List of shipwrecks in international waters

This is a list of shipwrecks located in international waters.

See also: List of missing ships and List of maritime disasters

Arctic Ocean
Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
USS Jeannette  United States Navy 13 June 1881 A Philomel-class gunboat that was converted into an Arctic exploration vessel, and became trapped in the ice near Wrangel Island. The ship remained trapped for 21 months, and was carried some distance northeast before sinking; three of the De Long Islands were discovered and named by her crew along the way. 77°15′N 154°59′E

Barents Sea
Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
HMS Achates  Royal Navy 31 December 1942 An A-class destroyer that was sunk 135 nautical miles southeast of Bear Island, in the Battle of the Barents Sea. 73°18′N 30°6′E
RFA Aldersdale  Royal Navy 7 July 1942 A Dale-class oil tanker that was damaged by aircraft and sunk by U-457. 75°0′N 45°0′E
SS Andrew G. Curtin  United States 26 January 1944 A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by U-716.[1] 73°22′N 24°15′E
HMS Bickerton  Royal Navy 22 August 1944 A Buckley-class destroyer escort that was torpedoed by U-354 and scuttled. 71°42′N 19°11′E
BO-229  Soviet Navy 7 December 1944 A SC-497 class submarine chaser that was sunk by U-997. Originally the USS SC-1485 for the United States Navy before being lend-leased to the Soviet Navy on 8 July 1944.[2][3] 69°28′N 34°19′E
BO-230  Soviet Navy 5 December 1944 A SC-497 class submarine chaser that was sunk by U-365. Originally the USS SC-1477 for the United States Navy before being lend-leased to the Soviet Navy on 19 July 1944.[4][5] 69°29′N 35°12′E
SS Daniel Morgan  United States 5 July 1942 A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by U-88.[6] 75°08′N 45°06′E
HMS Edinburgh  Royal Navy 2 May 1942 A Town-class light cruiser that was scuttled 400 kilometres northeast of Kola Bay, Russia. 72°N 35°E
SS Edward H. Crockett  United States 29 September 1944 A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by U-310.[7] 72°59′N 24°26′E
SS Empire Byron  United Kingdom 5 July 1942 A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-703. 76°18′N 33°30′E
SS Empire Cowper  United Kingdom 11 April 1942 A cargo ship that was bombed by German aircraft. 71°01′N 36°00′E
SS El Occidente  United States 13 April 1942 A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-435. 73.2°N 28.3°E / 73.2; 28.3 (SS El Occidente)
Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt  Kriegsmarine 31 December 1942 A Type 1934A-class destroyer that was sunk by HMS Sheffield in the Battle of the Barents Sea. 77°19′N 30°47′E
FV Gaul  United Kingdom 8–9 February 1974 A British fishing vessel that disappeared without trace; the wreck was not discovered until 1997.
HMS Goodall  Royal Navy 29 April 1945 A Captain class frigate that was scuttled the following day after being torpedoed by U-286.[8] 69°25′N 33°38′E
M-175  Soviet Navy 10 January 1942 A Soviet M-class submarine that was sunk by U-584.[9] 70°09′N 32°50′E
HMS Matabele  Royal Navy 17 January 1942 A Tribal class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-454.[10] 69°21′N 35°27′E
SS Thomas Scott  United States 17 February 1945 A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by U-968.[11] 69°30′N 34°42′E
HMS Trinidad  Royal Navy 15 May 1942 A Crown Colony-class cruiser that was attacked by German bombers and scuttled north of North Cape, Norway. 73°37′N 23°27′E
SM U-28  Kriegsmarine 2 September 1917 A Type U 27 U-boat that attacked the SS Olive Branch at close range, 85 miles northeast of North Cape, Norway. The gunfire detonated the Olive Branch's cargo of munitions, and the U-boat was sunk in the resultant explosion. 72°34′N 27°56′E
U-288  Kriegsmarine 3 April 1944 A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British aircraft southeast of Bear Island. 73°44′N 27°12′E
U-314  Kriegsmarine 30 January 1944 A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Whitehall and HMS Meteor southeast of Bear Island. 73°41′N 24°30′E
U-354  Kriegsmarine 24 August 1944 A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British ships northeast of North Cape. 72°49′N 30°41′E
U-425  Kriegsmarine 17 February 1945 A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Lark and HMS Alnwick Castle near Murmansk, Russia. 69°39′N 35°50′E
U-457  Kriegsmarine 16 September 1942 A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Impulsive northeast of Murmansk, Russia. 75°05′N 43°15′E
U-472  Kriegsmarine 4 March 1943 A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Onslaught and British aircraft southeast of Bear Island. 73°05′N 26°40′E
U-585  Kriegsmarine 30 March 1942 A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a German mine north of Murmansk, Russia. 70°00′N 34°00′E
U-589  Kriegsmarine 14 September 1942 A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Onslow and a British aircraft. 75°40′N 20°32′E
U-655  Kriegsmarine 24 March 1942 A Type VIIC U-boat that was rammed by HMS Sharpshooter. 73°00′N 21°00′E

Greenland Sea
Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
RFA Gray Ranger  Royal Navy 22 September 1942 A fleet support tanker that was torpedoed by U-435. 70°N 11°W
Hinrich Freese  Kriegsmarine 12 November 1940 A weather ship that was deliberately run aground on Jan Mayen to prevent capture.
Lauenburg  Kriegsmarine 28 June 1941 A German weather ship that was captured and scuttled by four Allied warships, in order to acquire important codebooks and parts of an Enigma machine. 71°00′N 8°20′W
SS Oliver Ellsworth  United States 13 September 1942 A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by U-408 about 100 miles southwest of Spitsbergen, Norway. 75°52′N 7°55′E
SS Santa Rosa  United States 13 September 1942 An ocean liner that was sunk by German forces 198 miles northwest of Bear Island. 76.00°N 09.30°E / 76.00; 09.30 (SS Santa Rosa (1916))
HMS Somali  Royal Navy 20 September 1942 A Tribal-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-703 and sank under tow north of Iceland. 69°11′N 15°32′W
SS Stalingrad  Soviet Union 13 September 1942 A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-408 about 100 miles southwest of Spitsbergen, Norway. 75°52′N 7°55′E
U-88  Kriegsmarine 12 September 1942 A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Faulknor south of Svalbard. 75°04′N 04°49′E
U-289  Kriegsmarine 31 May 1944 A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Milne northeast of Jan Mayen Island. 73°32′N 00°28′E
U-408  Kriegsmarine 5 November 1942 A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by an American aircraft north of Iceland. 67°40′N 18°32′W

Atlantic Ocean
Main article: List of shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean

Indian Ocean
Main article: List of shipwrecks in the Indian Ocean

Pacific Ocean
Main article: List of shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean

Southern Ocean
Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
MY Ady Gil  New Zealand 7 January 2010 A trimaran, formerly named Earthrace, that broke the global circumnavigation record in 2008. It was later converted into an anti-whaling ship, and was sunk in a collision with MV Shōnan Maru 2, sparking a series of legal disputes. 64°01′50″S 143°05′23″E
MV Explorer  Liberia 23 November 2007 A cruise ship that hit an iceberg in the Bransfield Strait. 62.404882°S 57.196247°W / -62.404882; -57.196247 (MV Explorer (1969))
San Telmo  Spain 2 September 1819 A ship of the line that sank in a storm in Drake Passage. 62°20′S 60°30′W

Further reading
  • Jurisi, Mario, Ancient Shipwrecks of the Adriatic: maritime transport during the first and second centuries AD. (British archaeological reports: International series, 828) Oxford, Tempus Reparatum, 2000 ISBN 1-84171-039-3
  • Parker, A. J., Ancient Shipwrecks of the Mediterranean and the Roman provinces, (Oxford, 1992)
  • Pickford, Nigel, Lost Treasure Ships of the Northern Seas: a guide and gazetteer to 2000 years of shipwreck, (London: Chatham, 2006)
  • WRECKSITE Worldwide free database of + 65,000 wrecks with history, maritime charts and GPS positions

References
  1. "Andrew G. Curtin". uboat.net. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  2. "BO-229". uboat.net. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  3. "USS SC-1485 (SC-1485)". uboat.net. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  4. "BO-230". uboat.net. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  5. "USS SC-1477 (SC-1477)". uboat.net. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  6. "Daniel Morgan". uboat.net. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  7. "Edward H. Crockett". uboat.net. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  8. "HMS Goodall (K 479)". uboat.net. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  9. "M-175". uboat.net. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  10. "HMS Matabele (G 26)". uboat.net. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  11. "Thomas Scott". uboat.net. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
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