List of shipwrecks in July 1939

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

2 July

 * SS Notraco (🇫🇮 Finland): The cargo ship ran aground at Östergarn, Sweden. Refloated on 4 July.

4 July

 * SS Louise Moller (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The cargo ship became stranded on Mamay Island (34.2°N, 125.31667°W). Refloated the next day.

5 July

 * SS Rim (🇵🇦 Panama): The passenger ship caught fire west of Symi, Greece and was wrecked.

6 July

 * MV Houston City (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground on Quelpart Island, Korea. Later refloated and sailed to Shanghai, China for repairs. Damage described as "considerable".
 * MV Pamia ( undefined): The cargo ship ran aground 4 nmi east of Cape Sidi Freuch, Algeria. Refloated on 8 July.

8 July

 * Patria (🇩🇪 Germany): The cargo ship ran aground in Risøysund, near Måløy, Norway. Refloated on 12 July.

9 July

 * SS Capiro (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The cargo ship caught fire and came ashore at Parrita, Costa Ricar. Declared a total loss.
 *  Nobless (🇸🇪 Sweden): The sailing ship caught fire and sank at Bunsbuttelkoog, Germany.

10 July

 * SS Marina (1935) (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground in the Martin Garcia Channel, Argentina.

11 July

 * MV Fram (🇳🇱 Netherlands): The cargo ship ran aground off Rhyl Pier, Rhyl, Denbighshire, United Kingdom. Refloated the next day.
 * SS Keyholt (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground at Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada. Refloated on 13 July.
 * HMS Tarantula : The Insect-class gunboat ran aground in the Canton River, China. She was later refloated by a British destroyer.

12 July

 * SS Taian Maru No.2 (🇯🇵 Japan): The cargo ship ran aground of Saddle Island, Torres Strait, Australia.

14 July

 * SS Ullapool (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground in the Martin Garcia Channel, Argentina. Refloated on 17 July.

15 July

 * SS Lornaston (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground in the Martin Garcia Channel, Argentina. Refloated on 17 July.

18 July

 * SS Bokuyo Maru (🇯🇵 Japan): The cargo liner caught fire and sank in the Pacific Ocean with the loss of two crew. The rest of the crew and all passengers on board were rescued by an American tanker.
 * SS Port Bowen (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): The refrigerated cargo ship ran aground off Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand.

19 July

 * SS Acropolis (🇬🇷 Greece): The passenger ship ran aground at Burj, 8 nmi south of Chalkis. Refloated on 25 July.

21 July

 * SS Edgar F. Luckenbach (🇺🇸 United States): The cargo ship collided with the wharf at New Orleans, Louisiana and was severely damaged. She was beached to prevent her sinking. She later sank.

22 July

 * HMAS Stalwart (H14) : The S-class destroyer was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean at -34.99833°N, 151.60111°W.

24 July

 * SS Imberie (🇧🇷 Brazil): The dredger foundered at -15.7°N, -38.86667°W.

25 July

 * SS Mount Rhodope (🇬🇷 Greece): The cargo ship ran aground in the Pará River, Brazil. Refloated on 29 July.

27 July

 * SS Sunic (🇫🇷 France): The tanker collided with SS Grangesberg (🇸🇪 Sweden) in dense fog 30 nmi south of the Eddystone Lighthouse (49.91667°N, -4.5°W). Both ships caught fire. Sunic was abandoned by her crew; 24 of her 34 crew were rescued by Grangesberg. They were later transferred to SS Dartford (🇬🇧 United Kingdom) and landed at Falmouth, Cornwall. Sunic later capsized and sank. Grangesberg also put in to Falmouth, on fire and severely damaged. Her captain was lost overboard as a result of the collision.

31 July

 * SS Syoan Maru (🇯🇵 Japan: The cargo ship ran aground at Aimirisaki, Sakhalin, Soviet Union. Refloated 4 August.