List of shipwrecks of England explained

This is a list of shipwrecks located off the coast of England.

1803 under entry for Jan, unknown date, L’Amazon, Dartmouth Museum holds an original pen and wash sketch. On the reverse is a full account of the ship’s circumstances, ownership and losses.

East

Essex

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
		16 October 1940	A Hunt-class minesweeper that struck a mine and foundered under tow off Harwich.	52.05°N 49°W
Terukuni Maru		19 November 1939	A Japanese ocean liner that struck a German mine off Harwich.	51.8333°N 31°W

Norfolk

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
		6 August 1941	A trawler that ran aground on Haisborough Sands.	52.8833°N 44°W
Alf	Norway	23 November 1909	A Norwegian barque that ran aground on Haisborough Sands.	52.9°N 44°W
	Spain	2 November 1938	A Spanish cargo ship that was sunk by the Spanish Nationalist auxiliary cruiser Nadir northeast of Cromer, during the Spanish Civil War.	53.0328°N 1.5325°W
	United Kingdom	26 October 1941	A merchant ship grounded on Hammond Knoll.
		27 June 1941	A naval trawler that was sunk by German aircraft off Winterton Ness.	52.8153°N 1.7967°W
	United Kingdom	6 August 1941	A merchant vessel that ran aground on Haisborough Sands.	52.9°N 44°W
	Netherlands	20 November 1927	An oil tanker that ran aground on Haisborough Sands.	52.8817°N 1.7711°W
		1682	A third rate ship that sank off Great Yarmouth.
	United Kingdom	9 November 1937	A spritsail that foundered off East Runton.
	United Kingdom	17 October 1922	A merchant vessel that was stranded on the Scroby Sands.	52.6167°N 48°W
		16 March 1801	A third rate warship that struck rocks off Happisburgh.
		15 October 1672	A fourth rate frigate that sank off Cromer.
	United Kingdom	22 January 1941	A merchant vessel that was stranded on the wreck of the at Haisborough Sands, and then bombed by German aircraft.	52.85°N 46°W
		14 October 1932	A merchant vessel that ran aground on Haisborough Sands.	52.85°N 47°W
		9 October 1939	A merchant vessel that ran aground on Ower Bank.	53.1789°N 1.9294°W
		13 February 1870	Wrecked on Scroby Sands.
		19 July 1941	A U-class submarine that collided with the Peter Hendriks off Blakeney.	53.15°N 7°W

Suffolk

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
		31 January 1895	A German liner sunk in the North Sea after colliding with the steamship Crathie.
		25 February 1941	A Hunt-class destroyer that was attacked by E-boats and capsized off Lowestoft.	52.5°N 6°W
	United Kingdom	21 June 1941	A steam collier that was sunk by a mine east of Southwold.	52.33°N 1.95°W
		3 June 1916	A passenger ship that struck a mine and sank 5nmi southeast of Aldeburgh.	52.1417°N 1.7458°W
Harwich ferry		18 April 1807	A ferry that capsized off Landguard Fort while overburdened with foot soldiers, women and children.
	United Kingdom	10 September 1939	A cargo ship that struck a mine off Thorpeness.	52.1833°N 44°W
	France	24 September 1939	A cargo ship that was sunk by mine off Aldeburgh.	52.15°N 44°W
		31 May 1940	A Type IIB U-boat that was sunk by 11nmi southeast of Lowestoft.	52.4333°N 4°W

East Midlands

Leicestershire

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
	United Kingdom	6 June 2000	A tug scuttled at Stoney Cove to create an artificial reef.

North East

County Durham

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
Seaton Carew Wreck	Unknown	Unknown	A protected wreck lying in the intertidal zone at Seaton Carew.	54.6581°N -1.1803°W

Northumberland

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
		3 September 1921	A German steamer wrecked on the Farne Islands.	55.6463°N -37.27°W
		10 November 1918	A Racecourse-class minesweeper that was torpedoed by off the Farne Islands.	55.6192°N -1.4857°W
		4 July 1940	Self-propelling bucket dredger which triggered a German magnetic mine.	55.3333°N -34°W
		8 May 1915	A cargo ship that was torpedoed by east of Coquet Island.	55.3333°N -19°W
Forfarshire		7 September 1838	A paddlesteamer that foundered on the Farne Islands.	55.6394°N -1.6191°W
		22 November 1918	A G-class submarine that ran aground near Howick.	55.452°N -1.589°W
		29 September 1918	A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by British forces off Newton-by-the-Sea.	55.241°N -23.454°W
		29 April 1940	A U-class submarine that collided with Atle Jarl off Blyth.	55.2167°N -20°W
Yewglen	United Kingdom	1960	Ran aground off Beadnell Point.

Tyne and Wear

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
		6 May 1917	A cargo ship that was sunk by mine east of Roker.	54.9167°N -19°W
	Norway	1 December 1940	An ocean liner that hit a mine off South Shields.	55.0028°N -24.72°W
		23 February 1917	A German U-boat that struck its own naval mine at Sunderland.

North West

Lancashire

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
Abana	Norway	22 December 1894	A barque that was caught in a storm and ran aground at Bispham, Blackpool.
	Bahamas	31 January 2008	A RO-RO ferry that ran aground on Blackpool beach and was finally scrapped in place after refloating attempts failed.

Merseyside

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
Alarm	United Kingdom	1922	A lightship sunk in a collision in Liverpool Bay.
Ionic Star	United Kingdom	1939	Ionic Star was a Blue Star Line cargo ship crashed on the mad wharf sandbank (a mile from Formby point) on a journey from Rio to Liverpool. Her cargo was salvaged and later used as target practice for the Royal Air Force.
Pelican		20 March 1793	A privateer that sank in the River Mersey.

South East

East Sussex

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
	United Kingdom	19 October 1916	Struck a mine off Hastings.
Amsterdam		26 January 1749	A Dutch East India Company ship that ran aground near Hastings. The wreck site is protected.	50.8469°N 0.5243°W
		26 July 1917	A Diadem-class cruiser torpedoed off Beachy Head by German submarine .	50.655°N 0.291°W
		8 August 1912	A Holland-class submarine that foundered off Beachy Head while under tow to be scrapped.	50.729°N 0.248°W
	United Kingdom	23 May 1918	An armed merchantman torpedoed off Beachy Head by .	50.3855°N -28.72°W
	Switzerland	15 June 1962	A Swiss cargo ship that ran aground at Berwickshire in 1958, but was salvaged and repaired. It sank for the final time off Beachy Head, following a collision.
	Norway	20 October 1968	A Norwegian motor tanker that exploded off the coast of Eastbourne.	50.719°N 0.24°W
	United Kingdom	3 November 1943	A British coaster sunk by a German torpedo near Hastings.
		13 October 1939	A German submarine sunk by a mine off Eastbourne.
		20 August 1944	A German submarine sunk by a mine 15nmi south of Brighton.	50.35°N -1°W
		3 November 1917	A German minelaying submarine torpedoed by off Eastbourne.	50.5167°N 27°W
	United Kingdom	25 February 1976	A British Cargo Ship sunk after a collision, 11.5nmi off Beachy Head. Attended by Hastings Lifeboat.	50.7167°N -37°W

Hampshire

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
Grace Dieu		1439	Henry V's flagship, struck by lightning in the River Hamble. Now a protected wrecksite. Wreck found in 1859.	50.8917°N -1.2885°W
Impétueux		24 August 1794	A Téméraire-class ship of the line that took part in the Glorious First of June. It was captured by the British and accidentally destroyed in a fire at Portsmouth.
		February 1758	A ship of the line that ran aground in the East Solent.	50.7428°N -1.0397°W
		19 July 1545	A Tudor warship sunk in Portsmouth Harbour, possibly during an engagement with the French fleet. Now a protected wrecksite	50.7997°N -1.1067°W
		27 November 1703	A fourth-rate frigate wrecked at Spithead in the Great Storm of 1703.
		29 August 1782	A first-rate ship of the line that sank at anchor off Portsmouth, with the loss of over 800 lives.

Isle of Wight

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
		17 December 1940	An A-class destroyer sunk by a mine off St. Catherine's Point.	50.5333°N -27°W
		21 August 1944	A Flower-class corvette sunk by off St. Catherine's Point.	50.3°N -51°W
	Canada	18 June 1944	A Canadian ship sunk by a torpedo from a German aircraft off St. Catherine's Point.	50.4667°N -46°W
		1753	A frigate wrecked off The Needles.
		8 February 1918	An Ardent-class destroyer that collided with SS St Patrick off Culver Down.	50.6022°N -1.1006°W
	United Kingdom	1947	A steam powered tugboat, sank and wrecked in Compton Bay; still visible at low tide.
		31 January 1892	A German ocean liner that ran aground on the Back of the Wight.
		28 January 1918	A Dryad-class torpedo gunboat that collided with SS Western Australia off Seaview.	50.7269°N -1.0539°W
		25 January 1890	A sailing ship wrecked at Scratchell's Bay, near The Needles.	50.663°N -1.571°W
		8 August 1940	A German coastal trading vessel captured by the Royal Navy, and bombed by German aircraft off St. Catherine's Point.	50.4311°N -1.7044°W
		22 August 1944	An Algerine-class minesweeper sunk by .	50.15°N -41°W
		21 February 1917	A troopship rammed by Darro, with the loss of 646 lives.	50.4667°N -1.55°W
	United Kingdom	17 March 1870	A mail steamer that collided with the steamship Mary near The Needles.
		7 July 1922	A Königsberg-class cruiser that was scuttled in Scapa Flow in 1919, but was raised by Allied forces and ultimately sunk as a target.
		5 June 1944	A Raven-class minesweeper sunk by a mine.	50.2°N -21°W
		14 October 1811	A Leda-class frigate that served in the Napoleonic Wars, and was wrecked off The Needles.
	United Kingdom	5 November 1979	A 1,028 GRT merchant vessel sank in heavy seas 6.6nmi SW from the Isle of Wight.
HMS Scout		25 March 1801	A French corvette captured by the British and renamed Scout. She was wrecked off The Needles.
		7 November 1940	An S-class submarine sunk when she struck a mine 12nmi S of St. Catherine's Point.	50.4667°N -22°W
		7 April 1945	A German submarine sunk by .	50.5562°N -0.9383°W
		February 1945	A German submarine sunk by a mine.	50.3678°N -1.7361°W
		2 December 1917	A German submarine that struck a mine and then collided with a patrol boat.
		5 January 1947	A Greek merchant steamship that ran aground off The Needles.
		25 October 1915	A torpedo boat destroyer that struck a mine and subsequently sank under tow about 1.5nmi east of Bembridge.

Kent

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
		6 August 1914	An Active-class scout cruiser sunk by a mine laid by .	52.11°N 2.36°W
		6 April 1909	A River-class destroyer that collided with east of New Romney.
		20 July 1940	A B-class destroyer sunk by German dive bombers off Folkestone.	51.0181°N 1.2875°W
		26 November 1914	A Formidable-class battleship that exploded off Sheerness with the loss of 736 men.
		27 July 1940	An A-class destroyer bombed whilst in dock at Dover.	51.1256°N 1.3344°W
		6 December 1875	A passenger steamship that ran aground on the Kentish Knock.	51.6667°N 1.6167°W
		7 November 1919	A paddle steamer that was sunk by a mine north of Thanet.
		8 February 1917	A Tribal-class destroyer that hit a mine off Dungeness.	50.8556°N 0.8881°W
		31 May 1878	A turret ship that collided with off Folkestone, resulting in 269 deaths.
Hindostan	British East India Company	11 January 1803	An East Indiaman caught in a gale off Margate.
		12 February 1916	A cargo ship that struck a mine southeast of Folkestone.	51.0667°N 16°W
		27 February 1916	A passenger ship that was sunk by a mine off Folkestone.	51.05°N 1.19°W
		11 November 1914	A minesweeper that was torpedoed by off Deal.	51.2206°N 1.44°W
	United States	5 January 1857	An American transatlantic ship that ran aground off Thanet.
Northfleet		22 January 1873	A Blackwall Frigate that was rammed by a steamer while at anchor off Dungeness, resulting in the loss of 293 lives.
		17 March 1917	An Acasta-class destroyer in action against eight German torpedo boats was torpedoed in the Strait of Dover.
Preußen		6 November 1910	A five-masted windjammer that was rammed by, and subsequently driven onto rocks off the coast of Dover.	51.1337°N 23.17°W
		26 October 1916	A steamship torpedoed by German destroyer S60 off the Varne Bank.	50.9°N 20°W
		30 March 1850	A steamship wrecked at Tongue Sands off Margate.
		2 May 1918	A cargo ship that was torpedoed by about 9nmi southeast of Folkestone.
		8 October 1939	A German submarine sunk by a mine off Dover.	51.1667°N 31°W
		11 April 1918	A German submarine that struck a mine off the Varne Bank.
		22 April 1918	A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by a mine.	50.9833°N 21°W
		19 December 1917	A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by a mine.	50.9667°N 22°W
		10 March 1918	A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by a mine.	50.9667°N 15°W
		4 February 1918	A German minelaying submarine sunk by off Dungeness.
		20 June 1918	A German minelaying submarine sunk by a mine off the Varne Bank.	50.9667°N -24°W
		19 October 1940	A V-class destroyer that was sunk by a mine 12nmi northeast of Margate.

Goodwin Sands

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
Admiral Gardner		25 January 1809	A merchant vessel sunk in a storm.
Cap Lopez	Belgium	21 December 1907	A cargo ship wrecked in heavy seas.
		3 December 1915	A naval trawler destroyed by a mine laid by
Ganges		14 October 1881	A Nourse Line sailing ship wrecked en route from Middlesbrough to Calcutta.
		1 January 1860	A German brig driven onto the South Sand Head by hurricane-force winds.
		9 April 1909	A steamship that ran aground and broke in two.	51.2458°N 1.5014°W
	United Kingdom	9 October 1939	A steamship that ran aground and broke in two.	51.2458°N 1.5014°W
Mary White		6 March 1851	A brig that became stranded in rough weather. Its crew were rescued by a lifeboat which subsequently took the name Mary White.
		20 December 1914	A transatlantic ocean liner, upon which the murderer Hawley Crippen was arrested while attempting to flee to Canada. The ship was wrecked when she broke loose from her moorings during a gale.
		27 November 1703	A third-rate ship of the line wrecked in the Great Storm of 1703, with 220 deaths.	51.2581°N 1.5003°W
		27 November 1703	A third-rate ship of the line wrecked in the Great Storm of 1703, with 387 deaths.	51.2617°N 1.5008°W
		19 December 1739	An East Indiaman that was wrecked in a heavy storm with the loss of all hands. The wreck was discovered in 2004.	51.2742°N 1.5756°W
		27 November 1703	A third-rate ship of the line wrecked in the Great Storm of 1703.	51.2743°N 31.4121°W
		25 October 1939	A German submarine that ran aground while under attack from and .	51.15°N 29°W
		8 February 1917	A German minelaying submarine sunk by .	51.1167°N 40°W
		1 November 1917	A German minelaying submarine torpedoed by .	51.3833°N 2°W

River Thames

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
		24 November 1940	A naval trawler sunk in the Thames Estuary.	51.5078°N 1.0208°W
The Blackfriar I	Unknown	2nd century (probable)	A small sailing ship discovered in Blackfriars along the banks of the Thames.	51.5109°N -0.1038°W
The Blackfriar II	Unknown	1660–1680 (probable)	A ship that was most likely carrying supplies to rebuild after the Great Fire of 1666.
The Blackfriars III and IV	Unknown	15th century (Probable)	These ships collided with each other. The Blackfriar III is the most complete medieval sailing ship found in Great Britain.
Boddington		1805	A merchantman and convict ship that was stranded on a sandbank near Blackwall.
		7 March 1665	A second-rate ship of the line that accidentally exploded in the Thames Estuary, killing 300 crewmen.	51.4966°N 0.7397°W
Marchioness	United Kingdom	20 August 1989	A pleasure boat and former little ship of Dunkirk that collided with the dredger Bowbelle near Cannon Street railway bridge, with 51 deaths.
Princes Channel Wreck	Unknown	16th century (probable)	An Elizabethan wreck discovered in the Thames Estuary in 2004.	51.4911°N 1.1119°W
		3 September 1873	A paddle steamer that collided with Bywell Castle near North Woolwich, with over 650 deaths.
	United States	20 August 1944	A Liberty ship that ran aground off the Nore in the Thames Estuary with over a thousand tons of explosives on board. A protected wreck site, designated as dangerous.	51.4658°N 0.7867°W
Stornoway		7 June 1873	A clipper wrecked at the mouth of the Thames.

Sussex

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
		2 February 1912	An A-class submarine sunk as a target of the Isle of Portland.
		19 October 1916	Struck a mine off Hastings. Amsterdam 26 January 1749 A Dutch East India Company ship that ran aground near Hastings. The wreck site is protected.	52°22′21.00″N 4°54′51.48″E
		26 July 1917	A Diadem-class cruiser torpedoed off Beachy Head by .	50.655°N 0.291°E
		8 August 1912	A Holland-class submarine that foundered off Beachy Head while under tow to be scrapped.	50.729°N 0.248°E
		23 May 1918	An armed merchantman torpedoed off Beachy Head by	50°23.13′N 0°28.72′W
	Switzerland	15 June 1962	A Swiss cargo ship that ran aground at Berwickshire in 1958, but was salvaged and repaired. It sank for the final time off Beachy Head, following a collision.
	Norway	20 October 1968	A Norwegian motor tanker that exploded off the coast of Eastbourne.	50.719°N 0.240°E
	United Kingdom	3 November 1943	A British coaster sunk by a German torpedo near Hastings.
		13 October 1939	A German submarine sunk by a mine off Eastbourne.	50°42′N 0°15′E
		20 August 1944	A German submarine sunk by a mine south of Brighton.	50°21′N 00°01′W
		3 November 1917	A German minelaying submarine torpedoed by off Eastbourne.	50°31′N 00°27′E
	United Kingdom	25 February 1976	A British cargo ship sunk after a collision, off Beachy Head. Attended by Hastings Lifeboat.	50°43′N 00°37′W

South West

Bristol Channel

Ship

Flag

Sunk date

Notes

Coordinates

Nornen

Norway

3 March 1897

Three mast Barque (Bark. Nor). Sailing from Brunswick Georgia to Bristol England. Forced ashore at Berrow beach, Somerset, by a storm. All crew and the ship's dog were rescued. The hull remains as a wreck on the beach to this day.

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51.272°N -3.023°W

United Kingdom

7 March 1915

A collier torpedoed by German submarine .

51.351°N -4.116°W

26 September 1918

A cutter that was torpedoed by German submarine .

50.6667°N -25°W

29 May 1906

A battleship run aground in fog on Shutter Reef, Lundy.

SS Staghound

27 March 1942

Distilling ship bombed off Devon coast; salvaged and towed to Woodspring Bay for trials and target practice.

51.406°N -2.913°W

SS Fernwood

18 September 1942

A collier hit by bombs off Dartmouth; towed to Woodspring Bay, near Weston, for trials and target practice . The MOD base at St Thomas Head used the vessel for trials after WW2.

51.407°N -2.907°W

HMS Vernon

1944

Sunk off Weston-super-mare for target training and 'blockship' trials.

51.406°N -2.905°W

Cornwall

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
		16 January 1914	An A-class submarine that sank in Whitsand Bay.
Adolf Vinnen		9 February 1923	A barquentine that was driven ashore at Bass Point.	49.9647°N -5.1833°W
		29 December 1807	A third rate ship of the line wrecked off Loe Bar.
Antoinette	Canada	2 January 1895	A barque wrecked off Doom Bar.
Ardgarry	United Kingdom	29 December 1962	Lost in a heavy storm off Lizard Point; 12 crew perished.
Ben Asdale	United Kingdom	30 December 1978	A Scottish fishing trawler wrecked near Falmouth.
	United Kingdom	7 September 1842	A brig that was wrecked near Morwenstow.	50.905°N -4.569°W
	Norway	27 February 1945	A steam merchant that was torpedoed by off Lizard Point.	49.9167°N -27°W
	United Kingdom	27 November 1917	A steamship torpedoed by U-boat off Mevagissey.	50.2376°N -46.262°W
		15 March 1917	A River-class destroyer that struck a mine southeast of the Rame Peninsula.	50.2667°N -14°W
	United States	10 January 1952	A steamship that sank after taking damage in a storm.
Hanover		13 December 1763	A brigantine driven ashore near Perranporth.
	United States	21 March 1945	A Liberty ship, situated in 22m (72feet) of water in Whitsand Bay next to the wreck of .	50.3267°N -18.714°W
RFA Lady Cory-Wright		26 March 1918	A cargo ship and mine carrier that was torpedoed by German submarine off The Lizard.	49.75°N -25°W
Maria Asumpta	United Kingdom	30 May 1995	A brig that struck rocks at Rump Point.
La Maudeleyne		1307	A Spanish cargo ship that was stranded on the south Cornish coast, possibly in Mount's Bay. All her crew were saved and much of the cargo was salvaged.
Merchant Royal		23 September 1641	A merchant ship wrecked off Land's End in rough weather.
	United Kingdom	14 October 1898	Wrecked on The Manacles.
	Antigua and Barbuda	22 March 2003	German cargo ship that ran ashore at Land's End. Five crew members were airlifted to safety.	50.0764°N -5.7125°W
		22 January 1809	A Cruizer-class brig-sloop that ran aground at The Manacles.
		8 August 1944	A Flower-class corvette that was torpedoed by north of Trevose Head.	50.7°N -8°W
Rosehill	United Kingdom	23 September 1917	Torpedoed by off Fowey.	50.3299°N -22.52°W
		27 March 2004	A type F71 Frigate sunk to create an artificial reef for divers and marine life by the National Marine Aquarium.^[1]	50.3276°N -19.162°W
St Anthony (aka Santo António)	Portugal	15 January 1527	A Portuguese carrack that foundered in Gunwalloe Bay.	50.05°N -5.287°W
	United Kingdom	10 December 1939	A steamship that was scuttled after catching fire in the Carrick Roads.
	Liberia	18 March 1967	A supertanker wrecked on Seven Stones reef.
		22 February 1945	A Flower-class corvette that was torpedoed by near Falmouth.	50.1°N -54°W
		January 1945	A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by Allied forces southwest of Lizard Point.	49.8517°N -5.4858°W
		27 February 1945	A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by in the English Channel.	49.9333°N -25°W
		14 March 1945	A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by a mine 7nmi off Newquay.	50.555°N -16.6°W
		15 April 1945	A German submarine sunk by off Salcombe.	50.1483°N -3.89°W
		21 January 1945	A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by and south of Gwennap Head.	49.95°N -47°W
		14 July 1918	A Type UB III U-boat that sunk for unknown reasons northwest of Doom Bar.
		12 June 1917	A German minelaying submarine sunk by armed trawler Sea King off Landewednack.
	Norway	31 December 1917	A Norwegian cargo ship that was torpedoed by .
Volnay	Canada	December 1917	A Canadian cargo ship that struck a mine in Falmouth Bay.
		15 September 1816	A Baltimore clipper that ran aground on the Doom Bar.
MV Union Star		19 December 1981	A mini-bulk carrier that ran aground near Mousehole. It caused the Penlee lifeboat disaster.
SV Carl		7 October 1917	The SV Carl was impounded by British forces during the First World War and was suspected of being a minelayer. It was being towed to London when it ran aground on Booby's Bay.
S-89		5 Oct 1946	A Large S26 Class Schnellboote (also called S-boat or E-boat). That ran aground in Tremoutha Haven after breaking free for being towed.

Devon

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
		15 February 1811	A frigate that served in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, eventually blown ashore at Mount Batten.
		22 September 1796	A fifth-rate ship that exploded while undergoing repairs at Plymouth.
Cattewater Wreck	Unknown	16th century (probable)	Wooden ship, first to be protected under Protection of Wrecks Act 1973.	50.3619°N -4.1283°W
		27 November 1940	A former fishing trawler sunk by a mine off Plymouth.
		4 November 1914	A battleship sunk as a target in Lyme Bay.
		1 January 1915	A Formidable-class battleship sunk off Start Point by German submarine .
		15 March 1917	A River-class destroyer that struck a mine in the Strait of Dover but sank while under tow to Plymouth	50.2783°N -14.8°W
Glen Strathallen	United Kingdom	April 1970	A luxury yacht sunk as an underwater training facility near Fort Bovisand.	50.3154°N -11.529°W
Hallowe'en	United Kingdom	1887	A clipper wrecked off Salcombe.
Herzogin Cecilie	Finland	18 January 1939	A German-built barque that was beached at the Kingsbridge Estuary and later capsized.	50.2137°N -50.02°W
	Greece	15 January 2008	A cargo ship that sank in the English Channel.
London	Unknown	9 October 1796	Sank in Rapparee Cove, North Devon in stormy weather, while carrying prisoners and treasure from the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia.
	Belgium	7 December 1939	A Belgian steamer that ran aground near Thurlestone.	50.261°N -54.831°W
		12 April 1945	A US Navy tank landing ship run aground while attempting to enter Plymouth harbour.
		12 November 1925	An M-class submarine that collided with the in the English Channel.	49.9833°N -59°W
		26 January 1932	A British aircraft-carrying submarine shipwrecked in Lyme Bay.	50.5761°N -2.5486°W
	United Kingdom	21 November 1917	A steamship torpedoed by off Dartmouth.	50.2125°N -53.955°W
Marguerite	France	28 June 1917	A French ship torpedoed by .	50.6017°N -2.9775°W
	United Kingdom	1 February 1917	A Royal Mail Ship torpedoed by off Start Point.
		3 December 1942	A Hunt-class destroyer sunk by E-boats off Start Point.	50.1333°N -42°W
	Belgium	11 February 1945	A cargo ship that was torpedoed by off the Eddystone Rocks.	50.2833°N -3.9708°W
	United Kingdom	4 January 1918	A hospital ship torpedoed by German submarine .	50.9167°N -53°W
		26 July 1944	A Type VIID U-boat that was sunk by southeast of Salcombe.	49.9667°N -33°W
		25 June 1944	A German submarine sunk by off Torquay.	50.0167°N -61°W
		8 August 1918	A German minelaying submarine sunk by off Start Point.	50.3333°N -33°W
		17 November 1917	A German minelaying submarine sunk by a mine off Salcombe.	50.1333°N -45°W
		4 October 1744	A first-rate ship of the line that was lost in a storm, and discovered in 2009 near Salcombe.	49.7083°N -36.3°W

Dorset

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
		1911	An A-class submarine sunk off Bracklesham Bay.
Aeolian Sky	Greece	4 November 1979	A Greek freighter that collided with another ship near the Channel Islands, and sank off St Alban's Head.	50.5092°N -10.33°W
HMS Empress of India		4 November 1914	A battleship sunk as a target in Lyme Bay.	50.4903°N -59.54°W
Alexander		27 March 1815	An East Indiaman driven ashore in a storm at Wyke Regis.
		1911	A German merchant ship that collided with SS Thor off Portland Bill.
	Netherlands	8 October 1939	A Dutch cargo ship that struck a mine and sank off Portland Bill.
		4 April 1918	An Avon-class destroyer that collided with off the Isle of Portland.
		13 June 1944	A B-class destroyer sunk by aerial torpedoes dropped by Junkers Ju 88 dive bombers off the Isle of Portland.		Almost certainly HMS Fishguard II (HMS Invincible) at this location, HMS Bodicea about 10 nm further to the WSW!
		29 July 1940	A D-class destroyer sunk by German dive bombers off the Isle of Portland.	50.5736°N -2.4336°W
Earl of Abergavenny		5 February 1805	An East Indiaman sunk in Weymouth Bay
		5 July 1940	A merchant ship converted into an anti-aircraft ship, sunk by German Stuka off the Isle of Portland.	50.5769°N -2.4194°W
		4 November 1914	A pre-dreadnought battleship sunk as a blockship in Portland Harbour.
		17 September 1914	An Audacious-class battleship that sank in a storm off Portland Bill.
SS Kyarra	Australia	5 May 1918	A luxury liner sunk by German submarine near Swanage.	50.5908°N -1.9494°W
		10 January 1924	An L-class submarine that collided with off Portland Bill.
		28 April 1944	A tank landing ship sunk by German E-boats off the Isle of Portland.	50.4525°N -45.55°W
SS Radaas	Denmark	21 September 1917	A Danish steamship sunk by off Portland Bill.	50.5703°N -3.0806°W
		8 January 1946	An S-class submarine that sunk while under tow to be scrapped.	50.4261°N -2.0483°W
		14 June 1957	An S-class submarine that sunk in Portland Harbour on 16 June 1955 following an explosion. It was later raised and sunk as a target off Weymouth.
Swash Channel Wreck	Unknown	Unknown	The remains of a 17th-century armed merchantman wrecked outside Poole Harbour.
		19 December 1944	A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by south of Weymouth.	50.4167°N -28°W
		11 July 1940	A steam yacht bombed off the Isle of Portland.

Isles of Scilly

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
		22 October 1707	A second rate ship of the line wrecked in the Scilly naval disaster of 1707, with about 800 dead.
	Antigua and Barbuda	26 March 1997	A merchant vessel that ran aground off St Mary's.
		10 December 1798	A protected wreck site, broke anchor and ran aground off Samson.
	United Kingdom	2 September 1917	A steam passenger and cargo ship sunk by German submarine
		22 October 1707	A third rate ship of the line wrecked in the Scilly naval disaster of 1707.
	United Kingdom	16 July 1872	A passenger ship that was wrecked off the Eastern Isles.	49.9561°N -6.2577°W
		22 October 1707	A fireship wrecked in the Scilly naval disaster of 1707.	49.8889°N -6.3431°W
Hollandia		13 June 1743	An East Indiaman wrecked off the island of Annet with 276 deaths.
		6 December 1917	A Tucker-class destroyer torpedoed by German submarine	49.3833°N -19°W
		20 January 1921	A K-class submarine that sank en route to a mock battle.
	United Kingdom	6 October 1872	A passenger ship that was wrecked on a reef off Samson.	49.927°N -6.348°W
Minnehaha	United Kingdom	18 January 1874	A barque wrecked off Peninnis Head.
Nancy		February 1784	A packet ship that ran aground on the Western Rocks.
Rachel Harvey	United Kingdom	1 October 1999	A fishing vessel that struck rocks off Peninnis Head.
		26 October 1707	A fourth-rate ship of the line wrecked in the Scilly naval disaster of 1707.
		7 May 1875	A German ocean liner wrecked on the Retarrier Ledges, with 335 deaths.
	United Kingdom	4 January 1841	An Irish steamship that ran aground on Cribewidden Rock.
Thomas W. Lawson	United States	14 December 1907	An American schooner wrecked off the island of Annet, spilling 58,000 barrels of kerosene.	49.8939°N -6.3819°W
		6 December 1916	A German minelaying submarine sunk by	49.6833°N -37°W
Wheel Wreck	Unknown	Unknown	An unidentified shipwreck located off Little Ganinick, believed to date from around 1835.	49.945°N -6.276°W

Yorkshire and the Humber

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
	United Kingdom	15 January 1942	A collier that was bombed by German aircraft off Middlesbrough.	54.6856°N -1.1433°W
		19 August 1916	A Town-class cruiser sunk by off Hornsea.	53.9822°N -4.5°W
	United Kingdom	21 May 1917	A cargo ship that was sunk by off Whitby.	54.5°N -29°W
	United Kingdom	7 February 1917	A cargo ship that was torpedoed by off Whitby.	54.4795°N -0.4695°W
	Poland	26 November 1939	A Polish ocean liner sunk off Grimsby.	53.7625°N 45.67°W
	United Kingdom	30 October 1914	A steamship that struck a reef near Whitby.

References

News: Warship scuttled in Cornish bay . BBC News . 27 March 2004.