Steam Ship Wrecks 1900-2000
View All Steam Ship on the Wreck MapIle De Brehat Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1919 BY NORTHWEST STEEL CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CIE. GENERALE TRANSATLANTIQUE. STRUCK A MINE AND SANK OUTSIDE NAPLES. CREW OF 48, S...
Ilha Grande Wreck
STRANDED ON RECIFE MANOEL LUIS WHILE ON PASSAGE RIO TO BELHEM.
Ilse Wreck
No description
Ilse Wreck
TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN E-BOAT.
Ilsenstein Wreck
SINGLE-SCREW STEAMER, BUILT 1908, WAS SUNK AS A BLOCKSHIP. (WKS OF SCAPA FLOW, DIVE SCAPA FLOW).
Ilston Wreck
SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE 4M SE OF THE LIZARD WHILST EN ROUTE FROM SWANSEA TO FRANCE. (LL WW1). VESSEL, BUILT 1915 BY DUNLOP BREMNER AND OWNE...
Ilvington Court Wreck
PASSAGE PEPEL FOR GLASGOW. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY ITALIAN SUBMARINE DANDOLO. 39 CREW WERE ALL SAVED. (WW2SL LL WW2, AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).
Ilya Mechnikov Wreck
HIT BY GUIDED MISSILE FIRED BY ISRAELI FORCES AND SUNK. (LL).
Indian City Wreck
TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-29 WHEN 10 MILES S OF SCILLY ISLES. ON PASSAGE GALVESTON TO LE HAVRE. (WW1SL & NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS, VOL.13)....
Indian City (Possibly) Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U 29 WHILE ON PASSAGE GALVESTON TO LE HAVRE. (WW1SL & NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS, VOL.13). OWNED BY INSTOW SS CO. L...
Indian Navigator (Possibly) Wreck
4.1.61 CAUGHT FIRE FOLLOWING EXPLOSION IN NO.4 HOLD, WHILE ON PASSAGE HAMBURG FOR CALCUTTA. ABANDONED BY CREW AND WAS REBOARDED 3 DAYS LATER BY SALV...
Indier Wreck
BUILT IN 1918 BY J PRIESTMAN & CO. LAID DOWN AS 'WAR REDCAP'. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CIE MARITIME BELGE (LLOYD ROYAL). TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 51...
Indrani (Probably) Wreck
BUILT IN 188 BY T ROYDEN & SONS, LIVERPOOL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY DONALDSON LINE LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 348NHP, SINGLE SHAFT....
Indutionmare Wreck
BUILT IN 1910 BY W PICKERSGILL & SONS, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ANTWERSCHE ZEER MAATS (BRYS & GLYSEN, MANAGERS)(LLOYD ROYAL BELGE). TWO BO...
Inga Wreck
No description
Inger Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT IN 1929 BY HELSINGBORGS VARFS & SVETSNINGS AKTIEB. AND OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY A/B TRANSMARIN, SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH ITAL...
Inger Wreck
BUILT IN 1908 BY KJOBNHVNS, FLYDK & SKBS, COPENHAGEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY DMPSKSELSK, VESTERHAVES, LAURITZEN. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGIN...
Inger (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1929 BY HELSINGBORGS VARFS & SVETSNINGS AKTIEB. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY A/B TRANSMARIN. PASSAGE SWANSEA FOR SUNDSVALL. SANK FOLLOWING A...
Ingrid Wreck
EX-HAITI '36, EX-GREAT FALLS. BUILT 1920 BY MACDOUGALL DULUTH CO, MINNESOTA. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A/S I A HAMRES RED (INGRID HAMRE). THREE BOILERS...
Ingrid 2 Wreck
EX-HAZLEMERE. BUILT IN 1889 BY R THOMPSON & SONS, SUNDERLAND. TWO BOILERS, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE OF 135 HP, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY BY BLACK, HAWT...
Ingstad Wreck
BUILT IN 1910 BY R WILLIAMSON & SON, WORKINGTON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY JACOB KJODE, BERGEN. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 114HP, SINGLE SH...
Inishowen Head (?Inneshowen Head) Wreck
BUILT IN 1886 BY HARLAND & WELFF LTD, BELFAST. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ULSTER SS CO - G HEYN & SONS LTD, BELFAST. PASSAGE DUBLIN FOR ST JOHN (NB). SU...
Inkosi Wreck
BUILT IN 1902 BY HALL, RUSSEL & CO, ABERDEEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CHARENT SS CO LTD, LIVERPOOL. FOUR BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 483 NHP,...
Inkosi Wreck
BUILT IN 1902 BY HALL, RUSSEL & CO LTD, ABERDEEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CHARENT SS CO LTD, LIVERPOOL. FOUR BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 483...
Inniscarra Wreck
BUILT IN 1903 BY WIGHAM, RICHARDSON & CO LTD, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE CITY OF CORK STEAM PACKET CO LTD. FOUR BOILERS, TRIPLE...
Ino Wreck
EX-ARTEMIS. BUILT IN 1865 BY MARSHALL BROS, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY DAMPSKIVS ACTIES INO. TWO BOILERS, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE...
Inogedo Wreck
AGROUND PUNTA BUITRA IN THICK FOG. DECLARED TOTAL LOSS & TO BE SOLD LOCALLY FOR SCRAP.
Integritas Wreck
VESSEL, WAS SCUTTLED BY ITALIAN AUTHORITIES AT CHISIMAIO WHEN BRITISH TROOPS OCCUPIED THE AREA. (NAVI MERCANTILI PERDUTE, VOL.III).
Integritas (Possibly) Wreck
SCUTTLED BY ITALIAN AUTHORITIES AT CHISIMAIO WHEN BRITISH TROOPS OCCUPIED AREA. (NAVI MERCANTILI PERDUTE, VOL III).
Interscout Wreck
EX S TANKER ESSO NEW ORLEANS. DEVELOPED SERIOUS LIST WHILE LOADING GRAIN IN CHITTAGONG ROADS & WAS BEACHED ON 9 OCT 1971.
Inver (Part Of) Wreck
BUILT IN 1919. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SHAMROCK SHIPPING CO. PASSAGE BLYTH FOR COWES. MINED & BROKEN IN TWO. 17 MEN LOST. (DODS, LL WW2, WW2SL, SIBI)...
Inver (Part Of) Wreck
BUILT IN 1919. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SHAMROCK SHIPPING CO. PASSAGE BLYTH FOR COWES. MINED & BROKEN IN TWO. 17 MEN LOST. (DODS, LLWW2, WW2SL, SIBI).
Inverbervie Wreck
BUILT 1913 BY RUSSELL & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY INVERKIP STEAMSHIP CO. PASSAGE CARDIFF & MESSINA FOR TARANTO. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMAR...
Invergyle Wreck
BUILT IN 1906 AT GRANGEMOUTH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY STEWART & GREY, GLASGOW. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 150NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAG...
Ioanna Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1920, STRUCK A MINE & SANK 5M FROM CAPE TINOSO, WHILST ON PASSAGE NORFOLK, VIRGINIA FOR NAPLES. (WARTIME STANDARD SHIPS VOL.3)
Ioanna Wreck
BUILT 1948 BY W GRAY & CO LTD, HARTLEPOOL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CHANVASDIM CIA. NAV, S.A. PASSAGE BARCELONA FOR SETE. DRIVEN AGROUND DURING A GALE...
Iolanthe Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE UC76 WHILE ON PASSAGE GLASGOW TO HELEN'S ROADS. (WW1SL).
Iona Wreck
BUILT IN 1892 BY GOURLAY BROTHERS & CO, DUNDEE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CAIRN LINE STEAMSHIPS LTD. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 408NHP,...
Ionian Wreck
TORPEDOED 2 MILES W FROM ST GOVANS HD. 7 LIVES LOST (WW1SL). STRUCK S E TOE BEFORE GOING ON TO STRIKE THE CLIFFS NEAR THE CASTLE.
Ionian (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1938 BY W GRAY & CO LTD, HARTLEPOOL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ELLERMAN LINES. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE LONDON FOR HULL....
Ionian (Probably) Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1938 BY W GRAY & CO, STRUCK A MINE & SANK WHILE ON PASSAGE FROM LONDON TO HULL. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY ELLERMAN LINES. (DODS).
Ionian (Probably) Wreck
MINED.
Ionic Star Wreck
STRANDED AND BROKE ITS BACK. VOYAGE FROM SANTOS TO LIVERPOOL.
Ionion Pelagos Wreck
BUILT IN 1949 BY SMITH'S DOCK CO LTD, MIDDLESBROUGH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY VIAGRANDE CIA NAV SA. WHILST AT ORMOS AYIAS ANNAS, NISOS MYKONOS, LOADIN...
Ioulia Wreck
EX- MAGNA, EX- SOELA, BUILT IN 1929 BY A/S FREDRIKSSTAD M/V, FREDRIKSTAD. OWED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A GEORGIOU & D SARAFIDES. PASSAGE SUEZ FOR YENBO. HA...
Ira (Possibly) Wreck
EX-HARRY PERCY. BUILT IN 1943. GREEK FLAG. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE NEWPORT NEWS FOR ANTWERP. RAN AGROUND AND BROKE IN TWO. (SIB...
Irene Wreck
BUILT IN 1890. OWNED AT IME OF LOSS BY CHINA MERCHANTS S NAV CO. CAPTURED BY PIRATES WHO JOINED THE SHIP AS PASSENGERS WHILE ON PASSAGE SHANGHAI FOR A...
Irene Wreck
HULL & BOILERS REMAIN
Irene Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1947, RAN AGROUND 0.5M S OF GRIM NESS HEAD, S RONALDSAY AFTER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL IN GALE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SAN PARASKEVI SHIPPI...
Irene Oldendorff Wreck
BUILT IN 1950 BY LUBECKER MASCH. GES., WITH COMPOUND ENGINES. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY EGON OLDENDORFF. PASSAGE EMDEN FOR YSTAD. CAPSIZED & SANK ABOUT...
Iris (Possibly) Wreck
SCREW PROPULSION. PASSAGE GOTHENBURG FOR ROUEN. STRANDED. (SIBI).
Irisbrook Wreck
SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH FRENCH SS 'VILLE DE BORDEAUX' WHILE ON PASSAGE SWANSEA, VIA LONDON, TO MANAOS.
Irish Plane Wreck
11.12.74 IRISH PLAIN RAN ASHORE IN BALLYCRONEEN BAY IN 1916. (MR COLLINS LTR DTD 11.12.74). NAME GIVEN AS IRISH PLANE, EX- A...
Irman Wreck
STRANDED.
Isabella Greig Wreck
BOMBED & SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT. (WW2SL)
Isabelle Wreck
TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE
Isabena Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1945, CAPSIZED & SANK WHILE AT ANCHOR IN KARACHI ROADS, AFTER LISTING DURING BAD WEATHER, & A HEAVY SWELL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY FAIR...
Isabo Wreck
WRECKED IN FOG ON VOYAGE MONTREAL TO HAMBURG. 6 LIVES LOST. (ISLE OF SCILLY MUSEUM PUBLICATIONS NO.3). VESSEL, BUILT IN 1914 BY CANT. NAV. T...
Isbjorn Wreck
BUILT IN 1907 IN FEVIG, NORWAY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY PETER SMEDVIG, STAVANGER. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 70 NHP. CYLINDER SIZES OF 12, 20 AND 32I...
Ischia (Possibly) Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1907 BY W. HAMILTON & CO.. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A. LAURO. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY A BRITISH SUBMARINE 1M OFF PORTOFINO. (DODS).
Isla De Panay Wreck
BUILT IN 1882. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CIA RASATLANTICA. PASSAGE BARCELONA FOR FERNANDO PO. WAS WRECKED BETWEEN SAN CARLOS AND SANTA ISABEL (BIOKO, W...
Island Wreck
EX ROOYAL YACHT OF KING CHRISTIAN X OF DENMARK. BUILT IN 1915 BY HELSINGORS JERNSK & MSK, ELSINORE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY DET FORENEDE D/S, SELSK....
Island Magee Wreck
BUILT IN 1900. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE DUNDEE FOR LEITH. REPORTED MISSING AFTER PASSING N CARR LIGHTSHIP ON 26.10 A...
Islay Or Islay Iii Wreck
EX-PRINCESS LOUISE, BUILT 1872 BY TOD & MCGREGOR, GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY DAVID MACBRAYNE, GLASGOW. ONE BOILER, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE OF...
Isle Of Hastings Wreck
CAPTURED BY SUBMARINE AND SUNK BY BOMBS 10M S BY W FROM USHANT. (WW1 SL). SUNK BY SUBMARINE WHILST ON PASSAGE FREY BENTOS FOR LONDON. (LL WW...
Isle Of Iona Wreck
BUILT IN 1899 BY T & W SMITH, NORTH SHIELDS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ISLES STEAM SHIPPING CO LTD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 98 NHP, SIN...
Isleworth Wreck
EX-EVERSLEY. BUILT IN 1896 BY R THOMPSON, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY WATTS, WATTS & CO, BRITAIN SS CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENG...
Ismini Wreck
BUILT IN 1929 BY A/S BERGENS M/V, BERGEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MARALIANZA CIA NAV SA. PASSAGE FROM POINTE-A-PITRE. RAN AGROUND ON CAYE A DUPONT. V...
Italia Wreck
BUILT OF WOOD IN 1896 BY BRUNCHORST & DEKKE, BERGEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY TORJER MELING, STAVANGER. SINGLE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 52HP...
Italia Wreck
BUILT IN 1891 BY HAWTHORN LESLIE, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. PASSAGE CARDIFF FOR TARANTO. WENT AGROUND AT WINGLETANG LEDGES, ST AGNES, IN DENSE FOG. (SIBI).
Italia (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT 1909 BY A. RODGER & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ITALIAN STATE RAILWAY. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY SUBMARINE. (DODS).
Ivan Sechenov Wreck
BUILT IN 1956 BY FORGES ET CHANTIERS DE LA GIRONDE, BORDEAUX. PASSAGE ISTANBUL FOR MEDITERRANEAN. VESSEL SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH THE BULK CARR...
Ivanhoe Wreck
SUNK BY U-56 WHEN OFF VARDO, BARENTS SEA. (NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS VOL 17).
Ixia Wreck
BUILT IN 1922 BY J BLUMER & CO, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY J ROBINSON & SONS. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 318 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT....
J B Kee Wreck
DEVELOPED HEAVY LIST AND SANK.
J B Paddon Wreck
BOMBED BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT WHILE ON PASSAGE LOWESTOFT TO SEAHAM. WAS ABANDONED BY CREW, REBOARDED LATER AND AGAIN ABANDONED.
J Duncan Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT IN 1905 BY AILSA STEAMBOAT CO. LTD., TROON, RAN ASHORE AT TOL PEDN WHILST EN-ROUTE FROM CARDIFF TO DEVONPORT. NO LOSS OF LIFE. (SHIPWREC...
J L M Curry Wreck
A WELDED SEAM SPLIT DURING A GALE OFF ICELAND, AND THE VESSEL BROKE IN TWO. (LIBERTY SHIPS)
J L M Curry Wreck
BUILT BY ALABAMA DRYDOCK COMPANY IN 1942, WITH ENGINES BY GENERAL MACHINERY CORP, HAMILTON, OHIO. A WELDED SEAM SPLIT DURING A GALE OFF ICELAND AND TH...
J P Rennoldson Wreck
BUILT IN 1883 BY J T ELTRINGHAM, SOUTH SHIELDS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY G ALDER. MACHINERY BY J P RENNOLDSON & SONS, SOUTH SHIELDS. ONE BOILER, SINGL...
Jacob Luckenbach Wreck
SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH BRITISH SS 'EDDYSTONE'.
Jacona Wreck
BUILT IN 1889 BY J LAING. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CARIN LINE OF STEAMSHIPS. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 285NHP. PASSAGE ARCHANGEL FOR HULL, BANFFSHIRE...
Jaffa Wreck
BUILT IN 1897 BY JOHN SCOTT & CO, KINGHORN, FIFE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ELLERMANS WILSON LINE LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 251HP, S...
Jamaica Wreck
No description
Jamaica Pioneer Wreck
TORPEDOED & SUNK BY U 100, WHILST EN-ROUTE KINGSTON, JAMAICA TO AVONMOUTH.
Jamaica Progress Wreck
BUILT IN 1932 BY LITHGOWS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS JAMAICA BANANA PRODUCERS SS CO. QUADRUPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 1,061 NHP. TORPEDOED BY U-99. SEVEN MEN...
James B Stephens Wreck
TORPEDOED.
James Clunies Wreck
No description
James Hall Wreck
BUILT IN 1870 BY HALL, RUSSEL & CO, ABERDEEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ABERDEEN, LEITH & MORAY SS CO. ONE BOILER, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE OF 65HP, S...
James Harris (Possibly) Wreck
PASSAGE THE TEES FOR GRANGEMOUTH. FOUNDERED FOLLOWING COLLISION.
James Harrod Wreck
PASSAGE NEW YORK FOR ANTWERP. SANK FOLLOWING COLLISION WITH AMERICAN SHIP 'RAYMOND B STEVENS'. CARGO OF VEHICLES SALVAGED. (THE LIBERTY SHIPS).
James Otis (Possibly) Or Harrod Wreck
No description
Jan Van Ryswyck Wreck
BUILT IN 1907 BY CRAIG TAYOR & CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 210 HP, SINGLE SHAFT. STRANDED ON THE 'IN BUS' OF WHIRL ROCKS IN THICK FOG....
Jane Wreck
EX-JANE CORY. BUILT OF IRON IN 1870 BY ALEXANDER WITHY & CO, HARTLEPOOL, WITH ONE BOILER, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINEOF 77IHP, SINGLE SHAFT. OWNED AT TI...
Janet Glory Wreck
No description
Janna Wreck
TORPEDOED BY U-34. (WW2SL & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).
Jantje Fritzen Wreck
SCUTTLED.
Janvold Wreck
EX-GIJONES, EX-JAN BLOCKX, EX-MAINAXA. BUILT IN 1904 BY GRANGEMOUTH & GREENOCK DOCKYARD CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY AKTIES., JAVVOLD. SINGLE BOILER,...
Jeanne Wreck
BUILT IN 1904 BY WOOD, SKINNER & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MARTIN CARL, COPENHAGEN. PASSAGE ORAN FOR LEITH. CARGO 952 TONS ESPARTO GRASS.
Jeanne Conseil Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1880 BY PALMERS CO, WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE IN THE BAY OF BISCAY. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY J STERN. (DODS)....