Steam Ship Wrecks WWII
View All Steam Ship on the Wreck MapBrask Wreck
BUILT IN 1911 BY W DOXFORD & SONS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A/S BRASK (NILSSEN AND SONNER). TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 310NHP. PASSAGE ARDOSSAN FOR TA...
Bravore Wreck
BUILT IN 1916 BY KOCHUMS M/V. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A/S VORE, NORWAY. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 156 HP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE THE TYN...
Breda Wreck
BUILT IN 1921 BY NEW WATERWAY SHIPBUILDING CO, SCHIEDAM. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY KONINKL. NEDERL. STOOMB., MAATS. FOUR BOILERS, TWO TURBINES, SINGLE...
Bretagne (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09492, Place of Loss: English Channel W approaches, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
Brighton Wreck
MINED WHILE APPROACHING ANCHORAGE. (R VERPOORTE). WAS ON PASSAGE IMMINGHAM TO DUNKIRK. (LL WW2).
Brinkburn Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1924 BY SIR J. PRIESTMAN & CO.. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY S. MARSHALL & CO.. ON PASSAGE FROM SWANSEA & GIBRALTAR TO PHILIPPEVILLE. WAS TO...
Britannic Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1918 BY C HILL & SONS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY W H COCKERLINE & CO.. ON PASSAGE FROM ALMERIA TO BARROW. WAS BOMBED & SUNK BY GERMAN AIR...
British Gunner Wreck
BUILT IN 1922 BY SWAN, HUNTER & WIGHAM RICHARDSON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BRITISH TANKER CO. TURBINE ENGINES OF 642NHP. PASSAGE SWANSEA TO ARUBA. TO...
British Monarch Wreck
BUILT IN 1923 BY NAPIER & MILLER. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY RAEBURN & VEREL. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 269NHP FOR 12KNOTS. PASSAGE BOUGIE FOR GLASGOW...
Britsum Wreck
BUILT IN 1929 BY VAN DER GIESSEN & Z SCHEPS, KRIMPEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY STOOMV MAATS 'OOSTZEE'. THREE BOILERS, QUADRUPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 54...
Britt Wreck
SUNK BY WARSHIP AFTER BEING CAPTURED AS PRIZE 12M S OF HANO IN THE BALTIC. (WWII SHIPPING LOSSES).
Britta (Probably) Wreck
VESSEL BUILT 1921 WAS OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY J.LAURITZEN. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-47. (DODS).
Brixton Wreck
BUILT IN 1927 BY S P AUSTIN & SON, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE S METROPOLITAN GAS CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 185HP, SING...
Broadhurst (Probably) Wreck
STEEL HULL. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE SEAHAM FOR SHOREHAM-BY-SEA. TORPEDOED BY E-BOAT 14M S BY W OF SHOREHAM. 4 MEN L...
Broadhurst (Probably) Wreck
STEEL HULL. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE SEAHAM FOR SHOREHAM-BY-SEA. TORPEDOED BY E-BOAT 14M S BY W OF SHOREHAM. 4 MEN L...
Bronte (Ex-War Coney) Wreck
27.10.39 BADLY DAMAGED BY TORPEDO ATTACK FROM SUBMARINE U 34 ON 27.10.39. SUNK BY ESCORT AFTER ATTEMPTING TO TOW ON 30.10.39. (C-IN-C WESTERN APP...
Bronte (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09496, Place of Loss: Fastnet, 100nm SW, Source of Coordinate: UKHO
Brookwood Wreck
PASSAGE LONDON FOR SYDNEY, N.S. VIA SCOTLAND. TORPEDOED AND FIRED UPON BY A SUBMARINE. STILL ON FIRE ON AUG 24, WHEN 2 EXPLOSIONS OCCURRED AND THE VES...
Browning Wreck
PART OF CONVOY AT TIME OF INCIDENT. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY LAMPORT & HOLT. STRANDED ON A REEF BETWEEN KEARNEY PT & BALLYQUINTIN PT. CREW OF 39 RESCU...
Bruges Wreck
BOMBED BY AIRCRAFT OFF LE HAVRE. (WW2 SL).
Bruyere Wreck
LAID DOWN AS WAR MOLE. BUILT IN 1919 BY A.MCMILLAN & SONS WITH TRIPLE-EXPANSION ENGINES OF 517NHP. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY LAMPORT & HOLT LINE. PASSA...
Brynje Wreck
No description
Brynmill (Possibly) Wreck
EX-MALACHITE '39. BUILT IN 1920 BY N V SCHSPB., SLIEDRECHT. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY COOK SHIPPING CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 116...
Brynymor Wreck
BUILT IN 1936 BY BURNTISLAND SHIBUILDING CO LTD, BURNISLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BRYNYMORE SS CO LTD. FOUR BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 37...
Buitenzorg Wreck
BUILT IN 1916 BY KON. MAATS DE SCHELDE, FLUSING. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ROTTERDAMSCHE LLOYD, ROTTERDAM. FIVE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 500...
Burdwan Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1928 BY BARCLAY, CURLE & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY HAIN S.S. CO. ON PASSAGE FROM GREENOCK & GIBRALTAR TO MALTA. WAS BOMBED BY GERMAN...
Burgerdijk (Probably) Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U 48. (WW2SL & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES, 1939-45).
Burgos Wreck
EX-BRABANT. BUILT IN 1920 BY NYLANDS VAERKSTED, OSLO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A/S GANGER ROLF. TWO S TURBINES. MACHINERY BY SVENSKA TURBINFABRIKS A/B...
Bussum (After Part) Wreck
BUILT IN 1917 BY L VUIJK & ZONEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY STOOMV MAATS, 'OOSTZEE'. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 342NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. TORPEDOED BY U-10...
Bussum (Fore Part) (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1917 BY L VUIJK & ZONEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY STOOMV MAATS, 'OOSTZEE'. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 342NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. TORPEDOED BY U-10...
Bussum (Ss) (After Part) Wreck
Wreck No: W09503, Place of Loss: Tory Island, 60km NNE of, off the coast of Co. Donegal, Source of Coordinate: GSI Wreck Data (No_178)
C F Liljevalch (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1920. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY TRAFIKAKTIEB. GRANGESBERG-OXELOSUND. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY A RUSSIAN SUBMARINE 1M S OF KUNGSGRUND, SWEDEN. (DO...
Cadamosto (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1905 IN STAVANGER. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SALVAGNO ANON. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY A BRITISH SUBMARINE. (DODS).
Cairnglen Wreck
BUILT IN 1926 BY W PICKERSGILL & SONS LTD, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CAIRN LINE OF STEAMSHIPS LTD. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE TURBINE ENGINES OF...
Cairnie Wreck
BUILT IN 1891 BY BLYTH SHIPBUILDING 921 CO LTD, BLYTH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY M TAYLOR, METHIL. ONE BOILER, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE OF 50HP, SINGL...
Cairnmona Wreck
BUILT IN 1918 BY SUTHERLAND SB CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CARIN LINE SHIPS LTD. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 550NHP. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY U 13. (DODS...
Cairnross Wreck
BUILT IN 1921 BY DOXFORD, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CAIRN LINE SS LTD. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE STEAM TURBINES BY PARSONS MARITIME STEAM TURBI...
Calabria Wreck
BUILT IN 1916 BY OSKARSHAMNS M/V A/B. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY REDERIAKTIEB, SVENSKA LLOYD. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 200NHP. TORPEDOED BY U-141. (DO...
Calabria (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09509, Place of Loss: Inishtrahull 100 miles from, Source of Coordinate: UKHO
Calabria (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09510, Place of Loss: W approaches to Ireland, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
Calafatis Wreck
BUILT IN 1917 BY URAGA DOCK CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE EXECUTORS OF THE LATE C D CALAFATIS. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 378NHP. BOMBED & SUNK BY...
Calafatis (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09511, Place of Loss: Outer Approaches to the N Channel Admiralty Chart, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
Calcium (Possibly) Wreck
MINED. (WW2SL).
Calcium (Probably) Wreck
BUILT IN 1918 BY G BROWN & CO, GREENOCK WITH ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 81NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY UNITED ALKALI CO LT...
Calderon Wreck
PASSAGE ALEXANDRIA FOR TOBRUK. SANK AFTER FIRE AND EXPLOSION FOLLOWING AIR ATTACK. (LLOYDS WAR LOSSES WWII & WWII BFMSL).
Caleb Sprague Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN E-BOAT WHILE ON PASSAGE LONDON TO NEWPORT. (WW2SL). VESSEL, BUILT IN 1943 BY PACIFIC BRIDGE CO. AND OWNED AT TH...
Cambronne Wreck
BUILT IN 1938 BY NV SCHPSW 'DELFZIJL', DELFZIJL. OIL ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE HAYLE FOR NEWPORT, MONMOUTHSHIRE. STRUCK ROCKS OFF LUNDY ISLAND AND...
Canadian Cruiser Wreck
BUILT IN 1921 BY HALIFAX SHIPYARDS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CANADIAN TRAMP SHIPPING CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 705NHP. PASSAGE PORT SUDAN FOR DUR...
Canford Chine (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09514, Place of Loss: Outer Approaches to the N Channel Admiralty Chart, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
Canonesa Wreck
BUILT IN 1920 BY WORKMAN, CLARKE & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY FURNESS-HOLDER ARGENTINE LINES. TURBINE ENGINE. PASSAGE MONTREAL FOR LIVERPOOL. TORPED...
Canonesa (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09516, Place of Loss: Belmullet, 340 miles W. of, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
Cape Howe (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09517, Place of Loss: St. George's Channel, SW part, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
Cape Nelson Wreck
BUILT IN 1929 BY LITHGHOWS. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 389NHP. PASSAGE HULL FOR NEW YORK. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY U-95. (DODS & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).
Cape Race (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09518, Place of Loss: W Approaches to the British Isles Admiralty Chart, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
Cape Rodney (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09519, Place of Loss: W approaches to Ireland, Source of Coordinate: BVLS 1939-45 p25
Cape St Andrew Wreck
VESSEL WAS UNDER TOW & ESCORTED BY A DESTROYER WHEN TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-137. (AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES) VESSEL...
Cape St. Andrew (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09520, Place of Loss: Unknown, Source of Coordinate: UKHO; BVLS 1939-1945
Cape York Wreck
BUILT IN 1926 BY LITHGOWS LTD, PORT GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CAPE YORK MOTORSHIP CO LTD. PASSAGE VANCOUVER FOR HULL. TORPEDOED BY GERMAN AIRC...
Capitaine Augustin Wreck
BUILT IN 1922 BY CHANTIERS NAVALS FRANCAIS, CAEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY UNION INDUSTRIELLE & MAR SOC FRANCE. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE...
Caplia Wreck
No description
Capo Orso Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1916, OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CIA. GENOVESE DI NAV. A VAP. S.A. WAS BOMBED & SUNK BY BRITISH AIRCRAFT, SW OF SICILY. (DODS).
Caraibe Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1932 BY ATEL. & CH. DE FRANCE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'ARMAMENTS MARITIMES. SUNK BY ALLIED CARRIER-BASED AIRCRAFT...
Caribstar Wreck
BUILT IN 1919 BY AMERICAN SB CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY STOCKARD SS CORP. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 352NHP. PASSAGE TRNINDAD FOR DEMERERA. TORPEDOE...
Carica Milica Wreck
BUILT IN 1928 BY W DOXFORD & SONS LTD, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY JUGOSLAVENSKI. LLOYD. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 569HP, SIN...
Carl Henckel Wreck
EX-HARRISBORG '34, EX-SEVERINI, EX-LEILA, EX-HENRIETTA. BUILT OF IRON IN 1882 BY T TURNBULL & SON, WHITBY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY REDERI A/B, HENAL....
Carlton Wreck
BUILT 1924 BY SHORT BROS., WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 363NHP. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY R CHAPMAN & SON. PASSAGE NEWPORT FOR BUENOS AIRES. TORPEDO...
Carlton (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09524, Place of Loss: W Approaches to the British Isles Admiralty Chart, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
Carmarthen Coast Wreck
EX-NOVA, EX-LANGFJORD. BUILT IN 1921 BY ARDROSSAN DRY DOCK & SB CO LTD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY COAST LINES LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE...
Carmarthen Coast (Possibly) Wreck
EX-NOVA, EX-LANGFJORD. BUILT IN 1921 BY ARDROSSAN DRYDOCK & SB CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY COAST LINES LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 1...
Carmarthen Coast (Possibly) Wreck
ON STBD SIDE, WELL BROKEN UP
Carmelo Noli (Possibly) Wreck
REQUISITIONED FOR USE AS A MINESWEEPER. SUNK BY A MAGNETIC MINE.
Carnia Wreck
BUILT IN 1922 BY CANT. SAN ROCCO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY LLOYD TRIESTINO SOC. ANON DI NAV. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY BRITISH SUBMARINE 30M NE OF CAPO GALL...
Carrier Wreck
BUILT IN 1921 BY ATEL & CH. DE LA SEINE MARITIME, ST DENIS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY D/S A/S ANGLO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 266HP, SIN...
Casanare Wreck
BUILT IN 1924 BY CAMMEL LAIRD & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ELDERS & FYFFES. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 447NHP FOR 13.5 KNOTS. TORPEDOED BY U-99. 8 M...
Cascade Wreck
EX-WAR RIFLE. BUILT IN 1917. PASSAGE RANGOON FOR CALCUTTA. ABANDONED & SANK ON FIRE 37 MILES FROM SANDHEADS. (WARTIME STANDARD SHIPS VOL 3).
Castilian Wreck
BUILT IN 1919 BY SIR RAYLTON DIXON & CO LTD, MIDDLESBROUGH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ELLERMAN LINES LTD. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 310...
Castillo Oropesa Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY ITALIAN SUBMARINE 'DANDOLO'. VESSEL, BUILT 1917 BY W DOXFORD & SONS, WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMA...
Castle Harbour (Possibly) Wreck
PASSAGE TRINIDAD FOR PERNAMBUCO. TORPEDOED BY U 160. (LL WW2, WW2SL, AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).
Catford Wreck
BUILT IN 1919 BY DUBLIN DOCKYARD CO LTD, DUBLIN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE SOUTH METROPOLITAN GAS CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 172HP...
Cathrine Wreck
BUILT IN 1904 BY OSBOURNE, GRAHAM & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A INKAPLLO, E JAKOBSON & OTHERS. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 359NHP. PASSAGE JACKSONVI...
Cathrine (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09535, Place of Loss: W Approaches to the British Isles Admiralty Chart, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
Cato (Possibly) Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1914 BY CAMPBELTOWN S.B. CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BRISTOL S.N. CO. ON PASSAGE FROM DUBLIN FOR BRISTOL. SANK WHEN A MAGNETIC MINE DET...
Cedrington Court Wreck
EX WAR VIPER, EX CABOTIA '19. BUILT IN 1918 BY HARLAND & WOLFF, BELFAST. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY COURT LINE. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE O...
Cervantes Wreck
BUILT IN 1919 BY H & C GRAYSON, WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 271NHP FOR 10.5 KNOTS. MACHINERY BY ROLLO & SON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MACANDREWS &...
Chagres Wreck
BUILT IN 1927 BY ALEXANDER STEPHEN SONS, GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ELDERS & FFYFES LTD. FOUR BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 447NHP, SING...
Chagres Wreck
No description
Chant 63 Wreck
BUILT IN 1944 BY FURNESS SB CO LTD, HAVERTON HILL-ON-TEES. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MOWT. 4 CYLINDER OIL ENGINE OF 42HP, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY AFT B...
Charkow Wreck
TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE, WITH LOSS OF COMPLETE CREW. (DOD).
Charles Wreck
EX-SCHIELDESOP, EX-HARLEY, EX-BROMLEY. BUILT IN 1904 BY W DOBSON & CO, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ARMAMENT L. HERMANS SOC. ANON. ON...
Charles D Mciver Wreck
BUILT IN 1943 BY THE N CAROLINA SHIPBUILDING COMPANY. A LIBERY SHIP. PASSAGE ANTWERP TO SOUTHEND & NEW YORK. SUNK BY MINE OR TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE OF...
Charles Morgan Wreck
BUILT IN 1943 BY HOUSTON SHIPBUILDING CORPORATION. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY US WAR SHIPPING ADMINISTRATION. BOMBED AND SUNK OFF THE NORMANDY COAST...
Charles W Eliot Wreck
See Also: 23922
Charlwood Wreck
SANK AFTER COLLISION WITH LYNG. PASSAGE BLYTH FOR DOVER. (DODS).
Chatwood (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT BY S P AUSTIN & SON LTD, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY W FRANCE, FENWICH & CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 220HP, SINGLE SHAF...
Cheldale Wreck
BUILT IN 1925 BY SIR J PRIESTMAN & CO, WITH TRIPLE-EXPANSION ENGINES OF 318NHP OF 10KNOTS. SANK AFTER COLLISION WITH GREYSTOKE CASTLE 24M OFF DURBAN....
Chelsea Wreck
VESSEL TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-32. ON PASSAGE FROM MONTREAL TO METHIL, IN CONVOY HX 66A.
Chevington Wreck
BUILT IN ?1923 BY FURNESS SB CO LTD, HAVERTON-ON-TEES. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BROOMHILL STEAM SHIPS LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 150...
Chevychase Wreck
BUILT IN 1926 BY SMITH'S DOCK CO LTD, MIDDLESBROUGH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY HILL STEAM SHIPPING CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 266HP, S...
Chios Wreck
MINED
Chosa Maru Wreck
BUILT IN 1921 BY OSAKA IRON WORKS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY TANAKA KOSAN KABUSHIKI. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 288NHP. TANKEN OVER BY THE JAPANESE NAV...