Barge Wrecks 1900-2000

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Ewt 263 (Fwd Part) Wreck

PASSAGE SANTANDER FOR ROTTERDAM IN TOW OF TUG BRITTANIA. BROKE IN TWO OFF LIZARD POINT. THE AFTER SECTION WAS TOWED INTO FALMOUTH BY THE TUG, THE POSN...

F F Clain (1942) Wreck

COLLISION W/ "HARRY RUSH"

Fabious Wreck

SANK. (SV 293/45).

Fb97 Wreck

No description

Folgate Wreck

SUNK OFF LOWER END OF WHITE'S JETTY, SWANSCOMBE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BLUE CIRCLE INDUSTRIES PLC. (LL).

Foremost 101 Wreck

No description

Four Brothers Wreck

WOODEN HULL. DUMB BARGE.

Fpt Iv Wreck

LOST ITS TOW IN ROUGH WEATHER IN VICINITY OF SELSEY BILL. WAS LATER ABANDONED BY CREW AND SANK. TOWED PONTOON EVENTUALLY GROUNDED AT ALDWICK. SEE [202...

Full Moon Wreck

LOADED DUMB BARGE, SANK AT BARGE ROADS, WOOLWICH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SILVERTOWN SERVICES LTD. (LL).

G M 10 Wreck

LOST WHILE ON PASSAGE SUVA FOR LAUTOKA WITH 390 TONS DIESEL & 2 UNITS OF EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT. ATTEMPTS TO LOCATE UNSUCCESSFUL. (LL).

Gavilã¯â¿Â½N Wreck

SANK 5 KM NORTH OF KM77, CANAL INTERMEDIO ENTRANCE TO PORT OF BUENOS AIRES. CONSIDERED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS, BUT SALVAGE ATTEMPTS WILL BE UNDERTAKEN IN...

Gcc 700 (Probably) Wreck

BROKE FROM TOW OF M SALAVGE TUG 'SMIT SINGAPORE' AND M TUG/SUPPLY V 'SOLFONN' WHILE ON PASSAGE W COAST OF USA TO VERDAL, TRONDHEIMSFJORDEN. AFTER DRIF...

Gemini Wreck

BUILT 1972, OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY OFFSHORE COMPANY & UNDER CONTRACT TO AMOCO OIL CO. ONE LEG DAMAGED WHILE DRILLING 7M FROM RAMADAN FIELD, POSSIBLY...

Gertie Wreck

SANK. CREW RECOVERED BY PILOT BOAT. PASSAGE TREVOR, NORTH WALES FOR LIVERPOOL. CARGO CRUSHED GRANITE.

Ghc (Possibly) Wreck

IN TWO PARTS

Gibhow Wreck

BROKE MOORINGS DRIVEN ASHORE 100 FT EAST OF JETTIES USED BY DINMOOR QUARRIES. LATER SANK. (LL).

Gino Wreck

28.8.97 SANK WHILE UNDER TOW OF QUATARI TUG 'WIESLAW II'. REPORTED AS LISTING 40DEGS AFTER GOING ADRIFT. PRESUMED TO HAVE SUNK DUING NIGHT OF 28-...

Gk 41/Gr 41 Wreck

VESSEL, WENT ASHORE ON ROCKS ON EASTERN PART OF HOS WICK BAY, LEVENWICK, AFTER STORM MOORINGS PARTED DUE TO HEAVY WEATHER. (LL).

Glance Wreck

WOODEN VESSEL, OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY T PERRY, LIVERPOOL. PASSAGE LIVERPOOL FOR HAWARDEN BRIDGE. SANK ON EDGE OF E HOYLE BANK. (SIBI)

Glance (Possibly) Wreck

WOODEN VESSEL, OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY T PERRY, LIVERPOOL. PASSAGE LIVERPOOL FOR HAWARDEN BRIDGE. SANK ON EDGE OF E HOYLE BANK. (SIBI)

Globe Wreck

MINED.

Grantor & A Lice M Winslow Wreck

RAN AGROUND WHILE UNDER TOW OF M TUG ALICE M WINSLOW FROM SANTO DOMINGO TO RIO HAINA. TUG ALSO AGROUND. CONFISCATED BY DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GOVERNMENT...

Graso Wreck

BARGE WAS DECK CARGO ON THE SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE HEAVY LIFT VESSEL 'DAN MOVER' WAS LOST OVERBOARD IN HEAVY SWELL WHILE ON PASSAGE FROM VENICE TO MALMO. PR...

Great Eastern Wreck

18.12.75 STEEL BARGE WITH DERRICK POST ABANDONED IN SINKING CONDITION WHILST UNDER TOW OF TUG HAI LEY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE SARAWAK CO. (LL,...

Grit (Probably) Wreck

BUILT OF WOOD IN 1913 BY F T EBERHARDT, GREENHYTHE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY F T EBERHARDT, LONDON. AUXILLARY 2 CYLINDER OIL ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PAS...

Gyptis Wreck

TUG DRIVEN ASHORE AND FIVE STEEL BARGES SUNK DURING VERY STRONG GALE AT LATCHI, LIMASSOL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CYPRUS SULPHUR & COPPER CO LTD. (LL...

H K Daniels Wreck

THAMES BARGE. WOODEN HULL. AUXILLARY ENGINE. PASSAGE LONDON FOR WHITSTABLE. MINED ON CANT SHOAL. (WW2SL & SIBI).

H.102 Wreck

VESSEL BROKE ADRIFT FROM M TUGS LAGA & HUSKY. GROUNDED ON ROCKS OFF HAWKS NESS, SHETLAND. (LL).

H.s.4 & R.b.6 Wreck

CAPTURED BY SUBMARINE AND SUNK BY BOMBS 130M WSW FROM USHANT. (WW1 SL).

Hans & Nelle Wreck

BUILT IN 1962. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY GUYBULK SHIPPING LTD. TWO NON-PROPELLED HOPPER BARGES, EACH CARRYING 6000TONS OF BAUXITE. PASSAGE GUYANA FOR T...

Hansen (Possibly) Wreck

28.7.75 SANK DURING PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WINDS. (LL, 28.7.75).

Harcourt Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1895, FOUNDERED ON MAPLIN SANDS WHILST EN-ROUTE LONDON TO IPSWICH. (SHIPWRECK INDEX OF THE BRITISH ISLES).

Harry Rush Wreck

COLLISION W/ "F F CLAIN"

Hart Wreck

SANK ALONG WITH CRANE BARGE 'MARGARET ELIZABETH' AT APCM BUOY, SOUTH SIDE OF ST CLEMENT'S REACH, RIVER THAMES. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THAMES & GENER...

Hauler Wreck

BROKE ADRIFT WHEN UNDER TOW AND SANK. SOME SALVAGE WORK CARRIED OUT IN 1975. LATER DISPERSED BY EXPLOSIVES.

Helou Iv Wreck

LOST AT SEA WHILE TRANSPORTING CARGO FROM ABU DHABI TO JEBEL DHANNA.

Henlopen Wreck

FOUNDERED IN STRONG WIND

Hercules Wreck

ON TOW BY M TUG CAMPIONE FROM MALTA TO TOBRUK. CAPSIZED AND BROKE ADRIFT IN ROUGH SEAS. EVENTUALLY SANK.

Hoop (Probably) Wreck

BEGAN TO SINK WHILE UNDER TOW OF MV 'GULF AFRICA' FROM ROTTERDAM TO APAPA/LAGOS. TOW CUT AND PRESUMED TO HAVE SUNK SHORTLY AFTERWARDS.

Hopper 35 Wreck

No description

Hopper Barge No.42 Wreck

INTACT, PROBABLY UPRIGHT See Also: 17667

Hopper F Wreck

BUILT IN 1924 BY FERGUSTON BROS LTD, PORT GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE LONDON, MIDLAND & SCOTTISH RAILWAY. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGIN...

Hopper Number 19 Wreck

No description

Hua Ann Wreck

27.8.76 BUILT 1966, OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CHUA BENG CHAI. SANK AT KUALA MIRI WHILE BEING TOWED FROM MIRI ROADS. SUSPECTED STRUCK A SUBMERGED OBJE...

Hyundai B. No.2001 Wreck

BUILT IN 1988 BY HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO LTD. CAPSIZED IN THE SEA OF JAPAN, GROUNDED AND BROKE INTO THREE PIECES OFF SVETLAYA. (MSD)

Indian River Barge Wreck

AKA: Dive boat capt nickname, USLSS Station: Diving wreck, Misc Information: 30 ft; Unknown history

Interbarge 12 Wreck

25.2.77 STRUCK BREAKWATER AT SHARJAH & SPRANG LEAK WHEN TUG SOUTH GULF BROKE DOWN. BARGE SANK IN SHARJAH LAGOON. (LL, 25.2.77).

Interbarge No.9 Wreck

5.1.76 OWNED BY INTERGULF SHIPPING, SHARJAH. SANK WHILE RECEIVING CARGO FROMM SS GULF MARINER AT SHARJAH ANCHORAGE. (LL, 5.1.76)

Intermac 169 Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1971. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MCDERMOTT INTERNATIONAL. SANK WHILST IN TOW OF TUG 'JARAMAC 34', IN HEAVY WEATHER 42M SE OF SALALAH. (MSD...

Intermac 261 Wreck

BUILT IN 1975, OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MCDERMOTT J.RAY & CO., INC. VESSEL CAPSIZED, WHILST UNDER TOW OF TUG JARAMAC XVII AND SANK IN HEAVY WEATHER, A...

Iron Duchess Wreck

TOOK ON WATER AND STRANDED WHILE PROCEEDING FROM BRISTOL TO R AXE.

Irving Whale Wreck

OPERATED AT TIME OF LOSS BY K C IRVING OIL CO. PASSAGE HALIFAX FOR BATHURST, NEAR BRUNSWICK. SANK AFTER DEVELOPING LEAK WHILE UNDER TOW OF TUG 'IRVING...

J P P No 507 Wreck

SANK AT MOORINGS DURING BAD WEATHER AT LES MECHINS. (LL).

J R Williams Wreck

No description

Jerapah Wreck

VESSEL, OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY PT TRIKORA LLOYD. ON PASSAGE FROM TANJUNG PINANG FOR SUNDA KELAPA. REPORTED SUNK NEAR SUMEDANG ISLAND, SUNDRA STRAIT...

Jessie Wreck

SANK ABOUT 130YDS ABOUT N 1/2 W (MAG) OF R9 BLACK CAN BUOY IN THE ROCK CHANNEL. CARGO ABOUT 120TONS OF SULPHUR ORE.

Jimmy Wreck

VESSEL, OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY HAULBOWLINE INDUSTRIES LTD. ON PASSAGE FROM CARLINGFORD FOR COBH. UNDER TOW BY MOTOR MOORING VESSEL 'CELTIC LORD' WHE...

John L Wreck

RAN AGROUND ON ROCKS AFTER AN ENGINE BREAKDOWN AND A CABLE PARTED. (LL).

John Leach Wreck

14.2.24 PASSAGE HULL FOR CASTLEFORD. SANK IN TOW OF STEAM BARGE AGNES, AFTER COLLISION WITH STEM OF STEAMER ARTIFICER ANCHORED OFF RIVERSIDE QUAY...

Jonesport Wreck

Owner: Southern Transportation Co, Year Built: 1919, Misc Information: #218181; Total loss

Joseph Hall Wreck

SANK AFTER BEING HIT BY A SQUALL AND ROLLING OVER. LATER RAISED AND TOWED TO HARWICH, BEFORE BEING RETURNED TO OWNERS AT FELIXSTOWE. (LL).

Juan Flanos Wreck

RUPTURED A BALLAST TANK AND SUFFERED FLOODING WHILST UNDER TOW OF M TUG FALMOUTH BAY. BARGE IN BALLAST FOR SCRAPPING. PASSAGE ARENAS DE SUR, ALMERIA,...

Kb 34 Wreck

4.10.67 BARGE KB34, SANK IN 30FT WATER, 2M NW OF ABU DHABI. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY YOUSEF BIN AHMAD KANOO. (LL, 4.10.67)

Kenter Wreck

SANK WHILE UNDER TOW OF M TUG SQUALIS. PREVIOUSLY A FERRY, WAS NOW A CHAIN INSPECTION BARGE.

Khwaja Gharib Nawaz Wreck

PASSAGE SOMALIA FOR DUBAI. TOOK IN WATER DURING A STORM WHEN SECTION OF STEERING GEAR WAS TORN OUT BY THE WIND. PUMPS PROVED INADEQUATE & AN ATTEMPT T...

Koko Head Wreck

BUILT IN 1967. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY NORTHLAND MARINE LINES INC. CAPSIZED & SANK NEAR BUTEDALE, AFTER STRIKING A SUBMERGED OBJECT, WHILE UNDER TOW...

Kompot Trader Wreck

SEVERELY DAMAGED BY PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES & BEACHED ON KOMPONG SOM BEACH. (LL).

Kromwyk Wreck

22.2.72 SS 'KROMWYK', AN EX RHINE BARGE CONVERTED AT ROTTERDAM BY GERMANS. SUNK BY RAF WHIRLWINDS. TWO AIRCRAFT LOST IN ACTION. (T A TITTERINGTON, J...

L2600 Wreck

PASSAGE UNDER TOW PORO POINT FOR TAPIS. SANK, CAUSE UNKNOWN. (LL).

La Mauve Wreck

SCUTTLED.

Lady Elizabeth Wreck

3.3.13 BEACHED IN WHALEBONE COVE. ARRIVED IN FALKLANDS, UNDER NORWEGIAN FLAG, 3.3.13 & STRUCK URANIE RK IN BERKLEY SOUND. WAS SO BADLY DAMAGED THAT...

Lady Helen Wreck

SCUTTLED.

Lake Allen Wreck

BUILT IN 1918. LAID DOWN AS 'WAR TRUMPET' BUT CONVERTED TO A BARGE IN 1927. BROKE LOOSE UNDER TOW & WENT AGROUND. DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. (BRITISH STAN...

Larnie B Shaw (1939) Wreck

AKA: L B Shaw, Owner: Maurice B Shaw, Year Built: 1908, Where Built: Noank, CT, Misc Information: #205480; Total loss

Lb 332 Or Lb 362 (Possibly) Wreck

SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT.

Lbvi Wreck

No description

Linklight Wreck

No description

Loch-Na-Gar (Probably) Wreck

BUILT OF IRON IN 1861 BY PILE, SPENCE & CO, WEST HARTLEPOOL AS AN IRON BARQUE FOR LENOX, NEPHEW & CO. IN 1899/1900 WAS CONVERTED TO DUMB BARGE OF 467...

Lofteverket Wreck

CAPSIZED AND SANK WHILE UNDER TOW OF TUG FRED FLINTSTONE. PASSAGE SANDEFJORD FOR ROTTERDAM.

Lombard (Possibly) Wreck

INTACT & UPRIGHT

Lonclara (Ex-Pla Hopper No 20) Wreck

BUILT OF STTEL IN 1911 BY ROPNER & SONS LTD, STOCKTON. LAUNCHED AS PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY HOPPER NO 20. STEAM POWERED. RENAMED LONCLARA AND FITTED O...

Lord Haig (Possibly) Wreck

STANDING UP, DAMAGE ON BOW AND STERN. 2 WRECK PIECES AROUND 12 M NORTH OF WRECK. TWO SCOURS N AND S OF WRECK � S SCOUR IS DEEPER, N SCOUR IS SHAL...

Lord Haig (Possibly) Wreck

INTACT, BOWS N, SCOUR FROM S END

Lord Hamilton (Possibly) Wreck

VESSEL, DROVE ASHORE ON THE NE EDGE OF THE GOODWIN SANDS & BROKE UP. (SHIPWRECK INDEX OF THE BRITISH ISLES).

Lord Nelson (Possibly) Wreck

STRUCK COCKLE LT VESSEL OFF YARMOUTH, DRIFTED AND SANK.

Lothair Wreck

BUILT IN 1923 OF WOOD BY ROBERTSON, IPSWICH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY L A VIDLER. A THAMES SPRITSAIL BARGE. PASSAGE OSTENDE FOR HARWICH. CARGO GRANITE...

Louisa Woorbrioje Wreck

SUNK WHILST AT ANCHOR.

Ly 120 Wreck

BROKE LOOSE DURING LOADING/DISCHARGING OPERATIONS. WENT AGROUND AT PETTYCUR, FIRTH OF FORTH. (LLOYDS VOL.218).

Lydia Wreck

No description

M & C No.5 Wreck

20.7.77 OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MILLERS & CORYS, CAPE VERDE. GROUNDED ON REEFS IN FRONT OF SHELL TANK INSTALLATION AT GALE, PORTO DO RIO GRANDE AFT...

Mabco 88 Wreck

UNDER TOW BY TUG FROM TRINIDAD TO ST LUCIA WHEN CARGO SHIFTED IN BAD WEATHER. TOW WAS BROKEN WHEN BARGE CAPSIZED LOSING CARGO ABOUT 40M N OF TRINIDAD....

Mafalca V Wreck

No description

Magnum Wreck

EX ADMIRAL'S BARGE FROM BATTLESHIP KING GEORGE V. SANK AFTER STRIKING AN UNDERWATER OBJECT. (LIVERPOOL CG).

Manifour Wreck

22.2.77 BROKE TOW OF TUG HIBERNIA AND DRIFTED ASHORE. BARGE ON BEACH UNDER HIGH CLIFF. DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR AND CONSIDERED A WRITE OFF. (LL, 21 & 2...

Margaret Elizabeth Wreck

SANK ALONG WITH DUMB BARGE 'HART' AT APCM BUOY, SOUTH SIDE OF ST CLEMENT'S REACH, RIVER THAMES. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY J. SHELBOURNE & CO. LTD. (LL)...

Marion O'boyle Wreck

Year Built: 1918