This
list of shipwrecks is a list of those
sunken ships whose
remains have been located.
Africa
East Africa
Namibia
- Benguela Eagle ran aground 25 km north of the Ugab River mouth in 1975.
- Eduard Bohlen a freighter ran aground south of Conception Bay in 1909.
- Girdleness ran aground south of the Ugab River mouth in 1975.
- Montrose stranded on the beach near Terrace Bay in June 1973.
- MV Dunedin Star, ran aground on the Skeleton Coast, 80 km south of the Cunene River, on 29 November 1942.
- Otavi ran aground in Spencer Bay in 1945.f
- Shaunee ran aground in Conception Bay in 1976.
- Suiderkruis (Southern Cross) a South African trawler ran aground at Möwe Bay in 1234.
South Africa
Eastern Cape
- L'Aigle a French barque wrecked near Cape St. Francis on June 16, 1850 at
- Aurora ran aground on the Eastern Beach, East London during a strong gale on June 10, 1902.
- Bonanza went aground on the Sandy Beach (now called Orient Beach), East London on December 22, 1894.
- Doddington, an East Indiaman wrecked in 1755 at Bird Island in Algoa Bay.
- Elise Linck ran aground on the Eastern Beach, East London during a strong gale on June 10, 1902.
- SS Fidela (1873), intended to be a mail ship between Australia and New Zealand, but wrecked at Cape Recife, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape on her outward journey in 1873.
- Grosvenor a 741-ton Honourable East India Company ship ran aground about offshore on August 4, 1782, near present day Port St Johns.
- SS Kafir was damaged at the entrance to the Buffalo River Harbour (western shore), East London on December 7, 1890.
- Kapodistrias, a Greek bulk carrier wrecked at Cape Recife near Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape in 1985.
- Lady Kennaway a three masted, square rigged barque ran aground on a sand spit in the Buffalo River Mouth, East London on November 20, 1857.
- Meng Yaw, wrecked at Heide Baai near Humansdorp, Eastern Cape.
- Nossa Senhora da Atalaia do Pinheiro a Portuguese vessel wrecked 30 km northeast of East London in 1648.
- MTS Oceanos a cruise liner sank off the Transkei Coast, after leaving East London on route to Durban on August 3, 1991.
- Oranjeland ran aground on the rocks along the Esplanade in a strong gale soon after leaving the Buffalo River Harbour, East London in August 1974.
- SS Orient a Russian vessel wrecked on the eastern side of the Buffalo River mouth, East London in 1907.
- SS Lyngenfjord a Norwegian cargo steamer wrecked near Tsitsikamma River mouth, on January 14, 1900 at
- Santíssimo Sacramento, a Portuguese vessel wrecked at Sardinia Bay near Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape in 1647.
- Safmarine Agulhas a cargo vessel ran aground just metres off East London Harbour's breakwater in rough seas at approximately 21:15 on June 26, 2006, while leaving the port. She split into two pieces on August 12, 2006.
KwaZulu-Natal
- Ivy ran aground off Port Edward and became wedged on rocks with its cargo intact in 1876.
- São Bento a Portuguese ship sank south of Port Edward 1554.
- São João a Portuguese galleon sank off the coast of Port Edward, after running on to the coastal rocks en route back to Lisbon from the East, in June 1552.
Northern Cape
- Arosa a Cyprian freighter grounded approximately 32 km north of Hondeklip Bay in June 1976.
- Piratiny a 5000-ton Brazilian steamer ran aground in bad weather between Koingnaas and Kleinzee in June 1943.
- Border a South African freighter grounded 80 kilometers south of Port Nolloth in April 1947.
- Bechuana a South African freighter grounded 48 kilometers south of Port Nolloth in December 1950.
Western Cape
- Athens a British steamship wrecked along with 17 other while anchored in Table Bay Harbour by what later became known as the Great Gale of 1865 on May 17, 1865.
- Arniston a British East Indiaman, requisitioned for troop transport, wrecked near Waenhuiskrans, Western Cape on May 30 1815.
- Bato a 76-gun Dutch man-o-war scuttled in Simon's Town on January 9, 1806.
- HMS Birkenhead a British iron-hulled troopship that struck a submerged rock near Gansbaai, Western Cape on February 26, 1852.
- Borderer a British ship that struck a reef at Cape Agulhas, Western Cape on October 27, 1868.
- BOS 400 ran aground on Duiker point after breaking loose while being towed around the Cape Peninsular by the tug Tigr in a storm in June 1994.
- SS Bosphorus a British steam screw & sailing ship wrecked near George on October 21, 1867.
- Brederode
a Dutch East India Company (VOC) vessel struck an uncharted reef 200 km south of Cape Town in 1785. The wreck now lies near Struisbaai and Cape Agulhas.
- Britannia a British cargo and passenger ship ran ashore by its captain after it struck uncharted reef near St. Helena Bay on October 22, 1826.
- British Duke a British full-rigged iron ship wrecked in November 1888.
- Brunswick a British East Indiaman captured by the French and ran aground in Simon's Town on September 2, 1805.
- Clan Stuart a turret ship belonging to the Clan Line, wrecked in Mackerel Bay near Simonstown in 1917.
- Colebrooke a British East Indiaman that struck an uncharted reef while rounding Cape Point and ran ashore on August 24, 1778.
- Da Gama a fishing vessel sank 32 kilometers northwest of Cape Columbine in December 1979.
- Emu a Royal Navy transport wrecked near Knysna on February 11, 1817.
- Fredheim a Norwegian wooden barque wrecked near Knysna on June 23, 1897.
- Galera a Norwegian wooden barque wrecked near Mossel Bay on August 25, 1892.
- Joanna, the first East Indiaman to be wrecked off the South African coast. Wrecked near Cape Town in 1682. A considerable amount of gold was on the ship.
- Johanna Wagner a Prussian barque that ran ashore due to navigational error near Muizenberg on July 15, 1862.
- Kakapo a ship wrecked on Noordehoek Beach around 1928.
- King Cenric a Norwegian wooden sailing ship wrecked on Dias Beach, Mossel Bay on November 14, 1904. Location 34° 09.50S, 22° 06.80E
- The Centaure a French ship ran ashore near Cape Agulhas in 1750.
- Magneten a Norwegian brig wrecked near Beacon Isle, Plettenberg Bay on November 29 1872. Location: 34° 03.40S, 23° 22.80E
- SS Maori a Shaw Savill Line steamship wrecked near Llandudno, Cape Town on August 5, 1909.
- Meresteijn a Dutch vessel wrecked on a small island in Saldanha Bay on April 3, 1702.
- Nicobar, a Danish ship wrecked at Quoin Point in 1783
- Nolloth a Dutch coaster struck Albatross Rock near Oliphantsbos point, Cape Point on April 30 1965.
- Nossa Senhora dos Milagres a Portuguese ship wrecked near Cape Town in 1686.
- Queen of theThames, a luxury passenger liner wrecked near Ryspunt, near Arniston in 1871.
- São Gonçalo a Portuguese vessel wrecked in Piesang River mouth in Plettenberg Bay in July 1630.
- SA Seafarer a freighter wrecked near Green Point Cape Town during a gale on July 1 1966.
- HMS Sybille a British cruiser struck a reef near Lamberts Bay on January 17 1901.
- Tantallon Castle a Union-Castle Line vessel that ran aground on Robben Island in thick fog on May 7, 1901.
- HMS Thames a former Mersey class cruiser that became famous as the SATS General Botha, a merchant naval training ship. After retiring as a training ship, she reverted back to her original name and was sunk in False Bay near Simon's Town as a target.
- SS Thomas T. Tucker a Houston built munitions carrier ran ashore on Oliphantsbos point near Cape Point on November 27, 1942.
- Waterloo a British ship wrecked while loading whale oil on Fish Hoek beach near Cape Town on October 25, 1821.
North Africa
Algeria
Egypt
See also the section for
Red Sea- Artémis a French frigate run aground in Abu Qir Bay during the Battle of the Nile, and scuttled on August 3 1798.
- L'Orient Napoleon's flagship sunk in Aboukir Bay during the Battle of the Nile on August 1 1798.
- La Sérieuse a French frigate sunk in Aboukir Bay during the Battle of the Nile on August 1 1798.
Morocco/Western Sahara
Tunisia
- Mahdia an ancient shipwreck discovered in 1907.
West Africa
Asia
Turkey
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Japan
- SS Dakota, American passenger ship struck a reef in Yokohama Bay, March 1912.
- SS Kiche Marau, Japanese passenger ship lost in a storm off Japan with over 1000 passengers lost, September 1912.
- Kawachi, capsized with exploded by spontaneous igntion at Tokuyama, Yamaguchi, western Honshū, July 12 1918.
- SS Shiun Maru sunk between Uno and Takamatsu, Kagawa ferry by capsizing during fog off Takamatsu, Shikoku Japan, May, 1955. Killing at least 168.
- Nankai Maru, between Wakayama, Wakayama and Tokushima, Tokushima ferry, capsized off southern Awaji Island, Japan, January 1958. killing at least 167.
- Kitagawa Maru No.5, Japanese wooden passenger boat, capsized off Onomichi, Inland Sea, Japan, April 1957, killing at least 113
- Knyaz Suvorov sunk at Battle of Tsushima on May 1905.
- Borodino, sunk at Battle of Tsushima on May 1905.
- Imperator Aleksander III, sunk at Battle of Tsushima on May 1905.
- Oslyabya, sunk at Battle of Tsushima on May 1905.
- Sissoi Veliky, sunk at Battle of Tsushima on May 1905.
- Admiral Ushakov, sunk at Battle of Tsushima May 1905.
China
South Korea
- Sperwer, a Dutch Trading Ship with the VOC Ltd, was blown off course and capsized by stormy weather on Jeju-do, killing 48 people, 16 survived on August 15-16, 1653.
- Namyong ho, between Busan and Jeju-do ferry, capsized in Korea Strait, killing 323 people, only 12 are rescued on December, 1970.
- Seo Hae, capsized by stormy weather off coast of Puan, Kyeongpo, South Korea, killing 285, on October, 1993.
Bangladesh
- Shamia, double decked ferry capsized Meghna River, southern Barisa, Bangladesh, killing over 600, May, 1986
- Atlas Star, double decked ferry capsized Dhaleswar River, Munshiganj, April 1986, killing at least 500.
- MV Shalahaddin 2, between Dhaka and Patuakhali triple decked ferry, capsized by storm in Meghna River, killing 340, May, 2002
- MV Nazreen-1, capsized by flood-swollen watters, near Chandpur, killing 528, July 2003.
Russia
Europe
Canary Islands
Corsica
Croatia
Cyprus
- Kyrenia ship a Greek merchant ship dating to the 4th century BC.
Denmark
- Russian frigate Alexander Neuski ran aground off the coast of Thyborøn, a fishing village in Jutland on September 25, 1868.
- HMS Black Prince sank at the Battle of Jutland, 1916: Protected place
- HMS Defence magazine explosion during the Battle of Jutland, 1916: Protected place
- HMS Indefatigable magazine explosion during the Battle of Jutland, 1916: Protected place
- HMS Invincible shell struck magazine during the Battle of Jutland, 1916: Protected place
- HMS Queen Mary magazine explosion during the Battle of Jutland, 1916: Protected place
- HMS Warrior foundered during tow after severe damage in the Battle of Jutland, 1916: Protected place
- SMS Elbing scuttled following collision damage in the Battle of Jutland, 1916
- SMS Frauenlob torpedoed and shelled during the Battle of Jutland, 1916
- SMS Lützow scuttled after severe damage in the Battle of Jutland, 1916
- SMS Pommern magazine explosion during the Battle of Jutland, 1916
- U-20 run aground and sunk by her crew the following day, November 5, 1916.
- Linieskibet Dannebroge burnt and sunk in the Great Northern War during the Action of 4 October 1710, 1710
- Fu Shan Hai a Chinese bulk carrier sank after a collision with Gdynia on May 31, 2003.
- Swedish Tugboat Freja af Stockholm SGYO sank outside Fredrikshavn 20th February 1994. The vessel now rests on 23 meters depth in position N57 27 and E010 40
Estonia
- Maasilinn Wreck a wreck off Saaremaa island dating to the 16th century.
- MS Estonia a cruiseferry built in 1980. The ship sunk in the Baltic Sea on September 28 1994, claimed 852 lives and was one of the worst maritime disasters in modern history.
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
- Antikythera wreck a wreck on Antikythera island which contained the Antikythera mechanism and dates from approximately 86 BC.
- La Thérèse a French warship sunk off Heraklion after an accidental explosion of the powder-keg on 24 June, 1669.
- Patris a wheel steamboat, on Kea island, 1868 (Lat. 37Deg.34'44.18"N, Long. 24Deg.15'46.42"E)
- HMHS Britannic a White Star Line ocean liner sunk by flooding after striking a mine near the isle of Kea in November 1916.
- ELLI light cruiser of the Hellenic Navy sunk out of Tinos island, on 15 August 1940
- PERSEUS, H.M. Submarine sank near the island of Kefalonia , in 1941.
- Hydra D - 97 Greek destroyer sank near the islet Lagousa, in 1941.
- MIMIS tugboat that sank near the island of Aigina when it hit a mine during the Second World war
- German U-boat 133, sunk at Saronikos Gulf, after hitting a Greek mine, in 1942
- QUEEN OLGA D - 15 Greek destroyer sank in the port of Leros island, in 1943
- Panagiotis a coastal trading ship run aground on the isle of Zakynthos in October 1980, while allegedly smuggling cigarettes from Turkey.
- MS Express Samina a RORO passenger ferry capsized after hitting a rock off the holiday island of Paros on 26 September, 2000.
- MS Sea Diamond a Greek cruise ship that struck a reef off the harbor of Santorini island and sank the following day on April 6, 2007.
Iceland
Ireland
- Alondra a British steamship run aground in fog on Kedge Rocks near Baltimore Island, on December 29 1916.
- HMS Audacious a British battleship sank after striking a German mine near Lough Swilly, Ireland, October 27, 1914.
- RMS Carpathia a Cunard Line transatlantic passenger steamship torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat on July 17, 1918 off the east coast. This ship is famous for coming to RMS Titanic's Rescue in 1912.
- Chirripo a 4126-tonne Elders & Fyffes cargo liner, and banana boat running the Avonmouth to Jamaica route, either struck a mine or was torpedoed and went down near Blackhead lighthouse in Belfast Lough, on 28 December 1917 without loss of life.
- Dido sank in 1883. Location: 51°28'N; 09°19'W (Kedge Island, near Baltimore, County Cork, Ireland). DiveSiteDirectory for Dido
- SS Empress of Britain II an ocean liner bombed by aircraft and then torpedoed and sunk by U-32 on 28 October, 1940.
- Illyrian a very broken up steamer that sank in May 1884 after colliding with the cliffs in fog. Location: 51°26'N; 09°29'W (Eastern side of Cape Clear Island, County Cork, Ireland). DiveSiteDirectory for Illyrian
- Housatonic ran aground.
- Innisfallen torpedoed and sunk by U-boat U-64 26 km (16 mi) east of the Kish Light Vessel on May 23, 1918.
- Kowloon Bridge the largest wreck by tonnage in the world. It sank with its cargo of iron ore when sailing from Quebec to the River Clyde in November 1986. Location: 51°28'N; 09°14'W (Stag Rocks, near Baltimore, County Cork, Ireland). DiveSiteDirectory for Kowloon Bridge
- RMS Laconia a Cunard Line ocean liner sunk near Fastnet Rock by German submarine U-50 February 25, 1917.
- RMS Leinster the Dublin to Holyhead mailboat, torpedoed and sunk 6 km (4 mi) east of the Kish light by U-boat UB-123 on 10 October, 1918.
- RMS Lusitania a British ocean liner torpedoed and sunk by the U-boat U-20, on May 7, 1915.
- The Plassey a cargo ship which was wrecked off the coast of Inisheerin the Aran Islands in the 1960s, and has since been thrown above high tide mark at Carraig na Finise. Islanders rescued the entire crew from the stricken vessel - an event captured in a pictorial display at the National Maritime Museum in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin. The wreck is most famous for appearing in the opening credits of the comedy series Father Ted, set on the fictional island of Craggy Island.
- RMS Tayleur a White Star Line clipper ran aground and sank off Lambay Island circa 8 km (5 mi) from Dublin Bay on January 21, 1854.
- Ranga ran on rocks at Slea Head on the Dingle Peninsula in 1982. The wreck split with one part left on the rocks and the other sinking. The part remaining visible was mainly smashed by wave action, and now little of the ship remains. There is also a slight mystery about this wreck because, on the remaining bow of the wreck you can just make out the name, and it doesn't say Ranga, as this wreck was supposed to have been wrecked here on her maiden voyage, instead it says something else.
- Rochdale and Prince of Wales The Sinking of the Rochdale and the Prince of Wales in 1807, 400 were lost
- Trinidad Valencera The wreck of one of the Spanish Armada's largest ships, the 1,100-tonne Trinidad Valencera, lies 32 km (20 mi) west of Lacada Point in Kinnagoe Bay, County Donegal.
- Tullaghmurray Lass a fishing boat sank 11 km (7 mi) off Kilkeel in February 2002.
- U-260 a German U-boat scuttled 6 km (4 mi) south of Glandore on 12 March, 1945.
- Irish news headlines from leading Irish newspapers, estimates range between 7000 and 12000 ancient ships off the coast of Ireland
Italy
The Netherlands
Norway
- Scharnhorst a German battlecruiser sunk in the Battle of North Cape in December 1943.
- Blücher a German heavy cruiser sunk at the Battle of Drøbak Sound on April 9, 1940.
- MS Seattle a cargo ship damaged in crossfire on April 9 1940 and sunk at Dvergsnestangen on April 13 1940.
- FV Gaul a deep sea trawler sunk in the Barents Sea in February 1974.
- Kursk a Russian nuclear submarine lost with all hands when it sank in the Barents Sea on August 12, 2000.
- Haakon Jarl II an iron steamship sunk in the Vestfjord following collision with another ship on June 17 1924.
- M.S. Hamburg a German fish factory transport ship sunk by a British destroyer in Lofoten on March 1 1941.
- M.S. Rigel, made 1924 at Burmeister&Wain, 382 feet long and deadweigth 6850 ton sunk 27 November 1944 by Barraquda bomberplane from HMS Implacable on tour south of Sandnessjøen. 2838 people omboard. Only 250 survived.
- Dresden a German Steamer was built in 1915 by Bremer Vulkan at Vegesack. On 20th June 1934 she stranded on the coast of Norway, 20 miles from Haugesund near Blikshavn, Karmoy Island, whilst undertaking a cruise.
- U-864 - German Type IXD2 WWII Submarine. Scuttled on February 9, 1945 by british subarine Venturer while on logistics mission to Japan.
Poland
Portugal
Russia / Soviet Union
Sweden
United Kingdom
England
- Alarm a lightship in a collision in Liverpool Bay in 1922.
- Alaunia struck a mine in the English Channel on October 19 1916.
- Albert C. Field a Canadian ship sunk by a torpedo from a German aircraft off St. Catherine's Point on June 18, 1944.
- SS Elbe a German liner sunk in the North Sea after a collision in 1895.
- SS English Trader a merchant ship grounded on Hammond Knoll on the northeast Norfolk coast on October 26 1941.
- Amsterdam a protected wrecksite, the Dutch East India Company ship ran aground near Hastings on January 26, 1749.
- Cattewater Wreck, first ship to be protected under Protection of Wrecks Act 1973, the wooden ship is believed to be from the 16th century.
- HMS Colossus, a protected wrecksite, broke anchor and ran aground off the Isles of Scilly on December 10 1798.
- Earl of Abergavenny an East Indiaman sunk in Weymouth Bay in February 1805.
- Grace Dieu, a protected wrecksite, Henry V's flagship, sank at berth in River Hamble in 1439.
- liberty ship James Eagan Layne situated in 22m of water in Whitsand Bay, Cornwall at 50°19.54N; 4°14.65W next to the wreck of the HMS Scylla.
- USS LST 493 a US Navy Landing Ship, Tank run aground while attempting to enter Plymouth Harbor on April 12 1945.
- HMS M2a British aircraft-carrying submarine shipwrecked in Lyme Bay on January 26, 1932.
- Mary Rose, a protected wrecksite, an English Tudor warship sunk in Portsmouth Harbour, possibly during an engagement with the French fleet on July 19, 1545.
- SS Mendi a troopship rammed by SS Darro off Isle of Wight on 21 February 1917.
- SS Mohegan, wrecked on The Manacles on 14 October, 1898.
- HMS Montagu a battleship run aground in fog on Shutter Reef, Lundy on May 29 1906.
- SS Richard Montgomery, a protected wrecksite: designated as dangerous, a cargo ship run aground off the Nore in the Thames Estuary on August 20 1944.
- MS Riverdance ran aground on Blackpool beach on January 31 2008 and had listed to port by April 2008.
- RMS Royal Adelaide a steamship wrecked at Tongue Sands off Margate in December 1849.
- Sitakund a Norwegian motor tanker exploded off the coast of Eastbourne, East Sussex on October 20, 1968.
- SS Storaa a British coaster sunk by a German torpedo near Hastings on November 3, 1943.
- UC-32 a German U-boat struck its own mine at Sunderland.
- SS Varvassi a Greek merchant steamship ran aground near the western end of the Isle of Wight in the late 1940s.
- Venture a cargo ship sunk in a collision off Dunoon Bank in 1993.
- Vera wrecked in a collision in 1914.
- Volnay a Canadian cargo ship struck a mine in Falmouth Bay in December 1917.
- HMAT Warilda an Australian hospital ship torpedoed by U-boat U-49 on August 3 1918.
- Yewglen ran aground off Beadnall Point in 1960.
See also: List of shipwrecks of the Isles of Scilly
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
- Amazonese a cargo steamship ran aground at St. David's Head on April 15, 1881.
- The Diamond, a protected wrecksite, a three masted square rigger with a composite hull, forerunner of the Ocean liners, lost in Cardigan Bay on January 2 1825
- Mary, a protected wrecksite, the first British Royal Yacht hit rocks in fog off Anglesey on March 25 1675
- Resurgam II, a protected wrecksite, sank near Rhyl on February 25, 1880.
- Rothsay Castle a paddle steamer ran aground and broke up at the eastern end of the Menai Strait in 1831.
- Royal Charter a steam clipper driven onto rocks near Moelfre, Anglesey on October 26, 1859.
North America
Bahamas
- SS Sapona a cargo steamer run aground near Bimini during a hurricane in 1926.
- Sea Venture - grounded off the coast in 1609, subsequently broke up and sank.
- Warwick - English cargo ship sunk in a gale in Castle Harbor in 1619, discovered in 1967.
- San Antonio - Portuguese nao wrecked on the west reefs in 1621, discovered in 1960.
- Eagle - Virginia Company ship wrecked in 1659.
- Virginia Merchant - Virginia Company ship wrecked in 1661.
- Unidentified ship - wrecked around 1750, found in 1983, known as the "Frenchman" wreck.
- Unidentified ship - wrecked mid-18th century, known as the "Manilla" wreck.
- Hunters Galley - wrecked in 1752.
- Katherine - wrecked in 1763.
- Mark Antonio - Spanish privateer, wrecked in 1777, discovered early 1960s.
- Lord Amherst - British armed transport wrecked in 1778.
- HMS Cerberus - lost at Castle Harbor in 1783.
- HMS Pallas - ran aground in 1783 off St. George's Island, wreck has not been identified.
- Caesar - wrecked on a reef in 1818 en route from England to Baltimore.
- Collector - wrecked in 1823.
- L'Herminie - French frigate wrecked in 1838.
- Unidentified ship - wrecked in 1849, believed to be the Minerva though that ship was wrecked in 1795.
- Curlew - wrecked on the northern reefs in 1856.
- Montana - American Civil War blockade runner sank in 1863.
- Mari Celeste - American Civil War blockade runner being piloted by a Bermudian, sank in eight minutes in 1864.
- Beaumaris Castle - ran aground in 1873.
- Minnie Breslauer - ran aground in 1873.
- Alert - fishing sloop sank in 1877.
- Kate - British steamer wrecked in 1878.
- Lartington - wrecked in 1879 after just five years of operation.
- North Carolina - wrecked off West End in 1880.
- Darlington - wrecked on the Western Reef in 1886.
- Richard P. Buck - caught fire and sank following a storm in 1889.
- Apollo - wrecked on the reefs in 1890.
- Avenger - wrecked on Mills Breakers in 1894.
- HMS Vixen - scuttled in 1896.
- Madiana - former Balmoral Castle, built 1877, wrecked 1903
- Pollockshields - former Herodot, wrecked in 1915 near Elbow Beach.
- Blanch King - wrecked on the southwest reefs in 1920.
- Taunton - Norwegian steamer wrecked on the northern reefs in 1920.
- Caraquet - mail steamer wrecked on the northern barrier reef in 1923.
- Zovetto - cargo steamer ran aground in 1924, also known as Zovetta or Rita Zovetto.
- Mussel - Bermudian fishing boat wrecked in 1926.
- Cristobal Colon - Bermuda's largest shipwreck sank in 1936.
- Iristo - Norwegian steamer also known as Aristo, grounded in 1937 after mistaking the Colon wreck for a ship still underway.
- Pelinaion - Greek steamer wrecked in 1940.
- Constellation - made famous in The Deep, sank in 1942.
- Colonel William G. Ball - wrecked on Mills Breakers in severe weather in 1943.
- Wychwood - ran aground in 1955, refloated, then sank again.
- Elda - wrecked in 1956 near the Eagle wreck.
- Ramona - Canadian ship wrecked in 1967, refloated for salvaging, re-sunk near Dockyard.
- King - American ship scuttled in 1984, first intentionally-created dive site in Bermuda.
- Hermes - American ship deliberately scuttled in 1984.
- Triton - scuttled in 1988 as a dive site.
British Virgin Islands
Canada
Newfoundland
- San Juan Basque whaling ship sunk in Red Bay, Labrador in 1565.
- HMS Sapphire scuttled to prevent capture by French 1696.
- HMS Duchess of Cumberland wrecked near Cape Ray in 1781.
- HMS Southampton & HMS Tweed sunk in storm near Bay Bulls in 1813.
- HMS Comus ran aground and sunk in fog near Cape Race in 1816.
- Harpooner, British transport ran aground and sunk in fog near Cape Race 1816.
- HMS Drake ran aground and sunk near St. Shotts in 1822.
- Dispatch, British brig sunk near Isle Aux Morts in 1828.
- Lady Sherbrooke, barque sunk in gale near Port Aux Basques in 1831.
- Harvest Home, British ship sunk off Cape Race in 1833.
- Lady of the Lake, Scottish brig sunk near Cape St. Francis in 1833.
- City of Philadelphia, British steamer ran aground and sunk in fog near Cape Race in 1854.
- Arctic collided with steamer Vesta collided and sunk near Cape Race in 1854.
- Indian, British Allan liner sunk off Cape Race in 1859.
- Anglo Saxon, British Allan liner sunk off Cape Race in 1863.
- Sea Clipper schooner sunk in storm near Spotted Island, Labrador in 1867.
- Queen of Swansea ran aground and sunk in storm at Gull Island in 1867.
- Germania, German steamer sunk in fog near Cape Race in 1869.
- Village Belle schooner lost at Cape St. Francis in 1872.
- Waterwitch schooner sunk near Pouch Cove in 1875.
- George Cromwell, British steamer sunk near Cape Race in 1877.
- George Washington, USA steamer sunk near Cape Race in 1877.
- Lion reported missing in Baccalieu Tickle in 1882.
- Greenland sealing steamer lost 48 men on the ice 1898.
- Helgoland, German steamer sunk near Cape Race in 1900.
- Delmar Scottish steamer sunk near Cape Race in 1901.
- Duchess of Fife schooner sunk near Bonavista in 1907.
- RMS Titanic White Star liner collided with iceberg on Grand Banks in 1912.
- Florence British Overseas Containers Limited liner sunk near Cape Race in 1912.
- Southern Cross Scottish sealing steamer lost in blizzard 1914.
- SS Kristianiafjord Norwegian liner ran aground in fog near Cape Race in 1917.
- Erik sealing steamer torpedoed off St. Pierre and Miquelon 1918.
- SS Florizel sank after striking a reef in 1918.
- SS Ethie, coastal steamship ran aground in a fierce storm in 1919.
- Anton van Driel Dutch steamer sunk near Cape Race in 1919.
- HMS Raleigh heavy cruiser sunk in fog at Point Amour in Strait of Belle Isle in 1922.
- Marvale Canadian Pacific liner stranded 1923.
- President Coaker schnooner sunk in gale near Cape Race in 1924.
- Viking sealing barque lost by explosion near White Bay in 1931.
- USS Truxtun destroyer sunk with USS Pollux in storm 1942.
- USS Pollux supply ship sunk along with USS Truxtun in storm 1942.
- SS Caribou Newfoundland Railway ferry torpedoed by U-boat off Port aux basques 1942.
- Saganaga iron-ore carrier torpedoed by U-boat off Bell Island 1942.
- Lord Strathcona iron-ore carrier torpedoed by U-boat off Bell Island 1942.
- P.L.M. 27 iron-ore carrier torpedoed by U-boat off Bell Island 1942.
- Rose Castle iron-ore carrier torpedoed by U-boat off Bell Island 1942.
- Administratrix motor vessel collided with Lovadal in fog near Cape Race in 1948.
- Harcourt Kent motor ship sunk near Cape Race in 1949.
- MV William Carson Canadian National ferry sank in ice off Labrador 1977.
- MS Arctic Explorer sank off the Strat of Bell Isle, three hours after departing St Anthony in 1981.
- Ocean Ranger oil platform sunk in winter storm on Grand Banks in 1982.
Nova Scotia
- Auguste a full-rigged transport run aground on the northeastern side of Cape Breton Island on October 28, 1761.
- RMS Atlantic a White Star Line ocean liner ran aground near Meagher's Island, Nova Scotia on April 1, 1873.
- Capricieux a French warship caught fire and burned in the siege of Louisbourg on July 21, 1758.
- Célèbre a French warship caught fire and burned in the siege of Louisbourg on July 21, 1758.
- Entreprenant a French warship struck with cannonfire by the Royal Navy off Louisbourg, burned and exploded on July 21, 1758.
- Schooner Maria, an Irish famine ship sank in Cabot Strait the night of May 10, 1849. They sailed from Limerick, Ireland for Quebec, carrying a crew of 10 plus 111 Irish emigrants. Sailing near midnight in a severe storm, the sailing ship sank immediately when it hit an iceberg, about 50 miles from St. Paul Island. Only 12 on board survived; accounts in 1849 Irish newspapers are on Internet.
- Prudent a French warship burned following the siege of Louisbourg on July 22, 1758.
- HMCS Saguenay a Canadian destroyer scuttled as an artificial reef off Lunenburg in 1994.
- Schooner Larinda, owned and operated by Captain Lawrence Mahan of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, was sunk in Halifax Harbour during Hurricane Juan on September 29, 2003. The ship was raised and sold to a Canadian man interested in restoring it.
Sable Island
Nunavut
Ontario
- Lillie Parsons, Brockville, Ontario
- City of Sheboygan sank off Kingston, Ontario in Lake Ontario
- Comet collision of Nine Mile Point, Ontario in Lake Ontario.
- SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior
- Gunilda yacht ran up on McGarvey's Shoals, Lake Superior
- Katie Eccles ran aground near Kingston, Ontario on Lake Ontario.
- Young Phoenix sank off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie 1818.
- Smith tugboat sank under tow off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie.
- St. James unknown cause off Long Point, Ontario in Lake Erie, discovered 1984.
- Trade Wind schooner collided with the Sir Charles Napier off Long Point, Ontario in Lake Erie.
- Wild Rover foundered off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie.
- Jersey City foundered off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1860.
- Pochahontas foundered off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1862.
- Rebecca Foster foundered off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1857.
- Jennie P. King foundered off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1866.
- Empire ran aground off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1870.
- British Lion ran aground off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1877. The same storm claimed the next two:
- Madiera ran aground off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1877.
- Elize A. Turner ran aground off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1877.
- William H. Vanderbilt ran aground off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1883.
- Siberia ran aground off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1883.
- Siberia ran aground off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1905. This was a different vessel than the previous entry.
- Edmund Fitzgerald ran aground off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1883. This schooner predated the more widely known ship of the same name which sank in Lake Superior in 1975.
- Wocoken ran aground off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1893.
- Joseph Paige ran aground off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1893. This was the same gale of October 14 1893 that also took the Wocoken.
- Idaho ran aground off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1897.
- Niagara ran aground off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1899.
- Mystic sank off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1907.
- Pascal P. Pratt ran aground off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1908.
- Marquette and Bessemer #2 sank off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1909. *Not yet found.
- Elphicke ran aground off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1913.
- James B. Colgate sank off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1916.
- Merida sank off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1916. This was in the same storm of October 16 that also took the James B. Colgate
- Lawrence sank aground off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1921.
- City of Dresden ran aground off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1922.
- Angler caught fire and sank in Long Point Bay, Ontario Bay, Lake Erie in 1893.
- Aycliffe Hall sank off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1936.
- James J. Reed sank off Long Point, Ontario, Lake Erie in 1944.
- Brown Brothers sank in Long Point Bay, Ontario Bay, Lake Erie in 1959.
- HMS Toronto sank off Hanlan's Point, Toronto Islands, Lake Ontario in 1811.
- HMS Speedy sank off Brighton, Ontario, Lake Ontario in 1804.
- HMS Nancy sunk by the United States Navy during the War of 1812 in the Nottawasaga River near Georgian Bay in 1814.
- HMS Lawrence sank off Kingston, Ontario, Lake Ontario in 1832.
- Noronic, Great Lakes cruise ship burned and sank at Toronto dock September 17 1949
- Trillium, ferry scuttled at Toronto Islands; restored and re-entered service in 1975
- sand scow stranded on Canadian side of Niagara River above Horseshoe Falls, August 6th 1918
Quebec
British Columbia
Dominican Republic
Grenada
- Bianca C a passenger ship sunk multiple times before becoming the Caribbean's largest shipwreck, near Grand Anse, in October 1961.
Haiti
Saint Vincent
United States
Alabama
Alaska
- SS Colebrook (also known as Coldbrook) a Hog Islander merchant ship grounded off Middleton Island, Alaska on 16 June, 1942.
- USS Grunion (SS-216) discovered in the Bering Sea in August 2007
- Nissan Maru Japanese armed freighter sunk by U.S. bombers in Kiska Harbor on June 19, 1942.
- SS Portland a steam ship struck rock off Cordova and sank on November 12, 1910.
- Princess Sophia, a passenger liner sunk off Vanderbilt Reef near Juneau on October 25, 1918.
- Torrent, a wooden bark ship that foundered in storm, went ashore, and became a total loss on July 15, 1868 in Cook Inlet, off the coast of Alaska.
- Mariposa hit a reef on Strait Island, near Pt. Baker (Mariposa Reef) on 1917-11-18. It struck the reef while carrying 269 passengers and a full cargo of copper ore and canned salmon. The vessel had previously picked up the crew from the wrecked Al-Ki and the pirates from the wrecked Manhattan. All passengers and crew were rescued before vessel sank. Reef now called Mariposa Reef. She went down with 25,000 cases of salmon and 1,200 tons of copper ore. Passengers and crew rescued by the Curaçao, Ravalli, and Jefferson.
- Jessie, on 1898-06-28, at the mouth of the Kuskokwim River swamped in turbulent water at the mouth of the river; 18 miners from the Columbia Exploration Company were believed to have been massacred by Yup'ik Natives or lost with wreck. One person, a trader called Ling, survived to bring word of the wreck to St. Michael. Jessie was towing the barge Minerva and a second unknown barge which were also lost. Yup'ik Eskimos were said to have looted vessels. Seattle May 31, 1898 Kuskokwim River
- Al-Ki, a passenger steamer, wrecked on Point Augusta, Alaska, November 1, 1917.
- Bear, a passenger steamer, in surf broadside, 1916
- City of Seattle, a passenger steamer, was brought ashore in Alaska, August 15, 1912
- Farallon, a passenger steamer, wrecked in the Cook Inlet, Alaska, 1910
- Jabez Howes, a three-mast full rigged ship, wrecked in Chignik Bay, Alaska, n.d. Wooden full-rigged ship owned by the Columbia River Packer's Association & used as a cannery tender.
- Mount McKinley, a passenger steamer, beached near Scotch Cap, Aleutian Islands, 1942.
- Patterson, a steam freighter, wrecked and aground at Cape Fairweather, Alaska, 1938
- Princess Kathleen, a passenger steamer, sinking near Point Lena, Alaska, 1952. Went aground at Point Lena rock, Alaska, vessel was a mile and a half off course when she stranded. She was the flagship of the Canadian Pacific Lines.
- Princess May, a passenger steamer, wrecked and ashore on Sentinel Island, bird's-eye view from the island, 1910.
- Politkofsky, a steamwheeler with the Russian-American Company, completed 4000 miles before sinking near the entrance of the Yukon River in 1915.
California
- Ace I sunk as hazard to navigation off San Pedro, Los Angeles, California
- Aggie ran aground Santa Rosa Island, California
- USS Anthony (DD-172) sunk as a target in 1937
- USS Aspro (SS-309) sunk as a target off San Diego, California in 1962
- USS Atlanta (CL-104) sunk as a target in 1970
- Avalon foundered under tow off Palos Verdes
- USS Benevolence (AH-13) Sunk off San Francisco, California, in a collision April 1950
- Brother Jonathan ran aground off Crescent City, California
- Charles Brown grounded Laguna Beach, California
- Charles F. Crocker ran aground for movie, then hit by tidal wave and finally burned off Santa Catalina Island, California
- USS Charles J. Kimmel (DE-584) Sunk as target off California, 13 November 1969
- Chickasaw ran aground Santa Rosa Island, California
- USS Colahan (DD-658) sunk as target in 1966
- Crown of England ran aground Santa Rosa Island, California
- Cuba ran aground San Miguel Island
- Dauntless blown up for movie off Catalina Harbor, Santa Catalina Island, California
- USS Deperm (ADG-10) sunk as a target 22 September 1982 at 32° 58' N., 119° 41' W.
- Diosa del Mar ran aground on Ship Rock at Santa Catalina Island, California
- SS Dominator ran aground Rocky Point Palos Verdes
- Elsie I foundered off Huntington Beach, California
- SS Emidio, sunk by the Imperial Japanese Navy, Crescent City, California
- Equator ran aground Anacapa Island
- Foss 125 foundered off Laguna Beach, California
- F.S. Loop blown up near Los Angeles, California
- Frolic wrecked near Mendocino, California in 1850
- Georgia scuttled off Redondo Beach, California
- Georgia Straits sunk while towed off Los Angeles, California
- Goldenhorn ran aground Santa Rosa Island, California
- USS Gregory (DD-802) bombed as target off San Clemente Island California
- USS Hogan (DD-178) bombed as target off San Diego, California
- Honda Point Disaster, nine United States Navy ships run aground off the California coast in 1923.
- USS Hornbill (AMc-13) sank in San Francisco Bay after collision in 1942
- Humble SM-1 foundered off Santa Barbara, California
- James Rolph grounded on rocks in San Pablo Bay in 1910
- Johanna Smith burned then blown up off Long Beach, California
- USS John C. Butler (DE-339) sunk as target off San Clemente, California
- USS Knight (DD-633) sunk as target off unk as a target off San Diego, California in 1967
- USS Koka (AT-31) grounded on San Clemente Island
- La Janelle grounded off Port Hueneme, California
- USS Magnet sunk as a target on 4 March 1976 off the California coast at 031° 16' N., 117° 40' W. at a depth of 1,050 fathoms.
- USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91) grounded on San Nicolas Island
- Margaret C. blown up for movie Catalina Harbor, Santa Catalina Island, California
- Melrose ran aground White Point, California
- Monfalcone burned off Long Beach, California
- USS Moody (DD-277) blown up for movie San Pedro Bay
- USS Moray (SS-300) sunk as a target off San Clemente, California in 1970
- USS Naifeh (DE-352) sunk as a target off San Clemente Island in 1967
- Ningpo beached then burned at Santa Catalina Island, California
- Olympic II collision off San Pedro, Los Angeles, California
- Palmyra beached and burned off Santa Catalina Island, California
- USS Pensacola (1859) burned and sank burned and sunk by the Navy in San Francisco Bay near Hunter’s Point in 1912
- SS Pomona ran aground near Fort Ross Cove Fort Ross, California in 1888
- USS S-37 (SS-142) broke tow and sank off Imperial Beach, California
- Sacramento foundered off Redondo Beach, California
- S.N. Castle burned and sunk for movie Catalina Harbor at Santa Catalina Island, California
- San Augustin Manila galleon wrecked at anchor in Drakes Bay
- USS Stewart (DD-224) sunk as a target off San Francisco, California in 1946
- USS Stribling (DD-96) sunk as a target off San Pedro, Los Angeles, California in 1937
- SueJac grounded on Casino Point,Santa Catalina Island, California
- USS Tingey (DD-539) sunk as target off San Francisco in 1966
- UB-88 shelled for target San Pedro Bay
- Valiant burned off Descanso Beach, California
- USS Williams (DE-372) sunk as a target of San Diego in 1968
- Winfield Scott ran aground Anacapa Island
- Yankee Blade Ran aground Honda Point, California
- Yukon foundered Mission Bay, San Diego, California
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
- Adelaide Baker grounded on reef Duck Key
- USS Amesbury (DE-66) grounded off Key West
- Angustias tropical cyclone off Marathon Key, Florida in 1733
- USS Bailey (DD-492) sunk as a target off Florida coast in 1969
- Benjamin C. Cromwell, an American schooner, was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on Dog Island, Florida in 1899
- Benwood collided with other ship off of Key Largo, Florida in 1942
- USCGC Bibb (WPG-31) sunk as target off Key Largo, Florida in 1987
- USCGC Blackthorn (WLB-391) Tanker collision in Tampa Bay, in the Egmont channel. Re-positioned 20 mi. off Clearwater. 1980
- USS Boyle (DD-600) sunk as a target off Florida coast in 1973
- Capitola a steamship, was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on Dog Island, Florida in 1899
- Catherine off Santa Rosa Island, Florida
- Cities Services Empire (tanker) torpedoed by U-128 off Cape Canaveral in 240 fsw
- City of Washington ran aground Key Largo, Florida
- SS Copenhagen crashed into a reef at Pompano Beach, Florida in 1900
- Cortesia, an Italian bark, was split in half and beached in a hurricane on Dog Island, Florida in 1899
- USS Curb (ARS-21) sunk off Key West, Florida as an artificial reef in 185 fsw
- USCGC Duane (WPG-33) sunk as an artificial reef near Key Largo in 1987
- Eagle sunk as an artificial reef off Florida Keys after fire damage in 1985
- USS Eaton (DD-510) sunk as a target off Florida coast in 1970
- Industry, a British supply sloop on route from New York, wrecked off St. Augustine, Florida in 1764
- El Infante, in a hurricane off Marathon Key, Florida in 1733
- Elsbeth, a Norwegian bark was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on Dog Island, Florida
- HMS Fowey (1744) struck reef offshore from Biscayne Bay, Florida 1748
- HMS Fox (1799), a 14 gun schooner sunk off Dog Island in 1799
- USS Fred T. Berry (DD-858) scuttled off Key West, Florida as artificial reef in 316 fsw
- Georges Valentine sunk in a storm off Hutchinson Island in 1904
- Grace Andrews an American schooner, was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on Dog Island, Florida
- Golden Venture, ran aground on Rockaway Beach, Queens, after mutiny, 1993; towed to Florida by the Coast Guard, where it was deliberately sunk
- Gulfamerica (tanker) torpedoed by Unterseeboot 123 off Jacksonville
- Half Moon sank near Miami, Florida in 1930
- Henrietta Marie slave ship sunk off Florida Keys in 1700
- USS Herndon (DD-638) sunk as a target off Florida in 1973
- Herrera, in a hurricane off Marathon Key, Florida in 1733
- Hindoo, a Norwegina bark, was wrecked in a hurricane and beached on Dog Island, Florida in 1899
- SS Home, a steam packet lost in the Racers Storm off Cape Hatteras in 1838
- Iola a steamship, was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on Dog Island, Florida in 1899
- James A. Garfield, an American bark was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on Dog Island, Florida in 1899
- Jafnhar, a Norwegian bark was wrecked in a hurricane and beached on Dog Island, Florida in 1899
- USS Kendrick (DD-612) sunk off Key West, Florida in tests, in 320 fsw
- Latara, a Russian bark, was wrecked in a hurricane and beached on Dog Island, Florida in 1899
- Le Tigre stranded on Dog Island during a hurricane in 1766
- Lofthus sunk near Boynton Beach in 1898
- HMS Loo (frigate) ran aground off Big Pine Key, Florida in 1743
- USS Madison (DD-425) sunk as a target of Southeastern Florida in 1969
- Maple Leaf American Civil War transport; struck torpedo near Jacksonville, Florida
- Mary E. Morse, an American schooner was wrecked in a hurricane and beached on Dog Island, Florida in 1899
- USS Mindanao (ARG-3) sunk as artificial reef off Daytona Beach, Florida in 1980
- USS Muliphen (AKA-61) sunk as an artificial reef off Stuart, Florida in 1989
- USS Narcissus (1863) sunk off Egmont Key, Florida in 1866
- Nuestra Señora de Atocha, Spanish galleon which sank in 1622 and was found on July 20, 1985 off the coast of Key West, Florida by treasure hunters who soon began to raise $400 million in coins and silver.
- Nuestra Señora del Populo, in a hurricane off Marathon Key, Florida in 1733
- USS Oriskany (CV-34) sunk as an artificial reef off Pensacola, Florida in 2006
- USS Ozark (LSV-2) sunk as a target off Destin, Florida in 1975
- Queen of Nassau off Florida Keys in 1926 under mysterious circumstances.
- Ranavola, a Norwegian bark under the command of a Capt. Edwardson was destroyed in a hurricane at Dog Island, Florida in 1899.
- USS Rankin (AKA-103) Sunk as a fishing & diving reef off Stuart, Florida in 1988
- SS Regina sank in 1940 near Bradenton Beach, Florida
- USS S-16 (SS-121) sunk off Key West, Florida as a target in 260 fsw
- San Jose, in a hurricane off Marathon Key, Florida in 1733
- San Pedro, in a hurricane off Indian Key, Florida in 1733
- USS Saufley (DD-465) sunk as a target in 420 fsw off Key West, Florida
- Slobodna ran aground on Molasses Reef in 1887
- USS Spiegel Grove (LSD-32) sunk as an artificial reef off Florida Keys in 2002
- USS Stockdale (DE-399) sunk as target off Florida coast in 1974
- USS Sturtevant (DD-240) ran into a friendly mine-field in the northwest channel
- Tarpon foundered off Panama City, Florida
- U-2513 sunk west of Key West, Florida during rocket tests by the destroyer USS Robert A. Owens (DD-827) in 1951
- Urca de Lima sunk in 1715 near Fort Pierce, Florida
- Valbanera sank in a hurricane 5 miles east of Rebecca Shoal (about 45 miles west of Key West) in 1919
- Vale a Norwegian bark, was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on Dog Island, Florida in 1899
- Vidette an American briganteen, was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on Dog Island, Florida in 1899
- Warren Adams an American schooner, was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on Dog Island, Florida in 1899
- USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103) sunk off Florida Keys
Georgia
Great Lakes
There are more than 250 shipwreck locations in the Great Lakes.
- Interesting list. We wish the author had credited the source: Erie Wrecks West by Georgann and Mike Wachter www.eriewrecks.com. They also have Erie Wrecks East (another 103 wreck locations) and Erie Wrecks and Lighthouses (45 more wreck locations)
- SS Edmund Fitzgerald
- Amboy (Ship) ran aground during the famous Mataafa Storm of 1905
- 117th Street Wreck depth: 39' 41.30.777 N 81.43.751 W
- 17 Fathom Wreck 105' 42.39.103 N 80.03.145 W
- Admiral 75' 41.38.244 N 81.54.197 W
- Adventure 25' 41.38.84 N 82.41.73 W
- Algeria 40' 41.31.225 N 81.42.944 W
- Alva B. 12' 41.30.768 N 82.01.894 W
- America 15' 41.49.675 N 82.38.066 W
- Armenia 39'
- Atlantic 155' 42.30.620 N 80.05.086 W
- Arches 160' 42.27.476 N 80.01.021 W
- Bay Coal Schooner 55' N41°33.009' W81°56.077'
- Bow Cabin 70' 41.56.811 N 82.14.107 W
- Brick Wreck 77'
- Brown Brothers 125' 42.37.647 N 80.00.912 W
- Brunswick 110' 42.35.465 N 79.24.546 W
- Canobie 10'-15' 42.10.326 N 80.00.903 W
- Carlingford 95' 42.39.266 N 79.28.6163 W
- Cascade 30'
- Case 20'
- C.B. Benson 86' 42.46.259 N 79.14.609 W
- Cecil J. 20' 42.45.785 N 80.13.688 W
- Charger 35'
- Charles H. Davis 40' 41.30.780 N 81.43.52 W
- Charles Foster 80' 42.10.445 N 80.15.007 W
- Charles B. Packard 40'
- City of Concord 45'
- Civil War Wreck 65'
- Clarion 75'
- Cleveco 75' 41.47.473 N 81.36.000 W
- Colonel Cook 10'-20'
- Colonial 20'
- Conemaugh 20'
- Craftsman 41 41.31.942 N 82.00.375 W
- Crete 12' 42.10.30 N 80.00.94 W
- David Stewart 22'
- David Vance 41'
- Dean Richmond 110' 42.17.421 N 79.55.859 W
- Dominion 45'
- Dundee 75' 41.41.330 N 81.50.634 W
- Duke Luedtke 70' 41.41.630 N 81.57.655 W
- Edmund Fitzgerald 320;
- Eldorado 15'-20' 42.10.326 N 80.00.903 W
- Erieau Quarry Stone 15' 42.15.412 N 81.54.341 W
- Exchange 10'-20'
- F.A. Meyer 78' 41.55.439 N 82.02.953 W
- Fannie L. Jones 36' 41.30.640 N 81.43.751 W
- Frank E. Vigor 90' 41.57.545 N 81.57.242 W
- George Dunbar 45' 41.40.631 N 82.33.893 W
- George Stone 31'
- George Worthington 38'
- Grand Traverse 39'
- H.A. Barr 84' 42.09.111 N 81.23.41 W
- H.G. Cleveland 55'
- Hickory Stick 55' 41.32.301 N 82.06.236 W
- Indiana 95' 42.17.760 N 79.59.898 W
- Ivanhoe 57' 41.33.310 N 82.02.826 W
- Jackie's Wreck 50' 41.51.707 N 82.21.084 W
- James B. Colgate 85' 42.05.376 N 81.44.279 W
- James H. Reed 70'
- Jay Gould 45' 41.51.531 N 82.24.596 W
- J.G. McGrath 85' 42.40.083 N 79.23.764 W
- J.J. Boland Jr. 130' 42.22.794 N 79.43.929 W
- John B. Griffin 50'
- John B. Lyon 50'
- John Pridgeon Jr. 60' 41.35.320 N 81.58.601 W
- Jorge B. 32'
- Lady Elgin a steamship wrecked in Lake Michigan near Chicago following a collision with the schooner Augusta on September 8, 1860.
- Lighthouse Wreck 15' 42.33.075 N 80.02.721 W
- Little Wissahickon 78' 41.54.217 N 81.56.781 W
- Lycoming 26' 42.15.078 N 81.53.384 W
- M.I. Wilcox 22'
- Mabel Wilson 36' 41.30.342 N 81.43.907 W
- Magnet 35'
- Marshall F. Butters 70' 41.43.636 N 82.17.370 W
- Mecosta 50' 41.31.850 N 81.53.001 W
- Merida 65' - 80' 42.13.955 N 81.20.788 W
- Morning Star 65' 41.36.813 N 82.12.531 W
- Mount Vernon 30'
- Net Wreck 70' 41.56.564 N 82.14.872 W
- New Brunswick 53'
- North Carolina 40' 41.43.808 N 81.22.885 W
- Northern Indiana 25' 41.53.882 N 82.30.600 W
- Oneida 8' 42.13.966 N 79.51.583 W
- Oxford 170' 42.28.855 N 79.51.843 W
- Paddy Murphy 13'
- Pascal P. Pratt 20' 42.33.682 N 80.05.429 W
- Passaic84' 42.28.748 N 79.27.769 W
- Penelope 8' 41.30.562 N 82.02.443 W
- Philip D. Armour 30' 42.07.684 N 80.10.693 W
- Philip Minch 47' 41.41.304 N 82.30.808 W
- Queen of the West 70' 41.50.768 N 82.23.135 W
- Robert 49' 42.13.094 N 82.58.937 W
- S.F. Gale 78' 41.44.455 N 81.52.922 W
- S.K. Martin 60' 42.14.546 N 79.56.004 W
- St. James 170' 42.27.104 N 80.07.331 W
- Sand Merchant 65' 41.34.428 N 82.57.524 W
- Sarah E. Sheldon 20' 41.29.741 N 82.06.678 W
- Specular 36'
- Success 14' 41.31.321 N 82.54.705 W
- T-8 145' 42.35.226 N 80.01.335 W
- Tasmania 40' 41.47.303 N 82.29.811 W
- Tire Reef 22' 42.41.043 N 80.08.500 W
- Trade Wind 120' 42.25.516 N 80.12.056 W
- Tug Smith 165' 42.28.486 N 79.59.061 W
- Two Fannies 60' 41.33.855 N 81.55.281 W
- Unknown 83' 42.08.375 N 81.37.942 W
- Valentine 80' 41.55.116 N 81.54.778 W
- Washington Irving 120' 42.32.371 N 79.27.636 W
- Willis 72'
- Wilma 75' 42.42.150 N 80.02.068 W
Guam
Hawaii
Illinois
Louisiana
Maine
- Alice E. Clark, a 4-masted Schooner, struck Islesboro Ledge (off Islesboro, Penobscot Bay) in fog on July 1, 1909
Maryland
- Mallows Bay, As many as 152 Great War era Merchant ships abandoned after the salvage company went bankrupt. 1925-1929
Massachusetts
- Albert Gallatin, 1892 Grounded on Boo Hoo Ledge off Manchester
- SS Alexander Macomb, Liberty ship torpedoed in 1942 by German U-215
- Alice M. Colburn, 1923 Ran aground in storm and broke up
- Alice M. Lawrence, 1914 Grounded on shoal
- Alma A. E. Holmes, 1914 Collision with steamer Belfast
- Alva, 1892 Rammed in fog by steamer H. F. Dimock
- SS Andrea Doria, 1956 collision in Nantucket Sound
- Angela, 1971 Broke towline in storm and grounded on reef
- Aransas, 1905 Collision with schooner barge Glendower in fog
- Ardandhu, 1900 Collision in fog with steamer Herman Winter
- Argo Merchant ran aground 25 milles southeast of Nantucket, Massachusetts in 1976, causing an oil spill
- Baleen, 1975 Foundered while in tow after fire on board
- Barge & Crane, 1963 Foundered
- Bark Frances off Cape Cod
- California, 1955 Ran aground on ledge
- Can Do, 1978 Sank in famous Blizzard of 1978
- Charles S. Haight, 1946 Stranded on a ledge
- Chelsea, 1957 Grounded on Sandy Bay Breakwater and sank
- Chester A. Poling, 1977 Broke in half in storm
- City of Columbus, 1884 Struck Devil's Bridge backed off and sank quickly
- City of Salisbury, 1938 Struck ledge in fog and broke up
- City of Taunton, 1930s Beached and abandoned
- Colonel William B. Cowin 1941 Struck Hens and Chickens Reef and sank quickly
- Columbia, 1898 Blown onto beach in storm
- Connaught, 1860 Started to leak, caught fire and sank
- Corvan, 1940 Struck Sow & Pigs Reef, drifted off and sank
- Coyote, 1924 Scuttled
- Cross Rip Lightship, 1918 Carried out to sea by ice field
- Davis Palmer, 1909 Struck Graves Ledge, drifted off and sank
- Delaware, 1898 Sank in the Portland Gale
- Dixie Sword, 1942 Foundered in storm thought to have been torpedoed
- Dynafuel, 1963 Collision in fog with Norwegian freighter Fernview
- Edward E. Briry, 1917 Foundered in gale
- Edward Rich, 1899 Struck breakwater in fog
- Eldia, 1984 Blown onto beach in storm
- Ellenora Van Dusen, 1900 Fire onboard
- Etrusco, 1956 Blown ashore in storm
- Forest Queen, 1853 Grounded off shore in storm
- Fort Mercer, 1952 Broke in half in heavy seas
- Frank A. Palmer, 1902 Collision with the Schooner Louise B. Crary
- French Van Gilder, 1885 Grounded on shoal
- General Greene, 1960 Blown onto beach while disabled in storm
- USS Grouse (AMS-15), 1963 Grounded on Little Salvages shoal
- Henry Endicott, 1939 Foundered while under tow in heavy seas
- Herbert, 1924 Rammed by steamer City of Gloucester while at anchor in fog
- Herman Winter, 1944 Stranded on reef
- Hilda Garston, 1961 Struck reef and sank
- Horatio Hall, 1909 Collision in fog with freighter H. F. Dimock
- James E. Longstreet, 1950 Deliberately grounded as target ship
- Jennie French Potter, 1909 Grounded on shoal
- John S. Dwight, 1923 Scuttled by rum runners
- Kate Harding, 1892 Stranded on beach in storm
- Kenwood, 1926 Blown onto rocks in gale
- Kershaw, 1928 Collision with liner President Garfield
- King Philip, 1935 Sunk at dock, raised and scuttled
- Kiowa, 1903 Rammed by steamer Admiral Dewy while anchored in snowstorm
- USS Lackawanna (1862), 1915 Collision with barge
- Lightship LV-58, 1905 Started to leak and sank while being towed
- Louise B. Crary, 1902 Collision with the Schooner Frank A. Palmer
- Lunet, 1898 Dragged anchor onto rocks and sank during the Portland Gale
- Magnifique, 1782 Grounded on sandbar
- Mars, 1942 Collision with tanker Bidwell
- Mary E. O'Hara, 1941 Collision with barge Winifred Sheridan
- Mertie B. Crowley, 1910 Groanded on shoal
- USS Mohave (AT-15), 1928 Struck submerged ledge and sank
- Montclair, 1927 Grounded in storm and broke up
- Nancy, 1927 Dragged anchor onto beach in storm
- Nantucket Lightship (LV-117), 1934 Rammed by British steamer RMS Olympic
- Nantucket, 1859, whaler wrecked on Nashawena Island
- USS New Hampshire, 1922 Caught fire and sank while in tow to be scrapped
- Nina T, 1997 Scuttled
- Northern Voyager, 1997 Foundered during sea trials after refit
- Pan Pennsylvania, 1944 Torpedoed by the German submarine U-550 when it lagged behind its wartime convoy
- Pemberton, 1907 Caught fire and sank
- Pendleton, 1952 Broke in half in storm
- Portland sunk in storm in 1898
- RMS Republic sank after collision in 1909.
- HMS Somerset wrecked in 1778 off Cape Cod
- Sparrowhawk in 1623
- Whydah Gally sank in a storm off Cape Cod in 1717
Michigan
Minnesota
- Amboy ran aground during the famous Mataafa Storm of 1905
- Benjamin Noble lost April 28, 1914 off Duluth; found 2004
- Madeira, a casualty of the Mataafa Storm.
- Mataafa impacted the north pier of the Duluth Ship Canal and sank November 28, 1905 during a storm of which it is the namesake. Nine of 24 crewmen died of cold weather exposure as Duluthians helplessly watched from shore.
Mississippi
New Jersey
New York
- USS California (ACR-6) (later renamed San Diego), an armored cruiser sunk by a torpedo or mine near Fire Island, New York on July 19, 1918.
- Champlain II a passenger steamboat ran aground by pilot under influence of morphine near Westport on Lake Champlain on July 16, 1875.
- USS Eagle lost on Lake Champlain.
- Land Tortoise (radeau), in Lake George (New York), circa 1758 from French and Indian Wars
- Steamship Lexington a paddlewheel steamship which caught fire north of Long Island and sank on January 14, 1840.
- HMS Ontario (1780) a British 22 gun brig-sloop sunk in storm on Lake Ontario, discovered in 2008.
- SS Oregon sunk following a collision with the Charles R. Morse off Long Island in 1886.
- USS Ticonderoga lost on Lake Champlain.
- USS Turner a destroyer exploded and sunk at Ambrose Light on January 3, 1944.
- Washington Irving a sidewheeler that collided with an oil barge on the North River in 1926.
- HMS Ontario, sank in a storm in 1780 while underway from Fort Niagara to Oswego, New York. Wreck discovered intact in 2008.
- Land Tortoise (shipwreck) sank in Lake George 1758
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
- Blue Magpie 3,800-ton cargo freighter that hit Newport's North Jetty November 19, 1983 while attempting to enter Yaquina Bay during a storm and sank. The fuel tanks ruptured, releasing 60,000 gallons of Bunker C oil and 10,000 gallons of diesel fuel. Near the tip of the jetty at the south side of the bay's mouth the ship's wreckage was visible just above the water for a number of years before it finally collapsed.
- Isabella a Hudson's Bay Company British supply ship wrecked in 1830. Remains are in 40 feet of water off Cape Disappointment near Astoria. Site is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service.
- New Carissa. Freighter which ran aground near Coos Bay in 1999 and was wrecked; bow section towed out to sea and sunk, stern section remains on beach.
- SS Oliver Olson ship headed to Bandon to load lumber went aground on November 3, 1953. Part of its hull has been filled with rocks to form an extension of the Coquille River South Jetty near Bandon. There is a photo of the ship shortly after it went aground in 1953.
- Peter Iredale. Ran aground off coast of Astoria in 1906, still remains on beach.
- Sujameco 3,542-ton steamship traveling from San Francisco to Coos Bay to pick up lumber hit the beach in fog on February 28, 1929 north of Coos Bay. Remains can be seen at Horsfall Beach during the winter when the sand recedes.
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
- HMS Acteon frigate burned 1776 Charleston reported as discovered by NUMA in 1981.
- "Anchor Wreck" Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- "Civil War Wreck" Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- City of Richmond Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- Georgiana, iron hulled Confederate cruiser of 407 tons, destroyed off Isle of Palms, South Carolina with cargo of munitions, medicines and merchandise then valued at over $1,000,000, March 19, 1863, while attempting to run past the federal blockade fleet into Charleston, discovered by E. Lee Spence and Wally Shaffer, and salvaged by Shipwrecks Inc. under S.C. State Salvage license #1. Her cargo was consigned to George Trenholm (aka the "real Rhett Butler")
- HEBE & St Cathan Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- USS Housatonic (1861) sunk by CSS Hunley
- CSS H. L. Hunley discovered by E. Lee Spence in 1970, placed on National Register of Historic Locations in 1978, uncovered and photographed by joint SCIAA NUMA expedition funded by Clive Cussler and directed by Mark M. Newell in 1995, raised August 8, 2000.
- USS Keokuk (1862) Charleston
- Mary Bowers iron hull, sidewheel steamer of 680 tons, stranded on wreck of Georgiana while attempting to run the federal blockade into Charleston, discovered by E. Lee Spence and Wally Shaffer.
- Norseman, iron hull, propeller steamer, ran on wreck of Georgiana and stranded a half mile inshore while attempting out bound run through the federal blockade of Charleston with a cargo of cotton. The vessel was owned by George Trenholm (aka the "real Rhett Butler"). Discovered by E. Lee Spence and Wally Shaffer.
- USS Patapsco (1862) struck mine Charleston
- "Pipe Wreck" Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- Raccoon blockade runner Charleston, discovered by NUMA.
- Rattlesnake blockade runner Charleston, discovered by E. Lee Spence and John Cranston Coleman.
- Ruby blockade runner aground Folly Island Charleston, discovered by E. Lee Spence and Jim Batey.
- Stonewall Jackson blockade runner grounded and burned Isle of Palms, South Carolina Charleston, discovered by E. Lee Spence and Bubbi Stone.
- USS Weehawken (1862) American Civil War monitor Charleston
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Wake Island
Wisconsin
South America
Argentina
- Desdemona in 1986 in Cabo San Pablo (54°17'51.34"S 66°41'58.82"W).
- Sarmiento in April 1912 in Punta Remolino (54°51'40.49"S 67°51'22.39"W).
- Duchess of Albany in July 1893 in Caleta Policarpo.
(source: Lista de Naufragios)
Brazil
- Campos in 1943, torpedoed by a U-boat.
- Elihu B. Washburne in 1943, in Santos Bay.
- Tocantins sunk in 1933, at the Queimada Grande Island, due to heavy fog.
- Principe das Asturias know as the Brazilian Titanic, a liner that sunk in 1916, near Ilha Bela, and was carrying over 1300 passengers (official list).
- Aquidaba a 1885 Brazilian "ironside" that sunk after exploding near the Jacuacanga strait, in Angra dos Reis bay, in 1906.
- Bezerra de Menezes cargo ship that sunk after a collision, in 1891.
- California rare 1806 "direct acting engine" steamer, with a centered propulsion wheel, carrying personal care articles - sunk after a pirate raid, in 1866, at Ilha Grande, Angra dos reis.
- Pinguino a popular dive site at Ilha Grande, this was a grain cargo ship that sunk - after a fire aboard - in 1967.
(source:www.naufragiosdobrasil.com.br)
Chile
Falklands/Malvinas Islands
Peru
Uruguay
Galápagos Islands
Oceania
Australia
New South Wales
Tasmania
Queensland
Victoria
Western Australia
- Tryall, Honourable East India Company ship, 1622
- Batavia, Dutch VOC merchant sailing ship, 1629
- Vergulde Draeck, Dutch VOC merchant sailing ship, 1656
- Zuytdorp, Dutch VOC merchant sailing ship, 1712
- Zeewijk, Dutch VOC merchant sailing ship, 1727
- Alkimos, Greek merchant ship, 1963
- Korean Star, Panamanian oil tanker, Cape Cuvier, 1988
- HMAS Sydney, Leander class cruiser sunk in battle by the German merchant raider Kormoran, 1941
- Kormoran, German merchant raider scuttled after being damaged in battle by HMAS Sydney, 1941
South Australia
Federated States of Micronesia
Chuuk
Palau
- Ships sunk during World War II*
Indonesia
Kiribati
- SS Norwich City British freighter ran aground at Nikumaroro in 1929.
- Canton whaling ship ran aground at Kanton Island in 1854.
- Golden Sunset British barque ran aground at Enderbury Island in 1866.
Marshall Islands
New Zealand
- HMS Buffalo, 1840, Mercury Bay, 2 lives lost
- HMS Orpheus, 1863, Manukau Heads, Auckland, 189 lives lost
- General Grant, 1866, off the Auckland Islands
- SS Elingamite, in the Three Kings Islands, 1902
- RMS Niagara, sunk by a mine off Bream Head, 1940
- Wahine, 1968 ran aground, capsized, 51 lives lost
- Mikhail Lermontov, Soviet passenger liner in the Marlborough Sounds in 1986
- Rainbow Warrior, 1985 Greenpeace activist ship sabotaged by the French secret service in Auckland harbour.
- Sydney Packet 17 July, 1837, Moeraki, Otago
- Derry Castle, Enderby Island, New Zealand, 1887
Solomon Islands
Ironbottom Sound
High Seas
Atlantic Ocean
Baltic Sea
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
- Royal Edward torpedoed 1915 Aug 13, possibly 1,865 dead
- Dakar, Israeli submarine
- Provence, French cruiser sank, 3,100 perished
- Eurydice, French submarine
- HMS Sussex, English warship sank in 1694
- HMS Victoria, British battleship sank in 1893
- Eilat, Israeli destroyer
- HMS Ark Royal, British aircraft carrier
- HMS/M Perseus, British submarine sunk by mine 1941. One survivor
Pacific Ocean
- I-52
- Toya Maru, passenger ferry sank September 26 1954 in Tsugaru Strait, Japan, 1,172 perished
- MV Doña Paz, sank in the Tablas Strait south of Manila, Philippines, between 1,500 and 4,000 perished.
- MV Derbyshire, 169,000 ton bulk carrier sank on September 10 1980 off the coast of Okinawa, Japan claiming the lives of all 44 on board. The Kowloon Bridge was a sistership.
- USS Yorktown (CV-5), sunk 1942 at Battle of Midway, wreck discovered 1998
- USS Lexington (CV-2), sunk 1942 at Battle of the Coral Sea
- USS Wasp (CV-7), sunk 1942 enroute to Guadalcanal
- USS Hornet (CV-8) sunk 1942 at Battle of Santa Cruz Islands
- USS New York (BB-34), sunk as a target ship off Hawaii after atomic bomb tests in 1948
- USS Pennsylvania (BB-38), sunk off Kwajalein after atomic bomb tests in 1948.
- USS Nevada (BB-36) , sunk off Hawaii as a target ship after atomic bomb tests in 1948.
- USS Oklahoma (BB-37), originally sunk during Pearl Harbor attack in 1941. Raised, sunk while under tow between Hawaii and California.
Red Sea
Other Egyptian (Nile) wrecks are listed under
Egypt. The wrecks of the
Red Sea include:
- SS Carnatic, North of Hurghada - hit reef September 1869, 31 died. DiveSiteDirectory for Carnatic
- Chrisoula K, North of Hurghada - sank 31 August 1981. DiveSiteDirectory for Chrisoula K
- Dunraven, near Sharm el-Sheikh - British steamship. DiveSiteDirectory for Dunraven
- Giannis D, North of Hurghada - sank with its cargo of timber in 1983. DiveSiteDirectory for Giannis D
- El Mina, near Hurghada - bombed by the Israelis in 1969 DiveSiteDirectory for El Mina
- Kimon M, North of Hurghada - sank 12 December 1978. DiveSiteDirectory for Kimon M
- Rosalie Moller, North of Hurghada - sister ship to the Thistlegorm DiveSiteDirectory for Rosalie Moller
- Thistlegorm, near Sharm el-Sheikh - discovered in 1956 by Jacques Cousteau DiveSiteDirectory for Thistlegorm
- HMS Hussar
- SS Dunraven - hit a reef and sank on 22 April 1876.
- Iria
- Nola
- Vicar of Bray
- Salem Express Shipwreck, Safaga Red Sea. Egypt,57 miles [about 91km] off Hurghada]]1991
- M/V al-Salam Boccaccio 98 - sank near Duba, Saudi Arabia on 2 February 2006
Black Sea
- Struma - torpedoed by a Soviet submarine on February 24 1942
- Armenia - German airplane attack on November 7th 1941
See also
External links
Further reading
- Jurisi, Mario, Ancient shipwrecks of the Adriatic: Maritime Transport during the First and Second Centuries AD (Oxford, Tempus Reparatum, 2000, British archaeological reports: International series, 828) ISBN 1-84171-039-3
- Parker, A. J., Ancient Shipwrecks of the Mediterranean and the Roman provinces, (Oxford, 1992)
- Pickford, Nigel, Lost Treasure Ships of the Northern Seas: A Guide and Gazetteer to 2000 Years of Shipwreck, (London: Chatham, 2006)
References