List of shipwrecks in January 1939

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

6 January

 * SS Authorpe (🇵🇦 Panama): Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Alicante by Nationalist aircraft. Refloated in 1939 and seized by the Spanish Government, repaired and returned to service as Alhucemas.

14 January

 * SS Cabo Cullera (🇪🇸 Spain): Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Tarragona by Spanish Nationalist aircraft.

18 January

 * ITALIAN TANKER Giove : The naval tanker ran aground in the Rooka Channel, Shatt el Arab, Iraq. Refloated on 20 January after discharging 3,000 tons of oil.

23 January

 * SS African Mariner (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Barcelona by Nationalist aircraft. Two crew were killed. She was refloated on 18 April 1939 and seized by the Spanish Government, repaired and returned to service as Castillo Montjuich.
 * SS Argentina (1913) (🇪🇸 Spain): Spanish Civil War:The passenger ship was bombed and sunk at Barcelona. Later raised and scrapped.
 * HMS Medea : The M15-class Monitor (warship) parted her tow and was driven ashore at Trebetherick Point, Cornwall with the loss of one of her four crew.

24 January

 * SS Miocene (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Barcelona by Nationalist aircraft. Refloated in 1940, confiscated by the Spanish Government but scrapped in 1944.

25 January

 * SS Azelma (🇫🇷 France): Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Sant Feliu de Guíxols by Nationalist aircraft. Refloated in 1940, confiscated by the Spanish Government and returned to service as Castillo Javier.

26 January

 * SS Yolande (🇫🇷 France): Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Barcelona by Nationalist aircraft.

27 January

 * SS Foynes (🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Spanish Civil War: The tanker was bombed and damaged at Valencia. She capsized and sank the next day. She was refloated on 23 November, repaired and entered Spanish service as Castillo Riaza.
 * SS Suzy (🇬🇷 Greece): Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and severely damaged at Valencia.

28 January

 * HMS Medea : The minelayer ran aground at Padstow, Cornwall and sank.
 * ST Virgil G. Bogue (🇺🇸 United States): The tug collided with SS Point Lobos (🇺🇸 United States) in the Oakland Estuary, California and sank.

Unknown date

 * FV Crisabelle Stephen (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The fishing vessel ran aground and sank.