This is a list of shipwrecks located off the coast of England.
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1803 under entry for Jan, unknown date, L’Amazon, Dartmouth Museum holds an original pen and wash sketch. On the reverse is a full account of the ship’s circumstances, ownership and losses.
East
Essex
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMS Dundalk | ![]() | 16 October 1940 | A Hunt-class minesweeper that struck a mine and foundered under tow off Harwich. | 52°3′N 1°48′E / 52.050°N 1.800°E |
Terukuni Maru | ![]() | 19 November 1939 | A Japanese ocean liner that struck a German mine off Harwich. | 51°50′N 01°30′E / 51.833°N 1.500°E |
Norfolk
Suffolk
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Elbe | ![]() | 31 January 1895 | A German liner sunk in the North Sea after colliding with the steamship Crathie. | |
HMS Exmoor | ![]() | 25 February 1941 | A Hunt-class destroyer that was attacked by E-boats and capsized off Lowestoft. | 52°30′N 02°04′E / 52.500°N 2.067°E |
Gasfire | ![]() | 21 June 1941 | A steam collier that was sunk by a mine east of Southwold. | 52°20′N 1°57′E / 52.33°N 1.95°E |
Golconda | ![]() | 3 June 1916 | A passenger ship that struck a mine and sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) southeast of Aldeburgh. | 52°08′30″N 1°44′45″E / 52.14167°N 1.74583°E |
Harwich ferry | ![]() | 18 April 1807 | A ferry that capsized off Landguard Fort while overburdened with foot soldiers, women and children. | |
Magdapur | ![]() | 10 September 1939 | A cargo ship that struck a mine off Thorpeness. | 52°11′N 1°43′E / 52.183°N 1.717°E |
Phryné | ![]() | 24 September 1939 | A cargo ship that was sunk by mine off Aldeburgh. | 52°09′N 1°43′E / 52.150°N 1.717°E |
U-13 | ![]() | 31 May 1940 | A Type IIB U-boat that was sunk by HMS Weston 11 nautical miles (20 km) southeast of Lowestoft. | 52°26′N 02°02′E / 52.433°N 2.033°E |
East Midlands
Leicestershire
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Stanegarth | ![]() | 6 June 2000 | A tug scuttled at Stoney Cove to create an artificial reef. |
North East
County Durham
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Seaton Carew Wreck | Unknown | Unknown | A protected wreck lying in the intertidal zone at Seaton Carew. | 54°39′29″N 1°10′49″W / 54.65806°N 1.18028°W |
Northumberland
Tyne and Wear
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Hebble | ![]() | 6 May 1917 | A cargo ship that was sunk by mine east of Roker. | 54°55′N 1°18′W / 54.917°N 1.300°W |
Oslofjord | ![]() | 1 December 1940 | An ocean liner that hit a mine off South Shields. | 55°0.17′N 1°23.72′W / 55.00283°N 1.39533°W |
UC-32 | ![]() | 23 February 1917 | A German U-boat that struck its own naval mine at Sunderland. |
North West
Lancashire
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Abana | ![]() | 22 December 1894 | A barque that was caught in a storm and ran aground at Bispham, Blackpool. | |
Riverdance | ![]() | 31 January 2008 | A RO-RO ferry that ran aground on Blackpool beach and was finally scrapped in place after refloating attempts failed. | 53°52′23″N 3°03′09″W / 53.873182°N 3.052444°W |
Merseyside
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Alarm | ![]() | 1922 | A lightship sunk in a collision in Liverpool Bay. | |
Ionic Star | ![]() | 1939 | Ionic Star was a Blue Star Line cargo ship crashed on the mad wharf sandbank (a mile from Formby point) on a journey from Rio to Liverpool. Her cargo was salvaged and later used as target practice for the Royal Air Force. | 53°32′49″N 3°07′14″W / 53.5470396°N 3.1206322000000455°W |
Pelican | ![]() | 20 March 1793 | A privateer that sank in the River Mersey. |
South East
East Sussex
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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RMS Alaunia | ![]() | 19 October 1916 | Struck a mine off Hastings. | |
Amsterdam | ![]() | 26 January 1749 | A Dutch East India Company ship that ran aground near Hastings. The wreck site is protected. | 50°50′49″N 0°31′27″E / 50.846899°N 0.524281°E |
HMS Ariadne | ![]() | 26 July 1917 | A Diadem-class cruiser torpedoed off Beachy Head by German submarine UC-65. | 50°39′18″N 0°17′28″E / 50.655°N 0.291°E |
HMS Holland 5 | ![]() | 8 August 1912 | A Holland-class submarine that foundered off Beachy Head while under tow to be scrapped. | 50°43′44″N 0°14′53″E / 50.729°N 0.248°E |
RMS Moldavia | ![]() | 23 May 1918 | An armed merchantman torpedoed off Beachy Head by UB-57. | 50°23.13′N 0°28.72′W / 50.38550°N 0.47867°W |
Nyon | ![]() | 15 June 1962 | A Swiss cargo ship that ran aground at Berwickshire in 1958, but was salvaged and repaired. It sank for the final time off Beachy Head, following a collision. | |
Sitakund | ![]() | 20 October 1968 | A Norwegian motor tanker that exploded off the coast of Eastbourne. | 50°43′08″N 0°14′24″E / 50.719°N 0.240°E |
Storaa | ![]() | 3 November 1943 | A British coaster sunk by a German torpedo near Hastings. | |
U-40 | ![]() | 13 October 1939 | A German submarine sunk by a mine off Eastbourne. | 50°42′N 0°15′E / 50.700°N 0.250°E |
U-413 | ![]() | 20 August 1944 | A German submarine sunk by a mine 15 nautical miles (28 km) south of Brighton. | 50°21′N 00°01′W / 50.350°N 0.017°W |
UC-65 | ![]() | 3 November 1917 | A German minelaying submarine torpedoed by HMS C15 off Eastbourne. | 50°31′N 00°27′E / 50.517°N 0.450°E |
Wittering | ![]() | 25 February 1976 | A British Cargo Ship sunk after a collision, 11.5 nautical miles (21.3 km) off Beachy Head. Attended by Hastings Lifeboat. | 50°43′N 00°37′W / 50.717°N 0.617°W |
Hampshire
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Grace Dieu | ![]() | 1439 | Henry V's flagship, struck by lightning in the River Hamble. Now a protected wrecksite. Wreck found in 1859. | 50°53′30″N 1°17′19″W / 50.891665°N 1.28848°W |
Impétueux | ![]() | 24 August 1794 | A Téméraire-class ship of the line that took part in the Glorious First of June. It was captured by the British and accidentally destroyed in a fire at Portsmouth. | |
HMS Invincible | ![]() | February 1758 | A ship of the line that ran aground in the East Solent. | 50°44′34″N 01°02′23″W / 50.74278°N 1.03972°W |
Mary Rose | ![]() | 19 July 1545 | A Tudor warship sunk in Portsmouth Harbour, possibly during an engagement with the French fleet. Now a protected wrecksite | 50°47′59″N 1°06′24″W / 50.79972°N 1.10667°W |
HMS Newcastle | ![]() | 27 November 1703 | A fourth-rate frigate wrecked at Spithead in the Great Storm of 1703. | |
HMS Royal George | ![]() | 29 August 1782 | A first-rate ship of the line that sank at anchor off Portsmouth, with the loss of over 800 lives. |
Isle of Wight
Kent
Goodwin Sands
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Admiral Gardner | ![]() | 25 January 1809 | A merchant vessel sunk in a storm. | |
Cap Lopez | ![]() | 21 December 1907 | A cargo ship wrecked in heavy seas. | |
HMT Etoile Polaire | ![]() | 3 December 1915 | A naval trawler destroyed by a mine laid by SM UC-1 | |
Ganges | ![]() | 14 October 1881 | A Nourse Line sailing ship wrecked en route from Middlesbrough to Calcutta. | |
Guttenburg | ![]() | 1 January 1860 | A German brig driven onto the South Sand Head by hurricane-force winds. | |
Mahratta (1892) | ![]() | 9 April 1909 | A steamship that ran aground and broke in two. | 51°14′45″N 01°30′05″E / 51.24583°N 1.50139°E |
Mahratta (1917) | ![]() | 9 October 1939 | A steamship that ran aground and broke in two. | 51°14′45″N 01°30′05″E / 51.24583°N 1.50139°E |
Mary White | ![]() | 6 March 1851 | A brig that became stranded in rough weather. Its crew were rescued by a lifeboat which subsequently took the name Mary White. | |
Montrose | ![]() | 20 December 1914 | A transatlantic ocean liner, upon which the murderer Hawley Crippen was arrested while attempting to flee to Canada. The ship was wrecked when she broke loose from her moorings during a gale. | |
HMS Northumberland | ![]() | 27 November 1703 | A third-rate ship of the line wrecked in the Great Storm of 1703, with 220 deaths. | 51°15′29″N 01°30′01″E / 51.25806°N 1.50028°E |
HMS Restoration | ![]() | 27 November 1703 | A third-rate ship of the line wrecked in the Great Storm of 1703, with 387 deaths. | 51°15′42″N 01°30′3″E / 51.26167°N 1.50083°E |
Rooswijk | ![]() | 19 December 1739 | An East Indiaman that was wrecked in a heavy storm with the loss of all hands. The wreck was discovered in 2004. | 51°16′27″N 01°34′32″E / 51.27417°N 1.57556°E |
HMS Stirling Castle | ![]() | 27 November 1703 | A third-rate ship of the line wrecked in the Great Storm of 1703. | 51°16.4561′N 01°30.4121′E / 51.2742683°N 1.5068683°E |
U-16 | ![]() | 25 October 1939 | A German submarine that ran aground while under attack from HMS Puffin and HMS Cayton Wyke. | 51°9′N 1°28′E / 51.150°N 1.467°E |
UC-46 | ![]() | 8 February 1917 | A German minelaying submarine sunk by HMS Liberty. | 51°07′N 01°39′E / 51.117°N 1.650°E |
UC-63 | ![]() | 1 November 1917 | A German minelaying submarine torpedoed by HMS E52. | 51°23′N 02°00′E / 51.383°N 2.000°E |
River Thames
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMT Amethyst | ![]() | 24 November 1940 | A naval trawler sunk in the Thames Estuary. | 51°30′28″N 1°01′15″E / 51.50778°N 1.02083°E |
The Blackfriar I | Unknown | 2nd century (probable) | A small sailing ship discovered in Blackfriars along the banks of the Thames. | 51°30′39″N 0°06′14″W / 51.5109°N 0.1038°W |
The Blackfriar II | Unknown | 1660–1680 (probable) | A ship that was most likely carrying supplies to rebuild after the Great Fire of 1666. | |
The Blackfriars III and IV | Unknown | 15th century (Probable) | These ships collided with each other. The Blackfriar III is the most complete medieval sailing ship found in Great Britain. | |
Boddington | ![]() | 1805 | A merchantman and convict ship that was stranded on a sandbank near Blackwall. | |
HMS London | ![]() | 7 March 1665 | A second-rate ship of the line that accidentally exploded in the Thames Estuary, killing 300 crewmen. | 51°29′48″N 0°44′23″E / 51.4966°N 0.7397°E |
Marchioness | ![]() | 20 August 1989 | A pleasure boat and former little ship of Dunkirk that collided with the dredger Bowbelle near Cannon Street railway bridge, with 51 deaths. | |
Princes Channel Wreck | Unknown | 16th century (probable) | An Elizabethan wreck discovered in the Thames Estuary in 2004. | 51°29′28″N 1°06′43″E / 51.491075°N 1.111873°E |
Princess Alice | ![]() | 3 September 1873 | A paddle steamer that collided with Bywell Castle near North Woolwich, with over 650 deaths. | 51°30′38″N 0°05′25″E / 51.51054°N 0.09015°E |
Richard Montgomery | ![]() | 20 August 1944 | A Liberty ship that ran aground off the Nore in the Thames Estuary with over a thousand tons of explosives on board. A protected wreck site, designated as dangerous. | 51°27′57″N 0°47′12″E / 51.46583°N 0.78667°E |
Stornoway | ![]() | 7 June 1873 | A clipper wrecked at the mouth of the Thames. |
Sussex
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMS A3 | ![]() | 2 February 1912 | An A-class submarine sunk as a target of the Isle of Portland. | |
RMS Alaunia | ![]() | 19 October 1916 | Struck a mine off Hastings. Amsterdam 26 January 1749 A Dutch East India Company ship that ran aground near Hastings. The wreck site is protected. | 52°22′21.00″N 4°54′51.48″E |
HMS Ariadne | ![]() | 26 July 1917 | A Diadem-class cruiser torpedoed off Beachy Head by UC-65. | 50.655°N 0.291°E |
HMS Holland 5 | ![]() | 8 August 1912 | A Holland-class submarine that foundered off Beachy Head while under tow to be scrapped. | 50.729°N 0.248°E |
RMS Moldavia | ![]() | 23 May 1918 | An armed merchantman torpedoed off Beachy Head by UB-57 | 50°23.13′N 0°28.72′W |
Nyon | ![]() | 15 June 1962 | A Swiss cargo ship that ran aground at Berwickshire in 1958, but was salvaged and repaired. It sank for the final time off Beachy Head, following a collision. | |
Sitakund | ![]() | 20 October 1968 | A Norwegian motor tanker that exploded off the coast of Eastbourne. | 50.719°N 0.240°E |
Storaa | ![]() | 3 November 1943 | A British coaster sunk by a German torpedo near Hastings. | |
U-40 | ![]() | 13 October 1939 | A German submarine sunk by a mine off Eastbourne. | 50°42′N 0°15′E |
U-413 | ![]() | 20 August 1944 | A German submarine sunk by a mine 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) south of Brighton. | 50°21′N 00°01′W |
UC-65 | ![]() | 3 November 1917 | A German minelaying submarine torpedoed by HMS C15 off Eastbourne. | 50°31′N 00°27′E |
Wittering | ![]() | 25 February 1976 | A British cargo ship sunk after a collision, 11.5 nautical miles (21.3 km; 13.2 mi) off Beachy Head. Attended by Hastings Lifeboat. | 50°43′N 00°37′W |
South West
Bristol Channel
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
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Nornen | ![]() | 3 March 1897 | Three mast Barque (Bark. Nor). Sailing from Brunswick Georgia to Bristol England. Forced ashore at Berrow beach, Somerset, by a storm. All crew and the ship's dog were rescued. The hull remains as a wreck on the beach to this day. |
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SS Bengrove | ![]() | 7 March 1915 | A collier torpedoed by German submarine U-20. | 51°21′04″N 4°06′58″W / 51.351°N 4.116°W | |
USCGC Tampa | ![]() | 26 September 1918 | A cutter that was torpedoed by German submarine UB-91. | 50°40′N 6°19′W / 50.667°N 6.317°W | |
HMS Montagu | ![]() | 29 May 1906 | A battleship run aground in fog on Shutter Reef, Lundy. | ||
SS Staghound | ![]() | 27 March 1942 | Distilling ship bombed off Devon coast; salvaged and towed to Woodspring Bay for trials and target practice. |
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SS Fernwood | ![]() | 18 September 1942 | A collier hit by bombs off Dartmouth; towed to Woodspring Bay, near Weston, for trials and target practice . The MOD base at St Thomas Head used the vessel for trials after WW2. |
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HMS Vernon | ![]() | 1944 | Sunk off Weston-super-mare for target training and 'blockship' trials. |
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Cornwall
Devon
Dorset
Isles of Scilly
Yorkshire and the Humber
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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SS Empire Bay | ![]() | 15 January 1942 | A collier that was bombed by German aircraft off Middlesbrough. | 54°41′08″N 1°08′36″W / 54.68556°N 1.14333°W |
HMS Falmouth | ![]() | 19 August 1916 | A Town-class cruiser sunk by U-63 off Hornsea. | 53°58.93′N 0°4.50′W / 53.98217°N 0.07500°W |
SS Lanthorn | ![]() | 21 May 1917 | A cargo ship that was sunk by UB-41 off Whitby. | 54°30′N 00°29′W / 54.500°N 0.483°W |
SS Saint Ninian | ![]() | 7 February 1917 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by UB-48 off Whitby. | 54°28′46.1″N 0°28′10.3″W / 54.479472°N 0.469528°W |
MS Piłsudski | ![]() | 26 November 1939 | A Polish ocean liner sunk off Grimsby. | 53°45.75′N 0°45.67′E / 53.76250°N 0.76117°E |
SS Rohilla | ![]() | 30 October 1914 | A steamship that struck a reef near Whitby. |
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