List of shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean, not including Arctic and Antarctic regions

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: the Baltic Sea; Black Sea; the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico; the English Channel; the Labrador Sea; the Mediterranean Sea; the Mid-Atlantic; the North Sea; and the Norwegian Sea.

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Baltic Sea

Ship Sunk date Notes Coordinates
Aura II 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 / 60.383°N 19.167°E
SS Cap Arcona 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 / 54.0650°N 10.84083°E
MS Estonia 28 September 1994 A German cruise ferry that sank during a storm, claiming 852 lives. 59°23′N 21°42′E / 59.383°N 21.700°E
Goya 16 April 1945 A German transport ship torpedoed by L-3, with thousands of German civilians and wounded soldiers on board. 55°12′00″N 18°18′00″E / 55.200°N 18.300°E
Graf Zeppelin 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 / 55.51750°N 18.28583°E
Ilmarinen 13 September 1941 A Väinämöinen-class coastal defence ship that was sunk by mines. 59°27′N 21°05′E / 59.450°N 21.083°E
MS Jan Heweliusz 14 January 1993 A Polish ferry that capsized in hurricane-force winds off Cape Arkona, Germany. 54°36′N 14°13′E / 54.600°N 14.217°E
Lefort 22 September 1857 A Russian ship of the line that capsized in the Gulf of Finland. 59°57′N 27°17′E / 59.950°N 27.283°E
Pallada 11 October 1914 A Bayan-class armored cruiser that was torpedoed by SM U-26. 59°36′30″N 22°49′00″E / 59.6083°N 22.8167°E
Prezidentas Smetona January 1945 An M57-class minesweeper that sank 35 kilometres from Tallinn, Estonia.
SMS Prinz Adalbert 23 October 1915 A Prinz Adalbert-class armored cruiser that was torpedoed by HMS E8 about 20 miles west of Liepāja, Latvia. 56°33′N 20°18′E / 56.550°N 20.300°E
Rusalka 7 September 1893 A Russian ironclad warship that sank in the Gulf of Finland.
U-7 18 February 1944 A Type IIB U-boat that sank west of Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast. 54°52′00″N 19°29′08″E / 54.86667°N 19.48556°E
U-416 12 December 1944 A Type VIIC U-boat that collided with M 203 northwest of Pillau, Russia. 54°58′N 19°33′E / 54.967°N 19.550°E
U-583 15 November 1941 A Type VIIC U-boat that collided with U-153 north of Łeba, Poland. 55°23′N 17°05′E / 55.383°N 17.083°E
U-3519 2 March 1945 A Type XXI U-boat that was sunk by a mine off Warnemünde, Germany. 54°11′N 12°05′E / 54.183°N 12.083°E
SMS Undine 7 November 1915 A Gazelle-class light cruiser that was torpedoed by HMS E19 about 20 nautical miles south of Scania, Sweden.
Vasa 10 August 1628 A Swedish warship that capsized at Stockholm, Sweden, less than a nautical mile 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 / 59.32778°N 18.09111°E
HMS Verulam 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 / 60.017°N 28.367°E
HMS Vittoria 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 / 60.083°N 28.383°E
ORP Wicher 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 / 54.667°N 18.533°E
MV Wilhelm Gustloff 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°04′22″N 17°25′17″E / 55.0729°N 17.4213°E

Black Sea

Ship Sunk date Notes Coordinates
Armenia 7 November 1941 A Russian hospital ship that was sunk by German aircraft, with at least 5,000 deaths. 44°15′N 34°17′E / 44.250°N 34.283°E
Portugal 30 March 1916 A Russian hospital ship that was torpedoed by SM U-33 off Rize Province, Turkey. 42°00′36″N 41°11′24″E / 42.01000°N 41.19000°E
Struma 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 / 41.383°N 29.217°E
MT Unirea 13 October 1982 An oil tanker that exploded 40 nautical miles southeast of Kaliakra, Bulgaria.

Caribbean Sea

Ship Sunk date Notes Coordinates
SS British Consul 19 August 1942 A tanker that was torpedoed by U-564 near Grenada. 11°58′N 62°38′W / 11.967°N 62.633°W
MV C.O. Stillman 4 June 1942 An oil tanker that was torpedoed by U-68 about 41 nautical miles southwest of Isla de Mona. 17°30′N 68°20′W / 17.500°N 68.333°W
MV Christena 1 August 1970 An overloaded passenger ferry boat that sank crossing the channel between the islands of St. Kitts and Nevis, Leeward Islands
USS Dorado 12 October 1943 A Gato-class submarine that was sunk north of Panama. 12°21′N 78°50′W / 12.350°N 78.833°W
SS Empire Amethyst 13 April 1942 A tanker that was torpedoed by U-154 southwest of Haiti. 17°40′N 74°50′W / 17.667°N 74.833°W
SS Empire Buffalo 6 May 1942 A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-125 west of the Cayman Islands. 19°14′N 82°34′W / 19.233°N 82.567°W
SS Empire Cloud 21 August 1942 A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-564 northeast of Trinidad. 10°54′N 62°10′W / 10.900°N 62.167°W
SS Empire Cromwell 28 November 1942 A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-508 off Guyana. 9°00′N 58°30′W / 9.000°N 58.500°W
SS Empire Explorer 9 July 1942 A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-575 northwest of Tobago. 11°40′N 60°55′W / 11.667°N 60.917°W
SS Faja de Oro 21 May 1942 An oil tanker that was torpedoed by U-106. 23°30′N 84°24′W / 23.500°N 84.400°W
SS Norlantic 13 May 1942 A cargo ship that was sunk by U-69 about 90 nautical miles east of Bonaire. 14°2′N 83°13′W / 14.033°N 83.217°W
Surcouf 18 February 1942 A French submarine that sank 80 miles north of Cristóbal, Panama, possibly due to a collision with an American freighter. 10°40′N 79°32′W / 10.667°N 79.533°W
USS Sylvan Arrow 21 January 1919 A tanker that was torpedoed by U-155 southwest of Grenada. 12°50′N 67°32′W / 12.833°N 67.533°W
USS Texan 11 March 1942 A cargo ship that was torpedoed off Cape San Antonio, Cuba. 21°34′N 76°28′W / 21.567°N 76.467°W
U-94 28 August 1942 A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMCS Oakville off Haiti. 17°40′N 74°30′W / 17.667°N 74.500°W
U-153 13 July 1942 A Type IXC U-boat that was sunk by USS Lansdowne off Colón, Panama. 09°46′N 81°29′W / 9.767°N 81.483°W
U-159 28 July 1943 A Type IXC U-boat that was sunk by US aircraft south of Haiti. 15°57′N 68°30′W / 15.950°N 68.500°W
U-359 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 / 18.100°N 75.000°W

Gulf of Mexico

Ship Sunk date Notes Coordinates
Albatross 2 May 1961 A schooner that sank in a squall about 125 miles west of the Dry Tortugas, inspiring the film White Squall.
SS Alcoa Puritan 6 May 1942 A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-507 off Port Eads, Louisiana. 28°35′N 88°22′W / 28.583°N 88.367°W
SS City of Everett 11 October 1923 A whaleback steamship that foundered 120 nautical miles off Florida.

English Channel

Ship Sunk date Notes Coordinates
HMS Blackwood 16 June 1944 A Captain-class frigate that foundered under tow near Portland Bill, Dorset. 50°07′00″N 02°01′06″W / 50.11667°N 2.01833°W
RMS Connaught 3 March 1917 A steamship that was torpedoed by U-48 south of Selsey Bill.
U-212 21 July 1944 A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Curzon and HMS Ekins south of Brighton, East Sussex. 50°27′N 00°13′W / 50.450°N 0.217°W
U-275 10 March 1945 A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a mine off Beachy Head. 50°36′N 00°04′E / 50.600°N 0.067°E
U-327 27 February 1945 A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by HMS Lauban and HMS Loch Fada southwest of Penzance, Cornwall. 49°46′N 05°47′W / 49.767°N 5.783°W
SM UB-72 12 May 1918 A Type UB III U-boat that was torpedoed by HMS D4. 50°8′N 2°41′W / 50.133°N 2.683°W
SM UB-74 26 May 1918 A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by HMS Lorna west of the Isle of Portland, Dorset. 50°32′N 2°32′W / 50.533°N 2.533°W
SM UB-78 9 May 1918 A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by TS Queen Alexandra north of Cherbourg. 49°49′N 1°30′W / 49.817°N 1.500°W
HMS Wessex 24 May 1940 A W-class destroyer that was sunk by German dive bombers northwest of Calais, France. 51°00′54″N 001°45′50″E / 51.01500°N 1.76389°E

Labrador Sea

Ship Sunk date Notes Coordinates
SS Dorchester 3 February 1943 A troopship that was torpedoed by U-223 south of Greenland. 59°22′N 48°42′W / 59.367°N 48.700°W
USCGC Escanaba 13 June 1943 A United States Coast Guard cutter that was sunk southwest of Greenland, probably by a mine. 60°50′N 52°0′W / 60.833°N 52.000°W
SS Flinderborg 3 November 1941 A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-202 northeast of Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland. 51°21′N 51°45′W / 51.350°N 51.750°W

Mediterranean Sea

Ship Sunk date Notes Coordinates
HMAS AE2 30 April 1915 An E-class submarine that was attacked by Sultanhisar and scuttled in the Sea of Marmara. 40°40′21″N 28°04′31″E / 40.672371°N 28.075218°E
SS Almeria Lykes 13 August 1942 A Type C3 cargo ship that was attacked by German torpedo boats and scuttled off Kelibia, Tunisia. 36°40′N 11°35′E / 36.667°N 11.583°E
Almirante Ferrándiz 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 / 36.24639°N 4.64167°W
Amalfi 7 July 1915 A Pisa-class armored cruiser that was torpedoed by SM UB-14 about 20 nautical miles from Venice, Italy.
Antikythera wreck 1st century BC An ancient shipwreck wreck 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.[1] 35°53′23″N 23°18′28″E / 35.8897°N 23.3078°E
RMS Arabia 6 November 1916 A passenger liner that was torpedoed by SM UB-43 southwest of the Peloponnese, Greece. 36°30′N 20°30′E / 36.500°N 20.500°E
HMS Ark Royal 14 November 1941 A British aircraft carrier torpedoed by U-81 about 30 nautical miles off Gibraltar.[2] 36°3′N 4°45′W / 36.050°N 4.750°W
Armando Diaz 25 February 1941 A Condottieri-class light cruiser that was torpedoed by HMS Upright off the Kerkennah Islands. 34°33′N 11°45′E / 34.550°N 11.750°E
HMS Athenienne 20 October 1806 Ran aground in the Strait of Sicily.[3] 37°47′N 10°46′E / 37.783°N 10.767°E
Baleares 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 / 37.87167°N 0.86667°E
HMS Barham 25 November 1941 A Queen Elizabeth-class battleship that was torpedoed by U-331 north of Sidi Barrani, Egypt. 32°34′N 26°24′E / 32.567°N 26.400°E
USS Beatty 6 November 1943 A Gleaves-class destroyer that was sunk by German aircraft off Algeria. 37°10′N 6°0′E / 37.167°N 6.000°E
HMS Bedouin 15 June 1942 A Tribal-class destroyer that was sunk by Italian cruisers during Operation Harpoon. 36°12′0″N 11°38′0″E / 36.20000°N 11.63333°E
HMS Blean 11 December 1942 A Hunt-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-443 northwest of Oran, Algeria. 35°55′N 1°50′W / 35.917°N 1.833°W
HMS Bonaventure 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 / 33.33333°N 26.58333°E
HMHS Britannic 21 September 1916 An Olympic-class ocean liner (sister ship to RMS Titanic) that struck a mine off the Greek island of Kea and sank with the loss of 30 lives.[4] 37°42′05″N 24°17′02″E / 37.70139°N 24.28389°E
HMS Broke 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 / 36.833°N 0.667°E
USS Buck 9 October 1943 A Sims-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-616 off Salerno, Italy. 39°57′N 14°28′E / 39.950°N 14.467°E
HMS Cachalot 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 / 32.817°N 20.183°E
HMS Cario 12 August 1942 A C-class light cruiser that was sunk by Axum during Operation Pedestal. 37°26′0″N 10°22′0″E / 37.43333°N 10.36667°E
HMS Calcutta 1 June 1941 A C-class light cruiser that was sunk by German bombers 100 nautical miles off Alexandria, Egypt. 32°00′N 28°00′E / 32.000°N 28.000°E
HMS Calypso 12 June 1940 A C-class light cruiser that was torpedoed by Bagnolini about 50 miles south of Cape Lithion, Crete. 34°03′N 24°05′E / 34.050°N 24.083°E
SS Cameronia 15 April 1917 A troopship that was torpedoed by SM U-33 about 150 miles east of Malta. 35°50′N 17°32′E / 35.833°N 17.533°E
Console Generale Liuzzi 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 / 33.76667°N 27.45000°E
HMS Cornwallis 9 January 1917 A Duncan-class battleship that was torpedoed by U-32 about 60 nautical miles east of Malta. 35°06′N 15°11′E / 35.100°N 15.183°E
Danton 19 March 1917 A Danton-class battleship that was torpedoed by SM U-64 about 22 miles southwest of Sardinia. 38°45′35″N 8°3′30″E / 38.75972°N 8.05833°E
HMS Defender 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 / 31.750°N 25.517°E
Delfino 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 / 35.90000°N 4.28333°W
HMS Diamond 27 April 1941 A D-class destroyer that was sunk by German aircraft off Cape Maleas, Greece. 36°30′N 23°34′E / 36.500°N 23.567°E
HMHS Dover Castle 26 May 1917 A hospital ship that was torpedoed by SM UC-67 about 50 miles north of Annaba, Algeria. 37°45′00″N 007°45′00″E / 37.75000°N 7.75000°E
Durbo 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 / 35.90000°N 4.28333°W
HMS Eagle 11 August 1942 An aircraft carrier that was torpedoed by U-73 about 70 nautical miles south of Cape Salinas, Majorca. 38°3′0″N 3°1′12.00″E / 38.05000°N 3.0200000°E
HMS Eclipse 24 October 1943 An E-class destroyer that hit a mine off Kalymnos, Greece. 37°01′N 27°11′E / 37.017°N 27.183°E
SS Empire Dunstan 18 November 1943 A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-81 off Taranto, Italy. 39°24′N 17°40′E / 39.400°N 17.667°E
SS Empire Eve 18 May 1943 A CAM ship that was torpedoed by U-414 northeast of Mostaganem, Algeria. 36°37′N 00°46′E / 36.617°N 0.767°E
MV Empire Windrush 30 March 1954 A troopship that caught fire and sank 32 miles northwest of Cape Caxine, Algeria. 37°00′N 2°11′E / 37.000°N 2.183°E
SS Erinpura 1 May 1943 An ocean liner that was sunk by German bombers thirty miles north of Benghazi, Libya. 32°40′N 19°53′E / 32.667°N 19.883°E
HMS Escort 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 / 36.10972°N 3.37000°W
HMS Fearless 23 July 1941 An E-class destroyer that was attacked by Italian aircraft and scuttled 50 nautical miles northeast of Annaba, Algeria. 37°40′N 08°20′E / 37.667°N 8.333°E
USS Fechteler 5 May 1944 A Buckley-class destroyer escort that was torpedoed by U-967. 36°7′N 2°40′W / 36.117°N 2.667°W
Fiume 29 March 1941 A Zara-class heavy cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Cape Matapan. 35°21′N 20°57′E / 35.350°N 20.950°E
RMS Franconia 4 October 1916 A troopship that was torpedoed by SM UB-47 about 195 miles east of Malta. 35°33′9″N 18°26′0″E / 35.55250°N 18.43333°E
HMS Galatea 14 December 1941 An Arethusa-class light cruiser that was torpedoed by U-557 off Alexandria, Egypt. 31°17′N 29°13′E / 31.283°N 29.217°E
Gaulois 27 December 1916 A Charlemagne-class battleship that was torpedoed by SM UB-47 in the Aegean Sea. 36°30′N 23°45′E / 36.500°N 23.750°E
SS Gisela L M Russ 19 February 1959 A cargo ship that suffered a boiler explosion and sank off Euboea, Greece. 38°35′N 24°21′E / 38.583°N 24.350°E
HMS Grampus 16 June 1940 A Grampus-class submarine that was sunk by Italian torpedo boats. 37°5′N 17°30′E / 37.083°N 17.500°E
HMS Grove 12 June 1942 A Hunt-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-77. 32°5′N 25°30′E / 32.083°N 25.500°E
HMS Gurkha 17 January 1942 An L-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-133 off Sidi Barrani, Egypt. 31°50′N 26°15′E / 31.833°N 26.250°E
HMS Hasty 15 June 1942 A H-class destroyer that was torpedoed by S-55 and scuttled the next day. 34°10′N 22°0′E / 34.167°N 22.000°E
SS Heraklion 8 December 1966 A car ferry that capsized northwest of Antimilos, Greece. 36°52′N 24°8′E / 36.867°N 24.133°E
HMS Hermione 16 June 1942 A Dido-class light cruiser that was torpedoed by U-205 north of Sallum, Egypt. 33°20′N 26°00′E / 33.333°N 26.000°E
HMS Hyperion 22 December 1940 A H-class destroyer that struck a mine off Pantelleria and was scuttled. 37°40′N 11°31′E / 37.667°N 11.517°E
HMS Hythe 11 October 1943 A Bangor-class minesweeper that was torpedoed by U-371 off Béjaïa, Algeria. 37°4′N 5°0′E / 37.067°N 5.000°E
HNLMS Isaac Sweers 13 November 1942 A Gerard Callenburgh-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-431 during Operation Torch. 37°23′N 2°12′E / 37.383°N 2.200°E
SS Ivernia 1 January 1917 A troopship that was torpedoed by SM UB-47 about 58 miles southeast of Cape Matapan, Greece. 35°42′N 23°19′E / 35.700°N 23.317°E
HMS Jackal 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 / 36.500°N 26.500°E
HMS Jaguar 26 March 1942 A J-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-652 north of Sidi Barrani, Egypt. 31°53′N 26°18′E / 31.883°N 26.300°E
HMS Juno 21 May 1941 A J-class destroyer that was sunk by Italian aircraft southeast of Crete. 34°35′N 26°34′E / 34.583°N 26.567°E
HMS Kandahar 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 / 32.95000°N 14.31667°E
HMS Kipling 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 / 32.39000°N 26.19000°E
HMS Laforey 30 March 1944 An L-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-233 north of Palermo, Sicily. 38°54′N 14°18′E / 38.900°N 14.300°E
SS Lamoricière 9 January 1942 An ocean liner that sank in a storm about 10 kilometres northeast of Menorca, resulting in 292 deaths.
Léon Gambetta 27 April 1915 A Léon Gambetta-class armored cruiser that was torpedoed by SM U-5 about 15 miles south of Santa Maria di Leuca. 39°30′N 18°15′E / 39.500°N 18.250°E
SS Letchworth 1 April 1971 A cargo ship that ran aground and sunk near Kos. 36°32′N 26°57′E / 36.533°N 26.950°E
SS Lesbian 5 January 1917 A cargo ship that was sunk by SM U-35 east of Malta. 35°48′N 17°6′E / 35.800°N 17.100°E
HMS Lightning 12 March 1943 An L-class destroyer that was sunk by German torpedo boats. 37°53′N 9°50′E / 37.883°N 9.833°E
HMS Lively 11 May 1942 An L-class destroyer that was sunk by German dive-bombers 100 miles northeast of Tobruk, Libya. 33°24′N 25°38′E / 33.400°N 25.633°E
USS Maddox 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 / 36.867°N 13.933°E
HMS Martin 10 November 1942 An M-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-413 off Algiers, Algeria. 37°53′N 003°57′E / 37.883°N 3.950°E
SS Merion 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 HMS Tiger. Sunk by the German submarine SM UB-8.[5]
HMS Mohawk 16 April 1941 A Tribal-class destroyer that was sunk by the Italian destroyer Tarigo off the Kerkennah Islands, Tunisia. 34°56′0″N 11°42′0″E / 34.93333°N 11.70000°E
SS Milazzo 29 August 1917 A bulk carrier that was torpedoed by SM U-14 about 250 nautical miles east of Malta.
HMS Naiad 11 March 1942 A Dido-class destroyer that was sunk by U-565 south of Crete. 32°1′N 26°20′E / 32.017°N 26.333°E
USS Nauset 9 September 1943 A Navajo-class fleet tug that was sunk by German aircraft. 40°38′N 14°38′E / 40.633°N 14.633°E
HMS Neptune 19 December 1941 A Leander-class light cruiser that was sunk by mines off Tripoli, Libya. 33°15′N 13°30′E / 33.250°N 13.500°E
HMAS Nestor 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 / 33.600°N 24.500°E
Nereide 5 August 1915 A Nautilus-class submarine that was torpedoed by SM U-5 near Palagruža in the Adriatic Sea. 42°23′N 16°16′E / 42.383°N 16.267°E
HMHS Newfoundland 14 September 1943 A hospital ship that was attacked by German aircraft and scuttled off Salerno, Italy. 40°13′N 14°21′E / 40.217°N 14.350°E
HMS P48 25 December 1942 A U-class submarine that was sunk by Italian torpedo boats northwest of Zembra, Tunisia. 37°15′N 10°30′E / 37.250°N 10.500°E
HMAS Parramatta 27 November 1941 A Grimsby-class sloop that was torpedoed by U-559. 32°20′N 24°35′E / 32.333°N 24.583°E
USS PC-558 9 May 1944 A PC-461-class submarine chaser that was torpedoed by U-230. 38°41′N 13°43′E / 38.683°N 13.717°E
HMS Penelope 18 February 1944 An Arethusa-class light cruiser that was torpedoed by U-140 west of Naples, Italy. 40°33′N 13°15′E / 40.55°N 13.25°E
SS Persia 30 December 1915 A passenger liner that was torpedoed by SM U-38 about 71 miles southeast of Cape Martello, Crete.
Pola 29 March 1941 A Zara-class heavy cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Cape Matapan. 35°19′N 20°59′E / 35.317°N 20.983°E
HMS Quentin 2 December 1942 A Q-class destroyer that was sunk by German aircraft. 37°32′N 08°32′E / 37.533°N 8.533°E
HMT Rohna 26 November 1943 A troopship that was sunk by German aircraft. 37°1′12″N 5°12′6″E / 37.02000°N 5.20167°E
HMT Royal Edward 13 August 1915 A passenger ship that was torpedoed by SM UB-14, with possibly as many as 1,865 dead.
HMS Sahib 24 April 1943 An S-class submarine that was attacked by the Climene and scuttled southwest of Tunis, Tunisia. 37°29′N 10°46′E / 37.483°N 10.767°E
SS Santa Elisa 13 August 1942 A refrigerator ship that was torpedoed by Italian motor boats 25 nautical miles southeast of Cape Bon, Tunisia. 36°20′N 11°28′E / 36.333°N 11.467°E
USS Skill 25 September 1943 An Auk-class minesweeper that was torpedoed by U-593. 40°20′N 14°35′E / 40.333°N 14.583°E
HMS Southampton 11 January 1941 A Town-class light cruiser that was attacked by German dive bombers southeast of Malta. 34°54′N 18°24′E / 34.900°N 18.400°E
HMS Splendid 21 April 1943 An S-class submarine that was sunk by Hermes west of Livorno, Italy. 43°34′N 9°37′E / 43.567°N 9.617°E
HMS Sportsman 24 September 1952 A S-class submarine that sank off Toulon, France. 43°01′N 7°40′E / 43.017°N 7.667°E
HMS Sussex 1694 An English warship that sank with a cargo of gold, possibly worth $500 million.
HMS Tempest 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 / 39.25000°N 17.75000°E
HMS Tynedale 12 December 1943 A Hunt-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-593 off Jijel, Algeria. 37°10′N 6°5′E / 37.167°N 6.083°E
SM U-32 8 May 1918 A Type U 31 U-boat that was sunk by HMS Wallflower north of Libya. 36°8′N 13°30′E / 36.133°N 13.500°E
U-74 2 May 1942 A Type VIIB U-boat that was sunk by British forces east of Cartagena, Spain. 37°32′N 0°10′E / 37.533°N 0.167°E
U-75 28 December 1941 A Type VIIB U-boat that was sunk by HMS Kipling off Mersa Matruh, Egypt. 31°50′N 26°40′E / 31.833°N 26.667°E
U-79 23 December 1941 A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Hasty and HMS Hotspur. 32°15′N 25°19′E / 32.250°N 25.317°E
U-95 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 / 36.400°N 3.333°W
U-259 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 / 37.333°N 3.083°E
U-301 21 January 1943 A Type VIIC U-boat that was torpedoed by HMS Sahib west of Bonifacio, Corsica. 41°27′N 07°04′E / 41.450°N 7.067°E
U-371 4 May 1944 A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by Allied destroyers north of Constantine, Algeria. 37°49′N 05°39′E / 37.817°N 5.650°E
U-374 12 January 1942 A Type VIIC U-boat that was torpedoed by HMS Unbeaten south of Bova Marina, Italy. 37°30′N 16°00′E / 37.50°N 16.00°E
U-443 23 February 1943 A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British destroyers northwest of Algiers, Algeria. 36°55′N 2°25′E / 36.917°N 2.417°E
U-557 16 December 1941 A Type VIIC U-boat that was rammed by the Italian torpedo boat Orione west of Crete. 35°19′N 23°11′E / 35.31°N 23.19°E
SM UB-52 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 / 41.600°N 18.867°E
SM UB-53 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 / 39.667°N 18.667°E
SM UB-66 18 January 1918 A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by HMS Campanula off Euboea, Greece. 38°30′N 24°25′E / 38.500°N 24.417°E
SM UB-68 4 October 1918 A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk northeast of Misrata, Libya. 33°56′N 16°20′E / 33.933°N 16.333°E
SM UB-69 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 / 37.500°N 10.633°E
HMS Union 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 / 36.45639°N 11.70583°E
RMS Viceroy of India November 1942 An ocean liner and troopship that was torpedoed by U-407 about 30 miles north of Oran, Algeria. 36°26′N 0°24′W / 36.433°N 0.400°W
HMS Victoria 22 June 1893 A Victoria-class battleship that was accidentally rammed by HMS Camperdown off Tripoli, Lebanon.
SS Volo 28 December 1941 A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-75 about 45 miles northwest of Mersa Matruh, Egypt. 31°45′N 26°48′E / 31.750°N 26.800°E
HMAT Wandilla 10 September 1940 A hospital ship that was sunk by British aircrafy about 40 miles northeast of Tobruk, Libya. 33°14′N 23°23′E / 33.233°N 23.383°E
HMAS Waterhen 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 / 32.250°N 25.333°E
HMS Welshman 1 February 1943 An Abdiel-class minelayer that was torpedoed by U-617 east of Tobruk, Libya. 32°12′N 24°52′E / 32.200°N 24.867°E
HMS Wryneck 27 April 1941 An Admiralty W-class destroyer that was sunk by German aircraft 20 nautical miles east of Cape Maleas, Greece. 36°30′N 23°34′E / 36.500°N 23.567°E
Zara 29 March 1941 An Zara-class cruiser that was sunk by British battleships in the Battle of Cape Matapan. 35°20′N 20°57′E / 35.333°N 20.950°E
HMS Zulu 14 September 1942 A Tribal-class destroyer that was sunk by Italian aircraft northwest of Alexandria, Egypt. 32°0′N 28°56′E / 32.000°N 28.933°E

Mid-Atlantic

Ship Sunk date Notes Coordinates
SS Arandora Star 2 July 1940 A cruise ship that was torpedoed by U-47, resulting in over 800 deaths. 56°30′N 10°38′W / 56.500°N 10.633°W
SS Athinai 18 September 1915 A steamship that caught fire a few days out from New York, allegedly due to sabotage. 40°54′N 58°47′W / 40.900°N 58.783°W
SS Atlantic Conveyor 25 May 1982 A merchant ship that was sunk by Exocet missiles during the Falklands War. It is now a protected wreck site. 50°40′S 54°28′W / 50.667°S 54.467°W
SS Austria 13 September 1858 A steamship that caught fire and sank en route to New York, with 473 deaths. 45°01′N 41°30′W / 45.017°N 41.500°W
Bismarck 27 May 1941 The largest battleship ever built by Germany. After sinking the HMS Hood, the Bismarck was pursued for two days by British ships and aircraft, and was eventually sunk by HMS Rodney, HMS King George V, HMS Norfolk, and HMS Dorsetshire. 48°10′N 16°12′W / 48.167°N 16.200°W
SS City of Benares 18 September 1940 A passenger ship that was torpedoed by U-48. 260 people were killed, including 77 children who were being evacuated to Canada. 56°43′N 21°15′W / 56.717°N 21.250°W
SS City of Pretoria 4 March 1943 A steamship that was torpedoed by U-172 northwest of the Azores. 41°45′N 42°30′W / 41.750°N 42.500°W
SS Clan Matheson 27 July 1955 A cargo ship that was scuttled as part of Operation Sandcastle. 56°30′N 12°00′W / 56.500°N 12.000°W
HMS Curacoa 2 October 1942 A C-class light cruiser that collided with RMS Queen Mary 60 kilometres north of Ireland. 55°50′N 8°38′W / 55.833°N 8.633°W
Davara 13 September 1939 A naval trawler that was sunk by U-27 while fishing off the coast of Ireland. 55°31′15″N 8°37′57″W / 55.52083°N 8.63250°W
HMS Diana 22 October 1940 A D-class destroyer that collided with MV Port Fairy 300 miles west of Ireland. 53°24′N 22°50′W / 53.400°N 22.833°W
Doggerbank 3 March 1943 A German blockade runner that was accidentally sunk by U-43. 29°10′00″N 34°10′00″W / 29.16667°N 34.16667°W
SS Empire Bell 25 September 1942 A collier that was torpedoed by U-442 south of Iceland. 62°19′N 15°27′W / 62.317°N 15.450°W
SS Empire Burton 20 September 1941 A CAM ship that was torpedoed by U-74 east of Cape Farewell, Greenland. 61°34′N 35°05′W / 61.567°N 35.083°W
SS Empire Simba 11 September 1945 A cargo ship that was scuttled off Ireland with a cargo of chemical weapons. 55°12′N 11°0′W / 55.200°N 11.000°W
SS Golar Patricia 5 November 1973 An oil tanker that suffered three large explosions and sank about 130 miles northeast of the Canary Islands.
I-52 24 June 1944 Japanese submarine sunk by Allied forces along with its cargo of opium, caffeine, and gold. 15°16′N 39°55′W / 15.267°N 39.917°W
HMS Jervis Bay 5 November 1940 An ocean liner that was sunk by the Admiral Scheer 755 nautical miles southwest of Reykjavík, Iceland. 53°41′N 32°17′W / 53.683°N 32.283°W
SMS Karlsruhe 4 November 1914 A Karlsruhe-class light cruiser that suffered an internal explosion southeast of Barbados. 11°07′00″N 55°25′00″W / 11.1167°N 55.4167°W
RMS Laconia (1921) 12 September 1942 An ocean liner that was torpedoed by U-156 about 130 miles northeast of Ascension Island. Upon realising there were civilians and POWs aboard, the U-boat attempted to rescue the survivors, but was bombed by US aircraft in the Laconia incident. Around 1,649 people died. 5°5′S 11°38′W / 5.083°S 11.633°W
Lady Elizabeth 17 February 1936 A barque that was damaged off Cape Horn in 1913, and condemned. It went on to serve as a coal hulk in the Falkland Islands, until it broke its moorings and drifted into Stanley Harbour during a storm.
Lady of the Lake 11 May 1833 A brig that was struck by ice and sank about 250 miles east of Cape St. Francis, Canada. 46°50′N 47°10′W / 46.833°N 47.167°W
SS Lulworth Hill 19 March 1943 A cargo ship that was torpedoed by Leonardo da Vinci off the west coast of Africa. 10°10′S 01°00′E / 10.167°S 1.000°E
SMS Nürnberg 8 December 1914 A Königsberg-class light cruiser that was sunk by HMS Kent in the Battle of the Falkland Islands. 53°28′S 55°04′W / 53.467°S 55.067°W
MS Oliva 16 March 2011 A bulk carrier that ran aground off Nightingale Island, causing an oil spill. 37°25′19″S 12°28′37″W / 37.42194°S 12.47694°W
USS Plymouth 5 August 1943 A gunboat that was torpedoed by U-566 about 90 miles east of Elizabeth City, North Carolina. 36°17′N 74°29′W / 36.283°N 74.483°W
SS Principessa Mafalda 25 October 1927 An ocean liner that foundered and sank off the coast of Brazil; despite the presence of rescue vessels, confusion and panic resulted in the deaths of 314 of the 1,252 passengers and crew. 16°56′S 37°46′W / 16.933°S 37.767°W
Rudyard Kipling 16 September 1939 A fishing trawler that was sunk by U-27 about 40 miles west of Clare Island, Ireland. 53°50′N 11°10′W / 53.833°N 11.167°W
Santa Rita 9 July 1942 A refrigerated cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-172 about 700 nautical miles northeast of Puerto Rico. 26°11′N 55°40′W / 26.183°N 55.667°W
MV Spreewald 31 January 1942 A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-133. 45°12′N 24°50′W / 45.200°N 24.833°W
RMS Titanic 15 April 1912 The largest passenger ship in the world when she sank with over 1500 lives lost. She sank and broke in half over the course of two hours, following a collision with an iceberg. 41°43′57″N 49°56′49″W / 41.73250°N 49.94694°W
U-39 14 September 1939 A Type IXA U-boat that was sunk by HMS Faulknor, HMS Firedrake, and HMS Foxhound, becoming the first U-boat to be sunk in WWII. 58°32′N 11°49′W / 58.533°N 11.817°W
SM U-41 24 September 1915 A Type U 31 submarine that was sunk in the Second Baralong Incident. 49°10′N 7°20′W / 49.167°N 7.333°W
U-110 9 May 1941 A Type IXB U-boat that was captured by British forces, who retrieved from it a number of secret cipher documents. It sank under tow the following day. 60°22′N 33°12′W / 60.367°N 33.200°W
U-125 6 May 1943 A Type IXC U-boat that was rammed by HMS Oribi and scuttled. 52°30′N 45°20′W / 52.500°N 45.333°W
U-150 21 December 1945 A Type IID U-boat that was scuttled northwest of Ireland as part of Operation Deadlight. 56°04′N 09°35′W / 56.067°N 9.583°W
U-189 23 April 1943 A Type IXC/40 U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft east of Cape Farewell, Greenland. 59°50′N 34°43′W / 59.833°N 34.717°W
U-254 8 December 1942 A Type VIIC U-boat that collided with U-221. 55°0′N 40°0′W / 55.000°N 40.000°W
U-333 31 July 1944 A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Starling and HMS Loch Killin west of the Isles of Scilly. 49°39′N 07°28′W / 49.650°N 7.467°W
U-502 6 July 1942 A Type IXC U-boat that was sunk by British aircraft west of La Rochelle, France. 46°10′N 06°40′W / 46.167°N 6.667°W
U-651 29 June 1941 A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British ships south of Iceland. 59°52′N 18°36′W / 59.867°N 18.600°W
U-877 27 December 1944 A Type IXC/40 U-boat that was sunk by HMCS St. Thomas northwest of the Azores. 46°25′N 36°38′W / 46.417°N 36.633°W
HMS Vervain 20 February 1945 A Flower-class corvette that was torpedoed by U-1276 about 25 miles southeast of Dungarvan, Ireland. 51°47′N 7°6′W / 51.783°N 7.100°W
USS West Carnifax 7 February 1943 A cargo ship that was accidentally rammed by the Evita and the George Davis near Virginia. 36°40′N 67°20′W / 36.667°N 67.333°W
USS West Gate 7 October 1918 A cargo ship that collided with USS American 250 nautical miles south of Halifax, Canada. 40°35′N 63°48′W / 40.583°N 63.800°W
SS West Maximus 5 May 1943 A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-264, in an attack on Convoy ONS 5 which claimed 12 other Allied ships. 55°10′N 43°0′W / 55.167°N 43.000°W
USS YP-389 19 June 1942 A patrol boat that was sunk by U-701 about 20 miles off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. 34°50′0″N 75°19′59″W / 34.83333°N 75.33306°W
HMS Zinnia 23 August 1941 A Flower-class corvette that was torpedoed by U-564 west of Portugal. 40°25′N 10°40′W / 40.417°N 10.667°W

North Sea

Ship Sunk date Notes Coordinates
HMS Amphion 6 August 1914 An Active-class scout cruiser that ran into a minefield. 52°07′N 2°22′E / 52.11°N 2.36°E
HMS Ardent 1 June 1916 An Acasta-class destroyer that was sunk by SMS Westfalen in the Battle of Jutland. 56°42′N 5°52′E / 56.700°N 5.867°E
HMS Ariel 2 August 1918 An Acheron-class destroyer that struck a mine east of Heligoland, Germany. 54°10′N 8°4′E / 54.167°N 8.067°E
Bourbon Dolphin 15 April 2007 An anchor handling tug supply vessel that capsized off Shetland, Scotland. 59°55′50″N 0°26′22″W / 59.9305°N 0.439333°W
HMS Cressy 22 September 1914 A Cressy-class armored cruiser that was sunk by SM U-9 in the Action of 22 September 1914. 52°15′01″N 3°40′08″E / 52.25028°N 3.66889°E
SS Deutschland 6 December 1875 A steamship that was ran aground in a blizzard on a shoal 25 miles off Harwich, England. 51°40′00″N 01°37′00″E / 51.66667°N 1.61667°E
HMS Daring 18 February 1940 A D-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-23. 58°39′N 01°40′W / 58.650°N 1.667°W
Doris 9 May 1940 A Circé-class submarine that was torpedoed by U-9 about 30 miles off Den Helder, Netherlands. 52°47.36′N 3°49.16′E / 52.78933°N 3.81933°E
HMS Dundoon 30 April 1940 A Hunt-class minesweeper that struck a mine off Great Yarmouth, England. 52°45′N 2°23′E / 52.750°N 2.383°E
HMS Esk 31 August 1940 An E-class destroyer that ran into a minefield north of Texel, Netherlands. 53°26′36″N 03°48′00″E / 53.44333°N 3.80000°E
HMS Exmouth 21 January 1940 An E-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-22 in the Moray Firth. 58°18′N 2°25′W / 58.300°N 2.417°W
HMS G9 16 September 1917 A G-class submarine that was rammed by HMS Pasley 70 miles northwest of Bergen, Norway. 61°00′N 3°20′E / 61.000°N 3.333°E
SMS Greif 29 February 1916 A merchant raider that was attacked by SS Alcantara and scuttled. 61°45′N 1°10′E / 61.750°N 1.167°E
HMS Grenville 19 January 1940 A G-class destroyer that struck a mine northeast of Broadstairs, England. 51°39′N 02°17′E / 51.650°N 2.283°E
HMS Gurkha 9 April 1940 A Tribal-class destroyer that was sunk by German bombers southwest of Bergen, Norway. 59°13′0″N 4°0′0″E / 59.21667°N 4.00000°E
MT Gustaf E. Reuter 27 November 1939 A tanker that was torpedoed by U-48 about 14 miles northwest of Fair Isle, Scotland. 59°38′N 02°03′W / 59.633°N 2.050°W
HMS Invincible 31 May 1916 An Invincible-class battlecruiser that was sunk by SMS Lützow and SMS Derfflinger in the Battle of Jutland. 57°02′40″N 6°07′15″E / 57.04444°N 6.12083°E
HMS Ivanhoe 1 September 1940 An I-class destroyer that struck a mine and was scuttled. 53°26′42″N 03°45′24″E / 53.44500°N 3.75667°E
HNS K1 18 November 1917 A K-class submarine that was scuttled after a collision with HMS Blonde. 56°20′20″N 5°43′50″E / 56.33889°N 5.73056°E
USS Kerwood 12 December 1919 A cargo ship that struck a mine 20 miles north of Terschelling, Netherlands.
Leipzig 16 December 1946 A Leipzig-class light cruiser that was scuttled with a cargo of gas munitions. 57°53′N 6°13′E / 57.883°N 6.217°E
HMS Mary Rose 17 October 1917 An Admiralty M-class destroyer that was sunk by SMS Brummer and SMS Bremse about 70 miles east of Lerwick, Shetland Islands.
SS Narva 22 December 1957 A cargo ship that foundered 180 nautical miles east of Aberdeen, Scotland. 57°28′N 3°00′E / 57.467°N 3.000°E
HMS Nottingham 19 August 1916 A Town-class light cruiser that was torpedoed by SM U-52 about 120 miles southeast of the Firth of Forth, Scotland. 55°28′54″N 0°11′30″E / 55.48167°N 0.19167°E
HMS Shark 6 July 1940 An S-class submarine that sank under tow after being bombed by German aircraft. 58°18′N 5°13′E / 58.300°N 5.217°E
HMS Spearfish 1 August 1940 An S-class submarine that was sunk by U-34 off the Norwegian coast. 57°50′N 11°00′E / 57.833°N 11.000°E
HMS Starfish 9 January 1940 An S-class submarine that was attacked by a German destroyer and scuttled. 55°00′N 7°10′E / 55.000°N 7.167°E
USS Stockton 23 October 1940 A Caldwell-class destroyer that was beached off Fidra, Scotland, and sunk as a target. 56°03′N 0°45′W / 56.050°N 0.750°W
HMS Sunfish 27 July 1944 An S-class submarine that was accidentally sunk by an RAF bomber. 54°28′N 7°11′E / 54.467°N 7.183°E
USS Swasey 26 November 1940 A Clemson-class destroyer that was sunk by a mine while under tow. 56°29′N 0°57′W / 56.483°N 0.950°W
SS Tubantia 16 March 1916 An ocean liner that was torpedoed by SM UB-13 about 50 nautical miles off the Dutch coast. 51°49′N 2°50′E / 51.817°N 2.833°E
SM U-12 10 March 1915 A Type U 9 U-boat that was sunk by British destroyers about 25 miles from Eyemouth, Scotland. 56°15′N 1°56′W / 56.250°N 1.933°W
U-15 30 January 1940 A Type IIB U-boat that was accidentally rammed by the Iltis in the Broad Fourteens. 54°24′N 7°50′E / 54.400°N 7.833°E
U-25 1 August 1940 A Type 1A U-boat that struck a mine north of Terschelling, Netherlands. 54°14′N 5°7′E / 54.233°N 5.117°E
U-35 29 November 1939 A Type VIIA U-boat that was attacked by British destroyers and scuttled. 60°53′N 02°47′E / 60.883°N 2.783°E
U-36 4 December 1939 A Type VIIA U-boat that was torpedoed by HMS Salmon near Wilhelmshaven. 57°00′N 5°02′E / 57.000°N 5.033°E
SM U-40 23 June 1915 A Type U 31 U-boat that was torpedoed by HMS C24 about 40 miles from Eyemouth, Scotland.
U-44 13 March 1940 A Type IXA U-boat that struck a mine off the coast of the Netherlands. 54°14′N 5°07′E / 54.233°N 5.117°E
U-63 25 February 1940 A Type IIC U-boat that was sunk by British ships south of Shetland, Scotland. 58°40′N 00°10′W / 58.667°N 0.167°W
U-251 19 April 1945 A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British and Norwegian aircraft in the Kattegat. 56°37′N 11°51′E / 56.617°N 11.850°E
U-309 16 February 1945 A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMCS Saint John in the Moray Firth. 58°09′N 02°23′W / 58.150°N 2.383°W
U-319 15 July 1944 A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft southwest of Lindesnes, Norway. 57°40′N 05°00′E / 57.667°N 5.000°E
U-1232 4 March 1946 A Type IXC/40 U-boat that sank under tow. 54°11′N 07°24′E / 54.183°N 7.400°E
SM UB-4 15 August 1915 A Type UB 1 U-boat that was sunk by the Inverlyon. 52°43′N 2°18′E / 52.717°N 2.300°E
SM UB-16 10 May 1918 A Type UB I U-boat that was torpedoed by HMS E34. 52°6′N 2°1′E / 52.100°N 2.017°E
SM UB-54 11 March 1918 A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by British destroyers off Norfolk. 53°15′N 0°45′E / 53.250°N 0.750°E
SM UB-57 14 August 1918 A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by a mine. 51°56′N 02°02′E / 51.933°N 2.033°E
SM UB-63 28 January 1918 A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by HMS W.S. Bailey and HMS Fort George. 56°10′N 2°0′E / 56.167°N 2.000°E
SM UB-75 10 December 1917 A Type UB III U-boat that hit a mine east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. 54°5′N 0°10′E / 54.083°N 0.167°E
SM UC-30 21 April 1917 A Type UC II U-boat that struck a mine about 66 nautical miles west of Nymindegab, Denmark. 55°49′N 06°12′E / 55.817°N 6.200°E
SM UC-71 20 February 1919 A Type UC II U-boat that sank off Heligoland, Germany. 54°10′N 7°54′E / 54.167°N 7.900°E
HMS Undine 7 January 1940 A U-class submarine that was attacked by German minesweepers and scuttled. 54°5′53″N 7°24′17″E / 54.09806°N 7.40472°E
SMS Vulkan 6 April 1919 A salvage tug that was surrendered to British forces and sank under tow. 54°54′N 06°18′E / 54.900°N 6.300°E
SMS Wiesbaden 1 June 1916 A Wiesbaden-class light cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Jutland. 57°01′N 5°53′E / 57.017°N 5.883°E

Norwegian Sea

Ship Sunk date Notes Coordinates
HMS Acasta 8 June 1940 An A-class destroyer that was sunk by Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. 68°45′N 4°30′E / 68.75°N 4.5°E
HMS Afridi 3 May 1940 A Tribal-class destroyer that was sunk by German aircraft. 66°14′N 5°45′E / 66.233°N 5.750°E
HMS Ardent (H41) 8 June 1940 An A-class destroyer that was sunk by Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. 68°45′N 4°30′E / 68.750°N 4.500°E
HMS Glorious 8 June 1940 A Courageous-class battleship that was sunk by Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. 68°38′N 03°50′E / 68.633°N 3.833°E
HMS Glowworm 8 April 1940 A G-class destroyer that was sunk by the Admiral Hipper off Norway. 64°27′N 6°28′E / 64.450°N 6.467°E
USS Howick Hall 28 March 1942 A cargo ship that was sunk by German bombers south of Bear Island. 72°40′N 20°20′E / 72.667°N 20.333°E
HMT Juniper 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 / 67.333°N 4.167°E
K-278 Komsomolets 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 / 73.72167°N 13.28167°E
HMS Kite 21 August 1944 A Black Swan-class sloop that was torpedoed by U-344. 73°01′N 3°57′E / 73.017°N 3.950°E
HMS Mahratta 25 February 1944 An M-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-990 about 200 miles west of North Cape, Norway. 71°17′N 13°30′E / 71.283°N 13.500°E
SS Prins Olav 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 / 67.117°N 1.000°E
HMS Punjabi 1 May 1942 A Tribal-class destroyer that collided with HMS King George V in fog. 66°0′N 8°0′W / 66.000°N 8.000°W
U-277 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 / 73.400°N 15.533°E
U-292 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 / 62.617°N 0.950°E
U-308 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 / 64.467°N 3.150°W
U-317 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 / 62.050°N 1.750°E
U-335 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 / 62.800°N 0.200°W
U-344 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 / 74.900°N 15.433°E
U-347 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 / 68.600°N 8.550°E
U-360 2 April 1944 A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Keppel southwest of Bear Island. 72°28′N 13°04′E / 72.467°N 13.067°E
U-361 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 / 68.583°N 6.000°E
U-412 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 / 63.917°N 0.400°E
U-423 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 / 63.100°N 2.083°E
U-476 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 / 65.133°N 4.883°E
U-477 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 / 63.983°N 1.617°E
U-478 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 / 63.450°N 0.833°W
U-601 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 / 70.433°N 12.667°E
U-867 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 / 62.250°N 1.833°E
U-961 29 March 1944 A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Starling and HMS Wild Goose 150 miles north of the Faroe Islands.
U-973 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 / 70.667°N 5.800°E

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