List of shipwrecks in November 1939

The list of shipwrecks in November 1939 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during November 1939. Most of the ships listed here were lost in connection with World War II.

1 November

 * SS Mervyn (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The cargo ship collided with another vessel and sank in the Bristol Channel off St Davids, Pembrokeshire.
 * MV Mim (1938) (🇳🇴 Norway): The cargo ship ran aground on Reef Dyke Skerry, North Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands (59.35°N, -2.37111°W) whilst on her maiden voyage. She broke up the next day.

3 November

 * SS Canada (1935) (🇩🇰 Denmark): World War II: The cargo liner struck a mine in the North Sea off Holmpton, Yorkshire (53.66667°N, 0.28333°W) and sank. All 64 crew were rescued by SS Ringhorn (1920) (🇳🇴 Norway).

4 November

 * SS Mercia (1897) (🇸🇪 Sweden): The cargo ship sank in the Baltic Sea off Bornholm, Denmark.
 * SS Nicolaos M Embiricos (🇬🇷 Greece): World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off the Goodwin Sands, Kent near the Sandettie Lightship (🇬🇧 United Kingdom with the loss of one crew member. Survivors were rescued by the North Goodwin Lightship (🇬🇧 United Kingdom and a Dutch ship.
 * SS Sig (1924) (🇳🇴 Norway): World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank off the mouth of the Humber (53.71667°N, 0.28333°W) with the loss of three of her nineteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the fishing boat Ellen M (🇬🇧 United Kingdom).

6 November

 * SS Hansi (1922) 🇳🇴 Norway): The cargo ship ran aground in the Orkney Islands, United Kingdom and was wrecked. All crew survived.

8 November

 * HMT Kingston Arogonite sank.

9 November

 * SS Carmarthen Coast (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 3 nmi off Seaham, Co Durham with the loss of two of her seventeen crew. Survivors were rescued by the Seaham lifeboat.
 * MV Pacific Coast (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The cargo ship was sunk by an onboard explosion at Brest, Finistère, France.

12 November

 * MV Arne Kjøde (🇳🇴 Norway): World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean north east of the Butt of Lewis, Isle of Lewis(58.85°N, -8.11667°W by GS U-41 (1939) with the loss of five of her 39 crew. She broke in two and was later scuttled by Royal Navy ships. The bow section was taken in tow by HMS Guardian (1932) and HMS Isis (D87) (both ). The crew were rescued by HMS Isis, which shelled and sunk the bow section at 59.1°N, -6.91667°W on 15 November. The stern section was scuttled by HMS Chitral (F57)  at 59.33333°N, -7.2°W).
 * HMT Cape Comorin : The naval trawler ran aground at Whitby, Yorkshire and was wrecked. Later salvaged, repaired and returned to service.
 *  Cresswell (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: The trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isle of Lewis by GS U-41 (1939) with the loss of six of her thirteen crew. Survivors were rescued by U-41 and later transferred to the trawler Phyllisia (🇬🇧 United Kingdom).
 * SS Deerpool (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: The cargo ship ran aground 3 nmi off Spurn Head, Yorkshire and sank. All crew were rescued. The wreck was dispersed in 1948.
 * SS Elsie (1906) (🇫🇮 Finland): The cargo ship ran aground on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands and broke her back, a total loss.
 * SS Fireglow (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The cargo ship struck the wreck of SS Canada (1935) (🇩🇰 Denmark in the North Sea 2 nmi east of Holmpton, Yorkshire (53.66667°N, 0.28333°W) and sank. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.
 * SS Mecklenburg (1921) (🇩🇪 Germany): World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean north west of the Faroe Islands (62.61667°N, -10.6°W) by HMS Delhi (D47) . She was scuttled at 63.15°N, -11.63333°W). All 63 crew were rescued by HMS Delhi.

13 November

 * HMS Blanche (H47) : World War II: The B-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary with the loss of two crew. Survivors were rescued by the tugs ST Fabia & ST Lady Brassey and the trawler Kesterel (all 🇬🇧 United Kingdom).
 * SS Loire (1928) (🇫🇷 France): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Malaga, Spain (36.26667°N, -2.21667°W) by GS U-26 (1936).
 * M-41 became stranded in the North Sea.
 * GERMAN MINESWEEPER M-132 : World War II: The minesweeper was damaged by the explosion of a depth charge in the North Sea off List, Schleswig-Holstein and was beached. She was declared a total loss.
 * SS Matra (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: Convoy HXF 7: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 1 nmi east of the Tongue Lightship (🇬🇧 United Kingdom) with the loss of sixteen crew. The ship was beached.
 * SS Parana (🇩🇪 Germany): World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Denmark Strait (65.8°N, -25.31667°W) by HMS Newcastle (C76) and was scuttled. The crew were rescued by HMS Newcastle.
 * MV Ponzano (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The cargo ship sank in the North Sea off Margate, Kent (51.48333°N, 1.41667°W). The crew were rescued by two Norwegian fishing boats.
 * SS Sirdhana (1925) (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: The sunk by a mine 3 nmi outside Singapore Harbour with the loss of 20 lives.

14 November

 * SS Alaska (1922) (🇫🇷 France): The cargo ship collided with SS Dotterel (🇬🇧 United Kingdom) in the English Channel 12 nmi south east of the Owers Lightship (🇬🇧 United Kingdom). Alaska sank early the next day with the loss of two crew. Survivors were rescued by SS Sardinian Prince (🇬🇧 United Kingdom and HMS Scimitar (H21).
 * HMS Blanche (H47) : World War II: The B-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary with the loss of one of her 138 crew.
 * SS Dryburgh (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The cargo ship struck the sunken wreck of (SS Canada (1935) (🇩🇰 Denmark) in the North Sea 2 nmi off Holmpton, Yorkshire (53.66667°N, 0.28333°W) and was holed. An attempt was made by ST Yorkshireman (🇬🇧 United Kingdom) to tow and beach her, but she capsized and sank.
 * Maurice-Marguerite (🇧🇪 Belgium): World War II: The fishing vessel struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Gravelines, Nord, France with the loss of three crew.

15 November

 * SS Alaska (1922) (🇫🇷 France): The cargo ship collided with SS Dotterel (🇬🇧 United Kingdom in the English Channel off the Owers Lightship (🇬🇧 United Kingdom) and sank with the loss of all hands.
 * SS Africa Shell (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mozambique Channel 160 nmi north east of Lourenço Marques, Mozambique (-24.75°N, 35°W) by Admiral Graf Spee.
 * SS Baikal ( Soviet Union): The cargo ship struck a rock and sank in the Arctic Sea off Spitsbergen, Norway.
 * SS Georgios (🇬🇷 Greece): The cargo ship struck the wreck of SS Canada (1935) (🇩🇰 Denmark) in the North Sea 2 nmi off Holmpton, Yorkshire (53.66667°N, 0.28333°W) and sank. All 23 crew were rescued by the Grimsby lifeboat.
 * SS Nida (🇱🇹 Lithuania): The cargo ship struck a mine in the Baltic Sea off Tallinn and sank.
 * SS Panevezys (🇱🇹 Lithuania): The cargo ship struck a mine in Baltic Sea 2 nmi south of the Revelstein Reef and sank.
 * SS Woodtown (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea north of Margate, Kent. Eight lives were lost.

16 November

 * SS Arlington Court (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: Convoy SL 7A: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 230 nmi south west of Start Point, Cornwall (48.23333°N, -11.7°W) by GS U-43 (1939) with the loss of five of her 34 crew. Survivors were rescued by SS Algenib (🇳🇱 Netherlands) and SS Spinanger (🇳🇴 Norway).
 * MTB 6 : The motor torpedo boat was rammed and sunk by HMS Dainty (H53).
 * MV Sliedrecht (🇳🇱 Netherlands): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nmi south of Rockall, United Kingdom by GS U-28 (1936) with the loss of 26 of her 31 crew. Survivors were rescued by the trawler Merisia (🇬🇧 United Kingdom).

17 November

 * SS Kaunas (🇱🇹 Lithuania): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 6.5 nmi west north west of the Noord Hinder Lightship by GS U-57 (1938) with the loss of one of her sixteen crew.

18 November

 * SS Simon Bolivar (🇳🇱 Netherlands): World War II: The ocean liner struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom (51.81667°N, 1.68333°W) with the loss of 86 lives. Survivors were rescued by HMT Cape Warwick, HMT Daneman, HMS Greyhound (H05), HMT Lady Elsa, HMT Man o'War, HMT Wellard (all ) and ST Fairplay II (🇬🇧 United Kingdom).
 * SS Blackhill (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the Longsand Head Lightship (🇬🇧 United Kingdom) with the loss of one crew member. Survivors were rescued by HMS Gipsy (H63).
 * SS Carica Milica ( undefined): World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 3.5 nmi north of the Shipwash Lightship (🇬🇧 United Kingdom). All crew were rescued.
 * SS Parkhill (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea (58.11667°N, -2.3°W) by GS U-22 (1936) with the loss of nine crew.
 * Wigmore (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: Convoy IFC: The trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 25 nmi north by west of Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire (57.98333°N, -2.1°W) by GS U-22 (1936) with the loss of all sixteen crew.

19 November

 * SS B O Borjesson (🇸🇪 Sweden):World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 4.5 nmi off Spurn Head, Yorkshire (53.76667°N, 0.21667°W) with the loss of six crew. Survivors were rescued by the trawlers Frascati (🇬🇧 United Kingdom) and HMT Rose of England.
 * SS Bowling (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 6 nmi north north east of the Longstone Lighthouse (55.75°N, -1.58333°W) by GS U-13 (1935) with the loss of all thirteen crew.
 * SS Darino (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre, Spain (44.2°N, -11.11667°W) by GS U-41 (1939) with the loss of sixteen of her 27 crew. Survivors were rescued by U-41 and later transferred to SS Caterina Gerolimich ( undefined).
 * SS Grazia (1923) ( undefined): World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 5 nmi north of North Foreland, Kent with the loss of six of her 30 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Gipsy (H63) and HMS Griffin (H31) (both ).
 * SS Pensilva (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: Convoy OG 7: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay (46.85°N, -1.6°W) by GS U-49 (1939) . Survivors were rescued by HMS Echo (H23).
 * SS Rhuys (🇫🇷 France): World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 2.5 nmi south of the Humber Lightship (🇬🇧 United Kingdom) with the loss of sixteen of her 33 crew.
 * SS Stanbrook (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk 8 nmi off the mouth of the Tyne by GS U-57 (1938) with the loss of all twenty crew.
 * SS Torchbearer (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 2 nmi north north east of the Shipwash Lightship (🇬🇧 United Kingdom) with the loss of four of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Greyhound (H05).

20 November

 * SS Bertha Fisser (🇩🇪 Germany): World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Iceland (64.16667°N, -15.23333°W) by HMS Chitral (F57) and was scuttled by her crew. HMS Chitral rescued them.
 * Delphine (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 20 nmi north by east of Tory Island, County Donegal, Ireland by GS U-33 (1936) . All crew were rescued.
 * HMT Mastiff : World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 1 nmi off the Tongue Lightship (🇬🇧 United Kingdom) with the loss of six crew. Survivors were rescued by HMT Cape Spartel and the Margate lifeboat.
 * Sea Sweeper (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nmi north north west of Tory Island by GS U-33 (1936) . All crew were rescued by the trawler Lois (🇬🇧 United Kingdom).
 * Thomas Hankins (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 14 nmi north west of Tory Island by GS U-33 (1936) . All crew were rescued.
 * GERMAN PATROL BOAT V-209 : World War II: The vorpostenboot was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 100 nmi west of Helgoland (54.53333°N, 5.16667°W) by HMS Sturgeon (73S).

21 November

 * HMS Belfast (C35) : World War II: the Town-class cruiser struck a mine in the Firth of Forth off the Isle of May (56.1°N, -2.91667°W). She was severely damaged with her back broken and one crew member fatally injured. She was towed to Rosyth, Fife by the tugs ST Bramham, ST Bulger, ST Grangebourne, ST Krooman and ST Oxcar (all 🇬🇧 United Kingdom). Repairs took until November 1942 to complete.
 * HMS Gipsy (H63) : World War II: The G-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex with the loss of 30 of her 146 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Keith (H06) and HMS Griffin (H31) (both ).
 * Les Barges II (🇫🇷 France): World War II: The trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (45.58333°N, -3.36667°W) by GS U-41 (1939) . All fifteen crew were rescued by the fishing vessel Paz y Trabajo (🇪🇸 Spain).
 * FRENCH MINESWEEPER Ste. Claire : World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Strait of Dover 10 nmi south east of Folkestone, Kent with the loss of all eleven crew.
 * Sulby (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: The trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 73 nmi north west of Rathlin Island, County Donegal, Ireland by GS U-33 (1936) with the loss of five of her twelve crew.
 * SS Tenerife (🇩🇪 Germany): World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean west of Iceland (62.41667°N, -20°W by HMS Transylvania (F56) and was scuttled by her 73 crew, who were rescued by HMS Transylvania.
 * Terukuni Maru (🇯🇵 Japan): World War II: The Terukuni Maru-class ocean liner struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 1.5 nmi off the Sunk Lightship (🇬🇧 United Kingdom). All 206 passengers and crew were rescued.
 * William Humphries (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 73 nmi north west of Rathlin Island by GS U-33 (1936) with the loss of thirteen crew.

22 November

 * SS Adolph Woermann (🇩🇪 Germany): World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean off Ascension Island (-10.65°N, -5.73333°W) by her crew when HMS Neptune (20) attempted to apprehend her. The crew were rescued by HMS Neptne.
 * SS Antiochia (🇩🇪 Germany): World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean south of Iceland by HMS Laurentic (F51) ( and was scuttled by her crew at 62.25°N, -15.13333°W.
 * HMS Aragonite : World War II: The ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Deal, Kent.
 * SS Arijon (🇫🇷 France): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay (45.66667°N, -4.83333°W) by GS U-43 (1939).
 * HMS Bruce (D81) : The Scott-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight.
 * SS Elena R (🇬🇷 Greece): World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the English Channel 2 nmi south of The Shambles Lightship (🇬🇧 United Kingdom) (50.5°N, -2.35°W) with the loss of all 35 crew.
 * SS Geraldus (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 3 nmi off the Sunk Lightship (🇬🇧 United Kingdom). Survivors were rescued by HMS Wivern (1919).
 * SS Lowland (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Clacton-on-Sea, Essex with the loss of nine of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by HMT Myrtle.
 * SS Nicolaos Piangos (🇬🇷 Greece): The cargo ship collided with SS Brarena (🇳🇴 Norway) in the North Sea and sank.

23 November

 * SS Borkum (1922) (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: The captured German cargo ship was shelled and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean west north west of the Orkney Islands (59.55°N, -3.95°W) by GS U-33 (1936) with the loss of four German crew. Survivors were rescued by HMT Kingston Beryl and HMT Kingston Onyx (both ). Borkum was abandoned and came ashore in Papa Sound, but was declared a total loss. She was refloated on 18 August 1940 and scrapped at Rosyth, Fife in October 1940.
 * SS Hookwood (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: Convoy FS 40: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 3.5 nmi east north east of the Tongue Lightship (🇬🇧 United Kingdom) with the loss of two of her seventeen crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Bittern (L07).
 * HMS Rawalpindi : World War II: The armed merchant cruiser was shelled and sunk north of the Faroe Islands by Battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst (both ) with the loss of 238 of the 286 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Gneisenau, Scharnhorst, and HMS Chitral (F57).

24 November

 * SS Iris (🇸🇪 Sweden): The cargo ship grounded at Tallinn, Estonia. She was later refloated and temporary repairs were effected for a return to Sweden. The ship was then laid up.
 * SS Mangalore (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Spurn Head Yorkshire.
 * SS Pegu (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The cargo liner became stranded at Liverpool, Lancashire. She broke in two and was declared a total loss.

25 November

 * SS Charles Livingston 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: the cargo ship came ashore at Ainsdale, Lancashire in a gale. Ten crew rescued, 23 killed.
 * SS Gerrit Fritzen (1910) (🇩🇪 Germany): The cargo ship was wrecked on Schiermonnikoog, Friesland, Netherlands.
 * SS Royston Grange (1918) (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: Convoy SL 8B: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Cornwall (49.25°N, -9.26667°W) by GS U-28 (1936) . All crew were rescued by the trawler Romilly (🇬🇧 United Kingdom).
 * SS Uskmouth (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Cape Finisterre, Spain (43.38333°N, -11.45°W) by GS U-43 (1939) with the loss of two of her 25 crew. Survivors were rescued by FRENCH DESTROYER L'Indomptable  and SS Juventus ( undefined).
 * GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT V-301 : World War II: The vorpostenboot struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Langeland, Denmark.

26 November

 * SS Pilsudski (🇵🇱 Poland): World War II: The troopship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber, United Kingdom (53.25°N, 0.5°W) with the loss of 10 of her 89 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Valorous (L00).
 * SS Quenast (🇧🇪 Belgium): The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea 3 nmi north of the Noord Hinder Lightship with the loss of 3 of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by SS Paris (1922) (🇳🇴 Norway).

27 November

 * Gustaf E. Reuter (🇸🇪 Sweden): World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 14 nmi west north west of Fair Isle, United Kingdom, by GS U-48 (1939) with the loss of one of her 34 crew. She was taken in tow by HMT Kingston Beryl  but broke in two the next day, with the bow section sinking. The stern section was later scuttled by Royal Navy ships. Survivors were rescued by HMT Kingston Beryl and the Lerwick lifeboat Lady Jane and Martha Ryland (RNLI FLAG.png Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
 * SS Spaarndam (🇳🇱 Netherlands): World War II: The cargo liner struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 2 nmi north east of the Tongue Lightship (🇬🇧 United Kingdom) with the loss of seven crew.

28 November

 * RFA Birchol ( The tanker ran aground off South Uist and was wrecked.
 * SS Rubislaw) (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 1.5 nmi east north east of the Tongue Lightship (🇬🇧 United Kingdom) with the loss of thirteen crew. Survivors were rescued by a Royal Navy trawler.
 * SS Waikouaiti (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground on Dog Island, New Zealand and was wrecked. Her crew survived.

29 November

 * SS Ionian (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: Convoy FN 43: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 1.5 nmi off the Newarp Lightship (🇬🇧 United Kingdom) (52.75417°N, 1.9375°W). All 37 crew were rescued by HMS Hastings (L27).
 * GS U-35 (1936) : World War II: The Type VIIB submarine was sunk in the North Sea (60.88333°N, 2.78333°W) by depth charges from HMS Icarus (D03), HMS Kashmir (F12) and HMS Kingston (F64) (all ). All 43 crew were rescued and taken as prisoners of war.

30 November

 * SS Jaameri (🇫🇮 Finland: The coaster sank at Liinahamari.
 * MV Realf (🇳🇴 Norway): World War II: The tanker struck a mine and was damaged in the North Sea south east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire (53.91667°N, 0.36667°W) with the loss of one of the 43 people on board. Survivors were rescued by SS Santa Gata ( undefined). Realf sank the next day.
 * SS Sheaf Crest (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Margate, Kent (51.53333°N, 1.43333°W) with the loss of one of her 30 crew. Twelve survivors were rescued by ORP Blyskawa.
 * SS Syvri (🇫🇮 Finland): The coaster sank at Liinahamari.
 * GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT V-704 : World War II: The vorpostenboot struck a mine in the Baltic Sea off Trelleborg, Skåne, Sweden and was severely damaged. She was beached but declared a total loss.