List of wreck diving sites
List of shipwreck sites which are popular amongst scuba divers for wreck diving, arranged by geographical distribution.
North Atlantic[]
- Alondra – English steamer wrecked off Ireland, Baltimore, County Cork
- HMS A1 – The Royal Navy's first British-designed submarine
- HMS A3 – A-class submarine of the Royal Navy
- Abessinia – German ship wrecked at the Farne Islands in 1921. Now a dive site
- Aeolian Sky – Greek registered freighter sunk off Dorset after a collision
- SS Ajax – Cargo steamship that was built in Germany in 1923
- Albert C. Field – Canadian cargo ship, sunk off the Needles during World War II
- SS Ben Doran – Steam fishing trawler that operated out of Aberdeen
- SS Binnendijk – Dutch steel cargo ship lost off Portland Bill in the English Channel
- HMS Boadicea – B-class destroyer of the Royal Navy, sunk by enemy action in Lyme Bay
- SS Breda – Dutch ship sunk off Scotland in 1940
- HMS Coronation – 90-gun second-rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy
- SMS Dresden – Light cruiser of the German Imperial Navy – German light cruiser scuttled in Scapa Flow
- SS Eastfield – Ship sunk off Cornwall 1n 1917, now a dive site
- HMT Elk – British trawler sunk off Plymouth in 1940, now a recreational dive site.
- SS Espagne – Belgian cargo ship sunk in English Channel
- HMS Falmouth – Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy sunk off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire by German submarines
- HMS Ghurka – Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy sunk off Dungeness by a German mine
- Glen Strathallan – British ship scuttled in Plymouth sound as a dive site
- Herzogin Cecilie – German-built four-masted barque wrecked near Salcombe
- Hilma Hooker – Shipwreck in Bonaire in the Caribbean Netherlands
- SS Hispania – Swedish steamship wrecked in the Sound of Mull, now a dive site
- HMS Hood – Royal Sovereign-class battleship of the Royal Navy scuttled in Portland Harbour
- SS James Eagan Layne – Liberty ship sunk off Cornwall, now a dive site
- SMS Kronprinz – Battleship of the German Imperial Navy
- Kyarra – Cargo and passenger luxury liner torpedoed and sunk near Swanage
- HMS Laforey – Royal Navy destroyer sunk by a mine off Sussex
- SS Louis Sheid – Belgian ship sunk off Devon on 1939. Now a recreational dive site
- USS LST-507 – US Tank landing ship sunk off the south coast of England, now a dive site
- HMS M2 – Royal Navy submarine monitor wrecked in Lyme Bay
- SS Maine – British ship sunk in 1917 near Dartmouth, Devon. Now a recreational dive site
- SS Maloja – UK registered passenger steamship sunk by a mine off Dover
- Marguerite – French ship sunk in Lyme Bay in 1917. Now a dive site
- SMS Markgraf – Battleship of the German Imperial Navy
- SS Mendi – Passenger steamship that sank after a collision south of the Isle of Wight
- RMS Moldavia – British ship sunk in 1918 off Beachy Head, now a dive site
- HMS Montagu – Pre-dreadnought battleship of the British Royal Navy
- MV RMS Mulheim – German owned container ship wrecked at Land's End, United Kingdom
- SS Oceana – Cargo and passenger ship sunk off Beachy Head after a collision
- MS Oslofjord – Ocean liner sunk after hitting a mine off the River Tyne
- SS Persier – British ship sunk in Plymouth Sound in 1945. Now a dive site
- MS Piłsudski – Polish passenger ship sunk off the Yorkshire coast
- MV Pool Fisher – British merchant vessel that sank off the Isle of Wight
- HMS Port Napier – Royal Navy minelayer destroyed in Loch Alsh, Scotland, by an explosion following an engine room fire
- Preußen – German steel-hulled five-masted ship-rigged windjammer sunk in Crab Bay after a collision
- SS Radaas – Ship sunk in 1917 near Portland Bill, now a dive site
- SS Rondo – Ship sunk in Sound of Mull in 1935, now a recreational dive site
- SS Rosehill – Steam collier torpedoed and sunk near Fowey, Cornwall
- SS Rotorua – New Zealand Shipping Company steam ocean liner and refrigerated cargo ship
- Royal Adelaide – Iron sailing ship wrecked on Chesil Beach
- Royal Charter – Steam clipper wrecked off Porth Alerth on the coast of Anglesey
- HMS Safari – Royal Navy S-class submarine which served in World War II
- HMS Scylla – Royal Navy frigate sunk as artificial reef off Whitsand Bay, Cornwall, Cornwall, United Kingdom
- HMS Sidon – Royal Navy submarine sunk in Portland Harbour by explosion of a faulty torpedo
- Stanegarth – Steam tugboat scuttled as a dive feature at Stoney Cove
- SS Stanwood – British ship sunk off Falmouth in 1939
- SS Stella – Passenger ferry wrecked off the Casquets
- SS Stepas Darius – Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II
- SS Thesis – Steamship wrecked in 1889 in the Sound of Mull, Scotland. Now a recreational dive site.
- SS Torrey Canyon – Oil tanker wrecked off the coast of Cornwall
- U-40 – German submarine sunk by a mine in the English Channel
- U-1195 – German World War II submarine
- SS Varvassi – Greek freighter wrecked at The Needles in a storm after engine failure
- SS Walter L M Russ – German freighter wrecked in St George's Channel
- List of shipwrecks of the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall
- USS Aeolus – Attack cargo ship converted into a cable repair ship
- SS Andrea Doria – Ocean liner sunk after a collision off Massachusetts , Nantucket Sound. This dive is becoming less common, as the rapid deterioration of the wreck is making diving more difficult.
- SS Arratoon Apcar – Steamship wreck in Florida
- SMS Geier – Unprotected cruiser of the German Imperial Navy
- USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg – US Navy transport ship sunk as artificial reef at Key West
Caribbean Sea[]
- MS Antilla – Hamburg America Line cargo ship scuttled in 1940 off Aruba
- SS Pedernales – Lake tanker damaged by a torpedo at Aruba, part of the ships remains as dive site
- Hilma Hooker – Shipwreck in Bonaire in the Caribbean Netherlands
- RMS Rhone – Royal Mail Ship wrecked off Salt Island in the British Virgin Islands in a hurricane
- MV Captain Keith Tibbetts
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- MV Bianca C. – Passenger ship sunk off Grenada
- Felipe Xicoténcatl – Admirable class minesweeper sunk as an artificial reef off Cozumel
- SS Antilles – French cruise ship that ran aground and sank off Mustique
Florida[]
- Eagle, Islamorada, Florida
- USS General Hoyt S Vandenberg, Key West, Florida
- USS Oriskany, Pensacola, Florida
- USS Spiegel Grove, Florida Keys, Florida
Mediterranean Sea[]
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- HMS Maori
- P29
- P31
- Rozi
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- Um El Faroud
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North Carolina, Outer Banks[]
- U-352
- USS Monitor
- USS Tarpon
- USS Yancey
- USS Schurz (SMS Geier)
- USCGC Spar
- USS Indra
- SS Papoose
- USS Aeolus
Scapa Flow, Scotland[]
South Atlantic[]
Brazil[]
- , , and other wrecks in Recife; in Fernando de Noronha; at Rio de Janeiro; other wrecks along the coast of Brazil
East Pacific[]
West Pacific[]
- HMAS Adelaide, New South Wales, Australia
- HMAS Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- SS Yongala, Queensland, Australia
- HMAS Canberra, Victoria, Australia
- USAT Liberty, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
- MS Mikhail Lermontov, New Zealand
- Rainbow Warrior, New Zealand
- HMNZS Wellington, New Zealand
- Toa Maru, Solomon Islands
- SS President Coolidge, Vanuatu
Bikini Atoll[]
- USS Saratoga (CV-3) - aircraft carrier
- USS Arkansas (BB-33) - battleship
- USS Gilliam (APA-57) - attack transport
- USS Carlisle (APA-69) - attack transport
- USS Lamson (DD-367) - destroyer
- USS Anderson - destroyer
- USS Apogon (SS-308) - submarine
- USS Pilotfish (SS-386) - submarine
- Japanese battleship Nagato - battleship
- Japanese cruiser Sakawa - light cruiser
Guam[]
- American Tanker, WWII American concrete barge in Apra Harbor[2]
- Aratama Maru, a WWII Japanese military transport in Talofofo Bay[3]
- SMS Cormoran (1909), WWI German merchant raider in Apra Harbor[3]
- Kitsugawa Maru, a WWII Japanese transport in Apra Harbor[3]
- Tokai Maru, WWII Japanese passenger-cargo ship in Apra Harbor[3]
Truk Lagoon[]
Indian Ocean[]
- Al Munassir, Muscat, Oman
- HMS Hermes, Sri Lanka
- Inket Wreck, World War II Japanese shipwreck, Andaman Islands, India
Red Sea[]
- SS Thistlegorm, Egypt
- SS Carnatic, Egypt
- Salem Express, Egypt
- Giannis D, Egypt[citation needed]
- Rosalie Moller, Egypt[citation needed]
- INS Sufa, Israel
Freshwater Shipwrecks[]
Great Lakes[]
- List of shipwrecks in the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
- RMS Empress of Ireland, Saint Lawrence River
- SS America, Lake Superior
- SS Carl D. Bradley, Lake Michigan
- SS Cedarville, Lake Huron
- SS D.R.Hanna, Lake Huron
- SS Eber Ward, Lake Michigan
- SS Ironsides, Lake Michigan
- SS Isaac M. Scott, Lake Huron
- SS Pewabic, Lake Huron
- SS Milwaukee, Lake Michigan
- SS Regina, Lake Huron
- SS Vienna, Lake Superior
See also[]
- Artificial reef – Human-made underwater structure that functions as a reef
- Lists of shipwrecks
- Sinking ships for wreck diving sites
References[]
Notes[]
- ^ Sawyer, Ty (22 September 2005). "The History of the Superior Producer". SportDiver.com. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "What Concrete Ships Lie at Guam?". ww2pacific.com. September 7, 2006. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Diving in War in the Pacific National Historical Park". National Park Service. October 30, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
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