Submarine Wrecks 1900-2000
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VESSEL, ITALIAN SUBMARINE WENT AGROUND. CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. (ALLIED WARSHIP CASUALTIES, MED FEB 1952).
Ex-Hmsm H 11 Wreck
BUILT IN 1915 BY FORE RIVER YARD, USA. SUNK WHILE UNDER TOW FOR SCRAPPING.
Galvani (Possibly) Wreck
VESSEL, SUNK BY DEPTH CHARGES FROM HMS FALMOUTH IN GULF OF OMAN.
Giant 14 Wreck
24.2.84 UNDER TOW FROM HANKO, FINLAND TO GIZAN, SAUDI ARABIA BY GERMAN TUG 'EDUARD' WHICH CAPSIZED AND SANK IN BAD WEATHER. PONTOON DRIFTED ASHORE,...
Hmnls K-Xvii (Or K-17) Wreck
STRUCK A MINE AND SANK WHILE ON PASSAGE TO SINGAPORE. NO SURVIVORS.
Hmnls O-16 Wreck
SANK IN BRITISH MINEFIELD. (LLOYDS WAR LOSSES).
Hms E-26 Wreck
BUILT 1911 BY GERMANIAWERFT, KIEL. TORPEDOED IN ERROR BY U 22. 26 LIVES LOST. (DIE DEUTSCHEN KRIEGSSCHIFFE) [BUT SEE ALSO 29046] .
Hms Narwhal Wreck
SCUTTLED. TO BE USED FOR EXERCISES.
Hms Oswald Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1928. WHILST ON PATROL S OF CAPO SPARTIVENTO WAS CAUGHT ON THE SURFACE & RAMMED BY ITALIAN DESTROYER 'UGOLINO VIVALDI'. WHILE THE VESSEL...
Hmsm A1 Wreck
18.3.1904 BUILT BY VICKERS, BARROW-IN-FURNESS. PETROL ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. 2 TORPEDO TUBES. PASSAGE PORTMOUTH FOR THE SOLENT. SANK FOLLOWING A C...
Hmsm A3 Wreck
6.2.1912 SANK 6.2.1912 FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH HMS HAZARD. WAS RAISED AND A FEW WEEKS LATER WAS TOWED TO SEA AND SUNK BY GUNFIRE FROM HMS ST VINC...
Hmsm A7 Wreck
FAILED TO SURFACE DURING AN EXERCISE OFF RAME HEAD.
Hmsm Affray Wreck
14.6.51 SANK WHILE ON SUBMERGED PASSAGE WEST THROUGH THE ENGLISH CHANNEL. WK WAS NOT LOCATED UNTIL 14.6.51 AND EXAMINATION FOUND THAT THE SNORT-MAST...
Hmsm B2 Wreck
BUILT IN 1905 BY VICKERS LTD, BARROW-IN-FURNESS. 16 CYLINDER HORIZONTALLY OPPOSED OIL ENGINE OF 600BHP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE DOVER FOR EXERCIES AND R...
Hmsm C 11 Wreck
BUILT IN 1907 BY THE VICKERS SHIPBUILDING CO, BARROW-IN-FURNESS. PETROL ENGINES, TWIN SHAFT. SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH BRITISH SS EDDYSTONE.
Hmsm C 11 (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1907 BY VICKERS SHIPBUILDING CO LTD, BARROW-IN-FURNESS. PETROL ENGINES, TWIN SHAFT. TWO TORPEDO TUBES. PASSAGE GRIMSBY FOR LOWESTOFT. SANK FO...
Hmsm C 34 Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT IN 1910 BY CHATHAM DOCKYARD. PETROL ENGINES. ON PASSAGE FROM SCAPA FLOW FOR WAR PATROL AND RETURN. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY U 52. (NHB & S...
Hmsm Cachalot Wreck
PASSAGE FOR MALTA WITH SUPPLIES. WAS SUNK BY ITALIAN TORPEDO BOAT 'PAPA' NW OF BENGHAZI. (ALLIED WARSHIP CASUALTIES, MED. FEB 1952).
Hmsm D2 Wreck
BUILT 1910 BY VICKERS, BARROW. LOST IN THE N SEA. (WARSHIPS OF WW1)
Hmsm D6 (Possibly) Wreck
SUNK BY UB 73 OFF THE COAST OF N IRELAND. (SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY VOL 1).
Hmsm E 10 Wreck
29.11.13 BUILT BY VICKERS. LAUNCHED 29.11.13. OIL ENGINES OF 1600HP FOR 15-16KTS SURFACED, 840HP FOR 10KTS DIVED. 5 X 18 INCH TORPEDO TUBES. 1 X 12P...
Hmsm E39 Wreck
BUILT 1916 BY PALMERS' SB & IRON CO LTD, JARROW. TWO OIL EINGINES FOR 1600BHP, TWIN SHAFT. WAS SOLD OUT OF SERVICE TO THE SOUTH WALES SALVAGE COMPANY...
Hmsm G 11 Wreck
BUILT IN 1916 BY VICKERS, BARROW. OIL ENGINES OF 900 BHP FOR 14.5 KNOTS SURFACED, MOTORS OF 400 BHP FOR 9 KNOTS SUBMMERGED. TWIN SHAFT. 3 X 18 INCH TO...
Hmsm Grampus Wreck
WAS TO BE SCUTTLED FOR USE AS U/W TARGET, BUT SANK PREMATURELY.
Hmsm Graph (P.715)(Ex U.570) Wreck
28.8.41 EX-U-570. CAPTURED 28.8.41 BY HMS BURWELL & HMT NORTHERN CHIEF IN N ATLANTIC AFTER BEING DEPTH CHARGED BY RAF AIRCRAFT OF 269 SQDN ON THE PR...
Hmsm H 10 (Possibly) Wreck
SUNK IN N SEA, CAUSE UNKNOWN. (WW1SL, SRN & WARSHIPS OF WW1).
Hmsm H 10 (Probably) Wreck
BUILT IN 1915 BY VICKERS, MONTREAL. DIESEL ENGINES OF 480HP FOR 13 KNOTS, MOTORS OF 320HP FOR 10 KNOTS, TWIN SHAFT. SURFACE DISPLACEMENT 364 TONS. FOU...
Hmsm H 49 (Probably) Wreck
DEPTH CHARGED AND SUNK BY TRAWLER UJ116 OF THE GERMAN 11TH A/S FLOTILLA. (BENEATH THE WAVES).
Hmsm H 52 Wreck
SOLD TO FILM COMPANY 'NEW ERA PRODUCTIONS' AND SUNK BY GUNFIRE DURING PRODUCTION OF FILM 'Q SHIPS'.
Hmsm H5 Wreck
RAMMED AND SUNK BY BRITISH SS RUTHERGLEN WHEN SHE WAS MISTAKEN FOR A U-BOAT.
Hmsm J6 Wreck
BUILT 1915 IN PORTSMOUTH. THREE 12 CYLINDER OIL ENGINES, TRIPLE SHAFT. SURFACED 19.5 KNOTS, SUBMERGED 9.5 KNOTS. 6 X 18 INCH TORPEDO TUBES (4 BOW & 2...
Hmsm J6 Wreck
BUILT 1915 BY DEVONPORT DOCKYARD. THREE 12 CYLINDER OIL ENGINES, TRIPLE SHAFT. SURFACED 19.5 KNOTS, SUBMERGED 9.5 KNOTS. 6 X 18 INCH TORPEDO TUBES (4...
Hmsm K1 Wreck
DAMAGED IN A COLLISION WITH HMSM K4. SUNK BY HMS BLANCHE TO AVOID CAPTURE. (BENEATH THE WAVES). 17.11.17 SUNK 17.11.17 BY HMS BLONDE. (COLLED...
Hmsm K5 Wreck
FAILED TO SURFACE FOLLOWING FLEET EXERCISES. PRESUMED TO HAVE DIVED TOO DEEP AND TO HAVE BROKEN UP. (BENEATH THE WAVES).
Hmsm Olympus Wreck
PASSAGE MALTA FOR ALEXANDRIA. SUNK BY MINE 5M E OF GRAND HARBOUR, MALTA. (ALLIED WARSHIP CASUALTIES MED, FEB 1952).
Hmsm P36 Wreck
7.8.58 VESSEL, U CLASS SECOND GROUP S/M. SUNK BY ITALIAN A/C IN SLIEMA HBR, MALTA. (WW2SL). RAISED ON 7.8.58 & SCUTTLED 22.8.58 OFF MALTA. (AUTHORIT...
Hmsm P555 Wreck
EX- UNITED STATES SUBMARINE S 24, BUILT 1922 BY FORE RIVER SHIPBUILDING YARD, BETHLEHEM, USA, WITH EIGHT CYLINDER DIESEL OIL ENGINES OF 600HP, TWIN SH...
Hmsm Perseus Wreck
6.12.41 BUILT IN 1929. MINED OFF ZANTE ON 6.12.41. (WW2SL, SOLE SURVIVOR'S ACCOUNT IN 'BENEATH THE WAVES'). TORPEDOED & SUNK BY ITALIAN SUBMARINE EN...
Hmsm Poseidon Wreck
SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH CHINESE SS YUTA OFF WEI HAI WEI. (BENEATH THE WAVES).
Hmsm Rainbow Wreck
19.10.40 BUILT IN 1930 IN CHATHAM. SUNK BY GUNFIRE FROM ITALIAN SUBMARINE 'TOTI', WHILST ON PATROL OFF CALABRIA. ALL 56 CREW WERE LOST. FORMALLY PAI...
Hmsm Safari (Ex P 211) Wreck
FOUNDERED WHILE BEING TOWED TO NEWPORT FOR SCRAPPING. (CINC PORTSMOUTH).
Hmsm Sahib Wreck
SCUTTLED AFTER BEING DAMAGED BY DEPTH CHARGES DROPPED BY ITALIAN CORVETTE 'GABBIANO' & BY BOMBS & GUNFIRE FROM GERMAN JU88 AIRCRAFT. (BENEATH THE WAVE...
Hmsm Saracen Wreck
BUILT IN 1942 BY CAMMELL LAIRD & CO LTD, BIRKENHEAD. TWIN OIL ENGINES FOR 14.75 KTS SURFACED, MOTORS FOR 8 KNOTS SUBMERGED. 6 X FWD 21 INCH TORPEDO TU...
Hmsm Seahorse (Possibly) Wreck
SCUTTLED AFTER SEVERE DAMAGE. DEPTH CHARGED UNITS OF GERMAN 1ST MINESWEEPER FLOTILLA WHILE ON PATROL IN HELIGOLAND BIGHT. ORIGINALLY THOUGHT...
Hmsm Sealion Wreck
BUILT BY CAMMELL LAIRD, BIRKENHEAD IN 1934. SUNK AS A SONAR TARGET BY RN. (CLYDE SHIPWRECKS)
Hmsm Sickle Wreck
BUILT IN 1942 BY CAMMEL LAIRD & CO LTD, BIKENHEAD. OIL ENGINES, TWIN SHAFT. 14.75 KNOTS SURFACED, 8 KNOTS SUBMERGED. PROBABLY STRUCK A MINE IN THE KYT...
Hmsm Sidon Wreck
16.6.55 VESSEL, SUNK ON 16.6.55 BY ACCIDENTAL TORPEDO EXPLOSION AT PORTLAND. WAS RAISED THE SAME YEAR & SUNK AGAIN FOR USE AS AN A/S TARGET IN JUNE...
Hmsm Splendid Wreck
THE SUBMARINE WAS SCUTTLED OFF CAPRI AFTER A DEPTH CHARGE ATTACK BY THE GERMAN DESTROYER `HERMES'. (BRITAIN'S SEA WAR & ALLIED WARSHIP CASUALTIES).
Hmsm Starfish Wreck
SCUTTLED AFTER BEING DEPTH CHARGED BY GERMAN MINESWEEPER M 7.
Hmsm Sterlet Wreck
SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE KILLER GROUP COMPRISING J126, J127 & J128. (S HENSON).
Hmsm Stratagem (Possibly) Wreck
SUNK BY JAPANESE PATROL CRAFT BY DEPTH CHARGE OFF MALACCA. (WW2 RN LOSSES).
Hmsm Stubborn Wreck
SCUTTLED FOR USE AS ASDIC BOTTOM TARGET. (C IN C, MED).
Hmsm Tantivy Wreck
SCUTTLED FOR USE AS A SONAR TARGET.
Hmsm Tempest Wreck
SUNK BY THE ITALIAN TORPEDO BOAT 'CIRCE' IN THE GULF OF TARANTO. (ALLIED WARSHIP CASUALTIES, MED, FEB 1952 & BRITAIN'S SEA WAR).
Hmsm Thunderbolt Wreck
SUNK BY THE ITALIAN CORVETTE 'CICOGNA', WHILST ON PATROL. 62 CREW WERE LOST. PREVIOUSLY CALLED HMS THETIS. (BRITAIN'S SEA WAR & ALLIED WARSHIP CASUALT...
Hmsm Truculent Wreck
SUNK AFTER A COLLISION WITH THE DVINA OFF NORE. LATER LIFTED.
Hmsm Turbulent Wreck
23.3.43 BUILT IN 1942 VICKERS ARMSTRONG, BARROW. SUNK BY ITALIAN MTB CIRCA 23.3.43 AFTER AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTACK ON AN ITALIAN SHIP OFF BASTIA. (SRN)...
Hmsm Undine (Probably) Wreck
SCUTTLED AFTER SEVERE DAMAGE FROM DEPTH CHARGES FROM GERMAN MINESWEEPERS OFF HELIGOLAND.
Hmsm Union Wreck
VESSEL, SUNK BY ITALIAN TORPEDO BOAT 'CIRCE' BETWEEN TUNISIA & PANTELLERIA.
Hmsm Unity (Probably) Wreck
6.2.38 BUILT BY VICKERS ARMSTRONG. COMISSIONED 6.2.38. LOST IN COLLISION WITH SS ATLE JARL OFF THE TYNE.
Hmsm Untiring Wreck
SUNK AS AN A/S BOTTOMED TARGET.
Hmsm Upstart Wreck
BUILT IN 1942 BY VICKERS ARMSTRONG, BARROW-IN-FURNESS. TWO OIL ENGINES OF 317BHP, TWIN SHAFT. PASSAGE EX-PORTMOUTH FOR SCUTTLING. ONE 3 INCH DECK GUN...
Hmsm Utmost Wreck
VESSEL, SUNK BY ITALIAN ANTI-SUBMARINE 'GROPPO' WHILST ON PATROL. (ALLIED WARSHIP CASUALTIES MEDITERRANEAN FEB 1952).
Hmsm X 22 Wreck
31.10.43 VESSEL, COMPLETED 31.10.43, BY VICKERS ARMSTRONG, WAS INVOLVED IN A TOWING EXERCISE WHICH CONTINUED DURING GALE FORCE WINDS. A MAN, BELIEVE...
Hmsm Xe 8 Wreck
23.11.54 MIDGET SUBMARINE LOST WHILE BEING MOORED AS A TARGET. (C-IN-C PORTLAND, 23.11.54).
I 160 Wreck
VESSEL, SUNK BY HMS JUPITER. (JAPANESE WW2 LOSSES, & GERMAN, JAPANESE & ITALIAN SUB LOSSES WW2).
I 34 Wreck
SUNK BY HM SUBMARINE TAURUS.
I 501 (Ex U 181) Wreck
TRANSFERRED TO JAPANESE NAVY IN 1945 AS I 501, THEN SCUTTLED BY HMS GLENDHU. VARIOUS GERMAN RECORDS & LOSS BOOKS STATE THAT U 181 TAKEN OVER BY JAPAN...
I 502 (Ex U 862) Wreck
TRANSFERRED TO JAPANESE NAVY IN MAY 1945, SCUTTLED BY HMS LOCH LOMOND. VARIOUS GERMAN RECORDS & LOSS BOOKS STATE THAT U 862 WAS TAKEN OVER BY JAPAN IN...
I-52 Wreck
18.3.42 BUILT BY MITSUBISHI CORP, LAID DOWN ON 18.3.42. CODE NAME 'MOMI'. COMMANDED BY KAMEO UNO. PASSAGE KURE FOR LORIENT. SANK ON HER MAIDEN VO...
Komsomolets Wreck
UNIQUE EXPERIMENTAL NUCLEAR SUBMARINE - POSSIBLY WITH TITANIUM HULL - SANK FOLLOWING AN INTERNAL EXPLOSION AND FIRE. STANDARD PROCEDURE TO SHUT DOWN N...
Meduse Wreck
BUILT IN 1930. WAS BEACHED S OF CAP BLANC DU NORD AFTER BEING BADLY DAMAGED BY DEPTH CHARGES FROM US NAVY DESTROYERS. (FRENCH WARSHIPS OF WW2, & THE F...
No 9 Wreck
EX-RABOTCHY, EX-YERSH. REPORTED TO HAVE SUNK DURING MANOEUVRES.
Ocean Ranger (Debris) Wreck
15.2.82 CAPSIZED IN SEVERE GALE & SANK ON 15.2.82. ALL CREW LOST. REFLOATED 18.8.83 SANK AGAIN PREMATURELY ON 23.8.83 WHILE UNDER TOW TO BE SCUTT...
Pacocha Wreck
SANK, FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH JAPANESE FV KYOWA MARU NO.8, WHEN CRUISING SUBMERGED JUST BELOW THE SURFACE. SHE WAS STRUCK AT THE STERN BY THE BOW O...
Pietro Micca Wreck
SUNK BY HM SUBMARINE TROOPER.
Prairial Wreck
SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION. (FR WK RECORDS NO.14590048).
Promethee Wreck
LOST DURING TRIALS. (FRENCH WARSHIPS OF WW2).
S 5 Wreck
AKA: SS-110, Owner: U S Navy, Year Built: 1920, Where Built: Portsmouth, NH, Misc Information: Total loss
Sante Fe Wreck
25.4.82 ATTACKED & BADLY DAMAGED BY ROYAL NAVAL HELICOPTERS ON 25.4.82. LAY ALONGSIDE AT GRYTVIKEN, AGROUND & WITH HEAVY LIST. WAS LATER MOVED & ABA...
Sc-209 Wreck
GUNFIRE FROM "FELIX TAUSSIG"
Scire (Probably) Wreck
VESSEL WAS PART OF ITALIAN 1ST FLOTILLA WHICH USED FROGMEN RIDING SLOW-RUNNING TORPEDOES PLACED WITHIN RANGE OF THEIR TARGETS. SCIRE ARRIVED OFF HAIFA...
Shakir 3 Wreck
EX-SIBING VENTURE '93, EX-VENTURE ESPANA '82, EX-CONOCO ESPANA '78. BUILT IN 1972 BY ASTILLEROS ESPANOLES SA., CADIZ, WITH OIL ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. P...
Subchaser 60 Wreck
COLLISION W/ "FRED W WELLER"
Surcouf Wreck
DESIGNED FOR COMMERCE RAIDING. HAD TWIN 8 INCH GUN TURRET. ASSUMED SUNK WHEN ACCIDENTLY RAMMED BY AMERICAN SS THOMPSON LYKES. NO SURVIVORS.
Tricheo Wreck
No description
Triton Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT IN 1928. REPORTED RAMMED BY AXIS DESTROYER NEAR ISLAND OF ANDROS. (LLOYDS WWII LOSSES). 16.11.1942 SUNK BY ENEMY ANTI-SUBMARINE...
U 1003 Wreck
SUNK IN COLLISION WITH HMCS NEW GLASGOW.
U 102 Wreck
MINED IN THE NORTH SEA.
U 102 Wreck
MINED ON THE NORTHERN BARRAGE, A SERIES OF MINES LAID E OF SANDAY SOUND, WITH ALL 42 CREW WHILE ON PASSAGE FOR GERMANY.
U 1021 (Possibly) Wreck
14.3.45 THOUGHT TO HAVE STRUCK A MINE ON 14.3.45. (NHB).
U 1021 (Possibly) Wreck
TYPE VIIC. BUILT BY BLOHM & VOSS, HAMBURG. MINED.
U 1024 Wreck
ATTACKED WITH DEPTH CHARGES BY HMS LOCH GLENDHU AND WAS CAPTURED. LATER SANK WHILE UNDER TOW OF HMS LOCH MORE.
U 1024 (Possibly) Wreck
CAPTURED BY BRITISH FRIGATE HMS LOCH GLENDHU IN 533900N, 050300W, APPROX. SANK LATER WHILE UNDER TOW TO LIVERPOOL BY HMS LOCH MORE.
U 1024 (Probably) Wreck
CAPTURED BY HMS LOCH GLENDHU 533900N, 050300W, APPROX. SANK LATER WHILE UNDER TOW TO LIVERPOOL BY HMS LOCH MORE.
U 103 Wreck
RAMMED BY THE BRITISH STEAMSHIP 'OLYMPIC'.
U 104 Wreck
RAMMED & DEPTH CHARGED BY HMS JESSAMINE.
U 106 Wreck
MINED IN HELIGOLAND BIGHT. (U-BOAT INTELLIGENCE, E GILES).
U 1060 Wreck
REPORTEDLY SUNK BY ALLIED AIRCRAFT. (HISTORICAL SECTION).
U 109 Wreck
SUNK BY GUNFIRE FROM HM DRIFTER BERYL 3.