This is a list of shipwrecks located in the region of Oceania.
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harriet |  United Kingdom | 16 July 1837 | A whaler wrecked on Providence Reef in the Fiji Islands. | |
| Tuaikaepau |  New Zealand | 6 July 1962 | A cutter that ran aground on the South Minerva Reef. | 23°55′19″S179°05′34″W / 23.92194°S 179.09278°W |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I-17 |  Imperial Japanese Navy | 19 August 1943 | A Type B1 submarine that was sunk by US aircraft and the Royal New Zealand Navy minesweeper HMNZS Tui south of New Caledonia. | 23°26′S166°50′E / 23.433°S 166.833°E |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMS Sirius |  Royal Navy | 19 March 1790 | First Fleet ship that sank on the reef in Slaughter Bay, Norfolk Island, while landing stores |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USS Amberjack |  United States Navy | 16 February 1943 | A Gato-class submarine sunk by Japanese warships off Rabaul. | 05°05′S152°37′E / 5.083°S 152.617°E |
| Arashio | Imperial Japanese Navy | 4 March 1943 | An Asashio-class destroyer that was sunk in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. | 07°15′S148°30′E / 7.250°S 148.500°E |
| USS Argonaut | United States Navy | 10 January 1943 | A V type submarine sunk by Japanese destroyers off Rabaul. | 05°40′14″S153°54′56″E / 5.67056°S 153.91556°E |
| USS Brownson | 26 December 1943 | A Fletcher-class destroyer that was sunk by a Japanese dive bomber aircraft off Cape Gloucester, New Britain. | 5°20′S148°25′E / 5.333°S 148.417°E | |
| HMAS Geelong |  Royal Australian Navy | 18 October 1944 | A Bathurst-class corvette that collided with the American tanker York north of Langemak Bay. | 6°4′S147°45′E / 6.067°S 147.750°E |
| Hakaze | Imperial Japanese Navy | 23 January 1943 | A Japanese Minekaze-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Guardfish south of Kavieng, New Ireland. | 02°47′S150°38′E / 2.783°S 150.633°E |
| Hatsukaze | 2 November 1943 | A Kagerō-class destroyer sunk in Empress Augusta Bay off Bougainville Island by U.S. Navy warships during the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay. | 06°01′S153°58′E / 6.017°S 153.967°E | |
| I-2 | 7 April 1944 | A J1 type submarine sunk by the United States Navy destroyer USS Saufley 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) west-northwest of New Hanover Island. | 02°17′S149°14′E / 2.283°S 149.233°E | |
| I-4 | 21 December 1942 | A J1 type submarine torpedoed by the United States Navy submarine USS Seadragon at the southern entrance to St. George's Channel off New Ireland about 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) from Rabaul. | 05°02′S152°33′E / 5.033°S 152.550°E | |
| I-168 | 27 July 1943 | A Kaidai 6 type submarine sunk by the United States Navy submarine USS Scamp 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) off New Hanover Island. | 02°50′S149°01′E / 2.833°S 149.017°E | |
| I-171 | 1 February 1944 | A Kaidai 6 type submarine sunk by the United States Navy destroyers USS Guest and USS Hudson 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) west of Buka Island in the Solomon Islands Archipelago. | 05°37′S154°14′E / 5.617°S 154.233°E | |
| Kako | 10 August 1942 | A Furutaka-class cruiser torpedoed by the United States Navy submarine USS S-44 off Simbari Island. | 02°28′S152°11′E / 2.467°S 152.183°E | |
| Kembu Maru |  Japan | 3 March 1943 | A cargo ship that was sunk by Allied aircraft in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. | 07°15′S148°30′E / 7.250°S 148.500°E |
| Kyokusei Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | 2 March 1943 | A Japanese troopship that was sunk by Allied aircraft in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. | 06°46′S147°10′E / 6.767°S 147.167°E |
| Macdhui |  Australia | 18 June 1942 | A passenger and cargo ship that was sunk by Japanese aircraft at Port Moresby. | |
| Makinami | Imperial Japanese Navy | 25 November 1943 | A Yūgumo-class destroyer sunk by United States Navy destroyers 55 nautical miles (102 km; 63 mi) east-southeast of Cape St. George on New Ireland in the Battle of Cape St. George. | 05°14′S153°50′E / 5.233°S 153.833°E |
| Mamutu | Australia | 7 August 1942 | A motor vessel sunk by the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine Ro-33 in the Gulf of Papua. | 09°11′S144°12′E / 9.183°S 144.200°E |
| USS McKean | United States Navy | 17 November 1943 | A Wickes-class destroyer sunk by Japanese aircraft off Bougainville Island. [1] | 06°31′S154°52′E / 6.517°S 154.867°E |
| Mikazuki | Imperial Japanese Navy | 28 July 1943 | A Japanese Mutsuki-class destroyer that ran aground on a reef off the west coast of New Ireland. | 5°27′S148°25′E / 5.450°S 148.417°E |
| USS Mount Hood | United States Navy | 10 November 1944 | A Mount Hood-class ammunition ship that exploded in Seeadler Harbor, killing over 300 people and destroying twenty-two smaller boats and landing craft. | 2°01′42″S147°21′18″E / 2.02833°S 147.355°E |
| Nojima Maru | Japan | 3 March 1943 | A troopship ship that was damaged both by aircraft and a collision with the Japanese destroyer Arashio and sank 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) southeast of Finschafen, New Guinea | 07°15′S 148°30′E |
| Oigawa Maru | 3 March 1943 | A troopship that was sunk by the US motor torpedo boats PT-143 and PT-150 in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. | 06°58′S148°16′E / 6.967°S 148.267°E | |
| Okinoshima | Imperial Japanese Navy | 12 May 1942 | A minelayer that was torpedoed by USS S-42 and sank under tow in Saint George's Channel. | 05°06′S153°48′E / 5.100°S 153.800°E |
| Ōnami | 25 November 1943 | A Yūgumo-class destroyer torpedoed by United States Navy destroyers between Buka Island and Cape St. George on New Ireland in the Battle of Cape St. George. | 05°15′S153°49′E / 5.250°S 153.817°E | |
| Ōshio | 20 February 1943 | An Asashio-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Albacore 70 nautical miles (130 km; 81 mi) northeast of Manus Island. | 00°50′S146°06′E / 0.833°S 146.100°E | |
| Pruth | United Kingdom | 31 December 1923 | A steamship that was wrecked on Natara Reef, off Port Moresby. | |
| Ro-33 | Imperial Japanese Navy | 29 August 1942 | A Japanese Ro-33-class submarine that was sunk by HMAS Arunta off Port Moresby. | 09°36′S147°06′E / 9.600°S 147.100°E |
| Ro-104 | 23 May 1944 | A Ro-100-class submarine sunk by the United States Navy destroyer escort USS England north of the Admiralty Islands. | 01°26′N149°20′E / 1.433°N 149.333°E | |
| Ro-105 | 31 May 1944 | A Ro-100-class submarine sunk by the United States Navy destroyer escort USS England north of the Admiralty Islands. | 00°47′N149°56′E / 0.783°N 149.933°E | |
| Ro-106 | 22 May 1944 | A Ro-100-class submarine sunk by the United States Navy destroyer escort USS England north of the Admiralty Islands. | 01°40′N150°31′E / 1.667°N 150.517°E | |
| Ro-108 | 26 May 1944 | A Ro-100-class submarine sunk by the United States Navy destroyer escort USS England north of the Admiralty Islands. | 00°32′S148°35′E / 0.533°S 148.583°E | |
| Ro-111 | 10 June 1944 | A Ro-100-class submarine sunk by the United States Navy destroyer USS Taylor north of the Admiralty Islands. | 00°26′N149°16′E / 0.433°N 149.267°E | |
| Ro-116 | 24 May 1944 | A Ro-100-class submarine sunk by the United States Navy destroyer escort USS England north of the Admiralty Islands. | 00°53′N149°14′E / 0.883°N 149.233°E | |
| USS S-39 | United States Navy | 13 August 1942 | An S-class submarine that ran aground off Rossel Island. | 11°21′02.74″S154°08′56.51″E / 11.3507611°S 154.1490306°E |
| Sendai | Imperial Japanese Navy | 2 November 1943 | A Sendai-class light cruiser sunk in Empress Augusta Bay off Bougainville Island by U.S. Navy warships during the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay. | 06°10′S154°20′E / 6.167°S 154.333°E |
| Shimakaze | 12 January 1943 | A Minekaze-class destroyer that was torpedoed by the United States Navy submarine USS Guardfish near Kavieng, New Ireland. | 02°51′S149°43′E / 2.850°S 149.717°E | |
| Shirayuki | 3 March 1943 | A Fubuki-class destroyer that was sunk by Allied aircraft 55 nautical miles (102 km; 63 mi) southeast of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea. | 07°15′S148°30′E / 7.250°S 148.500°E | |
| Sin-ai Maru | Japan | 3 March 1943 | A troopship that was sunk by Allied aircraft in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. | 07°15′S148°30′E / 7.250°S 148.500°E |
| Taimei Maru | ||||
| Tenryū | Imperial Japanese Navy | 19 December 1942 | A Japanese Tenryū-class cruiser that was torpedoed by USS Albacore off Madang. | 05°12′S145°56′E / 5.200°S 145.933°E |
| W-26 | 17 February 1944 | A Japanese W-19-class minesweeper that was bombed by American aircraft at Karavia Bay, New Britain. | ||
| Yayoi | 10 August 1926 | A Kamikaze-class destroyer sunk as a target by Japanese aircraft off the Oki Islands. | ||
| Yūgiri | 26 November 1943 | A Japanese Fubuki-class destroyer that was sunk in the Battle of Cape St. George. | 04°44′S154°0′E / 4.733°S 154.000°E |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agano | Imperial Japanese Navy | 15 February 1944 | An Agano-class cruiser that was torpedoed by the United States Navy submarine USS Skate 160 nautical miles (296 km; 184 mi) north of Truk. | 10°11′N151°42′E / 10.183°N 151.700°E |
| Aikoku Maru | 17 February 1944 | An armed merchantman that was sunk during Operation Hailstone. The remains of 400 men were recovered from the wreck and cremated in 1984. | 07°22′N151°56′E / 7.367°N 151.933°E | |
| Fujikawa Maru | An armed aircraft transport that was sunk during Operation Hailstone | |||
| Fumizuki | 18 February 1944 | A Japanese Mutsuki-class destroyer that was sunk during Operation Hailstone. | 07°24′N151°44′E / 7.400°N 151.733°E | |
| Heian Maru | 17 February 1944 | A Japanese submarine tender that was sunk during Operation Hailstone. | ||
| I-169 | 4 April 1944 | A Japanese Kaidai-class submarine that participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor, and sank northwest of Dublon, when it flooded while diving to avoid an air-raid. | ||
| Planet |  Germany | 7 October 1914 | A survey ship that was scuttled to prevent capture. | |
| Sankisan Maru | Japan | A Japanese freighter that was sunk during Operation Hailstone. | ||
| Shinkoko Maru | A Japanese oil tanker that was sunk during Operation Hailstone. | |||
| Tachikaze | Imperial Japanese Navy | 18 February 1944 | A Japanese Minekaze-class destroyer that ran aground at Kuop Atoll on 4 February 1944, and remained stranded until it was sunk in Operation Hailstone. | 07°03′N151°56′E / 7.050°N 151.933°E |
| Umikaze | 1 February 1944 | A Japanese Shiratsuyu-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Guardfish south of Chuuk. | 07°10′N151°43′E / 7.167°N 151.717°E |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USS Acadia | United States Navy | 20 September 2010 | A Yellowstone-class destroyer tender sunk as a target off Guam. | |
| Aratama Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | 1944 | An Imperial Japanese Navy transport sunk in Talofofo Bay. | |
| SMS Cormoran | Imperial German Navy | 7 April 1917 | A German steamer scuttled in Apra Harbor to avoid capture at the start of American involvement in World War I. | 13°27′33″N144°39′15″E / 13.45917°N 144.65417°E |
| Kitsugawa Maru | Japan | A Japanese merchant freighter sunk by torpedo in Apra Harbor. | ||
| Tokai Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | 1943 | An Imperial Japanese Navy armed transport sunk in Apra Harbor. |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton |  United States | A whaling ship that ran aground at Kanton Island. | ||
| Golden Sunset | United Kingdom | 1866 | A British barque that ran aground at Enderbury Island. [2] | |
| Norwich City | 29 November 1929 | A British freighter that ran aground at Nikumaroro. | 4°39′39″S174°32′40″W / 4.66083°S 174.54444°W | |
| President Taylor | United States Army | 14 February 1942 | After carrying two companies of infantry and two battalions of coast artillery, about 1,100 men, for the Canton (Kanton) Island garrison, and possibly due to loss of an anchor while landing troops and equipment by means of shallow draft craft from outside the lagoon, the ship became firmly grounded on the coral reef. The hull was eventually scrapped by 6 April 1955. |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USS Anderson | United States Navy | 1 July 1946 | A Sims-class destroyer that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test. | |
| USS Apogon | 25 July 1946 | A Balao-class submarine that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test, Operation Crossroads. | ||
| USS Arkansas | A Wyoming-class battleship that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test. | |||
| USS Barrow | 11 May 1948 | A Gilliam-class attack transport that sustained heavy damage in atomic bomb tests and was scuttled off Kwajalein. | ||
| USS Carlisle | 1 July 1946 | A Gilliam-class attack transport that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test. | ||
| USS Gilliam | A Gilliam-class attack transport that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test. | |||
| Kembu Maru | Japan | 4 December 1943 | A Japanese freighter that was sunk by US aircraft at Kwajalein Atoll. | 09°19′N167°25′E / 9.317°N 167.417°E |
| USS Lamson | United States Navy | 2 July 1946 | A Mahan-class destroyer that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test. | |
| USS LST-545 | 12 May 1948 | An LST-542-class tank landing ship that was sunk at Enewetak Atoll in an atomic bomb test. | ||
| USS LST-661 | 25 July 1948 | An LST-542-class tank landing ship that was sunk at Enewetak Atoll in an atomic bomb test. | ||
| Nagato | Imperial Japanese Navy | 30 July 1946 | A Japanese Nagato-class battleship that sustained heavy damage in an atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll, and capsized and sank five days later. | |
| USS Pennsylvania | United States Navy | 10 February 1948 | A Pennsylvania-class super-dreadnought battleship, that was sunk off Kwajalein after atomic bomb tests. | |
| USS Pilotfish | 25 July 1946 | A Balao-class submarine that sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test. | 30°26′N140°53′E / 30.433°N 140.883°E | |
| Prinz Eugen |  Kriegsmarine | 22 December 1946 | A German Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser that was damaged at Bikini Atoll by atomic bomb tests, and later towed to Kwajalein where it capsized and sunk. | 8°45′9.85″N167°40′59.16″E / 8.7527361°N 167.6831000°E |
| Sakawa | Imperial Japanese Navy | 2 July 1946 | A Japanese Agano-class cruiser that sustained heavy damage in an atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll, and sank the following day. | 11°35′N165°23′E / 11.583°N 165.383°E |
| USS Saratoga | United States Navy | 25 July 1946 | A Lexington-class aircraft carrier that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test. | 11°34′53.33″N165°29′54.78″E / 11.5814806°N 165.4985500°E |
| Toreshima Maru | Imperial Japanese Navy | December 1943 | A Japanese supply ship sunk at Maloelap Atoll off Taroa Island by US Navy. |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amatsu Maru | Japan | 31 March 1944 | A Japanese tanker that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One. | |
| Bichu Maru | 30 March 1944 | A Japanese freighter that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One. | ||
| Chuyo Maru |  Imperial Japanese Army | 31 March 1944 | A Japanese freighter (army cargo vessel) that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One. | |
| Gozan Maru | 30 March 1944 | A Japanese troopship that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One. | ||
| Irō | 31 March 1944 | A Japanese Notoro-class oil tanker that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One. She was the sister ship of Sata. | ||
| Kamikaze Maru | A Japanese troopship that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One. | |||
| Kibi Maru | A Japanese freighter (army cargo vessel) that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One. | |||
| Nagisan Maru | A Japanese freighter (army cargo vessel) that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One. | |||
| USS Perry | United States Navy | 13 September 1944 | A Clemson-class destroyer that was sunk by a naval mine off Anguar. | 6°53′N134°10′E / 6.883°N 134.167°E |
| Raizan Maru | Imperial Japanese Army | 31 March 1944 | A Japanese freighter (army cargo vessel) that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One. | |
| Ryuko Maru | A Japanese freighter (army cargo vessel) that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One. | |||
| Samidare | 25 August 1944 | A Japanese Shiratsuyu-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Batfish after running aground on Velasco Reef. | 8°10′N134°38′E / 8.167°N 134.633°E | |
| Sata | 31 March 1944 | A Japanese Notoro-class oil tanker that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One. She was a sister ship of Irō. | ||
| Teshio Maru | A Japanese freighter (army cargo vessel) that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One. | |||
| Urakami Maru | A Japanese repair ship that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One. | |||
| Wakatake | 30 March 1944 | A Japanese Wakatake-class destroyer that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One. | 7°50′N134°20′E / 7.833°N 134.333°E |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dashing Wave | United Kingdom | 31 August 1870 | A British tea clipper that struck a reef and sank. | |
| Hayate | Imperial Japanese Navy | 11 December 1941 | A Japanese destroyer sunk by US Marines. | 19°10′N166°22′E / 19.167°N 166.367°E |
| Kisaragi | 18°55′N166°17′E / 18.917°N 166.283°E | |||
| Libelle |  Bremen | 4 March 1866 | A German barque that shipwrecked on the eastern reef during a gale. [3] |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anjou |  France | 5 February 1905 | A barque that struck rocks off the Auckland Islands. | 50°46′37″S165°53′15″E / 50.777075°S 165.887516°E |
| Arahura | New Zealand | 24 January 1952 | A passenger and cargo steamer that was sunk for target practice in Cook Strait. | |
| Boyd | United Kingdom | October 1809 | A brigantine that was attacked by Maori warriors at Whangaroa. The ship was destroyed by fire during the resulting Boyd massacre. | |
| HMS Buffalo | Royal Navy | 28 July 1840 | A storeship that was wrecked in a storm in Mercury Bay, with two lives lost. | 36°49′36.20″S175°42′20.00″E / 36.8267222°S 175.7055556°E |
| HMNZS Canterbury |  Royal New Zealand Navy | 3 November 2007 | A Leander-class frigate that was scuttled as a dive wreck in the Bay of Islands. | 35°11′38″S174°17′40″E / 35.1938°S 174.2944°E |
| Cowan | New Zealand | 9 March 1948 | A wooden steam trawler that struck rocks in Lyttelton Harbour. | |
| Darra | 1951 | A tea clipper, later used as a coal hulk, intentionally beached in Lyttelton Harbour. | ||
| Derry Castle | United Kingdom | 20 March 1887 | A barque that ran aground on Enderby Island. | 50°29′04″S166°18′10″E / 50.484323°S 166.302761°E |
| Dolphin | New Zealand | 9 December 1862 | A cutter wrecked near Quail Island, Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand | |
| Dundonald | United Kingdom | 7 March 1907 | A barque that was wrecked in a storm off Disappointment Island, where the survivors remained for seven months until rescued. | 50°36′29″S165°57′17″E / 50.607938°S 165.954817°E |
| Elingamite | Australia | 5 November 1902 | A steamship that struck West Island (one of the Three Kings Islands) and sank within 20 minutes. | 34°11′10″S172°01′54″E / 34.186047°S 172.031590°E |
| England's Glory | United Kingdom | 7 November 1881 | By getting too close in while waiting the arrival of the pilot. [4] | off Nelson |
| Endeavour II |  Canada | 22 February 1971 | A three-masted auxiliary barque driven onto the bar of Parengarenga Harbour, a few miles south of North Cape. There were no fatalities amongst the crew of thirteen men and one woman. [5] | 34°31′18″S173°00′37″E / 34.521762°S 173.010206°E |
| General Grant | United States | 14 May 1866 | A barque that drifted into a cave on the western shore of the Auckland Islands and sank. | |
| Holmbank | New Zealand | 21 September 1963 | A coastal trading vessel that was lost off Banks Peninsula | |
| Holmglen | 24 November 1959 | A coastal trading vessel that was lost off Timaru. | 44°31′20″S171°41′22″E / 44.5223°S 171.6894°E | |
| Hydrabad | United Kingdom | 24 June 1878 | A cargo and passenger sailing ship that was beached in the North Island in a storm. | |
| Kaitawa | New Zealand | 24 May 1966 | A collier that capsized near Cape Reinga. | |
| Mikhail Lermontov |  Soviet Union | 16 February 1986 | A Soviet passenger liner that ran aground in the Marlborough Sounds. | 41°02′32″S174°13′10″E / 41.042087°S 174.219496°E |
| RMS Niagara |  United Kingdom | 19 June 1940 | An ocean liner that struck a mine and sank off Bream Head while carrying a secret consignment of gold from the Bank of England. | 35°51′50″S174°56′38″E / 35.86389°S 174.94389°E |
| Novelty | New Zealand | 1877 | A steam ship wrecked off Quail Island, Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand | |
| HMS Orpheus | Royal Navy | 7 February 1863 | A Jason-class corvette that ran aground on the Manukau Heads, with 189 lives lost. | 37°04.1′S174°28.3′E / 37.0683°S 174.4717°E |
| Penguin | New Zealand | 12 February 1909 | A ferry that foundered off Cape Terawhiti. | |
| Port Kembla | 18 September 1917 | A cargo ship that was sunk by a mine off Farewell Spit. | ||
| HMNZS Puriri | Royal New Zealand Navy | 14 May 1941 | A coastal cargo boat that was converted into a minesweeper, and hit a mine off Bream Head 25 days after being commissioned. | 35°46′15″S174°43′00″E / 35.77083°S 174.71667°E |
| Queen Bee | United Kingdom | 7 August 1877 | A barque that ran aground on Farewell Spit. [6] | 40°30′00″S172°52′00″E / 40.50000°S 172.86667°E |
| Rainbow Warrior |  Netherlands | 2 December 1987 | A fishing trawler that was purchased by Greenpeace in 1978 for use as a fundraising and protest ship. She was sabotaged and sunk by the French secret service at Auckland on 10 July 1985, and although later refloated, was found to be beyond repair and finally scuttled in Matauri Bay. | 34°58′29″S173°56′06″E / 34.9748°S 173.9349°E |
| Rena |  Liberia | 5 October 2011 | A container ship that ran aground on Astrolabe Reef, resulting in New Zealand's worst oil spill. The wreck broke apart and sank in January 2012. | 37°32′25″S176°25′45″E / 37.54028°S 176.42917°E |
| HMS Sandfly | Royal Navy | 1868 | A passenger paddle steamer used as a gunboat during the New Zealand Wars. In 1865 she reverted to civilian use and became Tasmanian Maid, before being wrecked off New Plymouth. | |
| Sydney Packet | Australia | 17 July 1837 | A schooner that was wrecked in a storm off Moeraki, Otago. | |
| Tararua | New Zealand | 29 April 1881 | A passenger steamer that struck a reef off Waipapa Point and sank the next day, claiming over 100 victims. | 46°40′07″S168°51′44″E / 46.6686°S 168.8622°E |
| HMS Torch | Royal Navy | 17 November 1924 | An Alert-class sloop that ran aground in the Chatham Islands. | |
| Torrington | Australia | 27 June 1851 | A brig wrecked in a storm in Lyttelton Harbour | |
| HMNZS Tui | Royal New Zealand Navy | February 1999 | An oceanographic survey and research ship that was scuttled as a dive wreck. | 35°35′00″S174°32′22″E / 35.5832°S 174.5394°E |
| Victory | 3 July 1861 | A steamship that ran aground off Otago Peninsula. | 45°50′33″S170°43′56″E / 45.8425°S 170.7321°E | |
| Wahine | New Zealand | 10 April 1968 | A passenger ferry that ran aground and capsized, with 51 lives lost. | |
| HMNZS Waikato | Royal New Zealand Navy | 18 December 2000 | A Leander-class frigate that was scuttled off Tutukata as an artificial reef. | 35°39′10″S174°32′40″E / 35.6528°S 174.5445°E |
| Wairarapa | New Zealand | 29 October 1894 | A luxury steamer that hit a reef off Great Barrier Island. | 36°04′03″S175°21′07″E / 36.0674°S 175.3519°E |
| HMNZS Wellington | Royal New Zealand Navy | 13 November 2005 | A Leander-class frigate that was scuttled off the coast of Wellington. | 41°21.18′S174°46.80′E / 41.35300°S 174.78000°E |
| William and John | New Zealand | 27 June 1851 | A 10-ton cutter wrecked in a storm in Lyttelton Harbour |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lady of St Kilda | United Kingdom | A schooner that was wrecked sometime shortly after 1843. |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USS Admiral W. L. Capps | United States Navy | |||
| USS Arizona | 7 December 1941 | A battleship lost in the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. | 21°21′53″N157°57′00″W / 21.364775°N 157.950112°W | |
| USS Barbero | 7 October 1964 | A Balao-class submarine sunk as a target off Pearl Harbor. | ||
| Bering |  Russia | January 1815 | The Russian-American Company ship (also spelled Behring; formerly Atahualpa, an American maritime fur trade vessel) wrecked at Waimea Bay, Oahu. [7] [8] | |
| USS Carbonero | United States Navy | 27 April 1975 | A Balao-class submarine sunk as a target. | |
| Carrier Dove | United States | 21 November 1921 | A schooner that struck a reef off Molokai. | |
| Carthaginian II | December 2005 | A sailing boat that was sunk as an artificial reef. | 20°51′45.8″N156°40′30.7″W / 20.862722°N 156.675194°W | |
| Cleopatra's Barge |  Hawaii | 6 April 1824 | The royal yacht of King Kamehameha II that ran aground in Hanalei Bay. | |
| USS Darter | United States Navy | 7 January 1992 | A submarine that was disabled in a collision with Kansas Getty, and sunk as a target off Pearl Harbor. | |
| Ehime Maru |  Japan | 9 February 2001 | A Japanese fishery high school training ship sank about 9 nautical miles (17 km) off the south coast of Oahu, after a collision with United States Navy submarine USS Greeneville. Nine of its crewmembers were killed, including four high school students. | |
| I-18 | Imperial Japanese Navy | A Japanese midget submarine depth-charged at Pearl Harbor. | ||
| I-401 | 31 May 1946 | An I-400-class submarine that was sunk as a target off Kalaeloa. | ||
| Kad’yak | Russia | 1816 | The Russian-American Company ship (also spelled Kad’iak and Kodiak; formerly Myrtle), wrecked at Honolulu Harbor, Oahu. [8] | |
| USS LST-480 | United States Navy | 21 May 1944 | A tank landing ship sunk following the West Loch Disaster in Pearl Harbor. | |
| USNS Mission San Miguel | 8 October 1957 | A fleet oiler run aground on Maro Reef. | ||
| USS S-28 | 4 July 1944 | An S-class submarine that sunk off Oahu. | ||
| USS Saginaw | 29 October 1870 | A sloop-of-war that ran aground off Kure Atoll. | ||
| San Pedro | United States | 1996 | Sunk by Atlantis Submarines Hawaii as an artificial reef. | |
| USS Stickleback | United States Navy | 29 May 1958 | A Balao-class submarine sunk in a collision with USS Silverstein. | |
| USS Tinosa | November 1960 | A Gato-class submarine that was scuttled after being used as an anti-submarine warfare target. | ||
| USS Utah | 7 December 1941 | A former battleship converted to a training and target ship lost in the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. | 21°22′8″N157°57′45″W / 21.36889°N 157.96250°W | |
| YO-257 | 1989 | Sunk by Atlantis Submarines Hawaii as an artificial reef. |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia | 5 June 1881 | A mail ship that was wrecked on Ducie Island. | ||
| Bowdon | April 1893 | A ship that was wrecked on Oeno Island. | ||
| Cornwallis | 23 January 1875 | A ship that was wrecked on Pitcairn Island. | ||
| Khandeish | 25 September 1875 | A ship that was wrecked on Oeno Island. | ||
| Oregon | 23 August 1883 | A ship that was wrecked on Oeno Island. | ||
| Wild Wave | 5 March 1858 | A 1,500-ton clipper ship that was wrecked on Oeno Island. |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMS Adler | Imperial German Navy | 16 March 1889 | A gunboat that was wrecked in the 1889 Apia cyclone. | 13°49′36″S171°45′53″W / 13.8266°S 171.7647°W |
| SMS Eber | A warship that was wrecked in the 1889 Apia cyclone. | 13°49′53″S171°45′07″W / 13.83139°S 171.75194°W | ||
| Staghound | British Australian colony | 21 November 1862 | Drove ashore during a gale. | |
| USS Trenton | United States Navy | 16 March 1889 | A warship that was wrecked in the 1889 Apia cyclone. |
Ironbottom Sound is the name given to the stretch of water between Guadalcanal and Florida Island, because of the dozens of ships and planes that sank there during the Guadalcanal Campaign in 1942–43.
The Auckland Islands are an archipelago of New Zealand, lying 465 km (289 mi) south of the South Island. The main Auckland Island, occupying 460 km2 (180 sq mi), is surrounded by smaller Adams Island, Enderby Island, Disappointment Island, Ewing Island, Rose Island, Dundas Island, and Green Island, with a combined area of 570 km2 (220 sq mi). The islands have no permanent human inhabitants.
HMS Orpheus was a Jason-class Royal Navy corvette that served as the flagship of the Australian squadron. Orpheus sank off the west coast of Auckland, New Zealand, on 7 February 1863: 189 crew out of the ship's complement of 259 died in the disaster, making it the worst maritime tragedy to occur in New Zealand waters.
Kordia is a New Zealand state-owned enterprise. It provides a range of services, including connectivity, cloud and cyber security services, as well as managed IT, field services, broadcast and safety of life communications.
During World War II, surface raiders and submarines of the Axis powers, primarily Germany and Japan, conducted naval activities in various parts of the world, including the waters around New Zealand.
Dicky Beach is both a beach and coastal suburb of Caloundra in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Dicky Beach had a population of 1,921 people.
Joan Druett is a New Zealand historian and novelist, specialising in maritime history and crime fiction.
Waikokopu is a small coastal settlement in the north of New Zealand's Hawke's Bay Region, where the Waikokopu stream forms a small tidal estuary between two prominent headlands. The name Waikokopu translates from Māori as "waters" (wai) of the "kokopu", the kokopu being any one of three species of small native fresh-water fish. Waikokopu is about 40 km east of Wairoa, the largest town in northern Hawke's Bay.
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.
A castaway depot is a store or hut placed on an isolated island to provide emergency supplies and relief for castaways and victims of shipwrecks.
Simon Mitchell is a New Zealand physician specialising in occupational medicine, hyperbaric medicine and anesthesiology. Trained in medicine, Mitchell was awarded a PhD for his work on neuroprotection from embolic brain injury. Mitchell has also published more than 45 research and review papers in the medical literature. Mitchell is an author and avid technical diver. He also wrote two chapters of the latest edition of Bennett and Elliott's Physiology and Medicine of Diving, is the co-author of the diving textbook Deeper Into Diving with John Lippmann and co-authored the chapter on Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine in Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine with Michael Bennett.
SS Port Kembla was a steamer owned by the Commonwealth and Dominion Line and named after Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia. She was sunk 17 kilometres off Farewell Spit on New Zealand′s South Island on 18 September 1917 by a mine laid by the Imperial German Navy auxiliary cruiser SMS Wolf. During an inquiry held in Wellington, New Zealand, shortly after the sinking it was thought that the explosion was from an internal source rather than a mine. Regulus rescued the survivors.
TSS Wahine was a Union Steamship Company passenger steamship that was launched in Scotland in 1912 and wrecked in the Arafura Sea in 1951. She spent most of her career on inter-island ferry route between Wellington and Lyttelton, New Zealand. She was a minelayer in World War I, and a troop ship in World War I, World War II and the Korean War.
Mer Island is a locality and island in Murray Island Group of the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mer Island had a population of 406 people.
Cowan was a fishing vessel of 30 tons net register, built in 1914. Cowan sank in 1948 near Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand.
Jasmine Togo-Brisby is a South Sea Islander artist known for her sculpture installations and portrait photographs. She currently resides in Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington and is one of few artists that centres Pacific slave labour as the focus of her practice.
