This is a list of shipwrecks located off the coast of England.

East

Essex Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates16 October 1940A that struck a naval mine and foundered under tow off Harwich.19 November 1939A Japanese ocean liner that struck a German naval mine off Harwich.

Norfolk Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates6 August 1941A trawler that ran aground on Haisborough Sands.23 November 1909A Norwegian barque that ran aground on Haisborough Sands.2 November 1938A Spanish cargo ship that was sunk by the Spanish Nationalist auxiliary cruiser Nadir northeast of Cromer, during the Spanish Civil War.26 October 1941A merchant ship grounded on Hammond Knoll.27 June 1941A naval trawler that was sunk by German aircraft off Winterton Ness.6 August 1941A merchant vessel that ran aground on Haisborough Sands.20 November 1927An oil tanker that ran aground on Haisborough Sands.1682A third-rate ship that sank off Great Yarmouth.9 November 1937A spritsail that foundered off East Runton.17 October 1922A merchant vessel that was stranded on the Scroby Sands.16 March 1801A third-rate warship that struck rocks off Happisburgh.15 October 1672A fourth-rate frigate that sank off Cromer.22 January 1941A merchant vessel that was stranded on the wreck of the at Haisborough Sands, and then bombed by German aircraft.14 October 1932A merchant vessel that ran aground on Haisborough Sands.9 October 1939A merchant vessel that ran aground on Ower Bank.13 February 1870Wrecked on Scroby Sands.19 July 1941A U-class submarine that collided with the Peter Hendriks off Blakeney.Gangeren01 January 1913Wrecked 10/01 on the North Pier, Gorleston Harbour (at the entrance to Great Yarmouth, England) whilst on a voyage from Bruges, Belgium to Great Yarmouth, England with paving stones..52°34'22.6"N 1°44'23.0"E

Suffolk Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates31 January 1895A German liner sunk in the North Sea after colliding with the steamship Crathie.25 February 1941A that was attacked by German E-boats and capsized off Lowestoft.21 June 1941A steam collier that was sunk by a naval mine east of Southwold.3 June 1916A passenger ship that struck a mine and sank southeast of Aldeburgh.Harwich ferry18 April 1807A ferry that capsized off Landguard Fort while overburdened with foot soldiers, women and children.10 September 1939A cargo ship that struck a naval mine off Thorpeness.24 September 1939A cargo ship that was sunk by a naval mine off Aldeburgh.31 May 1940A Type IIB U-boat that was sunk by southeast of Lowestoft.

East Midlands

Leicestershire Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates6 June 2000A tug scuttled at Stoney Cove to create an artificial reef.

North East

County Durham Ship Flag Sunk date Notes CoordinatesSeaton Carew WreckUnknownUnknownA protected wreck lying in the intertidal zone at Seaton Carew.

Northumberland Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates3 September 1921A German steamer wrecked on the Farne Islands.10 November 1918A that was torpedoed by off the Farne Islands.4 July 1940Self-propelling bucket dredger which triggered a German magnetic mine.8 May 1915A cargo ship that was torpedoed by east of Coquet Island.7 September 1838A paddlesteamer that foundered on the Farne Islands.22 November 1918A G-class submarine that ran aground near Howick.29 September 1918A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by British forces off Newton-by-the-Sea.29 April 1940A U-class submarine that collided with Atle Jarl off Blyth.Yewglen1960Ran aground off Beadnell Point.

Tyne and Wear Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates6 May 1917A cargo ship that was sunk by mine east of Roker.1 December 1940An ocean liner that hit a mine off South Shields.23 February 1917A German U-boat that struck its own naval mine at Sunderland.

North West

Lancashire Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates22 December 1894A barque that was caught in a storm and ran aground at Bispham, Blackpool.31 January 2008A roll-on/roll-off ferry that ran aground on Blackpool beach and was finally scrapped in place after refloating attempts failed.

Merseyside Ship Flag Sunk date Notes CoordinatesAlarm1922A lightship sunk in a collision in Liverpool Bay.Ionic Star1939A Blue Star Line cargo ship that crashed on the mad wharf sandbank (a mile from Formby point) on a journey from Rio to Liverpool. Her cargo was salvaged and later used as target practice for the Royal Air Force. 20 March 1793A privateer that sank in the River Mersey.

South East

East Sussex Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates19 October 1916Struck a mine off Hastings.26 January 1749A Dutch East India Company ship that ran aground near Hastings. The wreck site is protected.26 July 1917A Diadem-class cruiser torpedoed off Beachy Head by German submarine .8 August 1912A Holland-class submarine that foundered off Beachy Head while under tow to be scrapped.23 May 1918An armed merchantman torpedoed off Beachy Head by .15 June 1962A Swiss cargo ship that ran aground at Berwickshire in 1958, but was salvaged and repaired. It sank for the final time off Beachy Head, following a collision.20 October 1968A Norwegian motor tanker that exploded off the coast of Eastbourne.3 November 1943A British coaster sunk by a German torpedo near Hastings.13 October 1939A German submarine sunk by a mine off Eastbourne.20 August 1944A German submarine sunk by a mine south of Brighton.3 November 1917A German minelaying submarine torpedoed by off Eastbourne.25 February 1976A British cargo ship sunk after a collision, off Beachy Head. Attended by the Hastings lifeboat.

Hampshire Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates1439Henry V's flagship, struck by lightning in the River Hamble. Now a protected wrecksite. Wreck found in 1859.24 August 1794A ship of the line that took part in the Glorious First of June. It was captured by the British and accidentally destroyed in a fire at Portsmouth.February 1758A ship of the line that ran aground in the East Solent.19 July 1545A Tudor warship sunk in Portsmouth Harbour, possibly during an engagement with the French fleet. Now a protected wrecksite27 November 1703A fourth-rate frigate wrecked at Spithead in the Great Storm of 1703.29 August 1782A first-rate ship of the line that sank at anchor off Portsmouth, with the loss of over 800 lives.

Isle of Wight Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates17 December 1940An sunk by a mine off St. Catherine's Point.21 August 1944A sunk by off St. Catherine's Point.18 June 1944A Canadian ship sunk by a torpedo from a German aircraft off St. Catherine's Point.1753A frigate wrecked off The Needles.8 February 1918An destroyer that collided with St Patrick off Culver Down.1947A steam-powered tugboat, sank and wrecked in Compton Bay; still visible at low tide.31 January 1892A German ocean liner that ran aground on the Back of the Wight.28 January 1918A that collided with Western Australia off Seaview.25 January 1890A sailing ship wrecked at Scratchell's Bay, near The Needles.8 August 1940A German coastal trading vessel captured by the Royal Navy, and bombed by German aircraft off St. Catherine's Point.22 August 1944An sunk by .21 February 1917A troopship rammed by Darro, with the loss of 646 lives.17 March 1870A mail steamer that collided with the steamship Mary near The Needles.7 July 1922A that was scuttled in Scapa Flow in 1919, but was raised by Allied forces and ultimately sunk as a target.5 June 1944A sunk by a mine.14 October 1811A frigate that served in the Napoleonic Wars, and was wrecked off The Needles.5 November 1979A 1,028 GRT merchant vessel sank in heavy seas SW from the Isle of Wight.HMS Scout25 March 1801A French corvette captured by the British and renamed Scout. She was wrecked off The Needles.7 November 1940An S-class submarine sunk when she struck a mine S of St. Catherine's Point.7 April 1945A German submarine sunk by .February 1945A German submarine sunk by a mine.2 December 1917A German submarine that struck a mine and then collided with a patrol boat.5 January 1947A Greek merchant steamship that ran aground off The Needles.25 October 1915A torpedo boat destroyer that struck a mine and subsequently sank under tow about east of Bembridge.

Kent Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates6 August 1914An scout cruiser sunk by a mine laid by .6 April 1909A that collided with east of New Romney.20 July 1940A sunk by German dive bomber aircraft off Folkestone.26 November 1914A battleship that exploded off Sheerness with the loss of 736 men.27 July 1940An bombed whilst in dock at Dover.6 December 1875A passenger steamship that ran aground on the Kentish Knock.7 November 1919A paddle steamer that was sunk by a mine north of Thanet.8 February 1917A that hit a mine off Dungeness.31 May 1878A turret ship that collided with off Folkestone, resulting in 269 deaths. British East India Company11 January 1803An East Indiaman caught in a gale off Margate.12 February 1916A cargo ship that struck a mine southeast of Folkestone.27 February 1916A passenger ship that was sunk by a mine off Folkestone.11 November 1914A minesweeper that was torpedoed by off Deal.5 January 1857An American transatlantic ship that ran aground off Thanet.22 January 1873A Blackwall frigate that was rammed by a steamer while at anchor off Dungeness, resulting in the loss of 293 lives.17 March 1917An in action against eight German torpedo boats was torpedoed in the Strait of Dover.6 November 1910A five-masted windjammer that was rammed by , and subsequently driven onto rocks off the coast of Dover.26 October 1916A steamship torpedoed by the off the Varne Bank.30 March 1850A steamship wrecked at Tongue Sands off Margate.2 May 1918A cargo ship that was torpedoed by about southeast of Folkestone.8 October 1939A German submarine sunk by a mine off Dover.11 April 1918A German submarine that struck a mine off the Varne Bank.22 April 1918A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by a mine.19 December 1917A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by a mine.10 March 1918A Type UB III U-boat that was sunk by a mine.4 February 1918A German minelaying submarine sunk by off Dungeness.20 June 1918A German minelaying submarine sunk by a mine off the Varne Bank.19 October 1940A V-class destroyer that was sunk by a mine northeast of Margate.

Goodwin Sands Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates25 January 1809A merchant vessel sunk in a storm.21 December 1907A cargo ship wrecked in heavy seas.3 December 1915A naval trawler destroyed by a mine laid by 14 October 1881A Nourse Line sailing ship wrecked en route from Middlesbrough to Calcutta.1 January 1860A German brig driven onto the South Sand Head by hurricane-force winds.9 April 1909A steamship that ran aground and broke in two.9 October 1939A steamship that ran aground and broke in two.Mary White6 March 1851A brig that became stranded in rough weather. Its crew were rescued by a lifeboat which subsequently took the name Mary White.20 December 1914A transatlantic ocean liner, upon which the murderer Hawley Crippen was arrested while attempting to flee to Canada. The ship was wrecked when she broke loose from her moorings during a gale.27 November 1703A third-rate ship of the line wrecked in the Great Storm of 1703, with 220 deaths.27 November 1703A third-rate ship of the line wrecked in the Great Storm of 1703, with 387 deaths.19 December 1739An East Indiaman that was wrecked in a heavy storm with the loss of all hands. The wreck was discovered in 2004.27 November 1703A third-rate ship of the line wrecked in the Great Storm of 1703.25 October 1939A German submarine that ran aground while under attack from and .8 February 1917A German minelaying submarine sunk by .1 November 1917A German minelaying submarine torpedoed by .

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