All Underwater Wrecks

Hms Lowestoffe Wreck

SANK IN ACTION WITH THE FRENCH.

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 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

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 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 (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...

Hms Narborough Wreck

AN M CLASS DESTROYER. BUILT IN 1916 BY J BROWN, CLYDEBANK. THREE BOILERS, S TURBINES OF 25000NP, TWIN SHAFT. PASSAGE FROM EAST COAST WAR PATROL. WRECK...

Hms Narwahl Wreck

HMS NARWAHL

Hms Narwhal Wreck

SCUTTLED. TO BE USED FOR EXERCISES.

Hms Nathaniel Cole (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT 1917 BY SMITH'S DOCK. 'CASTLE' CLASS. FOUNDED IN LOUGH SWILLY. (SRN).

Hms Negro Wreck

HMS NEGRO WAS AN ADMIRALTY M-CLASS DESTROYER OF THE ROYAL NAVY. SHE WAS BUILT BY PALMERS AT JARROW, TYNESIDE AND LAUNCHED 8 MARCH 1916, BUT WAS SUNK A...

Hms Neptune Wreck

BUILT 1933 BY PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD. 3 DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 72,000 SHP FOR 32.5 KNOTS. EIGHT 6 INCH, EIGHT 4 INCH AND 14 SMALLER GUNS. 8 TOR...

Hms Nessus Wreck

BUILT IN 1915 BY SWAN HUNTER & WIGHAM RICHARDSON, WALLSEND-ON-TYNE. S TURBINES OF 25000SHP, TWIN SHAFT. 3 X 4 INCH GUNS. SANK AFTER COLLISION WITH CRU...

Hms New Comet Wreck

BUILT IN 1910. HIRED IN 1915. SUNK BY MINE OFF ORFORDNESS. (WW1SL, LLWW1 & SRN).

Hms New Comet (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1910. HIRED 1915. MINED. SUNK BY MINE OFF ORFORDNESS. (COLLEDGE).

Hms New Dawn Wreck

BUILT IN 1908 BY W V V LIGERWOOD, GLASGOW FOR THE STEAM HERRING FLEET LTD. HIRED FOR THE AUXILLARY PATROL FORCE AS A MINESWEEPER FROM NOV 1914. TENDER...

Hms New Spray Wreck

BUILT IN 1912. HIRED 1915-19 AND AGAIN FROM 12.1939 AS A BARRAGE BALLOON VESSEL. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. LOST IN GALE. (SIB...

Hms Newbridge (Probably) Wreck

BUILT IN 1906 BY J DUTHIE, SONS & CO LTD, ABERDEEN. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 54NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. ORIGINALLY REGISTERED AT FLEETWOOD AND...

Hms Niger Wreck

BUILT IN 1935 BY J S WHITE & CO, COWES. DURING THE RETURN OF QP15, HMS NIGER LED A COLUMN OF MERCHANTMEN IN BAD WEATHER WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY OF ONE...

Hms Niger (Possibly) Wreck

TORPEDOED & SUNK, WHILE AT ANCHOR, BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U 12.

Hms Nogi Wreck

BUILT IN 1923 BY SMITHS DOCK CO LTD, MIDDLESBOROUGH. HIRED IN 8.39 AS A MINESWEEPER. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 99HP, SINGLE SHAFT. SANK A...

Hms Nordhav Ii (Part Of)(Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1913. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. A NORWEGIAN TRAWLER, IMPOUNDED AFTER THE GERMAN OCCUPATION OF NORWAY. TAKEN INTO SER...

Hms Nordhav Ii (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1913. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. A NORWEGIAN TRAWLER, IMPOUNDED AFTER THE GERMAN OCCUPATION OF NORWAY. TAKEN INTO SER...

Hms North Star Wreck

SUNK BY SHORE BATTERIES DURING AN OPERATION TO BLOCK OSTEND & ZEEBRUGGE. (DODS & COLLEDGE).

Hms Northcoates Wreck

EX-GEORGE CORTEN, EX-ZENCON, EX-ZIRCON '35. BUILT IN 1918 BY COX & CO ENGINEERING CO LTD, FALMOUTH AS HMS GEORGE CORTEN. DECOMMISSIONED IN 1921 AND RE...

Hms Northumberland (Probably) Wreck

BUILT IN 1679 BY BAILEY, BRISTOL. 3RD RATE, 70 GUNS. DRIVEN ASHORE ON GOODWINS IN THE GREAT STORM OF 1703. ALL HANDS LOST. MOST OF THE WRECK UNCOVERED...

Hms Northumbria Wreck

BUILT IN 19056 BY COOK, WELTON & GEMMEL LTD, BEVERLEY. HIRED FROM 1914 AS AN ARMED PATROL SWEEPER. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 67NHP, SINGL...

Hms Nottingham Wreck

TORPEDOED BY U52.

Hms Nottingham Wreck

TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U 52.

Hms Nubian (Bow Section) Wreck

TORPEDOED OFF FOLKESTONE. BOW ONLY SUNK BY GERMAN DESTROYER. BOW HALF OF VESSEL 'ZULU', SUNK 510400N, 020300E, WAS JOINED TO STERN HALF OF 'NUBIAN' AT...

Hms Ocean Wreck

BUILT IN 1900 BY DEVONPORT DOCKYARD. BELEVILLE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 13500NHP. FOUR 12 INCH, TWELVE 6 INCH, SIX 3 POUNDER AND 2 MACHINE...

Hms Ocean Foam Wreck

BUILT IN 1911. HIRED IN 11.1914. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BLOOMFIELDS LTD, YARMOUTH. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. SANK FOLLOWING...

Hms Ocean Plough (Possibly) Wreck

STRUCK MINE WHEN IN TOW OF HM PADDLE SWEEPER 'CHELTENHAM' AND SANK. (NL2 11624/16).

Hms Ocean Retriever Wreck

BUILT OF STEEL IN 1912. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. REQUISITIONED 1914-1919 AND AGAIN AS AN ARMED PARTOL DRIFTER FROM 4.1040. M...

Hms Ocean Sunlight Wreck

BUILT IN 1929. WAS MINED OFF NEWHAVEN. (WW2SL).

Hms Oceana Wreck

3.8.14 EX-CEREBUS. BUILT IN 1889. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED AS AN ARMED BOARDING VESSEL FROM 3.8.14 AND RENAMED 'OCEA...

Hms Oceanic Wreck

8.9.14 BUILT IN 1899 BY HARLAND & WOLFF, BELFAST FOR THE OCEANIC SS NAV CO. TAKEN OVER BY ADMIRALTY FROM 8.9.14 FOR SERVICE AS AUXILIARY CRUISER....

Hms Opal Wreck

AN M CLASS DESTROYER. BUILT IN 1915 BY W DOXFORD & CO. THREE BOILERS, S TURBINES OF 25000NHP, TWIN SHAFT. PASSAGE FROM EAST COAST WAR PATROL. WRECKED...

Hms Oriana Wreck

BUILT IN 1946 AS EMPIRE FRIEDA. RENAMED IN 5.1947. MINED IN THE THAMES ESTUARY.

Hms Orianda Wreck

MINED. HAD BEEN REQUISITIONED BY ADMITALTY FOR USE AS A MINESWEEPER (MS NO.99).

Hms Ormonde Wreck

BUILT IN 1906 BY COCHRANE & SONS, SELBY FOR E BACON. HIRED FROM 11.1940 AS A MINESWEEPER. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 69NHP, SINGLE SHAFT....