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The list of shipwrecks in February 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1940.(This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.)

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  • The list of shipwrecks in February 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1940.(This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.) (en)
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  • World War II: Convoy OG 18: The cargo liner straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cape Finisterre by with the loss of eight of her 86 crew. The ship broke in two, with the stern section sinking. The bow section sank two days later. The survivors were rescued by and . (en)
  • The cargo ship collided with some flotsam in the North Sea and sank. All 19 crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The was bombed and damaged in the North Sea off Kinnaird Head, Aberdeenshire by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of KG26, Luftwaffe with the loss of 55 crew. She was taken in tow by but the tow parted. HMS Speedwell and then attempted to take HMS Sphinx in tow but were unsuccessful. The survivors were rescued by . HMS Sphinx capsized the next day and drifted ashore. She was declared a total loss. (en)
  • The coaster disappeared in a storm in the Argean Sea between Creta and Piraeus with all 13 hands. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OB 84: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Cornwall by with the loss of one of her 77 crew. The survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Cape Finisterre, Spain by . All crew were rescued by the fishing boat Manin and landed at Á Coruña. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OGF 19: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Cape Finisterre, Spain by with the loss of five of her 38 crew. The survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Hebrides, United Kingdom ) by . All 36 crew survived and were rescued by but two died when that ship was damaged by a torpedo from two days later. (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground near Kyparissia, Greece. She was raised in April but was declared a total wreck. (en)
  • World War II: The ferry struck a mine and sank in Liverpool Bay . All people aboard were rescued by . (en)
  • The cargo ship sank in the North Sea off Montrose, Angus, United Kingdom. At the time she was being towed to Scapa Flow to be used as a blockship by the tug Prizeman, and the mate of the tug was lost attempting to free the tow. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy FN 102: The cargo ship struck a mine in the North Sea north of Cromer Norfolk and sank with the loss of one of her 32 crew. The survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • The coaster ran aground at Azemmour, Morocco and was wrecked. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea west of Utsira, Norway by with the loss of one of her 15 crew. The survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground at Boddam, Aberdeenshire and was wrecked. All 33 crew were rescued by coastguard life-saving apparatus. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy AN 8442: The tanker struck a mine and was damaged in the North Sea off Withernsea, Yorkshire . All 43 crew members were rescued by , and . The tug was despatched to tow British Councillor into port, but the tanker sank the next day. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy ON 15: The cargo ship collided with in the North Sea and sank with the loss of two crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy RS 10: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre by with the loss of all 42 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by with the loss of all 17 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea west of Norway by . All 30 crew were rescued by . (en)
  • The , 159-gross register ton steam tanker sank without loss of life in of water in Long Island Sound north of Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, and south of Great Captain Island off Greenwich, Connecticut, at after striking pack ice. (en)
  • The auxiliary minesweeper collided with in the English Channel off Cap Griz Nez, Pas-de-Calais and sank. All crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Ireland by with the loss of 15 of her 20 crew. The survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • The schooner was sunk in the North Sea off Methil, Fife, United Kingdom by an accidental engine explosion. Two crew were killed, seven survived. (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground near Chittagong, India and was wrecked. (en)
  • The cargo ship collided with in The Downs, Kent, United Kingdom and sank. The whole crew survived. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea north west of the Schouwenbank, Netherlands by . All 20 crew were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted by in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Frio, Brazil and was scuttled by her crew. The whole crew was rescued by the Dorsetshire. (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea north east of Aberdeen by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of KG26, Luftwaffe with the loss of all 16 crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OG 16: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk off the mouth of the Tagus, Portugal by . All 54 crew were rescued by . (en)
  • The trawler ran aground near Omonville-la-Rogue, France and was wrecked. All 21 crew were rescued by the local life-boat. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Cape Finisterre, Spain by . All 35 crew were rescued by and the trawler Milin . (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground on Ilhéu de Cima, Cape Verde Islands and was wrecked. The whole crew was rescued by a Portuguese warship. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea east of Caithness, United Kingdom, by with the loss of nine of her 20 crew. The survivors were rescued by and the trawler Standard . (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground at Melby, Shetland Islands and was wrecked. All 35 crew survived. (en)
  • The tanker struck a submerged object in the Atlantic Ocean north west of the Azores, Portugal and broke in two. The bow section sank. Seven crew and five gunners were lost. There were 28 survivors. The stern section was towed to Oran, Algeria in April 1940. Surviving wartime damage, it was sold to Norway in 1949, a new bow section was built and she returned to service as Sirefjell. (en)
  • World War II: The Admiralty-requisitioned cargo ship was scuttled in Kirk Sound, Scapa Flow as a block ship. Broke up in a gale in the winter of 1940–1941 and scrapped. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea east of the Shetland Islands by with the loss of all 35 crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 18: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and in the Atlantic Ocean north west of the Fastnet Rock , by with the loss of four of her 34 crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 19: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and damaged in the North Sea east of the Orkney Islands by . She was taken in tow but was torpedoed and sunk the next day by and broke in two. Four of her crew were killed. Thirty-three survivors were rescued by . The bow section sank, whilst the stern section was beached in Inganess Bay, Orkney Islands for the salvage of her cargo of aircraft, timber and wheat. She was declared a total loss. (en)
  • The coaster sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea east of the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. All 16 crew were rescued by the trawler Avonside . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HN 14: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom, by with the loss of 31 of the 43 people on board, which included survivors from , nine of them being killed. The survivors were rescued by and landed at Invergordon, Ross and Cromarty. (en)
  • World War II: The trawler was damaged by an explosion, possibly due to a British mine, in the North Sea and sank under tow before reaching a coast. All twelve crew were rescued by the fishing vessel Vikingbank . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea south east of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom by with the loss of 12 of her 29 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea east by north of Aberdeen by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of KG26, Luftwaffe. All ten crew were rescued by and . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the Maasbank Buoy by . All 48 crew were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of KG26, Luftwaffe with the loss of 20 of her 21 crew. (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground at the mouth of the Guadalquivir near Bonanza, Spain and was wrecked. The whole crew was saved. (en)
  • World War II: The Type VIIB submarine was depth charged and sunk in the North Sea off the Orkney Islands, United Kingdom by with the loss of all 42 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Ireland by with the loss of one of her 30 crew. The survivors were rescued by the trawler Jan de Waele . (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of ten of her 15 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea east of the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom by with the loss of all 17 crew. (en)
  • The coaster ran aground near Kentish Knock Lightvessel in the Thames Estuary and was wrecked. All seven crew were rescued, one of them after drifting three days. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Bishop Rock, United Kingdom ) by . All 40 crew and 8 passengers were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the Irish Sea while sailing from Holyhead to Workington. Six crew were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The trawler was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Cornwall by with the loss of one of her 11 crew. The survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The blockade runner ran aground off Skjervøy, Norway and was wrecked. The whole crew was rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The fishing boat was rammed and sunk off the Dogger Bank, North Sea by . The German ship deliberately avoided rescuing survivors. All four crewmen died. (en)
  • World War II: The coastal tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk by with the loss of all 17 crew. (en)
  • World War II: Altmark Incident: The tanker ran aground in Jøssingfjord, Norway trying to evade . British sailors boarded the ship and liberated the 299 British merchant sailors held aboard after a fight during which 7 German sailors were killed and 11 wounded. Later refloated, she was repaired and returned to service as . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 20: The cargo ship was last seen in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ouessant, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 41 crew. (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground at Skudenes, Rogaland and was wrecked. There were no casualty. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Moray Firth by with the loss of all 34 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea north east of the Shetland Islands United Kingdom by with the loss of 14 of the 24 people aboard. The survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • The 12-gross register ton, scow sank in Nazil Bay on the coast of Atka Island in the Aleutian Islands. (en)
  • The fishing sloop sank off Brest, France, after a collision with the submarine . All five crew were killed. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine in the Firth of Forth and sank. All 27 crew were rescued by . (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground on the east coast of the United Kingdom. All 11 crew were rescued by the motor lifeboat Augustus and Laura. The ship was raised and resumed service, being lost in 1941. (en)
  • The motor boat struck rocks off Les Sables d'Olonne, Vendée and was wrecked. The whole crew was saved. (en)
  • The trawler sank in the North Sea after hitting an unknown object. Her crew was saved by another trawler. (en)
  • The coaster collided in the North Sea off Haugesund, Rogaland with and sank. All aboard were rescued by the Wipunen. (en)
  • The cargo ship collided with in the Indian Ocean off Durban, South Africa with the loss of 16 of her 35 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea north of Inverness-shire with the loss of two of her 36 crew. The survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 18 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The Type IIC submarine was depth charged, torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea south of the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom by , , and with the loss of one of her 25 crew. The survivors were rescued by HMS Inglefield and HMS Imogen. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of 16 of her 33 crew. The survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean approximately south west of Land's End, Cornwall by with the loss of one of her 73 crew. The survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: Operation Wikinger: The struck a mine in the Dogger Bank whilst attempting to rescue survivors from Leberecht Maass and sank with the loss of all 308 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Hebrides, United Kingdom by with the loss of all 34 crew. (en)
  • The ship ran aground and was wrecked near Port Eynon, Glamorgan. Her 37 crew were rescued by the Mumbles Lifeboat. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off New Aberdour, Morayshire, United Kingdom by with the loss of nine of her 23 crew. The survivors were rescued by and . (en)
  • World War II: The Type IXA submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 49 crew. (en)
  • The cargo ship foundered in a storm in the Atlantic Ocean north west of the Azores, Portugal. The 25 crew members were rescued in difficult conditions by and . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy FS 93: The tanker struck a mine and was damaged in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk with the loss of four of her 47 crew. The survivors were rescued by and . British Officer attempted to tow British Triumph. The tug was sent out, but British Triumph sank before she arrived. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland by with the loss of all 15 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by The ship was split in two, with the bow section sinking that day and the stern section sometime afterwards. All 25 crew were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The refrigerated cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Irish Sea off Liverpool, Lancashire with the loss of two of her 64 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground at Cornaa, Isle of Man and was wrecked. All ten crew members were saved by the motor life-boat Lady Harrison. (en)
  • The coaster sank in the Irish Sea south south west of the Smalls Lighthouse, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. There were no casualties. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was scuttled as a blockship in Skerry Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands. (en)
  • Winter War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk off Mäntyluoto, Finland by Soviet aircraft. (en)
  • The cargo ship collided with in the North Sea off the Longstone Lighthouse, Northumberland, United Kingdom and sank. All 14 crew were rescued by HMS Jackal. (en)
  • The cargo ship was driven ashore by bad weather in Saltwick Bay near Whitby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom with the loss of six of her ten crew. (en)
  • The launch burned after an engine explosion off Shark Island in Sydney Harbour, Australia. All six occupants were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Cape Villano by with the loss of 22 of her 29 crew. The survivors were rescued by the fishing vessel Tritonia . (en)
  • The fishing boat struck rocks off Île d'Yeu, Vendée and was wrecked. All five crew members were lost. (en)
  • The four-master schooner disappeared in the Atlantic with all 10 crew while carrying coal from Hampton Roads to the Canary Islands. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea east of the Orkney Islands, United Kingdom by with the loss of all 18 crew. (en)
  • The cargo motor vessel sank after a collision with the iron paddle steamer in the Solent. Her three crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HN 12: The D-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Duncansby Head, Caithness by with the loss of 156 of her 161 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The trawler disappeared in a terrific explosion off the coast of Fife with the loss of all nine crew. She was sunk either by a mine or Heinkel He 111 aircraft of KG26, Luftwaffe. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy FS 106: The collier struck a mine and was damaged in the North Sea . She was taken in tow by but struck another mine and sank with the loss of four of the 43 crew. The survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay by with the loss of 26 of her 39 crew. The survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom by . All 27 crew were rescued by and . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk by with the loss of two of her 11 crew. The survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of County Clare, Ireland by with the loss of 13 of her 24 crew. (en)
  • The tug collided with in Hampton Roads and sank. The damaged destroyer rescued her 11 crew members. The wreck was later raised and scrapped. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off St Abb's Head, Berwickshire, United Kingdom by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of KG26, Luftwaffe. All 15 crew left the ship safely in two lifeboats. The nine men in the first were rescued by motor life-boat Frank and William Oates, but the other capsized in the breakers while trying to reach land at Berwick upon Tweed, with the loss of five of the six men aboard. (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler was bombed and sunk in the North Sea north east of Aberdeen by Heinkel He 111 aircraft of KG26, Luftwaffe with the loss of six crew. The survivors were rescued by and . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea north of Kinnaird Head, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom by with the loss of 13 of her 20 crew. The survivors were rescued by the trawler Loch Hope . (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by with the loss of all nine crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Moray Firth by with the loss of 13 of her 41 crew. Survivors were rescued by and the trawler Standard . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea east of Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom by with the loss of one of her 29 crew. Survivors were rescued by and . (en)
  • World War II: The trawler struck a mine in the North Sea north west of the West Hinder Lightship and sank with all four hands. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy FS 103: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk. All crew were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: Operation Wikinger: The was bombed and damaged by a Heinkel He 111 aircraft of X Fliegerkorps, Luftwaffe. She strayed into a minefield in the Dogger Bank, struck a mine and sank with the loss of 282 of her 342 crew. The survivors were rescued by , and . (en)
  • World War II: The Type VIIA submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Firth of Clyde by with the loss of 25 of her 42 crew. (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground at Fast Castle Point, Berwickshire and was wrecked. All aboard were rescued by the motor life-boat Annie Ronald and Isabella Forrest. (en)
  • World War II: Altmark Incident: The cargo ship was intercepted west of Jøssingfjord, Norway by and was scuttled by her crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea north of Kinnaird Head, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom by with the loss of ten of her 20 crew. The survivors were rescued by the trawler Loch Hope and cargo ship (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine off the mouth of the Tay, Scotland and sank killing the master, his wife and 5 crewmembers of the 19 people on board. (en)
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