List of shipwrecks of France
This is a list of shipwrecks located in or off the coast of France.
The shipwreck of the Boyne off the Îles Molène, Brittany, 1875
Aquitaine
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U-180 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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 |
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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 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSS Alabama | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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References
- "Le HMS Dafodil ou TF3" (in French). Grieme. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
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