All Minesweeper Wrecks

VESSEL, BUILT JULY 1942, WAS MINED IN GENOA HARBOUR. LATER, PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN RAISED IN 'OPENING UP' PROCESS OF HARBOUR. (BVLAS 1939-45 & ADMIRALT...

Hmms 170 Wreck

SUNK BY A MINE. (ALLIED WARSHIP CASUALTIES, MED, FEB 1952).

Hmms 180 Wreck

RAMMED IN CONVOY.

Hmms 70 Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1943 BY RICHARDS OF LOWESTOFT. SUNK, PRESUMED MINED, WHEN 2.5M SSW OF ST. ANDREA'S ISLAND, GALLIPOLI, ITALY. (ADMIRALTY).

Hmms 8 Wreck

MINED OFF NORMANDY. (WW2SL).

Hmms 89 (Probably) Wreck

BUILT IN JAN 1942, WAS SUNK BY MINE OFF BIZERTA, TUNISIA. (BVLAS WII).

Hms Algerine Wreck

BUILT IN DECEMBER 1942 BY HARLAND & WOLFF. WHILST ENGAGED IN THE NORTH AFRICAN LANDING OPERATIONS, WAS TORPEDOED BY ITALIAN SUBMARINE 'ASCIANGHI' OFF...

Hms Ascot Wreck

BUILT AS A PURPOSE BUILT MINESWEEPER IN 1916 BY AILSA SHIP BUILDING CO. STEEL HULLED. FOUR BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 1400 HP, PADDLE PROPULS...

Hms Banka Wreck

MINED. 6 CREW SAVED. 4 EUROPEAN OFFICERS AND 40 MALAY RATINGS UNACCOUNTED FOR. (LLOYD'S WAR LOSSES WW2). COASTER HIRED AS MINESWEEPER 11.194...

Hms Cato Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1942, LENT TO RN ON LEND-LEASE, WAS SUNK BY 'HUMAN TORPEDO' OFF NORMANDY COAST. (DODS & SHIPS OF RN VOL 1).

Hms Cromarty Wreck

BUILT 1940, BY BLYTH SHIPBUILDING CO. AS A 'BANGOR' CLASS MINESWEEPER, MINED IN THE WESTERN APPROACHES OF STRAIT OF BONIFACIO, N SARDINIA. FIVE OFFICE...

Hms Cromer Wreck

BUILT IN 1940 BY LOBNITZ & CO. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 2400 IHP FOR 16KTS. STRUCK A MINE AND SANK OFF THE COAST OF LIBYA. (DOD...

Hms Cupar Wreck

BUILT IN 1918 BY MCMILLAN OF DUMBARTON FOR THE ROYAL NAVY AS ROSSLAIRE. AN ABERDARE CLASS MINESWEEPER. EX ROSSLARE, RENAMED IN 1918. TWO BOILERS, TWO...

Hms Dundalk Wreck

BUILT IN 1919 BY CLYDE SB CO LTD, GREENOCK. YARROW BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 2200IHP. MINED. TAKEN IN TOW BY HMS SUTTON BUT SANK THE FOLLOW...

Hms Dunoon (Possibly) Wreck

MINED.

Hms Eveline Wreck

SUNK IN COLLISION OFF MILFORD HAVEN. DUTCH CREW.

Hms Fairmaid Wreck

SUNK BY MINE, WHILE MINE SWEEPING OFF THE NEWARP LTV. (NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS VOL 17).

Hms Felixstowe Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1940 BY LOBNITZ & CO. AS A 'BANGOR' CLASS MINESWEEPER, WAS MINED 3M E OF CAPO FERRO, SARDINIA. THERE WERE NO CASUALTIES. (DODS, SHIPS OF...

Hms Hebe Wreck

BUILT IN 1936 BY DEVONPORT DOCKYARD. MINED & SANK WHILE ON PATROL OFF ITALIAN COAST IN THE ADRIATIC. (DODS & ALLIED WARSHIP CASUALTIES MED FEB' 1952).

Hms Hythe Wreck

VESSEL, A 'BANGOR' CLASS MINESWEEPER BUILT 1940 AS THE 'BANFF', RENAMED IN JUNE 1941. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-371 OFF BOUGIE, ALGERIA...

Hms Hythe Wreck

BUILT 1905, HIRED AS A MINE SWEEPER IN OCT 1914. SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH HMS SARNIA OFF CAPE HELLES. (SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY VOL.2)

Hms Kempton Wreck

VESSEL BUILT 1916 BY FERGUSON. MINED OFF DOVER. (SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY). MINE LAID BY GERMAN SUBMARINE UC 1. (R VERPOORTE).

Hms Kinross Wreck

LATER HUNT OR ABERDARE CLASS MINESWEEPER, BUILT 1918 BY FAIRFIELD WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 2200HP, 2 SHAFTS. MINED IN THE AEGEAN. (SHIPS OF TH...

Hms Lewiston Wreck

SANK AT MOORINGS WHILE BEING USED AS TARGET FOR MISSILE FIRINGS.

Hms Ludlow Wreck

AN 'ASCOT' CLASS MINESWEEPER. BUILT IN 19156 BY GOOLE SB CO LTD. TAKEN INTO RN SERVICE AT COMPLETION. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, PADDLE PROP...

Hms Magic Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1942, WAS SUNK OFF NORMANDY COAST BY 'HUMAN TORPEDO'. 26 LIVES LOST. (WW2 LOSSES OF RN SHIPS & DODS).

Hms Maida (Possibly) Wreck

24.2.40 BUILT AS A TRAWLER BY GOOLE SHIPBUILDERS 24.2.40. MINED AND SUNK. ONE 12 PDR GUN.

Hms Marsa Wreck

SANK AFTER COLLISION. (WW1 RNSL).

Hms Niger Wreck

BUILT IN 1935 BY J S WHITE & CO, COWES. DURING THE RETURN OF QP15, HMS NIGER LED A COLUMN OF MERCHANTMEN IN BAD WEATHER WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY OF ONE...

Hms Parktown Wreck

BUILT IN 1929 AS SIDNEY SMITH. HIRED AS A MINESWEEPER IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN NAVY AND RENAMED 'PARKTOWN'. SUNK BY E-BOATS. (SHIPS OF THE RN VOL 2).

Hms Petersfield Wreck

3.3.1919 BUILT BY LOBNITZ 3.3.1919. A MINESWEEPER OF THE LATER HUNT CLASS. WRECKED ON TUNG YUNG ISLAND (NOW DONGYIN DAO). (SRN).

Hms Plumpton (Probably) Wreck

PADDLER. 'ASCOT' CLASS. BUILT IN 1916 BY MCMILLAN. MINED OFF OSTEND. (SRN).

Hms Pylades Wreck

SUNK OFF COAST OF NORMANDY BY HUMAN TORPEDO. 11 LIVES LOST. (DODS).

Hms Redcar Wreck

VESSEL BUILT 1916 BY AYRSHIRE DOCKYARD CO., OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY HM NAVY. DIAGONAL COMPOUND ENGINES OF 1,400NHP. WAS IN COMPANY OF HMS KEMPTON, OF...

Hms Redcar Wreck

VESSEL BUILT 1916 BY AYRSHIRE DOCKYARD CO., OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY HM NAVY. DIAGONAL COMPOUND ENGINES OF 1,400NHP. WAS IN COMPANY OF HMS KEMPTON, OF...

Hms Regulus Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1943 AT TORONTO. [ORIGINALLY LAID DOWN AS 'LONGBRANCH' BUT RE-NAMED IN LATE 1943 AS REGULUS]. AN ALGERINE CLASS MINESWEEPER. 2000HP FOR...

Hms Roedean Wreck

2.10.1914 EX-ROEBUCK II. BUILT IN 1897 BY THE NAVAL CONSTRUCTION AND ARMAMENT COMPANY, BARROW-IN-FURNESS FOR THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. REQU...

Hms Skipjack Wreck

BUILT AS A FLEET MINESWEEPER IN 1934 BY J CROWN & SONS. 3-DRUM BOILERS, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINES OF 1770 IHP FOR 16.5 KNOTS. TWO 4 INCH GUNS, 9 MACH...

Hms Sotra Wreck

BUILT IN 1925. HIRED AS MINESWEEPER 9.1939. ON CONVOY DUTY FROM TOBRUK TO ALEXANDRIA. SUNK BY U 431. (ALLIED WARSHIP CASUALTIES, MED, FEB 1952 & COLLE...

Hms Sphinx (Possibly) Wreck

4.2.40 BUILT IN 1939 IN HAMILTON. TWO BOILERS, TS TURBINES OF 1750HP, TWIN SHAFT. 1 X 4 INCH QF, 1 X 4 INCH DF GUN. A 'HALCYON' CLASS VESSEL. THESE...

Hms Squirrel Wreck

BUILT IN 1944. SCUTTLED OFF PHUKET AFTER BEING DAMAGED BY A MINE. (SRN).

Hms Vestal Wreck

BUILT IN 1943. WAS SUNK AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY JAPANESE AIRCRAFT OFF PHUKET. (SRN).

Hms Widnes Wreck

17.10.43 VESSEL, [EX-'WITHERNSEA-18'], BUILT 1918 BY NAPIER & MILLER. A 'HUNT' CLASS 'SWEEPER. WAS BOMBED & BEACHED. SALVED BY THE GERMANS, BECAME P...

Hnlms 227 Wreck

MINED.

Jupiter Tr 1 (Possibly) Wreck

UK NM 3912/20

Kohler Wreck

No description

M 14 Wreck

MINED.

M 23 Wreck

BUILT 1915 BY J.C. TECKLENBORG, GEESTEMUNDE. MINED IN N SEA WITH LOSS OF 2 LIVES. [DRAWING OF VESSEL TYPE]. (DIE DEUTSCHEN KRIEGSSCHIFFE)

M 27 Wreck

BUILT 1916 BY NEPTUN. SUNK, WHILST UNDERGOING TRIALS, FOLLOWING COLLISION WITH GERMAN SS PARANAGUA. (DIE DEUTSCHEN KRIEGSSCHIFFE)

M 3231 (Possibly) Wreck

3.8.42 VESSEL EX-ADMIRALTY TRAWLER TR.33. SOLD IN BELGIUM & RE-NAMED WINDROOS & LATER FREEDY. SUNK 3.8.42, RAISED AND REPAIRED BY GERMANS AND RENAME...

M 3267 (Possibly) Wreck

EX-DANISH TRAWLER NOTOS (S.147). SEIZED IN 1940 BY GERMANS FOR USE AS MINESWEEPER AND FIRST RENAMED M.3244 AND LATER M.3267. SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISIO...

M 343 (Possibly) Wreck

14.6.44 DAMAGED BY GUNFIRE FROM HMS 'ASHANTI' AND 'POLISH PIORUN' OFF BRITTANY ON 14.6.44. SCUTTLED NEAR ST MALO ON 6.8.44. (GERMAN SURFACE VESSELS,...

M 343 (Probably) Wreck

14.6.44 M343 GERMAN MINESWEEPER DAMAGED BY GUNFIRE FROM HMS ASHANTI AND POLISH DESTROYER PIORUN OFF BRITTANY 14.6.44. SCUTTLED OFF ST MALO 6.8.44. (...

M 345 (Possibly) Wreck

SUNK DURING AN AIR ATTACK.

M 36 (Possibly) Wreck

3.5.45 GERMAN MINESWEEPER SUNK BY BOMBING ON 3.5.45. (DANISH WK RECORDS). POSSIBLY M.36, BOMBED BY ALLIED AIRCRAFT IN GREAT BELT ON 4.5.45. (GERMAN...

M 3610 Wreck

EX-DUTCH M TRAWLER LEYDEN HOLLAND DE HOOP. MINED. (R VERPOORTE).

M 3630 (Possibly) Wreck

EX-DUTCH S PILOT VESSEL. COMMANDEERED BY GERMANS. SUNK BY BRITISH MTBS. (R VERPOORTE).

M 383 Wreck

BUILT 1942 BY ELSFLETH. BOMBED & SUNK IN APPROACHES TO JADE. (DIE DEUTSCHEN KRIEGSSCHIFFE)

M 39 Wreck

MINED. (WARSHIPS OF WW1).

M 40 Wreck

MINED. (WARSHIPS OF WW1)

M 41 Wreck

No description

M 414 Wreck

TORPEDOED BY ALLIED AIRCRAFT W OF TEXEL. (GERMAN SURFACE VESSELS, VOL 1).

M 414 Wreck

TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY RAF COASTAL COMMAND AIRCRAFT (NORTH COATES WING) OFF TEXEL. (WARSHIP LOSSES, WW2).

M 469 Wreck

SUNK BY TORPEDO FROM BRITISH MTB. (GERMAN LOSS BOOKS).

M 47 Wreck

BUILT 1916 BY A. G. NEPTUN, ROSTOCK. MINED. 5 LIVES LOST. (WARSHIPS OF WW1 & DIE DEUTSCHEN KRIESCHIFFE [DRAWING OF TYPE OF VESSEL]).

M 483 Wreck

TWO BOILERS, TWIN TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES WITH EXHAUST STEAM TURBINES FOR TOTAL 1800HP. TWIN RUDDER. ONE 105MM, SEVEN 20MM AA AND ONE 37MM AA GUNS. C...

M 522 (Possibly) Wreck

SCUTTLED.

M 56 (Possibly) Wreck

MINED IN N SEA. (GERMAN WAR NOTICE 572/18 & WARSHIPS OF WW1). BUILT 1916 BY VULCAN. MINED WITH LOSS OF 6 LIVES. (DIE DEUTSCHEN KRIEGSSCHIFFE...

M 6 Wreck

MINED IN N SEA.

M 61 Wreck

M 62 Wreck

MINED IN NORTH SEA. (WARSHIPS OF WW1).

M 64 Wreck

MINED. (WARSHIPS OF WW1).

M 95 Wreck

MINED. (WARSHIPS OF WW1).

M49 Wreck

TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 1400 NHP, TWO SHAFTS. 3 X 3.4INCH GUNS. MINED WITH LOSS OF 6 LIVES. (WARSHIPS OF WW1 & K HEATH)

M63 (Probably) Wreck

BUILT IN 1917 WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 1,850HP. HAD 2 OR 3, 3.4IN OR 4.1IN GUNS & A COMPLEMENT OF 40 CREW. MINED IN THE NORTH SEA. (WARSHIPS O...