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List of shipwrecks in the Indian Ocean#Bay of Bengal

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This is a partial list of shipwrecks which occurred in the Indian Ocean. The list includes ships that sank, foundered, grounded, or were otherwise lost. The Indian Ocean is here defined in its widest sense, including its marginal seas: the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, the Great Australian Bight, the Mozambique Channel, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, the Strait of Malacca, and the Timor Sea.

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Arabian Sea

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{{SS|Aden2}}

|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|9 June 1897

| A P&O steamship that was wrecked on the island of Socotra off the coast of Yemen.

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{{SS|Albert Gallatin2}}

|{{flag|United States|1912}}

|2 January 1944

|A Liberty ship torpedoed {{convert|60|nmi}} off the Arabian Peninsula by the Japanese submarine {{Jsub|I-26

2}}.

|{{coord|21|21|N|059|58|E|name=SS Albert Gallatin}}

{{SS|Berwyn2}}

|{{naval|United States|1912}}

|6 September 1920

|A cargo ship that was wrecked near the Khuriya Muriya Islands.

| {{coord|17|44|N|056|38|E|name=SS Berwyn}}

{{SS|E.G. Seubert|1918|2}}

|{{flag|United States|1912}}

|22 February 1944

|A tanker that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-510

2}}.{{Cite web |title=E.G. Seubert |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/3199.html |access-date=May 22, 2023 |website=uboat.net}}

|{{Coord|13.50|N|48.93|E|name=SS E.G. Seubert}}

{{ship|MS|Georges Philippar2}}

|{{flag|France}}

|19 May 1932

| An ocean liner that caught fire and sank near Mukalla, Yemen.

|{{coord|14|20|N|50|25|E|name=MS Georges Philippar}}

{{SS|John Barry2}}

|{{flag|United States|1912}}

|28 August 1944

|A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by the German submarine {{GS|U-859

2}} off the coast of Oman.

|{{Coord|15.10|N|55.18|E|name=SS John Barry}}

Kadakkarapally Boat

|Unknown

|11–12th century

|A wreck that was discovered in a coconut grove near Kadakkarappally, Kerala, that dates from around 1020–1160 AD.

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PNS Khaibar

|{{naval|Pakistan}}

|4 December 1971

|A {{sclass2|Battle|destroyer}} that was sunk by he Indian Navy missile boat {{INS|Nirghat|K89|6}} south of Karachi, Pakistan.

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{{INS|Khukri|1958|6}}

|{{naval|India}}

|9 December 1971

|A {{sclass|Blackwood|frigate}} that was torpedoed by the Pakistan Navy submarine {{ship|PNS|Hangor|S131|6}} off Diu, India.

|{{coord|20|16|38|N|70|59|37|E|name=INS Khukri}}

{{shipMOL Comfort}}

|{{flag|Bahamas|civil}}

|17 June 2013

|A container ship that broke apart in bad weather on 17 June 2013. The stern section took on water and sank on 26 June; the bow was taken under tow, but caught fire and sank on 11 July.

|{{coord|14|26|N|66|26|E|name=MOL Comfort (stern)}}, {{coord|19|56|N|65|25|E|name=MOL Comfort (bow)}}

Montanan

|{{flag|United States|1912}}

|3 June 1943

|A cargo ship that was torpedoed by the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine {{Jsub|I-27

2}} {{convert|150|nmi}} south of Masirah Island, Oman.

|{{Coord|17|05|04|N|58|05|00|E|name=SS Santa Paula (1916)}}

Bay of Bengal

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{{SS|Automedon2}}

|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|11 November 1940

|A refrigerated cargo ship sunk by the German auxiliary cruiser {{ship|German auxiliary cruiser|Atlantis

2}} northwest of Sumatra.

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{{MV|Braut Team2}}

|{{flag|Norway}}

|7 June 1991

| The cargo ship, a 15-year-old vessel, sank east of Sri Lanka. Water began flooding the cargo holds on 6 June. The cargo included ferro silicum and a new Chinese steam locomotive bound for the United States. All 17 crewmen were rescued.{{cite book|title=Maritime Casualties, 1963–1996|first=Norman|last=Hooke|page=102|date=1997|publisher=LLP Professional Publishing|isbn=1859781101}}{{cite journal|last1=Hudson |first1= Mike |last2=Atkins |first2=Philip |date=September 2007 |title=Locos lost at sea. The all-time definitive record |journal=The Railway Magazine |publisher=IPC Media Ltd |volume=153 |issue=1277 |pages=14–19 |issn=0033-8923}}{{cite news|title=The Business Times|date=June 10, 1991|location=Singapore|page=30}}

|{{coord|6|4|N|88|51|E|name=MV Braut Team}}

{{SS|Daisy Moller2}}

|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|14 December 1943

|A cargo ship that was torpedoed by Japanese Navy submarine {{GS|RO-110

2}}.{{Cite web |title=SS Daisy Moller (+1943) |url=https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?137023 |access-date=April 17, 2025 |website=wrecksite.eu}}

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{{HMS|Hermes|95|6}}

|{{navy|United Kingdom}}

|9 April 1942

|The world's first purpose-built aircraft carrier, sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft about {{convert|39|nmi|km mi}} northwest of Batticaloa, Ceylon.

|{{coord|7|35|N|82|5|E|name=HMS Hermes}}

{{ship|PNS|Ghazi}}

|{{navy|Pakistan}}

|4 December 1971

|A {{sclass|Tench|submarine}} that sank in unknown circumstances off Visakhapatnam, during the Indo-Pakistani War.

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{{SS|Indus|1904|2}}

|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|10 September 1914

|A steamship captured and scuttled by the Imperial German Navy light cruiser {{SMS|Emden}}.

|{{coord|11|00|N|83|45|E|name=SS Indus (1904)}}

{{Jsub|Ro-1102}}

|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}

|11 February 1944

|A {{sclass|Ro-100|submarine}} sunk by the Royal Indian Navy sloop {{HMIS|Jumna}} and the Royal Australian Navy corvettes {{HMAS|Ipswich|J186|6}} and {{HMAS|Launceston|J179|6}} {{convert|200|nmi}} northeast of Madras, India.

|{{coord|17|25|N|083|21|E|name=Ro-110}}

{{SS|Selma City2}}

|{{flag|United States|1912}}

|7 April 1942

|A cargo ship sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft about {{convert|25|nmi}} off from Vizagapatam (now Vishakhapatnam), India.

|{{coord|17|11|N|83|20|E|name=SS Selma City}}

{{HMAS|Vampire|D68|6}}

|{{naval|Australia|1913}}

|9 April 1942

|A V-class destroyer sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft off the coast of Ceylon.

|{{coord|7|35|N|82|5|E|name=HMAS Vampire (D68)}}

Central Indian Ocean

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{{shipArnhem|ship|2}}

|24px Dutch East India Company

|12 February 1662

|An East Indiaman that ran aground on the Saint Brandon Rocks.

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{{SS|Berwickshire|1912|2}}

| rowspan="4" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|20 August 1944

|A merchant ship that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-861

2}}.{{Cite web |title=Berwickshire |url=https://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/3324.html |access-date=June 17, 2023 |website=uboat.net}}

|{{Coord|30|58|S|38|50|E|name=SS Berwickshire}}

{{SS|Chivalry2}}

|22 February 1944

|A cargo ship that was sunk by a Japanese submarine.

|{{Coord|0|50|S|68|0|E|name=SS Chivalry}}

{{SS|City of Johannesburg2}}

|23 October 1942

|A merchant steamer that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-504

2}} off East London, South Africa.

|{{Coord|33|20|S|29|30|E|name=SS City of Johannesburg}}

{{SS|Clan Macarthur2}}

|12 August 1943

|A {{sclass|Cameron|steamship|0}} cargo steamship that was torpedoed by U-181 off Madagascar.

|{{coord

23|53.11|name=SS Clan Macarthur}}
{{SS|Commissaire Ramel2}}

|{{flag|France}}

|9 September 1940

|A passenger ship that was sunk by the {{ship|German auxiliary cruiser|Atlantis}}.

|{{coord|28|25|S|74|23|E|name=SS Commissaire Ramel}}

{{ship|SS|Cornelia P. Spencer2}}

|{{flag|United States|1912}}

|21 September 1943

|A Liberty ship that was carrying 2,910 tons of steel and 300 tons of gum arabic that was sunk by {{GS|U-188

2}}.{{Cite web |title=Cornelia P. Spencer |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/3076.html |access-date=August 7, 2022 |website=uboat.net}}

|{{coord|2|08|N|50|10|E|name=SS Cornelia P. Spencer}}

{{HMS|Cornwall|56|6}}

| rowspan="2" |{{navy|United Kingdom}}

|5 April 1942

|A {{sclass2|County|cruiser|0}} heavy cruiser that was sunk by Japanese dive bombers in the Easter Sunday Raid.

|{{coord|1|54|N|77|54|E|name=HMS Cornwall (56)}}

{{HMS|Dorsetshire|40|6}}

|5 April 1942

|A {{sclass2|County|cruiser|0}} heavy cruiser that was sunk by Japanese dive bombers in the Easter Sunday Raid.

|{{coord|1|54|N|77|45|E|name=HMS Cornwall (56)}}

{{SS|Empire Chaucer2}}

| rowspan="2" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|17 October 1942

|A cargo ship that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-504

2}} about {{convert|450|nmi}} south of Cape Town, South Africa.

|{{coord|38|12|S|20|04|E|name=SS Empire Chaucer}}

{{MV|Empire Day2}}

|7 August 1944

|A cargo ship that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-198

2}} about {{convert|200|nmi}} east of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

|{{coord|7|06|S|42|00|E|name=MV Empire Day}}

{{SS|Fort Lee2}}

|{{flag|United States|1912}}

|2 November 1944

|A T2 tanker that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-181

2}}.

|{{coord|27|35|S|83|11|E|name=SS Fort Lee}}

{{SS|Fort Longueuil|1942|2}}

|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|19 September 1943

|A North Sands-class cargo ship that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-532

2}}. 57 out of the 57 onboard died in the sinking with two crew members surviving after being at sea for 143 days before coming ashore to Sumatra where they were taken prisoner by the Japanese.{{Cite web |title=Fort Longueuil |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/3069.html |access-date=June 17, 2023 |website=uboat.net}}

|{{coord|10|00|S|68|00|E|name=SS Fort Longueuil}}

{{SS|Frontier|1922|2}}

|{{flag|South Africa|1928}}

|27 September 1957

|A cargo ship that ran aground east of East London, Eastern Cape, Africa.

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{{SS|Hoihow|1933|2}}

|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|2 July 1943

|A passenger ship that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-181

2}}.{{Cite web |title=Hoihow |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2970.html |access-date=June 17, 2023 |website=uboat.net}}

|{{coord|19|30|S|55|30|E|name=SS Hoihow}}

{{Jsub|I-272}}

| rowspan="2" |{{navy|Empire of Japan}}

|12 February 1944

|A Type B1 submarine sunk by the British destroyers {{HMS|Paladin|G69|6}} and {{HMS|Petard|G56|6}}.

|{{coord|01|25|N|72|22|E|name=I-27}}

{{Jsub|I-602}}

|17 January 1942

|A Kaidai 3B-type submarine sunk by the British destroyer {{HMS|Jupiter|F85|6}} south of the Sunda Strait.

|{{coord|06|19|30|S|104|49|20|E|name=I-60}}

{{SS|James B. Stephens2}}

|{{flag|United States|1912}}

|8 March 1943

|A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-160|1941|2}} about {{convert|150|mi}} northeast of Durban, South Africa.

|{{coord|28|53|S|33|18|E|name=SS James B. Stephens}}

{{SS|Khedive Ismail2}}

|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|12 February 1944

|A steamship that was torpedoed by {{Jsub|I-27

2}}, with 1,297 deaths.

|{{coord|01|25|N|72|22|E|name=SS Khedive Ismail}}

{{SS|Koning der Nederlanden2}}

|{{flag|Netherlands}}

|5 October 1881

|An ocean liner that sprang a leak and sank east of the Seychelles.

|{{coord|5|14|S|64|7|E|name=SS Koning der Nederlanden}}

{{ship|German auxiliary cruiser|Kormoran2}}

|{{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|19 November 1941

|A merchant raider that sank off Western Australia near Carnarvon due to damage sustained in combat with the Australian light cruiser {{HMAS|Sydney|D48|2}}.

|{{coord|26|05|46|S|111|04|33|E|name=Kormoran}}

{{USS|Langley|AV-3|6}}

|{{naval|United States|1912}}

|27 February 1942

|A seaplane tender scuttled {{convert|75|nmi|lk=in}} south of Tjilatjap, Java, after sustaining damage in an attack by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft.

|{{coord|08|51|04.2|S|109|02|02.6|E|name=USS Langley (AV-3)}}

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{{ship|French cruiser|Lapérouse2}}

| rowspan="2" |{{navy|France}}

|31 July 1898

|A {{sclass|Lapérouse|cruiser|0}} unprotected cruiser wrecked during a storm on the coast of Madagascar at Anosy.

|

{{ship|French frigate|Magicienne|1778|2}}

|24 August 1810

|A {{sclass|Magicienne|frigate}} that ran aground off Mauritius in the Battle of Grand Port.

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{{SS|Marietta E2}}

|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|4 March 1943

|A cargo ship that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-160|1941|2}}.

|{{coord|31.49|S|31.11|E|name=SS Marietta E}}

{{ship|French submarine|Monge|Q144|2}}

|{{navy|France}}

|8 May 1942

|A {{sclass|Redoutable|submarine

|1928}} sunk by the Royal Navy destroyers {{HMS|Active|H14|6}} and {{HMS|Panther|G41|6}} off Diego-Suarez, Madagascar, during the Battle of Madagascar.

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{{ship|MTS|Oceanos2}}

|{{flag|Greece}}

|4 August 1991

|A cruise ship that sank off Coffee Bay, South Africa.

|{{coord|32|07|15|S|029|07|13|E|name=MTS Oceanos}}

{{USS|Pecos|AO-6|6}}

|{{naval|United States|1913}}

|1 March 1942

|A {{sclass|Kanawha|fleet replenishment oiler}} sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft south of Java.

|{{coord|14|27|S|106|11|E|name=USS Pecos (AO-6)}}

{{HMS|Pegasus|1897|6}}

|{{navy|United Kingdom}}

|20 September 1914

|A {{sclass|Pelorus|cruiser|0}} protected cruiser that sank in the harbor at Zanzibar due to damage sustained earlier in the day in combat with the Imperial German Navy light cruiser {{SMS|Königsberg|1905|6}} during the Battle of Zanzibar.

|{{coord|06|08|54|S|039|11|36|E|name=HMS Pegasus}}

{{ship|German auxiliary cruiser|Pinguin2}}

|{{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|8 May 1941

|An auxiliary cruiser that was sunk by {{HMS|Cornwall|56|6}}.

|{{coord|3|30|0|N|57|48|0|E|name=German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin}}

{{HMS|Plym|K271|6}}

|{{navy|United Kingdom}}

|3 October 1952

|A {{sclass2|River|frigate}} obliterated in the Monte Bello Islands off Western Australia by the detonation of an atomic bomb within her hull in Operation Hurricane, a British nuclear test.

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{{ship|Italian ship|Ramb I2}}

|{{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}

|27 February 1941

|An auxiliary cruiser that was sunk by {{HMNZS|Leander}} in the action of 27 February 1941.

|{{coord|1|0|N|68|30|E|name=Italian ship Ramb I}}

{{ship|SS|Samuel Heintzelman2}}

|{{flag|United States|1912}}

|9 July 1943

|A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-511

2}}. Originally it was believed that it was sunk by a Japanese surface raider. There would be no survivors of the ship from the sinking.{{Cite web |title=Samuel Heintzelman |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/2998.html |access-date=August 7, 2022 |website=uboat.net}}

|{{coord|9|00|S|81|00|E|name=SS Samuel Heintzelman}}

{{HMS|Sirius|1797|6}}

|{{navy|United Kingdom}}

|23 August 1810

|A frigate that ran aground off Mauritius in the Battle of Grand Port.

|

{{HMAS|Sydney|D48|6}}

|{{naval|Australia|1913}}

|19 November 1941

|A {{sclass|Leander|cruiser|0

1931}} light cruiser that sank off Western Australia near Carnarvon due to damage sustained in combat with the German merchant raider {{ship|German auxiliary cruiser|Kormoran2}}.

|{{coord|26|14|31|S|111|12|48|E|name=HMAS Sydney (D48)}}

Texanita

|{{flag|Liberia}}

|21 August 1972

|An oil tanker that collided with Oswego-Guardian off Stilbaai, South Africa.

|{{coord|34.80|S|21.40|E|name=Oswego-Guardian/Texanita collision}}

{{SS|Tjisalak2}}

|{{flag|Netherlands}}

|26 March 1944

|A cargo ship that was torpedoed by {{Jsub|I-8

2}}.

|{{coord|2|30|S|78|40|E|name=SS Tjisalak}}

{{ship|RIMS|Warren Hastings}}

|30px Royal Indian Marine

|14 January 1897

|A troopship that hit a rock and was wrecked off Réunion.

|

=Christmas Island=

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{{MV|Eidsvold|1934|2}}

|{{flag|Norway}}

|20 January 1942

|A motor vessel torpedoed by the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine {{Jsub|I-159

2}} at Flying Fish Cove.

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Janga ("SIEV-221")

|{{flag|Indonesia}}

|15 December 2010

|A fishing boat that hit the rocks at Flying Fish Cove while carrying asylum seekers from Iraq and Iran.

|{{Coord|10|25|1|S|105|40|24|E|name=Christmas Island boat disaster}}

{{MV|Tycoon2}}

|{{flag|Panama}}

|8 January 2012

|A cargo ship wrecked at Flying Fish Cove.

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=Cocos (Keeling) Islands=

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{{SS|Buresk|1914|2}}

|{{flagcountry|German Empire|civil}}

|9 November 1914

|A collier scuttled while under attack by the Royal Australian Navy light cruiser {{HMAS|Sydney|1912|6}} in the Battle of Cocos.

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{{SMS|Emden}}

|{{navy|German Empire}}

|9 November 1914

|File:SMS Emden wreck.jpgA light cruiser run aground and wrecked while under attack by the Royal Australian Navy light cruiser {{HMAS|Sydney|1912|6}} during the Battle of Cocos.

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Great Australian Bight

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Mahomed Shah

|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|April 1853

|A barque that caught fire on 18 April 1853 and sank several days later. All on board were rescued.

|{{coord|40|10|00|S|119|10|00|E|name=Mohamed Shah}}

{{SS|Selje|1920|2}}

|{{flag|Norway}}

|29 March 1929

|A cargo ship that collided with the steamship {{SS|Kaituna

2}} {{convert|25|nmi|lk=in}} southwest of Cape Otway, Victoria, Australia.

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Mozambique Channel

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{{shipAdmiral Gambier|1807 ship|2}}

|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|20 June 1817

|An East Indiaman wrecked on a coral reef.

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{{ship|French submarine|Bévéziers|Q179|2}}

|{{navy|France}}

|5 May 1942

|A {{sclass|Redoutable|submarine

|1928}} sunk by Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm aircraft west of Cap d'Ambre, Madagascar, during the Battle of Madagascar.

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{{shipBreiviken|1911|2}}

|{{flag|Norway|civil}}

|4 July 1943

|A merchant ship that was sunk by {{GS|U-178

2}}.{{Cite web |title=Breiviken |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2974.html |access-date=January 21, 2023 |website=uboat.net}}

|{{coord|21|50|S|37|50|E|name=Breiviken}}

{{MV|Empire City2}}

|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|6 August 1944

|A cargo ship torpedoed by the German submarine {{GS|U-198

2}} off Mocímboa da Praia, Mozambique.

|{{coord|11|33|S|41|25|E|name=MV Empire City}}

{{SS|Express|1940|2}}

|{{flag|United States|1912}}

|30 June 1942

|A Type C3-E cargo ship torpedoed by the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine {{Jsub|I-10

2}}.

|{{coord|23|30|S|37|30|E|name=SS Express (1940)}}

{{ship|French submarine|Le Héros|Q170|2}}

|{{navy|France}}

|7 May 1942

|A {{sclass|Redoutable|submarine

|1928}} sunk by Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm aircraft off Courrier Bay, Madagascar, during the Battle of Madagascar.

|{{coord|12|03|45|S|049|03|30|E|name=Le_Héros}}

{{MV|Mary Livanos2}}

|{{flag|Portugal}}

|11 July 1943

|A steam merchant ship torpedoed by {{GS|U-178

2}}.{{Cite web |title=Mary Livanos |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/3003.html |access-date=June 8, 2023 |website=uboat.net}}

|{{coord|15|40|S|40|45|E|name=Mary Livanos}}

{{SS|Robert Bacon|1943|2}}

|{{flag|United States|1912}}

|14 July 1943

|A Liberty ship torpedoed by the German submarine {{GS|U-178

2}}.{{Cite web |title=Robert Bacon |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/3005.html |access-date=August 7, 2022 |website=uboat.net}}

|{{coord|15|25|S|41|13|E|name=SS Robert Bacon}}

Persian Gulf

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Iran Ajr

|{{navy|Islamic Republic of Iran}}

|26 September 1987

|A landing craft that served as a minelayer during the Iran–Iraq War, captured and scuttled by United States Navy forces.

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U-533

|{{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|16 October 1943

|A Type IXC/40 U-boat sunk by British aircraft off Fujairah.

|{{coord|25|28|N|56|50|E|name=German submarine U-533}}

Red Sea

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Aida

|{{flag|Egypt}}

|15 September 1957

|A supply ship sunk off the coast of Big Brother Island.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

|{{coord|26|19|N|34|50|E|name=SS Aida}}

{{shipAl-Baraqua II}}

|{{flag|Djibouti}}

|6 April 2006

|A capsized passenger ferry.

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{{ship|MS|al-Salam Boccaccio 982}}

|{{flag|Egypt}}

|3 February 2006

|Capsized passenger ferry.

|{{coord|27.033|N|34.883|E|name=MS al-Salam Boccaccio}}

{{SS|Carnatic2}}

|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|15 September 1869

|Ran aground on a coral reef on 12 September, broke in half and sank three days later. 31 people drowned.{{cite web|url=http://www.divesitedirectory.co.uk/dive_site_red_sea_north_hurghada_wreck_carnatic.html |title=DiveSiteDirectory for Carnatic |publisher=Divesitedirectory.co.uk |accessdate=27 April 2010}}

|{{coord|27|34|N|33|55|E|name=SS Carnatic}}

Chrisoula K

|{{flag|Greece}}

|31 August 1981

|A cargo ship that ran aground on a reef.{{cite web|url=http://www.divesitedirectory.co.uk/dive_site_red_sea_north_hurghada_wreck_chrisoula_k.html |title=DiveSiteDirectory for Chrisoula K |publisher=Divesitedirectory.co.uk |date=31 August 1981 |accessdate=27 April 2010}}

|{{coord|27|34|53|N|33|55|55|E|name=Chrisoula K}}

{{SS|Dunraven2}}

|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|22 April 1876

|A merchant ship that hit a reef and sank in the Gulf of Suez, close to the Sinai Peninsula.{{Cite web |title=SS Dunraven [+1876] |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?13675 |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=wrecksite.eu}}

|{{coord|27.4215|34.0730|name=SS Dunraven}}

{{ship|Egyptian minesweeper|El Mina2}}

|{{naval|Egypt}}

|1969

|A {{sclass2|T43|minesweeper}} bombed and sunk by an Israeli Air Force aircraft near Hurghada.{{cite web|url=https://www.divesitedirectory.co.uk/dive_site_red_sea_hurghada_wreck_el_mina.html |title=DiveSiteDirectory for El Mina |publisher=Divesitedirectory.co.uk |accessdate=27 April 2010}}

|{{coord|27|13|55|N|33|51|34|E|name=El Mina}}

{{shipGiannis D}}

|{{flag|Greece}}

|19 April 1983

|A cargo ship that sank with its cargo of timber at Sha'ab Abu Nuhas, north of Hurghada.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

|

{{ship|Italian destroyer|Giovanni Acerbi2}}

|{{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}

|4 April 1941

|A torpedo boat sunk in port at Massawa by British aircraft.{{cite book|editor1-last=Gray|editor1-first=Randal|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921 |year=1985 |location=Annapolis, Maryland|publisher=Naval Institute Press |isbn=0-85177-245-5 |chapter=Italy |first1=Aldo|last1=Fraccaroli|pages=252, 290 }}

|

{{shipKimon M}}

|{{flag|Panama}}

|12 December 1978

|A cargo ship which sank on at Sha'ab Abu Nuhas, north of Hurghada, when she ran into the reef of Abu Nuhas.{{cite web|url=http://www.divesitedirectory.co.uk/dive_site_red_sea_north_hurghada_wreck_kimon_m.html |title=DiveSiteDirectory for Kimon M |publisher=Divesitedirectory.co.uk |date=12 December 1978 |accessdate=27 April 2010}}

|{{coord|27|34|48|N|33|56|00|E|name=Kimon M}}

{{ship|Italian submarine|Macallé2}}

|{{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}

|15 June 1940

|A {{sclass|Adua|submarine

} that was scuttled southeast of Port Sudan after the crew became "incapacitated" because of fumes leaking out of the submarine's air conditioning system.{{Cite web |title=Macallé (MA) |url=https://uboat.net/italian_submarines/boats/108 |access-date=May 21, 2024 |website=uboat.net}}

|{{coord|19|13|N|38|09|E|name=Macallé}}

|-

| {{SS|Nazario Sauro||2}}

|{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}

|6 April 1941

|A merchant-passenger ship that was scuttled at Nakura on Dalac Island off Eritrea.{{Cite web |title=SS Nazario Sauro (+1941) |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?148025 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=wrecksite.eu}}

|

|-

|Numidia

| rowspan="2" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|20 July 1901

|A cargo liner that sank at Big Brother Island.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

|{{coord|26|19|N|34|50|E|name=Numidia}}

|-

|{{SS|Rosalie Moller||2}}

|October 1941

|A cargo ship bombed two days after the supply ship Thistlegorm—– anchored some {{convert|20|nmi|lk=in}} away off the Sinai Peninsula — was sunk. She rests north of Hurghada, north of the reefs of Abu Nuhas, in some {{convert|50|m|ft|0|sp=us}} of water.{{cite web|url=https://www.divesitedirectory.co.uk/dive_site_red_sea_north_hurghada_wreck_rosalie_moller.html |title=DiveSiteDirectory for Rosalie Moller |publisher=Divesitedirectory.co.uk |date=19 November 2009 |accessdate=27 April 2010}}

|{{coord|27|39|03|N|33|46|17|E|name=SS Rosalie Moller}}

|-

| {{ship||Salem Express}}

|{{flag|Egypt}}

|17 December 1991

|The passenger ship ran into a shallow reef and sank {{convert|57|nmi|lk=in}} south of Hurghada, after the captain took a shortcut on his trip from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to Safaga, Egypt.

|{{Coord|26|38|22.02|N|34|3|39.9|E|name=MV Salem Express}}

|-

|{{SS|Steel Seafarer||2}}

|{{Flag|United States|1912}}

|5 September 1941

|A cargo ship that was sunk by a German plane.{{Cite web |title=SS Steel Seafarer (+1941) |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?14591 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=wrecksite.eu}}

|

|-

|{{SS|Thistlegorm||2}}

|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|6 October 1941

|A cargo ship sunk by German bombers near Sharm el-Sheikh.{{cite web|url=http://www.divesitedirectory.co.uk/dive_site_red_sea_sharm_el_sheikh_wreck_thistlegorm.html |title=DiveSiteDirectory for Thistlegorm |publisher=Divesitedirectory.co.uk |accessdate=27 April 2010}}

|{{coord|27|48|51|N|33|55|12|E|name=SS Thistlegorm}}

|-

|{{SS|Umbria||2}}

|{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}

|9 June 1940

|A cargo ship scuttled by her crew near Port Sudan.

|{{coord|19|38|19|N|37|19|38|E|name=SS Umbria}}

|-

|{{ship|Italian destroyer|Vincenzo Giordano Orsini||2}}

|{{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}

|8 April 1941

|A torpedo boat scuttled in the harbor entrance at Massawa.

|

|-

|{{ship||Zingara|ship|2}}

|{{flag|Italy}}

|22 August 1984

|Commonly referred to as Kormoran, a cargo ship that sailed from Aqaba with a cargo of phosphate rock and hit Laguna Reef in the Straits of Tiran.

|

|}

Strait of Malacca

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{{ship|MS|Empress of Australia2}}

|{{flag|Australia|civil}}

|23 August 1992

|A cruise ship that sank in a collision with the Taiwanese fishing vessel Terfu 51.

|

{{SS|Galileo Galilei2}}

|{{flag|Bahamas|civil}}

|21 May 1999

|A cruise ship that sank off the coast of Perak following a fire.

|{{coord|4|37|1|N|99|54|6|E|name=SS Galileo Galilei}}

{{USS|Grenadier|SS-210|6}}

|{{naval|United States|1912}}

|22 April 1943

|A {{sclass|Tambor|submarine}} scuttled off Phuket, Thailand, after Japanese aircraft damaged her the previous day.

|{{coord|06|30|N|097|40|E|name=USS Grenadier (SS-210)}}

{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Haguro2}}

| rowspan="3" |{{navy|Empire of Japan}}

|16 May 1945

|A {{sclass|Myōkō|cruiser}} sunk by British forces {{convert|48|nmi|lk=in}} off Penang in the Battle of the Malacca Strait.

|

{{Jsub|I-342}}

|13 November 1943

|A Type B1 submarine sunk {{convert|30|nmi|0|lk=in}} off Penang by the British submarine {{HMS|Taurus|P399|6}}.

|{{coord|05|17|N|100|05|E|name=O-34}}

{{Jsub|I-1662}}

|17 July 1944

|A Kaidai 5-type submarine that was sunk by the British submarine {{HMS|Telemachus|P321|6}} off One Fathom Bank.

|{{coord|2|48|N|101|03|E|name=Japanese submarine I-166}}

{{MV|Jenwin2}}

|{{flag|Malaysia|civil}}

|18 December 1999{{Cite web |title=MV Jenwin [+1999] |url=https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?117663 |access-date=January 21, 2024 |website=wrecksite.eu}}

|

|

{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Kuma2}}

|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}

|11 January 1944

|A {{sclass|Kuma|cruiser|1}} that was sunk by the Royal Navy submarine {{HMS|Tally-Ho|P317|6}} west of Penang.

|{{coord|5|26|N|99|52|E|name=Kuma}}

{{ship|French destroyer|Mousquet2}}

|{{navy|France}}

|28 October 1914

|An {{sclass|Arquebuse|destroyer}} sunk by the Imperial German Navy light cruiser {{SMS|Emden|1908|6}} at Penang during the Battle of Penang.

|

{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Myōkō2}}

| rowspan="2" |{{navy|Empire of Japan}}

|8 June 1946

|A {{sclass|Myōkō|cruiser|1}} that was scuttled near Port Klang.

|{{coord|3|5|N|100|40|E|name=Japanese cruiser Myōkō}}

{{shipNichinan Maru|1942|2}}

|19 November 1944

|A cargo ship that was torpedoed by the {{HMS|Stratagem|P234|6}} {{convert|25|mi|km}} northeast of Bengkalis Islands.{{Cite web |title=IJN NICHINAN MARU: Tabular Record of Movement |url=http://www.combinedfleet.com/Nichinan%201D_t.htm |access-date=January 21, 2024 |website=combinedfleet.com}}

|{{coord|01|37|N|102|53|E|name=Nichinan Maru}}

{{shipSovereign of the Seas|clipper|2}}

|{{flag|United States|1859}}

|6 August 1859

|A clipper that was wrecked on the Pyramid Shoal.

|

{{HMS|Stratagem|P234|6}}

|{{navy|United Kingdom}}

|22 November 1944

|A {{sclass2|British S|submarine|1

1931}} that was scuttled by her crew after being damaged by depth charges from the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine chaser {{ship|Japanese submarine chaser|CH-352}}. Ten of the crew were captured, three of whom survived.{{Cite web |title=HMS Stratagem (P 234) |url=https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3451.html |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=uboat.net}}

|

{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Takao|1930|2}}

|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}

|19 October 1946

|A {{Sclass|Takao|cruiser|0}} heavy cruiser that was surrendered to the British and sunk as a target.

|{{coord|03|05|05|N|100|41|00|E|name=Japanese cruiser Takao (1930)}}

{{GS|U-1812}}

| rowspan="4" |{{navy|Nazi Germany}}

|12 February 1946

|A Type IXD2 U-boat that was scuttled near Port Klang.

|{{coord|3|05|50|N|100|42|50|E|name=German submarine U-181}}

{{GS|U-8592}}

|23 September 1944

|A Type IXD2 U-boat that was sunk by {{HMS|Trenchant|P331|6}}.

|{{coord|5.767|N|100.067|E|name=German submarine U-859}}

{{GS|U-8622}}

|13 February 1946

|A Type IXD2 U-boat that was scuttled near Port Klang.

|{{coord|3|05|N|100|38|E|name=German submarine U-862}}

{{GS|UIT-232}}

|14 February 1944

|A {{sclass|Liuzzi|submarine|1}}, formerly named Reginaldo Giuliani, that was seized by Germany and was torpedoed by the British submarine {{HMS|Tally-Ho|P317|6}} northwest of Pangkor Island.

|{{coord|04|27|N|100|11|E|name=UIT-23}}

{{HMS|Vestal|J215|6}}

|{{navy|United Kingdom}}

|26 July 1945

|An {{sclass|Algerine|minesweeper}} damaged by a kamikaze attack and subsequently scuttled.

|{{coord|07|05|N|97|50|E|name=HMS Vestal (J215)}}

{{shipYasushima Maru|1939|2}}

|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}

|March 28, 1944

|A cargo ship for the Imperial Japanese Army that was torpedoed by the {{HMS|Truculent|P315|6}} in the Straits of Malacca.{{Cite web |date= |title=Yasushima Maru (+1944) |url=https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?58259 |access-date=January 21, 2024 |website=wrecksite.eu}}

|

{{ship|Russian cruiser|Zhemchug2}}

|{{navy|Russian Empire}}

|28 October 1914

|An {{sclass|Izumrud|cruiser|0}} protected cruiser sunk by the Imperial German Navy light cruiser {{SMS|Emden|1908|6}} at Penang during the Battle of Penang.

|

Timor Sea

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{{Jsub|I-1242}}

|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}

|27 January 1942

|A Kiraisen-type submarine sunk by Royal Australian Navy and United States Navy ships and aircraft {{convert|18|nmi}} due south of Penguin Hill on Bathurst Island in Australia's Northern Territory.

|{{coord|12|07|12.328|S|130|06|23.619|E|name=I-124}}

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