List of shipwrecks in April 1939

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

1 April

 * Antioquia (🇨🇴 Colombia): The river steamer sank at Barranquilla.

2 April

 * SS Capitaine Damiani (🇫🇷 France): The tanker ran aground at Port-de-Bouc, Bouches-du-Rhône and was holed. Refloated after 250 tons of oil was offloaded.

3 April

 * SS Henry S. Grove (🇺🇸 United States): The cargo ship ran aground at Balboa, Panama. Refloated the next day.

7 April

 *  Carl Vinnen (🇩🇪 Germany): The schooner ran aground in the San Pedro Channel, Argentina.
 *  Shengjin ( Albania). The patrol boat was hit by artillery fire from Italian warships and sank at the port of Durres during the Italian invasion of Albania.

8 April

 * MV Coryda (🇳🇱 Netherlands): The tanker ran aground at Gibraltar. Refloated the same day.
 * SS Koura (🇫🇮 Finland: The cargo ship ran aground off Jastarnia, Poland.
 * SS Temple Bar (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground 20 nmi south of Cape Flattery, Washington, United States and was abandoned by her crew. She was declared a total loss.
 * SS Trak (🇹🇷 Turkey): The passenger ship ran aground in the Gulf of Mudania and was severely damaged. Refloated the next day and escorted to Istanbul for repairs.

9 April

 * MV Asnæs (🇩🇰 Denmark): The cargo ship collided with SS Butt (🇩🇪 Germany) in the Kiel Canal, Germany and was beached. A Lloyd's Open Form contract for her salvage was annulled by the company appointed to salvage her due to the situation the ship was in. She was formally abandoned by her owners leaving the canal authorities to arrange salvage on a special contract.
 * SS Hilary (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The cargo liner ran aground at Carmel Head, Anglesey and was holed. All passengers were taken off by lifeboat. Refloated later that day and sailed to Liverpool, Lancashire for inspection.

12 April

 * SS Elengo A Kydoniefs (🇬🇷 Greece): The cargo ship ran aground at Almadies, French West Africa and was a total loss. All crew were rescued.
 * SS Hebrides (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground in fog at Pollywilline, Mull of Kintyre, Argyllshire. Refloated undamaged later that day.
 * MV Sapphire (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The coaster collided with SS Clan Cameron (1937) (🇬🇧 United Kingdom) 15.5 nmi off St David's Head. Two of her nine crew were killed. Sapphire was taken in tow by ST Neptunia (🇩🇪 Germany) and SS Warden (🇬🇧 United Kingdom) but sank 7 nmi south of the South Bishop Lighthouse.
 * MV Zeester (🇳🇱 Netherlands): The coaster came ashore at Scroby, Norfolk. She was later refloated.

13 April

 * MV Passaic Sun (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The tanker came ashore at Rockport, Maine. It was estimated that 70,000 impgal of cargo would need to be unloaded before the ship could be refloated.

14 April

 * SS Eskdalegate (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground in the River Parana, Argentina. Refloated the next day.

15 April

 *  Brooklands (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The schooner was driven ashore at Ballyhack, County Wexford, Ireland.
 * SS Pollenzo ( undefined): The cargo ship ran aground in the Kiel Canal, Germany. Later refloated.

17 April

 * SS Ellenis (🇬🇷 Greece): The cargo ship came ashore on Thassos. Refloated on 20 April.

18 April

 * Eileen (🇦🇺 Australia): The ketch was wrecked near Point Charles, Northern Territory.
 * SS Paris (1916) (🇫🇷): The ocean liner caught fire and capsized in Le Havre harbour. Scrapping did not occur for almost a decade due to World War II.

19 April

 * SS Inspiration (🇳🇮 Nicaragua): The cargo ship ran aground at Banes, Cuba and was severely damaged.
 * SS Valley Camp (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground in the St. Lawrence River at Brockville and was holed. Refloated on 23 April after 900 tons of cargo was offloated. Drydocked for repairs.

20 April

 * SS Tahime Maru (🇯🇵 Japan): The cargo ship ran aground at Ohtamisaki.

22 April

 * SS Mayflower (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The coaster ran aground in Liverpool Bay. Refloated on 30 April.
 * SS Syotoku Maru (🇯🇵 Japan): The cargo ship ran aground in fog at Okujiri Island. Refloated on 26 April.

24 April

 * SS Start Point (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground in Hell Gate, New York, United States and was damaged. Later refloated with the assistance of tugs.
 * SS Pilar de Larrinaga (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground in the Saigon River, French Indo-China. Refloated on 27 April.

25 April

 * SS Kinko Maru (🇯🇵 Japan): The cargo ship collided with SS Seiko Maru (🇯🇵 Japan) off Moji. Both vessels sank but all on board were rescued.

27 April

 * SS Ida Z O ( undefined): The cargo ship ran aground in the Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Refloated the next day.
 * SS Sandy Hook (🇺🇸 United States): The pilot boat collided with MV Oslofjord (🇳🇴 Norway) off the Ambrose Lightship and sank. All crew rescued by Oslofjord.
 * MV Toneline (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The tanker ran aground south of Tuzla, Yugoslavia.