This is a list of shipwrecks located in and around the continent of Europe.
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMS Phoenix | Royal Navy | 14 May 1918 | An Acheron-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-27 and sank under tow off Vlorë, Albania. | 40°23.5′N19°14′E / 40.3917°N 19.233°E |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Mopang | United States | 30 June 1921 | A steamship that struck a naval mine off Burgas. | 42°28.086′N27°41.685′E / 42.468100°N 27.694750°E |
Rodina | Bulgaria | 19 September 1941 | A cargo ship that struck a naval mine off Burgas. | 42°23′N27°48′E / 42.383°N 27.800°E |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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American Star | Greece | 18 January 1993 | An ocean liner that ran aground on Fuerteventura under tow, then split in half and broke into many pieces. | 28°20′46″N14°10′50″W / 28.346077°N 14.180442°W |
El Condesito | Spain | 1 January 1972 | A cement barge that ran aground off Arona, Tenerife. | |
Telamon | Greece | 31 October 1981 | A cargo ship that was forced aground near Arricife, Lanzarote. |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Sémillante | French Navy | 15 February 1855 | A Surveillante-class frigate that sank in a severe storm in the Strait of Bonifacio. |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Constandis | Russia | 22 February 2014 | A Russian trawler intentionally sunk in 25 metres (82 ft) water off the coast of Limassol. | |
HMS Cricket | Royal Navy | 1947 | A gunboat that sank at Larnaca. | |
Demetrios II | United Kingdom | 23 March 1998 | A cargo ship that ran aground off Paphos in heavy seas, during a voyage from Greece to Syria with a cargo of timber. | |
Kyrenia ship | Unknown | Unknown | A Greek merchant ship dating to the 4th century BC that now sits on display in a museum at Kyrenia Castle. | |
Lady Thetis | Cyprus | 22 February 2014 | A German made pleasure craft intentionally sunk in 18 metres (59 ft) water off the coast of Limassol. | |
Zenobia | Sweden | 7 June 1980 | A Swedish ro-ro ferry that sank 1-mile (1.6 km) off the port of Larnaca. | |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Alexander Nevsky | Imperial Russian Navy | 25 September 1868 | A Russian frigate that ran aground off the coast of Thyborøn. | 56°41′N08°08′E / 56.683°N 8.133°E |
HMS Black Prince | Royal Navy | 31 May 1916 | A Duke of Edinburgh-class armored cruiser that sank at the Battle of Jutland. The site is a protected place. | |
Dannebroge | Royal Danish Navy | 4 October 1710 | A ship of the line that exploded and sank in the Great Northern War during the action of 4 October 1710. | 55°29.53′N12°30.17′E / 55.49217°N 12.50283°E |
HMS Defence | Royal Navy | 24 December 1811 | A 74-gun third-rate ship of the line that stranded off Thorsminde in heavy storm, together with HMS St George. | 56°21′30″N8°06′00″E / 56.3583°N 8.1°E |
HMS Defence | Royal Navy | 31 May 1916 | A Minotaur-class armoured cruiser that suffered a magazine explosion during the Battle of Jutland. The site is a protected place. | 56°58′02″N05°49′50″E / 56.96722°N 5.83056°E |
SMS Elbing | Imperial German Navy | 1 June 1916 | A Pillau-class light cruiser that was scuttled following a collision with SMS Posen in the Battle of Jutland. | |
SMS Frauenlob | Imperial German Navy | 31 May 1916 | A Gazelle-class light cruiser that was torpedoed and shelled during the Battle of Jutland. | |
Freja af Stockholm | Sweden | 20 February 1994 | A Swedish tugboat that sank outside Frederikshavn. The vessel now rests at a depth of 23 metres (75 ft). | 57°27′N10°40′E / 57.450°N 10.667°E |
Fu Shan Hai | People's Republic of China | 31 May 2003 | A Chinese bulk carrier that sank after a collision with the Cypriot container vessel Gdynia, without injury or loss of life. [1] | |
HMS Indefatigable | Royal Navy | 31 May 1916 | An Indefatigable-class battlecruiser that suffered a magazine explosion during the Battle of Jutland. The site is a protected place. | |
HMS Invincible | Royal Navy | 31 May 1916 | An Invincible-class battlecruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Jutland. The site is a protected place. | 57°02′40″N6°07′15″E / 57.04444°N 6.12083°E |
Kolding cog | Unknown | Unknown | A wreck discovered in Kolding Fjord, thought to date from around 1190. | |
SMS Lützow | Imperial German Navy | 1 June 1916 | A Derfflinger-class battlecruiser that was scuttled off Horns Reef after severe damage in the Battle of Jutland. | 56°15′N5°53′E / 56.250°N 5.883°E |
HMS Pandora | Royal Navy | 13 February 1811 | A Cruizer-class brig-sloop that ran aground off Skagen, Jutland. | |
SMS Pommern | Imperial German Navy | 1 June 1916 | A Deutschland-class predreadnought battleship that suffered a magazine explosion during the Battle of Jutland. | |
HMS Queen Mary | Royal Navy | 31 May 1916 | A battlecruiser that suffered a magazine explosion during the Battle of Jutland. The site is a protected place. | |
HMS St George | Royal Navy | 24 December 1811 | A 98-gun second-rate ship of the line that stranded off Thorsminde in heavy storm, together with HMS Defence. | 56°21′30″N8°6′00″E / 56.35833°N 8.10000°E |
U-20 | Imperial German Navy | 4 November 1916 | A Type U 19 U-boat that ran aground and was scuttled by her crew on the following day. | 56°33′N08°08′E / 56.550°N 8.133°E |
U-235 | Kriegsmarine | 14 April 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was accidentally sunk by the German torpedo boat T17 off Skagen. | 57°44′N10°39′E / 57.733°N 10.650°E |
U-579 | Kriegsmarine | 5 May 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft east of Aarhus. | 56°10′N11°04′E / 56.167°N 11.067°E |
HMS Warrior | Royal Navy | 1 June 1916 | A Duke of Edinburgh-class armored cruiser that foundered under tow after severe damage in the Battle of Jutland. The site is a protected place. |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Estonia | Estonia | 28 September 1994 | A cruise ferry that sunk in international waters of the Baltic Sea, about 40 kilometres (22 nmi) south-southeast of Utö island, Finland, claiming 852 lives. | 59°23′N21°42′E / 59.383°N 21.700°E |
Maasilinn Wreck | Unknown | Unknown | A wreck off Saaremaa island dating to the 16th century. | |
U-679 | Kriegsmarine | 9 January 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a mine. |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Lincoln City | United Kingdom | 1941 | A British trawler that was sunk in Tórshavn Harbour. | |
Sauternes | United Kingdom | 7 December 1941 | A steamship that sank after a storm in the sound of Fugloyarfjørður. | |
Tjaldur | Denmark | 27 June 1946 | Sank after hitting the nesse of Mjóvanes. |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Föglö wreck | Unknown | Unknown | A 19th-century schooner that was discovered in 2003 off Föglö, along with a well-preserved cargo of champagne. | |
Hanneke Vrome | Free City of Lübeck | 20 November 1468 | A ship of the Hanseatic League that was wrecked in a storm off Raseborg. | |
Sankt Nikolai | Imperial Russian Navy | 1790 | A Russian frigate sunk in the Battle of Svensksund. | |
Vrouw Maria | Dutch Republic | 9 October 1771 | A Dutch merchant ship that ran aground and sank. |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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RFA Bedenham | 27 April 1951 | A naval armament carrier that exploded at Gun Wharf. | 36°08′07″N5°21′18″W / 36.135183°N 5.355096°W | |
Fedra | Liberia | 10 October 2008 | A cargo ship that ran aground at Europa Point in gale-force winds. | 36°06′38″N5°20′41″W / 36.110534°N 5.344812°W |
New Flame | Panama | 12 August 2007 | A cargo ship that collided with Torm Gertrud off Europa Point. | 36°06′06″N5°20′45″W / 36.10167°N 5.34583°W |
HMS Sussex | Royal Navy | 1 March 1694 | An English ship-of-the-line lost in a severe storm. |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Antikythera wreck | Unknown | Unknown | A wreck on Antikythera island that contained the Antikythera mechanism and dates from approximately 86 BC. | 35°53′23″N23°18′28″E / 35.8897°N 23.3078°E |
Bartolomeo Colleoni | Regia Marina | 19 July 1940 | A Condottieri-class light cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Cape Spada. | 35°41′34″N23°43′14″E / 35.69278°N 23.72056°E |
HMHS Britannic | Royal Navy | 21 November 1916 | A White Star Liner sunk by flooding after striking a mine near the isle of Kea. | 37°42′05″N24°17′02″E / 37.70139°N 24.28389°E |
Dimitrios shipwreck | Greece | 23 December 1981 | A small freight ship that was swept away by the sea from the port of Gythio and left stranded on a sandy beach. | |
Dokos shipwreck | Unknown | c. 2200 BCE | The oldest known underwater shipwreck discovery, dating to c. 2200 BCE. | |
HMS Dulverton | Royal Navy | 13 November 1943 | A Hunt-class destroyer that was attacked by German aircraft in the Battle of Leros and scuttled. | 36°50′N27°30′E / 36.833°N 27.500°E |
Elli | Hellenic Navy | 15 August 1940 | A protected cruiser that was sunk by the Italian submarine Delfino off Tinos. | 37°32′9″N25°9′3″E / 37.53583°N 25.15083°E |
Express Samina | Greece | 26 September 2000 | A RO-RO passenger ferry that capsized after hitting a rock off the island of Paros. | |
HMS Gloucester | Royal Navy | 22 May 1941 | A Town-class light cruiser that was sunk by German dive bombers in the Battle of Crete. | 35°50′N23°0′E / 35.833°N 23.000°E |
HMS Greyhound | Royal Navy | 22 May 1941 | A G-class destroyer that was sunk by German dive bombers northwest of Crete. | 36°00′N23°10′E / 36.000°N 23.167°E |
HMS Hereward | Royal Navy | 29 May 1941 | An H-class destroyer that was sunk by German dive bombers off Crete. | 35°20′N26°20′E / 35.333°N 26.333°E |
HMS Hurworth | Royal Navy | 22 October 1943 | A Hunt-class destroyer that struck a mine east of Kalymnos. | 36°59′N27°06′E / 36.983°N 27.100°E |
Hydra | Hellenic Navy | 22 April 1941 | A Greek destroyer that was sunk by German bombers off Kardiotissa. | |
HMS Intrepid | Royal Navy | 27 September 1943 | An I-class destroyer that was sunk by German aircraft at Leros. | 37°7′N26°51′E / 37.117°N 26.850°E |
Jupiter | Greece | 21 October 1988 | A cruise ship that collided with an Italian freighter off Piraeus. | 37°55′30″N23°36′30″E / 37.9250°N 23.6083°E |
HMS Kashmir | Royal Navy | 23 May 1941 | A K-class destroyer that was sunk by German dive bomber aircraft south of Gavdos. | 34°40′N24°10′E / 34.667°N 24.167°E |
HMS Kelly | Royal Navy | 23 May 1941 | A K-class destroyer that was sunk by German dive bomber aircraft south of Gavdos. | 34°40′N24°10′E / 34.667°N 24.167°E |
HMS M28 | Royal Navy | 20 January 1918 | An M15-class monitor that was sunk in the Battle of Imbros. | 40°13′43″N25°57′46″E / 40.22861°N 25.96278°E |
Mediterranean Sky | Greece | 11 January 2003 | An ocean liner that capsized in Elevsis Bay. | |
Mimis | Greece | 8 July 1943 | HMS Taurus sank the Greek sailing vessel Mimis with explosives, off Skiathos, Greece. | |
Nordland | Antigua and Barbuda | August 2000 | Cargo ship that ran aground off the port of Diakofti in Kithira Island [2] where its stern can be seen jutting out of the water still. | |
Panagiotis | Greece | 1 October 1980 | A coastal trading ship run aground on the isle of Zakynthos, while allegedly smuggling cigarettes from Turkey. | 37°51′34.57″N20°37′29.5″E / 37.8596028°N 20.624861°E |
Patris | Kingdom of Greece | 1868 | A wheel steamboat lost off Kea Island. | 37°34′44.18″N24°15′46.42″E / 37.5789389°N 24.2628944°E |
HMS Perseus | Royal Navy | 6 December 1941 | A submarine sunk by a naval mine near the island of Kefalonia. | 37°54′0″N20°54′0″E / 37.90000°N 20.90000°E |
Sea Diamond | Greece | 6 April 2007 | A Greek cruise ship that struck a reef off the harbor of Santorini island and sank the following day. | 36°23′41″N25°25′51″E / 36.39472°N 25.43083°E |
Sebastiano Veniero | Italy | 9 December 1941 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by HMS Porpoise off Methoni, while carrying 2,000 UK and Dominion prisoners of war. | 36°49′N21°42′E / 36.817°N 21.700°E |
Slamat | Netherlands | 27 April 1941 | A troopship that was sunk by German aircraft south of Spetses during the Battle of Greece. | 37°01′N23°10′E / 37.02°N 23.17°E |
Thérèse | French Navy | 24 June 1669 | A French warship that sunk off Heraklion after an accidental explosion of the powder-keg. | |
U-133 | Kriegsmarine | 1942 | A German U-boat that sunk at Saronikos Gulf after hitting a Greek mine. | |
U-596 | Kriegsmarine | 24 September 1944 | A German Type VIIC U-boat that was scuttled near Salamis Island. | 37°59′N23°34′E / 37.983°N 23.567°E |
Vasilissa Olga | Hellenic Navy | 26 September 1943 | A Greek destroyer sunk by Luftwaffe bombers in the port of Leros island. |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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USCGC Alexander Hamilton | United States Coast Guard | 30 January 1942 | A Treasury-class cutter that was torpedoed by U-132 off Reykjavík, and sank the next day. | 64°06′N22°34′W / 64.10°N 22.56°W |
Goðafoss | Iceland | 10 November 1944 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-300 off Gardskagi. Totals of 42 casualties and 21 survivors. | 6°6′N22°45′W / 6.100°N 22.750°W |
HMS Niger | Royal Navy | 5 July 1942 | A Halcyon-class minesweeper that was sunk by a mine off the Westfjords. | 66°35′N23°14′W / 66.583°N 23.233°W |
U-253 | Kriegsmarine | 25 September 1942 | A Type VIIC U-boat that sank in the Denmark Strait. | 66°59′59.9″N23°0′0″W / 66.999972°N 23.00000°W |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Alondra | United Kingdom | 29 December 1916 | A British steamship that ran aground in fog on Kedge Rocks near Baltimore Island. | 51°27′40″N09°20′44″W / 51.46111°N 9.34556°W |
RMS Andania | United Kingdom | 27 January 1918 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-46 northeast of Rathlin Island. | 55°20′N6°12′W / 55.333°N 6.200°W |
HMS Audacious | Royal Navy | 27 October 1914 | A British battleship that sank after striking a German mine near Lough Swilly. | |
Bolivar | Norway | 4 March 1947 | A Norwegian motor vessel that ran aground on the Kish Bank during a snow storm. [3] | |
RMS Carpathia | United Kingdom | 17 July 1918 | A Cunard Line transatlantic passenger steamship famous for coming to the rescue of RMS Titanic in 1912. It was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-55. | 49°28′00″N19°46′00″W / 49.4667°N 19.7667°W |
Chirripo | United Kingdom | 28 December 1917 | A 4,050 GRT Elders & Fyffes cargo liner and banana boat running the Avonmouth to Jamaica route. She struck a mine laid by UC-75 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km) SE of Black Head lighthouse in Belfast Lough and sank, without loss of life. | |
Cymric | United Kingdom | 8 May 1916 | A steamship that was torpedoed by German submarine U-20. | |
Dido | Germany | 1883 | A barque that sank off Kedge Island, near Baltimore, County Cork. [4] | 51°28′N09°19′W / 51.467°N 9.317°W |
Edmond | Colony of New Brunswick | 19 November 1850 | A passenger sailing vessel that sank off the coast of Kilkee, County Clare. | 52°40′53.15″N09°39′19.27″W / 52.6814306°N 9.6553528°W |
RMS Empress of Britain | United Kingdom | 28 October 1940 | An ocean liner bombed by aircraft and then torpedoed and sunk by U-32. | 55°16′N9°50′W / 55.267°N 9.833°W |
Ems | Germany | 28 October 1927 | A sailing ship that caught fire and was abandoned at sea. | |
Fulmar | United Kingdom | 30 January 1886 | A cargo ship that sunk in a storm off the coast of Kilkee, County Clare. 17 lost their lives. | 52°42′59.0718″N09°37′30.50″W / 52.716408833°N 9.6251389°W |
Housatonic | United Kingdom | 3 January 1908 | A tanker that ran aground off the Maidens. | |
Illyrian | May 1884 | A very broken-up steamer that sank after colliding with the cliffs in fog on the eastern side of Cape Clear Island, County Cork. [5] | 51°26′N09°29′W / 51.433°N 9.483°W | |
Innisfallen | United Kingdom | 23 May 1918 | A steamer that was torpedoed by U-64 26 kilometres (14 nmi) east of the Kish Light Vessel. | |
Kowloon Bridge | Hong Kong | December 1986 | A Bridge-class ore-bulk-oil carrier that sank with its cargo of iron ore when sailing from Sept-Îles, Quebec to the River Clyde. [6] | 51°28′N09°14′W / 51.467°N 9.233°W |
RMS Laconia | United Kingdom | 25 February 1917 | A Cunard Line ocean liner sunk near Fastnet Rock by German submarine U-50. | 52°0′N13°40′W / 52.000°N 13.667°W |
La Juliana | Spain | 1588 | A ship of the Spanish Armada that was driven aground at Streedagh Strand, then in Cairbre, now County Sligo. | |
La Lavia | Spain | 1588 | A ship of the Spanish Armada that was driven aground at Streedagh Strand, then in Cairbre, now County Sligo. | |
Laurentic | United Kingdom | 25 January 1917 | An armed merchantman that struck two naval mines off Lough Swilly. | 55°15′43″N6°49′05″W / 55.262°N 6.818°W |
HMS Lee | Royal Navy | 5 October 1909 | A C-class destroyer that was wrecked off Blacksod Bay. | |
RMS Leinster | United Kingdom | 10 October 1918 | The Dublin to Holyhead mailboat, torpedoed and sunk 6 kilometres (3.2 nmi) east of the Kish Lighthouse by UB-123. | |
HMHS Llandovery Castle | Royal Navy | 27 June 1918 | A hospital ship that was torpedoed by U-86, with the loss of 234 lives. | 51°18′00″N009°54′00″W / 51.30000°N 9.90000°W |
RMS Lusitania | United Kingdom | 7 May 1915 | A British ocean liner torpedoed and sunk by the German U-boat U-20. | 51°25′N8°33′W / 51.417°N 8.550°W |
Minnehaha | United Kingdom | 7 September 1917 | An ocean liner torpedoed by German submarine U-48 near Fastnet Rock. | |
MV Plassy | Ireland | 8 March 1960 | A cargo ship, wrecked off the coast of Inisheer, the smallest of the Aran Islands, and has since been thrown above high tide mark at Carraig na Finise. Islanders rescued the entire crew from the stricken vessel – an event captured in a pictorial display at the National Maritime Museum in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin. The wreck appears in the opening credits of the comedy series Father Ted. | |
Ranga | Spain | 11 March 1982 | A Spanish container ship on charter to the Icelandic shipping company, Hafskip. It was washed onto rocks at Dunmore head, near Slea Head on the Dingle Peninsula after losing engine power in a storm. The 15 crew members were rescued by the local rocket team and an Royal Air Force helicopter. Some of the wreck was removed in 1991 due to filming, and the bow and other wreckage is still visible today. | 52°6′33″N10°28′6″W / 52.10917°N 10.46833°W |
Rochdale and Prince of Wales | 20 November 1807 | The sinking of the Rochdale and the Prince of Wales in Dublin Bay resulted in 400 deaths and the building of a new harbour. | 53°18′06″N6°09′25″W / 53.301603°N 6.157072°W | |
Rockingham | 23 December 1775 | A vessel that ran aground near Cobh. | ||
Samson | Malta | 12 December 1987 | A crane barge that ran aground at Ardmore. | |
Santa Maria de Visón | Spain | 1588 | A ship of the Spanish Armada that was driven aground at Streedagh Strand, then in Cairbre, now County Sligo. | |
RMS Tayleur | United Kingdom | 21 January 1854 | A White Star Line clipper that ran aground and sank off Lambay Island 8 kilometres (4.3 nmi) from Dublin Bay. | 53°28′54″N06°01′12″W / 53.48167°N 6.02000°W |
Trinidad Valencera | Spain | 1588 | At 1,100 tonnes, one of the Spanish Armada's largest ships; wrecked 32 kilometres (17 nmi) west of Lacada Point in Kinnagoe Bay, County Donegal. | |
Tullaghmurray Lass | Ireland | February 2002 | A fishing boat that sank 11 kilometres (5.9 nmi) off Kilkeel. | 54°03′36″N5°59′35″W / 54.060°N 5.993°W |
U-68 | Imperial German Navy | 22 March 1916 | A Type U 66 submarine that was sunk by HMS Farnborough off Dingle. | 51°54′N10°53′W / 51.900°N 10.883°W |
U-260 | Kriegsmarine | 12 March 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was scuttled 6 kilometres (3.2 nmi) south of Glandore. | 51°15′N09°05′W / 51.250°N 9.083°W |
U-637 | Royal Navy | 9 May 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was scuttled as part of Operation Deadlight. | 55°35′N07°46′W / 55.583°N 7.767°W |
U-778 | Royal Navy | 4 December 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was surrendered to the Allies. It was towed offshore to be scuttled as part of Operation Deadlight, but sank before reaching the scuttling ground. | 55°32′N7°7′W / 55.533°N 7.117°W |
U-802 | Royal Navy | 31 December 1945 | A Type IXC/40 U-boat that was surrendered to the British and sank under tow northwest of Tory Island. | 55°30′N8°25′W / 55.500°N 8.417°W |
U-825 | Royal Navy | 3 January 1946 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was scuttled northwest of Malin Head as part of Operation Deadlight. | 55°31′N07°30′W / 55.517°N 7.500°W |
U-861 | Royal Navy | 31 December 1945 | A Type IXD2 U-boat that was scuttled as part of Operation Deadlight. | 55°25′N07°15′W / 55.417°N 7.250°W |
UC-33 | Imperial German Navy | 26 September 1917 | A Type UC II submarine that was sunk by HMS PC61 in St. George's Channel. | 51°55′N6°14′W / 51.917°N 6.233°W |
UC-42 | Imperial German Navy | 10 September 1917 | A Type UC II submarine that sank for unknown reasons off Roche's Point. | 51°44′N08°12′W / 51.733°N 8.200°W |
HMS Wasp | Royal Navy | 22 November 1884 | A gunboat wrecked off Tory Island. | |
HMS Wolverine | Royal Navy | 12 December 1917 | A Beagle-class destroyer that collided with Rosemary off Arranmore. | 55°09′58″N8°41′06″W / 55.166°N 8.685°W |
York | East India Company | 29 October 1758 | An East Indiaman that was deliberately mis-piloted by prisoners who had taken over another vessel. [7] |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Solway Harvester | United Kingdom | 11 January 2000 | A scallop dredger that sunk in a storm off Ramsey, and was later raised and laid up at Douglas. | 54°05′51″N4°09′52″W / 54.09750°N 4.16444°W |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Caligula's Giant Ship | Roman Empire | Unknown | The remains of a wooden barge discovered in Fiumicino. | |
Dia | Panama | 14 October 1964 | A cargo ship that developed a leak and sank south of Savona. | 44°12′N08°38′E / 44.200°N 8.633°E |
F174 | Egypt | December 1996 | An unidentified ship carrying illegal immigrants to Sicily, sunk with the loss of at least 283 lives. For five years, the wreck's existence was kept from the authorities by local fishermen, who feared an investigation would interfere with their livelihood. | 36°25′31″N14°54′34″E / 36.42528°N 14.90944°E |
Giglio Island shipwreck | Unknown | Unknown | An Etruscan wreck off Giglio Island, dating to the early Iron Age, c. 600 BC. [8] | |
Giovanni delle Bande Nere | Regia Marina | 1 April 1942 | A Giussano-class light cruiser that was sunk by HMS Urge off Stromboli. | 38°42′32″N15°0′31″E / 38.70889°N 15.00861°E |
Haven | Cyprus | 14 April 1991 | A 230,000 GRT VLCC oil tanker that sunk off Genoa following an onboard explosion and fire, becoming the largest wreck in the Mediterranean Sea. | 44°13′N8°28′E / 44.22°N 8.46°E |
HMS Hebe | Royal Navy | 22 November 1943 | A Halcyon-class minesweeper that was sunk by a naval mine off Bari. | 41°8′N16°52′E / 41.133°N 16.867°E |
HMS Inglefield | Royal Navy | 25 February 1944 | An I-class destroyer that was sunk by a German bomber aircraft off Nettuno. | 41°26′N12°38′E / 41.433°N 12.633°E |
HMS Janus | Royal Navy | 23 January 1944 | A J-class destroyer that was sunk by a German torpedo bomber aircraft off Anzio. | 41°26′N12°38′E / 41.433°N 12.633°E |
Loreto | Italy | 13 October 1942 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by HMS Unruffled about 8 nautical miles (15 km) west of Capo Gallo, near Palermo, Sicily. | |
Marsala Punic shipwreck | Punic | Unknown | The wreck of a warship (Punic Ship) and of another vessel (Sister Ship) discovered in the harbour of Marsala in, believed to date from around 235 BC. | |
Nemi ships | Roman Empire | Unknown | Two large ships built by the Roman emperor Caligula at Lake Nemi in the 1st century AD. The wrecks were recovered from the lake in 1932, and largely destroyed by fire during World War II. | 41°43′20″N12°42′6″E / 41.72222°N 12.70167°E |
HMS Odin | Royal Navy | 14 June 1940 | An Odin-class submarine that was sunk by Italian destroyers in the Gulf of Taranto. | 39°30′0″N17°30′0″E / 39.50000°N 17.50000°E |
HMS Pakenham | Royal Navy | 16 April 1943 | A P-class destroyer that was damaged by Italian ships and scuttled off Mazara del Vallo. | 37°26′N12°30′E / 37.433°N 12.500°E |
USS Portent | United States Navy | 22 January 1944 | An Auk-class minesweeper that was sunk by a naval mine off Nettuno. | 41°24′N12°44′E / 41.400°N 12.733°E |
Principessa Jolanda | Italy | 22 September 1907 | An ocean liner that sank during its launch. [9] | |
Roma | Regia Marina | 9 September 1943 | A Littorio-class battleship that was sunk by German aircraft off Asinara. | 41°9′28″N8°17′35″E / 41.15778°N 8.29306°E |
USS SC-694 | United States Navy | 23 August 1943 | An SC-497-class submarine chaser that was sunk by German dive bomber aircraft off Palermo, Sicily. | 38°08′N13°22′E / 38.133°N 13.367°E |
Scindian | Italy | 3 November 1880 | A barque and convict ship that sank off Rio Marina. | |
HMS Spartan | Royal Navy | 29 January 1944 | A Dido-class cruiser that was sunk by German aircraft off Anzio. | 41°26′2″N12°41′2″E / 41.43389°N 12.68389°E |
USS Swerve | United States Navy | 9 July 1944 | An Auk-class minesweeper that was sunk by a naval mine off Anzio. | 41°31′N12°28′E / 41.517°N 12.467°E |
HMS Thetis | Royal Navy | 14 March 1943 | A T-class submarine that was sunk by the Italian corvette Cicogna off Sicily. | 38°15′0″N13°15′0″E / 38.25000°N 13.25000°E |
Torero | United Kingdom | 1 November 1916 | A cargo ship that was sunk by U-21 north of Palermo, Sicily. | 38°30′N13°28′E / 38.500°N 13.467°E |
Transylvania | United Kingdom | 4 May 1917 | An ocean liner that was torpedoed by U-63 near Bergeggi Island, Savona. | |
UJ 2210 | Kriegsmarine | 28 May 1944 | A naval trawler that was sunk by American motor torpedo boats off Deiva Marina. |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Lady Kathleen | Norway | 29 November 1951 | A concrete ship that ran aground in a storm en route from Helsinki to Riga. The wreck is above the surface of the water. | 57°04′15″N24°02′46″E / 57.0708°N 24.0460°E |
Moero | Kriegsmarine | 22 September 1944 | A troopship that was sunk by Soviet bomber aircraft while carrying evacuees from Estonia. Nearly 2,700 out of 3,350 people aboard were killed. | |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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U-580 | Kriegsmarine | 11 November 1941 | A Type VIIC U-boat that collided with the target ship Angelburg west of Klaipėda. | 55°45′N20°40′E / 55.750°N 20.667°E |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Fresnel | France | 5 December 1915 | Fresnel was one of 18 Pluviôse-class submarines built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) in the first decade of the 20th century. In 1915, while on close blockade duty off Cattaro, Fresnel was detected and pursued by Austrian warships and aircraft. She was driven aground at the mouth of the Bojana river near Ulcinj, scuttled and abandoned. | |
Skanderbeg | Italy | 12 February 1942 | A paddle steamer that was confiscated by the occupying Italians during World War II, then seized and scuttled in Lake Skadar by members of the Yugoslav Partisans. |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Aqueity | United Kingdom | 11 November 1947 | A tanker that struck a naval mine off Terschelling. | 53°32′N05°02′E / 53.533°N 5.033°E |
Berlin | United Kingdom | 20 February 1907 | A ferry that was sunk near Hook of Holland during a storm. | |
Christiaan Huygens | Netherlands | 26 August 1945 | A troopship that struck a naval mine and was beached at the Zuid-Steenbank. | |
HMS E47 | Royal Navy | 20 August 1917 | An E-class submarine that was sunk about 6 nautical miles (11 km) northwest of Texel. | 53°6′8.10″N4°33′28.0″E / 53.1022500°N 4.557778°E |
Hertha Engeline Fritzen | Germany | 26 October 1941 | A steamship that ran aground near the Nieuwe Waterweg. | |
HNLMS Johan Maurits van Nassau | Royal Netherlands Navy | 14 May 1940 | A sloop-of-war that was sunk by German aircraft off Zijpe. | 52°50′13″N4°33′56″E / 52.83694°N 4.56556°E |
Katowice | Poland | 1949 | A Polish cargo ship sunk near Terschelling during a storm. | |
HMS Lutine | Royal Navy | 9 October 1799 | A Magicienne-class frigate that ran aground on a sandbank off Terschelling with a large cargo of gold. | |
Palmwood shipwreck | 1650–1660 [13] [14] | Discovered in 2009 off Texel in the Wadden Sea | ||
Rotterdam | Netherlands | 26 September 1883 | A passenger ship that ran aground off Haamstede. | 51°41′08″N3°36′50″E / 51.68556°N 3.61389°E |
Thasos | Germany | 24 October 1895 | A cargo ship that foundered near Terschelling. | |
U-7 | Imperial German Navy | 21 January 1915 | A Type U 5 U-boat that was sunk by friendly fire from U-22. | 53°25′48″N6°12′00″E / 53.43000°N 6.20000°E |
UB-61 | Imperial German Navy | 29 November 1917 | A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by a mine off Vlieland. | 53°20′N4°56′E / 53.333°N 4.933°E |
UC-10 | Imperial German Navy | 21 August 1916 | A Type UC I U-boat that was torpedoed by HMS E54. | 52°02′N03°54′E / 52.033°N 3.900°E |
't Vliegend Hert | Dutch East India Company | 3 February 1735 | A Dutch East Indiaman that was lost after striking a sand bank off the coast of Vlissingen, Zeeland. Everyone of the 461 sailors, soldiers and merchants aboard perished. The wreck was discovered in late 1981. |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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General von Steuben | Germany | 10 February 1945 | A German luxury passenger liner turned armoured transport ship that was torpedoed and sunk by S-13. | 54°41′N16°51′E / 54.683°N 16.850°E |
Graf Zeppelin | Soviet Navy | 16 August 1947 | Germany's only aircraft carrier in World War II, scuttled after the war by the Soviet Navy. | 55°31′03″N18°17′09″E / 55.51750°N 18.28583°E |
U-670 | Kriegsmarine | 20 August 1943 | A Type VIIC U-boat that sank in a collision with Bolkoburg in Gdańsk Bay. | 54°50′N19°15′E / 54.833°N 19.250°E |
U-854 | Kriegsmarine | 4 February 1944 | A Type IXC/40 U-boat that struck a naval mine north of Świnoujście. | 54°1′N14°16′E / 54.017°N 14.267°E |
Wilhelm Gustloff | Germany | 30 January 1945 | A passenger ship on a rescue mission torpedoed and sunk by S-13 in the Baltic Sea. Over 9,000 people were killed. | 55°04′22″N17°25′17″E / 55.0729°N 17.4213°E |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Andrios | United Kingdom | 20 November 1926 | A cargo ship that ran aground off the Berlengas Islands. | |
HMS Apollo | Royal Navy | 2 April 1804 | An Apollo-class frigate that ran aground 9 nautical miles (17 km) south of Cape Mondego. | |
Cais do Sodré shipwreck | 16th century | Found in Lisbon in April 1995, during the excavation of a subway station. | ||
Maria Grecia | Portugal | Unknown | A freight vessel sunk off the coast of Sesimbra, in the early 20th century. | |
Nossa Senhora da Luz | Portugal | 7 November 1615 | Carrying Chinese and Burmese porcelain, pots and copper utensils, the caravel sunk in Porto Pim, (island of Faial) in the Azores during a storm, with a loss of 150 men. | 38°31′N28°37′W / 38.517°N 28.617°W |
Numancia | Spanish Navy | 17 December 1916 | A Spanish war frigate sunk in the bay of Sesimbra. | |
The Pepper Wreck | Portuguese East India Company | 14 September 1606 | A Portuguese Indiaman found at the mouth of the Tagus. | |
Pimpao de Odemira | Portugal | 18 May 1904 | A Portuguese freight vessel sank off the coast of Cabo Espichel. | |
River Gurara | Nigeria | 1989 | A Nigerian freight vessel sank off the coast of Cabo Espichel, Setubal. | |
Run'her | Confederate States of America | 1863 | A Confederate steamship that sank in the Angra do Heroísmo Bay. | |
San Pedro de Alcantara | Spanish Navy | 2 February 1786 | A man-of-war that sank near Peniche with a cargo of treasure. | |
Suffren | French Navy | 26 November 1916 | A République-class battleship that was torpedoed by U-52 off Lisbon. | 39°10′N10°48′W / 39.167°N 10.800°W |
U-1277 | Kriegsmarine | 3 June 1945 | A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was scuttled off Porto. | 41°09′N08°41′W / 41.150°N 8.683°W |
Woodham | United Kingdom | 9 December 1876 | A British steamboat sunk off the coast of Lisbon. | |
Unknown | Between 1575 and 1625 | A ship sunk off the coast of Cascais, carrying Chinese ceramics, pepper and cowries. [16] | ||
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Akra Aktion | Greece | 19 February 1981 | A Greek cargo ship, ran ashore at Vama Veche . The crew was saved but the ship remained on the spot. For many years, it remained visible above the water, but decayed over time due to rust and waves. The shipwreck is now completely under the water. | |
E Evangelia | Greece | 15 October 1968 | A Greek freighter, grounded off Costinesti; part of an insurance fraud. | |
Shch-213 | Soviet Navy | 14 October 1942 | A Shchuka-class submarine that struck a mine 6 nautical miles (11 km) from Constanta. |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Admiral Nakhimov | Soviet Union | 31 August 1986 | An ocean liner that collided with Pyotr Vasev in Tsemes Bay. | 44°36′15″N37°52′35″E / 44.60417°N 37.87639°E |
Agnes Blaikie | United Kingdom | 5 May 1855 | A British sailing vessel sunk in a collision with HMS Medina in the Black Sea near Balaklava. | |
Armenia | Soviet Union | 7 November 1941 | A Soviet hospital ship sunk by German torpedo-carrying aircraft; estimated over 5,000 casualties. | 44°15′N34°17′E / 44.250°N 34.283°E |
HMS Bluebell | Royal Navy | 17 February 1945 | A Flower-class corvette that was torpedoed by U-711 in the Kola Inlet. | 69°24′N33°42′E / 69.400°N 33.700°E |
Bulgaria | Russia | 10 July 2011 | A Russian cruise ship lost in a storm on the Volga River. [17] | 55°03′47″N49°09′07″E / 55.063°N 49.152°E |
HMS Denbigh Castle | Royal Navy | 13 February 1945 | A Castle-class corvette that was torpedoed by U-992 and sank under tow in the Kola Inlet. | 69°20′N33°33′E / 69.333°N 33.550°E |
USS Herndon | United States Navy | 16 January 1945 | A Clemson-class destroyer that was sunk off the Murman Coast. | 69°15′N37°2′E / 69.250°N 37.033°E |
K-27 | Soviet Navy | 6 September 1982 | Soviet submarine scuttled in the Kara Sea by the Soviet Navy. The boat had suffered irreparable nuclear reactor plant damage at sea in 1968. Both nuclear reactors are still on board. | 72°31′N55°30′E / 72.517°N 55.500°E |
K-159 | Russian Navy | 30 August 2003 | A Soviet-era submarine that accidentally sank while being towed for scrapping in the Barents Sea. She was decommissioned in 1989, prior to sinking, but both of her nuclear reactors are still on board. | 69°22.64′N33°49.51′E / 69.37733°N 33.82517°E |
HMS Matabele | Royal Navy | 17 January 1942 | A Tribal-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-454 off Teriberka. | 69°21′N35°27′E / 69.350°N 35.450°E |
Revoljucija | Soviet Union | 3 December 1944 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-1163 near Semiostrovskiy Reid. | 68°44′N37°49′E / 68.733°N 37.817°E |
U-286 | Kriegsmarine | 29 April 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by three British frigates north of Murmansk. | 69°29′N33°37′E / 69.483°N 33.617°E |
U-763 | Kriegsmarine | 26 January 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was scuttled at Königsberg (now Kaliningrad) after taking damage in a Soviet air raid. | 54°42′N20°32′E / 54.700°N 20.533°E |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Alfonso XIII | Spanish Republican Navy | 30 April 1937 | An España-class battleship sunk by a naval mine off Santander. | 43°31′26″N3°40′44″W / 43.52389°N 3.67889°W |
Bajo la Campana Phoenician shipwreck | Phoenicia | Seventh century BC | A Phoenician trade ship suken in the seventh century BC a short distance from Cartagena, Spain. Excavated as of 2006. | 37°44′11″N0°41′30″W / 37.73628°N 0.69174°W |
HMS Britannia | Royal Navy | 9 November 1918 | A King Edward VII-class battleship that was torpedoed by UB-50 off Cape Trafalgar. | 35°53′N5°53′W / 35.883°N 5.883°W |
C-3 | Spanish Republican Navy | 12 December 1936 | A Spanish C-class submarine that was torpedoed by U-34 about 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) southeast of Málaga. | 36°40′N4°21′W / 36.667°N 4.350°W |
HMS Captain | Royal Navy | 6 September 1870 | A warship that capsized in a storm off Cape Finisterre. | |
Cason | Panama | 5 December 1987 | A cargo ship that caught fire and was grounded off Cape Finisterre. | |
RMS Douro | United Kingdom | 1 April 1882 | A Royal Mail Ship that sank off the coast of Cape Finisterre after colliding with the Spanish steamship Yrurac Bat. | |
HMS Egret | Royal Navy | 27 August 1943 | An Egret-class sloop sunk by enemy aircraft near Vigo. | 42°10′N9°22′W / 42.167°N 9.367°W |
Duchess of York | United Kingdom | 12 July 1943 | A UK troopship sunk by UK torpedoes after German aerial bombardment left her burning. | 41°15′N15°24′W / 41.250°N 15.400°W |
USS Jallao | United States Navy | 1985 | A Balao-class submarine that was scuttled off Cartagena. | 38°03′N133°12′E / 38.05°N 133.2°E |
K-8 | Soviet Navy | 12 April 1970 | A November-class submarine that caught fire and sank while being towed in the Bay of Biscay. Four nuclear warheads and two nuclear reactors are still on board. | |
Neptuno | Spanish Navy | 23 October 1805 | A Spanish Montañés-class ship of the line wrecked in the Bay of Cádiz. | |
Neretva | Croatia | 13 August 1992 | A merchant ship that sank off Ribadesella. It lies on sand at a depth of 50 metres (160 ft). | 43°29′02.16″N5°00′57.67″W / 43.4839333°N 5.0160194°W |
Prestige | Bahamas | 19 November 2002 | An oil tanker that sank off Galicia. | 42°53′N9°53′W / 42.883°N 9.883°W |
Sirio | Italy | 4 August 1906 | An Italian merchant steamship which ran aground on a reef off Cape Palos and the Hormigas Islands off the Spanish coast, killing hundreds of migrants to Argentina. | 37°39′6.73″N0°39′10.31″W / 37.6518694°N 0.6528639°W |
U-77 | Kriegsmarine | 28 March 1943 | A German Type VIIC U-boat sunk off Cartagena. | 37°42′N00°10′E / 37.700°N 0.167°E |
U-106 | Kriegsmarine | 2 August 1943 | A German Type IXB U-boat sunk by enemy aircraft off Cape Ortegal. | 46°35′N11°55′W / 46.583°N 11.917°W |
U-138 | Kriegsmarine | 18 June 1941 | A German Type IID U-boat sunk by depth charges off Cadiz. | |
U-751 | Kriegsmarine | 17 July 1942 | A German Type VIIC U-boat sunk by depth charges off Cape Ortegal. | |
U-755 | Kriegsmarine | 28 May 1943 | A German Type VIIC U-boat sunk off Isla de Alborán. | |
Yrurac Bat | Spain | 1 April 1882 | A Spanish steamship that sank off the coast of Cape Finisterre after colliding with RMS Douro. |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Rex | Italy | 8 September 1944 | An Italian liner that sank near Koper after being hit by rockets fired by Royal Air Force aircraft. | 45°32′56″N13°41′31″E / 45.54889°N 13.69194°E |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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August Helmerich | Germany | 30 September 1919 | A cargo ship that collided with Normandie off Dalarö. | |
Dalarö wreck | Unknown | 17th century | A shipwreck discovered in 2003 off Dalarö. | |
Finnbirch | Sweden | 1 November 2006 | A RORO ferry that capsized in a storm. | 56°45′03″N17°15′06″E / 56.75083°N 17.25167°E |
Gribshunden | Denmark | 1495 | Warship discovered in the 1970s, one of the best-preserved wrecks from the late medieval period. | 56°8′41.2″N15°13′15.3″E / 56.144778°N 15.220917°E |
Herakles | Sweden | 2 March 2004 | A towboat that foundered in heavy weather and was wrecked near Grundkallen. | |
I P Suhr | Denmark | 1 December 1950 | A cargo ship that capsized 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Sandhammaren. | |
Kronan | Swedish Navy | 1 June 1676 | The largest warship in the Swedish navy during the Scanian War. It sank in rough weather in the Battle of Öland, and was rediscovered in 1980. | 56°26′58″N16°40′20″E / 56.44944°N 16.67222°E |
Luleå Northern Harbour Wreck | Unknown | c1700 | A wreck in Luleå Northern Harbour measuring 7 metres (23 ft) by 20 metres (66 ft) made from wood dated to approximately 1700. Discovered during the Sailing World Cup held in Luleå in 1988 and dated in 2011. | |
Mars | Swedish Navy | 31 May 1564 | A Swedish warship that was sunk 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Öland during the Northern Seven Years' War. | |
S-2 | Soviet Navy | 2 January 1940 | A Soviet S-class submarine that hit a naval mine west of Åland. | |
S-7 | Soviet Navy | 21 October 1942 | A Soviet S-class submarine that was torpedoed by Vesihiisi off Stockholm. | 59°51′N19°32′E / 59.850°N 19.533°E |
Som | Swedish Navy | 10 May 1916 | A Som-class submarine that sank in a collision in the Sea of Åland. | 60°00′N18°56′E / 60.000°N 18.933°E |
Swiks | Åland | 21 December 1926 | A three-masted schooner, built 1902, that sank in a storm off the coast of Öland. | |
Vasa | Swedish Navy | 10 August 1628 | A Swedish warship that foundered on her maiden voyage and sank in Stockholm. | 59°19′40″N18°05′28″E / 59.32778°N 18.09111°E |
Westfalen | Kriegsmarine | 7 September 1944 | A prisoner transport that was sunk by a naval mine off Marstrand. | 57°46′47″N11°27′22″E / 57.7797°N 11.4561°E |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Moskva | Russian Navy | 14 April 2022 | A Slava-class cruiser that was hit by two Neptune missiles fired by Ukrainians in the Russo-Ukrainian War 80 nautical miles (150 km) south of Odesa. | 45°10′43″N30°55′31″E / 45.17861°N 30.92528°E |
Novorossiysk | Soviet Navy | 29 October 1955 | A Conte di Cavour-class battleship that exploded in Sevastopol Bay, resulting in 608 deaths. | 44°37′7″N33°32′8″E / 44.61861°N 33.53556°E |
HMS Tiger | Royal Navy | 11 May 1854 | A steam frigate that was grounded in the Crimean War 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) southwest of Odesa. |
Sinking ships for wreck diving sites is the practice of scuttling old ships to produce artificial reefs suitable for wreck diving, to benefit from commercial revenues from recreational diving of the shipwreck, or to produce a diver training site.
The Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve was established in 1987 to protect and conserve shipwrecks and historical resources on 376 square miles (970 km2) of Lake Superior bottomlands in Whitefish Bay and around Whitefish Point, Michigan. The formation of the Michigan Underwater Preserves helped stop controversy over artifact removal from shipwrecks of this area. The preserve is now known for deep, well preserved shipwrecks in clear water accessible to scuba divers with technical skill and experience. The preserve is one of the last places in the Great Lakes to observe shipwrecks without zebra mussel encrustation.
MT or MVHephaestus was a bunkering oil tanker that ran aground off Qawra, Malta on 10 February 2018 and was subsequently scuttled as a dive site off Xatt l-Aħmar, Gozo on 29 August 2022.