All Underwater Wrecks
Wreck CatalogueHms Latona Wreck
BULT IN 1940. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 72,000 SHP FOR 40KTS. WAS SUNK BY A BOMB FROM A GERMAN AIRCRAFT OFF BARDIA , WHILST BEING USED TO...
Hms Lavender Wreck
BUILT IN 1915 BY A MACMILLAN & SONS. TRIPLE-EXPANSION ENGINE, 2400IHP. 2 X 4.7INCH GUNS, 2 X 3 PDR. TORPEDOED AND SUNK. OFFICIAL COMPLEMENT 93. (DODS)...
Hms Lavinia L Wreck
BUILT IN 1917. HIRED AS BARRAGE BALLOON VESSEL 12.1936. SUNK BY AIR ATTACK. (SRN).
Hms Lawford (Probably) Wreck
DE 'CAPTAIN' CLASS FRIGATE, BUILT BOSTON, USA IN 1943. SUNK BY AIR ATTACK OFF NORMANDY. (SRN).
Hms Leandros Wreck
MINED WHILE ON ADMIRALTY SERVICE.
Hms Leda (Probably) Wreck
15.9.80 WRECKED ON BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NIGHT IN MODERATE WEATHER, WITHIN ENTRANCE OF MILFORD HAVEN ON W. ANGLE RKS, DUE PILOT ERROR. (T.F. CRIDLAND, 15...
Hms Lewiston Wreck
SANK AT MOORINGS WHILE BEING USED AS TARGET FOR MISSILE FIRINGS.
Hms Lightning (Probably) Wreck
BUILT IN 1940 BY HAWTHORN LESLIE & CO. WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY ITALIAN TORPEDO BOAT OFF N AFRICAN COAST, WHILST ON ANTI-SHIPPING SWEEP. TWO OFFICERS &...
Hms Limbourne Wreck
BUILT IN 1940 BY VICKERS-ARMSTRONG. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 19,000 SHP FOR 27.5 KNOTS. THE VESSEL WAS PART OF A CONVOY OF SEVEN ENGAGED...
Hms Lincoln City (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1933. HIRED AS ANTI- SUBMARINE TRAWLER SEPT 1939. BOMBED & SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT.
Hms Linsdell Wreck
BUILT OF STEEL. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED AS ARMED PATOR VESSEL IN 1914. STUCK CONTACT MINE. FIVE MEN LOST. SANK WHILE...
Hms Listrac (Probably) Wreck
3.7.40 BUILT IN 1907 BY FORGES & C DE LA MEDITERRANE, HAVRE. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 72NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. FORMERLY A FRENCH AUXILLARY...
Hms Lively Wreck
BUILT IN 1939 BY CAMMEL LAIRD. TURBINE ENGINES OF 45,000 FOR 36.5KTS. ONE OF 4 SHIPS WHICH SAILED FROM ALEXANDRIA TO HUNT AN ENEMY CONVOY. ATTACKED BY...
Hms Lively Wreck
WRECKED ON THE CHICKEN ROCK, EYE PENINSULA, NEAR STORNOWAY.
Hms Loch Alsh Wreck
EX-LADY MADELEINE '34, EX-CAMERON '39. BUILT IN 1926 BY COOK, WELTON & GEMMELL, BEVERLEY FOR THE LOCH FISHING CO. REQUISITIONED FROM 12.1939 AS A MINE...
Hms Loch Ard Wreck
BUILT IN 1912. HIRED 1914. SUNK BY MINE OFF LOWESTOFT WHILST ON ADMIRALTY SERVICE.
Hms Loch Assater Wreck
BUILT IN 1910 BY J.DUTHIE, S.B.TORRY & CO, ABERDEEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ROYAL NAVY AS A PATROL VESSEL. SINGLE SCREW, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF...
Hms Loch Erinboll (Stern Part)(Probably) Wreck
BUILT IN 1929. PURCHASED 8.1939 AS MINESWEEPER. SANK AFTER COLLISION WITH THE SIDNEY SHARMAN APPROX 085DEGS 18M FROM START POINT. (C-IN-C PLYMOUTH, 19...
Hms Loch Garry Wreck
HIRED 1915, FOUNDERED AT MOORINGS, KIRKWALL. (SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY)
Hms Locheil Wreck
BUILT IN 1908 AS A MCBRAINE HIGHLAND FERRY. HIRED IN 1917 AND LISTED A TRAWLER. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. ONE 6 PDR & ONE 12...
Hms London Wreck
8.3.1665 BUILT IN CHATHAM 1664. A THREE-DECK, SECOND RATE WARSHIP. KNOWN TO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRST DUTCH WAR (1652-1654) AND LATER FORMED PA...
Hms Londonderry Wreck
DISPOSED OF AS A TARGET. SUNK BY COMBINATION OF MISSILES, BOMBS AND GUNFIRE.
Hms Lord Airedale Wreck
BUILT IN 1911 BY SMITH'S DOCK CO LTD, MIDDLESBOROUGH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE ADMIRALTY. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 75HP, SINGLE SHAF...
Hms Lord Austin (Possibly) Wreck
MINED. REQUISITIONED FOR USE AS AN ANTI-SUBMARINE VESSEL. (WW2SL).
Hms Lord Grey Wreck
2.12.17 WRECKED ON LA BARRIER SHOAL, CAP GRIS NEZ. (WW1SL). WRECKED 2.12.17 ON THE FRENCH COAST. (SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY, J J COLLEDGE).
Hms Lord Hailsham Wreck
SUNK BY GERMAN E-BOAT IN LYME BAY. (LL WW2).
Hms Lord Hailsham Wreck
BUILT IN 1934 BY COCHRANE & SONS SHIPBUILDERS LTD. PURCHASED IN 1939 AS AN ANTI-SUBMARINE TRAWLER. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 99 NHP, SING...
Hms Lord Ridley Wreck
BUILT 1911 BY SMITH'S DOCK CO LTD., MIDDLESBROUGH, WITH 3 CYLINDER TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 75HP, 1 BOILER, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY BY W. V. V. LIDG...
Hms Lord Snowden Wreck
BUILT IN 1934. REQUISTIONED IN 1939, USED AS AN ANTI-SUBMARINE VESSEL. SUNK IN COLLISION IN 1942.
Hms Lord St Vincent (Part Of) Wreck
BUILT IN 19129 BY J CHAMBERS LTD, LOWESTOFT. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 50NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED AS ARMED PATROL VESSEL FROM 9.1939. CON...
Hms Lord St Vincent (Part Of) Wreck
MINED. (WW2SL).
Hms Lord Stamp (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT 1934. HIRED AS A/S TRAWLER AUG 1939. SUNK BY MINE IN THE CHANNEL.
Hms Lord Stonehaven Wreck
BUILT IN 1934. HIRED AS ANTI-SUBMARINE TRAWLER FROM 8.1939. SUNK DURING AN GERMAN E-BOAT ATTACK. PROBABLY TORPEDOED. (SRN).
Hms Lormont Wreck
1.1.1939 BUILT IN 1927. HIRED AS GUARDSHIP FROM 1.1.1939. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. 2 X 12PDR GUNS. LOST FOLLOWING COLLISI...
Hms Louvain Wreck
No description
Hms Lowestoffe Wreck
DESCRIPTION TELCON, 2/23/01, BETWEEN LEE WYATT (828-252-9340) AND STEPHEN VERRY (N/CS31); LIKELYHOOD HIGH THAT THE WRECK OF...
Hms Lowestoffe Wreck
SANK IN ACTION WITH THE FRENCH.
Hms Lucienne Jeanne Wreck
3.7.40 BUILT IN FRANCE IN 1917. A FREE-FRENCH MINESWEEPER SEIZED 3.7.40. TRANSFERRED TO THE RN 8.1940 WITH FREE-FRENCH CREW. BEACHED AFTER STRIKING...
Hms Ludalady (?Luda Lady) Wreck
BUILT IN 1914. HIRED AS ARMED PATROL SWEEPER FROM 11.1939. CONVERTED TO MINE-SWEEPER FROM 6.1940. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. M...
Hms Ludlow Wreck
AN 'ASCOT' CLASS MINESWEEPER. BUILT IN 19156 BY GOOLE SB CO LTD. TAKEN INTO RN SERVICE AT COMPLETION. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, PADDLE PROP...
Hms Ludlow (Ex Usn Stockton) Wreck
EX-USS STOCKTON. BUILT IN 1917 BY CRAMP, WILLIAM, USA. STEAM TRUBIES, TWIN SHAFT. DECLARED SUPLUS. BEACHED AND BLOWN APART WHILST BEING USED AS A TARG...
Hms Lutine Wreck
EX-FRENCH VESSEL. HANDED OVER BY ROYALISTS AT TOULON IN 1793. WAS WRECKED OFF VLIELAND, NETHERLANDS. (SHIPS OF ROYAL NAVY).
Hms Lydian Wreck
BUILT IN 1908 BY J DUTHIE, ABERDEEN FOR S A LAYCOCK & CO. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 54NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED BY THE ADMIRALTY IN 1915....
Hms Lydian Wreck
MINED OFF S FORELAND WHILST ON ADMIRALTY SERVICE. (LL WW1).
Hms M 21 Wreck
BUILT 1915 BY RAYLTON DIXON. MINED OFF OSTENDE. (SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY)
Hms M A West (Probably) Wreck
1.9.39 EX-HMS BROIL. STEEL HULL. BUILT IN 1919 BY BROOK MARINE, LOWESTOFT. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. BUILT AS AN ADMIRALTY...
Hms M E 1016 Wreck
No description
Hms M.28 Wreck
SUNK AT KUSU BAY, IMBROS ISLAND, BY GUNFIRE FROM GERMAN BATTLE CRUISER GOEBEN AND CRUISER BRESLAU. (WW1SL).
Hms Maeander Wreck
BUILT IN 1840 AS A SERINGAPATAM CLASS FRIGATE (5TH CLASS, 38 GUNS). FINISHED LIFE AS A STORE SHIP OFF ASCENSION ISLAND REPLACING HMS TORTOISE. PRESUMA...
Hms Magic Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1942, WAS SUNK OFF NORMANDY COAST BY 'HUMAN TORPEDO'. 26 LIVES LOST. (WW2 LOSSES OF RN SHIPS & DODS).
Hms Magnificent Wreck
WRECKED ON LE BOUFOULOC ROCKS, WHILST BLOCKADING BREST.
Hms Maida Wreck
MINED.
Hms Maida (Possibly) Wreck
24.2.40 BUILT AS A TRAWLER BY GOOLE SHIPBUILDERS 24.2.40. MINED AND SUNK. ONE 12 PDR GUN.
Hms Majestic Wreck
BUILT 1895 BY PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 12,000IHP CAPABLE OF 17.9 KNOTS. WAS SUNK BY TWO TORPEDOES FROM U-21, WHILST AT ANC...
Hms Manchester Wreck
BUILT IN 1936 BY HAWTHORN, LESLIE & CO. GEARED TURBINES OF 82500 SHP, QUADRUPLE SHAFTS GAVE 32.5KNOTS. 12 X 6 INCH, 8 X 4 INCH AA, 8 X 2 PDR & 8 X 0.5...
Hms Manor Wreck
EX-VERDUNOIS, EX-MANOR. BUILT IN 1913 BY J DUTHRIE TORRY SB CO, ABERDEEN. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. 1 X 6PDR GUN MOUTED ON TH...
Hms Manx Prince Wreck
BUILT IN 1910. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. 1 X 6PDR GU. HIRED AS MINESWEEPER 1914-1919 AND AS ARMED PATROL TRAWLER FROM 12.1939...
Hms Maori (Fwd Section) (Possibly) Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1937 BY FAIRFIELD SHIPBUILDING CO. TURBINE ENGINES, THREE DRUM BOILERS, EIGHT 4.7INCH GUNS, EIGHT SMALLER, FOUR T.T. BOMBED & SUNK BY EN...
Hms Marcella Wreck
6.7.1915 BUILT IN 1887. HIRED AS ARMED BOARDING STEAMER 6.7.1915. SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION.
Hms Marconi Wreck
BUILT IN 1916 BY COCHRANE & SONS. SELBY. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 86HP, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED AS MINESWEEPER 1917-1919 AND AGAIN FROM 3.19...
Hms Marigold Wreck
BRITISH NAVY CORVETTE, BUILT 1941 BY H. ROBB, WAS BOMBED AND SUNK BY ENEMY AIRCRAFT W OF THE STRAITS OF GIBRALTAR. THREE OFFICERS AND 46 RATINGS WERE...
Hms Marmora Wreck
EX P & O TAKEN OVER AS ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER AND TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE.
Hms Marojam Wreck
26.12.17 AN 'ANCHUSA' CLASS SLOOP. BUILT GREENOCK & GRANGEMOUTH 26.12.17. TO BE RENAMED 'PRESIDENT', DRILL SHIP 1921, BUT WRECKED ON FLINTSTONE HEAD...
Hms Marsa Wreck
SANK AFTER COLLISION. (WW1 RNSL).
Hms Marsona (N Section) Wreck
30.8.39 VESSEL, EX -JAMES CHRISTOPHER, BUILT 1918 BY J P RENNOLDSON & SONS LTD, SOUTH SHIELDS FOR J MARR SONS LTD. HIRED FROM 30.8.39 & CONVERTED...
Hms Marsona (S Section) Wreck
30.8.39 VESSEL, EX-JAMES CHRISTOPHER. BUILT IN 1918 BY J P RENNOLDSON & SONS LTD, SOUTH SHIELDS FOR J MARR SONS LTD. HIRED FROM 30.8.39 AND CONVERTE...
Hms Martin Wreck
SUNK BY GERMAN U-431 WHILST ACTING AS ESCORT TO TORCH CONVOY. (ALLIED WARSHIP CASUALTIES MEDITERRANEAN, FEB 1952 & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).
Hms Martin (Probably) Wreck
BUILT OF WOOD IN 1809 IN BERMUDA. 16 X 24PDR CARRONADES, 2 X 9PDR. UNDER COMMAND OF CAPT MITCHELL. CRUISING THE THE W COAST OF IRELAND LOOKING FOR SMU...
Hms Mastiff Wreck
BUILT IN 1938 BY ROBB, LEITH. PURPOSE BUILT MINESWEEPER BUILT ON A TRAWLER HULL. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF ?950HP, SINGLE SHAFT. 1 X 4 IN...
Hms Mastiff (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1938 BY ROBB, LEITH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE ROYAL NAVY. PURPOSE BUILT AS A MINESWEEPER, BASED ON A TRAWLER HULL. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXP...
Hms Medea Wreck
BUILT IN 1915 BY SIR RAYLTON DIXON & CO. ORIGINALLY MONITOR M 22. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 650 NHP, TWIN SHAFT. CONVERTED TO MINELAYING TENDER FOR...
Hms Mediator (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1912. HIRED FROM 1914. SUNK BY MINE OFF HORSEA. (SRN).
Hms Medusa Wreck
ACCIDENTALLY RAMMED BY HMS LAVEROCK DURING A GERMAN AIR ATTACK AND BADLY DAMAGED. WAS TAKEN IN TOW BUT WAS LATER ABANDONED IN WORSENING WEATHER AND EV...
Hms Medway Wreck
BUILT IN 1928 BY VICKERS-ARMSTRONG, BARROW. OIL ENGINES OF 8000HP FOR 16 KNOTS. TWO 4 INCH GUNS, FOUR 4 INCH AA, 12 SMALLER. WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY...
Hms Mekong Wreck
14.4.1915 EX-MAUND. BUILT IN 1906 BY RAMAGE & FERGUSON LTD, LEITH. HIRED AS AUXILLARY PATROL YACHT FROM 14.4.1915. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGI...
Hms Melbreack Wreck
No description
Hms Michael Clements Wreck
BUILT IN 1917 BY COCHRANE & SONS, SELBY. A 'MERSEY' TYPE TRAWLER. SERVED AS AN AUXILLARY PATROL VESSEL. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 590 IHP...
Hms Mignonette Wreck
BUILT IN 1916 BY DUNLOP & BREMNER. AN ARABIS CLASS SLOOP. FOUR BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. MINED AND SUNK. (WW1SL & DODS).
Hms Minicoy Wreck
VESSEL WAS MINED WHILE BEING USED AS A HARBOUR DEFENCE PATROL VESSEL. (LLWW2 & SRN).
Hms Minion Wreck
SOLD FOR BREAKING IN GERMANY BUT SANK EN ROUTE. (THE NAUTICAL MAGAZINE, VOL.246, NO.6, PP.401/402).
Hms Minster Wreck
HIRED AS A NETLAYER IN 1940. MINED. (WW2SL)
Hms Mistletoe Wreck
BUILT OF WOOD IN 1890. OIL ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED AS ARMED PATROL VESSEL FROM 12.1939. MINED. FOUR MEN LOST.
Hms Miura (Probably) Wreck
BUILT IN 1911 HIRED IN 1914. ONE 6PDR GUN. MINED.
Hms Mohawk Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1937 BY THORNEYCROFT & CO. TURBINE ENGINES OF 44,000 SHP FOR 36.5KTRS. BADLY DAMAGED BY TORPEDO FROM ITALIAN DESTROYER 'LUCA TARIGO' & F...
Hms Mollusc (Ex Medusa) Wreck
SUNK BY TWO NEAR MISSES BY BOMBS DROPPED BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT. (NHB)
Hms Monarch Wreck
BUILT IN 1916 BY SWAN, HUNTER & WIGHAM, RICHARDSON, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY HM POSTMASTER GENERAL. TWIN TURBINE, TWIN SHAFT. REQ...
Hms Monarch (Possibly) Wreck
SUNK AS TARGET OFF SCILLIES. (SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY, J J COLLEDGE).
Hms Monarda Wreck
BUILT IN 19176 BY HERD & MCKENZIE, FINDOCHTY. HIRED 1915-1919 AND AGAIN AS A MINESWEEPER FROM 11.1939. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 37NHP, S...
Hms Moravia (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1917 BY COOK, WELTON & GEMMEL LTD, BEVERLEY FOR THE BOSTON DEEP SEA FISHING & ICE CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE ADMIRALTY. ONE BOILER, TRI...
Hms Morocoala Wreck
BUILT IN 1915. HIRED 1916. MINED OFF DAUNT LTV. (SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY & SHIPWRECKS OF THE IRISH COAST)
Hms Mtb 67 & Hms Mtbs 213-7 Wreck
VESSELS, SUNK BY AIRCRAFT, DESTROYED OR BEACHED IN SUDA BAY DURING INVASION OF CRETE. (WW2SL).
Hms Muria Wreck
EX-HOTSPUR, EX-WRECTLER. BUILT IN 1914 BY SCOTT & SONS, BOWLING. HIRED BY THE RN IN 1940. ONE BOILER, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE OF 99HP, SINGLE SHAFT....
Hms Myrmidon Wreck
BUILT IN 1990 BY PALMERS' CO. MINED (DODS). SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH SS HAMBORN. (COLLEGE). SUNK BY GUNFIRE FROM HMS P.17...
Hms Myrmidon (Part Of) Wreck
A B CLASS DESTROYER. SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH SS 'HAMBORN'. (COLLEGE). SUNK BY GUNFIRE FROM HMS P.17. ON ORIGINAL CARD - POSSIBLY SUNK BECAUSE...
Hms Myrtle Wreck
EX-ST IRENE. BUILT IN 1928 BY COOK, WELLINGTON & GEMMEL LTD, BEVERLEY. PURCHASED BY THE ADMIRALTY IN MARCH 1039 AS A MINE SWEEPER. TRIPLE EXPANSION EN...
Hms Myrtle Wreck
BUILT 1915 BY LOBNITZ & CO. WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 2400 IHP, & TWO 4.7IN GUNS & TWO 3PDR. MINED AND BROKE IN TWO. WAS OPERATING AGAINST THE...
Hms Myrtle (Part Of) Wreck
BUILT 1915 BY LOBNITZ & CO. WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 2400 IHP, & TWO 4.7IN GUNS & TWO 3PDR. MINED AND BROKE IN TWO. WAS OPERATING AGAINST THE...
Hms Nadine Wreck
EX-THOMAS YOUNG. BUILT IN 1898 BY THOMAS RUSSEL & CO LTD, ABERDEEN. HIRED TO THE ADMIRALTY IN 1914. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 77NHP, SING...
Hms Naiad Wreck
BUILT IN 1939 BY HAWTHORN LESLIE. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 62,000 FOR 33KTS. SUNK BY U-565, BETWEEN MERSA MATRUH AND SOLLUM, AS SHE AND...
Hms Napia Wreck
6.12.39 EX-DORALIA '38. BUILT IN 1914 BY J P RENNOLDSON & SONS, SOUTH SHIELDS. HIRED FOR EXAMINATION SERVICE 6.12.39. ONE BOILER, COMPOUND EXPANSION...