List of shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean
This is a partial list of shipwrecks which occurred in the Atlantic Ocean. The list includes ships that sank, foundered, grounded, or were otherwise lost. The Atlantic Ocean is here defined in its widest sense, to include its marginal seas: the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the English Channel, the Labrador Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the mid-Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the North Channel, the Norwegian Sea, and the waters of West Africa.
Baltic Sea
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Aura II | Finnish Navy | 13 January 1940 | A Finnish escort vessel that was sunk by its own depth charge north of Märket Island. | 60°23′N 19°10′E |
SMS Bremen | Imperial German Navy | 17 December 1915 | A Bremen-class light cruiser which struck two mines. | 57°31′N 020°24′E |
SS Cap Arcona | Nazi Germany | 3 May 1945 | A German prison ship that was bombed by RAF Typhoons, resulting in the deaths of over 4,000 prisoners-of-war. | 54°3.9′N 10°50.45′E |
HMS Cassandra | Royal Navy | 5 December 1918 | A C-class light cruiser that struck a mine in the Gulf of Finland near Saaremaa, Estonia. | |
MS Estonia | Estonia | 28 September 1994 | An Estonian cruise ferry that sank during a storm, claiming 852 lives. | 59°23′N 21°42′E |
SMS Friedrich Carl | Imperial German Navy | 17 November 1914 | A Prinz Adalbert-class armored cruiser that struck two mines 33 nautical miles (61 km; 38 mi) west of Memel. | |
HMS Gentian | Royal Navy | 15 July 1919 | An Arabis-class sloop that struck a mine in the Gulf of Finland east of Saaremaa, Estonia, on either 15 or 16 July 1919, according to different sources. | |
MV Goya | Nazi Germany | 16 April 1945 | A German transport ship torpedoed by L-3, with thousands of German civilians and wounded soldiers on board. | 55.200°N 18.300°E |
Graf Zeppelin | Soviet Navy | 16 August 1947 | A Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carrier that never saw service in World War II, and was sunk as a target north of Władysławowo, Poland. | 55°31′03″N 18°17′09″E |
Ilmarinen | Finnish Navy | 13 September 1941 | A Väinämöinen-class coastal defence ship that was sunk by mines. | 59°27′N 21°05′E |
MS Jan Heweliusz | Poland | 14 January 1993 | A Polish ferry that capsized in hurricane-force winds off Cape Arkona, Germany. | 54°36′N 14°13′E |
Koral | Soviet Navy | 11 January 1945 | An M57-class minesweeper that sank 35 kilometres (19 nmi) from Tallinn, Estonia. | |
Ladoga | Imperial Russian Navy | 15 August 1915 | A minelayer, formerly the armored cruiser Minin, sunk by a mine. | |
Lefort | Imperial Russian Navy | 22 September 1857 | A Russian ship of the line that capsized in the Gulf of Finland. | 59°57′N 27°17′E |
HMS Myrtle | Royal Navy | 15 July 1919 | An Azalea-class sloop that struck a mine in the Gulf of Finland east of Saaremaa, Estonia, on either 15 or 16 July 1919, according to different sources. | |
Oleg | Soviet Navy | 17 June 1919 | A Bogatyr-class protected cruiser torpedoed by the British coastal motor boat CMB-4 at Kronstadt. | 60°01′30″N 029°32′00″E |
Pallada | Imperial Russian Navy | 11 October 1914 | A Bayan-class armored cruiser that was torpedoed by U-26. | 59.6083°N 22.8167°E |
SS Park Victory | United States | 24 December 1947 | A Victory ship that was grounded after a storm.[1] | |
SMS Prinz Adalbert | Imperial German Navy | 23 October 1915 | A Prinz Adalbert-class armored cruiser that was torpedoed by the British submarine HMS E8 about 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) west of Libau in the Russian Empire. | 56°33′N 20°18′E |
Rusalka | Imperial Russian Navy | 7 September 1893 | An ironclad warship that sank in the Gulf of Finland. | |
S2 | Finnish Navy | 4 October 1925 | A S-class torpedo boat that sank in a storm in the Bothnian Sea off Reposaari, Finland. | |
SMS S31 | Imperial German Navy | 19 August 1915 | A V25-class torpedo boat sunk by a mine near Ruhnu in the Gulf of Riga during the Battle of the Gulf of Riga. | |
Sivuch | Imperial Russian Navy | 19 August 1915 | A Gilyak-class gunboat sunk by the Imperial German Navy battleships Nassau and Posen in the Gulf of Riga during the Battle of the Gulf of Riga. | |
Slava | Imperial Russian Navy | 17 October 1917 | A Borodino-class battleship scuttled near Muhu during the Battle of Moon Sound. | 58°40′43″N 23°21′19″E |
U-7 | Kriegsmarine | 18 February 1944 | A Type IIB U-boat that sank west of Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast. | 54°52′00″N 19°29′08″E |
U-416 | Kriegsmarine | 12 December 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that collided with German warship M 203 northwest of Pillau, Russia. | 54°58′N 19°33′E |
U-583 | Kriegsmarine | 15 November 1941 | A Type VIIC U-boat that collided with U-153 north of Łeba, Poland. | 55°23′N 17°05′E |
U-649 | Kriegsmarine | 24 February 1943 | A Type VIIC U-boat that sank in a collision with U-232 northwest of Łeba, Poland. | 55°15′N 17°15′E |
U-676 | Kriegsmarine | 12 February 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by mine in the Gulf of Finland. | 59°30′N 23°0′E |
U-3519 | Kriegsmarine | 2 March 1945 | A Type XXI U-boat that was sunk by a mine off Warnemünde, Germany. | 54°11′N 12°05′E |
SMS Undine | Imperial German Navy | 7 November 1915 | A Gazelle-class light cruiser that was torpedoed by HMS E19 about 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Scania, Sweden. | |
Vasa | Swedish Navy | 10 August 1628 | A Swedish warship that capsized at Stockholm, Sweden, less than 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) into its maiden voyage. The wreck was raised in 1961, and now rests in the Vasa Museum. | 59°19′40″N 18°05′28″E |
HMS Verulam | Royal Navy | 4 September 1919 | An Admiralty V-class destroyer that struck a mine off Seiskari in the Gulf of Finland. | 60°1′N 28°22′E |
HMS Vittoria | Royal Navy | 31 August 1919 | An Admiralty V-class destroyer that was torpedoed by the Pantera off Seiskari in the Gulf of Finland. | 60°5′N 28°23′E |
SMS Wacht | Imperial German Navy | 4 September 1901 | A Wacht-class aviso that collided with SMS Sachsen east of Cape Arkona, Germany. | 54.6833°N 13.5167°E |
ORP Wicher | Polish Navy | 3 September 1939 | A Wicher-class destroyer that was sunk by German bombers. The wreck was later towed to the area off Jastarnia, Poland. | 54°40′N 18°32′E |
MV Wilhelm Gustloff | Nazi Germany | 30 January 1945 | A German cruise ship that was torpedoed by Soviet submarine S-13 during Operation Hannibal, killing an estimated 9,400 people, nearly all of whom were civilians. | 55.0729°N 17.4213°E |
Bay of Biscay
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Achille | French Navy | 18 June 1940 | A Redoutable-class submarine scuttled at Brest, France, to prevent her capture by advancing German ground forces during the Battle of France. | |
Agosta | French Navy | 18 June 1940 | A Redoutable-class submarine scuttled at Brest, France, to prevent her capture by advancing German ground forces during the Battle of France. | |
Arendskerk | Netherlands | 15 January 1940 | A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed and later shelled by U-44.[2] | 46°55′N 06°34′W |
Berenice | Netherlands | 21 June 1940 | A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed by U-65.[3] | 47°10′N 03°35′W |
Dupetit-Thouars | French Navy | 7 August 1918 | A Gueydon-class armored cruiser torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine U-62 off Brest, France. | |
Diane | French Navy | 11 February 1918 | A Diane-class submarine sunk by an accidental internal explosion off La Pallice, France. | |
España | Spanish Republican Navy | 30 April 1937 | An España-class battleship sunk by a mine near Santander, Spain. | 43°31′26″N 003°40′44″W |
France | French Navy | 26 August 1922 | An Courbet-class battleship wrecked on an uncharted rock while entering Quiberon Bay on the coast of France. | 47°27′06″N 003°02′00″W |
Gueydon | French Navy | 13 August 1944 | A hulked Gueydon-class armored cruiser sunk by Royal Air Force aircraft at Brest France. | |
Infernet | French Navy | 16 November 1910 | A decommissioned D'Estrées-class protected cruiser wrecked off Les Sables-d'Olonne, France, while under tow to ship breakers. | |
Kléber | French Navy | 27 June 1917 | A Dupleix-class armored cruiser sunk by a mine off the Iroise entrance to Brest, France. | |
Neion | Greece | 22 June 1940 | A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed by U-38.[4] | 47°09′N 04°17′W |
HMS Serpent | Royal Navy | 10 November 1890 | An Archer-class torpedo cruiser wrecked on the northwestern coast of Spain off Cape Vilan. | |
U-621 | Kriegsmarine | 18 August 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by depth charges dropped by three Royal Canadian Navy destroyers, HMCS Ottawa, HMCS Kootenay and HMCS Chaudiere near La Rochelle | 45°52′N 02°36′W |
U-1222 | Kriegsmarine | 11 July 1944 | A Type IXC/40 U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft. | 46°31′N 5°29′W |
Black Sea
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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SS Admiral Nakhimov | Soviet Union | 31 August 1986 | An ocean liner that collided with the Soviet cargo ship Pyotr Vasev in Tsemes Bay. | 44°36′15″N 37°52′35″E |
Armenia | Soviet Navy | 7 November 1941 | A hospital ship that was sunk by German aircraft, with at least 5,000 deaths. | 44°15′N 34°17′E |
Novorossiysk | Soviet Navy | 29 October 1955 | A Conte di Cavour-class battleship sunk by an explosion at Sevastopol in the Soviet Union. | 44°37′07″N 033°32′08″E |
Portugal | Imperial Russian Navy | 30 March 1916 | A Russian hospital ship that was torpedoed by U-33 off Rize Province, Turkey. | 42°00′36″N 41°11′24″E |
Struma | Panama | 24 February 1942 | A refugee ship that was torpedoed by Shch-213 with over 700 Romanian Jewish immigrants aboard. | 41°23′N 29°13′E |
MT Unirea | Romania | 13 October 1982 | An oil tanker that exploded 40 nautical miles (74 km) southeast of Kaliakra, Bulgaria. |
Caribbean Sea
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Alegrete | Brazil | 1 June 1942 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-156 between St. Lucia and St. Vincent.[5] | 13°40′N 61°30′W |
Almirante Oquendo | Spanish Navy | 3 July 1898 | An Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser beached and wrecked on the south coast of Cuba west of Santiago de Cuba after sustaining damage in combat against United States Navy warships during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. | |
Amakura | United Kingdom | 25 August 1942 | A cargo ship that sunk after being torpedoed by U-558.[6] | 17°46′N 75°52′W |
American | United States | June 11, 1942 | A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed three times by U-504.[7] | 17°58′N 84°28′W |
Ante Matkovic | Kingdom of Yugoslavia | 19 June 1942 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-159.[8] | 12°05′N 72°30′W |
Ardenvohr | United Kingdom | 10 June 1942 | A cargo ship that sunk after being torpedoed by U-68.[9] | 12°45′N 80°20′W |
Arkansan | United States | June 16, 1942 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-126.[10] | 12°07′N 62°51′W |
Arriaga | Panama | 23 June 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-68.[11] | 13°08′N 72°16′W |
Beatrice | United States | 25 May 1942 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-558.[12] | 17°30′N 68°20′W |
Blankaholm | Sweden | 18 August 1942 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-533.[13] | 19°41′N 76°50′W |
Brabant | Belgium | 14 May 1942 | A merchant ship that sank after being torpedoed by U-155.[14] | 11°32′N 62°43′W |
British Consul | United Kingdom | 19 August 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-564 near Grenada. | 11°58′N 62°38′W |
Bruxelles | Belgium | 9 June 1942 | A merchant ship that sank after being torpedoed by U-502.[15] | 11°05′N 66°41′W |
USS Caron | United States Navy | 4 December 2002 | A decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer sunk during explosives testing 75 nautical miles (139 km; 86 mi) south of Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. | |
Castilla | Honduras | 7 June 1942 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-107.[16] | 20°15′N 83°18′W |
Ceres | Netherlands | 13 March 1943 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-68.[17] | 14°50′N 71°46′W |
MV C.O. Stillman | Panama | 4 June 1942 | An oil tanker that was torpedoed by U-68 about 41 nautical miles (76 km) southwest of Isla de Mona, Puerto Rico. | 17°30′N 68°20′W |
MV Christena | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1 August 1970 | An overloaded passenger ferry boat that sank crossing the channel between the islands of St. Kitts and Nevis, Leeward Islands | 17°10′50″N 62°40′30″W |
Cristóbal Colón | Spanish Navy | 29 September 1895 | A Velasco-class unprotected cruiser that sank in a hurricane near Pinar del Rio, Cuba. | |
Cristóbal Colón | Spanish Navy | 3 July 1898 | A Giuseppe Garibaldi-class armored cruiser beached and wrecked on the south coast of Cuba at the mouth of the Tarquino River after sustaining damage in combat against United States Navy warships during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. | |
USS Dorado | United States Navy | 12 October 1943 | A Gato-class submarine that was sunk north of Panama. | 12°21′N 78°50′W |
SS Empire Amethyst | United Kingdom | 13 April 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-154 southwest of Haiti. | 17°40′N 74°50′W |
SS Empire Buffalo | United Kingdom | 6 May 1942 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-125 west of the Cayman Islands. | 19°14′N 82°34′W |
SS Empire Cloud | United Kingdom | 21 August 1942 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-564 northeast of Trinidad. | 10°54′N 62°10′W |
SS Empire Cromwell | United Kingdom | 28 November 1942 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-508 off Guyana. | 9°00′N 58°30′W |
SS Empire Explorer | United Kingdom | 9 July 1942 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-575 northwest of Tobago. | 11°40′N 60°55′W |
SS Faja de Oro | Mexico | 21 May 1942 | An oil tanker that was torpedoed by U-106. | 23°30′N 84°24′W |
Flora | Netherlands | 18 June 1942 | A steam merchant that was sunk by U-159 after it was shelled.[18] | 11°55′N 72°36′W |
Furor | Spanish Navy | 3 July 1898 | A Furor-class destroyer that exploded and sank off the south coast of Cuba just west of Cabanas Bay during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. | |
Gonçalves Dias | Brazil | 24 May 1942 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-502.[19] | 16°09′N 70°00′W |
Hector | Netherlands | 24 May 1942 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-103.[20] | 19°50′N 81°53′W |
Infanta Maria Teresa | Spanish Navy | 3 July 1898 | An Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser beached and wrecked on the south coast of Cuba just west of Punta Cabrera after sustaining damage in combat against United States Navy warships during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. | |
Jorge Juan | Spanish Navy | 21 July 1898 | A sloop sunk by United States Navy warships in Nipe Bay on the coast of Cuba during the Battle of Nipe Bay. | |
Kahuku | United States | 16 June 1942 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-126.[21] | 11°54′N 63°07′W |
USS Kearsarge | United States Navy | 2 February 1894 | A screw sloop-of-war wrecked on Roncador Cay. | 13°32′N 080°03′W |
USS Maine | United States Navy | 15 February 1898 | A warship, sometimes referred to as an armored cruiser and sometimes as a second-class battleship, sunk by an internal explosion at Havana, Cuba. | 23°08′07″N 082°20′03″W |
SS Melville E. Stone | United States | 24 November 1943 | A Liberty ship that was sunk by U-516 northwest of Cristóbal, Panama. | 10°29′N 80°20′W |
USS Memphis | United States Navy | 29 August 1916 | A Tennessee-class armored cruiser wrecked in the harbor at Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. | |
USS Merrimac | United States Navy | 2 June 1898 | A collier sunk in the entrance to the harbor at Santiago de Cuba in Cuba during the Siege of Santiago de Cuba. | 19°58′37″N 075°52′18″W |
SS Norlantic | United States | 13 May 1942 | A cargo ship that was sunk by U-69 about 90 nautical miles (170 km) east of Bonaire. | 14°2′N 83°13′W |
USS O-5 | United States | 28 October 1923 | An O-class submarine that was sunk in a collision in Limon Bay on the coast of the Panama Canal Zone. | |
Plutón | Spanish Navy | 3 July 1898 | A Audaz-class destroyer beached and wrecked on the south coast of Cuba just west of Cabanas Bay after sustaining damage in combat against United States Navy warships during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. | |
Poelau Roebiah | Netherlands | 6 July 1943 | A cargo liner that sank after being torpedoed by U-759.[22] | 17°56′N 75°57′W |
Port Montreal | United Kingdom | 10 June 1942 | A merchant ship that sank after being torpedoed by U-68 178 miles (286 km) north of Cristobal, Panama.[23] | 12°17′N 80°20′W |
USS R-12 | United States Navy | 12 June 1943 | An R-class submarine that sank accidentally. | 24°24′30″N 81°38′30″W |
Regent | Latvia | 14 June 1942 | A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed by U-504. It would be one of 8 Latvian ships that continued to fly the flag of Latvia and did not return home after being invaded by the Soviet Union.[24] | 17°56′N 75°57′W |
Reina Mercedes | Spanish Navy | 5 July 1898 | An Alfonso XII-class unprotected cruiser scuttled on the south coast of Cuba at the entrance to the harbor Santiago de Cuba during the Siege of Santiago de Cuba. | |
Rotterdam | Netherlands | 27 August 1942 | A tanker that was sunk after being torpedoed by U-511.[25] | 18°09′N 74°38′W |
Sally | Honduras | 5 June 1942 | A sailing ship that sank after it was shelled by U-159.[26] | 16°45′N 70°15′W |
Stad Amsterdam | Netherlands | 25 August 1942 | A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed by U-164.[27] | 16°39′N 73°15′W |
Surcouf | Free French Naval Forces | 18 February 1942 | A submarine that sank 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) north of Cristóbal, Panama, possibly due to a collision with an American freighter. | 10°40′N 79°32′W |
USS Sylvan Arrow | United States Navy | 28 May 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-155 southwest of Grenada. | 12°50′N 67°32′W |
Tachirá | United States | 12 July 1942 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-129.[28] | 18°15′N 81°45′W |
USS Texan | United States Navy | 11 March 1942 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed off Cape San Antonio, Cuba. | 21°34′N 76°28′W |
Tuscaloosa City | United States | 4 May 1942 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-125.[29] | 18°25′N 81°31′W |
U-94 | Kriegsmarine | 28 August 1942 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMCS Oakville off Haiti. | 17°40′N 74°30′W |
U-153 | Kriegsmarine | 13 July 1942 | A Type IXC U-boat that was sunk by USS Lansdowne off Colón, Panama. | 09°46′N 81°29′W |
U-159 | Kriegsmarine | 28 July 1943 | A Type IXC U-boat that was sunk by US aircraft south of Haiti. | 15°57′N 68°30′W |
U-359 | Kriegsmarine | 26 July 1943 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by an American aircraft southwest of Haiti's Tiburon Peninsula. | 18°06′N 75°00′W |
U-654 | Kriegsmarine | 22 August 1942 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a US aircraft. | 12°00′N 79°56′W |
Valera | Panama | 7 March 1944 | A steam tanker that was sunk after being torpedoed and broken in two.[30] | 11°30′N 76°27′W |
Vizcaya | Spanish Navy | 3 July 1898 | An Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser beached and wrecked on the south coast of Cuba west of Santiago de Cuba after sustaining damage in combat against United States Navy warships during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. | |
West Celina | United States | 19 August 1942 | A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed by U-162 two times. It was carrying a variety of cargo which included: manganese ore, mica, rubber and even 250 monkeys on the ship's boat deck.[31] | 11°45′N 62°30′W |
West Hardaway | United States | 15 June 1942 | A steam tanker that was sunk after being torpedoed three times by U-502.[32] | 11°50′N 62°15′W |
Gulf of Mexico
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Albatross | United States | 2 May 1961 | A schooner that sank in a squall about 125 nautical miles (232 km) west of the Dry Tortugas, inspiring the film White Squall. | |
SS Alcoa Puritan | United States | 6 May 1942 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-507 off Port Eads, Louisiana. | 28°35′N 88°22′W |
Amatlan | Mexico | 4 September 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-171 about 60 miles off the coast of Tampico. Originally an Italian vessel prior to being seized by Mexico.[33] | 23°27′N 97°30′W |
Baja California | Honduras | 19 July 1942 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-84.[34] | 25°14′N 82°27′W |
Bayard | Norway | 6 July 1942 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-67 about 45 miles to the south of Pascagoula, Mississippi.[35] | 29°35′N 88°44′W |
Benjamin Brewster | United States | 10 July 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-67.[36] | 29°05′N 90°05′W |
Bosiljka | Kingdom of Yugoslavia | 19 June 1942 | A Yugoslavian cargo steamer that was sunk after hitting a US Navy mine.[37][38] | 24°57′N 81°57′W |
D/S Cadmus | Norway | 1 July 1942 | A merchant ship that sank after being torpedoed by U-129.[39] | 22°50′N 92°15′W |
Carrabulle | United States | 26 May 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-106.[40] | 26°18′N 89°21′W |
SS City of Everett | United States | 11 October 1923 | A whaleback steamship that foundered 120 nautical miles (220 km) off Florida. | |
Empire Mica | United Kingdom | 29 June 1942 | A steam tanker that sank after being torpedoed by U-67.[41] | 28°29′N 89°12′W |
Gulfoil | United States | 17 May 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-506.[42] | 28°08′N 89°46′W |
Gulfpenn | United States | 13 May 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-507.[43] | 28°29′N 89°12′W |
Gundersen | Norway | 2 July 1942 | A Norwegian merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-107.[44] | 23°33′N 92°35′W |
Halo | United States | 20 May 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-506.[45] | 28°42′N 90°08′W |
Hamlet | Norway | 27 May 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-753.[46] | 28°25′N 91°00′W |
USS Hatteras | United States Navy | 11 January 1863 | A sidewheel paddle gunboat sunk off Galveston, Texas, by the Confederate States Navy screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama in the Action off Galveston Light. | |
Heredia | United States | 17 May 1942 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-506.[47] | 28°53′N 91°03′W |
Holstein | Honduras | 2 October 1992 | A Honduran cargo ship that sank during a storm.[48] | |
J. W. Clise | United States | August 1940 | A schooner that was caught in the 1940 Louisiana hurricane and sank south of Mobile, Alabama. | |
SS Las Choapas | Mexico | 27 June 1942 | An oil tanker that was torpedoed by U-129 near Tecolutla. | 20°15′N 96°20′W |
Moira | Norway | 17 June 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-158 off the coast of Corpus Christi, Texas.[49] | 25°35′N 96°20′W |
Oaxaca | Mexico | 26 July 1942 | A merchant ship that was tropedoed by U-171.[50] | 28°23′N 96°08′W |
Rawleigh Warner | United States | 23 June 1942 | An oil tanker that was torpedoed by U-67 40 miles to the south of South Pass, Louisiana.[51] | 28°53′N 89°15′W |
San Blas | Panama | 17 June 1942 | A merchant ship that sank after being torpedoed by U-158.[52] | 25°26′N 95°33′W |
USS Tacoma | United States Navy | 16 January 1924 | A Denver-class protected cruiser wrecked on Blanquilla Reef off Veracruz, Mexico. | |
USS Tecumseh | United States Navy | 5 August 1864 | A Canonicus-class monitor sunk by a mine in the entrance to Mobile Bay on the coast of Alabama during the Battle of Mobile Bay. | 30°13′54″N 088°01′33″W |
Tuapase | Soviet Union | 4 July 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-129.[53] | 22°13′N 86°06′W |
SS Tuxpam | Mexico | 27 June 1942 | An oil tanker that was torpedoed by U-129 near Tecolutla. | 20°15′N 96°20′W |
U-2513 | United States Navy | 7 October 1951 | A German Type XXI U-boat, operated by the US Navy from 1945 to 1949, sunk as a target | 24°52′0.9″N 83°18′35.64″W |
Virginia | United States | 12 May 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-171 while it was laying stopped 1.5 miles (2.4 km) miles from the Southwest Pass pilot buoy for the Mississippi River. The coordinates are for where the ship sank at.[54] The shipwreck itself has been moving because of underwater mudflows and as a result the ship's movement is a source of scientific research on that matter.[55] | 28°53′N 89°29′W |
English Channel
Irish Sea
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMS Cochrane | Royal Navy | 14 November 1918 | A Warrior-class armoured cruiser wrecked in the Mersey Estuary. | |
U-1024 | Royal Navy | 13 April 1945 | A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was captured by British ships northwest of Holyhead, Wales, and sank under tow the next day. | |
U-1051 | Kriegsmarine | 26 January 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British ships. | 53°39′N 05°23′W |
U-1172 | Kriegsmarine | 27 January 1945 | A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by British frigates east of Wexford, Ireland. | 52°24′N 05°42′W |
Labrador Sea
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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USAT Dorchester | United States Army | 3 February 1943 | A troopship that was torpedoed by the German submarine U-223 south of Greenland. | 59°22′N 48°42′W |
USCGC Escanaba | United States Coast Guard | 13 June 1943 | A United States Coast Guard cutter sunk southwest of Greenland, probably by a mine. | 60°50′N 52°0′W |
SS Flynderborg | United Kingdom | 3 November 1941 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-202 northeast of Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland. | 51°21′N 51°45′W |
San Juan de Pasajes | Basques | December 1565 | While sitting at anchor in Red Bay bay with other whaling ships, she broke her moorings during a storm, struck an island and sank with a full load of 1,000 casks of oil. | 51°43′55″N 56°25′32″W |
Mediterranean Sea
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
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HMS Abdiel | Royal Navy | 10 September 1943 | An Abdiel-class minelayer sunk by mines in the harbor at Taranto, Italy, during Operation Slapstick. | 40°26′35″N 017°15′06″E | |
Achéron | French Navy | 24 November 1943 | A Redoutable-class submarine sunk by American bombers at the Toulon Arsenal at Toulon, France, after her seizure by Germany. | ||
Actéon | French Navy | 8 November 1942 | A Redoutable-class submarine depth-charged and sunk during Operation Torch by the British destroyer HMS Westcott off Arzew, Algeria. | 36°48′N 000°59′W | |
HMAS AE2 | Royal Australian Navy | 30 April 1915 | An E-class submarine that was attacked by Sultanhisar and scuttled in the Sea of Marmara. | 40.672371°N 28.075218°E | |
SS Almeria Lykes | United States | 13 August 1942 | A Type C3 cargo ship that was attacked by Italian MAS torpedo boats and scuttled off Kelibia, Tunisia. | 36°40′N 11°35′E | |
Almirante Ferrándiz | Spanish Navy | 29 September 1936 | A Churruca-class destroyer that was sunk by Canarias in the Battle of Cape Espartel. | 36°14′47″N 4°38′30″W | |
Alose | French Navy | March 1918 | A Naïade-class submarine sunk as a target off Fréjus, France. | ||
Amalfi | Regia Marina | 7 July 1915 | A Pisa-class armored cruiser that was torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine UB-14 about 20 nautical miles (37 km) from Venice, Italy. | ||
Amiral Charner | French Navy | 8 February 1916 | An Amiral Charner-class armored cruiser torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine U-21 in the Eastern Mediterranean. | 33°21′N 034°54′E | |
SS Amiral Magon | France | 28 January 1917 | A troopship that was torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine U-39 southwest of Peloponnese, Greece. | 35.4900°N 20.0200°E | |
Antikythera wreck | Unknown | 1st century BC | An ancient shipwreck discovered in October 1900 near the island of Antikythera. The wreck contained many artifacts and the world's oldest known analog computer, the Antikythera mechanism.[60] | 35.8897°N 23.3078°E | |
RMS Arabia | United Kingdom | 6 November 1916 | A passenger liner that was torpedoed by UB-43 southwest of the Peloponnese, Greece. | 36°30′N 20°30′E | |
Argonaute | French Navy | 8 November 1942 | An Argonaute-class submarine depth-charged and sunk off Algeria east of Oran during Operation Torch by either the British destroyer HMS Achates, the British destroyer HMS Westcott, or both. | ||
Ariane | French Navy | 19 June 1917 | An Amphitrite-class submarine torpedoed and sunk off Cape Bon, Tunisia by the Imperial German Navy submarine UC-22. | ||
Ariane | French Navy | 9 November 1942 | An Ariane-class submarine scuttled at Oran, Algeria, during Operation Torch to prevent her capture by Allied forces. | ||
HMS Ark Royal | Royal Navy | 14 November 1941 | A British aircraft carrier torpedoed by U-81 about 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Gibraltar.[61] | 36°3′N 4°45′W | |
Armando Diaz | Regia Marina | 25 February 1941 | A Condottieri-class light cruiser that was torpedoed by HMS Upright off the Kerkennah Islands. | 34°33′N 11°45′E | |
Artigliere | Regia Marina | 13 October 1940 | A Soldati-class destroyer sunk by the British heavy cruiser HMS York during the Battle of Cape Passero. | ||
HMS Athenienne | Royal Navy | 20 October 1806 | Ran aground in the Strait of Sicily.[62] | 37°47′N 10°46′E | |
SS Athos | France | 17 February 1917 | A cargo liner that was torpedoed by U-65. | 35.3667°N 18.5333°E | |
Aurore | French Navy | 27 November 1942 | An Aurore-class submarine scuttled at Toulon, France, to prevent her capture by German forces. | ||
SS Australien | France | 19 July 1918 | A passenger ship that was sunk by UC-54 26 nautical miles (48 km) northeast of Cap Bon, Tunisia. | ||
Baleares | Spanish Navy | 6 March 1938 | A Canarias-class heavy cruiser that was sunk by Lepanto in the Battle of Cape Palos. | 37°52′18″N 0°52′00″E | |
HMS Barham | Royal Navy | 25 November 1941 | A Queen Elizabeth-class battleship that was torpedoed by the German ssubmarine U-331 north of Sidi Barrani, Egypt. | 32°34′N 26°24′E | |
Barbaros Hayreddin | Ottoman Navy | 8 August 1915 | A Brandenburg-class battleship that was torpedoed by the British submarine HMS E11 off Bolayır in the Sea of Marmara. | ||
SS Baron Gautsch | Austria-Hungary | 13 August 1914 | A passenger ship that later became a troopship which sank after hitting a mine.[63] | 44°56.25′N 13°34.40′E | |
USS Beatty | United States Navy | 6 November 1943 | A Gleaves-class destroyer that was sunk by German aircraft off Algeria. | 37°10′N 6°0′E | |
HMS Bedouin | Royal Navy | 15 June 1942 | A Tribal-class destroyer that was sunk by the combined action of Italian cruisers and torpedo bombers during Operation Harpoon. | 36°12′0″N 11°38′0″E | |
Bernoulli | French Navy | 13 February 1918 | A Brumaire-class submarine last heard from on 13 February 1918. Probably sank in the Adriatic Sea off Cattaro, Austria-Hungary after striking a mine. | ||
HMS Blean | Royal Navy | 11 December 1942 | A Hunt-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-443 northwest of Oran, Algeria. | 35°55′N 1°50′W | |
HMS Bonaventure | Royal Navy | 31 March 1941 | A Dido-class light cruiser that was torpedoed by the Italian submarine Ambra south of Crete. | 33°20′0″N 26°35′0″E | |
Bouvet | French Navy | 18 March 1915 | A battleship sunk by a mine in the southern entrance to the Dardanelles during the Dardanelles campaign. | 40°01′15″N 026°16′30″E | |
Bretagne | French Navy | 3 July 1940 | A Bretagne-class battleship sunk by British warships ay Mers El Kébir on the coast of Algeria during the attack on Mers-el-Kébir. | ||
HMHS Britannic | Royal Navy | 21 September 1916 | An Olympic-class ocean liner (sister ship to RMS Titanic) operating as a hospital ship that struck a mine off the Greek island of Kea and sank with the loss of 30 lives.[64] | 37°42′05″N 24°17′02″E | |
HMS Broke | Royal Navy | 8 November 1942 | A Thornycroft type flotilla leader that suffered heavy damage in Operation Terminal and later sank under tow. | 36°50′N 0°40′E | |
USS Buck | United States Navy | 9 October 1943 | A Sims-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-616 off Salerno, Italy. | 39°57′N 14°28′E | |
HMS Cachalot | Royal Navy | 30 July 1941 | A Grampus-class submarine that was rammed by the Italian torpedo boat Generale Achille Papa northwest of Tocra, Libya. | 32°49′N 20°11′E | |
HMS Cairo | Royal Navy | 12 August 1942 | A C-class light cruiser scuttled by gunfire by the escort destroyer HMS Derwent after being torpedoed by the Italian submarine Axum during Operation Pedestal. | 37°26′0″N 10°22′0″E | |
HMS Calcutta | Royal Navy | 1 June 1941 | A C-class light cruiser that was sunk by German bombers 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) off Alexandria, Egypt. | 32°00′N 28°00′E | |
Calypso | French Navy | 31 January 1943 | A Circé-class submarine sunk by American bombers at Ferryville, Tuisia, after her seizure by Germany and transfer to Italy. | ||
HMS Calypso | Royal Navy | 12 June 1940 | A C-class light cruiser that was torpedoed by Alpino Bagnolini about 50 nautical miles (93 km) south of Cape Lithion, Crete. | 34°03′N 24°05′E | |
SS Cameronia | United Kingdom | 15 April 1917 | A troopship that was torpedoed by U-33 about 150 nautical miles (280 km) east of Malta. | 35°50′N 17°32′E | |
Châteaurenault | French Navy | 14 December 1917 | A protected cruiser torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine UC-38 while entering the Gulf of Corinth. | ||
SS Chesterfield | United Kingdom | 18 May 1918 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by UC-52 southeast of Sicily. | 36°17′N 15°13′E | |
SS City of Bradford | United Kingdom | 22 February 1942 | A cargo ship that was sunk by German aircraft off Bardia, Libya. | 31°57′N 25°26′E | |
SS Columbia | Denmark | 1 August 1918 | A cargo ship carrying general cargo that was torpedoed by UC-34 near Port Said, Egypt.[65] | 38°43′N 8°44′E | |
Condorcet | French Navy | August 1944 | The former Danton-class battleship, in use as a barracks ship, was scuttled by German forces at Toulon, France. | ||
Console Generale Liuzzi | Regia Marina | 27 June 1940 | A Liuzzi-class submarine that was attacked by British destroyers and scuttled south of Crete. | 33°46′0″N 27°27′0″E | |
HMS Cornwallis | Royal Navy | 9 January 1917 | A Duncan-class battleship that was torpedoed by U-32 about 60 nautical miles (110 km) east of Malta. | 35°06′N 015°11′E | |
Costa Concordia | Italy | 13 January 2012 | A Concordia-class cruise ship wrecked after striking a rock in the Tyrrhenian Sea just off the eastern shore of Isola del Giglio, Italy. | ||
HMS Coventry | Royal Navy | 14 September 1942 | A C-class light cruiser scuttled by the British destroyer HMS Zulu northwest of Alexandria, Egypt, after sustaining damage in a German air attack during Operation Agreement. | 32°48′N 028°17′E | |
Curie | French Navy | 20 December 1914 | A Brumaire-class submarine sunk by Austro-Hungarian Navy warships in the entrance to the harbor at Pola, Austria-Hungary. | ||
Danaé | French Navy | 9 November 1942 | An Ariane-class submarine scuttled at Oran, Algeria, during Operation Torch to prevent her capture by Allied forces. | ||
Danton | French Navy | 19 March 1917 | A Danton-class battleship that was torpedoed by U-64 about 22 nautical miles (41 km) southwest of Sardinia. | 38°45′35″N 8°3′30″E | |
HMS Defender | Royal Navy | 11 July 1941 | A D-class destroyer that was attacked by a German bomber and scuttled off Sidi Barrani, Egypt. | 31°45′N 25°31′E | |
Delfino | Regia Marina | 23 March 1943 | An Italian submarine that was scuttled after a collision east of the Strait of Gibraltar. | 35°54′0″N 4°17′0″W | |
HMS Diamond | Royal Navy | 27 April 1941 | A D-class destroyer that was sunk by German aircraft off Cape Maleas, Greece. | 36°30′N 23°34′E | |
Diane | French Navy | 9 November 1942 | A Diane-class submarine scuttled at Oran, Algeria, during Operation Torch to prevent her capture by Allied forces. | ||
SS Djemnah | France | 14 July 1918 | A cargo liner that was torpedoed by UB-105 north of Tobruk, Libya. | 33.2000°N 23.9167°E | |
Doris | French Navy | 25 June 1999 | A decommissioned Daphné class submarine which sank accidentally in 939 metres (3,081 ft) of water off France's Levant Island while being submerged for use as a target in a torpedo test. | 43.1028333°N 006.5726667°E | |
HMHS Dover Castle | United Kingdom | 26 May 1917 | A hospital ship that was torpedoed by UC-67 about 50 nautical miles (93 km) north of Annaba, Algeria. | 37°45′00″N 007°45′00″E | |
TCG Dumlupınar | Turkish Navy | 4 April 1953 | A Balao-class submarine sunk in a collision off Nara Burnu in the Dardanelles. | ||
Durbo | Regia Marina | 18 October 1940 | An Italian Adua-class submarine that was attacked by British destroyers and scuttled east of Gibraltar. | 35°54′0″N 4°17′0″W | |
HMS Eagle | Royal Navy | 11 August 1942 | An aircraft carrier that was torpedoed by U-73 about 70 nautical miles (130 km) south of Cape Salinas, Majorca. | 38°3′0″N 3°1′12.00″E | |
HMS Eclipse | Royal Navy | 24 October 1943 | An E-class destroyer that hit a mine off Kalymnos, Greece. | 37°01′N 27°11′E | |
Edgar Quinet | French Navy | 4 January 1930 | An Edgar Quinet-class armored cruiser wrecked on the coast of Algeria west of Oran. | ||
El Amir Farouq | Egyptian Navy | 22 October 1948 | The sloop was sunk by an Israeli Navy explosive motorboat off the Gaza Strip northwest of Gaza City. | ||
SS Empire Dunstan | United Kingdom | 18 November 1943 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-81 off Taranto, Italy. | 39°24′N 17°40′E | |
SS Empire Eve | Royal Navy | 18 May 1943 | A CAM ship that was torpedoed by U-414 northeast of Mostaganem, Algeria. | 36°37′N 00°46′E | |
HMT Empire Windrush | United Kingdom | 30 March 1954 | A troopship that caught fire and sank 32 nautical miles (59 km) northwest of Cape Caxine, Algeria. | 37°00′N 2°11′E | |
SS Erinpura | United Kingdom | 1 May 1943 | An ocean liner that was sunk by German bombers 30 nautical miles (56 km) north of Benghazi, Libya. | 32°40′N 19°53′E | |
HMS Escort | Royal Navy | 11 July 1940 | An E-class destroyer that was torpedoed by Guglielmo Marconi and later sank under tow. | 36°6′35″N 3°22′12″W | |
España | Spanish Navy | 26 August 1923 | An España-class battleship wrecked off Cape Three Forks near Melilla on the coast of North Africa. | ||
Eurydice (Q130) | French Navy | 27 November 1942 | An Ariane-class submarine scuttled at Toulon, France, to prevent her seizure intact by Germany. After the Germans seized and refloated her, her hulk was sunk again by American bombers on 22 June 1944. | ||
Eurydice (S644) | French Navy | 4 March 1970 | A Daphné-class submarine sunk by an accidental internal explosion while submerged off Cape Camarat, 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) east of Toulon, France. | ||
HMS Fearless | Royal Navy | 23 July 1941 | An E-class destroyer that was attacked by Italian aircraft and scuttled 50 nautical miles (93 km) northeast of Annaba, Algeria. | 37°40′N 08°20′E | |
USS Fechteler | United States Navy | 5 May 1944 | A Buckley-class destroyer escort that was torpedoed by U-967. | 36°7′N 2°40′W | |
HMS Fiji | Royal Navy | 22 May 1941 | A Fiji-class light cruiser sunk by German aircraft off Crete. | ||
Fiume | Regia Marina | 29 March 1941 | A Zara-class heavy cruiser that was sunk by British battleships in the Battle of Cape Matapan. | 35°21′N 20°57′E | |
Floréal | French Navy | 2 August 1918 | A Pluviôse-class submarine sunk in a collision with the Royal Navy armed boarding steamer HMS Hazel in the Aegean Sea. | ||
Forfait | French Navy | 21 July 1875 | A screw corvette sunk in a collision with the French ironclad central battery ship Jeanne d'Arc in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the east coast of Corsica. | ||
Foucault | French Navy | 15 September 1916 | A Brumaire-class submarine scuttled in the Adriatic Sea off Cattaro, Austria-Hungary, after suffering damage in an attack by Austro-Hungarian Navy Lohner L flying boats. The first submarine sunk by aircraft. | ||
FR117 | Regia Marina | 6 May 1943 | A Circé-class submarine scuttled in the channel at Bizerte, Tunisia, to prevent her capture by advancing Allied forces. | ||
FR118 | Regia Marina | 9 September 1943 | A Redoutable-class submarine scuttled at Genoa, Italy, to prevent her capture by German forces. | ||
SS France IV | France | 7 November 1915 | An ocean liner that was sunk by U-38 southeast of Sardinia. | 38°08′N 9°54′E | |
SS Francesco Crispi | Italy | 19 April 1943 | A passenger ship that was carrying soldiers which was torpedoed by the HMS Saracen.[66][67] | 42°46′N 09°42′E | |
RMS Franconia | United Kingdom | 4 October 1916 | A troopship that was torpedoed by UB-47 about 195 nautical miles (361 km) east of Malta. | 35°33′9″N 18°26′0″E | |
Fresnel | French Navy | 27 November 1942 | A Redoutable-class submarine scuttled at Toulon, France, to prevent her seizure intact by Germany. After the Germans seized her and handed her over to Italy, the Italians refloated her. She was sunk again in January 1943, refloated again, and then seized by the Germans before her hulk was sunk again by Allied aircraft on 11 March 1944. | ||
HMS Galatea | Royal Navy | 14 December 1941 | An Arethusa-class light cruiser that was torpedoed by U-557 off Alexandria, Egypt. | 31°17′N 29°13′E | |
Galatée | French Navy | 27 November 1942 | A Sirène-class submarine scuttled at Toulon, France, to prevent her seizure intact by Germany. Refloated by Italy, then seized by Germany, her hulk was sunk again by Allied aircraft on 5 July 1944. she was refloated again and scuttled on 17 March 1949. | ||
SS Gallia | French Navy | 4 October 1916 | A troopship torpedoed southwest of Sardinia by the Imperial German Navy submarine U-35. | 38°27′N 007°30′E | |
Gaulois | French Navy | 27 December 1916 | A Charlemagne-class battleship that was torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine UB-47 in the Sea of Crete off Cape Maleas, Greece. | 36°30′N 23°45′E | |
SS Général Bonaparte | Vichy France | 19 May 1943 | A passenger ship that was torpedoed by HMS Sportsman southeast of Nice, France. | 43.0167°N 7.6667°E | |
SS Gisela L M Russ | Greece | 19 February 1959 | A cargo ship that suffered a boiler explosion and sank off Euboea, Greece. | 38°35′N 24°21′E | |
MV Glenartney | United Kingdom | 6 February 1918 | A cargo ship that was sunk by UC-54 30 nautical miles (56 km) northeast of Cape Bon, Tunisia. | ||
HMS Gloucester | Royal Navy | 22 May 1941 | A Town-class light cruiser sunk by German dive bombers in Kythira Strait about 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) north of Crete. | 35°50′N 023°00′E | |
HMS Goliath | Royal Navy | 13 May 1915 | A Canopus-class battleship torpedoed by the Ottoman Navy destroyer Muavenet-i Milliye in Morto Bay on the coast of the Gallipoli Peninsula. | ||
HMS Grampus | Royal Navy | 16 June 1940 | A Grampus-class submarine that was sunk by Italian torpedo boats. | 37°5′N 17°30′E | |
HMS Grove | Royal Navy | 12 June 1942 | A Hunt-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-77. | 32°5′N 25°30′E | |
HMS Gurkha | Royal Navy | 17 January 1942 | An L-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-133 off Sidi Barrani, Egypt. | 31°50′N 26°15′E | |
HMS Hasty | Royal Navy | 15 June 1942 | A H-class destroyer that was torpedoed by S-55 and scuttled the next day. | 34°10′N 22°0′E | |
Henri Poincaré | French Navy | 27 November 1942 | A Redoutable-class submarine scuttled at Toulon, France, to prevent her seizure intact by Germany. Refloated by Italy and renamed FR118. | ||
SS Heraklion | Greece | 8 December 1966 | A car ferry that capsized northwest of Antimilos, Greece. | 36°52′N 24°8′E | |
HMS Hermione | Royal Navy | 16 June 1942 | A Dido-class light cruiser that was torpedoed by the German submarine U-205 north of Sallum, Egypt. | 33°20′N 26°00′E | |
HMS Hyperion | Royal Navy | 22 December 1940 | A H-class destroyer that struck a mine off Pantelleria and was scuttled. | 37°40′N 11°31′E | |
HMS Hythe | Royal Navy | 11 October 1943 | A Bangor-class minesweeper that was torpedoed by U-371 off Béjaïa, Algeria. | 37°4′N 5°0′E | |
Iéna | French Navy | 12 March 1907 | A battleship wrecked by an internal explosion at Toulon, France. (See also 2 December 1909.) | ||
Iéna | French Navy | 2 December 1909 | A hulked former battleship which sank near Porquerolles off the coast of France after use as a target. (See also 12 March 1907.) | ||
HMS Irresistible | Royal Navy | 18 March 1915 | A Formidable-class battleship sunk by a mine in the southern entrance to the Dardanelles during the Dardanelles campaign. | ||
HNLMS Isaac Sweers | Royal Netherlands Navy | 13 November 1942 | A Gerard Callenburgh-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-431 during Operation Torch. | 37°23′N 2°12′E | |
SS Italia | Regia Marina | 30 May 1917 | An armed boarding steamer that was torpedoed by U-4 about 46 nautical miles (85 km) southeast of Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy. | ||
SS Ivernia | United Kingdom | 1 January 1917 | A troopship that was torpedoed by UB-47 about 58 nautical miles (107 km) southeast of Cape Matapan, Greece. | 35°42′N 23°19′E | |
HMS Jackal | Royal Navy | 12 May 1942 | A J-class destroyer that was attacked by German bombers and scuttled the next day, north of Sidi Barrani, Egypt. | 36°30′N 26°30′E | |
HMS Jaguar | Royal Navy | 26 March 1942 | A J-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-652 north of Sidi Barrani, Egypt. | 31°53′N 26°18′E | |
Jaime I | Spanish Republican Navy | 17 June 1937 | An España-class battleship sunk by an accidental internal explosion at Cartagena, Spain. | ||
HMS Juno | Royal Navy | 21 May 1941 | A J-class destroyer that was sunk by Italian aircraft southeast of Crete. | 34°35′N 26°34′E | |
MV Jupiter | Greece | 21 October 1988 | A cruise ship sunk in a collision off Piraeus, Greece. | 37.9250°N 23.6083°E | |
HMS Kandahar | Royal Navy | 20 December 1941 | A K-class destroyer that struck a mine and was scuttled north of Khoms, Libya. | 32°57′0″N 14°19′0″E | |
SS Kenkoku Maru | Empire of Japan | 29 December 1915 | A steamer that was sunk by U-34.[68] | 34°07′N 22°12′E | |
Kilkis | Hellenic Navy | 23 April 1941 | A training ship, a former Mississippi-class battleship, sunk by German aircraft in the harbor at Salamis Naval Base in Greece. | ||
HMS Kingston | Royal Navy | 11 April 1942 | A K-class destroyer bombed and damaged beyond repair by German aircraft while in drydock at Malta, after being heavily damaged by the Italian battleship Littorio on 22 March. Later scuttled and sunk as a blockship between the Selmun headland and Selmunett Island in northern Malta. | ||
HMS Kipling | Royal Navy | 12 May 1942 | A K-class destroyer that was sunk by German bombers northwest of Mersa Matruh, Egypt. | 32°23′24″N 26°11′24″E | |
HMS Laforey | Royal Navy | 30 March 1944 | An L-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-233 north of Palermo, Sicily. | 38°54′N 14°18′E | |
SS Lamoricière | Vichy France | 9 January 1942 | An ocean liner that sank in a storm about 10 kilometres (5.4 nmi) northeast of Menorca, resulting in 292 deaths. | ||
HMS Latona | Royal Navy | 25 October 1941 | An Abdiel-class minelayer sunk by a German dive bomber north of Bardia, Libya. | 32°15′N 024°14′E | |
Lemnos | Hellenic Navy | 23 April 1941 | A training ship, a former Mississippi-class battleship, sunk by German aircraft in the harbor at Salamis Naval Base in Greece. | ||
Léon Gambetta | French Navy | 27 April 1915 | A Léon Gambetta-class armored cruiser that was torpedoed by U-5 about 15 nautical miles (28 km) south of Santa Maria di Leuca. | 39°30′N 18°15′E | |
SS Letchworth | United Kingdom | 1 April 1971 | A cargo ship that ran aground and sunk near Kos. | 36°32′N 26°57′E | |
SS Lesbian | United Kingdom | 5 January 1917 | A cargo ship that was sunk by U-35 east of Malta. | 35°48′N 17°6′E | |
SS Lesbian | United Kingdom | 14 July 1941 | A cargo ship that was seized by Vichy French forces in Beirut harbour in 1940. In 1941, she was taken a short distance offshore and scuttled. Now a popular dive site. | ||
Liberté | French Navy | 25 September 1911 | A Liberté-class battleship wrecked by an internal explosion at Toulon, France. | ||
HMS Lightning | Royal Navy | 12 March 1943 | An L-class destroyer that was sunk by German torpedo boats. | 37°53′N 9°50′E | |
HMS Lively | Royal Navy | 11 May 1942 | An L-class destroyer that was sunk by German dive-bombers 100 nautical miles (190 km) northeast of Tobruk, Libya. | 33°24′N 25°38′E | |
USS LST-348 | United States Navy | 20 February 1944 | A LST-1 class tank landing ship that was sunk by U-410.[69] | 40°57′N 13°14′E | |
HMS M28 | Royal Navy | 20 January 1918 | An M15-class monitor sunk in the Aegean Sea off Imbros by the Ottoman Navy battlecruiser Yavuz Sultan Selim during the Battle of Imbros. | 40°13′43″N 025°57′46″E | |
USS Maddox | United States Navy | 19 August 1943 | A Gleaves-class destroyer that was sunk by a German dive bomber in the Battle of Gela. | 36°52′N 13°56′E | |
Magenta | French Navy | 31 October 1875 | A Magenta-class broadside ironclad which exploded and sank at Toulon, France. | ||
SS Maloja (1906) | Switzerland | 7 September 1943 | A cargo ship that sunk after being accidentally attacked by British aircraft.[70] | 42°50′N 8°11′E | |
HMS Majestic | Royal Navy | 27 May 1915 | A Majestic-class battleship sunk outside the southern entrance to the Dardanelles off Cape Helles on the Gallipoli Peninsula by the Imperial German Navy submarine U-21 . | 40°02′30″N 026°11′02″E | |
HMS Martin | Royal Navy | 10 November 1942 | An M-class destroyer that was torpedoed by the German submarine U-431 off Algiers, Algeria. | 37°53′N 003°57′E | |
Masséna | French Navy | 9 November 1915 | A decommissioned battleship scuttled off Cape Helles on the Gallipoli Peninsula to serve as a breakwater during the Gallipoli Campaign. | ||
SS Merion | Royal Navy | 31 May 1915 | An ocean liner built in 1902 for the American Line. Purchased by the Royal Navy to act as a decoy ship for the battlecruiser HMS Tiger. Sunk by the German submarine UB-8.[71] | ||
SS Meyer London | United States | 16 April 1944 | A liberty ship that was torpedoed by U-407 17 miles (27 km) off Derna.[72] | 32°51′N 23°00′E | |
Midilli | Ottoman Navy | 20 January 1918 | A Magdeburg-class light cruiser that sank after striking five mines in the Aegean Sea off Imbros during the Battle of Imbros. | 40°03′42″N 025°58′42″E | |
SS Milazzo | Italy | 29 August 1917 | A bulk carrier that was torpedoed by the Austro-Hungarian Navy submarine U-14 about 250 nautical miles (460 km; 290 mi) east of Malta. | ||
SS Minas | Regia Marina | 15 February 1917 | A troopship that was torpedoed by U-39. | 36°25′N 18°24′E | |
Minerve | French Navy | 27 January 1968 | A Daphné class submarine which sank in 2,350 metres (7,710 ft) of water in the Gulf of Lion approximately 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) from Toulon, France. | ||
HMS Mohawk | Royal Navy | 16 April 1941 | A Tribal-class destroyer that was sunk by the Italian Navigatori-class destroyer Luca Tarigo off the Kerkennah Islands, Tunisia. | 34°56′0″N 11°42′0″E | |
HMS Naiad | Royal Navy | 11 March 1942 | A Dido-class light cruiser that was sunk by the German submarine U-565 south of Crete. | 32°1′N 26°20′E | |
USS Nauset | United States Navy | 9 September 1943 | A Navajo-class fleet tug that was sunk by German aircraft. | 40°38′N 14°38′E | |
HMS Neptune | Royal Navy | 19 December 1941 | A Leander-class light cruiser that was sunk by mines off Tripoli, Libya. | 33°15′N 13°30′E | |
HMAS Nestor | Royal Australian Navy | 16 June 1942 | An N-class destroyer that was attacked by an Italian bomber and scuttled south of Crete. | 33°36′N 24°30′E | |
Nereide | Regia Marina | 5 August 1915 | A Nautilus-class submarine that was torpedoed by U-5 near Palagruža in the Adriatic Sea. | 42°23′N 16°16′E | |
HMHS Newfoundland | United Kingdom | 14 September 1943 | A hospital ship that was attacked by German aircraft and scuttled off Salerno, Italy. | 40°13′N 14°21′E | |
HMS Ocean | Royal Navy | 18 March 1915 | A Canopus-class battleship sunk by a mine in the southern entrance to the Dardanelles during the Dardanelles campaign. | ||
HMS P48 | Royal Navy | 25 December 1942 | A U-class submarine that was sunk by Italian torpedo boats northwest of Zembra, Tunisia. | 37°15′N 10°30′E | |
HMS Pakenham | Royal Navy | 16 April 1943 | A P-class destroyer that was sunk in action by Italian torpedo boats southwest of Marsala. | 37°26′N 12°30′E | |
SS Pampa | United Kingdom | 27 August 1918 | A troopship that was torpedoed by UC-22 about 84 nautical miles (156 km) east of Malta. | ||
HMAS Parramatta | Royal Australian Navy | 27 November 1941 | A Grimsby-class sloop that was torpedoed by U-559. | 32°20′N 24°35′E | |
Partenope | Regia Marina | 24 March 1918 | A Partenope-class torpedo cruiser that was torpedoed north of Bizerte, Tunisia, by UC-67. | 37°53′N 10°10′E | |
USS PC-558 | United States Navy | 9 May 1944 | A PC-461-class submarine chaser that was torpedoed by U-230. | 38°41′N 13°43′E | |
HMS Penelope | Royal Navy | 18 February 1944 | An Arethusa-class light cruiser that was torpedoed by U-140 west of Naples, Italy. | 40.55°N 13.25°E | |
Peresvet | Imperial Russian Navy | 4 January 1917 | An armored cruiser, formerly a Peresvet-class battleship, that burned and sank after striking two mines 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) north of Port Said. | ||
SS Perseo | Italy | 18 August 1942 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by HMS Safari 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) south of Serpentara on the island of Sardinia.[73] | ||
SS Persia | United Kingdom | 30 December 1915 | A passenger liner that was torpedoed by U-38 about 71 nautical miles (131 km) southeast of Cape Martello, Crete. | ||
Pola | Italian Navy | 29 March 1941 | A Zara-class heavy cruiser that was sunk by British battleships in the Battle of Cape Matapan. | 35°19′N 20°59′E | |
HMS Quentin | Royal Navy | 2 December 1942 | A Q-class destroyer that was sunk by German aircraft. | 37°32′N 08°32′E | |
HMS Raglan | Royal Navy | 20 January 1918 | An Abercrombie-class monitor sunk in the Aegean Sea off Imbros by the Ottoman Navy battlecruiser Yavuz Sultan Selim during the Battle of Imbros. | 40°14′N 025°58′E | |
HMS Rainbow | Royal Navy | 4 October 1940 | A Rainbow-class submarine that was sunk after being rammed by the Italian merchant ship Antonietta Costa.[74] | 41°28′N 18°05′E | |
HMT Rohna | Royal Navy | 26 November 1943 | A troopship that was sunk by German aircraft. | 37°1′12″N 5°12′6″E | |
Roma | Regia Marina | 9 September 1943 | A Littorio-class battleship sunk by German aircraft in the Strait of Bonifacio. | 41°09′28″N 008°17′35″E | |
HMT Royal Edward | Royal Navy | 13 August 1915 | A passenger ship that was torpedoed by UB-14, with possibly as many as 1,865 dead. | ||
HMS Russell | Royal Navy | 27 April 1916 | A Duncan-class battleship sunk by a mine off Malta. | 35°54′N 014°36′E | |
SS Russian | United Kingdom | 14 December 1916 | An ocean liner that was torpedoed by U-43. | 35°30′N 18°52′E | |
Gustave Zédé | French Navy | 26 February 1976 | A submarine tender that was sunk as a target ship south of Marseille. | 42°30′N 5°24′E | |
HMS Sahib | Royal Navy | 24 April 1943 | An S-class submarine that was attacked by Climene and scuttled southwest of Tunis, Tunisia. | 37°29′N 10°46′E | |
SS Sant Anna | France | 11 May 1918 | A troopship that was torpedoed by UC-54 northeast of Tunis, Tunisia. | 37.0400°N 11.3600°E | |
SS Santa Elisa | United States | 13 August 1942 | A refrigerator ship that was torpedoed by Italian motor boats 25 nautical miles (46 km) southeast of Cape Bon, Tunisia. | 36°20′N 11°28′E | |
SS Seward | United States | 7 April 1917 | A steamer that was carrying war materials which was sunk by U-52.[75] | 36°20′N 11°28′E | |
Sidi-Bel-Abbès | France | 20 April 1943 | A troopship carrying Senegalese soldiers that was torpedoed by U-565 about 60 miles (97 km) west of Oran.[76] | 35°59′N 1°25′W | |
USS Skill | United States Navy | 25 September 1943 | An Auk-class minesweeper that was torpedoed by U-593. | 40°20′N 14°35′E | |
HMS Southampton | Royal Navy | 11 January 1941 | A Town-class light cruiser scuttled southeast of Malta after sustaining damage in an attack by German dive bombers. | 34°54′N 18°24′E | |
HMS Spartan | Royal Navy | 29 January 1944 | A Dido-class light cruiser sunk by German aircraft off Anzio, Italy, during the Battle of Anzio. | 41°26′02″N 012°41′02″E | |
HMS Splendid | Royal Navy | 21 April 1943 | An S-class submarine that was sunk by Hermes west of Livorno, Italy. | 43°34′N 9°37′E | |
HMS Sportsman | Royal Navy | 24 September 1952 | An S-class submarine that sank off Toulon, France. | 43°01′N 7°40′E | |
HMS Sussex | Royal Navy | 1694 | An English warship that sank with a cargo of gold, possibly worth $500 million | ||
HMS Tempest | Royal Navy | 13 February 1942 | A T-class submarine that was sunk by the Italian destroyer Circe near the Gulf of Taranto. | 39°15′0″N 17°45′0″E | |
HMS Triumph | Royal Navy | 25 May 1915 | A Swiftsure-class battleship torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine U-21 off Gaba Tepe on the Gallipoli Peninsula. | ||
HMS Tynedale | Royal Navy | 12 December 1943 | A Hunt-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-593 off Jijel, Algeria. | 37°10′N 6°5′E | |
U-32 | Imperial German Navy | 8 May 1918 | A Type U 31 U-boat that was sunk by HMS Wallflower north of Libya. | 36°8′N 13°30′E | |
U-74 | Kriegsmarine | 2 May 1942 | A Type VIIB U-boat that was sunk by British forces east of Cartagena, Spain. | 37°32′N 0°10′E | |
U-75 | Kriegsmarine | 28 December 1941 | A Type VIIB U-boat that was sunk by HMS Kipling off Mersa Matruh, Egypt. | 31°50′N 26°40′E | |
U-79 | Kriegsmarine | 23 December 1941 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Hasty and HMS Hotspur. | 32°15′N 25°19′E | |
U-95 | Kriegsmarine | 28 November 1941 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was torpedoed by a Dutch submarine off the south coast of Spain. | 36°24′N 3°20′W | |
U-259 | Kriegsmarine | 15 November 1942 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft north of Algiers, Algeria. | 37°20′N 3°5′E | |
U-301 | Kriegsmarine | 21 January 1943 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was torpedoed by HMS Sahib west of Bonifacio, Corsica. | 41°27′N 07°04′E | |
U-371 | Kriegsmarine | 4 May 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by Allied destroyers north of Constantine, Algeria. | 37°49′N 05°39′E | |
U-374 | Kriegsmarine | 12 January 1942 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was torpedoed by HMS Unbeaten south of Bova Marina, Italy. | 37.50°N 16.00°E | |
U-443 | Kriegsmarine | 23 February 1943 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British destroyers northwest of Algiers, Algeria. | 36°55′N 2°25′E | |
U-557 | Kriegsmarine | 16 December 1941 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was rammed by the Italian torpedo boat Orione west of Crete. | 35.31°N 23.19°E | |
UB-52 | Imperial German Navy | 23 May 1918 | A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by HMS H4 northwest of Durrës, Albania. | 41°36′N 18°52′E | |
UB-53 | Imperial German Navy | 3 August 1918 | A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by mines in the Strait of Otranto. | 39°40′N 18°40′E | |
UB-66 | Imperial German Navy | 18 January 1918 | A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by HMS Campanula off Euboea, Greece. | 38°30′N 24°25′E | |
UB-68 | Imperial German Navy | 4 October 1918 | A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk northeast of Misrata, Libya. | 33°56′N 16°20′E | |
UB-69 | Imperial German Navy | 9 January 1918 | A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by HMS Cyclamen northeast of Tunis, Tunisia. | 37°30′N 10°38′E | |
HMS Union | Royal Navy | 20 July 1941 | A U-class submarine that was sunk by the Italian torpedo boat Circe southwest of Pantelleria. | 36°27′23″N 11°42′21″E | |
SS Verona | United Kingdom | 11 May 1918 | A passenger ship that was torpedoed by UC-52 east of Syracuse, Sicily. | 37°04′N 16°19′E | |
RMS Viceroy of India | United Kingdom | November 1942 | An ocean liner and troopship that was torpedoed by U-407 about 30 nautical miles (56 km) north of Oran, Algeria. | 36°26′N 0°24′W | |
HMS Victoria | Royal Navy | 22 June 1893 | A Victoria-class battleship that was accidentally rammed by HMS Camperdown off Tripoli, Lebanon. | ||
SS Volo | United Kingdom | 28 December 1941 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-75 about 45 nautical miles (83 km) northwest of Mersa Matruh, Egypt. | 31°45′N 26°48′E | |
Waitemata | New Zealand | 14 July 1918 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by UB-105 north of Tobruk, Libya. | 33°21′N 24°10′E | |
Arno | Regia Marina | 10 September 1940 | A hospital ship that was sunk by British aircraft about 40 nautical miles (74 km) northeast of Tobruk, Libya. | 33°14′N 23°23′E | |
HMAS Waterhen | Royal Australian Navy | 30 June 1941 | A W-class destroyer that was sunk by German and Italian dive bombers off Sallum, Egypt. | 32°15′N 25°20′E | |
HMS Welshman | Royal Navy | 1 February 1943 | An Abdiel-class minelayer torpedoed by the German submarine U-617 east of Tobruk, Libya. | 32°12′N 24°52′E | |
SS William B. Woods | United States | 10 March 1944 | A Liberty ship sunk after being torpedoed by the German submarine U-952 47 miles (76 km) northeast of Palermo, Sicily.[77] | 38°36′N 13°45′E | |
HMS Wryneck | Royal Navy | 27 April 1941 | An Admiralty W-class destroyer sunk by German aircraft 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) east of Cape Maleas, Greece. | 36°30′N 23°34′E | |
SS Yasaka Maru | Empire of Japan | 21 December 1915 | A passenger steamer that was torpedoed by U-38 about 60 miles (97 km) from Port Said. It was among one of the largest ships that was either sunk or damaged during World War 1.[78][79] | 31°53′N 31°10′E | |
SS Yoma | United Kingdom | 17 June 1943 | A troopship that was torpedoed by U-81 carrying Free French Naval and British Army forces.[80] | 33°03′N 22°04′E | |
HMS York | Royal Navy | 26 March 1941 | A York-class heavy cruiser beached in Suda Bay on the coast of Crete after sustaining damage in an attack by Italian MT explosive motorboats. | 35°29′00″N 024°08′17″E | |
Zara | Regia Marina | 29 March 1941 | A Zara-class cruiser that was sunk by British battleships in the Battle of Cape Matapan. | 35°20′N 20°57′E | |
HMS Zulu | Royal Navy | 14 September 1942 | A Tribal-class destroyer that was sunk by Italian aircraft northwest of Alexandria, Egypt. | 32°0′N 28°56′E |
Mid-Atlantic
North Channel
Ship | Flag | Sunk Date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMS Bayano | Royal Navy | 11 March 1915 | An auxiliary cruiser that was torpedoed by U-27. | 55°3.0348′N 05°26.0976′W |
SS Dettifoss | Iceland | 21 February 1945 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-1064. | 55°03′N 5°29′W |
HMS Graph | Royal Navy | 20 March 1944 | Formerly the German U-boat U-570, served with Royal Navy after being captured in 1941. Ran aground and was wrecked while being towed to the Clyde for scrapping. | 55°48′06″N 6°28′30″W |
HMS Drake | Royal Navy | 2 October 1917 | A Drake-class armoured cruiser torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine U-79 in Church Bay 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) off Rathlin Island. | 55°17.1084′N 006°12.5136′W |
HMS Emerald | Royal Navy | 24 October 1947 | A Emerald-class light cruiser that sank during target trials in Kames Bay off Rothesay, Scotland. | |
U-680 | Kriegsmarine | 28 December 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was scuttled as part of Operation Deadlight. | 55°24′N 6°29′W |
U-968 | Kriegsmarine | 29 November 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was scuttled as part of Operation Deadlight. | 55°24′N 06°22′W |
UB-82 | Imperial German Navy | 17 April 1918 | A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by HMS Pilot Me and HMS Young Fred. | 55°13′N 5°55′W |
North Sea
Norwegian Sea
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMS Acasta | Royal Navy | 8 June 1940 | An A-class destroyer that was sunk by Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. | 68.75°N 4.5°E |
Adolf Vinnen | Kriegsmarine | 23 October 1940 | A weather ship that was sunk by British ships northwest of Selje, Norway. | 62°29′N 4°23′E |
HMS Afridi | Royal Navy | 3 May 1940 | A Tribal-class destroyer that was sunk by German aircraft. | 66°14′N 5°45′E |
HMS Ardent | Royal Navy | 8 June 1940 | An A-class destroyer that was sunk by the German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. | 68°45′N 4°30′E |
HMS Curlew | Royal Navy | 26 May 1940 | A C-class light cruiser sunk by German aircraft in Lavangsfjord, Ofotfjord, near Narvik, Norway. | 68.559°N 016.558°E |
HMS Effingham | Royal Navy | 26 May 1940 | A Hawkins-class heavy cruiser scuttled near Bodø, Norway, after striking a rock. | 67°16.7′N 014°03.5′E |
Executive | United States | 5 March 1942 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-255.[87] | 72°44′N 11°27′E |
HMS Glorious | Royal Navy | 8 June 1940 | A Courageous-class aircraft carrier that was sunk by Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. | 68°38′N 03°50′E |
HMS Glowworm | Royal Navy | 8 April 1940 | A G-class destroyer that was sunk by Admiral Hipper off Norway. | 64°27′N 6°28′E |
Greylock | United States | 3 February 1943 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-255.[88] | 70°52′N 0°21′E |
Hessen | Kriegsmarine | 7 May 1965 | A weather ship that probably sunk due to ice damage. | 64°40′N 00°30′E |
USS Howick Hall | United States Navy | 28 March 1942 | A cargo ship that was sunk by German bombers south of Bear Island. | 72°40′N 20°20′E |
HMT Juniper | Royal Navy | 8 June 1940 | A Tree-class naval trawler that was sunk by Admiral Hipper off the coast of Norway. | 67°20′N 4°10′E |
K-278 Komsomolets | Soviet Navy | 7 April 1989 | A Soviet nuclear submarine, which caught fire and sank with two nuclear weapons and two nuclear reactors still on board. | 73°43′18″N 13°16′54″E |
HMS Kite | Royal Navy | 21 August 1944 | A Black Swan-class sloop that was torpedoed by U-344. | 73°01′N 3°57′E |
SMS Leopard | Imperial German Navy | 16 March 1917 | A merchant raider sunk by British warships in the Action of 16 March 1917. | |
HMS Mahratta | Royal Navy | 25 February 1944 | An M-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-990 about 200 nautical miles (370 km) west of North Cape, Norway. | 71°17′N 13°30′E |
SS Orizaba | Nazi Germany | 26 February 1940 | A cargo ship that ran aground north of Troms, Norway. | 70.667°N 20.983°E |
SS Prins Olav | Norway | 9 June 1940 | A passenger and cargo steamship that was sunk by German bombers off the coast of Norway. | 67°07′N 01°00′E |
HMS Punjabi | Royal Navy | 1 May 1942 | A Tribal-class destroyer that collided with HMS King George V in fog. | 66°0′N 8°0′W |
U-277 | Kriegsmarine | 1 May 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft southwest of Bear Island, Norway. | 73°24′N 15°32′E |
U-292 | Kriegsmarine | 27 May 1944 | A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft west of Trondheim, Norway. | 62°37′N 00°57′E |
U-308 | Kriegsmarine | 4 June 1943 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was torpedoed by HMS Truculent northwest of the Faroe Islands. | 64°28′N 03°09′W |
U-317 | Kriegsmarine | 26 June 1944 | A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by British aircraft northeast of the Shetland Islands. | 62°3′N 1°45′E |
U-335 | Kriegsmarine | 3 August 1942 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Saracen northeast of the Faroe Islands. | 62°48′N 00°12′W |
U-344 | Kriegsmarine | 22 August 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft northwest of Bear Island. | 74°54′N 15°26′E |
U-347 | Kriegsmarine | 17 July 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft west of Narvik, Norway. | 68°36′N 08°33′E |
U-360 | Kriegsmarine | 2 April 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Keppel southwest of Bear Island. | 72°28′N 13°04′E |
U-361 | Kriegsmarine | 17 July 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft west of Narvik, Norway. | 68°35′N 06°00′E |
U-412 | Kriegsmarine | 22 October 1942 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft northeast of the Faroe Islands. | 63°55′N 00°24′E |
U-423 | Kriegsmarine | 17 June 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a Norwegian aircraft northeast of the Faroe Islands. | 63°06′N 02°05′E |
U-476 | Kriegsmarine | 25 May 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was attacked by a British aircraft and scuttled by U-990 northwest of Trondheim. | 65°08′N 04°53′E |
U-477 | Kriegsmarine | 3 June 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a Canadian aircraft west of Trondheim, Norway. | 63°59′N 01°37′E |
U-478 | Kriegsmarine | 30 June 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by Allied aircraft northeast of the Faroe Islands. | 63°27′N 00°50′W |
U-601 | Kriegsmarine | 25 February 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft northwest of Narvik, Norway. | 70°26′N 12°40′E |
U-644 | Kriegsmarine | 7 April 1943 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was torpedoed by HMS Tuna southeast of Jan Mayen. | 69°38′N 5°40′W |
U-674 | Kriegsmarine | 2 May 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft. | 70°32′N 4°37′E |
U-675 | Kriegsmarine | 24 May 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft. | 62°27′N 03°04′E |
U-713 | Kriegsmarine | 24 February 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Keppel. | 69°27′N 4°53′E |
U-715 | Kriegsmarine | 13 June 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a Canadian aircraft. | 62°55′N 2°59′W |
U-867 | Kriegsmarine | 19 September 1944 | A Type IXC U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft northwest of Bergen, Norway. | 62°15′N 01°50′E |
U-961 | Kriegsmarine | 29 March 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Starling and HMS Wild Goose 150 nautical miles (280 km) north of the Faroe Islands. | |
U-973 | Kriegsmarine | 6 March 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British aircraft off the coast of Norway. | 70°40′N 5°48′E |
U-989 | Kriegsmarine | 14 February 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British ships north of Shetland. | 61°36′N 01°35′W |
U-990 | Kriegsmarine | 25 May 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft north of Veiholmen, Norway. | 65°05′N 07°28′E |
South Atlantic
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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African Star | United States | 12 July 1943 | A merchant vessel that was torpedoed by U-172.[89] | 25°46′S 40°35′W |
MV Atlantic Conveyor | United Kingdom | 28 May 1982 | A roll-on, roll-off container ship owned by Cunard. Hit by two Argentine air-launched missiles on the 25 May with the loss of 12 crew including the captain. Sank three days later while under tow. | 50°40′S 54°28′W |
HMS Antelope | Royal Navy | 24 May 1982 | A Type 21 frigate struck by an Argentine 1000 lb bomb on 23 May 1982. The bomb later exploded while an attempt was being made to defuse it, killing one. The explosion, together with a subsequent fire and multiple explosions of on-board munitions caused catastrophic damage. The vessel sank the next day. | 51°33′3″S 59°3′30″W |
HMS Ardent | Royal Navy | 22 May 1982 | A Type 21 frigate. Caught fire and was abandoned after multiple bomb hits from three waves of Argentine aircraft on 21 May; sank in shallow water the next day. | 51°39′38″S 59°8′12″W |
Bagé | Brazil | 1 August 1943 | A merchant vessel that was torpedoed by U-185. The vessel was previously German from when it was built in 1912 to 1917 where it was seized by Brazil. Spent a large part of its career sailing from Brazil to Germany.[90] | 11°29′S 36°58′W |
HMS Birkenhead | Royal Navy | 26 February 1852 | A troopship which broke in two and sank after striking a rock off the southwest coast of South Africa near Gansbaai. | 34°38′42″S 19°17′09″E |
Brasiloide | Brazil | 18 February 1943 | Merchant vessel that sank after being torpedoed by U-518. Originally a German ship but it got seized by Brazil in 1942.[91] | 12°47′S 37°33′W |
HMS Coventry | Royal Navy | 25 May 1982 | A Type 42 destroyer. Hit by three bombs dropped by an Argentine A-4 Skyhawk; two exploded. The ship capsized and sank 20 minutes later with the loss of 19 crew. | 51°3′36″S 59°42′12″W |
RFA Darkdale | Royal Navy | 22 October 1941 | A Dale-class oil tanker that was torpedoed by U-68 while anchored at Jamestown, Saint Helena. | |
ARA General Belgrano | Argentine Navy | 2 May 1982 | A Brooklyn-class cruiser sunk by the Royal Navy submarine Conqueror during the Falklands War with the loss of 323 crew. | 55°24′S 61°32′W |
SATS General Botha | South African Navy | 13 May 1947 | A retired training ship, a former Mersey-class protected cruiser, scuttled by gunfire in False Bay on the southwest coast of South Africa. | 34°13′48″S 018°37′48″E |
SMS Gneisenau | Imperial German Navy | 8 December 1914 | German Scharnhorst-class armored cruiser sunk during the World War I Battle of the Falkland Islands. | 52°29′58″S 56°9′59″W |
Henzada | United Kingdom | 24 July 1943 | A merchant vessel that was sunk by U-199.[92] | 25°30′S 44°00′W |
SS Imo | Norway | 30 November 1921 | Ran aground at Cape Carysfort on the East Falkland because the helmsman was incapacitated due to drunkenness. | 51°24′49.68″S 57°51′14.4″W |
ARA Isla de los Estados | Argentine Navy | 11 May 1982 | Argentine naval supply ship. Sunk after shellfire from HMS Alacrity caused her cargo of fuel and munitions to explode. Only two of the 24 crew survived. | 51°42′3″S 59°29′22″W |
Nortun | Panama | 20 March 1943 | A merchant vessel which was part of Convoy CN-13 that was torpedoed by U-199 70 miles (110 km) southwest of Luderitz Bay.[93] | 27°35′S 14°22′E |
SMS Nürnberg | Imperial German Navy | 8 December 1914 | German Königsberg-class light cruiser sunk during the World War I Battle of the Falkland Islands with the loss of all but five of the crew. | 53°28′S 55°4′W |
MV Monte Cervantes | Weimar Republic | 23 January 1930 | German cruise liner. Sank in the Beagle Channel near Tierra del Fuego after striking an uncharted rock. All 1,200 passengers and 350 crew were saved, with the exception of the ship's captain | |
Sagadahoc | United States | 3 December 1941 | American merchant vessel that was sunk by U-124. The U-boat's captain thought it was suspicious because lights did not illuminate the flag painted on its side and thus he could not identify the nationality of the vessel because of the dark. It was one of four American ships to be sank by German U-boats prior to the entry of the United States into World War 2.[94] | 21°50′S 7°50′W |
SMS Scharnhorst | Imperial German Navy | 8 December 1914 | German Scharnhorst-class armored cruiser sunk during the World War I Battle of the Falkland Islands. | 52°29′58″S 56°9′59″W |
HMS Sheffield | Royal Navy | 10 May 1982 | Type 42 destroyer. Was badly damaged by an Argentine air-launched missile on 4 May 1982 during the Falklands War; foundered six days later while under tow. | 53°04′S 56°56′W |
RFA Sir Galahad | Royal Navy | 21 June 1982 | Hit by two or three 500-pound (227 kg) bombs dropped by Argentine aircraft on 8 June 1982; scuttled on 21 June. | 51.841°S 58.211°W |
HMS Sybille | Royal Navy | 16 January 1901 | An Apollo-class protected cruiser wrecked on a reef south of Lambert's Bay on the west coast of South Africa. |
West Africa
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Ajax | French Navy | 24 September 1940 | The Redoutable-class submarine was scuttled off Dakar, Senegal, French West Africa, to prevent her capture by British forces after the British destroyer HMS Fortune damaged her with depth charges and forced her to the surface during the Battle of France. | |
Méduse | French Navy | 14–15 April 1912 | The frigate was beached on the Bay of Arguin off Mauritania. | 20.6°N 16.49°W |
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