List of shipwrecks in September 1940
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The list of shipwrecks in September 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 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 September 1940
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Emma
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Bass Rock
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Harvest Moon
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Empire Airman
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Union Jack
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Alfred Colebrook
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Almirante Jose De Carranza
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Apex No. 18
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Baronesa
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HMML Mesme
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Innisdhu
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John Baptish
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NM 11 Bøfjord
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Olympic II
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Respondo
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Salacon
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Sancte Michel
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World War II: The minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Finland.
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World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the South Atlantic by .
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World War II: Convoy HX 72: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland by with the loss of five of her 31 crew. Survivors were rescued by
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World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Bay of Biscay by and was scuttled by her crew. The survivors were rescued by HMS Truant and a Short Sunderland aircraft of the Royal Air Force.
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World War II: Convoy HX 72: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Bloody Foreland, Ireland by with the loss of 16 of her 33 crew. Survivors were rescued by and .
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World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank off the Terningen Lighthouse with the loss of five of her seven crew.
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World War II: The submarine chaser struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 12 of her 37 crew. Survivors were rescued by and .
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The naval trawler foundered in the River Thames with the loss of five crew.
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World War II: Battle of Dakar: The cargo ship was shelled and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean off Dakar by a British warship with the loss of six of her 30 crew. She was beached.
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World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Skaggerak off Hanstholm, Denmark.
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World War II: The vorpostenboot struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Dunkerque, Nord, France.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Portugal by . All crew were rescued.
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World War II: Convoy SC 3: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy and was shelled and sunk west of Rockall, Inverness-shire, United Kingdom by with the loss of seven of her 20 crew. The survivors were rescued by and .
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World War II: The BPB 60-foot type motor torpedo boat struck a mine and sank in the North Sea north east of North Foreland, Kent.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Haugesund, Rogaland by Royal Air Force aircraft. She was later raised, repaired and returned to service.
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World War II: Convoy HX 72: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of one of her 62 crew. Survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: Convoy HX 71: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Outer Hebrides by with the loss of 33 of her 37 crew.
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World War II: Convoy FS 271: The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Happisburgh, Norfolk by . All crew were rescued.
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World War II: Convoy SC 3: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north east Rockall, Inverness-shire, United Kingdom. All 17 crew survived.
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The fishing barge was sunk in of water when rammed in fog by while anchored over the Horseshoe Kelp Bed off the entrance to the harbor of Los Angeles, California. Approximately 8 fishermen were killed, and about 17 rescued. The wreck was later blown up as a hazard to navigation.
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World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west south west of the Isles of Scilly by . All 18 crew were rescued; three were taken on board U-46 as prisoners of war, the rest by a French trawler.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland by . She sank two days later with the loss of 29 of the 93 people on board. The survivors were rescued by and .
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World War II: Convoy OB 206: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of County Donegal, Ireland by with the loss of three of her 37 crew. Survivors were rescued by and .
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World War II: Convoy OB 218: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Rockall by with the loss of all 50 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea west of Sardinia.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean north east of Tory Island, Ireland, by aircraft of 1 Staffeln, KG40 and was abandoned. The wreck came ashore at Sheephaven Bay and broke in two. She was declared a total loss.
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World War II: Convoy HX 73A: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea north of Aberdeenshire by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of 11 of her 43 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland by ) with the loss of one of her 57 crew. Survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The trawler was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south by west of Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of four crew.
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World War II: Battle of Dakar: The was torpedoed and severely damaged by . Repairs took until February 1942 to complete.
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World War II: Convoy OB 218: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of County Donegal, Ireland by with the loss of two of her 34 crew. Survivors were rescued by and .
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World War II: Convoy FS 271: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk by .
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World War II: Battle of Dakar: The was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Dakar by , , and . One crew was killed.
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World War II: The coaster was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by .
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World War II: Convoy BN 4: The tanker straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Red Sea north of Jabal al-Tair Island by . All crew were rescued.
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World War II: The ocean boarding vessel was bombed and sunk in the Royal Albert Dock, London during a Luftwaffe air raid. She was later salvaged, rebuilt as a cargo ship and entered service as Empire Chivalry.
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World War II: Convoy SC 2: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom by with the loss of 11 of her 32 crew. rescued the survivors.
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The cargo ship ran aground at Point Kialla, New South Wales and was wrecked. One of her seven crew was killed.
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World War II: The captured Norwegian cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gironde Estuary by with the loss of 87 of the 292 people on board. These included survivors from , and .
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World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex with the loss of 15 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship suffered an internal explosion and sank in the Caribbean Sea. Explosion probably caused by a bomb placed on board. 12 crew survived.
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World War II: Convoy OB 218: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north of County Mayo, Ireland by with the loss of 58 of her 62 crew. survivors were rescued by the hospital ship .
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World War II: The cargo ship , ex-Gloriastar, ex-Klipfontein launched in 1922, was bombed and sunk at Benghazi by Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 815 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm based on .
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World War II: The trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Villano by . Only one crew member survived.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland by with the loss of all 37 crew.
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The naval trawler caught fire, exploded and sank at Kristiansund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway with the loss of four of her ten crew.
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thumb|Ajax sinking.World War II: Battle of Dakar: The was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Dakar, French West Africa, by aircraft based on . All 61 crew were rescued by .
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World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Falmouth, Cornwall with the loss of 15 of her 17 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean south east of Madagascar by with the loss of 24 of her 49 crew. The survivors were taken as prisoners of war.
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The sailing ship sank in the Pacific Ocean off Wyndham, Western Australia.
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World War II: Convoy HX 72: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of County Donegal, Ireland by with the loss of two of her 48 crew. Survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The blockship was under tow from and when the tow parted. The ship was declared a derelict and was scuttled south west of Skerryvore by .
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The 32-gross register ton, scow was destroyed by fire in Seal Cove on the coast of Dall Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. The only person aboard survived.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea east of Dunbar. East Lothian, United Kingdom with the loss of 17 crew.
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World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the Firth of Forth. Only three crew survived.
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World War II: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Adriatic Sea west of Durazzo, Albania by . 72 crew were killed. There were 53 survivors.
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World War II: The MAS 526-class MAS boat was sunk in the Aegean Sea by and .
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . All 54 crew were rescued.
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World War II: The patrol vessel or struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France.
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The decoy ship was sunk on this date.
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The schooner foundered at Port Phillip, Victoria.
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The tug sank off the French coast.
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World War II: Convoy FS 271: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Happisburgh by . All crew were rescued.
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The cargo ship ran aground in a gale at Petite-Vallée, Quebec, Canada. She was declared a total loss.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine in the English Channel between Lizard Point and Fowey, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of all 17 crew.
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The coaster collided off Skibeskjærene with and sank. Later raised, repaired and returned to service.
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World War II: Convoy SC 2: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Outer Hebrides by with the loss of all 47 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland by with the loss of all hands.
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World War II: Convoy OB 220: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland by with the loss of one of her 26 crew. Survivors were rescued by .
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The tug ran aground off Duncansby Head, Caithness and was declared a total loss.
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The passenger ship collided with off the Mull of Kintyre and sank. All 101 people on board were rescued.
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World War II: Convoy OB 213: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of two of her 39 crew. Survivors were rescued by and .
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World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk in the Scheldt by Royal Air Force aircraft.
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World War II: Convoy OB 216: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north of Rathlin Island, County Antrim, Northern Ireland by with the loss of eight of her 34 crew. The survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Happisburgh, Norfolk by with the loss of four crew.
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The schooner foundered off Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada .
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World War II: Convoy OB 217: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland by . All 36 crew were rescued by .
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World War II: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea south east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire with the loss of eight of her 12 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in Russia Dock, Surrey Docks, London, United Kingdom during a Luftwaffe air raid.
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World War II: The was bombed and sunk at Glasgow, Renfrewshire with the loss of three crew. She was subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service.
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World War II: Convoy HX 72: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Outer Hebrides by . She was taken in tow by but sank at ). All 45 crew were rescued by and
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World War II: The cargo steamer was bombed and sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft in the Port of London, after sustaining a few days earlier an attack by German E-boats in the North Sea as part of convoy FS 271.
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World War II: The tug was bombed and sunk at Beckton Gas Works, London in a Luftwaffe air raid.
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World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in Mounts Bay off Penzance, Cornwall with the loss of seven crew.
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World War II: The tanker was shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean by with the loss of four of her 40 crew. The survivors were made prisoners of war.
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World War II: Convoy FS 271: The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Winterton-on-Sea by with the loss of eight crew.
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World War II: Convoy HX 72: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Iceland by with the loss of seven of her 34 crew. Survivors were rescued by and/or .
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The Type IIC submarine collided in the North Sea off Brunsbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein with and sank with the loss of six of her 25 crew. She was subsequently raised, repaired and returned to service.
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World War II: The was bombed and sunk in the River Thames during a Luftwaffe air raid.
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The sailing ship ran aground in the Minas Basin, Nova Scotia and was wrecked.
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World War II: The trawler struck a mine and sank south of the Conningbeg Lightship with the loss of 13 crew.
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World War II: Convoy FS 273: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea east of Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom by the E-boats S-33 and S-36 . All crew were rescued.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Adriatic Sea off Brindisi, Apulia.
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World War II: Convoy FS 271: The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea north east of Winterton-on-Sea by with the loss of 17 of her 18 crew.
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World War II: Texel Disaster: The struck a mine in the North Sea, off the Frisian Islands, Netherlands and was severely damaged. She was scuttled by . Eight of her 146 crew were killed. Survivors rescued by , , and all .
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World War II: The passenger ship was shelled and sunk in the Indian Ocean by with the loss of three of her 66 crew.
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The cargo ship ran aground on Batu Mandi Rock, Borneo and was wrecked with the loss of five crew.
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World War II: The whale factory ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean west of Islay, Outer Hebrides by with the loss of two of her 284 crew. Survivors were rescued by , the trawler Belgaum and . New Sevila was taken in tow by but sank the next day off the Mull of Kintyre, Argyllshire .
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World War II: The motor torpedo boat was rammed and sunk by at either Maltezana, Rhodes or Stampala, Greece.
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World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of four of her 15 crew.
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World War II: The was torpedoed and sunk in Benghazi harbor by Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 815 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, based on .
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World War II: The hit two mines laid just outside the Benghazi harbor, Libya by Fairey Swordfish aircraft from 819 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, based on , and sunk.
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World War II: Convoy OB 216: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north of County Donegal, Ireland by with the loss of three of the 350 people on board. Survivors were rescued by and the trawler Van Dyke .
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World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Cape Verde by a German auxiliary cruiser with the loss of all 39 crew.
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World War II: Convoy SC 3: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Hebrides, United Kingdom by with the loss of five of her 30 crew. Of the survivors, 23 were rescued by .
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Ireland by with the loss of all 39 crew.
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The sailing ship ran aground on the east coast of Nova Scotia and was wrecked.
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World War II: The coastal tanker struck a mine, caught fire and sank in the Moray Firth with the loss of all 21 crew.
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World War II: Convoy HX 71: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Rockall, Inverness-shire by . All 25 crew were rescued by .
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the Skerryvore Lighthouse by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of two of her 30 crew. Survivors were rescued by a Royal Navy trawler.
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World War II: The ocean liner struck a mine, broke in two and sank in the Bay of Biscay south of La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Benghazi by Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 815 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm based on .
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Tyrrhenian Sea off Ischia, Campania by .
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World War II: Convoy OA 220: The cargo ship was bombed and damaged in the North Sea north east of Peterhead Aberdeenshire by Luftwaffe aircraft. She sank the next day west of Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire with the loss of 16 crew. Survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: Convoy HX 72: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk west of Ireland by . All 42 crew were rescued. by .
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World War II: Convoy SC 3: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Iceland by with the loss of all 31 crew.
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World War II: The whale oil tanker was captured and scuttled in the South Atlantic by . The whole crew was captured.
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World War II: Convoy SC 3: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland by with the loss of six of her 39 crew. Survivors were rescued by and .
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The naval trawler, submarine chaser ran aground in Hardangerfjord, Norway. She was taken in tow but sank the next day.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea west of San Pietro Island. Sardinia, Italy.
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World War II: Convoy ONS 3: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 16 of the 67 people on board. The survivors abandoned ship, but reboarded her at daybreak. They were later rescued by . The drifting Ashantian was boarded by personnel from and anchored off the coast of Ireland . She was later taken in tow by and and beached in Kames Bay. Refloated in May 1941, repaired and returned to service in September 1941.
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World War II: Convoy HX 72: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland by with the loss of five of her 62 crew. The survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: Convoy SC 2: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of County Donegal, Ireland by with the loss of her 17 crew. The survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was either torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Hebrides, United Kingdom by , or was bombed and sunk at that position by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of the Luftwaffe. All 17 crew were lost.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland by . She sank at with the loss of two of her 35 crew. Survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The Sperrbrecher was severely damaged by an aerial mine at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France and was beached. She was later salvaged and put into service as a cargo ship.
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The coaster collided with another vessel off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire and sank.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland by with the loss of nine of her 27 crew.
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World War II: The ocean boarding vessel was bombed and sunk in the Royal Albert Dock, London during a Luftwaffe air raid. She was later salvaged, rebuilt as a cargo ship and entered service as Empire Explorer.
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The struck the wreck of the blockship off IJmuiden, the Netherlands and sank. Raised in September, repaired and returned to service.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea north west of Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands by .
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World War II: The naval tug struck a mine in the Firth of Forth off Inchkeith, Fife and sank with the loss of all 26 crew.
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World War II: Convoy OB 213: The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 134 passengers and 121 crewmen of the 406 people on board. Survivors were rescued by and .
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World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Bridport, Dorset with the loss of 25 crew.
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World War II: Convoy OG 43: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland by with the loss of all 16 crew.
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The cargo ship ran aground on Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada and was wrecked.
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World War II: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea north east of Skagen, Denmark by with the loss of 338 of the 823 people aboard .
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World War II: The tanker struck a mine in the Humber Estuary and sank south east of Spurn Head, Yorkshire with the loss of 12 of her 24 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine in the English Channel off Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, France, and was beached. Wreck was scuttled in September 1944.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland by with the loss of one of her 29 crew.
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The 7-gross register ton, fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Tiedeman Slough on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. The only person aboard survived.
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World War II: Convoy HX 72: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland by with the loss of 33 of her 34 crew. The survivor was rescued by U-99 and placed in a lifeboat from . He was rescued by .
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World War II: Convoy SC 2: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Outer Hebrides by with the loss of all 36 crew.
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World War II: Convoy OA 207: The collided with in the Irish Sea off Altacarry Head, County Antrim Northern Ireland and sank with the loss of 32 of her 47 crew.
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World War II: The trawler was sunk as a blockship at Richborough.
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World War II: Convoy SC 2: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Barra, Outer Hebrides by with the loss of six of her 38 crew. Survivors were rescued by and armed merchant cruiser .
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World War II: Convoy OB 205: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by . All crew were rescued by , which scuttled the ship at .
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The hulk was rammed and sunk at San Pedro, Los Angeles, California by a Japanese ship.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Oporto, Portugal by . All crew were rescued by .
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World War II: The troopship was bombed and sunk in the Irish Sea off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of 30 of the 644 people on board. Survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: Battle of Dakar: The destroyer was shelled and damaged by in the Atlantic Ocean off Dakar, French West Africa and was beached.
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World War II: The cargo liner was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Montrose, Angus by Luftwaffe aircraft.
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World War II: The seaplane tender was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay south west of Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France by with the loss of one of her 51 crew.
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World War II: Convoy SL 44A: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea south east of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of three crew. Survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of the Cape Verde Islands by with the loss of seven crew. 26 survivors were made prisoners of war. 14-year-old deck-boy Kenneth Berry later became a member of the British Free Corps.
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World War II: Convoy SC 3: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, France. Refloated in 1945 and scrapped.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at London, United Kingdom during a Luftwaffe air raid. Later raised, repaired and returned to service.
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World War II: Convoy HX 72: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by and with the loss of two of her 56 crew. Survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: Convoy OA 210: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of one crew member. She was declared a constructive total loss but was repaired and returned to service in 1941 as Empire Stour.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Irish Sea off Portaferry, County Down by Luftwaffe aircraft. All crew were rescued.
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The armed yacht collided with in the Bristol Channel off Cardiff, Glamorgan and sank.
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World War II: The trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Brest, Finistère by .
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World War II: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west by north of the Isle of Lewis, United Kingdom
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World War II: Convoy OA 207: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Rockall, Inverness-shire by with the loss of six of her 95 crew. Survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The drifter struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary with the loss of all four crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the English Channel south west of the Isle of Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom by Luftwaffe aircraft. Only three crew survived.
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World War II: The Type 35 torpedo boat was bombed and sunk at Le Havre, France by Royal Air Force aircraft with the loss of nine of her 21 crew. She was later salvaged, repaired and returned to service.
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World War II: The vorpostenboot struck a mine and sank in the Westerschelde off Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.
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World War II: The anti-submarine trawler was bombed and sunk at Gibraltar by Vichy French Air Force aircraft with the loss of 12 crew. The survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The was depth charged and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Alexandria, Egypt by and a Short Sunderland flying boat of the Royal Air Force based at RAF Alexandria. All on board, 4 Frogmen, who were to pilot manned torpedoes, and 43 crewmen, were rescued by and HMAS Stuart.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of County Donegal, Ireland by with the loss of three of her 20 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the English Channel off Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France by Royal Air Force aircraft. Survivors were rescued by .
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World War II: The cargo ship was captured and scuttled in the South Atlantic by .
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The naval trawler foundered in the North Sea east of the Shetland Islands.
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World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper either struck two mines and sank off Penmarc'h, Finistère, France, or was shelled and sunk in the North Sea west of Hook of Holland, South Holland, Netherlands.
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World War II The drifter was sunk as a blockship at Richborough, Kent.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 25 crew.
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World War II: The armed yacht , serving as a guard ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Falmouth, Cornwall with the loss of 28 crew.
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World War II: The supply ship was intercepted and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Dakar, French West Africa by . All crew were rescued.
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World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland by with the loss of all 68 people on board.
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The motor launch was in collision with at Grangemouth, Stirlingshire and sank with the loss of all three crew.
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World War II: Convoy OA 210: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland by with the loss of 20 of her 22 crew.
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World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Cagliari, Sicily, Italy with the loss of four crew.
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The vorpostenboot was wrecked at the entrance to the Noordzeekanaal near IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of four of her crew.
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World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Montrose, Angus.
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1940-09-01
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1940-09-02
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1940-09-03
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1940-09-04
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1940-09-05
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1940-09-06
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1940-09-07
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1940-09-08
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1940-09-09
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1940-09-10
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1940-09-11
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1940-09-12
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1940-09-13
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1940-09-14
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1940-09-15
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1940-09-16
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1940-09-17
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1940-09-18
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1940-09-19
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1940-09-20
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1940-09-21
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1940-09-22
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1940-09-23
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1940-09-24
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1940-09-25
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1940-09-26
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1940-09-27
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1940-09-28
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1940-09-29
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1940-09-30
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Unknown date in September 1940
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Australia
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Vichy France
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The list of shipwrecks in September 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 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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