Cruiser Merchant Wrecks 1900-2000

Al Kuwait Wreck

SANK FOLLOWING A FIRE IN ENGINE ROOM.

Berlin Wreck

SCUTTLED.

Blucher Wreck

BUILT IN 1908 AT KIEL. SCHULZ-THORNEYCROFT BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 32000 IHP FOR 26.4 KNOTS. TWELVE 8.2, EIGHT 6 INCH, SIXTEEN 24 POUNDER...

Commonwealth Wreck

TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE 14 LIVES LOST.

Cresta Wreck

SANK WHILE UNDER TOW OF ALDEBURGH LIFEBOAT. (LL).

Der Kaiser Wreck

No description

Dragon Wreck

BRITISH CRUISER LOANED TO POLISH NAVY. DAMAGED BY HUMAN TORPEDO OFF NORMANDY. CONSTRUCTIVE TOTAL LOSS. (WW2SL).

East Point Wreck

BUILT BY J L THOMPSON & SONS LTD. PASSAGE LONDON FOR PHILADEOPHIA. TORPEDOED BY U-48 9M EAST BY SOUTH HALF SOUTH FROM EDDYSTONE. (WW1SL & SIBI).

Enterprise Ranger 2 Wreck

VESSEL WAS HOLED AND LATER SANK. CREW OF 2 RECOVERED.

F D Lambert Wreck

TORPEDOED 1 MILE E FROM ROYAL SOVEREIGN LTV. EN ROUTE NEWCASTLE TO SAVONA. (LL WW1 & WW1SL).

France Wreck

RAN AGROUND DURING EXERCISE DUE TO FAULTY CHARTS.

Fu-Sim-Ba 2 Wreck

26.8.81 SANK FOLLOWING A FIRE. (LL, 26.8.81 & CG SOLENT MRSC).

General Belgrano Wreck

EX-USS PHOENIX, A BROOKLYN-CLASS LIGHT CRUISER. BUILT BY THE NEW YORK SHIPBUILDING CORPORATION, NEW JERSEY BETWEEN 1935 & 1938. 15 X 6 INCH, 8 X 5 INC...

Giovanni Della Bande Nere Wreck

AN ITALIAN NAVY LIGHT CRUISER. BUILT IN 1930 BY CASTELLAMARE. 3-DRUM BOILERS, 30 GUNS, FOUR T.T & TWO AIRCRAFT. PASSAGE MESSINA FOR LA SPEZIA. TORPEDO...

Hms Argyll Wreck

A 'DEVONSHIRE' CLASS CRUISER. BUILT IN 1904 BY SCOTTS, GREENLOCK. 23 BOILERS, TWO TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES, TWIN SHAFT. 4 X 7.5 INCH, 6 X 6 INCH, 20 X...

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 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 Drake Wreck

BUILT IN 1901 BY PEMBROKE DOCK SHIPBUILDING CO, PEMBROKE DOCK. 43 BOILERS, TWO 4 CYLINDER TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES FOR 30,000 NHP, TWIN SHAFT. HAD JUS...

Hms Dunedin Wreck

BUILT IN 1918 BY ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH, HAWTHORN LESLIE & CO, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. 6 YARROW BOILERS, S TURBINES OF 40,000 SHP FOR 29 KNOTS, TWIN SHAFT....

Hms Dunvegan Castle Wreck

EX UNION-CASTLE MAIL SS CO. LINER, BUILT 1936 WAS REQUISTIONED BY ADMIRALTY EARLY IN WAR AS AN AUXILIARY CRUISER. VESSEL WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMA...

Hms Edinburgh Wreck

BUILT IN 1938 BY SWAN HUNTER, WIGHAM RICHARDSON. 3-DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 80,000 SHP FOR 32.5 KNOTS. 12 X 6 INC, 12 X 4 INCH, 4 X 3 POUNDER...

Hms Effingham Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT IN 1925 AT PORTSMOUTH. ON PASSAGE FROM ANKENES FOR BODO WITH THE 2ND BATTALION SOUTH WALES BORDERERS & OTHER TROOPS, STRUCK AN ALLEGEDLY...

Hms Fiji Wreck

BUILT IN 1939. WITH HMS GLOUCESTER WAS ENGAGED AS SUPPORT TO PART OF FORCE PREVENTING ITALIAN SUPPLY CONVOYS RUNNING FROM GREECE TO CRETE. WHILST UNDE...

Hms Hector Wreck

BUILT IN 1924 BY SCOTTS SB CO. REQUISITIONED FROM A HOLT & CO. WAS SET ON FIRE & SUNK IN COLOMBO HARBOUR WHEN ATTACKED BY JAPANESE AIRCRAFT. (DODS). R...

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 Marmora Wreck

EX P & O TAKEN OVER AS ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER AND TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE.

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 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 Penelope Wreck

18.1.44 BUILT IN 1935 BY HARLAND & WOLFF. WAS ENGAGED IN THE OPERATIONS OFF ANZIO FROM 18.1.44 TO THE TIME OF HER LOSS. TORPEDOED BY U-410. 415 MEN...

Hms Raleigh Wreck

BUILT BY BEADMORE IN 1919. YARROW BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 65000 SHP FOR 30 KNOTS. 7 X 7.5 INCH, 4 X 3 INCH, 12 SMALLER & 10 MACHINE GUNS. 6 TORPED...

Hms Scotstoun Wreck

EX-ANCHOR LINE SS CALEDONIA. BUILT IN 1925 BY A STEPHEN & SONS. TAKEN OVER BY ADMIRALTY & FITTED OUT AS AN AUX CRUISER. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY U-25 IN NW...

Hms Southampton Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1936 BY JOHN BROWN & CO. FORMED PART OF A FORCE ESCORTING A CONVOY TO GREECE. AFTER SURVIVING ITALIAN ATTACKS EARLIER IN THE MORNING, TH...

Hms Transylvania Wreck

BUILT IN 1925 BY THE FAIRFIELD CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ANCHOR LINE. TURBINE ENGINES FOR 17 KNOTS. TORPEDOED BY U-56. WAS TAKEN IN TOW BUT FOUNDER...

Hms Trinidad Wreck

29.3.42 BUILT IN 1939. WHILST ESCORTING A CONVOY TO N RUSSIA, WAS TORPEDOED BY A GERMAN AIRCRAFT IN THE BARENTS SEA ON 29.3.42. SHE EFFECTED REPAIRS...

Hms York Wreck

BUILT IN 1928 BY PALMER & CO. BADLY DAMAGED BY DIVE-BOMBING ATTACKS. COMPLEMENT OF OVER 600, TWO KILLED & FIVE WOUNDED. SENT TO SUDA BAY TO MAKE TEMP...

Isis Ii Wreck

No description

Koln Wreck

SCUTTLED.

Mendor Wreck

VESSEL, CAUGHT FIRE & SANK APPROX 2M FROM KARDAMILI. (LLOYDS VOL.218).

Mistress Quigley Wreck

VESSEL SANK WHILST UNDER TOW FROM TUG 'ZAR IV' AFTER RUNNING AGROUND ON FLATHOLM ISLAND IN THE BRISTOL CHANNEL. ALL CREW RECOVERED.

Moorish Idol Wreck

STARTED TAKING IN WATER. WAS ANCHORED AND THEN ABANDONED IN A SINKING CONDITION. COULD NOT BE FOUND NEXT DAY. PRESUMED TO HAVE SUNK IN OR NEAR ANCHORI...

Myoko Wreck

VESSEL, SCUTTLED BY HMS PICKLE. (JANES 1942, P.297 FOR DIMENSIONS).

Oleg Wreck

BUILT 1904 BY NEW ADMIRALTY YARD, ST PETERSBURG, WITH 2 SHAFT VBP STEAM ENGINE, 16 BOILERS. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY BRITISH COASTAL MOTOR BOAT 4 AT KRON...

Paros Isle Wreck

SANK WHILE UNDER TOW OF MARGATE LIFEBOAT.

Ross Wreck

No description

Scallywag Wreck

SANK FOLLOWING A FIRE WHILE ON PASSAGE TO BELFAST LOUGH.

Sontiire Wreck

ON PASSAGE HESKETH TO DOUGLAS IOM.

Terrapin Wreck

SUFFERED AN INTENSE FIRE AND BURNED TO THE WATERLINE. LATER SANK. CREW OF ONE RECOVERED. (MRCC PORTLAND)

Westergate Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT IN 1881 BY SHORT BROS. AND OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY FRANCO-BRITISH S.S. CO., WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY SUBMARINE WITH THE LOSS OF TW...

White Huntress Wreck

SANK AFTER BEING STRUCK BY SERIES OF LARGE WAVES WHICH BROKE WHEELHOUSE WINDOWS AND FLOODED VESSEL.

Cruiser Merchant Wreck 46566

SANK FOLLOWING A FIRE. (BRIXHAM CG).

Cruiser Merchant Wreck Gb 24168

SCUTTLED AND USED AS BLOCKSHIP FOR MULBERRY HBR. (WW2 SL).