List of shipwrecks in 1939

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

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 * Aurea (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: The trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea 150 nmi east by north of the Isle of May, Fife by Luftwaffe aircraft.
 * SS Guiseppe ( undefined): The collier foundered in the North Sea off Withernsea, Yorkshire.
 * SS Kinsol (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The cargo ship sank off Sanda Island, Argyllshire.
 * HMS L21 : The L-class submarine was stranded and wrecked whilst under tow to the shipbreakers.
 * SS Ruban (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The collier ran aground on The Lizard, Cornwall and was wrecked.