Steam Ship Wrecks WWII
View All Steam Ship on the Wreck MapNieuwland Wreck
BUILT IN 1920 BY N V SCHPS. J SCHMIT & ZOON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SCHEEPVAART-EN STEENKOLEN MAATS NV, ALBLASSERDAM. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION...
Nieuwland Wreck
BUILT IN 1920 BY N V SCHPS. J SCHMIT & ZOON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SCHEEPVAART-EN STEENKOLEN MAATS NV, ALBLASSERDAM. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION...
Nikko Maru Wreck
BUILT IN 1919 BY SIR RAYLTON DIXON & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY OKAZAKI HONTEN KK. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 412NHP. MINED. (DODS).
Nikko Maru (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1919 BY SIR RAYLTON DIXON & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY OKAZAKI HONTEN KK. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 412NHP. MINED. (DODS).
Nils Gorthon Wreck
BUILT IN 1921 BY HOWALDTSWERKE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY REDRERI-A/B GYLFE. TRIPLE-EXPANSION ENGINE OF 149NHP. PASSAGE ST JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND, FOR RI...
Nils Gorthon (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09905, Place of Loss: St. John's, N.F.L. and Ridham Dock., between, Source of Coordinate: UKHO
Niritos Wreck
BUILT 1906. WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U 99 W OF IRELAND, WHILST EN-ROUTE PORT SULPHUR TO GARSTON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY G C DRACOULI...
Nora Wreck
BUILT IN 1902 BY HASSELDALENDS JERNSKIBS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY M G MARTINSON. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 97NHP. PASSAGE PUGWASH FOR BELFAST. TORPE...
Nordfahrt Wreck
MINED IN KIEL BAY. (DOD).
Nordia Wreck
BUILT 1921. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY RED A/B HOGANAS. PASSAGE HULL FOR GOTHENBURG. SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WHEN OFF THE NORWEGIAN COAST. (DODS).
Norfalk Wreck
SUNK AS BLOCKSHIP OFF NORMANDY. (WW2SL) MINED. PASSAGE GLASGOW & AVONMOUTH FOR ST LAURENT. WAS TO HAVE BEEN USED AS A BLOCKSHIP. (LL WW2)
Norfolk Wreck
BUILT IN 1923 BY SWAN, HUNTER & WIGHAM RICHARDSON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CANADA SS LINES. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 111NHP. PASSAGE PARAMARIBO FOR...
Norhauk Wreck
EX-WARBAN '40, EX-EMPIRE SAMBAR '41, EX-EMPIRE BEAVER '42. BUILT IN 1919 BY G M SANDIFER CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON. OWNED AT TIM...
Norman Queen Wreck
BUILT IN 1938 BY BURNTILAND SB CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BRITISH CHANNEL ISLANDS SHIPPING CO. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PA...
Normandy Coast Wreck
BUILT IN 1916 BY SIR RAYLTON DIXON & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY COAST LINES. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 162NHP FOR 9 KNOTS, SINGLE SHAFT. TORPEDOED...
Normannia Wreck
BOMBED BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT DURING EVACUATION OF B.E.F. FROM DUNKIRK, & SANK WHILST UNDER TOW. (LL WW2)
Norwich Trader Wreck
PASSAGE LONDON FOR GT YARMOUTH. MINED. CREW OF 7 LOST. (WW2SL & SIBI).
Novasli (Possibly) Wreck
TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE.
Nyland Wreck
BUILT IN 1940 BY NYLAND VERKSTED. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY VILHELM TORKILDSEN. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE THE TYNE FO...
Nyland Wreck
BUILT IN 1909 BY W DOXFORD & SONS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ANGF. A/B TIRFING. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 382NHP. TORPEDOED BY U-16. (DODS, WW2MSL, AX...
Oakcrest Wreck
BUILT IN 1929 BY R DUNCAN & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CREST SHIPPING CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 512NHP. PASSAGE LIVERPOOL FOR NEW YORK. TORPEDO...
Oakcrest (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09914, Place of Loss: W Approaches to the British Isles Admiralty Chart, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
Oakgrove Wreck
BOMBED AND SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT WHILE ON PASSAGE SANTANDER TO GRANGEMOUTH.
Ocean Courage Wreck
BUILT IN 1942 BY TODD-BATH IRON S.B CORP. WITH TRIPLE-EXPANSION ENGINES OF 505NHP. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MINISTRY OF WAR TRANSPORT (HAIN STEAMSHIP...
Ocean Crusader Wreck
BUILT IN 1942 BY TODD-BATH IRON S.B CORP WITH TRIPLE-EXPANSION ENGINES OF 505NHP. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MINISTRY OF WAR TRANSPORT (DODD, THOMSON &...
Ocean Freedom Wreck
1.6.43 BUILT IN 1942 BY TODD-BATH IRON SHIPBUILDING CORP OF PORTLAND, MAINE, USA. ON GOVERNMENT SERVICE. SUNK BY AIRCRAFT BOMBS AT MURMANSK. REFLOAT...
Ocean Honour Wreck
BUILT IN 1942 BY TODD-BATH SB CORP, PORTLAND, MAINE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MINISTRY OF WAR TRANSPORT (CHELLEW NAVIGATION CO). PASSAGE LIVERPOOL & D...
Ocean Hunter Wreck
VSUNK BY AIRCRAFT TORPEDO WHILE ON PASSAGE NEW YORK FOR MALTA. CREW OF 47 & 8 GUNNERS SAFE. (LL WW2).
Ocean Justice Wreck
BUILT IN 1942. PASSAGE KARACHI & DURBAN FOR TRINIDAD & NEW YORK. TORPEDOED BY U 505. (LL WW2, WW2SL, AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).
Ocean Might Wreck
BUILT JUNE 1942 BY TODD-BATH IRON SB CORP OF PORTLAND, MAINE, USA. PASSAGE LIVERPOOL FOR TABLE BAY AND THE MIDDLE EAST. SUNK BY SUBMARINE TORPEDO OFF...
Ocean Peace (Possibly) Wreck
PASSAGE FROM ALEXANDRIA FOR SICILY. BOMBED & SUNK BY ENEMY [?ITALIAN/GERMAN] AIRCRAFT, WHILE ON GOVERNMENT SERVICE, OFF AVOLA. CREW OF 84 SAVED. (LLWW...
Ocean Seaman Wreck
PASSAGE PHILIPPEVILLE & ALGIERS FOR GIBRALTAR & LIVERPOOL. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY U-380 . STATED TO HAVE ARRIVED AT ALGIERS ON MARCH 15-16, AND SUBSEQU...
Ocean Vagabond Wreck
29.9.42 HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY SUBMARINE TORPEDO ON 29.9.42 AND TOWED TO ST JOHN'S NF FOR TEMPORARY REPAIRS. PRESUMABLY, UPON RESUMPTION OF PASSAGE...
Ocean Vanguard Wreck
BUILT IN 1941 BY TODD-CALIFORNIA SB CORP. OWNED A TIME OF LOSS BY THE MINISTRY OF WAR TRANSPORT (W H SEAGER & CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 505NHP. P...
Ocean Vintage Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT APRIL 1942 BY PERMANENTE METALS CORP, SHIPYARD NO1, RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA. WHILST EN-ROUTE NEW YORK AND DURBAN FOR ABADAN AND BANDAR SHAP...
Okeania Wreck
ROTTERDAM FOR LA PLATA. MINED.
Old Charlton Wreck
BUILT IN 1919 BY DUBLIN DY CO LTD, DUBLIN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SOUTH METROPLLITAN GAS CO LTD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT....
Oldenburg Wreck
BUILT IN 1936 BY DEUTSCHE WERFT AG. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY OLDEBBURG PORTUGIESISCHE DAMFS, RHEDERI. COMPOUND ENGINE AND LP TURBINE FOR 304NHP. TORPE...
Olinda Wreck
BUILT IN 1927 BY HOWALDTSWERKE, WITH COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE OF 247NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY HAMBURG SUDAMERIKANISCHE DAMPFS GES....
Olivegrove Wreck
TORPEDOED & SUNK BY U-33. (WW2SL & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).
Oliver Ellsworth Wreck
A LIBERTY SHIP. BUILT IN 1942 BY THE BETHLEHEM-FAIRFIELD SHIPYAR. PASSAGE PHILADELPHIA, HALIFAX, REYKJAVIK FOR N RUSSIA IN CONVOY PQ 18. TORPEDOED BY...
Olympier Wreck
BUILT 1920. WAS BOMBED & SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT WHILST EN-ROUTE DURBAN TO IMMINGHAM. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CIE MARITIME BELGE-LLOYD ROYAL.
Olympier (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09923, Place of Loss: Ireland 25 miles S.W. of, Source of Coordinate: UKHO
Onondaga Wreck
BUILT IN 1920 BY DETROIT SB CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY FORD MOTOR CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 265NHP. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BETWEEN HUEVITAS AND HAV...
Onto Wreck
MINED.
Ootmarsum (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09926, Place of Loss: Erris Head, approximately 80nm NW, Source of Coordinate: www.uboat.net
Optima Wreck
TORPEDOED.
Orangemoor Wreck
TORPEDOED & SUNK BY SUBMARINE WHILST EN ROUTE FROM BONA TO THE TYNE. (LL WW2 & WW2SL). VESSEL, BUILT IN 1923 BY NORTHUMBERLAND S...
Orangemoor (Possibly) Wreck
PASSAGE BONA FOR THE TYNE. TORPEDOED BY U 101. 18 MEN LOST.
Orania (Possibly) Wreck
VESSEL BUILT IN 1919 BY LINDHOLMENS VAW, WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE, U-50. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY REDERI-...
Oranjestad Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1927, WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U 156, WHILE AT ANCHOR OUTSIDE ARUBA. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY LAGO SHIPPING CO., 15 OF H...
Oregon (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09927, Place of Loss: W Approaches to the British Isles Admiralty Chart, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
Orient Wreck
BUILT 1914 BY NORTHUMBERLAND S.B. CO., WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 326NHP. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THR. KRAMER. BOMBED BY BRITISH AIRCRAFT. (DOD...
Orion (Probably) Wreck
EX-GOTHE '38, EX-MOTALA. BUILT IN 1870 BY MOTALA MV, AKTIEB, NORRKOPING. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY J RANG. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 73NHP...
Oriskany Wreck
BUILT IN 1924 BY SWAN HUNTER & WIGHAM RICHARDSON LTD, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY MINISTRY OF WAR TRANSPORT (LAMBERT BROS). TWO...
Orlock Head (Probably) Wreck
OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY USLETER SS CO. BUILT 1921 BY DUBLIN DOCKYARD CO. 900 IHP FOR 10 KNOTS. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES. BOMBED AND SUNK BY GERMAN A/...
Orminster Wreck
BUILT IN 1914 BY BARTRAM & SONS. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY MINSTER SS CO. PASSAGE NORMANDY FOR ISLE OF WIGHT. TORPEDOED BY U 480 APPROX 35M NW OF C...
Orsa Wreck
BUILT IN 1925 BY NEW WATERWAY SB CO, SCHIEDAM. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CLYDESDALE SHIPOWNER CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 144HP, SINGLE...
Oslo Wreck
BUILT 1920 BY KALUNBORG SKIBSVAERFT. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY D/S PACIFIC A/S. VESSEL STRUCK A MINE AND SANK OUTSIDE SWINEMUNDE. (DODS).
Oslofjord (& Eugenia Chandris) Wreck
MINED. BROKE IN TWO AND SANK. LIES BESIDE WK OF 'EUGENIA CHANDRIS'.
Osmed Wreck
EX-MINERAL. BUILT IN 1903 BY SIR RAYLTON DIXON & CO LTD, MIDDLESBROUGH. SOLD TO SWEDISH OWNERS IN 1909 & OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY REDERI-A/B NORDKAP....
Ostende (Possibly) Wreck
EX-EHRENFELS. BUILT IN 1903 BY SWAN, HUNTER & WIGHAM, RICHARDSON OF NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ARMAMENT DEPPE (AGENCE MARITIME). TH...
Otsuyama Maru (Probably) Wreck
BUILT BY MITSUI SEMPAKU. BOMBED AND SUNK BY US CARRIER BASED AIRCRAFT. (DODS).
Otterpool Wreck
BUILT IN 1926 BY WK GREY & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE POOL SHIPPING CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 439NHP FOR 11 KNOTS. TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUB...
Ottoland (Possibly) Wreck
EX-SARKANI '39, EX-SINT JANSLAND '36, EX-SCHELDE, EX-FLUSHING. BUILT IN 1916 BY JAN SMIT, ALBLASSERDAM. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SCHEEPSVAART-EN STEEN...
Oued Tiflet (Probably) Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1914 BY NUSCKE CO.. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CIE. NAVIGATION PAQUET. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY A BRITISH SUBMARINE IN THE GULF OF GENOA. (DO...
Oued Yquem Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1920 BY A VAN DUIVENDIJK. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CIE. DE NAVIGATION PAQUET. WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY DUTCH SUBMARINE OFF SARDINIA. (DOD...
Ouse (Possibly) Wreck
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....
Pandion (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W07539, Place of Loss: Swilly Beg rocks at entrance to Lough Swilly, Co Donegal., Source of Coordinate: UKHO Wreck Data
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...
Patrolcus (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W07544, Place of Loss: Slyne Head, Co Galway, offshore, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
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.
Pearlmoor (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W07546, Place of Loss: Donegal Bay, c.80 miles W of, Source of Coordinate: UKHO
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...