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List of shipwrecks of the United Kingdom
This is a list of shipwrecks located in the United Kingdom.
Loss of the Royal Charter in a storm on the coast of Anglesey in 1859. About 450 lives were lost.
England
Northern Ireland
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMS Drake | Royal Navy | 2 October 1917 | Torpedoed by U-79 in Rathlin Sound. | 55°17′53″N 6°12′25″W / 55.298°N 6.207°W |
| Girona | 26 October 1588 | Foundered and sank off Lacada Point, County Antrim. | 55°14′46″N 6°30′15″W / 55.2462°N 6.5043°W | |
| Lagan | United Kingdom | March 1946 | Sank in collision off Belfast Lough.[1] | |
| Normanby Hall | United Kingdom | 8 October 1965 | Foundered and sunk off Kilroot. | |
| MV Princess Victoria | United Kingdom | 31 January 1953 | Foundered in heavy seas off the Copeland Islands. | |
| State of Louisiana | United Kingdom | 28 December 1878 | A passenger liner that ran aground on Hunter Rock. | |
| Tiberia | United Kingdom | 26 February 1918 | A merchant ship torpedoed and sunk by SM U-19 off Black Head near Larne, County Antrim. | |
| Tullaghmurray Lass | United Kingdom | February 2002 | A Kilkeel fishing boat that sank after a gas explosion. | 54°03′36″N 5°59′35″W / 54.060°N 5.993°W |
Scotland
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV Akka | Sweden | 9 April 1956 | Ran aground and was wrecked in the River Clyde. | |
| Annie Jane | United Kingdom | 28 September 1853 | Sank off Vatersay, Outer Hebrides in a gale, with the loss of 350 lives.[2] | |
| RMS Aurania | United Kingdom | 4 February 1918 | An ocean liner that was torpedoed by UB-67 off the coast of Ireland. | 56°36′N 6°20′W / 56.600°N 6.333°W |
| Avondale Park | Canada | 7 May 1945 | A cargo ship that was sunk by U-2336 south of the Isle of May. | 56°05′N 02°32′W / 56.083°N 2.533°W |
| Ben Doran | United Kingdom | 30 March 1930 | An Aberdeen trawler that wrecked on the Ve Skerries, Shetland, killing the ~9 crew.[3] | |
| SS Breda | Netherlands | 23 December 1940 | Dutch cargo ship, sunk by two Heinkel 111 bombers in Ardmucknish Bay off Oban. | 56°28.55′N 5°25.00′W / 56.47583°N 5.41667°W |
| SMS Brummer | Imperial German Navy | 21 June 1919 | A Brummer-class cruiser that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter. | |
| HMS Caribbean | Royal Navy | 27 November 1915 | Sank 35 miles (56 km) off Cape Wrath due to bad weather. | |
| MV Cemfjord | Cyprus | 2 February 2015 | A cargo ship that foundered 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of Muckle Skerry. | |
| Coelleira | United Kingdom | 4 August 2019 | A Spanish-owned, UK-registered longliner that wrecked on the Ve Skerries, Shetland.[4] | 60°22′09″N 1°49′35″W / 60.3693°N 1.8265°W |
| SMS Cöln | Imperial German Navy | 21 June 1919 | A Cöln-class cruiser that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter. | 58°53′32″N 3°03′00″W / 58.89222°N 3.05000°W |
| MV Craigantlet | United Kingdom | 26 February 1982 | British container ship ran aground at Killantringan lighthouse, Wigtownshire. | |
| HMS Dartmouth | Royal Navy | 9 October 1690 | A frigate wrecked in the Sound of Mull. | 56°30′23″N 5°41′45″W / 56.5064°N 5.6957°W |
| HMS Dasher | Royal Navy | 27 March 1943 | Aircraft carrier sunk by a major internal explosion. Lies in the Clyde estuary. | 55°36′38″N 5°00′06″W / 55.61056°N 5.00167°W |
| SS Desabla | United Kingdom | 12 June 1915 | Intercepted and sunk by German submarine SM U-17, 35 miles (56 km) off Montrose. | |
| SMS Dresden | Imperial German Navy | 21 June 1919 | A Cöln-class cruiser that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter. | |
| Elinor Viking | United Kingdom | 9 December 1977 | An Aberdeen trawler that wrecked on the Ve Skerries, Shetland.[5] | |
| SS Empire Conveyor | United Kingdom | 22 June 1940 | A cargo ship torpedoed by U-122 off Barra Head. | |
| Flying Phantom | United Kingdom | 19 December 2007 | A tug that sank in foggy conditions in the River Clyde at Clydebank. | |
| HMS Goldfinch | Royal Navy | 19 February 1915 | An Acorn-class destroyer wrecked at Start Point. | |
| El Gran Grifón | 27 September 1588 | A ship of the Spanish Armada that was wrecked on Fair Isle. | ||
| SS Gracechurch | United Kingdom | 16 August 1940 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-32 off Lewis, Outer Hebrides. | 58°29′N 6°29′W / 58.48°N 06.49°W |
| HMS Graph | Royal Navy | 20 March 1944 | Formerly the German U-boat U-570. Captured and taken into Royal Navy service in 1942, she ran aground and was wrecked on Islay in 1944. | 55°48′06″N 6°28′30″W / 55.80167°N 6.47500°W |
| HMS Hampshire | Royal Navy | 5 June 1916 | British armoured cruiser that struck a mine off Orkney. | 59°7′2″N 3°23′46″W / 59.11722°N 3.39611°W |
| SS Hispania | Sweden | 18 December 1954 | A Swedish steamboat that struck rocks in the Sound of Mull. | 56°33′55″N 5°59′13″W / 56.56528°N 5.98694°W |
| HMS Imogen | Royal Navy | 16 July 1940 | An I-class destroyer that collided with HMS Glasgow off Duncansby Head. | 58°34′N 02°54′W / 58.567°N 2.900°W |
| SS Inkosi | United Kingdom | 28 March 1918 | A steamship that was torpedoed by U-96 south of Burrow Head.[6] | |
| HMS Iolaire | Royal Navy | 1 January 1919 | An admiralty yacht sank in The Minch outside Stornoway harbour with the loss of 205 men returning from World War I. | 58°11′16″N 6°20′59″W / 58.18774°N 6.34971°W |
| SS John Randolph | United States | 5 September 1952 | Struck a mine on 5 July 1942 in the Denmark Strait. The forepart was salved but broke tow on 1 September 1952 and was later wrecked at Torrisdale Bay, Sutherland on 5 September.[7][8][9] | |
| SMS Karlsruhe | Imperial German Navy | 21 June 1919 | A Königsberg-class cruiser that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter. | |
| HMS King Edward VII | Royal Navy | 6 January 1916 | A King Edward VII-class battleship that struck a mine laid by SMS Möwe off Cape Wrath. | |
| SMS König | Imperial German Navy | 21 June 1919 | A König-class battleship that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter. | |
| SMS Kronprinz | Imperial German Navy | 21 June 1919 | A König-class battleship that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter. | |
| SS Leadgate | United Kingdom | 8 March 1943 | A straggler from Convoy SC 121 that was hit by a torpedo from U-642 and sank west of the Hebrides. The master and 25 crewmembers were lost. | |
| SMS Markgraf | Imperial German Navy | 21 June 1919 | A König-class battleship that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter. | |
| Orion | United Kingdom | June 1850 | A paddle steamer that sank off Wigtownshire. | |
| HMS Port Napier | Royal Navy | 27 November 1940 | British minelayer ran aground in the Kyle of Lochalsh, caught fire while being unloaded, destroyed by explosion. | 57°15.98′N 5°41.18′W / 57.26633°N 5.68633°W |
| SS The Ramsey | Royal Navy | 8 August 1915 | An armed boarding steamer that was sunk by SMS Meteor northeast of Fair Isle. | 59°36′N 001°25′W / 59.600°N 1.417°W |
| TSS Roebuck | Royal Navy | 13 January 1915 | A minesweeper that sank following a collision with HMS Imperieuse in Scapa Flow, near Longhope. | |
| Rondo | Norway | 25 January 1935 | Sunk in the Sound of Mull in a storm. | 56°32.30′N 5°54.75′W / 56.53833°N 5.91250°W |
| HMS Royal Oak | Royal Navy | 14 October 1939 | A Revenge-class battleship torpedoed in Scapa Flow by U-47, with 833 deaths. | 58°55′51″N 2°59′00″W / 58.93083°N 2.98333°W |
| San Juan de Silicia | 5 November 1588 | A ship of the Spanish Armada that was blown up at Tobermory. | ||
| HMS Sealion | Royal Navy | 13 March 1945 | An S-class submarine scuttled off the Isle of Arran. | |
| SS Seniority | United Kingdom | 8 November 1950 | A cargo ship that sank off the Bo Vich Chuan Rock in the Outer Hebrides. | |
| SS St. Sunniva | United Kingdom | 10 April 1930 | A cruise ship that ran aground on the island of Mousa. | |
| Swan | Royal Navy | 13 September 1653 | A warship that sunk in a storm while anchored off Duart Castle. | |
| SS Thesis | United Kingdom | 16 October 1889 | A steamship that ran aground on a reef in the Sound of Mull. | |
| SS Tuscania | United Kingdom | 5 February 1918 | An ocean liner that was torpedoed by UB-77 off Islay, Inner Hebrides. | 55°37′N 6°26′W / 55.617°N 6.433°W |
| U-33 | Kriegsmarine | 12 February 1940 | A Type VIIA U-boat that was sunk by HMS Gleaner in the Firth of Clyde. | 55°25′N 05°07′W / 55.417°N 5.117°W |
| U-297 | Kriegsmarine | 6 December 1944 | A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by a British Short Sunderland flying boat of No. 201 Squadron RAF 16 nautical miles (30 km) west of Yesnaby, Orkney Islands. | |
| U-714 | Kriegsmarine | 14 March 1945 | German U-Boat sunk by depth charges from the South African frigate HMSAS Natal. She was discovered in the Firth of Forth in 2007. | 55°57′N 01°57′W / 55.950°N 1.950°W |
| U-722 | Kriegsmarine | 27 March 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk in the Sea of the Hebrides by HMS Fitzroy, HMS Redmill and HMS Byron. | 57°09′N 06°55′W / 57.150°N 6.917°W |
| U-1206 | Kriegsmarine | 14 April 1945 | A Type VIIC U-boat that sprung a leak and sank off Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire. | 57°21′N 01°39′W / 57.350°N 1.650°W |
| UB-116 | Imperial German Navy | 28 October 1918 | A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by a mine while attempting to enter the Scapa Flow. | 58°50′N 3°4′W / 58.833°N 3.067°W |
| Unknown shipwreck | Found in 2000.[10] | |||
| Valkyrie II | United Kingdom | 5 July 1894 | A cutter that collided with Satanita on the Firth of Clyde. | 55°36′50″N 4°57′00″W / 55.614°N 4.950°W |
| HMS Vandal | Royal Navy | 24 February 1943 | A U-class submarine sunk off Lochranza four days after commissioning. | 55°43′N 5°20′W / 55.717°N 5.333°W |
| HMS Vanguard | Royal Navy | 9 July 1917 | A St. Vincent-class battleship that exploded and sank at Scapa Flow, with about 804 deaths. | 58°51′24″N 3°06′22″W / 58.8566°N 3.1062°W |
| Varyag | Imperial Russian Navy | 1925 | A Russian protected cruiser that ran aground and sank in the Firth of Clyde. | 55°11′03″N 04°56′30″W / 55.18417°N 4.94167°W |
| HMS Vivid | Royal Navy | 8 July 1913 | A training ship of the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, ran aground and wrecked at Colonsay of her first voyage as a training ship. |
Wales
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazonese | Unknown | 15 April 1881 | A cargo steamship that ran aground at St. David's Head. | |
| SS Behar | United Kingdom | 24 November 1940 | A 6,100 ton steamer, 436 ft (133 m) in length, with a cargo of 4,700 tons of government stores, allegedly including Harley Davidson motorbikes. Sunk by magnetic parachute mine in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[11] | 52°43′N 5°07′W / 52.717°N 5.117°W |
| Calburga | Canada | 13 November 1915 | A Canadian barque that ran aground in a gale off Strumble Head. | |
| SS Castilian | United Kingdom | 12 February 1943 | A cargo ship that ran aground off The Skerries, Anglesey. | 53°25.0107′N 4°35.9176′W / 53.4168450°N 4.5986267°W |
| HMS Conway | Royal Navy | 14 April 1953 | A training ship wrecked near Menai Bridge. | |
| SS Dakotian | United Kingdom | 21 November 1940 | A 6,400 ton steamer, 400 ft (120 m) in length, with a cargo of 1,300 tons of tinplate. Sunk by magnetic parachute mine approx 1-nautical-mile (1.9 km) west of Dale in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. | |
| Diamond | United States | 2 January 1825 | A protected wrecksite; a three-masted square rigger with a composite hull, forerunner of the Ocean liners, lost in Cardigan Bay. | 52°31′12″N 4°32′28″W / 52.520°N 4.541°W |
| MV Empire Beacon | United Kingdom | 5 April 1942 | A coastal trading vessel that struck a mine off Pembrokeshire. | 51°41′N 5°10′W / 51.683°N 5.167°W |
| Faraday | United Kingdom | 25 March 1941 | A cable layer that was attacked by a Heinkel He 111 off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, and sank the following day off St Anne's Head. It is now a protected wreck. | |
| Herefordshire | United Kingdom | 15 March 1934 | Former Bibby Line liner, 7,000 tons, on passage to breakers, lost tow in a storm and ran aground on Cardigan Island; no lives lost, but rats destroyed puffin and Manx shearwater colonies; lies in 12m of water.[12] | |
| PS Lelia | Confederate States Navy | 14 January 1865 | A steamship that sank in a storm off the Great Orme. | 53°22′16″N 3°50′56″W / 53.371°N 3.849°W |
| Loch Shiel (aka Whiskey Wreck) | United Kingdom | 30 January 1877 | A 1,218 ton rigged sailing ship, 225 ft (69 m) in length, with a cargo of 7,000 cases of whiskey, beer & general goods. Ran aground at Thorne Island in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Now at a depth of 25 feet (7.6 m), is very broken up, but the brick ballast is still visible.[13] | |
| Lucy | Netherlands | 14 February 1967 | A 52 metres (171 ft) coaster, sank off Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, while carrying a cargo of calcium carbide from Uddevalla, Sweden to Barry.[14][15] | |
| HMY Mary | Royal Navy | 25 March 1675 | A protected wrecksite; the first British Royal Yacht, hit rocks in fog off Anglesey. | 53°15′54″N 4°21′47″W / 53.265°N 4.363°W |
| Ocean Monarch | United States | 25 August 1848 | A barque that caught fire and sank northeast of Llandudno. | 53°25′40.00″N 3°35′27.00″W / 53.4277778°N 3.5908333°W |
| Pacific | United States | January 1856 | A Collins Line transatlantic steamer that sank (possibly in the Irish Sea) from unknown causes. Wreck found in 1986. | |
| SV Paul | Germany | 30 October 1925 | A four masted windjammer that was wrecked on the Cefn Sidan sands. | 51°44′00″N 4°22′30″W / 51.7332°N 4.3749°W |
| Resurgam II | United Kingdom | 25 February 1880 | A protected wrecksite near Rhyl. | 53°23.78′N 03°33.18′W / 53.39633°N 3.55300°W |
| PS Rothsay Castle | United Kingdom | 18 August 1831 | A paddle steamer that ran aground and broke up at the eastern end of the Menai Strait in 1831. | 53°17′00″N 04°00′30″W / 53.28333°N 4.00833°W |
| Royal Charter | United Kingdom | 26 October 1859 | A steam clipper driven onto rocks near Moelfre, Anglesey. | 53°21′14″N 4°14′06″W / 53.354°N 4.235°W |
| SS Samtampa | United States | 23 April 1947 | A steamship wrecked off Sker Point. | 51°30′01″N 03°44′26″W / 51.50028°N 3.74056°W |
| MV Swanland | Cook Islands | 27 November 2011 | Sank after hitting a large wave following gale force 8 conditions 20 nautical miles (37 km) off the coast of Anglesey. | |
| U-58 | Imperial German Navy | 17 November 1917 | A Type U 57 U-boat that was sunk by USS Fanning in the action of 17 November 1917. | 51°32′N 05°21′W / 51.533°N 5.350°W |
| U-1302 | Kriegsmarine | 7 March 1945 | A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by depth charges from the Canadian frigates HMCS La Hulloise, Strathadam and Thetford Mines in St. George's Channel. | 52°19′N 5°23′W / 52.317°N 5.383°W |
| SS Walter L M Russ | United Kingdom | 15 July 1945 | A German cargo ship that was captured by the Allies and ran aground on Grassholm. | 51°43′51″N 5°28′53″W / 51.7308°N 5.4814°W |
| HMS Whirlwind | Royal Navy | 29 October 1974 | A W-class destroyer that was sunk as a target in Cardigan Bay. | 52°16′47″N 04°40′41″W / 52.27972°N 4.67806°W |
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