Tanker Wrecks WWII

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Torinia Wreck

BUILT IN 1939 BY SWAN, HUNTER & WIGHAM RICHARDSON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE ANGLO-SAXON PETROLEUM CO. OIL ENGINE OF 628NHP FOR 12 KNOTS. PASSAGE C...

Vaclite (Possibly) Wreck

TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U55. (WW2SL & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).

Vancouver Wreck

STRUCK A MINE AND BROKE IN TWO, WHILE ON PASSAGE HALIFAX TO SHELL HAVEN. BURNT FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE SINKING. (WW2SL; LLOYDS WAR LOSSES).

Varanger Wreck

TORPEDOED; WAR LOSS

Varlaam Avan Esov Wreck

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Verde Wreck

STRUCK A MINE LAID BY A BRITISH SUBMARINE WHICH HAD EARLIER TORPEDOED & SUNK THE ITALIAN TANKER TICINO. TICINO & THE VERDE HAD BEEN ON PASSAGE PALERM...

Victor Ross Wreck

BUILT IN 1933 BY BREMER VULKAN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BRITISH MEXICAN PETROLEUM CO. OIL ENGINE OF 1200NHP FOR 12 KNOTS. PASSAGE LIVERPOOL FOR NEW Y...

Virgilia Wreck

TORPEDOED AND SET ON FIRE BY E-BOAT WITH THE LOSS OF 23 LIVES.

Voreda Wreck

30.1.40 BOMBED AND SET ON FIRE BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT ON 30.1.40. STRANDED ON WINTERTON SHOAL. SANK ON 5.2.40. (LLOYDS WAR LOSSES).

Voreda (Probably) Wreck

BOMBED AND SET ON FIRE BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT WHILE ON PASSAGE CONSTANTZA AND SALT END TO LONDON. WENT ASHORE ON WINTERTON SHOAL AND LATER SANK.

W L Steed Wreck

TORPEDOED BY U-103; WAR LOSS

War Diwan (After Part) Wreck

BUILT 1919. ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY VESSEL. MINED BETWEEN BUOYS NF 15 & NF 17. BROKE IN TWO & FINALLY SUNK BY GUNFIRE. FORWARD PART WAS REFLOATED & TOWE...

War Mehtar Wreck

BUILT IN 1920 BY W G ARMSTRONG & WHITWORTH CO LTD, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 517 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT FOR 11 KNOTS. PASSAGE GRANGEM...

Woensdrecht (After Part) Wreck

PASSAGE MATADI & TAKORADI FOR TRINIDAD. TORPEDOED BY U 515. FORE SECTION TOWED TO TRINDAD BUT NOT REPAIRABLE. (WW2SL, LL WW2, AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSE...

Y48 Wreck

BUILT IN 1944 BY LANCASTER IRON WORKS, PERRYVILLE, MARYLAND, USA. THUOUGHT TO BE OWNED BY THE US TRANSPORT CORPS AT TIME OF LOSS. TWO OIL ENGINES FOR...

Yamamizu-Maru Wreck

SUNK BY US LAND-BASED AIRCRAFT 60 MILES E OF GOCONG, INDO-CHINA.

Yarraville Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1928 BY LITHGOWS LTD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY STANDARD TRANSPORTATION CO. ON PASSAGE FROM BEC D'AMBES FOR CASABLANCA & BEAUMONT. TORPED...

Yuho Maru (Stern Section) Wreck

OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY IINO KAIUN KK. TORPEDOED BY US SUBMARINE PARGO. (DODS).

Tanker Wreck Gb 73404

EX-EMPIRE OIL. BUILT IN 1940 BY BLYTHSWOOD SHIPBUILDING CO. OIL ENGINE OF 490 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. TORPEDOED BY U-68. 39 CREW & TWO MILITARY KILLED. CAR...