Steam Ship Wrecks WWII
View All Steam Ship on the Wreck MapAnnie Hugo Stinnes 6 Wreck
BUILT 1910 BY FLENSBURGER SCHIFFSH., WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 135NHP. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY HUGO STINNES G.M.B.H.. STRUCK A MINE & SANK BET...
Ante Matkovic Wreck
BUILT IN 1920 NY ATEL & CH DE BRETAGNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY EUGEN MATKOVIC. TURBINE ENGINE. SHELLED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE. 6 MEN LOST. (DO...
Antinous Wreck
PASSAGE TRINDAD FOR DEMERERA. SUFFERED TORPEDO DAMAGE BY U 515 ON 23 SEP. WAS TAKEN IN TOW BY TUG BUT TORPEDOED & SUNK FOLLOWING DAY BY U 512. (WW2SL,...
Antiope Wreck
BUILT IN 1930 BY NAPIER & MILLER LTD, GALSGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY NEW EGYPT & LEVANT SHIPPING CO LTD. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF...
Antiope (Part) Wreck
BUILT IN 1930 BY NAPIER & MILLER LTD, GALSGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY NEW EGYPT & LEVANT SHIPPING CO LTD. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF...
Antonico (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1919. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MANOEL LEONIDAS DE ALBUQUERQUE. PASSAGE PARA FOR PARAMARIBO. SHELLED & SUNK BY U 516. (DODS, LL WW2, AXIS SUBM...
Antonio Wreck
28.3.45 EX-WESTON '24, EX-WAR FIJIAN '19. BUILT IN 1918 BY J L THOMPSON & SONS LTD, SUNDERLAND. AN AN TYPE SHIP BUILT FOR THE SHIPPING CONTROLLER...
Anu Wreck
MINED.
Anu (Probably) Wreck
EX-WYLO, EX-EXCELSIOR '39, EX-BILLIO. BUILT IN 1883 BY J READHEAD & CO, SOUTH SHIELDS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY H SAARNA & G H DALGREN. ONE BOILER, CO...
Anvers Wreck
BOMBED BY AIRCRAFT. (WW2SL).
Aracataca Wreck
BUILT IN 1924 BY CAMMEL LARIDS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ELDERS & FYFFES LINE. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 447NHP FOR 13.5 KNOTS. TORPEDOED BY U-101. E...
Aracataca (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W12439, Place of Loss: Unknown, Source of Coordinate: BVLS 1939-1945
Arbel (Probably) Wreck
EX-PEREGRINE, EX-ARBONNE. BUILT IN 1921 BY HAWTHORN & CO LTD, LEITH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY NAVIGATION TRANSMAIRNE SOC ANON. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXP...
Archangel Wreck
EX-ST PETERSBURG. BUILT IN 1910 BY J BROWN & CO LTD, CLYDEBANK. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY CO. FIVE BOILERS, TRIPLE S TURBINES...
Archangel (Possibly) Wreck
EX-ST PETERSBURG. BUILT IN 1910 BY J BROWN & CO LTD, CLYDEBANK. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY CO. FIVE BOILERS, TRIPLE S TURBINES...
Ardanbhan Wreck
BUILT IN 1929 BY D & W HENDERSON & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ARDAN SS CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 249NHP. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY U-38 & ITALIAN SUB...
Ardangorm Wreck
12.1.40 STRANDED ON GWINEAS RKS IN FOG. (TH, 12.1.40).
Ardmore (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W03182, Place of Loss: The Great Saltee, Co. Wexford. 5.4km SE, Source of Coordinate: GSI Wreck Data, Description: Steel Steamship of Cork e...
Argentina (Possibly) Wreck
OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY REDERI A/B NORDSTJERNAN. PASSAGE BUENOS AIRES & SANTOS FOR GOTHENBURG. MINED 30M SW OF CHRISTIANSAND. (DODS, WW2SL & LL WW2)...
Argun Wreck
TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-132 OFF GORODETSKI. (WW2 MSL, LL WW2, AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).
Argus Wreck
BUILT IN 1909 BY RAMAGE & FERGUSON LTD, LEITH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY TRINITY HOUSE CORPORATION. ONE BOILER, TWIN TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 93NHP....
Arica Wreck
BUILT IN 1921 BY SUNDERLAND SB CO LTD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE MINISTRY OF WAR TRANSPORT (T & J HARRISON). PASSAGE LONDON & TRINIDAD FOR DEMERARA...
Ariel (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN BEVERLY, HULL IN 1905 BY COOK, WELTON AND GEMMEL. EQUIPPED WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION CYLINDER ENGINE BY AMOS AND SMITH, HULL. RETURING FROM FISHI...
Arijon (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT 1938 BY W GRAY & CO. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY CIE DE NAVIGATION D'ORBIGNY. PASSAGE ANTWERP FOR BUENOS AIRES. WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY A GERMA...
Aris Wreck
BUILT IN 1914 BY RICHARDSON & DUCK & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MICHAEL M XYLAS. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE. SUNK BY GUNFIRE FROM U-37. (DODS & AXIS SU...
Aris (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09418, Place of Loss: W approaches to Ireland, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
Arisan Maru (Possibly) Wreck
SUNK BY THE US SUBMARINE SNOOK. (DODS)
Aristo Wreck
No description
Arkleside Wreck
BUILT IN 1924 BY OSBOURNE GRAHAM & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SMITH HOGG & CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 202NHP. SHELLED AND SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBM...
Arkona Wreck
BOMBED AND SUNK BY ALLIED AIRCRAFT.
Armanistan Wreck
VESSEL, ON PASSAGE FROM ANTWERP TO BUSREH. TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-25. CREW SAVED. (LLOYDS WW2SL & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).
Arnold Maersk Wreck
WRECKED ON GRUNE AUX DARDES, JERSEY. DANISH SHIP UNDER CONTROL OF GERMANS AFTER OCCUPATION OF DENMARK. BUILT IN 1914 BY W GREY & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF...
Artemis Pitta Wreck
BUILT IN 1906 BY STETTINER ODERWERKE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY Y N PITTAS BROS & CO. BOMBED & SUNK DURING THE GERMAN INVASION OF GREECE. LATER RAISED...
Artemisia Wreck
EX-ANTAR. BUILT IN 1920 BY W DOXFORD & SONS, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY H M THOMSON. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 565 NHP, SING...
Artesien Wreck
BUILT IN 1921 BY J REDHEAD & SONS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CIE. DES BAT. A VAP. DU NORD. WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY AN ALLIED SUBMARINE OFF TOULON. (DOD...
Aruba ? Wreck
TORPEDOED BY E BOAT. (WW2SL) EX- NIEUWCAPPELLE, EX- GRAFF HENDRIK, EX- MONT CERVIN, EX- LAURA BUILT 1916 BY WILTON'S ENGINEERING & SLIPWAY C...
Asgerd Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U 137, WHILE ON PASSAGE BONESS TO SYDNEY, NOVA SCOTIA.
Ashbury Wreck
BUILT IN 1924. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE ALEXANDER SHIPPING CO. FOUR BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE WORKINGTON FOR THE TYN...
Ashcrest (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W06685, Place of Loss: Mayo, 54 35 00N, 009 20 00W, Source of Coordinate: UKHO
Ashlea Wreck
BUILT IN 1929 BY SIR J. PRIESTMAN & CO, WITH TRIPLE- EXPANSION OF 375NHP. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CLIFFSIDE SHIPPING CO. PASSAGE DURBAN & TABLE BAY F...
Ashley Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1924. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY STEPHENSON CLARKE LTD. ON PASSAGE FROM SUNDERLAND TO SOUTHAMPTON. WENT AGROUND ON THE GOODWINS, ALMOST TO...
Ashmun J Clough (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1943 BY W BUTLER, SHIPBUILDERS. MANAGED BY STEPHENSON CLARKE & ASSOCIATE COMPANIES FOR THE MINISTRY OF WAR TRANSPORT. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE...
Ashworth Wreck
BUILT IN 1920 AS WAR SPIRA BY W PICKERSGILL & SONS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY R S DALGLIESH. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 425NHP. PASSAGE TRINDAD FOR BEL...
Asmara (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT BY RUSSELL & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY GARIBALDI S.A. DI NAV., FOR ITALIAN NAVY. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY ALLIED SUBMARINE. (DODS).
Assyrian Wreck
BUILT 1914. WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY U 101, WHILST EN-ROUTE NEW ORLEANS TO LIVERPOOL.
Asteria Wreck
MINED WHILE ON PASSAGE HULL TO MARSEILLES.
Astra Ii Wreck
BUILT IN 1920 BY CLYDE SB & ENG CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MINISTRY OF SHIPPING. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 250NHP. TORPEDOED BY U-100. (DODS & AXIS...
Astra Ii (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09426, Place of Loss: Outer Approaches to the N Channel Admiralty Chart, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu; BVLS 1939-1945
Astrologer Wreck
BOMBED AND DAMAGED BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT. (WW2SL). 15.11.40 WAS ON PASSAGE LEITH TO LONDON. WAS BEACHED 070 DEG, 5C FROM W BARROW BN, LYING IN 2...
Athenic Wreck
BUILT 1937 BY W GREY & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SIR WALTER H COCKERLINE. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 400NHP. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY U-46 & U-73. (DODS...
Atland Wreck
BUILT IN 1910 BY W DOXFORD & SONS LTD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ANFIKTIEB TIRFING. FOUR BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 320NHP, SIGNLE SHAFT. PASS...
Atlanticos Wreck
STEEL HULL. SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE ST JOHN'S, NB, FOR LONDON. CARGO GRAIN. MINED AND BROKE IN TWO. (SIBI).
Atos Wreck
TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE WHILST EN ROUTE FROM LIVERPOOL & GLASGOW TO PETSAMO. 1 LIFE LOST. (LL WW2).
Atos (Probably) Wreck
BUILT IN 1902. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U 57. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A BORJESSON. PASSAGE LIVERPOOL & GLASGOW TO PETSAMO.
Aviemore Wreck
BUILT IN 1920 BY IRVINES SB & DD CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY JOHNSTONE WARREN LINES. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 370NHP. TORPEDOED BY U-31. 23 MEN LOS...
Aviemore (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09433, Place of Loss: W Approaches to the British Isles Admiralty Chart / 49 11N, 13 38W, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
Avondale Park (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1944 BY FOUNDATION MARITIME LTD, PICTOU, NS, CANADA. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE O...
Avonwood Wreck
BUILT IN 1934 BY BURTISLAND SB CO LTD, BURNTISLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY JOSEPH CONSTANTINE SS LINE LTD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 10...
Avra (Possibly) Wreck
EX-HALESIUS '36, EX-CLAN MACBEOLAM, EX-LORD CROMER. BUILT IN 1912 BY CRAIG, TAYLOR & CO LTD, STOCKTON-ON-TEES. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY N SINITAS & CO...
Aylesbury Wreck
TORPEDOED BY U-43. (WW2SL & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).
Aylesbury (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W12423, Place of Loss: Unknown, Source of Coordinate: BVLS 1939-1945
B O Borjesson Wreck
BUILT IN 1907 BY AKT GES. 'NEPTUN'. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE. SUNK BY MINE WHILE ON PASSAGE LONDON FOR TYNE & SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY REDE...
Badjestan Wreck
GROUNDED. (N.I.D.). BUILT 1928, GROUNDED AT CLEATS POINT. (OFF SCOTLAND)
Balfron (Probably) Wreck
BOMBED BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT. CAUGHT FIRE AND LATER SANK. WAS ON PASSAGE SOUTHEND TO GRANGEMOUTH.
Balistan Wreck
BUILT IN 1937. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY F C STRICK & CO LTD. PASSAGE ELLSMERE PORT FOR TABLE BAY. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY ITALIAN SUBMARINE BIANCHI. (DO...
Balmoralwood (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09435, Place of Loss: 50 19N, 10 28W, Source of Coordinate: UKHO; BVLS 1939-1945
Balmore Wreck
BUILT IN 1920 BY GRANGEMOUTH DOCKYARD. ONWED AT TIME OF LOSS BY JOHN BRUCE & CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 230NHP. BOMBED & SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT....
Baltanglia Wreck
EX- LANGFORD (1923), EX- LAATEFOS (1921), BUILT IN 1921 BY ARDROSSAN DD & SB CO., WITH TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 203NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. M...
Baltonia (Probably) Wreck
BUILT 1925 BY AKERS MEK. VOERKS. OWNED AT TIME OFF LOSS BY UNITED BALTIC CORPORATION. PASSAGE SEVILLE & GIBRALTAR FOR BELFAST LOUGH. WAS MINED & SUNK...
Baltrader Wreck
EX-BANKA. BUILT IN 1919 BY AKT BURMEISTER & WAIN, KOBENHAVN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY UNITED BALTIC CORPORATION LTD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGI...
Balzac Wreck
EX- WAR YEW. BUILT IN 1920 BY D. & W. HENDERSON & CO WITH TRIPLE- EXPANSION ENGINES OF 517NHP. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY D. & W. HENDERSON & CO. PASSAG...
Balzac Wreck
VESSEL, [FORMERLY THE BRITISH 'TADORNA'] BUILT 1928 BY BURNTISLAND S.B. CO. BOMBED & SUNK BY US AIRCRAFT. (DODS).
Bancrest (Probably) Wreck
PASSAGE PHILADELPHIA FOR LEITH. BOMBED BY AIRCRAFT. ONE OF CREW OF 36 LOST. (LLWW2, WW2SL). EX- AMBASSADOR [1939], BUILT 1925 BY ROPNER SB &...
Banderas Wreck
VESSEL WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE WHEN 6M OFF CAPE VILLANO.
Banderas Wreck
SUNK BY TORPEDO FROM GERMAN SUBMARINE 6 MILES OF C VILLANO. (SPAIN NOT AT WAR WITH GERMANY).
Banshu (?Yusei Maru) Wreck
No description
Banshu (?Yusei Maru) Wreck
LENGTH AS REPORTED, MIDSHIPS MACHINERY
Baoule Wreck
TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE & SUNK 45 MILES WNW OF CORRUNNA.
Baoule Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1921 BY ATEL & CH DE LA LOIRE, WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE 45M WNW OF CORUNNA WITH THE LOSS OF 13 LIVES. OWNED AT THE TIM...
Barbara Marie Wreck
BUILT IN 1928 BY SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY J MORRISON & SON. PASSAGE PEPEL FOR WORKINGTON. TORPEDOED BY U-46. 31 MEN LOST. (DO...
Barentsz Wreck
BURNED OUT & SANK.
Barn Hill Wreck
BOMBED AND SET ON FIRE BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT. GROUNDED IN SINKING CONDITION AND BURNED FOR SEVERAL DAYS. WAS ON PASSAGE HALIFAX, N.S. TO LONDON....
Baron Ailsa Wreck
BUILT IN 1936 BY LITHGOWS LTD, PORT GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY KELVIN SHIPPING CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 250HP, SINGLE SHAFT....
Baron Ardrossan Wreck
BUILT 1932. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY H HOGARTH & SONS. PASSAGE FOR CALCUTTA & TABLE BAY. RAN AGROUND AT SANDRAY ISLAND. (DODS).
Baron Blythswood Wreck
BUILT IN 1929 BY LITHGOWS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY KELVIN SHIPPING (H HOGARTH & SONS). TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 249NHP FOR 11 KNOTS. TORPEDOED BY U...
Baron Blythswood (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09441, Place of Loss: W Approaches to the British Isles Admiralty Chart, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
Baron Carnegie Wreck
THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE MILFORD HAVEN FOR TAKORADI AS PART OF CONVOY OB 334. BOMBED BY CONDOR AIRCRAFT. TAKEN IN...
Baron Dechmont Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U 507.
Baron Kelvin Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1924 BY CHAS. CONNELL & CO..OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY KELVIN SHIPPING CO.. ON PASSAGE FROM LISBON TO GIBRALTAR AND MELILLA. TORPEDOED AND...
Baron Loudoun Wreck
BUILT IN 1925 BY LITHGOWS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY KELVIN SHIPPING CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 225NHP. PASSAGE BONA FOR BARROW IN CONVOY HGF 34. T...
Barrhill Wreck
EX-QUEEN MARGARET. BUILT IN 1912 BY R DUNCAN & CO LTD, PORT GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE BARR SHIPPING CO. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION EN...
Barrister Wreck
BUILT IN 1939 BY LIGTHGOWS LTD, PORT GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY HARRISION LINE. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 867 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT...
Barrister (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W06373, Place of Loss: Inishark Island, Source of Coordinate: UKHO
Bartolo Wreck
TORPEDOED BY BRITISH SUBMARINE HMS TAURUS.
Bassa Wreck
BUILT IN 1918 BY ARMSTRONG, WHITWORTH & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ELDER DEMPSTER LINE. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 2800IHP. PASSAGE LIVERPOOL FOR NE...
Bassano Wreck
BUILT IN SWAN, HUTER & WIGHAM RICHARDSON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ELLERMAN'S WILSON LINE. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE AND LP TURBINE FOR 786NHP. PASSAGE...
Bay Fisher Wreck
BUILT IN 1919 BY J LEWIS & SON, ABERDEEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE ADMIRALTY. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE SCAPA FLO...
Bayou Wreck
BUILT 1919. WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U 129, WHILST EN-ROUTE RIO DE JANEIRO TO CANADA. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SUD-AMERICANO DE VAPORE...
Beachy Wreck
BUILT IN 1936 BY A STEPHEN & SONS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CLYDE SHIPPING CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE. WAS ACTING AS A RESCUE SHIP TO A CONVOY IN N A...
Beachy (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09448, Place of Loss: W Approaches to the British Isles Admiralty Chart, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu