All Underwater Wrecks
Wreck CatalogueHms 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 Reed Wreck
MINED IN THAMES ESTUARY. (WW2SL).
Hms Reed (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT OF STEEL IN 1911. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED AS MINESWEEPER 1914-1919. REHIRED AS A MINESWEEPER FROM 9.1939. CONVE...
Hms Refundo Wreck
BUILT IN 1917 BY COOK, WELTON & GEMMEL, BEVERLEY. ORIGINALLY OWNED BY MESSERS G F SLEIGH. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 80NHP, SINGLE SHAFT....
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 Relonzo Wreck
BUILT IN 1914 BY COOK WELTON & GEMMEL LTD, BEVERELY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE ROYAL NAVY. OEN BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 80 NHP, SINGLE SH...
Hms Remarko Wreck
HIRED 1915. SUNK BY MINE OFF LOWSTOFT. (SRN).
Hms Remillo Wreck
EX-ROBERT BETSON. BUILT IN 1917 BY COOK, WELTON & GEMMEL, BEVERLEY. HIRED AS DANLAYER 4.1940. AUXILLARY PATROL TRAWLER FROM 9.40. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE E...
Hms Remindo (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1917. HIRED IN 1917. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. SANK FROM UNKNOWN CAUSE. (SIBI & COLLEDGE).
Hms Repro Wreck
26.04.40 BUILT IN 1910 BY COOK, WELTON & GEMMEL LTD, BEVERLEY. HIRED AS AN ARMED PATROL TRAWLER FROM 2.1915. STRUCK GERMAN MINE 3 MILES SE OF TODHEA...
Hms Resolution (Possibly) Wreck
27.11.1703 BUILT IN 1667 BY DEAN, HARWICH. 70 GNS, 3RD RATE. REBUILT IN CHATHAM IN 1698. FOUNDERED 27.11.1703 IN THE GREAT STORM. (SRN).
Hms Resolvo (Part Of) Wreck
BUILT IN 1913 BY COOK WELLINGTON & GEMMEL LTD, BEVERLEY. HIRED 1915-1920 AND AGAIN AS A MINESWEEPER FROM 11.1939. STRUCK A MINE BUT WAS RAN AGOUND AT...
Hms Resono (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1910 BY WELTON & GEMMEL LTD, BEVERLEY. HIRED IN 1915 AS A MINESWEEPER. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 63HP, SINGLE SHAFT. MINED.
Hms Restango Wreck
BUILT IN 1913 BY COOK, WELLINGTON & GEMMEL, BEVERLEY. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 61NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED FROM TRUSTEES OF THE LATE SIR...
Hms Restoration (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1678 BY BETTS, HARWICH. 3RD RATE, 70 GUNS. DRIVEN ASHORE ON GOODWINS DURING THE GREAT STORM OF 1703. VERY BROKEN UP & ONLY JUST SHOWING UP AB...
Hms Reynard Wreck
BUILT IN 1848. WRECKED ON THE PRATAS SHOAL TO THE SOUTH OF PRATAS ISLAND DUE TO IRREGULAR CURRENTS. NO LOSS OF LIFE AMONGST THE 100 STRONG CREW. (THE...
Hms Rhiannon Wreck
15.9.14 BUILT IN 1914 OF WOOD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED AS AN ARMED PATROL VESSEL FROM 15.9.14. MINED OFF LONGSAND....
Hms Rhiannon (Possibly) Wreck
15.9.14 BUILT IN 1914 OF WOOD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED AS AN ARMED PATROL VESSEL FROM 15.9.14. MINED OFF LONGSAND....
Hms Rhodesia Wreck
BUILT IN 1899 BY COOK, WELTON & GEMMELL, HULL. ORIGINALLY OWNED BY HULL STEAM, FISHING & ICE CO. LTD. HIRED BY ROYAL NAVY FROM 1915 AS ARMED PATROL TR...
Hms Rhododendron Wreck
INTACT & UPRIGHT, PARTIALLY BURIED IN SANDWAVE
Hms Rhyl Wreck
INTENDED TO HAVE BEEN SUNK BY TORPEDO DURING TRIALS, BUT WAS SCUTTLED DUE BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Hms Riant Wreck
27.1.40 BUILT 1919. HIRED AS MINESWEEPER FROM 11.1939. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE-EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. SANK IN BAD WEATHER DUE TO A LEAK. CREW OF...
Hms Riant Wreck
BUILT IN 1919. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED AS MINESWEEPER FROM 11.1939. LOST IN BAD WEATHER OFF W COAST OF SCOTLAND. (WW2...
Hms Rifsnes Wreck
BUILT 1932, REQUISITIONED AS A MINESWEEPER. SUNK BY AIRCRAFT OFF OSTENDE. (WW2SL & SHIPS OF ROYAL NAVY)
Hms Rinovia Wreck
BUILT IN 1931. HIRED AS MINESWEEPER 8.1939. MINED.
Hms River Clyde (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1919. HIRED AS MINESWEEPER AUGUST 1939. MINED.
Hms River Clyde (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1919. HIRED AS MINESWEEPER AUGUST 1939. MINED.
Hms Roche Bonne Wreck
2.10.40 BUILT IN 1913. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED AS MINESWEEPER FROM 2.10.40. PASSAGE FROM FALMOUTH. SUNK BY AIR A...
Hms Rodino Wreck
BUILT I 1913 BY COOK, WELLINGTON & GEMMEL LTD, BEVERLEY FOR G F SLEIGHT. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 70 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. 1 X 12 PDR GUN....
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 Romney (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1694 BY JOHNSON, BLACKWALL, RIVER THAMES. PASSAGE GIBRALTAR FOR PORTSMOUTH. RAN AGROUND ON WESTERN ROCKS AND WAS WRECKED. ONLY 1 SURVIVOR, 28...
Hms Rondo Wreck
5.5.72 VESSEL WAS BRITISH REQUISITIONED TRAWLER BUILT IN 1893. SANK OFF UNICORN ROCK. (ROWDEN WAR RISK, INS D.T.I. TELECON 5.5.72)....
Hms Rosaura Wreck
5.11.39 BUILT IN 1905. HIRED 5.11.39 AS ARMED BOARDING VESSEL. MINED. (COLLEDGE, BVLAS 1939-45, BRITAIN'S SEA WAR, ALLIED WARSHIP CASUALTIES, MED.,...
Hms Rose Valley Wreck
EX-SILT. BUILT IN 1918 BY HERD & MCKENZIE, FINDOCHTY, FOR A JACK OF INVERNESS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE ROYAL NAVY. HIRED 10.39 FOR THE EXAMINATIO...
Hms Rosy Morn Wreck
SUNK BY MINE NEAR DOGGER BANK.
Hms Royal George Wreck
FOUNDERED AT SPITHEAD. (SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY). WHILE KEELED OVER TO REPAIR A PIPE, A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND WASHED A SEA INTO HER PORTS AND...
Hms Royal James (Possibly) Wreck
SANK FOLLOWING A FIRE, CAUSED BY A DUTCH FIRESHIP, DURING THE BATTLE OF SOLEBAY.
Hms Royal Oak Wreck
BUILT IN 1914 BY DEVONPORT DOCKYARD. A DREADNOUGHT BATTLESHIP. YARROW BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 40,000 SHP FOR 22 KNOTS. EIGHT 15 INCH, TWELVE 6 INC...
Hms Royal Scot Wreck
REQUISITIONED BY ADMIRALTY AS MERCANTILE AUXILIARY. ORIGINALLY NAMED ROYAL SOVEREIGN, BUT RE-NAMED ROYAL SCOT TO AVOID CONFUSION WITH BATTLESHIP. EN-R...
Hms Royalo Wreck
BUILT IN 1916 BY COOK WELTON & GEMMELL, BEVERLEY. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 80 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY BY C D HOLMES & CO, BEVERLEY....
Hms Ruthin Castle Wreck
BUILT IN 1916. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED FROM 1916. MINED OFF SKINNINGROVE, YORKSHIRE. (WW1SL & SIBI).
Hms Rysa Wreck
BUILT MARCH 1941 BY COCHRANE. SUNK BY MINE OFF MADDALENA, SARDINIA. (WW2SL & BVLAS 1939-45, SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY).
Hms Safeguard Wreck
BUILT AT SUMMERS, SOUTHAMPTON IN 1914. WENT ONTO THE ROCKS AT PORTMAGEE AND OVERTURNED. SOLD TO ENSORS OF COBH WHO RAISED HER FOR USE AS A SALVAGE VES...
Hms Saldanha Wreck
5TH RATE SHIP OF LINE, WITH 36 GUNS. BUILT 1809 BY TEMPLE & SONS, SOUTH SHIELDS. WRECKED IN LOUGH SWILLY, N IRELAND. DRIVEN ONTO ROCKS UNDER THE BATTE...
Hms Salvage King Wreck
BUILT IN 1925 BY BOW, MCLACHLAN & CO LTD, PAISLEY. HIRED IN 1940 AS A SALVAGE TUG. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 396NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. GROUN...
Hms Salvia Wreck
BUILT IN 1940 BY W SIMONS & CO LTD. QUADRUPLE EXPANSION ENGINE FOR 17KTS. TORPEDOED BY U 568, WHILST ON ESCORT DUTY TO THE SS 'SHUNTIEN', WHICH WAS AL...
Hms Salviking Wreck
BUILT IN 1942. PASSAGE COLUMBO FOR ADDU ATOLL. TORPEDOED BY U-168. (WW2SL, LL WW2 & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).
Hms Samphire Wreck
BUILT IN 1940 BY W SIMONS & CO., WAS TORPEDOED BY ENEMY SUBMARINE OFF BOUGIE WITH THE LOSS OF THREE OFFICERS AND 42 RATINGS. (DODS). VESSEL, BUILT APR...
Hms Santa Monica? Wreck
No description
Hms Sapper Wreck
11.12.14 BUILT IN 1915 BY SMITH'S COCK, HULL. PURCHASED 11.12.14. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. DISAPPEARED OFF OWERS LTV. PROB...
Hms Sarah Alice (?Sarah Anne)(Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1911 BY SMITH'S DOCK CO LTD, MIDDLESBROUGH. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 91NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. REQUISITIONED IN 1915. WAS ON PATROL...
Hms Sargasso Wreck
EX-ATLANTIS, EX-MAINGARY. BUILT IN 1926 BY ALEX STEPHEN & SONS LTD, GLASGOW AS A M YACHT FOR LORD MICHELHAM. TWIN SULZER OIL ENGINES OF 129NHP, TWIN S...
Hms Saumarez (Bow Section) Wreck
BUILT IN 1942. WAS MINED BY ALBANIANS WHILE PASSING THROUGH THE CORFU CHANNEL. THE BOW SECTION WAS BLOWN OFF, THE REMAINDER OF THE VESSEL WAS TOWED TO...
Hms Scorpion (Possibly) Wreck
SUNK BY GUNFIRE FROM JAPANESE SURFACE CRAFT.
Hms Scorpion (Possibly) Wreck
SUNK BY GUNFIRE FROM JAPANESE SURFACE CRAFT.
Hms Scotch Thistle Wreck
7.10.40 BUILT IN 1913. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED AS MINESWEEPER 11.1939, MINE-RECOVERED FROM 5.1940. PASSAGE LOWESTOF...
Hms Scotstoun Wreck
EX-ANCHOR LINE SS CALEDONIA. BUILT IN 1925 BY A STEPHEN & SONS. TAKEN OVER BY ADMIRALTY & FITTED OUT AS AN AUX CRUISER. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY U-25 IN NW...
Hms Scott (Possibly) Wreck
HIRED AS MINELAYER 1915. 1 X 6PDR & 24 MINES. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. MINED.
Hms Scylla Wreck
AN EX-ROYAL NAVY 'LEANDER' CLASS DESTROYER, BUILT 1968 AT DEVONPORT DOCKYARD. SCUTTLED AS ARTIFICAL REEF FOR LEISURE DIVING. OWNED BY NATIONAL MARINE...
Hms Sea King Wreck
MINED. (WW2SL).
Hms Seagull Wreck
SANK AFTER COLLIDING WITH SS CORRIB 2 MILES SOUTH OF THE BOOM, FIRTH OF CLYDE.
Hms Seine Wreck
30.6.1798 EX-FRENCH 5TH RATE 38, CAPTURED BY 5TH RATE VESSELS HMS JASON & PIQUE. VESSEL WAS WRECKED OFF TEXEL ON 5 JUNE 1803. (SHIPS OF THE RN VOL 1...
Hms Select (Possibly) Wreck
24.4.18 LOST IN COLLISION AND SANK QUICKLY APPROX 2 TO 4 MILES SE OF ST GOWANS LT BUOY. (AP SWANSEA 24.4.18).
Hms Serpent (Possibly) Wreck
STRUCK ROCKS OFF PUNTA DEL BUEY (?PUNTA DEL BOY), N SPAIN, WHILE ON PASSAGE DEVONPORT TO WEST AFRICA, AND SANK. ONLY THREE OF THE 176 COMPLEMENT SURVI...
Hms Sesame (Probably) Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN E BOAT OFF NORMANDY. (WW2SL).
Hms Severn Wreck
21.12.1804 VESSEL, GROUNDED IN GROUVILLE BAY WHILST BEING TOWED TO GOREY AFTER BEING WASHED ONTO A GRAVEL BANK DURING A STORM & FILLING IN WITH GRAV...
Hms Sevra Wreck
HIRED AS MINE SWEEPER MARCH 1940, SUNK BY MINE OFF FALMOUTH. STEEL VESSEL, BUILT 1929, MINED 5.5C SSE OF ST ANTHONY HEAD. (WW2SL, COLLEDGE & SHIPWRECK...
Hms Shapinsay Or Hildasay Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1941, GROUNDED ON REEF, NEAR KILINDINI. TOTAL LOSS. (WW2SL & SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY) BUILT 1941 BY COOK, WELTON & GEMMEL, BEV...
Hms Shark Wreck
LOST AT BATTLE OF JUTLAND.
Hms Sherwood Wreck
23.10.40 EX-USS RODGERS. 3 X 4 INCH, 1 X 3 INCH GUNS. COMMISSIONED INTO THE RN 23.10.40. AIR TARGET 8.1942. BEACHED 10.1943 AS A ROCKET TARGET. LIST...
Hms Sherwood (Possibly) Wreck
[SEE 8689]
Hms Sikh Wreck
BUILT IN 1937 BY A STEPHEN & SONS. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 44000 SHP FOR 36.5KTS. 8 X 4.7 HA, 1 X 4.2PRD AA GUNS. 2 X 21 INCH TORPEDO T...
Hms Silicia Wreck
BUILT IN 1901 BY COOK, WELTON & GEMMEL. BEVERELY. HIRED 1914-1919 AS ARMED PATROL VESSEL. HIRED AGAIN AS MINESWEEPER FROM 8.1939. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE E...
Hms Sirius Wreck
UK NM 2836/25
Hms Sisapon Wreck
BUILT IN 1928 BY COOK, WELTON & GEMMEL, BEVERLEY. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 92NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY BY AMOS, SMITH LTD, HULL. HIRE...
Hms Sisters Melville Wreck
CONVERED TO A MINESWEEPER. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. MINED. SEVEN MEN LOST.
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 Snaefell (Probably) Wreck
6.5.1915 EX-BARRY, EX-BARRYFIELD, EX-WAVERLEY. BUILT IN 1907 BY J BROWN & CO, GLASGOW FOR THE BARRY RAILWAY CO, CARDIFF. ONE BOILER, DIAGONAL TRIPLE...
Hms Snapdragon Wreck
BUILT IN 1941 BY W SIMONS & CO. QUADRUPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 2750 IHP. BOMBED AND SUNK BY ENEMY AIRCRAFT. 24 MEN LOST. (DODS, BVLAS). LOST...
Hms Solebay Wreck
25.1.1782 BUILT NEWCASTLE 1763 BY THOMAS AIREY & COMPANY, 6TH RATE 28 GUNS. GROUNDED 25.1.1782 CLOSE TO NEVIS WHILST ACTING AS A 'REPEATING FRIGATE'...
Hms Solomon Wreck
BUILT IN 1928. HIRED AS MINESWEEPER 8.1939. MINED.
Hms Sona Wreck
BUILT IN 1922 BY CAMPER & NICHOLSON LTD, SOUTHAMPTON FOR THE EARL OF CUNRAVEN. OWNED IN 1927 BY SIR WILLIAM BERRY, BT. OWNED IN 1930 BY BARON CAMROSE...
Hms Sophron Wreck
BUILT IN 1903 BY COOK, WELTON & GEMMEL, HULL. ORIGINALY OWNED BY THE STANDARD STEAM FISHING CO LTD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSIONE ENGINE OF 55HP, SING...
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 Southampton Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1936 BY JOHN BROWN & CO. FORMED PART OF A FORCE ESCORTING A CONVOY TO GREECE. AFTER SURVIVING ITALIAN ATTACKS EARLIER IN THE MORNING, TH...
Hms Southesk Wreck
BUILT 1912 BY J DUTHIE, TORRY SHIPBUILDING COMPANY, ABERDEEN. HIRED BY THE ADMIRALTY FROM ORIGINAL OWNERS, J JOHNSTON & SONS, IN 1915. ONE BOILER, TR...
Hms Southsea Wreck
25.5.41 BUILT IN 1930 BY FAIRFIELD & CO, GLASOW. ORIGINALLY OWNED BY THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO AND EMPLOYED BETWEEN PORTSMOUTH AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT....
Hms Southwold Wreck
INTACT, UPRIGHT. Circular 500m radius limit. UK NM 4456/19
Hms Spartan Wreck
BUILT IN 1942 BY VICKERS ARMSTRONG, BARROW. WAS SUNK BY HS 293A GLIDER BOMB IN ANZIO BAY, OFF NETTUNO BEACH-HEAD HWILE SUPPORTING THE ADVANCE OF THE A...
Hms Speeton (Possibly) Wreck
SUNK BY MINE OFF LOWESTOFT WHILST ON ADMIRALTY SERVICE. (LL WW1).
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 Spider Wreck
EX-ASSYRAIN. BUILT IN 1906 BY COCHRANE SB LTD, SELBY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE ADMIRALTY. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHI...
Hms Squirrel Wreck
BUILT IN 1944. SCUTTLED OFF PHUKET AFTER BEING DAMAGED BY A MINE. (SRN).
Hms St Abbs Wreck
17.12.18 BULT BY FERGUSON 17.12.18. A 'SAINT' CLASS RESCUE TUG. TARGET TOWING 1939. BOMBED AND SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT DURING EVACUATION OF B E F FR...
Hms St Achilleus (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1934. HIRED AS ANTI-SUBMARINE TRAWLER 8.1939. MINED. (WW2SL & SRN).
Hms St Angelo Wreck
PURCHASED 9.3.1935, LAUNCHED 18.3.35. MINED AT MALTA 30.5.48. (COLLEDGE).
Hms St Angelo Wreck
SUNK BY MINE OFF MALTA. (WW2SL).
Hms St Briac Wreck
7.6.41 BUILT IN 1924 BY W DENNY & BROS, DUMBATON, WITH 4 STEAM TURBINES, TWIN SCREW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE RN. PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY THE SOUTHE...
Hms St Cyrus Wreck
BUILT IN 1919 AT CREIGHTON. STEEL HULL. SCREW PROPULSION. FLEET TUG 1920. SIGNAL SCHOOL 9.39. RESCUE TUG 5.40. MINED.