List of shipwrecks of France
Aquitaine
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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U-180 | 23 August 1944 | A Type IXD1 U-boat sunk off Soorts-Hossegor. | 44.000°N 2.000°W |
Brittany
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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SS Ajax | 25 December 1917 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-104 south of Audierne. | 47°53′N 4°32′W | |
HMS Amazon | 14 January 1797 | A frigate that ran aground at Audierne. | ||
HMS Amfitrite | 4 March 1807 | A frigate wrecked off Ushant. | ||
MV Amoco Cadiz | 16 March 1978 | A supertanker that ran aground at Portsall, causing an oil spill. | 48.6°N 4.7°W | |
HMS Arethusa | 19 March 1779 | Royal Navy frigate, wrecked off Ushant after sustaining considerable damage in a battle with the French ship Aigrette. | 48°27′4″N 5°4′4″W | |
Asgard II | 11 September 2008 | A brigantine that sank off Belle Île. | 47°18′03″N 3°33′02″W | |
HMCS Athabaskan | 29 April 1944 | A Tribal-class destroyer that was torpedoed by T24 off Plouguerneau. | 48°43′N 4°32′W | |
Auguste | 29 January 1795 | A ship of the line caught in a tempest off Brest. | ||
MS Böhlen | 14 Octobre 1976 | An oil tanker that sank after going aground off the Île de Sein | 48°10′30″N 5°10′48″W | |
HMS Charybdis | 23 October 1943 | A Dido-class cruiser that was sunk by German torpedo boats off the north coast of Brittany. | 48°59′N 3°39′W | |
Droits de l'Homme | 1797 | Sunk after going aground off Plozévet. | ||
SS Empire Conyngham | 20 June 1949 | A cargo ship that was scuttled off Brest. | 47°52′N 8°51′W | |
MV Erika | 12 December 1999 | An oil tanker that sank in the Bay of Biscay, causing an oil spill. | 47°9′N 4°15′W | |
HMS Firm | 29 June 1811 | A gun-brig wrecked off Cancalle Bay. | ||
France | 26 August 1922 | A Courbet-class battleship that struck a rock in Quiberon Bay. | 47°27′6″N 3°2′0″W | |
USS Gypsum Queen | 28 April 1919 | A tugboat that struck a rock off Brest. | ||
SS Hilda | 18 December 1905 | A steamship that hit the Pierre de Portes rocks in thick fog and sank off Saint-Malo. | 48°40.49′N 2°5.72′W | |
SS London | 11 January 1864 | Sunk in a storm in the Bay of Biscay. | ||
HMS Magnificent | 25 March 1804 | A Ramillies-class ship of the line that struck a reef off Brest. | ||
HMS Monkey (1801) | 25 December 1810 | A gun-brig wrecked on Belle Île while participating in the blockade of Lorient. | ||
Neptune | 28 December 1794 | A ship of the line wrecked off Brest during the Croisière du Grand Hiver. | ||
HMS Repulse | 10 March 1800 | An Intrepid-class ship of the line abandoned in the Glénan islands. | ||
Royal Louis | 24 December 1794 | A ship of the line that ran aground off Brest. | ||
Saint-Esprit | 30 January 1795 | A Saint-Esprit-class ship of the line wrecked off Brest during Croisière du Grand Hiver. | ||
Séduisant | 16 December 1796 | A Séduisant-class ship of the line wrecked off Brest. | ||
Superbe | 30 January 1795 | A Téméraire-class ship of the line wrecked off Brest during the Croisière du Grand Hiver. | ||
U-103 | 12 May 1918 | A German submarine that was rammed by RMS Olympic off Brest. | 49°16′N 4°51′W | |
U-171 | 9 October 1942 | A Type IXC U-boat that was sunk near Lorient. | 47°39′N 03°34′W | |
U-441 | 8 June 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk off Ushant. | 48°27′N 05°47′W | |
U-526 | 14 April 1943 | A Type IXC/40 U-boat that was sunk by mines near Lorient. | 47°30′N 03°45′W | |
U-767 | 18 June 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British destroyers north of Tréguier. | 49°03′N 03°13′W | |
U-821 | 10 June 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by aircraft off Ushant. | 48°31′N 05°11′W | |
UC-36 | 21 May 1917 | A German Type UC II U-boat that was rammed by French steamer Molière off Ushant. | 48°42′N 05°14′W |
Channel Islands
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMS Affray | 16 April 1951 | An Amphion-class submarine lost near Hurds Deep. | 49°30′N 3°34′W | |
SMS Baden | 16 August 1921 | A Bayern-class dreadnought sunk as a target in Hurd Deep. | 49°49′42″N 2°23′21″W | |
HMS Dragon | 15 March 1712 | A frigate that served in the Anglo-Dutch Wars, and was wrecked near Guernsey. | ||
HMS Lady Olive | 19 February 1917 | A Q ship that was sunk by SM UC-18 west of Jersey. | 49°15′N 02°34′W | |
SS Stella | 30 March 1899 | A passenger ferry that hit a granite reef off the Casquets. | ||
UC-18 | 19 February 1917 | A German minelaying submarine sunk by Q ship Lady Olive west of Jersey. | 49°15′N 02°34′W |
Corsica
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMS Fleche | 12 November 1795 | A corvette that ran aground and capsized in the bay of Saint-Florent. | ||
HMS Saracen | 14 August 1943 | An S-class submarine that was attacked by Italian corvettes and scuttled off Bastia. | 42°45′N 9°30′E |
Languedoc-Roussillon
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Wreck of Rochelongue | A shipwreck found west of Cap d'Agde dating to the Iron Age, around 600 BC. |
Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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SS Abukir | 28 May 1940 | A steamship that was torpedoed by S-34 northeast of Calais, while evacuating soldiers and civilians from Ostend. | 51.20°N 2.16°E | |
L'Adroit | 25 May 1940 | A L'Adroit-class destroyer that was bombed by German aircraft off Dunkirk. | 51°03′N 2°23′E | |
HMS Assistance | 29 March 1802 | A fourth-rate ship that hit a sandbank off Dunkirk. | ||
Elizabeth | 28 December 1810 | A cargo ship wrecked on the Dunkirk brake, with at least 380 deaths. | ||
HMS Grenade | 29 May 1940 | A G-class destroyer that was sunk by German Stuka dive bomber aircraft during the Battle of Dunkirk. | 51°24′28″N 2°49′10″E | |
HMS Havant | 1 June 1940 | A H-class destroyer that was scuttled after taking damage in the Battle of Dunkirk. | 51°08′00″N 2°15′49″E | |
HMS Hermes | 31 October 1914 | A Highflyer-class cruiser torpedoed by German submarine U-27. | 51°06′18″N 1°50′18″E | |
HMS Keith | 1 June 1940 | A B-class destroyer sunk at Dunkirk by enemy aircraft. | 51°04′46″N 02°26′47″E | |
HMS Laforey | 23 March 1917 | A Laforey-class destroyer that hit a mine off Cap Gris Nez. | ||
SS Huntley | 21 November 1915 | A German hospital ship seized by the British Navy, and torpedoed by UB-10 off Boulogne. | ||
U-109 | 26 January 1918 | A German submarine sunk in the English Channel. | 50°53′N 1°31′E | |
UC-26 | 8 May 1917 | A German minelaying submarine rammed by HMS Milne off Calais. | 51°03′N 01°40′E | |
UC-61 | 26 July 1917 | A German minelaying submarine stranded and scuttled off Boulogne. | 50°53′N 01°33′E | |
UC-79 | 1918 | A German minelaying submarine sunk by a mine off Cap Gris Nez. |
Normandy
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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CSS Alabama | 11 June 1864 | A screw sloop-of-war sunk off Cherbourg-Octeville during the American Civil War. | 49°45′09″N 1°41′42″W | |
SS Amsterdam | 7 August 1944 | A hospital ship that was sunk by a mine while taking casualties from Juno Beach. | ||
HMS Berkeley | 19 July 1942 | A Hunt-class destroyer that was damaged by German bombers and scuttled off Dieppe. | 49°59′N 01°02′E | |
HMS Britomart | 27 August 1944 | A Halcyon-class minesweeper that was, along with HMS Hussar, accidentally sunk by RAF Hawker Typhoons off Le Havre. | ||
HMS Capel | 26 December 1944 | A Captain-class frigate that was torpedoed by U-486 off Cherbourg. | 49°50′N 1°41′W | |
HMS Centurion | 7 June 1944 | A King George V-class battleship sunk as a breakwater off Avranches. | ||
La Combattante | 23 February 1945 | A Hunt-class destroyer that was used by the Free French Naval Forces, and sank off Normandy. | ||
USS Corry | 6 June 1944 | A Gleaves-class destroyer sunk off Îles Saint-Marcouf during the D-Day landings. | 49°30′50″N 1°11′30″W | |
HMS D3 | 12 March 1918 | A D-class submarine that was mistakenly bombed by a French airship off Fecamp. | ||
HMS Daffodil | 18 March 1945 | A train ferry that was requisitioned by the Royal Navy as an amphibious warfare ship, and was sunk by a mine off Dieppe. | 50°02′N 01°04′E | |
MV Derrycunihy | 24 June 1944 | A troopship that was sunk by a mine off Sword Beach. | ||
HMS Derwent | 2 May 1917 | A River-class destroyer sunk off Le Havre by a mine laid by German submarine UC-26. | 49°30′48″N 0°1′48″W | |
ORP Dragon | 7 July 1944 | A Danae-class cruiser that was transferred to the Polish Navy and then scuttled near Courseulles. | ||
HMS Durban | 9 June 1944 | A Danae-class light cruiser that was scuttled as a breakwater off Ouistreham. | 49°20′44″N 00°16′08″W | |
USS Eastern Shore | 4 August 1944 | A cargo ship sunk to form part of a Mulberry harbour. | ||
HMS Eden | 18 June 1916 | A River-class destroyer that collided with SS France off Fécamp. | ||
SS Empire Broadsword | July 1944 | An infantry landing ship sunk by a mine off Normandy. | 49°25′N 0°54′W | |
SS Empire Javelin | 28 December 1944 | An infantry landing ship that was sunk in the English Channel. | 50°5′N 1°0′W | |
SS Galeka | 28 October 1916 | A hospital ship that struck a mine while entering Le Havre. | 49°34′N 0°5′E | |
USS Glennon | 10 June 1944 | A Gleaves-class destroyer that hit a mine and was sunk by shore batteries in the Baie de la Seine. | ||
HMS Hussar | 27 August 1944 | A minesweeper sunk by friendly fire off Le Havre, along with HMS Britomart. | ||
HMS Isis | 20 July 1944 | An I-class destroyer sunk off the coast of Normandy. | ||
Komet | 14 October 1942 | A German auxiliary cruiser sunk by British motor torpedo boats near La Hague. | 49°44′0″N 1°32′0″W | |
HMHS Lanfranc | 17 April 1917 | A hospital ship torpedoed by German submarine UB-40 off Le Havre. | 50°06′36″N 0°07′12″E | |
SS Léopoldville | 24 December 1944 | A former Belgian passenger liner converted to a transport ship, torpedoed 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) from the coast of Cherbourg-Octeville. | 49°45′N 1°34′W | |
USS Miantonomah | 25 September 1944 | A cargo ship and minelayer sunk by a mine off Le Havre. | 49°26′29″N 0°11′31″E | |
USS Partridge | 11 June 1944 | A Lapwing-class minesweeper sunk by German E-boats off Vierville-sur-Mer. | 49°30′N 00°50′W | |
USS PC-1261 | 6 June 1944 | A PC-461-class submarine chaser, and the first ship sunk during the D-Day landings. | 49°30′N 01°10′W | |
SS Pennsylvanian | 16 July 1944 | A cargo ship scuttled to form part of a Mulberry harbour. | 49°22′29″N 0°53′31″W | |
HMS Pylades | 8 July 1944 | A Catherine-class minesweeper sunk off Juno Beach. | 49°25′36″N 00°15′04″W | |
HMS Quorn | 3 August 1944 | A Hunt-class destroyer sunk off the coast of Normandy. | ||
USS Rich | 8 June 1944 | A Buckley-class destroyer escort that hit three mines off Îles Saint-Marcouf. | 49°31′N 1°10.6′W | |
HMHS Salta | 10 April 1917 | A hospital ship that hit a mine laid by UC-26 off Le Havre. | 49°32′8″N 0°2′18″W | |
HMS Shannon | 10 December 1803 | A frigate wrecked off Tatihou. | ||
Soleil-Royal | 3 June 1692 | A ship of the line beached at Cherbourg and destroyed by fireships. | ||
USS Susan B. Anthony | 7 June 1944 | A transport ship sunk by a mine off Normandy; all 2,689 people aboard were rescued. | 49°29′24″N 0°42′48″W | |
HNoMS Svenner | 6 June 1944 | An S-class destroyer that served in the Royal Norwegian Navy, and was sunk off Sword Beach. | 49°27′N 0°15′W | |
USS Tide | 7 June 1944 | An Auk-class minesweeper sunk by a mine off Îles Saint-Marcouf. | 49°36′59″N 1°4′59″W | |
SS Train Ferry No. 2 | 13 June 1940 | A train ferry that was requisitioned by the Royal Navy as an amphibious warfare ship, and was sunk by German gunfire off Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer.[1] | 49°56′N 00°56′E | |
U-151 | 7 June 1921 | A German submarine sunk as a target at Cherbourg. | ||
UC-78 | 9 May 1918 | A German minelaying submarine rammed by SS Queen Alexander off Cherbourg. | 49°49′N 01°40′W | |
HMAT Warilda | 3 August 1918 | An Australian hospital ship torpedoed by U-boat UC-49 off Le Havre. | ||
SS West Cheswald | 11 June 1944 | A cargo ship scuttled off Utah Beach as a breakwater. | ||
MS West Grama | 8 June 1944 | A cargo ship scuttled off Omaha Beach as a breakwater. | ||
MS West Honaker | 8 June 1944 | A cargo ship scuttled off Utah Beach as a breakwater. | ||
SS West Nohno | 11 June 1944 | A cargo ship scuttled off Utah Beach as a breakwater. | ||
White Ship | 25 November 1120 | A 12th century vessel that sank in the English Channel near the Normandy coast off Barfleur. |
Pays de la Loire
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMS Alcmene | 29 April 1809 | An Alcmene-class frigate wrecked off Nantes. | ||
USS Buchanan | 29 March 1942 | A Wickes-class destroyer that was deliberately blown up in the St Nazaire Raid. | 47°16′34″N 2°11′49″W | |
Héros (1750) | 21 September 1759 | A ship of the line wrecked off Le Croisic. | ||
RMS Lancastria | 17 June 1940 | A Cunard Liner sunk in the Loire River estuary during World War II. | 47°10′26″N 2°19′15″W | |
Saint-Philibert | 14 June 1931 | A cruise ship that sank off the Île de Noirmoutier, resulting in the death of nearly 500 passengers. | ||
Sachsenwald | 6 August 1944 | A German weather ship that was sunk by a British convoy off Île d'Yeu. | ||
U-268 | 19 February 1943 | A Type VIIC U-boat sunk by depth charges off Nantes. | 47°03′N 05°56′W | |
U-51 | 20 August 1940 | A Type VIIB U-boat torpedoed by HMS Cachalot off Saint-Nazaire. | 47°06′N 04°51′W | |
U-736 | 6 August 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat sunk by HMS Loch Killin off Saint-Nazaire. | 47°19′N 4°16′W |
Poitou-Charentes
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMS Atalante | 12 February 1807 | A brig-sloop wrecked off Île de Ré. | ||
U-107 | 18 August 1944 | A Type IXB U-boat sunk by depth charges off La Rochelle. | 46°46′N 03°49′W | |
U-263 | 20 January 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk during a deep dive trial off La Rochelle. | 46°06′N 01°36′W | |
U-667 | 25 August 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that struck a mine off Oléron. | 46°00′N 01°30′W |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Espingole | 4 February 1903 | A Durandal-class destroyer that struck a rock near Cavalaire-sur-Mer. | 43°09′20″N 06°36′30″E | |
Héros | 18 December 1793 | A ship of the line that was scuttled by fire at Toulon. | ||
L'Indomptable | 27 November 1942 | A Le Fantasque-class destroyer that was scuttled at Toulon to avoid capture (see Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon). | ||
Madrague de Giens | 75-60 BCE | A Roman merchantman sunk off the coast of La Madrague de Giens, east of Toulon. | 43°2′N 06°6′E | |
Magenta | 31 October 1875 | An ironclad warship that exploded in the military harbour of Toulon. | ||
U-303 | 21 May 1943 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was torpedoed by HMS Sickle off Toulon. | 42°50′N 06°00′E |
References
- "Le HMS Dafodil ou TF3" (in French). Grieme. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
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