Steam Ship Wrecks WWI
View All Steam Ship on the Wreck MapRestormel Wreck
BUILT 1901 BY GRANGEMOUTH & GREENOCK DOCKYARD CO, GREENOCK, WITH 3 CYLINDER TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 210HP, SINGLE SHAFT, 2 BOILERS. OWNED AT TIME O...
Retriever Wreck
BUILT IN 1906 BY AILSA SHIPBUILDING CO LTD, TROON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CLANTRYE SS CO. COMPOUND ENGINES OF 72 RHP FOR 9.5 KNOTS. PASSAGE GARSTON...
Retriever (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W00080, Place of Loss: Louth, Carlingford Bar, 800m SE of. Carlingford Lough, Source of Coordinate: UKHO, Description: UKHO wreck no. 007600...
Revigo (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT BY COOK, WELTON & GEMMEL, BEVERLY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY G F SLEIGHT. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 70 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY...
Rfa Hungerford (Possibly) Wreck
EX-LAUTERFELS '13. BUILT IN 1913 BY A G WESER, BREMEN FOR DEUTSCHE DAMPSCHIFFAHRTS GESELLSCHAFT HANSA OF BREMEN. SEIZED BY BRITISH FORCES AT PORT SAID...
Rfa Industry (Probably) Wreck
BUILT IN 1901 BY W BEARDMORE & CO LTD, GLASGOW. ORIGINALLY TO BE NAMED 'GLASGOW', WAS PURCHASED BY THE ADMIRALTY FOR A STORE CARRIER AND WAS RENAMED I...
Rhea Wreck
MINED OFF BOULOGNE WHILST EN ROUTE FROM NEWCASTLE TO ROUEN. (LL WW1).
Rhenas (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1914 BY S B & R CO, MARYPORT. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY W J CRAN, WEST HARTLEPOOL. SINGLE BOILER, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE OF 56HP, SINGLE SH...
Rhineland Wreck
MINED 6M SE OF SOUTHWOLD WHILST EN ROUTE FROM MIDDLESBROUGH TO NANTES. (LL WW1).
Rhodesia Wreck
BUILT 1900. PASSAGE PUERTO MEXICO & NORFOLK VA. FOR LONDON. TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-61, 7M SW OF CONINGBEG LTV. 3 MEN LOST. (WW1BMS U-BOAT SIN...
Rhodesia Wreck
Wreck No: W04206, Place of Loss: Wexford, Coningbeg, South Light Vessel, 7 miles W., Source of Coordinate: UKHO
Rhona (Probably) Wreck
STOPPED BY A UB-18 AND SUNK BY BOMBS 19M NW BY N FROM GUERNSEY. ON PASSAGE FROM CARDIFF TO ST SERVAN. (NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS VOL.17 & M PAGE).
Ribera Wreck
VESSEL SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE. ON PASSAGE FROM PENARTH FOR WHITE SEA. (LLWW1 & WW1SL).
Ribston (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W08798, Place of Loss: Fastnet, 85 miles W of, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
Richard De Laringa / Richard De Larrinaga (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W08799, Place of Loss: Ballycotton Island, Co Cork, 15 miles SE ½S / 51 42 48N 7 42 12W
Richard De Larrinaga Wreck
BUILT IN 1916 BY RUSSELL & CO LTD, PORT GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MIGUEL DE LARRINAGA SS CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 483 N...
Richard De Larrinaga (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W05141, Place of Loss: Waterford, Ballycotton Island, 15 miles SE / 15 miles SE ½ S., Source of Coordinate: UKHO
Rievaulx Abbey Wreck
BUILT IN 1908 BY EARLE'S CO LTD, HULL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE HULL & NETHERLANDS SS CO LTD. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 499HP, SIN...
Rikard Nordraak Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE WHILE ON PASSAGE SUNDERLAND TO ROUEN.
Rimfakse (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1909 BY LAXEVAAGS MASKIN & JERNSKIBSBYGGERI. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SCHJELDERUP & SCHOTT. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 101NHP, SINGLE SHAFT....
Rinda Wreck
BUILT IN 1916 BY J L THOMPSON & SONS LTD, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY NORSKE-AFRIKA OG AUSTRALIE LINIE. FOUR BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE...
Ring Wreck
BUILT IN 1897 BY NYLANDS VAERKSTAD, CHRISTIANA. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY JACONSEN, CHRISTIANA. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 106HP, SINGLE SH...
Ringholm Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE. (WW1SL).
Rio Colorado Wreck
EX-SHEILA. BUILT IN 1903 BY W DOXFORD & SONS LTD, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY LONDON-AMERICAN TRADING CO. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENG...
Rio Lages (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09976, Place of Loss: Fastnet, 155 miles NW by W / W approaches to Ireland, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
Rio Parana Wreck
SUNK BY SUBMARINE. VESSEL, PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS 'PERSIANA', WAS RENAMED 'RIO PARANA' SHORTLY BEFORE BEING SUNK. PASSAGE TYNE FOR PORT FERRAJO. SUNK 7 M...
Rio Sorocaba Wreck
EX-BRAMLEY 1906. BUILT IN 1906 BY THE NORTHUMBERLAND SB CO, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 372 HP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSA...
Rio Verde Wreck
EX- AUSTRIANA. BUILT IN 1901 BY IRVINES S.B. & D.D. CO. WITH TRIPLE- EXPANSION ENGINES OF 306NHP. PASSAGE CLYDE FOR MILFORD HAVEN. TORPEDOED BY GERMAN...
Riparvo Wreck
VESSEL, SANK AFTER A COLLISION. (GRIMSBY LOSS LIST & WW1SL).
Risholm Wreck
CAPTURED & SUNK BY SUBMARINE ABOUT 30M OFF BREST, WHILST ON PASSAGE BLYTH FOR BORDEAUX. (LL WW1).
Rivaulx Wreck
17.2.75 MINED. (NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS, VOL.17).
Riversdale Wreck
BUILT IN J BLUMER & CO, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY R C THOMPSON. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 249 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE THE...
Roanoke Wreck
PASSAGE LEITH FOR PHILADELPHIA. CAPTURED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE & SUNK BY BOMBS. (WW1SL & LL WW1).
Robert Adamson Wreck
10.4.16 BUILT IN 1895 BY SHORT BROTHERS, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY J WESTOLL. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 277 NHP, SINGLE SHA...
Robert Eggleton (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1890 BY SHORT BROS, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY J WESTOLL. SINGLE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 196 HP. SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINEY...
Rochester (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09978, Place of Loss: W Approaches to the British Isles Admiralty Chart, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
Rochester City Wreck
BUILT IN 1910 BY SIR RAYLTON DIXON & CO LTD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE ROCHESTER SS CO, SUNDERLAND. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 156HP, S...
Rohilla Wreck
BUILT IN 1906 BY HARLAND & WOLFF, BELFAST. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BRITISH INDIA STEAN NAVIGATION CO. 6 BOILERS, QUADRUPLE EXPANSION ENGINES, TWIN SH...
Romeo Wreck
STEEL SS, BUILT BY EARLE'S & CO IN 1881. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY T WILSON, SONS & CO. COMPOUND ENGINES OF 333 NHP FOR 10 KNOTS. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY...
Romeo (Possibly) Wreck
TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE.CAPTAIN AND 28 CREW KILLED. FOR LIVERPOOL IN BALLAST. (LL WW1).
Romford Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1898 BY ROPNER & SON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BRITAIN SS CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 273NHP FOR 9KTS. TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE....
Romny Wreck
TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE UB 75 WHILE ON PASSAGE ROUEN TO SWANSEA. (DER KREIG ZUR SEE). DESCRIBED AS DANISH SS IN DODS, AS BRITISH SS IN...
Romsdalen (Probably) Wreck
BUILT IN 1895 BY W GREY & CO, WEST HARTLEPOOL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY G B HARLAND & CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 224NHP, SINGLE SHAFT...
Romulus Wreck
PASSAGE HALMSTAD FOR WEST HARTLEPOOL. SUNK BY SUBMARINE ABOUT 250 MILES E OF MAY ISLAND. (LL WW1). SUNK BY U 17. (NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS VOL 14).
Romulus Wreck
PASSAGE HALMSTAD FOR WEAT HARTLEPOOL. (LL WW1SL). SUNK BY U-17. (NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS, VOL 14 & WW1SL).
Rosalind (Possibly) Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK.
Rosalind (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09980, Place of Loss: Fastnet, 180 miles WNW / W approaches to Ireland, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
Rosario Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1900 BY BLYTH SHIPBUILDING CO, WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE. THE CAPTAIN & 19 CREW WERE KILLED, 1 SURVIVOR WAS TAKEN PRISO...
Rosario (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09981, Place of Loss: English Channel W approaches, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
Roscommon Wreck
EX-OSWESTRY GRANGE. BUILT IN 1902 BY WORKMAN, CLARKE & CO LTD, BELFAST. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY UNION SS CO, NEW ZEALAND. FOUR BOILERS, TWIN TRIPLE E...
Roscommon Wreck
TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE. (WW1SL).
Roscommon (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W07575, Place of Loss: Tory Island, Co Donegal, 28km NE of, Source of Coordinate: GSI Wreck Data
Rose Marie (Probably) Wreck
BUILT IN 1916 BY S P AUSTIN & SONS LTD, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY RODNEY SS CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 22 3NHP, SINGLE...
Rosehill Wreck
EX-MINSTER. BUILT IN 1911. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE CARDIFF FOR DEVONPORT. TORPEDOED BY UB-40 AND WAS ABANDONED. LA...
Rosslyn Wreck
17.6.81 DRAGGED ANCHOR IN SW GALE & SANK AFTER STRIKING S. MOLE. HAD ARRIVED AFTER SAILING FROM MUNDOS IN BALLAST. (PORT DEPOT A2254, WATERPORT GIBR...
Rostrevor Wreck
BUILT IN 1899 BY J FULLERTON & CO, PAISLEY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY NEWRY & KILKEEL SS CO LTD. ONE BOILER, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE OF 61 NHP, SINGL...
Rota Wreck
BUILT IN 1915 BY DUNLOP, BREMNER & CO, PORT GLASGOW. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY DANSK RUSSISKE D/S. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 262 NHP,...
Rotherfield Wreck
BUILT IN 1899 WEST HARTLEPOOL. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 240 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. SUNK AS A BLOCKSHIP.
Rotorua Wreck
BUILT IN 1910 BY W DENNEY & BROS, DUMBARTON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING CO LTD. TRIPLE SHAFT. PASSAGE WELLINGTON FOR LONDON. TO...
Roumanie Wreck
PASSAGE ARCHANGEL FOR CLYDE. CAPTURED AND BOMBED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE BETWEEN FAEROES AND BUTT OF LEWIS. (NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS, VOL.14).
Rowanmore (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09987, Place of Loss: Fastnet, 128 miles WNW / W approaches to Ireland, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
Rubio Wreck
BUILT IN 1909 BY R THOMPSON & SONS LTD, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ORDERS & HANDFORD SS CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 237...
Ruby Wreck
BUILT IN 1882 BY J FULLERTON & CO, PAISLEY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY W COOPER & SON, KIRKWALL. ONE BOILER, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE OF 50NHP. SINGLE...
Ruby Wreck
BUILT IN 1882 BY J FULLERTON & CO, PAISLEY. MACHINERY BY LEES, ANDERSON & CO., GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY W COOPER & SON, KIRKWALL. ONE BOILER,...
Ruby (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1882 BY J FULLERTON & CO, PAISLEY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY W COOPER & SON, KIRKWALL. ONE BOILER, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE OF 50NHP. SINGLE...
Ruel Wreck
BUILT IN 1913 BY TYNE IRON SB CO. LTD, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY TURNBULL BROTHERS SHIPPING CO LTD, CARDIFF. 3 CYLINDER TRIPLE EXP...
Runo Wreck
BUILT IN 1092 BY THE CALEDON SHIPBUILDING & ENGINEERING CO, DUNDEE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THOMAS WILSON & SONS LTD, HULL. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPAN...
Runswick Wreck
BUILT IN 1904 BY W GREY & SONS, WEST HARTLEPOOL FOR THE LONDON & NORTHERN SS CO. UNDER CHARTER TO THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSIO...
Rutenfjell Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1875 BY PALMERS CO, STRUCK A MINE & SANK IN BAY OF BISCAY. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY OLSEN & UGELSTAD. (DODS). MINED WHILE...
Ruth Wreck
SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U22. VESSEL, BUILT 1878 WITH 3 CYLINDER TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE. TORPEDOED 100M E OF MAY ISLAND, BUT MANAGED TO REA...
Rydal Hall Wreck
TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE. 23 LIVES LOST.
Rydal Hall (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1889 BY CAIRD & CO GREENOCK. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY R ALEXANDER HALL LINE. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 307 NHP. SINGLE SHAF...
Rym Wreck
BUILT IN 1980 BY FREDERIKSTAD MEK VAERKS, FREDERIKSTAD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY J LUND & CO. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 106NHP, SINGLE SH...
Rytonhall Wreck
SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE WHILE ON PASSAGE FROM MONTREAL TO FALMOUTH. (LL WW1). CAPTURED AND SUNK BY TORPEDO 105M W 0.5 S FROM U...
Sabbia Wreck
BUILT IN 1908 BY CLYDE SHIPBUILDING & ENGINEERING CO LTD, PORT GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE ADMIRALTY. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE...
Sabia Wreck
BUILT IN 1903 BY R STEPHENSON & CO., NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE AND OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY FRUMENTUM STEAMSHIP CO., WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SU...
Saga (Possibly) Wreck
PASSAGE SUNDERLAND FOR ROUEN. TORPEDOED BY UB 64. BUILT 1901 WITH 3 CYLINDER TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, 1 BOILER, SINGLE SHAFT, OWNED AT TIME...
Sagamore (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W05890, Place of Loss: Cork, Fastnet, 150 miles WNW of., Source of Coordinate: www.wrecksite.eu
Saidieh Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1878 BY W DENNY & BROS, WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE WHILE ON PASSAGE ALEXANDRIA FOR HULL. 8 OF THE 47 CREW WERE LOST. OWN...
Saima Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT IN 1914 BY LAXEVAAGS MASKIN & JERNSKIBS AND OWNED BY O.W.BERGMANN, WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-82 EN-ROUTE FROM ROUEN TO...
Saint Barchan Wreck
BUILT IN 1917 BY SCOTT & SONS, BOWLING. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY J & A GARDNER & CO LTD, GLASGOW. ONE BOILER, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE OF 47 NHP, SIN...
Saint Brandan Wreck
MINED BY SUBMARINE. (WW1SL & FR WK RECORDS).
Saint Emilion (Probably) Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT IN 1917 BY AKERS MEK. VOERKSTED AND OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY WORMS & CIE., THOUGHT TO HAVE SUNK AFTER STRIKING A MINE. (WW1SL & DODS...
Saint Magnus Wreck
BUILT IN 1912 BY RAMAGE & FERGUSON LTD, LEITH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY N OF SCOTLAND, ORKNEY & SHETLAND SS CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE O...
Saint Ninian Wreck
BUILT IN 1894 BY D & W HENDERSON & CO, GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE SAINT NINIAN SS CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 258 HP, SINGL...
Saint Sunniva Wreck
BUILT 1912 BY LAXEVAAGS MASKIN & JERNSKIBS, WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 106NHP. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY J LUND & CO.STRUCK A MINE & SANK IN...
Sainte Helene (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1893 BY W GRAY & CO. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY DAHER & CIE. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 219NHP. PASSAGE FROM PORT TALBOT. STRUCK A MINE & S...
Salaminia (Probably) Wreck
EX-TREVILLY. BUILT IN 1897 BY J READHEAD & SONS, SOUTH SHIELDS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A A EMBIRICOS, GREECE. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE O...
Salaminia (Ss) (Probably) Wreck
Wreck No: W02082, Place of Loss: Dublin, Rockabill, 13.5 miles ENE of / 53 36 10N, 005 37 33W, Source of Coordinate: UKHO, Description: UKHO wreck no....
Salbya (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT OF STEEL IN 1904 BY R READHEAD & SONS OF SOUTH SHIELDS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SCRUTTON, SONS & CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 40...
Salerno (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1912 BY WOOD, SKINNER & CO, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY WILSON LINE LTD, HULL. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 249H...
Salerno (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT OF STEEL IN 1914. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE AALBOURG FOR SANTOS. STRUCK MINE LAID BY UC-6.
Salsette Ii Wreck
BUILT IN 1908 BY J CAIRD & CO, GREENOCK. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE P & O STEAM NIVIGATION CO LTD. SIX BOILERS, TWIN QUADRUPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF...
Samara (Possibly) Wreck
CAPTURED AND SUNK BY GUNFIRE BY GERMAN SUBMARINE 35M W FROM BISHOP ROCK. (WW1SL). SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE 30M W OF BISHOP ROCK WHILST EN RO...
San Andres Wreck
Wreck No: W05156, Place of Loss: Waterford., Source of Coordinate: John O'Connor (pers. Com.)
San Andres Wreck
BUILT IN 1911 BY WOOD, SKINNER & CO, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY OTTO THORESEN LINE. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 225 NHP...
San Bernando (Possibly) Wreck
EX-BELLASCO. BUILT IN 1896 BY D & W HENDERSON & CO, GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY PALMERSTON SS CO (EDYE & CO, MANAGERS). THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EX...
San Bernardo Wreck
SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE.
San Hilario (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W10009, Place of Loss: Fastnet, 270 miles W by N / W approaches to Ireland, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
San Miguel Wreck
BUILT IN 1908. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY O THORESEN. PASSAGE MARSEILLE FOR STAVANGER. MINED.