List of shipwrecks in December 1939
Ship Country Description
Germaine Greece World War II : The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 51°00′N 12°18′W / 51.000°N 12.300°W / 51.000 ; -12.300 ) by U-48 ( Kriegsmarine ) . The crew were rescued by HMS Wanderer ( Royal Navy )
Harfry United Kingdom The cargo ship ( 909 gt , 1924 ) collided with Luso ( Portugal ) in the North Sea off Dunkerque , Nord , France and was beached
H C Flood Norway World War II : The cargo ship ( 1907 gt , 1917 ) struck a mine and sank in the North Sea ( 55°02′00″N 01°12′00″W / 55.03333°N 1.20000°W / 55.03333 ; -1.20000 ) with the loss of four of her 21 crew
Rosa Belgium World War II : The cargo ship ( 1146 gt ) struck a mine and sank off St Mary 's Island ( 55°01′42″N 01°13′00″W / 55.02833°N 1.21667°W / 55.02833 ; -1.21667 )
Ragni Norway World War II : The cargo ship ( 1264 gt , 1919 ) struck a mine and sank off the mouth of the Tyne ( 55°02′N 1°12′W / 55.033°N 1.200°W / 55.033 ; -1.200 ) with the loss of six of her 19 crew
Strindheim Norway World War II : The cargo ship ( 321 gt , 1923 ) struck a mine and sank off the mouth of the Tyne ( 55°02′37″N 01°17′35″W / 55.04361°N 1.29306°W / 55.04361 ; -1.29306 ) with the loss of nine of her 11 crew
Ursus Sweden World War II : The cargo ship ( 1499 gt , 1902 ) struck a mine and sank in the North Sea north of North Foreland , Kent ( 51°35′N 1°36′E / 51.583°N 1.600°E / 51.583 ; 1.600 ) with the loss of nine of her 20 crew . Survivors were rescued by the trawler Brindus ( Netherlands )
The list of shipwrecks in December 1939 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1939. Most of the ships listed here were lost in connection with World War II.