Steam Ship Wrecks WWII

Dalemoor Wreck

BUILT IN 1922 BY NORTHUMBERLAND SHIP BUILDING CO, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MOOR LINE (RUNCIMAN SHIPPING). THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE E...

Dalriada Wreck

BUILT IN 1926 BY CLYDE & CAMPBLETOWN SBHIPPING CO LTD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY R DUNCAN & CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 348RHP FOR 17KTS. MINED. (DO...

Dalryan Wreck

STEEL VESSEL. SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE AVONMOUTH FOR IPSWICH. MINED.

Dalveen Wreck

BUILT IN 1927 BY SCOTTS SHIPBUILDING & ENGINEERING CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY UNITED STEAM NAV CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 446NHP. PASSAGE MONTRE...

Daniel Chester French Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1942 BY BETHLEHEM FAIRFIELD SHIPYARD. OWNED BY US WAR SHIPPING ADMINISTRATION. ON PASSAGE FROM PHILADELPHIA FOR BANDAR SHAPUR. CONVOY ST...

Daphne Ii Wreck

TORPEDOED BY E BOAT. (WW2 SL).

Darino Wreck

BUILT IN 1917 BY RAMAGE & FERGUSON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ELLERMAN LINES. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 203NHP. PASSAGE OPORTO FOR LIVERPOOL, TORPEDOE...

Dashwood Wreck

BUILT IN 1924 BY VICKERS LTD, BARROW-IN-FURNESS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY W FENWICH FRANCE & CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 203HP, SINGLE...

Davanger (Ss) Wreck

Wreck No: W09583, Place of Loss: N Atlantic Ocean: Scotland to Iceland Admiralty Chart, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu

Davisian Wreck

BUILT IN 1923 BY D.& W. HENDERSON LTD, GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CHARENTE S. S. CO. PASSAGE LONDON & CARDIFF FOR PARAMARIBO. ALL CREW WERE SAV...

Daydawn Wreck

TORPEDOED BY U-103. (AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).

Daydawn (Ss) Wreck

Wreck No: W09585, Place of Loss: Outer Approaches to the N Channel Admiralty Chart, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu; BVLS 1939-1945

Deerpool (After Section) Wreck

BUILT IN 1930 BY W GREY & CO, WEST HARTLEPOOL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY POOL SHIPPING CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 369HP, SINGLE SH...

Deerpool (For'd Section) Wreck

BUILT IN 1930 BY W GREY & CO, WEST HARTLEPOOL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY POOL SHIPPING CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 369HP, SINGLE SH...

Deimos Wreck

EX-CHIEF OURAY, BUILT IN 1943 BY PERMANENTE METALS CORP, YARD NO.1, ENGINE BUILT BY JOSHUA HENRY IRONWORKS, SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA. WAS TORPEDOED AND S...

Delambre Wreck

BUILT IN 1917 BY MITSUBISHI ZOSEN KAISHA WITH TRIPLE- EXPANSION ENGINES OF 524NHP. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY LAMPORT & HOLT LINE. PASSAGE RIO GRANDE FO...

Delfina Wreck

VESSEL, ON PASSAGE GIJON TO SEVILLE. RAN AGROUND AND SANK AT ENTRANCE TO BAR BETWEEN CHIPIONA AND BONANZA. BUILT BY TYNE IRON S.B. CO. LTD. (BRITISH S...

Deptford Wreck

BUILT IN 1931 BY THE SMITH'S DOCK CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BRITIAN SS CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES FOR 10.5KTS. TORPEDOED AND SUNK. OF CREW OF 35...

Derna Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1912 BY CANTIERI NAVALI RUINITI. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY 'TIRRENIA' SOC. ANON. DE NAV.. ON PASSAGE FROM TOULON TO BARCELONA. REQUISITIO...

Derrynane Wreck

BUILT IN 1938 BY BURNTISLAND S.B. CO., WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 394 NHP. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MC COWEN & GROSS. PASSAGE LAURENCO MARQUES F...

Desdemona Wreck

MINED. (DANISH WK RECORDS). PASSAGE HAMBURG FOR SKIEN. (DODS).

Dettifoss Wreck

BUILT IN 1930 BY FREDERIKSHAVNS VAERFT & FLYDEDOK A/S, FREDERIKSHAVN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ICELAND SS CO. PASSAGE NEW YORK VIA BELFAST LOUGH FOR I...

Deucalion Wreck

BOMBED AND SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT. 27 SURVIVORS (WW2SL). BUILT BY RIJKEE & CO, IN THE NETHLANDS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY KONINKLIJE NEDER...

Deucalion (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT 1914 BY RIJKEE & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY KONINKLIJKE NEDERLANDSCHE STOOMBOOT MAATS. PASSAGE LONDON FOR ST. JOHN'S, NF. WAS BOMBED AND SUNK...

Devonia Wreck

ONE BOILER, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE APPLEDORE FOR AVONMOUTH. MINED. THREE LIVES LOST. LATER DISPERSED. (SIBI).

Diamantis Wreck

TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U35. (WW2SL). PASSAGE PEPEL FOR BARROW. CREW LANDED AT DINGLE. (LL WW2).

Diamantis (Possibly) Wreck

TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-35. (WW2SL). PASSAGE PEPEL FOR BARROW. CREW LANDED AT DINGLE. (LL WW2)

Diament Wreck

STRUCK DOG NEST ROCK AND SANK. AT TIME OF LOSS WAS A WAR PRIZE BEING USED BY THE GERMANS. (LLOYDS).

Diana Wreck

BUILT 1908 BY GRAHAM OSBOURNE & CO. WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 175NHP. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY REDERI A/B DIANA. BOMBED & SUNK BY BRITISH AIRCR...

Dimitris Wreck

TORPEDOED BY U-29. PASSAGE VILLA CONSTITUCION FOR LIVERPOOL. (LL WW2, AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).

Dimitris (Ss) Wreck

Wreck No: W09588, Place of Loss: Bay of Biscay, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu

Dinard Wreck

EX-LEON DUFOUR '33, EX-MUSTANG. BUILT IN 1921 BY FORD & CHANTIER DE LA MEDITERRANEAN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SOC HAVRAISE DE TRANSPORT. ONE BOILER,...

Dinard (Possibly) Wreck

MINED. (WW2SL).

Dinaric Wreck

6.7.42 PASSAGE RIMONSKI FOR THE UK. TORPEDOED BY U 132 ON 6.7.42 & SANK 3 DAYS LATER. (WW2 STANDARD SHIPS, WW2SL, LL WW2).

Dione Ii Wreck

3.2.41 BUILT 1936. BOMBED & DISABLED BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT ON 3.2.41. SUNK BY GUNFIRE FROM U-93 THE FOLLOWING DAY. VESSEL OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A...

Dione Ii (Ss) Wreck

Wreck No: W09592, Place of Loss: Ireland, 200 miles W of, Source of Coordinate: UKHO

Diplomat Wreck

CHARENTE SS CO. BUILT 1921. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-104 WHILST EN-ROUTE NEW ORLEANS TO LIVERPOOL.

Diplomat (Ss) Wreck

Wreck No: W07254, Place of Loss: Eagle Island, Co Mayo, 105 miles NW, Source of Coordinate: UKHO; BVLS 1939-1945

Disperser Wreck

EX-T I C LIMPET '37, EX-MARCH CHUNK. BUILT IN 1912 IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE SOUTH STOCKTON SHIPBREAKING CO LTD. REGISTERE...

Domingo De Larrinaga Wreck

16.7.1940 BUILT IN 1929 BY LITHGOWS LTD, GLASGOW WITH TRIPLE-EXPANSION ENGINES OF 359NHP. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY LARRINAGA STEAMSHIP CO. PASSAGE B...

Dona Isabel (Probably) Wreck

BUILT BY FURNESS SB CO LTD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY KINGDON SS CO LTD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 134HP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE BLYTH AND...

Douaisien (Possibly) Wreck

BULT IN 1921 BY NORDSEEWERKE AG. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CIE DES BATEAUX A VAPERU DU NORD. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 320NHP. SUNK BY MAGNETIC MINE W...

Drie Bergen Wreck

SANK FOLLOWING COLLISION WITH SS PORT DARWIN.

Driebergen Wreck

BUILT IN 1923 BY NEW WATERWAY SB CO, SCHIEDAM. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY N V ZUID HOLLANDSCHE SCHEEV, ROTTERDAM. THREE BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINE FOR 12.5...

Dromara Wreck

EX-RAYLIGHT. BUILT IN 1921. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE LONDONDERRY FOR LONDON. WAS ABANDONDED WHEN CARGO SHIFTED AND V...

Dromore Castle Wreck

BUILT IN 1919 B7 HARLAND & WOLFF LTD, GREENOCK. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE UNION CASTLE MAIL SS CO LTD. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 51...

Dryburgh (Part Of)(Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1919. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY G GIBSON & CO. PASSAGE LEITH FOR ANTWERP. STRUCK THE WRECK OF MV CANADA AND SANK.

Dublin Bay / Hill (Ss) Wreck

Wreck No: W02335, Place of Loss: Wicklow, Brittas Bay, 52 53 16N, 006 02 54W, Source of Coordinate: UKHO, Description: UKHO wreck no. 010400898. Chart...

Dudley Rose Wreck

BUILT IN 1929 BY D & W HENDERSON & CO, GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY RICHARD HUGHES & CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 232NHP, SINGLE S...

Dumfries Wreck

BUILT IN 1935 BY HAWTHORN LESLIE & CO LTD, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY GYDINIA AMERICA SHIPPING LINES LTD. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXP...

Dunbar Castle Wreck

BUILT IN 1930 BY HARLAND & WOLFF. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY UNION CASTLE MAIL SS CO. PASSAGE LONDON FOR BEIRA. MINED. 9 LIVES LOST.

Duncarron Wreck

BUILT IN 1914 BY HALL, RUSSEL & CO LTD, ABERDEEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY DUNCARRON SS CO. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 81HP, SINGLE SHAFT....

Dundrum Castle Wreck

BUILT BY MARLAND & WOLFF LTD, GREENOCK. PASSAGE SUEZ FOR LIVERPOOL. CAUGHT FIRE & SANK IN RED SEA. (WARTIME STANDARD SHIPS VOL.3).

Dungrange Wreck

EX-YEWBANK, EX-OKEHAMPTON, EX-ABERDALE. BUILT IN 1914 BY J FULLERTON & CO, PAISLEY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY DUNGRANGE SS CO. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPAN...

Dynamo Wreck

TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE LONDON FOR HULL. GENERAL CARGO. MINED. THREE MEN LOST. LATER DISPERSED. (SIBI).

Earlspark Wreck

BUILT IN 1929. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY DENHOLM LINE STEAMERS. PASSAGE SUNDERLAND FOR BORDEAUX. TORPEDOED BY U-101. (DODS, WW2SL, LL WW2, AXIS SUBMARI...

Eastern Star Wreck

EX-MABUHAY III '37, EX-EIR '27, EX-CAMILLA GILBERT. BUILT IN 1920 BY THE NORTHUMBERLAND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY. ORDERED AS WAR LODGE BUT COMPLETED AS CA...

Eastern Sword Wreck

BUILT 1920. WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U 162, WHILST ON PASSAGE TRINIDAD FOR DEMARARA. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SWORD SS LINE.

Eden Force Wreck

10.12.40 SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION. (FOIC CARDIFF, 10.12.40).

Edmund Hugo Stinnes 1V Wreck

SUNK BY BRITISH SUBMARINE HMS TRUANT.

Efford Wreck

EX-SHELLIE '33, EX-DELLSIDE '36, EX-NEW VERDUN '38. BUILT IN 1905 BY DUBLIN DOCKYARD CO LTD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY EFFORD SHIPPING CO LTD. ONE BOIL...

Effra (Possibly) Wreck

EX-BROOMPARK. BUILT IN 1910 BY GRANGEMOUTH & GREENOCK DOCKYARD CO LTD, GREENOCK. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE S METROPOLITAN GAS CO. ONE BOILER, TRIPL...

Efos Wreck

EX-FORESTROW. BUILT IN 1924 BY ARDROSSAN DD & SB CO LTD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY TYNE & WEAR SHIPPING CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF...

Efploia Wreck

31.8.40 PASSAGE LIVERPOOL FOR FATHER POINT. TORPEDOED & DAMAGED BY U-101 ON 31.8.40 & SUNK BY BRITISH NAVAL VESSEL THE NEXT DAY. CREW SAVED. (AX...

Efploia (Ss) Wreck

Wreck No: W09605, Place of Loss: Outer Approaches to the N Channel Admiralty Chart, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu

Egholm Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1945, SUNK BY TORPEDO-FROM GERMAN SUBMARINE OFF ST ABB'S HD WHILST EN-ROUTE LEITH TO LIVERPOOL. EMPLOYED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MINISTRY OF...

Egle Wreck

BUILT IN 1893 BY RIJKEE & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MARIO ZOBOLI. PASSAGE CAGLIARI FOR MADALENA. WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY A BRITISH SUBMARINE. (DODS...

Eifuku (Eihuku) Maru Wreck

BUILT IN 1918 BY KAWASAKI DOCHYARD CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY TODAI KISEN KK. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 444NHP. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY USSM GROWLER...

Eika Wreck

TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY U-BOAT WHILST EN-ROUTE TORREVIEGA TO AALESUND. 14 OF CREW OF 16 MISSING. (DODS).

Eika (Ss) Wreck

Wreck No: W09607, Place of Loss: Ushant 200-250 miles off, Source of Coordinate: UKHO

Eikhaug Wreck

EX-BRIO. BUILT IN 1903 BY NYLANDS VAERKSTED, OLSO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY EIKHAUGS REDERI A/S. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 109HP, SINGLE...

Eiko Maru Wreck

OWNED BY OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY A BRITISH SUBMARINE 50M NW OF PENANG ISLAND. (DODS)

Eiko Maru (Part Of)(Possibly) Wreck

TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY US SUB SEADRAGON. CAPTAIN REPORTS TARGET BROKE IN TWO. (US SUB ATTACK WW11).

Einar Jarl Wreck

BUILT IN 1921. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE HULL FOR HALIFAX. MINED. ONE MAN LOST. (WW2SL & SIBI).

Einar Jarl (Probably) Wreck

BUILT 1921 WITH ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE HULL FOR HALIFAX. MINED. ONE MAN LOST. (WW2SL & SIBI). 1.8.08 BUIL...

Ekontarchos Dracoulis Wreck

BUILT IN 1918 BY RICHARDSON, DUCK & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY G A DRACOULIS. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 517NHP. PASSAGE ROSARIO FOR THE TYNE. TORPE...

Eldon Park Wreck

BUILT IN 1924 BY SCOTT'S SB & ENGINEERING CO, GREENOCK. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY J DENHOLM (LINE) LTD. GLASGOW. FOUR BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE...

Eldrid Wreck

5.5.1940 SUNK AT NARVIK ON 5.5.1940, INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY NORWEGIAN SHIPPING & TRADE MISSION. (LL WW2). 4.10.1940 SINKING DATE GIVEN AS...

Elena R Wreck

EX-MUNINDIES. BUILT IN 1917 BY THE NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING & DRYCOCK CO, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA. OWNED BY GREEK SHIPPING SYNDICATE. TWO BOILERS, TRI...

Eleni Stathatou Wreck

TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY U-BOAT 200 MILES WEST OF SCILLY IS. WHILST EN-ROUTE NEWPORT TO GULF PORTS. 12 OF CREW LOST. (DODS).

Eleni Stathatou (Ss) Wreck

Wreck No: W09612, Place of Loss: Scilly Isles 200 miles W. of the, Source of Coordinate: UKHO

Elihu B Washburne Wreck

PASSAGE SANTOS FOR RIO DE JANEIRO. TORPEDOED BY U 513. (WW2SL, LL WW2, LIBERTY SHIPS, AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).

Elisabeth (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1920 BY F SCHICHAU, ELBING. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY D/S A/S PROGRESS. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 75NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE PORT TALBOT FO...

Elisabeth Marie Wreck

BOMBED & SUNK BY AIRCRAFT. (WW2SL).

Elisabeth Marie (Ss) Wreck

Wreck No: W09615, Place of Loss: Erris head, 87nm NW by W, Source of Coordinate: BVLS 1939-45 p17

Elizabeth Dal Wreck

EX-ELIZABETH, EX-LENSEN '43, EX-MONDSWOOD '35, EX-MARESFIELD. BUILT IN 1910 BY J L THOMPSON & SONS LTD, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SS & MS D...

Ellaroy Wreck

PASSAGE LISBON FOR NEWPORT. WAS INTERCEPTED BY U-30, HAD EXPLOSIVE CHARGES PLACED ABOARD AND WAS SHELLED AFTER CREW WAS REMOVED. (BR MSL WW11, AXIS SU...

Elle Wreck

TORPEDOED BY U-101. PASSAGE CAMPBELLTON, N.B. FOR ARDOSSAN. (LL WW2, AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).

Ellin Wreck

SUNK AFTER TORPEDO ATTACK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE 'U37' 25M FROM CAPE FINISTERRE. (WW1 SL & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES). SUNK WHILE ON PASSAGE FRO...

Elmcrest Wreck

EX-AUGUSZTA FOHERCZENGO. BUILT IN 1911 BY W DOBDON & CO, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE CREST SHIPPING CO. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EX...

Elmcrest (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1911 BY W DOBDON & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE CREST SHIPPING CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 342 NHP. TORPEDOED BY GERMAN MTB. OF CREW...

Elna E Wreck

SUNK BY MINE NEAR CRACKINGTON HAVEN WHILST EN-ROUTE CARDIFF TO PLYMOUTH. VESSEL, BUILT 1925, OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY D/S A/S FORTO. 1 LIFE LOST. (WW2...

Elout Wreck

BOMBED & SUNK BY JAPANESE AIRCRAFT.

Elpis Wreck

TORPEDOED AND SUNK. (WW2 BR MSL).

Embassage Wreck

BUILT IN 1935 BY J L THOMPSON & SONS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY HALL BROS SS CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 1700IHP FOR 10 KNOTS. PASSAGE HULL FOR BATH...

Embassage (Ss) Wreck

Wreck No: W06718, Place of Loss: Achill Head, Co Mayo, 100 miles W of, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu

Emerald (Possibly) Wreck

TORPEDOED BY GERMAN E BOAT WHILST EN ROUTE FROM MIDDLESBROUGH TO POOLE. 15 LIVES LOST. (WW2SL). WAS ON PASSAGE MIDDLESBROUGH TO POOLE. (A C...

Emeraude Wreck

SANK 336 DEG, 8M OFF OSTEND LTHO AFTER STRIKING THE WK OF EMPIRE PATH. PASSAGE LONDON FOR GHENT. (R VERPOORTE).

Emile Deschamps Wreck

EMPLOYED AS AN AUXILLARY MINESWEEPER. PASSAGE FOR DUNKIRK. MINED. (WW2SL & R A LEE).

Emma Wreck

EX-RAGNAR '39, EX-INGVAR, EX-PRINS OSCAR. BUILT OF IRON IN 1868 BY SCHLESENGER, DAVIS & CO, NEWCASTLE-UOPN-TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY REDERI A/B S...