Motor Vessel Wrecks WWII

Actuality Wreck

STEEL HULL. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE LONDON FOR NORWICH. MINED. CREW OF SIX LOST. LATER DISPERSED. (LLOYDS WAR LOSSE...

Aikoku Maru Wreck

BUILT IN 1940 BY TAMA SHIPBUILDING CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY OSAKA SHOSEN KK. OIL ENGINES OF 2490NHP. SUNK BY US CARRIER BASED AIRCRAFT. (DODS).

Alden Gifford (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1942 BY D LEATHEM SMITH SHIPBUILDING CO, STURGEON BAY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MINISTRY OF WAR TRANSPORT. 6 CYLINDER OIL ENGINE, SINGLE SHA...

Algier Wreck

VESSEL BUILT 1938. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY DET FORENEDE DAMPSKIBS SELSKAB. ON PASSAGE NEW YORK FOR OSLO AND COPENHAGEN, TORPEDOED BY U-38. CREW RECOV...

Amagisan Maru Wreck

BUILT IN 1933 BY MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA. OIL ENGINE OF 1230NHP. SUNK DUING OPERATION HAILSTONE BY US CARR...

Amenity Wreck

BUILT BY FELLOWS & CO LTD, GT YARMOUTH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY F T EVERARD & SONS LTD. 3 CYLINDER OIL ENGINE OF 84HP, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY AFT BY...

Amor Wreck

LOST IN A STORM. (DANISH WK RECORDS)

Anonity Wreck

BUILT IN 1936 BY G BROWN & CO, GREENOCK. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY F J EVERARD & SONS LTD. OIL ENGINE OF 84HP, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY AFT BY NEWBURY D...

Antares Wreck

MINED. (DANISH WK RECORD NO.458056).

Antwerpen (Probably) Wreck

BUILT IN 1927 BY N V WERF DE NOOD, ALBLASSEIRDAM. HOME PORT TERNEUZEN. FOUR CYLINDER OIL ENGINE OF 47 HP. PASSAGE BARRY FOR FREMINGTON. BOMBED & SUNK...

Aqueity Wreck

STEEL HULL. PASSAGE LONDON FOR SUNDERLAND. MINED. 6 MEN LOST. (SIBI).

Araby Wreck

MINED WHILE ON PASSAGE SANTOS TO LONDON. STEEL MV, OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ROYAL MAIL LINES, 6 LIVES LOST. (SHIPWRECK INDEX OF BRITISH ISLES, WW2SL,...

Arduity Wreck

BUILT IN 1935 BY G BROWN & CO, GREENOCK. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY F T EVERARD & SONS LTD. THREE CYLINDER OIL ENGINE OF 84HP, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY A...

Arendskerk Wreck

VESSEL, WHILST EN-ROUTE ROTTERDAM AND ANTWERP FOR DURBAN, WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-44 IN THE BAY OF BISCAY. CARGO INCLUDED: GALVAN...

Aridity (Probably) Wreck

PASSAGE HULL FOR LONDON. MINED.

Arizona Wreck

BUILT IN 1939. OIL ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE METHIL & BLYTH FOR BRIDGEWATER. STRUCK GERMAN LAID MINE. (WW2SL, DODS & SIBI).

Arthurtown Wreck

BUILT IN 1936 BY NV SCHPS GEBR VAN DER WERF, DEEST. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY PINCH & SIMPSON, LONDON. 6 CYLINDER OIL ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE SOU...

Ashanti (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1936 BY GOOLE SB CO LTD, GOOLE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE ROYAL NAVY, HAVING BEEN REQUSITIONED FROM T E EVANS & CO. 6 CYLINDER, TWO STROKE...

Attilio Deffenu Wreck

BUILT IN 1929 BY SOC. ANON. ANSALDO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY 'TIRRENA' SOC. ANON. DI NAV. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY BRITISH SUBMARINE NEAR BRINDISI. (DODS)...

Balzac Wreck

BUILT IN 1921 BY ODENSE STAALSKIBSVAERFT, ODENSE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A/S GANGER ROLF (FRED OLSEN). 6 CYLINDER OIL ENGINE OF 225HP, SINGLE SHAFT....

Balzac Wreck

BUILT IN 1921 BY ODENSE STAALSKIBSVAERFT, ODENSE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A/S GANGER ROLF (FRED OLSEN). 6 CYLINDER OIL ENGINE OF 225HP, SINGLE SHAFT....

Bandai Maru Wreck

TORPEDOED & SUNK BY DUTCH SUBMARINE HNMS 0-24 OFF SALANG I. TONNAGE GIVEN AS 165 OR 4147TONS. (US SUBMARINE ATTACKS DURING WW2)

Barbarigo Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1930 BY CANT. NAV. TRIESTINO. OWNED BY 'ITALIA' SOC. ANON DI NAV. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY BRITISH SUBMARINE S OF PANTELLERIA. (DODS).

Batavia Wreck

BUILT IN 1938. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY KONINKL. PAKETV MAATS. PASSAGE CALCUTTA FOR KARACHI. INTERCEPTED & SUNK BY JAPANESE CRUISER 14 MILES E OF KALI...

Baud Wreck

SCUTTLED AS A BLOCKSHIP. OTHER VESSELS SUNK IN SAME AREA WERE THE ZUIDERDAM, DINTELDJK, & PRINS WILLEM V.

Begerin Wreck

BOMBED BY AIRCRAFT.

Begerin (Possibly) Wreck

STEEL CONSTRUCTION. OIL ENGINE, SINGLE SCREW. PASSAGE CARFIFF FOR ROSSLAIRE. CARGO 625 TONS COAL. ATTACKED BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT AND ABANDONED. PRESUMED...

Beignon Wreck

BUILT IN 1939 BY W DOXFORD & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY NOLISEMENT SS CO. OIL ENGINE OF 516NHP. PASSAGE FREETOWN FOR THE TYNE. TORPEDEOD BY U-30. (D...

Benjamin Franklin Wreck

BUILT IN 1927 BY CH & ATEL DEL ST NAZAIRE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A/S GANDER ROLF. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY U-103. (DODS & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).

Bill S Wreck

PASSAGE GREENHITHE FOR LLANELI. ATTACKED AND SUNK BY AIRCRAFT 260DEGS, DUNGENESS 6M. (LL WW2).

Bintang Wreck

BUILT IN 1922 BY NAKSKOV SKIBSVAERT. FORMERLY OF THE DANISH OSTASIATISKE KOMPAGNI'S FLEET, WHICH WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNITED BALTIC CORPORATION. AF...

Bonnington Court Wreck

BUILT IN 1929 BY R DUNCAN & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY COURT LINE. OIL ENGINE OF 490NHP. PASSAGE IPSWICH AND HARWICH FOR THE TYNE. BOMBED AND SUNK B...

Borgestad Wreck

BUILT IN 1924 BY BURMEISTER & WAIN, WITH OIL ENGINES OF 449NHP. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A/S BORGESTAD. PASSAGE PORT SUDAN AND TABLE BAY FOR LIVERPOO...

Borgland Wreck

TORPEDOED BY U-47. (AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).

Brabant Wreck

BUILT IN 1938 BY SOC ANON JOHN COCKERILL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CIE NATIONALE BELGE DE TRANSPORT MARINE. OIL ENGINE OF 337 NHP. TORPEDOED BY GERMAN...

Brasil Wreck

BUILT IN 1935 BY GOTAVERKEN A/B. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY REDERIAKTIEB. NORDSTJERNAN. PASSAGE GOTHENBURG AND CHRISTIANSAND FOR BUENOS AIRES. STRUCK A...

Brasiloide Wreck

No description

Brazza Wreck

BUILT IN 1923 BY ATEL & CH DE LA LOIRE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CHARGEURS REUNIS. OIL ENGINE OF 1816NHP. PASSAGE BORDEAUX FOR THE W COAST OF AFRICA....

British Prince Wreck

EX-SUTHERLAND '36. BUILT IN 1935 BY W DOXFORD & SONS LTD, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY RIO CAPE LINE LTD. 3 CYLINDER OIL ENGINE OF 388HP, SING...

Buoyant Wreck

EX-QUEEN GNAT. BUILT IN 1917 BY MONTROS SHIPBUILDING CO, MONTROSE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY B W STEAMSHIP TUG & LIGHTING CO. 4 CYLINDER OIL ENGINE OF...

Cabenda Wreck

MINED WHILE ON PASSAGE SHOREHAM TO BRITON FERRY. (LL WW2).

Canada Wreck

BUILT IN 1935 BY NAKSKOV SKIBS A/S NAKSLOV. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A/S DET OSTASIATISKE KOMPAGI. TWO 6 CYLINDER OIL ENGINES OF 1236HP, TWIN SHAFT....

Canadian Reefer Wreck

VESSEL, WHILST EN-ROUTE HAIFA TO CLYDE, WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK 25M NE OF CABO VILLANO.

Capable Wreck

BUILT IN 1918 BY GEBR ZWOLSMAN, YLST, NETHERLANDS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY J D SULLIVAN. 4 CYLINDER OIL ENGINE OF 123BHP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE ALDER...

Capitano A Cecchi Wreck

BUILT IN 1934 BY ERIKSBERGS M/V A/B. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT. OIL ENGINE OF 543 NHP. WAS INTERCEPTED BY BRITISH WARSHIPS AND S...

Cavarna Wreck

BUILT IN 1939 BY CANT. NAV. RIUNITI. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ROMANIAN STATE MARITIME SERVICE. OIL ENGINES OF 583NHP. VESSEL STRUCK A MINE AND SANK 15...

Cedarbank Wreck

BUILT IN 1924. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BANK LINE. PASSAGE LEITH FOR AALESUND. ATTACKED BY GERMAN BOMBERS & SUNK. (DODS). TORPEDOED BY U-26. (WW2SL, L...

Celano Wreck

MINED AND BLOWN UP OFF GREENOCK.

Chastine Maersk Wreck

SUNK BY U-BOAT WHILST ON PASSAGE SAFFI FOR DENMARK.

Christel Vinnen Wreck

BUILT 1922 BY F KRUMP. OIL ENGINE OF 190 BHP, SINGLE SHAFT. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY F A VINNEN. BOMBED AND SUNK BY BRITISH AIRCRAFT NORTH OF E FRISIA...

Christiaan Huygens Wreck

BUILT 1927 BY NEDERLAND SCHEEPS, MAATS WITH OIL ENGINES OF 2490NHP. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY N.V. STOOMV. MAATS. NEDERLAND. MINED IN SCHELDT ESTUARY A...

Chrobry Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT IN 1939 NAKSKOV SKIBS A/S. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY GDYNIA-AMERICA SHIPPING LINES. OIL ENGINE OF 1716BHP. EMPLOYED IN CARRYING TROOPS FR...

Citta Di Bastia Wreck

BUILT IN 1930. WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY A BRITISH SUBMARINE ABOUT 15M S OF MILOS ISLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY TIRRENIA SOC ANON DI NAV.

Citta Di Genova (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1930 BY CANT. NAV. RIUNITI. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY 'TIRRENIA' SSOC. ANON. DI NAV. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY BRITISH SUBMARINE 25M W OF SASENO ISL...

Citta Di Palermo Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1930 BY CANT. NAV. RUINITI. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY 'TIRRENIA. SOC. ANON. DI NAV. WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY A BRITISH SUBMARINE 3M W OF C...

Clytoneus Wreck

BOMBED & SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT. (WW2SL).

Col Di Lana Wreck

VESSEL, TORPEDOED & SUNK BY BRITISH AIRCRAFT, 18M NE OF CAPO S. VITO, SICILY. (DODS).

Cometa (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1921 BY BURMEISTER & WAIN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY DET BERGENSKE DAMPSKIBSSELSKAB. OIL ENGINE OF 629NHP. TORPEDOED BY U-38 OUTSIDE KIRKWALL....

Courland (Curland) Wreck

VESSEL, ON PASSAGE FROM LISBON TO LONDON WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-37. CREW OF 28 & TWO GUNNERS ALL KILLED. (LLOYDS WW2SL).

Crux Wreck

VESSEL, ON PASSAGE FROM CARDIFF TO RIO DE JANIERO. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE UA. POSNS VARY WITH DIFFERENT PUBLICATIONS. 365300N, 140000W (...

Dallas City (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT BY THE FURNESS SB CO. OIL ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE TEES FOR CURACAO, BRISBANE & TOWNSVILLE. CARGO 7469 TONS AMMONIUM SULPHATE. HAD BEEN DAM...

Daru (Possibly) Wreck

OIL ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE DUALA FOR LIVERPOOL. CARGO 5152 TONS OF PRODUCE, INCLUDING 1500 TONS COCOA, 3000 TONS PALM KERNELS, 50 BOXES OF COIN...

Derrycunihy Wreck

BUILT 1944 BY BURNTISLAND SB CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MCCOWEN & GROSS. STRUCK A MINE & SANK OFF THE COAST OF NORMANDY. ABOUT 13 GUNNERS & ABOUT 15...

Derrymore (Probably) Wreck

BUILT IN 1938 BY THE BURNTISLAND SB CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MCGOWEN & GROSS. OIL ENGINE. PASSAGE SINGAPORE FOR BATAVIA. CARGO 7000 TONS AIRCRAFT...

Diana Wreck

MINED WHILE ON PASSAGE NEWPORT TO WATCHET.

Duca Degli Abruzzi Wreck

WAS SUNK DURING THE BRITISH OCCUPATION OF DIEGO SUAREZ. (NAVI MERCANTILI PERDUTE, VOL.III).

Edenwood Wreck

SANK AT ANCHOR FOLLOWING A COLLISION INVOLVING HMS DERBYSHIRE.

Eli (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1931 BY ERIKSBERGS MEK VOERKS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY JORGENSENS REDERI A/S. OIL ENGINE OF 474 BHP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE PHILADELPHIA FOR...

Elmbank Wreck

DAMAGED BY TORPEDO FROM U-99 & LATER SUNK BY GUNFIRE FROM U-47 & U-99. (AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).

Elzeina Wreck

OIL ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE ANTWERP FOR LEITH. BOMBED AND SUNK. TWO MEN LOST. (LLWW2 & SIBI).

Elziena Wreck

SUNK BY ARICRAFT. PASSAGE ANTWERP FOR LEITH. CARGO ONIONS.

Elziena (Possibly) Wreck

OIL ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE ANTWERP FOR LEITH. ATTACKED BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT. CREW OF 2 LOST. (SIBI).

Eminent (Probably) Wreck

MINED.

Empire Merchant Wreck

BUILT IN 1938. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (KAYE, SON & CO). PASSAGE AVOMOUTH FOR KINGSTON, JAMAICA. TORPEDOED BY U-100.

Euler Wreck

14.10.41 VESSEL, BUILT 1925 BY A G WESER, SANK AFTER STRIKING A MINE OFF GRAND CHARPENTIER LT. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY DAMPFSCH GES NEPTUN. (DO...

Eurymedon Wreck

25.9.40 BUILT IN 1924 BY CALEDONIAN SHIPBUILDING & ENGINEERING CO LTD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY OCEAN SS CO. OIL ENGINE OF 3700BHP FOR 13.5 KNOTS. T...

Fishpool Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1940 BY SIR J LAING & SONS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY POOL SHIPPING CO. BOMBED & SET ON FIRE &EXPLODED WHILST LYING IN SYRACUSE HBR LOADE...

Flores (Probably) Wreck

RAN AGROUND AND TOOK IN WATER AFT. WAS ABANDONED BY CREW AND LATER SANK.

Fredanja (Probably) Wreck

BUILT IN HOLLAND. PASSAGE MARYPORT FOR DONAGHADEE. RAN AGROUND ON NE END OF COPELAND ISLAND. ENGINE REVERSED AND VESSEL CAME OFF ROCKS BUT CAPSIZED AN...

Frenso City Wreck

SHELLED BY THE GERMAN BATTLESHIP 'ADMIRAL SCHEER'. SANK THE FOLLOWING DAY. 1 MAN LOST. (SEA BREEZES MAY 1980 & WW2 BR MSL).

Fujikawa Maru Wreck

BUILT IN 1938 BY MITSUBISHI JUKOGYO KK. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY TOYA KAIUN KK. OIL ENGINE OF 839NHP. TAKEN OVER BY THE JAPANESE NAVY FOR AN AIRCRAFT...

Gerndale Or Ferndale Wreck

BUILT IN 1925 BY DEUTSCHE WERFT A G. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A/S GLITTRE BUT UNDER GERMAN CONTROL. OIL ENGINE OF 493NHP. BOMBED AND SUNK BY BRITISH A...

Giorgio Wreck

BUILT in 1907 BY NEWPORT NEWS SB & Dd CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CIA ITALIANA TRANSPORTI OLII MINERALI. TORPEDOED & SUNK. (DODS).

Glenmoor Wreck

BUILT IN 1928 BY W DOXFORD & SONS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MOOR LINE. OIL ENGINE OF 417NHP. PASSAGE CARDIFF FOR ALEXANDRIA. TORPEDOED BY U-103. (DODS...

Grangepark Wreck

VESSEL, TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-263. ON PASSAGE FROM BARRY & CLYDE TO ORAN. OF CREW OF 69, THREE LOST. (LL WW2 & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCE...

Gressholm Wreck

MINED.

Grethe Wreck

No description

Grit Wreck

BUILT IN 1934 BY BROWN & CO OF GREENOCK. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY F T EVERARD & CO. 5 CYL OIL ENGINE. 72 HP. MACHINERY AFT. SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION...

Gustav Nachtigal Wreck

BUILT IN 1941. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY VEREENIGDE NEDERL. STOOMV. MAATS. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY BRITISH AIRCRAFT N OF SCHIERMONNIKOOG. (DODS).

Hansestadt Danzig Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1926, STRUCK A MINE AND SANK OFF OLAND ISLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY GERMAN GOVERNMENT. (DODS).

Highland Patriot Wreck

BUILT IN 1932 BY JARLAND & WOLFF. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ROYAL MAIL LINES. OIL ENGINE OF 2190NHP. PASSAGE BUENOS ARIES FOR THE CLYDE. TORPEDOED BY U...

Hms Edgehill Wreck

EX-WILLAMETTE VALLEY. BUILT IN 1928 BY NAPIER & MILLER ONWED AT TIME OF LOSS BY REARDON SMITH LINE. OIL ENGINE OF 488NHP FOR 12KTS. REQUESTIONED AS DE...

Hms Prince Phillipe Wreck

24.7.1940 BUILT IN 1939 IN BELGIUM BY SOC ANON JOHN COCKERIL, HOBOKEN. 24 CYLINDER, 2 STROKE OIL ENGINE OF 2189 BHP, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED AS AIR TARG...

Hms Princess Victoria Wreck

BUILT IN 1939 BY W DENNY & BROS AS RAILWAY FERRY FOR THE LONDON, MIDLAND & SCOTTISH RAILWAY. HIRED 9.1939 AS MINELAYER. OIL ENGINES OF 875NHP. 1 X 4 I...

Hms Royal Scot Wreck

REQUISITIONED BY ADMIRALTY AS MERCANTILE AUXILIARY. ORIGINALLY NAMED ROYAL SOVEREIGN, BUT RE-NAMED ROYAL SCOT TO AVOID CONFUSION WITH BATTLESHIP. EN-R...

Immingham (Possibly) Wreck

MINED OFF KALLANTSOOG WHILE ON PASSAGE GOOLE FOR HARLINGEN. (LL WW2)

Jolly Girls Wreck

BUILT 1936 BY SMITH'S DOCK CO LTD, SOUTHBANK, MIDDLESBROUGH FOR MESSRS F W HORLOCK'S OCEAN TRANSPORT CO LTD. FOUR CYLINDER, TWO STROKE OIL ENGINE OF 1...

Jolly Girls (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT 1936 BY SMITH'S DOCK CO LTD, SOUTHBANK, MIDDLESBROUGH FOR MESSRS F W HORLOCK'S OCEAN TRANSPORT CO LTD. FOUR CYLINDER, TWO STROKE OIL ENGINE OF 1...

Juventus Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1920 BY S.A. CATIERI NAVALA F. TOSI. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SOC. COMMERCIALE DI NAV. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY BRITISH SUBMARINE 'SWORDFISH'...

Kadio Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1911 BY S.P. AUSTIN & SON WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES, CAUGHT FIRE & SANK FOLLOWING EXPLOSION AT SUEZ, OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MME K....