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The '''list of shipwrecks in October 1939''' includes [[ship]]s sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1939.
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==1 October==
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|ship={{SS|Gun|1891|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Sweden}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: The [[cargo ship]] was stopped in the evening of 30 September {{convert|30|mi}} northwest of [[Hanstholm]], Denmark by {{GS|U-3|1935|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). The papers of the ship showed that she was carrying contraband. A German scuttling party went aboard while the crew left, but then a British submarine came. The ship was finally sunk by a [[torpedo]] from U-3 in the morning of 1 October. The crew were rescued by {{SS|Dagmar|1922|2}} ({{flag|Denmark}}).<ref name=see193909>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/39-08.htm |title=Seekrieg 1939, September |access-date=4 March 2015 |last=Rohwer |first=Jürgen |author-link=Jürgen Rohwer |author2=Gerhard Hümmelchen  |work=Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart |language=de }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/52.html |title=Gun |publisher=uboat.net |access-date=1 October 2019}}</ref>
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|ship={{HNLMS|Jan van Gelder}} 
|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}
|desc=The {{sclass|Jan van Amstel|minesweeper}} was damaged by her own [[naval mine]]s off [[Terschelling]] on 1 October 1939. At least five men were killed. After initial repairs at [[Willemsoord, Den Helder]], she received a new stern at Gusto, Schiedam, and was recommissioned on 17 April 1940.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wrakkenmuseum.nl/wrakken/willem-van-ewijck |title=Scheepswrak: Willem van Ewijck |language=nl |publisher=Wrakkenmuseum |access-date=27 November 2023}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{SMS|M85||2}} 
|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}
|desc=World War II: The [[M-class minesweeper (Germany)|Type 1916 minesweeper]] struck a [[naval mine|mine]] laid by {{ORP|Żbik}} ({{navy|Poland}}) in the [[Baltic Sea]] north of [[Jastarnia]], Poland ({{coord|54|45|N|18|45|E}}) and sank with the loss of 24 of her 71 crew. The survivors were rescued by {{ship|German minesweeper|M-122||2}} and a number of [[R boat]]s (all {{Navy|Nazi Germany}}).<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039912/>
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|ship={{SS|Suzon|1913|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|Belgium}}
|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|42|nmi}} north west of [[Ouessant]], [[Finistère]], France ({{coord|48|08|N|7|36|W}}) by {{GS|U-35|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her crew were rescued by {{HMS|Acheron|H45|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).<ref name=NH1039912>{{cite web| url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-3910-07OCT01.htm |title=Naval Events, October 1939, Part 1 of 2, Sunday 1st - Saturday 14th |publisher=Naval History |access-date=3 December 2011}}</ref><ref name=Suzon>{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/53.html |title=Suzon |publisher=Uboat |access-date=7 February 2012}}</ref> 
}}
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==2 October==
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|ship={{ship||Baltic|1919 schooner|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Finland}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: The [[schooner]] struck a [[naval mine|mine]] and sank in the [[Kattegat]].<ref name=Baltic>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?6173 |title=Baltic (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{ORP|Czajka}} 
|flag={{navy|Poland}}
|desc=World War II: [[Invasion of Poland]]: The [[minesweeper]] was scuttled at [[Hel, Poland|Hel]]. She was refloated the next day, salvaged and repaired and entered [[Kriegsmarine]] service as ''Westernplatte''.<ref name=NH1039912/>
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|ship={{ORP|Rybitwa}} 
|flag={{navy|Poland}}
|desc=World War II: [[Invasion of Poland]]: The minesweeper was scuttled at Hel. Later salvaged by the Germans and entered Kriegsmarine service as ''Rixhoft''.<ref name=NH1039912/>
}}
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|ship={{ORP|Zuraw}} 
|flag={{navy|Poland}}
|desc=World War II: [[Invasion of Poland]]: The minesweeper was scuttled at Hel. She was refloated the next day, repaired and entered Kriegsmarine service as ''Oxhoft''.<ref name=NH1039912/> 
}}
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==3 October==
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|ship={{SS|Diamantis|1917|2}} 
|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: The [[cargo ship]] was [[torpedo]]ed and sunk in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|40|nmi|km}} west of the [[Skellig Islands]], [[County Kerry]], Ireland ({{coord|49|22|N|6|46|W}}) by {{GS|U-35|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 28 crew were rescued by ''U-35'', and later landed at [[Ventry]], County Kerry.<ref name=NH1039912/><ref name=Times061039>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Greek Crew Landed in Eire |date=6 October 1939 |page=3 |issue=48429 |column=G }}</ref><ref name=Diamantis>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?2636 |title=SS Diamantis (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=31 October 2011}}</ref><ref name=DiamantisU35>{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/54.html |title=Diamantis |publisher=Uboat |access-date=7 February 2012}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{MV|Høegh Transporter|1935|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|Norway}}
|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a [[naval mine|mine]] off [[Saint John's Island]], [[Singapore]] and sank with the loss of one crew member. The ship was later salvaged.<ref name=Mareud>{{cite web |url=http://www.mareud.com/Timelines/1939-1945.htm |title=TIME-LINE Merchant and Navy Ship events 1939 - 1945 (WWII) |publisher=Mareud |access-date=18 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206070657/http://www.mareud.com/Timelines/1939-1945.htm |archive-date=6 February 2012 }}</ref><ref name=NH1039912/> 
}}
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==4 October==
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|ship= {{SS|Glen Farg|1937|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: The [[coastal trading vessel|coaster]] was [[torpedo]]ed and sunk in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|60|nmi|km}} south south west of [[Sumburgh Head]], [[Shetland Islands]] ({{coord|58|52|N|1|31|W}}) by {{GS|U-23|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of one of her 17 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Firedrake|H79|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039912/><ref name=GF>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12801 |title=SS Glen Farg (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref><ref name=GFU22>{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/55.html |title=Glen Farg |publisher=Uboat |access-date=4 February 2012}}</ref>
}}
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|ship=''Mopsa'' 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=World War II: The [[fishing vessel]] ran ashore on Aberdeen beach, abreast the Beach Ballroom due to the blackout. The crew of nine were rescued. It was found impossible to free the vessel from the sands, and she was broken up where she lay.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.llangibby.eclipse.co.uk/milfordtrawlers/accidents%20&%20incidents/mopsa_h966.htm |title=Mopsa |publisher=llangibby.eclipse.co.uk |access-date=12 January 2021}}</ref>
}}
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==5 October==
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|ship= {{SS|Marwarri|1935|2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: The [[cargo ship]] struck a [[naval mine|mine]] laid in the [[Bristol Channel]] ({{coord|51|24|N|3|57|W}}) by {{GS|U-32|1937|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). Two crew were killed. She was beached in [[Mumbles|Mumbles Bay]]. ''Marwarri'' was repaired in 1941 and returned to service.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/56.html |title=Marwarri |publisher=uboat.net |access-date=7 October 2019}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{SS|Newton Beech|1925|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=World War II: The [[cargo ship]] was captured in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] south of [[Freetown]], Sierra Leone ({{coord|9|35|S|6|30|W}}) by {{ship|German cruiser|Admiral Graf Spee||2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 34 crew were captured. She was scuttled three days later off the coast of [[portuguese Angola|Angola]].<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039912/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.maritimequest.com/freighters/02_pages/n/newton_beech_1925_data.htm |title=Newton Beech |publisher=maritimequest.com |access-date=7 October 2019}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{SS|Stonegate|1928|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|400|nmi|km}} east south east of [[Bermuda]] ({{coord|31|10|N|54|00|W}}) by {{ship|German cruiser|Deutschland||2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her 39 crew were captured.<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039912/><ref name=GatheringStorm>{{cite book |title=The Gathering Storm: The Naval War in Northern Europe September 1939 – April 1940 |first=Geirr |last=Haarr |publisher=Seaforth Publishing |year=2013 |page=249 |isbn=978-1-84832-140-3}}</ref>
}}
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==6 October==
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|ship= {{MV|Lochgoil|1922|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: The [[cargo ship]] struck a [[naval mine|mine]] laid by {{GS|U-32|1937|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) in the [[Bristol Channel]] ({{convert|5|nmi|km}}) off the ''[[Scarweather Lightship]]'' ([[File:Trinity House Ensign.svg|22px]] [[Trinity House]]) ({{coord|51|24|N|4|00|W}}) and was damaged. There were no casualties. She was beached in [[Mumbles Bay]]. ''Lochgoil'' was on a voyage from [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]] to [[Newport, Monmouthshire]]. She was refloated on 28 November, repaired and returned to service as ''Empire Rowan''.<ref name=NH1039912/><ref name=BC>{{cite web |url=http://www.swanseadocks.co.uk/Gower%20wrecks%20Rons%20write-up%20site.pdf |title=A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks |first=Ron |last=Tovey |publisher=Swansea Docks |access-date=23 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222065415/http://www.swanseadocks.co.uk/Gower%20wrecks%20Rons%20write-up%20site.pdf |archive-date=22 December 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/57.html |title=Lochgoil |publisher=uboat.net |access-date=7 October 2019}}</ref><ref name=Merchant502>{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=502 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{SS|Mahratta|1917|2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=World War II: [[Convoy HG 1]]: The cargo ship (6,690 GRT, 1917) ran aground on the Fork Spit, [[Goodwin Sands]], [[Kent]] and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the [[hoveller]] ''Lady Haig'' ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}). 
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==7 October==
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|ship= {{SS|Ashlea|1929|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: The [[cargo ship]] was captured and sunk in the [[South Atlantic]] ({{coord|9|00|S|3|00|W}}) by {{ship|German cruiser|Admiral Graf Spee||2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 35 crew were captured.<ref name=Mareud/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.maritimequest.com/freighters/02_pages/a/ashlea_1939_data.htm |title=Ashlea |publisher=maritimequest.com |access-date=7 October 2019}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{SS|Binnendijk||2}} 
|flag={{Flag|Netherlands}}
|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine laid by {{GS|U-26|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) {{convert|2|nmi|spell=in}} south east of the ''[[Shambles Lightship]]'' ([[File:Trinity House Ensign.svg|22px]] [[Trinity House]]) and was damaged. She sank {{convert|1|nmi|spell=in}} north of the lightship ({{coord|50|32|N|2|20|W}}) early the next day. All 42 crew survived. The wreck was dispersed on 10 October.<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039912/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/58.html |title=Binnendijk |publisher=uboat.net |access-date=28 January 2021}}</ref><ref name=Dutch3940>{{cite web |url=http://www.droog-mag.nl/koopvaarderij-en-visserij.pdf |title=Dutch losses, 1939-1940 |publisher=droog-mag.nl |access-date=28 January 2021}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{SS|Safe|1939|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}
|desc=World War II: The [[coastal trading vessel|coaster]] departed from [[Antwerp]], Belgium  for [[Riga]] but never arrived and was lost without a trace with all seven hands. She probably struck a mine in the [[North Sea]] around 10 October.<ref name=Dutch3940/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?240561 |title=Safe |publisher=wrecksite.eu |access-date=28 January 2021}}</ref>
}}
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==8 October==
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|ship= {{GS|U-12|1935|2}} 
|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: The [[German Type II submarine|Type IIB submarine]] (275/323 t, 1935) struck a [[naval mine|mine]] and sank in the [[English Channel]] off [[Dover]], [[Kent]], United Kingdom (approximately {{coord|51|10|N|1|30|E}}) with the loss of all 27 crew.
}}
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|ship={{SS|Vistula|1919|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Sweden}}
|desc=World War II: The [[cargo ship]] was torpedoed and sunk in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|35|nmi|km}} north of [[Muckle Flugga]], [[Shetland Islands]], United Kingdom by {{GS|U-37|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of nine of her 18 crew.<ref name=Times111039>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Swedish Steamer Sunk |date=11 October 1939 |page=8 |issue=48433 |column=F }}</ref><ref name=Vistula>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?60383 |title=Vistula (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=31 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Vistula |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/59.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref>
}}
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==9 October==
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|ship={{SS|Indra|1900|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Finland}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: The cargo ship (1,999 GRT) was badly damaged by a mine in the [[North Sea]] off [[Terschelling]], [[Friesland]], Netherlands. Three crew were killed and 6 of the 20 survivors were wounded. The ship was towed to [[IJmuiden]], Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?131330 |title=SS Indra (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://velehanden.nl/berichten/mededelingen/bekijk/project/picvh_run/id/47462 |title=Indra |publisher=velehanden.nl |access-date=9 October 2019}}</ref> Subsequently repaired and returned to service.<ref name=Loppersum>{{cite web |url=http://www.teesbuiltships.co.uk/view.php?a1Page=1&a1PageSize=20&year_built=1900&builder=5035&ref=165064&vessel=LOPPERSUM |title=Loppersum |publisher=Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust |accessdate=4 July 2023 }}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{SS|Mount Ida|1938|2}} 
|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground on the Ower Bank in the [[North Sea]] ({{coord|53|07|30|N|2|06|30|E}}).<ref name=Jordan523>{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=523 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}</ref> All 29 crew rescued by [[lifeboat (rescue)|lifeboat]] but one later died from injuries sustained during the rescue.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} 
}}
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==10 October==
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|ship={{SS|Huntsman|1921|2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: The [[cargo ship]] was captured in the [[South Atlantic]] ({{coord|8|30|S|5|15|W}}) by {{ship|German cruiser|Admiral Graf Spee||2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). She was scuttled on 17 October at approximately {{coord|16|S|17|W}}.<ref name=NH1039912/><ref name=Huntsman>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?58027 |title=SS Huntsman (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{SS|Marly|1918|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Norway}}
|desc=The cargo ship foundered in a [[cyclone]] in the [[Indian Ocean]] ({{coord|18|30|N|72|21|E}}) with the loss of all 46 crew.<ref name=Marly>{{cite web|url=http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/marly.html |title=D/S Marly |publisher=Warsailors |access-date=28 January 2012}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{Ship|FV|Saltaire|GY558|2}}<!--was HMT Thomas Billincole during WWI--> 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[fishing trawler]] ran aground at [[Spurn Point]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire|Yorkshire]]. Salvage attempts failed and she was declared a [[total loss]].<ref name=Saltaire>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?68580 |title=FV Saltaire (GY558) (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref> 
}}
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==12 October==
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|ship= {{SS|Aris|1914|2}} 
|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: The [[cargo ship]] was shelled and sunk in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] off the west coast of Ireland ({{coord|53|28|N|14|30|W}}) by {{GS|U-37|1938|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of two crew of her 29 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{MV|Sicilien|1938|2}} ({{flag|Denmark}})<!--Per Lloyd's Register, 1939-->.<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039912/><ref name=Aris>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?115941 |title=SS Aris (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref>
}}
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|ship=''Crane'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=With no one aboard, the [[fishing vessel]] was wrecked at [[Valdez, Alaska|Valdez]], [[Territory of Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksc>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-c/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C)]</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{MV|Emile Miguet|1937|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|France}}
|desc=World War II: [[Convoy KJ 2S]]: The [[tank ship|tanker]] straggled behind the convoy. She was [[torpedo]]ed and damaged in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|190|nmi|km}} south west of the [[Fastnet Rock]] ({{coord|50|15|N|14|50|W}}) by {{GS|U-48|1939|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Black Hawk|1919|2}} ({{flag|United States|1912}}). ''Emile Miguet'' was scuttled by {{HMS|Imogen|D44|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039912/><ref name=EM>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12981 |title=MV Emile Miguet (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref>
}}
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|ship=''Princeton''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=During a voyage from [[Haines, Alaska|Haines]] to [[Sitka, Alaska|Sitka]], [[Territory of Alaska]], with three passengers, a crew of three, and a cargo of four tons of [[potato]]es, the  [[motor vessel]] was wrecked without loss of life during a [[gale]] on [[Little Island (Alaska)|Little Island]] ({{coord|58|32|25|N|135|02|35|W|name=Little Island}}) in [[Lynn Canal]] in [[Southeast Alaska]]. On 13 October, the [[Alaska Game Commission]] motor vessel ''Bear'' ({{flag|United States|1912}}) rescued all six people who had been aboard ''Princeton''.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksp>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-p/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (P)]</ref>
}}
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==13 October==
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|ship={{SS|Gressholm|1930|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Norway}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: The [[coastal trading vessel|coaster]] struck a [[naval mine|mine]] and sank in the [[North Sea]] {{convert|90|nmi|km}} north west of [[Texel]], [[North Holland]], Netherlands ({{coord|53|55|N|2|55|E}}) with the loss of three of her eleven crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Emmi|1905|2}} ({{flag|Finland}}).<ref name=NH1039912/><ref name=Gressholm>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11069 |title=SS Gressholm (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{SS|Heronspool|1929|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=World War II: [[Convoy OB 17S]]: The [[cargo ship]] straggled behind the convoy. She was [[torpedo]]ed and sunk in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|260|nmi|km}} south west of the [[Fastnet Rock]] ({{coord|50|13|N|14|48|W}}) by {{GS|U-48|1939|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her crew were rescued by {{SS|President Harding|1921|2}} ({{flag|United States|1912}}).<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039912/><ref name=Heronspool>{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/61.html |title=Heronspool |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 February 2012}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{SS|Louisiane|1921|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|France}}
|desc=World War II: [[Convoy OA 17]]: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|240|nmi|km}} south west of the Fastnet Rock ({{coord|50|14|N|15|05|W}}) by {{GS|U-48|1939|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Imogen|D44|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039912/><ref name=Louisiane>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12982 |title=SS Louisiane (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref><ref name=LouisianeU48>{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/64.html |title=Louisiane |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 February 2012}}</ref><ref name=Merchant459>{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=459 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{GS|U-40|1938|2}} 
|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}
|desc=World War II: The [[German Type IX submarine|Type IXA submarine]] struck a [[naval mine|mine]] in the [[English Channel]] ({{coord|50|42|N|0|15|E}}) and sank with the loss of 45 of her 48 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Boreas|H77|6}} and {{HMS|Brazen|H80|6}} (both {{naval|UK}}).<ref name=NH1039912/>
}}
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|ship= {{GS|U-42|1939|2}} 
|flag={{Navy|Nazi Germany}}
|desc=World War II: The [[German Type IX submarine|Type IXA submarine]] (1,016/1,134 t, 1939) was [[depth charge]]d and sunk in the Atlantic Oceann ({{coord|49|12|00|N|16|00|00|W}}) by {{HMS|Imogen|D44|6}} and {{HMS|Ilex|D61|6}} (both {{naval|UK}}) with the loss of 26 of her 46 crew. 
}}
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==14 October==
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|ship= {{SS|Bretagne|1922|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|France}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: [[Convoy KJF 3]]: The [[cargo ship]] was [[torpedo]]ed and sunk in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|130|nmi|km}} south west of the [[Fastnet Rock]] ({{coord|50|20|N|12|45|W}}) by {{GS|U-45|1938|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of five crew and two passengers. The 341 survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Ilex|D61|6}} and {{HMS|Imogen|D44|6}} (both {{naval|UK}}).<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039912/><ref name=Bretagne>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?5014 |title=SS Bretagne (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |language=nl, en |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Service Historique de la Marine |title=Dossier TTY 794}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{MV|Lochavon|1938|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=World War II: [[Convoy KJF 3]]: The [[cargo liner]] was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|230|nmi|km}} south west of the Fastnet Rock by {{GS|U-45|1938|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of seven crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Isis|D87|6}} ({{naval|UK}}). ''Lochavon'' sank on 16 October.<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039912/><ref>{{cite web |title=Lochavon |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/66.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{SS|Lorentz W. Hansen|1920|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|Norway}}
|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|420|nmi|km}} east of [[Dominion of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]] ({{coord|49|05|N|43|44|W}}) by {{ship|German cruiser|Deutschland||2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of three of her 21 crew.<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039912/><ref name=NorL>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?135710 |title=SS Lorentz W. Hansen (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref><ref name=LWH2>{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/freefleet/norfleetl.html |title=Norwegian Merchant Ships 1939 - 1945, Ships beginning with L |publisher=Warsailors |access-date=26 January 2011}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{SS|Marion Traber|1923|2}} 
|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground in the [[Baltic Sea]] off [[Nyköping]], Sweden and was wrecked.<ref name=Mareud/>
}}
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|ship= {{HMS|Royal Oak|08|6}} 
|flag={{naval|UK}}
|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Revenge|battleship|2}} (29,150/33,240 t, 1916) was torpedoed and sunk in [[Scapa Flow]], [[Orkney Islands]] (at {{coord|58|55|N|2|59|W}}) by {{GS|U-47|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 835 of her 1,260 crew.<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS Royal Oak (08) |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/68.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=24 July 2021}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{SS|Sneaton|1925|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|150|nmi|km}} south west of the Fastnet Rock ({{coord|49|05|N|13|05|W}}) by {{GS|U-48|1939|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Alexandre Andre|1928|2}} ({{flag|Belgium}}).<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039912/><ref name=Sneaton>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12983 |title=SS Sneaton (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{GS|U-45|1938|2}} 
|flag={{Navy|Nazi Germany}}
|desc=World War II: The [[German Type VII submarine|Type VIIB submarine]] was [[depth charge]]d and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland ({{coord|50|58|N|12|57|W}}) by {{HMS|Icarus|D03|6}}, {{HMS|Inglefield|D02|6}}, {{HMS|Intrepid|D10|6}} and {{HMS|Ivanhoe|D16|6}} (all {{naval|UK}}) with the loss of all 38 crew. 
}}
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==15 October==
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|ship={{SS|Vermont|1919|2}} 
|flag={{flag|France}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: The [[cargo ship]] was [[torpedo]]ed and sunk in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|360|nmi}} south west of the [[Fastnet Rock]] ({{coord|48|01|N|17|22|W}}) by {{GS|U-37|1938|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of two of her 45 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Inglefield|D02|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).<ref name=NH1039922>{{cite web| url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-3910-07OCT02.htm |title=Naval Events, October 1939, Part 2 of 2, Sunday 15th - Tuesday 31st |publisher=Naval History |access-date=3 December 2011}}</ref><ref name=Times231039>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Apology From U-boat To Victim |date=23 October 1939 |page=10 |issue=48443 |column=C }}</ref><ref name=Vermont>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?14926 |title=SS Vermont (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=31 October 2011}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{SS|Wanja|1919|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Sweden}}
|desc=The cargo ship  ran aground off [[Sanday, Orkney|Sanday]], [[Orkney Islands]], United Kingdom and was wrecked. All 26 crew were rescued.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?121230 |title=SS Wanja (+1939) |publisher=wrecksite.eu |access-date=15 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/115959/wanja-whitemill-bay-sanday-orkney-north-sea |title=Wanja |publisher=canmore.org.uk |access-date=15 October 2019}}</ref>
}}
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==16 October==
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|ship={{SS|Halle|1921|2}} 
|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: The blockade running [[cargo ship]] was intercepted in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] south west of [[Dakar]], Senegal by {{ship|French cruiser|Duguay-Trouin|1923|2}} ({{navy|France}}) and was scuttled by her crew.<ref name=NH1039922/>
}}
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|ship={{SS|Ionic Star|1917|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground in [[Liverpool Bay]] off [[Southport]], [[Lancashire]]. There were no casualties. Her cargo was later salvaged, but the ship was a [[total loss]].<ref name=Ionic>{{cite web|url=http://www.martyngriff.co.uk/page12.htm |title=The Ionic Star |publisher=martyngriff.co.uk |access-date=17 October 2019}}</ref>
}}
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==17 October==
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|ship= {{SS|City of Mandalay|1925|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: [[Convoy HG 3]]: The [[cargo ship]] was [[torpedo]]ed and sunk in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|360|nmi|km}} west north west of [[Cape Finisterre]], Spain ({{coord|44|57|N|13|36|W}}) by {{GS|U-46|1938|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of two of the 80 people on board. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Independence Hall|1920|2}} ({{Flag|United States|1912}}) and {{SS|Skudd IV|1929|2}} ({{flag|Norway}})<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039922/><ref name=CoM>{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/70.html |title=City of Mandalay |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 February 2012}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{SS|Clan Chisholm|1937|2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=World War II: The cargo ship (7,256 GRT, 1937) was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|150|nmi|km}} north north west of Cape Finisterre (approximately {{coord|44|57|N|13|40|W}}) by {{GS|U-48|1939|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of four of her 78 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Independence Hall|1920|2}} ({{Flag|United States|1912}}).<ref name=NH1039922/><ref name=CC>{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/71.html |title=Clan Chisholm |publisher=Uboat |access-date=14 February 2012}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{SS|Huntsman||2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was sunk with demolition charges in the [[South Atlantic]] ({{coord|16|00|S|17|00|W}}) by {{ship|German cruiser|Admiral Graf Spee||2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}), that had captured her on 10 October. Her crew survived. (Look 10/10/1939)<ref name=Mareud/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.maritimequest.com/freighters/02_pages/h/huntsman_1921_page_1.htm |title=Huntsman |publisher=maritimequest.com |access-date=17 October 2019}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{HMS|Iron Duke|1912|6}} 
|flag={{naval|United Kingdom}}
|desc=World War II: The {{sclass|Iron Duke|battleship|2}} (21,250/24,000 t, 1914) was attacked by four [[Junkers Ju 88]] aircraft of 1 ''Staffeln'', [[Kampfgeschwader 30]], [[Luftwaffe]] at [[Scapa Flow]] and was beached to prevent her sinking.<ref name=SK1039/> Twenty-five crew were killed. She was later repaired and returned to service.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}
}}
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|ship={{ship|German trawler|V 804 Skolpenbank||2}} 
|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}
|desc=World War II: The ''[[vorpostenboot]]'' struck a [[naval mine|mine]] and sank in the [[North Sea]] off [[Schiermonnikoog (island and municipality)|Schiermonnikoog]], [[Friesland]], Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?16495 |title=V-804 (Skolpenbank) (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |language=en, de |access-date=1 December 2011}}</ref> 
}}
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|ship= {{SS|Yorkshire|1919|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=World War II: [[Convoy HG 3]]: She was a [[cargo liner]] torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|700|nmi|km}} west of [[Bordeaux]], [[Gironde]], France ({{coord|44|52|N|14|31|W}}) by {{GS|U-37|1938|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 58 of the 281 people on board. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Independence Hall|1920|2}} ({{Flag|United States|1912}}).<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039922/><ref name=Yorkshire>{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/72.html |title=Yorkshire |publisher=Uboat |access-date=11 February 2012}}</ref><ref name=HW509>{{cite web |url=http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=509 |title=Yorkshire |publisher=The Yard |accessdate=24 February 2017}}</ref>
}}
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==18 October==
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|ship={{SS|Gonzenheim|1930|2}} 
|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: The [[cargo ship]] was intercepted in the [[Denmark Strait]] ({{coord|63|25|N|12|00|W}}) by {{HMS|Rawalpindi}} ({{naval|UK}}) and was scuttled by her crew.<ref name=NH1039922/> 
}}
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==19 October==
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{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{SS|City of London|1891|2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[coastal trading vessel|coaster]] collided in the [[River Thames]] with a Dutch vessel and was beached at World's End, [[Tilbury]], [[Essex]].<ref name=Times201039>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Steamers in Collision Off Tilbury |date=20 October 1939 |page=5 |issue=48441 |column=D }}</ref>
}}
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|ship=''Martha''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 30-[[fishing vessel]] was wrecked on either [[Walrus and Kritskoi Islands|Walrus Island]] ({{coord|56|01|40|N|160|50|00|W|name=Walrus Island}}) or Deer Island near [[Nelson Lagoon, Alaska|Nelson Lagoon]], [[Territory of Alaska]], after a storm carried away her [[rudder]]. Her four crew survived.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksm>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-m/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)]</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{ship|Soviet submarine|ShCh-424||2}} 
|flag={{navy|Soviet Union|1935}}
|desc=The {{sclass|Shchuka|submarine}} collided in [[Kola Bay]] with the [[fishing trawler]] ''RT-43'' ({{flag|Soviet Union|1936}}) and sank with the loss of 34 of her 44 crew.<ref name=Mareud/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?170637 |title=ShCh-424 |publisher=wrecksite.eu |access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Disasters of the Deep: A Comprehensive Survey of Submarine Accidents & Disasters |first=Edwyn |last=Gray |publisher=Pen and Sword |year=2006 |page=136 |isbn=0-85052-987-5}}</ref>
}}
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==20 October==
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|ship={{ship||Azariah|Thames barge|2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[Thames barge]] sank in the [[North Sea]] off [[Burnham-on-Crouch]], [[Essex]].<ref name=Azaria>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?7415 |title=Azariah (poss) (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref> (Look 29 September 1939)
}}
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|ship={{SS|Gustaf Adolf|1920|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Sweden}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: The [[cargo ship]] was [[torpedo]]ed, shelled and sunk in the North Sea {{convert|50|nmi|km}} north of [[Sullom Voe]], [[Shetland Islands]] ({{coord|61|00|N|0|48|E}}) by {{GS|U-34|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Biscaya|1939|2}} ({{flag|Norway}}).<ref name=NH1039922/><ref name=GA>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12905 |title=SS Gustav Adolf (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref><ref name=GAU34>{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/73.html |title=Gustaf Adolf |publisher=Uboat |access-date=7 February 2012}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{SS|Sea Venture|1930|2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=World War II: The [[cargo ship]] was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the North Sea east of the Shetland Islands ({{coord|60|50|N|0|15|E}}) by {{GS|U-34|1936|2}} ({{navy|Nazi Germany}}). All 25 crew were rescued by the [[Lerwick]] [[lifeboat (rescue)|lifeboat]].<ref name=NH1039922/><ref name=SV>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12904 |title=SS Sea Venture (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref><ref name=SVU34>{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/74.html |title=Sea Venture |publisher=Uboat |access-date=7 February 2012}}</ref>
}}
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==21 October==
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|ship= {{SS|Capitaine Edmond Laborie|1923|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|France}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: The [[cargo ship]] struck a [[naval mine|mine]] and sank in the [[North Sea]] {{convert|1.5|nmi|km}} east of the ''[[Inner Dowsing Lightship]]'' ([[File:Trinity House Ensign.svg|22px]] [[Trinity House]]) ({{coord|53|19|50|N|0|38|20|E}}). Her crew were rescued by the Gorleston Lifeboat ''Louise Stephens'' ([[File:Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg|25px]] [[Royal National Lifeboat Institution]]).<ref name=NH1039922/><ref name=CEL>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11181 |title=SS Capitaine Edmond Laborie (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref><ref name=Deodata/> The wreck was dispersed by explosives.<ref name=Merchant457>{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=457 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{MV|Deodata|1897|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|Norway}}
|desc=World War II: The [[tank ship|tanker]] struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off [[Great Yarmouth]], [[Norfolk]] ({{coord|53|21|00|N|0|36|09|E}}). Her crew were rescued by the Gorleston Lifeboat ''Louise Stephens'' ([[File:Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg|25px]] [[Royal National Lifeboat Institution]]).<ref name=Deodata>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?68416 |title=SS Deodata (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref><ref name=Deodata2>{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/deodata.html |title= M/T Deodata |publisher=Warsailors |access-date=12 January 2012}}</ref> The wreck was subsequently dispersed by explosives.<ref name=Jordan559>{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=559 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{SS|Lake Neuchatel|1907|2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|government}}
|desc=World War II: The special service ship was scuttled as a [[blockship]] in Kirk Sound, [[Scapa Flow]], [[Orkney Islands]]. She was refloated in June 1948 and scrapped.<ref name=LN>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?61066 |title=SS Lake Neuchatel (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref><ref name=Jordan517>{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=517 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{SS|New Mathilde|1906|2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship foundered in the [[South China Sea]] {{convert|3|nmi|km}} off [[Kwangchowan]], [[French Indo-China]].<ref name=NM>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?132184 |title=SS New Mathilde (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref><ref name=NM37>{{cite web |url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/37/37b0627.pdf |title=Lloyd's Register, Navires a Vapeur et a Moteurs |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |access-date=1 December 2011}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{SS|Orsa|1924|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a [[naval mine|mine]] and sank in the North Sea {{convert|15|nmi|km}} off [[Flamborough Head]], [[North Riding of Yorkshire|Yorkshire]] with the loss of 16 of her 20 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Woolston|L49|6}} ({{naval|UK}}.<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039922/><ref name=Orsa>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?68675 |title=SS Orsa (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref><ref name=OrsaU15>{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/75.html |title=Orsa |publisher=Uboat |access-date=2 February 2012}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{SS|Poseidon|1922|2}} 
|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}
|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was captured in the [[Denmark Strait]] ({{coord|67|08|N|21|18|W}} by {{HMS|Scotstoun}} ({{naval|UK}}). She was taken in tow by {{HMS|Transylvania}} ({{naval|UK}}) on 25 October but scuttled by her two days later after the towline parted in a blizzard.<ref name=NH1039922/>
}}
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|ship={{ship|German trawler|V 701 Este||2}} 
|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}
|desc=World War II: The ''[[vorpostenboot]]'' struck a mine and sank in the [[Baltic Sea]] off [[Møn]], Denmark with the loss of 70 of her 75 crew.<ref name=SK1039>{{cite web |url=http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/39-10.htm |title=1939 Oktober |publisher=Württembergische Landesbibliothek |language=de |access-date=4 March 2015}}</ref><ref name=NH1039922/><ref name=Times231039b>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Nazi Patrol Ship Sunk By Mine |date=23 October 1939 |page=8 |issue=48443 |column=B }}</ref><ref name=V701>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?16494 |title=V-701 (Este) (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref> 
}}
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==22 October==
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|ship= {{MV|Trevanion|1937|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: The [[cargo ship]] was shelled and sunk in the [[South Atlantic]] ({{coord|19|40|S|4|02|W}}) by {{ship|German cruiser|Admiral Graf Spee||2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}).<ref name=Mareud/>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{SS|Whitemantle|1920|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a [[naval mine|mine]] and sank in the [[North Sea]] {{convert|5|to|6|nmi|km}} off the [[Withernsea Lighthouse]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire|Yorkshire]] with the loss of fourteen of her crew.<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039922/> 
}}
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==23 October==
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|ship= {{SS|Albania|1903|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|Sweden}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: The [[cargo ship]] struck a [[naval mine|mine]] and sank in the [[North Sea]] {{convert|4|nmi|km}} off the ''[[Humber Lightship]]'' ([[File:Trinity House Ensign.svg|22px]] [[Trinity House]]) ({{coord|53|37|07|N|0|20|00|E}}) with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Channel Fisher|1921|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039922/><ref name=Albania>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?68838 |title=SS Albania (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref><ref name=Jordan571>{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=571 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{SS|Emmy Friederich|1904|2}} 
|flag={{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}
|desc=World War II: The [[tank ship|tanker]] was intercepted in the [[Yucatán Channel]], [[Gulf of Mexico]] by {{HMS|Caradoc|D60|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) and {{HMCS|Saguenay|D79|6}} ({{naval|Canada|1911}}). She was scuttled by her crew.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?166488 |title=SS Emmy Friederich (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=4 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Dinklage |first1=Ludwig |last2=Witthöft |first2=Hans Jürgen |title=Die deutsche Handelsflotte 1939-1945. Unter bes. Berücks. d. Blockadebrecher. Band 1 |date=1971 |publisher=Musterschmidt |location=Göttingen |isbn=9783788114060 |pages=198–201 |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Lloyd's Register of Ships: Steamer & Motorships |date=1939 |publisher=Lloyd's Register of Shipping |location=London |url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/39/39b0286.pdf |access-date=4 March 2021}}</ref> 
}}
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==24 October==
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|ship={{SS|Izan Maru|1918|2}}
|flag={{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}}
|desc=The cargo ship was driven ashore at [[Okha, Soviet Union]]. She was refloated on 24 January 1941 and towed in to [[Iloilo City|Iloilo]], Philippines. She was declared a [[constructive total loss]].<ref name=Jordan539>{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=539 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{SS|Konstantinos Hadjipateras|1913|2}} 
|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: The [[cargo ship]] struck a [[naval mine|mine]] and sank in the [[North Sea]] off the ''[[Inner Dowsing Lightship]]'' ([[File:Trinity House Ensign.svg|22px]] [[Trinity House]]) ({{coord|53|20|57|N|0|36|54|E}}) with the loss of four of her 31 crew. Survivors were rescued by the Gorleston Lifeboat ''Louise Stephens'' ([[File:Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg|25px|border]] [[Royal National Lifeboat Institution]]). The wreck was dispersed by explosives in July 1947.<ref name=NH1039922/><ref name=Deodata/><ref name=KH>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11182 |title=SS Konstantinos Hadjipateras (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref><ref name=KHU19>{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/81.html |title=Konstantinos Hadjipateras |publisher=Uboat |access-date=3 February 2012}}</ref><ref name=Jordan526>{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=526 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{SS|Ledbury|1912|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|100|nmi|km}} west of [[Gibraltar]] ({{coord|36|01|N|7|22|W}}) by {{GS|U-37|1938|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}), while she was rescuing survivors of {{SS|Menin Ridge|1924|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}). All 31 crew were rescued by {{SS|Crown City|1920|2}} ({{flag|United States|1912}}).<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039922/><ref name=Ledbury>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?14929 |title=SS Ledbury (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref><ref name=LedburyU36>{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/79.html |title=Ledbury |publisher=Uboat |access-date=11 February 2012}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{SS|Menin Ridge|1924|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk {{convert|100|nmi|km}} west of [[Gibraltar]] ({{coord|36|01|N|7|22|W}}) by {{GS|U-37|1938|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of twenty of her 25 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Crown City|1920|2}} ({{flag|United States|1912}}).<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039922/>
}}
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|ship= {{SS|Tafna|1930|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed sunk in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|84|nmi|km}} west of Gibraltar ({{coord|35|44|N|7|23|W}}) by {{GS|U-37|1938|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of two of her 33 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Douglas|D90|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039922/><ref name=Tafna>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?14930 |title=SS Tafna (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref> 
}}
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==25 October==
{{shipwreck list begin |date=25 October 1939 |sort=}}
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|ship={{SS|Amvrakia|1896|2}} 
|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}
|desc=The [[cargo liner]] ran aground on [[Euboea]] Island and was wrecked. Seven passengers died.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?240600 |title=Amvrakia (+1939) |publisher=wrecksite.eu |access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.historisches-marinearchiv.de/projekte/verluste_griechenland/ausgabe.php?lang=1&rubrik=%&where_value=515 |title=Amvrakia |publisher=historisches-marinearchiv.de |access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.protothema.gr/stories/article/718246/megala-nauagia-stis-ellinikes-thalasses-1900-1950/ |title=Losses in Aegean Sea |date=October 2017 |publisher=protothema.gr |access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{GS|U-16|1936|2}} 
|flag={{navy|Nazi Germany}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: The [[German Type II submarine|Type IIB submarine]] was [[depth charge]]d and sunk in the [[English Channel]] off [[Dover]], [[Kent]], United Kingdom by {{HMS|Cayton Wyke}} and {{HMS|Puffin|L52|6}} (both {{naval|UK}}) with the loss of all 28 crew.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uboat.net/boats/u16.htm |title=The Type IIB Boat U-16 |publisher=Uboat |access-date=25 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101103144953/http://www.uboat.net/boats/u16.htm |archive-date=3 November 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
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==27 October==
{{shipwreck list begin |date=27 October 1939 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{SS|Bronte|1919|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: [[Convoy OB 25]]: The [[cargo ship]] was [[torpedo]]ed and damaged in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] west of Ireland ({{coord|49|30|N|12|15|W}}) by {{GS|U-34|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) She was taken in tow by {{ship|ST|Englishman||2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}) but was scuttled on 30 October by {{HMS|Esk|H15|6}} ({{naval|UK}}) at {{Coord|50|07|N|10|36|W}}. There were no casualties.<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039922/><ref>{{cite web |title=Bronte |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/82.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=22 July 2021}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{ship|USC&GS|Mikawe}} 
|flag=[[File:Flag of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.svg|22px]] [[United States Coast and Geodetic Survey]]
|desc=The [[hydrographic survey]] [[Launch (boat)|launch]] was destroyed by fire in a fueling incident at [[Norfolk, Virginia]]. 
}}
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==28 October==
{{shipwreck list begin |date=28 October 1939 |sort=}}
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|ship= ''Lynx II'' 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: The [[fishing trawler]] was shelled and sunk in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] north west of the [[Orkney Islands]] ({{coord|59|50|N|4|20|W}}) by {{GS|U-59|1939|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). There were no casualties. The crew, along with all survivors from ''St. Nidan'' ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}) were rescued by ''Lady Hogarth'' ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).<ref name=NH1039922/><ref name=Lynx>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?60218 |title=FV Lynx II (GY-401) (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref><ref name=SN/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/83.html |title=Lynx II |publisher=uboat.net |access-date=28 October 2019}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= ''St. Nidan'' 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=World War II: The fishing trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of the Orkney Islands ({{coord|59|50|N|4|20|W}}) by {{GS|U-59|1939|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}). Her crew were rescued by ''Lynx II'' ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039922/><ref name=SN>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11230 |title=FV St. Nidan (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/84.html |title=St Nidan |publisher=uboat.net |access-date=28 October 2019}}</ref>
}}
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==29 October==
{{shipwreck list begin |date=29 October 1939 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{SS|Malabar|1938|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: [[Convoy HX 5A]]: The [[cargo ship]] was [[torpedo]]ed and sunk in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|60|mi|km}} west north west of [[Bishop Rock]] ({{coord|49|57|N|7|37|W}}) by {{GS|U-34|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of five of her 75 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{HMS|Grafton|H89|6}} ({{naval|UK}}).<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039922/><ref name=Malabar>{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/85.html |title=Malabar |publisher=Uboat |access-date=7 February 2012}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{SS|Varangmalm|1919|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Norway}}
|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a [[naval mine|mine]] and sank in the [[North Sea]] ({{coord|53|50|N|0|17|E}}) with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the [[fishing trawler]] ''Conida'' ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).<ref name=NH1039922/><ref name=Varangmalm>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?68724 |title=SS Varangmalm (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=1 December 2011}}</ref> The wreck was subsequently dispersed by explosives.<ref name=Jordan566>{{cite book |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham publishing |location=London |year=1999 |page=566 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}</ref>
}}
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==30 October==
{{shipwreck list begin |date=30 October 1939 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{SS|Cairnmona|1918|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: [[Convoy HX 5B]]: The [[cargo ship]] was [[torpedo]]ed and damaged in the [[North Sea]] off [[Rattray Head]], [[Aberdeenshire]] ({{coord|57|38|N|1|45|W}}) by {{GS|U-13|1935|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of three of her 44 crew. She was taken in tow by {{ship|ST|Englishman||2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}) but sank later that day. Survivors were rescued by {{HMT|River Lossie}} ({{naval|UK}}).<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039922/><ref name=Cairnmona>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11226 |title=SS Cairnmona (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref><ref name=CairnmonaU13>{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/88.html |title=Cairnmona |publisher=Uboat |access-date=2 February 2012}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{SS|Juno|1920|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Finland}}
|desc=World War II: The cargo ship struck a [[naval mine|mine]] and sank in the North Sea off [[Withernsea]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire|Yorkshire]] ({{coord|53|40|N|0|17|E}}) with the loss of all six crew.<ref name=NH1039922/><ref name=Juno>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?137350 |title=SS Juno (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{HMS|Northern Rover}} 
|flag={{naval|United Kingdom}}
|desc=World War II: The [[armed boarding vessel]] was torpedoed and sunk in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] north west of the [[Orkney Islands]] by {{GS|U-59|1939|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 27 crew.<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039922/><ref name=NR>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?13031 |title=HMT Northern Rover (+1939) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=HMS Northern Rover (4.58) |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/86.html |website=uboat.net |access-date=27 July 2021}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{SS|Thrasyvoulos|1912|2}} 
|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}
|desc=World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|160|nmi|km}} west of Ireland ({{coord|49|25|N|11|18|W}}) by {{GS|U-37|1938|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 22 of her 28 crew. Survivors were rescued by {{SS|Havmøy|1937|2}} ({{flag|Norway}}).<ref name=Mareud/> 
}}
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==31 October==
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|ship= {{SS|Baoulé|1921|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|France}}
|desc=[[World War II]]: [[Convoy 20K]]: The [[cargo ship]] was shelled and sunk in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|45|nmi|km}} west north west of [[A Coruña]], Spain ({{coord|43|48|N|9|08|W}}) by {{GS|U-25|1936|2}} ({{Navy|Nazi Germany}}) with the loss of 13 of her 46 crew.<ref name=Mareud/><ref name=NH1039922/><ref name=Baoule>{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/89.html |title=Baoulé |publisher=Uboat |access-date=4 February 2012}}</ref> 
}}
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==References==
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{{shipevents|1939}}
{{WWII shipwrecks}}

[[Category:Lists of shipwrecks by year|1939-10]]
[[Category:Maritime incidents in October 1939| ]]