List of shipwrecks of the United Kingdom
This is a list of shipwrecks located in the United Kingdom.
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England
Main article: List of shipwrecks of England
Northern Ireland
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMS Drake | Royal Navy | 2 October 1917 | Torpedoed by U-79 in Rathlin Sound. | 55°17′53″N 6°12′25″W / 55.298°N 6.207°W |
Girona | 26 October 1588 | Foundered and sank off Lacada Point, County Antrim. | 55°14′46″N 6°30′15″W / 55.2462°N 6.5043°W | |
Lagan | United Kingdom | March 1946 | Sank in collision off Belfast Lough.[1] | |
Normanby Hall | United Kingdom | 8 October 1965 | Foundered and sunk off Kilroot. | |
MV Princess Victoria | United Kingdom | 31 January 1953 | Foundered in heavy seas off the Copeland Islands. | |
State of Louisiana | United Kingdom | 28 December 1878 | A passenger liner that ran aground on Hunter Rock. | |
Tiberia | United Kingdom | 26 February 1918 | A merchant ship torpedoed and sunk by SM U-19 off Black Head near Larne, County Antrim. | |
Tullaghmurray Lass | United Kingdom | February 2002 | A Kilkeel fishing boat that sank after a gas explosion. | 54°03′36″N 5°59′35″W / 54.060°N 5.993°W |
Scotland
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Akka | Sweden | 9 April 1956 | Ran aground and was wrecked in the River Clyde. | |
Annie Jane | United Kingdom | 28 September 1853 | Sank off Vatersay, Outer Hebrides in a gale, with the loss of 350 lives.[2] | |
RMS Aurania | United Kingdom | 4 February 1918 | An ocean liner that was torpedoed by UB-67 off the coast of Donegal. | 56°36′N 6°20′W / 56.600°N 6.333°W |
Avondale Park | Canada | 7 May 1945 | A cargo ship that was sunk by U-2336 south of the Isle of May. | 56°05′N 02°32′W / 56.083°N 2.533°W |
SS Breda | Netherlands | 23 December 1940 | Dutch cargo ship, sunk by two Heinkel 111 bombers in Ardmucknish Bay off Oban. | 56°28.55′N 5°25.00′W / 56.47583°N 5.41667°W |
SMS Brummer | Kaiserliche Marine | 21 June 1919 | A Brummer-class cruiser that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter. | |
HMS Caribbean | Royal Navy | 27 November 1915 | Sank 35 miles (56 km) off Cape Wrath due to bad weather. | |
MV Cemfjord | Cyprus | 2 February 2015 | A cargo ship that foundered 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of Muckle Skerry. | |
SMS Cöln | Kaiserliche Marine | 21 June 1919 | A Cöln-class cruiser that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter. | 58°53′32″N 3°03′00″W / 58.89222°N 3.05000°W |
MV Craigantlet | United Kingdom | 26 February 1982 | British container ship ran aground at Killantringan lighthouse, Wigtownshire. | |
HMS Dartmouth | Royal Navy | 9 October 1690 | A frigate wrecked in the Sound of Mull. | 56°30′23″N 5°41′45″W / 56.5064°N 5.6957°W |
HMS Dasher | Royal Navy | 27 March 1943 | Aircraft carrier sunk by a major internal explosion. Lies in the Clyde estuary. | 55°36′38″N 5°00′06″W / 55.61056°N 5.00167°W |
SS Desabla | United Kingdom | 12 June 1915 | Intercepted and sunk by German submarine SM U-17, 35 miles (56 km) off Montrose. | |
SMS Dresden | Kaiserliche Marine | 21 June 1919 | A Cöln-class cruiser that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter. | |
SS Empire Conveyor | United Kingdom | 22 June 1940 | A cargo ship torpedoed by U-122 off Barra Head. | |
Flying Phantom | United Kingdom | 19 December 2007 | A tug that sank in foggy conditions in the River Clyde at Clydebank. | |
HMS Goldfinch | Royal Navy | 19 February 1915 | An Acorn-class destroyer wrecked at Start Point. | |
El Gran Grifón | 27 September 1588 | A ship of the Spanish Armada that was wrecked on Fair Isle. | ||
SS Gracechurch | United Kingdom | 16 August 1940 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-32 off Lewis, Outer Hebrides. | 58°29′N 6°29′W / 58.48°N 06.49°W |
HMS Graph | Royal Navy | 20 March 1944 | Formerly the German U-boat U-570. Captured and taken into Royal Navy service in 1942, she ran aground and was wrecked on Islay in 1944. | 55°48′06″N 6°28′30″W / 55.80167°N 6.47500°W |
HMS Hampshire | Royal Navy | 5 June 1916 | British armoured cruiser that struck a mine off Orkney. | 59°7′2″N 3°23′46″W / 59.11722°N 3.39611°W |
SS Hispania | Sweden | 18 December 1954 | A Swedish steamboat that struck rocks in the Sound of Mull. | 56°33′55″N 5°59′13″W / 56.56528°N 5.98694°W |
HMS Imogen | Royal Navy | 16 July 1940 | An I-class destroyer that collided with HMS Glasgow off Duncansby Head. | 58°34′N 02°54′W / 58.567°N 2.900°W |
SS Inkosi | United Kingdom | 28 March 1918 | A steamship that was torpedoed by U-96 south of Burrow Head.[3] | |
HMS Iolaire | Royal Navy | 1 January 1919 | An admiralty yacht sank in The Minch outside Stornoway harbour with the loss of 205 men returning from World War I. | 58°11′16″N 6°20′59″W / 58.18774°N 6.34971°W |
SS John Randolf | United States | 5 July 1942 | Struck a mine and was later wrecked at Torrisdale Bay. | |
SMS Karlsruhe | Kaiserliche Marine | 21 June 1919 | A Königsberg-class cruiser that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter. | |
HMS King Edward VII | Royal Navy | 6 January 1916 | A King Edward VII-class battleship that struck a mine laid by SMS Möwe off Cape Wrath. | |
SMS König | Kaiserliche Marine | 21 June 1919 | A König-class battleship that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter. | |
SMS Kronprinz | Kaiserliche Marine | 21 June 1919 | A König-class battleship that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter. | |
SS Leadgate | United Kingdom | 8 March 1943 | A straggler from Convoy SC 121 that was hit by a torpedo from U-642 and sank west of the Hebrides. The master and 25 crewmembers were lost. | |
SMS Markgraf | Kaiserliche Marine | 21 June 1919 | A König-class battleship that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter. | |
Orion | United Kingdom | June 1850 | A paddle steamer that sank off Wigtownshire. | |
HMS Port Napier | Royal Navy | 27 November 1940 | British minelayer ran aground in the Kyle of Lochalsh, caught fire while being unloaded, destroyed by explosion. | 57°15.98′N 5°41.18′W / 57.26633°N 5.68633°W |
SS The Ramsey | Royal Navy | 8 August 1915 | An armed boarding steamer that was sunk by SMS Meteor northeast of Fair Isle. | 59°36′N 001°25′W / 59.600°N 1.417°W |
TSS Roebuck | Royal Navy | 13 January 1915 | A minesweeper that sank following a collision with HMS Imperieuse in Scapa Flow, near Longhope. | |
Rondo | Norway | 25 January 1935 | Sunk in the Sound of Mull in a storm. | 56°32.30′N 5°54.75′W / 56.53833°N 5.91250°W |
HMS Royal Oak | Royal Navy | 14 October 1939 | A Revenge-class battleship torpedoed in Scapa Flow by U-47, with 833 deaths. | 58°55′51″N 2°59′00″W / 58.93083°N 2.98333°W |
San Juan de Silicia | 5 November 1588 | A ship of the Spanish Armada that was blown up at Tobermory. | ||
HMS Sealion | Royal Navy | 13 March 1945 | An S-class submarine scuttled off the Isle of Arran. | 55°10′N 2°11′E / 55.167°N 2.183°E |
SS Seniority | United Kingdom | 8 November 1950 | A cargo ship that sank off the Bo Vich Chuan Rock in the Outer Hebrides. | |
SS St. Sunniva | United Kingdom | 10 April 1930 | A cruise ship that ran aground on the island of Mousa. | |
Swan | Royal Navy | 13 September 1653 | A warship that sunk in a storm while anchored off Duart Castle. | |
SS Thesis | United Kingdom | 16 October 1889 | A steamship that ran aground on a reef in the Sound of Mull. | |
SS Tuscania | United Kingdom | 5 February 1918 | An ocean liner that was torpedoed by UB-77 off Islay, Inner Hebrides. | 55°37′N 6°26′W / 55.617°N 6.433°W |
U-33 | Kriegsmarine | 12 February 1940 | A Type VIIA U-boat that was sunk by HMS Gleaner in the Firth of Clyde. | 55°25′N 05°07′W / 55.417°N 5.117°W |
U-297 | Kriegsmarine | 6 December 1944 | A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by a British was sunk by a Short Sunderland flying boat of No. 201 Squadron RAF 16 nautical miles (30 km) west of Yesnaby, Orkney Islands. | |
U-714 | Kriegsmarine | 14 March 1945 | German U-Boat sunk by depth charges from the South African frigate HMSAS Natal. She was discovered in the Firth of Forth in 2007. | 55°34′N 1°34′W / 55.57°N 01.57°W |
U-722 | Kriegsmarine | 27 March 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk in the Sea of the Hebrides by HMS Fitzroy, HMS Redmill and HMS Byron. | 57°09′N 06°55′W / 57.150°N 6.917°W |
U-1206 | Kriegsmarine | 14 April 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that sprung a leak and sank off Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire. | 57°21′N 01°39′W / 57.350°N 1.650°W |
UB-116 | Kaiserliche Marine | 28 October 1918 | A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by a mine while attempting to enter the Scapa Flow. | 58°50′N 3°4′W / 58.833°N 3.067°W |
Unknown shipwreck | Found in 2000.[4] | |||
Valkyrie II | United Kingdom | 5 July 1894 | A cutter that collided with Satanita on the Firth of Clyde. | 55°36′50″N 4°57′00″W / 55.614°N 4.950°W |
HMS Vandal | Royal Navy | 24 February 1943 | A U-class submarine sunk off Lochranza four days after commissioning. | 55°43′N 5°20′W / 55.717°N 5.333°W |
HMS Vanguard | Royal Navy | 9 July 1917 | A St. Vincent-class battleship that exploded and sank at Scapa Flow, with about 804 deaths. | 58°51′24″N 3°06′22″W / 58.8566°N 3.1062°W |
Varyag | Imperial Russian Navy | 1925 | A Russian protected cruiser that ran aground and sank in the Firth of Clyde. | 55°11′03″N 04°56′30″W / 55.18417°N 4.94167°W |
HMS Vivid | Royal Navy | 8 July 1913 | A training ship of the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, ran aground and wrecked at Colonsay of her first voyage as a training ship. |
Wales
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Amazonese | Unknown | 15 April 1881 | A cargo steamship that ran aground at St. David's Head. | |
SS Behar | United Kingdom | 24 November 1940 | A 6,100 ton steamer, 436 ft (133 m) in length, with a cargo of 4,700 tons of government stores, allegedly including Harley Davidson motorbikes. Sunk by magnetic parachute mine in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[5] | 52°43′N 5°07′W / 52.717°N 5.117°W |
Calburga | Canada | 13 November 1915 | A Canadian barque that ran aground in a gale off Strumble Head. | |
SS Castilian | United Kingdom | 12 February 1943 | A cargo ship that ran aground off The Skerries, Anglesey. | 53°25.0107′N 4°35.9176′W / 53.4168450°N 4.5986267°W |
HMS Conway | Royal Navy | 14 April 1953 | A training ship wrecked near Menai Bridge. | |
SS Dakotian | United Kingdom | 21 November 1940 | A 6,400 ton steamer, 400 ft (120 m) in length, with a cargo of 1,300 tons of tinplate. Sunk by magnetic parachute mine approx 1-nautical-mile (1.9 km) west of Dale in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. | |
Diamond | United States | 2 January 1825 | A protected wrecksite; a three-masted square rigger with a composite hull, forerunner of the Ocean liners, lost in Cardigan Bay. | 52°31′12″N 4°32′28″W / 52.520°N 4.541°W |
MV Empire Beacon | United Kingdom | 5 April 1942 | A coastal trading vessel that struck a mine off Pembrokeshire. | 51°41′N 5°10′W / 51.683°N 5.167°W |
Faraday | United Kingdom | 25 March 1941 | A cable layer that was attacked by a Heinkel He 111 off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, and sank the following day off St Anne's Head. It is now a protected wreck. | |
PS Lelia | Confederate States Navy | 14 January 1865 | A steamship that sank in a storm off the Great Orme. | 53°22′16″N 3°50′56″W / 53.371°N 3.849°W |
Loch Shiel (aka Whiskey Wreck) |
Unknown | 30 January 1877 | A 1,218 ton rigged sailing ship, 225 ft (69 m) in length, with a cargo of 7,000 cases of whiskey, beer & general goods. Ran aground at Thorn Island west of Dale in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Now sits in 20 metres (66 ft) of water, is very broken up, but the brick ballast is still visible.[6] | |
Lucy | Netherlands | 14 February 1967 | A 52 metres (171 ft) coaster, sank off Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, while carrying a cargo of calcium carbide from Uddevalla, Sweden to Barry.[7][8] | |
HMY Mary | Royal Navy | 25 March 1675 | A protected wrecksite; the first British Royal Yacht, hit rocks in fog off Anglesey. | 53°15′54″N 4°21′47″W / 53.265°N 4.363°W |
Ocean Monarch | United States | 25 August 1848 | A barque that caught fire and sank northeast of Llandudno. | 53°25′40.00″N 3°35′27.00″W / 53.4277778°N 3.5908333°W |
Pacific | United States | January 1856 | A Collins Line transatlantic steamer that sank (possibly in the Irish Sea) from unknown causes. Wreck found in 1986. | |
SV Paul | Germany | 30 October 1925 | A four masted windjammer that was wrecked on the Cefn Sidan sands. | 51°44′00″N 4°22′30″W / 51.7332°N 4.3749°W |
Resurgam II | United Kingdom | 25 February 1880 | A protected wrecksite near Rhyl. | 53°23.78′N 03°33.18′W / 53.39633°N 3.55300°W |
PS Rothsay Castle | United Kingdom | 18 August 1831 | A paddle steamer that ran aground and broke up at the eastern end of the Menai Strait in 1831. | 53°17′00″N 04°00′30″W / 53.28333°N 4.00833°W |
Royal Charter | United Kingdom | 26 October 1859 | A steam clipper driven onto rocks near Moelfre, Anglesey. | 53°21′14″N 4°14′06″W / 53.354°N 4.235°W |
SS Samtampa | United States | 23 April 1947 | A steamship wrecked off Sker Point. | 51°30′01″N 03°44′26″W / 51.50028°N 3.74056°W |
MV Swanland | Cook Islands | 27 November 2011 | Sank after hitting a large wave following gale force 8 conditions 20 nautical miles (37 km) off the coast of Anglesey. | |
U-58 | Kaiserliche Marine | 17 November 1917 | A Type U 57 U-boat that was sunk by USS Fanning in the Action of 17 November 1917. | 51°32′N 05°21′W / 51.533°N 5.350°W |
U-1302 | Kriegsmarine | 7 March 1945 | A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by depth charges from the Canadian frigates HMCS La Hulloise, Strathadam and Thetford Mines in St. George's Channel. | 52°19′N 5°23′W / 52.317°N 5.383°W |
SS Walter L M Russ | United Kingdom | 15 July 1945 | A German cargo ship that was captured by the Allies and ran aground at Grassholm. | 51°43′51″N 5°28′53″W / 51.7308°N 5.4814°W |
HMS Whirlwind | Royal Navy | 29 October 1974 | A W-class destroyer that was sunk as a target in Cardigan Bay. | 52°16′47″N 04°40′41″W / 52.27972°N 4.67806°W |
References
- ↑ "MV Lagan (1903)". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 20 Oct 2016.
- ↑ "Annie Jane". Wreck site. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "SS Inkosi (1902)". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 20 Oct 2016.
- ↑ "SCI/TECH | North Sea wreck in methane mystery". BBC News. 29 November 2000. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ↑ "SS Behar (1928)". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 23 Oct 2016.
- ↑ "THE LOCH SHIEL – 92". Divernet. 14 August 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ↑ "Diving MV Lucy". Divernet.com. 14 February 1967. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ↑ "Lucy Wreck". Dive-pembrokeshire.com. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
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