List of shipwrecks of North Carolina explained

This is a list of shipwrecks located off the coast of North Carolina.

ShipFlagSunk dateNotesCoordinates
August 1988Sunk as an artificial reef.34.2781°N -114.659°W
AdventurePirate10 June 1718Sloop under the command of Blackbeard. Ran aground attempting to kedge off the bar near Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina.[1]
Allan Jackson18 January 1942American tanker; torpedoed off Hatteras by .[2] 35.6167°N -94°W
2 April 1863Submarine; Sank off of Cape Hatteras.
Altoona22 October 1878Ran aground at Cape Hatteras.
Amerikaland3 February 1942Swedish freighter; torpedoed off Cape Hatteras by .[3] 36.6°N -84°W
10 February 1862Steamboat that was scuttled to prevent capture near Elizabeth City.
Ario15 March 1942Torpedoed off Cape Lookout by .[4] 34.33°N -76.65°W
29 April 1942Soviet tanker; torpedoed by off Cape Lookout.[5]
7 March 1942Brazilian freighter; torpedoed off Hatteras by .
7 October 1864Ran aground at Kure Beach.
26 March 1942Q-ship; torpedoed by .[6] 34.8667°N -127°W
December 1869Ironclad warship that sank off Cape Hatteras.
Atlas9 April 1942American tanker; torpedoed off Cape Lookout by .[7] 34.45°N -76.27°W
Australia16 March 1942American tanker; torpedoed off Cape Hatteras by .[8] 35.12°N -75.37°W
21 August 1863Capsized off Cape Hatteras.
9 December 1864Sank in Roanoke River near Jamseville after striking a mine while attempting to aid .
11 May 1942Anti-submarine trawler torpedoed by German submarine off the coast of Ocracoke Island.[9] 34.1667°N -117°W
September 1944Formerly ; sank off Oregon Inlet in the 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane.[10]
January 1864Iron-hulled sidewheel blockade runner; ran aground in Lockwood's Folly Inlet.[11]
20 February 1859Burned at Elizabeth City.
Bluefields15 July 1942Nicaraguan freighter; torpedoed off Cape Hatteras by .[12] [13]
29 October 2012Replica of the original . Sank during Hurricane Sandy with 16 people aboard.33.9°N -123°W
7 April 1942British tanker; torpedoed by off the coast of Ocracoke Island.[14] [15] 35.07°N -75.19°W
Buarque15 February 1942Brazilian passenger and cargo ship; torpedoed by .[16] 36.58°N -75.33°W
Byron D. Benson4 May 1942Tanker; torpedoed by .[17]
January 1921Five-masted commercial schooner that ran aground in late January off the coast of Cape Hatteras. When the wreck was discovered and boarded, it was found to have been completely abandoned. Its crew were never heard from again.35.2624°N -75.4917°W
Caribsea11 March 1942Torpedoed by off Cape Lookout.[18] 34.67°N -76.16°W
Carl Gerhard23 September 1929Ran aground off Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
Cassimer26 February 1942Sank following collision with Lara off Cape Lookout.
Catherine M. Monahan24 August 1910Four-masted schooner; foundered after running aground on Diamond Shoals.
12 September 1857Sidewheel steamer carrying 10 tons of gold when it was caught up in a Category 2 hurricane.
Chilore15 July 1942Freighter; torpedoed by and subsequently ran aground off Cape Hatteras.[19]
21 July 1976Sunk off Cape Hatteras, while being rigged as a tethered underwater target.
Ciltvaira19 January 1942Latvian freighter; torpedoed off Nags Head.[20] 34.9667°N -85°W
19 January 1942American freighter; torpedoed by .35.7°N -75.35°W
23 October 1878Foundered off Frying Pan Shoals in a storm.
14 January 1863Ran aground off Masonboro Inlet.
7 June 2006Sunk as a target, along with her sister ship, .
7 February 1862Sunk in battle off Roanoke Island.
2 May 1942Patrol boat that was torpedoed by .[21] 33.5°N -115°W
1978Sunk off Pea Island as an artificial reef.
Dixie Arrow26 March 1942American tanker; torpedoed off Cape Hatteras by .[22] 34.98°N -75.55°W
24 November 1862Gunboat that ran aground in New River and was destroyed to prevent capture.34.7179°N -77.4254°W
18 March 1942American tanker; torpedoed off Diamond Shoals by .[23] 34.84°N -75.58°W
24 January 1942British tanker; torpedoed off Diamond Shoals by .[24] 35.1°N -132°W
14 April 1942Torpedoed by .
Equipoise27 March 1942Panamanian freighter; torpedoed by .[25] 36.6°N -74.75°W
21 March 1942American tanker; torpedoed by ; stern section was salvaged.[26] 33.58°N -77.37°W
Explorer12 December 1919A tugboat that sunk off Nags Head.
10 February 1862Steamboat and balloon carrier that ran aground near Elizabeth City.
10 February 1862Gunboat that was burned to prevent capture at Elizabeth City.
F.W. Abrams15 June 1942American tanker; struck a naval mine at Diamond Shoals.[27]
Fenwick Island7 December 1968Foundered in a storm.
23 October 1889Blown ashore by a storm, and now on display at Nags Head town hall.[28] 35.9345°N -111.721°W
G.A. Kohler23 August 1933Victim of the 1933 Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane. Wrecked 2miles south of Gull Shoal Coast Guard Station. Nine men and one woman from the ship were saved by breeches buoy.[29] 35.469°N -75.481°W
General E. L. F. Hardcastle17 August 1899Merchant sailing vessel; sank during the 1899 San Ciriaco hurricane in Pamlico Sound.
George E. Klinck7 March 1941American lumber schooner; foundered in a storm near Diamond Shoals Lightship.
George Weems20 May 1909Burned and sank off Frying Pan Shoals.
Glanayron22 May 1896British cargo ship; ran aground on outer Diamond Shoals.
13 December 1909Schooner that was wrecked in a gale off Cape Hatteras.35.727°N -75.34°W
Gray GhostSunk and later recovered near Belhaven.
Helen H. Benedict1914Wooden schooner; ran aground two miles south of Nag's Head.
April 1907Norwegian barque; wrecked off Hatteras Island.
Hesperides9 October 1897British cargo ship; stranded on Diamond Shoals.
10 October 1837Steam packet ship wrecked off the beach of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, in the 1837 Racer's Storm hurricane.35.2451°N -75.5146°W
12 October 1870Steamship that sank off Cape Hatteras.
24 November 1877Ran aground off Nags Head.
Idaho18 February 1895The paddle steamer foundered in a storm while under tow
4 August 1992Sunk as artificial reef.
11 January 1864Ran aground at Lockwood's Folly Inlet while attempting to refloat CSS Bendigo.
Isle of Iona14 December 1914British cargo ship; wrecked near Hatteras Inlet.
September 1944Sank off Oregon Inlet in the 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane.
John D. Gill12 March 1942Torpedoed by .
John Hunter10 October 1910Disappeared off Cape Hatteras.
Kassandra Louloudis17 March 1942Greek cargo ship; torpedoed off Diamond Shoals by .[30]
Kentucky4 February 1910The 996-gross register ton and 203feet long steamer headed from New York to the Pacific Coast for Tacoma to Alaska service. Leaking, she stopped for repairs at Newport News, Virginia where she was deemed seaworthy. She developed catastrophic leaks and sank 110nmi off North Carolina. The use of radio to communicate "S.O.S." messages were among the first recorded, saving 46 lives.[31] [32] 32.46°N -76.42°W
USS Keshena19 July 1942Naval tug; struck a naval mine off Cape Hatteras while attempting to rescue Chilore.
Koll6 April 1942Norwegian tanker; torpedoed by .[33]
KyzickesRan aground near Kill Devil Hills.
7 April 1942Norwegian tanker; torpedoed by off Cape Hatteras.[34]
Laura A. BarnesRan ashore on Coquina Beach.
19 March 1942Freighter; torpedoed off Diamond Shoals by .[35] 35.08°N -75.5°W
Ljubica Matkovic24 June 1942Yugoslavian freighter; torpedoed by .
Lois JoyceSank in surf in Oregon Inlet.
24 December 1864Set afire and exploded at Fort Fisher.
USS Mahackemo11 September 1948Sank off Cape Hatteras while under tow.
Malchace9 April 1942American freighter; torpedoed by .[36] 34.47°N -75.93°W
Manuela25 June 1942American freighter; torpedoed off Cape Lookout by .[37]
14 April 1942Cargo ship that was sunk by off Cape Hatteras.35.2°N -75.23°W
Marlin18 October 1965Liberian cargo ship; foundered after her cargo shifted.
Marore27 February 1942Torpedoed off Kinnakeet station by .35.55°N -74.97°W
Merak6 August 1918American tanker; ran aground on Diamond Shoals while avoiding torpedoes from .
Metropolis1878Sunk off Corolla.
Mirlo16 August 1918Torpedoed by off Wimble Shoal Buoy.
Modern Greece1862Sunk at Kure Beach.
31 December 1862Lost off Cape Hatteras while under tow by .
Naeco23 March 1942Tanker; torpedoed off Cape Lookout by .[38]
March 1865Burned to avoid capture in Neuse River; currently installed beside the river at the Governor Caswell Memorial.35.267°N -77.6216°W
5 September 1923Bombed as a target off Cape Hatteras.
Nordal25 June 1942Panamanian cargo ship; torpedoed by .[39]
Normannia17 January 1924Foundered in a storm at Frying Pan Shoals.
Northeastern30 December 1904American tanker; ran aground on Diamond Shoals.
Norvana19 January 1942American freighter; torpedoed off Cape Hatteras by .[40]
27 September 1864Gunboat that sank off Southport.33.9136°N -78.0189°W
Olympic22 January 1942Panamanian tanker; torpedoed off Hatteras by .[41] 36.0167°N -105°W
Oriental16 May 1862Sank near Oregon Inlet.
9 December 1864Sank in the Roanoke River after striking two mines near Jamesville.
19 March 1942Tanker; torpedoed and sank off Oregon Inlet.[42] [43] [44] 34.2833°N -115°W
6 March 1864Mistaken for a blockade runner and rammed by off Kure Beach.
PevenseyBlockade runner, sank off Atlantic Beach.
Phantom1863Steel-hulled blockade runner; sunk at Topsail Inlet.
1935Patrol vessel that was scuttled off Harkers Island as a breakwater.34.7123°N -76.5888°W
Porta AllegraDredge; sank for unknown reasons.[45]
PortlandRan aground at Cape Lookout.
Proteus19 August 1918Sank following a collision with the tanker Cushing in heavy fog, southwest of Diamond Shoals.34.7653°N -122.01°W
Pulaski14 June 1838The American steam packet Pulaski was lost thirty miles off the coast of North Carolina when its starboard boiler exploded.
Pirate10 June 1718French frigate that was captured by pirates and became Blackbeard's flagship, eventually running aground at Beaufort Inlet. She was discovered in 1996, near Atlantic Beach by Intersal, Inc.[46]
7 May 1864Ran aground at Cape Fear.
29 August 1750Spanish merchantman ran aground during a hurricane near Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina [47] 34.6907°N -117.2°W
9 April 1942British tanker; torpedoed by .[48]
Santiago12 March 1924American cargo and passenger ship; foundered off Cape Hatteras in a storm.
21 June 1918Sank in a collision with Florida.
10 February 1862Rammed and sunk by off Elizabeth City.36.2852°N -76.1751°W
5 June 1942Rammed by which mistook it for a U-boat.[49]
11 October 1861Schooner that was scuttled in the Ocracoke Inlet.
Southern Isles5 October 1951American bulk carrier; broke apart and sank.
19 April 1864Sank following collision with on the Roanoke River, near its mouth at Albemarle Sound.
October 2004Scuttled in 108feet of water, 30miles off Morehead City, as an artificial reef.
12 January 1980Canadian destroyer; sank off Cape Hatteras while under tow to breakers.
Strathairly24 March 1891Ran aground near Chicomacomico.
Stormy Petrel1864Iron-hulled sidewheel blockade runner; sunk at Kure Beach.
Suloide26 March 1943Brazilian cargo ship; sank after striking the submerged wreck of W. E. Hutton.
Tamaulipas10 April 1942American tanker; torpedoed off Cape Lookout by .34.42°N -76°W
8 June 1957Foundered off Cape Hatteras.34.7533°N -121.025°W
Theodore Parker4 June 1974Sunk as an artificial reef.
Tiger1 April 1942American tanker; torpedoed by
19 July 1979 sunk as a target off Cape Hatteras.36°N -73°W
9 May 1942Sunk by depth charges from .[50] [51] 34.35°N -111°W
15 July 1942Sunk off Hatteras by depth charges from aircraft and gunfire from SS Unicoi.34.51°N -75.22°W
7 July 1942Sunk off Cape Hatteras by depth charges from aircraft.[52] 35.2388°N -81.69°W
14 April 1942Sunk off Bodie Island by gunfire from .[53] 35.55°N -75.13°W
Ulysses11 April 1942British passenger and cargo ship; torpedoed by south of Cape Hatteras.[54]
2 February 1864Captured and burned by Confederate forces off New Bern.
18 January 2006Sank in a storm
Venore23 January 1942American freighter; torpedoed off Hatteras by .[55] 34.8333°N -95°W
Veturia20 February 1918British freighter; ran aground on Diamond Shoals in fog.
5 September 1923Bombed as target off Cape Hatteras.
W.E. Hutton18 March 1942American fuel tanker; torpedoed by off Cape Lookout.[56] 34.08°N -76.67°W
West Ivis25 January 1942American freighter; torpedoed off Hatteras by .35.05°N -83°W
EM Wilcox30 September 1943Foundered off Nags Head in a storm.[57]
28 June 1942American tanker, torpedoed by .[58] 35.2364°N -75.0336°W
1990Sunk as an artificial reef off Morehead City.
York22 January 1942Freighter; torpedoed by .
1974Liberty ship sunk off Pea Island as an artificial reef.

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  1. D. Moore. (1997) "A General History of Blackbeard the Pirate, the Queen Anne's Revenge and the Adventure". In Tributaries, Volume VII, 1997. pp. 31–35. (North Carolina Maritime History Council)
  2. Blair, p. 466.
  3. Blair, pp. 32–33.
  4. Blair, p. 516.
  5. Hickam, p. 178.
  6. Blair, pp. 534–535.
  7. Hickam, p. 127.
  8. Blair, p. 517.
  9. Hickam, p. 202.
  10. Web site: US Coast Guard Patrol Craft. United States Coast Guard. 5 August 2013. 19. PDF.
  11. Web site: National Park Service Archeology Program . Abandoned Shipwreck Act Guidelines: Part IV. Shipwrecks in the National Register of Historic Places . 5 August 2013.
  12. Hickam, p. 286.
  13. Blair, p. 626.
  14. Web site: Wreck of the British Splendour . 6 September 2012.
  15. Hickam, p. 124.
  16. Hickam, pp. 43–44.
  17. Hickam, pp. 123–124.
  18. Hickam, pp. 55–56.
  19. Blair, p. 627.
  20. Hickam, pp. 14–17.
  21. Hickam, p. 179.
  22. Hickam, pp. 99–101.
  23. Hickam, pp. 79–81.
  24. Hickam, p. 21.
  25. Hickam, p. 114.
  26. Hickam, pp. 91–93.
  27. Hickam, pp. 253–254.
  28. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6G50_Schooner_Frances_E_Waters_Nags_Head_North_Carolina Schooner Frances E. Waters
  29. News: Scores Rescued by Coast Guards . Evening Star . August 24, 1933 . Washington, D.C. . A-3.
  30. Hickam, pp. 76–79.
  31. Web site: Sinking Ship's Crew is Saved by Wireless . San Francisco Call . 5 February 1910 . 15 January 2017.
  32. Web site: Steamer Sinks in Mid-Sea; Crew Saved by "S.O.S."; International Distress Signal Flashed by Wireless Brings Rescue. Four Ships in Thrilling Race Against Death; Alamo Answers Call of Kentucky and Gets There Just in Time. . Sacramento Union . 5 February 1910 . 15 January 2017.
  33. Blair, p. 539.
  34. Hickam, p. 125.
  35. Hickam, p. 88.
  36. Hickam, pp. 127–128.
  37. Hickam, p. 271.
  38. Hickam, pp. 93–98.
  39. Hickam, p. 270.
  40. Hickam, p. 20.
  41. Blair, p. 764.
  42. Barnette . Michael C.. Michael C. Barnette. Scrambled History: A Tale of Four Misidentified Tankers . Wreck Diving Magazine . 2006 . 4 June 2009 .
  43. Web site: The Wreck of the Papoose . Barnette, Michael C. . 2007 . Association of Underwater Explorers . 6 June 2009 .
  44. Hickam, p. 85.
  45. Web site: Hudy. Paul. Porta Allegra aka Lobster Wreck. nc-wreckdiving.com. 29 August 2015.
  46. Web site: QAR Discovered. lat3440.com. Intersal, Inc.. 30 August 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150717033512/http://www.lat3440.com/index.php/qar. 17 July 2015.
  47. Web site: El Salvador. Intersal, Inc..
  48. Hickam, p. 128.
  49. Hickam, p. 201.
  50. Blair, pp. 574–575.
  51. Web site: German sub sank near U.S.. chronicle.augusta.com. The Augusta Chronicle. 11 August 2015.
  52. Blair, p. 609.
  53. Blair, p. 542.
  54. Hickam, pp. 162–163.
  55. Blair, p. 469.
  56. Hickam, pp. 85–86.
  57. Web site: EM Wilcox, WYP-333 (Ex-Rowland). United States Coast Guard. United States Coast Guard. 5 August 2013.
  58. Blair, p. 607.

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