List of shipwrecks in May 1940

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

World War II: The troopship was bombed and sunk in Gratangen, off Foldvik by aircraft of Lehrgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe, with the loss of eighteen lives.

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

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

For the loss of the Swedish ship Stråssa on this date, see the entry for 10 April 1940 World War II: Operation Dynamo: The ferry was bombed and sunk off Dunkerque with the loss of 26 lives.