List of shipwrecks

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This list of shipwrecks is of those sunken ships whose remains have been located.

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[edit] Africa

[edit] East Africa

[edit] Namibia

  • Benguela Eagle ran aground 25 km North of the Ugab river mouth in 1975.
  • Dunedin Star a British cargo vessel ran aground 80 km south of the Kunene river mouth on November 29, 1942.
  • Eduard Bohlen a freighter ran aground south of Conception Bay in 1909.
  • Girdleness ran aground South of the Ugab river mouth in 1975.
  • Otavi ran aground in Spencer Bay in 1945.
  • Shaunee ran aground in Conception Bay in 1976.
  • Suiderkruis (Southern Cross) a South African trawler ran aground at Möwe Bay in 1976.

[edit] South Africa

[edit] Eastern Cape

[edit] Kwa-Zulu Natal

  • Ivy ran aground off Port Edward and became wedged on rocks with its cargo intact 1876.
  • São Bento a Portuguese ship sank south of Port Edward 1554.
  • São João a Portuguese galleon sank off the coast of Port Edward, after running on to the coastal rocks, on route back to Lisbon from the East. June 1552.

[edit] Northern Cape

  • Arosa a Cyprian freighter grounded approximately 32 km North of Hondeklip Bay June 1976.
  • Piratiny a 5000-ton Brazilian steamer ran aground in bad weather during between Koingnaas and Kleinzee June 1943.
  • Border a South African freighter grounded 80 kilometers South of Port Nolloth April 1947.
  • Bechuana a South African freighter grounded 48 kilometers South of Port Nolloth December 1950.

[edit] Western Cape

[edit] North Africa

[edit] Algeria

[edit] Egypt

See also the section for Red Sea

[edit] Morocco/Western Sahara

[edit] Tunisia

[edit] West Africa

  • Medusa, French passenger ship off west Africa in 1816- incompetence
  • MV Joola, passenger ship from Senegal, capsized off the coast of The Gambia, west Africa on September 26, 2002 - Overloaded with up to 2000 passengers in spite of a maximum capacity of 580 - 65 passengers survived- Negligence, overloading.

[edit] Asia

[edit] Turkey

[edit] Europe

[edit] Denmark

[edit] Estonia

  • Maasilinn Wreck - Found in 1985 the Maasilinn castle's old harbour.

[edit] Faroe Islands

[edit] Finland

[edit] France

[edit] Germany

[edit] Gibraltar

[edit] Greece

[edit] Ireland

[edit] Italy

[edit] Norway

[edit] Poland

[edit] Portugal

[edit] Sweden

[edit] United Kingdom

[edit] England

See also: List of shipwrecks of the Isles of Scilly

[edit] Scotland

[edit] Wales

[edit] North America

[edit] Bahamas

[edit] Bermuda

  • San Pedro - Spanish nao wrecked in 1596, discovered in 1951 but never positively identified.
  • Santa Ana - Spanish nao wrecked in 1605, wreck has never been positively identified.
  • Sea Venture - grounded off the coast in 1609, subsequently broke up and sank.
  • Warwick - English merchantman sunk in a gale in Castle Harbor in 1619, discovered in 1967.
  • San Antonio - Portuguese nao wrecked on the west reefs in 1621, discovered in 1960.
  • Eagle - Virginia Company ship wrecked in 1659.
  • Virginia Merchant - Virginia Company ship wrecked in 1661.
  • Unidentified ship - wrecked around 1750, found in 1983, known as the "Frenchman" wreck.
  • Unidentified ship - wrecked mid-18th century, known as the "Manilla" wreck.
  • Hunters Galley - wrecked in 1752.
  • Katherine - wrecked in 1763.
  • Mark Antonio - Spanish privateer, wrecked in 1777, discovered early 1960s.
  • Lord Amherst - English armed transport wrecked in 1778.
  • HMS Cerberus - lost at Castle Harbor in 1783.
  • HMS Pallas - ran aground in 1783 off St. George's Island, wreck has not been identified.
  • Caesar - wrecked on a reef in 1818 en route from England to Baltimore.
  • Collector - wrecked in 1823.
  • L'Herminie - French frigate wrecked in 1838.
  • Unidentified ship - wrecked in 1849, believed to be the Minerva though that ship was wrecked in 1795.
  • Curlew - wrecked on the northern reefs in 1856.
  • Montana - American Civil War blockade runner sank in 1863.
  • Mari Celeste - American Civil War blockade runner being piloted by a Bermudian, sank in eight minutes in 1864.
  • Beaumaris Castle - ran aground in 1873.
  • Minnie Breslauer - ran aground in 1873.
  • Early Riser - wrecked in 1876, location never found.
  • Alert - fishing sloop sank in 1877.
  • Kate - English steamer wrecked in 1878.
  • Lartington - wrecked in 1879 after just five years of operation.
  • North Carolina - wrecked off West End in 1880.
  • Darlington - wrecked on the Western Reef in 1886.
  • Richard P. Buck - caught fire and sank following a storm in 1889.
  • Apollo - wrecked on the reefs in 1890.
  • Avenger - wrecked on Mills Breakers in 1894.
  • HMS Vixen - scuttled in 1896.
  • Madiana - former Balmoral Castle, built 1877, wrecked 1903
  • Pollockshields - former Herodot, wrecked in 1915 near Elbow Beach.
  • Blanch King - wrecked on the southwest reefs in 1920.
  • Taunton - Norwegian steamer wrecked on the northern reefs in 1920.
  • Caraquet - mail steamer wrecked on the northern barrier reef in 1923.
  • Zovetto - cargo steamer ran aground in 1924, also known as Zovetta or Rita Zovetto.
  • Mussel - Bermudian fishing boat wrecked in 1926.
  • Cristobal Colon - Bermuda's largest shipwreck sank in 1936.
  • Iristo - Norwegian steamer also known as Aristo, grounded in 1937 after mistaking the Colon wreck for a ship still underway.
  • Pelinaion - Greek steamer wrecked in 1939.
  • Constellation - made famous in The Deep, sank in 1942.
  • Colonel William G. Ball - wrecked on Mills Breakers in severe weather in 1943.
  • Wychwood - ran aground in 1955, refloated, then sank again.
  • Elda - wrecked in 1956 near the Eagle wreck.
  • Ramona - Canadian ship wrecked in 1967, refloated for salvaging, re-sunk near Dockyard.
  • King - American ship scuttled in 1984, first intentionally-created dive site in Bermuda.
  • Hermes - American ship deliberately scuttled in 1984.
  • Triton - scuttled in 1988 as a dive site.

[edit] British Virgin Islands

[edit] Canada

[edit] Newfoundland

  • San Juan Basque ship sunk in Red Bay, Labrador in 1565.
  • HMS Sapphire scuttled to prevent capture by French 1696.
  • HMS Duchess of Cumberland wrecked near Cape Ray in 1781.
  • HMS Southampton & HMS Tweed sunk in storm near Bay Bulls in 1813.
  • HMS Comus ran aground and sunk in fog near Cape Race in 1816.
  • Harpooner, British transport ran aground and sunk in fog near Cape Race 1816.
  • HMS Drake ran aground and sunk near St. Shotts in 1822.
  • Dispatch, British brig sunk near Isle Aux Morts in 1828.
  • Lady Sherbrooke, barque sunk in gale near Port Aux Basques in 1831.
  • Harvest Home, British ship sunk off Cape Race in 1833.
  • Lady of the Lake, Scottish brig sunk near Cape St. Francis in 1833.
  • City of Philadelphia, British steamer ran aground and sunk in fog near Cape Race in 1854.
  • Arctic collided with steamer Vesta collided and sunk near Cape Race in 1854.
  • Indian, British Allan liner sunk off Cape Race in 1859.
  • Anglo Saxon, British Allan liner sunk off Cape Race in 1863.
  • Sea Clipper schooner sunk in storm near Spotted Island, Labrador in 1867.
  • Queen of Swansea ran aground and sunk in storm at Gull Island in 1867.
  • Germania, German steamer sunk in fog near Cape Race in 1869.
  • Village Belle schooner lost at Cape St. Francis in 1872.
  • Waterwitch schooner sunk near Pouch Cove in 1875.
  • George Cromwell, British steamer sunk near Cape Race in 1877.
  • George Washington, USA steamer sunk near Cape Race in 1877.
  • Lion reported missing in Baccalieu Tickle in 1882.
  • Greenland sealing steamer lost 48 men on the ice 1898.
  • Helgoland, German steamer sunk near Cape Race in 1900.
  • Delmar Scottish steamer sunk near Cape Race in 1901.
  • Duchess of Fife schnooner sunk near Bonavista in 1907.
  • RMS Titanic White Star liner collided with iceberg on Grand Banks in 1912.
  • Florence British Furness-Withy liner sunk near Cape Race in 1912.
  • Southern Cross Scottish sealing steamer lost in blizzard 1914.
  • Marion schnooner missing off St. Pierre and Miquelon in 1915.
  • Kristianiafjord Norwegian liner ran aground in fog near Cape Race in 1917.
  • Erik sealing steamer torpedoed off St. Pierre and Miquelon 1918.
  • SS Florizel sank after striking a reef in 1918.
  • SS Ethie, coastal steamship ran aground in a fierce storm in 1919.
  • Anton van Driel Dutch steamer sunk near Cape Race in 1919.
  • HMS Raleigh heavy cruiser sunk in fog at Point Amour in Strait of Belle Isle in 1922.
  • Marvale Canadian Pacific liner stranded 1923.
  • President Coaker schnooner sunk in gale near Cape Race in 1924.
  • Viking sealing barque lost by explosion near White Bay in 1931.
  • USS Truxtun destroyer sunk with USS Pollux in storm 1942.
  • USS Pollux supply ship sunk along with USS Truxtun in storm 1942.
  • SS Caribou Newfoundland Railway ferry torpedoed by U-boat off Port aux basques 1942.
  • Saganaga iron-ore carrier torpedoed by U-boat off Bell Island 1942.
  • Lord Strathcona iron-ore carrier torpedoed by U-boat off Bell Island 1942.
  • P.L.M. 27 iron-ore carrier torpedoed by U-boat off Bell Island 1942.
  • Rose Castle iron-ore carrier torpedoed by U-boat off Bell Island 1942.
  • Administratrix motor vessel collided with Lovadal in fog near Cape Race in 1948.
  • Harcourt Kent motor ship sunk near Cape Race in 1949.
  • MV William Carson Canadian National ferry sank in ice off Labrador 1977.
  • Ocean Ranger oil platform sunk in winter storm on Grand Banks in 1982.

[edit] Nova Scotia

[edit] Nunavut

  • Breadalbane, crushed by ice south of Beechey Island 1853

[edit] Ontario

[edit] Quebec

[edit] British Columbia

[edit] Sable Island {Canada}

  • Unknown British transport about 1760 {?} carrying members of 43rd British Regiment
  • Schooner Esperanto, May 30, 1921, months after winning the first International Fishing Vessel Championship Race

[edit] Dominican Republic

  • Guadalupe sunk by hurricane in Samana Bay, Dominican Republic in 1724
  • Tolosa sunk by hurricane in Samana Bay, Dominican Republic in 1724
  • St. George sunk by hurricane in Bayahibe , Dominican Republic in 1999
  • Astron was scuttled just off the coast of Punta Cana , Dominican Republic

[edit] Grenada

  • Bianca C. sunk multiple times before becoming the Caribbean's largest shipwreck off the coast of Grenada in 1961.

[edit] Haiti

[edit] Saint Vincent

[edit] United States of America

[edit] Alabama

[edit] Alaska

  • Nissan Maru Japanese ship sunk by U.S. bombers during World War II.
  • Portland struck rock off Cordova.
  • Princess Sophia sunk off Vanderbilt Reef near Juneau, Alaska in 1918.
  • SS Colebrook (Also known as Coldbrook) Hog Islander merchant ship grounded off Middleton Island, Alaska on 16 June 1942.

[edit] California

[edit] Delaware

[edit] Florida

[edit] Georgia

[edit] Great Lakes

See also: Great Lakes#Shipwrecks
  • SS Edmund Fitzgerald
  • Amboy (Ship) ran aground during the famous Mataafa Storm of 1905
  • 117th Street Wreck depth: 39' 41.30.777 N 81.43.751 W
  • 17 Fathom Wreck 105' 42.39.103 N 80.03.145 W
  • Admiral 75' 41.38.244 N 81.54.197 W
  • Adventure 25' 41.38.84 N 82.41.73 W
  • Algeria 40' 41.31.225 N 81.42.944 W
  • Alva B. 12' 41.30.768 N 82.01.894 W
  • America[disambiguation needed] 15' 41.49.675 N 82.38.066 W
  • Armenia 39'
  • Atlantic 155' 42.30.620 N 80.05.086 W
  • Arches 160' 42.27.476 N 80.01.021 W
  • Bay Coal Schooner 55' N41°33.009' W81°56.077'
  • Bow Cabin 70' 41.56.811 N 82.14.107 W
  • Brick Wreck 77'
  • Brown Brothers 125' 42.37.647 N 80.00.912 W
  • Brunswick 110' 42.35.465 N 79.24.546 W
  • Canobie 10'-15' 42.10.326 N 80.00.903 W
  • Carlingford 95' 42.39.266 N 79.28.6163 W
  • Cascade 30'
  • Case 20'
  • C.B. Benson 86' 42.46.259 N 79.14.609 W
  • Cecil J. 20' 42.45.785 N 80.13.688 W
  • Charger 35'
  • Charles H. Davis 40' 41.30.780 N 81.43.52 W
  • Charles Foster 80' 42.10.445 N 80.15.007 W
  • Charles B. Packard 40'
  • City of Concord 45'
  • Civil War Wreck 65'
  • Clarion 75'
  • Cleveco 75' 41.47.473 N 81.36.000 W
  • Colonel Cook 10'-20'
  • Colonial 20'
  • Conemaugh 20'
  • Craftsman 41 41.31.942 N 82.00.375 W
  • Crete 12' 42.10.30 N 80.00.94 W
  • David Stewart 22'
  • David Vance 41'
  • Dean Richmond 110' 42.17.421 N 79.55.859 W
  • Dominion 45'
  • Dundee 75' 41.41.330 N 81.50.634 W
  • Duke Luedtke 70' 41.41.630 N 81.57.655 W
  • Eldorado 15'-20' 42.10.326 N 80.00.903 W
  • Erieau Quarry Stone 15' 42.15.412 N 81.54.341 W
  • Exchange 10'-20'
  • F.A. Meyer 78' 41.55.439 N 82.02.953 W
  • Fannie L. Jones 36' 41.30.640 N 81.43.751 W
  • F.H. Prince 18' location unknown
  • Frank E. Vigor 90' 41.57.545 N 81.57.242 W
  • George Dunbar 45' 41.40.631 N 82.33.893 W
  • George Stone 31'
  • George Worthington 38'
  • Grand Traverse 39'
  • H.A. Barr 84' 42.09.111 N 81.23.41 W
  • H.G. Cleveland 55'
  • Hickory Stick 55' 41.32.301 N 82.06.236 W
  • Indiana 95' 42.17.760 N 79.59.898 W
  • Ivanhoe 57' 41.33.310 N 82.02.826 W
  • Jackie's Wreck 50' 41.51.707 N 82.21.084 W
  • James B. Colgate 85' 42.05.376 N 81.44.279 W
  • James H. Reed 70'
  • Jay Gould 45' 41.51.531 N 82.24.596 W
  • J.G. McGrath 85' 42.40.083 N 79.23.764 W
  • J.J. Boland Jr. 130' 42.22.794 N 79.43.929 W
  • John B. Griffin 50'
  • John B. Lyon 50'
  • John Pridgeon Jr. 60' 41.35.320 N 81.58.601 W
  • Jorge B. 32'
  • Lighthouse Wreck 15' 42.33.075 N 80.02.721 W
  • Little Wissahickon 78' 41.54.217 N 81.56.781 W
  • Lycoming 26' 42.15.078 N 81.53.384 W
  • M.I. Wilcox 22'
  • Mabel Wilson 36' 41.30.342 N 81.43.907 W
  • Magnet 35'
  • Marshall F. Butters 70' 41.43.636 N 82.17.370 W
  • Mecosta 50' 41.31.850 N 81.53.001 W
  • Merida 65' - 80' 42.13.955 N 81.20.788 W
  • Morning Star 65' 41.36.813 N 82.12.531 W
  • Mount Vernon 30'
  • Net Wreck 70' 41.56.564 N 82.14.872 W
  • New Brunswick 53'
  • North Carolina 40' 41.43.808 N 81.22.885 W
  • Northern Indiana 25' 41.53.882 N 82.30.600 W
  • Oneida 8' 42.13.966 N 79.51.583 W
  • Oxford 170' 42.28.855 N 79.51.843 W
  • Paddy Murphy 13'
  • Pascal P. Pratt 20' 42.33.682 N 80.05.429 W
  • Passaic 84' 42.28.748 N 79.27.769 W
  • Penelope 8' 41.30.562 N 82.02.443 W
  • Philip D. Armour 30' 42.07.684 N 80.10.693 W
  • Philip Minch 47' 41.41.304 N 82.30.808 W
  • Queen of the West 70' 41.50.768 N 82.23.135 W
  • Quito 10'-20' location unknown
  • Robert 49' 42.13.094 N 82.58.937 W
  • S.F. Gale 78' 41.44.455 N 81.52.922 W
  • S.K. Martin 60' 42.14.546 N 79.56.004 W
  • St. James 170' 42.27.104 N 80.07.331 W
  • Saint Lawrence 20' location unknown
  • Saint Louis 20' location unknown
  • Sand Merchant 65' 41.34.428 N 82.57.524 W
  • Sarah E. Sheldon 20' 41.29.741 N 82.06.678 W
  • Specular 36'
  • Success 14' 41.31.321 N 82.54.705 W
  • T-8 145' 42.35.226 N 80.01.335 W
  • Tasmania 40' 41.47.303 N 82.29.811 W
  • Toledo 30' location unknown
  • Tioga 40' location unknown
  • Tire Reef 22' 42.41.043 N 80.08.500 W
  • Trade Wind 120' 42.25.516 N 80.12.056 W
  • Tug Smith 165' 42.28.486 N 79.59.061 W
  • Two Fannies 60' 41.33.855 N 81.55.281 W
  • Unknown 83' 42.08.375 N 81.37.942 W
  • Valentine 80' 41.55.116 N 81.54.778 W
  • Washington Irving 120' 42.32.371 N 79.27.636 W
  • Wend the Wave 30' location unknown
  • Wesee 22' location unknown
  • William H. Stevens 70' location unknown
  • Willis 72'
  • Wilma 75' 42.42.150 N 80.02.068 W
  • Zadock Pratt 30' Unknown location

[edit] Guam

[edit] Hawaii

[edit] Illinois

[edit] Louisiana

[edit] Maine

  • Snow Squall

[edit] Massachusetts

  • Albert Gallatin, 1892 Grounded on Boo Hoo Ledge off Manchester
  • Alexander Macomb, Liberty Ship Torpedoed in 1942 by German U-215
  • Alice M. Colburn, 1923 Ran aground in storm and broke up
  • Alice M. Lawrence, 1914 Grounded on shoal
  • Alma A. E. Holmes, 1914 Collision with steamer Belfast
  • Alva, 1892 Rammed in fog by steamer H. F. Dimock
  • SS Andrea Doria, 1956 collision in Nantucket Sound
  • Angela, 1971 Broke towline in storm and grounded on reef
  • Aransas, 1905 Collision with schooner barge Glendower in fog
  • Ardandhu, 1900 Collision in fog with steamer Herman Winter
  • Argo Merchant ran aground 25 milles southeast of Nantucket Island in 1976, causing an oil spill
  • Baleen, 1975 Foundered while in tow after fire on board
  • Barge & Crane, 1963 Foundered
  • Bark Frances off Cape Cod
  • California, 1955 Ran aground on ledge
  • Can Do, 1978 Sank in famous Blizzard of 78
  • Charles S. Haight, 1946 Stranded on a ledge
  • Chelsea, 1957 Grounded on Sandy Bay Breakwater and sank
  • Chester A. Poling, 1977 Broke in half in storm
  • City of Columbus, 1884 Struck Devil's Bridge backed off and sank quickly
  • City of Salisbury, 1938 Struck ledge in fog and broke up
  • City of Taunton, 1930s Beached and abandoned
  • Colonel William B. Cowin 1941 Struck Hens and Chickens Reef and sank quickly
  • Columbia, 1898 Blown onto beach in storm
  • Connaught, 1860 Started to leak, caught fire and sank
  • Corvan, 1940 Struck Sow & Pigs Reef, drifted off and sank
  • Coyote, 1924 Scuttled
  • Cross Rip Lightship, 1918 Carried out to sea by ice field
  • Davis Palmer, 1909 Struck Graves Ledge, drifted off and sank
  • Delaware, 1898 Sank in the Portland Gale
  • Dixie Sword, 1942 Foundered in storm thought to have been torpedoed
  • Dynafuel, 1963 Collision in fog with Norwegian freighter Fernview
  • Edward E. Briry, 1917 Foundered in gale
  • Edward Rich, 1899 Struck breakwater in fog
  • Eldia, 1984 Blown onto beach in storm
  • Ellenora Van Dusen, 1900 Fire onboard
  • Etrusco, 1956 Blown ashore in storm
  • Forest Queen, 1853 Grounded off shore in storm
  • Fort Mercer, 1952 Broke in half in heavy seas
  • Frank A. Palmer, 1902 Collision with the Schooner Louise B. Crary
  • French Van Gilder, 1885 Grounded on shoal
  • General Greene, 1960 Blown onto beach while disabled in storm
  • USS Grouse, 1963 Grounded on Little Salvages shoal
  • Henry Endicott, 1939 Foundered while under tow in heavy seas
  • Herbert, 1924 Rammed by steamer City of Gloucester while at anchor in fog
  • Herman Winter, 1944 Stranded on reef
  • Hilda Garston, 1961 Struck reef and sank
  • Horatio Hall, 1909 Collision in fog with freighter H. F. Dimock
  • James E. Longstreet, 1950 Deliberately grounded as target ship
  • Jennie French Potter, 1909 Grounded on shoal
  • John S. Dwight, 1923 Scuttled by rum runners
  • Kate Harding, 1892 Stranded on beach in storm
  • Kenwood, 1926 Blown onto rocks in gale
  • Kershaw, 1928 Collision with liner President Garfield
  • King Philip, 1935 Sunk at dock, raised and scuttled
  • Kiowa, 1903 Rammed by steamer Admiral Dewy while anchored in snowstorm
  • Lackawanna, 1915 Collision with barge
  • Lightship LV-58, 1905 Started to leak and sank while being towed
  • Louise B. Crary, 1902 Collision with the Schooner Frank A. Palmer
  • Lunet, 1898 Dragged anchor onto rocks and sank during the Portland Gale
  • Magnifique, 1782 Grounded on sandbar
  • Mars, 1942 Collision with tanker Bidwell
  • Mary E. O'Hara, 1941 Collision with barge Winifred Sheridan
  • Mertie B. Crowley, 1910 Groanded on shoal
  • Mohave, 1928 Struck submerged ledge and sank
  • Montclair, 1927 Grounded in storm and broke up
  • Nancy, 1927 Dragged anchor onto beach in storm
  • Nantucket Lightship (LV-117), 1934 Rammed by British steamer Olympic
  • Nantucket, 1859, whaler wrecked on Nashawena Island
  • USS New Hampshire, 1922 Caught fire and sank while in tow to be scrapped
  • Nina T, 1997 Scuttled
  • Northern Voyager, 1997 Foundered during sea trials after refit
  • Pan Pennsylvania, 1944 Torpedoed by the German submarine U-550 when it lagged behind its wartime convoy
  • Pemberton, 1907 Caught fire and sank
  • Pendleton, 1952 Broke in half in storm
  • Portland sunk in storm in 1898
  • RMS Republic sank after collision in 1909.
  • HMS Somerset wrecked in 1778 off Cape Cod
  • Sparrowhawk in 1623

[edit] Michigan

[edit] Minnesota

  • Amboy (Ship) ran aground during the famous Mataafa Storm of 1905
  • The Madeira was also a casualty of the Mataafa Storm.

[edit] Mississippi

[edit] New Jersey

  • Adonis struck shore Deal Beach
  • USS Arundo torpedoed off New Jersey
  • Ayuruoca collision off New Jersey
  • Beth Dee Bob foundered in storm off New Jersey
  • Brunette collision off New Jersey
  • Chappara struck mine off New Jersey
  • Choapa collision off New Jersey
  • Delaware burned then sank under tow off New Jersey
  • Goulandris collision off New Jersey
  • Gulftrade torpedoed off New Jersey
  • Lana Carol foundered off Manasquan Inlet New Jersey
  • Malta ran aground near Belmar, New Jersey
  • Maurice Tracy collision off New Jersey
  • Mohawk collision off New Jersey
  • SS Morro Castle fire off Asbury Park, N.J.
  • Park City collision off New Jersey
  • Persephone torpedoed off New Jersey
  • SS Pinta collision off New Jersey
  • Pliny ran aground Deal Beach, New Jersey
  • Rjukan ran aground on New Jersey
  • R.P. Resor torpedoed off New Jersey
  • Rusland struck wreck of Adonis
  • San Saba struck mineoff New Jersey
  • Sindia ran aground on the beach of Ocean City, 1901
  • Stolt Dagali collision off New Jersey
  • Tolten torpedoed off New Jersey
  • Vega capsized under tow off New Jersey
  • Vizcaya collision off New Jersey
  • Western World ran aground on New Jersey coast

[edit] New York

[edit] North Carolina

[edit] Oregon

[edit] Rhode Island

[edit] South Carolina

[edit] Tennessee

  • Sultana exploded four miles south of Memphis; due to river channel changes, the site (and its remains) are in an Arkansas soybean field.
  • The Chattanooga (Paddlewheel steamboat) sank in the Tennessee river near Chattanooga

[edit] Texas

[edit] Vermont

  • A.R. Noyes broke from tug Proctor Shoal Lake Champlain in 1884
  • General Butler hit breakwater near Burlington, Vermont on Lake Champlain in 1876
  • O.J. Walker sank in gale in 1895 near Burlington, Vermont
  • Phoenix in 1819 burned (arson?) near Colchester Shoal
  • Unknown horse ferry only known example of horse-powered or team-boat ferry near Burlington, Vermont date unknown.
  • Water Witch schooner foundered in gale off Diamond Island in 1866

[edit] Virginia

[edit] Wake Island

[edit] Wisconsin

[edit] South America

[edit] Chile

  • Logos ran aground on rocks off Tierra del Fuego, Chile, 1988

[edit] Uruguay

[edit] Galápagos Islands

[edit] Oceania

[edit] Australia

[edit] New South Wales

  • HMAS Voyager sunk after collision - 82 killed
  • Dunbar sunk after striking rocks in 1857 - 121 lives lost

[edit] Tasmania

[edit] Queensland

[edit] Victoria

[edit] Western Australia

[edit] South Australia

  • Maria, 1840
  • Star of Greece

[edit] Federated States of Micronesia

[edit] Chuuk

[edit] Indonesia

[edit] New Zealand

[edit] Solomon Islands

[edit] Ironbottom Sound

[edit] High Seas

[edit] Atlantic Ocean

[edit] Baltic Sea

[edit] Indian Ocean

[edit] Mediterranean Sea

  • HMHS Britannic
  • Dakar, Israeli submarine
  • Provence, French cruiser sank, 3,100 perished
  • Eurydice, French submarine
  • HMS Sussex, British warship sank in 1694
  • HMS Victoria, British battleship sank in 1893
  • Eilat, Israeli destroyer
  • HMS Ark Royal, British aircraft carrier
  • HMS/M Perseus, British submarine sunk by mine 1941. One survivor

[edit] Pacific Ocean

  • I-52
  • Toya Maru, passenger ferry sank September 26, 1954 in Tsugaru Strait, Japan, 1,172 perished
  • Doña Paz, sank in the Tablas Strait south of Manila, Philippines, between 1,500 and 4,000 perished.
  • m.v. Derbyshire, 169,000 ton bulk carrier sank on September 10th, 1980 230 mi off the coast of Okinawa, Japan claiming the lives of all 44 on board. The Kowloon Bridge was a sistership.

[edit] Red Sea

Other Egyptian (Nile) wrecks are listed under Egypt. The wrecks of the Red Sea include:

[edit] Black Sea

  • Struma - torpedoed by a Soviet submarine on February 24th 1942
  • Armenia - German airplane attack on November 7th 1941

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] Further reading

  • Jurisi, Mario, Ancient shipwrecks of the Adriatic: Maritime Transport during the First and Second Centuries AD (Oxford, Tempus Reparatum, 2000, British archaeological reports: International series, 828) ISBN 1-84171-039-3
  • Parker, A. J., Ancient Shipwrecks of the Mediterranean and the Roman provinces, (Oxford, 1992)
  • Pickford, Nigel, Lost Treasure Ships of the Northern Seas: A Guide and Gazetteer to 2000 Years of Shipwreck, (London: Chatham, 2006)

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