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The list of shipwrecks in December 1940 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1940. Most of the ships listed here were lost in connection with World War II. __NOTOC__ ==1 December== ''For the sinking of ''Port Wellington'' on this day, see the entry for 30 November 1940 * (): World War II: Convoy HX 90: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland () by a () with the loss of seven of her 39 crew. Survivors were rescued by ().〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NAVAL EVENTS, DECEMBER 1940, Part 1 of 2, Sunday 1st – Saturday 14th )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Appalachee )〕 * (): World War II: The tanker struck a mine in mouth of the Tyne and broke in two. The stern section sank and the bow section was towed to port. Five crew were killed.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SS British Officer (aft part) (+1940) )〕 * (): World War II: The paddle steamer was bombed and sunk at Southampton, Hampshire by Luftwaffe aircraft.〔 * (): World War II: Convoy HX 90: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean () by (). She was beached in Rothesay Bay on 9 December. Subsequently repaired and returned to service in May 1941.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Loch Ranza )〕 * (): World War II: The troopship struck a mine off the mouth of the Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom and was beached at Tynemouth with her back broken. There was one casualty.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MV Oslofjord (+1940) )〕 * (): World War II: Convoy OG 46: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean () by () with the loss of one of her 29 crew. Survivors were rescued by the trawler ''Navemar'' ().〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SS Palmella (+1940) )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Palmella )〕 * (): World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium by Royal Air Force aircraft. She was later raised, repaired and returned to service.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Santos (+1940) )〕 * (): World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Cape Verde, Portugal () by () with the loss of eight of her 53 crew. 14 crew were taken as prisoners of war.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SS Tribesman (+1940) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of shipwrecks in December 1940」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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