Sloop Wrecks WWII

Bougainville Wreck

BUILT IN 1931 BY CHANTIERS GIRONDE, BORDEAUX. OIL ENGINES OF 3200 SHP FOR 15.5KTS. THREE 5.5 INCH, FOUR 37MM AND SIX MACHINE GUNS. 50 MINES. 1 SEAPLAN...

Hmas Parramatta Wreck

BUILT IN 1939 BY THE COCKATOO DOCK CO, SYDNEY. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 2000SHP FOR 16.5KTS. WAS ACTING AS ESCORT TO THE SS 'HANNE', WHE...

Hmis Indus Wreck

BOMBED & SUNK BY JAPANESE AIRCRAFT AT AKYAB VESSEL WAS BUILT 1934.(DODS)

Hms Auckland Wreck

BUILT IN 1938 BY W DENNY & BROS. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 3600 SHP FOR 19.25KTS. WAS SUNK BY ITALIAN AIRCRAFT OFF BARDIA, LIBYA. 37 MEN...

Hms Grimsby Wreck

BUILT IN 1933 BY DEVONPORT DOCKYARD. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINE OF 2000SHP FOR 16.5KTS. WAS OPERATING OFF THE COAST OF LIBYA, WHEN SHE WAS BOM...

Hms Ibis Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1940, TOOK PART IN THE LANDING OPERATIONS AT ALGIERS AND FELL VICTIM TO THE BOMBS OF FRENCH AIRCRAFT AND SANK. FOUR OFFICERS AND 104 RAT...

Hms Penzance Wreck

BUILT IN 1930 BY DEVONPORT DOCKYARD. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES FOR 2000SHP. TWO 4 INCH GUNS, 10 SMALLER. TORPEDOED BY U-37. 90 MEN LOST. (DO...

Hms Woodpecker Wreck

20.2.44 TORPEDOED IN NORTH ATLANTIC ON 20.2.44, CAPSIZED AND SANK IN TOW 27.2.44. (WW2 LOSSES OF RN SHIPS).

Hms Woodpecker (Possibly) Wreck

20.2.44 TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U 256 ON 20.2.44 IN NORTH ATLANTIC, WHEN STERN WAS BLOWN OFF. WAS TAKEN IN TOW BUT FOUNDERED 27.2.44. (WW2SL).