List of shipwrecks in May 1940


The list of shipwrecks in May 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1940.

1 May

2 May

For the loss of RFA Boardale on this day, see the entry for 30 April 1940.

3 May

For the loss of HMTs Aston Villa, Gaul and St Goran on this day, see the entry for 30 April 1940.

4 May

For the loss of the Norwegian coastal tanker MV Rødskjæl'', which may have occurred on this date, see the list for April 1940.

5 May

6 May

7 May

8 May

9 May

10 May

11 May

12 May

13 May

14 May

15 May

16 May

17 May

18 May

19 May

20 May

21 May

22 May

23 May

24 May

25 May

26 May

27 May

28 May

29 May

30 May

31 May

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