Tanker Wrecks WWII

Sitala Wreck

TORPEDOED BY U-100. (AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).

Sitala (Mv) Wreck

Wreck No: W10041, Place of Loss: Rockall, 150m SW / W Approaches to the British Isles Admiralty Chart, Source of Coordinate: wrecksite.eu

Sliedrecht Wreck

BUILT IN 1924 BY ROTTERDAM DROOGDOK MASTS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY PHS VAN OMMEREN. OIL ENGINE OF 489NHP. PASSAGE FOR TRONDHEIM. TORPEDOED U 28. 26 L...

Slyvan Arrow Wreck

20.5.42 PASSAGE CURACAO FOR TABLE BAY. TORPEDOED BY U 155 ON 20.5.42. TAKEN IN TOW BY HM SHIP BUT SANK 8 DAYS LATER . (LL WW2, AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCES...

Solor (Stern Part) (Probably) Wreck

27.1.45 TORPEDOED ON 27.1.45 WITH SS RUBEN DARIO WHILST PART OF CONVOY HX332. WAS HOLED IN THE ENGINE ROOM AND WAS BEACHED IN OXWICH BAY ON 29.1.194...

Stanmount Wreck

MINED.

Stanvac Melbourne Wreck

BUILT IN 1941 BY SUN SB & DD CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY PETROLEUM SHIPPING CO. TURBINE ENGINE OF 1006 NHP. PASSAGE PERNAMBUCO FOR ARUBA. TORPEDOED B...

Stratford Wreck

PASSAGE LIVERPOOL FOR ARUBA. TORPEDOED BY U 137. ABANDONED ON FIRE. TUG FAILED TO LOCATE VESSEL WHICH WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE SUNK. 2 OF 34 CREW KILLED....

Stratford (Ss) Wreck

Wreck No: W07657, Place of Loss: Bloody Foreland 85M WSW, Source of Coordinate: UKHO; BVLS 1939-1945

Sveaborg Wreck

TORPEDOED & SUNK BY U-37. (WW2SL & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).

Swiftscout Wreck

Owner: Marine Transport Line, Year Built: 1921, Where Built: Portland, OR, Misc Information: #221134; Total loss

Sylvafield Wreck

TORPEDOED & SUNK BY U-51.

Tafelberg (Fore Section) Wreck

BUILT IN 1930 BY ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH & CO. LTD, NEWCASTLE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY KERGUELEN SEALING AND WHALING CO LTD, CAPE TOWN. TWO 6 CYLINDER EN...

Takasago Maru (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT BY HORAI TANKER KK. TORPEDOED BY BRITISH SUBMARINE OFF RAKIL ISLAND, MALAYSIA.

Telena Wreck

SUNK BY GUNFIRE FROM GERMAN SUBMARINE U 37. (WW2 MSL & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES). 7.10.1940 ON PASSAGE TRIPOLI FOR PAUILIAC. 18 OF 36 CREW LO...

Thiara Wreck

BUILT IN 1939 BY SWAN, HUNTER & WIGHAM RICHARDSON, WITH OIL ENGINE OF 628NHP FOR 12 KNOTS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ANGLO-SAXON PETROLEUM CO. PASSAGE...

Thomas Tracy (1944) Wreck

AKA: Condor, Begna, Owner: M & J Tracy Inc, Year Built: 1916, Where Built: Ashtabula, OH, Misc Information: Broke up; Total loss

Tia Juana Wreck

SANK 25 MILES SW OF PUNTA MACOLLA, GULF OF VENEZUALA. (BR 1337).

Ticino Wreck

BUILT IN 1924 BY A G VULCAN. REQUISTIONED BY ITALIAN NAVY. PASSAGE PALERMO FOR TRAPANI WITH TANKER VERDE. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY A BRITISH SUBMARINE N OF...

Tioga Wreck

COLLIDED IN 5540.0N, 0130.0W AND PROVED IMPOSSIBLE TO SAVE. SUNK BY GUNFIRE BY ONE OF THE HM SHIPS ESCORTING THE CONVOY. BUILT IN 1912 BY THE GRANGMOU...

Toho Maru Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1936 BY KAWASAKI DOCKYARD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY IINO SHOJI K.K. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY THE US SUBMARINE 'GUDGEON' OFF SAMARINDA, BORNEO...

Torinia Wreck

BUILT IN 1939 BY SWAN, HUNTER & WIGHAM RICHARDSON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE ANGLO-SAXON PETROLEUM CO. OIL ENGINE OF 628NHP FOR 12 KNOTS. PASSAGE C...

Vaclite (Possibly) Wreck

TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U55. (WW2SL & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).

Vancouver Wreck

STRUCK A MINE AND BROKE IN TWO, WHILE ON PASSAGE HALIFAX TO SHELL HAVEN. BURNT FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE SINKING. (WW2SL; LLOYDS WAR LOSSES).

Varanger Wreck

TORPEDOED; WAR LOSS

Varlaam Avan Esov Wreck

No description

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...

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

Virgilia Wreck

TORPEDOED AND SET ON FIRE BY E-BOAT WITH THE LOSS OF 23 LIVES.

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

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...

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...

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...

Yuho Maru (Stern Section) Wreck

OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY IINO KAIUN KK. TORPEDOED BY US SUBMARINE PARGO. (DODS).

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...