| S-115 S-117 S-118 S-119 | [Lawrence Mott:] The German large torpedo boats S-115 S-117 S-118 S-119 (actually redesignated ''T'' class in 1914) were all sunk by the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla consisting of the destroyers HMS “Lance”, HMS “Legion”, HMS “Lennox” and HMS “Loyal” led by the light cruiser HMS “Undaunted”. | |
| S-123 | [Tony Allen:]S-123, German, S90 class Torpedo Boat. Mined in the North Sea. | |
| S-129 | [Tony Allen:]S-129, German, S90 class Torpedo Boat Ran aground in the North Sea with no casualties. | |
| S-13 | [Tony Allen:]S13, German, S13 class Destroyer Internal explosion, North Sea. | |
| S-16 | [Tony Allen:]S-16, German, V1 class Destroyer. Mined in the North Sea with 80 dead. | |
| S-17 | [Tony Allen:]S17, German, V1 class Destroyer Mined in the North Sea with 25 dead. | |
| S-20 | Torpedoboot S-13 klasse, 668 brt., 1913, Werf Schichau, Elbing, Duitsland. Basis Oostende. Afmetingen 71,5 mx7,4 mx3 m. Bewapening twee 10.5cm Utof Guns, vier 50cm deck TT, 18 mijnen. Op 05.06.1917 waren de Duitse S-15 en S-20 op een verkenningstocht naar de Thorntonbank toen ze om 03u30 werden opgemerkt door Britse destroyers. Het zou hier onder andere gehandeld hebben om een Brits eskader bestaande uit HMS's CENTAUR, CONCORD, LIGHTFOOT, CANTERBURRY & CONQUEST en de destroyers TRUCULENT, STARFISH, SURPRISE, RECRUIT, TAURUS, SHARPSHOOTER, SATYR & TURRENT. Hun positie was toen 51°36'-2°51' en hun koers zuidwestelijk. In het gevecht dat daarop volgde werd de S.15 zwaar gehavend en de S.20 rond ongeveer 03u00 tot zinken gebracht. Aan boord van de S.20 vonden 49 van de 74 bemanningsleden de dood (waaronder drie officieren) en vijf werden zwaar gekwetst. De overigen kwamen in het water terecht. Pos. approx. 51°28'N - 02°48'E. Dezelfde dag nog merkte Chef van de Seeflotille I -E.V. Christiaensen- na zijn terugkeer van een raid op de Engelse kust wrakstukken, alsook een groot aantal drenkelingen op van de ''zerstörer'' S.20. Hij kon er twee opnemen in zijn watervliegtuig, na overbodige brandstof en munitie te hebben verwijderd. Hierop keerde hij terug naar Zeebrugge waar hij alarm sloeg en na twee en een half uur terugkeerde, nu vergezeld van twaalf watervliegtuigen en 4 torpedoboten. Deze aktie bracht redding voor nog 25 overlevenden; er werden ook 38 lijken geborgen. Christiaensen werd voor zijn initiatief onderscheiden. | |
| S-21 | [Tony Allen:]S-21, German, V1 class Destroyer Collision with German light cruiser Hamburg in the North Sea killing 36 crew. | |
| S-22 | [Tony Allen:]S-22, German, V1 class Destroyer. Mined in the North Sea with the loss of 76 crew. | |
| S-220? | [Martien Slaats:]S-220, German Schnellboot sunk by British Frigate Seymour HMS. | |
| S-33 | [Tony Allen:]S-33, German V25 Destroyer. Torpedoed by Submarine L11 in the North Sea. | |
| S-34 | [Tony Allen:]S-34, German V25 Class Destroyer. Mined North Sea. 70 dead. | |
| S-35 | [Tony Allen:]S-35, German, S31 class Destroyer. Lost in the Battle of Jutland. | |
| S-54 | [Tony Allen:]S-54 was a torpedo boat destroyer, originally scuttled along with the rest of the High Seas Fleet but salvaged and subsequently re-sunk whilst being towed away for breaking. | |
| S-62 | [Tony Allen:]S-62, German V25 Class Destroyer. Mined North Sea. 32 dead. | |
| S-66 | [Tony Allen:]S-66, German V25 Class Destroyer. Mined North Sea . 76 dead. | |
| S-77 | Kleine Duitse snelboot van 34 meter lang, 4,5 meter breed, 1,5 meter diepgang en een waterverplaatsing van zo'n 100 ton. Schnellboten waren zeer gevreesd door de Engelse konvooien. Tot 1942 waren ze heer en meester in het kanaal. Daarna hadden de Engelsen hun eigen MGB's die maar voor één doel gemaakt werden, namelijk om op Schnellboten te jagen en keerde het tij in het voordeel van de geallieerden. Op 24 juli 1943 voer het samen met de S68 van Boulogne naar Oostende. Ter hoogte van Duinkerke werden ze kort na middernacht aangevallen door Britse MGB's. Een voltreffer op de reserve stuurboordtorpedo deed deze ontbranden waarna het schip zonk. | |
| S-77 | [Other Source] Kleine Duitse snelboot van 34 meter lang, 5,5 meter breed en een waterverplaatsing van 112 ton. Schnellboten waren zeer gevreesd door de Engelse konvooien. Tot 1942 waren ze heer en meester in het kanaal. Daarna hadden de Engelsen hun eigen MGB's die maar voor één doel gemaakt werden, namelijk om op Schnellboten te jagen en keerde het tij in het voordeel van de geallieerden. Er is niets geweten over de identiteit en de datum van vergaan. Het is wel zeker dat het om een Schnellboot gaat. [Johan Samyn:] On 24th July 1943 S-68 & S-77 receive orders to change naval base from Boulogne to Oostende. During the journey they were intercept by Britisch MGB's from Ramsgate during the night of 25 Julyl 1943 at 0015hrs there was a heavy fight between them; For the S-77 was it worse case senario her 20mm guns out of action and a direct hit on her reserve torpedo at s-side and went immediately down; result 11 dead. S-68 didn't give any help, so Commander Oblt.z. S.Moritzen lost his grade by the course-martial. [Wrecksite:] This wreck was previously known as 'Schnellboot' in our wrecksite. | |
| Sabia | [Tony Allen:]Torpedoed 6 miles SSE Lizard. | |
| Safari HMS | [Tony Allen:]Sunk SE of Portland,English Channel on the way to the scrapyard. Built 18-Nov-41 at Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, UK. S3 Class Submarine. | |
| Sahale | [Tony Allen:]Sahale; Sank off Normandy. | |
| Saima SS | [Tony Allen:]Saima, 1,147grt, defensively-armed British Merchantman on the 8 June 1918 was torpedoed and sunk without warning, 10 miles W from Trevose Head, North Cornwall, UK. 16 lives lost including Master. | |
| Salento SS | Italian steamer; 3.846 tons; Original name: Tjilatjap; owned by the Java-China- Japan line. On 25th November 1928, when on voyage from Brindisi to Rotterdam, the ship was in difficulties during a NW storm. Captain Renato Garassino set course to IJmuiden, but the gale forced the ship to Bloemendaal (Zandvoort) where it hit the ground. The next day, numerous rescue attempts failed, during which a military plane had to warry out an emergency landing in the dunes and a rescue vessel capsized. All hands of the Salento were lost, including the two crew from the rescue vessel. | |
| Salland | [Harry Pennekamp:] In 1985 vonden sportduikers een toen nog onbekend wrak dat pas in 1994 na het bergen van de werfplaat kon worden geïdentificeerd als Salland. | |
| Salsette SS | [HSAC:]Salsette SS; 5.842 ton P&O express mail liner, built Greenock, 1908. 440ftx53ft. 10,000hp quadruple-expansion engines. Cargo: 31 passengers and 20 tons general, London for Marseilles and Bombay. Sunk: 20th July, 1917 by torpedo in the starboard side of engine room from UB-40 (Oberleutnant Howaldt). 15 crew killed. | |
| Saltfleet | [Tony Allen:]Cheyne was 1051 tons. Dimension 205x33 as was built as a in 1944 Coaster. Requisioned as MOWT. In 1946 was renamed SALTFLEET, and owned by Ouse SS Co, Goole. On 4th October 1941 she stranded and sank in fog, Goole. | |
| Salvus | [Tony Allen:]Salvus; On 4th April 1941 she was bombed & sunk in North Sea off Cromer. | |
| Salybia SS | [Tony Allen:]Salybia, 3.352grt, 24 March 1916, 4 miles SW by W from Dungeness, English Channel, torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. | |
| Sambut SS | [Martien Slaats:]SS Sambut Standard Liberty ship, sunk by gunfire in the Straits of Dover 1944. Hull no. 2064, laid down 26-7-1943, launched 14-8-1943 | |
| Samida | [Diving Sussex:]Liberty ship, torpedoed on 9th April 1945 by U-1023. | |
| Sampa SS | English libertyship, built in 1943. Dimensions 140x19x9m; Displacement: 7.219 tons. Speed: 11 knots. On 27th Februari 1945, SS Sampa was en route from Antwerp to England, when she struck a mine at 17h12, off Ostend. Part of portside of the ship was torn away. 15 minutes after the explosion, SS Sampa disappeared below the waves taking with her 12 crew. The rest of the crew was saved by HMS Middelton. [Link to LIBERTY ships: http://www.wwiitechpubs.com/dock/nv-usa/nv-usa-ss-liberty-ship/nv-usa-ss-liberty-ship-ftr.html] | |
| Samselbu SS | [Jurgen Zutterman:]Britse stomer gebouwd in amerika in 1944 waterverplaatsing 7.253 Bbrt onderweg van Antwerpen naar Engeland op mijn gelopen op 19/03/1945. Eén van de 56 opvarenden stierf.[Tony Allen:]The Samselbu was a British steamer, build at an American yard in 1944, with a displacement of 7.253 BRT. On route from Antwerp to England, the ship struck a mine on March 19th 1945. At this disaster 1 of the 56 people aboard lost his life. | |
| Samsip | Engels libertyship gebouwd in 1943. Het had een lengte van 140 meter, een breedte van 19 meter, een diepgang van 9 meter en een waterverplaatsing van 7219 ton. Het liep 10 knopen. Op 7 december 1944 voer het in konvooi A.T.M. 5 van Antwerpen naar de Thames. Ze liep voor Blankenberge op een mijn waardoor er brand ontstond. Het schip dreef stuurloos rond tot het tenslotte ter hoogte van de Wandelaar vast liep. Een sleepboot kwan ter hulp, maar er zat niets anders op dan de Samsip met een kanonsschot te kelderen. | |
| Samvern East part | [Martien Slaats:] SS Samvern, standard Liberty ship, mined and lost in Scheldt Estuary, 1945. Hull no. 1809 laid down 26-9-1943, launched 17-10-1943. | |
| Samvern West part | [Martien Slaats:] SS Samvern, standard Liberty ship, mined and lost in Scheldt Estuary, 1945. Hull no. 1809 laid down 26-9-1943, launched 17-10-1943. | |
| Samwake | 7.176 tons 441 ft Liberty ship Sunk: 31st July 1944 Torpedoed by UB-57. | |
| San Alberto | [Tony Allen:]San Alberto was a British Motor Tanker built in 1935 and owned by EAGLE OIL & SHIPPING CO LTD. She was on route from the CLYDE for TRINIDAD in ballast when she was torpedoed by U-48. 1 crew was lost. | |
| San Gabriel SS | [Tony Allen:]San Gabriel was a Greek Steam Freighter built in 1920. She was on route from LIVERPOOL for ST VINCENT C.V and BUENOS AIRES in ballast when she was torpedoed by U-59. 2 crew lost from a total crew 24. | |
| San Juan Baptista | Still remaining to be found. | |
| San Nicola SS | SS San Nicola - sunk by U-boat 17-11-1916 | |
| San Pedro El Mayor | The only Armada ship to have been wrecked in English waters, the Spanish Armada hospital ship sank in 1588. No diver has yet been able to locate the wreck site, and some have tried very hard! Coins that have been found by the lifeboat slip are not all Spanish pieces of eight. Some are Cruzados of King John IV of Portugal. Later than the Spanish coins, dated between 1640 to 1656. It seems probable that there is another wreck waiting to be discovered in Hope, or very close by. | |
| San Tiburcio | [Tony Allen:]San Tiburcio; Type : Coastal tanker Built : 1921; Shipyard : Standard Ship Building Corp. Shooters Island, New York Hull material : steel | |
| Sandsend SS | [Tony Allen:]Sandsend SS, 3.814 grt, defensively armed sunk with a torpedo without warning on September 16th 1917, 6 miles SE by E from MineHead, Cornwall. 3 lives lost. | |
| Sangstad | [Tony Allen:]Sangstad. Built by Deutsche Werft A.G., Betrieb Finkenwärder, Hamburg 1925. Torpedoed on February 18th 1940 by U-61 Cmdr. Oesten and sunk 59 03N 01 08E, when on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Stavanger with a cargo of grain. The captain died. Norway was still neutral at that time. | |
| Santa Cruz | [Tony Allen:]Sank in 1679 carrying $2.500.000 in gold and silver. | |
| Santagata | [Tony Allen:]The Santagata was orinally laid down as the Farmer of 7.049 tons. She measured 431x56 ft and built in 1943. She was requisioned as MOWT and managed by Lyle Shipping Co, Glasgow. In 1946 she was renamed ADMINISTRATEUR EN CHEF THOMA and purchased by the French Government and managed by Cie. Generale Transatlantique. In 1950 she was renamed the SANTAGATA and purchased by A.Lauro, Italy. On the 24th December 1950 she ran aground on Goodwin Sands and became a total loss. | |
| Santaren SS | [Tony Allen:]Santaren SS, 4.256 grt, defensively armed, sunk 15th September 1917, 40 miles NE from Muckle Flugga, Shetland Isles. Torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine, Master and Chief Officer prisoners. | |
| Santipore | [Tony Allen:]Santipore, a three masted ship of 515 tons, built in 1847 was bound from London to Hobart Town, when she ran aground near Folkstone, England, 12 October 1853 | |
| Sapphire SS | [Tony Allen:]Sapphire SS, a wooden ship of 1.140 tons was built in Quebec, 1853. She was on voyage from Glasgow for Melbourne 120 passengers and 30 crew when she ran aground on Bair Point near Belfast, Ireland on the 4 November 1853, without loss of life. | |
| Sapphire SS | [Ernst Jongejan:]Was met lading katoen op weg van New Oleans naar Bremen | |
| Sargasso HMS | Hired in October 1939 for use as a danlayer, this yacht (ex-Atlantis) was sunk by a mine off the Isle of Wight. | |
| Saxon Briton SS | [Tony Allen:]Saxon Briton was a 1.337grt, defensively-armed British Merchant ship. On the 6th February 1917 when 3 miles NNE from Gurnard Head, North Cornwall she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. 2 lives lost. | |
| Scantic | [Tony Allen:]Scantic; 341 tons; 133x23 ft; Built in 1936 as the DR.COLIJN, for M.Oosterhuis, Delfzijl, Holland. In 1940 she was renamed EMPIRE CROCUS and requisioned by MOWT. In 1947 she was renamed STAINTON and purchased by H.P.Marshall & Co, Middlesborough. In 1951 she was renamed BENWOOD, and purchased by Mountwood Shipping Co, Liverpool. In 1955 she was renamed MONICA, and purchased by Rederi A/B Selen, Finland. In 1957 she was renamed MONA and purchased by N.O.Olausson, Sweden. In 1963 she was renamed SCANTIC and purchased by J.L.Hansen, Denmark. On the 7th December 1964 she sank in heavy weather 51°10N 07°15W. | |
| Scarface | Sunk on 6th March 1989, while fishing. Registration no. CN 416413. | |
| SCH-225 Willem Senior | SCH-225 WILLEM SENIOR. Rederij:Gebr. Korving; Motorkotter; Bouwjaar 1963; Scheepswerf:Vooruit Zaandam; Bruto tonnage:110 brt. 1966-op 8 december werd de kotter onderste boven aangetroffen door de KW 24 CORNELIS. Later is het gezonken en er werden geen overlevende gevonden De oorzaak van het kapseizen van de kotter moet worden gezocht in de stabiliteit. Na 54 dagen werd het wrak door een Belgisch Marine vaartuig gelokaliseerd op de positie 54 ’01 55 N 04’44 ’28E Schipper Jan Hoek 44 jaar; Stuurman Arend Hoek 47 jaar; Willem Korving; Huibert Pronk; Matroos Pieter Haasnoot 23 jaar; Ment Ginder. | |
| Scharlachsberger | German warship | |
| Scharnhorn SS | The Scharnhorn was mined, after dragging a barriere net in her props. | |
| Schiedam | The wreck is the remains of a Dutch fluyt of around 400 tons which sank in 1684. The site was discovered in 1971. The Schiedam was captured by pirates off Gibraltar in 1683, but was rapidly captured again by the James. She then served in the English fleet as a water carrier, on a punitive expidition against the pirates based at Tangier. She was lost after the action, on her voyage to England. | |
| Schieland SS | Built by Werf Gusto, Schiedam (2249grt; 83x13m, 9,5kn). Coal/timber carrier used in UK and Baltic trade. Sunk in North Sea by Luftwaffe, June 1941. Sisters: SINT ANNALAND and SINT JANSLAND (renamed OTTOLAND). Similar: DIRKSLAND. ~ Firm founded 1896. Schieland was bombed and torpedoed by German aircraft and E-boats. Owner: Scheepvaart & steenkolen maatschappij. | |
| Schiller SS | Steamer of 3.421 tons, 380.5 ftx40 ftx24.4 ft. Sunk: 1875. Ran aground. At around 10 pm on the 7th of May, 1875, the 3421 ton German transatlantic liner Schiller struck the Retarrier Ledges in thick fog. She had a crew of over a hundred, with 59 saloon class passengers, 75 second class and 20 steerage class. Signal cannons were fired but only one was heard on shore and was presumed to be the normal arrival signal. Only two lifeboats were launched successfully, eventually to reach Tresco carrying 26 men and 1 woman. This left over 300 people on the ship, with no means of getting ashore and no one aware of their plight. By the following morning it was obvious that a ship was amongst the western rocks and rescue attempts began, but by this time the ship had broken up and only a few men remained clinging to the rigging. Of the 372 people carried only 37 survived. Over a hundred bodies were buried in the churchyard at Old Town. Louise Holzmeister was on of the passengers, 23 years old and newlywed, traveling to Germany to be reunited with her millionaire husband. Her body was never found. Her grieving husband having the memorial in Old Town churchyard built. | |
| Schnellboot | Kleine Duitse snelboot van 34 meter lang, 5,5 meter breed en een waterverplaatsing van 112 ton. Schnellboten waren zeer gevreesd door de Engelse konvooien. Tot 1942 waren ze heer en meester in het kanaal. Daarna hadden de Engelsen hun eigen MGB's die maar voor één doel gemaakt werden, namelijk om op Schnellboten te jagen en keerde het tij in het voordeel van de geallieerden. Er is onzekerheid over welke Schnellboot het gaat vermits het wrak onherkenbaar is. De S183, 200 en 702 van het 10de Schnellbootflotielje vergingen op 12 augustus 1944 ter hoogte van Duinkerke na de bevoorrading met nog 3 andere Schnellboten van de ingesloten Duitse troepen. Ze werden door Britse MTB's en een fregat bestookt. 1 Schnellboot werd geraakt, twee anderen botsten op elkaar en zonken eveneens. | |
| Scholten W.A. SS | The steamship W. A. SCHOLTEN was built by Robert Napier & Sons, Glasgow, for Nederlandsche-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij (Holland America Line) and launched on 16 February 1874. 2.529 tons; 106,98x11,64 meters/351x38.2 feet (lengthxbreadth); clipper bow, 1 funnel, 3 masts; iron construction, screw propulsion, service speed 10 knots; accommodation for 50 1st-class passengers, and 600 in steerage. 16 May 1874, maiden voyage, Rotterdam-Plymouth-New York. 18 November 1887, sailed from Rotterdam; 19 November 1887, sunk in collision with the British steamship ROSA MARY in the English Channel, with the loss of 132 lives | |
| Schwanheim | Sunk after an air raid on 13th August 1944. | |
| Scotia SS | The SCOTIA was a liner built in 1921 for the London & North Western Railway Company; 3.441 tons; 4 single reduction turbines; 25 knots; The vessel was requisitioned by the Government to take the British Expeditionary Force to France in December 1939. On 1st June 1940 she was sunk by German aircraft just outside Dunkirk whilst on passage to Sheerness. She had on board 2,500 French troops, losses were 33 crew and around 300 soldiers. The exact total is unknown because no one was counting the boarding, which was then under intense fire. | |
| Scotstoun HMS | [Tony Allen:]Scoutstoun HMS was formerly called Caledonia in 1939 before she was requisitioned for the war effort. She was built in 1925 and was 17.046 tons and converted to an armed Merchant Cruiser. She was owned by ANCHOR LINE (HENDERSON BROS) LTD. Torpedoed on the 13th June 1940 and sunk. 6 killed. | |
| Scott HMS | [Martien Slaats] Scott, sunk 15-08-1918. She was torpedoed by the same day as Ulleswater. [Tony Allen:]British M Class Destroyer. Mined or torpedoed off the Dutch Coast. Kill credited to UC-17. | |
| Scottish Minstrel | [Tony Allen:]Scottish Minstrel was built in 1921 and owned by Tankers Ltd. She was on route from NEW YORK and HALIFAX for LONDON via SCOTLAND carrying 9200 of tons of fuel oil when she was torpedoed without warning by U-61 and sunk. 9 crew lost from a total of 41. | |
| Scylla HMS | HMS Scylla was an Exocet Leander class frigate, the last frigate to be built in Devonport Royal Dockyard in 1968. Decommissioned from the Royal Navy in 1993 and bought by National Marine Aquarium in 2003 to be sunk as an artifical reef. | |
| Sea Lion HMS | [Tony Allen:]Sea Lion HMS was purposely sunk as an ASDIC target. | |
| Sea Serpent SS | [Tony Allen:]On the 23 March 1916, off Folkestone Pier, Sea Serpent was mined and sunk, 14 lives lost including Master. | |
| Seablue | Engels schip van 518 brt en gebouwd al kustvaartuig in 1945 als Empire Seablue bij Clelands.Ltd Wallsend De vracht bestond uit 23 personenauto's. De eigenaar was Instone Lines te Londen. Het schip liep op het wrak van de Empire Blessing en zonk na een uur op 13 februari 1954. | |
| Seaford Ferry SS | [Tony Allen:]Seaford Ferry SS :Steamship of 997T. Dimensions 80x10 metres. On route from Newhaven to Dieppe when in collision with the vessel Lyon. [] | |
| Sebastel 2 | Sunk by the plan Mellick. | |
| Sedgemore HMS | [Tony Allen:]4th Rate 50 gun Frigate carrying £200,000 in merchants bullion. | |
| Sedgepool SS | [Tony Allen:]Sedgepool was a British Freighter built in 1918 and of 5.556 tons. She was on route from MONTREAL for MANCHESTER carrying 8.720 tons wheat when she was torpedoed without warning by U-123. 3 crew lost. Vessel was owned by ROPNER & CO LTD, SIR R. POOL SHIPPING CO LTD. | |
| Segontium | [Tony Allen:]Segontium was built for the Navy at Faversham in Kent and launched into the Swale in 1943. She was designed for use as armament stores tender C-165 and spent her war supplying shells and other ammunition to big warships and convoy escorts. At the end of the war C-165 was converted. She appears on the Mercantile Navy list of 1976 as a 192 ton British steel motor vessel with fishing-trawler classification and her port of registry London. She was later owned by Welsh Seafoods of Bangor, Caernarvonshire. Foundered in rough weather on the way to the scrapyard. No lives lost. | |
| Seine | [Martien Slaats:]Seine; 16-7-1955 tijdens een reis van Parijs naar Londen bij slecht zicht in aanvaring met het Russische stoomschip DROGOBITZ SS (bouwjaar 1954 3420 ton) en gezonken op 6 mijl van Dungeness. | |
| Seistan SS | [HSAC:]4.238 ton steamer, built 1907. Originally Saint Rene, then Headley. 364ftx50ft. 408hp triple-expansion engines. Armed. Coal, Tyne to Falmouth. Sunk: 23 October, 1917, by torpedo from UB-57. Five lost. | |
| Senator Holthusen | Duitse boot / op 05-09-1917 gezonken | |
| Seniority | [Tony Allen:]Boswell was built in 1942. Requisioned as MOWT. In 1947 she was renamed AVISWELL, and purchased by the Aviation & Shipping Co, London. In 1949 she was renamed SENIORITY, and purchased by F.T.Everard & Son, London. 9.11.50 Sank after going ashore on Bo Vich Chuan Rock, Hebrides. | |
| September | Type: plastic vedette, two screws 140hp | |
| Serbia SS | [Ernst Jongejan:]Was geladen met stukgoed. Opweg van Yokohama naar Bremerhaven. | |
| Serica SS | Schooner rigged steamer of 2.652 tons, 321.5 ftx40.2 ftx19 ft. Sunk: 1893. Ran aground on rocks. | |
| Serrana SS | British steel steamer, 353 ftx48 ft, 3.677 tons. Torpedoed without warning by UB-35, 10 miles west from St Catherines Point, Isle of Wight. 5 lives were lost. | |
| Serula SS | [Tony Allen:]Serula was 1,388grt and a defensively-armed steamship. On the 16 September 1918, 13½ miles NE ½ N from Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire, Wales she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine, 17 lives lost including Master. | |
| Sesame HMRT | [Tony Allen:]Sesame HMRT. Assurance Class Tug with 1.350 hp engines, 157ft, 13 knots. She was torpedoed by an E-boat. On the deck she carried a single 3 in anti-aircraft gun, a 20 mm Bofors and 2 machine-guns. | |
| Setter HMS | [Tony Allen:]HMS Setter, British, R class Destroyer Collision in fog with HMS Sylph near Harwich. | |
| Seven Seas SS SS | [Tony Allen:]Seven Seas SS, a 1.195 grt 67x10 m iron merchant steamer, was torpedoed by UB-57, while on route from London to Liverpool | |
| Seydlitz | [Mark Page:] Seydlitz, 499tons German patrol vessel (converted trawler?) believed sunk by allied Motor Torpedo boats on 19-6-1944 | |
| Shadwan SS | [Tony Allen:]Built in 1877 by CS Swan & Co for the London shipping firm of Nelson, Donkin & Co. An iron cargo steamer of 1538 tons, 256ft long with a beam of 33ft, and drawing a little over 23ft, she produced 150hp from her compound engines. | |
| Shamrock 11 SS | [Tony Allen:]Shamrock 11 SS, built in 1879 by Inglis & Co of Scotland for Lairds. Dimensions 70.46x9.52x4.69 metres. Powered by two cylinder compound steam engine of 274hp. Salvaged by Hammon & Lane Co to the waterline. Carried a cargo of munitions and horses. Horses swam ashore and 30 people were saved. | |
| Shamrock HMS | [Tony Allen:]Shamrock HMS a wooden admiralty fishing trawler was lost in a gale force 7 whilst fishing. | |
| Shark HMS | [Tony Allen:]HMS Shark, British, Acasta class Destroyer. Lost in the Battle of Jutland. | |
| Sheaf Crest | [Martien Slaats:]Door german destroyer bonte tot zinken gebracht. | |
| Shekatika SS | [Tony Allen:]Shekatika was a British Freighter of 5458 tons which was built in 1936. She was on route from GASPE for HARTLEPOOL carrying 2003 tons of steel and 6000 tons of pitprops when she was torpedoed without warning by U-123. All crew saved. She was owned by THE SOUTH GEORGIA CO LTD. | |
| Shenandoah SS | [Tony Allen:]Shenandoah, 3.886grt, 14 April 1916, 1½ miles W from Folkestone Gate, mined and sunk, 2 lives lost. | |
| ShermanTank | [Rick Jenkins:] On your site you have shown a Sherman tank at 50 16 12N 03 39 06W which as far as I am aware was raised in 1984, the story behind the tank was the subject of a book 'The Forgotten Dead' information relating to it can be found at http://www.geocities.com/ww2travels/slapton.html | |
| Shirala SS | [HSAC:]5.306 ton British liner, built 1901. 410ftx50ft. 387hp triple-expansion engines. 213 passengers, 5.000 tons general, 180 tons ammunition for Army, 1.700 tons mail, including diamonds, London for Bombay. Sunk: 2 July, 1918 by torpedo in port side from UB-57 (Oberleutnant Johann Lohs). Five crew killed. | |
| Shokland SS | Dutch cargo, built in 1915 by A.Vuijk & Zonen Capelle a/d Ysel Holland; Iron hull; 1.113 tons; 225,3'x33,2'x14',2' [Dirk Eekelers:]In the early hours of 5th January 1943, a Dutch cargo ship, the SS Schokland was carrying in the region of 200 to 250 German troops and French prostitutes on leave to St. Malo. 2.000 meters off the southern shore of Jersey, at Noirmont Point, she foundered with a great loss of life. | |
| Shuna SS | [Tony Allen:]Type : steamship Built : 1908; Shipyard : Holland; Hull material : steel | |
| Sidmouth SS | [Tony Allen:]Sidmouth was a 4,045grt Merchantship. On the 24 October 1916 when 22 miles S from Wolf Rock she was captured by submarine, sunk by torpedo. | |
| Sidon HMS | Royal Navy Submarine. Sank with the loss of 13 lives when alongside the depot ship HMS Maidstone in Portland Harbour when an experimental type (high-test peroxide) torpedo exploded. The torpedo had no warhead fitted but a weakness in this adaptation of an existing torpedo type either allowed this highly volatile propellant to leak, or there was a reaction inside the torpedo. The force of the blast inside the tube blew open the bow cap and internal door allowing water to get in. As the boat was on the surface water entered only relatively slowly and she did not sink immediately. Attempts to stop her from sinking were unsuccessful. | |
| Sierra Bravia | [J.A. Rodriguez:] Spanish cargo. Carrying railway lines at the time of sinking. (1960). SIERRA BRAVIA Year of build 1960 (Indunaval, S.A, Bilbao, Spain) Sunk on 12th April 1974 near Dungeness, after a collision with the Liberian ship ''RUHR ORE'' in fog. There were 4 casualties.[Tony Allen:]The stern section, or what is alleged to be that, lies at 50 53'.189 N 000 57',945 E, also in 30m; this section is also thought to be inverted and have twin screws. | |
| Sig | [Tony Allen:]Sig. Built in Aberdeen, Scotland 1924. On a voyage from Kragerø for Grimsby. Cargo woodpulp. Struck a mine on November 4th 1939 and sank in position 53 43N 0 17E. Three dead. | |
| Sigurd Faulbaums SS | [English:] The SS Sigurd Faulbaums, the famous ''lead-wreck'' was full of lead bars, when torpedoed by the U-9 on 23rd May 1940. She was built by J. Blumer & Co at Sunderland UK. She was first named ''Anglet'', then ''Nordeflinge''. She was captured by the Belgian Navy, when having motor trouble. [Dutch:] Lets stoomvrachtschip van de Max Faulbaums SS Line. De Sigurd lag reeds sinds de invasie van de Balkan door de Sovjets in 1939 in Brugge en werd na de Duitse invasie als oorlogsbuit in beslag genomen. Omdat de bemanning machineonderdelen had verkocht om in hun levensbehoeften te kunnen voorzien werd het naar Zeebrugge gesleept waar het geladen werd met 1000 ton lood. Met 2 sleepboten werd koers gezet naar de Downs maar op 23 mei 1940 kreeg de U9 de sleep in het vizier en was ervan overtuigd dat het om een belangrijk militair transport ging. De U9 vuurde een torpedo af die het achterschip raakte waarna de Sigurd vrij snel zonk. | |
| Sigyn SS | [Tony Allen:]Sigyn was a Swedish Steam Freighter built in 1897 and owned by BORJESSON, ALLEN . REDERI-A/B SIGYN. She was on route from BUCTOUCHE for SUNDERLAND carrying pitprops when she was torpedoed by 59. 23 crew were saved. | |
| Silver Laurel | [Michael Tolhuisen:] Foto: Amerika, Niet bekend, 1940, Schepen in oorlogstijd. ''De bewapende Britsche stoomer Silver Laurel arriveert na een moeilijke reis over den Atlantische Oceaan in een Amerikaanschen haven'' | |
| Silvio SS | 04/11/1902 Silvio, Br, 1229, 1899, gezonken na aanvaring | |
| Simaloer SS | [Tony Allen:]Simaloer was built in 1920 for the Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland / Netherlands Steamship Co. In 1941 she was bombed and abandoned N.W. of Ireland, later sank. | |
| Simba | Wooden French fishing ship, sunk in a storm on 28th Sept 1999 while fishing, SE of Cordouan; Built in 1971, Marennes. | |
| Simla | [Tony Allen:]Simla, an iron sailing ship of 2.288 tons. was built at Glasgow, 1854. She measured 330x39.8x26.7 ft. Bound from London to Sydney, she sank off the Isle of Wight, England following a collision with the City of London near The Needles, 25 January 1884. Twenty crew were lost. Survivors were rescued by the badly damaged City of London and the steamer Guernsey. | |
| Simon Bolivar SS | [Other Source:]The Simon Bolivar, 8.000 tons, was built in 1927 for the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot-Maatschappij (KNSM). She was on her way from Amsterdam to England, when on 18th November 1939, she was sunk by two explosions. The ship sunk very fast, one mile South of lightschip Sunk, near to Harwich. The route that the ship was following was known as free of mines. 102 of the 397 people on board died. There were 34 children aboard. | |
| Simoom HMS | [Martien Slaats:]Simoom HMS was torpdoed by German destroyer S-50. The Harwich force including light cruisers Centaur, Conquest, Aurora, Penelope, Cleopatra, Undaunted and 18 destroyers was in action against the German 6th tbf off the Schouwen light vessel. After Simoom was hit, she was scuttled by destroyer Matchless. | |
| Sioux MFV | Sank in rough seas. Wreck purchased by Jim Marine Ltd., with the intentions of salvaging the wk (09/06/1977) | |
| Sir Russell | [Diving Sussex:]Sir Russell; 1548 tons 244ft collier torpedoed 11th August 1941 by a German E-boat. | |
| Siren | [Tony Allen:]Iron ship, 1555 tons. Built at Glasgow, 1881. She measured 248x38x23 ft. She made a number of fast voyages between England and Australia, her last being eighty-one days from Liverpool to Melbourne in 1883. Inward bound to London from Sydney, she was rammed and sank by H.M.S. Landrail in the English Channel, south west of Bill of Portland, 11 July 1896. After the collision the Landrail backed off, allowing the sea to rush in to the Siren, sending her to the bottom in a few minutes, while the crew escaped in the boats. | |
| Siri Maria MV | cargo : bagged sodium-phosphat | |
| Siroco | Commandé par le Capitaine de Corvette De Toulouse Lautrec. Bâtiment mis en service en 1927, déplaçant 1.320 tonnes, long de 105,80m et large de 10,10m , 20 de tirant d'eau, 31000 chevaux, pouvant marcher à 33 noeuds. Armé de 4 pièces de 130, 2 canons AA de 37, 6 tubes lance-torpilles de 550. Equipage: 7 officiers et 131 sous-officiers et matelots. Le 30 mai, il embarque 750 soldats à DK et ce, entre 21 et 21 heures 30. Il part vers l'Angleterre par la ''route Y'' (la plus longue), avec à son bord de nombreux artilleurs de la 16eme R.A.T. et des fantassins du 92eme d'infanterie. Vers 2 heures du matin, il vient de laisser derrière lui la bouée ''R'' (bateau feu West Hiden), 2 torpilles foncent sur lui par l'avant. De Toulouse Lautrec, son Commandant, fit manoeuvrer son navire et évita de peu les engins. 2 autres torpilles arrivèrent sur l'arrière bâbord et, malgré une nouvelle manoeuvre, l'une d'elles atteint son but. Ses 2 hélices sont arrachées, immobilisant le navire. C'est le Lieutenant allemand Christiansen et sa S.23 (Schnell Boat) qui lui a porté ce coup (c'est également lui qui a torpillé le Jaguar. Le navire sera achevé par un ''Stuka'' qui lui envoya une bombe dans la soute à munitions des 130mm, occasionnant une terrible explosion qui amputa d'au moins un tiers la structure arrière du Sirocco. Les débris de toutes sortes firent des victimes en retombant. Le Commandant, inanimé est sauvé des flots par le Quartier Maitre Habasque. Le ''Widgeon'', le contre-torpilleur polonais ''Blyskavica'' et le ''Cyclone'' vont au secours du navire en perdition. Ce dernier recevra une torpille à la proue avant d'arriver sur les lieux. Le paquebot ''Royal Soverein'' se chargera des derniers rescapés. Le Siroco coule devant Dunkerque emportant avec lui 660 personnes à environ 32Kms de la cote. On a su plus tard que le S.26 participa à l'attaque, commandée par le Lieutenant alleand Fimmen. | |
| Sitona SS | [Tony Allen:]Sitona D/S. Departed Blyth in convoy on May 2-1941 with a cargo of about 1.600 tons coal for Deadman's Dock, London. The following evening German aircraft attacked the convoy. Sitona was hit by a torpedo which passed through the engine room from the port side and out through the starboard side before detonating in the sea. The torpedo left a hole on the port side, estimated to be about 1' in diameter right on the waterline, while a hole on the starboard side of about 2' in diameter was about 2' above the waterline. The engine was partly destroyed and no maneuvers could be carried out. Water penetrated into the engine room and boiler room so that the engine stopped immediately, but the people working there managed to get up on deck, while Sitona slowly started to sink. | |
| Sjaelland SS | [Tony Allen:]Sjaelland was a 1.405grt British Merchant steamship. On the 25th May 1917 when 18 miles E by N from Start Point, Devon, English Channel she was captured by submarine, sunk by gunfire. 1 life lost - (the Master) | |
| Sjofna SS | [Tony Allen:]Sjofna D/S. Built in Gouderak 1918. Previous names: Phoenix, then Kongsaa. Departed Fowey in the morning of Nov. 22-1944 with a cargo of 720 tons porcelain clay for Larne, Northern Ireland. Ran aground at 01:00 on Nov. 23 in heavy rain and seas. All on board were called on deck, distress calls were sent via the radio, rockets and signal lamp, and about half an hour later they obtained contact with land with the help of the signal lamp. A lifeboat was launched but it was immedaitely smashed against the side of the ship. Those on board could see that people on shore were preparing rescue equipment, and later a rescue vessel came alongside the ship. 7 crew members were hauled through the water in rescue buoys, the first of whom was sent over to the rescue vessel at 10:25, the last at 11:30. Rescue work from the beach started at 14:40 when Gunner Gauge was sent ashore, then at 14:50 it was 2nd mate Henriksen's turn. However, 20-30 meters from shore he was swung around in the water several times, believed to be due to seaweeds in the water, so that he was beat up to such an extent that he was brought ashore in an unconsious condition. Padstow Clovelly lifeboats rescued 7 crew at dawn, then the remaining crew as well as the 3 gunners were rescued by the Hartland Point LSA Company.Sjofna was broken up for scrap on the beach, along with the remains of the 600 tons of cast iron carried in the hold of S/S Eilanus, wrecked in 1936. | |
| Skaala SS | [HSAC:]1.129 ton Norwegian steamer, built 1906. 229ftx35ft. Patent fuel (coal briquettes), Port Talbot for Rouen. Sunk: 26 December, 1917, by torpedo from UB-35. One of crew of 17 killed. | |
| Skane SS | 1884 Gray.W., & Co., West Hartlepool; Rederiaktiebol. Helsingborg; 1.667 tons; 78.63x10.87x5.79m;Screw, 2 cylinder Comp; The Swedish cargo vessel Skane ran aground onto Whitby Rock on the 30th November 1915 in fine weather, local fishermen tried to refloat the ship but couldn't as she had been holed. A tug towed the ship off the next day and had to beach it, the weather worsened and the sea became really rough. The ship eventually became a total loss and much salvage has been done to remove the wreck from the beach. | |
| Skipjack HMS | Skipjack HMS was bombed by german aircraft and sunk off Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo. Capt was F.B.Proudfoot. | |
| Skoghaug SS | Built in 1930 as the Sea Valor for Dover Nav. Co. Ltd, in Sunderland Engeland. Bought by D/S Alf Lindos, Rederi Haugesund Norway after the war and renamed Skoghaug; 2.099 tons; 84x13x6m; On the night of 24th december 1947, SS Skoghaug was on her way to Oslo with a cargo of coals when she hit a mine in stormy weather. Of the crew of 27, only one person survived. After diver's examination, it was found more certain that the reason for the sinking was an exploding boiler. | |
| Slaatero | [Tony Allen:]Slaatero sunk in 1917 wilst carrying a cargo of coal. | |
| Sleiper SS | [Tony Allen:]Sleipner was a Danish Steam Freighter built in 1915 and of 1066 tons. She was carrying a cargo of coal from METHIL for ESBJERG when she was torpedoed by U-14 on the 15th February 1940 and sunk. All the crew were saved. | |
| Sleper1 | Duitse Hafenschutzboot / op een mijn gelopen | |
| Sleper2 | Duitse sleper / op een mijn gelopen | |
| Smyrna | [Other Source:]Smyrna, built in 1876 by W HOOD & CO at Aberdeen, she was an iron clipper of 1.305 tons. In 1888, she was en voyage from Isle of Wight to Sydney, when she collided with another ship, the MOTO. All of her crew drowned.[Tony Allen:]Iron barque, 1.372 tons. Built at Aberdeen, 1876. Dimensions 232.2 x 38.5 x 22.2 ft. Bound from London to Sydney, sank at the Needles, western tip of the Isle of Wight, after a collision with SS Moto, 28 April 1888. Twelve of her crew including the captain lost their lives. The seventeen survivors were rescued by the steamship and landed at Southampton. | |
| Sneland | Sneland, a freighter of 1.791 tons was sunk on May 7th 1945 by German submarine U-2386 off the Firth of Forth. | |
| Snowdonia | [Tony Allen:]Snowdonia was a sailing vessel of 138 feet with a copper sheathed wooden hull. She ran aground on 14th Oct 1881 on Brownsman Island. | |
| Sofie Bakke | [Tony Allen:]Sofie Bakke. Delivered in March-1938 from A/B Götaverken, Gothenburg, Sweden as Sofie Bakke to Skibs-A/S Hilda Knudsen, Haugesund. Våre motorskip gives tonnages as 5.450 gt, 3.262 net, 8.540 tdwt, 453.2' x 58.8' x 26', 6 cyl. 2T DV Götaverken B&W, 6900 bhp, 16 knots. August 4th 1940, she sank off Peterhead (Scotland) after a collision with the Swedish ship M/S Lima when that ship ran into her while maneuvering in the convoy. | |
| Solomon HMS | Requisitioned by admiralty for use as minesweeper. | |
| Solway Prince SS | [Tony Allen:]Solway Prince was a 317grt British Merchant steamer. On the 27th June 1917 when 8 miles North from Alderney, English Channel she was captured by submarine. Sunk by bombs. | |
| Somali SS | [HSAC:]Somali SS; 6.809 ton passenger-cargo steamer, built 1930. 459ftx61ft. Armed with 12-pounder on stern. 9.000 tons cosmetics, horses, bicycles, toy lead soldiers, mercury, medical supplies, jeeps and tyres, Chinese coins, London for Hong Kong, via Firth of Forth for convoy assembly. Sunk: 27 March, 1941, two days after being bombed by Heinkel 111 and set on fire. Exploded while under tow. No casualties. | |
| Sommeina | [Tony Allen:] Defensively armed Merchant Ship. Mined and sank 4 miles SE Manacles. | |
| Soreldoc SS | [Tony Allen:]Soreldoc had been Canadian-owned and registered until 1944. In that year she was apparently acquired by the US War Shipping Administration and became Panamanian-flag. Torpedoed by U-1302. | |
| Sote SS | 1883 Kish, Boolds & Co., Sunderland.; Angf. Aktieb. Thule; 1.353 tons; 75.74x10.38x5.66m; Screw, 2cyl. Compound; Machinery by G. Clark Ltd, Sunderland; 192 hp; 1xdeck; b.deck 58ft; f.castle 27ft; Capt Thorbjornsson; This 1353 ton steamer had no less than six names during her career, she was built by Kish Boolds & Co at Sunderland in 1883 as Nantes Hambourg, renamed ville de St Nazaire, Herleve, Elleker, Orion, and finally Sote. On May 25 1918 she was torpedoed off Bridlington by the German submarine UC-64, she was quickly taken in tow and an effort was made to beach her, but she sank in 13 metre of water. | |
| Soudan SS | [Jan Lettens:]Soudan SS; French steamer of 844 tons, sank 1887, when running aground. | |
| South America | The South America was a Liberian freighter built in 1947. It had a displacement of 5361 BRT and working for the Empire Shipping Corporation at Monrovia, Liberia. On February 11th, the South America was on its way from Peru to Poland with a load of fishmeal when it caught fire because of spontaneous combustion of the load. The heat made that some oilbarrels ripped open which caused a real inferno. At that time, the South America was west of Hoek van Holland. The ship was stranded by tug-boats on the Maasvlakte where it stayed burning for days. The heat must have been enormous. The winches simply sank trough the deck. | |
| South America SS | [Tony Allen:]South America SS ran aground in fog at St Loy Bay near Merthen Point, Cornwall. | |
| South Australian SS | [Tony Allen:]South Australian SS. Carrying a cargo of railway lines from Cardiff to Argentina and sank in a gale. Wk lies 10 miles east of Lundy Island, Bristol Channel, UK. | |
| South Edinburgh Channel | The site, located by the Port of London Authority, consists of the remains of an unidentified late 18th century merchantman carrying Swedish copper plate money, iron bars and bottles of wine. | |
| South Point SS | [Tony Allen:]South Point, 3,837grt, 27 March 1915, 60 miles W from Lundy Island, Bristol Channel. Captured by submarine, sunk by torpedo. | |
| South Western SS | [Other Source:]Armed Sailing Steamship of 860 tons (which of the two ???). Sunk: Iduno (or Iduna ?) in Collision and the South Western Torpedoed by UB-59 sunk in the same position. [Tony Allen:]South Western was a 674grt defensively-armed British Merchant Steamer. On the 16 March 1918 when 9 miles SW by S from St Catherines, English Channel she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. 24 lives lost. | |
| Southborough SS | [Tony Allen:]Southborough was 3,709grt. A defensively-armed steamship. On the 16 July 1918, 5 miles N by E ½ E from Scarborough, torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine, 30 lives lost including the Master. | |
| Spaarndam SS | [Didier De Waele:] SS Spaarndam. 1919 by Scheepsbouw Mij, De Nieuwe Waterweg, Schiedam; 4.200hp; 14 knots; triple turbines; rebuilt in 1934; one funnel was removed;On November 27th 1939, while en route from New Orleans to Rotterdam, she struck a mine 2 miles NE from lightship Tongue; She was maneouvered onto a bank and set on fire; | |
| Sparrow | [Tony Allen:]Mystery surrounds this wreck. May also be called the Spero. | |
| Sparrowhawk HMS | [Tony Allen:]Sparrowhawk, British, Acasta class Destroyer. Lost in the Battle of Jutland. | |
| Spenser SS | [Tony Allen:]Spenser SS, a 4.186 grt defensively armed merchant steamer was torpedoed without warning by a submarine on 6 January 1918, 28 miles SW by W ¼ W from Bardsey Island, Wales. | |
| Sperrbrecher-141 Lies | []De M.V. Lies werd in 1940 gebouwd in Nederland. Ze had een lengte van 51 meter, een breedte van 8 meter en een waterverplaatsing van 465 ton. Sperrbrechers werden gebruikt om mijnenvelden op te ruimen voor achteropkomende konvooien, als vliegtuigobservatiedienst en als onderzeebootbestrijder. De boeg werd versterkt om de impact van een mijn te kunnen weerstaan. Bij de Duitse inval in Nederland in 1940 stond het schip nog op stapel en werd door de Duitse Marine gevorderd. Het werd omgedoopt naar NS1 en later naar Sperrbrecher 141. Vanaf 1 april 1943 werd ze voor de Oostendse kust ingezet als Flakschutz voor de Schnelboot bunkers. Op 31 maart 1944 voer ze van Oostende naar Antwerpen maar om 02u59 is ze met de stuurboordzijde op een mijn gelopen en gezonken. Ze heeft in haar carrière 20 mijnen opgeruimd.[Tony Allen:]This ship was build for ""N.V. J. Vermaas"" at Schiedam. The ship was 51 meters long, 8 meters wide and had a displacement of 465 BRT. M.V. Lies was purchased by S.P. Baker in 1940 and finished at Schiedam. When the Germans occupied The Netherlands, the vessel was still unfinished on the yard and was confiscated by the German Navy. At Ostend the vessel was used for anti-aircraft guns in front of submarine bunkers. On March 31st 1944 she went down after running in to a mine. | |
| Sperrbrecher-142 | De M.S. Westerbroek werd in 1939 gebouwd in Nederland (E.J. Smith&Zonen). Ze had een lengte van 51 meter, een breedte van 8 meter en een waterverplaatsing van 465 ton. Sperrbrechers werden gebruikt om mijnenvelden op te ruimen voor achteropkomende konvooien, als vliegtuigobservatie dienst en als onderzeebootbestrijder. De boeg werd versterkt om de impact van een mijn te kunnen weerstaan. Bij de Duitse inval in Nederland in 1940 stond het schip nog op stapel en werd door de Duitse Marine gevorderd. Ze werd omgedoopt naar NSII en later naar Sperrbrecher 142. Op 14 september 1942 om 23u47 is het schip na een aanvaring met een mijn gezonken. | |
| Sperrbrecher-143 Lola | De M.S. Lola werd in 1939 gebouwd in Nederland. Ze had een waterverplaatsing van 498 ton. Sperrbrechers werden gebruikt om mijnenvelden op te ruimen voor achteropkomende konvooien, als vliegtuigobservatiedienst en als onderzeebootbestrijder. De boeg werd versterkt om de impact van een mijn te kunnen weerstaan. Op 11 september 1940 werd het schip door de Duitse Marine gevorderd en omgedoopt naar NSIII en later naar Sperrbrecher 143. In haar 2 jaar durende loopbaan kon ze slechts 16 zeemijnen opruimen. Op 9 oktober 1942 om 22u09 ging ze ter hoogte van de Balandbank verloren bij de ontsnapping van de Duitse slagschepen Schnarnhorst, Gneisenau en Prinz Eugen door het kanaal. | |
| Sperrbrecher-147 Raket | [Aad Kleijn:] De Sperrbrecher No.147 was een duits marinevaartuig. Het ijzeren stoomschip is op 27 maart 1942 op een mijn gelopen. [Arie De Lange:] Was Nederlandse kustvaarder Raket gebouwd in 1936 door J. Smit & Zn te Alblasserdam onder bouwnummer 520 Grootte 482 brt. De motor was een 450 pk van Werkspoor. Het schip werd gevorderd door de Duitse Marine die er een Sperrbrecher van maakte onder de naam Sperrbrecher 147 Koert. Gezonken na mijn exlosie op 27-5-1942. | |
| Sperrbrecher-161 Iris | [Martien Slaats:]Sperrbrecher op een mijn gelopen nabij Borkum. | |
| Sperrbrecher-169 Ceres | [Martien Slaats:]Ceres MS of Sperrbrecher-169 was een hospitaalschip (?) die op 19-11-1942 op een mijn liep. Eén man kwam om. | |
| Sperrbrecher-174 Tindefjell | [Dir Eekelers:] From Kröner, Kriegsschiffe, vol. 3, p.277-279: D/S tindefell Olsen&Ugelstad,Oslo 1337gt. Built in Oslo 1936. When the Germans approached Bergen on Apr. 9-1940 Tindefjell was among several ships en route to this city. 9 vessels were stopped south of Bergen by Norwegian patrol boats and sent elsewhere. Tindefjell was asked to turn around and proceed to Leirvik, Stord. Tindefjell was later sent to Uskedal, where the Navy had assembled some vessels and established a defence post. Following the land and sea battles between Apr. 17-20 the Norwegian forces had to withdraw, but before the Germans could place a crew on board Tindefjell, Norwegian volunteers took her to Odda. However, during the fighting there (the Germans arrived on May 2) the crew took shelter on shore, and the morning after the fighting was over their ship was gone, seized by the Germans. She was commissioned by the Kriegsmarine from Apr. 23-1941 under the name Sperrbrecher 74, then Sperrbrecher 174. Struck a mine on May 28-1942 and sank west of Buoy 11W, west of Dunkirk. One dead. [Other Source:] SPERRBRECHER 174:yard Nylands Verkst., Oslo building number 327, building year 1936, 1337 BRT 76,42x12,58x4,47 m; speed 11 kn; owner Olsen & Ugelstad, Oslo; armament in german service: 1x7,5 cm (polish), 1x3,7 cm , 4x2 cm | |
| Sphene SS | [Tony Allen:]Sphene SS hit the ""Mouls"" in heavy weather and then sank in 22 metres. At the time of the accident the vessel was carrying a cargo of coal. | |
| Sphene SS | [Tony Allen:]Sphene SS; 740grt, 3 August 1916, 26 miles SW from St Catherine's Point, captured by submarine, sunk by bombs. | |
| Spiral SS | [Tony Allen:]Spiral, 1.342grt, 4 August 1916, 40 miles WSW from St Catherine's Point, captured by submarine, sunk by bombs. | |
| Spital SS | [Tony Allen:]Spital SS, a 4.718 grt armed cargo was torpedoed without warning on 15 January 1918, 4 miles SSE from St Anthony Point. | |
| Spitfire | Aircraft ?? Very close to the old sewage pipe Sunk: Unknown | |
| Splendid HMS | Splendid was on patrol off Capri in the Mediterranean when she was sighted and attacked by the German destroyer Hermes, and depth charged. She was badly damaged with water penetrating. She sank to below 500 feet but her CO Lieutenant I L McGeogh DSO, RN, got her to the surface. Hermes then attacked her with gunfire. Lt McGeogh had already opened the main vents and before she sank 27 of her crew were rescued - 18 lost their lives. After a year in captivity Lt McGeoch escaped to England even though he had lost an eye in the attack on his boat. | |
| Spyridion Vagliano | [Tony Allen:] Hit the manacles reef, when carrying grain from the Black Sea to Falmouth. | |
| Spyros Armenakis SS | [Tony Allen:]Built as the Clansman 2065tons. Dimensions 272x40 in 1942 as a Collier. Requisioned as MOWT. On the 18.1.45 ran aground South Carr, Berwick, broke in three parts. Rebuilt as - 1948 SHEAF FIELD, for the Sheaf SS Co, Newcastle. In 1952 renamed CORFIELD, for Wm.Cory & Son Ltd. In 1964 renamed SPYROS ARMENAKIS, and purchased by M.Scufalos, Greece. On the 13.2.65 Wrecked off Flushing. | |
| St Abbs SS | [Plongeurs de Dunkerque:]Remorqueur à vapeur de son amirauté, de 468 tons, construit en 1918 par les chantiers Ferguson Brothers. Jumeau parfait du St Fagan. Commandé par le Major Colvin. A 9 heures 30, alors que 30 minutes auparavant il accostait le ''Keith'' en train de couler, secourant le Capitaine Berthon et 130 hommes à bord, un bombardier vraisemblablement de type ''Heinkel'' lacha un chapelet de bombes à retardement juste devant le remorqueur. Bien qu'elles explosèrent à quelques mètres du bateau, elles causèrent de très graves dommages. Il coule en 30 secondes non loin du ''Keith'' et du ''Skipjack''. | |
| St Achilleus | Englese trawler van 484 ton gebouwd in 1934. De St. Achilleus werd door de Royal Navy opgevorderd, bewapend en ingelijfd bij de elfde Anti Submarine Striking Force. Het schip had tot 1 juni 1940 samen met de Sphene en de Kap Arkona patrouilles uitgevoerd in de buurt van de Westhinder en de Kwintebank. Omstreeks 4 uur 's morgens was er geen contact meer met de St. Achilleus, maar men hoorde wel verscheidene ontploffingen. Bij dageraad vond het korvet Sheldrake wrakhout afkomstig van de St. Achilleus. Volgens enkele overlevenden was het schip op een mijn gelopen. | |
| St Andre SS | [Tony Allen:]St Andre was carrying a cargo of pig iron. | |
| St Annaland SS | [Didier De Waele:]St Annaland SS by NV Werf Gusto, Schiedam, 1916 for NV Scheepvaart en Steenkolen Mij, Rotterdam; 2,248 ton; 82,90 x 12,14 x 6,35m; triple expansion engines; 10 knots; 1,250 nhp; Survived WWI, where she served under the Admiralty; Sunk March 17th 1940 by a mine, near to the Fairy bank. She was en route from Newcastle-on-Tyne to Sluiskil witha cargo of coals. The mine was laid by German minelayer Schiff I1. The crew was saved. | |
| St Anthony | [Tony Allen:]St Anthony, portuguese carrack, was carrying a cargo of which included copper & silver ignots. | |
| St Antoine | Fishing boat. | |
| St Brandan SS | Sunk in the summer of 1936. | |
| St Camille SS | French cargo, built in 1920 by Wm Gray West Hartlepool for Soc. Navale de l'Ouest; 3.274 tons, used in the escape of Dunkerque. The Saint Camille sunk after hitting a magnetic mine on 26th May 1940. | |
| St Cecillia SS | [Diving Sussex:]St Cecillia SS; 4.411ton, 375ft, British Steamer, sunk 26th March 1916 after hitting a mine, 4 miles from Folkestone Light Vessel, English Channel. | |
| St Donats HMS | In beslag genomen door admiralty voor mijnopruiming,gezonken door botsing met de 'Colledge ' ??? | |
| St Dunstan SS | [Tony Allen:]Saint Dunstan was formerly called WAR KEEP (1919). She was built in 1919 and owned by MITCHELL, COTTS & CO LTD. SAINT LINE LTD. When on route from GLASGOW for BALTIMORE in ballast she was torpedoed by U-57 and sunk. 14 crew lost from a total crew 63. | |
| St Dunstan SS | [Tony Allen:]Vessel is 200 feet in length. Formerly a dredger converted to minesweeping duties. St Dunstan SS was sunk 23rd September 1917, 12 miles NW by N from Bill of Portland, Dorset by a mine. 2 lives were lost. | |
| St Elwyn | [Tony Allen:]On the 28th November 1940, St Elwyn was torpedoed & sunk by submarine U-103, East of Bishops Rock. 29 crew lost. | |
| St Fagan SS | [Plongeurs de Dunkerque:]St Fagan SS, remorqueur, (sistership of St Abbs) dimensions 41,10 x8,85x4,88 m, 1 seule hélice. Remorqueur à vapeur de son amirauté, de 550 tons, construit en 1919 par les chantiers Lytham Shipbuilding. Il était équipé de: deux mats de 16 m, une soute à charbon de 245 tons, deux chaloupes de 6,4x2,10x0,88 m, six cabines couchettes (pour le Chef, le deuxième et le troisième mécanicien. Le Capitaine, le premier et le second officier): un salon sur le pont principal, un WC sur bâbord pour les officiers et un autre sur tribord pour l'équipage. Le St Fagan était affecté au sauvetage en mer. Il était armé d'un 12 PR.Q.F.GUN. Commandé par le Lieutenant Commandant G. Warren. Il explosa près de Dunkerque le 1er Juin. | |
| St Freddy | Sunk as a consequence of the Mellick plan. | |
| St Glen | [Tony Allen:]On 6th September 1940 St Glen was bombed & sunk by aircraft, off East coast of Scotland. | |
| St Hubert | [Le Grizzly:]Saint Hubert; Français; Patrouilleur; Machine de 325 CH; 221 tjb; 35,00 x 6,50; mine du UC-26, le 30/10/1916; | |
| St Jacques SS | [Tony Allen:]St Jacques was on route with Welsh coal from Barry for Bizerta, when she was torpedoed by U-51. | |
| St Leonards | [Tony Allen:]St Leonards, Ship, 1054 tons. Built at Sunderland, 1864. Dimensions 204 x 34 x 20.3 feet. Captain Todd. On her thirteenth voyage to New Zealand, run down during a fog, in the English Channel, off Start Point, 25 miles south-east of Plymouth, by SS Cormorant, 1883. In the space of about eight minutes, all the emigrants and crew, totalling sixty, had been taken on board the Cormorant which landed them at Dartmouth, east of Plymouth, on the Devon coast. | |
| St Margaret SS | [Tony Allen:]St Margaret SS; 943grt; defensively armed. On 12th September 1917, 30 miles SE from Lille Dimon Island Faroe, she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. 5 lives lost | |
| St Nidan SS | [Tony Allen:]St. Nidan was a British Steam Fishing Trawler built in 1939 and returning from the fishing grounds for Hull. She was captured by U-59 with gunfire & scuttled. | |
| St Ninian SS | [Tony Allen:]Saint Ninian was a 3.026grt, defensively-armed British Merchant ship. On the 7th February 1917 when 3 miles E from Whitby, UK she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. 15 lives lost including Master. | |
| St Patrice | [Philippe Mahieu:] airplane ??? | |
| St Patrice SS | SAINT PATRICE 1,968grt Tanker built for Soc. Navale de l'Ouest, Harve by Antwerp Engineering Co, Hoboken. Completed Jan 1920 (Yard No-72) 265 ft length overall, beam 42ft. 1 triple expansion steam engine. In 1922 she was sold to British Tanker Co Ltd and registered Swansea (official number 143977) Stranded 21 May 1922 on Man of War Rocks, near The Lizard when on a voyage Swansea to Jarrow-on-Tyne, cargo fuel oil. Declared a total loss. Refloated 15th July, sold, foundered 17th June 1923 while being towed from Falmouth to Wilhelmshaven. | |
| St Philippe SS | French steamer; 3.419 tons; 108m; Sunk on 29/11/1916. Carrying wine from Bona & Algiers to Rouen. L99.1m B 14m D 7.9m. sunk 29-11-1916 by U-39 either by torpedo, or according to a German report, 40 hits from the U-boat's gun. The U-boat towed the ship's lifeboats closer to Les Hanois before abandoning them. | |
| St Philipsland (1) SS | [Martien Slaats:]BOUWNR:478A BRT:2202 NRT:1194 DWT:3318; LXHXH:82,91X12,19X6,27 (5,57)METER. VRACHTSCHIP, TYPE RAISED QUARTERDEK, 1 DEK, 20 BEMANNINGSLEDEN. TRIPLE EXPANSIE 3 CIL, STOOMMACHINE 1.160 IPK 9 MIJL. TWEE 3 VUURS SCHOTSE KETELS, VO 328 M2,WD 12,6 ATM. MACHINE- EN KETELBOUWER: N.V. KONINKLIJKE MAATSCHAPPIJ 'DE SCHELDE"",VLISSINGEN. HISTORY 00-4-1916 VAN ALBLASSERDAM NAAR VLISSINGEN GESLEEPT VOOR INBOUW STOOMMACHINE EN KETELS. 23-8-1916 PROEFVAART EN OPGELEVERD. MEI 1928 BIJ RDM NIEUWE KETELS GEPLAATST.KETELBOUWER:N.V.KONINKLIJKE MAATSCHAPPIJ ""DE SCHELDE"",VLISSINGEN. 1936-1937 SARKANI,N.V.STOOMSCHIP WILLEM VAN DRIEL SR ROTTERDAM. 1937-1939 SARKANI N.V. EUROPEESCHE VRACHTVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ, AMSTERDAM(N.V.NEDERLANDS BEVRACHTINGSKANTOOR), AMSTERDAM. IN 1939 WEER AANGEKOCHT DOOR SSM EN HERDOOPT. 1939-1940 OTTOLAND(2) N.V.SCHEEPVAART-ENSTEENKOLEN MAATSCHAPPIJ-ROTTERDAM. 5-10-1940 TIJDENS DE REIS VAN BUCTOUCHE-CANADA NAAR IMMINGHAM MET EEN LADING MIJNSTUTTEN VAREND IN KONVOY FS 300 OP 4 MIJL TEN ZUIDEN VAN BOUY 20A VOOR HARTLEPOOOL OP EEN MIJN GELOPEN EN GEZONKEN IN POS:54,50 NB EN 00,53,WL. DE BEMANNING WERD GERED. | |
| St Rognvald SS | [Tony Allen:]The St Rognvald struck Burgh Head, Stronsay in thick fog at 6am on the 24th April 1900 while on route to Kirkwall from Shetland with passengers, general cargo and ponies. All the passengers, many still in their night clothes, and crew were saved but the ponies could not be got off the ship and were all lost. | |
| St Ronald SS | [Tony Allen:]Saint Ronald SS, a 4.387 grt defensively armed merchant steamer was torpedoed without warning by a submarine on 19/09/1917, 95 miles NNW from Tory Island. 24 souls perished. | |
| Stad Alkmaar SS | [Dirk Eekelers/Yvan Verkempinck:] Built 1940 by Wilton Feyenoord, Rotterdam; 5.799 tons; DWT : 10,259 ton; 134.45x18.07x7.89; engine T.E.M., Werkspoor 2.700 hp. Halcyon Lijn Rotterdam; The Stad Alkmaar was in the convoy FS273, from Cuba to London via Mathil, when on 7th September 1940, she was torpedoed by the German TM-boot S33. 14 people were killed. Her position was 52.25N/02.02E. More info on http://www.wivonet.nl | |
| Stad Maastricht | [Martien Slaats:]Stad Maastricht was a Dutch ship, torpedoed by S-59 or S-29 | |
| Stad Vlissingen SS | [Tony Allen:]Stad Vlissingen was built in 1865 ex- Northern, (American Civil War blockade runner). In 1875 purchased and renamed, Flushing-Sheerness by the Zeeland Steamship Company. In 1879 she was wrecked off Flushing. | |
| Stanasfalt | Sunk on 25th August 1944. | |
| Stancliffe SS | [Tony Allen:]Stancliffe was a British Steam Freighter built in 1936. She was formerley HUNCLIFFE (1939) and the DORNOCH (1937). She was owned by BILLMEIR & CO LTD, J A STANHOPE STEAMSHIP CO LTD and was on route from NARVIK for MIDDLESBROUGH carrying 7200 tons of iron ore when she was torpedoed by U-37, 45 miles North East UNST ISLAND, British Isles. 22 crew lost form a total crew 38. | |
| Stancor SS | [Tony Allen:]Stancor was a Steam Cargo vessel built in 1904 on route from REYKJAVIK for FLEETWOOD carrying a cargo of 300 tons of wet fish. She was sunk by gunfire from U-48. 19 crew were saved. | |
| Stanhope SS | [Tony Allen:] Lost 6 miles SW start point. | |
| Stanislaw Dubois | [Arie De Lange:] In Gdynia/Gdansk, the Polish general cargo ship Stanislaw Dubois loaded 857 tons of calcium carbide in drums and 955 tons of caustic soda (solid sodium hydroxide) in bags. Then proceeding to Hamburg she loaded 5.4 tons of a flammable organic peroxide and 5.6 tons of an explosive. With this dangerous goods as well as other cargo she left for South East Asia, via Antwerp. On her way in the North Sea, she collided with the Sudanese ship Omdurman off the Dutch island of Texel. Stanislaw Dubois was struck in her port side creating a hole of 7x7 m, one meter above the bilge keel. The holds no. 2 and 3 became immediately flooded. The bulwark, hatch covers, main deck and mast house were also damaged. Tugs arrived and towed the ship towards Rotterdam with the intention to be repaired. The flooded hold contained 500 tons of calcium carbide and 400 tons of cellulose. The latter cargo had swollen up by the water. Thereby, it had pressed on the cargo of calcium carbide, which was contained in drums with removable heads. This caused drum heads to open and water could penetrate to the calcium carbide. As there was a risk of explosion, the ship was not allowed to enter neither any Dutch port, nor any other port in the EEC countries. On the other hand, the vessel's draught increased by the water flooding to 45 feet, which made it impossible to enter any port in Europe. After 7 days of negotiations, Dutch authorities ordered Stanislaw Dubois to be sunk. Salvage vessels kept her afloat through continuous pumping and lightered all her fuel oil. Finally, the Dutch Navy frigate Callenburgh escorted Stanislaw Dubois to a position 90 n.m. NW of the island of Texel. There she was sunk (scuttled) at a depth of 72 m on April 9, 1981. [Paul Slinkert] Foto's en verslag zie De Reddingboot No. 131 juni 1982. archief ex. KZHRMS [huidige KNRM te IJmuiden.] | |
| Stanley Force SS | [Le Grizzly:]Stanley Force; Britannique; Caboteur; Machine triple expansion; 586 tjb; 50,57 x 8,14; tempête?, le 14 02 1953 | |
| Stanwold SS | [Tony Allen:] Stanwold SS, was a steamship built in 1909 by the Stanhope Steamship Co. She measured 210.5x33.2x13.6 feet and was powered by triple expansion engine 106nhp. Built orginally as Alfred Krefinger and was sold in 1916 to Messagerics Maritimes Belges and renamed Pervyse. She underwent a refit and the tonnage increased to 1019 grt. In 1929 the vessel was purchased by Atkinson & Prickett of Hull and renamed Easingwold. In 1937 the Easingwold was sold again to Stanhope Shipping Co Ltd of London. At the advent of the war a ships wireless was fitted and she was renamed Stanwold. On 22/02/1941, she was in convoy, carrying a cargo of coal from Southend to Cowes, IOW. At 11.30hrs she reported steering problems due to a heavy list to port. At 04.20hrs the following day, she was reported as being sighted with a list to starboard. No further communication was received. Some bodies were washed ashore some days later. The Captain and crew of 19 and 2 gunners were lost. | |
| Stanwood SS | [Tony Allen:] Vessel was 361 feet in length. | |
| Start SS | Steel steamer of 728 tons, torpedoed in 1917. | |
| Stassa SS | [HSAC:]1.685 ton Panamanian steel steamship, built 1951. 248ftx38ft. Timber, Archangel for Limerick. Sunk: 19 July, 1966, four days after running ashore on Renish Point, South Harris, and being towed by lifeboat into Rodel Bay. | |
| State of Louisiana SS | [Tony Allen:]State of Louisiana SS, 3 masted steamer lost in 1878 and currently lies in three separate sections in approximately 25m near Hunters Rock off Larne. | |
| Staxton Wyke SS | 1937 Cook, Wellton & Gemmell Co. Beverley; West Dock Steam Fishing Co.; 472 tons; 49.78x8.28m; Machinery by C.D. Holmes & Co; Screw, 3cyl. Trip expansion, 1 boiler. At 02.01 am on 23 August 1959 Humber radio received a message from British motor vessel DALHANNA, that she had collided with a small vessel off Flamborough Head in thick fog, and feared that the other vessel had sunk and could hear men in the water. Survivors from the Staxton Wyke were picked up from two rafts, 16 men in total, including her skipper, 1st mate,chief engineer, 2nd engineer, radio officer and eleven ratings, Five men died in the incident. The trawler sank almost immediately, being struck amidships in her stockhold. | |
| Steel Traveler SS | On December 18th 1944, Steel Traveler was sunk by mine in River Schelde; Of the 72 on board, 2 lives were lost. | |
| Stella Dorado | [Jef Coulon:] This wreck, previously named visbak has been identified by her bell as the HMS Stella Dorado. She was sunk beginning of June 1940. All hands were lost. [Arnaud Collard:] construit en 1936 il coula en meme temps et au meme endroit que l'argyllshire. ils avaient un tonnage quasi identique leur forme etaient tres semblables et ils ont été coulé de la meme maniere. ont ne sait pas si cette épave est le STELLA DORADO ou l'ARGYLLSHIRE. [Wrecksite] The Argyllshire in our database was sunk in 1921, so it must be another Argyllshire [Aad Klein] Ook de Engelse ASW trawler Stella dorado werd door een torpedo getroffen. Deze torpedo was afkomstig van de german MTB S-34. De Stella Dorado was gebouwd voor de visserij in 1935 en was 416 Brt. In 1939 werd zij in dienst gesteld van de British Admiralty | |
| Stella SS | 1.059 tons Railway steamer sunk in 1899, after striking the Casquets in dense fog. On March 30th 1899, the LSWR passenger steamer 'Stella' on her way from Southampton to Guernsey and Jersey ran full speed in thick fog onto the Casquets reef and sank within minutes with the loss of over eighty lives. This was a national tragedy and it remains the worst disaster in the history of the Channel Island steamers. More info: ISBN 1 871560 50 0- 'The Wreck of the Stella - Titanic of the Channel Islands' by John Ovenden & David Shayer. | |
| Sten SS | [Tony Allen:]Sten was a 928grt Merchantship. On the 18 October 1917, 5 miles North from Godrevy Lighthouse, Cornwall she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine, 9 lives lost including Master. | |
| Stirling Castle | The Stirling Castle, a 70 gun third rate built in 1678 at Deptford, was one of the victims of the Great Storm of 1703 which also claimed the warships Northumberland, Restoration and Mary on the Goodwin Sands with the total loss of 1190 lives. The site was first located by divers from Thanet in late 1979 investigating a fisherman's net fastening, at a time when the wreck was exposed by a shift in one of the sand banks of the Goodwin Sands. The sand had shifted to reveal a remarkably well-preserved and intact hull. The wreck was designated in 1980 but since then the supporting matrix of sand continued to shift and the wreck, having little mechanical strength of its own, eventually collapsed. Lots of info on: www.channel4.com and www.english-heritage.org.uk | |
| Stockforce | [Tony Allen:] STOCKFORCE, special service ship/Q-ship, lost 1918, July 30, English Channel, British Isles | |
| Stokesley | [Tony Allen:]Stokesley was mined & sunk near Nore Light, Thames Estuary, United Kingdom. | |
| Storra SS | 1.967 tons 282 ft Danish steamer Seized by the British during the war. Sunk: 2nd November 1943 torpedoed by E Boats. | |
| Strathcarron SS | [Tony Allen:]Strathcarron, 4,347grt, 8 June 1915, 60 miles W from Lundy Island, Bristol Channel. Torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. | |
| Strathclyde SS | Strathclyde SS; British steamer; 1871; by Blackwood, Port Glasgow; for the William Burrell & Son shipping cpy; iron steamship; 1.951 tons ;180hp 2 cylinder compound engine; 2 boilers; single screw prop; 88.7x10.72x7.71m; The Strathclyde was sailing from London to Bombay on February 17th 1876 with 47 crew and 23 first class passengers under the command of Captain J. D. Eaton, when she collided with the German steamship Franconia. The Strathclyde sunk rapidly by the stern and 38 were drowned, Capt Eaton was among the survivors. | |
| Strathgarry HMS | [Tony Allen:]HMS Strathgarry was a single deck steam trawler built in Aberdeen in 1906 by Hay Russell & Company Ltd. She was 113 feet in length with a breadth of 21.9 feet and a draught of 11.7 feet. HMS Strathgarry was sunk in a collision in Hoxa Sound on 6 July 1915 | |
| Strongbow HMS | [Tony Allen:]HMS Strongbow, British, R class Destroyer. Whilst escorting a convoy from Norway they were attacked by the German cruisers Brummer and Bremse in the North Sea. The German cruisers went on to sink nine of the twelve ships in the convoy. | |
| Stryn SS | [Jan Lettens:] British steamer 2.100 tons, 86m. Built in 1901 and sunk in 1918. | |
| Stuart Prince SS | [Tony Allen:]Stuart Prince was a 3.597grt defensively-armed British Merchant ship. On the 22nd March 1917 when 85 miles N by W from Broad Haven, Pembrokeshire , Wales she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. 20 lives lost including Master. | |
| Sturdy HMS | Destroyer, ran aground on Tiree, off Scotland, with the loss of three lives. | |
| Success HMS | [Tony Allen:]HMS Success, British, '30-knotter' class Destroyer. Ran aground off Fifeness and was wrecked in bad weather. | |
| Suevic | Struck on the Maenheere (menhir) Rock off the Lizard Head March 17th, 1907. This 12.500 ton liner was coming in from Australia with 456 passengers and crew ( and one stowaway) when a combination of poor visibility and poor navigation brought her to grief. There followed the most successful rescue in the history of the lifeboat service - not a soul was lost. The ship was so badly damaged that she was eventually blown in half. The aft section was towed to Southampton and a new bow built. The Suevic was a troopship during the First Word War, and then a whaling factory ship...and she died honourably. Her Norwegian crew schuttled her in 1942 to save her from falling in Germand hands. (text by John Fowles and photography by the Gibsons of Scilly) | |
| Suffolk SS | Square rigged steamer of 2.924 tons, 300 ft. Draught of 22ft. Sunk in 1886. Ran aground. | |
| Sultan Star SS | [Tony Allen:]Sultan Star was a British Steam Cargo vessel built in 1930 and owned by F LEYLAND & CO LTD. She was on route from BUENOS AIRES for LIVERPOOL carrying 7803 tons refrigerated meat and general cargo when she was torpedoed by U-48. 1 crew lost from a total crew 76. | |
| Sunk Buoy | Sunk buoy. | |
| Surf | [Tony Allen:]Surf; 6.641 tons; 417x56 ft; Built in 1941. Requisioned by MOWT. On the 14th January 1942 she was torpedoed and sunk by U-43 at 58°42N 19°16W | |
| Surprise HMS | [Tony Allen:]HMS Torrent, British, R class Destroyer. Mined in the North Sea whilst going to meet a convoy. On the 23rd December 1917, Dutch North Sea coast, near Maas light buoy - mined. Torrent HMS and her three destroyer division ran into a minefield. Torrent HMS hit first, Surprise HMS went to assist and was mined, and as Tornado HMS tried to get clear, she detonated two mines and sank with only one survivor. Only Radiant HMS got home. A total of 252 men were lost. | |
| Susan | [Tony Allen:]Susan; 593 tons; 137x33 ft; Built in 1944 as a Tug. Requisioned by MOWT. In 1946 was renamed RUMANIA and purchased by Wm.Watkins Ltd. On 10th February 1956, she ran aground on Longsands (Thames). She was a total loss. | |
| Susan Maersk SS | [Arne Dürr:] Susan Maersk SS was torpedoed in convoy by U-553 - 23 seaman died Data of Susan Mærsk: IHK: 1.100; BRT: 2.355; TDW: 3.809; Built 1923, Odense Staalskibsværft; Owner: Dampskibsselskabet af 1912. (Later ""Maersk Line""); Hometown: Aalborg, DK; During the War - ""British flag" | |
| Suzan B. Anthony USS | Suzan B. Anthony USS, american cargo of 160m, 8100 tons, sunk June 7th, 1944 by a mine. Ex-SANTA CLARA | |
| Svarton SS | [Tony Allen:]Svarton was formerly called Cedargrove in 1912. She was built in 1906 and owned by GRANGESBERG-OXELOSUND,TRAFIKAKTIEBOLAGET. She was on route from NARVIK for TEES carrying iron ore when she was torpedoed by U-58 and sunk. 20 crew lost and 11 were saved. | |
| Sveaborg SS | [Tony Allen:]Sveaborg was a Swedish Motor Tanker built in 1931. She was owned by SVEA, STOCKHOLMS REDERIAKTIEBOLAGET and was on route from CURACAO for GOTHENBURG carrying 4500 tons diesel oil, 2000 tons fuel oil 6500 tons oil gas when she was torpedoed by U-37. 5 crew were lost from a total crew 34. | |
| Svenner | Svenner HMS; Norwegian S-class destroyer, built in June 1943 as the HMS Shark; 1.700 tons; 110x11x3; 33kn; Svenner was struck by German E-boats torpedo amidships, when participating at the invasion in the Ouistreham area in Sword Beach. 30 crew died. | |
| Svinta SS | [Tony Allen:]Svinta was a Norwegian Steam Freighter built in 1916. She was on route from PRESTON for OSLO carrying coal and coke when she was torpedoed by U-22. All crew saved. She sank 4.75 miles East of COPINSAY, ORKNEYS. | |
| Swainby SS | [Tony Allen:]Swainby was a British Steam Freighter built in 1917 and owned by Ropner & Co Ltd, Sir R. Ropner Shipping Co Ltd. She was on route from Maaloysund for Kirkwall in ballast when she was torpedoed by U-13 and sunk. The crew of 38 were saved. | |
| Swanmore SS | [Tony Allen:]Swanmore was built in 1913 for the Johnstone Line. She was a defensively armed Merchantship. In 1917 she was torpedoed without warning and sunk 230 miles WNW from the Fastnet, Ireland; 11 lives lost. | |
| Sword Dance HMS | This Dance class minesweeper was carrying out mine clearance in the Dvina river in Russia when she was lost to a mine. | |
| Swordfish HMS | Submarine. Lost while setting out on patrol. For some years her fate was unknown and it was assumed she had been lost somewhere in her patrol area. In 1983 the wreck was found off the Isle of Wight, southern England and it has now been established that she struck a mine. | |
| Sycamore SS | [Tony Allen:]Sycamore was built in 1917 for the Johnstone Line and was a defensively armed Merchantship.On the 25 August 1917, 125 miles NW from Tory Island, Ireland she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine, 11 lives lost. | |
| Sydfold SS | [Tony Allen:]Sydfold D/S. Delivered in April-1918 from Machf. & Sheebswerf v P. Smit jr., Rotterdam as Sydfold to Martin Clausen, Haugesund. 2.434 gt, 1.430 net, 3.950 tdwt, 287.1' x 45.2' x 20.6', Triple expansion. Torpedoed on January 22nd 1940 by U-61 (Oesten) and sunk 58 40N 00 30W when on a voyage from Kristiansand to Newcastle in ballast. 5 died, 19 survived. | |
| Sylvafield | [Tony Allen:]Sylvafield was a motor tanker of 5709 tons. She was owned by HUNTING & SON LTD. NORTHERN PETROLEUM TANK STEAM SHIP CO LTD and built in 1925. She was on route from CURACAO for CLYDE with a cargo of 7860 tons of fuel oil when torpedoed by U-51. 3 crew missing from a total crew 39. | |
| Sylvia SS | [Tony Allen:]Sylvia was a Swedish Steam Freighter built in 1883. She was on route from HULL 09 JAN.40 for GOTHENBURG,SAILED ABERDEEN 12 JAN carrying coal and a general cargo. She was lost NE of Aberdeen. | |
| Syrie | Sunk by the Luftwaffe on 11/06/1940. | |
| Szent Istvan | [Tony Allen:]Szent Istvan sank on Sept. 28th 1908 off Ramsey Island. | |
| T-116 | [Tony Allen:]T-116 (ex S-116), German, S90 class Torpedo Boat Torpedoed by the British submarine E9 in the North Sea killing 11 crew. | |
| T-122 | [Tony Allen:]T-122, German S90 Class Torpedo Boat. Was formerly the S-122. Mined in the North Sea. 12 dead. | |
| T-25 | [Tony Allen:]T-25 (ex S-25), German, S7 class Torpedo Boat Collision with T-72 in the North Sea. | |
| T-319 | Franse torpedoboot Libellule 295 klasse, basis Duinkerke; 101 brt., 1907, werf Normand - Havre - Frankrijk. Basis Duinkerke. Bewapening: niet gekend. Franse mijnenvegers onder bevel van Lt ter zee Dukers hadden onder het vijandelijk vuur de rede van Nieuwpoort mijnenvrij gemaakt. Enkele mijnen ontsnapten aan hun aandacht en één ervan was verantwoordelijk voor het verlies van de Franse torpedoboot T-319 op 19 januari 1915 om 09u ’s morgens. Toen liep de T-319 op een mijn iets ten zuiden van de Nieuwpoortbankboei. Bij de ontploffing werd het voorschip compleet vernield en het vaartuig zonk snel. Bevelvoerder – 1° Mr. Ledru – hield er een gebroken kaakbeen aan over maar bleef op z’n post op de brug. Naast hem viel het halve lichaam van één der matrozen. Later verklaarde hij dat hij niets gezien of gehoord had van de explosie. Hulp was snel ter plaatse en de overlevenden werden veilig van boord gehaald. Het dodenaantal bedroeg vijf matrozen en er waren vier gewonden. | |
| T-43 | [Tony Allen:]T43 (ex S-43), German, S7 class Torpedo Boat Mined in the North Sea with the loss of 3 crew. | |
| T-67 | [Tony Allen:]T-67, German S66 Class Motor Torpedo Boat. Mined North Sea. 2 dead. | |
| T-68 | [Tony Allen:]T-68 was formerly the S-68. A german S66 Class Torpedo Boat. Mined in the North Sea. 7 dead. | |
| T-78 | [Tony Allen:]T78 (ex S78), German, S66 class Torpedo Boat. Mined in the North Sea killing 26 crew. | |
| Tabasco | Barquentine of 215 tons. Sunk in 1879. Ran aground. | |
| Tabasco SS | [Tony Allen:]Tabasco was a 2.987grt British Merchantship. On the 26th January 1917 when 55 miles WNW from the Skelligs, Co Kerry, Ireland she was captured by submarine, sunk by torpedo. | |
| Taber Park SS (FS-1753) | [Tony Allen:]Taber Park (FS-1753). Most likely torpedoed by a midget submarine. | |
| Tacoma City | [Tony Allen:]Tacoma City was mined and sunk in the Formby Channel, Mersey, United Kingdon. | |
| Tacoma City SS | [Tony Allen:]Tacoma City SS. Sank on the 13.3.41 after being mined. Sank in the Formby Channel , Mersey, UK | |
| Tagona | [Tony Allen:] Defensively armed Merchantman. Torpedoed. 8 lives lost including master. | |
| Talvaldis | [Tony Allen:]Talvaldis reported sunk. Position is PA. | |
| Tampa USCG | [Tony Allen:]The USCG Tampa was a Coastguard Cutter that was torpedoed off South Pembrokeshire/Bristol Channel and sunk. | |
| Tandil SS | [Mark Page:]Tandil - 2897 collier sunk 12-3-1917 by U boat. [Tony Allen:]Tandil was a 2,897grt Britsih Merchant ship. On the 12th March 1917 when 20 miles W by N ½ N from Portland, English Channel she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. 4 lives lost. | |
| Tanjandoen | Torpedoed on 07/12/1939 by U-boat U-47. | |
| Tank1 | Five tanks near to each other (see also Tank1, Tank2, Tank3, Tank4 and Tank5) Some of them were blown up after discovery of shells. | |
| Tank2 | Five tanks near to each other (see also Tank1, Tank2, Tank3, Tank4 and Tank5) Some of them were blown up after discovery of shells. | |
| Tank3 | Five tanks near to each other (see also Tank1, Tank2, Tank3, Tank4 and Tank5) Some of them were blown up after discovery of shells. | |
| Tank4 | Five tanks near to each other (see also Tank1, Tank2, Tank3, Tank4 and Tank5) Some of them were blown up after discovery of shells. | |
| Tank5 | Five tanks near to each other (see also Tank1, Tank2, Tank3, Tank4 and Tank5) Some of them were blown up after discovery of shells. | |
| Tapti | [Tony Allen:]Tapti. Vessel is 416 feet long, 6609 tons. In ballast from the Mersey to Tynemouth, when she ran aground in a storm. | |
| Tarbetness SS | [Tony Allen:]Tarbetness was a 3,018grt British Merchant Steamer. On the 7 March 1918 when 12 miles SW from Carnarvon Light Vessel, Wales, she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. | |
| Taurus MS | [Tony Allen:]The motor ship Taurus(III) was built in 1935 by A/S Akers Mek. Verk in Oslo for the Wilhelmsen shipping line.In May 1941 Taurus set off from Freetown loaded with a cargo of foodstuffs on a passage up the west coast of Africa, rounding Britain and passing down the east coast destined for Hull. At 0044 hours on the morning of 6th June 1941 she was making good progress in convoy. She had just passed Aberdeen and Stonehaven. She was suddenly attacked by an enemy aircraft and three bombs were dropped from low altitude. All the bombs exploded in the water close to her hull. Some plates were burst and her hull started flooding with water. She took on a list to port and started to settle by the stern. She was taken in tow for the port of Montrose some 15 miles away but two hours later she was the victim of a further air attack. Three more bombs were dropped. As with the last attack these all missed but exploded close enough to the hull to cause further damage. She started to settle more quickly into the water and the tow was diverted to run her aground on the shore nearby. She never made the refuge of the shore and sank in 50 metres of water some 2 ½ miles offshore. | |
| Taurus SS | [Tony Allen:]Taurus SS lies off Montrose, Scotland. The motor ship Taurus(III) was built in 1935 by A/S Akers Mek. Verk in Oslo for the Wilhelmsen shipping line. A graceful fast vessel of 4,767 gross tons, she measured 408' in length, with a beam of 55' and a draught of 25'. Only four years after Taurus was completed World War II broke out. After the German occupation of Norway on 9th April 1940, 44 of the Wilhelmsen Line's vessels, outwith Norwegian boundaries came under the control of the Norwegian government in London and thus under the British Ministry of War. In May 1941 Taurus set off from Freetown loaded with a cargo of foodstuffs on a passage up the west coast of Africa, rounding Britain and passing down the east coast destined for Hull. At 0044 hours on the morning of 6th June 1941 she was making good progress in convoy. She had just passed Aberdeen and Stonehaven. She was suddenly attacked by an enemy aircraft and three bombs were dropped from low altitude. All the bombs exploded in the water close to her hull. Some plates were burst and her hull started flooding with water. She took on a list to port and started to settle by the stern. She was taken in tow for the port of Montrose some 15 miles away but two hours later she was the victim of a further air attack. Three more bombs were dropped. As with the last attack these all missed but exploded close enough to the hull to cause further damage. She started to settle more quickly into the water and the tow was diverted to run her aground on the shore nearby. She never made the refuge of the shore and sank in 50 metres of water some 2 ½ miles offshore. | |
| Tay | [Tony Allen:]Tay, Iron barque, 1664 tons. Built at Glasgow, 1885. Dimensions 257 x 38.2 x 23.2 ft. Carrying railway iron from Middlesborough, England, to Melbourne, she ran on to Hasborough Sands, in the North Sea, on 23 June 1888. | |
| Taycraig | Steamer of 400 tons, 150.5 ftx24.2 ftx9.3 ft. Sunk in 1936. Ran aground. | |
| Tayleur RMS | [Tony Allen:]The RMS Tayleur was a fully-rigged iron clipper chartered by the White Star Line and her fate would be a black mark on that company for years to come. Built at Warrington in 1853 and launched 4 October, the Tayleur displaced 1,750 tons and was the largest ship ever built at Warrington. Tayleur was 230 feet in length with a 40 foot beam). 4,000 tons of cargo was carried in holds 28 feet deep below three decks. Tayleur left Liverpool on 19 January 1854 for Melbourne, Australia, with a compliment of 652 passengers and crew. On her maiden voyage, Tayleur's compasses were disrupted by her iron hull and she was diverted, from her course through the Irish Sea, toward Ireland. Tayleur's rudder was undersized for her tonnage, her rigging was faulty and despite dropping both anchors Tayleur ran aground on rocks off the east coast of Lambay Island about five miles from Dublin Bay on 21 January 1854, Ireland. RMS Tayleur sank after being washed into deeper water, claiming 380 souls. | |
| TB-10 (Greenfly) | [Tony Allen:]TB-10 (Greenfly), British, Cricket class Coastal Destroyer Torpedoed by a German U-Boat in the North Sea. | |
| TB-11 (Mayfly) | [Tony Allen:]TB11 (Mayfly), British, Cricket class Coastal Destroyer. Mined off the English East Coast. | |
| TB-117 | [Tony Allen:]TB-117, British, Torpedo Boat in collision with SS Kamouraska in the English Channel. | |
| TB-12 (Moth) | [Tony Allen:]TB12 (Moth), British, Cricket class Coastal Destroyer Mined in the North Sea. | |
| TB-14 | [Tony Allen:]TB-13, British, Torpedo Boat. Collision in the North Sea. | |
| TB-9 Grasshopper | [Tony Allen:]TB9 (Grasshopper), British, Cricket class Coastal Destroyer. Collision in the North Sea. | |
| Teal SS | [Tony Allen:]Teal, 716grt, 29 April 1916, 2 miles E from Seaham Harbour, captured by submarine, sunk by torpedo. | |
| Teelin Head SS | [Tony Allen:]Teelin Head SS, a 1.718 grt defensively armed merchant steamer was torpedoed without warning by a submarine on 21 January 1918, 12 miles SSW from Owers Ligh Vessel, England. 13 lives, including the Captain were lost. | |
| Tekla SS | [Tony Allen:]Tekla was a Danish Steam Freighter built in 1920. She was on route from BURNTISLAND for AARHUS when she was torpedoed. 9 crew lost and 9 crew saved. Admiralty documents state that Tekla was torpedoed at 05.13 hrs on the 21st in 5818N, 0225W, which is about 40 miles NNW of Kinnaird Head. The wreck believed to be the TEKLA was found in in June 2001 and is position given. Wk stands 30 feet high and is 130 feet long. | |
| Tela SS | [Tony Allen:]Tela was a 7.226grt defensively-armed British Merchant ship. On the 2nd May 1917 when 16 miles NE ½ E from Cape Barfleur, France she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. | |
| Teneriffa MS | [Tony Allen:]Teneriffa MS. Launched by Burmeister & Wain's Maskin- og Skibsbyggeri A/S, Copenahgen (Yard No. 320) on Dec. 15-1921, completed May 3-1922. Dimensions: 425.5' x 55.2' x 35.8'; Machinery: 2 x 6 cyl. 4 SCSA oil engines totalling 3.100 ihp by the shipbuilders, driving twin screws. Service Speed: 11.5 knots - 10 passengers. Sank on February 26th 1941 in the Bristol Channel, position 51 06N 04 49W after having been machine gunned and bombed by German aircraft. She had left Newport Mon. for Milford Haven with a cargo of 2.400 tons china clay and about 100 tons general that same morning in order to join a westbound Atlantic convoy for St. John, N. B. At 14:05, 2 enemy aircraft machine gunned the ship's decks, coming in for attack 4 times and Teneriffa got 3 direct bomb hits on the starboard side, where deck plates and several plates in her side were blown out. The first hit was in No. 2 hatch, the second in the engine room and the third in No. 3 hatch. | |
| Tenet SS | [Tony Allen:]Sank on 29th October 1912. TENET Steel Steamship. 603 tons.187'x 29'x 12' ft. (Built Belfast 1910). Lost 3 miles off Skokholm, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Capsized and sank. On route from Newport to Londonderry, carrying a cargo of coal. | |
| Tennesee | [Tony Allen:]Tennesee, a 5.667 ton 155m vessel went aground in fog in 1940 and became a total loss. | |
| Terlings SS | British steel steamer, 283x44ft and 2.318 tons. Sunk by Bombers 1940. | |
| Terra SS | 2.801 tons Collier hit the Grois Ledge 11-6-1910. | |
| Terukuni Maru MS | [Martien Slaats:]German destroyer fk hartman sunk the Terukuni Maru MS. | |
| TH-14 | [D. Van Weenen:]The TH-14 was a small fishing cutter, ran aground during a storm. | |
| Thames HMS | 2-3rd August 1940: River Class submarine lost in the North Sea. It is not known for certain how she met her fate. Most analyses comes to rest on the likelihood of her being sunk while passing through a minefield this night because she had been subject to a number of changes to her operating areas, the movement from one to the other taking her through minefields.She is attributed with sinking the German torpedo boat Luchs which was screening Gneisnau, her assumed target, and Nurnberg. Luchs came between between Thames and her target, and may have been only 50 yards or so away from Thames when her torpedo hit. Luchs exploded with considerable force and sank immediately, and thus Thames may have been fatally damaged either by the explosion itself, or by the sinking hull. [Other Source:] Another source says that she may have been sunk by depth charges dropped from a German flying boat, but the officially accepted likelihood is a mine. She had a complement of 61 Officers and Ratings; her commanding officer was Lt Cdr W D Dunkerley RN. | |
| Thames SS | [Tony Allen:]The Irish steamer, SS Thames, commanded by Captain Gray, was wrecked on the Cribewidden Rock in the Isles of Scilly in the early morning of 4 January 1841, on her way from Dublin to London. Of the sixty-five passengers, there were only four survivors: a 'young lady passenger' named Morris, two female attendants and a seaman who was rescued the following day. A boat crew from St Agnes set off as soon as the wreck was discovered by locals and rescued the three women. A fourth woman who survived the initial sinking refused to leave with rescuers because she could not find her child. Local pilots were unable to offer any further assistance because it was low tide and the pilot boats were aground. By 11 am, the SS Thames was lost to the sea. The only other survivor was the seaman who had made his way to Rosevear on a piece of driftwood. He survived on the exposed island for 24 hours before being discovered by boatmen. Fortunately, a porter cask had found its way to the rock from the wreck. The seaman took a drink before emptying it to use as an overnight shelter. Ten bodies were found, including that of the woman who refused to leave her child. The casualties were buried on the island of St Mary's. | |
| Thasos SS | [Other Source:]Stoomship werd in 1879 gebouwd als ''Theben'' voor de Deutsche Levant Unie. Op 17/10/1895 werd ''Thasos'' geladen met stukgoederen om naar Roemenie te varen… Ontdekt door sportduikers in 1978. [Martien Slaats:]Thasos ss ex Theben gebouwd in 1878 op de eerste reis door navigatie fout gestrand twee doden te betreuren omdat hun redding sloep omsloeg. | |
| Theodor | [Tony Allen:]Theodor was a sailing vessel, 230 grt, 5 September 1917, 13 miles N by W ½ W from Sept Iles, captured by submarine, sunk by bombs. | |
| Thesis SS | [Tony Allen:]Thesis SS, Built 1887 McIlwaine, Lewis in Belfast, 378 ton. Dimensions: 167x25x18 feet. Carrying a cargo of coal from Middlebrough to Belfast when she ran aground. | |
| Thetis HMS | The loss of the Thetis is probably the most tragic of all submarine losses, certainly in the Royal Navy. She sank on her trial dive in Liverpool Bay. She had not only a full crew on board but 4 additional Officers who were to command submarines under construction at the builders, 7 Admiralty officials, 26 employees from Cammell Laird, her builders, 4 employees from Vickers Armstrong, 2 caterers, a river pilot and an employee of Brown Bros. In all 99 lives were lost; there were 4 survivors.The direct cause of the accident was because the rear (internal) door of one of the torpedo tubes, which was empty, was opened while the bow door was open to the sea. However, there was a whole series of events which led up to this. 1. Construction errors which enabled these doors capable of being opened at the same time. 2. The failure of the crew members in the tube space to close a watertight door quickly after flooding had started, partly because of the heavy bow-down angle of the boat, and partly because 18 clips had to be turned to secure the door and one of them got jammed between the door and the frame. 3. Failure to attempt an escape early enough from inside the submarine, and 4. Failure of those on the surface to render adequate assistance. | |
| Thetis SS | See the story for full details | |
| Thisbe SS | Thisbe; steamer by Dundee; for Maison Verel; 1903; 66x10,05x4,1m; 800 n.h.p.; coal fired engines. The Thisbe was sunk near to Ijmuiden during a violent gale on 3rd December 1909. There were no victims. | |
| Thistlemoor SS | [HSAC:]Thistlemoor SS, 4.008 ton British steamer, built 1906. 350ftx51ft. 316hp triple-expansion engines. Coal, Cardiff for Cape Town. Sunk: 3 December, 1909, by foundering in Bristol Channel off Clovelly in gale; 23 out of 30 crew lost. | |
| Thode Fagellund SS | [Martien Slaats:]THODE FAGELLUND, w.wilhelmsen; 1904;j.priest man&co; 4.352 tons;355x50x20; 344 n.h.p.;triple-expansion engines. The norwegian steamship THODE FAGELLUND was torpedoed and sunk by a german submarine in the north sea on march 11th 1917 | |
| Thomas Hayward | [Arie De Lange:]THOMAS HAYWARD - Liberty Ship (Panama City) The 360 foot Liberty Ship Thomas Hayward was built by the Alabama Drydock Company in Mobile, Alabama, in 1942. She was built as an emergency cargo ship for the U.S. Maritime Commission. Her keel was laid on February 21, 1942, she was launched on May 31, and was delivered to the Watermen Steamship Company on July 31, 1942. On May 5, 1946, the Thomas Hayward hit a floating mine off Europe. Although damaged, the Hayward made it safely back to port for repairs. In 1949, she was laid up in the Mobile Reserve Fleet. She was purchased by the Florida Department of Natural Resources and sunk off Destin as an artificial reef on April 14, 1977. The Thomas Hayward now rests in 90 feet of water and has become one of the most popular wreck dives in the area. 30.18.266N 86.36.237W | |
| Thomas Vaughan SS | [Tony Allen:]Thomas Vaughan was a small iron steamer of just 645 tons, built by Backhouse & Dixon of Middlesbrough in 1871. She was 190ft long with a beam of 26 and drew 14ft. She was driven by a single screw from a two-cylinder compound engine of 80hp with one boiler. Her machinery was made by well-known engineering firm Black, Hawthorn & Co of Gateshead | |
| Thomas W. Lawson | 7 masted schooner of 5.218 tons, 375.6 ftx50 ftx22.9 ft. Sunk in 1907. Cargo 2.225.000 gallons of crude oil, from Philadelphia bound for London. Ran aground in poor visibility when approaching the Isles of Scilly, where she let go bow anchors with the intention of riding out a gathering storm. The captain refused several requests to abandon the ship. At daybreak, the upturned keel of the Thomas W. Lawson could be seen, aground on the Outer Ranneys. There were only two survivors, the captain and engineer out of a crew of 18. | |
| Thor | [Tony Allen:]Thor sank during the War when it was swamped by a following sea. Cargo was coal, sank 18/12/1943, three men killed. | |
| Thorne | [Tony Allen:]Thorne, iron barque, 905 tons. Built at Sunderland, 1878. Dimensions 194.3 x 33 x 19 ft. From Liverpool to Adelaide, went ashore in Douglas Bay on the Isle of Man, Irish Sea and became a total wreck, 25 January 1890. | |
| Thorold SS | [Tony Allen:]Bombed by German Aircraft in the Irish Sea. | |
| Thorsa | [Tony Allen:]Thorsa was owned by the Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet Co. In 1918 torpedoed and sunk off Cornwall whilst operating on the Leith-Copenhagen / Christiansand route. | |
| Thorsa SS | [Tony Allen:]Thorsa, 1,319grt, defensively-armed British Merchantman on the 2 May 1918 was torpedoed and sunk without warning, 3 miles NNW from Pendeen Light House, Cornwall, UK. Thorsa was owned by the Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet Co. | |
| Thrush | Wooden sailing barge | |
| Thunder | [Tony Allen:]Thunder; 5965 tons; 401x54x18 Built in 1941 and requisioned by MOWT. On the 6th January 1941 she was torpedoed and sunk by U-124 at 59°14N 12°43W | |
| Thuringia HMS | [Arnaud Collard] le capitaine etait D.W.L. Simpson. le thuringia coula rapidement. | |
| Thurston SS | [Tony Allen:]Thurston was a British Cargo Steamer built in 1918 and owned by MURRELL & SON, JOSEPH E, MURRELL STEAMSHIP CO LTD. She was on route from TAKORADI for WORKINGTON, UK carrying 4500 tons of manganese ore when she was torpedoed by U-29. All 34 crew were lost. | |
| Tiberia SS | [Tony Allen:]Tiberia SS was built in 1913 by Northumberland Ship Building Cpy. Was originally named ''Frimley''. Purchased by the Anchor Line in 1916 and renamed. Powered by a triple expansion engine giving a speed of 10 knots. Measured 404,9'x53,1' feet and was 4.880 tons gross. Probably torpedoed by U-19. | |
| Tide USS (AM-125) | Tide USS (AM-125) was sunk by a mine off Normandy, France, 7 June 1944. | |
| Tiger HMS | This C-class destroyer was lost after a collision during a night exercise south of the Isle of Wight. Participating ships had extinguished all their navigation lights, and while Tiger was crossing ahead of the cruiser Berwick, she was cut in two and sank. Thirty six men lost their lives, 22 were saved. | |
| Tigris | (Alfons Stevens:) Hier enkele gegevens van het binnenschip Tigris die gezonken is op de Westerschelde positie 51°26'06N 03°56'06E. De afmetingen 72mx7,20 groot ong 890t. Gebouwd Hemiksem Belgie Aug 1961. Voorzien van een motor MAK MSU424U 450PK. Is overvaren geweest door een Russische boot ''Baltiskiy 23'' in de mist Feb 1962. Er waren geen persoonlijke ongelukken. Het schip was eigendom van mijn vader Stevens François uit Gent. | |
| Tilia Gorthon SS | [Tony Allen:]Tilia Gorthon was built in 1930 and owned by GORTHON, JOH. REDEREI-A/B ACTIV. She was on route from GARSTON for NANTES with a cargo of coal when she was torpedoed by U-38. 10 crew missing from a total of 21 crew. | |
| Timor | [Jurgen Zutterman:] Duits vrachtschip tot zinken gebracht met torpedo op 08/09/1941 | |
| Tipperary HMS | [Tony Allen:]HMS Tipperary, British, Faulknor class Destroyer Leader. Lost in the Battle of Jutland. | |
| Titan SS | [Tony Allen:]Titan was built in 1906 and owned by HOLT & CO, ALFRED. OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO . She was on route from LONDON for SYDNEY via SCOTLAND in ballast when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk. 6 crew lost were lost from a total crew 95. | |
| Titanic RMS | [Jan Lettens:]Perhaps the most famous shipwreck of all time, is the RMS Titanic. On the night of April 15, 1912, the RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg. She sunk in deep and cold waters. She lies in 4,400m of water in the North Atlantic, several hundred miles west of Nova Scotia. Though she is very famous, she is not even listed in the top 20 of wrecks with casualties. The ship with most casualties is the Wilhelm Gustloff, with an estimated 6.050 to 10.582 dead, followed by Goya with 6.200 dead. Both passenger ships, evacuating mainly Germans at the end of WWII, were torpedoed by Russian submarines S-13 and L-3 in the Baltic Sea. The internet is litteraly crowded with the Titanic. We suggest you Google a bit for this wreck for more information. | |
| Tjamme | [Martien Slaats:]Eigenaar: n.v kustvaartunie, groningen; beheer: carebeka n.v.,groningen; werf: grol's scheepswerven n.v.,zuidbroek/48; bouwjaar:1958; brt:499; nrt:314; draagv,:840; lengte:57.96; breedte:8.95; holte:3.35; vermogen: 500 pk; snelheid:10.0 knoop; imonummer 5362427; roepsein:PHYQ; kiel te water 29-3-1958; proefvaart: 29-6-1958; indienst: 30-6-1958; Mutatie: 1966/kungsten; 1972/stenso; 1978/stensvik 1978/niva; 1980/eno; 6 jun 1983 op reis stugsund-sandefjord nabij lysekil (zweden) na explosie in de machinekamer gekapseisd en daarbij vergaan in positie van 58,11nb 11,04,ol,drie slachtoffers. | |
| Tjikini | [Martien Slaats:]tjikini was een nederlandse cargo wat ze op 9-10-1944 hebben laten zinken als blokschip ligt net buiten de zuidpier van ijmuiden | |
| Toccatina | British yacht. Sunk: 1977 | |
| Toftwood SS | [Tony Allen:] Toftwood SS was captured by a submarine and sunk by torpedo. | |
| Tojaro | The Tojaro was a British coaster with a displacement of 498 Brt and was built in 1965. On November 29th 1981, the ship capsized and sank due to shifting load. The 6 crewmembers aboard were rescued by a Seaking helicopter of the airbase at Koksijde. | |
| Tokufuku Maru SS | [Diving Sussex:]154ft Japanese Steamer, sunk 25th March 1924. | |
| Tomalina | [Tony Allen:]The Tomalina was a 200 tons 24m well boat, used for transporting live salmon smoult. She ran into Noup Head, Scotland in the late eighties. | |
| Tonbridge HMS | Built 1924 by Henderson & Co; Southern Railway Co; Twin screw; 15 knots; Requisisioned as a net layer; 22nn August 1941 she was sunk by German aircraft. | |
| Toquet | [Philippe Mahieu:] Gillnetfisher | |
| Tornado HMS | [Tony Allen:]HMS Tornado, British, R class Destroyer. Mined in the North Sea whilst going to meet a convoy. On the 23rd December 1917, Dutch North Sea coast, near Maas light buoy - mined. Torrent HMS and her three destroyer division ran into a minefield. Torrent HMS hit first, Surprise HMS went to assist and was mined, and as Tornado HMS tried to get clear, she detonated two mines and sank with only one survivor. Only Radiant HMS got home. A total of 252 men were lost. | |
| Torpedo recovery ship | Torpedo recovery ship 460a, 65 ft long. | |
| Torrent HMS | [Tony Allen:]HMS Torrent, British, R class Destroyer. Mined in the North Sea whilst going to meet a convoy. On the 23rd December 1917, Dutch North Sea coast, near Maas light buoy - mined. Torrent HMS and her three destroyer division ran into a minefield. Torrent HMS hit first, Surprise HMS went to assist and was mined, and as Tornado HMS tried to get clear, she detonated two mines and sank with only one survivor. Only Radiant HMS got home. A total of 252 men were lost. | |
| Torrey Canyon | [HSAC:]61,263 ton Liberian supertanker, built 1959. ''Jumbo-ised'' in Japan, 1965, length increased from 809ft to 974ft which made it the largest tanker in world. 119.328 tons crude oil, Kuwait to Milford Haven. Position: 50°02'50N - 06°07'73W, Depth: 3-30m. Sunk: 18 March, 1967, navigational error of ship's master, striking Pollard Rock, Seven Stones Reef, between Land's End and Isles of Scilly, at 17 knots. Refloat attempts failed, then back was broken in storm. Oil fouled beaches of Cornwall and Devon. The Torrey Canyon was the second largest vessel ever lost at sea. | |
| Torrid HMS | [Tony Allen:]HMS Torrid was an R Class Destoyer, wrecked on route to the breakers yard. Sank off Trefusis Point, Cornwall. The Admiralty gave permission for this class to be built in July 1915. Built with 2 - shaft Geared Turbines made by Brown Curtis. This was an improvement on the M class , with an improved Bridge Structure and mounting the 4-inch gun on a ''Bandstand'' in the aft position. This class used 15% less fuel at 18 knots and 28% less at 28 knots than the M class. which increased their range by 40% Displacement: 975 tons. (built by Thornicroft 1035 tons, ) (Built by Yarrow 930 tons) Sped 36 knots, compliment: 82 armament: three 4 - inch guns, one 2 pounder pom pom, four 21 - inch torpedo tubes | |
| Torridge SS | [Tony Allen:] Torridge, defensily armed merchantman; 5.036grt. Torridge was on route from Genoa to the Tyne in ballast, when on 6th September 1916, 40 miles SSW from Start Point, she was captured by submarine UB-29 and sunk by bombs. | |
| Torrington SS | [Tony Allen:]Torrington, 5,597grt, defensively-armed Merchantship which on the 8th April 1917 was torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine, 34 lives lost, Master taken prisoner. Was sunk 150 miles SW of Scillies by U55. On rourte from Savona - Barry Roads ( in ballast) - 34 lives lost. | |
| Tortona | Sunk on 29/10/1981, after running aground. | |
| Tortue et Becasse | Group of three iron-concrete barges. One completely broken. | |
| Tosca | [Tony Allen:]Tosca was a Norwegian Motor Freighter built in 1920 and owned by KNUTSEN O A S, KNUT . SKIBS-A/S PACIFIC. She was on route from TALCAHUANO for EITRHEIM carrying 2000 tons zinc, 2000 tons cottonseed, 1000 tons lead, beans barley when she was torpedoed by U-37. 2 crew lost from crew of 34. | |
| Tosto SS | [Tony Allen:]The Norwegian steamship Tosto (ex-Heimdal) sank on the 17/06/1917 after striking a mine, laid by UC-49 in the Westray Firth. She was carrying coal. All the crew were saved, despite sinking in a few minutes. | |
| Totnes Castle | Steel hulled paddlesteamer of 91 tons, 108ft, built by Philip & Son Dartmouth 1923 for the Dartmouth & Torbay Steam Packet Co, River Dart Steamboat Co Ltd. She services from 1923 - 1964. Not the first steamer to bear the name, Totnes Castle was launched in 1923 to a similar design to the later Kingswear Castle. She operated on the River Dart in South Devon and was a popular feature of the river. She sailed until 1963 when her survey revealed that around £6.000 of repairs were required and the company felt this was uneconomic. A new ship called Cardiff Castle was comissioned and she took Totnes Castle's wheelhouse and lifeboat. Totnes Castle was sold for use as a floating hostel, but the venture failed and she was laid up for sale again. She was sold for breaking up but never reached the breakers yard, being lost in bad weather in the English Channel during a tow from Dartmouth to Plymouth in November 1967. | |
| Toupeti (le) | Sunk in the Mellick Plan | |
| Touraine | [Tony Allen:]Touraine was a Norwegian Motor Freighter built in 1925 and owned by WILHELMSEN, WILH. She was on route from GLASGOW for SYDNEY (N.S.) in ballast when she was torpedoed by U-59. All crew saved. | |
| Towa SS | [Tony Allen:]Towa was a steam freighter built in 1930 and of 5419 tons. She was topedoed without warning by U-96 and sunk with the loss of 18 crew. On route from SOREL for LONDON carrying 7778 tons grain and 48 lorries. | |
| Toward SS | [HSAC:]Toward SS; Built in 1899, 1218 ton, 250ftx35ft British steamer. General cargo from London to Belfast. Sunk: 31 October, 1915, Hitting a mine. (from hsac : 31 October, 1915, by hitting mine in field laid by UC-6 off the Downs, north-east of Dover. One of four ships sunk in same field within four hours) | |
| Towneley SS | [Tony Allen:]Towneley SS, a 2.476 grt defensively armed merchant steamer was torpedoed without warning by a submarine on 31 January 1918, 18 miles NE ¼ E from Trevose Head. 6 lives were lost including Master | |
| TR Thompson SS | [Other Source:]5.226 ton 360 ft Armed Merchantman. Torpedoed by UB-57, master and 32 crew died. (source bsac: 3.538 tons, built 1897, sunk 1918, depth 30, height 14, Dive details: Recognisable shape, collapsing internally, upright with a bad break half-way along, gun on aft deck, cargo iron ore ) [HSAC:] 3538 ton cargo steamer, built 1897. 360ftx47ft. Armed with 4.7in gun on stern. 301hp triple expansion engines. 5.600 tons iron ore, Algeria to Middlesbrough. Sunk: 29 March, 1918, by single torpedo from UB-57. Three saved from crew of 36. [Tony Allen:]War records say vessel was probably sunk by gunfire from a german submarine. 13 lives lost. | |
| Trajan SS | Norwegian steamer, bombed and sunk by german aircraft with a load of 1.744 tons of coals | |
| Transylvania HMS | [Tony Allen:]TRANSYLVANIA HMS was built in 1925 and was an Armed Merchant Cruiser of 16923 tons and owned by ANCHOR LINE (HENDERSON BROS) LTD. She was on patrol duties off Malin Head Northern Ireland when torpedoed by U-56. 48 crew lost. | |
| Traquair SS | [Tony Allen:]On the 12 January 1916, 1 mile SW from Admiralty Pier, Dover, Traquair was mined and sunk. | |
| Trautenfels | [Martien Slaats:]TRAUTENFELS was een duitse cargo op weg van hamburg-rotterdam toen het op 10-11-1942 op een mijn liep. Voorpostenboot-802 had het op sleep genomen maar het voorschip zonk zo diep dat sleeper memmert werdt aangeroepen en direkt met slepen begon. Voorpostenboot-802 ging kijken bij de Trautenfels en er was water in de machinekamer gelopen en om 13h25 zonk het voorschip het eerst en brak bij luik 3 uit mekaar. | |
| Traviata SS | in ballast | |
| Tredegar Hall SS | 1906 W Doxford & Sons Ltd., Sunderland; Tredegar Hall SS Co Ltd. ; 3.764 tons; 104.26x14.17x7.51m; Screw, 3cyl. triple expansion; 300hp; 1x14.7 Q.F. stern gun; Capt Welch; The steamer Tredegar Hall was sunk on October 23th, 1917 by UB-57. 3 from the 33 crew were lost. | |
| Tregantle SS | [Tony Allen:]Tregantle, 3.091grt, 22 April 1916, 1½ miles ESE from Corton Light Vessel, Suffolk, torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. | |
| Tregenna | [Tony Allen:] Tregenna, 5,772grt, defensively armed, 26 December 1917, 9 miles south from Dodman Point, torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. | |
| Tregenna SS | [Tony Allen:]Tregenna was built in 1919 and formerly called WAR BULLDOG (1919).She was oened by HAIN STEAMSHIP CO LTD. When on route from PHILADELPHIA for NEWPORT carrying a cargo of 8000 tons of steel she was torpedoed and sunk by U-65. 33 crew were missing from a total crew 37. | |
| Treglante SS | Built 1903; 3.091 tons; 12 knots; Torpedoed by UB-16 on 22nd April 1918; | |
| Trevarrick | [Tony Allen:]Trevarrack, 4,199grt, 16 November 1916, 25 miles W ½ N from Les Hanois, Guernsey, captured by submarine, sunk by gunfire | |
| Treveal SS | [Tony Allen:]Treveal SS, a 4.160 grt armed cargo was torpedoed without warning on 4 February 1918, off the Skerries, Anglesey, Wales. 33 died, including the Captain. | |
| Treverbyn SS | [Tony Allen:]Treverbyn was a 4.163grt, defensively-armed British Merchantship. On the 3 September 1917 when 2 miles ESE from Ushinish Lighthouse, South Uist she his a mine and sank. 27 lives lost including Master. | |
| Trevethoe | [Martien Slaats:]Trevethoe werd door S-32 tot zinken gebracht terwijl het in konvooi vaarde FS 32. | |
| Tricolor | The Tricolor, which was transporting nearly 2,862 cars worth more than €50m, keeled over after colliding with a Bahamas-registered container vessel in thick fog. It is now lying in about 36 metres of water. All 24 crew members were rescued before The Tricolor sank at the entrance of the Dover Strait between England and France. | |
| Trifels SS | Trifels was a 6.198 ton german steamship built by JC Tecklenberg AG for DDG Hansa in 1922. 1922-1939 : in german service 10th September 1939: captured by the French Navy and renamed Sainte Louise. 1940: retaken by Germany, renamed Trifels. 1941: torpedoed by RAF torpedo-bombers and sunk off Calais. Other boats named Trifels : (1) Trifels 1888 - 1891 wrecked on Pierres Noires while on passage to Bremen from Bombay. 2.766 tons (2) Trifels 1904 - 1914 seized by Britain, later renamed Polvena. 4.174 tons | |
| Tringa SS | TRINGA SS a 1.930 tons british steam freighter, british, built 1925 was on voyage 11th May 1940, from ANTWERP for GLASGOW with a cargo of 1.000 tons of potash and 1.200 tons of iron ore, when she was torpedoed at 14h00 by U-9. Out of the 22 crew, 16 crew and 1 pilot were lost | |
| Tritonia SS | [Tony Allen:]Tritonia was a 4,272grt, Merchantship. On the 19 December 1914, 22 miles NNE from Tory Island,co. Donegal, Ireland she was mined and sunk. | |
| Triumph HMS | This Swiftsure class battleship was supporting the landings at Gallipoli and was at anchor off Cape Helles when she was attacked from close range by the German U boat U21 (Kapitanleutnant Otto Hersing). All it took to sink her 11.985 tons was one torpedo. Luckily she sank slowly and only 73 of the nearly 600 crew were lost. She had been built originally for the Chilean Navy and was named Libertad, but she was purchased in 1903 by the British Admiralty. It is said that both the Australian and Turkish forces which had been fighting each on the land stopped to watch her sink. | |
| Trongate SS | [Tony Allen:]Trongate SS a 2.553 grt merchant ship, was sunk, 22nd September 1917, 5 miles N from Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Torpedoed without warning and sunk by a submarine, 2 lives were lost. | |
| Troutpool SS | [Tony Allen:]Troutpool SS. Built in 1927 by W Gray & Co for Pool Shipping Co. Measured 390x55x26.4 feet. Grossed 4886 tons. Powered: 3 cylinder triple expansion steam engine generating 438nhp giving a speed of 11 knots. Hit a mine and sank of Bangor Pier Light.Vessel was on route from Rosario to Glasgow with a cargo of 7.908 tons of grain. Vessel has been dispersed by explosives as she was a hazard to shipping. | |
| Truck | Twee opleggers van vrachtwagens, verloren van roro schip Nordic Pride (zweden) | |
| Truculent HMS | Submarine. Sank in the Thames Estuary after a collision late in the night with the Swedish tanker Dvina. | |
| Tubantia SS | The Tubantia was built by ''A. Stephens & Sons'' and ordered by the ''Koninklijke Hollandse Lloyd'' in 1911. It measured 180 meters by 21,5 meters and 13.911 Brt. The building was finished an launched on March 11th 1914. The ship was designed for 1.520 passengers. The engines provided 11.500 Hp., good for a speed of 17 knots. Along with here sistership Gelria, the Tubantia was the largest passengercarrier having Amsterdam as home-port. On March 16th 1916 , the Tubantia was on her way from Amsterdam to Buenos Aires, a thick fog was over the southern North Sea. Therefore Captain K.H. Wytsma ordered to drop the anchor a few miles from the lightvessel Noord Hinder. A while later the UB-13 spotted the Tubantia and launched a torpedo. The Torpedo hit the ship at the engine room. Before the ship sank, all passengers and crew were saved by Dutch torpedoboats. | |
| Tugs and 2 barges | [Mark Page:] A tug and 2 barges should be on this position. They were sunk in WW2. The tug was from Rouen, but I don't know it's name. It weighed 40 tons. The barge was called 'Margrit' and weighed 100 tons. | |
| Tunisiana SS | [Tony Allen:]Tunisiana, 4,220grt, 23 June 1915, off Lowestoft, torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. | |
| Turakina SS | [Tony Allen:]Turakina was built in 1902 for the New Zealand Shipping Co as refrigerated vessel.In 1917 torpedoed and sunk off Scilly Isles, English Channel.; loss of three lives. 8,349 tons. | |
| Turbo | [Hugo Raven 2004:] The Turbo was a petroleum ship. On 9th Januari 1908, she sunk during a Northwesterly gale and broke in two pieces. | |
| Turbulent HMS | [Tony Allen:]HMS Turbulent, British, Talisman class Destroyer. Lost in the battle of Jutland. | |
| Tuscania SS | [Tony Allen:]Tuscania was built in 1914 by Alexander Stephens & Sons Ltd. Linthouse Govan Built originally for the Anchor line, it would be their largest and finest ship. On the maiden voyage the Tuscania arrived at New York on February 16, 1915. She sailed from New York, returning to Glasgow, Scotland on February 20, 1915 and left the port again on March 20 1915. There after she continues sailing's between New York and British ports as a passenger and supply ship. By early 1916 the Tuscania is requisitioned by British Admiralty and is placed in the Cunard fleet for war service. The Tuscania was a ship of striking and imposing appearance. She had accommodations for 2.500 passengers - 350 first class, 150 second class, and 2.000 third class. She was torpedoed amidships, starboard boiler room on February 5th 1918 by UB-77. | |
| Tuscar SS | [Ernst Jongejan:]Onderweg van Savannah naar Bremerhaven met lading katoen | |
| Tuskar 2 | The Tuskar 2 was a British coaster with a displacement of 374 brt. Cause of sliding cargo (fertilizer), the ship sank on March 15th 1980 suffering a severe storm. The Tuskar 2 was on its way from Gent (B) to Kirkwall (UK). | |
| Tweed SS | [Tony Allen:]Tweed SS, 1,025grt, 230 ftx32 ft, 13 March 1918, 10 miles S by W ¼ W from St Catherines, torpedoed without warning and sunk by UB-59, 7 lives lost. | |
| Tyche (ex-Twin) | Tyche (ex-Twin); Coaster; 60x8m; 498 ton; Gezonken: 23 november 1985. In 1957 te water gelaten onder de naam Twin. Uitgerust met een 4 takt Brons motor van 395 pk, waarmee het schip een snelheid van 9,5 knopen verkreeg. Op 26 december 1960 brand aan boord te Gravensend. In 1970 verkocht aan de Noord Nederlandse Handelsmaatschappij. In 1975 verkocht aan Scheepvaart mij Twin. In 1978 verkocht aan Lindam in Rotterdam en omgedoopt tot Linda M. In 1982 naar Roja Shipping te Panama en hernaamd Twin, en voorzien van een nieuwe 8 cilinder 4 S.C.S.A Deutzmotor van 620 PK. In 1984 met motorproblemen Rotterdam binnengesleept. In 1984 verkocht Armawa Co San Lorenzo Honduras met de naam Tyche. Op 23 november 1985 met een lading van suikerbieten lek geraakt, onderweg van Dordrecht naar Selby (Engeland). De vijf opvarenden worden gered vanuit hun vlot door de Duitse coaster Heljo. | |
| Tycho SS | Tycho SS, a 1.920 ton 280 ft cargo steamer was torpedoed 20th May 1917 by the UB-40. The Master and 15 crew killed. Laying close by the wreck of the Tycho, of 3.216 tons is the Porthkerry she stopped to pickup survivors and was torpedoed the same U Boat that sank the Tycho seven minutes earlier. | |
| Tylsa | De Tylsa was een Noors schip dat op 7 augustus 1914 op een mijn liep toen het van Port Pirie op weg naar Antwerpen was. Het schip was 76 m lang en 12 m breed en was 4676 brt. In 1955 is het wrak door van de Akker opgeruimd tot - 13 m NAP, De lading bestond uit zilverhoudend zink-en looderts. | |
| Tyne SS | Loaded with gravel from Cachaliere Pier and drifted back onto Bonit rock where it now lies. | |
| Tyne SS | [Tony Allen:]Tyne SS, 2.902 tons, belonged to the Royal Mail Steam Packet Cpy. She was built in 1900. 1917 WI Inter-island service. On the 17th June 1917 when 18 miles SW from the Lizard, English Channel she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. | |
| Tyrhaug SS | [Tony Allen:]Tyrhaug was a 1,483grt defensively-armed British Merchant Steamer. On the 22 March 1918 when 10 miles NE from Pendeen Light House, Cornwall she torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. 2 lives lost. | |
| U-1003 | [Tony Allen:]U-1003; This type VIIC/41 u-boat was laid down 18 Jan, 1943 and commissioned Dec 9, 1943. She completed 2 patrols during her career. During her maiden voyage, U-1003 was scuttled by the Canadian frigate HMCS New Glasgow. The collision damaged her periscope and detached her snorkel, which allowed water to enter the conning tower. Since her lower hatch was sealed she was able to stay under until depth charges forced her to come up. The commander tried to dive again but she was losing power and the crew was forced to abandon ship. Place Sunk Northern Channel 8 - 10 miles north of Inistrahull beacon (Malin Hd.) Loss of Life 17 dead and 31 survivors | |
| U-1009 ? | [Tony Allen:]U-1009, German U-boot, Type VIIC/41. Surrendered on 10 May, 1945 at Loch Eriboll, Scotland. Boat ended up in Scuttled in Operation Deadlight. | |
| U-1014 | [Tony Allen:]U-1014; This type VIIC/41 U-boat was laid down March 25, 1943 then commissioned March 14th, 1944. She completed just 1 patrol during career. Her service record includes: March 14, 1944 to December 31st, 1944, Flottille (training); Jan 1st, 1945 to Feb 4th, 1945 Flottille (front boat). She sank Feb 4th, 1945 in the Minch Channel due to depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Loch Scavaig, HMS Nyasaland, Papua and HMS Loch Shin. All 48 hands were lost. | |
| U-1018 | [Tony Allen:]U-1018; This VIIC/41 type U-boat was laid down April 16, 1943 and commissioned April 24. She completed just 1 patrol during her career and sank 2 ships. Sank in the Channel south of Penzance due to depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Loch Fada. Loss of Life 51 dead and 2 survivors | |
| U-102 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-102; Cmdr. Beitzen, II Flotilla. Lost to a mine in the North Sea, September 1918. | |
| U-1021 | [Tony Allen:]U-1021; This type VIIC/41 U-boat was laid down May 6, 1943 then commissioned May 25, 1944. She had 1 completed patrol during her career. Last Voyage Missing since March 14, 1945 in the North Atlantic south of the Bristol Channel, all hands lost. Research indicates this vessel sank in the British mine barrages A1 or ZME 25. Loss of Life 43 | |
| U-103 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-103; Cmdr. Rucker, II Flotilla . Rammed by SS OLYMPIC in English Channel, 12 May 1918. | |
| U-104 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-104; Cmdr. Bernis, II Flotilla . Sunk by depth charges from the sloop JESSAMINE, off South of Ireland, 25 April 1918. | |
| U-1051 | [Tony Allen:]U-1051; This Type VIIC U-boat was laid down Feb 8, 1943 and commissioned March 4, 1944. She completed 1 patrol during her career and sank 2 ships. She sank Jan 26, 1945 in the Irish Sea south of the Isle of Man after being rammed and receiving depth charges from the British frigates HMS Aylmer, HMS Calder, HMS Bentinck and HMS Manners. All hands were lost. Loss of Life: 47 dead | |
| U-106 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-106; Cmdr. Hufnagel, IV Flotilla . Lost to a mine in the North Sea, 7 October 1917. | |
| U-1063 | [Tony Allen:] Depth charged by HMS Loch Killin | |
| U-109 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-109; Cmdr. Ney, IV Flotilla . Destroyed by mine in English Channel on 26 January 1918 | |
| U-11 | U-11; German U-boot; 493 tons; 57x5,6m; built in 1908 en commisioned in 1911 at Danzig, Kielwerft. Armament: 6TT 18'' and 1 2'' gun; The 220 batteries, weighting 82 tons, generated 210V and provided 6.300 Ah. On the December 9th 1914, U-11 - Kapt. Suchodeletz - went out from Zeebrugge for a patrol, together with U-5. They never returned. They are assumed to be sunk in a mine field, laid by the British. U-11 had 26 crew and was the first German U-boot to be sunk in WWI. The wreck was found in 1992 and was salvaged extensively by unauthorized divers. As a watch was found with the needles showing 00h35, it is assumed that U-11 was sunk the 10th December. | |
| U-110 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-110; Cmdr. Kroll, IV Flotilla . Sunk by depth charge off North of Ireland, 15 March 1918 | |
| U-1172 | [Tony Allen:]U-1172; This type VIIC/41 u-boat was laid down June 7, 1943 and commissioned April 20, 1944. She completed just 1 patrol during her career and sank 2 ships. She sank in St George's Channel due to depth charges from the British frigates HMS Tyler, HMS Keats and HMS Bligh. All 52 hands were lost. | |
| U-1195 | [Diving Sussex:]U-1195; Mark VII U-Boat, 220 ftx20 ft, draught 16 ft and 871 tons, sunk with depth charges from HMS Watchman. | |
| U-1199 | [Tony Allen:]U-1199; This type VIIC u-boat was laid down March 23, 1943 and commissioned Dec 23, 1943. She completed 2 patrols during her career sinking 1 ship. She sank in the Channel near the Scilly Isles. The cause was depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Icarus and the corvette HMS Mignonette. Year Sunk Jan 21, 1945. Loss of Life: 48 dead and 1 survivor | |
| U-12 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-12; Cmdr. Kratzsch. I Flotilla . Rammed by Destroyer ARIEL, off Aberdeen Coast, 10 March 1915. [Divernet:](from divernet -completely contradictory- :) U-12 was a class IIB German u-boat lost early on in WW2. She was built in 1935 and was barely 43m long. It was lost in October 1939 with all 27 crew, presumed to have hit a mine. The loss was confirmed when the body of the Commanding Officer, Dietrich von der Ropp, washed ashore on the French coast near Dunkirk on 29 Oct, 1939. However, eyewitness accounts by the crew of HMS Firedrake report detecting and attacking an unknown submarine in the Dover Straits at about the time the U-12 was assumed to have been lost. (Note the circular direction sensitive antenna on the conning tower L. Wittebroodt) | |
| U-1206 | [Jan Lettens]U-1206 was a VIIC type U-boat, built in 1944 at Schichau Yard, Danzig in Poland and lost in the North Sea near Peterhead on the April 14th 1945 following a diving accident (leakage). The U-boat surfaced, but was discovered and bombed by British patrols. The Captain, Schlitt ordered to destroy secret equipment, scuttle the boat and abandon the ship. Three men drowned in the heavy seas. | |
| U-1208 | [Tony Allen:]U-1208; This type VIIC u-boat was laid down June 30, 1943 and commissioned April 6, 1944. She completed 1 patrol during her career sinking 1 ship. Sank in the English Channel south-east of Isles of Scilly due to depth charges from the British frigates HMS Duckworth and HMS Rowly. Loss of Life 49 dead (all hands lost) | |
| U-1209 | [Tony Allen:]U-1209; This type VIIC u-boat was laid down July 14, 1943 and commissioned 13 Apr, 1944. She completed 1 patrol during her career. Last Voyage She was scuttled Dec 18, 1944 in the Channel near the Scilly Isles after hitting Wolf Rock. Loss of Life 9 dead and 44 survivors | |
| U-1271 | [Tony Allen:]U-1271 was scuttled in Operation Deadlight | |
| U-1274 | Sunk: 16th April 1945 in the North Sea north of Newcastle by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Viceroy. All hands (44) lost. | |
| U-1276 | [Tony Allen:]U-1276; This type VIIC/41 u-boat was laid down July 13, 1943 and commissioned April 6, 1944. Completed 1 patrol during her career sinking 1 ship. Sank in the North Atlantic south of Waterford due to depth charges from the British sloop HMS Amethyst. All hands were lost. Loss of Life 49 dead. | |
| U-13 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-13; Cmdr. Schweinitz . Sunk in the North Sea, 12 September 1914, position 58°33N-01°40'E. The original source - Robert Grant's ''U-Boat Intelligence'' is in error - this boat simply disappeared. [www.lowestoftscuba.co.uk:] U-13 was a Type IIB coastal U-Boat sunk by HMS Weston May 31st 1940 in the North Sea, 11 miles south-east of Lowestoft, in position 52.26N, 02.02E, by depth charges. 26 survivors (No casualties). | |
| U-1302 | [Tony Allen:]U-1302; This type VIIC/41 u-boat was laid down March 6, 1943 and commissioned May 25, 1944. She completed just 1 patrol during her career. She sank in St George's Channel due to depth charges from the Canadian frigates HMCS La Hulloise, HMCS Strathadam and HMCS Thetford Mines. All 48 hands were lost. | |
| U-14 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-14; Cmdr. Hammerle, I Flotilla . Rammed by Trawler HAWK, after being disabled by gunfire off Peterhead (57°15N-00°32E), 5 June 1915. [Other Source:]De U-14 was de schrik van de vissersschepen op de Noordzee. De vissersschepen waren niet alleen belangrijk door de vis die ze vingen, maar ook omdat ze werden gebruikt voor het vervoer van allerlei voorraden en vluchtelingen en ook voor geheime missies. De U-14 slaagde er in om in een week tijd, van 29 april tot 5 mei 1914, zeventien vissersschepen tot zinken te brengen. In juni 1914 werd de U-14 echter zelf tot zinken gebracht. | |
| U-15 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-15; Cmdr. Pohl Rammed by Light Cruiser BIRMINGHAM off the Orkneys, 9 August 1914. | |
| U-156 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-156; Cmdr. Feldt, K Flottila . Sunk by mine in the North Sea, 25 September 1918. | |
| U-18 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-18; Cmdr. Hennig Rammed by Minesweeping Trawler 96, one mile off Hoxa entrance to Scapa Flow 17 November 1914. [Other Source:]Op 23 november 1914 ging de U-18 bij Scapa Flow verloren. Ze probeerde toen mee te varen in het kielzog van een Engels bevoorradingsschip, maar werd gezien. Volgens de Engelse Admiraliteit werd de U-18 daarna door de Engelse torpedobootjager ''Garry'' overvaren en tot zinken gebracht. Volgens een Duits bericht gingen de opvarenden van de U-18 na de aanvaring van boord en werden ze krijgsgevangen gemaakt. Een man zou zijn achtergebleven en die zou de U-18 vervolgens hebben laten zinken. | |
| U-214 | [Tony Allen:]U-214, sank by HMS Coojke. | |
| U-23 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-23; Cmdr. Schulthess, III Flotilla . Torpedoed by submarine C27 in conjunction with trawler PRINCESS LOUISE, in the North Sea, 20 July 1915. | |
| U-242 | [Tony Allen:]U-242; This type VIIC U-boat was laid down September 30, 1942 and commissioned Aug 14, 1943.She completed 7 patrols during her career sinking 3 ships. Last Voyage she was sunk on April 5, 1945 by a mine in the mine barrage QZX in the St. Georg-Channel. Loss of Life 44 dead (all hands lost) | |
| U-25 | Ocean going, type IA german submarine; AG Weser Bremen; 1936; 1.200 tons; 72.4x6.2x4.3 m; 18,6 knots; 4x21 stern torpedo tubes, 2x21 aft torpedo tubes; 14xtorpedoes; 28 mines; 1x10.5 cm SKC/36 deck cannon on forward deck, 1x2cm/30-37 AA cannon on conning tower; 8,100 miles surface at 10 kn; 330 ft depth; complement 43; 2xMAN 8-cylinder, 4-stroke; Twin screws; History: all type 1A type subs were found to be not very seaworthy and had many mechanical failures. The U-25 sunk 8 ships for a total of 50.255 tons. U-25 (KrvKpt. Heinz Beduhn) was sunk when hitting a British mine on the 1st August 1940, North of Terschelling. All hands were lost. | |
| U-260 | [Tony Allen:]U-260; This type VIIC u-boat was laid down May 7, 1941 and commissioned Mar 14, 1942. She completed 9 patrols during career sinking 1 ship. Last Voyage She was scuttled on March 12, 1945 south of Ireland, after being mined at 80 meters depth. Entire crew interned in Ireland 48 survivors (No casualties). Was suspected to be involved in covert operations at the time of the loss. Secret papers and code books were recovered with the Captains personal log. These are now on display in the Military Archives in Dublin. Measured 67.02x6.22x4.74 metres. Crew escaped and were interned for the war period. The Commander was Captain Klaus Bevcker. | |
| U-27 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-27; Cmdr. Wegner, IV Flotilla . Sunk by the Q-Ship Baralong off the South of Ireland, 19 August 1915. | |
| U-275 | [Martien Slaats:] U-275 was sunk by a mine on 10th March 1945. All hands lost, 48 man died. | |
| U-29 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-29; Cmdr. Weddigen, IV Flotilla . Rammed by Battleship DREADNOUGHT, 18 March 1915 | |
| U-309 | [Tony Allen:]U-309;This type VIIC was laid down Jan 24, 1942 and commissioned Jan 27, 1943. She completed 11 patrols during her career sinking 1 ship. Depth charges from the Canadian frigate HMCS St. John. All hands were lost. | |
| U-31 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-31; Cmdr. Wachendorff, IV Flotilla . Destroyed January 1915. Northern North Sea. | |
| U-33 | U-33, sunk by HMS Gleanor. 25 dead & 17 survivors. | |
| U-333 | [Tony Allen:]U-333; Type VIIC. Laid down 11 Mar, 1940. Commissioned 25 Aug, 1941. Kptlt. Peter Erich Cremer (Knights Cross). Completed 12 patrols during career - 25 Aug, 1941 - 31 Dec, 1941 5. Flottille (training); 1 Jan, 1942 - 31 Jul, 1944 3. Flottille (front boat). Sank 7 ships during career. Last Voyage Sank 31 July, 1944 in the North Atlantic west of the Scilly Isles, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Starling and the frigate HMS Loch Killin. 45 dead (all hands lost). | |
| U-36 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-36; Cmdr. Graeff , II Flotilla . Sunk by gunfire of Q-Ship PRINCE CHARLES, near North Rona, 24 July 1915. | |
| U-37 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-37; Cmdr. Wilcke, II Flotilla . Mined in the Channel, April/May 1915. | |
| U-373 | [Tony Allen:]U-373; Completed 15 patrols during career. Service history included - 22 May, 1941 - 1 Sep, 1941 3. Flottille (training); 1 Sep, 1941 - 8 Jun, 1944 3. Flottille (front boat). Sank 3 ships during career. Sank 8 June, 1944 in the Bay of Biscay west of Brest, France, in position 48.10N, 05.31W, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 224/G). 4 dead and 47 survivors. | |
| U-390 | U-390, Howaldtswerke; Kiel; 1943; class VIIC; displacement 769 (surface), 871 (immerged); 1070 ton; 67.10x6.20x9.60 m; 3200 hp (surface), 750 hp (immerged); 17.7 knots (surface) 7.6 knots (immerged); 8500 nm; complement 52; max depth 220 m; armament 26 mines, canons 88 mm and 44 mm, 5TT. Cmdr Heinz Geissler 4 patrols. During her last patrol 5th July 1944 she torpedoed patrol boat HMS Ganilly (545 tons) and damages American Sea Porpoise SS (7.934 tons). She is then noticed by destroyer HMS Wanderer and frigat HMS Tavy. At 15h00 she is fataly rammed by HMS Tagy. She quickly takes a lot of water and only obermaschinist Erich Stein manages to escape the sinking sub, using the breathing equipment ''Tausheretter'' from Dräger. 48 crew drowned. | |
| U-399 | [Tony Allen:]U-399; Type VIIC.Laid down 12 Nov, 1942. Commissioned 22 Jan, 1944 Ltnt. Kurt van Meeteren. Completed 1 patrol during career. Service included - 22 Jan, 1944 - 31 Jan, 1945 5. Flottille (training); 1 Feb, 1945 - 26 Mar, 1945 11. Flottille (front boat). Sank 2 ships during career. Sank in the English Channel near Land's End, in position 49.56N, 05.22W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Duckworth. 46 dead and 1 survivor. | |
| U-40 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-40; Cmdr. Furbringer, II Flotilla . Sunk by the submarine C24, 50 miles SE by S of Girdle Ness, 23 June 1915. [Dieter Maezele:] U-40 was sunk 13th October 1939 by a mine. Coordinates: 51°07N-01-48E. Sub Type IXA built by AG WESER, Bremen. More info at : http://uboat.net/boats/u40.htm | |
| U-400 | [Tony Allen:]U-400; Type VIIC. Laid down 18 Nov, 1942. Commissioned 18 Mar, 1944 Kptlt. Horst Creutz. Completed 1 patrol during career. Service history included - 18 Mar, 1944 - 31 Oct, 1944 5. Flottille (training); 1 Nov, 1944 - 17 Dec, 1944 11. Flottille (front boat). Last Voyage Sank 17 Dec, 1944 in the North Atlantic south of Cork, in position 51.16N, 08.05W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Nyasaland. 50 dead (all hands lost). | |
| U-41 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-41; Cmdr. Hansen, II Flotilla . Sunk by Q-ship BARALONG, off South of Ireland, 24 September 1915. | |
| U-413 | [Martien Slaats:]The german U-413 was sunk by depth charge from the british escort destroyer hms wensleydale, the british destroyer hms forester and hms vidette | |
| U-415 | [Tony Allen:]U-415; Type VIIC. Laid down 12 Jul, 1941. Commissioned 5 Aug, 1942 Oblt. Kurt Neide. Completed 7 patrols during career. Service included - 5 Aug, 1942 - 28 Feb, 1943 8. Flottille (training); 1 Mar, 1943 - 14 Jul, 1944 1. Flottille (front boat). Sank 2 ships during career. Last Voyage Sank at 0915hrs on 14 July, 1944 west of the torpedo-net barrier, in position 48.24N, 04.30W, by a mine. 2 dead, unknown number of survivors. | |
| U-44 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-44; Cmdr. Wagenfuhr, III Flotilla . Rammed in the North Sea, 12 August 1917. | |
| U-441 | [Tony Allen:]U-441; Type VIIC.Laid down 15 Oct, 1940. Commissioned 21 Feb, 1942 Kptlt. Klaus Hartmann. Completed 11 patrols during career. Service included - 21 Feb, 1942 - 30 Sep, 1942 5. Flottille (training);1 Oct, 1942 - 1 May, 1943 1. Flottille (front boat);1 May, 1943 - 1 Nov, 1943 1. Flottille (front boat);1 Nov, 1943 - 8 Jun, 1944 1. Flottille (front boat). Sank 1 ship during career. Last Voyage Sank on 8 June, 1944 in the English Channel in approximate position 48.27N, 05.47W by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn 224/G). 51 dead (all hands lost). | |
| U-441 ? | [Other Source] German U-boat; 871 tons; 67m. This VII C-type U-boat was sunk by a Polish bomber on 18/06/1944. [Axel Niestlé:] It is unlikely that U-441 was sunk in this position on 18 June 1944. Moreover, from the attack report of the aircraft it appears that a non-sub contact was attacked. | |
| U-45 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-45; Cmdr. Sittenfeld , III Flotilla . Torpedoed by Submarine D-7, off North of Ireland, 12 September 1917. | |
| U-48 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-48; Commander : Edeling (III Flotilla) Destroyed by gunfire of destroyer GIPSY and five drifters, while stranded on Goodwins, 24 November 1917. 51°17'N 01°31'E | |
| U-480 | GERMAN WWII U-BOAT in 58 metres, believed to be U-480. Sank of the Isle of Wight, English Channel. U-480 was believed to have sunk between 29 January and about 20 February 1945 in minefield Brazier D2 in position 50°22'04""N/001°44'10""W. 48 dead (all hands lost). | |
| U-5 | Sunk in the North Sea, December 1914. (T. Termote: was probably lifted during the WWI and WWII) | |
| U-50 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-50; Cmdr. Berger, III Flotilla . Sunk by mine in the North Sea, 31 August 1917. | |
| U-58 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-58; Cmdr. Amberger, II Flotilla . Sunk by U.S. Destroyers FANNING and NICHOLSON off South of Ireland, 17 November 1917. | |
| U-59 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-59; Cmdr. Fircks, II Flotilla . Destroyed by German Mine in the North Sea, 14 May 1917. | |
| U-6 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-6; Cmdr. Lepsius. I Flotilla . Torpedoed by Submarine E-16, in the North Sea, 15 September, 1915. [Other Source:]De U-6 werd gebouwd bij ''Germania Werft'' en had een waterverplaatsing van 505 ton boven water en 636 ton onder water. Ze was 57.3 meter lang en beschikte over vier Körtingmotoren (4x225 pk) en twee elektrische motoren van 520 pk elk. De snelheid boven water bedroeg 13.4 knopen en onder water 10.2 knopen. Bij een gemiddelde snelheid van 13 knopen boven water bedroeg de actieradius 1900 mijl. De bewapening bestond uit twee boeg- en twee hektorpedobuizen van 45 cm en zes torpedo's. De bemanning telde 29 koppen. | |
| U-61 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-61; Cmdr. Dieckmann, II Flotilla . Sunk by depth charge in St. George's Channel, 26 March 1918. | |
| U-629 | [Tony Allen:]U-629 was sunk by depth charges from British Liberator Aicraft (Sqdn 53/L). All 51 hands lost. | |
| U-63 | [Tony Allen:]U-63, Type IIC. Laid down 2 Jan, 1939.Commissioned 18 Jan, 1940 Oblt. G? Lorentz. Completed 1 patrol during career. Service included - 18 Jan, 1940 - 31 Jan, 1940 1. Flottille (training);1 Feb, 1940 - 25 Feb, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat). Sank 1 ship during career. Sunk by depth charges and torpedoes from the British destroyers, HMS Escort, HMS Inglefield and HMS Imogen and the British submarine HMS Narwhal. 1 dead and 24 survivors. | |
| U-66 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-66; Cmdr. Muhle, IV Flotilla. Lost to mine in Northern North Sea, 3 September 1917 | |
| U-672 | [Tony Allen:]U-672; Type VIIC. Laid down 24 Dec, 1941. Commissioned 6 Apr, 1943 Oblt. Ulf Lawaetz. Completed 4 patrols during career including 6 Apr, 1943 - 30 Sep, 1943 5. Flottille (training); 1 Oct, 1943 - 18 Jul, 1944 6. Flottille (front boat). Sunk 18 July 1944, in the English Channel north of Guernsey, in position 50.03N, 02.30W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Balfour. 52 survivors (No casualties). | |
| U-681 | [Tony Allen:]Type VIIC. Laid down 21 Oct, 1942. Commissioned 3 Feb, 1944 Oblt. Helmut Bach, Completed 1 patrol during career. Service history included - 3 Feb, 1944 - 31 Oct, 1944 31. Flottille (training); 1 Nov, 1944 - 10 Mar, 1945 11. Flottille (front boat). Last Voyage Sank at 0930hrs on 10 March, 1945 in the English Channel west of Isles of Scilly, in position 49.52.433N, 06.38.633W, by depth charges from a US Liberator aircraft (VPB-103). 11 dead and 38 survivors. | |
| U-7 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]Cmdr. Konig. I Flotilla . Torpedoed by U22 in the North Sea, 21 January 1915. | |
| U-714 | U-714, depth charged by HMSAS Natal a South African Frigate & HMS Vivern. All hands lost. | |
| U-74 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-74; Cmdr. Weisbach, I Flotilla . Sunk by gunfire in the North Sea, 27 May 1916. | |
| U-741 | Sunk on 15th August by corvette Orchis. | |
| U-75 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-75; Cmdr. Schmolling, I Flotilla . Sunk by mine in the North Sea, 13 December 1917. | |
| U-767 | Discovered by her own signal, U-767 was sunk by a British escort (HMS Fame, Hotspur, Inconstant, Icarus and Havelock) on 18th June 1955. In the afternoon, the escort attacked with hedgehog. Some explosions followed and later a large bubble of oil. The attack was followed up with more depth charges. German shore batteries now began firing on the ships, but all escaped. From the U-767, only one survivor surfaced, after being blown out of the boat in an air bubble. | |
| U-77 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-77; Cmdr. Gunzel, I Flotilla . Lost in the North Sea, 7 July 1916. | |
| U-78 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-78; Cmdr. Vollbrecht, I Flotilla. Destroyed by submarine G2, in the North Sea, 28 October 1918. | |
| U-8 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-8; Commander Stross (I Flotilla). Sunk by destroyers MAORI and GHURKA, in Straits of Dover, 4 March, 1915. 50°56'N 01°15'E | |
| U-84 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-84; Cmdr. Roehr , IV Flotilla . Rammed and sunk in St. Georges Channel, 26 January 1918. | |
| U-85 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-85; Cmdr. Petz, IV Flotilla . Sunk in English Channel by Q-ship Privet, 12 March 1917 | |
| U-861 | [Tony Allen:]Only 30 of its type built. Sunk on ""Operation Deadlight"" off malin Head, Ireland. | |
| U-87 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-87; Cmdr. Speth-Schulzburg , III Flotilla . Sunk in the Irish Sea after being rammed, 25 December 1917 | |
| U-89 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-89; Cmdr. Bauck, III Flotilla . Rammed by escort ship ROXBURGH, off N.E. of Ireland, 12 February 1918. [Tony Allen:]Rammed by HMS Roxburgh, 24 miles North of Malin Head, Ireland. | |
| U-9 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-9, commander Ney (IV Flotilla), was destroyed by a mine in the English Channel on 26 January 1918 50°53'N 01°31'E | |
| U-90 | Lost under tow to breakers yard. | |
| U-92 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-92, cmdr. Ehrlich, III Flotilla was sunk by a mine in the North Sea, 9 September 1918. | |
| U-927 | [Tony Allen:]U-927; Type VIIC.Laid down 1 Dec, 1942. Commissioned 27 Jun, 1944 Oblt. J?Ebert. Completed 1 patrol during career. Service included 27 Jun, 1944 - 31 Jan, 1945 4. Flottille (training); 1 Feb, 1945 - 24 Feb, 1945 11. Flottille (front boat). Sank in the Channel, south-east of Falmouth, in position 49.45N, 04.45W, by depth charges from a British Warwick aircraft (Sqdn. 179/V). 47 dead (all hands lost). | |
| U-93 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-92, Cmdr. Gerlach, IV Flotilla was sunk by the Q-ship PRIZE in English Channel, 7 January 1918 | |
| U-95 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-95, cmdr. Prinz, IV Flotilla was lost after being rammed by a steamer 7th January 1918. | |
| U-971 | [Other Source:]U-971, German U-boat; 871 tons; 70m. Sunk by HMS Eskimos and Haida on 26/06/1944. [Tony Allen:]As well as depth charges from HMS Eskimo and the Canadian Destroyer HMCS Haida is was also attackted by a Czech Liberator Aircraft with depth charges (Sqdn 311/0). I dead & 51 survivors. | |
| U-984 | [Tony Allen:]U-984; Type VIIC. Laid down 7 Sep, 1942 Blohm & Voss, Hamburg. Commissioned 17 Jun, 1943 Oblt. Heinz Sieder (Knights Cross). Completed 4 patrols during career. Service included - 17 Jun, 1943 - 31 Jul, 1944 5. Flottille (training); 1 Aug, 1944 - 20 Aug, 1944 9. Flottille (front boat). Sank 4 ships during career. Sank in the Bay of Biscay west of Brest, in position 48.16N, 05.33W, by depth charges from the Canadian destroyers HMCS Ottawa, HMCS Kootenay and HMCS Chaudiere. 45 dead (all hands lost). | |
| U-988 | [Tony Allen:]U-988. Depth Charged and sunk by British Frigates, HMS DUCKWORK, HMS DOMETT, HMS ESSINGTON & HMS COOK and an RAF FLYING BOAT. | |
| U-99 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]U-99, cmdr. Eltester, II Flotilla was torpedoed by the submarine F-2 in the Northern North Sea 7 July 1917. | |
| UB-10 | UB-10 was sunk in the port of Zeebrugge by the Germans at the end of WWI. After having laid for more than 60 years in the mud, she was rediscovered and lifted. Since nobody showed interest for this unique piece of archeology, she was dumped in between stones and concrete for a parking area. | |
| UB-103 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-103, cmdr. Hundius (F Flotilla) was destroyed by depth charges in the Dover Barrage, 16 September 1918. 50°52'N 01°27'E. [Other Source:] German UB-III type sub, sunk 16/09/1918 by a shell from SS-21. 50°49N-01°17E | |
| UB-104 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-104, cmdr. Bieber, F Flotilla was sunk in the North Sea by a mine, 19 September 1918. | |
| UB-107 | [HSAC:]UB-107: 649 ton German UBIII class submarine, built 1917. 181ftx19ft. Believed destroyed by depth-charging of armed yacht and trawlers on 27 July, 1918, off Scarborough, but found entangled with wreck of Malvina by divers in 1985. Malvina: 1244 ton iron-screw steamer-schooner, built 1879. 254ftx31ft. Armed. General, London for Leith. Sunk: 3 August, 1918, by torpedo from UB-104 when 1 mile from Flamborough Head. Fourteen lost. [British Divers:] The wreck of this boat has been located, but in a location miles from where it was supposedly sunk. Previously recorded fate Depth charged on July 27, 1918 by the RN trawler Calvis and yacht Vanessa II at position 5423N, 0024W. In fact, UB 107 probably was not present for this attack. UB 107 was, however, the only U-boat that could have been responsible for the sinking of the steamers Chloris and John Rettig two and a half hours later at position 5352N, 0010E. Divers in recent years discovered the wreck of UB 107, which was identified by markings on the propellers, off Flamborough Head together with (under) what remains of the steamer Malvina. The Malvina was torpedoed and sunk by UB 104 on August 3, 1918. UB 107 apparently either suffered an accident of some sort or was lost on a British mine. | |
| UB-108 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-108, cmdr. Wamberger (F Flotilla) was mined in the English Channel on 4th July 1918 51°00'N 01°19'E. | |
| UB-109 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-109, cmdr. Ramien (F Flotilla) was destroyed by mines in the Dover Barrage, 29 August 1918. | |
| UB-113 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-113, cmdr. Pilzecker, F Flotilla was lost, probably in the North Sea, September 1918. | |
| UB-115 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-115, cmdr. Thomsen, F Flotilla was depth charged and sunk in the North Sea, 29 September 1918. | |
| UB-116 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-116, cmdr. Emsmann, III Flotilla was sunk in the North Sea by mine, 28 October 1918. UB-116 has the dubious honour to be the last U-boat sunk by enemy action during WWI. [Tony Allen:]On the 28/10/1918 the submarine UB-116 tried to sneak passed the defences in Hoxa Sound to enter Scapa Flow but she was detected and then destroyed by remotely activated mines. | |
| UB-119 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-119, cmdr. Kolbe, III Flotilla was lost in a depth charge attack in the Irish Sea 19 May 1918 (on her first mission !). | |
| UB-12 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-12, cmdr. Schooler, F Flotilla was lost in the North Sea, about 19 August 1918. | |
| UB-123 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-123, cmdr. Ramm, III Flotilla was sunk by a mine in the North Sea, 19 October 1918. | |
| UB-124 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-124, cmdr. Wutsdorff, III Flotilla was sunk off North of Ireland by a depth charge, 20 July 1918. | |
| UB-127 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-127, cmdr. Scheffler, I Flotilla was lost after being mined in the English Channel on 9th September 1918 | |
| UB-128 | [Tony Allen:]One of three German submarines (UB-86, UB-97 and UB-128) deliberately scuttled by the British in Falmouth Bay. | |
| UB-13 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-13, cmdr. Metz (F Flotilla) was lost to a mine on 25th April 1916. 51°33'N 02°51'E. [Jurgen Zutterman:] UB-13 liep van stapel 8/03/1915 ,gezonken op 23/04/1916 na een mijn en netbarriere beland te zijn, 17 mensen lieten het leven, Deze onderzeeboot deed eveneens de Tubantia zinken. UB-13 was gestationeerd te Zeebrugge. | |
| UB-16 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-16, cmdr. Luhe, F Flotilla was sunk by a torpedo from submarine E-34, in the North Sea, 10th May 1918. 52°06'N 02°01'E | |
| UB-17 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-17, cmdr. Branscheid, F Flotilla was sunk in th English Channel, between 11th and 15th March 1918. | |
| UB-18 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-18; Cmdr. Kiel, F Flotilla . Sunk by gunfire from Q-ship Lady Olive in the North Sea, 12 March 1917. | |
| UB-19 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-19, cmdr. Noodt (F Flotilla) was sunk by gunfire from Q-Ship PENHURST, in the English Channel, 30th November 1916. | |
| UB-20 | []UB II class submarine built by Blohm & Voss in 1915. She was bombed in 1917, when Ob. Ltn Herman Glimpf, the playboy of the German Navy, was giving some ladies a tourist tour on the Belgian coast. Nobody escaped. [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-20 was destroyed by Seaplanes 8676 and 8862, in the North Sea, 29 July 1917. (Other reports state mined Northern North Sea) [Other Source:] Duitse UBII klasse kustonderzeeboot uit WO I. Het schip had een lengte van 36,13 meter, een breedte van 4,36 meter en een diepgang van 3,7 meter. Het had een waterverplaatsing van 263 ton (292 ondergedoken), kon een snelheid halen van 9,15 knopen (5,81 knopen ondergedoken) en kon tot 50 meter diep duiken. De UB-20 werd op 28-07-1917 volgens de geallieerden door vliegtuigen tot zinken gebracht toen het vanuit Oostende vertrokken was voor een proefvaart. Daar er enkel schade is aan de boeg zou het waarschijnlijker zijn dat de boot op een mijn is gevaren. De UB-20 moet in elk geval vlug en onverwachts gezonken zijn toen het aan de oppervlakte voer want het dek- en torenluik staan nog open. | |
| UB-22 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-22 cmdr. Wacker, V Flotilla was sunk by a mine in the North Sea, 19 January 1918. | |
| UB-27 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-27; Commander: Stein (F Flotilla) Sunk in the North Sea by depth charge, 29 July 1917. 52°47'N 02°24'E | |
| UB-29 ? | []German U-boat; 292 tons; Sunk by the mines of HMS Landrail.[]Commander: Platsch (F Flotilla). Sunk by depth charge from destroyer HMS ARIEL SW of Bishop Rock Lighthouse, 6 December 1916. 51°09'N 01°46'W ? (lies in land, assumed to be E instead of W) | |
| UB-3 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-3; Cmdr. S Schmidt , M Flotilla . Sunk in the North Sea, 24 April 1916. | |
| UB-30 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-30; Cmdr. Stier, F Flotilla . Sunk by depth charge in the North Sea, 13 August 1918 | |
| UB-31 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-31; Commander: Braun (F Flotilla) Destroyed by mines in the English Channel, 8 May 1918 51°01'N 01°16'E | |
| UB-33 | [Diving Sussex:]121ft German Submarine, mined on 11th April 1918. [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]Destroyed by depth charge in Dover Barrage, 26 January 1918. | |
| UB-35 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-35; German U-boat; 305 tons; 37m; Sunk on 26/01/1918 by HMS Leven. [Michael Lowrey:]The historical location for her loss is 51 03N, 01 46E. | |
| UB-36 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-36; Cmdr. Keyserlingk, F Flotilla . Rammed in the English Channel 21 May 1917. | |
| UB-37 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-37. Commander: Gunther (F Flotilla) Destroyed by gunfire from Q-ship PENHURST, in English Channel, 14 January 1917. 50°07'N 01°47'W[Jan Lettens:]Little controversy here. Some say it is the UB-40, others UB-37. [Philippe Mahieu 04/2006:]Confirmed by divers thru the propellor, that UB-40 lies at position 51°07 480N-01°47 981E and not here. | |
| UB-38 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-38; Commander: Bachmann (F Flotilla) Destroyed by mine in the Dover Barrage, 8 February 1918. | |
| UB-39 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-39; UCII type, Commander: Heydebreck (F Flotilla) Torpedoed and sunk by submarine E-52, near Straits of Dover, 1 November 1917. 51°20'N 02°09'E. | |
| UB-39 | Duikboot UB-II klasse van 274 brutoton, gebouwd in 1916 op de werf Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Duitsland. Afmetingen: 36,6 mx4,3 m. Bewapening: 2x50 cm TT (4 torp.) + 1 - 3.4 inch kanon. Cdt. Kustner verliet Zeebrugge op 23 april 1917 voor operaties in het Kanaal. In de nacht van 14 op 15 mei werd door ter hoogte van ''Tonne 3'' in Dover Strait een onderwaterexplosie waargenomen door de UB-12. De UB-12 en UB-39 waren op dat ogenblik de enigen die aldaar operaties uitvoerden. | |
| UB-4 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-4; Commander: Gross (F Flotilla) Sunk by gunfire in the North Sea, 16 August 1915. 52°46'N 02°10'E | |
| UB-41 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-41, Commander: Ploen (V Flotilla). Sunk in the North Sea by German mine, 5 October 1917 54°18'N 00°21'E. [Carl Racey:]This wreck was discovered off Robin Hood's Bay, Scarborough, on 1st September 2002 along with, and only a mile or so from, UB.75. German & British records were not far off with this one only a few miles out. | |
| UB-54 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-54; Commander: Hecht (F Flotilla) Probably sunk by a mine in the English Channel, 19 March 1918. 51°00'N 01°19'E | |
| UB-55 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-55; Commander: Wenniger (F Flotilla) Sunk in Dover Barrage by mine, 22 April 1918. | |
| UB-56 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-56; Commander: Valentiner (F Flotilla) Sunk by a mine in Dover Barrage, 19 December 1917. 50°57'N 01°23'E | |
| UB-57 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-57; Commander: Lohs (F Flotilla) Sunk by mine in the North Sea, 14 August 1918. 51°33'N 03°05'E | |
| UB-58 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-58; Commander: Lowe (F Flotilla). Sunk by mine in Dover Barrage, 10 March 1918. At position 50°58'N 01°14'E the debris showed up. [Michael Lowry:]The wreck lies more North-Eastward at 51°00'11''N 01°18'58''E. | |
| UB-61 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-61; Commander: T Schultz (V Flotilla) Sunk by mine in the North Sea, 29 November 1917. 53°25'N 04°58'E | |
| UB-63 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-63; Cmdr. Gebeschus, V Flotilla . Sunk in the Irish Sea, by depth charge 28 January - 2 February 1918. | |
| UB-65 | The UB-65 was built at the Vulcan Iron Works, Hamburg, in 1917. While being loaded with torpedoes for its first war cruise, one of the torpedoes exploded for no apparent reason, killing the second officer and five ratings. On 10 th July 1918 the United States submarine L-2 was at periscope level off Cape Clear. Not far away a U-boat was seen on the surface rolling in the swell. He prepared to attack, when suddenly the sub blew up in front of him. All 34 officers and ratings of the UB-65 perished, probably due to an own torpedo explosion. | |
| UB-72 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-72; Commander: Trager (II Flotilla) Torpedoed by the submarine D4 in English Channel, 12 May 1918. 50°08'N 02°41'W. [Tony Allen:] Type UB III; Shipyard Vulcan, Hamburg (Werk 96); Ordered 23 Sep, 1916 Laid down; Launched 30 Jul, 1917 Commissioned 9 Sep, 1917;Commanders 9 Sep, 1917 - 1 Mar, 1918 Walter Creutzfeld; 2 Mar, 1918 - 12 May, 1918 Friedrich Träger ; Career 5 patrols 25 Apr, 1918 - 12 May, 1918 II Flotilla 28 Oct, 1918 - 25 Apr, 1918 V Flotilla; Successes 6 ships sunk for a total of 12.578 tons (warships excluded). Fate 12 May, 1918 - Torpedoed by HM Sub D4 at 50.08N 02.41W. 34 dead, unknown number of survivors. | |
| UB-74 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-74; Commander: Steindorff (F Flotilla) Rammed and depth charged, by Armed Yacht LORNA, off Portland Bill, 26 May 1918. 50°32'N 02°32'W [Tony Allen:] 26 May, 1918 - Sunk by depth charges from patrol yacht Lorna in Lyme Bay at 5032N 0232W. 35 dead (all hands lost). | |
| UB-75 | [Other Source:]UB-75, Blohm & Voss, Hamburg; 5 May, 1917; 10 torpedeos, 4 bow tubes & 1 stern tube; No mines carried ; Deck gun: 88mm, 160 rounds of ammunition; 1100hp/788 hp; 13,6 knots/8,0knots (surface/submerged); Cmdr. F Walther , V Flotilla . UB-75 had an active career, sinking 5 ships for a total of 9.529 tons (warships excluded). Presumably sunk by a mine of Flamborough Head in the North Sea, 10 December 1917. All hands (34) lost.[Carl Racey:] Wreck was found some 25 miles further North than postion listed in German & British records. Good video footage of the wreck: see wedsite: subseatv.com | |
| UB-78 | German U Boat, sunk 9th May 1918. Originally said to have been rammed by Queen Alexandra, but it was the UC-78 that was rammed by Queen Alexandria. UB-78 probably hit a mine. [Michael Lowrey] | |
| UB-81 | [HSAC:]UB-81; 647 ton, UB III-class German navy submarine, built 1917. 183ftx19ft. From Zeebrugge to attack shipping in Channel. Sunk: 2 December, 1917, by striking a mine. Bottomed with flooded stern in 30m, 2 miles south of Owers Lightship. A rescue attempt failed. 27 of 34 drowned. Wreck has moved more than 12 miles since sinking. [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]Commander: Saltzwedel (F Flotilla) Sunk in English Channel by mine, 2 December 1917. 50°27'N 00°51'W | |
| UB-82 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-82; Cmdr. Becker, V Flotilla . Sunk by depth charge off N.Ireland, 17 April 1918. | |
| UB-83 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-83; Cmdr. Buntebardt, III Flotilla . Sunk in the North Sea by depth charge, 10 September 1918. | |
| UB-85 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UB-85; Cmdr. Krech, V Flotilla . Sunk in the North Channel by gunfire, 30 April 1918. | |
| UB-86 | [Tony Allen:]One of three German submarines (UB-86, UB-97 and UB-128) deliberately scuttled by the British in Falmouth Bay. | |
| UB-97 | [Tony Allen:]One of three German submarines (UB-86, UB-97 and UB-128) deliberately scuttled by the British in Falmouth Bay. | |
| U-boat ? | Unknown U-boat | |
| U-boat ? | [Peter Holt] Submarine supposed to be off Little Mewstone but does not actually exist. The story about the sub came from the Hydrographic Course at the University of Plymouth more than 20 years ago. Students were shown a sidescan image of a sub and were told it was off the Mewstone. The sidescan image of the sub can be seen at http://www.threeh.demon.co.uk/ | |
| U-Boat unknown | [Tony Allen:]Probaly scuttled in Operation Deadlight | |
| UC-1 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-1; Cmdr. Mildenstein, F Flotilla . Sunk by mine in the North Sea, 19 July 1917. | |
| UC-10 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-10; Cmdr. W Albrecht , F Flotilla . Sunk in North sea by torpedoes from E-54, 6 July 1916 | |
| UC-11 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-11; Cmdr. Utke , F Flotilla . Sunk by German mine in the North Sea, 26 June 1918. | |
| UC-14 | The UC-14 was a mine-laying submarine of the UCI-class, built in 1915 in Hamburg. The ship was 37 meters long, 3,5 meters wide and had a displacement of 168 tons surfaced and 183 tons submerged. Speed: 6.2 knots on the surface and 5.2 knots submerged. The ships range was 750 miles on the surface and 50 miles submerged. There were no guns or torpedos on the sub. It was able to carry 12 'UC120' mines. On board were 14 crew members. On October 3rd 1917, the sub ran into a mine on the way home after a mission on the English coast. The submarine was under the command of reserve officer Feddersen (F Flotilla). | |
| UC-16 | Cmdr. Reimarus, F Flotilla . Destroyed by destroyer HMS MELAMPUS off Selsea Bill, 23 October 1917. TYpe UC-II, was used in Flanders. The 8.8cm cannon was new for this type of boat. | |
| UC-18 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-18, cmdr. Niemeyer, F Flotilla was sunk in the English Channel after being rammed, 9th December 1917. [other source:] UC II -type German submarine, sunk on 19/02/1917 by the Lady Olive, an armed merchantman. [Wrecksite:] UC-18 also was responsible for the sinking of HMP Fair Maid in Lowestoft. | |
| UC-19 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-19; Cmdr. Nitzsche, F Flotilla. Sunk by depth charges from HMS LLEWELLYN, in Straits of Dover, 4 December 1916. (This does not correspond with it's position) [Tony Allen:]6 Dec, 1916 - Said to have been sunk in the English Channel in position 49°41N - 06°31W by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Ariel. 25 dead (all hands lost). Information on U-Boat.net | |
| UC-2 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-2; Cmdr. Mey, F Flotilla . Sunk in the North Sea by its own mine, 2 July 1915. | |
| UC-21 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-21; Cmdr. Zerboni, F Flotilla . Sunk in the S. North Sea, 27 September 1917. | |
| UC-26 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-26; Cmdr. Schmettow , F Flotilla . Rammed by destroyer HMS MILNE, off mouth of Thames, 9 May 1917. Sunk by HMS Miranda, Milne and Mentor. (location ''mouth of Thames is not reliable, this position is in Dover Straits). | |
| UC-3 | [Didier De Waele:]Minelaying submarine, UC-I type (Küsten-U-Bootminenleger), built in 1915 by Vulcan Werft in Hamburg. 168 tons, 37x3,5x3m ; Motors: under water: 1 benz 6 cylinder 4 cycle Diesel motoe, At surface: electrical. Surface speed 7,5 knots, submerged: 5 knots. Diving depth: 75m. 1 periscope, 6 mine outlets (12mines), 1 gun. Crew: 18 (3 officers and 15 crew). UC-3 sailed from Zeebrugge on 25th May 1916 for a minelaying operation at the British coast. ObLt. zur See Kreysern successfully dropped the mines. After she reported for the last time her position on 27th May, nothing was ever heard of her. [Fate of U-boats:] Cmdr. Kreysern, F Flotilla . Destroyed by mine in the North Sea, 23 April 1916. | |
| UC-30 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-30; Vulcan Hamburg; Launched 27 July 1916, commisioned 22 August 1916. She had 5 patrols under Cmdr. Stenzler , I Flotilla, sinking 9 ships (total of 5.867 tons). Sunk by mine in the North Sea, near Horns Reef, 21st April 1917. All hands lost (27). | |
| UC-32 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-32; Cmdr. Breyer, I Flotilla . Sunk by own mines in the North Sea, 23 February 1917 | |
| UC-33 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-33; Cmdr. Arnold, I Flotilla . Rammed and sunk in the Irish Sea, 26 September 1917 | |
| UC-36 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-36; Cmdr. Buch, F Flotilla . Destroyed by bombs of Seaplane 8663, 20 miles ENE of Noord Hinder Lightship, 20 May 1917. [Tony Allen:] Records say vessel was depthcharged by HMS P-57. | |
| UC-39 | []UC-39; Blohm & Voss, Hamburg; 1916; 49,35x5,22x7,46m; 7 torpedoes, 2 bow tubes & 1 stern tube; 18 type UC200 mines; deck gun: 88mm, 133 rounds of ammunition; 500/460hp; 11,6/7,0 kn; (surface/submerged) Career: 3 ships sunk for a total of 5.329 tons (warships excluded) Cmdr. Ehrentraut, F Flotilla . Sunk by gunfire in the North Sea, 8 February 1917 [Other Source:]On 8 Feb, 1917 UC-39 was caught on the surface by the British destroyer HMS Thrasher while shelling the steamer SS Ida. The UC-39 dived, but was forced to surface by depth charges with water pouring into her control room, gunfire from HMS Thrasher killed Commander Ehrentraut. The Master of the swedish ship Hanna Larsen emerged from the conning tower with a white flag, he had been a prisoner aboard the u-boat since it had sunk his own ship further south the same day. 7 of the u-boat crew died, accounts say 17 crew survived but the complement should only have been 14 in total so there is a discrepency in the reports. UC-39 sank while under tow from the Destroyer HMS Itchen. | |
| UC-41 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-41; Cmdr. Foerste, I Flotilla . Sunk in the North Sea by own mine, 21 August 1917. | |
| UC-42 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-42; Cmdr. H A Muller , I Flotilla . Sunk by mine off South of Ireland, 10 September 1917. | |
| UC-43 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-43; Cmdr. Sebelin, I Flotilla . Torpedoed by Submarine G13, about 9 miles NW of Muckle Flugga Lighthouse, 10 March 1917. | |
| UC-44 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-44; Cmdr. Tebenjohanns, I Flotilla . Sunk by mine (possibly own) off South of Ireland, 4 August 1917. [Wrecksite:] Some contradiction: the UC-44 was beached on 26th September 1917 at Waterford, Ireland. | |
| UC-46 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-46; Cmdr. Moecke, F Flotilla. Rammed by destroyer HMS LIBERTY, in Straits of Dover, 8 February 1917. | |
| UC-46 ? | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-46; Cmdr. Moecke, F Flotilla. Rammed by destroyer HMS LIBERTY, in Straits of Dover, 8 February 1917. | |
| UC-47 | [HSAC:]420 ton German UCII-class minelayer submarine of Flanders Flotilla, built 1916. 170ftx17ft. Seven torpedoes, 18 mines, 88mm gun. Sunk: November 18th, 1917 by the ramming and depth-charging of HMS P-57. No survivors. [Fate of Uboats in WWI:] Cmdr. Wigankow, F Flotilla . Rammed and sunk by P-57 (see picture) in the North Sea, 18 November 1917. | |
| UC-49 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-49; Commander: Kukenthal (F Flotilla) Sunk by depth charges from HMS Opposum in the English Channel 8 August 1918. 50°20'N 03°26'W | |
| UC-5 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-5; Cmdr. Mohrbutter Captured while stranded on Shipwash Shoal, 27 April 1916 | |
| UC-50 | UC-50; Sunk by the Destroyer ZUBIAN, in English Channel, 4th February, 1918. UC50-Commander: Seuffer Flotilla : F Flotilla Dimensions: length: 52m height: 7m | |
| UC-51 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-51; Commander: Galster Flotilla: F Flotilla. Sunk by Depth charges from destroyer HMS FIREDRAKE, in the English Channel, 13 November 1917 50°08'N 03°42'W | |
| UC-55 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-55; Cmdr. Von Lilistern , I Flotilla . Sunk after an accident, 29 September 1917. | |
| UC-6 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-6, Cmdr. Reichenbach, F Flotilla . Sunk by mine net in the North Sea, 28 September 1917. UC-6 was a very successful boat, with 89 expeditions. | |
| UC-62 | [Didier De Waele:]Cmdr. M Schmitz , F Flotilla. Lost in North Sea, (probable mine) about October 1917. She was found on the Thornton Bank, near to Zeebrugge. All hands were lost (30). UC-62 was responsible for the sinking of 12 ships for a total of 20.035 tons (warships excluded). | |
| UC-64 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-64; UCII-type german subùarine. Cmdr. Scwartz, F Flotilla; Destroyed by mine in Dover Barrage, 20 June 1918. | |
| UC-65 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-65; Cmdr. Lafrenz, F Flotilla . Torpedoed by Submarine C15, 3 November 1917. | |
| UC-66 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-66; Cmdr. Pustkuchen, F Flotilla . Sunk by depth charges, English Channel, 12 June 1917. [Simon Schnetske] The picture in the discription of S.M. UC 66 shows S.M. UC 67. The photo was taken off Pola. Please note the 10,5 cm-gun. | |
| UC-68 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-68; Cmdr. Degetau, F Flotilla . Sunk by Submarine C7, in English Channel, 5 April 1917 | |
| UC-69 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-69; Cmdr. Thielmann , F Flotilla . Sunk after an accident in the English Channel, 6 December 1917. | |
| UC-7 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-7; Cmdr. Haag , F Flotilla . Sunk by mine in the North Sea, 21 August 1916. | |
| UC-70 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-70; Cmdr. Dobberstein, F Flotilla; 417 tons; 49m; The UC70 was a small U-boat, armament included an 88-millimetre gun, 2 forward TT, 1 aft TT and 6 mine-laying tubes loaded with 18 mines. On 28th August 1918, UC-70 was caught on the surface by a patrolling seaplane and bombed, with the destroyer Ouse following up with a depth charge attack. | |
| UC-72 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-72; Cmdr. Voigt, F Flotilla . Sunk by gunfire from the Q-ship ACTON, 22 September 1917. | |
| UC-75 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-75; Cmdr. Schmitz, F Flotilla . Rammed by destroyer HMS FAIRY, in the North Sea, 31 May 1918. [Simon Schnetzke] I found a mistake in the discription of S.M. UC 75. The boat at the picture is S.M. UC 95, an UC III-class. Please note the torpedo tubes beside the conning tower. | |
| UC-77 ? | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-77; Cmdr. Ries, F Flotilla . Destroyed in Dover area, 10 July 1918. | |
| UC-78 ? | [Michael Lowrey:]Cmdr. Kukat, F Flotilla . Originally said to have been destroyed by a mine in the Dover Barrage, 8 May 1918. More probably, UC-78 was rammed by the troop transport (liner) Queen Alexandra just after midnight on May 9, 1918 in Mid Channel at 49 50N, 01 40 W. The liner rammed a U-boat at full speed and continued on her way. The patrol vessel P-35 arrived on scene at 4:30 and noted a track of oil and battery acid seven miles long. | |
| UC-9 | [Fate of Uboats in WWI:]UC-9; Cmdr. Schurmann, F Flotilla . Sunk by own mine in North Sea, about October 1915 on it's second expedition | |
| Uffe | Danish cargo; 60m; 300 tons. Sunk after collision with Russian Kandalakshkiy on 25/03/1973. | |
| Uilenspiegel | [Luc Beets:]Ik ben zelf twee keer aan boord geweest van dit schip. De eerste keer toen het in het Bonaparte dok lag in Antwerpen en later in Cadzand waar het verlaten op het strand lag. Het was een betonnen schip, tijdens de oorlog gebouwd als opslagplaats. Aan het eind van de jaren vijftig werd het omgebouwd als ''Etherpiraat'' om als vrije radio op de Noordzee illegaal radioprogramma's en reclameberichten uit te zenden. Vanaf 13 oktober 1962 zond Radio Uilenspiegel uit op ongeveer 6 mijl uit de Belgische kust. Lang duurde de pret niet want in december 1962 brak een zware storm uit en de Uilenspiegel strandde op het strand van Cadzand. Voor toeristen was het jarenlang een uitdaging om aan boord te klimmen. Er gebeurden toen meerdere ongelukken. In 1971 werd daarom besloten om de 500 BRT metende Uilenspiegel te slopen. In Antwerpen kan je nog steeds een ander betonnen schip bezoeken, namelijk het ''Kerkschip''. (De Westerschelde bij storm en mist - C. Heijkoop) [A.J De Lange:] Had als thuishaven Panama en 500 brt. Was in gebruik als piratenzender Radio Uilenbroek in de positie 51.28 N 03 12 E. Is Tijdens een zware storm op 13 oktober 1962 gestrand ter hoogte van Cadzand. Op last van het Waterschap Het Vrije van Sluis is het schip later gesloopt in 1971. | |
| UJ-1433 | 1943; Rendsburg; Name: KUJ-9 (Kriegs U-Jäger 9), re-armed in 1944 and transformed to an armed minesweeper and renamed UJ-1433. | |
| UK-63 Zuiderzee | [Jurie van de Berg:]De UK 63 Zuiderzee was een zo geheten hekkotter welke de boomkorvisserij beoefende, het schip was in 1967 gebouwd bij Vahali te Gendt en de afmetingen waren 25,2x6,44x2,52 en de hoofdmotor was een Stork diesel van 500 pk. Op maandag 15 maart 1976 vertrok de UK 63 uit Delfzijl om de visserij in de Duitse Bocht te gaan uitoefenen, de bemanning bestond uit schipper-eigenaar Jurie van den Berg (mijn oom) zijn 2 zonen Jan-Jurie en Roelof, Frans Kramer (een aangetrouwde neef van mij) en Klaas van Gunst totaal 5 man, maandagmiddag had mijn oom nog radio contact met een collega visser hierna is nooit meer iets vernomen. Vele maanden later in de zomer werd het wrak ontdekt door andere vissers die met de netten eraan vast liepen, men had toen het vermoeden dat het de '' 63 '' was waarop duikers van de marine naar beneden gingen en inderdaad vast stelden dat het klopte, ook zijn ze in het wrak geweest of er nog lichamen van de bemanning in lagen , dit was niet het geval. Wel werden door andere vissersschepen 2 lijken opgevist de andere 3 zijn nooit gevonden. Men vermoed dat schip is overvaren door een groter schip maar hier is geen zekerheid over omdat het wrak ligt net boven de scheepvaartroute, de vistuigen stonden nog aan dek waarop men dus opmaakte dat onder het uitstomen op maandagmiddag het drama zich moet hebben voltrokken. | |
| UK-91 Jonge Albert | [Rein Snoek:] The ''Jonge Albert'' was built in 1958 by shipbuilding company ''Visser'' in Den Helder and measured 21x5,4x2,6m. She was equipped with a 300hp Deutz motor. The ship disappeared during a storm 23rd January 1968. There were many other ''Urker'' fishing vessels returning to harbour for shelter, but UK-91 was the only one to report missing. The crew of 5, including Rein's father (owner/skipper) and grandfather, was never seen again. | |
| Ulleswater | [Martien Slaats] Ulleswater, German destrioyer was torpedoed by UC-17. | |
| Ullysses | Barque (three masts) | |
| Ulysses HMS | [Tony Allen:]Ulysses HMS, British R Class Destroyer. Collided with the SS Ellerie in fog in the Firth of Clyde and sank. | |
| Umba SS | [Tony Allen:]Umba SS, a 2.042 grt, 291 ft defensively armed steamer, while on passage from Dunkirk to Barry Roads, was torpedoed by UB-57, 30th April 1918, 1 mile S from Royal Sovereign Light Vessel, English Channel. 20 lives were lost including Master. | |
| Umpire HMS | [Tony Allen:]Sank in collision or rammed in error with armed RN Trawler Peter Hendriks. NW of Cromer, Norfolk. Built on 30 Dec 40 HM Dock Yard, Chatham, UK. During the night of 19 July, 1941 His Majesty's Submarine Umpire, with a crew of 30, was cruising on the surface with a large inward-bound Allied convoy off the Norfolk coast. On the conning-tower were her commander and two lookouts. Suddenly something went wrong with her steering, and she veered sharply into the path of one of the convoy's escort trawlers. The trawler was a dark mass above her, and then her bow sliced into the sub's starboard bow. The two vessels clung together for less than a minute before the Umpire heeled to port and went down. The captain and the two lookouts were left on the surface, but both lookouts sank before help reached them. The 180ft, 540 ton Umpire settled on the seabed with a 30 degree list to starboard in 18 metres. All of the crew got off the doomed submarine but some lost their lives through ruptured lungs. | |
| Underwood | [Tony Allen:]Underwood was built by Henry Lobb at Leith in 1941. Twin screw powered by a 250hp 8 cylinder diesel engine. She was on passage from Clyde to Portsmouth with government and Military stores when she was attacked and sunk by a German E-boat. 15 crew and 3 passengers died. | |
| Undine HMS | 6-9th January 1940: Scuttled in Heligoland Bight after being forced to surface by enemy depth charge attack. | |
| Unity SS | [Diving Sussex:]Unity SS, a 1.091 ton armed steamer, triple expansion engines was sunk 2nd May 1918, by a torpedo from UB-57, 3 miles WSW from Varne LV, 12 died. | |
| Unknown Steamer | [Philippe Mahieu:] Steam-sailing vessel carrying tin load. Has been partialy emptyed by Dutch officials... | |
| Untiring HMS | [Tony Allen:] U2 Class submarine sank as a Asdic target ship. Built 20-Jan-43 by Vickers Armstrong, Tyne, UK. | |
| Upas SS | [Tony Allen:]Upas SS, built is 1913 by J Fullerton Ltd,Paisley for Joseph Fisher & Sons of Newry. Dimensions: 168 x 25.5 x 10 feet and grossed 470 tons. Upas was on route from Ayr to Warren Point with coal and was caught in a snowstorm when her cargo shifted whilst maneuvouring. Vessel capsized and sank. 8 dead 2 survivors. | |
| Upstart HMS | HM SUBMARINE, EX -P65 197 ft and 740 tons. World War II submarine sunk as an Asdic (sonar) target in 1957. | |
| Urd | [Tony Allen:]Urd; 1108 tons; 264.5 feet in length. She was in collision with the vessel Elk and sank in 91 metres of water. | |
| Urtiga (l-) | [Philippe Mahieu:] l'Urtiga, French gillnetfisher, sunk when she struck with an existing wreck, probably the Saint Camille. | |
| Usaramo | Italian ship, 132m. | |
| USCGC 83415 | [Tony Allen:]USCGC 83415. Patrol Boat, 83 Foot Type USCGC 83415 foundered off Normandy, France, 21 June 1944. | |
| USCGC 83471 | [Tony Allen:]USCGC 83471. Patrol Boat, 83 Foot Type USCGC 83471 foundered off Normandy, France, 21 June 1944 | |
| Uskmoor | [Tony Allen:] Uskmoor, 3.189grt, 5 March 1918, 3 miles SW from Prawle Point, torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. | |
| Ussa SS | [Other Source:]British armed steamer; 2.066 tons. Sunk by a mine on 03/05/1917 [Le Grizzly:]Ussa; Britannique; Cargo; Machine triple expansion; 2066 tx; 92,84 x 13,62 m; mine du UC 26, le 03/05/1917; | |
| V-187 | [Tony Allen:]V-187, German, V180 class Destroyer Sunk in the Battle of Heligoland Bight. | |
| V-188 | [Tony Allen:]V-188, German, V138 class Destroyer Torpedoed by the British submarine E16 in the North Sea with 5 dead. | |
| V-25 | [Tony Allen:]V25, German, V25 class Destroyer Mined in the North Sea killing 79 crew. | |
| V-27 | [Tony Allen:]V-27, German, V25 class Destroyer. Lost in the battle of Jutland. | |
| V-29 | [Tony Allen:]V-29, German, V25 class Destroyer. Lost in the battle of Jutland. | |
| V-4 | [Tony Allen:]V-4, German, V1 class Destroyer. Lost in the Battle of Jutland. | |
| V-48 | [Tony Allen:]V-48, German, V43 class Destroyer. Lost in the Battle of Jutland. | |
| V-68 | [Martien Slaats] German destroyer sunk by a mine August 6th, 1918. [Tony Allen:]German V-25 Class Destroyer. Mined off the Flanders Coast. 18 dead. | |
| V-721 | [Tony Allen:]47°57.077'W 004°24.895' | |
| V-83 | [Jan Lettens:]Torpedo-boat of the V67-84 class. The V-83 was commissioned during 1916 and joined the German High Seas Fleet days after Jutland in Scapa Flow. She took part in patrols off Heligoland Bight and probably attacked ships in the English Channel. Sank on June 21st, 1919. Used by Emest Cox when he salvaged the Hindenburg. [Tony Allen:]Torpedo boat destroyer, 909 tons, 269 feet long. She could achieve speeds in excess of 36 knots. | |
| V-84 | [Tony Allen:]V84, German, V25 class Destroyer. Mined in the North Sea with 5 killed. | |
| Vaclite | [Tony Allen:]Vaclite was a British Motor Tanker built in 1928 and owned by STANDARD TRANSPORTATION CO LTD. She was on route from LONDON to NEW YORK in ballast when she was torpedoed without warning by U-55 and sunk. Crew of 35 saved. | |
| Valdes SS | [] While on route from Amble to Rouen with a cargo of coal the Axwell attempted to ram and sink a U-boat spotted on the surface during the night but only managed a glancing blow. The Axwell was subsequently torpedoed for her trouble. Two lives were lost in the sinking. [Jan Van der Horst] I think that it's not the Valdes that lies here, but the Axwell. | |
| Valentine | East Indian Merchant ship sunk in 1700. Cargo of silk, gold and red dye wood. | |
| Valentine HMS D-49 | [Dirk Eekelers:] One of the first british escort destroyers, Valentine HMS (1917-1090ton water displ.) was attacked by 2 stukas at the ''Braakman''. There were many casualties: 23 dead and 26 were wounded. | |
| Valentine tank | [Other Source]WWII casualty, Prototype tanks vertions of Sherman Tanks used during ''D'' day, they had canvas screens which alowed them to float, fitted with propellers (Duplex Drive ) for propulsion, a number were lost during experiments, seven are known about. There are two at this position. Sunk: 1943/4 Succumbed to rough sea conditions. [Mark Bentley:]The pictures are of the worlds only fully restored valentine tank with flotation screens, same as the ones in 13 m off Swanage. I have just recently dived the sunken ones and it was a real treat for me as I restore military vehicles as well and have driven the valentine, just a note from your site they are not earlier versions of the Sherman, it is a one off British tank, and there is no flame thrower mount, it is part of the BESA machine gun mount. | |
| Valerian HMS | This Royal Navy sloop was caught in a hurricane while en route to Bermuda. She was only a few miles from harbour but was unable to see any marker bouys and as a consequence to avoid the risk of accident while trying to gain the entrance the commanding officer Commander W J Usher, RN, decided to go further out to sea and ride out the storm. The storm was very fierce however and she did not have enough power in her engines to keep station and was blown over onto her side, possibly from grounding on a reef or bar. She later sank with the loss of 86 of her crew of 115. | |
| Van Rensselaer SS | [Other Source:]SS Van Rensselaer (ex Prins Willem III);1920 Ned Scheepsbouw Mij Amsterdam; for the Koninklijke Nederlansche Stoomvaart Mij. The SS Van Rensselaer, sunk after hitting a mine at the entrance of the harbour Ijmuiden. [Martien Slaats:]1920 te water als PRINS WILLEMIII in de vaart als VAN RENSSELAER voor de KWIM- AMSTERDAM. IN 1927 naar KNSM. IN 1939 gemoderniseerd bij ADM. Op 13 Mei 1940 (Kapt: F.J. HAASTERS) onderweg van AMSTERDAM naar WEST INDIE, in de buitenhaven van IJMUIDEN op een magnetische mijn gelopen en in ernstig beschadigde toestand op de noordzijde van de Zuiderpier aan de grond gezet. Later als wrak gezonken, nadat enkele Duitse luchtaanvallen het verder hadden beschadigd. 5 bemanningsleden en 1 passagier kwamen om het leven. | |
| Van Stravel | [Tony Allen:]Van Stravel, French vessel, 2349 tons. Built Nantes, 1901. Dimensions 276.7 x 40.3 x 22.5 feet. Captain Quemper. From Glasgow to Hobart via San Francisco, wrecked in a gale on Monarch Island in the Hebrides, Scotland on 1 February 1903. Twenty-seven lives were lost. | |
| Vancouver City SS | [Tony Allen:]Torpedoed and sunk on the 14th September 1939 NW of Lands End, UK. | |
| Vandal HMS | U Class Royal Navy Submarine, sunk by accident in the Firth of Clyde, off Lochranza, the Isle of Arran. She had just completed her acceptance trials and had sailed from Barrow in Furness on 20th February to join the 3rd Flotilla at Holy Loch. She set out for a three day exercise in Kilbrannan Sound on 22nd and 23rd February, and deep dive on 24th in Upper Inchmarnock. War conditions were being simulated so there was no obligation to use WT. It was not until the 25th February that it was realised she had not returned and a search was implemented. The wreck was not found until 1994 but the fact was not made public until much later. There is no obvious damage and the cause of the loss remains unknown, although one means is strongly suspected. | |
| Vandalia SS | [Tony Allen:]Vandalia was a 7,333grt defensively-armed British merchantship. On the 9th June 1918, when 18 miles WNW from the Smalls, Wales she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. | |
| Vanguard HMS | [Tony Allen:]The eighth HMS Vanguard of the British Royal Navy was a St Vincent class battleship, an enhancement of the 'dreadnought' design built by Vickers at Barrow-in-Furness. She was launched in April 1909, commissioned into the Royal Navy at Devonport in October 1910, and spent her life in the Home Fleet. At the outbreak of World War I, she joined the First Battle Squadron at Scapa Flow, and fought in the Battle of Jutland as part of the Fourth Battle Squadron. She was a part of the action from beginning to end, but did not suffer any damage or casualties. Just before midnight on Monday, July 9, 1917, Vanguard suffered an explosion in one of the two magazines which served the amidships turrets P and Q. She sank almost instantly, killing 677 men. | |
| Vanguard HMS | [Tony Allen:]Vanguard HMS was built in 1870 by Cammel Laird, Birkenhead for the Royal Navy she grossed 6.034 tons and measured 280x54x16 feet. Powered by sail and am driven double bladed twin screws. Hull was iron on 8'' teak planking. Armanent consisted of 10x9'' guns and 4x6'' MLR guns. While in convoy from Dunloaghire to Cork in fog she was rammed by HMS Iron Duke and sank in less than an hour, There was no loss of life. | |
| Vanguard MV | Built 1951, sunk in collision with SS Mary. | |
| Vanland | [Tony Allen:]Whilst fleeing from a submarine this vessel ran aground. Was then struck by a torpedo. | |
| Varøy SS | [Tony Allen:]Varøy sank following a collision with the Frances Fladgate in thick fog while in a convoy off Gt. Yarmouth on the 8th October 1942 on route from Southend to Grangemouth. | |
| Varvassi SS | Greek steamer of 3.874 tons. Sunk: Ran aground 1947 | |
| Vas y Molo | Sunk as a consequence of the plan ''Mellick'' | |
| Vasco SS | Vasco SS; 1.914 ton; 280x40x19.2 feet; 188nhp triple expnasion engine. British merchantman, sunk 16th November 1916, after hitting a mine, 17 crew drowned. | |
| Vecht SS | Steamer; 1917; 85x12m; 1.965 tons; for A/S Orkla at Trondheim; by A. Vuyck & Zo, Capelle, Rotterdam; triple expansion engine; 225 n.h.p. Although provided with neutrality-signs, the Vecht (Cpt P.Smit) was torpedoed by the U-14 (Obl.z.S Herbert Wohlfahrt) on the night of 7th March 1940. Nobody survived the disaster and all 22 crewmembers died that night. The U-boat did not make any attempt to rescue the crew. | |
| Vectis SS | Steamer of 907 tons, sunk in 1912. Ran aground. | |
| Vedamore SS | [Tony Allen:]Vedamore was built in 1896 for the Johnstone Line and was a defensively armed Merchantship.On the 7 Feb 1917 she was torpedoed by a german submarine 20 miles west of Fastnet, Ireland without warning and sunk; loss of 26 lives. | |
| Vega SS | [Martien Slaats:] Vega SS; British; 1.100 ton; was topedoed on 27th May 1940 by S-24, near Ostend. As far as I know, she didn't sink. was not sunk. | |
| Vehement HMS | [Tony Allen:]HMS Vehement was part of the 20th Destroyer Flotilla that was undertaking a mine laying operation in the Heligoland Bight. Vehement was hit by a mine which caused a magazine explosion blowing off her bow. Attempts to tow her failed and her remains were scuttled.She was a British V Class Destroyer. | |
| Velox HMS | British Snake Class Destroyer.of 420 tons, 210x21ft Draught of 12.5ft. Sunk: 25th October 1915, Hit mine laid by a UC class submarine. Previously called Python renamed as all the other vessels in the class sank. | |
| Vendémiaire | [Le Grizzly:]Vendémiaire; Français; Sous-marin; Deux chaudières de 360 CH, deux moteurs électriques de 225 CH; Displacement: 398/550tx; 51,12 x 4,97; éperonné par cuirassé Saint-Louis, le 08/06/1912 | |
| Vendome SS | [Tony Allen:]Vendome SS. 480 ton steamer belonging to the Dynevor Colliery Company of Wales, was 155ft long with a beam of 22ft. This vessel had a chequered history being once sunk before, raised and made seaworthy. She ran aground returning in ballast to Neath from Ramsay, Isle of Man, where she had delivered a cargo of coal, the Vendomeran onto a rock off Strumble Head. Later settled into deeper water. | |
| Venetia HMS | Destroyer, mined in the Thames Estuary. | |
| Venetia SS | [Tony Allen:]Venetia, 3,596grt, defensively armed merchant ship, 9 December 1917, 3 miles NNW from Whitby Rock buoy, torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. | |
| Venezuela SS | [Tony Allen:]Venezuela. Steel steamer of 730 tons, torpedoed in 1918. Lies off the Isle of Wight. | |
| Venus | One of the three wrecks sunk on 1st June 1940 on the same place. (Denis Papin, Vénus and Moussaillon). During their third voyage between Dunkirk and England, the auxiliary dredger 'Denis Papin' (408 persons on board) accompanied by the 'Vénus' (218 persons), the ''Moussaillon'' (319 persons) and ''Président Briant'' (283 persons) leave the port of Dover. At 15h00, they are under constant fire from the 155mm ground batteries at Gravelines. At 16h30, they are attacked by 8 bomber stukas. Denis Papin sinks first in 30sec time, followed by 'Vénus' and 'Moussaillon'. Only the tug 'Président Briant' can escape. | |
| Vera Radcliffe | [Tony Allen:]Vera Radcliffe 30.3.44-Sunk as a blockship in Normandy landings. | |
| Vera SS | Small steam sailer of 662 tons, sank following collision in 1874. | |
| Verbormilia SS | [Martien Slaats:]Verbormilia SS is de ex hungaar GROF SERENYI BELA SS aan de grond gelopen een mijl west of Fast Castle Point, Berwickshire. | |
| Veritas SS | [Tony Allen:] This 1133 ton Norwegian ship was on her way from Gothenburg to Bristol with a cargo of pit props in August 1807, when she was involved in a collision. She went into Portland for temporary repairs, then resumed her voyage. But she started leaking badly when off Black Head, Cornwall. Soon the water put out the boiler fires. Her 15 crew abandoned her, rowed into Coverack and called for tugs. Three Falmouth-based tugs took her in tow, but in Coverack Bay her bows dipped and all the water in her rushed forward. Her bow hit the bottom in 36m. Her stern stayed on the surface - but only for two days. | |
| Verona HMS | [Tony Allen:]Verona HMS was a luxury fast motor vessel had several names before being taken over by the UK Government. | |
| Versa MV | Versa MV or Verza MV: Cypriot vessel 2.002 tons carrying fertiliser from Casablanca to Glasgow (or Granville according to another report). L82.6m B11.9m D5.5m. Hits reefs on the north side of the Roches Douvres (Guernsey) whilst looking for it in fog on the 27-3-1974. | |
| Vestland | [Arie De Lange:] De Vestland was een Deense driemastschoener van 282 brt en gebouwd in 1919 is in de nacht van 28/29 november 1925 tijdens een sneeuwstorm vergaan op het Bankje van Zoutelande. Gezagvoerder was Chr. Westh. De lading bestond uit Chinaklei op weg naar Stockholm. | |
| Vestra SS | [Tony Allen:]Vestra was a 1;021grt defensively-armed British Merchant ship. On the 6th February 1917 when 5 miles NE from Hartlepool, she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. 2 lives lost. | |
| Vesuvio SS | [Tony Allen:]Vesuvio SS a 1.397 grt merchantman was built in 1879 for W Thomson of St. Leith, Scotland under the name of Czar. After 20 yrs of service, she was sold to Mossgiel Steamship Co of Glasgow to increase their fleet to six ships. Mossgiel remamed her Vesuvio. In 1901 the General Steamship Co Ltd of London took over the Vesuvio. On route from Messina, Sicily to England and left on the 22nd March 1916 for London. She reached the English Channel and on the morning of the 6th April was reported to be off Beachy Head when an explosion occured on the port side by way of the bridge. The area was devastated along with the engine room. Captain Elgar, the second officer, the donkey man, one sailor and the mess room boy were killed by the blast. Within 15 minutes of the explosion the Vesuvio sank. 14 survivors were rescued by HMS Patrol Vessel No.25 by 11.30 hrs and landed at Newhaven. 3 survivors were injured one seriously. | |
| Vesuvio SS | [Tony Allen:]Vesuvio SS, 243x32.5x17.6 feet, powered by 145hp cpmpound steam engine, 1.391grt. On 6th April 1916, 6 miles E from Owers Light Vessel, Vesuvio was mined and sunk, 7 lives lost including Master. | |
| Vesuvius HMS | [Tony Allen:]Vesuvius HMS foundered whilst under tow off Newquay, Cornwall. | |
| Veteran HMS | [Tony Allen:]Veteran HMS. British Destroyer Cpt. T H Garwood. torpedoed by U-404 380 miles west of Ireland. | |
| Vicnor HMS | [Tony Allen:]Vicnor HMS. Armed Merchant Cruiser, Captained by Cmdr E O Ballantine was mined approximately 11 miles west of Tory Island, Co Donegal, Ireland. Was formerly called Atrato of the BLUE STAR LINE, Built in 1914. 22 Officers Dead and 173 crew. | |
| Victoria City SS | [Tony Allen:]Lost on 2.12.40-Torpedoed & sunk North of Ireland - all 43 crew lost. | |
| Victoria SS | [Tony Allen:] Victoria, 974grt, defensively armed, 17 November 1917, 14 miles W ½ N from the Eddystone, torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine, 2 lives lost | |
| Victory (NC-323) | ''Victory'', a small dutch fishing vessel, sailed on 05/11/01 from IJmuiden to Cuxhaven. On 08/11/01 she was reported missing and weeks were spent to find her. One body of the crew of three was found. The wreck was found beginning 2003. [Hugo Raven:] de victory is inderdaad in februari 2003 gevonden. Nadat de marine er 3 weken tevergeefs op heeft gezocht, is er een kranslegging met de nabestaanden geweest en is daarna het zoeken gestaakt. Wij zijn er daarna op gaan duiken en op 22 juni 2003 vonden mijn buddy en ik een lichaam in de kapiteins hut. We hebben dat toen meteen gemeld, waarna de marine het lichaam heeft geborgen. Ze hebben nog een tweede op dezelfde plek gevonden. Wij hadden inmiddels een duikverbod op de victory. De betonning is er 4 weken terug weer van afgehaald. Er word nog steeds een persoon vermist van de vier. | |
| Victory HMS | Lost in a storm as flagship of a squadron under Sir John Balchen, Admiral of the White, and Captain Samuel Faulkner, returning from an action off Portugal. All were lost, around 1100 in total. | |
| Victory Sword SS | [Tony Allen:]Victory Sword SS. Deliberate sinking off Normandy. | |
| Vidar | Swedish freighter Vidar, 2.901 tons, was mined while in convoy off Terschelling on 19th July 1943. Vidar was part of the convoy Ostgeleit 1153 (Hoek van Holland - Elbe). She could not been held afloat and was beached on Terschelling. She was heavily damaged. Salvaged attempts were broken of next day. | |
| Vidar SS | [Tony Allen:]Vidar was a Danish Steam Cargo vessel built in 1915 on route from GRIMSBY and TYNE for ESBJERG carrying steel bars when she was torpedoed by U-21. 16 crew lost, 18 crew saved. | |
| Viella | Captured by german submarine and scuttled using explosives. | |
| Vieux Tigre (le) SS | Steam Trawler of 261 tons, 130.6 ftx22.1ftx22.1 ft. Sunk: 1935. Stranded in fog. | |
| Viiu SS | Stoomschip van 1.908 BRT, gebouwd in 1917 bij Wood, Skinner & Co. Ltd., Newcastle. Afmetingen: 82 mx11,5 mx4,4 m. Tot 1936 voer het als FLAMMA voor de Gas, Light & Coke Co., Londen (Mgrs. Stephenson Clarke), U.K. In 1936 verkocht aan Alexander Inkapööl, Tellinn, Estland, en herdoopt tot Viiu. Op 11 mei 1940 getorpedeerd bij het vuurschip WEST-HINDER door de Duitse duikboot U-9. | |
| Viking SS | [Tony Allen:]Viking was a Danish Steam Freighter of 1.153 tons built in 1893 and on route from FREDERIKSHAVN for BLYTH in ballast. She was torpedoed U-19. 15 crew lost from crew of 17. | |
| Ville de Bruges SS | [Martien Slaats:]Ville de Bruges ex president taft 1922 ex president harding 1940, went into transatlantic service united states lines in 1922 renamed taft after one voyage,harding after two more. Sold to belgian line societe maritime anversoise in 1940 and renamed bruges. Bombed by german aircraft in the schelde on may 14 1940,beached and burned. Wreck dismantled 1952 | |
| Ville de Malaga SS | 1.464 tons wrecked on Pommier bank (reef) 14-8-1897 | |
| Ville De Mons SS | [Tony Allen:]Ville De Mons was built in 1921 and formerly called AMERICAN SHIPPER. She was on route from NEW YORK for LIVERPOOL and GLASGOW carrying a cargo of 4375 tons general. 1280 boxes of pears, 648 tons corn, 536 tons wheat when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk. All the crew of 54 were saved. | |
| Ville de Valenciennes SS | 1897 Readhead, J. & Sons, South Shields; Cie. des Bateaux a Vap. du Nord; 1.734 tons; 83.51x10.69x4.9m; Screw, 3cyl. triple expansion; 234hp; Capt. Boulogne; The Ville de Valenciennes was sunk by a German U-boat 11 miles off Bridlington on 22nd September 1917. | |
| Ville du Havre SS | [Tony Allen:]Ville du Havre SS, French Atlantic mail steamer, 3950 tons. At that time the largest passenger vessel in the world. It is not often that sail comes off better than steam in a collision, but such was the case when the iron fully-rigged sailing ship Loch Earn collided with the Ville du Havre in the English Channel, 22 November 1873. The steamer Ville du Havre SS sank within fifteen minutes with the loss of two hundred and twenty-six. | |
| Vimiera HMS (L-29) | [Other Source]Destroyer-minelayer. Mined in the Thames Estuary. [Martien Slaats:]hms vimiera kwam in 19-10-1917 in dienst is 9-1-1942 op een mijn gelopen. | |
| Vinca Gorthon | Vinca Gorthon, Gorthons Rederi Abn Helsingborg, Sweden, 1987, 6000 h.p., Ro-Ro ship, capsized when her cargo, rolls of paper, shifted. She nearly struck a platform. | |
| Vinovia SS | [Tony Allen:]Vinovia was a 7.046 grt, defensively-armed Britsih Merchantship of the Cunard Line. On the 19th December 1917 when 8 miles South from Wolf Rock, Cornwall she torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine, 9 lives lost. On route from New York to London. | |
| Vint (W.F.) | Sunk whilst beeing towed by tug S.S. GeorgeV | |
| Viper HMS | British C Class destroyer of 440 tons. Built by Hawthorns and launched on 8th September 1899, this ship was the first turbine powered destroyer. She was wrecked on 'le Renonquet' Reef, near Alderney, Channel Islands. Blown up by Navy to stop turbine secrets being leaked out. | |
| Virent SS | [Tony Allen:]Virent was a 3,771grt, defensively-armed British merchantship. On the 24th August 1918, when 38 miles W by S from the Smalls,Wales she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. | |
| Vistula SS | [Tony Allen:]Vistula was a Swedish steam freighter built in 1919 and owned by REDERI AB SYLVIA. She was on route from GOTHENBURG for HULL with a general cargo, wood and flour. She was torpedoed by U-37 and sunk by gunfire, 45 miles North of MUGGLE FLUGGA, SHETLANDS. 9 dead, 9 survivors. | |
| Vitruvius | [Tony Allen:]Vitruvius, concrete ship. Sunk Utah Beach as part of Normandy Beach Head. | |
| Vittoria Claudia SS | [Diving Sussex:]Vittoria Claudia SS; 2.745 ton Italian steamer, sunk 16th November 1953 after a collision with French motor vessel Perou of 7.264 tons, 20 died. | |
| Vivagel | [Other Source:]The patrol-boat/trawler was sunk by a mine on 31st August 1940. [Marcel:] ex chalutier Alfred Vieu , réquisitionné par les allemands pour entraîner les troupes à l’ile de Ré en prévision d’un débarquement en Angleterre. | |
| Vlaanderen IV | Baggerboot van 647 brutoton, gebouwd in 1904 te Kinderdijk voor de firma Decloedt & Zn, Oostende. Op 19.05.1940 vergaan in het Pas van Zuydcote. | |
| Vliegent Hart | 't Vliegent Hart, built in 1729 was one of the VOC ships of the chamber of Zeeland and was 44m long. On 3rd February 1735 around 2pm, 't Vliegent Hart departed from Rammekens (Zeeland) to Batavia, heavily laden with valuable cargo. She was in company of the smaller Anna Catharina and a pilot boat, the Mercurius. Shortly after departure, around 5pm she was of course during a SE gale and ran aground following the Anna Catharina on the sandbanks around Duerloo Channel. After 4 hours of struggling, the crew managed to take her off the sandbank and bring her into deeper waters of the Schooneveld and anchor the ship. The damage to the hull was too big and the ship sunk. All 256 crew and passengers were drowned. | |
| Vliegtuig 1 Ter Heijde | [Aad Kleijn:] Het wrak in pos: 52-02.280N 04-08.316O is een vliegtuig wat door oorloghandelingen in zee is gestort 10 mei 1940. | |
| Vliegtuig 2 Ter Heijde | [Aad Kleijn:] Het wrak in pos: 52-02.302N 04-10.569O is een vliegtuig wat door oorloghandelingen in zee is gestort. | |
| Volnay SS | [HSAC:]4.609 ton steamship, built 1910. 385ftx52ft. Armed. tinned meat, butter, jam, coffee, cigarettes, peanuts, potato crisps, anti-personnel shells, timber, Montreal to Plymouth via Barry. Sunk: 14 December, 1917, by striking a mine 2 miles south-east of the Manacles and attempting to beach in Porthallow Bay. | |
| Volstone | Cornwall | |
| Voorwaarts | [Tony Allen:]Voorwaarts was built in 1874. In 1895 converted to cargo only, 1899 sprang a leak, went ashore near Bude and broke in two. Ship was managed by Netherlands SS Co for the Dutch Government, during and after WWII. | |
| Vortigern HMS | Escort Destroyer (D37). Sunk off Cromer, Norfolk by German S104, while escorting convoy FS749. 6 officers & 140 sailors died. | |
| Vosges SS | [Tony Allen:]Vosges, 1,295grt, 27 March 1915, 38 miles W by N from Trevose Head, Cornwall, UK. Chased by submarine, sunk by gunfire, 1 life lost. | |
| Waikawa SS | [Tony Allen:]Waikawa was 5,666grt and a defensively-armed steamship. On the 19 October 1917 when 4 miles East from Start Point, Devon she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. | |
| Waitara | [Dirk Eekelers:]WAITARA iron sailing ship of 883 tons, built by Reed of Glasgow. first vessel owned by the NZ Co. Was originally called The Hindostan. 10 voyages to NZ. Suffered a collision with Hurunui in the English Channel & sunk in 1883.[Tony Allen:]Full rigged ship, 883 tons. Built at Port Glasgow in 1863 as the Hindostan. Dimensions 182.4 x 31.4 x 20.9 ft. Sold to the New Zealand Shipping Company in 1873 and renamed Waitara the following year. After stranding, lengthened to 191 feet in 1881. Captain Webster. The Waitara, bound for Wellington, and the Hurunui, for Dunedin, collided in the English Channel off Bill of Portland, in hazy weather, 23 June 1883. The Waitara sank in about four minutes, taking twenty- five of her passengers and crew . Sixteen, including the master, and chief officer were saved by the Hurunui, which was also owned by the New Zealand Shipping Company. | |
| Wallachia SS | [HSAC:]1.724 ton British steamer, built 1883. 259ftx36ft. General, including chloride (on deck in stone jars), glassware, coal, spirits, beer, building materials, Glasgow for Trinidad. 55 Position: 51'67N - 04°57'12W (presume position is not 51 67, but 55 51 67) Sunk: 29 September, 1895, by collision in fog with Norwegian steamer Flos. All saved. | |
| Wallsend SS | 1917 Wood Skinner & Co., Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Burnett S.S. Co. Ltd; 2.697 tons; 97.84x13.1m;Screw, 3 cylinder triple expansion; The 2697 ton Wallsend, was hugging the coast for cover when she was torpedoed just aft of her engine room by German submarine UB-104 and sank in less than 20 minutes. The lookout spotted the torpedoes wake but too late to avoid the impact. At the time she was less than half a mile off the coast just south of Ravenscar, a known killing ground for u-boats. | |
| Walpole HMS | Destroyer D41, struck a mine off Flushing, Belgium. Two crew killed. The boiler room was flooded and she was towed to Sheerness, Kent. She was considered a constructive total loss. | |
| Wandelaar | Belgisch lichtschip | |
| Wapello SS | [Tony Allen:]Wapello, 5,576grt, 396 ft defensively armed, 15 June 1917, 14 miles WSW from Owers LV, torpedoed without warning and sunk by UC-71, 2 lives lost. | |
| War Baron SS | [Tony Allen:]War Baron SS, a 5.730 grt defensively armed merchant steamer was torpedoed without warning by a submarine on 5 January 1918, 8 miles NE from Godrevy Light Vessel, Cornwall. 2 lives were lost. | |
| War Crocus SS | [Tony Allen:]War Crocus was 5,296grt, defensively-armed steamship. On the 8 July 1918, 2½ miles E by N from Flamborough Head, torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. | |
| War Diwan | [Dirk Eelekers:]On 16th December 1944 the english tanker War Diwan was torpedoed by a German ''Midget submarine'' at the Wielingen. [Jurgen Zutterman:]Deze tanker 5545 brt werd in 1919 gebouw bij Lithgow port glasgow ,verging op 16/12/1944 door een mijn explosie, 5 mensen stierven. De tanker brak in twee stukken ter hoogte van de schouw. Tussen augustus 1951 en mei 1952 is 2500 ton olie geborgen. In mei 1954 is het voorschip geborgen na heel wat tegenslag, het achterschip bergen lukte niet omdat ingenieur Van Wienen failliet ging aan de berging en emigreerde naar Zuid Afrika waar hij een nieuwe firma opstarte.[Tony Allen:]This oiltanker (5545 Brt) was build in 1919 by Lithgow’s at Port Glasgow. The War Diwan sank on December 16th 1944 after a mine explosion. 5 crew members lost their lives on this disaster. The tanker broke in 2 parts under the funnel-area. The stern part went down fast. The bow section was sunk by gunfire. | |
| War Firth SS | [Tony Allen:]War Firth was 3,112grt and a defensively-armed steamship. On the 4 September 1918, 33 miles S ¾ W from the Lizard, Cornwall, UK was torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine, 11 lives lost. | |
| War Helmet SS | [HSAC:]War Helmet SS was a 8.184 ton mass-produced British standard steamer, built in 1917. She measured 445ftx58x40ft, had two decks and was powered by a twin screw triple expansion engine 6 cylinder 5600 nhp that gave her a 12 knots speed. She was armed during the war. In ballast, from London to Barry, she was sunk 19th April, 1918 by a torpedo from UC-75. All saved. | |
| War Knight SS | Large armed steamer 410 ft and 7.951 tons, sunk in collision with O.B. Jennings in 1918. [Other source:] War Knight was mined. | |
| War Tune | [Tony Allen:] War Tune, 2,045grt, defensively armed, 9 December 1917, 1½ miles SSE from Black Head, Carnwall, torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine, 1 life lost. | |
| Warilda ? | 7.713 tons. 16 knots. Adelaide SS Co Ltd Adelaide. Manned by Australian officers and (during part of her service) Australian crews. Torpedoed and sunk by submarine UC-49 in the English Channel 3 August 1918, while transporting 700 wounded from Le Havre. (see for the picture, the ''other'' Warilda) | |
| Warilda ? | 7.713 tons. 16 knots. Adelaide SS Co Ltd Adelaide. Manned by Australian officers and (during part of her service) Australian crews. Torpedoed and sunk by submarine UC-49 in the English Channel 3 August 1918, while transporting 700 wounded from Le Havre. | |
| Warley Pickering SS | [Tony Allen:]Warley Pickering was a 4.196grt, defensively-armed British Merchant ship. On the 5th February 1917 when 46 miles W by N from Fastnet, Ireland she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. | |
| Warnow SS | [Tony Allen:]Warnow was a 1.593grt British Merchant shiop. On the 2nd May 1917 when 6 miles West from Trevose Head, North Cornwall she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. 14 lives lost including Master. | |
| Warrior HMS | [Tony Allen:]HMS Warrior, British, Warrior class Armoured Cruiser. Lost in the batlle of Jutland. | |
| Warrior II SS | The Warrior was 284 ft long, a beam of 32 ft and a draught of 17 ft. She was commissioned by Frederick Vanderbilt, a wealthy man who made his money from financing and constructing the New York railroad. No expense was spared on her fittings and few vessels could match her 'splendid' decor. She was launched on the 4th February 1904 at the Ailsa Shipyard, Troon. She was damaged in a storm off Columbia where her rudder was broken, her propellers bent and her hull was damaged. She was refloated, towed to New York and completely refitted and then sold. She was renamed the Wayfarer, re-sold a year later and was then requisitioned for the 1st World War. After the war, she was overhauled, sold, and then sold again a couple of years later to a Spanish shipping magnate - Ramon de la Sota from Bilboa, who renamed her the Goizeko Izarro (Basque for Morning Star). She was used as a hospital ship during the Spanish Civil War. When Ramon de la Sota died in 1936, she was put up for sale, sold to Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen, brought back to the British Isles and re-christened Warrior. On the outbreak of the second World War, she was requisitioned by the Royal Navy and as they already had a vessel called Warrior, she was renamed Warrior II. She was stripped of her luxurious fittings, which were put into storage and fitted with a Lewis Gun and depth charges to protect her from enemy action and given the role of escorting British submarines through the English Channel between Portsmouth and Portland. She was returning to Portsmouth on the 11th July 1940 when she was spotted by German aircraft and was a sitting target. She was attacked by over 50 German aircraft which attacked her in two waves. Bombs were dropped all around her from the first wave, which she fought off bravely, but received a bomb from the second wave straight through the decks. The ship was abandoned and the only casualty was the chief steward whose had been in the ward room where the bomb landed. | |
| Warsaw | [Tony Allen:] Warsaw, 608grt, defensively armed, 20 December 1917, 4 miles SE by E from Start Point, torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine, 17 lives lost including Master | |
| Warspite HMS | To many this was the Royal Navy's most famous battleship. Her survival from her launch on 26th November 1913 to her loss on this date en-route to the breakers has to be at the very least a tribute to her builders for constructing a virtually indestructable ship. She formed part of the 5th Battle Squadron during the First World War. During the Second World War 1939-1946 she took part in the 2nd Battle of Narvik, and the Battle of Calabria in 1940, the battle of Matapan in 1941. This was followed by the bombardment of Normandy where she was damaged by a mine. Previously, in 1943 she was badly damaged by a glider bomb off Salerno. And all this in addition to countless other operations throughout the War. In 1946 she was sold for breaking up on the Clyde but en-route the tow parted and she went ashore in Prussia Cove, Cornwall. She was eventually broken up where she lay. | |
| Warwick Deeping | [Tony Allen:]Warwick Deeping. Sunk by surface craft torpedo off the Isle of Wight, English Channel. | |
| Warwick HMS | [Other Source:] Warwick HMS, destroyer, sunk by U-413 off North Cornwall. [Bruno Laurent:] La photo du HMS Warwick représente un HMT (His majesty trawler). | |
| Washaba | Amerikaans vrachtschip gebouwd in 1921. Op 26 februari 1945 voer het met konvooi T.A.M. 91 naar Gent maar liep ter hoogte van Oostende op een mijn en zonk zonder slachtoffers. | |
| Washington HMS | [Tony Allen:]Washington HMS was a Mine Sweeper Trawler built in 1919. She was mined by U-59 and sunk of Great Yarmouth, UK. | |
| Water Lily | [Tony Allen:]Water Lily was a aailing vessel of 111 grt. On 10th September 1917, 8 miles N by E from Pendeen Lighthouse, Cornwall, she was captured by a submarine and subsequently sunk by bombs. | |
| Waterland SS | [Didier De Waele:]Waterland SS (ex-Gaasterland SS), NV Werf vh Rijkee & Co, Rotterdam for Scheepvaart en Steenkolen Mij; 1915; 1.091 grt; 68,63 x 10,11 x 4,57m; Triple expansion engines; Requisisioned and renamed Waterland SS for the Shipping & Coals Cpy. On March 10th 1941, Waterland SS, was sunk by a mine, while on voyage from Sunderland to Cowes with a cargo of coals. 7 crew died. | |
| Waterloo SS | [Tony Allen:]Bombed by German aircraft in the North Sea. | |
| Waverley PSS | London, Midland & Scottish Railway Co., 1899; A.&J. Inglis; 537 tons; 72x8m; 304 nhp; 20 knots; compound engines. The paddle steamship Waverley was taken over by the Admiralty at beginning of WWII for service as a minesweeper. On May 29th 1940, when assisting in the Dunkirk evacuation, she was attacked by 12 Heinkel bombers. She managed to get two planes down, but was finally hit by 3 bombs and rendered unmanageable. She was carrying approx. 600 troops and she was abandonned as she was sinking fast. In total, 350 officers and men went down with her. | |
| Weima | [Tony Allen:]Sank about five miles south west by west, off Porthlysgi, Pembrokeshire, Wales,UK. Cargo shifted in heavy gale. | |
| Welsh Princess SS | cargo included 90 tons of governement stores | |
| Wendur | [Tony Allen:]Wendur, Iron four-masted ship, 1982 tons. Built 1884. Dimensions 292.7 x 42 x 23.8 ft. Owned by A. Mackay & Co, she was one of the fastest four masted vessels ever built and set several sailing records around the world. Captain Blackstock. Left Port Pirie for England with wheat on 12 November 1911; foundered near Lands End on 12 March 1912. Of three boats launched, one capsized, and three of its occupants. Others landed at Penzance. | |
| Wern | [Tony Allen:]Wern, 102x24x14 feet, sank in collidion with the Pilot Boat, Leonard Spear in Feb 1906. | |
| Wessex HMS | Wessex HMS (D43) was built in 1918 by Hawthorn Leslie as one of the so-called W-Class destroyers a repeat of the V-class, she was launched on March 12, 1918. (Class V and W unmodified specifications: 34 knots, 1.100 tons, Complement 134, 4 single 4in or 4.7in guns, 1 no 2 pounder Anti-aircraft(AA), 6x21'' Torpedo Tubes, Individual specifications vary, and between sources. Built 1917 - 1919.) Dimensions: 95.1x9.0x3.2 m. Armament : 4-4inch(10.2mm guns), 45 cal.QF Mk V, 1-3inch (76mm)AA, 6-21inch(53,3cm) TT. 2x3 Completement: about 134. For more details on the class and its performance you might read Edgar March 'Britisch Destroyers'' and Cor Heijkoops, HMS Valentine, ''Tragedie, berging en legende''. [Other Source:] The Destroyer Wessex under command of Lt.Cdr.W.A.R Cartwright was bombed by A german Aircraft during Operation ''Dynamo'' retreat of the English Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk, The attack is listed on May 25 of 1940 (approx position 51.00N-01.48E) Six British Destroyers were lost at the same operation : HMS ''Wakeful'', ''Grafton'', ''Keith'', Basilisk'',''Havant''. French Destroyers which lay in the same area: Jaguar, Chacal, Orage, Bourrasque, Siroco, Foudroyant. (''royal navy losses reports sunk on 24/05/1940) [Bruno Laurent:] La photo n°2 du Wessex représente un destroyer type W modifié en escorteur donc ce ne peut être le Wessex (''unmodified''). | |
| West Aleta SS | West-Aleta werd in 1919 gebouwd door Schaw-Batcher C° in san-Fransisco. Op 12 februari 1920 verging tijdens een zware storm voor de kust van Terschelling het Amerikaanse vrachtschip ''West Aleta'', dat was geladen met Portugese wijn. | |
| West Cheswald SS | [Tony Allen:]West Cheswald SS. Deliberate sinking off Normandy. | |
| West Grama SS | [Tony Allen:]West Grama SS. Deliberate sinking off Normandy. | |
| West Honaker M/S | [Tony Allen:]West Honaker M/S. Deliberate sinking off Normandy. | |
| West MV | ex M.V.Parafin. Captured and sunk by gunfire from a german submarine. | |
| West Nilus | [Tony Allen:]West Nilus; Sank off Normandy. | |
| West Nohno SS | [Tony Allen:]West Nohno SS. Deliberate sinking off Normandy. | |
| West Wales SS | [Tony Allen:]West Wales was built in 1925 and owned by GIBBS & CO. WEST WALES STEAMSHIP CO LTD. She was on route from NEW YORK and HALIFAX for NEWPORT carrying a cargo of 7147 tons steel when she was torpedoed by U-94. 16 crew were lost from a total crew 37. Was in Convoy SC19 | |
| Westella HMS ? | [Gert-Jan Bisschop:] Westella HMS (FY-161) Mis en service en 1934, déplacement 550 tjb, torpillé par S-Boot ou coulé par mine au large de Dunkerque, le 2 juin 1940. Chief Skipper A. Grove (R.N.R.). Sources: René Alloin et Didier Dewaele. Built in 1934. Taken over by the Admiralty in September 1939. Displacement: 413 tons. Mined off Dunkirk, France on 2 June 1940. | |
| Western Farmer SS | The Western Farmer (probably ex-SS Henry Comb) was broken in two pieces after a collision with the Norwegian Bjorgholm on 20th August 1952. The Aft part was recovered and towed to Calais ! | |
| Westfield | Torpedoed by a submarine on 10/04/1918 | |
| Westhinder Vuerschip | Gepubliceerd op 4 januari 1913: ''In den nacht van Vrijdag op Zaterdag, 14 December, is het Duitsch schip Minnie in botsing gekomen met het Belgisch vuurschip Westhinder. Dit laatste is tengevolge van den schok --die uiterst geweldig was-- in twintig minuten tijds gezonken, en de tien personen die zich aan boord bevonden zijn verdronken, zonder dat men enige hulp kon bieden. Het tempeest was zoo hevig op zee, dat het Duitsch schip zijn stuur niet meer meester was.'' | |
| Westland | [Tony Allen:]Westland, vessel of 1.116 tons. Built at Port Glasgow, 1878. Dimensions 222.8 x 35.1 x 21 ft. Lost on St Alban’s Head in the English Channel while bound from Otago to London. | |
| Westland (3) SS | [Martien Slaats:]westland (3)bouw nr:494 brt:1.258 nrt:509 dwt:1.509; lxbxh: 76,25x11,02x5,49 (4,88) meter. vrachtschip met accommodatie in 2 cabins voor 4passagiers,type welidek,1 dek,3 ruimen. er bevonden zich paardenboxen aan boord voor 40 paarden. 20 bemanningsleden. triple expansie 3 cil.stoommachine 1.450 ipk, 9 mijl. twee 3-vuurs schotse ketels,vo 374"",wd 12,6 atm., machine-en ketelbouwer: n.v.koninklijke maatschappij ""de schelde"",vlissingen. historie 27-9-1926-1940 westland, n.v.scheepvaart-en steenkolen maatschappij, rotterdam. 14 mei in rotterdam achergebleven en in augustus 1940 door de duitsers in beslag genomen 31-1-1942-1943 sperrbrecher 173, 1 ste sperrbrecher flotille. 25-5-1943 ten noorden van ameland op een mijn gelopen in pos:53,30 nb en 05,09 ol en op het strand gezet pos:53,29 nb 52,50 ol ???; 31 mei 1943 werden de bergingspoging opgegeven,nadat het schip doormidden gebroken was. Het werd ter plekke gesloopt. | |
| Westland SS | [Didier De Waele:]Westland SS, NV Werf vh Rijkee & Co, Rotterdam for Scheepvaart en Steenkolen Mij; 1906; 1.283 grt; 70,46x10,46x5,21m; Triple expansion engines; On May 25th 1917, Westland SS, was sunk by a mine, 30 miles North East of Great Yarmouth. She was en route from Methil to Rouen with a cargo of coals. The mine was laid by UC-4 on May 19th. | |
| Westlands | [Tony Allen:]Westlands, 3.112 grt, defensively armed, 23 November 1917, 10 miles North from Ile de Vierge, torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine | |
| Westonby SS | [Tony Allen:]Westonby was built in 1901 and owned by the Ropner Shipping Cpy of Stockton, England. She was torpedoed by U-82 off the Fastnet Rock, Ireland. | |
| Westpolder SS | [Martien Slaats:]SS WESTPOLDER (1)1917-1918 vrachtschip gebouwd 1917 j&a.v,d,schuijt's scheepswerf & machinefabriek,papendrecht 749 brt 345 nrt 1.000dwt 54.90 x 8.57 x 3.720 twee ketels; 320x312,v.o. 190 m2,12.6 kg., verschure's scheepswerf & machienefabriek,amsterdam 600 ihp, 3cyl,380,630 en 1010x680,110 omw/min.,verschure's machinefabriek,amsterdam.8-1917 proefvaart op de nieuwe waterweg en opgeleverd als westpolder aan n.v.stoomvaart maatschappij ""westpolder"",rotterdam 14/15-1-1918 tijdens een reis van rotterdam naar methil,in ballast om daar kolen te laden voor de nederlandse regering,na een ontploffing gezonken in de noordzee op 15 mijl ten noordwesten van scheveningen in pos:52,11 nb en 03,05 ol.,bij deze ramp verloren 6 mensen het leven. | |
| Westville SS | [Jan Lettens:]British steel steamer, 335 ft and 3.207 tons, sunk by a torpedo from UB-35 in 1917. [Tony Allen:]Westville was a 3,207grt, defensively-armed Merchantship. On the 31 December 1917 when 5 miles WSW from St Catherines, English Channel she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. | |
| Westwick SS | [Tony Allen:]Westwick was a 5.694grt British Merchant ship. On the 7th March 1917 when 1 mile S from Roche Point, Ireland she hit a mine and sank. | |
| Westwood SS | [Tony Allen:]Westwood, 1,968grt, defensively-armed, 3 October 1918, 5 miles SW ½ W from the Lizard, Cornwall, English Channel. Torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine, 1 life lost. | |
| Wheatfield SS | [Tony Allen:]Wheatfield. Iron steamer of 1963 tons, sank Rocken End, Chale Bay, Isle of Wight in 1882 | |
| Whirlwind HMS | [Dirk Eekelers:] Whirlwind, destroyer, sunk by U-34 off Lands End, Cornwall. [Bruno Laurent:] La photo du HMS Whirlwind est celle d'un type W lancé entre 1942 & 1943. Un type W de 1917-19 est reconnaissable entre autre à ses deux cheminées de tailles différentes.[Tony Allen:]Whirlwind HMS was built in 1917. She was torpedeod by U-34 in the approximate position given. | |
| White Huntress | Vedette, sunk 04/06/1988 in heavy weather. | |
| Whitley HMS | Britse destroyer van 1.100 brutoton, gebouwd in 1918 bij W. Doxford & Sons. Afmetingen: 94,5 mx8,9 mx3,3 m – 27.000 shp – 34 kn – turbine engines – Yarrow boilers – Bewapening: vier 4.7in kanonnen, twee 2 pdr, 5 Machine Guns, 6 Torpedo Tubes. Op 19 mei 1940 lagen de destroyers HMS WHITLEY en HMS VIMEIRA voor de Belgische kust. HMS VIMEIRA lag voor Zeebrugge terwijl HMS WHITLEY de linkerflank van de geallieerden dekte met zijn luchtafweerkanonnen. De destroyer stond onder bevel van Lt. Cdr. G.N. Rolfe. De bemanning bestond uit 98 personen. Die morgen rond 6 uur lag het schip in de omgeving van Westende, enkele mijlen uit de kust. Plots doken Duitse stuka's uit de lucht en een van de eerste bommen kwam terecht in de machinekamer, waar prompt vier stokers het leven lieten. Met de ebstroom dreef het stuurloze vaartuig in de richting van De Panne. Dwars voor Oostduinkerke liep het zinkende achtersteven aan de grond. Samen met de VIMEIRA kwam de franse sleepboot ROBUSTE ter plaatse. Pogingen om de WHITLEY vlot te krijgen mislukten echter. Het voorsteven dat dank zij de waterdichte schotten nog boven water stak, bevatte een ASDIC - een op dat ogenblik nog - ultrageheim duikbootopsporingstoestel. Om te verhinderen dat dit uiterst belangrijk instrument in de handen van de vijand zou kunnen vallen, werd het wrak door de Franse duikbootjagers CHASSEUR 9 en 10 verder de grond ingeboord. Ooggetuigen herinnerden zich nog op 19 mei de WHITLEY te hebben zien branden toen ze Nieuwpoort verlieten op weg naar Frankrijk. | |
| Wiesbaden | [Tony Allen:]Wiesbaden, German, Wiesbaden class Light Cruiser. Lost in the Battle of Jutland. | |
| Wilamette Valley SS | [Tony Allen:]Torpedoed in the South West Approaches of the English Channel. | |
| Wileysike SS | [Tony Allen:]Wileysike was 2,501grt and a defensively-armed merchantship. On the 9 May 1918, when 8 miles SW from St Ann's Head, Wales she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine, 4 lives lost. | |
| Wilja SS | [Tony Allen:]Wilja was a Finnish Steam Cargo vessel built in 1914 and formerly called GERTRUD 1939. She was owned by HANSEN O/Y, A/B KRISTIAN. She was on route from SAVANNAH for ANTWERP and ROTTERDAM carrying tobacco, gum rosin, wheat and turpentine when she was torpedoed by U-48. All the crew were saved. | |
| Willebroek | Sunk in a storm in November 1978, while on tow by the Garant. | |
| Willem Bontekoe | [Aad Kleijn:] Op 28 augustus 1954 stort de KLM Douglas DC-6B PH-TFO Willem Bontekoe op een lijnvlucht van het Ierse Shannon naar Schiphol in zee voor de kust bij IJmuiden. Het was slecht weer met regen en zware zeegang. Alle 12 passagiers en de 9 bemanningsleden komen om. De oorzaak van de ramp is nooit vast komen te staan. Waarschijnlijk had het vliegtuig op het strand willen landen maar zag men door de regen het strand niet. Tijdens de zoektocht naar de Willem Bontekoe, heeft men per ongeluk het wrak van de Catharina Duyvis YM-60 gevonden. | |
| William | [Tony Allen:]William was a sailing vessel of 60grt. On 11th September 1917, 4 miles NW by N from Crackington Haven, Cornwall, she was captured by a submarine and sunk by bombs | |
| William D. Burnham SS | [Tony Allen:]Torpedoed off Normandy. Position unknown. 10 crew & 9 aircraft gunners dead. | |
| William L. Marcy SS | [Tony Allen:]Torpedoed off Normandy. Two lives lost. | |
| William Mannell | [Tony Allen:]William Mannell was built in 1917 as a Fleetwood Fishing Trawler. In WW2 she was converted to a Navy Minesweeper. After the war she was converted back to a trawler. Wrecked in 1947. Lies in Culdaff Bay, Ireland. | |
| Willowpool SS | [Tony Allen:]Willowpool was built in 1925 as a Steam Freighter. She was owned by POOL SHIPPING CO LTD and was on route from BONA for TEES carrying 8000 tons of iron ore when she was mined U-20 3 miles East of NEWARP Light Vessel, English Channel. | |
| Wilna HMS | [Tony Allen:]Wilna HMS. Royal Navy Patrol Yacht attacked and sunk by German Aircraft in Portsmouth. She was abandoned after the attack. | |
| Wilscox M/S | [Tony Allen:]Wilscox M/S. Deliberate sinking off Normandy. | |
| Wimbourne SS | Steamer of 3.466 tons, 339 ftx46 ftx24.6 ft. Sunk in 1910. Ran aground. | |
| Windsor SS | [Tony Allen:]Sunk by submarine gunfire 70 miles SW of Lizard, Cornwall, UK. | |
| Winga SS | [Tony Allen:]Sunday, 2nd June,1940 - SS Winga, 1,500t, a British ship was involved in a collision with the Norwegian ship Jernland. The Winga was bound for the Tyne with a cargo of iron ore from Santander, she sank with the loss of fourteen lives, 4 miles E of Hartlepool at 54 42'54""N - 01 02'06""W. She lies in 40 metres of water. She was built in 1924 | |
| Witte Zee | [Other Source:]Ocean Tug, 122 ftx25 ft draught 14 ft and 328 tons, ran aground in 1964 on rocks. [Tony Allen:]Hit rocks whilst going to the aid of another vessel. Was being towed by another tug when she suddenly sank. | |
| WM Barkley SS | [Tony Allen:]WM Barkley SS, a 569 grt defensively armed merchant steamer was torpedoed without warning by a submarine on October 12th 1917, 7 miles East from the Kish Light Vesse, Ireland. 4 lives were lost including Master. | |
| Wolf | Built in 1927, belonged to the torpedoboot Raubtier 24 klasse. (Tiger klasse) 1) Part of 6th Torpedobooteflottila after commissioning mine laying operations until early 1940 2) participated in Operation Weserübung April 1940 3) sunk Jan.8/41 by mine Duenkirchen (Engl.Channel) Duits torpedoboot van de Raubtierklasse. De Wolf werd op 12 oktober 1927 te water gelaten in Wilhelmshaven. Ze was 92,6 meter lang, 8,65 meter breed, had een diepgang van 3,52 meter en een waterverplaatsing van 1320 ton. Ze liep 34 knopen. In de nacht van 7 op 8 januari 1941, bij het terugkeren van de missie Renate, liep ze op een mijn ten oosten van Duinkerke. De Wolf verging onmiddellijk en 13 opvarenden van de 129 verloren hierbij het leven. | |
| Wolverine HMS | [Tony Allen:]HMS Wolverine, British, Beagle class Destroyer. Collision with the British sloop Rosemary off the North West of Ireland. | |
| Woodham SS | [Tony Allen:]Woodham. Iron steamer of 960 tons wrecked off Chilton Isle of Wight in 1873. | |
| Woods | [Tony Allen:]Woods, ran aground in a gale. | |
| WR-34 Tiny Simone | [J.S. Post:] On 30th September 1981, the WR-34 Tiny Simonne, a small fishing vessel, capsized when one her nets got stuck in the mast of a big wreck. The ship was built in 1955 and measured 23,65x2,35x2,52m. | |
| WR-93 Wilhelmina Janny | [G.J. Van Welie:]WR-93 Wilhelmina Janny, Rederij A. de Jong. Motorkotter; Bouwjaar 1960; Scheepswerf Haak Zaandam; Bruto tonnage 41 brt; Motor Scania Vadis; 270 pk bj 1976. De WR-93 Wilhelmina Janny is in April 1980 tijdens een storm vergaan. Hierbij zij de 2 bemanningsleden omgekomen. Het wrak is later terug gevonden op de positie 53°27'42N 05°09'08E. De lichaam van de 33 jarige schipper Andries Maasland uit Den Helder is door de KW 141 WILLY tussen Terschelling en Vlieland gevonden. De 18 jarige Petrus de Maart eveneens uit Den Helder is nooit gevonden. | |
| Wreathier | [Tony Allen:]Torpedoed in 1917 by UB-35, while carrying a cargo of coal. The 852 ton, 60m long vessel is intact and upright in 50m, with a gun on its stern | |
| Wren HMS | Destroyer, sunk by German aircraft off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. | |
| Wynor SS | [Tony Allen:]The Wynor was built in the Kirkintilloch yard of P McGregor & Sons in 1921. A small cargo steamship, she was carrying a cargo of manure when she foundered in heavy weather 16 miles North East of Tarbert Ness Lighthouse, Scotland. | |
| Y-48 | American tanker, sunk in 1945 by gunfire from own forces as she was in a sinking condition. | |
| Yatagan | [Tony Allen:]Yatagan, French, Pique class Destroyer Collision with British SS Teviot off Dieppe. | |
| Yesso SS | [Tony Allen:]Yesso SS, 288.8x35x20 feet. was a british steamship and belonged to W & TW Pinkney. She was powered by a triple expansion engine. Yesso, in ballast from Newport to Baltimore, Mass. sank in collision with the Barque Lizzie R Wilce (162 tons) 7 miles NNE of Ilfracombe. | |
| Yewglen | [Tony Allen:]Yewglen, 1018 tons, 64.2x10.3 metres, built 1952 by J Lamont & Co of Glasgow. She was on route from London to Leith with a cargo of 10.000 tons of lime and cement. | |
| YM-210 Wiron I | The reason why this ship was lost is unknown. She was found quite intact by a Dutch diver. Probably, she capsized herself when getting the nets in. All crew died. | |
| YMS-350 USS | [Tony Allen:]YMS-350 USS Motor Mine Sweeper. Sunk by a mine off Normandy, France, 2 July 1944. | |
| YMS-378 USS | [Tony Allen:]YMS-378 USS, Motor Mine Sweeper sunk by a mine off Normandy, France, 30 July 1944 | |
| Yvonne | The Yvonne, a steel barquentine of 1.120 tons, struck the Plymouth breakwater in September 1920 and became a complete loss, as did the requisitioned trawler Abelard, which struck a mine of Christmas Eve 1914. Also the Lancaster Bomber crashed into the breakwater after a raid on the submarine bases at L’Orient in 1944. | |
| Z-266 Zephyr | [Gert-Jan Bisschop:] Vergaan op 10 november 1963, ter hoogte van Start Point, geen doden. Vermoedelijke positie : 50°08'N en 03°54'W. Het schip was uit Zeebrugge vertrokken op 09/11/1963 om zich naar de Liverpoolbaai te begeven om er de visserij te bedrijven. Toen het schip dwars van Start Point was, verslechterde het weer steeds meer en kreeg het zware zeeën over. De voorpiek en visruimen waren vol water gelopen en het zonk op de kop. De bemanning is in het reddingsvlot geraakt en werd door O-457 opgepikt en op 11 november 1963 aan land gezet te Newlyn. De repatriëring gebeurde met de pakketboot naar Oostende dat op 12 november aankwam. Tonnenmaat: 51,07 netto en 128,06 bruto ton; Bouwjaar: 1945; Materiaal:hout; Motor: A.B.C. van 350 PK; Eigenaar: Claeys R., Savels A. Haerinck J. | |
| Z-289 Jan Breydel | [Gert-Jan Bisschop:] Vergaan na aanvaring met het Fillipijnse m/s “Arabian Express” in positie 51°53”N en 02°35”E, geen doden. Het vaartuig was naar de visgrondenvoor de oostkust van het Verenigd Koninkrijk aan het lopen en werd stuurboord achter aangevaren door het Fillipijnse containerschip mv Arabian Express. Het vaartuig is redelijk vlug gezonken, maar de bemanning is in het reddingsvlot kunnen springen en werd na een half uur opgepikt door het Noorse tankschip m/s Salstraum. Tonnenmaat: 60,31 netto en 199,65 bruto ton, Bouwjaar: 1980, Materiaal: staal, Motor: Bolnes van 1000 PK, Eigenaar: Vandenbroucke-Schiltz pvba. | |
| Z-428 Deo gratias | Steel trawler; Built 1957 by Bocher Zeebrugge; 16.33 tons net and 49.78 tons gross weight. Sunk in collision with Norwegian cargo ship. Four people died. [Gert-Jan Bisschop:] Vergaan na aanvaring met het Noorse schip Tarn in positie 51°31’N en 02°02’ E. Het vaartuig was ‘vissende’. In druk vaarwater werd door de Noorse Tarn met automatische stuurinrichting gevaren en was er voor onbepaalde tijd geen uitkijk op de brug. De Noorse kapitein en 1ste stuurman werden resp. tot geldboete en voorwaardelijke straf veroordeeld. Er vielen 4 doden te betreuren:Vantorre René(schipper), Hiel Alfons(motorist), Houteman Daniël(matroos), De Koninck Jozef (matroos). Tonnenmaat:16,33 netto en 49,78 bruto ton, Bouwjaar: 1957, Materiaal: staal, Motor: Deutz van 300pk, Eigenaar: Van Fleteren Hilaire pvba | |
| Z-438 Kompas | Small wooden fishing vessel; Built 1928 by Haerinck Heist-aan-Zee; No injuiries; [Gert-Jan Bisschop:] Vergaan na aanvaring met de BR-5 'Abraham’ (Breskens, NL) in positie 51°22’N / 03°6’ E. Geen doden. Z-438 had op 11 augustus 1975 om 02h10 de haven van Zeebrugge verlaten om onder de kust de garnaalvisserij te bedrijven. Om 10h50 werd het schip aangevaren door de Breskens 5 Abraham. De Z-438 was vissende en vertoonde reglementair de vismand in de voorste mast, en liep een 3 à 4 mijl W.S.W0. De BR-5 had op dat ogenblik een snelheid van ongeveer 10 knopen en heeft de Z-438 stuurboord achteraan aangevaren. De bemanning van de Z-438 is kunnen overspringen op de BR-5 die hen te Zeebrugge aan land heeft gezet. Tonnenmaat: 6,87 netto en 22,19 bruto ton, Bouwjaar 1928, Materiaal: hout, Motor: Daimler Benz van 91 PK, Eigenaar: Wwe. Huysseune en kinderen. | |
| Z-442 Jeannine Andre | [Gert-Jan Bisschop:] Tonnenmaat: 4,47 netto en 19,31 bruto ton; Bouwjaar: 1941; Materiaal: hout; Motor: Daimler Benz van 120 PK; Eigenaar: Adams Léon. De Jeannine-Andre was de boomkorvisserij aan het bedrijven onder de kust, meer specifiek op de Raan en het Schooneveld. Uitstekende weersomstandigheden. Opeens sloeg de bakboordkorre vast, het schip is beginnen water maken. Na het uitzenden van een noodsein kon de bemanning in het vlot kruipen. De opvarenden werden opgepikt door Z-475 en later op Z-401 die hen veilig in Zeebrugge aan wal heeft afgezet. [Other Source:] Small wooden fishing vessel; No injuiries;[Jurgen Zutterman:]mijn bron voor info over de Z-442 meld dat het schip gebouwd werd in 1944 en de naam AJAX had ,eigenaar was L;Adams-Savels wat nu juist is zou ik niet weten maar is de moeite om te melden | |
| Z-574 Nautilus | [Gert-Jan Bisschop:]Tonnenmaat:31,94 netto en 99,67 bruto ton; Bouwjaar:1965; Materiaal:staal; Motor:M.A.K. van 330 pk; Eigenaar:Beernaert Robert Z-574 'Nautilus' is gezonken in positie 51°33’N en 02°11’E, geen doden. Tijdens het binnenhalen van de bakboordboel, bij woelige zee en zware deining, heeft het schip een zware zee bakboord achter binnengekregen. Het is dwars in de zee gevallen en kreeg onmiddellijk een ware slagzij over bakboord. Het schip kwam niet meer recht en is dan verder gekapseisd, zodat de bemanning verplicht was het vaartuig te verlaten. De bemanning werd opgepikt door de ‘La Fayette’ een containerschip, terwijl de schipper en matroos Laseure, die met het vlot waren afgedreven, werden opgepikt door een helikopter en werden dan samen met de bemanning overgevlogen naar Manstone/UK. De schipper had nog gezien dat het vaartuig meer op de kop lag en zo is ondergegaan. | |
| Z-577 Sabrina II | [Gert-Jan Bisschop 2004:] Z-577 Sabrina; 13 mei 1972 vergaan in positie 51°13'N en 02°31'E. Geen doden. Tijdens het vissen in de omgeving van de Buiten Ratel bank is de stuurboordboel vastgeraakt. De schipper besloot de beide boelen gelijktijdig te winden. Toen de bakboordboel plotseling tegen de voormast sloeg is het schip topzwaar geworden en over stuurboord beginnen overhellen. Ondanks pogingen van de schipper om de zaak op te lossen is het schip beginnen water maken en uiteindelijk gekapseisd. De bemanning is op kiel kunnen klauteren en werd praktisch onmiddellijk door de Z-411 opgepikt. Er werd nog geprobeerd om de Z-577 ondersteboven op te slepen naar de kust toe, maar het schip is gezonken op de voornoemde positie. Tonnenmaat: 11,68 netto en 39,33 bruto ton; Bouwjaar: 1963; Motor: Kromhout van 248 PK; Eigenaar: Welvaert Joseph – Bailleul [Other Source:] Belgian trawler; 39 tons; 1963; 15.3m; diesel 248 pk. The Z-577 Sabrina sunk May 12th 1972 when capsizing because she was having too heavy nets. One of the nets overturned to the other size and made her capsize. The crew were picked up by Z-411 Bounty. Z-411 tried to tow her to land, but could not save her. | |
| Zaan | [Didier De Waele:] Zaan, 1918 by Jonker & Stans-Hendrik Ido Ambacht for NV Houtvaart, Rotterdam; Cargo of 1.400 gross tons; 806 net tons; 72,4x11,7x5,6m; 3 cylinder engine; 172 hp; 8 knots; Zaan, capt J. Baardman, was en route from Rotterdam to Reval, when on November 9th 1919, she struck a mine and sunk, 25 mile ENE from lightbuoy Terschellingenbank. 23 crew died. | |
| Zaanstroom SS | [Dirk Eekelers:] Zaanstroom, gebouwd in 1895 van de Hollandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij is op 21 december 1911 tijdens zwaar weer lekgeslagen en gezonken. Hierbij viel 1 dode te betreuren. Lat/Long 50 39.152 N 000 37.011E [Tony Allen:]Built in 1895 for the Holland Steamboat Co of Amsterdam. Powered by a triple expansion engine of 108nhp single screw. | |
| Zamosc | Het poolse vrachtschip Zamosc (1969-6581 Brt) voer een regelmatige lijndienst van Polen, via een aantal europese havens, naar canada en de verenigde staten. Het schip was tevens ingericht als een opleidingsschip voor zeekadetten die bij de rederij van de zamosc, de poolse linie Oceaniczne te Gdynia, in dienst waren getreden. De zamosc vertrok op 10 januari 1979 uit montreal met de bestemming antwerpen met een lading stukgoed. Zaterdag 20 januari kwam de zamosc in dichte mist in aanvaring met de Japanse autocarrier Jinei Maru. | |
| Zanetta | [Tony Allen:]Zanetta belonged to J Fenwick & Son. Dragged anchors in a heavy NE gale and was wrecked in Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire,England. Vessel was in ballast from London to Tyne. | |
| Zarefah | [Tony Allen:]The Zarefah was a luxury yacht commissioned by the navy and converted to minesweeping duties that struck a mine and sank in 1917. | |
| Zeeland SS | [Didier De Waele:]Zeeland SS, NV Werf vh Rijkee & Co, Rotterdam for Scheepvaart en Steenkolen Mij; 1907; 1.292 grt; 70,45x10,49x5,21m; Triple expansion engines; On August 1st 1916, Zeeland SS, was stopped and sunk by gunfire from UB-39. 5 miles from the Tyne estuary. The crew was saved by the British fishing vessel Agnes. | |
| Zelande | French wooden trawler; 11m; 10 tons; sunk 7th May 1986, after hitting an obstacle. | |
| Zelda SS | [Other Source:]Steamer of 1.338 tons, 280 ftx30 ftx22 ft, built by Bowdler, Liverpool. On her maiden voyage from Liverpool bound for Palermo, sailing on 15/4/1874, she struck the Maiden Bower Rock (49.56N 06.23W) when less than 24 hours into the voyage. [Tony Allen:]Zelda SS sank 16 April 1894, when running aground, carrying general cargo & 32 passengers. | |
| Zeta SS | [Tony Allen:]Zeta SS was a 2.269grt defensively armed steamer. On 14th September 1917, 8 miles S by W from MineHead, Cornwall she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by a submarine. | |
| Zeta SS | [Tony Allen:]Zeta SS. Dutch Steamer belonging to Vrachtvaart, Bothnia, with a 290 nhp triple expansion engine. Torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel. Dimensions:331x48x22.1 feet. | |
| Zoe FV | Sank following collision with F.V.Grenadier | |
| Zor SS | The Zor, of Istanbul, carrying a cargo of timber started listing on 18th May 1955, after her cargo shifted in the bad weather. The Wells lifeboat, Cecil Paine, rescued several of the crew, but four men decided to stay. On the 19th, a northerly gale was blowing and Coxswain Henry Downtide West asked the captain to abandon ship but he refused. Less than ten minutes after the crew and her captain had been rescued the Zor slowly began to sink. | |
| Zorro Zaurre MFV | [Tony Allen:]Built in 1961 and named after the Basque region in Spain. Vessel was registered in Plymouth. While 140 miles off Bantry Bay, Ireland she ran into heavy seas and foundered. The crew were air lifted off by helicopter. The vessel drifted for almost 10 days eventually sinking off the East end of Bere Island, Co. Cork between Roancarrigmore and Roancarrigbeg rocks. | |
| Zuidpool | [Martien Slaats:] eigenaar:g.wedema & l.mulder, delfzijl (rederij zuidpool) beheer:n.v wijnne & barends, delfzijl werf: g.j van der werff's scheepsbouw n.v/280; bouwjaar: 1957; brt:499; roepsein: PIZC; te water: 00-6-1957; proefvaart: 25-7-1957; indienst: 25-7-1957; Mutatie: 17/18 november 1965 op reis dordrecht-antwerpen in dichte mist in uitmonding van het oostgat ter hoogte van westkapelle na aanvaring met het nederlandse MS GAASTERDYK vergaan in positie van 51,36,30 nb-03,23,00 ol, waarbij de bemanning is gered. | |
| Zulu HMS | Tribal Class Royal Navy destroyer. Disabled by a mine in the Dover Straits which destroyed the after part of the ship. The fore part of Zulu and the aft part of Nubian were salvaged and later joined together to form HMS Zubian. This ship went on to acquire battle honours, to be sold later in 1919. | |
| Zweena | Petrol tanker, 60m long and 452 tons. | |