Steam Ship Wrecks 1900-2000
View All Steam Ship on the Wreck MapCarmen Wreck
EX-IRON CHIEF '35, EX-STAGPOOL '50, EX-GRANNY SUZZANNE '54. BUILT IN 1930 BY W DOXFORD & SONS LTD, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CIA DE NAV SAN...
Carmine Filomena Wreck
EX-OPEROSITA, EX-URLANA. RAN AGROUND.
Carnaro Wreck
BUILT IN 1913. WAS DRIVEN ASHORE & SANK IN HEAVY WEATHER OFF MASAMARHU LT, 100M S OF PORT SUDAN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY LLOYD TRIESTINO SOC ANON DI...
Carnia Wreck
BUILT IN 1922 BY CANT. SAN ROCCO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY LLOYD TRIESTINO SOC. ANON DI NAV. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY BRITISH SUBMARINE 30M NE OF CAPO GALL...
Carnsew Wreck
BUILT IN 1910 BY W HARKENSS & SON, MIDDLESBROUGH. BOUND FROM PENARTH. ONE BOILER, SINGLE SHAFT, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 85HP. CARGO COAL. SANK AFTE...
Caroline Wreck
RAMMED AND SUNK BY 2 OTHER STEAMERS WHEN CONVOY WAS ATTACKED BY SUBMARINE.
Caroline Wreck
BUILT IN 1878 BY T ROYDON & SONS, LIVERPOOL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE CARRON CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE OF 168HP, SINGLE SHAFT...
Carolus Wreck
BUILT IN 1900 BY LAXEVAAGS MSK & JRNSK, BERGEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A/S DAMPSKIBS CAROLUS. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 325NHP, SINGLE...
Carpathia Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U 55, WHILE ON PASSAGE LIVERPOOL TO THE USA. FIVE OF THE CREW WERE KILLED. 215 SURVIVORS. (DODS & DER KREIG ZUR...
Carrick Wreck
SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH SS DUKE OF GORDON IN THICK FOG, WHILE ON PASSAGE BELFAST FOR AYR.
Carrier Wreck
EX-GUYANE, EX-BALTIC, EX-HENRI TEISSIER. BUILT IN 1892 BY R CRAGGS & SONS, STOCKTON-ON-TEES. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY RIVAL GRANITE QUARRIES LTD, LOND...
Carrier Wreck
BUILT IN 1921 BY ATEL & CH. DE LA SEINE MARITIME, ST DENIS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY D/S A/S ANGLO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 266HP, SIN...
Carthaginian (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1884 BY GOVAN SHIPBUILDING CO LTD, GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ALLEN LINE SS CO LTD. FOUR BOILERS, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE OF 457NHP,...
Casablanca Wreck
23.6.30 SANK FOLLOWING COLLISION WITH BRITISH MV 'HENRY STANLEY' & AFTER HAVING FIRST BEEN TAKEN IN TOW. (LL, 23.6.30).
Casablanca (Possibly) Wreck
23.6.30 SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH BRITISH MV 'HENRY STANLEY' & AFTER HAVING FIRST BEEN TAKEN IN TOW. (LL, 23.6.30).
Casanare Wreck
BUILT IN 1924 BY CAMMEL LAIRD & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ELDERS & FYFFES. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 447NHP FOR 13.5 KNOTS. TORPEDOED BY U-99. 8 M...
Cascade Wreck
EX-WAR RIFLE. BUILT IN 1917. PASSAGE RANGOON FOR CALCUTTA. ABANDONED & SANK ON FIRE 37 MILES FROM SANDHEADS. (WARTIME STANDARD SHIPS VOL 3).
Cascais (?Cascaes) Wreck
17.12.1916 'CASCAIS' SUNK BY SUBMARINE IN THE BAY OF BISCAY ON 17.12.1916, WHILE ON PASSAGE FROM LA PALLICE TO BOUCAU. (LL WW1).
Casper Wreck
BUILT 1919 BY AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL S.B. CORP., WITH TURBINE ENGINES. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY AMERICAN SCANTIC LINE INC. PASSAGE NEW YORK TO HELSING...
Caspian Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1894 BY EDWARDS SB CO, WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY A SUBMARINE 3.5M OFF CAPE CERVERA, SPAIN. THE CAPTAIN & 24 MEN WERE KILLED. OWNED AT THE...
Castilian Wreck
BUILT IN 1919 BY SIR RAYLTON DIXON & CO LTD, MIDDLESBROUGH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ELLERMAN LINES LTD. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 310...
Castillo Coca Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1919 BY KJOBENHAVNS FLYDEDOK & SKIBSV. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY EMPRESSA NACIONAL 'ELCANO' S.A. RAN ONTO ROCKS AT SEGANO POINT, N SPAIN,...
Castillo Oropesa Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY ITALIAN SUBMARINE 'DANDOLO'. VESSEL, BUILT 1917 BY W DOXFORD & SONS, WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMA...
Castle Eden Wreck
BUILT IN 1914 BY IRVINE'S SHIPBUILDING CO LTD, HARTLEPOOL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY FURNESS, WITHY & CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 1...
Castle Eden (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W07213, Place of Loss: Culdaff Bay, Malin Head, 3.6 miles NE by E, Source of Coordinate: GSI Wreck Data, Description: UKHO Wreck No.00600019...
Castle Galleon Wreck
BUILT IN 1927 BY COCHRANE & SONS LTD, SELBY OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY GALLEON SHIPPING CO. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY...
Castle Harbour (Possibly) Wreck
PASSAGE TRINIDAD FOR PERNAMBUCO. TORPEDOED BY U 160. (LL WW2, WW2SL, AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).
Castle Island Wreck
BUILT 1922 BY A HALL & CO LTD, ABERDEEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY JOHN KELLY, BELFAST. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 68HP, SINGLE SHAFT. STRU...
Castleford (Probably) Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE UC 40. SANK IN 3 MINUTES. WAS ON PASSAGE HULL TO LEITH.
Castlereagh Wreck
EX-PERTH FISHER. BUILT IN 1898 BY J FULLERTON & CO, PAISLEY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY J KELLEY. ONE BOILER, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE OF 88 RNP SINGLE...
Castleton Wreck
PASSAGE LA GOULETTE FOR MIDDLESBOROUGH. CAPTURED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE AND SUNK BY GUNFIRE, 70M S OF SCILLY ISLES. (WW2SL & LL WW1).
Castro Wreck
BUILT 1897 BY R NAPIER & SONS. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY P D CORUISSIANO. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE. (DODS). PASSAGE WEYMOUT...
Cataluna Wreck
BUILT IN 1883 BY W DENNY & BROS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CIA ATLANTICA. COMPOUND ENGINE OF 654NHP. WRECKED AT RIO DE ORO. (DODS).
Caterham Wreck
EX-BURNDYKE, EX-INDIAN PRINCE. BUILT IN 1886 BY SHORT BROTHERS, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY JOHN HARRISON LTD, LONDOEN. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGI...
Catford Wreck
BUILT IN 1919 BY DUBLIN DOCKYARD CO LTD, DUBLIN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE SOUTH METROPOLITAN GAS CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 172HP...
Cathay (Part Of) Wreck
EX-KITAI, EX-CATHAY. BUILT IN 1898 BY RAMAGE & FERGUSON LTD, LEITH. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY AKTIES. DET OSTASIATISKE KOMPAGNI. THREE BOILERS, TRI...
Cathay (Part Of) Wreck
EX-KITAI, EX-CATHAY. BUILT IN 1898 BY RAMAGE & FERGUSON LTD, LEITH. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY AKTIES. DET OSTASIATISKE KOMPAGNI. THREE BOILERS, TRI...
Cathrine Wreck
BUILT IN 1904 BY OSBOURNE, GRAHAM & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A INKAPLLO, E JAKOBSON & OTHERS. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 359NHP. PASSAGE JACKSONVI...
Cathrine (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09535, Place of Loss: W Approaches to the British Isles Admiralty Chart, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
Cato (Possibly) Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1914 BY CAMPBELTOWN S.B. CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BRISTOL S.N. CO. ON PASSAGE FROM DUBLIN FOR BRISTOL. SANK WHEN A MAGNETIC MINE DET...
Cattaro Wreck
TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE.
Cattaro (Possibly) Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE.
Cavallo Wreck
TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE 6M NW OF TREVOSE HEAD. (WW1SL)
Cavehill Wreck
SPRANG A LEAK & FOUNDERED.
Cavina (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W05390, Place of Loss: Cork, Fastnet, 54 miles W by S / 45 miles W by S., Source of Coordinate: www.wrecksite.eu
Cayo Bonito (Possibly) Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1901 BY J. REDHEAD & SONS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CUBAN STEAMSHIP CO. WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY A SUBMARINE 4M ENE OF SAVONA, IN THE GUL...
Cazengo Wreck
PASSAGE LISBON FOR LIVERPOOL. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U 91 IN THE BAY OF BISCAY, NEAR ST JEAN DE LUZ. (LL WW1 & DER KRIEG ZUR ZEE)
Cedarwood Wreck
BUILT 1907 BY W HARKNESS & SON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY METEOR SS CO LTD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 96 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY AFT...
Cedarwood (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1907 BY W HARKNESS & SON, MIDDLESBROUGH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY METEOR SS CO LTD. SINGLE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 96HP, SINGLE SH...
Cederic (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W07219, Place of Loss: north-west coast of Ireland, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
Cedrington Court Wreck
EX WAR VIPER, EX CABOTIA '19. BUILT IN 1918 BY HARLAND & WOLFF, BELFAST. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY COURT LINE. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE O...
Centurion Wreck
TORPEDOED BY U 20 IN ST. GEORGES CHANNEL. (NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS VOL 13 & WW1SL).
Centurion (Possibly) Wreck
TORPEDOED BY U 20 IN ST. GEORGES CHANNEL. (NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS VOL 13 & WW1SL).
Centurion (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W03301, Place of Loss: Wexford, Coningbeg Light Vessel, 20 miles South of., Source of Coordinate: UKHO, Description: 5,945-ton, 7-year-old s...
Ceres (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09537, Place of Loss: Tory Island, 134nm WNW, Source of Coordinate: www.wrecksite.eu
Cerne Wreck
BUILT IN 1915 BY S P AUSTIN & SON LTD, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY STEPHENSON, CLARKE & CO, LONDON. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 3...
Cervantes Wreck
BUILT IN 1919 BY H & C GRAYSON, WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 271NHP FOR 10.5 KNOTS. MACHINERY BY ROLLO & SON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MACANDREWS &...
Chagres Wreck
No description
Chagres Wreck
BUILT IN 1927 BY ALEXANDER STEPHEN SONS, GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ELDERS & FFYFES LTD. FOUR BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 447NHP, SING...
Champagne Wreck
No description
Chanceller (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W08068, Place of Loss: Fastnet, 86 miles S by E from, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
Chant 63 Wreck
BUILT IN 1944 BY FURNESS SB CO LTD, HAVERTON HILL-ON-TEES. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MOWT. 4 CYLINDER OIL ENGINE OF 42HP, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY AFT B...
Chapala Wreck
No description
Charente Wreck
BUILT IN 1925. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY DAMPSKIBS INTERESSENT SKABET. SANK WHILST ON PASSAGE BORDEAUX FOR OSLO.
Charilaos Tricoupis (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W05391, Place of Loss: Cork, Bantry Bay, offshore., Source of Coordinate: www.wrecksite.eu
Charing Cross Wreck
TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE.
Chariton Wreck
SUNK BY SUBMARINE OFF MADEIRA. PASSAGE MALTA FOR PHILADELPHIA. (WW1 SL).
Charkow Wreck
TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE, WITH LOSS OF COMPLETE CREW. (DOD).
Charles Wreck
EX-SCHIELDESOP, EX-HARLEY, EX-BROMLEY. BUILT IN 1904 BY W DOBSON & CO, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ARMAMENT L. HERMANS SOC. ANON. ON...
Charles D Mciver Wreck
BUILT IN 1943 BY THE N CAROLINA SHIPBUILDING COMPANY. A LIBERY SHIP. PASSAGE ANTWERP TO SOUTHEND & NEW YORK. SUNK BY MINE OR TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE OF...
Charles Goodanew Wreck
EX LEVENWOOD '15. BUILT IN 1911 BY W HARKESS & SONS LTD, MIDDLESBROUGH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY PLYMOUTH MUTUAL CO-OP & INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY. ONE BOILE...
Charles H. Salter Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1942, WHILST EN-ROUTE FROM HULL TO REYKJAVIK, WAS WRECKED AT LANDEYJARSANDUR, ON THE S COAST OF ICELAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY STEPHE...
Charles Le Cour Wreck
BUILT IN 1903 BY CH NANTAIS DE CONST MAR. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY SOC. ANON. DES CHARGEURS DE L'OUEST. PASSAGE CARDIFF FOR NANTES. TORPEDOED BY U...
Charles Morgan Wreck
BUILT IN 1943 BY HOUSTON SHIPBUILDING CORPORATION. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY US WAR SHIPPING ADMINISTRATION. BOMBED AND SUNK OFF THE NORMANDY COAST...
Charles Teller Wreck
BUILT 1915 BY WOOD, SKINNER & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY LAMBERT BROTHERS. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE. PASSAGE PORT SAID FOR THE PERSIAN GULF. WRECKED...
Charles W Eliot Wreck
See Also: 23922
Charleston Wreck
SUNK BY SUBMARINE (WWSL)
Charlwood Wreck
SANK AFTER COLLISION WITH LYNG. PASSAGE BLYTH FOR DOVER. (DODS).
Chatburn (Possibly) Wreck
PASSAGE SUNDERLAND FOR ROUEN. SUNK BY SUBMARINE. (LLWW1 & WW1SL).
Chateau Lafite Wreck
BUILT 1914 BY ATEL & CH DE LA LOIRE. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY WORMS & CIE. PASSAGE BORDEAUX FOR DUNKIRK. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U84...
Chateau Yqem Wreck
BUILT IN 1913 BY A & C DE LA LOIRE, NANTES. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY WORMS AND CIE. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 224 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. PAS...
Chattahoochee Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE UB-55. (DER KRIEG ZUR SEE). BUILT IN 1911 BY HARLAND & WOLFF AND OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS...
Chattahoochee (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1911 BY HARLAND & WOLFF. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY US GOVERNMENT. QUADRUPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 697NHP. PASSAGE LONDON FOR ST NAZAIRE. CARGO B...
Chatwood (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT BY S P AUSTIN & SON LTD, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY W FRANCE, FENWICH & CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 220HP, SINGLE SHAF...
Cheapside (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1901 BY MACKIE & THOMPSON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY F S HOLLAND. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 135 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE THE T...
Cheldale Wreck
BUILT IN 1925 BY SIR J PRIESTMAN & CO, WITH TRIPLE-EXPANSION ENGINES OF 318NHP OF 10KNOTS. SANK AFTER COLLISION WITH GREYSTOKE CASTLE 24M OFF DURBAN....
Chelford Wreck
BUILT OF STEEL IN 1906 BY W GRAY & CO, WEST HARTLEPOOL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY F YEOMAN. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 280HP, SINGLE SHAFT...
Chelsea Wreck
VESSEL TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-32. ON PASSAGE FROM MONTREAL TO METHIL, IN CONVOY HX 66A.
Cherbury (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1911 BY J BLUMER & CO, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CHERBURY SS CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 297NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. MAC...
Cherbury (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W06696, Place of Loss: Eagle Island, Co Mayo, 27 miles WNW of, Source of Coordinate: UKHO
Cheshire Wreck
BUILT OF STEEL IN PAISLEY 1904 BY J FULLETON & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SS CHESHIRE CO LTD. PASSSAGE PORT TALBOT FOR FECAMP. FOUNDERED IN EXTREMEL...
Cheshire (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT OF STEEL IN PAISLEY 1904 BY J FULLETON & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SS CHESHIRE CO LTD. PASSSAGE PORT TALBOT FOR FECAMP. FOUNDERED IN EXTREMEL...
Chevington Wreck
BUILT IN ?1923 BY FURNESS SB CO LTD, HAVERTON-ON-TEES. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BROOMHILL STEAM SHIPS LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 150...
Cheviot Range (Possibly) Wreck
CAPTURED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U102. SUNK BY GUNFIRE. (WW1SL & DER KRIEG ZUR SEE). BUILT 1914 BY IRVINE'S S.B & D.D CO, OWNED BY NEPTUNE STEAM...
Cheviot Range (Possibly) Wreck
CAPTURED BY SUBMARINE & SUNK BY GUNFIRE. 27 LIVES LOST. BUILT IN 1914 BY IRVINES SB & DD CO LTD., WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 341 NHP F...
Chevychase Wreck
BUILT IN 1926 BY SMITH'S DOCK CO LTD, MIDDLESBROUGH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY HILL STEAM SHIPPING CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 266HP, S...
Chic (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W08078, Place of Loss: Fastnet, 45 miles SW from, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
Chicago Wreck
BUILT IN 1917 BY EARL'S SB CO, HULL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ELLERMAN WILSON LINE. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 685 HP, SINGLE SHAFT. PA...
Chieri Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1920 BY ANSALDO SAN GIORGIO, FOUNDERED IN HEAVY WEATHER IN THE GULF OF GASCOYNE. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY LA MERIDIONALE DI NAV SA....
Chimu Wreck
EX-CUMAL. BUILT IN 1900 BY NORTHUMBERLAND SHIPBUILDING CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY T H EVANS. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 385 NHP, SINGLE...