This is a list of shipwrecks located in the United Kingdom.
See main article: article and List of shipwrecks of England.
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 1917 | Torpedoed by in Rathlin Sound. | 55.298°N -6.207°W | |||
| Girona | 26 October 1588 | Foundered and sank off Lacada Point, County Antrim. | 55.2462°N -6.5043°W | ||
| Lagan |  United Kingdom | March 1946 | Sank in collision off Belfast Lough.[1] | ||
| Normanby Hall | United Kingdom | 8 October 1965 | Foundered and sunk off Kilroot. | ||
| United Kingdom | 31 January 1953 | Foundered in heavy seas off the Copeland Islands. | |||
| State of Louisiana | United Kingdom | 28 December 1878 | A passenger liner that ran aground on Hunter Rock. | ||
| Tiberia | United Kingdom | 26 February 1918 | A merchant ship torpedoed and sunk by off Black Head near Larne, County Antrim. | ||
| Tullaghmurray Lass | United Kingdom | February 2002 | A Kilkeel fishing boat that sank after a gas explosion. | 54.06°N -5.993°W |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden | 9 April 1956 | Ran aground and was wrecked in the River Clyde. | |||
| United Kingdom | 28 September 1853 | Sank off Vatersay, Outer Hebrides in a gale, with the loss of 350 lives.[2] | |||
| United Kingdom | 4 February 1918 | An ocean liner that was torpedoed by off the coast of Ireland. | 56.6°N -26°W | ||
 Canada | 7 May 1945 | A cargo ship that was sunk by south of the Isle of May. | 56.0833°N -34°W | ||
| 30 March 1930 | An Aberdeen trawler that wrecked on the Ve Skerries, Shetland, killing the ~9 crew.[3] | ||||
 Netherlands | 23 December 1940 | Dutch cargo ship, sunk by two German Heinkel He 111 bomber aircraft in Ardmucknish Bay off Oban. | 56.4758°N -30°W | ||
| 21 June 1919 | A that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter. | ||||
| HMS Caribbean | 27 November 1915 | Sank 35miles off Cape Wrath due to bad weather. | |||
 Cyprus | 2 February 2015 | A cargo ship that foundered 12nmi east of Muckle Skerry. | |||
| United Kingdom | 4 August 2019 | A Spanish-owned, UK-registered longliner that wrecked on the Ve Skerries, Shetland.[4] | 60.3693°N -1.8265°W | ||
| 21 June 1919 | A that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter. | 58.8922°N -3.05°W | |||
| United Kingdom | 26 February 1982 | British container ship ran aground at Killantringan lighthouse, Wigtownshire. | |||
| 9 October 1690 | A frigate wrecked in the Sound of Mull. | 56.5064°N -5.6957°W | |||
| 27 March 1943 | Aircraft carrier sunk by a major internal explosion. Lies in the Clyde estuary. | 55.6106°N -5.0017°W | |||
| United Kingdom | 12 June 1915 | Intercepted and sunk by German submarine, 35miles off Montrose. | |||
| 21 June 1919 | A that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter. | ||||
| 27 September 1588 | A ship of the Spanish Armada that was wrecked on Fair Isle. | ||||
| 9 December 1977 | An Aberdeen trawler that wrecked on the Ve Skerries, Shetland.[5] | ||||
| United Kingdom | 22 June 1940 | A cargo ship torpedoed by off Barra Head. | |||
| United Kingdom | 19 December 2007 | A tug that sank in foggy conditions in the River Clyde at Clydebank. | |||
| 19 February 1915 | An wrecked at Start Point. | ||||
| United Kingdom | 16 August 1940 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by off Lewis, Outer Hebrides. | 58.48°N -6.49°W | ||
| 20 March 1944 | Formerly the German U-boat . Captured and taken into Royal Navy service in 1942, she ran aground and was wrecked on Islay in 1944. | 55.8017°N -6.475°W | |||
| 5 June 1916 | British armoured cruiser that struck a naval mine off Orkney. | 59.1172°N -3.3961°W | |||
| Sweden | 18 December 1954 | A Swedish steamboat that struck rocks in the Sound of Mull. | 56.5653°N -5.9869°W | ||
| 16 July 1940 | An that collided with off Duncansby Head. | 58.5667°N -56°W | |||
| United Kingdom | 28 March 1918 | A steamship that was torpedoed by south of Burrow Head.[6] | |||
| 1 January 1919 | An Admiralty yacht sank in The Minch outside Stornoway harbour with the loss of 205 men returning from World War I. | 58.1877°N -6.3497°W | |||
 United States | 5 September 1952 | Struck a mine on 5 July 1942 in the Denmark Strait. The forepart was salved but broke tow on 1 September 1952 and was later wrecked at Torrisdale Bay, Sutherland on 5 September.[7] [8] [9] | |||
| 21 June 1919 | A that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter. | ||||
| 6 January 1916 | A that struck a naval mine laid by off Cape Wrath. | ||||
| 21 June 1919 | A that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter. | ||||
| 21 June 1919 | A that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter. | ||||
| United Kingdom | 8 March 1943 | A straggler from Convoy SC 121 that was hit by a torpedo from and sank west of the Hebrides. The master and 25 crewmembers were lost. | |||
| 21 June 1919 | A that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter. | ||||
| United Kingdom | June 1850 | A paddle steamer that sank off Wigtownshire. | |||
| 27 November 1940 | British minelayer ran aground in the Kyle of Lochalsh, caught fire while being unloaded, destroyed by explosion. | 57.2663°N -46.18°W | |||
| 8 August 1915 | An armed boarding steamer that was sunk by northeast of Fair Isle. | 59.6°N -26°W | |||
| 13 January 1915 | A minesweeper that sank following a collision with HMS Imperieuse in Scapa Flow, near Longhope. | ||||
 Norway | 25 January 1935 | Sunk in the Sound of Mull in a storm. | 56.5383°N -59.75°W | ||
| 14 October 1939 | A torpedoed in Scapa Flow by, with 833 deaths. | ||||
| 5 November 1588 | A ship of the Spanish Armada that was blown up at Tobermory. | ||||
| 13 March 1945 | An S-class submarine scuttled off the Isle of Arran. | ||||
| United Kingdom | 8 November 1950 | A cargo ship that sank off the Bo Vich Chuan Rock in the Outer Hebrides. | |||
| United Kingdom | 10 April 1930 | A cruise ship that ran aground on the island of Mousa. | |||
| 13 September 1653 | A warship that sunk in a storm while anchored off Duart Castle. | ||||
| United Kingdom | 16 October 1889 | A steamship that ran aground on a reef in the Sound of Mull. | |||
| United Kingdom | 5 February 1918 | An ocean liner that was torpedoed by off Islay, Inner Hebrides. | 55.6167°N -32°W | ||
| 12 February 1940 | A Type VIIA U-boat that was sunk by in the Firth of Clyde. | 55.4167°N -12°W | |||
| 6 December 1944 | A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by a British Short Sunderland flying boat of No. 201 Squadron RAF 16nmi west of Yesnaby, Orkney Islands. | ||||
| 14 March 1945 | German U-Boat sunk by depth charges from the South African frigate . She was discovered in the Firth of Forth in 2007. | 55.95°N -58°W | |||
| 27 March 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk in the Sea of the Hebrides by, and . | 57.15°N -61°W | |||
| 14 April 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that sprung a leak and sank off Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire. | ||||
| 28 October 1918 | A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by a mine while attempting to enter the Scapa Flow. | 58.8333°N -7°W | |||
| Unknown shipwreck | Unknown | Unknown | Found in 2000.[10] | ||
| United Kingdom | 5 July 1894 | A cutter that collided with Satanita on the Firth of Clyde. | 55.614°N -4.95°W | ||
| 24 February 1943 | A U-class submarine sunk off Lochranza four days after commissioning. | 55.7167°N -25°W | |||
| 9 July 1917 | A that exploded and sank at Scapa Flow, with about 804 deaths. | 58.8566°N -3.1062°W | |||
| 1925 | A Russian protected cruiser that ran aground and sank in the Firth of Clyde. | 55.1842°N -4.9417°W | |||
| 8 July 1913 | A training ship of the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, ran aground and wrecked at Colonsay of her first voyage as a training ship. |
See also: List of shipwrecks in the Bristol Channel.
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazonese | Unknown | 15 April 1881 | A cargo steamship that ran aground at St. David's Head. | ||
| United Kingdom | 24 November 1940 | A 6,100-ton steamer, 436feet in length, with a cargo of 4,700 tons of government stores, allegedly including Harley Davidson motorbikes. Sunk by magnetic parachute mine in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[11] | 52.7167°N -12°W | ||
| Canada | 13 November 1915 | A Canadian barque that ran aground in a gale off Strumble Head. | |||
| United Kingdom | 12 February 1943 | A cargo ship that ran aground off The Skerries, Anglesey. | 53.4168°N -39.9176°W | ||
| 14 April 1953 | A training ship wrecked near Menai Bridge. | ||||
| United Kingdom | 21 November 1940 | A 6,400-ton steamer, 400feet in length, with a cargo of 1,300 tons of tinplate. Sunk by magnetic parachute mine approximately 1nmi west of Dale in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. | |||
| United States | 2 January 1825 | A protected wrecksite; a three-masted square rigger with a composite hull, forerunner of the Ocean liners, lost in Cardigan Bay. | 52.52°N -4.541°W | ||
| United Kingdom | 5 April 1942 | A coastal trading vessel that struck a mine off Pembrokeshire. | 51.6833°N -15°W | ||
| United Kingdom | 25 March 1941 | A cable layer that was attacked by a Heinkel He 111 off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, and sank the following day off St Anne's Head. It is now a protected wreck. | |||
| Herefordshire | United Kingdom | 15 March 1934 | Former Bibby Line liner, 7,000 tons, on passage to breakers, lost tow in a storm and ran aground on Cardigan Island; no lives lost, but rats destroyed puffin and Manx shearwater colonies; lies in 12m of water.[12] | ||
| 14 January 1865 | A steamship that sank in a storm off the Great Orme. | 53.371°N -3.849°W | |||
| Loch Shiel (aka Whiskey Wreck) | United Kingdom | 30 January 1877 | A 1,218-ton rigged sailing ship, 225feet in length, with a cargo of 7,000 cases of whiskey, beer & general goods. Ran aground at Thorne Island in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Now at a depth of, is very broken up, but the brick ballast is still visible.[13] | ||
| Lucy | Netherlands | 14 February 1967 | A 52m (171feet) coaster, sank off Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, while carrying a cargo of calcium carbide from Uddevalla, Sweden to Barry.[14] [15] | ||
| 25 March 1675 | A protected wrecksite; the first British Royal Yacht, hit rocks in fog off Anglesey. | 53.265°N -4.363°W | |||
| Ocean Monarch | United States | 25 August 1848 | A barque that caught fire and sank northeast of Llandudno. | 53.4278°N -3.5908°W | |
| United States | January 1856 | A Collins Line transatlantic steamer that sank (possibly in the Irish Sea) from unknown causes. Wreck found in 1986. | |||
| 30 October 1925 | A four masted windjammer that was wrecked on the Cefn Sidan sands. | 51.7332°N -4.3749°W | |||
| Resurgam II | United Kingdom | 25 February 1880 | A protected wrecksite near Rhyl. | 53.3963°N -36.18°W | |
| United Kingdom | 18 August 1831 | A paddle steamer that ran aground and broke up at the eastern end of the Menai Strait in 1831. | 53.2833°N -4.0083°W | ||
| Royal Charter | United Kingdom | 26 October 1859 | A steam clipper driven onto rocks near Moelfre, Anglesey. | ||
| United States | 23 April 1947 | A steamship wrecked off Sker Point. | 51.5003°N -3.7406°W | ||
 Cook Islands | 27 November 2011 | Sank after hitting a large wave following gale force 8 conditions 20nmi off the coast of Anglesey. | |||
| 17 November 1917 | A Type U 57 U-boat that was sunk by in the action of 17 November 1917. | 51.5333°N -26°W | |||
| 7 March 1945 | A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by depth charges from the Canadian frigates, and in St. George's Channel. | 52.3167°N -28°W | |||
| United Kingdom | 15 July 1945 | A German cargo ship that was captured by the Allies and ran aground on Grassholm. | 51.7308°N -5.4814°W | ||
| 29 October 1974 | A W-class destroyer that was sunk as a target in Cardigan Bay. |