Steam Ship Wrecks 1900-2000
View All Steam Ship on the Wreck MapCuba Wreck
EX-PORTUGAL. BUILT IN 1883 BY ACTIES GS WESER, BREMEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY AKTIES SEIL & DAMP. ONE BOILER, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE OF 83HP, SIN...
Culebra Wreck
12.1.42 BUILT IN 1919 BY IRVINE'S CB & DD CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ROYAL MAIL LINES. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 310NHP. PASSGE LOCH EWE FOR BERM...
Cuma Wreck
BUILT IN 1920 BY WORKMAN, CLARK & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A. LAURO. TORPEDOED BY BRITISH SUBMARINE ABOUT 7M E OF LICATA. (DODS).
Cumberland Wreck
EX-WENDERLAND. BUILT IN 1919 BY BREMER VULKAN SCHIFFBAU, VAGESACK. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY FEDERAL STEAM NAV CO LTD, LONDON. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE...
Cushendall (Part Of)(Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1904 BY AILSA SHIPBUILDING CO, TROON. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY BY MUIR & CUSTON, GLASGOW. PASSAGE LOSSIEM...
Cydonia Wreck
WRECKED ON CASTLEHEAD ROCKS, HOLY ISLAND, WHILE EMPLOYED AS A COLLIER FOR THE ADMIRALTY. PASSAGE METHIL TO BREST. (LLOYDS).
Cygnet (Possibly) Wreck
MINED. PASSAGE EMBDEN FOR ARDROSSAN.
Cymrian Wreck
EX-KINGWOOD. BUILT IN 1905 BY VUIJK A CAPELLE A/D, YSEL, NETHERLANDS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY GOLDEN CROSS LINE LTD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENG...
Cymric Prince Wreck
EX-KYLENESS, EX-JESSIE BURNS. BUILT IN 1901 IN SHORT BROS LTD, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE ANGLO-BELGIQUE SHIPPING CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, T...
Cyprian Coast Wreck
SANK AFTER COLLISION WITH SWEDISH 'ARABERT' ABREAST NO.8 WHARF, NEWCASTLE. (LLOYDS LIST)
Cysne Wreck
SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE 'U41' IN 484800N, 055700W APPROX [FROM LOCATION MAP]. (NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS VOL.13). THE VESSEL WENT DOWN HALF WA...
Czestochowa Wreck
EX-ROBURL IV '40. BUILT IN 1930 BY AKT LINDHOLMEN - MOTALA, GOTHENBURG. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A FALTER. FOUR BOILERS, QUADRUPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF...
D. A. Gordon Wreck
PASSAGE MARSAILLES FOR MELLILA. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY SUBMARINE 1.25M ESE FROM CABO DE LAS HUERTAS. ONE CREW MEMBER KILLED. (WW1MSL & LL WW1).
Dagbjorg Wreck
VESSEL SUNK BY GUNFIRE, 112M W OF MARSTEREN. PASSAGE FROM RISOR FOR WEST HARTLEPOOL. (WW1SL).
Dageid Wreck
BUILT IN 1904 IN FREDRIKSTAD BY J & A JENSEN & DAHL. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 132 HP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE SWANSEA FOR ROUEN. CARGO CO...
Dagenham Wreck
STRANDED ON NW GRUNES WHILE ON PASSAGE TYNE TO ST MALO. (LLOYDS).
Dagmar Wreck
BOMBED BY AIRCRAFT WHILST EN ROUTE FROM CARDIFF TO SHOREHAM. (LL WW1 & WW1SL).
Dagmar Wreck
SUNK AS A RESULT OF BOMBING BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT WHILST EN-ROUTE CARDIFF TO SHOREHAM.
Dagmar Wreck
EX-ALSEN. BUILT IN 1888 BY G HOLWALDT, KIEL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY DMPS, VESTERHAVET. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 80 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT....
Dagmar (Probably) Wreck
EX-ALSEN. BUILT IN 1888 BY G HOLWALDT, KIEL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY DMPS, VESTERHAVET. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 80 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT....
Dagmar I Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1903 BY STEPHENSON & CO.. WAS AT TIME OF LOSS A MINSTRY OF WAR TRANSPORT (GEORGE NISBET & CO.). ON PASSAGE FROM MALAGA TO CLYDE. WAS BOM...
Dagny Wreck
BUILT 1901 BY W GRAY & CO. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY M CARL. PASSAGE PORT TALBOT FOR BORDEAUX. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U 93 ABOUT 4M S...
Dagny (Possibly) Wreck
SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH BRITISH SS EMPIRE RAPIER.
Dahpu Wreck
TORPEDOED BY JAPANESE MIDGET SUBMARINE IN THE APROACHES TO KHAWR MUSCAT. RAISED SHORTLY THEREAFTER, SOME CARGO SALVAGED, THEN SCUTTLED IN 'DEEP WATER'...
Daizan Maru Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY USN SUBMARINE HAWKBILL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY OSAKA SHOSEN KK. SPLIT IN TWO AFTER BEING HIT BY SIX TORPEDOES. THE US CO CLAIM...
Dalblair Wreck
TORPEDOED BY U-100. (AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).
Dalcairn Wreck
TORPEDOED BY U-100. (AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).
Dalegarth Force (Probably) Wreck
BUILT IN 1914 BY DUNDEE SB CO. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY WEST COAST SHIPPING CO. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 81 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSA...
Dalemoor Wreck
BUILT IN 1922 BY NORTHUMBERLAND SHIP BUILDING CO, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MOOR LINE (RUNCIMAN SHIPPING). THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE E...
Dalewood Wreck
BUILT IN 1911 BY R THOMPSON & SONS LTD, SUNDERLAND. SCREW, TRIPLE-EXPANSION ENGINES. MACHINERY BY NE MARINE ENG CO LTD. PASSAGE CARDIFF FOR SCAPA FLOW...
Dalewood (Probably) Wreck
TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U 105, WHILE EN ROUTE FROM CARDIFF TO SCAPA FLOW.
Dalriada Wreck
BUILT IN 1926 BY CLYDE & CAMPBLETOWN SBHIPPING CO LTD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY R DUNCAN & CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 348RHP FOR 17KTS. MINED. (DO...
Dalryan Wreck
STEEL VESSEL. SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE AVONMOUTH FOR IPSWICH. MINED.
Dalserf Wreck
BUILT IN 1909 AT STOCKTON ON TEES. HOME PORT GLASGOW. PASSAGE PENARTH FOR OBAN. CARGO COAL. DROVE ASHORE IN FOG. SALVAGE WAS COMMENCED BUT BAD WEATHER...
Dalton Wreck
BUILT IN 1877 BY A LESLIE & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ERGASTERIA SS. CO. COMPOUND ENGINE OF 136NHP. PASSAGE ERGASTERIA FOR MARSEILLES. CARGO ORE. W...
Dalveen Wreck
BUILT IN 1927 BY SCOTTS SHIPBUILDING & ENGINEERING CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY UNITED STEAM NAV CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 446NHP. PASSAGE MONTRE...
Damao (Possibly) Wreck
ORIGINALLY GERMAN SS BRISBANE BEFORE REQUISITION. TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-91.
Dampto Wreck
BUILT IN 1922 BY FORTH S.B. & E.CO. WITH TRIPLE-EXPANSION ENGINES OF 182NHP. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A H MATHIESEN. PASSAGE CHINWANGTAO FOR SHANGHAI....
Dana Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT IN 1903 BY HELSINGORS JERNSK & MSK, ELSINORE. SCREW, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 77 HP. ON PASSAGE FROM CHRISTIANA FOR HULL. TORPEDOED AN...
Dana (Possibly) Wreck
EX- CLIEVEDEN. BUILT IN 1883. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY R GOHLE. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE.
Danehurst Wreck
No description
Danevirke Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY SUBMARINE IN CHANNEL ENTRANCE, 10M OFF USHANT. PASSAGE THE TYNE FOR GIBRALTAR. (LL WW1).
Daniel Chester French Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1942 BY BETHLEHEM FAIRFIELD SHIPYARD. OWNED BY US WAR SHIPPING ADMINISTRATION. ON PASSAGE FROM PHILADELPHIA FOR BANDAR SHAPUR. CONVOY ST...
Daniel Quare Wreck
STRANDED 7M WNW OF LANGANES PT, ICELAND. (LLOYDS & GRIMSBY LOSS LIST)
Dannebrog (Part Of) Wreck
No description
Dannebrog (Part Of) Wreck
No description
Dansted Wreck
SUNK BY BOMBS FROM A GERMAN SUBMARINE 30M W BY N OF USHANT WHILST ON PASSAGE CARDIFF FOR ST NAZAIRE. (NAVAL STAFFS MONOGRAPHS VOL 17).
Daphne Ii Wreck
TORPEDOED BY E BOAT. (WW2 SL).
Darino Wreck
BUILT IN 1917 BY RAMAGE & FERGUSON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ELLERMAN LINES. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 203NHP. PASSAGE OPORTO FOR LIVERPOOL, TORPEDOE...
Darro Wreck
VESSEL STRUCK ROCKS AT THE CLETTS IN THICK FOG WHILE ON PASSAGE GARSTON TO LARNE. TOTAL LOSS. NO LIVES LOST. (DICTIONARY OF SHIPWRECKS OFF ISLE OF MAN...
Dart Wreck
FOUNDERED AFTER COLLISION WITH SS HAVERSTOE OF GRIMSBY.
Dartmeet Wreck
BUILT IN 1916 BY J MEYER'S SB CO LTD, ZALTBOMMEL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY W BALL & SONS, TORQUAY. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 96NHP, SINGL...
Dartmore Wreck
BUILT IN 1881 BY RICHARDSON, DUCK & CO. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY JAMES CORMACK & CO. SANK ON PASSAGE LONDON FOR DUNKIRK, NEAR C GRIS NEZ. (DODS).
Dashwood Wreck
BUILT IN 1924 BY VICKERS LTD, BARROW-IN-FURNESS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY W FENWICH FRANCE & CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 203HP, SINGLE...
Datetree Wreck
BUILT IN 1914 BY ANTWERP ENGINEERING CO LTD,HOBOKEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY TREE SS CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE...
Davanger Wreck
SUNK BY GUNFIRE FROM U-33. PASSAGE LIVERPOOL FOR ARCHANGEL. (DODS, LLWW1 & WW1MSL).
David Caldwell (Aft Section) Wreck
BUILT 1943 BY N CAROLINA SB CO. A LIBERTY SHIP. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY US WAR SHIPPING ADMINISTRATION. PASSAGE HAMPTON ROADS FOR PAUILLAC. WENT...
David P Wreck
No description
Davisian Wreck
BUILT IN 1923 BY D.& W. HENDERSON LTD, GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CHARENTE S. S. CO. PASSAGE LONDON & CARDIFF FOR PARAMARIBO. ALL CREW WERE SAV...
Dawdon Wreck
BUILT IN 1878 BY SHORT BROS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY J M THORMAN & CO. COMPOUND ENGINE OF 152NHP FOR 9 KNOTS. STRUCK A MINE 10M NW BY W WANDELAAR LT...
Daybreak (Probably) Wreck
BUILT IN 1911 BY W GRAY & CO LTD, WEST HARTLEPOOL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SCARISBRICK SS CO LTD, CARDIFF. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 33...
Daydawn Wreck
TORPEDOED BY U-103. (AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).
Daylesford Wreck
BUILT IN 1882 BY R THOMPSON & SON, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY NEW LINES SS CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE OF 175NHP, SINGLE...
Deerpool (After Section) Wreck
BUILT IN 1930 BY W GREY & CO, WEST HARTLEPOOL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY POOL SHIPPING CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 369HP, SINGLE SH...
Deerpool (For'd Section) Wreck
BUILT IN 1930 BY W GREY & CO, WEST HARTLEPOOL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY POOL SHIPPING CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 369HP, SINGLE SH...
Degama Wreck
BUILT 1899 BY FURNESS, WITHY & CO WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 271NHP. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ELDER DEMPSTER & CO. WRECKED AT LAS PALMAS WHILE O...
Deimos Wreck
EX-CHIEF OURAY, BUILT IN 1943 BY PERMANENTE METALS CORP, YARD NO.1, ENGINE BUILT BY JOSHUA HENRY IRONWORKS, SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA. WAS TORPEDOED AND S...
Delambre Wreck
BUILT IN 1917 BY MITSUBISHI ZOSEN KAISHA WITH TRIPLE- EXPANSION ENGINES OF 524NHP. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY LAMPORT & HOLT LINE. PASSAGE RIO GRANDE FO...
Delfina Wreck
VESSEL, ON PASSAGE GIJON TO SEVILLE. RAN AGROUND AND SANK AT ENTRANCE TO BAR BETWEEN CHIPIONA AND BONANZA. BUILT BY TYNE IRON S.B. CO. LTD. (BRITISH S...
Delfina Wreck
STRUCK ROCKS OFF THE SKERRIES ABOUT 4 MILES NW OF THE SKERRIES LT. DISTRESS CABLES MADE TO SEAFORTH WIRELESS STATION AS NO 1 AND NO 2 HOLDS WERE FLOOD...
Delphic Wreck
BUILT IN 1897 BY HARLAND & WOOLF. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY WHITE STAR LINES. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 375NHP FOR 11KNOTS. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GER...
Delta Sigma Pi Wreck
EX- AMARANTOS, BUILT 1954 BY A/S FREDRIKSSTAD M/V, FREDRIKSTAD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY D.S.P. SHIPPING CO. S.A. PASSAGE BANGKOK FOR NIGERIA. SANK FO...
Demitrios Wreck
EX-CHARLES PADDOCK, EX-KENNETH H STEVENSON, EX-SKIATHOS. BUILT AS A LIBERTY SHIP IN 1944 BY CALIFORNIA SB CORP, LOS ANGELES. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY...
Democrat Wreck
No description
Demosthenes Wreck
BUILT IN 1907 BY R.STEPHENSON & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY C D CALAFATIS. WAS WRECKED ON COMORO ISLAND, MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL. (DODS).
Den Of Seaton Wreck
BUILT IN 1901. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY C BARRIE & SON, DUNDEE. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE LONDON & NEWPORT, MON, F...
Denbigh Hall Wreck
SANK WITHIN 1 HOUR AFTER BEING TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE. (WW1 BMSL).
Denebola Wreck
BUILT IN 1899 BY ACT GES NEPTUNE, ROSTOCK. AN EX-GERMAN SHIP DETAINED AT THE START OF THE WAR BY THE ADMIRALTY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE SHIPPING...
Denewood Wreck
BUILT IN 1905 BY S P AUSTIN & CO, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY W CORY & SON COLLIERS LTD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 179HP, SINGLE...
Denise Wreck
6.6.1918 VESSEL, BUILT 1912 BY OSBOURNE GRAHAM & CO., SUNDERLAND AND OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY F BOUET, SANK NEAR MEN TE HEUL, 0.5M S FROM MULLION IN...
Deptford Wreck
MINED 3M OFF SCARBOROUGH. 1 LIFE LOST. (WW1SL) MINED 3M E BY N OF SCARBOROUGH. (LL WW1) BUILT 1912 IN BLYTH WITH 2 CYLINDER COMPOU...
Deptford Wreck
BUILT IN 1931 BY THE SMITH'S DOCK CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BRITIAN SS CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES FOR 10.5KTS. TORPEDOED AND SUNK. OF CREW OF 35...
Depute Pierre Goujon Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1894 BY SIR RAYLTON DIXON & CO, WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE IN THE BAY OF BISCAY. (DODS).
Deputie Gaston Dumesnil (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT BY CHANTIERS NAV FRANCAIS, CAEN. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE CARDIFF FOR ROUEN. FOUNDERED. (CORNISH SHIPWRECKS & SIBI).
Derna Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1912 BY CANTIERI NAVALI RUINITI. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY 'TIRRENIA' SOC. ANON. DE NAV.. ON PASSAGE FROM TOULON TO BARCELONA. REQUISITIO...
Derna (Probably) Wreck
EX-GIRENTI, EX-DANBY. BUILT IN 1890 BY ROPNER & SONS, STOCKTON-ON-TEES. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MEZZANO SHIPPING CO, GENOA. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPAN...
Dernes Wreck
SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE 18M NW OF USHANT WHILST ON PASSAGE BILBAO FOR NEWPORT. (LL WW1).
Derrymore Wreck
BUILT IN 1905 BY AILSA SHIPBUILDING CO LTD, TROON, AYRSHIRE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY R MCCOWEN & SONS LTD. ONE BOILER, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE OF 7...
Derrynane Wreck
BUILT IN 1938 BY BURNTISLAND S.B. CO., WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 394 NHP. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MC COWEN & GROSS. PASSAGE LAURENCO MARQUES F...
Desdemona Wreck
MINED. (DANISH WK RECORDS). PASSAGE HAMBURG FOR SKIEN. (DODS).
Despina K. Wreck
EX- FREDERICK C HICKS (1947), EX- NIDARLAND (1950), EX- TRYA (1952), EX- BENDITA (1958). BUILT IN 1944 BY CALIFORNIA S.B. CORP. LOS ANGELES. OWNERS AT...
Destro (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1914 BY EARLE'S SHIPBUILDING & ENGINEERING CO LTD, HULL. PASSAGE NAMSOS FOR MANCHESTER. TORPEDOED BY U 96. 6 MEN LOST.
Dettifoss Wreck
BUILT IN 1930 BY FREDERIKSHAVNS VAERFT & FLYDEDOK A/S, FREDERIKSHAVN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ICELAND SS CO. PASSAGE NEW YORK VIA BELFAST LOUGH FOR I...
Deucalion Wreck
BOMBED AND SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT. 27 SURVIVORS (WW2SL). BUILT BY RIJKEE & CO, IN THE NETHLANDS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY KONINKLIJE NEDER...
Deucalion (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT 1914 BY RIJKEE & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY KONINKLIJKE NEDERLANDSCHE STOOMBOOT MAATS. PASSAGE LONDON FOR ST. JOHN'S, NF. WAS BOMBED AND SUNK...
Devon Coast Wreck
INVOLVED IN COLLISION 5 MILES SSE OF NEWHAVEN AND LATER SANK. WAS ON PASSAGE SWANSCOMBE TO LIVERPOOL. (LLOYDS SHIPPING INFORMATION SERVICES).
Devonia Wreck
ONE BOILER, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE APPLEDORE FOR AVONMOUTH. MINED. THREE LIVES LOST. LATER DISPERSED. (SIBI).
Devonian Wreck
BUILT IN 1900 BY HARLAND & WOLFF, BELFAST. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY F LEYLAND & CO LTD. FOUR BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 847 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT...
Devonian Wreck
TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE. PASSAGE LIVERPOOL FOR BOSTON. (LLWW1 & WW1SL).
Diamantis Wreck
TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U35. (WW2SL). PASSAGE PEPEL FOR BARROW. CREW LANDED AT DINGLE. (LL WW2).