All Underwater Wrecks
Wreck CatalogueWest Virginia Wreck
HISTORY H8350/56--53-54FT DEPTHS EXIST IN VICINITY. H11078/01-- S-B904-WH; ITEM FELL OUTSIDE SURVEY LIMITS AND DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS WAS NOT I...
West Zeda Wreck
BUILT IN 1918 BY NORTHWEST STEEL CO, PORTLAND, OREGON FOR THE US MARITIME COMMISSION, WASHINGTON DC. LATER LAID UP AS PART OF THE RESERVE FLEET. OWNED...
West-Hinder Wreck
40m radius, line fishing, anchoring, dredging and trawl fishing prohibited.
West-Nubi (Ex West-Nubi-1-B/S) Wreck
No description
Westavon Wreck
STEEL HULL. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE HARTLEPOOL FOR LONDON. CARGO COAL. MINED. (SIBI).
Westburn Wreck
ABANDONED IN SINKING CONDITION. (CG FORMBY). WIRE ROPE CAUGHT IN PROPELLER WHICH OPENED STERN GLAND CAUSING VESSEL TO SINK. (CUMBRIA MARINE...
Westburn (Possibly) Wreck
WIRE ROPE CAUGHT IN PROPELLOR WHICH OPENED STERN GLAND CAUSING THE VESSEL TO SINK. WAS ABANDONED IN SINKING CONDITION SOME 16M SW OF ST BEES HEAD. BUI...
Westbury Wreck
BUILT IN 1901 BY GOURLAY BROS. & CO. WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 417NHP.OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CAPPER, ALEXANDER & CO. PASSAGE RIO GRANDE FOR B...
Westbury Wreck
TORPEDOED. PASSAGE BARRY FOR HALIFAX, CARGO COAL.
Westbury (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1901 BY GOURLAY BROS. & CO. WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 417NHP.OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CAPPER, ALEXANDER & CO. PASSAGE RIO GRANDE FOR B...
Westergate Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT IN 1881 BY SHORT BROS. AND OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY FRANCO-BRITISH S.S. CO., WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY SUBMARINE WITH THE LOSS OF TW...
Westergate (Probably) Wreck
BUILT OF IRON IN 1881 BY SHORT BROTHERS, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY FRANCO-BRITISH SS CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE OF 198...
Westerley Star Wreck
APPARENTLY SANK FOLLOWING A FIRE.
Western Wreck
No description
Western Belle Wreck
BURNT OFF VAZON. (CHANNEL ISLAND WKS).
Western Coast (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1916 BY DUBLIN DOCKYARD CO, DUBLIN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY COAST LINES LTD, LIVERPOOL. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 172NHP, SING...
Western Coast (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1913 BY W HARKNESS & SONS LTD. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY POWELL, BACON & HOUGH LINES LTD. PASSAGE LONDON FOR LIVERPOOL. TORPEDOED BY U-8....
Western Dolphin Immingham Terminal Wreck
No description
Western Eagle Wreck
BUILT IN 1958. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY WESTERN CONTRACTING CORP. PASSAGE CAM-RANH FOR HONG KONG UNDER TOW OF M TUG MICHAEL B. DEVIATED TO QUI NHON BE...
Western Explorer Wreck
EX-SALAMADER. BUILT OF WOOD IN 1984 AT ARKLOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY C MINEHANE, BALLYLYNCH. OIL ENGINE OF 245BHP, SINGLE SHAFT. TOOK WATER IN THE...
Western Farmer (Bow Section) Wreck
BUILT IN 1943 BY BETHLEHEM FAIRFIELD SHIPYARD INC. ONWED AT TIME OF LOSS BY WASTERN NAVIGATION CORPORATION. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. BRO...
Western Front (Probably) Wreck
VESSEL, CAUGHT FIRE WHEN 20M FROM BISHOPS'S ROCK. WAS ABANDONED BY CREW & EVENTUALLY WENT AGROUND CLOSE TO WESTERN ROCKS. WAS REFLOATED & LATER SUNK B...
Western Glory Wreck
EX-EASTERN GLORY '93, EX-ARROW ACE NO 2 '78. BUILT IN 1975 BY NISHI DOCK CO LTD, JAPAN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY RICHFINE SHIPPING CO. SANK FOLLOWING...
Western Hope Wreck
EX-BONNY STAR '87. BUILT IN 1980 BY DONG HAE SHIPBUILDING CO LTD, ULSAN. OWNED BY KOREA ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION. PASSAGE KAOHSIUNG FOR KEELUNG. O...
Western Hope Wreck
SANK WHEN SWAMPED BY A GIANT WAVE WHEN ON PASSAGE KAOHSIUNG FOR KEELUNG. (LL).
Western King Wreck
WOODEN HULL FV BUILT 1944, WESTERN KING CO. CAUGHT FIRE, BECAME A TOTAL LOSS AND SANK 30M NW OF CABO MARZO, COLOMBIA. (MSD).
Western Knight Wreck
BUILT IN 1919 BY AMES SHIPBUILDING & DRYDOCK CO, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, WITH TRIPLE-EXPANSION ENGINES OF 714NHP. PASSAGE NEW YORK FOR DELAGOA BAY. WRECK...
Western Mist (Possibly) Wreck
STRUCK A SUBMERGED OBJECT BELIEVED TO BE WK. WAS HOLED AND SHAFT BROKEN. SANK APPROX 25 MINUTES LATER.
Western Ocean 2 Wreck
No description
Western Pilot Wreck
50400 DESCRIPTION 01 DATED 1954 24 NO. 8715; 113 GT; SUNK 11/14/53 BY MARINE CAS...
Western Star Wreck
GROUNDED ON N COAST OF MARTINIQUE, EN-ROUTE MONTSERRAT TO TRINIDAD ON MAIDEN VOYAGE.
Western Sun Wreck
WENT AGROUND ON ROCKS WHEN UNMANNED. HAD BEEN ANCHORED OFF PLYMOUTH FOR SEVERAL DAYS. (LLOYDS).
Western Urania Wreck
CAPSIZED AND SANK, THOUGHT CAUSED BY SHIFTING OF DECK CARGO. (LL).
Western Venture Wreck
03323 DESCRIPTION 55 LLOYD'S LIST. PANAMANIAN M/V WESTERN VENTURE, 850 GT, 195 X 34FT GROUNDED ON SAMANA CAY ON JAN. 13, 1970 IN AP...
Western Venturer Wreck
BUILT IN 1944 BY BROWN SHIPBUILDING CO, HOUSTON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY WESTERN VENTURES INC. PASSAGE CAPE CANAVERAL VIA GRAND BAHAMA, ANDROS AND EL...
Western World Wreck
GROUNDED IN GALE
Westfield Wreck
AT ABOUT 7.20PM SHIP WAS IN 491000N, 064600W, THEN ZIG-ZAGGED TO S & E UNTIL 8.20PM, THEN 6DEGS N 54DEGS E [TRUE] BUT CONTINUED ZIG-ZAGGING, TORPEDOED...
Westgate Wreck
50401 DESCRIPTION 24 NO.5279; CARGO; 153 GT; SUNK 6/28/43 BY MARINE CASUALTY; POSITION ACCURACY 3-5 MILES...
Westhaven Wreck
DISTRESS WARNING GIVEN BY EPRIB. WRECKAGE AND ONE BODY FOUND. 3 MISSING. WK LOCATED BY ROV. (LL).
Westhinder Ltv Wreck
No description
Westland Wreck
BUILT IN 1926 BY JAN SMIT. A FORMER DUTCH SHIP TAKEN OVER THE GERMANS. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 304NHP. STRUCK & MINE & SANK N OF TERSCHELLING. (DOD...
Westland Wreck
No description
Westland Wreck
BUILT IN 1906 BY WERF V/H RIJKEE & CO, ROTTERDAM. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SCHEEPVAART-EN STEENKOLEN. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 146HP, S...
Westlands Wreck
PASSAGE LEITH FOR NANTES. SUNK BY A TORPEDO FROM A GERMAN SUBMARINE 10M N BY W OF ILE DE VIERGE. (LL WW1).
Westminster Wreck
SUNK BY U 38 20 MILES ESE FROM MUCKLE FLUGGA. (GRIMSBY LOSS LIST). SUNK 30 MILES E BY S OF BALTASUND. ICELAND FOR GRIMSBY, CARGO...
Westmoreland Wreck
NM42/39-- (LIGHTHOUSE NOTICE TO MARINERS); WRECK OF BARGE WESTMORELAND LOCATED IN 86 FEET, ABOUT 5300 YARDS, 63 DEG. FROM CAPE HENRY LIGHTHOUSE; LD OF...
Westmoreland Wreck
SURVEY REQUIREMENTS INFORMATION
Weston Maid (Possibly) Wreck
INTACT, INVERTED, BOWS N, SCOUR AT S END EXTENDS E/W
Weston Reserve Wreck
SURVEY REQUIREMENTS INFORMATION
Westowrie Wreck
SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH SS LAMBETH.
Westville Wreck
BUILT N 1913 BY JOHN REDHEAD, SOUTH SHIELDS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY VILLE SS LTD (BALLS & STANSFIELD, MANAGERS). TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGIN...
Westward Ho Wreck
9.9.75 9.9.75 SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE.
Westward Ho Wreck
29.11.54 BUILT BY C V GJ VAN DER WERFF, SCHEEPSBOUW, WESTERBROEK. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY S BOUDEWIJN. 8 CYLINDER OIL ENGINE BY MAN, SINGLE SHAFT....
Westwick Wreck
MINED 1M S OF ROCHE'S POINT, CORK WHILE ON PASSAGE BALTIMORE FOR HULL. (LL WW1). ABANDONED BY CREW AFTER BEING MINED, DRIFTED ASHORE AT FISH...
Westwind Wreck
No description
Westwood (Possibly) Wreck
INTACT, DEGRADED
Wet Dream Wreck
No description
Wethea Wreck
BURNED
Whale Unit (578Y) Wreck
PRESUMABLY SUNK WHILE BEING TOWED TO NORMANDY BEACHES FOR USE AS PART OF MULBERRY HARBOUR DURING THE INVASION OF FRANCE.
Whale Unit 552 Wreck
No description
Whale Unit 552 (Possibly) Wreck
WELL BROKEN SMALL WK OR DEBRIS
Whaleback Wreck
No description
Whaler Wreck Wreck
AKA: Dive boat capt nickname, USLSS Station: Diving wreck, Misc Information: 79 ft; Unknown history
Wheal Geevor Wreck
SANK AFTER INGRESS OF WATER. CREW RESCUED.
Wheatflower Wreck
EX-SEAFORTH, EX-LE HAVRIAS, EX-SEAFORTH. BUILT IN 1895 BY SOUTH HYLTON SHIPBUILDING & REPAIRING CO, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SPILLERS SS C...
Wheatflower (Possibly) Wreck
EX-SEAFORTH, EX-LE HAVRIAS, EX-SEAFORTH. BUILT IN 1895 BY SOUTH HYLTON SHIPBUILDING & REPAIRING CO, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SPILLERS SS C...
Wheatman (Possibly) Wreck
FULLY COLLAPSED, WRECKAGE
Whestschelde Wreck
7.12.79 BROKE MOORINGS AT STADTLANDETSVERFTET DURING A HURRICANE, DRIFTED & SANK IN NAMSENFJORD. (LL, 7.12.79)
Whinfield Wreck
BUILT IN 1883 BY TYNE SB CO LTD, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE SS WHINFIELD CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 98 NHP...
Whinnyford Wreck
ATTACKED AND BOMBED BY AIRCRAFT 15M SE OF LANGANAES, ICELAND. (WW2 LOSSES).
Whinstone Wreck
No description
Whintown (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1919. STEEL SS. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE LONDON FOR THE TYNE. FOUNDERED FOLLOWING COLLISION.
Whippoor Will Wreck
HISTORY H8796/64--19FT DEPTHS EXIST IN GENERAL VICINITY. LNM23/73(4/18/73)--8TH CGD; WHIPPOOR WILL F/V (53FT LONG, MAST ì UNCOVERS 1FT) WAS REP...
Whispering Hope Wreck
No description
White Bear Wreck
LNM 03/94, CGD8, 1/18/94; Dangerous wreck (PA, Masts) reporten in approx. pos./LAT 28 58 18.0N LON 89 26 0.0W
White Berry (Or Wheat Berry) Wreck
No description
White City Wreck
CAPTURED AND SCUTTLED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE UB-5 AT CROMER KNOLL. CREW FORCED TO ABANDON VESSEL. (LLWW1, NAVAL MONOGRAPHS, VOL 14 & SIBI).
White Fox Wreck
VESSEL, SANK APPROX 20M OFF MOTRIL WHILST ON PASSAGE FROM MALAGA TO ALMERIA. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MR PETER MILLS. (LLOYDS VOL.218).
White Ghost Wreck
GROUNDED NEAR ORFORD LIGHT. WAS REFLOATED BUT SANK WHILE BEING TOWED TO RIVER ORE. (THAMES MRSC).
White Head Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1880 BY HARLAND & WOLFF. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ULSTER STEAMSHIP CO. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE. 23 LIVES LOST. (DODS).
White Huntress Wreck
SANK AFTER BEING STRUCK BY SERIES OF LARGE WAVES WHICH BROKE WHEELHOUSE WINDOWS AND FLOODED VESSEL.
White Knight (Possibly) Wreck
SUFFERED ENGINE FAILURE. ANCHORED OFF BRIDLINGTON, BUT DRAGGED IN FORCE 12 WINDS AND BLIZZARD. ABANDONED BY CREW AND AFTER DRIFTING S & CONTACT LOST....
White Lady Wreck
WOODEN HULL. BEACHED. (TH).
White Mountain Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1943 BY PERMANENTE (SHIPYARD NO.1), RICHMOND CALIFORNIA. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY UNITED WHITE SHIPPING CO. LTD. LISTED VERY BADLY & SAN...
White Rose Wreck
No description
White Rose Wreck
No description
White Rose Wreck
HISTORY NM DATED 12/19/35
White Squall Wreck
SURVEY REQUIREMENTS NOT DETERMINED
White Swan Wreck
BUILT OF STEEL IN 1903 BY BLYTH SB CO. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY DIXON, SAMPLE & CO (DODS), BY SWAN LINE (SIBI). MACHINERY BY BLAIR & CO LTD, STOCK...
White Swan (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1903 BY BLYTH SB CO. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY DIXON, SAMPLE & CO (SWAN LINE). TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 219NHP, SINGLE SHAF...
White Wall Wreck
South Cardinal bouy Q(6)+LF I.15s 7M
Whitefield Wreck
VESSEL CAPTURED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE, 95M N BY W FROM CAPE WRATH. ON PASSAGE ARCHANGEL FOR CLYDE AND NICE. (WW1SL).
Whitehaven Wreck
BUILT IN 1875 BY WHITEHAVEN SHIPBUILDING CO, WHITEHAVEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE TRUSTEES OF WHITEHAVEN HARBOUR. ONE BOILERS, COMPOUND EXPANSION...
Whitemantle (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1920 BY WOOD, SKINNER & CO LTD, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE GAS LIGHT & COKE CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE O...
Whiteplain Wreck
ONLY BOILERS AND ANCHOR REMAIN
Whitetoft Wreck
EX- WELTONDALE '36. BUILT IN 1924 BY COCHRANE & SONS LTD, SELBY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY 'TOFT' SS CO LTD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 98...
Whitford Point Wreck
BUILT IN 1928 BY R DUNCAN & CO., WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 545NHP. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY GOWAN SHIPPING CO. PASSAGE BALTIMORE & HALIFAX FOR L...
Whitte Zee Wreck
WENT AGROUND WHILE ON PASSAGE PENZANCE TO LAMLASH.
Whyalla Wreck
REPORTED TO BE IN DISTRESS IN SE'LY GALE. ABANDONED BY CREW AND LATER SANK.