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 For the loss of the Swedish ship Stråssa on this date, see the entry for 10 April 1940
12 May
13 May
14 May
15 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
Unknown date
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