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The list of shipwrecks in December 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 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 December 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 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: The trawler was sunk by enemy action. (en)
  • World War II: The sailing boat was rammed and sunk in the Adriatic Sea off Brindisi by . All six crew survived. (en)
  • thumb|Innisfallen World War II: The ferry struck a mine off the Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, United Kingdom and sank with the loss of four of the 220 people on board. (en)
  • World War II: The tug was bombed and sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • The ketch ran aground on Cape Barren Island and was wrecked. (en)
  • World War II: The paddle steamer was bombed and sunk at Southampton, Hampshire by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OB 251: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean at approximately by with the loss of all 30 crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OG 46: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Cabo Espichel, Portugal by with the loss of 18 of her 19 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Adriatic Sea off Sazan Island, Albania by . Three crew and 90 of the 800 troops on board were killed. There were 903 survivors. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in Loch Etive, Scotland by Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I ''Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe. All crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The boom defence vessel struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary north of Sheerness with the loss of 17 crew members. (en)
  • World War II: The trawler was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by Heinkel He 115 aircraft of Küstenfliegergruppe 406, Luftwaffe. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy SC 15: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland by with the loss of all 37 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by and was abandoned by her 50 crew. The ship was still afloat the next day and the crew reboarded her. She was later towed to Freetown, Sierra Leone by . British Zeal was repaired and returned to service in February 1942. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy SC 15: The cargo ship collided with in Caernarvon Bay, Wales and sank. (en)
  • 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 . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by Royal Air Force aircraft off Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. (en)
  • The ship was towing a barge on a convoy from Granville to Jersey Channel Islands when it got into difficulty and ended up sinking in the Chausey islands. (en)
  • World War II: The armed merchant cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland by with the loss of 173 lives of the 194 crew. Survivors were rescued by , and . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 92: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of St Kilda, United Kingdom by with the loss of four of her 47 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The submarine was rammed and sunk in the Adriatic Sea, east of Brindisi ) by with all 48 hands. (en)
  • World War II: The tug was torpedoed and sunk in the Gironde Estuary by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary north of Sheerness with the loss of 17 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The tug struck a mine in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire and sank with the loss of all seven crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Cape Finisterre, Spain by . There were no survivors. All 64 crew and 44 passengers were killed. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OG 46: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Portugal by with the loss of 16 of her 21 crew. Survivors were rescued by a Royal Navy destroyer. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine in the Mediterranean Sea south of Livorno, Tuscany, Italy and sank. (en)
  • World War II: The struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Misrata, Libya with the loss of 71 crew. There were 43 survivors. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 90: The passenger ship straggled behind the convoy due to defects with her steering. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean, by with the loss of all 56 people on board. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. All crew were rescued. (en)
  • The tug sank during a storm in of water in the North Atlantic Ocean off Jones Beach Island south of Long Island, New York. The cutter took off her crew before she sank. (en)
  • World War II: The barge struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary . All crew were rescued. (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground off Utö, Finland and was wrecked. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean south of Nauru by . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OB 260: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland by with the loss of 31 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary north east of Sheerness, Kent. (en)
  • The ship ran aground on the Rodscher Bank, in the Baltic Sea and sank. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk off Egersund, Rogaland by Royal Air Force aircraft. Later raised, repaired and returned to service. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary north of Whitstable, Kent with the loss of one crew member. (en)
  • The naval tug sank in the Thames Estuary north of Sheerness with the loss of three crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OB 252: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland by with the loss of 36 crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 90: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of 25 of her 41 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy SL 58: The cargo ship was sunk in a collision with in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of 48 lives. (en)
  • World War II: The schooner was captured in the Mediterranean Sea off Bardia, Italian Libya by and scuttled. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was anchored off Vlissingen, Netherlands, when she was sunk by depth charges dropped alongside her by MTB 31 after two failed torpedo attacks. There were 9 dead and missing and 39 survivors. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 90: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland by with the loss of all 33 crew. (en)
  • 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. (en)
  • World War II: The trawler struck a mine and sank off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom . (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground on Sandray Island, Outer Hebrides and was wrecked. All 54 crew were saved. (en)
  • 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. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Pacific Ocean off Norah Head, New South Wales with the loss of seven of her 20 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Orkney Islands by with the loss of 15 of the 169 people on board; survivors were rescued by and . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Liverpool by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of one crew member. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west south west of the Slyne Head Lighthouse, County Galway, Ireland by with the loss of all 37 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean . All crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk by with the loss of 19 crew. (en)
  • The cargo ship foundered in Liverpool Bay. (en)
  • The cargo ship sank off Copenhagen. (en)
  • The coaster sank at Francavilla. (en)
  • The sailing ship was wrecked or foundered. (en)
  • The naval trawler collided with off Solum, Libya and sank. There were no casualty. (en)
  • The mooring attendant craft sank at Portsmouth, Hampshire. Refloated, but declared a total loss in January 1941 following a fire. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Juby by with the loss of one of the 28 people on board. (en)
  • World War II: The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Adriatic Sea, east of Brindisi by . There were 25 dead and 237 survivors. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine south of Livorno and sank. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary north of Whitstable, Kent with the loss of eight crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 90: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 43 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and damaged in the North Sea south east of Clacton-on-Sea, Essex by . She was taken in tow by , and but sank. (en)
  • The cargo ship suffered a boiler explosion, ran aground and was wrecked at Pickie, Bangor, Northern Ireland. The whole crew was rescued. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 90: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland by with the loss of one of her 37 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary north of the Isle of Sheppey with the loss of six of her crew. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster struck a mine in the Thames Estuary and sank north of Sheerness, Kent with the loss of six crew. (en)
  • World War II: The struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Sfax, Tunisia with the loss of all 50 crew. The date of loss was probably between the 13th and 16th. (en)
  • The coaster collided with off Sydney, Australia and sank. (en)
  • 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 . (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was shelled and sunk at Bardia, Libya by , , and . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine off Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands and sank. (en)
  • The tug sank in the Thames Estuary north of Sheerness, Kent with the loss of three crew. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster was shelled and sunk at Bardia by , , and . (en)
  • World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary south of Southend, Essex with the loss of six crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 90: The tanker straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and severely damaged in the Atlantic Ocean west of Bloody Foreland, County Donegal, Ireland by . She was torpedoed and sunk the next day at that location by . All 53 crew were rescued by . (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground off Cape Bauld, Newfoundland and was wrecked. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk by mistake in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Juby, Morocco by with the loss of 11 crew. (en)
  • The cargo ship collided with in the Kiel Canal, Germany and sank. (en)
  • The cargo ship collided with in the North Sea off Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands and sank. (en)
  • The cargo ship collided with another vessel in the North Sea east of Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire and sank. The master was lost while all other crewmen were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The minesweeping trawler was torpedoed and sunk off Great Yarmouth by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Bloody Foreland by . All crew were rescued by Empire Pride . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in Ålesund, Norway by . with the loss of all 25 hands . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea east of the Kerkennah Islands by Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 815 and 819 squadrons, Fleet Air Arm based on with the loss of 3 lives. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary south west of Southend, Essex with the loss of six crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Freiburg, Lower Saxony. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster struck a mine and then collided with and later sank in Liverpool Bay with the loss of one of her nine crew. (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground in the Wadden Sea off Scharhörn and was wrecked. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo liner was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Nauru by . (en)
  • World War II: The tug was shelled and sunk in the English Channel off Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France. (en)
  • World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary north of the Isle of Sheppey, Kent with the loss four of her six crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 92: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Hebrides, Scotland , by with the loss of all 32 crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OG 46: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of seven of her 26 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • The sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the Eddystone Rocks during a storm with the loss of 101 crew. There were only 3 survivors who were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank in Liverpool Bay off Southport, Lancashire . All crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The guard ship collided with at the mouth of the Humber. Both ships sank. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was captured and scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off Nauru by with the loss of one crew member. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker struck a mine and sank in the Thames Estuary off the Nore Lightship with the loss of all 60 people on board. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 90: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland by with the loss of all 51 crew. (en)
  • The ship was abandoned in the Bristol Channel. Her ten crew were rescued by Rachel and Mary Evans (en)
  • World War II: Convoy SC 13: The cargo ship ran aground between Inishdovey and Inishborin, County Donegal, Ireland and was wrecked with the loss of ten of her 28 crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OB 252: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ireland by . with the loss of 16 of her 31 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy SLS 56: The cargo liner straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the Slyne Head Lighthouse, County Galway Ireland by with the loss of all hands, 1 Gunner, 230 Indian sailors, and 129 crewmen. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by . All 29 crew were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean by and was scuttled. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was bombed and sunk in the Irish Sea off Wicklow Head, County Wicklow, Ireland by Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe. All crew were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler collided with at the mouth of the Humber. Both ships sank. (en)
  • World War II: The fishing vessel struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Sylt, Germany. Three crew were killed. (en)
  • 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. (en)
  • The passenger ship departed from Istanbul, Turkey carrying 327 passengers - Bulgarian Jewish refugees. She had a capacity for only 40 passengers. The ship foundered in the Sea of Marmara with the loss of 204 passengers. (en)
  • World War II:The naval trawler sank in the North Sea off Happisburgh, Norfolk as a result of a collision with . (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Ionian Sea off Punta Stilo, Calabria by . There were 29 dead and 6 survivors. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland by with the loss of five of her 32 crew. The survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary minesweeper struck a mine and was damaged in the Atlantic Ocean south of Ireland. She sank the next day whilst under tow by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea east north east off Cape Spartivento by without casualties. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OB 252: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of all 23 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The W-class destroyer struck a mine in Liverpool Bay off the Bar Lightship and was severely damaged. She was beached off Liverpool, Lancashire. Subsequently repaired and returned to service in March 1942. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy EN 35: The cargo ship ran aground off Iona, Inner Hebrides, United Kingdom and sank with the loss of all 20 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean west of Rockall, Inverness-shire by and was abandoned. She was torpedoed and sunk the next day by . One of the 90 people on board was killed. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 92: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off St Kilda, Scotland by with the loss of 22 of the 132 people on board. Survivors were rescued by , and . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OB 264: The cargo ship was sunk in a collision with in the Atlantic Ocean . All aboard were rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The destroyer was torpedoed west of Ireland by the while escorting Convoy HG 47, and managed to return to Barrow-in-Furness largely under her own power, but with 21 dead and without most of her bow (en)
  • World War II: The accommodation ship was bombed and damaged at Bordeaux, Gironde, France and was consequently beached. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Nauru by and with the loss of four crew. The survivors were taken as prisoners of war. (en)
  • World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and damaged in the Orwell Estuary off Harwich, Essex with the loss of two crew. She was taken in tow but sank. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 90: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by with the loss of five of her 39 crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west-southwest of Rockall, Inverness-shire by with the loss of all 34 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The trawler struck a mine and sank east of the Nore Sand Lightship with the loss of seven crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy SC 13: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy due to a broker rudder. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Ireland by with the loss of all 38 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Outer Hebrides by with the loss of all 36 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The T-class submarine was probably sunk in the Strait of Otranto, Italy by mines, possibly around the 18th but could have been as early as the 6th. (en)
  • The collier foundered in the Irish Sea north of Great Orme Head, Caernarvonshire with the loss of 10 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea east of Tobruk, Libya. 90 of her crew were killed. There were 39 survivors. (en)
  • World War II: The H-class destroyer struck a mine in the Mediterranean Sea off Pantelleria, east of Cape Bon in the Strait of Sicily and was damaged. She was taken in tow by , but later scuttled by . Two of her 146 crew were killed. (en)
  • The cargo ship's steering gear failed and she ran aground at Clew Bay, County Mayo, Ireland and was wrecked. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 90: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship sank three days after being intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores, Portugal by . After an attempt to scuttle her, she had been taken in tow to Gibraltar but sank en route. The 30 crew were captured. (en)
  • World War II: The was torpedoed and sunk in the Gironde Estuary, France by . 51 of her 56 crew were killed. (en)
  • The coaster foundered in Liverpool Bay off Birkenhead, Cheshire with the loss of all nine crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OB 263: The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean by . She was later torpedoed and sunk by with the loss of all 40 crew. (en)
  • The collier ran aground at Hartland Point, Devon, United Kingdom and was wrecked. (en)
  • World War II: The Landing Craft Personnel (Large) was lost on this date. (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground on Islay and was wrecked. The whole crew was rescued. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was intercepted in the Straits of Florida by and an attempt was made to scuttle her. The crew was picked up by Van Kinsbergen. The burnt-out wreck was sunk later that day by . (en)
  • World War II: The barque was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Bloody Foreland, County Donegal, Ireland by with the loss of all 18 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Sierra Leone by with the loss of two of her 42 crew. Survivors were rescued by and . (en)
  • World War II: The was torpedoed and sunk by mistake in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Juby, Morocco by with the loss of 65 of her 69 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The was bombed while in drydock at Portsmouth, Hampshire by Luftwaffe aircraft. 14 crewmen were killed. She capsized as the drydock filled with water. Raised Feb. 1941 and repaired by April 1941 and used as a hull stress test ship. (en)
  • World War II: The British steam merchant was sunk at by with all hands. (en)
  • World War II: The struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Taranto, Apulia, Italy with the loss of all 55 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The anti-aircraft vessel struck a mine in the Bristol Channel and sank. One crew was killed. (en)
  • The cargo ship ran aground near the Songvår Lighthouse, Søgne, Vest-Agder and was wrecked. All 26 crew survived. (en)
  • World War II: The tanker struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea south of Pantelleria with the loss of 2 lives. (en)
  • World War II: The landing craft was bombed and sunk at Liverpool, Lancashire by Luftwaffe aircraft. (en)
  • World War II: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Pacific Ocean east of Nauru by with the loss of two crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 97: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of the Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom by with the loss of all 35 people on board. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy FS 360: The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom by and with the loss of nine crew. (en)
  • The 10-gross register ton motor vessel was destroyed by fire off Point Highfield in Southeast Alaska. (en)
  • World War II: The A-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight while on trials with the loss of 45 dockyard workers and 151 crewmen. There were 19 survivors. (en)
  • World War II: The was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Bardia, Libya by and . One crew was killed, the 47 survivors were captured. (en)
  • World War II: The refrigerated cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Outer Hebrides by with the loss of 71 of the 99 people on board. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy OG 47: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Oporto, Portugal by with the loss of eight crew. Survivors were rescued by . (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 90: The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Outer Hebrides by with the loss of all 44 crew. (en)
  • World War II: The motor attendant craft, a former BPB 60-foot-class motor torpedo boat , struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of four crew. (en)
  • World war II: The trawler struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean . (en)
  • The cargo ship collided with off the coast of Canada and sank. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 92: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west north west of the Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom (en)
  • World War II: The coaster struck a mine and sank north west of the Isle of Sheppey, Kent off the Mouse Lightship . (en)
  • World War II: The auxiliary schooner was sunk in the Adriatic Sea by . (en)
  • World War II: The merchant ship was shelled and sunk in the Adriatic Sea, off Antivari, Yugoslavia by with the loss of all ten hands. (en)
  • World War II: The lightship tender was bombed and sunk in St. George's Channel off Carnsore Point, County Wexford, Ireland by Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe with the loss of six crew. (en)
  • World War II: The hopper barge was bombed and sunk at Liverpool by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of three crew. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy HX 91: The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. (en)
  • The cargo ship collided with another vessel off Brunsbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein and sank. (en)
  • World War II: Convoy SLS 56: The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy due to problems with her engine. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland by with the loss of all 32 crew. (en)
  • The naval trawler ran aground at Whitby, Yorkshire and was wrecked. (en)
  • The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea off Jæren, Rogaland. All six crew were rescued by a fishing vessel. (en)
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  • The list of shipwrecks in December 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 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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  • List of shipwrecks in December 1940 (en)
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