List of shipwrecks in May 1940
Ship Country Description
Franz Haniel Germany World War II : The cargo ship ( 2188 gt ) struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Kiel , Germany
Galaxias Greece World War II : The cargo ship ( 4393 gt , 1917 ) was bombed and sunk in the English Channel off Dieppe , Seine-Inférieure , France , by Luftwaffe aircraft . All crew were rescued
Jaguar French Navy World War II : Operation Dynamo : The Chacal -class destroyer was torpedoed and damaged in the North Sea off Dunkerque , France , by motor torpedo boats S-21 and S-23 ( both Kriegsmarine ) and beached ( 51°03′N 02°22′E / 51.050°N 2.367°E / 51.050 ; 2.367 ) . She was then destroyed by bombing with the loss of 13 crew
Orage French Navy World War II : The Bourrasque -class destroyer was bombed and sunk off Boulogne , France , by Luftwaffe aircraft . 28 crew were killed
Sigurds Faulbaums Belgian Navy World War II : The cargo ship ( 3256 gt , 1913 ) was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the Noord Hinder Lightvessel ( 51°29′N 2°38′E / 51.483°N 2.633°E / 51.483 ; 2.633 ) by U-9 ( Kriegsmarine ) The whole crew were rescued by Graaf Visart ( Belgium )
Terieven Denmark World War II : The fishing vessel was intercepted in the North Sea ( 56°55′N 6°50′E / 56.917°N 6.833°E / 56.917 ; 6.833 ) by HMS Tetrarch ( Royal Navy ) and was scuttled by her
The list of shipwrecks in May 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1940. Most of the ships listed here were lost in connection with World War II.