List of shipwrecks of the United Kingdom

'Loss of the Anson Frigate, off Cornwall', in an 1808 depiction by William Elmes

This is a list of shipwrecks located in the United Kingdom.

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England

Northern Ireland

Ship	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
HMS Drake	2 October 1917	Torpedoed by SM U-79 in Rathlin Sound.	55°17′53″N 6°12′25″W / 55.298°N 6.207°W
Girona	26 October 1588	Foundered and sank off Lacada Point, County Antrim.	55°14′46″N 6°30′15″W / 55.2462°N 6.5043°W
Lagan		Sank in collision off Belfast Lough.
Normanby Hall	8 October 1965	Foundered and sunk off Kilroot.
MV Princess Victoria	31 January 1953	Foundered in heavy seas off the Copeland Islands.
State of Louisiana	28 December 1878	A passenger liner that ran aground on Hunter Rock.
Tiberia	26 February 1918	A merchant ship torpedoed and sunk by SM U-19 off Black Head near Larne, County Antrim.
Tullaghmurray Lass	February 2002	A Kilkeel fishing boat that sank after a gas explosion.	54°03′36″N 5°59′35″W / 54.060°N 5.993°W

Scotland

Ship	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
Akka	1956	Ran aground in the River Clyde.
Annie Jane	1853	Sank off Vatersay, Outer Hebrides, with the loss of 350 lives.[1]
RMS Aurania	4 February 1918	An ocean liner that was torpedoed by SM UB-67 off the coast of Donegal.	56°36′N 6°20′W / 56.600°N 6.333°W
SS Avondale Park	7 May 1945	A cargo ship that was sunk by U-2336 south of the Isle of May.	56°05′N 02°32′W / 56.083°N 2.533°W
SS Breda	23 December 1940	Dutch cargo ship, sunk by two Heinkel 111 bombers in Ardmucknish Bay off Oban.	56°28.55′N 5°25.00′W / 56.47583°N 5.41667°W
SMS Brummer	21 June 1919	A Brummer-class cruiser that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter.
HMS Caribbean	27 November 1915	Sank 35 miles (56 km) off Cape Wrath due to bad weather.
MV Cemfjord	2 February 2015	A cargo ship that foundered 12 miles east of Muckle Skerry.
SMS Cöln	21 June 1919	A Cöln-class cruiser that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter.	58°53′32″N 3°03′00″W / 58.89222°N 3.05000°W
MV Craigantlet	26 February 1982	British container ship run aground at Killantringan lighthouse, Wigtownshire.
HMS Dartmouth	9 October 1690	A frigate wrecked in the Sound of Mull.	56°30′23″N 5°41′45″W / 56.5064°N 5.6957°W
HMS Dasher	27 March 1943	Aircraft carrier sunk by a major internal explosion. Lies in the Clyde estuary.	55°36′38″N 5°00′06″W / 55.61056°N 5.00167°W
SS Desabla	12 June 1915	Intercepted and sunk by German submarine SM U-17, 35 miles (56 km) off Montrose.
SMS Dresden	21 June 1919	A Cöln-class cruiser that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter.
SS Empire Conveyor	22 June 1940	A cargo ship torpedoed by U-122 off Barra Head.
Flying Phantom	19 December 2007	A tug that sank in foggy conditions in the River Clyde at Clydebank.
HMS Goldfinch	19 February 1915	An Acorn-class destroyer wrecked at Start Point.
El Gran Grifón	27 September 1588	A ship of the Spanish Armada that was wrecked on Fair Isle.
SS Gracechurch	16 August 1940	A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-32 off Lewis, Outer Hebrides.	58°29′N 6°29′W / 58.48°N 06.49°W
HMS Graph	20 March 1944	Formerly the German U-boat U-570. Captured and taken into Royal Navy service in 1942, she ran aground and was wrecked on Islay in 1944.	55°48′06″N 6°28′30″W / 55.80167°N 6.47500°W
HMS Hampshire	5 June 1916	British armored cruiser that struck a mine off Orkney.	59°7′2″N 3°23′46″W / 59.11722°N 3.39611°W
SS Hispania	18 December 1954	A Swedish steamboat that struck rocks in the Sound of Mull.	56°33′55″N 5°59′13″W / 56.56528°N 5.98694°W
HMS Imogen	16 July 1940	An I-class destroyer that collided with HMS Glasgow off Duncansby Head.	58°34′N 02°54′W / 58.567°N 2.900°W
SS Inoski	28 March 1918	A steamship that was torpedoed by SM U-96 south of Burrow Head.
HMS Iolaire	1 January 1919	An admiralty yacht sank in The Minch outside Stornoway harbour with the loss of 205 men returning from World War I.	58°11′16″N 6°20′59″W / 58.18774°N 6.34971°W
SS John Randolph	6 July 1942	Struck a mine and was later wrecked at Torrisdale Bay.
SMS Karlsruhe	21 June 1919	A Königsberg-class cruiser that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter.
HMS King Edward VII	6 January 1916	A King Edward VII-class battleship that struck a mine laid by SMS Möwe off Cape Wrath.
SMS König	21 June 1919	A König-class battleship that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter.
SMS Kronprinz	21 June 1919	A König-class battleship that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter.
SS Leadgate	8 March 1943	A straggler from Convoy SC-121 that was hit by a torpedo from U-642 and sank west of the Hebrides. The master and 25 crewmembers were lost.
SMS Markgraf	21 June 1919	A König-class battleship that was among the 74 ships scuttled in Scapa Flow by Admiral Reuter.
Orion	June 1850	A paddle steamer that sank off Wigtownshire.
HMS Port Napier	27 November 1940	British minelayer ran aground in the Kyle of Lochalsh, caught fire while being unloaded, destroyed by explosion.	57°15.98′N 5°41.18′W / 57.26633°N 5.68633°W
SS The Ramsey	8 August 1915	An armed boarding steamer that was sunk by SMS Meteor northeast of Fair Isle.	59°36′N 001°25′W / 59.600°N 1.417°W
TSS Roebuck	13 January 1915	A minesweeper that sank following a collision with HMS Imperieuse in Scapa Flow, near Longhope.
Rondo	25 January 1935	Sunk in the Sound of Mull in a storm.	56°32.30′N 5°54.75′W / 56.53833°N 5.91250°W
HMS Royal Oak	14 October 1939	A Revenge-class battleship torpedoed in Scapa Flow, with 833 deaths.	58°55′51″N 2°59′00″W / 58.93083°N 2.98333°W
San Juan de Silicia	5 November 1588	A ship of the Spanish Armada that was blown up at Tobermory.
HMS Sealion	13 March 1945	An S-class submarine scuttled off the Isle of Arran.	55°10′N 2°11′E / 55.167°N 2.183°E
SS Seniority	8 November 1950	A cargo ship that sank off the Bo Vich Chuan Rock in the Outer Hebrides.
SS St. Sunniva	10 April 1930	A cruise ship that ran aground on the island of Mousa.
Swan	13 September 1653	A warship that sunk in a storm while anchored off Duart Castle.
SS Thesis	16 October 1889	A steamship that ran aground on a reef in the Sound of Mull.
SS Tuscania	5 February 1918	An ocean liner that was torpedoed by SM UB-77 off Islay, Inner Hebrides.	55°37′N 6°26′W / 55.617°N 6.433°W
U-33	12 February 1940	A Type VIIA U-boat that was sunk by HMS Gleaner in the Firth of Clyde.	55°25′N 05°07′W / 55.417°N 5.117°W
U-297	6 December 1944	A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft 16 miles west of Yesnaby, Orkney Islands.
U-714	14 March 1945	German U-Boat, discovered in the Firth of Forth in 2007.	55°34′N 1°34′W / 55.57°N 01.57°W
U-722	27 March 1945	A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk in the Sea of the Hebrides by HMS Fitzroy, HMS Redmill and HMS Byron.	57°09′N 06°55′W / 57.150°N 6.917°W
U-1206	14 April 1945	A Type VIIC U-boat that sprung a leak and sank off Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire.	57°21′N 01°39′W / 57.350°N 1.650°W
SM UB-116	28 October 1918	A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by mine while attempting to enter the Scapa Flow.	58°50′N 3°4′W / 58.833°N 3.067°W
Unknown shipwreck		Found in 2000.[2]
Valkyrie II	5 July 1894	A cutter that collided with Satanita on the Firth of Clyde.	55°36′50″N 4°57′00″W / 55.614°N 4.950°W
HMS Vandal	24 February 1943	A U-class submarine sunk off Lochranza four days after commissioning.	55°43′N 5°20′W / 55.717°N 5.333°W
HMS Vanguard	9 July 1917	A St. Vincent-class battleship that exploded and sank at Scapa Flow, with about 804 deaths.	58°51′24″N 3°06′22″W / 58.8566°N 3.1062°W
Varyag	1925	A Russian protected cruiser that ran aground and sank in the Firth of Clyde.	55°11′03″N 04°56′30″W / 55.18417°N 4.94167°W
HMS Vivid	8 July 1913	A training ship of the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, ran aground and wrecked at Colonsay of her first voyage as a training ship.

Wales

Ship	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
Amazonese	15 April 1881	A cargo steamship that ran aground at St. David's Head.
Behar	24 November 1940	A 6,100 ton steamer, 436 ft (133 m) in length, with a cargo of 4,700 tons of government stores, allegedly including Harley Davidson motorbikes. Sunk by magnetic parachute mine in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[3]
Calburga	13 November 1915	A Canadian barque that ran aground in a gale off Strumble Head.
SS Castilian	12 February 1943	A cargo ship that ran aground off The Skerries, Anglesey.	53°25.0107′N 4°35.9176′W / 53.4168450°N 4.5986267°W
HMS Conway	14 April 1953	A training ship wrecked near Menai Bridge.
Dakotian	21 November 1940	A 6,400 ton steamer, 400 ft (120 m) in length, with a cargo of 1,300 tons of tinplate. Sunk by magnetic parachute mine approx 1-mile (1.6 km) west of Dale in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.
Diamond	2 January 1825	A protected wrecksite; a three-masted square rigger with a composite hull, forerunner of the Ocean liners, lost in Cardigan Bay.	52°31′12″N 4°32′28″W / 52.520°N 4.541°W
MV Empire Beacon	5 April 1942	A coastal trading vessel that struck a mine off Pembrokeshire.	51°41′N 5°10′W / 51.683°N 5.167°W
Faraday	25 March 1941	A cable layer that was attacked by a Heinkel He 111 off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, and sank the following day off St Anne's Head. It is now a protected wreck.
PS Lelia	14 January 1865	A steamship that sank in a storm off the Great Orme.	53°22′16″N 3°50′56″W / 53.371°N 3.849°W
Loch Shiel (aka Whiskey Wreck)	30 January 1877	A 1218 ton rigged sailing ship, 225 ft (69 m) in length, with a cargo of 7000 cases of whiskey, beer & general goods. Ran aground at Thorn Island west of Dale in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Now sits in 20 m of water, is very broken up, but the brick ballast is still visible.[4]
Lucy	14 February 1967	A 52 m coaster, sank off Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, while carrying a cargo of calcium carbide.[5][6]
HMY Mary	25 March 1675	A protected wrecksite; the first British Royal Yacht, hit rocks in fog off Anglesey.	53°15′54″N 4°21′47″W / 53.265°N 4.363°W
Ocean Monarch	25 August 1848	A barque that caught fire and sank northeast of Llandudno.	53°25′40.00″N 3°35′27.00″W / 53.4277778°N 3.5908333°W
Pacific	January 1856	A Collins Line transatlantic steamer that sank (possibly in the Irish Sea) from unknown causes. Wreck found in 1986.
SV Paul	30 October 1925	A four masted windjammer that was wrecked on the Cefn Sidan sands.	51°44′00″N 4°22′30″W / 51.7332°N 4.3749°W
Resurgam II	25 February 1880	A protected wrecksite near Rhyl.	53°23.78′N 03°33.18′W / 53.39633°N 3.55300°W
Rothsay Castle	18 August 1831	A paddle steamer that ran aground and broke up at the eastern end of the Menai Strait in 1831.	53°17′00″N 04°00′30″W / 53.28333°N 4.00833°W
Royal Charter	26 October 1859	A steam clipper driven onto rocks near Moelfre, Anglesey.	53°21′14″N 4°14′06″W / 53.354°N 4.235°W
SS Samtampa	23 April 1947	A steamship wrecked off Sker Point.	51°30′01″N 03°44′26″W / 51.50028°N 3.74056°W
MV Swanland	27 November 2011	Sank after hitting a large wave following gale force 8 conditions 20 miles off the coast of Anglesey.
SM U-58	17 November 1917	A Type U 57 U-boat that was sunk by USS Fanning in the Action of 17 November 1917.	51°32′N 05°21′W / 51.533°N 5.350°W
U-1302	7 March 1945	A Type VIIC/41 U-boat that was sunk by Canadian frigates in St. George's Channel.	52°19′N 5°23′W / 52.317°N 5.383°W
SS Walter L M Russ	15 July 1945	A German cargo ship that was captured by the Allies and ran aground at Grassholm.	51°43′51″N 5°28′53″W / 51.7308°N 5.4814°W
HMS Whirlwind	29 October 1974	A W-class destroyer that was sunk as a target in Cardigan Bay.	52°16′47″N 04°40′41″W / 52.27972°N 4.67806°W

References

1. "Annie Jane". Wreck site. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
2. "SCI/TECH | North Sea wreck in methane mystery". BBC News. 29 November 2000. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20120419005113/http://www.divernet.com/Wrecks/wreck.../wreck_tour_37_the_behar.html. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. "THE LOCH SHIEL – 92". Divernet. 14 August 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
5. "Diving MV Lucy". Divernet.com. 14 February 1967. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
6. "Lucy Wreck". Dive-pembrokeshire.com. Retrieved 27 April 2010.

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