This is a partial list of shipwrecks which occurred in the Atlantic Ocean. The list includes ships that sank, foundered, grounded, or were otherwise lost. The Atlantic Ocean is here defined in its widest sense, to include its marginal seas: the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the English Channel, the Labrador Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the mid-Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the North Channel, the Norwegian Sea, and the waters of West Africa.
Baltic Sea
Bay of Biscay
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Achille | French Navy | 18 June 1940 | A Redoutable-class submarine scuttled at Brest, France, to prevent her capture by advancing German ground forces during the Battle of France. | |
Agosta | 18 June 1940 | A Redoutable-class submarine scuttled at Brest, France, to prevent her capture by advancing German ground forces during the Battle of France. | ||
Arendskerk | Netherlands | 15 January 1940 | A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed and later shelled by U-44.[2] | 46°55′N 06°34′W / 46.917°N 6.567°W |
Berenice | 21 June 1940 | A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed by U-65.[3] | 47°10′N 03°35′W / 47.167°N 3.583°W | |
Dupetit-Thouars | French Navy | 7 August 1918 | A Gueydon-class armored cruiser torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine U-62 off Brest, France. | |
Diane | 11 February 1918 | A Diane-class submarine sunk by an accidental internal explosion off La Pallice, France. | ||
España | Spanish Republican Navy | 30 April 1937 | An España-class battleship sunk by a mine near Santander, Spain. | 43°31′26″N 003°40′44″W / 43.52389°N 3.67889°W |
France | French Navy | 26 August 1922 | An Courbet-class battleship wrecked on an uncharted rock while entering Quiberon Bay on the coast of France. | 47°27′06″N 003°02′00″W / 47.45167°N 3.03333°W |
Gueydon | 13 August 1944 | A hulked Gueydon-class armored cruiser sunk by Royal Air Force aircraft at Brest France. | ||
Infernet | 16 November 1910 | A decommissioned D'Estrées-class protected cruiser wrecked off Les Sables-d'Olonne, France, while under tow to ship breakers. | ||
Kléber | 27 June 1917 | A Dupleix-class armored cruiser sunk by a mine off the Iroise entrance to Brest, France. | ||
Neion | Greece | 22 June 1940 | A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed by U-38.[4] | 47°09′N 04°17′W / 47.150°N 4.283°W |
HMS Serpent | Royal Navy | 10 November 1890 | An Archer-class torpedo cruiser wrecked on the northwestern coast of Spain off Cape Vilan. | |
U-621 | Kriegsmarine | 18 August 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by depth charges dropped by three Royal Canadian Navy destroyers, HMCS Ottawa, HMCS Kootenay and HMCS Chaudiere near La Rochelle | 45°52′N 02°36′W / 45.867°N 2.600°W |
U-1222 | 11 July 1944 | A Type IXC/40 U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft. | 46°31′N 5°29′W / 46.517°N 5.483°W |
Black Sea
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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SS Admiral Nakhimov | Soviet Union | 31 August 1986 | An ocean liner that collided with the Soviet cargo ship Pyotr Vasev in Tsemes Bay. | 44°36′15″N 37°52′35″E / 44.60417°N 37.87639°E |
Armenia | Soviet Navy | 7 November 1941 | A hospital ship that was sunk by German aircraft, with at least 5,000 deaths. | 44°15′N 34°17′E / 44.250°N 34.283°E |
Novorossiysk | 29 October 1955 | A Conte di Cavour-class battleship sunk by an explosion at Sevastopol in the Soviet Union. | 44°37′07″N 033°32′08″E / 44.61861°N 33.53556°E | |
Portugal | Imperial Russian Navy | 30 March 1916 | A Russian hospital ship that was torpedoed by U-33 off Rize Province, Turkey. | 42°00′36″N 41°11′24″E / 42.01000°N 41.19000°E |
Struma | Panama | 24 February 1942 | A refugee ship that was torpedoed by Shch-213 with over 700 Romanian Jewish immigrants aboard. | 41°23′N 29°13′E / 41.383°N 29.217°E |
MT Unirea | Romania | 13 October 1982 | An oil tanker that exploded 40 nautical miles (74 km) southeast of Kaliakra, Bulgaria. |
Caribbean Sea
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Alegrete | Brazil | 1 June 1942 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-156 between St. Lucia and St. Vincent.[5] | 13°40′N 61°30′W / 13.667°N 61.500°W |
Almirante Oquendo | Spanish Navy | 3 July 1898 | An Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser beached and wrecked on the south coast of Cuba west of Santiago de Cuba after sustaining damage in combat against United States Navy warships during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. | |
Amakura | United Kingdom | 25 August 1942 | A cargo ship that sunk after being torpedoed by U-558.[6] | 17°46′N 75°52′W / 17.767°N 75.867°W |
American | United States | June 11, 1942 | A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed three times by U-504.[7] | 17°58′N 84°28′W / 17.967°N 84.467°W |
Ante Matkovic | Kingdom of Yugoslavia | 19 June 1942 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-159.[8] | 12°05′N 72°30′W / 12.083°N 72.500°W |
Ardenvohr | United Kingdom | 10 June 1942 | A cargo ship that sunk after being torpedoed by U-68.[9] | 12°45′N 80°20′W / 12.750°N 80.333°W |
Arkansan | United States | June 16, 1942 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-126.[10] | 12°07′N 62°51′W / 12.117°N 62.850°W |
Arriaga | Panama | 23 June 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-68.[11] | 13°08′N 72°16′W / 13.133°N 72.267°W |
Beatrice | United States | 25 May 1942 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-558.[12] | 17°30′N 68°20′W / 17.500°N 68.333°W |
Blankaholm | Sweden | 18 August 1942 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-533.[13] | 19°41′N 76°50′W / 19.683°N 76.833°W |
Brabant | Belgium | 14 May 1942 | A merchant ship that sank after being torpedoed by U-155.[14] | 11°32′N 62°43′W / 11.533°N 62.717°W |
British Consul | United Kingdom | 19 August 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-564 near Grenada. | 11°58′N 62°38′W / 11.967°N 62.633°W |
Bruxelles | Belgium | 9 June 1942 | A merchant ship that sank after being torpedoed by U-502.[15] | 11°05′N 66°41′W / 11.083°N 66.683°W |
USS Caron | United States Navy | 4 December 2002 | A decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer sunk during explosives testing 75 nautical miles (139 km; 86 mi) south of Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. | |
Castilla | Honduras | 7 June 1942 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-107.[16] | 20°15′N 83°18′W / 20.250°N 83.300°W |
Ceres | Netherlands | 13 March 1943 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-68.[17] | 14°50′N 71°46′W / 14.833°N 71.767°W |
MV C.O. Stillman | Panama | 4 June 1942 | An oil tanker that was torpedoed by U-68 about 41 nautical miles (76 km) southwest of Isla de Mona, Puerto Rico. | 17°30′N 68°20′W / 17.500°N 68.333°W |
MV Christena | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1 August 1970 | An overloaded passenger ferry boat that sank crossing the channel between the islands of St. Kitts and Nevis, Leeward Islands | 17°10′50″N 62°40′30″W / 17.18056°N 62.67500°W |
Cristóbal Colón | Spanish Navy | 29 September 1895 | A Velasco-class unprotected cruiser that sank in a hurricane near Pinar del Rio, Cuba. | |
Cristóbal Colón | 3 July 1898 | A Giuseppe Garibaldi-class armored cruiser beached and wrecked on the south coast of Cuba at the mouth of the Tarquino River after sustaining damage in combat against United States Navy warships during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. | ||
USS Dorado | United States Navy | 12 October 1943 | A Gato-class submarine that was sunk north of Panama. | 12°21′N 78°50′W / 12.350°N 78.833°W |
SS Empire Amethyst | United Kingdom | 13 April 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-154 southwest of Haiti. | 17°40′N 74°50′W / 17.667°N 74.833°W |
SS Empire Buffalo | 6 May 1942 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-125 west of the Cayman Islands. | 19°14′N 82°34′W / 19.233°N 82.567°W | |
SS Empire Cloud | 21 August 1942 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-564 northeast of Trinidad. | 10°54′N 62°10′W / 10.900°N 62.167°W | |
SS Empire Cromwell | 28 November 1942 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-508 off Guyana. | 9°00′N 58°30′W / 9.000°N 58.500°W | |
SS Empire Explorer | 9 July 1942 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-575 northwest of Tobago. | 11°40′N 60°55′W / 11.667°N 60.917°W | |
SS Faja de Oro | Mexico | 21 May 1942 | An oil tanker that was torpedoed by U-106. | 23°30′N 84°24′W / 23.500°N 84.400°W |
Flora | Netherlands | 18 June 1942 | A steam merchant that was sunk by U-159 after it was shelled.[18] | 11°55′N 72°36′W / 11.917°N 72.600°W |
Furor | Spanish Navy | 3 July 1898 | A Furor-class destroyer that exploded and sank off the south coast of Cuba just west of Cabanas Bay during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. | |
Gonçalves Dias | Brazil | 24 May 1942 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-502.[19] | 16°09′N 70°00′W / 16.150°N 70.000°W |
Hector | Netherlands | 24 May 1942 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-103.[20] | 19°50′N 81°53′W / 19.833°N 81.883°W |
Infanta Maria Teresa | Spanish Navy | 3 July 1898 | An Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser beached and wrecked on the south coast of Cuba just west of Punta Cabrera after sustaining damage in combat against United States Navy warships during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. | |
Jorge Juan | 21 July 1898 | A sloop sunk by United States Navy warships in Nipe Bay on the coast of Cuba during the Battle of Nipe Bay. | ||
Kahuku | United States | 16 June 1942 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-126.[21] | 11°54′N 63°07′W / 11.900°N 63.117°W |
USS Kearsarge | United States Navy | 2 February 1894 | A screw sloop-of-war wrecked on Roncador Cay. | 13°32′N 080°03′W / 13.533°N 80.050°W |
USS Maine | 15 February 1898 | A warship, sometimes referred to as an armored cruiser and sometimes as a second-class battleship, sunk by an internal explosion at Havana, Cuba. | 23°08′07″N 082°20′03″W / 23.13528°N 82.33417°W | |
SS Melville E. Stone | United States | 24 November 1943 | A Liberty ship that was sunk by U-516 northwest of Cristóbal, Panama. | 10°29′N 80°20′W / 10.483°N 80.333°W |
USS Memphis | United States Navy | 29 August 1916 | A Tennessee-class armored cruiser wrecked in the harbor at Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. | |
USS Merrimac | 2 June 1898 | A collier sunk in the entrance to the harbor at Santiago de Cuba in Cuba during the Siege of Santiago de Cuba. | 19°58′37″N 075°52′18″W / 19.97694°N 75.87167°W | |
SS Norlantic | United States | 13 May 1942 | A cargo ship that was sunk by U-69 about 90 nautical miles (170 km) east of Bonaire. | 14°2′N 83°13′W / 14.033°N 83.217°W |
USS O-5 | 28 October 1923 | An O-class submarine that was sunk in a collision in Limon Bay on the coast of the Panama Canal Zone. | ||
Plutón | Spanish Navy | 3 July 1898 | A Audaz-class destroyer beached and wrecked on the south coast of Cuba just west of Cabanas Bay after sustaining damage in combat against United States Navy warships during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. | |
Poelau Roebiah | Netherlands | 6 July 1943 | A cargo liner that sank after being torpedoed by U-759.[22] | 17°56′N 75°57′W / 17.933°N 75.950°W |
Port Montreal | United Kingdom | 10 June 1942 | A merchant ship that sank after being torpedoed by U-68 178 miles (286 km) north of Cristobal, Panama.[23] | 12°17′N 80°20′W / 12.283°N 80.333°W |
USS R-12 | United States Navy | 12 June 1943 | An R-class submarine that sank accidentally. | 24°24′30″N 81°38′30″W / 24.40833°N 81.64167°W |
Regent | Latvia | 14 June 1942 | A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed by U-504. It would be one of 8 Latvian ships that continued to fly the flag of Latvia and did not return home after being invaded by the Soviet Union.[24] | 17°56′N 75°57′W / 17.933°N 75.950°W |
Reina Mercedes | Spanish Navy | 5 July 1898 | An Alfonso XII-class unprotected cruiser scuttled on the south coast of Cuba at the entrance to the harbor Santiago de Cuba during the Siege of Santiago de Cuba. | |
Rotterdam | Netherlands | 27 August 1942 | A tanker that was sunk after being torpedoed by U-511.[25] | 18°09′N 74°38′W / 18.150°N 74.633°W |
Sally | Honduras | 5 June 1942 | A sailing ship that sank after it was shelled by U-159.[26] | 16°45′N 70°15′W / 16.750°N 70.250°W |
Stad Amsterdam | Netherlands | 25 August 1942 | A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed by U-164.[27] | 16°39′N 73°15′W / 16.650°N 73.250°W |
Surcouf | Free French Naval Forces | 18 February 1942 | A submarine that sank 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) north of Cristóbal, Panama, possibly due to a collision with an American freighter. | 10°40′N 79°32′W / 10.667°N 79.533°W |
USS Sylvan Arrow | United States Navy | 28 May 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-155 southwest of Grenada. | 12°50′N 67°32′W / 12.833°N 67.533°W |
Tachirá | United States | 12 July 1942 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-129.[28] | 18°15′N 81°45′W / 18.250°N 81.750°W |
USS Texan | United States Navy | 11 March 1942 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed off Cape San Antonio, Cuba. | 21°34′N 76°28′W / 21.567°N 76.467°W |
Tuscaloosa City | United States | 4 May 1942 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-125.[29] | 18°25′N 81°31′W / 18.417°N 81.517°W |
U-94 | Kriegsmarine | 28 August 1942 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMCS Oakville off Haiti. | 17°40′N 74°30′W / 17.667°N 74.500°W |
U-153 | 13 July 1942 | A Type IXC U-boat that was sunk by USS Lansdowne off Colón, Panama. | 09°46′N 81°29′W / 9.767°N 81.483°W | |
U-159 | 28 July 1943 | A Type IXC U-boat that was sunk by US aircraft south of Haiti. | 15°57′N 68°30′W / 15.950°N 68.500°W | |
U-359 | 26 July 1943 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by an American aircraft southwest of Haiti's Tiburon Peninsula. | 18°06′N 75°00′W / 18.100°N 75.000°W | |
U-654 | 22 August 1942 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a US aircraft. | 12°00′N 79°56′W / 12.000°N 79.933°W | |
Valera | Panama | 7 March 1944 | A steam tanker that was sunk after being torpedoed and broken in two.[30] | 11°30′N 76°27′W / 11.500°N 76.450°W |
Vizcaya | Spanish Navy | 3 July 1898 | An Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser beached and wrecked on the south coast of Cuba west of Santiago de Cuba after sustaining damage in combat against United States Navy warships during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. | |
West Celina | United States | 19 August 1942 | A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed by U-162 two times. It was carrying a variety of cargo which included: manganese ore, mica, rubber and even 250 monkeys on the ship's boat deck.[31] | 11°45′N 62°30′W / 11.750°N 62.500°W |
West Hardaway | 15 June 1942 | A steam tanker that was sunk after being torpedoed three times by U-502.[32] | 11°50′N 62°15′W / 11.833°N 62.250°W |
Gulf of Mexico
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Albatross | United States | 2 May 1961 | A schooner that sank in a squall about 125 nautical miles (232 km) west of the Dry Tortugas, inspiring the film White Squall. | |
SS Alcoa Puritan | United States | 6 May 1942 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-507 off Port Eads, Louisiana. | 28°35′N 88°22′W / 28.583°N 88.367°W |
Amatlan | Mexico | 4 September 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-171 about 60 miles off the coast of Tampico. Originally an Italian vessel prior to being seized by Mexico.[33] | 23°27′N 97°30′W / 23.450°N 97.500°W |
Baja California | Honduras | 19 July 1942 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-84.[34] | 25°14′N 82°27′W / 25.233°N 82.450°W |
Bayard | Norway | 6 July 1942 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-67 about 45 miles to the south of Pascagoula, Mississippi.[35] | 29°35′N 88°44′W / 29.583°N 88.733°W |
Benjamin Brewster | United States | 10 July 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-67.[36] | 29°05′N 90°05′W / 29.083°N 90.083°W |
Bosiljka | Kingdom of Yugoslavia | 19 June 1942 | A Yugoslavian cargo steamer that was sunk after hitting a US Navy mine.[37][38] | 24°57′N 81°57′W / 24.950°N 81.950°W |
D/S Cadmus | Norway | 1 July 1942 | A merchant ship that sank after being torpedoed by U-129.[39] | 22°50′N 92°15′W / 22.833°N 92.250°W |
Carrabulle | United States | 26 May 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-106.[40] | 26°18′N 89°21′W / 26.300°N 89.350°W |
SS City of Everett | 11 October 1923 | A whaleback steamship that foundered 120 nautical miles (220 km) off Florida. | ||
Empire Mica | United Kingdom | 29 June 1942 | A steam tanker that sank after being torpedoed by U-67.[41] | 28°29′N 89°12′W / 28.483°N 89.200°W |
Gulfoil | United States | 17 May 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-506.[42] | 28°08′N 89°46′W / 28.133°N 89.767°W |
Gulfpenn | 13 May 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-507.[43] | 28°29′N 89°12′W / 28.483°N 89.200°W | |
Gundersen | Norway | 2 July 1942 | A Norwegian merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-107.[44] | 23°33′N 92°35′W / 23.550°N 92.583°W |
Halo | United States | 20 May 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-506.[45] | 28°42′N 90°08′W / 28.700°N 90.133°W |
Hamlet | Norway | 27 May 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-753.[46] | 28°25′N 91°00′W / 28.417°N 91.000°W |
USS Hatteras | United States Navy | 11 January 1863 | A sidewheel paddle gunboat sunk off Galveston, Texas, by the Confederate States Navy screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama in the Action off Galveston Light. | |
Heredia | United States | 17 May 1942 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-506.[47] | 28°53′N 91°03′W / 28.883°N 91.050°W |
Holstein | Honduras | 2 October 1992 | A Honduran cargo ship that sank during a storm.[48] | |
J. W. Clise | United States | August 1940 | A schooner that was caught in the 1940 Louisiana hurricane and sank south of Mobile, Alabama. | |
SS Las Choapas | Mexico | 27 June 1942 | An oil tanker that was torpedoed by U-129 near Tecolutla. | 20°15′N 96°20′W / 20.250°N 96.333°W |
Moira | Norway | 17 June 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-158 off the coast of Corpus Christi, Texas.[49] | 25°35′N 96°20′W / 25.583°N 96.333°W |
Oaxaca | Mexico | 26 July 1942 | A merchant ship that was tropedoed by U-171.[50] | 28°23′N 96°08′W / 28.383°N 96.133°W |
Rawleigh Warner | United States | 23 June 1942 | An oil tanker that was torpedoed by U-67 40 miles to the south of South Pass, Louisiana.[51] | 28°53′N 89°15′W / 28.883°N 89.250°W |
San Blas | Panama | 17 June 1942 | A merchant ship that sank after being torpedoed by U-158.[52] | 25°26′N 95°33′W / 25.433°N 95.550°W |
USS Tacoma | United States Navy | 16 January 1924 | A Denver-class protected cruiser wrecked on Blanquilla Reef off Veracruz, Mexico. | |
USS Tecumseh | 5 August 1864 | A Canonicus-class monitor sunk by a mine in the entrance to Mobile Bay on the coast of Alabama during the Battle of Mobile Bay. | 30°13′54″N 088°01′33″W / 30.23167°N 88.02583°W | |
Tuapase | Soviet Union | 4 July 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-129.[53] | 22°13′N 86°06′W / 22.217°N 86.100°W |
SS Tuxpam | Mexico | 27 June 1942 | An oil tanker that was torpedoed by U-129 near Tecolutla. | 20°15′N 96°20′W / 20.250°N 96.333°W |
U-2513 | United States Navy | 7 October 1951 | A German Type XXI U-boat, operated by the US Navy from 1945 to 1949, sunk as a target | 24°52′0.9″N 83°18′35.64″W / 24.866917°N 83.3099000°W |
Virginia | United States | 12 May 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-171 while it was laying stopped 1.5 miles (2.4 km) miles from the Southwest Pass pilot buoy for the Mississippi River. The coordinates are for where the ship sank at.[54] The shipwreck itself has been moving because of underwater mudflows and as a result the ship's movement is a source of scientific research on that matter.[55] | 28°53′N 89°29′W / 28.883°N 89.483°W |
English Channel
Irish Sea
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMS Cochrane | Royal Navy | 14 November 1918 | A Warrior-class armoured cruiser wrecked in the Mersey Estuary. | |
U-1024 | 13 April 1945 | A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was captured by British ships northwest of Holyhead, Wales, and sank under tow the next day. | ||
U-1051 | Kriegsmarine | 26 January 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British ships. | 53°39′N 05°23′W / 53.650°N 5.383°W |
U-1172 | 27 January 1945 | A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by British frigates east of Wexford, Ireland. | 52°24′N 05°42′W / 52.400°N 5.700°W |
Labrador Sea
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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USAT Dorchester | United States Army | 3 February 1943 | A troopship that was torpedoed by the German submarine U-223 south of Greenland. | 59°22′N 48°42′W / 59.367°N 48.700°W |
USCGC Escanaba | United States Coast Guard | 13 June 1943 | A United States Coast Guard cutter sunk southwest of Greenland, probably by a mine. | 60°50′N 52°0′W / 60.833°N 52.000°W |
SS Flynderborg | United Kingdom | 3 November 1941 | A merchant ship that was torpedoed by U-202 northeast of Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland. | 51°21′N 51°45′W / 51.350°N 51.750°W |
San Juan de Pasajes | Basques | December 1565 | While sitting at anchor in Red Bay bay with other whaling ships, she broke her moorings during a storm, struck an island and sank with a full load of 1,000 casks of oil. | 51°43′55″N 56°25′32″W / 51.73194°N 56.42556°W |
Mediterranean Sea
Mid-Atlantic
North Channel
North Sea
Norwegian Sea
South Atlantic
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Admiral Graf Spee | Kriegsmarine | 17 December 1939 | A Deutschland-class cruiser, nicknamed a "pocket battleship" by the British, scuttled off Montevideo, Uruguay. | 34°58′S 056°17′W / 34.967°S 56.283°W |
African Star | United States | 12 July 1943 | A merchant vessel that was torpedoed by U-172.[89] | 25°46′S 40°35′W / 25.767°S 40.583°W |
MV Atlantic Conveyor | United Kingdom | 28 May 1982 | A roll-on, roll-off container ship owned by Cunard. Hit by two Argentine air-launched missiles on the 25 May with the loss of 12 crew including the captain. Sank three days later while under tow. | 50°40′S 54°28′W / 50.667°S 54.467°W |
HMS Antelope | Royal Navy | 24 May 1982 | A Type 21 frigate struck by an Argentine 1000 lb bomb on 23 May 1982. The bomb later exploded while an attempt was being made to defuse it, killing one. The explosion, together with a subsequent fire and multiple explosions of on-board munitions caused catastrophic damage. The vessel sank the next day. | 51°33′3″S 59°3′30″W / 51.55083°S 59.05833°W |
ARA Almirante Domecq Garcia | Argentine Navy | 7 October 1983 | A Fletcher-class destroyer sunk as a target off Mar del Plata, Argentina. | 39°57′S 057°57′W / 39.950°S 57.950°W |
HMS Ardent | 22 May 1982 | A Type 21 frigate. Caught fire and was abandoned after multiple bomb hits from three waves of Argentine aircraft on 21 May; sank in shallow water the next day. | 51°39′38″S 59°8′12″W / 51.66056°S 59.13667°W | |
Bagé | Brazil | 1 August 1943 | A merchant vessel that was torpedoed by U-185. The vessel was previously German from when it was built in 1912 to 1917 where it was seized by Brazil. Spent a large part of its career sailing from Brazil to Germany.[90] | 11°29′S 36°58′W / 11.483°S 36.967°W |
HMS Birkenhead | Royal Navy | 26 February 1852 | A troopship which broke in two and sank after striking a rock off the southwest coast of South Africa near Gansbaai. | 34°38′42″S 19°17′09″E / 34.64500°S 19.28583°E |
Brasiloide | Brazil | 18 February 1943 | Merchant vessel that sank after being torpedoed by U-518. Originally a German ship but it got seized by Brazil in 1942.[91] | 12°47′S 37°33′W / 12.783°S 37.550°W |
Concordia | Barbados | 17 February 2010 | A barquentine that capsized 300 nmi (550 km; 340 mi) southeast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. | 27°28′S 40°53′W / 27.467°S 40.883°W |
HMS Coventry | Royal Navy | 25 May 1982 | A Type 42 destroyer. Hit by three bombs dropped by an Argentine A-4 Skyhawk; two exploded. The ship capsized and sank 20 minutes later with the loss of 19 crew. | 51°3′36″S 59°42′12″W / 51.06000°S 59.70333°W |
RFA Darkdale | Royal Navy | 22 October 1941 | A Dale-class oil tanker that was torpedoed by U-68 while anchored at Jamestown, Saint Helena. | |
ARA General Belgrano | Argentine Navy | 2 May 1982 | A Brooklyn-class cruiser sunk by the Royal Navy submarine Conqueror during the Falklands War with the loss of 323 crew. | 55°24′S 61°32′W / 55.400°S 61.533°W |
SATS General Botha | South African Navy | 13 May 1947 | A retired training ship, a former Mersey-class protected cruiser, scuttled by gunfire in False Bay on the southwest coast of South Africa. | 34°13′48″S 018°37′48″E / 34.23000°S 18.63000°E |
SMS Gneisenau | Imperial German Navy | 8 December 1914 | German Scharnhorst-class armored cruiser sunk during the World War I Battle of the Falkland Islands. | 52°29′58″S 56°9′59″W / 52.49944°S 56.16639°W |
Henzada | United Kingdom | 24 July 1943 | A merchant vessel that was sunk by U-199.[92] | 25°30′S 44°00′W / 25.500°S 44.000°W |
SS Imo | Norway | 30 November 1921 | Ran aground at Cape Carysfort on the East Falkland because the helmsman was incapacitated due to drunkenness. | 51°24′49.68″S 57°51′14.4″W / 51.4138000°S 57.854000°W |
ARA Isla de los Estados | Argentine Navy | 11 May 1982 | Argentine naval supply ship. Sunk after shellfire from HMS Alacrity caused her cargo of fuel and munitions to explode. Only two of the 24 crew survived. | 51°42′3″S 59°29′22″W / 51.70083°S 59.48944°W |
Nortun | Panama | 20 March 1943 | A merchant vessel which was part of Convoy CN-13 that was torpedoed by U-199 70 miles (110 km) southwest of Luderitz Bay.[93] | 27°35′S 14°22′E / 27.583°S 14.367°E |
SMS Nürnberg | Imperial German Navy | 8 December 1914 | German Königsberg-class light cruiser sunk during the World War I Battle of the Falkland Islands with the loss of all but five of the crew. | 53°28′S 55°4′W / 53.467°S 55.067°W |
MV Monte Cervantes | Weimar Republic | 23 January 1930 | German cruise liner. Sank in the Beagle Channel near Tierra del Fuego after striking an uncharted rock. All 1,200 passengers and 350 crew were saved, with the exception of the ship's captain | |
Sagadahoc | United States | 3 December 1941 | American merchant vessel that was sunk by U-124. The U-boat's captain thought it was suspicious because lights did not illuminate the flag painted on its side and thus he could not identify the nationality of the vessel because of the dark. It was one of four American ships to be sunk by German U-boats prior to the entry of the United States into World War 2.[94] | 21°50′S 7°50′W / 21.833°S 7.833°W |
SMS Scharnhorst | Imperial German Navy | 8 December 1914 | German Scharnhorst-class armored cruiser sunk during the World War I Battle of the Falkland Islands. | 52°29′58″S 56°9′59″W / 52.49944°S 56.16639°W |
HMS Sheffield | Royal Navy | 10 May 1982 | Type 42 destroyer. Was badly damaged by an Argentine air-launched missile on 4 May 1982 during the Falklands War; foundered six days later while under tow. | 53°04′S 56°56′W / 53.067°S 56.933°W |
RFA Sir Galahad | Royal Navy | 21 June 1982 | Hit by two or three 500-pound (227 kg) bombs dropped by Argentine aircraft on 8 June 1982; scuttled on 21 June. | 51°50′28″S 58°12′40″W / 51.841°S 58.211°W |
HMS Sybille | Royal Navy | 16 January 1901 | An Apollo-class protected cruiser wrecked on a reef south of Lambert's Bay on the west coast of South Africa. |
West Africa
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ajax | French Navy | 24 September 1940 | The Redoutable-class submarine was scuttled off Dakar, Senegal, French West Africa, to prevent her capture by British forces after the British destroyer HMS Fortune damaged her with depth charges and forced her to the surface during the Battle of France. | |
Méduse | 14–15 April 1912 | The frigate was beached on the Bay of Arguin off Mauritania. | 20°36′N 16°29′W / 20.6°N 16.49°W | |
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