List of all wrecks featured

Acorn 1898 The picture above is of the Norwegian owned "Eva SV" which was built by the Tay Shipping Company ...

Aeolian Sky 1979 N50 30.548 W2 08.329 Steve first dived this wreck the day after it went down. The position ...

SS Ambassador 1979 N50 11.529 W3 49.782 The above image is of the ships helm from the SS Ambassador.The wheel ...

Aorangi Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Limited John Elder & Co of Govan built Aorangi as a passenger ...

SS Aparima 1917 N50 29.407 W1 55.109 Ships details Nationality: british Type: Passenger/cargo ship/Armed Merchantman Propulsion: steam Date built: 1902 ...

SS Aurania 1918 N56 36.108 W6 19.531 ships bell recovered by divers and now in the Mull Museum SS Aurania ...

ss Avanti N50 29.900 W1 55.106 The Avanti was a British cargo ship built in Copenhagen in 1912. The Owner ...

SS Basil 1917 50°35,026'N 00°40,987'W SS Basil was a 3223 tonne steamship owned by the Booth Line. Her 334 hp ...

Betsey 1816 N50 16.388 W3 53.002 The Betsey , sailing from Plymouth, was carrying French prisoners of war when she ...

Tanker SS Blesk 1896 N50 14.019 W3 51.272 Russian Steam Nav. & Trading Co. - ROPIT The Blesk was one ...

Bretton Hall 1885 N50 23.039 W3 29.803 The image above is similar ship " Wistow Hall "which was built in ...

Brummer TBA ...

SS Cantabria 1932 N50 12.936 W3 49.078 The adjacent photo shows the 263 feet  Spanish steamship 'SS Cantabria' . She ...

SS Caporal Peugot N50 21.896 W003 34.547 She would have looked a bit like the trrawler shown above How she ...

Carentan Submarine Chaser 50 34.991N, 001 56.224W Free French Navy The Carentan was the first of twelve similar ships built ...

HMT Caroline 1941 Minesweeper N51 42.253 W5 08.328 The image to the left is of mine sweeper and ex trawler ...

S.S.Castlereigh 1925 N50 34.810 W1 56.138 When Steve first dived this wreck in the early 70's she was known as ...

SS catterthun 1881 32°25,469'S 152°34,426'E Catterthun was built by theWilliam Doxford and son’s shipyard in Sunderland, England, and launched in ...

Chanteloupe 1772 (West Indiaman) N50 15.357 W3 51.824 The above painting depicting the Chanteloupe is by artist Roger F  Jones ...

SS Cotavia 1917 U/W photo Steve Clarkson     Porthole Callum BeveridgeSS Cotavia was a British Transport ship built by Irvine Shipbuilding ...

HMS Crocodile 1784 N50 12.081 W3 43.391 The above painting by Nicholas-Pocock (1740-1821) depicts the wrecking of HMS Crocodile on ...

HMS Crown Prize 1691 Lat /Long ? I am text block. Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum ...

D1 - 1918 Prototype British D Class Submarine N50 19.958 W3 29.979 Sonar image of the wreck around 2003 (Steve ...

Dartmouth Cannon site N50 20.524 W3 33.632 In the late sixties /early seventies, Neville Oldham and Tony Almer discovered seven ...

Deventia 1929 The underwater shipwrecks in the area can often be seen from the air The Deventia was a coastal ...

Dorset & Lyme Bay Shipwrecks Aeolian Sky 1979 Aparima 1917 Avanti 1918 Carentan 1943 Gibel Haman 1918 Hawsewell 1786 Hartlepool ...

Privateer & Merchantman "Dragon" 1757 N50 13.774 W3 50.570 The Dragon's Letter of Marque 1756 The Dragon was an American ...

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Dryad 1891 N50 13.428 W3 38.536 The wreck of the Dryad lays close to the northern face of Start point ...

Empire Harry 1945 N50 14.980 W3 51.700 The Empire Harry tug was one of three sisters and was 135 foot ...

Shipwrecks around England Acorn 1898 Basil 1917 Caroline 1941 Glenart Castle 1918 Iona II 1864 King Cadwallon 1906 Kowloon Bridge ...

Erme Estuary wrecks N50 18.193 W3 57.480 The river Erme in South Devon is tidal up to 3.5 miles from ...

Eureka 1869 N50 20.198 W3 32.209 The painting above shows the Eureka entering the river Dart with her aft mast ...

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General Photo Gallery Steve & Neville at Palace Alice Roberts on board Steve’s boat Neville with Chantaloupe cannon Steve searching ...

Gibel Haman 1918 N50 35.872 W02 53.043 SS Gibel Hamel was a British Steamer first owned by Carr L of ...

HMHS Glenart Castle 1918 N50 06.333 W005 02.854 The Glenart Castle is just on of 16 Union Castle boats sunk ...

Tea Clipper "Gossamer" 1869 N50 12.320 W3 42.663 Book on the history of the GossamerSelect the image above to order ...

Guidance of Nautical Archaeology Standards Naughtical Archaeological Society The ideal place to learn about Marine ArchaeologyThe Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) ...

Tea Clipper "Halloween" 1887 N50 13.295 W3 49.718 The image above shows the Halloween & Wesmorland wrecks seen from a ...

Hawswell 1786 N50 11.529 W3 49.782 Loss of the East Indiaman Halsewell by Robert Smirke The Halsewell was an East ...

SS Hartlepool 1940 N50 36.490 W002 25.470 SS Hartlepool was a British steam cargo ship built by William Gray & ...

Herzogin Cecillie 1936 N50 12.858 W3 47.099 The photograph above shows one of the few tall ships still in operation ...

Hispania 56°33.916N 5°59.217W Select Button or image to view steve's 1990 video SS Hispania was a Swedish 1,323 GRT triple-expansion ...

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International Shipwrecks Thislegorm 1941 Catterthun 1895 MV Dara ...

Iona II 1864 N51 11.061 W4 38.859 Protected site For more information see: Wessex Archaeology report DevonLive News Landmark Trust ...

MFV James Barrie 1969 (Built as FV Benella) N58 48.762 W3 02.253 MFV James Barrie was a 66T British Trawler  ...

Liberty Ship "SS James Eagan Layne" 1942 N50°19.579′ E4°14.659 The James Eagan Layne was built in New Orleans in 1944 ...

SS Jebba 1907 N50 14.094 E03 51.701 The photo above shows the S.S.Jebba in here final resting place where local ...

King Cadwallon 1906 N49 57.960 W6 14.610 The King Cadwallon , shown sinking above, was a Glasgow King Line 3275 ...

SS Ambassador 1979 N50 11.529 W3 49.782 The above image is of the ships helm from the SS Ambassador. The ...

Kowloon Bridge 1986 51°28′N 09°14′W The MV Kowloon Bridge was built on the River Tees by Swan Hunter for Bibby ...

SS Kyarra 1918 N50 34.888 W1 56.569 Kyarra in dry dock The 6,953 t Kyarra was built by Denny & ...

Lalla Rookh 1873 N50 12.435 W3 43.793 The Lalla Rookh was a square-rigged tea clipper and was homeward bound to ...

HMS Landrail 1906 N50 33.750 W2 37.470 When Steve first dived this site in the 70's it was thought to ...

Lincoln 1886 N50 02.799 W5 35.659 The SS Lincon was iron steamship en-route from Cardiff to Plymouth with a cargo ...

Some useful sources of information International registry of sunken shipsHistory of Diving SuitsGuidance in Archaeological PracticeEurope on-line Shipwreck DatabaseUniversity of ...

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London 1778 Location unknown The London was an East Indiaman of 723 Tons. She was built in Perry's yard, Blackwell ...

Louis Shield 1939 N50 15.800 W3 52.200 The Louis Sheid was a large ship of 6057 tons, 418ft with a ...

MV Lucy 1967 Dutch Coaster N50.44.27 W005.16.33 The Lucy was a Dutch Trawler carrying a cargo of calcium carbide   ...

SS Luis 1918 N50 36.480N W001 10.012 Photo Steve Clarkson The Luis was an armed cargo ship carrying 7,000 tons ...

M2 Submarine 1932 N50°34.580 N W002°33.930 Click here to see a video of the plane lauching ReferencesSubmarine Museum Portsmouth UKTerry ...

SMS Margraf N58 52.969 W003 08.526 SMS Margraf was a world war 1 German battleship of the Konig class. The ...

Maria 1892 N50 12.175 E3 43.501 This ship was another casualty lost on Prawle Point in South Devon. “The Maria” ...

SS Medina 1917 N50 12.454 W3 32.251 Many items have been recovered from the ship and have been sold at ...

Meirion 1879 N50.13.074 E3 45.156 View of the Meirion from a drone The "Meirion" was an iron sailing ship, belonging ...

SS Mendi 1917 50°27,496'N 01°20,047'W SS Mendi was a steamship of the Elder Dempster Line, requisitioned by the British government ...

Mohegan 1898 N50 02.720 W5 02.588 The SS Mohegan started life as the Cleopatra, a mixed passenger liner and animal ...

Moidart 1918 N50 34.020 W2 47.188 Moidart in dry dock after a collision Ships chronometer - Photo Callum BeveridgeThe Moidart ...

HMS Montagu 1901 51°09'57N - 04°40'40W HMS Montagu was a Duncan-class pre-dreadnought battleship of the British Royal Navy. In May ...

Moorsands (Protected wreck site) Middle Bronze age 12th century 50 12 42N 03 44 20W with 300m exclusion zone View ...

Freighter M V Murree 1989 latitude: 49°57,888'N longitude: 03°14,248'W and is upright in 60m of water. She stands 38m off ...

SS Ambassador 1979 N50 11.529 W3 49.782 The above image is of the ships helm from the SS Ambassador. The ...

MV Napoli 2007 Add Your Heading Text Here The Napoli was built by Samsung Heavy Industries in 1991 and has ...

SS Newholm 1917 N50 12.569 W3 38.528 A view of the Newholm underwater Photo - Richard Knights SS Newholm was ...

Oregon 1890 N50 14.708 W3 56.395 The Oregon was about the same size as the Cutty Sark which is on ...

P555 Submarine 1947 Ex American S24 (SS-129) N50:30.860 002:33.348W This 854 ton S-Class submarine was launched as S24 (SS-129)on 27th ...

SS Percier 1945 N50 17.110 W3 58.110 The Percier was a Belgium steamer who’s original name was “War Buffalo” launched ...

Some of our projects Westindiaman "Dragon" In the 1990’s a friend of mine, Bill Bunting, started looking for the wreck ...

HMS Ramillies 1760 N50 14.182 W3 51.769 HMS Royal Katherine (HMS Ramilles after 1706) was an 84-gun second-rate ship of ...

Rhonda TBA ...

SS Riversdale 1917 N50 11.760 W3 44.138 The photograph above is of the steamship “Marstonmoor” which is very similar to ...

MV Robert 1975 N51 11.097 W4 38.803 The MV Robert was a small, single crew coaster which capsized and sank off the ...

Salcombe Cannon Site (Protected wreck site) N50 12.693 W3 44.706 The site has a 300m exclusion zone Drone view of ...

P & O Liner Salsette N50 29.690 W2 42.970 Telephone off the wreckPhoto Callum BeveridgeLaunched in 1908, the Salsette was ...

San Pedro El Mayor 1588 Position unknown Read moe in our booklet available at Amazon (Select image) There were two ...

Shipwrecks around Scotland & Ireland Aorangi Aurainia 1918 Brummer Catavia 1917 Hispania Margraf Rhonda Shuna Swan Tapti HMS Vanguard ...

MV Secil Japan 1989 N50 14.311 W005 21.748 The MV Secil Japan was a cargo vessel of 2625 gross tons ...

Shipwrecks Shipwreck Conferences International Shipwreck Conference Plymouth Nautical Arcaeological Society Bournemouth University The Shipwreck  Centre at CharlestownLocated in a UNESCO ...

Shuna TBA ...

British Submarine "Sidon" 1955 Medium Range Patrol N50 32.778 W2 38.400 Class and type: S-class submarine Displacement: 814-872 tons surfaced ...

SS shirala 1918 N50 40.915 W0 35.217 On 2nd July 1918 SS Shirala , captained by Murray Dickinson, was en-route ...

SS Skaala 1917 N50 11.750 W3 49.688 The image above is of the Amicitia which is a similar ship built ...

Penlee Lifeboat "Solomon Browne" N50 11.529 W3 49.782 On the 19th December 1981 the Penlee lifeboat Solomon Browne went to ...

S.S.Somali 1941 N55 34.095 001 36.121W. The S.S.Somali was a 6809 tons P & O cargo ship built by Harland ...

South Devon Shipwrecks See South Devon from the skies Some of the South Devon Wrecks are featured below Ambassador Betsey ...

Spirit of the Ocean 1866 N50 13.288 W3 38.636 The painting above was in the "London Illustrated News in 1866 ...

Spyridion Vagliano 1890 N50 02.799 W5 02.680 The Spyridion Vagliano was a 1,110 ton Greek Freighter. On route to Falmouth ...