All Underwater Wrecks

Hms Capricornus Wreck

BUILT IN 1917, HIRED 1917-1919 AND FROM 11.1939 AS A MINESWEEPER. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. MINED. ONE 6 PDR GUN. ATTEMPTS MADE TO SALVAG...

Hms Caribbean (Probably) Wreck

19.11.1914 BUILT IN 1809 AT GOVAN. EX-DUNNOTAR CASTLE OF THE UNION CASTLE LINE. RENAMED CARIBBEAN BY THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKEY CO. OWNED AT TIME O...

Hms Carilon Wreck

BUILT IN 1915. WOODEN HULL. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED AS ARMED TRAWLER IN 1915. MINED.

Hms Carinthia Wreck

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Hms Carinthia Wreck

TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE 4 PERSONS LOST. FORMER CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE VESSEL, BUILT 1925, TAKEN OVER FOR USE AS AN AUXILIARY CRUIS...

Hms Carlisle Wreck

BUILT IN 1918 BY FAIRFIED & CO. TURBINE ENGINES OF 40,930 SHP FOR 29KTS. VESSEL WAS BOMBED AND SUNK IN THE SCARPANTO STRAIT BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT. (DODS...

Hms Carlton Wreck

BUILT IN 1907 B COCHRANE & SONS, SELBY. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 69 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED 1915. MINED. (SIBI & SRN).

Hms Caroline Wreck

BUILT IN 1930, BY N V SCHPS V/H BONN & MEES, ROTTERDAM. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 84NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED BY THE RN FROM 1940, CONVERE...

Hms Caroline (Aft Part) Wreck

BUILT IN 1930 BY N V SCHPS V/H BONN & MEES, ROTTERDAM. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 84NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED BY THE RN FROM 1940, CONVERTE...

Hms Caroline Moller Wreck

BUILT IN 1914. HIRED AS RESUE TUG 1.1941. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY E BOAT.

Hms Carry On Wreck

BUILT IN 1919. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED AS A BARRAGE BALLOON VESSEL FROM 12.1939. MINED. CREW OF 7 LOST. LATER DISPERS...

Hms Cassandra Wreck

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Hms Cato Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1942, LENT TO RN ON LEND-LEASE, WAS SUNK BY 'HUMAN TORPEDO' OFF NORMANDY COAST. (DODS & SHIPS OF RN VOL 1).

Hms Caulonia Wreck

BUILT OF STEEL IN 1912 BY COCHRANE & SONS OF SELBY. ORIGINALLY OWNED BY THE HUDSON STEAM FISHING CO LTD OF HULL. HIRED DURING WW1 AS AN AUXILLARY PATR...

Hms Cayton Wyke (Probably) Wreck

BUILT IN 1932. PURCHASED 8.1939 BY THE ADMIRALTY AS AN ANTI-SUBMARINE TRAWLER. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY E-BOAT TORPEDO. (SIBI & SRN).

Hms Chakdina Wreck

BUILT IN 1914 RAMAGE & FERGUSON FOR THE BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO. HIRED AS ARMED BOARDING VESSEL IN 1939. PASSAGE ALEXANDRIA FOR TOBRUK. TORP...

Hms Chamois Wreck

BUILT 11.1896 BY PALMERS. ONE X 12PDR, FIVE X 6PDR GUNS & TWO TORPEDO TUBES. FOUNDERED IN GULF OF PATRAS AFTER HER SCREW HAD PIERCED HER BOTTOM. (SRN)...

Hms Char Wreck

17.11.14 EX-STRANTON. BUILT IN 1899. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED FROM 17.11.14 AS AN ARMED BOARDING OR EXAMINATION VESS...

Hms Charde Wreck

SUNK AFTER COLLISION.

Hms Charles Astie (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1917 BY COCHRANE & SONS LTD, SELBY. PURCHASED OFF THE STOCKS BY THE ADMIRALTY. A NON-STANDAR 'MERSEY' TYPE TRAWLER. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANS...

Hms Charlsin Wreck

5.9.19 BUILT IN 1907. FORMERLY THE GERMAN TRAWLER 'ESTEBURG'. CAPTURED 5.9.19. SUNK BY A U-BOAT 8 MILES NORTH OF MARSA MATRAH. (WW I LOSSES & SHIPS...

Hms Charybdis Wreck

BUILT IN 1940 BY CAMMELL LAIRD. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 62,000 SHP FOR 33 KNOTS. TEN 5.25 INCH GUNS. WAS PART OF A CONVOY OF SEVEN ENGA...

Hms Cheerful Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT IN 1897 BY HAWTHORN LESLIE & CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 5700IHP, TWIN SHAFT. MINED. ONLY 18 CREW SAVED OUT OF A COMPLEMENT OF 60. (...

Hms Chester Wreck

BUILT IN 1896 BY EDWARDS BROS, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. ORIGINALLY OWNED BY THE CONSOLIDATED STEAM FISHING & ICE CO LTD. HIRED AS AN ARMED TRAWLER FROM 19...

Hms Chestnut (Probably) Wreck

BUILT IN 1940 BY GOOLE SB CO LTD, GOOLE. HIRED AS MINESWEEPER 11.1940. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 35HP, SINGLE SHAFT. MINED. (WW2SL & SIBI...

Hms Chorley (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1914 AS A TRAWLER. HIRED AS BOOM DEFENCE VESSEL FROM 1.1940. PASSAGE PLYMOUTH FOR DARTMOUTH. FOUNDERED OFF START POINT DUE TO A LEAK. (SRN).

Hms Christine Rose Wreck

3.7.40 A FRENCH DRIFTER SEIZED AT SOUTHAMPTON ON 3.7.40. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. USED INITIALLY AS AN EXAMINATION VESS...

Hms Christopher (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1911. HIRED IN 1915. (SRN). MINED WHILST ON ADMIRALTY SERVICE. (LL WW1).

Hms City Of Dundee Wreck

BUILT IN 1914. HIRED IN 1914. SUNK IN COLLISION OFF FOLKESTONE.

Hms Clarence Wreck

26.7.1899 EX-ROYAL WILLIAM. BUILT IN 1833 OF WOOD AT PEMBROKE DOCK, PEMBROKE. ORIGINALLY A 1ST RATE MAN OF WAR OF 120 GUNS, BUT UDOCKED AS A SCRE...

Hms Cleon Wreck

BUILT IN 1907 BY COCHRANE & SONS, SELBY FOR THE ORIENT STEAM FISHING CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE ADMIRALTY. SINGLE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGIN...

Hms Cloughton Wyke Wreck

BUILT IN 1918. PURCHASED IN 5.40 AS A MINESWEEPER. ONE 12 PDR GUN. BOMBED AND SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT.

Hms Cobbers (Possibly). Wreck

3.3.41 SUNK BY ENEMY AIRCRAFT. (NOIC LOWESTOFT, 3.3.41).

Hms Cobra Wreck

BUILT IN 1900 BY ARMSTRONG, WHITWORTH & CO, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE ADMIRALTY. STEAM TURBINES OF 10000 IHP, QUADRUPLE SHAFT...

Hms Cochrane Wreck

GROUNDED ON TAYLORS BANK REVETMENT BETWEEN C2A AND C3 BLACK CAN BUOYS IN HEAVY FOG. WK LATER BROKEN UP.

Hms Cocker Wreck

EX-KOS XIX. HIRED IN 1940 AND RENAMED HMS COCKER. PASSAGE TOBRUK FOR ALEXANDRIA. SUNK BY U-331 OFF BARDIA, LIBYA. (SHIPS OF THE RN & BRITAIN'S SEA WAR...

Hms Codrington Wreck

BOMBED AND SUNK IN DOVER HARBOUR. (WW2 LOSSES OF RN SHIPS). SUNK BY AIR ATTACK AT DOVER. (SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY VOL 1).

Hms Colsay Wreck

'ISLAND' CLASS TRAWLER. BUILT BY COOK, WELTON & GEMMEL 1943. SUNK BY HUMAN TORPEDO WHILE OFF OSTEND. (WW2SL & SRN).

Hms Columba (Probably) Wreck

BUILT IN 1893 BY HAWTHORN, LEIGTH. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED AS BOOM DEFENCE VESSEL FROM 1914. MINED. (WWISL & SIBI). S...

Hms Columbia Wreck

TORPEDOED BY GERMAN TBD OFF FORENESS. (WW1SL).

Hms Comet Wreck

EX-TAMURA. BUILT IN 1934. HIRED 8.39 AS ANTI-SUBMARINE TRAWLER. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE FROM FALMOUTH. SANK FOLLOW...

Hms Commandant (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1915 BY HAWTHORN & CO LTD, LEITH. HIRED AS MINESWEEPER IN 1915. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 57HP, SINGLE SHAFT. MINED.

Hms Computator (Probably) Wreck

REQUISITIONED BY ADMIRALTY. SANK FOLLOWING COLLISION WITH HMS VANOC. (WW2 LOSSES OF RN SHIPS).

Hms Condor (Probably) Wreck

BUILT IN 1905 BY COOK, WELTON & GEMMEL, BEVERLEY FOR T BASCOMBE. REQUISITIONED IN 1914. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 63HP, SINGLE SHAFT. WRE...

Hms Conqueror Wreck

BUILT IN 1855 BY DEVONPORT DOCKYARD. STEAM ENGINES OF 800 NHP FOR 10 KNOTS. 99 GUNS. PASSAGE PORT ROYAL, JAMAICA FOR BERMUDA. STRANDED ON RUM CAY, BAH...

Hms Conqueror 2 Wreck

SANK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U44 OFF FAIR ISLE BY TORPEDO ATTACK. (NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS VOL 17).

Hms Conquistador Wreck

BUILT IN 1915. HIRED AS ARMED PATROL TRAWLER IN 6.1940. SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION. (SRN).

Hms Contest Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT IN 1913 BY HAWTHORN LESLIE, WAS TORPEDOED BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE WITH THE LOSS OF 27 LIVES FROM THE CREW OF 77. (DODS).

Hms Conway Wreck

26.6.75 LAID DOWN AT DEVONPORT OCTOBER 1827 & LAUNCHED AS HMS NILE IN JUNE 1839. ON 23 JUNE 1876 BECAME THE TRAINING SHIP HMS CONWAY. RAN ASHORE...

Hms Coquette Wreck

A D CLASS DESTROYER. MINED. (WW1SL).

Hms Corfield Wreck

BUILT IN 1937. PURCHASED BY ADMIRALTY FOR USE AS A MINE DESTRUCTOR/SWEEPER IN 2.1940. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE. MINED.

Hms Corientes (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1910 BY COOK, WELTON & GEMMEL LTD, BEVERLEY. OWNED BY THOMAS BASKOMB LTD, GRIMSBY. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 80NHP, SINGLE SHAFT...

Hms Cornwall Wreck

BUILT IN 1926 BY DEVONPORT DOCKYARD. 3-DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 80,000 SHP FOR 31.5 KNOTS. 8 X 8 INCH, 8 X 4 INCH & 20 SMALLER GUNS. 1 AIRCRAF...

Hms Cornwall Wreck

18.6.1868 EX-WELLESLEY, BUILT 1815 IN BOMBAY DOCKYARD, BOMBAY. A WOODEN 3RD RATE MAN OF WAR, USED AS A GUARD SHIP UNTIL 1854. RENAMED CORNWALL ON 18...

Hms Coronation (Part) Wreck

FOUNDERED WHILE AT ANCHOR OFF RAME HEAD IN STRONG SE GALE. OVER 600 LIVES LOST.

Hms Coronation (Part) Wreck

FOUNDERED WHILE AT ANCHOR OFF RAME HEAD IN STRONG SE GALE.

Hms Cortina Wreck

BUILT IN 1913. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. 1 X 6PDR GUN. HIRED AS PATROL VESSEL 1914-1919. TAKEN UP AS AN ARMED PATROL TRAWLER...

Hms Cossack Wreck

24.10.41 BUILT IN 1938 BY VICKERS ARMSTRONG. 3 X THREE DRUM BOILERS, S TURBINES OF 44,430 SHP FOR 36.2 KNOTS, TWIN SHAFT. 8 X 4.7 INCH GUNS IN TWIN...

Hms Coventry Wreck

BUILT BY CAMMELL LAIRD & CO LTD, BIRKENHEAD. COMMISSIONED IN 1978. 3500 TONS STD DISPLACEMENT, 4000 TONS FULL LOAD. ATTACKED BY ARGENTINE AIRCRAFT WHI...

Hms Coventry Wreck

BUILT IN 1917 BY SWAN, HUNTER. YARROW BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 40,000 SHP FOR 29KTS. WAS ATTACKED BY AIRCRAFT OFF TOBRUK AND SUNK. (DODS).

Hms Cramond Island Wreck

BUILT 1910 & REQUISTIONED AS BOOM GATE VESSEL. SUNK BY AIRCRAFT OFF ST ABB'S HD. (WW2SL & COLLEDGE).

Hms Crescent Wreck

WRECKED ON COAST OF JUTLAND. (COLLEDGE).

Hms Crestflower Wreck

BUILT IN 1930 BY COCHRANE & SONS LTD, SELBY. PURCHASED 8.1939 AS A MINESWEEPER. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 96NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. ONE 12 PDR...

Hms Cricket (Probably) Wreck

INSECT CLASS RIVER GUN BOAT, USED AS MINESWEEPER IN WWII. DAMAGED BY MINE OFF MERSAH MATRUH IN JUNE 1941. TAKEN TO ALEXANDRIA 1942 TO BE BROKEN UP. (C...

Hms Crocodile Wreck

WRECKED ON PRAWLE POINT IN THICK FOG. (DIVER MAGAZINE, SEPT '98).

Hms Cromarty Wreck

BUILT 1940, BY BLYTH SHIPBUILDING CO. AS A 'BANGOR' CLASS MINESWEEPER, MINED IN THE WESTERN APPROACHES OF STRAIT OF BONIFACIO, N SARDINIA. FIVE OFFICE...

Hms Cromer Wreck

BUILT IN 1940 BY LOBNITZ & CO. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 2400 IHP FOR 16KTS. STRUCK A MINE AND SANK OFF THE COAST OF LIBYA. (DOD...

Hms Cullist Wreck

COMMISSIONED AS DECOY SHIP MARCH 1917. 1 X 4 IN, 2 X 12PDR GUNS, 2 X TT. TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE AND SUNK.

Hms Cupar Wreck

BUILT IN 1918 BY MCMILLAN OF DUMBARTON FOR THE ROYAL NAVY AS ROSSLAIRE. AN ABERDARE CLASS MINESWEEPER. EX ROSSLARE, RENAMED IN 1918. TWO BOILERS, TWO...

Hms D'arcy Cooper Wreck

BUILT IN 1982 BY COCHRANE & SONS LTD, SELBY. HIRED AS AN EXAMINATION SERVICE VESSEL FROM 1940. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 46 NHP, SINGLE S...

Hms Daedalus Wreck

13.3.1811 5TH RATE, 38 GUN FRIGATE, EX-FRENCH 'CORONA' CAPTURED 13.3.1811 AT LISSA, WAS WRECKED ON LITTLE BASSES, CEYLON. (SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY).

Hms Daffodil Wreck

17.3.45 PURCHASED BY ADMIRALTY FOR USE AS LANDING SHIP. MINED OFF DIEPPE 17.3.45 AND SANK FOLLOWING DAY. (WW2SL, COLLEDGE).

Hms Dainty Wreck

BUILT IN 1932 BY FAIRFIELD SB & E CO. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 36,000 SHP FOR 35.5KTS. BOMBED AND SUNK BY GERMAN DIVE-BOMBERS OFF TOBRUK...

Hms Dane Wreck

BUILT IN 1913 BY COCHRANE & SONS LTD, SELBY FOR THE 'D' LINE STEAM FISHING CO. HIRED IN 1915. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 87HP, SINGLE SHAF...

Hms Danube 3 Wreck

28.8.39 BUILT IN 1924 BY COCHRANE & SONS LTD, SELBY. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 133NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED FOR THE EXAMINATION SERVICE...

Hms Daring Wreck

BUILT IN 1932 BY THORNEYCROFT. TURBINE ENGINES OF 36000 IHP. 3-DRUM BOILERS. FOUR 4.7INCH GUNS, 7 SMALLER. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY U-23. 5 SURVIVORS FRO...

Hms Dark Gladiator Wreck

HULK OF HMS DARK GLADIATOR SUNK AS A TARGET BY GUNFIRE FROM HM SHIPS NAIAD AND AMAZON. (NAVY NEWS, FEB 1976).

Hms Darogah Wreck

BUILT 1914 BY SMITHS DOCK CO LTD. MIDDLESBOROUGH, WITH 1 BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 78HP. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE ROYAL NAVY. CONVERTED T...

Hms Dartmouth Wreck

WRECKED IN A STORM, DRIVEN ASHORE AND SUNK. (SHIPS OF RN, VOL.1). BUILT 1655 BY JOHN TIPPETS, PORTSMOUTH & REFITTED IN 1678. WAS PART OF ENG...

Hms Decoy (Probably) Wreck

SANK OFF WOLF ROCK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH HMS ARUN. (COLLEDGE).

Hms Defender Wreck

BUILT IN 1932 BY VICKERS-ARMSTRONG. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 36,000 SHP FOR 35.5KTS. WAS BOMBED AND SUNK OFF SIDI BARRANI. NO LOSS OF LI...

Hms Deliverer Wreck

BUILT IN 1910 BY SMITH;S DOCK CO LTD, MIDDLESBROUGHT. OWNED AT TIME OF LOOS BY W GARDINER. ONE BOILER, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE OF 28 NHP, SINGLE SHA...

Hms Dervish Wreck

BUILT IN 1911. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. REQUISITIONED AUXILLARY PATROL VESSEL 6.1940. MINED. 4 MEN LOST. LATER DISPERSED.

Hms Derwent Wreck

MINED. (WW1SL)

Hms Desire (Possibly) Wreck

11.12.15 EX PRESIDENT DESIRE MAAS. BUILT IN 1912 IN BELGIUM. HIRED FOR DOCKYARD SERVICE 11.12.15. SUNK BY U BOAT.

Hms Desire (Possibly) Wreck

11.12.15 EX-BELGIAN PRESIDENT MAAS. BUILT IN 1912. SINGLE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED BY THE ADIMRALTY ON 11.12.15 FOR DOCK...

Hms Desiree Wreck

BUILT IN 1912 BY COOK, WELLINGTON & GEMMEL LTD, BEVERLEY. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 58HP, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED AS MINESWEEPER 1914-194. AG...

Hms Determinee (Ex La Determinee) Wreck

VESSEL WAS 6TH RATE OF 24 GUNS. CAPTURED FROM THE FRENCH IN 1799 BY REVOLUTIONNAIRE. (COLLEDGE). WRECKED IN 490916N, 021126W AFTER STRIKING...

Hms Devon County Wreck

BUILT IN 1910, WITH 3 CYLINDER TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE 1 BOILER. ARMED WITH A SINGLE 6PDR GUN. HIRED BY THE ADMIRALTY IN NOV 1939 FOR USE AS A MINESWE...

Hms Devonshire Wreck

DISPOSED OF IN GUIDED MISSILE & TORPEDO FIRING TESTS.

Hms Dewey Eve Wreck

EX-MARY SWANSTON. BUILT 1916 BY HERD & MACKENZIE, FINDOCHTY. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY BY ROSE STREET FOUNDRY & ENG...

Hms Dhoon (Probably) Wreck

VESSEL, HIRED 1916. SUNK BY MINE OFF YARMOUTH. (WW1SL).

Hms Diamond Wreck

BUILT IN 1932. WHILST ON ESCORT OPERATION 'DEMON', IN COMPANY WITH HMS WRYNECK TOOK OFF 700 TROOPS FROM TRANSPORT SLAMAT (WHICH HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY BO...

Hms Diomede Wreck

3.8.1795 STRUCK AN UNCHARTED ROCK BETWEEN PIGEON ISLAND & BACK BAY, TRINCOMALEE AT 1210, 3.8.1795. REACHED BACK BAY WHERE SHE SANK IN 12 FATHOMS. DI...

Hms Dirk Wreck

BUILT 1909 BY SCOTT & SONS, BOWLING, WITH 2 CYLINDER COMPOUND ENGINE OF 70HP, 1 BOILER, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY BY ROSS & DUNCAN, GLASGOW. ORIGINALLY...

Hms Dirk Wreck

BUILT 1909 BY SCOTT & SONS, BOWLING, WITH 2 CYLINDER COMPOUND ENGINE OF 70HP, 1 BOILER, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY BY ROSS & DUNCAN, GLASGOW. ORIGINALLY...

Hms Donna Nook Wreck

BUILT IN 1916 BY COCHRAN & SONS LTD, SELBY. ORIGINALLY OWNED BY MOODYS & KELLY. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 89HP, SINGLE SHAFT. 1 X 12 PDR...