Steam Ship Wrecks WWII
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BUILT IN 1911 BY W DOBSON & CO LTD, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE LONDON MIDLAND SCOTTISH RAILWAY. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION E...
Ousebridge Wreck
MINED.
Ove Toft Wreck
BUILT IN 1921. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY D/S TUTLAND A/S. PASSAGE IMMINGHAM FOR GOTHENBURG. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY U-31.
P G Halvorsen Wreck
MINED.
P.l.m. 15 Wreck
SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U 37, NW OF CORSICA. (DODS). SUNK NW OF SPAIN. (WWII MSL).
P.l.m. 25 Wreck
BUILT IN 1922 BY SIR RAYLTON DIXON & CO, MIDDLESBROUGH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SOC NATIONALE D'AFFRETEMENTS. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE...
Pacific (Possibly) Wreck
8.2.43 LEFT SUNDERLAND FOR LONDON IN CONVOY WHICH BECAME SCATTERED IN BAD WEATHER ON 8.2.43. PACIFIC AND TWO OTHER SHIPS DISAPPEARED.
Pacific (Possibly) Wreck
7.2.1943 LEFT SUNDERLAND IN CONVOY FOR LONDON ON 7.2.1943. CONVOY SCATTERED DUE BAD WEATHER ON 8.2.43 AND PACIFIC WAS NEVER SEEN AGAIN. (DOD).
Pacific Star Wreck
27.10.1942 BUILT FEB 1920 BY BARCLAY, CURLE & CO. PASSAGE ROSARIO & FREETOWN FOR LIVERPOOL. WAS ATTACKED AND TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-509 ON...
Paderewski Wreck
PASSAGE PARA & SALINAS, BRAZIL FOR TRINIDAD & NEW YORK. SUNK BY TORPEDO & GUNFIRE FROM U 214. CARGO INCLUDED RUBBER, NUTS, MAHOGANY & OIL IN DRUMS. (L...
Padua Wreck
PASSAGE LISBON FOR MARSAILLES. POSSIBLY SUNK BY A MINE WHILST CARRYING 11,000 P.O.W. PARCELS FOR GENEVA. OF 21 CREW, SIX WERE LOST. (WW2SL, LL WW2).
Paganini (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT 1928 BY CANT NAV TRIESTINO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY 'TIRRENIA' SOC ANON DI NAV. PASSAGE FOR DURAZZO. CAUGHT FIRE & SANK. CARRYING 920 TROOPS, 2...
Pandion Wreck
28.1.41 BUILT 1926 BY BURNTISLAND SHIPBUILDING CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BRITISH & CONTINENTAL SS CO. TRIPLE-EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT....
Paralos Wreck
MINED.
Parnu Wreck
EX-CORNESS '35, EX-WESTGARTH. BUILT IN 1909 BY SIR RAYTON DIXON & CO, MIDDLESBROUGH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING. TWO BOILERS, T...
Parthenia Wreck
EX-KIRKHOLM. BUILT IN 1917 BY RUSSELL & CO, PORT GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY DONALDSON LINE LTD. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 488NH...
Pavon Wreck
SUNK BY AERIAL BOMBARDMENT. (FR WK RECORDS 1987). SUNK BY ENEMY AIRCRAFT NEAR CALAIS. (LL WW1).
Pearlmoor Wreck
SANK ON VOYAGE FROM PEPEL TO IMMINGHAM AFTER BEING TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE.
Pegli Wreck
BUILT IN 1910 BY R THOMPSON & SONS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY I MESSINA & CO. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY A BRITISH SUBMARINE 6M FROM CAPE GALLO, SICILY. (DODS...
Pegu (Bow Section) Wreck
27.11.1939 STRANDED ON REVETMENT AND BROKE IN TWO. STERN FLOATED FURTHER UP THE CHANNEL AND SANK ON 27.11.1939.
Pegu (Stern) Wreck
27.11.39 STRANDED ON REVETMENT AND BROKE STERN. FLOATED FURTHER UP CHANNEL AND SANK ON 27.11.39. RSDRA2025000169193 12.05.25 LOCATED IN...
Pelinaion Wreck
BUILT IN 1907 BY RUSSEL & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY G J KTISTAKIS. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 384NHP. PASSAGE TAKORADI FOR BALTIMORE. WENT ASHORE N...
Penrhos (Probably) Wreck
13.9.1904 BUILT BY W J YARWOOD, NORTHWICH AT THE STANLEY. YARD NUMBER 31. LAUNCHED 13.9.1904. OWNED INITIALLY BY THE STANLEY SS CO, LTD. (HENRY SEDD...
Penryn Wreck
SANK AFTER COLLISION WITH WARSHIP. BOW N WITH STERN RESTING ON THE REVETMENT. RSDRA2025000169193 12.05.25 NOT LOCATED IN M/B DATASET 2025....
Pensilva Wreck
BUILT IN 1929 BY BURNTISLAND SB CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CHELLOW NAVIGATION CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 331NHP. PASSAGE DURBAN FOR DUNKIRK. SUN...
Perelle (Possibly) Wreck
EX- STAINBURN. BUILT IN 1922 BY WILLIAM ADAMS, OLDERFLEET WITH TRIPLE- EXPANSION ENGINES. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY DOREY ONESIMUS & SONS LTD, GUERNSEY...
Perseus Wreck
TORPEDOED BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT.Positional Analysis: The wreck lies 7nm north of the position given in War Losses (1989)>Archival Analysis: PERSEUS wa...
Persier Wreck
EX-WAR BUFFALO. BUILT IN 1918 BY THE NORTHUMBERLAND SHIPBULDING CO LTD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY COMPAGNIE MARITIME BELGE (LLOYD ROYAL). TRIPLE EXPANS...
Peshawur Wreck
PASSAGE SWANSEA FOR CALCUTTA. TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE. (BRITISH STANDARD SHIPS VOL.3).
Petsamo Wreck
BUILT IN 1907 BY W. BEARDMORE & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SUOMEN KALASTUS O/Y. TRIPLE-EXPANSION ENGINE OF 463NHP. TORPEDOED BY U-34. BROKE IN TWO A...
Phaeacian Wreck
BUILT IN 1920 BY MISLEY SB & REPAIRING CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH BRITISH S TANKER SAN ZOTICO. WAS TAK...
Philipp M Wreck
TORPEDOED BY E BOAT WITH THE LOSS OF 7 LIVES.
Philotis Wreck
EX-GREBE '37. BUILT IN 1926 BY AILSA SHIPBUILDING CO LTD, TROON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MOSS HUTCHISON LINE LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGIN...
Phobe A Hearst Wreck
SUNK BY JAPANESE SUBMARINE. (LIBERTY SHIPS).
Phryne Wreck
BUILT IN 1938 BY CH. & ATEL. DE ST NAZIARE, ST NAZAIRE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SOCIETY NAVALE CAENNAISE. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 225H...
Piako Wreck
BUILT IN 1920 BY A. STEPHEN & SONS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING CO. PASSAGE ALBANY FOR LIVERPOOL VIA FREETOWN. WAS TORPEDOED AND SUN...
Pierre Loti Wreck
4.11.1940 VESSEL, [EX 'AVJATOR' (SEAPLANE TENDER) '20, EX 'IMPERATOR NICHOLAS 1' '17]. BUILT IN 1913 BY JOHN BROWN'S. SEIZED AT SYDNEY 4.11.1940....
Pikepool (Probably) Wreck
BUILT IN 1909 BY ROPER AND SONS LTD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY POOL SHIPPING CO LTD. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 301 HP, SINGLE SHAFT. MA...
Pindos Wreck
TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE.
Pinewood Wreck
BUILT IN 1930. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY W FRANCE, FENWICK & CO. PASSAGE LONDON FOR BLYTH. MINED AND BROKE IN TWO 1.5M S OF SOUTHEND PIER. 6 MEN LOST....
Pitwines Wreck
EX-WANDLE '32. BUILT IN 1923 BY BURNTISLAND SHIPBUILDING CO LTD, BURNTISLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY STEPHENSON, CLARK AND ASSOC CO LTD. ONE BOILER,...
Pitwines (Probably) Wreck
EX-WANDLE '32. BUILT IN 1923 BY BURNTISLAND SB CO LTD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY STEPHENSON, CLARKE & ASSOCIATES CO LTD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION E...
Planter Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1927, WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-137 OFF TORY ISLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CHARENTE SS CO.
Plawsworth (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 120 BY THE OUSE SB CO LTD, HOOK, GOOLE. ONWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE DALGLIESH STEAM SHIPPING CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE O...
Plm 21 Wreck
BUILT IN 1921 BY SIR RAYLTON DIXON & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BY SOC NATIONELE D'AFFRETEMENTS. THREE BOILERS, QUADRUPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 529NHP...
Pluto Wreck
No description
Point Pleasant Park Wreck
BUILT IN 1943 BY DAVIS SHIPBUILDING & REPAIR CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE CANADIAN GOVERMENT. TRIPLE- EXPANSION ENGINE OF 505NHP. PASSAGE ST JOHN,...
Polgarth Wreck
EX-KEMPTON '37, EX-MAYRIX '34. BUILT BY COCHRAN & SONS, SELBY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE POLGARTH SS CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 11...
Polgrange Wreck
SUNK BY AIRCRAFT OFF DOVER, WHILST EN-ROUTE BLYTH FOR PORTSMOUTH & COWES. (LL WW2 & R A LEE).
Politician (Bow Section) Wreck
EX-LONDON MERCHANT. BUILT IN 1923 BY FURNESS SHIPBUILDING CO. LTD, HAVERTON HILL-ON-TEES. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CHARENTE SS CO LTD. FOUR BOILERS, S...
Politician (Stern Section) Wreck
EX-LONDON MERCHANT. BUILT IN 1923 BY FURNESS SHIPBUILDING CO. LTD, HAVERTON HILL-ON-TEES, WITH FOUR BOILERS, SCREW ENGINE, 2 STEAM TURBINES FOR 1004HP...
Pollux 2 Wreck
ON CHARTER TO MINISTRY OF WAR & TRANSPORT. CAUGHT FIRE AND DRIFTED ASHORE & BROKE HER BACK.
Polo (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1919 BY SWAN HUNTER & WIGHAM RICHARDSON LTD, SUNDERLAND. ORIGINALLY LAID DOWN AS 'WAR HUMBER', A COASTAL STANDARD SHIP, BUT COMPLETED AS 'POL...
Polperro Wreck
TORPEDOED BY E-BOAT EN ROUTE FROM MANCHESTER & MILFORD HAVEN TO PENRYN. 11 LIVES LOST. (LL WW2). VESSEL, BUILT IN 1937 BY N V SCHEEPSWERF FO...
Polycarp (Possibly) Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-101. (AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES). SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE. CREW SAVED. (LL WW2).
Port Denison Wreck
BUILT IN 1918 BY WORKMAN, CLARKE & CO LTD, BELFAST. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY PORT LINE LTD. FOUR BOILERS, ?TWO TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES AND TWO LP TUR...
Portelet Wreck
EX-LOCHSHEE '36. BUILT IN 1918 BY C HILL & SONS, BRISTOL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY O DOREY & SONS LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 176 NHP...
Portslade (Possibly) Wreck
BOMBED & SUNK BY GERMAN A/C. EN ROUTE SUNDERLAND TO SHOREHAM. (LL WW2 & WW2SL)
Possidon Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1909, WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMAINE WHILST EN-ROUTE NEW ORLEANS & SYDNEY N.S. TO GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY G.N. PITTAS...
Poul Carl Wreck
SUNK IN COLLISION. (DANISH WK RECORDS).
Predsednik Kopajtic Wreck
BUILT IN 1928 BY CLYDE SB & E CO LTD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY JADRANSKA PLOVIDVA DD. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 188NHP. PASSAGE TRINIDAD FOR DEMERERA...
Prescodoc Wreck
TORPEDOED BY U 160. PASSAGE DEMARARA FOR TRINIDAD. (WW2SL, LL WW2, AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).
Presto (Possibly) Wreck
EX-DUNELM, BUILT IN 1916 BY R THOMPSON & SONS, LTD, SUNDERLAND, WITH ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 150HP, SINGLE SHAFT. AFT MACHINERY BY NE M...
Preussen Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1926, STRUCK A MINE & SUNK OFF OLAND ISLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY GERMAN GOVERNMENT. (DODS)
Primula (Possibly) Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY U 31 WHILE ON PASSAGE OSLO TO ENGLAND. (AXIS SUB SUCCESSES, DOD). MINED. (WW2SL; LLOYDS WAR LOSSES).
Prince Rupert City (Probably) Wreck
3.6.41 BOMBED & SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT. 4 CREW LOST. SINKING DATE GIVEN AS 3.6.41. (SEA BREEZES, MAY '80) 1.6.41 BUILT 1924 BY W GRAY OF S...
Prins Frederik Hendrik Wreck
PASSAGE CARDIFF FOR BATHURST. BOMBED BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT. ABANDONED ON FIRE, PRESUMED SUNK. (LLWW2).
Prins Frederik Hendrik (Possibly) Wreck
BOMBED & SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT. PASSAGE CARDIFF FOR BATHURST.
Profit Wreck
TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE LONDON FOR HULL. GENERAL CARGO. MINED. LATER DISPERSED. (SIBI).
Progress Wreck
SANK FOLLOWING AN EXPLOSION WHILE ON PASSAGE COPENHAVEN TO STROBY. (DANISH WAR LOSSES).
Protesilaus Wreck
MINED.
Protesilaus (Stern Section)(P Wreck
21.1.40 MINED WHILE EN-ROUTE LIVERPOOL TO BARRY IN BALLAST. BEACHED NEAR SWANSEA ON 21.1.40. LATER CUT IN TWO TO AID REFLOATING. BOW REFLOATED 20...
Pugliola (Possibly) Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1917 BY DETROIT SHIPBUILDING CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY G.B. BIBOLINI. STRUCK A MINE & SANK.
Pukkastan Wreck
TORPEDOED AND FIRED ON BY SUBMARINE. (WW2SL). BUILT IN 1929 BY SHORT BROS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE HINDUSTAN SS CO. TRIPLE E...
Pulborough Wreck
BOMBED AND SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT WHILE ON PASSAGE TYNE TO SHOREHAM. (WW2SL & LL WW2).
Queensbury (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1931 BY BURNTISLAND SHIPBUILDING CO, BURNTISLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY HOULDER LINE LTD. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE S...
Quickstep Wreck
SUNK BY MINE.
R J Cullen Wreck
EX-SAN LUCAN, EX-EASTERN KNIGHT. BUILT 1919 BY OSAKA IRON WORKS LTD, OSAKA, JAPAN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ATLANTIC TRANSPORTATION CO. FIVE BOILERS,...
Rabat Wreck
BUILT IN 1929 BY DEUTCHE WERFT AG. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY OLDENBURG-PORTUGUIESISCHE DAMPFS RHED. BOMBED & SUNK BY CARRIER BASED AIRCRAFT. (DODS).
Rad Wreck
PASSAGE PHILADELPHIA FOR DURBAN. TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE UA. CREW OF 29 SAVED. (LLWW2 & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES)
Radbod Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1910 BY THE NORTHUMBERLAND S.B. CO., WAS BOMBED AND SUNK BY BRITISH AIRCRAFT AT AALESUND, NORWAY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY EMDER DAMPFER...
Ragni (Probably) Wreck
BUILT IN 1919 BY THE CAMBLETOWN SHIP BUILDING CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY REDERI A/B RAGNITO.TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. MACH...
Rask (Possibly) Wreck
EX-GOTEBORG, EX-UNO. BUILT IN 1890 BY AA WILTON VAN REEDE, PAPENDRECHT. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A/S D/S RASK (SIGVALD RISNAGER). ONE BOILER, TRIPLE E...
Rattray Head Wreck
EX-OPTIC. BUILT IN 1921 BY ARDROSSAN DD CO LTD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A F HENRY & MCGREGOR LTD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 57NHP, SINGL...
Ravnanger (Probably) Wreck
BUILT IN 1919 BY C V DE GIESSEN & ZONEN'S SCHPSV., IJSSEL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY WESTFLAY LARSEN & CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 257HP, SINGLE SHA...
Ravonia (Part) Wreck
TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE SUNDERLAND FOR COWES. CAUSE OF LOSS NOT KNOWN. LATER DISPERSED.
Ravonia (Part) (Possibly) Wreck
BROKEN WRECKAGE
Refah Wreck
BUILT IN 1901 BY R THOMPSON & SONS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BARZIALY & BENJAMIN. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OG 285NHP. SUNK BY MINE OR TORPEDO ABOUT 45...
Reggestroom (Probably) Wreck
BUILT IN 1923 BY MAATS FIJENOORD, ROTTERDAM. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY NV HOLLANDSCHE STROOMBOOT, MAATS. TWO S TURBINES. PASSAGE DOUALA FOR UK. TORPEDO...
Reigh Count Wreck
BUILT IN 1907 BY ARMSTRONG, WHITWORTH & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE US MARITIME COMMISSION. PASSAGE NEW YORK & HALIFAX FOR THE UK. SANK FOLLOWING...
Remuera Wreck
ATTACKED AND SUNK BY GERMAN TORPEDO-BOMBERS.
Rfa Athelstane Wreck
BOMBED BY JAPANESE AIRCRAFT, WHILST ON PASSAGE TRINCOMALEE FOR COLOMBO. CREW WERE SAVED. (WW2SL & LL WW2)
Rhone Wreck
BUILT IN 1916 BY KJOBENHAVENS FLYDEDOK & SKIBSVAERT. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY DET FORENEDE D/S. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 132NHP. TORPEDOED AND SUNK...
Rhuys Wreck
BUILT IN 1920 BY ATHEL. & CH. DE LA LOIRE, LOIRE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CAMPAGNIE NANTAISE DES CH. L'OEUST. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE...
Richard Bland Wreck
BUILT IN 1942 BY BETHLEHEM FAIRFIELD SHIPYARD, WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 339NHP FOR 11 KNOTS, MADE BY WORTHINGTON PUMP & MACHINERY CORP., HARRI...
Richard D Spaight Wreck
TORPEDOED.
Richard De Larrinaga Wreck
BUILT IN 1929 BY LITHGOWS LTD, PORT GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY LARRINAGA SS CO LTD. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 359 NHP, SINGLE S...
Richard Montgomery Wreck
25.9.44 BUILT IN 1943 BY ST JOHN'S RIVER SHIPBUILDING CO, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING. TWO BOILE...
Rigmor (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT BY F SCHICHAU, ELBING. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 76NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE NEWPORT FOR PLYMOUTH. SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT. (SIBI...
Rimac Wreck
EX-HAVMOY '34, EX-FRANK. BUILT IN 1919 BY PORSGRUND MEK VAERKS, PORSGRUNN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A/S MAIRO. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF...