Cruiser Merchant Wrecks WWII
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Dragon Wreck
BRITISH CRUISER LOANED TO POLISH NAVY. DAMAGED BY HUMAN TORPEDO OFF NORMANDY. CONSTRUCTIVE TOTAL LOSS. (WW2SL).
Giovanni Della Bande Nere Wreck
AN ITALIAN NAVY LIGHT CRUISER. BUILT IN 1930 BY CASTELLAMARE. 3-DRUM BOILERS, 30 GUNS, FOUR T.T & TWO AIRCRAFT. PASSAGE MESSINA FOR LA SPEZIA. TORPEDO...
Hms Carinthia Wreck
TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE 4 PERSONS LOST. FORMER CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE VESSEL, BUILT 1925, TAKEN OVER FOR USE AS AN AUXILIARY CRUIS...
Hms Charybdis Wreck
BUILT IN 1940 BY CAMMELL LAIRD. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 62,000 SHP FOR 33 KNOTS. TEN 5.25 INCH GUNS. WAS PART OF A CONVOY OF SEVEN ENGA...
Hms Dunedin Wreck
BUILT IN 1918 BY ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH, HAWTHORN LESLIE & CO, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. 6 YARROW BOILERS, S TURBINES OF 40,000 SHP FOR 29 KNOTS, TWIN SHAFT....
Hms Dunvegan Castle Wreck
EX UNION-CASTLE MAIL SS CO. LINER, BUILT 1936 WAS REQUISTIONED BY ADMIRALTY EARLY IN WAR AS AN AUXILIARY CRUISER. VESSEL WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMA...
Hms Edinburgh Wreck
BUILT IN 1938 BY SWAN HUNTER, WIGHAM RICHARDSON. 3-DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 80,000 SHP FOR 32.5 KNOTS. 12 X 6 INC, 12 X 4 INCH, 4 X 3 POUNDER...
Hms Effingham Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT IN 1925 AT PORTSMOUTH. ON PASSAGE FROM ANKENES FOR BODO WITH THE 2ND BATTALION SOUTH WALES BORDERERS & OTHER TROOPS, STRUCK AN ALLEGEDLY...
Hms Fiji Wreck
BUILT IN 1939. WITH HMS GLOUCESTER WAS ENGAGED AS SUPPORT TO PART OF FORCE PREVENTING ITALIAN SUPPLY CONVOYS RUNNING FROM GREECE TO CRETE. WHILST UNDE...
Hms Hector Wreck
BUILT IN 1924 BY SCOTTS SB CO. REQUISITIONED FROM A HOLT & CO. WAS SET ON FIRE & SUNK IN COLOMBO HARBOUR WHEN ATTACKED BY JAPANESE AIRCRAFT. (DODS). R...
Hms Manchester Wreck
BUILT IN 1936 BY HAWTHORN, LESLIE & CO. GEARED TURBINES OF 82500 SHP, QUADRUPLE SHAFTS GAVE 32.5KNOTS. 12 X 6 INCH, 8 X 4 INCH AA, 8 X 2 PDR & 8 X 0.5...
Hms Naiad Wreck
BUILT IN 1939 BY HAWTHORN LESLIE. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 62,000 FOR 33KTS. SUNK BY U-565, BETWEEN MERSA MATRUH AND SOLLUM, AS SHE AND...
Hms Neptune Wreck
BUILT 1933 BY PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD. 3 DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 72,000 SHP FOR 32.5 KNOTS. EIGHT 6 INCH, EIGHT 4 INCH AND 14 SMALLER GUNS. 8 TOR...
Hms Penelope Wreck
18.1.44 BUILT IN 1935 BY HARLAND & WOLFF. WAS ENGAGED IN THE OPERATIONS OFF ANZIO FROM 18.1.44 TO THE TIME OF HER LOSS. TORPEDOED BY U-410. 415 MEN...
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 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 Transylvania Wreck
BUILT IN 1925 BY THE FAIRFIELD CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ANCHOR LINE. TURBINE ENGINES FOR 17 KNOTS. TORPEDOED BY U-56. WAS TAKEN IN TOW BUT FOUNDER...
Hms Trinidad Wreck
29.3.42 BUILT IN 1939. WHILST ESCORTING A CONVOY TO N RUSSIA, WAS TORPEDOED BY A GERMAN AIRCRAFT IN THE BARENTS SEA ON 29.3.42. SHE EFFECTED REPAIRS...
Hms York Wreck
BUILT IN 1928 BY PALMER & CO. BADLY DAMAGED BY DIVE-BOMBING ATTACKS. COMPLEMENT OF OVER 600, TWO KILLED & FIVE WOUNDED. SENT TO SUDA BAY TO MAKE TEMP...
Cruiser Merchant Wreck Gb 24168
SCUTTLED AND USED AS BLOCKSHIP FOR MULBERRY HBR. (WW2 SL).