off Boulogne, France, and was bombed in the evening by the Luftwaffe. She was beached but burned the next three days and was a total loss. There were 6 dead and 34 survivors.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Pantelleria, Italy.
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World War II: The tanker was bombed and damaged at Øye, Rogaland, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft, then scuttled by own crew. There were no casualties. She was raised in September 1941, laid up, and repaired post-war.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea
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World War II: The pilot vessel struck a mine and sank in the Westerscheldt.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The cargo ship was sunk at Dunkerque, France, by German artillery.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the English Channel off Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft. All crew were rescued.
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World War II: The refrigerated cargo liner was sunk as a blockship at Zeebrugge, Belgium.
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World War II: The was scuttled at Schiedam, the Netherlands to prevent capture by German forces. She was subsequently salvaged by the Germans, repaired and entered service as UD-4.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Kattegat with the loss of four crew.
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World War II: The was scuttled in the Nieuwe Waterweg, Rotterdam, the Netherlands to prevent capture by German forces.
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World War II: The tanker struck a mine in the Moray Firth off Balintore, Ross-shire, United Kingdom, and sank. All crew were rescued by and .
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World War II: The was scuttled at Den Helder, the Netherlands. She was later salvaged by the Germans and entered service as TFA 9.
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World War II: The fishing boat struck a mine in the North Sea and sank.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The was torpedoed and badly damaged in the North Sea off west Hinder by S-23 and S-26 , then bombed and sunk by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of the Luftwaffe with the loss of over 600 troops and 59 crewmen. 15 survivors rescued by , 21 by , 50 by , and 166 by .
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World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk at Dieppe, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was later salvaged by the Germans, repaired and entered service as Jurgensby.
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World War II: The motor yacht struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Ostend, Belgium with the loss of all 16 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Dunkerque, France.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk off Dunkerque, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of 18 lives. The survivors were rescued by and .
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World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk by German aircraft at Gratangsbotn, Norway. Her crew was then ashore and there was no casualty. She was raised in 1944, repaired and returned to service as Bogøy.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Nieuwe Waterweg between Hook of Holland and Rotterdam, the Netherlands. She was later salvaged by the Germans and became the accommodation ship Barbara.
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World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the South Atlantic by with the loss of two crew. Survivors were taken aboard as prisoners of war. 27 crewmen and 1 passenger were put on . The passenger and one crewman were killed when Tiranna was sunk later off France. 15 other crewmen were loaded onto : and interned in Italian Somaliland.
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World War II: The coaster was shelled and sunk at Hemnesberget, Norway by and .
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The canal boat ran aground at Dunkerque, France, and was abandoned.
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World War II: The W-class destroyer was bombed and damaged off Ostend, Belgium by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was beached and later scuttled by .
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The vorpostenboot struck a mine laid by and sank in the North Sea off Haugesund, Norway . Eighteen men were rescued but seventeen were missing, including the Norwegian pilot.
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World War II: The tug struck a mine and sank at Calais, France. There was only one survivor.
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World War II: The former coastal defence ship Jacob Van Heemskerck was scuttled at IJmuiden, the Netherlands to prevent capture by German forces. She was subsequently salvaged by the Germans, repaired and entered service as Undine.
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World War II: The coaster was bombed and sunk at Dunkerque, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was later salvaged by the Germans and entered service as Rival.
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The Thor-class river gunboat was beached in the River Waal. Probably scrapped by the Germans.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and badly damaged in the Scheldt at Knokke, Belgium by Luftwaffe aircraft. There were no casualties. She was abandoned the next day and scuttled two days later in the Zeebrugge Roads.
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World War II: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk off in the Atlantic Ocean off Oporto, Portugal by with the loss of 378 of the 575 people aboard. Survivors were rescued by and .
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The cargo ship collided with in the Firth of Clyde and sank north west of Girvan, Ayrshire.
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World War II: Namsos Campaign: The was bombed and damaged off Trondheim, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft. She was scuttled by , which had rescued 69 survivors, more survivors rescued by and . 102 crewmen and 1 Royal Navy observer killed.
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World War II: The fishing vessel was intercepted in the North Sea by and was scuttled by her.
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World War II: The torpedo boat was scuttled at Rotterdam, the Netherlands. She was later salvaged by the Germans and entered service as TFA 10.
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World War II: The dredger was bombed and sunk at Calais, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft.
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World War II: The W-class destroyer was bombed and sunk off Calais, France, by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of I and II staffel, Sturzkampfgeschwader 2, Luftwaffe while conducting a naval gunfire support mission. Five crew were killed and one died of wounds. Six survivors were rescued by , the rest of the survivors by .
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World War II: The was bombed and sunk in Ofotfjord off Narvik, Norway, by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of Kampfgruppe 100, Luftwaffe with the loss of 59 of her 192 crew. The survivors were rescued by , , and .
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World War II: The coaster was bombed and damaged in the English Channel off Calais, France, by Luftwaffe aircraft. Three crew and one gunner were killed. She was later abandoned.
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World War II: The was scuttled at Den Helder, the Netherlands to prevent capture by German forces. She was subsequently salvaged by the Germans, repaired and entered service as U-D1.
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World War II: The CH-5-class submarine chaser was bombed and severely damaged in the North Sea off Dunkerque . She was beached to prevent her sinking but was declared a total loss. 11 of her 23 crew were wounded and one of them died of his wounds.
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World War II: The Type IIB submarine was depth charged and sunk in the North Sea south-east of Lowestoft, United Kingdom by . All crew were rescued and made prisoners of war.
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World War II: The passenger ship was scuttled as a blockship at IJmuiden, the Netherlands.
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World War II: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre, Spain by . All ten crew were rescued.
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World War II: Operation Dynamo: The W-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by E-boat S-30 with the loss of 724 of the 750 people aboard. The survivors were rescued by the drifters Comfort and Nautilus as well as and .
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World War II: was scuttled at Enkhuizen, the Netherlands. She was subsequently salvaged by the Germans, repaired and entered service as M 553 .
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The list of shipwrecks in May 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 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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