List of shipwrecks of Europe
This is a list of shipwrecks located in and around the continent of Europe.
Albania
[edit]Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMS Phoenix | ![]() | 14 May 1918 | An Acheron-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-27 and sank under tow off Vlorë, Albania. | 40°23.5′N 19°14′E / 40.3917°N 19.233°E |
Belgium
[edit]Bulgaria
[edit]Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Mopang | ![]() | 30 June 1921 | A steamship that struck a naval mine off Burgas. | 42°28.086′N 27°41.685′E / 42.468100°N 27.694750°E |
Rodina | ![]() | 19 September 1941 | A cargo ship that struck a naval mine off Burgas. | 42°23′N 27°48′E / 42.383°N 27.800°E |
Canary Islands
[edit]Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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American Star | ![]() | 18 January 1993 | An ocean liner that ran aground on Fuerteventura under tow, then split in half and broke into many pieces. | 28°20′46″N 14°10′50″W / 28.346077°N 14.180442°W |
El Condesito | ![]() | 1 January 1972 | A cement barge that ran aground off Arona, Tenerife. | |
Telamon | ![]() | 31 October 1981 | A cargo ship that was forced aground near Arricife, Lanzarote. |
Corsica
[edit]Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Sémillante | ![]() | 15 February 1855 | A Surveillante-class frigate that sank in a severe storm in the Strait of Bonifacio. |
Croatia
[edit]Cyprus
[edit]Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Constandis | ![]() | 22 February 2014 | A Russian trawler intentionally sunk in 25 metres (82 ft) water off the coast of Limassol. | |
HMS Cricket | ![]() | 1947 | A gunboat that sank at Larnaca. | |
Demetrios II | ![]() | 23 March 1998 | A cargo ship that ran aground off Paphos in heavy seas, during a voyage from Greece to Syria with a cargo of timber. | |
Kyrenia ship | Unknown | Unknown | A Greek merchant ship dating to the 4th century BC that now sits on display in a museum at Kyrenia Castle. | |
Lady Thetis | ![]() | 22 February 2014 | A German made pleasure craft intentionally sunk in 18 metres (59 ft) water off the coast of Limassol. | |
Zenobia | ![]() | 7 June 1980 | A Swedish ro-ro ferry that sank 1-mile (1.6 km) off the port of Larnaca. |
Denmark
[edit]Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Alexander Nevsky | ![]() | 25 September 1868 | A Russian frigate that ran aground off the coast of Thyborøn. | 56°41′N 08°08′E / 56.683°N 8.133°E |
HMS Black Prince | ![]() | 31 May 1916 | A Duke of Edinburgh-class armored cruiser that sank at the Battle of Jutland. The site is a protected place. | |
Dannebroge | ![]() | 4 October 1710 | A ship of the line that exploded and sank in the Great Northern War during the action of 4 October 1710. | 55°29.53′N 12°30.17′E / 55.49217°N 12.50283°E |
HMS Defence | ![]() | 24 December 1811 | A 74-gun third-rate ship of the line that stranded off Thorsminde in heavy storm, together with HMS St George. | 56°21′30″N 8°06′00″E / 56.3583°N 8.1°E |
HMS Defence | ![]() | 31 May 1916 | A Minotaur-class armoured cruiser that suffered a magazine explosion during the Battle of Jutland. The site is a protected place. | 56°58′02″N 05°49′50″E / 56.96722°N 5.83056°E |
SMS Elbing | ![]() | 1 June 1916 | A Pillau-class light cruiser that was scuttled following a collision with SMS Posen in the Battle of Jutland. | |
SMS Frauenlob | ![]() | 31 May 1916 | A Gazelle-class light cruiser that was torpedoed and shelled during the Battle of Jutland. | |
Freja af Stockholm | ![]() | 20 February 1994 | A Swedish tugboat that sank outside Frederikshavn. The vessel now rests at a depth of 23 metres (75 ft). | 57°27′N 10°40′E / 57.450°N 10.667°E |
Fu Shan Hai | ![]() | 31 May 2003 | A Chinese bulk carrier that sank after a collision with the Cypriot container vessel Gdynia, without injury or loss of life.[1] | |
HMS Indefatigable | ![]() | 31 May 1916 | An Indefatigable-class battlecruiser that suffered a magazine explosion during the Battle of Jutland. The site is a protected place. | |
HMS Invincible | ![]() | 31 May 1916 | An Invincible-class battlecruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Jutland. The site is a protected place. | 57°02′40″N 6°07′15″E / 57.04444°N 6.12083°E |
Kolding cog | Unknown | Unknown | A wreck discovered in Kolding Fjord, thought to date from around 1190. | |
SMS Lützow | ![]() | 1 June 1916 | A Derfflinger-class battlecruiser that was scuttled off Horns Reef after severe damage in the Battle of Jutland. | 56°15′N 5°53′E / 56.250°N 5.883°E |
HMS Pandora | ![]() | 13 February 1811 | A Cruizer-class brig-sloop that ran aground off Skagen, Jutland. | |
SMS Pommern | ![]() | 1 June 1916 | A Deutschland-class predreadnought battleship that suffered a magazine explosion during the Battle of Jutland. | |
HMS Queen Mary | ![]() | 31 May 1916 | A battlecruiser that suffered a magazine explosion during the Battle of Jutland. The site is a protected place. | |
HMS St George | ![]() | 24 December 1811 | A 98-gun second-rate ship of the line that stranded off Thorsminde in heavy storm, together with HMS Defence. | 56°21′30″N 8°6′00″E / 56.35833°N 8.10000°E |
U-20 | ![]() | 4 November 1916 | A Type U 19 U-boat that ran aground and was scuttled by her crew on the following day. | 56°33′N 08°08′E / 56.550°N 8.133°E |
U-235 | ![]() | 14 April 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was accidentally sunk by the German torpedo boat T17 off Skagen. | 57°44′N 10°39′E / 57.733°N 10.650°E |
U-579 | ![]() | 5 May 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft east of Aarhus. | 56°10′N 11°04′E / 56.167°N 11.067°E |
HMS Warrior | ![]() | 1 June 1916 | A Duke of Edinburgh-class armored cruiser that foundered under tow after severe damage in the Battle of Jutland. The site is a protected place. |
Estonia
[edit]Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Estonia | ![]() | 28 September 1994 | A cruise ferry that sunk in international waters of the Baltic Sea, about 40 kilometres (22 nmi) south-southeast of Utö island, Finland, claiming 852 lives. | 59°23′N 21°42′E / 59.383°N 21.700°E |
Maasilinn Wreck | Unknown | Unknown | A wreck off Saaremaa island dating to the 16th century. | |
U-679 | ![]() | 9 January 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a mine. |
Faroe Islands
[edit]Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Lincoln City | ![]() | 1941 | A British trawler that was sunk in Tórshavn Harbour. | |
Sauternes | ![]() | 7 December 1941 | A steamship that sank after a storm in the sound of Fugloyarfjørður. | |
Tjaldur | ![]() | 27 June 1946 | Sank after hitting the nesse of Mjóvanes. |
Finland
[edit]Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Föglö wreck | Unknown | Unknown | A 19th-century schooner that was discovered in 2003 off Föglö, along with a well-preserved cargo of champagne. | |
Hanneke Vrome | ![]() | 20 November 1468 | A ship of the Hanseatic League that was wrecked in a storm off Raseborg. | |
Sankt Nikolai | ![]() | 1790 | A Russian frigate sunk in the Battle of Svensksund. | |
Vrouw Maria | ![]() | 9 October 1771 | A Dutch merchant ship that ran aground and sank. |
France
[edit]Germany
[edit]Gibraltar
[edit]Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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RFA Bedenham | 27 April 1951 | A naval armament carrier that exploded at Gun Wharf. | 36°08′07″N 5°21′18″W / 36.135183°N 5.355096°W | |
Fedra | ![]() | 10 October 2008 | A cargo ship that ran aground at Europa Point in gale-force winds. | 36°06′38″N 5°20′41″W / 36.110534°N 5.344812°W |
New Flame | ![]() | 12 August 2007 | A cargo ship that collided with Torm Gertrud off Europa Point. | 36°06′06″N 5°20′45″W / 36.10167°N 5.34583°W |
HMS Sussex | ![]() | 1 March 1694 | An English ship-of-the-line lost in a severe storm. |
Greece
[edit]Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Antikythera wreck | Unknown | Unknown | A wreck on Antikythera island that contained the Antikythera mechanism and dates from approximately 86 BC. | 35°53′23″N 23°18′28″E / 35.8897°N 23.3078°E |
Bartolomeo Colleoni | ![]() | 19 July 1940 | A Condottieri-class light cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Cape Spada. | 35°41′34″N 23°43′14″E / 35.69278°N 23.72056°E |
HMHS Britannic | ![]() | 21 November 1916 | A White Star Liner sunk by flooding after striking a mine near the isle of Kea. | 37°42′05″N 24°17′02″E / 37.70139°N 24.28389°E |
Dimitrios shipwreck | ![]() | 23 December 1981 | A small freight ship that was swept away by the sea from the port of Gythio and left stranded on a sandy beach. | |
Dokos shipwreck | Unknown | c. 2200 BCE | The oldest known underwater shipwreck discovery, dating to c. 2200 BCE. | |
HMS Dulverton | ![]() | 13 November 1943 | A Hunt-class destroyer that was attacked by German aircraft in the Battle of Leros and scuttled. | 36°50′N 27°30′E / 36.833°N 27.500°E |
Elli | ![]() | 15 August 1940 | A protected cruiser that was sunk by the Italian submarine Delfino off Tinos. | 37°32′9″N 25°9′3″E / 37.53583°N 25.15083°E |
Express Samina | ![]() | 26 September 2000 | A RO-RO passenger ferry that capsized after hitting a rock off the island of Paros. | |
HMS Gloucester | ![]() | 22 May 1941 | A Town-class light cruiser that was sunk by German dive bombers in the Battle of Crete. | 35°50′N 23°0′E / 35.833°N 23.000°E |
HMS Greyhound | ![]() | 22 May 1941 | A G-class destroyer that was sunk by German dive bombers northwest of Crete. | 36°00′N 23°10′E / 36.000°N 23.167°E |
HMS Hereward | ![]() | 29 May 1941 | An H-class destroyer that was sunk by German dive bombers off Crete. | 35°20′N 26°20′E / 35.333°N 26.333°E |
HMS Hurworth | ![]() | 22 October 1943 | A Hunt-class destroyer that struck a mine east of Kalymnos. | 36°59′N 27°06′E / 36.983°N 27.100°E |
Hydra | ![]() | 22 April 1941 | A Greek destroyer that was sunk by German bombers off Kardiotissa. | |
HMS Intrepid | ![]() | 27 September 1943 | An I-class destroyer that was sunk by German aircraft at Leros. | 37°7′N 26°51′E / 37.117°N 26.850°E |
Jupiter | ![]() | 21 October 1988 | A cruise ship that collided with an Italian freighter off Piraeus. | 37°55′30″N 23°36′30″E / 37.9250°N 23.6083°E |
HMS Kashmir | ![]() | 23 May 1941 | A K-class destroyer that was sunk by German dive bomber aircraft south of Gavdos. | 34°40′N 24°10′E / 34.667°N 24.167°E |
HMS Kelly | ![]() | 23 May 1941 | A K-class destroyer that was sunk by German dive bomber aircraft south of Gavdos. | 34°40′N 24°10′E / 34.667°N 24.167°E |
HMS M28 | ![]() | 20 January 1918 | An M15-class monitor that was sunk in the Battle of Imbros. | 40°13′43″N 25°57′46″E / 40.22861°N 25.96278°E |
Mediterranean Sky | ![]() | 11 January 2003 | An ocean liner that capsized in Elevsis Bay. | |
Mimis | ![]() | 8 July 1943 | HMS Taurus sank the Greek sailing vessel Mimis with explosives, off Skiathos, Greece. | |
Nordland | ![]() | August 2000 | Cargo ship that ran aground off the port of Diakofti in Kithira Island[2] where its stern can be seen jutting out of the water still. | |
Panagiotis | ![]() | 1 October 1980 | A coastal trading ship run aground on the isle of Zakynthos, while allegedly smuggling cigarettes from Turkey. | 37°51′34.57″N 20°37′29.5″E / 37.8596028°N 20.624861°E |
Patris | ![]() | 1868 | A wheel steamboat lost off Kea Island. | 37°34′44.18″N 24°15′46.42″E / 37.5789389°N 24.2628944°E |
HMS Perseus | ![]() | 6 December 1941 | A submarine sunk by a naval mine near the island of Kefalonia. | 37°54′0″N 20°54′0″E / 37.90000°N 20.90000°E |
Sea Diamond | ![]() | 6 April 2007 | A Greek cruise ship that struck a reef off the harbor of Santorini island and sank the following day. | 36°23′41″N 25°25′51″E / 36.39472°N 25.43083°E |
Sebastiano Veniero | ![]() | 9 December 1941 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by HMS Porpoise off Methoni, while carrying 2,000 UK and Dominion prisoners of war. | 36°49′N 21°42′E / 36.817°N 21.700°E |
Slamat | ![]() | 27 April 1941 | A troopship that was sunk by German aircraft south of Spetses during the Battle of Greece. | 37°01′N 23°10′E / 37.02°N 23.17°E |
Thérèse | ![]() | 24 June 1669 | A French warship that sunk off Heraklion after an accidental explosion of the powder-keg. | |
U-133 | ![]() | 1942 | A German U-boat that sunk at Saronikos Gulf after hitting a Greek mine. | |
U-596 | ![]() | 24 September 1944 | A German Type VIIC U-boat that was scuttled near Salamis Island. | 37°59′N 23°34′E / 37.983°N 23.567°E |
Vasilissa Olga | ![]() | 26 September 1943 | A Greek destroyer sunk by Luftwaffe bombers in the port of Leros island. |
Greenland
[edit]Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Coburg | ![]() | 3 June 1944 | A weather ship that was scuttled at Cape Sussi, Shannon Island. | |
Hans Hedtoft | ![]() | 30 January 1959 | A liner that struck an iceberg and sank on her maiden voyage off the coast of Western Greenland | |
Hermann | ![]() | 17 June 1943 | A weather ship that was scuttled in Hansa Bay. | |
Kehdingen | ![]() | 1 September 1944 | A weather ship that was scuttled off Store Koldewey to prevent capture. | 76°30′N 19°02′W / 76.500°N 19.033°W |
Iceland
[edit]Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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USCGC Alexander Hamilton | ![]() | 30 January 1942 | A Treasury-class cutter that was torpedoed by U-132 off Reykjavík, and sank the next day. | 64°06′N 22°34′W / 64.10°N 22.56°W |
Goðafoss | ![]() | 10 November 1944 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-300 off Gardskagi. Totals of 42 casualties and 21 survivors. | 6°6′N 22°45′W / 6.100°N 22.750°W |
HMS Niger | ![]() | 5 July 1942 | A Halcyon-class minesweeper that was sunk by a mine off the Westfjords. | 66°35′N 23°14′W / 66.583°N 23.233°W |
U-253 | ![]() | 25 September 1942 | A Type VIIC U-boat that sank in the Denmark Strait. | 66°59′59.9″N 23°0′0″W / 66.999972°N 23.00000°W |
Ireland
[edit]Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Alondra | ![]() | 29 December 1916 | A British steamship that ran aground in fog on Kedge Rocks near Baltimore Island. | 51°27′40″N 09°20′44″W / 51.46111°N 9.34556°W |
RMS Andania | ![]() | 27 January 1918 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-46 northeast of Rathlin Island. | 55°20′N 6°12′W / 55.333°N 6.200°W |
HMS Audacious | ![]() | 27 October 1914 | A British battleship that sank after striking a German mine near Lough Swilly. | |
Bolivar | ![]() | 4 March 1947 | A Norwegian motor vessel that ran aground on the Kish Bank during a snow storm.[3] | |
RMS Carpathia | ![]() | 17 July 1918 | A Cunard Line transatlantic passenger steamship famous for coming to the rescue of RMS Titanic in 1912. It was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-55. | 49°28′00″N 19°46′00″W / 49.4667°N 19.7667°W |
Chirripo | ![]() | 28 December 1917 | A 4,050 GRT Elders & Fyffes cargo liner and banana boat running the Avonmouth to Jamaica route. She struck a mine laid by UC-75 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km) SE of Black Head lighthouse in Belfast Lough and sank, without loss of life. | |
Cymric | ![]() | 8 May 1916 | A steamship that was torpedoed by German submarine U-20. | |
Dido | ![]() | 1883 | A barque that sank off Kedge Island, near Baltimore, County Cork.[4] | 51°28′N 09°19′W / 51.467°N 9.317°W |
Edmond | ![]() | 19 November 1850 | A passenger sailing vessel that sank off the coast of Kilkee, County Clare. | 52°40′53.15″N 09°39′19.27″W / 52.6814306°N 9.6553528°W |
RMS Empress of Britain | ![]() | 28 October 1940 | An ocean liner bombed by aircraft and then torpedoed and sunk by U-32. | 55°16′N 9°50′W / 55.267°N 9.833°W |
Ems | ![]() | 28 October 1927 | A sailing ship that caught fire and was abandoned at sea. | |
Fulmar | ![]() | 30 January 1886 | A cargo ship that sunk in a storm off the coast of Kilkee, County Clare. 17 lost their lives. | 52°42′59.0718″N 09°37′30.50″W / 52.716408833°N 9.6251389°W |
Housatonic | ![]() | 3 January 1908 | A tanker that ran aground off the Maidens. | |
Illyrian | May 1884 | A very broken-up steamer that sank after colliding with the cliffs in fog on the eastern side of Cape Clear Island, County Cork.[5] | 51°26′N 09°29′W / 51.433°N 9.483°W | |
Innisfallen | ![]() | 23 May 1918 | A steamer that was torpedoed by U-64 26 kilometres (14 nmi) east of the Kish Light Vessel. | |
Kowloon Bridge | ![]() | December 1986 | A Bridge-class ore-bulk-oil carrier that sank with its cargo of iron ore when sailing from Sept-Îles, Quebec to the River Clyde.[6] | 51°28′N 09°14′W / 51.467°N 9.233°W |
RMS Laconia | ![]() | 25 February 1917 | A Cunard Line ocean liner sunk near Fastnet Rock by German submarine U-50. | 52°0′N 13°40′W / 52.000°N 13.667°W |
La Juliana | ![]() | 1588 | A ship of the Spanish Armada that was driven aground at Streedagh Strand, then in Cairbre, now County Sligo. | |
La Lavia | ![]() | 1588 | A ship of the Spanish Armada that was driven aground at Streedagh Strand, then in Cairbre, now County Sligo. | |
Laurentic | ![]() | 25 January 1917 | An armed merchantman that struck two naval mines off Lough Swilly. | 55°15′43″N 6°49′05″W / 55.262°N 6.818°W |
HMS Lee | ![]() | 5 October 1909 | A C-class destroyer that was wrecked off Blacksod Bay. | |
RMS Leinster | ![]() | 10 October 1918 | The Dublin to Holyhead mailboat, torpedoed and sunk 6 kilometres (3.2 nmi) east of the Kish Lighthouse by UB-123. | |
HMHS Llandovery Castle | ![]() | 27 June 1918 | A hospital ship that was torpedoed by U-86, with the loss of 234 lives. | 51°18′00″N 009°54′00″W / 51.30000°N 9.90000°W |
RMS Lusitania | ![]() | 7 May 1915 | A British ocean liner torpedoed and sunk by the German U-boat U-20. | 51°25′N 8°33′W / 51.417°N 8.550°W |
Minnehaha | ![]() | 7 September 1917 | An ocean liner torpedoed by German submarine U-48 near Fastnet Rock. | |
MV Plassy | ![]() | 8 March 1960 | A cargo ship, wrecked off the coast of Inisheer, the smallest of the Aran Islands, 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 appears in the opening credits of the comedy series Father Ted. | |
Ranga | ![]() | 11 March 1982 | A Spanish container ship on charter to the Icelandic shipping company, Hafskip. It was washed onto rocks at Dunmore head, near Slea Head on the Dingle Peninsula after losing engine power in a storm. The 15 crew members were rescued by the local rocket team and an Royal Air Force helicopter. Some of the wreck was removed in 1991 due to filming, and the bow and other wreckage is still visible today. | 52°6′33″N 10°28′6″W / 52.10917°N 10.46833°W |
Rochdale and Prince of Wales | 20 November 1807 | The sinking of the Rochdale and the Prince of Wales in Dublin Bay resulted in 400 deaths and the building of a new harbour. | 53°18′06″N 6°09′25″W / 53.301603°N 6.157072°W | |
Rockingham | 23 December 1775 | A vessel that ran aground near Cobh. | ||
Samson | ![]() | 12 December 1987 | A crane barge that ran aground at Ardmore. | |
Santa Maria de Visón | ![]() | 1588 | A ship of the Spanish Armada that was driven aground at Streedagh Strand, then in Cairbre, now County Sligo. | |
RMS Tayleur | ![]() | 21 January 1854 | A White Star Line clipper that ran aground and sank off Lambay Island 8 kilometres (4.3 nmi) from Dublin Bay. | 53°28′54″N 06°01′12″W / 53.48167°N 6.02000°W |
Trinidad Valencera | ![]() | 1588 | At 1,100 tonnes, one of the Spanish Armada's largest ships; wrecked 32 kilometres (17 nmi) west of Lacada Point in Kinnagoe Bay, County Donegal. | |
Tullaghmurray Lass | ![]() | February 2002 | A fishing boat that sank 11 kilometres (5.9 nmi) off Kilkeel. | 54°03′36″N 5°59′35″W / 54.060°N 5.993°W |
U-68 | ![]() | 22 March 1916 | A Type U 66 submarine that was sunk by HMS Farnborough off Dingle. | 51°54′N 10°53′W / 51.900°N 10.883°W |
U-260 | ![]() | 12 March 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was scuttled 6 kilometres (3.2 nmi) south of Glandore. | 51°15′N 09°05′W / 51.250°N 9.083°W |
U-637 | ![]() | 9 May 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was scuttled as part of Operation Deadlight. | 55°35′N 07°46′W / 55.583°N 7.767°W |
U-778 | ![]() | 4 December 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was surrendered to the Allies. It was towed offshore to be scuttled as part of Operation Deadlight, but sank before reaching the scuttling ground. | 55°32′N 7°7′W / 55.533°N 7.117°W |
U-802 | ![]() | 31 December 1945 | A Type IXC/40 U-boat that was surrendered to the British and sank under tow northwest of Tory Island. | 55°30′N 8°25′W / 55.500°N 8.417°W |
U-825 | ![]() | 3 January 1946 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was scuttled northwest of Malin Head as part of Operation Deadlight. | 55°31′N 07°30′W / 55.517°N 7.500°W |
U-861 | ![]() | 31 December 1945 | A Type IXD2 U-boat that was scuttled as part of Operation Deadlight. | 55°25′N 07°15′W / 55.417°N 7.250°W |
UC-33 | ![]() | 26 September 1917 | A Type UC II submarine that was sunk by HMS PC61 in St. George's Channel. | 51°55′N 6°14′W / 51.917°N 6.233°W |
UC-42 | ![]() | 10 September 1917 | A Type UC II submarine that sank for unknown reasons off Roche's Point. | 51°44′N 08°12′W / 51.733°N 8.200°W |
HMS Wasp | ![]() | 22 November 1884 | A gunboat wrecked off Tory Island. | |
HMS Wolverine | ![]() | 12 December 1917 | A Beagle-class destroyer that collided with Rosemary off Arranmore. | 55°09′58″N 8°41′06″W / 55.166°N 8.685°W |
York | ![]() | 29 October 1758 | An East Indiaman that was deliberately mis-piloted by prisoners who had taken over another vessel.[7] |
Isle of Man
[edit]Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Solway Harvester | ![]() | 11 January 2000 | A scallop dredger that sunk in a storm off Ramsey, and was later raised and laid up at Douglas. | 54°05′51″N 4°09′52″W / 54.09750°N 4.16444°W |
Italy
[edit]Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Caligula's Giant Ship | Roman Empire | Unknown | The remains of a wooden barge discovered in Fiumicino. | |
Dia | ![]() | 14 October 1964 | A cargo ship that developed a leak and sank south of Savona. | 44°12′N 08°38′E / 44.200°N 8.633°E |
F174 | ![]() | December 1996 | An unidentified ship carrying illegal immigrants to Sicily, sunk with the loss of at least 283 lives. For five years, the wreck's existence was kept from the authorities by local fishermen, who feared an investigation would interfere with their livelihood. | 36°25′31″N 14°54′34″E / 36.42528°N 14.90944°E |
Giglio Island shipwreck | Unknown | Unknown | An Etruscan wreck off Giglio Island, dating to the early Iron Age, c. 600 BC.[8] | |
Giovanni delle Bande Nere | ![]() | 1 April 1942 | A Giussano-class light cruiser that was sunk by HMS Urge off Stromboli. | 38°42′32″N 15°0′31″E / 38.70889°N 15.00861°E |
Haven | ![]() | 14 April 1991 | A 230,000 GRT VLCC oil tanker that sunk off Genoa following an onboard explosion and fire, becoming the largest wreck in the Mediterranean Sea. | 44°13′N 8°28′E / 44.22°N 8.46°E |
HMS Hebe | ![]() | 22 November 1943 | A Halcyon-class minesweeper that was sunk by a naval mine off Bari. | 41°8′N 16°52′E / 41.133°N 16.867°E |
HMS Inglefield | ![]() | 25 February 1944 | An I-class destroyer that was sunk by a German bomber aircraft off Nettuno. | 41°26′N 12°38′E / 41.433°N 12.633°E |
HMS Janus | ![]() | 23 January 1944 | A J-class destroyer that was sunk by a German torpedo bomber aircraft off Anzio. | 41°26′N 12°38′E / 41.433°N 12.633°E |
Loreto | ![]() | 13 October 1942 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by HMS Unruffled about 8 nautical miles (15 km) west of Capo Gallo, near Palermo, Sicily. | |
Marsala Punic shipwreck | Punic | Unknown | The wreck of a warship (Punic Ship) and of another vessel (Sister Ship) discovered in the harbour of Marsala in, believed to date from around 235 BC. | |
Nemi ships | Roman Empire | Unknown | Two large ships built by the Roman emperor Caligula at Lake Nemi in the 1st century AD. The wrecks were recovered from the lake in 1932, and largely destroyed by fire during World War II. | 41°43′20″N 12°42′6″E / 41.72222°N 12.70167°E |
HMS Odin | ![]() | 14 June 1940 | An Odin-class submarine that was sunk by Italian destroyers in the Gulf of Taranto. | 39°30′0″N 17°30′0″E / 39.50000°N 17.50000°E |
HMS Pakenham | ![]() | 16 April 1943 | A P-class destroyer that was damaged by Italian ships and scuttled off Mazara del Vallo. | 37°26′N 12°30′E / 37.433°N 12.500°E |
USS Portent | ![]() | 22 January 1944 | An Auk-class minesweeper that was sunk by a naval mine off Nettuno. | 41°24′N 12°44′E / 41.400°N 12.733°E |
Principessa Jolanda | ![]() | 22 September 1907 | An ocean liner that sank during its launch.[9] | |
Roma | ![]() | 9 September 1943 | A Littorio-class battleship that was sunk by German aircraft off Asinara. | 41°9′28″N 8°17′35″E / 41.15778°N 8.29306°E |
USS SC-694 | ![]() | 23 August 1943 | An SC-497-class submarine chaser that was sunk by German dive bomber aircraft off Palermo, Sicily. | 38°08′N 13°22′E / 38.133°N 13.367°E |
Scindian | ![]() | 3 November 1880 | A barque and convict ship that sank off Rio Marina. | |
HMS Spartan | ![]() | 29 January 1944 | A Dido-class cruiser that was sunk by German aircraft off Anzio. | 41°26′2″N 12°41′2″E / 41.43389°N 12.68389°E |
USS Swerve | ![]() | 9 July 1944 | An Auk-class minesweeper that was sunk by a naval mine off Anzio. | 41°31′N 12°28′E / 41.517°N 12.467°E |
HMS Thetis | ![]() | 14 March 1943 | A T-class submarine that was sunk by the Italian corvette Cicogna off Sicily. | 38°15′0″N 13°15′0″E / 38.25000°N 13.25000°E |
Torero | ![]() | 1 November 1916 | A cargo ship that was sunk by U-21 north of Palermo, Sicily. | 38°30′N 13°28′E / 38.500°N 13.467°E |
Transylvania | ![]() | 4 May 1917 | An ocean liner that was torpedoed by U-63 near Bergeggi Island, Savona. | |
UJ 2210 | ![]() | 28 May 1944 | A naval trawler that was sunk by American motor torpedo boats off Deiva Marina. |
Latvia
[edit]Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Lady Kathleen | ![]() | 29 November 1951 | A concrete ship that ran aground in a storm en route from Helsinki to Riga. The wreck is above the surface of the water. | 57°04′15″N 24°02′46″E / 57.0708°N 24.0460°E |
Moero | ![]() | 22 September 1944 | A troopship that was sunk by Soviet bomber aircraft while carrying evacuees from Estonia. Nearly 2,700 out of 3,350 people aboard were killed. |
Lithuania
[edit]Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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U-580 | ![]() | 11 November 1941 | A Type VIIC U-boat that collided with the target ship Angelburg west of Klaipėda. | 55°45′N 20°40′E / 55.750°N 20.667°E |
Malta
[edit]Montenegro
[edit]Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Fresnel | ![]() | 5 December 1915 | Fresnel was one of 18 Pluviôse-class submarines built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) in the first decade of the 20th century. In 1915, while on close blockade duty off Cattaro, Fresnel was detected and pursued by Austrian warships and aircraft. She was driven aground at the mouth of the Bojana river near Ulcinj, scuttled and abandoned. | |
Skanderbeg | ![]() | 12 February 1942 | A paddle steamer that was confiscated by the occupying Italians during World War II, then seized and scuttled in Lake Skadar by members of the Yugoslav Partisans. |
The Netherlands
[edit]Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Aqueity | ![]() | 11 November 1947 | A tanker that struck a naval mine off Terschelling. | 53°32′N 05°02′E / 53.533°N 5.033°E |
Berlin | ![]() | 20 February 1907 | A ferry that was sunk near Hook of Holland during a storm. | |
Christiaan Huygens | ![]() | 26 August 1945 | A troopship that struck a naval mine and was beached at the Zuid-Steenbank. | |
HMS E47 | ![]() | 20 August 1917 | An E-class submarine that was sunk about 6 nautical miles (11 km) northwest of Texel. | 53°6′8.10″N 4°33′28.0″E / 53.1022500°N 4.557778°E |
Hertha Engeline Fritzen | ![]() | 26 October 1941 | A steamship that ran aground near the Nieuwe Waterweg. | |
HNLMS Johan Maurits van Nassau | ![]() | 14 May 1940 | A sloop-of-war that was sunk by German aircraft off Zijpe. | 52°50′13″N 4°33′56″E / 52.83694°N 4.56556°E |
Katowice | ![]() | 1949 | A Polish cargo ship sunk near Terschelling during a storm. | |
HMS Lutine | ![]() | 9 October 1799 | A Magicienne-class frigate that ran aground on a sandbank off Terschelling with a large cargo of gold. | |
Palmwood shipwreck | 1650–1660[13][14] | Discovered in 2009 off Texel in the Wadden Sea | ||
Rotterdam | ![]() | 26 September 1883 | A passenger ship that ran aground off Haamstede. | 51°41′08″N 3°36′50″E / 51.68556°N 3.61389°E |
Thasos | ![]() | 24 October 1895 | A cargo ship that foundered near Terschelling. | |
U-7 | ![]() | 21 January 1915 | A Type U 5 U-boat that was sunk by friendly fire from U-22. | 53°25′48″N 6°12′00″E / 53.43000°N 6.20000°E |
UB-61 | ![]() | 29 November 1917 | A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by a mine off Vlieland. | 53°20′N 4°56′E / 53.333°N 4.933°E |
UC-10 | ![]() | 21 August 1916 | A Type UC I U-boat that was torpedoed by HMS E54. | 52°02′N 03°54′E / 52.033°N 3.900°E |
't Vliegend Hert | ![]() | 3 February 1735 | A Dutch East Indiaman that was lost after striking a sand bank off the coast of Vlissingen, Zeeland. Everyone of the 461 sailors, soldiers and merchants aboard perished. The wreck was discovered in late 1981. |
Norway
[edit]Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
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Akerendam | ![]() | 8 March 1725 | A Dutch East India Company ship that sank in a storm off Runde. In 1972, 57,000 gold and silver coins were recovered from the wreck. | ||
Z22 Anton Schmitt | ![]() | 11 April 1940 | A Type 1936 destroyer that was sunk in the First Naval Battle of Narvik. | ||
Atheltemplar | ![]() | 14 September 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-457 southwest of Bear Island. | 76°00′N 18°00′E / 76.000°N 18.000°E | |
Barøy | ![]() | 13 September 1941 | A cargo liner that sunk by British aircraft about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Tranøy Lighthouse. | ||
Z11 Bernd von Arnim | ![]() | 13 April 1940 | A Type 1934A destroyer that was scuttled in the Second Naval Battle of Narvik. | ||
HMS Bittern | ![]() | 30 April 1940 | A Bittern-class sloop that was sunk by German aircraft at Namsos. | 64°28′N 11°30′E / 64.467°N 11.500°E | |
Blaafjeld | ![]() | 4 May 1940 | A Norwegian steamship that was bombed during World War II at Rørvik. | ||
Blücher | ![]() | 9 April 1940 | An Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser that was sunk at the Battle of Drøbak Sound. | 59°42′N 10°35.5′E / 59.700°N 10.5917°E | |
USS Cochino | ![]() | 26 August 1949 | A Balao-class submarine that caught fire and sank off Hammerfest. | 71°35′N 23°35′E / 71.583°N 23.583°E | |
HMS Curlew | ![]() | 26 May 1940 | A C-class cruiser that was sunk by German aircraft in the Ofotfjord. | 68°33′32″N 16°33′29″E / 68.559°N 16.558°E | |
Z17 Diether von Roeder | ![]() | 13 April 1940 | A Type 1936 destroyer that was scuttled in the Second Naval Battle of Narvik. | ||
Dresden | ![]() | 20 June 1934 | A German steamer stranded 20 nautical miles (37 km) from Haugesund near Blikshavn on the island of Karmøy, whilst undertaking a cruise. | 59°12′07″N 05°19′08″E / 59.20194°N 5.31889°E | |
Dronning Maud | ![]() | 1 May 1940 | A troopship that was sunk by German aircraft near Gratangen. | 68°41.917′N 017°26.367′E / 68.698617°N 17.439450°E | |
HMS Effingham | ![]() | 18 May 1940 | A Hawkins-class heavy cruiser that struck a rock near Bodø and was scuttled. | ||
HNoMS Eidsvold | ![]() | 9 April 1940 | An Eidsvold-class coastal defence ship that was torpedoed by German destroyers at Narvik. | ||
Z12 Erich Giese | ![]() | 13 April 1940 | A Type 1934A destroyer that was sunk by British ships in the Second Naval Battle of Narvik. | ||
Z13 Erich Koellner | ![]() | 13 April 1940 | A Type 1934A destroyer that was scuttled in the Second Naval Battle of Narvik. | ||
Fernedale | ![]() | 16 December 1944 | A German World War II freighter that ran aground. Next morning Allied aircraft discovered the ship(s) and destroyed them. Twin wreck of Parat. | 61°09′14″N 5°01′04″E / 61.154°N 5.017833°E | |
HNoMS Frøya | ![]() | 13 April 1940 | A minelayer that was scuttled while under attack from German forces in the Stjørnfjord. | ||
HNoMS Garm | ![]() | 26 April 1940 | A Draug-class destroyer that was sunk by German aircraft. | 61°04′41″N 5°49′55″E / 61.07806°N 5.83194°E | |
Gaul | ![]() | February 1974 | A deep-sea trawler sunk in the Barents Sea. | ||
Z2 Georg Thiele | ![]() | 13 April 1940 | A Type 1934 destroyer that was run aground in the Second Naval Battle of Narvik. | 68°24′N 17°35′E / 68.400°N 17.583°E | |
ORP Grom | ![]() | 4 May 1940 | A Grom-class destroyer that was bombed by German aircraft in Rombaken. | ||
Haakon Jarl II | ![]() | 17 June 1924 | An iron steamship sunk in the Vestfjorden following collision with another ship. | ||
Hamburg | ![]() | 1 March 1941 | A German fish factory transport ship sunk by a British destroyer in Lofoten. | ||
Z18 Hans Lüdemann | ![]() | 13 April 1940 | A Type 1936 destroyer that was scuttled in the Second Naval Battle of Narvik. | ||
HMS Hardy | ![]() | 10 April 1940 | An H-class destroyer that was attacked by German destroyers and ran aground at Vidrek. | 68°24′N 17°12′E / 68.400°N 17.200°E | |
Henry | ![]() | 13 February 1944 | A civilian cargo ship that was sunk by a Royal Norwegian Navy torpedo boat off Kristiansund. | ||
HMS Hunter | ![]() | 10 April 1940 | An H-class destroyer that was sunk by German destroyers in the First Battle of Narvik. | 68°24′53″N 17°10′22″E / 68.41472°N 17.17278°E | |
Z19 Hermann Künne | ![]() | 13 April 1940 | A Type 1936 destroyer that was scuttled in the Second Naval Battle of Narvik. | ||
Irma | ![]() | 13 February 1944 | A civilian cargo liner that was sunk by a Royal Norwegian Navy torpedo boat off Kristiansund. | 49°29′N 5°42′W / 49.483°N 5.700°W | |
Karlsruhe | ![]() | 9 April 1940 | A Königsberg-class light cruiser that was torpedoed by HMS Truant and scuttled off Kristiansand. | 58°4′N 8°4′E / 58.067°N 8.067°E | |
HDMS Lossen | ![]() | 25 December 1717 | A frigate wrecked off Hvaler in the Christmas flood of 1717. | ||
Malmberget | Unknown | 28 November 1913[15] | |||
Martti Ragnar | ![]() | 22 September 1939 | A cargo ship that was sunk by U-4 in Skagerrak. | 58°24′N 8°48′E / 58.400°N 8.800°E | |
Murmansk | ![]() | 24 December 1994 | Soviet-era cruiser, grounded while being towed to India for scrapping. | 70°38′10″N 21°57′24″E / 70.636024°N 21.956681°E | |
Nerva | ![]() | 7 September 1943 | A Norwegian steamship that grounded during WWII at Rørvik. | ||
Nordnorge | ![]() | 10 May 1940 | A troopship that was sunk by British warships at Hemnesberget. | ||
HNoMS Norge | ![]() | 9 April 1940 | An Eidsvold-class coastal defence ship that was sunk by the Z11 Bernd von Arnim at Narvik. | ||
USS O-12 | ![]() | 20 November 1931 | An O-class submarine that was used for an Arctic expedition and was later scuttled in Byfjorden. | ||
HMS Oxley | ![]() | 10 September 1939 | An Odin-class submarine that was sunk by friendly fire from HMS Triton. | 58°30′N 5°30′E / 58.500°N 5.500°E | |
Palatia | ![]() | 21 October 1942 | A cargo liner that was sunk by a New Zealand torpedo bomber aircraft, killing 986 people, most of them prisoners of war. | 57°58.1′N 07°14′E / 57.9683°N 7.233°E | |
Parat | 16 December 1944 | A rescuing steamer that was called into help by Fernedale. Allied aircraft discovered the ships and destroyed them. Twin wreck of Fernedale. | 61°09′14″N 5°01′04″E / 61.154°N 5.017833°E | ||
Prins Olav | ![]() | 9 June 1940 | A passenger/cargo ship that sunk by German aircraft in the Norwegian Sea whilst carrying troops. | 67°07′N 01°00′E / 67.117°N 1.000°E | |
Rigel | ![]() | 27 November 1944 | A prisoner-of-war transport that was sunk by Supermarine Seafire fighters and Fairey Firefly dive-bombers from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Implacable, south of Sandnessjøen, with 2,572 deaths. | 65°49′16″N 12°20′10″E / 65.82111°N 12.33611°E | |
HNoMS Sæl | ![]() | 18 April 1940 | A 1.-class torpedo boat that was sunk in action with German warships in the Hardangerfjord | ||
Sanct Svithun | ![]() | 30 September 1943 | A steamship that was sunk by six Bristol Beaufighters aircraft from the Canadian 404 Squadron off the islet of Buholmen. | ||
Scharnhorst | ![]() | 26 December 1943 | A Scharnhorst-class battleship sunk in the Battle of North Cape. | 72°16′N 28°41′E / 72.267°N 28.683°E | |
Seattle | ![]() | 13 April 1940 | A cargo ship that was damaged in crossfire and sunk at Dvergsnestangen. | ||
Sekstant | ![]() | 4 May 1940 | A Norwegian steamship that was bombed during World War II at Rørvik. | ||
Sirius | ![]() | 18 May 1940 | A cargo ship that was sunk by a German bomber aircraft off Dyrøya. | ||
HNoMS Stegg | ![]() | 20 April 1940 | A Trygg-class torpedo boat that was sunk in action with German warships in the Hardangerfjord | ||
HNoMS Storm | ![]() | 13 April 1940 | A 1.-class torpedo boat that ran aground and sank in Hordaland | ||
HMS Thistle | ![]() | 10 April 1940 | A T-class submarine that was torpedoed by U-4 off Stavanger. | 59°00′N 05°00′E / 59.000°N 5.000°E | |
Tirpitz | ![]() | 12 November 1944 | A Bismarck-class battleship that was sunk by British aircraft off Tromsø in Operation Catechism. | ||
U-6 | ![]() | 15 September 1915 | A Type U 5 U-boat that was torpedoed by HMS E16 off Stavanger. | 58°55′N 5°10′E / 58.917°N 5.167°E | |
U-49 | ![]() | 15 April 1940 | A Type VIIB U-boat that was sunk by HMS Fearless and HMS Brazen near Harstad. | 68°53′N 16°59′E / 68.883°N 16.983°E | |
U-622 | ![]() | 24 July 1943 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by US aircraft at Trondheim. | 63°27′N 10°23′E / 63.450°N 10.383°E | |
U-711 |