List of shipwrecks of England
This is a list of shipwrecks located off the coast of England.
East
Essex
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMS Dundalk | Royal Navy | 16 October 1940 | A Hunt-class minesweeper that struck a naval mine and foundered under tow off Harwich. | 52°3′N 1°48′E / 52.050°N 1.800°E |
Terukuni Maru | Japan | 19 November 1939 | A Japanese ocean liner that struck a German naval mine off Harwich. | 51°50′N 01°30′E / 51.833°N 1.500°E |
Norfolk
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMT Agate | Royal Navy | 6 August 1941 | A trawler that ran aground on Haisborough Sands. | 52°53′N 01°43′E / 52.883°N 1.717°E |
Alf | Norway | 23 November 1909 | A Norwegian barque that ran aground on Haisborough Sands. | 52°54′N 01°43′E / 52.900°N 1.717°E |
Cantabria | Spain | 2 November 1938 | A Spanish cargo ship that was sunk by the Spanish Nationalist auxiliary cruiser Nadir northeast of Cromer, during the Spanish Civil War. | 53°1′58″N 1°31′57″E / 53.03278°N 1.53250°E |
English Trader | United Kingdom | 26 October 1941 | A merchant ship grounded on Hammond Knoll. | |
HMT Force | Royal Navy | 27 June 1941 | A naval trawler that was sunk by German aircraft off Winterton Ness. | 52°48′55″N 001°47′48″E / 52.81528°N 1.79667°E |
Gallois | United Kingdom | 6 August 1941 | A merchant vessel that ran aground on Haisborough Sands. | 52°54′N 01°43′E / 52.900°N 1.717°E |
Georgia | Netherlands | 20 November 1927 | An oil tanker that ran aground on Haisborough Sands. | 52°52′54″N 001°46′16″E / 52.88167°N 1.77111°E |
HMS Gloucester | Royal Navy | 1682 | A third-rate ship that sank off Great Yarmouth. | |
Hibernia | United Kingdom | 9 November 1937 | A spritsail that foundered off East Runton. | |
Hopelyn | United Kingdom | 17 October 1922 | A merchant vessel that was stranded on the Scroby Sands. | 52°37′N 01°47′E / 52.617°N 1.783°E |
HMS Invincible | Royal Navy | 16 March 1801 | A third-rate warship that struck rocks off Happisburgh. | |
HMS Kent | Royal Navy | 15 October 1672 | A fourth-rate frigate that sank off Cromer. | |
Meriones | United Kingdom | 22 January 1941 | A merchant vessel that was stranded on the wreck of the SS Monte Nevoso at Haisborough Sands, and then bombed by German aircraft. | 52°51′N 01°45′E / 52.850°N 1.750°E |
Monte Nevoso | Italy | 14 October 1932 | A merchant vessel that ran aground on Haisborough Sands. | 52°51′N 01°46′E / 52.850°N 1.767°E |
Mount Ida | Greece | 9 October 1939 | A merchant vessel that ran aground on Ower Bank. | 53°10′44″N 1°55′46″E / 53.17889°N 1.92944°E |
Sea Queen | United Kingdom | 13 February 1870 | Wrecked on Scroby Sands. | |
HMS Umpire | Royal Navy | 19 July 1941 | A U-class submarine that collided with the Peter Hendriks off Blakeney. | 53°09′N 1°06′E / 53.150°N 1.100°E |
Gangeren | Norway | 01 January 1913 | Wrecked 10/01 on the North Pier, Gorleston Harbour (at the entrance to Great Yarmouth, England) whilst on a voyage from Bruges, Belgium to Great Yarmouth, England with paving stones.. | 52°34'22.6"N 1°44'23.0"E |
Suffolk
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Elbe | Germany | 31 January 1895 | A German liner sunk in the North Sea after colliding with the steamship Crathie. | |
HMS Exmoor | Royal Navy | 25 February 1941 | A Hunt-class destroyer that was attacked by German E-boats and capsized off Lowestoft. | 52°30′N 02°04′E / 52.500°N 2.067°E |
Gasfire | United Kingdom | 21 June 1941 | A steam collier that was sunk by a naval mine east of Southwold. | 52°20′N 1°57′E / 52.33°N 1.95°E |
Golconda | United Kingdom | 3 June 1916 | A passenger ship that struck a mine and sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) southeast of Aldeburgh. | 52°08′30″N 1°44′45″E / 52.14167°N 1.74583°E |
Harwich ferry | United Kingdom | 18 April 1807 | A ferry that capsized off Landguard Fort while overburdened with foot soldiers, women and children. | |
Magdapur | United Kingdom | 10 September 1939 | A cargo ship that struck a naval mine off Thorpeness. | 52°11′N 1°43′E / 52.183°N 1.717°E |
Phryné | France | 24 September 1939 | A cargo ship that was sunk by a naval mine off Aldeburgh. | 52°09′N 1°43′E / 52.150°N 1.717°E |
U-13 | Kriegsmarine | 31 May 1940 | A Type IIB U-boat that was sunk by HMS Weston 11 nautical miles (20 km) southeast of Lowestoft. | 52°26′N 02°02′E / 52.433°N 2.033°E |
East Midlands
Leicestershire
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Stanegarth | United Kingdom | 6 June 2000 | A tug scuttled at Stoney Cove to create an artificial reef. |
North East
County Durham
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Seaton Carew Wreck | Unknown | Unknown | A protected wreck lying in the intertidal zone at Seaton Carew. | 54°39′29″N 1°10′49″W / 54.65806°N 1.18028°W |
Northumberland
Tyne and Wear
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Hebble | United Kingdom | 6 May 1917 | A cargo ship that was sunk by mine east of Roker. | 54°55′N 1°18′W / 54.917°N 1.300°W |
Oslofjord | Norway | 1 December 1940 | An ocean liner that hit a mine off South Shields. | 55°0.17′N 1°23.72′W / 55.00283°N 1.39533°W |
UC-32 | Imperial German Navy | 23 February 1917 | A German U-boat that struck its own naval mine at Sunderland. |
North West
Lancashire
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Abana | Norway | 22 December 1894 | A barque that was caught in a storm and ran aground at Bispham, Blackpool. | |
Riverdance | Bahamas | 31 January 2008 | A roll-on/roll-off ferry that ran aground on Blackpool beach and was finally scrapped in place after refloating attempts failed. | 53°52′23″N 3°03′09″W / 53.873182°N 3.052444°W |
Merseyside
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Alarm | United Kingdom | 1922 | A lightship sunk in a collision in Liverpool Bay. | |
Ionic Star | United Kingdom | 1939 | A Blue Star Line cargo ship that crashed on the mad wharf sandbank (a mile from Formby point) on a journey from Rio to Liverpool. Her cargo was salvaged and later used as target practice for the Royal Air Force. | 53°32′49″N 3°07′14″W / 53.5470396°N 3.1206322000000455°W |
Pelican | Great Britain | 20 March 1793 | A privateer that sank in the River Mersey. |
South East
East Sussex
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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RMS Alaunia | United Kingdom | 19 October 1916 | Struck a mine off Hastings. | |
Amsterdam | Dutch East India Company | 26 January 1749 | A Dutch East India Company ship that ran aground near Hastings. The wreck site is protected. | 50°50′49″N 0°31′27″E / 50.846899°N 0.524281°E |
HMS Ariadne | Royal Navy | 26 July 1917 | A Diadem-class cruiser torpedoed off Beachy Head by German submarine UC-65. | 50°39′18″N 0°17′28″E / 50.655°N 0.291°E |
HMS Holland 5 | Royal Navy | 8 August 1912 | A Holland-class submarine that foundered off Beachy Head while under tow to be scrapped. | 50°43′44″N 0°14′53″E / 50.729°N 0.248°E |
RMS Moldavia | United Kingdom | 23 May 1918 | An armed merchantman torpedoed off Beachy Head by UB-57. | 50°23.13′N 0°28.72′W / 50.38550°N 0.47867°W |
Nyon | Switzerland | 15 June 1962 | A Swiss cargo ship that ran aground at Berwickshire in 1958, but was salvaged and repaired. It sank for the final time off Beachy Head, following a collision. | |
Sitakund | Norway | 20 October 1968 | A Norwegian motor tanker that exploded off the coast of Eastbourne. | 50°43′08″N 0°14′24″E / 50.719°N 0.240°E |
Storaa | United Kingdom | 3 November 1943 | A British coaster sunk by a German torpedo near Hastings. | |
U-40 | Kriegsmarine | 13 October 1939 | A German submarine sunk by a mine off Eastbourne. | 50°42′N 0°15′E / 50.700°N 0.250°E |
U-413 | Kriegsmarine | 20 August 1944 | A German submarine sunk by a mine 15 nautical miles (28 km) south of Brighton. | 50°21′N 00°01′W / 50.350°N 0.017°W |
UC-65 | Imperial German Navy | 3 November 1917 | A German minelaying submarine torpedoed by HMS C15 off Eastbourne. | 50°31′N 00°27′E / 50.517°N 0.450°E |
Wittering | United Kingdom | 25 February 1976 | A British cargo ship sunk after a collision, 11.5 nautical miles (21.3 km) off Beachy Head. Attended by the Hastings lifeboat. | 50°43′N 00°37′W / 50.717°N 0.617°W |
Hampshire
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Grace Dieu | England | 1439 | Henry V's flagship, struck by lightning in the River Hamble. Now a protected wrecksite. Wreck found in 1859. | 50°53′30″N 1°17′19″W / 50.891665°N 1.28848°W |
Impétueux | French Navy | 24 August 1794 | A Téméraire-class ship of the line that took part in the Glorious First of June. It was captured by the British and accidentally destroyed in a fire at Portsmouth. | |
HMS Invincible | Royal Navy | February 1758 | A ship of the line that ran aground in the East Solent. | 50°44′34″N 01°02′23″W / 50.74278°N 1.03972°W |
Mary Rose | Royal Navy | 19 July 1545 | A Tudor warship sunk in Portsmouth Harbour, possibly during an engagement with the French fleet. Now a protected wrecksite | 50°47′59″N 1°06′24″W / 50.79972°N 1.10667°W |
HMS Newcastle | Royal Navy | 27 November 1703 | A fourth-rate frigate wrecked at Spithead in the Great Storm of 1703. | |
HMS Royal George | Royal Navy | 29 August 1782 | A first-rate ship of the line that sank at anchor off Portsmouth, with the loss of over 800 lives. |
Isle of Wight
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMS Acheron | Royal Navy | 17 December 1940 | An A-class destroyer sunk by a mine off St. Catherine's Point. | 50°32′N 1°26′W / 50.533°N 1.433°W |
HMCS Alberni | Royal Canadian Navy | 21 August 1944 | A Flower-class corvette sunk by U-480 off St. Catherine's Point. | 50°18′N 0°51′W / 50.300°N 0.850°W |
Albert C. Field | Canada | 18 June 1944 | A Canadian ship sunk by a torpedo from a German aircraft off St. Catherine's Point. | 50°28′N 01°45′W / 50.467°N 1.750°W |
HMS Assurance | Royal Navy | 1753 | A frigate wrecked off The Needles. | |
HMS Boxer | Royal Navy | 8 February 1918 | An Ardent-class destroyer that collided with St Patrick off Culver Down. | 50°36′08″N 01°06′02″W / 50.60222°N 1.10056°W |
Carbon | United Kingdom | 1947 | A steam-powered tugboat, sank and wrecked in Compton Bay; still visible at low tide. | |
Eider | Germany | 31 January 1892 | A German ocean liner that ran aground on the Back of the Wight. | |
HMS Hazard | Royal Navy | 28 January 1918 | A Dryad-class torpedo gunboat that collided with Western Australia off Seaview. | 50°43′37″N 01°03′14″W / 50.72694°N 1.05389°W |
Irex | United Kingdom | 25 January 1890 | A sailing ship wrecked at Scratchell's Bay, near The Needles. | 50°39′47″N 1°34′16″W / 50.663°N 1.571°W |
Leander | Germany | 8 August 1940 | A German coastal trading vessel captured by the Royal Navy, and bombed by German aircraft off St. Catherine's Point. | 50°25′52″N 1°42′16″W / 50.43111°N 1.70444°W |
HMS Loyalty | Royal Navy | 22 August 1944 | An Algerine-class minesweeper sunk by U-480. | 50°09′N 00°41′W / 50.150°N 0.683°W |
Mendi | Royal Navy | 21 February 1917 | A troopship rammed by Darro, with the loss of 646 lives. | 50°28′0″N 1°33′0″W / 50.46667°N 1.55000°W |
Normandy | United Kingdom | 17 March 1870 | A mail steamer that collided with the steamship Mary near The Needles. | |
SMS Nürnberg | Royal Navy | 7 July 1922 | A Königsberg-class that was scuttled in Scapa Flow in 1919, but was raised by Allied forces and ultimately sunk as a target. | |
USS Osprey | United States Navy | 5 June 1944 | A Raven-class minesweeper sunk by a mine. | 50°12′N 1°20′W / 50.200°N 1.333°W |
HMS Pomone | Royal Navy | 14 October 1811 | A Leda-class frigate that served in the Napoleonic Wars, and was wrecked off The Needles. | |
Pool Fisher | United Kingdom | 5 November 1979 | A 1,028 GRT merchant vessel sank in heavy seas 6.6 nautical miles (12.2 km) SW from the Isle of Wight. | |
HMS Scout | Royal Navy | 25 March 1801 | A French corvette captured by the British and renamed Scout. She was wrecked off The Needles. | |
HMS Swordfish | Royal Navy | 7 November 1940 | An S-class submarine sunk when she struck a mine 12 nautical miles (22 km) S of St. Catherine's Point. | 50°28′N 1°21′W / 50.467°N 1.350°W |
U-1195 | Kriegsmarine | 7 April 1945 | A German submarine sunk by HMS Watchman. | 50°33′22.26″N 0°56′17.81″W / 50.5561833°N 0.9382806°W |
U-480 | Kriegsmarine | February 1945 | A German submarine sunk by a mine. | 50°22′4″N 1°44′10″W / 50.36778°N 1.73611°W |
UB-81 | Imperial German Navy | 2 December 1917 | A German submarine that struck a mine and then collided with a patrol boat. | |
Varvassi | Greece | 5 January 1947 | A Greek merchant steamship that ran aground off The Needles. | |
HMS Velox | Royal Navy | 25 October 1915 | A torpedo boat destroyer that struck a mine and subsequently sank under tow about 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) east of Bembridge. |
Kent
Goodwin Sands
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Admiral Gardner | East India Company | 25 January 1809 | A merchant vessel sunk in a storm. | |
Cap Lopez | Belgium | 21 December 1907 | A cargo ship wrecked in heavy seas. | |
HMT Etoile Polaire | Royal Navy | 3 December 1915 | A naval trawler destroyed by a mine laid by SM UC-1 | |
Ganges | United Kingdom | 14 October 1881 | A Nourse Line sailing ship wrecked en route from Middlesbrough to Calcutta. | |
Guttenburg | Germany | 1 January 1860 | A German brig driven onto the South Sand Head by hurricane-force winds. | |
Mahratta (1892) | United Kingdom | 9 April 1909 | A steamship that ran aground and broke in two. | 51°14′45″N 01°30′05″E / 51.24583°N 1.50139°E |
Mahratta (1917) | United Kingdom | 9 October 1939 | A steamship that ran aground and broke in two. | 51°14′45″N 01°30′05″E / 51.24583°N 1.50139°E |
Mary White | United Kingdom | 6 March 1851 | A brig that became stranded in rough weather. Its crew were rescued by a lifeboat which subsequently took the name Mary White. | |
Montrose | United Kingdom | 20 December 1914 | A transatlantic ocean liner, upon which the murderer Hawley Crippen was arrested while attempting to flee to Canada. The ship was wrecked when she broke loose from her moorings during a gale. | |
HMS Northumberland | Royal Navy | 27 November 1703 | A third-rate ship of the line wrecked in the Great Storm of 1703, with 220 deaths. | 51°15′29″N 01°30′01″E / 51.25806°N 1.50028°E |
HMS Restoration | Royal Navy | 27 November 1703 | A third-rate ship of the line wrecked in the Great Storm of 1703, with 387 deaths. | 51°15′42″N 01°30′3″E / 51.26167°N 1.50083°E |
Rooswijk | Dutch East India Company | 19 December 1739 | An East Indiaman that was wrecked in a heavy storm with the loss of all hands. The wreck was discovered in 2004. | 51°16′27″N 01°34′32″E / 51.27417°N 1.57556°E |
HMS Stirling Castle | Royal Navy | 27 November 1703 | A third-rate ship of the line wrecked in the Great Storm of 1703. | 51°16.4561′N 01°30.4121′E / 51.2742683°N 1.5068683°E |
U-16 | Kriegsmarine | 25 October 1939 | A German submarine that ran aground while under attack from HMS Puffin and HMS Cayton Wyke. | 51°9′N 1°28′E / 51.150°N 1.467°E |
UC-46 | Imperial German Navy | 8 February 1917 | A German minelaying submarine sunk by HMS Liberty. | 51°07′N 01°39′E / 51.117°N 1.650°E |
UC-63 | Imperial German Navy | 1 November 1917 | A German minelaying submarine torpedoed by HMS E52. | 51°23′N 02°00′E / 51.383°N 2.000°E |
River Thames
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMT Amethyst | Royal Navy | 24 November 1940 | A naval trawler sunk in the Thames Estuary. | 51°30′28″N 1°01′15″E / 51.50778°N 1.02083°E |
The Blackfriar I | Unknown | 2nd century (probable) | A small sailing ship discovered in Blackfriars along the banks of the Thames. | 51°30′39″N 0°06′14″W / 51.5109°N 0.1038°W |
The Blackfriar II | Unknown | 1660–1680 (probable) | A ship that was most likely carrying supplies to rebuild after the Great Fire of 1666. | |
The Blackfriars III and IV | Unknown | 15th century (Probable) | These ships collided with each other. The Blackfriar III is the most complete medieval sailing ship found in Great Britain. | |
Boddington | United Kingdom | 1805 | A merchantman and convict ship that was stranded on a sandbank near Blackwall. | |
HMS London | England | 7 March 1665 | A second-rate ship of the line that accidentally exploded in the Thames Estuary, killing 300 crewmen. | 51°29′48″N 0°44′23″E / 51.4966°N 0.7397°E |
Marchioness | United Kingdom | 20 August 1989 | A pleasure boat and former little ship of Dunkirk that collided with the dredger Bowbelle near Cannon Street railway bridge, with 51 deaths. | |
Princes Channel Wreck | Unknown | 16th century (probable) | An Elizabethan wreck discovered in the Thames Estuary in 2004. | 51°29′28″N 1°06′43″E / 51.491075°N 1.111873°E |
Princess Alice | United Kingdom | 3 September 1873 | A paddle steamer that collided with Bywell Castle near North Woolwich, with over 650 deaths. | 51°30′38″N 0°05′25″E / 51.51054°N 0.09015°E |
Richard Montgomery | United States | 20 August 1944 | A Liberty ship that ran aground off the Nore in the Thames Estuary with over a thousand tons of explosives on board. A protected wreck site, designated as dangerous. | 51°27′57″N 0°47′12″E / 51.46583°N 0.78667°E |
Stornoway | United Kingdom | 7 June 1873 | A clipper wrecked at the mouth of the Thames. |
Sussex
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMS A3 | Royal Navy | 2 February 1912 | An A-class submarine sunk as a target of the Isle of Portland. | |
RMS Alaunia | United Kingdom | 19 October 1916 | The vessel struck a mine off Hastings. The wreck site is protected. | 52°22′21.00″N 4°54′51.48″E |
HMS Ariadne | Royal Navy | 26 July 1917 | A Diadem-class cruiser torpedoed off Beachy Head by UC-65. | 50.655°N 0.291°E |
HMS Holland 5 | Royal Navy | 8 August 1912 | A Holland-class submarine that foundered off Beachy Head while under tow to be scrapped. | 50.729°N 0.248°E |
RMS Moldavia | United Kingdom | 23 May 1918 | An armed merchantman torpedoed off Beachy Head by UB-57 | 50°23.13′N 0°28.72′W |
Nyon | Switzerland | 15 June 1962 | A Swiss cargo ship that ran aground at Berwickshire in 1958, but was salvaged and repaired. It sank for the final time off Beachy Head, following a collision. | |
Sitakund | Norway | 20 October 1968 | A Norwegian motor tanker that exploded off the coast of Eastbourne. | 50.719°N 0.240°E |
Storaa | United Kingdom | 3 November 1943 | A British coaster sunk by a German torpedo near Hastings. | |
U-40 | Kriegsmarine | 13 October 1939 | A German submarine sunk by a mine off Eastbourne. | 50°42′N 0°15′E |
U-413 | Kriegsmarine | 20 August 1944 | A German submarine sunk by a mine 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) south of Brighton. | 50°21′N 00°01′W |
UC-65 | Kriegsmarine | 3 November 1917 | A German minelaying submarine torpedoed by HMS C15 off Eastbourne. | 50°31′N 00°27′E |
Wittering | United Kingdom | 25 February 1976 | A British cargo ship sunk after a collision, 11.5 nautical miles (21.3 km; 13.2 mi) off Beachy Head. Attended by Hastings Lifeboat. | 50°43′N 00°37′W |
South West
Bristol Channel
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Bengrove | United Kingdom | 7 March 1915 | A collier torpedoed by German submarine U-20. | 51°21′04″N 4°06′58″W / 51.351°N 4.116°W |
Fernwood | Royal Navy | 18 September 1942 | A collier struck by bombs off Dartmouth; towed to Woodspring Bay, near Weston, for trials and target practice . The Ministry of Defence base at St Thomas Head used the vessel for trials after the Second World War. | 51°24′25″N 2°54′25″W / 51.407°N 2.907°W |
Nornen | Norway | 3 March 1897 | A three-masted barque sailing from Brunswick, Georgia, to Bristol, England. Forced ashore at Berrow beach, Somerset, by a storm. All crew and the ship's dog were rescued. The hull remains as a wreck on the beach to this day. | 51°16′19″N 3°01′23″W / 51.272°N 3.023°W |
HMS Montagu | Royal Navy | 29 May 1906 | A battleship run aground in fog on Shutter Reef, Lundy. | |
Staghound | Royal Navy | 27 March 1942 | A distilling ship bombed off Devon coast; salvaged and towed to Woodspring Bay for trials and target practice. | 51°24′22″N 2°54′47″W / 51.406°N 2.913°W |
USCGC Tampa | United States Coast Guard | 26 September 1918 | A cutter that was torpedoed by German submarine UB-91. | 50°40′N 6°19′W / 50.667°N 6.317°W |
HMS Vernon | Royal Navy | 1944 | Sunk off Weston-super-mare for target training and blockship trials. | 51°24′22″N 2°54′18″W / 51.406°N 2.905°W |
Cornwall
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMS A7 | Royal Navy | 16 January 1914 | An A-class submarine that sank in Whitsand Bay. | 50°19′45″N 04°18′25″W / 50.32917°N 4.30694°W |
Adolf Vinnen | Germany | 9 February 1923 | A barquentine that was driven ashore at Bass Point. | 49°57′53″N 5°11′00″W / 49.96472°N 5.18333°W |
HMS Anson | Royal Navy | 29 December 1807 | A third-rate ship of the line wrecked off Loe Bar. | |
Antoinette | Canada | 2 January 1895 | A barque wrecked off Doom Bar. | |
Ardgarry | United Kingdom | 29 December 1962 | Lost in a heavy storm off Lizard Point; 12 crew perished. | |
Ben Asdale | United Kingdom | 30 December 1978 | A Scottish fishing trawler wrecked near Falmouth. | |
Caledonia | United Kingdom | 7 September 1842 | A brig that was wrecked near Morwenstow. | 50°54′18″N 4°34′08″W / 50.905°N 4.569°W |
Carl | Germany | 7 October 1917 | The sailing ship was impounded by British forces during the First World War and was suspected of being a minelayer. It was being towed to London when it ran aground on Booby's Bay. | |
Corvus | Norway | 27 February 1945 | A steam merchant that was torpedoed by U-1018 off Lizard Point. | 49°55′N 05°22′W / 49.917°N 5.367°W |
Eastfield | United Kingdom | 27 November 1917 | A steamship torpedoed by U-boat UB-57 off Mevagissey. | 50°14.255′N 4°42.262′W / 50.237583°N 4.704367°W |
HMS Foyle | Royal Navy | 15 March 1917 | A River-class destroyer that struck a mine southeast of the Rame Peninsula. | 50°16′N 04°10′W / 50.267°N 4.167°W |
Flying Enterprise | United States | 10 January 1952 | A steamship that sank after taking damage in a storm. | |
Hanover | Kingdom of Great Britain | 13 December 1763 | A brigantine driven ashore near Perranporth. | |
James Eagan Layne | United States | 21 March 1945 | A Liberty ship, situated in 22 metres (72 ft) of water in Whitsand Bay next to the wreck of HMS Scylla. | 50°19.602′N 4°14.714′W / 50.326700°N 4.245233°W |
RFA Lady Cory-Wright | Royal Navy | 26 March 1918 | A cargo ship and mine carrier that was torpedoed by the German submarine UC-17 off The Lizard. | 49°45′N 05°20′W / 49.750°N 5.333°W |
La Maudeleyne | 1307 | A Spanish cargo ship that was stranded on the south Cornish coast, possibly in Mount's Bay. All her crew were saved and much of the cargo was salvaged. | ||
Maria Asumpta | United Kingdom | 30 May 1995 | A brig that struck rocks at Rump Point. | 50°35′40″N 4°55′28″W / 50.594556°N 4.924389°W |
Merchant Royal | England | 23 September 1641 | A merchant ship wrecked off Land's End in rough weather. | |
Mohegan | United Kingdom | 14 October 1898 | The vessel wrecked on The Manacles. | |
RMS Mulheim | Antigua and Barbuda | 22 March 2003 | A German cargo ship that ran ashore at Land's End. Five crew members were airlifted to safety. | 50°04′35″N 5°42′45″W / 50.07639°N 5.71250°W |
HMS Primrose | Royal Navy | 22 January 1809 | A Cruizer-class brig-sloop that ran aground at The Manacles. | |
HMCS Regina | Royal Canadian Navy | 8 August 1944 | A Flower-class corvette torpedoed by U-667 north of Trevose Head. | 50°42′N 5°3′W / 50.700°N 5.050°W |
Rosehill | United Kingdom | 23 September 1917 | Torpedoed by UB-40 off Fowey. | 50°19.793′N 4°18.520′W / 50.329883°N 4.308667°W |
S 89 | Kriegsmarine | 5 October 1946 | A large S26-class torpedo boat (also called S-boat or E-boat). That ran aground in Tremoutha Haven after breaking free from being towed. | |
HMS Scylla | Royal Navy | 27 March 2004 | A Type F71 frigate sunk to create an artificial reef for divers and marine life by the National Marine Aquarium.[1] | 50°19.655′N 4°15.162′W / 50.327583°N 4.252700°W |
St Anthony (aka Santo António) | Portugal | 15 January 1527 | A Portuguese carrack that foundered in Gunwalloe Bay. | 50°03′00″N 5°17′13″W / 50.050°N 5.287°W |
Stanwood | United Kingdom | 10 December 1939 | A steamship that was scuttled after catching fire in the Carrick Roads. | |
Torrey Canyon | Liberia | 18 March 1967 | A supertanker wrecked on Seven Stones reef. | 50°2.50′N 6°7.73′W / 50.04167°N 6.12883°W |
HMCS Trentonian | Royal Canadian Navy | 22 February 1945 | A Flower-class corvette torpedoed by U-1004 near Falmouth. | 50°06′N 04°50′W / 50.100°N 4.833°W |
U-650 | Kriegsmarine | January 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by Allied forces southwest of Lizard Point. | 49°51′6″N 5°29′9″W / 49.85167°N 5.48583°W |
U-1018 | Kriegsmarine | 27 February 1945 | A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by HMS Loch Fada in the English Channel. | 49°56′N 05°20′W / 49.933°N 5.333°W |
U-1021 | Kriegsmarine | 14 March 1945 | A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by a mine 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Newquay. | 50°33.3′N 5°11.6′W / 50.5550°N 5.1933°W |
U-1063 | Kriegsmarine | 15 April 1945 | A German submarine sunk by HMS Loch Killin off Salcombe. | 50°08′54″N 03°53′24″W / 50.14833°N 3.89000°W |
U-1199 | Kriegsmarine | 21 January 1945 | A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by HMS Icarus and HMS Mignonette south of Gwennap Head. | 49°57′N 05°42′W / 49.950°N 5.700°W |
UB-65 | Imperial German Navy | 14 July 1918 | A Type UB III U-boat that sunk for unknown reasons northwest of Doom Bar. | 50°36′40″N 5°00′18″W / 50.611°N 5.005°W |
UC-66 | Imperial German Navy | 12 June 1917 | A German minelaying submarine sunk by the armed trawler Sea King off Landewednack. | |
Union Star | Ireland | 19 December 1981 | A mini-bulk carrier that ran aground near Mousehole. It caused the Penlee lifeboat disaster. | |
Vigrid | Norway | 31 December 1917 | A Norwegian cargo ship torpedoed by U-95. | 50°03′N 05°55′W / 50.050°N 5.917°W |
Volnay | Canada | December 1917 | A Canadian cargo ship that struck a mine in Falmouth Bay. | |
HMS Whiting | Royal Navy | 15 September 1816 | A Baltimore clipper that ran aground on the Doom Bar. |
Devon
Dorset
Isles of Scilly
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMS Association | Royal Navy | 22 October 1707 | A second rate ship of the line wrecked in the Scilly naval disaster of 1707, with about 800 dead. | |
Cita | Antigua and Barbuda | 26 March 1997 | A merchant vessel that ran aground off St Mary's. | |
HMS Colossus | Royal Navy | 10 December 1798 | A protected wreck site, broke anchor and ran aground off Samson. | |
Dundee | United Kingdom | 2 September 1917 | A steam passenger and cargo ship sunk by German submarine UC-49 | |
HMS Eagle | Royal Navy | 22 October 1707 | A third-rate ship of the line wrecked in the Scilly naval disaster of 1707. | |
Earl of Arran | United Kingdom | 16 July 1872 | A passenger ship that was wrecked off the Eastern Isles. | 49°57′22.1″N 6°15′27.8″W / 49.956139°N 6.257722°W |
HMS Firebrand | Royal Navy | 22 October 1707 | A fireship wrecked in the Scilly naval disaster of 1707. | 49°53′20″N 06°20′35″W / 49.88889°N 6.34306°W |
Hollandia | East India Company | 13 July 1743 | An East Indiaman wrecked off the island of Annet with 276 deaths. | |
USS Jacob Jones | United States Navy | 6 December 1917 | A Tucker-class destroyer torpedoed by German submarine U-53 | 49°23′N 6°13′W / 49.383°N 6.217°W |
HMS K5 | Royal Navy | 20 January 1921 | A K-class submarine that sank en route to a mock battle. | |
Little Western | United Kingdom | 6 October 1872 | A passenger ship that was wrecked on a reef off Samson. | 49°55′37″N 6°20′53″W / 49.927°N 6.348°W |
Minnehaha | United Kingdom | 18 January 1874 | A barque wrecked off Peninnis Head. | |
Nancy | Kingdom of Great Britain | February 1784 | A packet ship that ran aground on the Western Rocks. | |
Rachel Harvey | United Kingdom | 1 October 1999 | A fishing vessel that struck rocks off Peninnis Head. | |
HMS Romney | Royal Navy | 26 October 1707 | A fourth-rate ship of the line wrecked in the Scilly naval disaster of 1707. | |
Schiller | Germany | 7 May 1875 | A German ocean liner wrecked on the Retarrier Ledges, with 335 deaths. | |
Thames | United Kingdom | 4 January 1841 | An Irish steamship that ran aground on Cribewidden Rock. | |
Thomas W. Lawson | United States | 14 December 1907 | An American schooner wrecked off the island of Annet, spilling 58,000 barrels of kerosene. | 49°53′38″N 06°22′55″W / 49.89389°N 6.38194°W |
UC-19 | Imperial German Navy | 6 December 1916 | A German minelaying submarine sunk by HMS Ariel | 49°41′N 06°31′W / 49.683°N 6.517°W |
Wheel Wreck | Unknown | Unknown | An unidentified shipwreck located off Little Ganinick, believed to date from around 1835. | 49°56′42″N 6°16′34″W / 49.945°N 6.276°W |
Yorkshire and the Humber
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Empire Bay | United Kingdom | 15 January 1942 | A collier that was bombed by German aircraft off Middlesbrough. | 54°41′08″N 1°08′36″W / 54.68556°N 1.14333°W |
HMS Falmouth | Royal Navy | 19 August 1916 | A Town-class cruiser sunk by U-63 off Hornsea. | 53°58.93′N 0°4.50′W / 53.98217°N 0.07500°W |
Lanthorn | United Kingdom | 21 May 1917 | A cargo ship that was sunk by UB-41 off Whitby. | 54°30′N 00°29′W / 54.500°N 0.483°W |
Piłsudski | Poland | 26 November 1939 | A Polish ocean liner sunk off Grimsby. | 53°45.75′N 0°45.67′E / 53.76250°N 0.76117°E |
Rohilla | United Kingdom | 30 October 1914 | A steamship that struck a reef near Whitby. | |
Saint Ninian | United Kingdom | 7 February 1917 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by UB-48 off Whitby. | 54°28′46.1″N 0°28′10.3″W / 54.479472°N 0.469528°W |
References
- ^ "Warship scuttled in Cornish bay". BBC News. 27 March 2004.