Sloop Wrecks 1900-2000

Amphion Of Polruan Wreck

23.7.74 SANK, FOLLOWING A FIRE, WHILE EN ROUTE FOWEY TO L'ABERWRAC'H. (LL, 23.7.74).

Bougainville Wreck

BUILT IN 1931 BY CHANTIERS GIRONDE, BORDEAUX. OIL ENGINES OF 3200 SHP FOR 15.5KTS. THREE 5.5 INCH, FOUR 37MM AND SIX MACHINE GUNS. 50 MINES. 1 SEAPLAN...

Cockatoo Ii Wreck

ABANDONED. CREW TOOK PASSAGE IN RESCUE SHIP 'CAST OTTER'. (LL).

Diadem Of Bursledon (Probably) Wreck

SINGLE ITEM WITH MINOR SCOUR

Django Wreck

SANK AFTER UNCONTROLLABLE INGRESS OF WATER IN GOOD WEATHER. CREW OF ONE RESCUED.

F2 Wreck

BUILT IN 1936. A WW2 ESCORT VESSEL KNOWN AS A GELEITEBOOTE. CAPABLE OF 28KTS WITH A CREW OF 121. ARMAMENT OF 2 BY 105MM GUS AND ANTI AIRCRAFT WEAPONS....

Haiduc Wreck

VESSEL, BERMUDIAN SLOOP BUILT 1980, WHILST BOUND FOR MEDITERRANEAN, SANK WHEN UNDER TOW OF 'ALBATROS' HAVING SUSTAINED FLOOD DAMAGE DURING HEAVY WEATH...

Heron I Wreck

HAD FIRE ONBOARD, BURNED TO WATERLINE. CREW RECOVERED.

Hmas Parramatta Wreck

BUILT IN 1939 BY THE COCKATOO DOCK CO, SYDNEY. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 2000SHP FOR 16.5KTS. WAS ACTING AS ESCORT TO THE SS 'HANNE', WHE...

Hmis Indus Wreck

BOMBED & SUNK BY JAPANESE AIRCRAFT AT AKYAB VESSEL WAS BUILT 1934.(DODS)

Hms Alyssum (Probably) Wreck

BUILT IN 1915 BY EARLE'S SHIPBUILDING CO LTD, HULL. FOUR BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 2400NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. ON WAR PATROL AS CONVOY ESCORT. MI...

Hms Anchusa (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1908 BY WORKMAN, CLARK & CO. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 2800 IHP FOR 17 KNOTS. TWO X 4 INCH AND ONE X 12 PDR GUNS. TORPEDOED....

Hms Anchusa (Probably) Wreck

BUILT IN 1917BY ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 2800IHP FOR 17 KNOTS. TWO 4 INCH GUNS, ONE 12 PDR. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY U 54.

Hms Arabis (Possibly) Wreck

'ARABIS' CLASS SLOOP. BUILT IN 1915 BY HENDERSON. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN TORPEDO BOATS. (WW1SL & SRN).

Hms Auckland Wreck

BUILT IN 1938 BY W DENNY & BROS. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 3600 SHP FOR 19.25KTS. WAS SUNK BY ITALIAN AIRCRAFT OFF BARDIA, LIBYA. 37 MEN...

Hms Gaillardia Wreck

BUILT IN 1917 BY BLYTH SHIPBUILDING CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 2500IHP. TWO 4 INCH GUNS, TWO 12PDR GUNS. BLOWN UP BY BRITISH MINE WHICH VESSEL FOU...

Hms Genista Wreck

BUILT IN 1916 BY NAPIER & MILLER. CYLINDRICAL BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 2000IHP FOR 16.5 KNOTS. TWO 4.7 INCH GUNS. TORPEDOED BY U 57 WHILE E...

Hms Grimsby Wreck

BUILT IN 1933 BY DEVONPORT DOCKYARD. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINE OF 2000SHP FOR 16.5KTS. WAS OPERATING OFF THE COAST OF LIBYA, WHEN SHE WAS BOM...

Hms Ibis Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1940, TOOK PART IN THE LANDING OPERATIONS AT ALGIERS AND FELL VICTIM TO THE BOMBS OF FRENCH AIRCRAFT AND SANK. FOUR OFFICERS AND 104 RAT...

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 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 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 Penzance Wreck

BUILT IN 1930 BY DEVONPORT DOCKYARD. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES FOR 2000SHP. TWO 4 INCH GUNS, 10 SMALLER. TORPEDOED BY U-37. 90 MEN LOST. (DO...

Hms Rhododendron Wreck

INTACT & UPRIGHT, PARTIALLY BURIED IN SANDWAVE

Hms Valerian Wreck

22.10.026 BUILT IN 1916 BY C RENNOLDSTON & SONS. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 2000IHP FOR 16.5 KNOTS. PASSAGE NASSAU FOR BERMUDA. TOOK PASSAGE WITH J...

Hms Woodpecker Wreck

20.2.44 TORPEDOED IN NORTH ATLANTIC ON 20.2.44, CAPSIZED AND SANK IN TOW 27.2.44. (WW2 LOSSES OF RN SHIPS).

Hms Woodpecker (Possibly) Wreck

20.2.44 TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U 256 ON 20.2.44 IN NORTH ATLANTIC, WHEN STERN WAS BLOWN OFF. WAS TAKEN IN TOW BUT FOUNDERED 27.2.44. (WW2SL).

Kylin Wreck

4.10.77 SANK AFTER STRIKING SUBMERGED OBJECT OFF THE NEEDLES. (LL, 4.10.77). RSDRA2024000266817 14.03.25 NOT LOCATED IN M/B DATASET 2021...

La Marguerite Wreck

No description

Nola M Wreck

PASSAGE FROM ANTIGUA. CARGO INCLUDED 14 TONS GENERAL FROM AMSTERDAM & 236 CARTONS & 7 CASKS OF RUM FROM ANTIGUA. VESSEL WAS NOT INSURED. CREW SAFE. (L...

Octopussy Wreck

VESSEL, FERRO-CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, WAS ABANDONED BY TWO MAN CREW AFTER RUNNING AGROUND N OF STYLEMANS BEACON, THE WASH. (MRCC YARMOUTH).

R.i.n.s. Elphinstone Wreck

EX-HMS CEANOTHUS, ANCHUSA CLASS SLOOP, BUILT IN 1917 BY ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH, TYNE. SOLD TO THE ROYAL INDIAN NAVY 1921, WAS WRECKED IN NICOBAR ISLANDS....

Shambles Wreck

33FT SLOOP 'SHAMBLES' HIT SUBMERGED OBJECT, BELIEVED TO METAL, AND SANK WHILST ON SINGLE-HANDED PASSAGE FROM PLYMOUTH TO ST PETER PORT, GUERNSEY. FURT...

Tinker Wreck

CAUGHT FIRE, GAS BOTTLES ON BOARD EXPLODED. CREW OF ONE RECOVERED.

Toccatina Wreck

11.8.77 VESSEL CAUGHT FIRE OFF HURST PT, SOLENT & SANK WHILE BEING TOWED CLEAR OF CHANNEL. (LL, 11.8.77).