List of designations under the Protection of Military Remains Act

This is a list of all military vessels designated under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986. All of the wrecks are designated under the 2019 order (which came into force on 2 September 2019) since this revoked the previous order. ^[1] Information about the wrecks can generally be found in the announcement for the year that they designated (2002, ^[2] 2006, ^[3] 2008, ^[4] 2009, 2017 ^[5] or 2019 ^[6] ).

Other wrecks with protected status

The primary reason for designation under this Act is to protect as a 'war grave' the last resting place of UK servicemen (or other nationals). HMS Ardent (F184), HMS Antelope and HMS Coventry, which were sunk in the Falklands War, are not protected under this act, but are protected under the Falkland Islands Protection of Wrecks Ordnance 1977.

The Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 provides for wrecks to be designated for their historical, archaeological or artistic value or because they are dangerous. A small number of wrecks are given protection under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

List of protected places designated under the Act

Protected places are designated by name and can be designated even if the exact location is not known. Diving on these sites is permitted, but it is an offence to penetrate the wreck, interfere with, disturb or remove anything from the site unless licensed to do so by the Ministry of Defence.

Name	Year designated	Date sunk	Conflict	Location
Atlantic Conveyor	2008 [7]	25 May 1982	Falklands War	Falkland Islands 50°40′S54°28′W / 50.667°S 54.467°W / -50.667; -54.467
HMS Aboukir	2017 [8]	22 September 1914	First World War	North Sea
HMS Acheron	2006 [9]	17 December 1940	Second World War	Isle of Wight
HMS Amphion	2008 [7]	6 August 1914	First World War	Harwich
HMHS Anglia	2017 [8]	17 November 1915	First World War	English Channel 51°2′N1°19′E / 51.033°N 1.317°E / 51.033; 1.317
HMS Ardent (1913)	2006 [9]	31 May 1916	First World War, Battle of Jutland	Jutland —international waters
SS Armenian	2017 [8]	28 June 1915	First World War	Cornwall
HMT Beech	2012 [10]	22 June 1941
HMS Black Prince	2006 [9]	31 May 1916	First World War, Battle of Jutland	Jutland —international waters
HMS Blackwood	2006 [9]	15 June 1944	Second World War	Dorset
HMS Boadicea	2006 [9]	13 June 1944	Second World War	Isle of Portland
HMS Bullen	2006 [9]	6 December 1944	Second World War	North West Scotland
HMS Calgarian	2009 [11]	1 March 1918	First World War	Northern Ireland
Chasseur 06	2019 [1]	11 October 1940
Chasseur 07	2019 [1]	11 October 1940
RFA Creosol	2012 [10]	7 February 1918
HMS Cressy	2017 [8]	22 September 1914	First World War	North Sea 52°15′01″N3°40′08″E / 52.25028°N 3.66889°E / 52.25028; 3.66889
HMS Curaçao	2008 [7]	2 October 1942	Second World War	North West Ireland
HMS C29	2019 [1]	29 August 1915	First World War
HMS Defence	2006 [9]	31 May 1916	First World War, Battle of Jutland	Jutland —international waters
HMS Delight	2008 [7]	29 July 1940	Second World War	Lyme Bay
HMS Duke of Albany	2009 [11]	26 August 1916	First World War	North Sea
HMS D5	2019 [1]	3 November 1914	First World War
HMS Exmoor	2006 [9]	25 February 1941	Second World War	Lowestoft
HMS E6	2019 [1]	26 December 1915	First World War
HMS E18	2012 [10]	26 May 1916	First World War	Estonia
HMS E47	2017 [8]	20 August 1917	First World War	Netherlands 53°6′8.10″N4°33′28.0″E / 53.1022500°N 4.557778°E / 53.1022500; 4.557778
HMS E49	2017 [8]	12 March 1917	First World War	Shetland Islands
HMS E50	2012 [10]	31 January 1918	First World War	North Sea – international waters
HMS Falmouth	2017 [8]	20 August 1916	First World War	Flamborough Head, Yorkshire 53°58.93′N0°4.50′W / 53.98217°N 0.07500°W / 53.98217; -0.07500
HMS Fisgard II	2009 [11]	17 September 1914	Accidental loss in First World War	Portland Bill
HMS Fitzroy	2009 [11]	27 May 1942	Second World War	Great Yarmouth
HMS Fortuna	2012 [10]	3 April 1941
HMS Fortune	2006 [9]	31 May 1916	First World War, Battle of Jutland	Jutland —international waters
HMS Gloucester	2002 [12]	22 May 1941	Second World War	North of Crete 35°50′N23°0′E / 35.833°N 23.000°E / 35.833; 23.000
HMS Ghurka	2008 [7]	8 February 1918	First World War	Dungeness
HMS G8	2012 [10]	14 January 1918	First World War	North Sea
HMS Hogue	2017 [8]	22 September 1914	First World War	North Sea
HMS Hood	2002 [12]	24 May 1941	Second World War	Denmark Strait 63°20′N31°50′W / 63.333°N 31.833°W / 63.333; -31.833
HMS Indefatigable	2006 [9]	31 May 1916	First World War, Battle of Jutland	Jutland —international waters
HMS Invincible	2006 [9]	31 May 1916	First World War, Battle of Jutland	Jutland —international waters
HMY Iolaire	2019 [1]	1 January 1919	First World War
RFA Isleford	2012 [10]	25 January 1942
HMS K4	2006 [9]	31 January 1918	Accidental loss in First World War	Isle of May
HMS K17	2006 [9]	31 January 1918	First World War	Isle of May
HMT Kurd	2009 [11]	10 July 1945		Cornwall
HMS L24	2008 [7]	10 January 1924	Accidental loss in peacetime	Portland Bill
HMS Lady Patricia	2017 [8]	20 May 1917	First World War	South-west Ireland 51°42′N13°13′W / 51.700°N 13.217°W / 51.700; -13.217
HMS Laurentic	2017 [8]	23 January 1917	First World War	Lough Swilly, Ireland 55°15′43″N6°49′05″W / 55.262°N 6.818°W / 55.262; -6.818
HMS Loyalty	2008 [7]	22 August 1944	Second World War	English Channel
HMS Lynx	2012 [10]	9 August 1915	First World War	Moray Firth
HMS M1	2006 [9]	12 November 1925	Accidental loss in peacetime	English Channel 49°59′N3°56′W / 49.983°N 3.933°W / 49.983; -3.933
HMS M2	2006 [9]	26 January 1932	Accidental loss in peacetime	Lyme Bay 50°34.6′N2°33.93′W / 50.5767°N 2.56550°W / 50.5767; -2.56550
SS Mendi	2009 [11]	21 February 1917	First World War	Isle of Wight 50°28′0″N1°33′0″W / 50.46667°N 1.55000°W / 50.46667; -1.55000
HMS Moldavia	2017 [8]	23 May 1917	First World War	English Channel 50°23.13′N0°28.72′W / 50.38550°N 0.47867°W / 50.38550; -0.47867
HMS Mourne	2009 [11]	15 June 1944	Second World War	English Channel
HMS Nestor	2006 [9]	31 May 1916	First World War, Battle of Jutland	Jutland —international waters
HMS Nomad	2006 [9]	31 May 1916	First World War, Battle of Jutland	Jutland —international waters
HMS Pathfinder	2009 [11]	5 September 1914	First World War	St. Abbs Head
HMS Patia	2012 [10]	27 April 1941
HMS Penylan	2008 [7]	3 December 1942	Second World War	English Channel
HMS Pheasant	2017 [8]	1 March 1917	First World War	Orkney 58°52.07′N3°27.41′W / 58.86783°N 3.45683°W / 58.86783; -3.45683
HMS Prince of Wales	2002 [12]	10 December 1941	Second World War	Off Kuantan, Malaysia 3°33′36″N104°28′42″E / 3.56000°N 104.47833°E / 3.56000; 104.47833
HMS Queen Mary	2006 [9]	31 May 1916	First World War, Battle of Jutland	Jutland —international waters
HMS Repulse	2002 [12]	10 December 1941	Second World War	Off Kuantan, Malaysia 3°33′36″N104°28′42″E / 3.56000°N 104.47833°E / 3.56000; 104.47833
HMS Shark	2006 [9]	31 May 1916	First World War, Battle of Jutland	Jutland —international waters 56°58′30″N06°03′00″E / 56.97500°N 6.05000°E / 56.97500; 6.05000
HMS Sheffield	2006 [9]	9 May 1982	Falklands War	Falkland Islands —international waters 53°04′S56°56′W / 53.067°S 56.933°W / -53.067; -56.933
RFA Sir Galahad	2002 [12]	25 June 1982	Falklands War	Falkland Islands 51°50′28″S58°12′40″W / 51.841°S 58.211°W / -51.841; -58.211
HMS Sparrowhawk	2006 [9]	31 May 1916	First World War, Battle of Jutland	Jutland —international waters
SS Storaa	2008 [7]	3 November 1943	Second World War	Hastings
HMS Swordfish	2006 [9]	7 November 1940	Second World War	Isle of Wight 50°28′N1°21′W / 50.467°N 1.350°W / 50.467; -1.350
HMS Tipperary	2006 [9]	31 May 1916	First World War, Battle of Jutland	Jutland —international waters
HMS Turbulent	2006 [9]	31 May 1916	First World War, Battle of Jutland	Jutland —international waters
HMT Ullswater	2019 [1]	19 November 1942	Second World War
HMS Umpire	2006 [9]	19 July 1941	Second World War	Blakeney, Norfolk
HMS Vandal	2006 [9]	24 February 1943	Second World War	Lochranza Isle of Arran
HMS Vervain	2009 [11]	20 February 1945	Second World War	South Ireland
HMS Viknor	2017 [8]	13 January 1915	First World War	County Donegal, Ireland
HMS Vortigern	2006 [9]	19 March 1942	Second World War	Cromer
HMS Warrior	2006 [9]	31 May 1916	First World War, Battle of Jutland	Jutland —international waters
HMS Warwick	2006 [9]	20 February 1944	Second World War	Cornwall
U-12	2002 [12]	5 October 1939	Second World War	Dover
U-714	2008 [7]	14 March 1945	Second World War	Firth of Forth
U-1018	2012 [10]	27 February 1945	Second World War	Cornwall
U-1063	2012 [10]	15 April 1945	Second World War	Devon
SM UB-31	2019 [1]	2 May 1918	First World War
SM UB-41	2019 [1]	5 October 1917	First World War
SM UB-65	2006 [9]	14 July 1918	First World War	North Cornwall
SM UB-75	2019 [1]	10 December 1917	First World War
SM UB-78	2019 [1]	19 April 1918	First World War
SM U-87	2019 [1]	25 December 1917	First World War
SM UB-107	2019 [1]	28 July 1918	First World War
SM UB-109	2019 [1]	29 August 1918	First World War

List of Controlled Sites designated under the Act

Controlled sites are specifically designated by location and no operations, such as diving, excavation or salvage, may be carried out without a license from the Ministry of Defence

HMS Affray

HMS A7

HMS Bulwark

HMS B2

HMS Dasher

HMS Exmouth

HMS Formidable

HMS H5

HMS Hampshire

HMS Natal

HMS Royal Oak

UB-81

HMS Vanguard

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Controlled Sites in the United Kingdom

Name	Year designated	Date sank	Conflict	Location
HMS Affray	2002 [12]	16 April 1951	Accidental loss in peacetime	Isle of Wight 49°50.023′N2°23.843′W / 49.833717°N 2.397383°W / 49.833717; -2.397383
HMS A7	2002 [12]	16 January 1914	Accidental loss in peacetime	Whitsand Bay 50°18.518′N4°17.984′W / 50.308633°N 4.299733°W / 50.308633; -4.299733
HMS Bulwark	2002 [12]	26 November 1914	Accidental loss in First World War	Sheerness 51°25.392′N0°39.172′E / 51.423200°N 0.652867°E / 51.423200; 0.652867
HMS B2	2019 [1]	14 October 1912	Accidental loss in peacetime	Strait of Dover 51°07.153′N1°27.587′E / 51.119217°N 1.459783°E / 51.119217; 1.459783
HMS Dasher	2002 [12]	27 March 1943	Accidental loss in Second World War	River Clyde 55°37.747′N5°0.953′W / 55.629117°N 5.015883°W / 55.629117; -5.015883
HMS Exmouth	2002 [12]	21 January 1940	Second World War	Moray Firth 58°18.467′N2°28.938′W / 58.307783°N 2.482300°W / 58.307783; -2.482300
HMS Formidable	2002 [12]	1 January 1915	First World War	Torbay, Devon 50°13.179′N3°4.071′W / 50.219650°N 3.067850°W / 50.219650; -3.067850
HMS H5	2002 [12]	6 March 1918	First World War	Anglesey 53°5.483′N4°41.975′W / 53.091383°N 4.699583°W / 53.091383; -4.699583
HMS Hampshire	2002 [12] (amended 2003 [13] )	5 June 1916	First World War	Scapa Flow 59°7.065′N3°23.843′W / 59.117750°N 3.397383°W / 59.117750; -3.397383
HMS Natal	2002 [12]	30 December 1915	Accidental loss in First World War	Cromarty 57°41.244′N4°5.310′W / 57.687400°N 4.088500°W / 57.687400; -4.088500
HMS Royal Oak	2002 [12]	14 October 1939	Second World War	Scapa Flow 58°55.848′N2°59.001′W / 58.930800°N 2.983350°W / 58.930800; -2.983350
SM UB-81	2002 [12]	5 January 1918	First World War	Isle of Wight 50°29.442′N0°58.351′W / 50.490700°N 0.972517°W / 50.490700; -0.972517
HMS Vanguard	2002 [12]	9 July 1917	Accidental loss in First World War	Scapa Flow 58°51.4′N3°6.405′W / 58.8567°N 3.106750°W / 58.8567; -3.106750

References

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