Destroyer Wrecks at 2000-4000 m Depth (24)

Hmas Nestor Wreck

BUILT IN 1939 BY FAIRFIELD SB CO LTD. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 40,000 SHP FOR 36KTS. WAS ON CONVOY DUTY SW OF CRETE WHEN ATTACKED AND BO...

Hms Acasta Wreck

WAS ESCORTING HMS GLORIOUS ([55301) QV) WHEN GLORIOUS WAS CAUGHT UNAWARE AND OVERWHELMED BY THE GERMAN BATTLECRUISERS SCHARNHORST AND GNEISENAU. HMS A...

Hms Ardent Wreck

HMS GLORIOUS [55301] WAS CAUGHT UNAWARE AND VIRTUALLY DEFENCELESS. SHE WAS OVERWHELMED BY THE GERMAN BATTLECRUISERS SCHARNHORST AND GNEISENAU. THOUGH...

Hms Blean Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1940 BY HAWTHORN LESLIE & CO.. WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-443 W OF ORAN WHILE ON ESCORT DUTY WITH FAST N AFRICA/UK CONVO...

Hms Cossack Wreck

24.10.41 BUILT IN 1938 BY VICKERS ARMSTRONG. 3 X THREE DRUM BOILERS, S TURBINES OF 44,430 SHP FOR 36.2 KNOTS, TWIN SHAFT. 8 X 4.7 INCH GUNS IN TWIN...

Hms Devonshire Wreck

DISPOSED OF IN GUIDED MISSILE & TORPEDO FIRING TESTS.

Hms Fearless Wreck

BUILT IN 1934 BY CAMMELL LAIRD. WAS ONE OF A LARGE ESCORTING FORCE TAKING AN IMPORTANT CONVOY THROUGH CENTRAL MED, WHEN THEY WERE ATTACKED AFTER BEING...

Hms Firedrake Wreck

BUILT IN 1934 BY VICKERS ARMSTRONGS. 3-DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 36000SHP FOR 35.5 KNOTS. FUN 4.7 INCH AND 7 SMALLER GUNS. 8 TORPEDO TUBES. TOR...

Hms Hasty Wreck

BUILT IN 1936 BY DENY BROS. TURBINE ENGINES OF 34,000 SHP FOR 35.5KTRS. WHILST ENGAGED IN 'OPERATION VIGOROUS' ATTEMPTING TO TAKE A CONVOY FROM ALEXAN...

Hms Heythrop Wreck

BUILT IN 1940 BY VICKERS ARMSTRONG. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 119,000 SHP FOR 27.5KTS. TORPEDOED BY U-652 NE OF SOLLUM. SANK WHILE UNDER...

Hms Holcombe Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1941 BY VICKERS ARMSTRONG. WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-593 OFF BOUGIE. TWO OFFICERS AND 80 MEN WERE KILLED. (DODS, AXIS...

Hms Jackal Wreck

BUILT IN 1938 BY JOHN BROWN & CO. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 40,000 SHP FOR 36KTS. WAS PART OF A DESTROYER DIVISION PATROLLING BETWEEN CRE...

Hms Juno Wreck

WAS BOMBED BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT WHILE EVACUATING TROOPS & SANK. (ALLIED WARSHIP CASUALTIES, MED, FEB 1952).

Hms Kashmir Wreck

BUILT IN 1939 BY THORNEYCROFT & CO. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 40,000 SHP FOR 36KTS. WAS ASSIGNED WITH SISTER SHIP HMS KELLY, TO INTERCEPT...

Hms Kelly Wreck

BUILT IN 1938 BY HAWTHORN LESLIE. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 40,000 FOR 36KTS. SUNK BY DIVE BOMBERS TOGETHER WITH HMS KASHMIR. 128 MEN LOS...

Hms Kipling Wreck

BUILT IN 1938 BY YARROW. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 40,000 SHP FOR 36KTS. WAS PART OF A DESTROYER DIVISION ON PATROL BETWEEN CRETE AND LIB...

Hms Laforey Wreck

VESSEL, TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-223 WHILST TAKING PART IN A U-BOAT HUNT. (AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES & ALLIED WARSHIP CASUALTIES MEDITERR...

Hms Lively Wreck

BUILT IN 1939 BY CAMMEL LAIRD. TURBINE ENGINES OF 45,000 FOR 36.5KTS. ONE OF 4 SHIPS WHICH SAILED FROM ALEXANDRIA TO HUNT AN ENEMY CONVOY. ATTACKED BY...

Hms Martin Wreck

SUNK BY GERMAN U-431 WHILST ACTING AS ESCORT TO TORCH CONVOY. (ALLIED WARSHIP CASUALTIES MEDITERRANEAN, FEB 1952 & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).

Hms Tynedale Wreck

BUILT IN 1940 BY A.STEPHEN & SONS. WHILE ON ESCORT DUTY WITH KMS 34, WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK U-593 OFF BOUGIE. 73 MEN WERE KILLED. (DODS, SHIPS OF THE...

Hms Zulu Wreck

BUILT IN 1937 BY A STEPHEN & SONS LTD. 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 TORPE...

Isaac Sweers Wreck

BUILT IN 1940 BY KONIKL. MAATS. DE SCHELDE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY NETHERLANDS NAVY. WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-431, WHILE ACTING AS...

Uss Bristol Wreck

BUILT IN 1941 BY FEDERAL SHIPBUILDING CO. TORPEDOED BY A SUBMARINE OFF THE ALGERIAN COAST WHILST ESCORTING A CONVOY FROM NAPLES TO ORAN. NORMAL COMPLE...

Uss Lansdale Wreck

BUILT IN 1939 BY BOSTON NAVY YARD. ACTING AS ESCORT TO CONVOY UGS 38, FROM THE UNITED STATES FOR GIBRALTAR. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY TWO GERMAN AIRCRAFT....