This is an index of lists of
shipwreck
A shipwreck is the wreckage of a ship that is located either beached on land or sunken to the bottom of a body of water. Shipwrecking may be intentional or unintentional. Angela Croome reported in January 1999 that there were approximately ...
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By location
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List of shipwrecks of Africa
This is a list of shipwrecks located in or around the continent of Africa.
East Africa
Eritrea
Kenya
Mozambique
Somalia
Tanzania
Lake Victoria
Lake Albert
Madagascar
North Africa Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Morocco/Western Sahara
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List of shipwrecks of Asia
This is a list of shipwrecks located in or around the continent of Asia.
Arabia
Bahrain
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Bangladesh
Brunei
Myanmar (Burma)
China
East Timor
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Ja ...
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List of shipwrecks of Europe
This is a list of shipwrecks located in and around the continent of Europe.
Albania
Belgium
Bulgaria
Canary Islands
Corsica
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Green ...
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List of shipwrecks of France
This is a list of shipwrecks located in or off the coast of France.
Aquitaine
Brittany
Channel Islands
Corsica
Languedoc-Roussillon
Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Normandy
Pays de la Loire
Poitou-Charentes
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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List of shipwrecks of the United Kingdom
This is a list of shipwrecks located in the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the contin ...
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List of shipwrecks of England
This is a list of shipwrecks located off the coast of England.
1803 under entry for Jan, unknown date, L’Amazon, Dartmouth Museum holds an original pen and wash sketch. On the reverse is a full account of the ship’s circumstances, owner ...
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List of shipwrecks of North America
This is a list of shipwrecks located in or around North America, within the territorial waters of countries which for political purposes are considered a part of the North American continent, including Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central ...
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List of shipwrecks of Canada
This is a list of shipwrecks located in or off the coast of Canada.
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchew ...
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List of shipwrecks of the United States
This is a list of shipwrecks located in or around the United States of America.
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Great Lakes
Guam
Hawaii
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louis ...
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List of shipwrecks of California
This is a list of shipwrecks located in Californian waters.
Del Norte County
Humboldt County
Los Angeles County
Marin County
Mendocino County
Orange County
San Diego County
San Francisco County
San Luis Obispo County
San Mateo ...
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List of shipwrecks of Florida
This is a list of shipwrecks located in, and off the coast of, Florida.
Bay County
Brevard County
Broward County
Charlotte County
Dixie County
Duval County
Escambia County
Franklin County
Hillsborough County
Indian River Count ...
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List of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes
The Great Lakes, a collection of five freshwater lakes located in North America, have been sailed upon since at least the 17th century, and thousands of ships have been sunk while traversing them. Many of these ships were never found, so the exac ...
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List of shipwrecks of Massachusetts
This is a list of shipwrecks located off the coast of Massachusetts.
Barnstable County
Due to its dangerously hidden and constantly moving shoals located just off-shore, Cape Cod's coastline from Chatham to Provincetown – a mere fifty-mile s ...
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List of shipwrecks of North Carolina
This is a list of shipwrecks located off the coast of North Carolina.
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External links
NOAA Wrecks and Obstructions Database
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List of shipwrecks of Oregon
This is a list of shipwrecks of Oregon. The location is the nearest modern community or primary landmark.
North coast
Central coast
South coast
Rivers
See also
* Graveyard of the Pacific
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List of shipwrecks of South America
This is a list of shipwrecks located in or around South America.
Argentina
Brazil
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List of shipwrecks of Oceania
This is a list of shipwrecks located in the region of Oceania.
Australia
Federated States of Micronesia
Chuuk
During World War II, Chuuk Lagoon (then known as Truk) was the logistical hub of Japan's operations in the South Pacific theatre. ...
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List of shipwrecks of Australia
This a list of shipwrecks located in Australia.
New South Wales
Norfolk Island
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
See also
* Australian National Shipwreck Database
* HMAS ''H ...
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List of shipwrecks in international waters
This is a list of shipwrecks located in international waters.
Arctic Ocean
Barents Sea
Greenland Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Further reading
* Jurisi, Mario, ''Ancient Shipwrecks of the Adriatic: ...
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List of shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean
This is a partial list of shipwrecks which occurred in the Atlantic Ocean. The list includes ships that sank, foundered, grounded, or were otherwise lost. The Atlantic Ocean is here defined in its widest sense, to include its marginal seas: the ...
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List of shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean
This is a partial list of shipwrecks which occurred in the Pacific Ocean. The list includes ships that sank, foundered, grounded, or were otherwise lost. The Pacific Ocean is here defined in its widest sense, to include its marginal seas: the Be ...
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List of shipwrecks in the Indian Ocean
This is a list of shipwrecks in the Indian Ocean.
Arabian Sea
Bay of Bengal
Central Indian Ocean
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Great Australian Bight
Mozambique Channel
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Strait of Malacca
Refe ...
By date
Before 1914
1914 to 1938
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
was 1914–1918.
1939 to 1945
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
was 1939–1945.
After 1945
War and warships
By type of ship
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List of sunken aircraft carriers
With the advent of heavier-than-air flight, the aircraft carrier has become a decisive weapon at sea.Bishop & Chant, p. 1 In 1911 aircraft began to be successfully launched and landed on ships with the successful flight of a Curtiss Pusher aboar ...
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List of sunken battlecruisers
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List of sunken battleships
Sunken battleships are the wrecks of large capital ships built from the 1880s to the mid-20th century that were either destroyed in battle, mined, deliberately destroyed in a weapons test, or scuttled. The battleship, as the might of a nation per ...
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List of sunken nuclear submarines
Nine nuclear submarines have sunk, either by accident or scuttling. The Soviet Navy has lost five (one of which sank twice), the Russian Navy two, and the United States Navy (USN) two.
Three were lost with all hands - the two from the United Sta ...
By war
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List of warships sunk during the Russo-Japanese War
This is a list of warships sunk during the Russo-Japanese War.
Causes of Japanese and Russian Warships sunk during the war
Although submarines, torpedoes, torpedo boats, and steel battleships had existed for many years, the Russo-Japanese war was ...
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List of hospital ships sunk in World War I
During the First World War, many hospital ships were attacked, sometimes deliberately and sometimes as a result of mistaken identity.
They were sunk by either torpedo, mine or surface attack. They were easy targets, since they carried hundreds of ...
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List of maritime disasters in World War I
A maritime disaster is an event which usually involves a ship or ships and can involve military action. Because of the nature of maritime travel, there is often a substantial loss of life. This list covers those disasters in which 30 or more live ...
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List of maritime disasters in World War II
This is a list of naval vessels sunk or otherwise severely damaged with loss of life during the Second World War.
See also
* List of maritime disasters
* List of maritime disasters in the 18th century
* List of maritime disasters in the 19th ...
By navy
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List of ships sunk by the Imperial Japanese Navy
This list of military ships sunk by the Imperial Japanese Navy lists all vessels sunk by ships commissioned in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and by Japanese naval aircraft, listed alphabetically by ship name.
Australia
* HMAS ''Armidale'': Austra ...
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List of Allied ships lost to Italian surface vessels in the Mediterranean (1940–43)
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List of wrecked or lost ships of the Ottoman steam navy
This is a list of Ottoman Navy steamships lost during Italo-Turkish War, Italo-Ottoman War, Balkan Wars and World War I:
Italo-Ottoman War
Balkan Wars
First World War
Sources
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By method
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List of ships sunk by missiles
This is a list of ships sunk by missiles. Ships have been sunk by unguided projectiles for many centuries, but the introduction of guided missiles during World War II changed the dynamics of naval warfare. 1943 saw the first ships to be sunk by g ...
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List of wreck diving sites
List of shipwreck sites which are popular amongst scuba diving, scuba divers for wreck diving, arranged by geographical distribution.
North Atlantic
Ireland
*, Baltimore, County Cork
United Kingdom
* – The Royal Navy's first British- ...
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Lists of transport accidents and incidents
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