List of shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean explained

This is a partial list of shipwrecks which occurred in the Atlantic Ocean. The list includes ships that sank, foundered, grounded, or were otherwise lost. The Atlantic Ocean is here defined in its widest sense, to include its marginal seas: the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the English Channel, the Labrador Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the mid-Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the North Channel, the Norwegian Sea, and the waters of West Africa.

Baltic Sea

ShipFlagSunk dateNotesCoordinates
13 January 1940A Finnish escort vessel that was sunk by its own depth charge north of Märket Island.60.3833°N 29°W
17 December 1915A light cruiser which struck two mines.57.5167°N 44°W
3 May 1945A German prison ship that was bombed by Royal Air Force Typhoon aircraft, resulting in the deaths of over 4,000 prisoners of war.54.065°N 60.45°W
5 December 1918A light cruiser that struck a mine in the Gulf of Finland near Saaremaa, Estonia.
Estonia28 September 1994An Estonian cruise ferry that sank during a storm, claiming 852 lives.
17 November 1914A armored cruiser that struck two mines 33nmi west of Memel.
15 July 1919An sloop that struck a mine in the Gulf of Finland east of Saaremaa, Estonia, on either 15 or 16 July 1919, according to different sources.
16 April 1945A German transport ship torpedoed by, with thousands of German civilians and wounded soldiers on board.
16 August 1947A that never saw service in World War II, and was sunk as a target north of Władysławowo, Poland.
13 September 1941A that was sunk by mines.59.45°N 26°W
Poland14 January 1993A Polish ferry that capsized in hurricane-force winds off Cape Arkona, Germany.54.6°N 27°W
Koral11 January 1945An that sank 35km (22miles) from Tallinn, Estonia.
Ladoga15 August 1915A minelayer, formerly the armored cruiser, sunk by a mine.
22 September 1857A Russian ship of the line that capsized in the Gulf of Finland.59.95°N 44°W
15 July 1919An sloop that struck a mine in the Gulf of Finland east of Saaremaa, Estonia, on either 15 or 16 July 1919, according to different sources.
17 June 1919A protected cruiser torpedoed by the British coastal motor boat CMB-4 at Kronstadt.60.025°N 29.5333°W
11 October 1914A armored cruiser that was torpedoed by .59.6083°N 22.8167°W
United States24 December 1947A Victory ship that was grounded after a storm.[1]
23 October 1915A armored cruiser that was torpedoed by the British submarine about 20nmi west of Libau in the Russian Empire.56.55°N 38°W
7 September 1893An ironclad warship that sank in the Gulf of Finland.
4 October 1925A that sank in a storm in the Bothnian Sea off Reposaari, Finland.
19 August 1915A sunk by a mine near Ruhnu in the Gulf of Riga during the Battle of the Gulf of Riga.
19 August 1915A sunk by the Imperial German Navy battleships and in the Gulf of Riga during the Battle of the Gulf of Riga.
17 October 1917A scuttled near Muhu during the Battle of Moon Sound.58.6786°N 23.3553°W
18 February 1944A Type IIB U-boat that sank west of Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast.54.8667°N 19.4856°W
12 December 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that collided with German warship M 203 northwest of Pillau, Russia.54.9667°N 52°W
15 November 1941A Type VIIC U-boat that collided with north of Łeba, Poland.55.3833°N 22°W
24 February 1943A Type VIIC U-boat that sank in a collision with northwest of Łeba, Poland.55.25°N 32°W
12 February 1945A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by mine in the Gulf of Finland.59.5°N 23°W
2 March 1945A Type XXI U-boat that was sunk by a mine off Warnemünde, Germany.54.1833°N 17°W
7 November 1915A light cruiser that was torpedoed by about 20nmi south of Scania, Sweden.
10 August 1628A Swedish warship that capsized at Stockholm, Sweden, less than 1nmi into its maiden voyage. The wreck was raised in 1961, and now rests in the Vasa Museum.59.3278°N 18.0911°W
4 September 1919An Admiralty V-class destroyer that struck a mine off Seiskari in the Gulf of Finland.60.0167°N 50°W
31 August 1919An Admiralty V-class destroyer that was torpedoed by Pantera off Seiskari in the Gulf of Finland.60.0833°N 51°W
4 September 1901A that collided with east of Cape Arkona, Germany.54.6833°N 13.5167°W
3 September 1939A that was sunk by German bomber aircraft. The wreck was later towed to the area off Jastarnia, Poland.54.6667°N 50°W
30 January 1945A German cruise ship that was torpedoed by during Operation Hannibal, killing an estimated 9,400 people, nearly all of whom were civilians.

Bay of Biscay

ShipFlagSunk dateNotesCoordinates
18 June 1940A scuttled at Brest, France, to prevent her capture by advancing German ground forces during the Battle of France.
18 June 1940A scuttled at Brest, France, to prevent her capture by advancing German ground forces during the Battle of France.
Netherlands15 January 1940A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed and later shelled by .[2] 46.9167°N -40°W
Netherlands21 June 1940A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed by .[3] 47.1667°N -38°W
7 August 1918A armored cruiser torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine off Brest, France.
11 February 1918A sunk by an accidental internal explosion off La Pallice, France.
España Spanish Republican Navy30 April 1937An sunk by a mine near Santander, Spain.43.5239°N -3.6789°W
26 August 1922An wrecked on an uncharted rock while entering Quiberon Bay on the coast of France.47.4517°N -3.0333°W
13 August 1944A hulked armored cruiser sunk by Royal Air Force aircraft at Brest France.
16 November 1910A decommissioned protected cruiser wrecked off Les Sables-d'Olonne, France, while under tow to ship breakers.
27 June 1917A armored cruiser sunk by a mine off the Iroise entrance to Brest, France.
22 June 1940A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed by .[4] 47.15°N -21°W47.15°N -21°W
10 November 1890An wrecked on the northwestern coast of Spain off Cape Vilan.
18 August 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by depth charges dropped by three Royal Canadian Navy destroyers,, and near La Rochelle45.8667°N -38°W
11 July 1944A Type IXC/40 U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft.46.5167°N -34°W

Black Sea

ShipFlagSunk dateNotesCoordinates
31 August 1986An ocean liner that collided with the Soviet cargo ship Pyotr Vasev in Tsemes Bay.
7 November 1941A hospital ship that was sunk by German aircraft, with at least 5,000 deaths.44.25°N 51°W
21 July 1920A scout cruiser that struck a mine and sank in 11m (36feet) of water southwest of Cape Fontana and from Odessa.[5]
Moskva14 April 2022A guided missile cruiser that sank after being hit by Ukrainian missiles.[6]
Novocherkassak26 December 2023An LST that was sank off Crimea by Ukrainian forces from a missile strike near Feodosiya during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7] [8]
Novorossiysk29 October 1955A sunk by an explosion at Sevastopol in the Soviet Union.44.6186°N 33.5356°W
30 March 1916A Russian hospital ship that was torpedoed by off Rize Province, Turkey.42.01°N 41.19°W
Panama24 February 1942A refugee ship that was torpedoed by with over 700 Romanian Jewish immigrants aboard.41.3833°N 42°W
Romania13 October 1982An oil tanker that exploded 40nmi southeast of Kaliakra, Bulgaria.

Caribbean Sea

ShipFlagSunk dateNotesCoordinates
1 June 1942A cargo ship that was torpedoed by between St. Lucia and St. Vincent.[9] 13.6667°N -91°W
3 July 1898An armored cruiser beached and wrecked on the south coast of Cuba west of Santiago de Cuba after sustaining damage in combat against United States Navy warships during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.19.9775°N -76.1444°W
United Kingdom25 August 1942A cargo ship that sunk after being torpedoed by .[10] 17.7667°N -127°W
United StatesJune 11, 1942A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed three times by .[11] 17.9667°N -112°W
19 June 1942A merchant ship that was torpedoed by .[12] 12.0833°N -102°W
United Kingdom10 June 1942A cargo ship that sunk after being torpedoed by .[13] 12.75°N -100°W
United StatesJune 16, 1942A merchant ship that was torpedoed by .[14] 12.1167°N -113°W
Panama23 June 1942A tanker that was torpedoed by .[15] 13.1333°N -88°W
United States25 May 1942A merchant ship that was torpedoed by .[16] 17.5°N -88°W
Sweden18 August 1942A merchant ship that was torpedoed by .[17] 19.6833°N -126°W
Belgium14 May 1942A merchant ship that sank after being torpedoed by .[18] 11.5333°N -105°W
United Kingdom19 August 1942A tanker that was torpedoed by near Grenada.11.9667°N -100°W
Belgium9 June 1942A merchant ship that sank after being torpedoed by .[19] 11.0833°N -107°W
4 December 2002A decommissioned sunk during explosives testing south of Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico.
Honduras7 June 1942A merchant ship that was torpedoed by .[20] 20.25°N -101°W
Netherlands13 March 1943A merchant ship that was torpedoed by .[21] 14.8333°N -117°W
1 August 1970An overloaded passenger ferry boat that sank crossing the channel between the islands of St. Kitts and Nevis, Leeward Islands17.1806°N -62.675°W
Panama4 June 1942An oil tanker that was torpedoed by about 41nmi southwest of Isla de Mona, Puerto Rico.17.5°N -88°W
29 September 1895A unprotected cruiser that sank in a hurricane near Pinar del Rio, Cuba.
3 July 1898A armored cruiser beached and wrecked on the south coast of Cuba at the mouth of the Tarquino River after sustaining damage in combat against United States Navy warships during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
12 October 1943A that was sunk north of Panama.12.35°N -128°W
United Kingdom13 April 1942A tanker that was torpedoed by southwest of Haiti.17.6667°N -124°W
United Kingdom6 May 1942A cargo ship that was torpedoed by west of the Cayman Islands.19.2333°N -116°W
United Kingdom21 August 1942A cargo ship that was torpedoed by northeast of Trinidad.10.9°N -72°W
United Kingdom28 November 1942A cargo ship that was torpedoed by off Guyana.9°N -88°W
United Kingdom9 July 1942A cargo ship that was torpedoed by northwest of Tobago.11.6667°N -115°W
Mexico21 May 1942An oil tanker that was torpedoed by .23.5°N -108°W
Netherlands18 June 1942A steam merchant that was sunk by after it was shelled.[22] 11.9167°N -108°W
3 July 1898A that exploded and sank off the south coast of Cuba just west of Cabanas Bay during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
24 May 1942A merchant ship that was torpedoed by .[23] 16.15°N -70°W
Netherlands24 May 1942A merchant ship that was torpedoed by .[24] 19.8333°N -134°W
3 July 1898An armored cruiser beached and wrecked on the south coast of Cuba just west of Punta Cabrera after sustaining damage in combat against United States Navy warships during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
21 July 1898A sloop sunk by United States Navy warships in Nipe Bay on the coast of Cuba during the Battle of Nipe Bay.
United States16 June 1942A merchant ship that was torpedoed by .[25] 11.9°N -70°W
2 February 1894A screw sloop-of-war wrecked on Roncador Cay.13.5333°N -83°W
15 February 1898A warship, sometimes referred to as an armored cruiser and sometimes as a second-class battleship, sunk by an internal explosion at Havana, Cuba.23.1353°N -82.3342°W
United States24 November 1943A Liberty ship that was sunk by northwest of Cristóbal, Panama.10.4833°N -100°W
USS Memphis29 August 1916A armored cruiser wrecked in the harbor at Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.
2 June 1898A collier sunk in the entrance to the harbor at Santiago de Cuba in Cuba during the Siege of Santiago de Cuba.19.9769°N -75.8717°W
United States13 May 1942A cargo ship that was sunk by about 90nmi east of Bonaire.14.0333°N -96°W
28 October 1923An O-class submarine that was sunk in a collision in Limon Bay on the coast of the Panama Canal Zone.
3 July 1898A beached and wrecked on the south coast of Cuba just west of Cabanas Bay after sustaining damage in combat against United States Navy warships during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
Netherlands6 July 1943A cargo liner that sank after being torpedoed by .[26] 17.9333°N -132°W
United Kingdom10 June 1942A merchant ship that sank after being torpedoed by 178miles north of Cristóbal, Panama.[27] 12.2833°N -100°W
12 June 1943An R-class submarine that sank accidentally.24.4083°N -81.6417°W
Latvia14 June 1942A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed by . It would be one of 8 Latvian ships that continued to fly the flag of Latvia and did not return home after being invaded by the Soviet Union.[28] 17.9333°N -132°W
5 July 1898An unprotected cruiser scuttled on the south coast of Cuba at the entrance to the harbor Santiago de Cuba during the Siege of Santiago de Cuba.
Netherlands27 August 1942A tanker that was sunk after being torpedoed by .[29] 18.15°N -112°W
Honduras5 June 1942A sailing ship that sank after it was shelled by .[30] 16.75°N -85°W
Netherlands25 August 1942A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed by .[31] 16.65°N -88°W
18 February 1942A submarine that sank north of Cristóbal, Panama, possibly due to a collision with an American freighter.10.6667°N -111°W
28 May 1942A tanker that was torpedoed by southwest of Grenada.12.8333°N -99°W
United States12 July 1942A merchant ship that was torpedoed by .[32] 18.25°N -126°W
11 March 1942A cargo ship that was torpedoed off Cape San Antonio, Cuba.21.5667°N -104°W
United States4 May 1942A merchant ship that was torpedoed by .[33] 18.4167°N -112°W
28 August 1942A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by off Haiti.17.6667°N -104°W
13 July 1942A Type IXC U-boat that was sunk by off Colón, Panama.9.7667°N -110°W
28 July 1943A Type IXC U-boat that was sunk by US aircraft south of Haiti.15.95°N -98°W
26 July 1943A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by an American aircraft southwest of Haiti's Tiburon Peninsula.18.1°N -75°W
22 August 1942A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a US aircraft.12°N -135°W
Panama7 March 1944A steam tanker that was sunk after being torpedoed and broken in two.[34] 11.5°N -103°W
3 July 1898An armored cruiser beached and wrecked on the south coast of Cuba west of Santiago de Cuba after sustaining damage in combat against United States Navy warships during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
United States19 August 1942A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed by two times. It was carrying a variety of cargo which included: manganese ore, mica, rubber and even 250 monkeys on the ship's boat deck.[35] 11.75°N -92°W
United States15 June 1942A steam tanker that was sunk after being torpedoed three times by .[36] 11.8333°N -77°W

Gulf of Mexico

ShipFlagSunk dateNotesCoordinates
United States2 May 1961A schooner that sank in a squall about 125nmi west of the Dry Tortugas, inspiring the film White Squall.
United States6 May 1942A cargo ship that was torpedoed by off Port Eads, Louisiana.28.5833°N -110°W
Mexico4 September 1942A tanker that was torpedoed by about 60 miles off the coast of Tampico. Originally an Italian vessel prior to being seized by Mexico.[37] 23.45°N -127°W
Honduras19 July 1942A cargo ship that was torpedoed by .[38] 25.2333°N -109°W
6 July 1942A merchant ship that was torpedoed by about 45 miles to the south of Pascagoula, Mississippi.[39] 29.5833°N -132°W
United States10 July 1942A tanker that was torpedoed by .[40] 29.0833°N -95°W
19 June 1942A Yugoslavian cargo steamer that was sunk after hitting a US Navy mine.[41] [42] 24.95°N -138°W
Cadmus1 July 1942A merchant ship that sank after being torpedoed by .[43] 22.8333°N -107°W
United States26 May 1942A tanker that was torpedoed by .[44] 26.3°N -110°W
11 October 1923A whaleback steamship that foundered 120nmi off Florida.
United Kingdom29 June 1942A steam tanker that sank after being torpedoed by .[45] 28.4833°N -101°W
United States17 May 1942A tanker that was torpedoed by .[46] 28.1333°N -135°W
United States13 May 1942A tanker that was torpedoed by .[47] 28.4833°N -101°W
2 July 1942A Norwegian merchant ship that was torpedoed by .[48] 23.55°N -127°W
United States20 May 1942A tanker that was torpedoed by .[49] 28.7°N -98°W
27 May 1942A tanker that was torpedoed by .[50] 28.4167°N -91°W
11 January 1863A sidewheel paddle gunboat sunk off Galveston, Texas, by the Confederate States Navy screw sloop-of-war in the Action off Galveston Light.
United States17 May 1942A merchant ship that was torpedoed by .[51] 28.8833°N -94°W
Honduras2 October 1992A Honduran cargo ship that sank during a storm.[52]
United StatesAugust 1940A schooner that was caught in the 1940 Louisiana hurricane and sank south of Mobile, Alabama.
Mexico27 June 1942An oil tanker that was torpedoed by near Tecolutla.20.25°N -116°W
17 June 1942A tanker that was torpedoed by off the coast of Corpus Christi, Texas.[53] 25.5833°N -116°W
Mexico26 July 1942A merchant ship that was torpedoed by .[54] 28.3833°N -104°W
United States23 June 1942An oil tanker that was torpedoed by to the south of South Pass, Louisiana.[55] 28.8833°N -104°W
Panama17 June 1942A merchant ship that sank after being torpedoed by .[56] 25.4333°N -128°W
16 January 1924A protected cruiser wrecked on Blanquilla Reef off Veracruz, Mexico.
5 August 1864A monitor sunk by a mine in the entrance to Mobile Bay on the coast of Alabama during the Battle of Mobile Bay.30.2317°N -88.0258°W
4 July 1942A tanker that was torpedoed by .[57] 22.2167°N -92°W
Mexico27 June 1942An oil tanker that was torpedoed by near Tecolutla.20.25°N -116°W
7 October 1951A German Type XXI U-boat, operated by the US Navy from 1945 to 1949, sunk as a target24.8669°N -83.3099°W
United States12 May 1942A tanker that was torpedoed by while it was laying stopped 1.5miles miles from the Southwest Pass pilot buoy for the Mississippi River. The coordinates are for where the ship sank at.[58] The shipwreck itself has been moving because of underwater mudflows and as a result the ship's movement is a source of scientific research on that matter.[59] 28.8833°N -118°W

English Channel

See also: List of shipwrecks in the Channel Islands.

ShipFlagSunk dateNotesCoordinates
2 February 1912An sunk 2nmi southwest of the East Princessa Buoy in the eastern Solent in a collision with the depot ship .[60] (See also 17 May 1912.)
17 May 1912The refloated wreck of an sunk as a gunnery target in Weymouth Bay by the battleship .[61] (See also 2 February 1912.)50.5235°N -13.25°W
Norway22 February 1917A cargo ship that was sunk by 30nmi north of Ushant.
1 September 1917A barque that was torpedoed by 49.35°N -29°W
19 June 1864A screw sloop-of-war sunk off Cherbourg, France by the United States Navy screw sloop-of-war in the Battle of Cherbourg.49.7525°N -1.695°W
26 July 1917A protected cruiser torpedoed off Beachy Head by the Imperial German Navy submarine .50.655°N 0.291°W
16 June 1944A that foundered under tow near Portland Bill, Dorset.50.1167°N -2.0183°W
23 October 1943A light cruiser sunk by German torpedo boats in the Battle of Sept-Îles.48.9833°N -42°W
United Kingdom3 March 1917A steamship that was torpedoed by south of Selsey Bill.
9 June 1944A decommissioned scuttled as a breakwater to form part of a Mulberry harbor off Sword Beach, Normandy, in support of the Normandy landings.
12 March 1918A D-class submarine sunk in error by the French airship AT-0 off Fécamp, France.
United Kingdom17 April 1917A hospital ship that was torpedoed by .50.26°N -1°W
ORP Dragon20 July 1944A light cruiser scuttled to form a breakwater for an artificial harbor on the coast of France near Courseulles.
9 June 1944A light cruiser scuttled to form a breakwater for an artificial harbor on the coast of France in the Seine Bay off Ouistreham.49.3456°N -0.2689°W
4 November 1913A sunk as a target by British warships in Lyme Bay on the southwestern coast of England.50.495°N -2.965°W
Belgium25 December 1917A cargo ship that was torpedoed by near the Isle of Wight.50.4417°N -1.4919°W
1 January 1915A torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine near the Isle of Portland.50.2167°N -7°W
5 July 1940An anti-aircraft ship that sank in Portland Harbour on the coast of Dorset, England, a day after suffering heavy damage in a German dive bomber attack.50.5769°N -2.4194°W
United Kingdom18 March 1915A cargo ship that was torpedoed by south of Eastbourne, England.50.6°N 25°W
25 April 1908A protected cruiser sunk in a collision with the American steamer in the Needles off the Isle of Wight.
31 May 1878A ironclad turret ship sunk in a collision with the German armored frigate off Folkestone, England.51.01°N 1.1608°W
4 November 1914A decommissioned scuttled as a blockship in Portland Harbour on the south coast of England.50.5692°N -2.4211°W
25 August 1944A that was torpedoed by .[62] 49.8333°N -45°W
Belgium24 December 1944A troopship torpedoed by the German submarine off Cherbourg, France, with the loss of 819 of the 2,374 people on board.49.75°N -35°W
23 October 1943A escort destroyer scuttled by the British destroyer after suffering damage in combat with German torpedo boats during the Battle of Sept-Îles.
9 June 1944A that was sunk by German motor torpedo boats about 30nmi east of Cherbourg.[63] 49.7167°N -52°W
21 January 1925An sunk as a target by British aircraft and warships in Hurd's Deep in the English Channel, about 50nmi south of the Isles of Scilly.
United Kingdom8 August 1940A cargo ship that collided with Rye off Newhaven.
7 April 1917A cargo ship that was torpedoed by .49.95°N -7°W
9 June 1944A light cruiser scuttled to form a breakwater for an artificial harbor on the coast of France in the Seine Bay off Ouistreham.
2 April 1908A that collided with the British armoured cruiser about 20nmi south of the Isle of Wight.
21 July 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by and south of Brighton, East Sussex.50.45°N -13°W
10 March 1945A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a mine off Beachy Head.50.6°N 4°W
27 February 1945A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by and southwest of Penzance, Cornwall.49.7667°N -52°W
4 August 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by and .50.3833°N 6°W
18 July 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that came under attack from and was scuttled.50.05°N -32°W
7 July 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by, and .50.5333°N -23°W
29 June 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British forces south of Salcombe, England.49.6167°N -44°W
12 May 1918A Type UB III U-boat that was torpedoed by .50.1333°N -43°W
26 May 1918A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by west of the Isle of Portland, Dorset.50.5333°N -34°W
9 May 1918A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by north of Cherbourg.49.8167°N -31°W
29 August 1918A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by mine north of Calais.51.05°N 45°W
24 May 1940A W-class destroyer that was sunk by German dive bombers northwest of Calais, France.51.015°N 1.7639°W

Irish Sea

ShipFlagSunk dateNotesCoordinates
14 November 1918A armoured cruiser wrecked in the Mersey Estuary.
13 April 1945A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was captured by British ships northwest of Holyhead, Wales, and sank under tow the next day.
26 January 1945A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British ships.53.65°N -28°W
27 January 1945A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by British frigates east of Wexford, Ireland.52.4°N -47°W

Labrador Sea

ShipFlagSunk dateNotesCoordinates
3 February 1943A troopship that was torpedoed by the German submarine south of Greenland.59.3667°N -90°W
13 June 1943A United States Coast Guard cutter sunk southwest of Greenland, probably by a mine.60.8333°N -52°W
United Kingdom3 November 1941A merchant ship that was torpedoed by northeast of Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland.51.35°N -96°W
San Juan de Pasajes BasquesDecember 1565While sitting at anchor in Red Bay bay with other whaling ships, she broke her moorings during a storm, struck an island and sank with a full load of 1,000 casks of oil.51.7319°N -56.4256°W

Mediterranean Sea

ShipFlagSunk dateNotesCoordinates
10 September 1943An sunk by mines in the harbor at Taranto, Italy, during Operation Slapstick.40.4431°N 17.2517°W
24 November 1943A sunk by American bomber aircraft at the Toulon Arsenal at Toulon, France, after her seizure by Germany.
8 November 1942A depth-charged and sunk during Operation Torch by the British destroyer off Arzew, Algeria.36.8°N -59°W
30 April 1915An E-class submarine that was attacked by and scuttled in the Sea of Marmara.
United States13 August 1942A Type C3 cargo ship that was attacked by Italian MAS torpedo boats and scuttled off Kelibia, Tunisia.36.6667°N 46°W
29 September 1936A that was sunk by in the Battle of Cape Espartel.36.2464°N -4.6417°W
March 1918A sunk as a target off Fréjus, France.
30 September 1911An sunk by gunfire by the Italian destroyers and in the harbor at Preveza during the Italo-Turkish War.
7 July 1915A armored cruiser that was torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine about 20nmi from Venice, Italy.
8 February 1916An armored cruiser torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine in the Eastern Mediterranean.33.35°N 88°W
France28 January 1917A troopship that was torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine southwest of Peloponnese, Greece.35.49°N 20.02°W
28 May 1943A torpedo boat — a former — sunk by United States Army Air Forces bombers while moored at Leghorn (Livorno), Italy.[64]
Antikythera wreckUnknown1st century BCAn ancient shipwreck discovered in October 1900 near the island of Antikythera. The wreck contained many artifacts and the world's oldest known analog computer, the Antikythera mechanism.[65] 35.8897°N 23.3078°W
United Kingdom6 November 1916A passenger liner that was torpedoed by southwest of the Peloponnese, Greece.36.5°N 50°W
8 November 1942An depth-charged and sunk off Algeria east of Oran during Operation Torch by either the British destroyer, the British destroyer, or both.
19 June 1917An torpedoed and sunk off Cape Bon, Tunisia by the Imperial German Navy submarine .
9 November 1942An scuttled at Oran, Algeria, during Operation Torch to prevent her capture by Allied forces.
14 November 1941A British aircraft carrier torpedoed by about 30nmi off Gibraltar.[66] 36.05°N -49°W
25 February 1941A light cruiser that was torpedoed by off the Kerkennah Islands.34.55°N 56°W
Arno10 September 1940A hospital ship that was sunk by British aircraft about 40nmi northeast of Tobruk, Libya.33.2333°N 46°W
13 October 1940A sunk by the British heavy cruiser during the Battle of Cape Passero.
20 October 1806Ran aground in the Strait of Sicily.[67] 37.7833°N 56°W
France17 February 1917A cargo liner that was torpedoed by .35.3667°N 18.5333°W
30 August 1916An destroyer that sank after colliding with the steamer, a member of the convoy she was escorting, and sank in the Ionian Sea off Capo Colonna, Italy.[68] [69]
27 November 1942An scuttled at Toulon, France, to prevent her capture by German forces.
France19 July 1918A passenger ship that was sunk by 26nmi northeast of Cap Bon, Tunisia.
6 March 1938A heavy cruiser that was sunk by in the Battle of Cape Palos.37.8717°N 0.8667°W
25 November 1941A that was torpedoed by the German submarine north of Sidi Barrani, Egypt.
Barbaros Hayreddin8 August 1915A that was torpedoed by the British submarine off Bolayır in the Sea of Marmara.
13 August 1914A passenger ship that later became a troopship which sank after hitting a mine.[70] 44.9375°N 47.4°W
6 November 1943A that was sunk by German aircraft off Algeria.37.1667°N 6°W
15 June 1942A that was sunk by the combined action of Italian cruisers and torpedo bomber aircraft during Operation Harpoon.36.2°N 11.6333°W
10 April 1918A that sank in the Ionian Sea off Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy, after colliding with the Italian destroyer .[71] [72]
13 February 1918A last heard from on 13 February 1918. Probably sank in the Adriatic Sea off Cattaro, Austria-Hungary, after striking a mine.
11 December 1942A that was torpedoed by northwest of Oran, Algeria.35.9167°N -51°W
31 March 1941A light cruiser that was torpedoed by the Italian submarine Ambra south of Crete.33.3333°N 26.5833°W
15 May 1917A destroyer sunk by the Austro-Hungarian Navy destroyer in the Adriatic Sea during the Battle of the Strait of Otranto.
18 March 1915A battleship sunk by a mine in the southern entrance to the Dardanelles during the Dardanelles campaign.40.0208°N 26.275°W
3 July 1940A sunk by British warships ay Mers El Kébir on the coast of Algeria during the attack on Mers-el-Kébir.
21 September 1916An ocean liner (sister ship to) operating as a hospital ship that struck a mine off the Greek island of Kea and sank with the loss of 30 lives.[73] 37.7014°N 24.2839°W
8 November 1942A Thornycroft type flotilla leader that suffered heavy damage in Operation Terminal and later sank under tow.36.8333°N 40°W
9 October 1943A that was torpedoed by off Salerno, Italy.39.95°N 42°W
30 July 1941A that was rammed by the Italian torpedo boat Generale Achille Papa northwest of Tocra, Libya.32.8167°N 31°W
12 August 1942A light cruiser scuttled by gunfire by the escort destroyer after being torpedoed by the Italian submarine during Operation Pedestal.37.4333°N 10.3667°W
1 June 1941A light cruiser that was sunk by German bombers 100nmi off Alexandria, Egypt.32°N 28°W
31 January 1943A sunk by American bomber aircraft at Ferryville, Tunisia, after her seizure by Germany and transfer to Italy.
12 June 1940A light cruiser that was torpedoed by about 50nmi south of Cape Lithion, Crete.34.05°N 29°W
United Kingdom15 April 1917A troopship that was torpedoed by about 150nmi east of Malta.35.8333°N 49°W
21 May 1941A that struck a mine and was scuttled in the Ionian Sea off the Ionian Islands, south of Lefkada.[74] [75] [76] [77]
15 May 1917A cargo ship sunk by the Austro-Hungarian Navy destroyer in the Adriatic Sea during the Battle of the Strait of Otranto.
16 November 1918An scout cruiser sunk by a mine in the Adriatic Sea off Ližnjan on the coast of Istria.44.8306°N 13.9875°W
14 December 1917A protected cruiser torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine while entering the Gulf of Corinth.
United Kingdom18 May 1918A cargo ship that was torpedoed by southeast of Sicily.36.2833°N 28°W
22 February 1942A cargo ship that was sunk by German aircraft off Bardia, Libya.31.95°N 51°W
Denmark1 August 1918A cargo ship carrying general cargo that was torpedoed by near Port Said, Egypt.[78] 38.7167°N 52°W
August 1944The former, in use as a barracks ship, was scuttled by German forces at Toulon, France.
27 June 1940A that was attacked by British destroyers and scuttled south of Crete.33.7667°N 27.45°W
9 January 1917A that was torpedoed by about 60nmi east of Malta.35.1°N 26°W
Italy13 January 2012A wrecked after striking a rock in the Tyrrhenian Sea just off the eastern shore of Isola del Giglio, Italy.
14 September 1942A light cruiser scuttled by the British destroyer northwest of Alexandria, Egypt, after sustaining damage in a German air attack during Operation Agreement.32.8°N 45°W
20 December 1914A sunk by Austro-Hungarian Navy warships in the entrance to the harbor at Pola, Austria-Hungary.
9 November 1942An scuttled at Oran, Algeria, during Operation Torch to prevent her capture by Allied forces.
19 March 1917A that was torpedoed by about 22nmi southwest of Sardinia.38.7597°N 8.0583°W
11 July 1941A D-class destroyer that was attacked by a German bomber aircraft and scuttled off Sidi Barrani, Egypt.31.75°N 56°W
23 March 1943An Italian submarine that was scuttled after a collision east of the Strait of Gibraltar.35.9°N -4.2833°W
27 April 1941A D-class destroyer that was sunk by German aircraft off Cape Maleas, Greece.36.5°N 57°W
9 November 1942A scuttled at Oran, Algeria, during Operation Torch to prevent her capture by Allied forces.
France14 July 1918A cargo liner that was torpedoed by north of Tobruk, Libya.33.2°N 23.9167°W
25 June 1999A decommissioned which sank accidentally in 939m (3,081feet) of water off France's Levant Island while being submerged for use as a target in a torpedo test.43.1028°N 6.5727°W
United Kingdom26 May 1917A hospital ship that was torpedoed by about 50nmi north of Annaba, Algeria.37.75°N 7.75°W
TCG Dumlupınar4 April 1953A sunk in a collision off Nara Burnu in the Dardanelles.
18 October 1940An Italian that was attacked by British destroyers and scuttled east of Gibraltar.35.9°N -4.2833°W
11 August 1942An aircraft carrier that was torpedoed by about 70nmi south of Cape Salinas, Majorca.
24 October 1943An E-class destroyer that hit a mine off Kalymnos, Greece.
4 January 1930An armored cruiser wrecked on the coast of Algeria west of Oran.
22 October 1948The sloop was sunk by an Israeli Navy explosive motorboat off the Gaza Strip northwest of Gaza City.
29 May 1942A torpedoed in the Mediterranean Sea north-northwest of Benghazi, Libya, by the British submarine .[79]
United Kingdom18 November 1943A cargo ship that was torpedoed by off Taranto, Italy.39.4°N 57°W
18 May 1943A CAM ship that was torpedoed by northeast of Mostaganem, Algeria.36.6167°N 46°W
United Kingdom30 March 1954A troopship that caught fire and sank 32nmi northwest of Cape Caxine, Algeria.37°N 13°W
Enrico Cosenz27 September 1943A torpedo boat — a former — scuttled by her crew in the Adriatic Sea off Lastovo.[80] [81]
United Kingdom1 May 1943An ocean liner that was sunk by German bombers 30nmi north of Benghazi, Libya.32.6667°N 72°W
11 July 1940An E-class destroyer that was torpedoed by and later sank under tow.36.1097°N -3.37°W
26 August 1923An wrecked off Cape Three Forks near Melilla on the coast of North Africa.
27 November 1942An scuttled at Toulon, France, to prevent her seizure intact by Germany. After the Germans seized and refloated her, her hulk was sunk again by American bomber aircraft on 22 June 1944.
4 March 1970A sunk by an accidental internal explosion while submerged off Cape Camarat, 35nmi east of Toulon, France.
6 August 1928An F-class submarine sunk in a collision with the destroyer in the Adriatic Sea off Pola, west of the Brioni Islands.
10 April 1918A sunk in a collision with the French destroyer in the Strait of Otranto.
23 July 1941An E-class destroyer that was attacked by Italian aircraft and scuttled 50nmi northeast of Annaba, Algeria.
5 May 1944A torpedoed by the German submarine .36.1167°N -42°W
31 October 1912A ironclad in use as a barracks ship torpedoed by the Greek torpedo boat No. 11 at Salonica during the First Balkan War.
22 May 1941A light cruiser sunk by German aircraft off Crete.
29 March 1941A heavy cruiser that was sunk by British battleships in the Battle of Cape Matapan.35.35°N 77°W
2 August 1918A sunk in a collision with the Royal Navy armed boarding steamer in the Aegean Sea.
21 July 1875A screw corvette sunk in a collision with the French ironclad central battery ship in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the east coast of Corsica.
15 September 1916A scuttled in the Adriatic Sea off Cattaro, Austria-Hungary, after suffering damage in an attack by Austro-Hungarian Navy Lohner L flying boats. The first submarine sunk by aircraft.
FR1176 May 1943A scuttled in the channel at Bizerte, Tunisia, to prevent her capture by advancing Allied forces.
FR1189 September 1943A scuttled at Genoa, Italy, to prevent her capture by German forces.
France7 November 1915An ocean liner that was sunk by southeast of Sardinia.38.1333°N 63°W
19 April 1943A passenger ship that was carrying soldiers which was torpedoed by .[82] [83] 42.7667°N 51°W
24 September 1943A torpedo boat sunk by German aircraft in the Ionian Sea off Corfu.[84]
United Kingdom4 October 1916A troopship that was torpedoed by about 195nmi east of Malta.35.5525°N 18.4333°W
Fratelli Cairoli23 December 1940A sunk by a mine off Misrata Libya.
12 October 1911A wrecked at the entrance to the harbor at Tripoli on the coast of Ottoman Tripolitania.
27 November 1942A scuttled at Toulon, France, to prevent her seizure intact by Germany. After the Germans seized her and handed her over to Italy, the Italians refloated her. She was sunk again in January 1943, refloated again, and then seized by the Germans before her hulk was sunk again by Allied aircraft on 11 March 1944.
14 December 1941An light cruiser that was torpedoed by off Alexandria, Egypt.31.2833°N 42°W
27 November 1942A scuttled at Toulon, France, to prevent her seizure intact by Germany. Refloated by Italy, then seized by Germany, her hulk was sunk again by Allied aircraft on 5 July 1944. she was refloated again and scuttled on 17 March 1949.
4 October 1916A troopship torpedoed southwest of Sardinia by the Imperial German Navy submarine .38.45°N 37°W
16 July 1918A that sank off Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, after colliding with the British naval trawler .
27 December 1916A that was torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine in the Sea of Crete off Cape Maleas, Greece.36.5°N 68°W
19 May 1943A passenger ship that was torpedoed by southeast of Nice, France.43.0167°N 7.6667°W
16 April 1943A torpedo boat — a former — sunk by United States Army Air Forces bombers while moored at Catania, Sicily.[85] [86] [87]
Greece19 February 1959A cargo ship that suffered a boiler explosion and sank off Euboea, Greece.38.5833°N 45°W
18 July 1915A armored cruiser torpedoed and sunk by the Austro-Hungarian Navy submarine in the Adriatic Sea southeast of Dubrovnik (Ragusa).42.4727°N 34.758°W
4 May 1941A torpedo boat — a former — sunk by a mine in the Mediterranean Sea off the Kerkennah Islands off the coast of Tunisia, with the loss of 61 of her 128 crew.[88] [89] [90] [91] [92] 34.5833°N 61°W
11 September 1943A torpedo boat — a former — scuttled by her crew at Naples, Italy.[93]
25 September 1943A torpedo boat — a former — scuttled by her crew in the Straits of Corfu after she was badly damaged by German aircraft and beached on 14 September 1943..
United Kingdom6 February 1918A cargo ship that was sunk by northeast of Cape Bon, Tunisia.
22 May 1941A light cruiser sunk by German dive bombers in Kythira Strait about 12nmi north of Crete.35.8333°N 23°W
13 May 1915A torpedoed by the Ottoman Navy destroyer in Morto Bay on the coast of the Gallipoli Peninsula.
16 June 1940A that was sunk by Italian torpedo boats.37.0833°N 47°W
12 June 1942A that was torpedoed by .32.0833°N 55°W
17 January 1942An L-class destroyer that was torpedoed by off Sidi Barrani, Egypt.31.8333°N 41°W
15 June 1942A H-class destroyer that was torpedoed by S-55 and scuttled the next day.34.1667°N 22°W
27 November 1942A scuttled at Toulon, France, to prevent her seizure intact by Germany. Refloated by Italy and renamed FR118.
Greece8 December 1966A car ferry that capsized northwest of Antimilos, Greece.
16 June 1942A light cruiser that was torpedoed by the German submarine north of Sallum, Egypt.33.3333°N 26°W
22 December 1940A H-class destroyer that struck a mine off Pantelleria and was scuttled.37.6667°N 42°W
11 October 1943A that was torpedoed by off Béjaïa, Algeria.37.0667°N 5°W
12 March 1907A battleship wrecked by an internal explosion at Toulon, France. (See also 2 December 1909.)
2 December 1909A hulked former battleship which sank near Porquerolles off the coast of France after use as a target. (See also 12 March 1907.)
10 July 1916An torpedoed and sunk by the Austro-Hungarian Navy in the Strait of Otranto during the Adriatic Campaign of World War I.40.1667°N 68°W
4 December 1915An that struck a mine in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of the Principality of Albania south of the Karaburun Peninsula during the Adriatic Campaign of World War I.
18 March 1915A sunk by a mine in the southern entrance to the Dardanelles during the Dardanelles campaign.
13 November 1942A that was torpedoed by during Operation Torch.37.3833°N 14°W
30 May 1917An armed boarding steamer that was torpedoed by about 46nmi southeast of Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy.
United Kingdom1 January 1917A troopship that was torpedoed by about 58nmi southeast of Cape Matapan, Greece.35.7°N 42°W
12 May 1942A J-class destroyer that was attacked by German bombers and scuttled the next day, north of Sidi Barrani, Egypt.36.5°N 56°W
26 March 1942A J-class destroyer that was torpedoed by north of Sidi Barrani, Egypt.31.8833°N 44°W
Spanish Republican Navy17 June 1937An sunk by an accidental internal explosion at Cartagena, Spain.
21 May 1941A J-class destroyer that was sunk by Italian aircraft southeast of Crete.34.5833°N 60°W
Greece21 October 1988A cruise ship sunk in a collision off Piraeus, Greece.37.925°N 23.6083°W
20 December 1941A K-class destroyer that struck a mine and was scuttled north of Khoms, Libya.32.95°N 14.3167°W
29 December 1915A steamer that was sunk by .[94] 34.1167°N 34°W
23 April 1941A training ship, a former, sunk by German aircraft in the harbor at Salamis Naval Base in Greece.
11 April 1942A K-class destroyer bombed and damaged beyond repair by German aircraft while in drydock at Malta, after being heavily damaged by the on 22 March. Later scuttled and sunk as a blockship between the Selmun headland and Selmunett Island in northern Malta.
12 May 1942A K-class destroyer that was sunk by German bombers northwest of Mersa Matruh, Egypt.32.39°N 26.19°W
30 March 1944An L-class destroyer that was torpedoed by north of Palermo, Sicily.38.9°N 32°W
9 January 1942An ocean liner that sank in a storm about 10km (10miles) northeast of Menorca, resulting in 292 deaths.
25 October 1941An sunk by a German dive bomber aircraft north of Bardia, Libya.32.25°N 38°W
23 April 1941A training ship, a former, sunk by German aircraft in the harbor at Salamis Naval Base in Greece.
27 April 1915A armored cruiser that was torpedoed by about 15nmi south of Santa Maria di Leuca.39.5°N 33°W
United Kingdom1 April 1971A cargo ship that ran aground and sunk near Kos.36.5333°N 83°W
5 January 1917A cargo ship that was sunk by east of Malta.35.8°N 23°W
14 July 1941A cargo ship that was seized by Vichy French forces in Beirut harbour in 1940. In 1941, she was taken a short distance offshore and scuttled. Now a popular dive site.
25 September 1911A wrecked by an internal explosion at Toulon, France.
12 March 1943An L-class destroyer that was sunk by German torpedo boats.37.8833°N 59°W
29 December 1915A that sank in the Adriatic Sea after striking two mines off Durazzo, Albania.
11 May 1942An L-class destroyer that was sunk by German dive-bombers 100nmi northeast of Tobruk, Libya.33.4°N 63°W
20 February 1944An that was sunk by .[95] 40.95°N 27°W
20 January 1918An sunk in the Aegean Sea off Imbros by the Ottoman Navy battlecruiser Yavuz Sultan Selim during the Battle of Imbros.40.2286°N 25.9628°W
19 August 1943A that was sunk by a German dive bomber aircraft in the Battle of Gela.36.8667°N 69°W
31 October 1875A broadside ironclad which exploded and sank at Toulon, France.
Switzerland7 September 1943A cargo ship that sunk after being accidentally attacked by British aircraft.[96] 42.8333°N 19°W
27 May 1915A sunk outside the southern entrance to the Dardanelles off Cape Helles on the Gallipoli Peninsula by the Imperial German Navy submarine .40.0417°N 26.1839°W
10 November 1942An M-class destroyer that was torpedoed by the German submarine off Algiers, Algeria.37.8833°N 60°W
9 November 1915A decommissioned battleship scuttled off Cape Helles on the Gallipoli Peninsula to serve as a breakwater during the Gallipoli Campaign.
31 May 1915An ocean liner built in 1902 for the American Line. Purchased by the Royal Navy to act as a decoy ship for the battlecruiser . Sunk by the German submarine .[97]
United States16 April 1944A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by 17miles off Derna.[98] 32.85°N 23°W
Midilli20 January 1918A light cruiser that sank after striking five mines in the Aegean Sea off Imbros during the Battle of Imbros.40.0617°N 25.9783°W
29 August 1917A bulk carrier that was torpedoed by the Austro-Hungarian Navy submarine about 250nmi east of Malta.
15 February 1917A troopship that was torpedoed by .36.4167°N 42°W
27 January 1968A which sank in 2350m (7,710feet) of water in the Gulf of Lion approximately from Toulon, France.
16 April 1941A that was sunk by the Italian destroyer Luca Tarigo off the Kerkennah Islands, Tunisia.34.9333°N 11.7°W
28 December 1915A sunk by the Austro-Hungarian destroyer in the Adriatic Sea off Cattaro, Austria-Hungary.
11 March 1942A light cruiser that was sunk by the German submarine south of Crete.32.0167°N 46°W
9 September 1943A fleet tug that was sunk by German aircraft.40.6333°N 52°W
17 October 1916A destroyer torpedoed and sunk in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Albania by the Austro-Hungarian submarine .40.1333°N 49°W
19 December 1941A light cruiser that was sunk by mines off Tripoli, Libya.33.25°N 43°W
16 June 1942An N-class destroyer that was attacked by an Italian bomber and scuttled south of Crete.33.6°N 54°W
5 August 1915A that was torpedoed by near Palagruža in the Adriatic Sea.42.3833°N 32°W
United Kingdom14 September 1943A hospital ship that was attacked by German aircraft and scuttled off Salerno, Italy.40.2167°N 35°W
18 March 1915A sunk by a mine in the southern entrance to the Dardanelles during the Dardanelles campaign.
25 December 1942A U-class submarine that was sunk by Italian torpedo boats northwest of Zembra, Tunisia.37.25°N 40°W
16 April 1943A that was sunk in action by Italian torpedo boats southwest of Marsala.37.4333°N 42°W
United Kingdom27 August 1918A troopship that was torpedoed by about 84nmi east of Malta.
27 November 1941A sloop that was torpedoed by .32.3333°N 59°W
24 March 1918A torpedo cruiser that was torpedoed north of Bizerte, Tunisia, by .37.8833°N 20°W
9 May 1944A that was torpedoed by .38.6833°N 56°W
18 February 1944An light cruiser that was torpedoed by west of Naples, Italy.40.55°N 13.25°W
4 January 1917An armored cruiser, formerly a, that burned and sank after striking two mines north of Port Said.
18 August 1942A merchant ship that was torpedoed by south of Serpentara on the island of Sardinia.[99]
United Kingdom30 December 1915A passenger liner that was torpedoed by about 71nmi southeast of Cape Martello, Crete.
29 March 1941A heavy cruiser that was sunk by British battleships in the Battle of Cape Matapan.35.3167°N 79°W
8 June 1916An armed merchant cruiser torpedoed by the Austro-Hungarian Navy submarine in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of the Principality of Albania southwest of the Karaburun Peninsula with the loss of 1,926 lives.40.3167°N 29°W
2 December 1942A Q-class destroyer that was sunk by German aircraft.37.5333°N 40°W
20 January 1918An sunk in the Aegean Sea off Imbros by the Ottoman Navy battlecruiser Yavuz Sultan Selim during the Battle of Imbros.40.2333°N 83°W
4 October 1940 A that was sunk after being rammed by the Italian merchant ship Antonietta Costa.[100] 41.4667°N 23°W
26 November 1943A troopship that was sunk by German aircraft.37.02°N 5.2017°W
9 September 1943A sunk by German aircraft in the Strait of Bonifacio.41.1578°N 8.2931°W
13 August 1915A passenger ship that was torpedoed by, with possibly as many as 1,865 dead.
27 April 1916A sunk by a mine off Malta.35.9°N 50°W
United Kingdom14 December 1916An ocean liner that was torpedoed by .35.5°N 70°W
Gustave Zédé26 February 1976A submarine tender that was sunk as a target ship south of Marseille.42.5°N 29°W
24 April 1943An S-class submarine that was attacked by Climene and scuttled southwest of Tunis, Tunisia.37.4833°N 56°W
France11 May 1918A troopship that was torpedoed by northeast of Tunis, Tunisia.37.04°N 11.36°W
United States13 August 1942A refrigerator ship that was torpedoed by Italian motor boats 25nmi southeast of Cape Bon, Tunisia.36.3333°N 39°W
7 April 1917A steamer that was carrying war materials which was sunk by .[101] 36.3333°N 39°W
France20 April 1943A troopship carrying Senegalese soldiers that was torpedoed by about 60miles west of Oran.[102] 35.9833°N -26°W
24 April 1941A torpedo boat which struck an Italian mine off Cape Bon, Tunisia.[103] [104]
25 September 1943An that was torpedoed by .40.3333°N 49°W
11 January 1941A light cruiser scuttled southeast of Malta after sustaining damage in an attack by German dive bombers.34.9°N 42°W
29 January 1944A light cruiser sunk by German aircraft off Anzio, Italy, during the Battle of Anzio.41.4339°N 12.6839°W
21 April 1943An S-class submarine that was sunk by Hermes west of Livorno, Italy.43.5667°N 46°W
24 September 1952An S-class submarine that sank off Toulon, France.43.0167°N 47°W
Royal Navy1694An English warship that sank with a cargo of gold, possibly worth $500 million
TA201 November 1944A torpedo boat — a former — sunk in the Adriatic Sea south of Lošinj, Yugoslavia by the British destroyers and .[105] [106] (44.6°N 46°W)
TA215 November 1944A torpedo boat — a former — sunk in an American air attack at Fiume.
TA223 May 1945A torpedo boat — a former — that was scuttled at Muggia, Italy.
TA3517 August 1944A torpedo boat — a former — that sank after striking a mine in the Fasana Channel on the coast of Dalmatia.41.8833°N 60°W
13 February 1942A T-class submarine that was sunk by the Italian destroyer near the Gulf of Taranto.39.25°N 17.75°W
29 December 1915A sunk by French Navy destroyers in the Adriatic Sea.
25 May 1915A torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine off Gaba Tepe on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
24 May 1915A sunk by the Austro-Hungarian Navy light cruiser and destroyers,, and in the Adriatic Sea off Vieste, Italy.
12 December 1943A destroyer that was torpedoed by off Jijel, Algeria.37.1667°N 11°W
17 October 1916A submarine which sank in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Albania after attacking an Italian convoy.
8 May 1918A Type U 31 U-boat that was sunk by north of Libya.36.1333°N 43°W
2 May 1942A Type VIIB U-boat that was sunk by British forces east of Cartagena, Spain.
28 December 1941A Type VIIB U-boat that was sunk by off Mersa Matruh, Egypt.31.8333°N 66°W
23 December 1941A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by and .32.25°N 44°W
28 November 1941A Type VIIC U-boat that was torpedoed by a Dutch submarine off the south coast of Spain.36.4°N -23°W
15 November 1942A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft north of Algiers, Algeria.37.3333°N 8°W
21 January 1943A Type VIIC U-boat that was torpedoed by west of Bonifacio, Corsica.41.45°N 11°W
4 May 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by Allied destroyers north of Constantine, Algeria.37.8167°N 44°W
12 January 1942A Type VIIC U-boat that was torpedoed by south of Bova Marina, Italy.37.5°N 16°W
23 February 1943A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British destroyers northwest of Algiers, Algeria.36.9167°N 27°W
16 December 1941A Type VIIC U-boat that was rammed by the west of Crete.35.31°N 23.19°W
23 May 1918A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by northwest of Durrës, Albania.41.6°N 70°W
3 August 1918A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by mines in the Strait of Otranto.39.6667°N 58°W
18 January 1918A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by off Euboea, Greece.38.5°N 49°W
4 October 1918A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk northeast of Misrata, Libya.33.9333°N 36°W
9 January 1918A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by northeast of Tunis, Tunisia.37.5°N 48°W
20 July 1941A U-class submarine that was sunk by the Italian torpedo boat Circe southwest of Pantelleria.36.4564°N 11.7058°W
United Kingdom11 May 1918A passenger ship that was torpedoed by east of Syracuse, Sicily.37.0667°N 35°W
United Kingdom11 November 1942[107] An ocean liner and troopship that was torpedoed by about 30nmi north of Oran, Algeria.36.4333°N -24°W
22 June 1893A battleship that was accidentally rammed by off Tripoli, Lebanon.
United Kingdom28 December 1941A cargo ship that was torpedoed by about 45nmi northwest of Mersa Matruh, Egypt.31.75°N 74°W
New Zealand14 July 1918A cargo ship that was torpedoed by north of Tobruk, Libya.33.35°N 34°W
30 June 1941A W-class destroyer that was sunk by German and Italian dive bombers off Sallum, Egypt.32.25°N 45°W
1 February 1943An torpedoed by the German submarine east of Tobruk, Libya.32.2°N 76°W
United States10 March 1944A Liberty ship sunk after being torpedoed by the German submarine 47miles northeast of Palermo, Sicily.[108] 38.6°N 58°W
27 April 1941An Admiralty W-class destroyer sunk by German aircraft 20nmi east of Cape Maleas, Greece.
21 December 1915A passenger steamer that was torpedoed by about 60nmi from Port Said. It was one of the largest ships that was either sunk or damaged during World War I.[109] [110]
United Kingdom17 June 1943A troopship carrying Free French Naval Forces and British Army personnel that was torpedoed by the German submarine .[111]
26 March 1941A heavy cruiser beached in Suda Bay on the coast of Crete after sustaining damage in an attack by Italian MT explosive motorboats.
29 March 1941A that was sunk by British battleships in the Battle of Cape Matapan.35.3333°N 77°W
14 September 1942A that was sunk by Italian aircraft northwest of Alexandria, Egypt.32°N 84°W

Mid-Atlantic

See main article: List of shipwrecks in the mid-Atlantic Ocean.

North Channel

ShipFlagSunk DateNotesCoordinates
11 March 1915An auxiliary cruiser that was torpedoed by .55.0506°N -31.0976°W
Iceland21 February 1945A cargo ship that was torpedoed by .55.05°N -34°W
20 March 1944Formerly the German U-boat U-570, served with Royal Navy after being captured in 1941. Ran aground and was wrecked while being towed to the Clyde for scrapping.55.8017°N -6.475°W
2 October 1917A armoured cruiser torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine in Church Bay 5nmi off Rathlin Island.55.2851°N -18.5136°W
24 October 1947A light cruiser that sank during target trials in Kames Bay off Rothesay, Scotland.
28 December 1945A Type VIIC U-boat that was scuttled as part of Operation Deadlight.55.4°N -35°W
29 November 1945A Type VIIC U-boat that was scuttled as part of Operation Deadlight.55.4°N -28°W
17 April 1918A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by and .55.2167°N -60°W

North Sea

ShipFlagSunk dateNotesCoordinates
22 September 1914A armored cruiser torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine in the Broad Fourteens in the action of 22 September 1914.53°N 3.75°W
United Kingdom29 February 1916An armed merchant cruiser sunk by the Imperial German Navy merchant raider east of the Shetland Islands in the Action of 29 February 1916.
6 August 1914An scout cruiser that ran into a minefield. The first British naval vessel lost in World War I.52.11°N 2.36°W
10 February 1916An sloop torpedoed by Imperial German Navy destroyers during the Second Battle of Dogger Bank.
1 June 1916An sunk by the Imperial German Navy battleship in the Battle of Jutland.
11 February 1916An light cruiser that drifted onto a shoal and was wrecked while under tow after striking a mine off Felixstowe, England.
28 October 1915
28 August 1914A light cruiser sunk by Royal Navy battlecruisers in the Heligoland Bight during the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
2 August 1918An that struck a mine east of Heligoland, Germany.54.1667°N 12°W
1 June 1916A armored cruiser sunk by Imperial German Navy battleships during the Battle of Jutland.
24 January 1915An armored cruiser sunk by Royal Navy warships during the Battle of Dogger Bank.54.5583°N 5.4639°W
Norway15 April 2007An anchor handling tug supply vessel that capsized off Shetland, Scotland.59.9305°N -0.4393°W
23 April 1918An protected cruiser scuttled in the entrance to the harbor at Ostend, Belgium, during the First Ostend Raid.
26 November 1914A sunk by an accidental internal explosion in Kethole Reach in the Medway estuary on the coast of England 4nmi west of Sheerness .51.4232°N 39.2°W
Denmark19 March 1940A merchant ship that was torpedoed by with all hands being lost.[112] 58.1167°N 41°W
United States5 February 1945A Liberty ship that sunk after striking a mine when leaving Antwerp.[113]
28 August 1914A light cruiser sunk by Royal Navy warships in the Heligoland Bight during the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
7 March 1916A D-class destroyer that hit a mine east of Clacton-on-Sea, England.51.75°N 31°W
22 September 1914A armored cruiser torpedoed by in the Broad Fourteens in the action of 22 September 1914.52.2503°N 3.6689°W
3 November 1914A D-class submarine sunk by a mine 2nmi south of South Cross Buoy off Great Yarmouth during the Raid on Yarmouth.
22 June 1935A research trawler sunk in collision with German fishing trawler Pickhuben off Cuxhaven in dense fog.55.9167°N 7°W
18 February 1940A D-class destroyer that was torpedoed by .58.65°N -41°W
24 December 1811A stranded on the west coast of Jutland in a storm, together with . 56.3578°N 8.1°W
31 May 1916A armored cruiser sunk during the Battle of Jutland.56.9672°N 5.8306°W
6 December 1875A steamship that ran aground in a blizzard on a shoal 25nmi off Harwich, England.51.6667°N 1.6167°W
8 May 1940A that was torpedoed by about off Den Helder, Netherlands.52.7893°N 52.16°W
30 April 1940A that struck a mine off Great Yarmouth, England.52.75°N 25°W
25 April 1916An E-class submarine torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine off Great Yarmouth during the Bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft.
1 June 1916A light cruiser scuttled during the Battle of Jutland.
31 August 1940An E-class destroyer that ran into a minefield north of Texel, Netherlands.
21 January 1940An E-class destroyer that was torpedoed by in the Moray Firth.58.3°N -27°W
1 April 1918A that collided with HMS John Fitzgerald about 18nmi southeast of Flamborough Head, England.
20 August 1916A light cruiser torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine off Flamborough Head during the Action of 19 August 1916.53.9822°N -4.5°W
Sweden18 January 1940A merchant ship that was torpedoed by .[114] 54°N 43°W
26 October 1916A sunk by Imperial German Navy torpedo boats while defending the Dover Barrage during the First Battle of Dover Strait.
1 June 1916A sunk by Imperial German Navy warships during the Battle of Jutland.
1 June 1916A light cruiser torpedoed by the Royal Navy light cruiser during the Battle of Jutland.56.15°N 5.48°W
16 September 1917A G-class submarine that was rammed by 70nmi northwest of Bergen, Norway.61°N 23°W
21 April 1917A rammed by the Royal Navy destroyer in the Dover Barrage during the Second Battle of Dover Strait.
21 April 1917A torpedoed by the Royal Navy flotilla leader in the Dover Barrage during the Second Battle of Dover Strait.
28 April 1908A that collided with near Harwich, England.
29 February 1916A merchant raider sunk by Royal Navy warships east of the Shetland Islands in the Action of 29 February 1916..61.75°N 11°W
19 January 1940A G-class destroyer that struck a mine northeast of Broadstairs, England.51.65°N 19°W
9 April 1940A that was sunk by German bomber aircraft southwest of Bergen, Norway.59.2167°N 4°W
Sweden27 November 1939A tanker that was torpedoed by about 14nmi northwest of Fair Isle, Scotland.59.6333°N -5°W
15 October 1914A protected cruiser torpedoed by off Aberdeen, Scotland.57.7847°N 0.1972°W
13 September 1914An aviso torpedoed by the British submarine in the Heligoland Bight 6nmi southwest of Helgoland.54.05°N 62°W
United States5 February 1945A Liberty ship that sank after being torpedoed by .[115] 51.3167°N 43°W
31 October 1914A protected cruiser torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine at the northeastern end of the Strait of Dover.
22 September 1914A armored cruiser torpedoed by in the Broad Fourteens in the action of 22 September 1914.
United States8 May 1945A Liberty ship that sank after hitting a mine. It was later broken up in Antwerp in May 1948.[116] 51.2°N 29°W
31 May 1916An sunk by the Imperial German Navy battlecruiser in the Battle of Jutland.
23 April 1918An protected cruiser scuttled at Zeebrugge, Belgium, during the Zeebrugge Raid.
31 May 1916An sunk by the Imperial German Navy battlecruisers and in the Battle of Jutland.
23 April 1918An protected cruiser scuttled at Zeebrugge, Belgium, during the Zeebrugge Raid.
6 July 1917A that was torpedoed by .58.5833°N -45°W
1 September 1940An that struck a mine and was scuttled.
18 November 1917A K-class submarine that was scuttled after a collision with .56.3389°N 5.7306°W
12 December 1919A cargo ship that struck a mine 20nmi north of Terschelling, Netherlands.
5 August 1914An auxiliary minelayer scuttled in Heligoland Bight under fire from Royal Navy warships. The first German naval vessel lost in World War I.
16 December 1946A light cruiser that was scuttled with a cargo of gas munitions.57.8833°N 19°W
Estonia11 February 1940A cargo ship that was torpedoed by .58.25°N 55°W
1 June 1916A sunk in the Battle of Jutland.56.25°N 58°W
28 August 1914A light cruiser sunk by Royal Navy warships in the Heligoland Bight during the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
17 October 1917An that was sunk by the Imperial German Navy light cruisers and about 70nmi east of Lerwick in the Shetland Islands in the Action off Lerwick.
United Kingdom22 December 1957A cargo ship that foundered 180nmi east of Aberdeen, Scotland.57.4667°N 3°W
30 December 1915A armoured cruiser sunk by an accidental internal explosion in the Cromarty Firth near Cromarty, Scotland.57.6833°N -9°W
31 May 1916An sunk by Imperial German Navy battleships during the Battle of Jutland.
31 May 1916An sunk by Imperial German Navy battleships during the Battle of Jutland.
19 August 1916A light cruiser that was torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine about 120nmi southeast of the Firth of Forth, Scotland, during the Action of 19 August 1916.55.4817°N 0.1917°W
12 June 1940An missing after departing Dundee, Scotland.
November 1940An lost southwest of Stavanger, Norway. Her wreck was rediscovered in 1993.57.9167°N 36°W
United Kingdom21 August 1917A passenger ship that was torpedoed by 15nmi east by north of the Out Skerries, Shetland.
5 September 1914A scout cruiser torpedoed off the Firth of Forth by .
26 May 1910A sunk in a collision off Calais, France.
1 June 1916A torpedoed by Royal Navy destroyers during the Battle of Jutland.
30 December 1921A decommissioned wrecked off Camperduin, the Netherlands, while on her way to scrapping in Germany.52.7347°N 4.6397°W
31 May 1916A battlecruiser sunk by the Imperial German Navy battlecruiser in the Battle of Jutland.
1 May 1915A that was torpedoed by .
1 June 1916A light cruiser scuttled during the Battle of Jutland.
5 June 1917A sunk by Royal Navy warships while approaching Zeebrugge.
31 May 1916A sunk by the Royal Navy battleship during the Battle of Jutland.
17 October 1914An sunk by Royal Navy destroyers about 50nmi off Texel during the Battle off Texel.
17 October 1914An sunk by Royal Navy destroyers about 50nmi off Texel during the Battle off Texel.
31 May 1916An sunk during the Battle of Jutland.56.975°N 6.05°W
6 July 1940An S-class submarine that sank under tow after being bombed by German aircraft.58.3°N 18°W
23 April 1918An protected cruiser scuttled in the entrance to the harbor at Ostend, Belgium, during the First Ostend Raid.
1 June 1916A scuttled during the Battle of Jutland.
1 August 1940An S-class submarine that was sunk by off the Norwegian coast.57.8333°N 11°W
24 December 1811A stranded on the west coast of Jutland in a storm, together with . 56.3583°N 8.1°W
9 January 1940An S-class submarine that was attacked by a German destroyer and scuttled.55°N 17°W
23 October 1940A that was beached off Fidra, Scotland, and sunk as a target.56.05°N -45°W
17 October 1917An that was scuttled after taking damage from the Imperial German Navy light cruisers and about 70nmi east of Lerwick in the Shetland Islands in the Action off Lerwick.
27 July 1944An S-class submarine that was accidentally sunk by an RAF bomber.54.4667°N 18°W
26 November 1940A that was sunk by a mine while under tow.56.4833°N -57°W
21 November 1939An ocean liner that sank after hitting a mine at the mouth of the Thames River. After World War II the wreck was cleared with explosives.[117]
23 April 1918An protected cruiser scuttled at Zeebrugge, Belgium, during the Zeebrugge Raid.
1 June 1916A sunk by Imperial German Navy battleships during the Battle of Jutland.
Netherlands16 March 1916An ocean liner that was torpedoed by about 50nmi off the Dutch coast.51.8167°N 52°W
1 June 1916A sunk by the Imperial German Navy battleship during the Battle of Jutland.
10 March 1915A Type U 9 U-boat that was sunk by British destroyers about 25nmi from Eyemouth, Scotland.56.25°N -57°W
30 January 1940A Type IIB U-boat that was accidentally rammed by the Iltis in the Broad Fourteens.54.4°N 57°W
1 August 1940A Type 1A U-boat that struck a mine north of Terschelling, Netherlands.54.2333°N 12°W
29 November 1939A Type VIIA U-boat that was attacked by British destroyers and scuttled.60.8833°N 49°W
4 December 1939A Type VIIA U-boat that was torpedoed by near Wilhelmshaven.57°N 7°W
23 June 1915A Type U 31 U-boat that was torpedoed by about 40nmi from Eyemouth, Scotland.
13 March 1940A Type IXA U-boat that struck a mine off the coast of the Netherlands.
25 February 1940A Type IIC U-boat that was sunk by British ships south of Shetland, Scotland.58.6667°N -10°W
19 April 1945A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British and Norwegian aircraft in the Kattegat.56.6167°N 62°W
16 February 1945A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by in the Moray Firth.58.15°N -25°W
15 July 1944A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft southwest of Lindesnes, Norway.57.6667°N 5°W
4 March 1946A Type IXC/40 U-boat that sank under tow.54.1833°N 31°W
16 April 1945A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by east of the Farne Islands, England.55.6°N -25°W
15 August 1915A Type UB 1 U-boat that was sunk by the Inverlyon.52.7167°N 20°W
10 May 1918A Type UB I U-boat that was torpedoed by .52.1°N 3°W
11 March 1918A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by British destroyers off Norfolk.53.25°N 45°W
14 August 1918A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by a mine.51.9333°N 4°W
28 January 1918A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by and .56.1667°N 2°W
10 December 1917A Type UB III U-boat that hit a mine east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.54.0833°N 10°W
10 September 1918A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by .58.4667°N -51°W
16 October 1918A Type UB III U-boat that was torpedoed by north of Skagen, Denmark.57.9167°N 37°W
21 April 1917A Type UC II U-boat that struck a mine about 66nmi west of Nymindegab, Denmark.55.8167°N 18°W
20 February 1919A Type UC II U-boat that sank off Heligoland, Germany.54.1667°N 61°W
7 January 1940A U-class submarine that was attacked by German minesweepers and scuttled.54.0981°N 7.4047°W
31 May 1916A scuttled during the Battle of Jutland.
31 May 1916A torpedoed by the Royal Navy destroyer during the Battle of Jutland.
31 May 1916A sunk during the Battle of Jutland.56.9061°N 6.1078°W
28 August 1914A sunk by British warships in the Heligoland Bight during the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
9 July 1917A sunk by an accidental internal explosion at Scapa Flow.58.8566°N -3.1062°W
5 February 1920A protected cruiser wrecked on rocks while under tow in the Firth of Clyde near Lendalfoot, Scotland.55.1842°N -4.9417°W
2 August 1918A V-class destroyer sunk by a mine.
10 May 1918A protected cruiser scuttled as a blockship at Ostend, Belgium, during the Second Ostend Raid.51.2394°N 2.9256°W
6 April 1919A salvage tug that was surrendered to British forces and sank under tow.54.9°N 24°W
12 February 1938A W-class destroyer wrecked on the Mascus Rocks north of Scarborough, England, while under tow.
1 June 1916A armoured cruiser sunk by Imperial German Navy warships during the Battle of Jutland.
1 June 1916A light cruiser sunk by Royal Navy warships during the Battle of Jutland.57.0014°N 5.8936°W
United Kingdom27 October 1908A cargo ship that foundered southeast of Dunwich, England.52.0017°N 2.1167°W
4 November 1914A armored cruiser sunk by two German mines near Schillig Roads.53.6667°N 13°W

Norwegian Sea

ShipFlagSunk dateNotesCoordinates
8 June 1940An A-class destroyer that was sunk by and .68.75°N 4.5°W
23 October 1940A weather ship that was sunk by British ships northwest of Selje, Norway.62.4833°N 27°W
3 May 1940A that was sunk by German aircraft.66.2333°N 50°W
8 June 1940An A-class destroyer that was sunk by the German battlecruisers and .68.75°N 34°W
26 May 1940A light cruiser sunk by German aircraft in Lavangsfjord, Ofotfjord, near Narvik, Norway.68.559°N 16.558°W
26 May 1940A heavy cruiser scuttled near Bodø, Norway, after striking a rock.67.2783°N 17.5°W
United States5 March 1942A cargo ship that was torpedoed by .[118] 72.7333°N 38°W
8 June 1940A that was sunk by and .
8 April 1940A G-class destroyer that was sunk by off Norway.64.45°N 34°W
United States3 February 1943A cargo ship that was torpedoed by .[119] 70.8667°N 21°W
7 May 1965A weather ship that probably sunk due to ice damage.64.6667°N 30°W
28 March 1942A cargo ship that was sunk by German bomber aircraft south of Bear Island.72.6667°N 40°W
8 June 1940A naval trawler that was sunk by off the coast of Norway.67.3333°N 14°W
7 April 1989A Soviet nuclear submarine, which caught fire and sank with two nuclear weapons and two nuclear reactors still on board.
21 August 1944A sloop that was torpedoed by .73.0167°N 60°W
16 March 1917A merchant raider sunk by British warships in the Action of 16 March 1917.
25 February 1944An M-class destroyer that was torpedoed by about 200nmi west of North Cape, Norway.71.2833°N 43°W
26 February 1940A cargo ship that ran aground north of Troms, Norway.70.667°N 20.983°W
Norway9 June 1940A passenger and cargo steamship that was sunk by German bombers off the coast of Norway.
1 May 1942A that collided with in fog.66°N -8°W
1 May 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft southwest of Bear Island, Norway.73.4°N 47°W
27 May 1944A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft west of Trondheim, Norway.62.6167°N 57°W
4 June 1943A Type VIIC U-boat that was torpedoed by northwest of the Faroe Islands.64.4667°N -12°W
26 June 1944A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by British aircraft northeast of the Shetland Islands.62.05°N 46°W
3 August 1942A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by northeast of the Faroe Islands.62.8°N -12°W
22 August 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft northwest of Bear Island.74.9°N 41°W
17 July 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft west of Narvik, Norway.68.6°N 41°W
2 April 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by southwest of Bear Island.72.4667°N 17°W
17 July 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft west of Narvik, Norway.68.5833°N 6°W
22 October 1942A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft northeast of the Faroe Islands.63.9167°N 24°W
17 June 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a Norwegian aircraft northeast of the Faroe Islands.63.1°N 7°W
25 May 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that was attacked by a British aircraft and scuttled by northwest of Trondheim.65.1333°N 57°W
3 June 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a Canadian aircraft west of Trondheim, Norway.63.9833°N 38°W
30 June 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by Allied aircraft northeast of the Faroe Islands.63.45°N -50°W
25 February 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft northwest of Narvik, Norway.70.4333°N 52°W
7 April 1943A Type VIIC U-boat that was torpedoed by southeast of Jan Mayen.69.6333°N -45°W
2 May 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft.70.5333°N 41°W
24 May 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft.62.45°N 7°W
24 February 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by .69.45°N 57°W
13 June 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a Canadian aircraft.62.9167°N -61°W
19 September 1944A Type IXC U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft northwest of Bergen, Norway.62.25°N 51°W
29 March 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by and 150nmi north of the Faroe Islands.
6 March 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British aircraft off the coast of Norway.70.6667°N 53°W
14 February 1945A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British ships north of Shetland.61.6°N -36°W
25 May 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft north of Veiholmen, Norway.65.0833°N 35°W

South Atlantic

ShipFlagSunk dateNotesCoordinates
17 December 1939A, nicknamed a "pocket battleship" by the British, scuttled off Montevideo, Uruguay.
United States12 July 1943A merchant vessel that was torpedoed by .[120]
7 October 1983A sunk as a target off Mar del Plata, Argentina.
24 May 1982A Type 21 frigate struck by an Argentine 1000 lb bomb on 23 May 1982. The bomb later exploded while an attempt was being made to defuse it, killing one. The explosion, together with a subsequent fire and multiple explosions of on-board munitions caused catastrophic damage. The vessel sank the next day.-51.5508°N -59.0583°W
22 May 1982A Type 21 frigate. Caught fire and was abandoned after multiple bomb hits from three waves of Argentine aircraft on 21 May; sank in shallow water the next day.-51.6606°N -59.1367°W
United Kingdom28 May 1982A roll-on/roll-off container ship owned by Cunard. Hit by two Argentine air-launched missiles on 25 May with the loss of 12 crew including the captain. Sank three days later while under tow.
1 August 1943A merchant vessel that was torpedoed by . The vessel was previously German from when it was built in 1912 to 1917 where it was seized by Brazil. Spent a large part of its career sailing from Brazil to Germany.[121] -11.4833°N -94°W
26 February 1852A troopship which broke in two and sank after striking a rock off the southwest coast of South Africa near Gansbaai.-34.645°N 19.2858°W
18 February 1943Merchant vessel that sank after being torpedoed by . Originally a German ship but it got seized by Brazil in 1942.[122] -12.7833°N -70°W
17 February 2010A barquentine that capsized southeast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
25 May 1982A Type 42 destroyer. Hit by three bombs dropped by an Argentine A-4 Skyhawk aircraft; two exploded. The ship capsized and sank 20 minutes later with the loss of 19 crew.-51.06°N -59.7033°W
22 October 1941A oil tanker that was torpedoed by while anchored at Jamestown, Saint Helena.
2 May 1982A sunk by the Royal Navy submarine during the Falklands War with the loss of 323 crew.
SATS General Botha South African Navy13 May 1947A retired training ship, a former protected cruiser, scuttled by gunfire in False Bay on the southwest coast of South Africa.
8 December 1914German armored cruiser sunk during the World War I Battle of the Falkland Islands.-52.4994°N -56.1664°W
United Kingdom24 July 1943A merchant vessel that was sunk by .[123]
Norway30 November 1921Ran aground at Cape Carysfort on the East Falkland because the helmsman was incapacitated due to drunkenness.-51.4138°N -57.854°W
11 May 1982Argentine naval supply ship. Sunk after shellfire from caused her cargo of fuel and munitions to explode. Only two of the 24 crew survived.-51.7008°N -59.4894°W
23 January 1930German cruise liner. Sank in the Beagle Channel near Tierra del Fuego after striking an uncharted rock. All 1,200 passengers and 350 crew were saved, with the exception of the ship's captain
Panama20 March 1943A merchant vessel which was part of Convoy CN-13 that was torpedoed by 70miles southwest of Luderitz Bay.[124] -27.5833°N 36°W
8 December 1914German light cruiser sunk during the World War I Battle of the Falkland Islands with the loss of all but five of the crew.-53.4667°N -59°W
United States3 December 1941American merchant vessel that was sunk by . The U-boat's captain thought it was suspicious because lights did not illuminate the flag painted on its side and thus he could not identify the nationality of the vessel because of the dark. It was one of four American ships to be sunk by German U-boats prior to the entry of the United States into World War II.[125] -21.8333°N -57°W
8 December 1914German armored cruiser sunk during the World War I Battle of the Falkland Islands.-52.4994°N -56.1664°W
10 May 1982Type 42 destroyer. Was badly damaged by an Argentine air-launched missile on 4 May 1982 during the Falklands War; foundered six days later while under tow.
21 June 1982Hit by two or three 500lb bombs dropped by Argentine aircraft on 8 June 1982; scuttled on 21 June.-51.841°N -58.211°W
Marshall Islands12 June 2020A very large ore carrier scuttled 150km (90miles) off Maranhão, Brazil.
16 January 1901An protected cruiser wrecked on a reef south of Lambert's Bay on the west coast of South Africa.

West Africa

See also List of shipwrecks of Africa.

ShipFlagSunk dateNotesCoordinates
24 September 1940The Redoutable-class submarine was scuttled off Dakar, Senegal, French West Africa, to prevent her capture by British forces after the British destroyer damaged her with depth charges and forced her to the surface during the Battle of France.
14–15 April 1912The frigate was beached on the Bay of Arguin off Mauritania.20.6°N -16.49°W

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