List of shipwrecks in April 1940

The list of shipwrecks in April 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1940. Most of the ships listed here were lost in connection with World War II.

World War II: Operation Weserübung: The Sleipner-class destroyer was bombed and sunk off Stavanger, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft with the loss of eight of her 75 crew.

World War II: Operation Weserübung: The supply ship was captured off Stavanger, Norway by HNoMS Æger ( Royal Norwegian Navy) and sunk.

World War II: Second Battle of Narvik: The Type 1934A-class destroyer was scuttled in the Norwegian Sea off Narvik, Norway.

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