Tanker Wrecks 1900-2000
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TORPEDOED; WAR LOSS
Varlaam Avan Esov Wreck
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Vector Wreck
BUILT IN 1980 BY NAVOTAS INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION, NAVOTAS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY VECTOR SHIPPING CORPORATION. CAUGHT FIRE, EXPLODED & SANK FOLLOWING...
Vedra Wreck
BUILT IN 1893 BY J LAING LTD, SUNDERLAND. ONWED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ASSOCIATED OIL CARRIERS LTD. FOUR BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 362 NHP, SING...
Vera Berlingieri Wreck
BUILT IN 1960 BY SARPBORG M/V A/S, GREAKER. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MARITTIMA RUBINO, S.P.A. PASSAGE LA SPEZIA FOR VIBO VALENTIA. INVOLVED IN A COLLI...
Verde Wreck
STRUCK A MINE LAID BY A BRITISH SUBMARINE WHICH HAD EARLIER TORPEDOED & SUNK THE ITALIAN TANKER TICINO. TICINO & THE VERDE HAD BEEN ON PASSAGE PALERM...
Vetor Secondo Wreck
VESSEL, ON PASSAGE FROM LAMPEDUSA ISLAND FOR PALERMO. RAN AGROUND DUE TO RUDDER DAMAGE. BUNKERS REMOVED TO PREVENT POLUTION. LONG PERIODS OF BAD WEATH...
Victor Ross Wreck
BUILT IN 1933 BY BREMER VULKAN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BRITISH MEXICAN PETROLEUM CO. OIL ENGINE OF 1200NHP FOR 12 KNOTS. PASSAGE LIVERPOOL FOR NEW Y...
Victor Ross (Mv) Wreck
Wreck No: W11666, Place of Loss: Tory Island, 410 miles WNW of, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu
Victory (Aft Section) Wreck
BUILT IN 1960 BY LINDHOLMENS VARV A/B, GOTHENBURG. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY PAM SHIPPING LTD. PASSAGE PALM BEACH, FLORIDA FOR AVONMOUTH & LIVERPOOL. B...
Victory (Fore Section) Wreck
BUILT IN 1960 BY LINDHOLMENS VARV A/B, GOTHENBURG. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY PAM SHIPPING LTD. PASSAGE PALM BEACH, FLORIDA FOR AVONMOUTH & LIVERPOOL. B...
Vildfugl Wreck
BUILT IN 1941. OIL ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSGE INVERNESS FOR GRANGEMOUTH. RAN ASHORE AT FIFENESS POINT. BECAME TOTAL LOSS. (SIBI).
Virgilia Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SET ON FIRE BY E-BOAT WITH THE LOSS OF 23 LIVES.
Vishru Wreck
REPORTED TO BE LEAKING OIL AND LISTING BADLY. LATER SANK. WAS ON PASSAGE TO HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM.
Volgoneft 248 Wreck
GROUNDED IN HEAVY WINDS WHILE WAITING OFF ISTANBUL. BROKE IN TWO. FRONT HALF SANK AND STERN SECTION REMAINED AFLOAT. CREW OF 17 RECOVERED. 1000 TONS O...
Voreda Wreck
30.1.40 BOMBED AND SET ON FIRE BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT ON 30.1.40. STRANDED ON WINTERTON SHOAL. SANK ON 5.2.40. (LLOYDS WAR LOSSES).
Voreda (Probably) Wreck
BOMBED AND SET ON FIRE BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT WHILE ON PASSAGE CONSTANTZA AND SALT END TO LONDON. WENT ASHORE ON WINTERTON SHOAL AND LATER SANK.
W L Steed Wreck
TORPEDOED BY U-103; WAR LOSS
Waneta (Probably) Wreck
EX-IMPOCO. BUILT IN 1910 BY GREENOCK & GRANGEMOUTH DOCKYARD CO LTD, GREENOCK. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE TANK STORAGE AND CARRIAGE CO LTD. ON ADMIRA...
Waneta (Ss) Wreck
Wreck No: W09241, Place of Loss: Kinsale Head, 42 miles SSE of, Source of Coordinate: UKHO
Wapello Wreck
BUILT IN 1912 BY ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH & CO LTD, NEWCASTLE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE TANK STORAGE CO LTD. THREE BOILERS, QUADRUPLE EXPANSION ENGINE...
War Diwan (After Part) Wreck
BUILT 1919. ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY VESSEL. MINED BETWEEN BUOYS NF 15 & NF 17. BROKE IN TWO & FINALLY SUNK BY GUNFIRE. FORWARD PART WAS REFLOATED & TOWE...
War Mehtar Wreck
BUILT IN 1920 BY W G ARMSTRONG & WHITWORTH CO LTD, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 517 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT FOR 11 KNOTS. PASSAGE GRANGEM...
Widdale H Wreck
PASSAGE SWANSEA FOR WORCESTER. STRANDED AT MARCROSS COVE, WEST OF NASH PT IN THICH FOG. ON BED OF PEBBLES AT FOOT OF 125 FT CLIFF. POUNDED BADLY, BECA...
William Rockefeller Wreck
BUILT 1916 BY WILLIAM CRAMP & SONS SHIP & ENGINEERING BUILDING CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY STANDARD OIL CO, NEW JERSEY. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 56...
Winson Wreck
BUILT IN 1959. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY WINSON TANKER LTD. PASSAGE GALVESTON FOR INDIA. RAN AGROUND ON NORTH REEF, NORTH DANGER REEF ON JANUARY 211.75...
Witsupply Wreck
BUILT IN 1935 BY HORTON STEEL WORKS, EIRE, PA. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY WITSUPPLY CORPORATION. UNDER TOW FOR CARTAGENA TO BE BROKEN UP. CAPSIZED AND S...
Witwater (Fwd Part) Wreck
BUILT IN 1943 BY BARNES-DULUTH SHIPBUILDING CO, DULUTH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CHALLENGER LTD. PASSAGE COASTWISE LAS MINAS FOR CRISTOBAL. BROKE IN T...
Witwater (Stern Part) Wreck
BUILT IN 1943 BY BARNES-DULUTH SHIPBUILDING CO, DULUTH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CHALLENGER LTD. PASSAGE COASTWISE LAS MINAS FOR CRISTOBAL. BROKE IN T...
Woensdrecht (After Part) Wreck
PASSAGE MATADI & TAKORADI FOR TRINIDAD. TORPEDOED BY U 515. FORE SECTION TOWED TO TRINDAD BUT NOT REPAIRABLE. (WW2SL, LL WW2, AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSE...
World Harmony Wreck
BUILT 1954 BY VICKERS ARMSTRONG WITH TURBINE ENGINES. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY WORLD TANKERS CORPORATION. GREEK TANKER WORLD HARMONY, BOUND FOR NOVORO...
World Splendour Wreck
BUILT IN 1957 BY KOCKUMS MEK, VERKSTAD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MERCHANT TANKER CORPORATION. PASSAGE FAWLEY FOR MENA AL AHMADI. CAUGHT FIRE FOLLOWING...
Xylos Wreck
13.5.84 DAMAGED BY MISSILE ON 13.5.84, WHILE S OF KHARG ISLAND. SHE WAS BEING USED BY IRAN AS A DECOY VESSEL, BUT BROKE LOOSE FROM HER ANCHOR AND...
Y48 Wreck
BUILT IN 1944 BY LANCASTER IRON WORKS, PERRYVILLE, MARYLAND, USA. THUOUGHT TO BE OWNED BY THE US TRANSPORT CORPS AT TIME OF LOSS. TWO OIL ENGINES FOR...
Yamamizu-Maru Wreck
SUNK BY US LAND-BASED AIRCRAFT 60 MILES E OF GOCONG, INDO-CHINA.
Yarraville Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1928 BY LITHGOWS LTD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY STANDARD TRANSPORTATION CO. ON PASSAGE FROM BEC D'AMBES FOR CASABLANCA & BEAUMONT. TORPED...
Yarrow Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1958 BY GRANGEMOUTH DY CO, GRANGEMOUTH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY GEORGE GIBSON & CO LTD. ON PASSAGE FROM ANTWERP FOR MOHAMMEDIA, MOROCCO...
Yuho Maru (Stern Section) Wreck
OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY IINO KAIUN KK. TORPEDOED BY US SUBMARINE PARGO. (DODS).
Tanker Wreck 26863
PASSAGE BAHRAIN FOR SINGAPORE. SANK, CAUSE NOT REPORTED. (LL).
Tanker Wreck Gb 73404
EX-EMPIRE OIL. BUILT IN 1940 BY BLYTHSWOOD SHIPBUILDING CO. OIL ENGINE OF 490 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. TORPEDOED BY U-68. 39 CREW & TWO MILITARY KILLED. CAR...
Tanker Wreck Gb 74155
BUILT 1907 BY ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH & CO LTD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE ADMIRALTY. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 258 NHP, SINGLE SH...
Tanker Wreck 2045
TWO OF FOUR ROAD TANKER TRAILERS LOST OVERBOARD FROM SWEDISH RO-RO MV NORDIC PRIDE WHILE PROCEEDING TO IMMINGHAM. TWO WERE WASHED ASHORE ON NORFOLK BE...