List of shipwrecks of Asia#Turkey
Arabia
=Bahrain=
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Fifi
|{{Flag|Bahrain|1972}} |Unknown |A tugboat that sank in the 1980s. The wreck is a popular shallow depth dive site.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20061104030158/http://www.scubabooksonline.com/Redsea/divebahrainsites.htm "Dive Sites of Bahrain"]}}. Online Scuba Books. Retrieved 15 March 2013. |26° 9'28.16"N 50°45'18.57"E |
Unknown
|Unknown |16–17th century |A ship that was sacked and burned along with the Abu Mahir fort on Muharraq Island. The ship's cannons are now kept outside the Bahrain National Museum.{{Cite web|title=A Survey for Shipwrecks, Submerged Settlements and Seafaring Technology in Bahrain|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315803872|access-date=2021-07-22|website=ResearchGate|language=en}} | |
=Qatar=
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{{MV|Demas Victory | 2}}
|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates|civil}} |30 June 2009 |A supply ship that capsized about {{convert|10|nmi}} off Doha. | |
=Saudi Arabia=
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{{MV|Free Enterprise|1966|2}}
|{{Flag|Egypt|civil}} |2004 |A Ro-Pax vessel, later renamed Al Fahad, that was anchored after engine problems and abandoned {{convert|14.6|km}} southwest of the old city center of Jeddah. |{{Coord|21|22|35.67|N|39|07|13.51|E|name=Al-Fahad (ex Free Enterprise III)}} | ||
{{MV|Glen Sannox|1957|2}}
|{{Flag|Panama|civil}} |2000 |A Clyde car ferry built in 1957 which ran aground south of Jeddah. | | ||
{{ship | Saudi Golden Arrow}}
|Unknown |Unknown |A Norwegian ferry, formerly {{MS|Europafergen | 2}},{{cite web|url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/europafergen_1960.htm |title=M/S Europafergen |publisher=Faktaomfartyg.se}} reported to be laid up at Shoieba.{{cite web |url=http://www.mareud.com/mysteryship1.html |title=Mystery Ship |publisher=Maritime Research of Uddevalla |accessdate=27 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117235154/http://www.mareud.com/mysteryship1.html |archive-date=17 January 2010 |url-status=dead }}
|{{Coord|20|52|02.87|N|39|21|39.77|E|name=Saudi Golden Arrow}} |
=United Arab Emirates=
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{{ship | Allah Mina}}
|Unknown |Unknown |A cement barge that sank off Dubai. |{{coord|25|21|19.7|N|55|12|17.7|E|name=Allah Mina}} |
{{MV|Dara | 2}}
|{{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}} |10 April 1961 |An ocean liner that suffered an internal explosion off Dubai, possibly due to an act of sabotage. 238 people were killed, and the ship sank under tow two days later. |{{coord|25|34|29|N|55|27|58|E|name=MV Dara}} |
=Yemen=
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{{ship|SS|Aden|1891|2}}
|{{Flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}} |1897 |A P&O ship that was lost off Socotra. | |
Hutton
|Unknown |1882 |A steamboat that was wrecked in the Gulf of Aden. | |
{{HMS|Khartoum|F45|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}} |23 June 1940 |A K-class destroyer that caught fire and sank off Perim. |{{coord|12|38|0|N|43|24|0|E|name=HMS Khartoum (F45)}} |
Bangladesh
{{Further information|List of maritime disasters in Bangladesh}}
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HMIS Jamnagar
|{{naval|India|1928}} |29 August 1948 |A coastal trading vessel that ran aground on Domanik Island in the Bay of Bengal. |{{coord|21|53|N|90|48|E|name=HMIS Jamnagar}} |
Brunei
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{{USS|Salute|AM-294|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |8 June 1945 |An {{sclass|Admirable|minesweeper|1}} that struck a mine in Brunei Bay. |{{coord|5|8|N|115|5|E|name=USS Salute (AM-294)}} |
China
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{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Amatsukaze|1939|2}}
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}} |6 April 1945 |A {{sclass|Kagerō|destroyer|1}} that was sunk by US aircraft east of Amoy. |{{coord|24|30|N|118|10|E|name=Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze}} | ||
{{SMS|Cormoran|1892|6}}
|{{navy|German Empire}} |28 September 1914 |A {{sclass|Bussard|cruiser}} that was scuttled at Tsingtau to prevent capture. |{{coord|36.0500|N|120.2667|E|name=SS Cormoran (1892)}} | ||
Dashun
|{{Flag|China|civil}} |November 1999 |A ferry that ran between Dalian and Yantai. It caught fire and capsized off Yantai, Shandong, killing at least 280. | | ||
{{ship|Chinese turret ship|Dingyuan | 2}}
|{{navy|Qing dynasty}} |10 February 1895 |A pre-dreadnought battleship that was scuttled after taking damage in the Battle of Weihaiwei. |{{coord|37|30|1.68|N|122|10|48.57|E|name=Chinese turret ship Dingyuan}} | |
Dongfang zhi Xing
|{{Flag|China}} |1 June 2015 |A cruise ship that ran between Nanjing and Chongqing. It capsized on the Yangtze River after being hit by a downburst in Jianli County, Jingzhou, Hubei, killing 442. |{{coord|29.7592181|N|112.9227229|E|name=Chinese cruise ship Dong Fang Zhi Xing}} | ||
Huaguangjiao One
|Unknown |Unknown |A Chinese merchant vessel built during the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). It was discovered in 1996, and was the first vessel China discovered in the open seas. |{{coord|16|16|16|N|111|34|03|E|name=Huaguangjiao One}} | ||
{{ship|Chinese cruiser|Jingyuan|1887|2}}
|{{navy|Qing dynasty}} |17 September 1894 |An armored cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of the Yalu River. |{{coord|39|12|50|N|123|07|35|E|name=Chinese cruiser Jingyuan (1887)}} | ||
{{ship|Chinese cruiser|Jiyuan | 2}}
|{{navy|Qing dynasty}} |30 November 1904 |A protected cruiser that struck a mine off the Lüshunkou District. |{{coord|38|51|N|121|05|E|name=Japanese cruiser Jiyuan}} | |
{{ship|Japanese corvette|Kaimon | 2}}
|{{navy|Qing dynasty}} |5 July 1904 |A sloop-of-war that struck a mine off Lüshunkou. |{{coord|38|50|N|121|50|E|name=Japanese corvette Kaimon}} | |
{{ship|Chinese cruiser|Laiyuan | 2}}
|{{navy|Qing dynasty}} |5 February 1895 |An armored cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Weihaiwei. |{{coord|37.497|N|122.171|E|name=Chinese cruiser Laiyuan}} | |
Nan'ao One
|Unknown |Unknown |A late Ming dynasty (1368–1644) merchant ship, the first ever found in the South China Seas. |{{coord|23|40|N|117|20|E|name=Nan'ao One}} | ||
Nanhai One
|Unknown |Unknown |A Chinese merchant vessel which sank off the south coast during the Southern Song dynasty, between 1127 and 1279. |{{coord|21|34|34|N|111|52|08|E|name=Nanhai One}} | ||
{{ship|Japanese gunboat|Ōshima | 2}}
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}} |18 May 1904 |A gunboat that collided with {{ship|Japanese gunboat|Akagi | 2}} in heavy fog off Lüshunkou.
|{{coord|39|01|N|121|08|E|name=Japanese gunboat Ōshima}} |
{{ship|Russian battleship|Petropavlovsk|1894|2}}
|{{navy|Russian Empire}} |13 April 1904 |A {{sclass|Petropavlovsk|battleship}} that was sunk by a mine in the Yellow Sea.{{cite journal|last=Gribovskij|first=V.| title=The catastrophe of March, 31 of 1904 (the wreck of battleship Petropavlovsk)|journal=Gangut|volume=4|page=49}}. | | ||
{{ship | Red Star 312}}
|{{Flag|China}} |March 1983 |A ferry on the Guangzhou–Zhaoqing route. It capsized in thunderstorm at Shanshui, Guangdong, with at least 147 people confirmed dead. | | |
{{ship | Rong Jian}}
|{{Flag|China}} |June 2000 |Capsized in Yangtze River, Hejiang, Sichuan, with at least 131 people confirmed dead. | | |
{{ship|Russian battleship|Sevastopol|1895|2}}
|{{navy|Russian Empire}} |2 January 1905 |A Petropavlovsk-class battleship that was scuttled in the Yellow Sea to avoid capture. | | ||
Wanjiao One
|Unknown |Unknown |An ancient Chinese merchant ship dating back to the reign of the Kangxi Emperor (1654–1722) of the Qing dynasty. |{{coord|22|16|N|111|03|E|name=Wanjiao One}} |
East Timor
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{{HMAS|Armidale|J240|6}}
|{{naval|Australia|1913}} |1 December 1942 |A {{sclass|Bathurst|corvette|1}} that was sunk by Japanese aircraft off Betano Bay. |{{Coord|9|9|52|S|125|43|30|E|name=HMAS Armidale (J240)}} |
{{HMAS|Voyager|D31|6}}
|{{naval|Australia|1913}} |23 September 1942 |A W-class destroyer that ran aground at Betano Bay. |{{coord|9|15|S|125|45|E|name=HMAS Voyager (D31)}} |
Hong Kong
See also: List of Shipwrecks of Hong Kong
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{{SS|Bokhara | 2}}
|{{Flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}} |10 October 1892 |A steamship that sank in a typhoon, killing 125 people on board. | |
{{SS|Fatshan|1933|2}}
|{{Flag|Hong Kong|civil}} |17 August 1971 |A ferry that sank near Lantau Island during the height of Typhoon Rose; of the 92 on board, only 4 people survived. | | |
Lamma IV
|{{Flag|Hong Kong}} |1 October 2012 |A ferry that collided with another ferry off Lamma Island, killing 39 of the 127 on board.Beh Lih Yi (2 October 2012). [https://archive.today/20130124190540/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iJhTNaXHm234O2ioJjHrCtXISC0g?docId=CNG.c3824e1f45de9f5bb05e8e8b96418ac9.71 "Ferry crash raises Hong Kong harbour questions"]. AFP. |{{Coord|22|14|08|N|114|06|14|E|name=Lamma IV}} | |
{{ship | Neftegaz-67}}
|{{Flag|Ukraine|civil}} |22 March 2008 |A Ukrainian anchor handling tug supply vessel which sank after colliding with China-registered bulk carrier Yao Hai east of Brothers Island. The wreck was salvaged on 27 April 2008. | |
{{RMS|Queen Elizabeth}}
|{{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}} |9 January 1972 |An ocean liner that caught fire in mysterious circumstances, and was capsized by the water used to fight the fire. The wreck now lies buried beneath Container Terminal 9. |{{Coord|22|19.717|N|114|06.733|E|name=RMS Queen Elizabeth}} |
India
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{{ship|PNS|Ghazi}}
|{{navy|Pakistan}} |4 December 1971 |A {{sclass|Tench|submarine}} that sank in unknown circumstances off Visakhapatnam, during the Indo-Pakistani War. | |
The 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. | |
{{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}} |
{{SS|Stakesby|1930|2}}
|{{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}} |31 July 1949 |A cargo ship that became stranded in the Karnaphuli River, Chittagong."Latest Shipping Intelligence". Daily News (7707). London. 11 January 1871. | |
Indonesia
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{{HMS|Alceste|1806|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}} |22 February 1817 |An {{sclass|Armide|frigate}} that was wrecked in the Java Sea. | | |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Amagiri|1930|2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |23 April 1944 |A {{sclass|Fubuki|destroyer|1}} that struck a mine near Balikpapan. |{{coord|02|10|S|116|45|E|name=Japanese destroyer Amagiri}} | |
{{SS|Aquila|1940|2}}
|{{Flag|Italy|civil}} |27 May 1958 |A cargo ship that was bombed and sunk by the CIA while anchored at Ambon, Maluku, as part of a covert operation to drive foreign trade from Indonesian waters. | | |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Asagumo|1938|2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |25 October 1944 |An {{sclass|Asashio|destroyer|1}} that was torpedoed by {{USS|McDermut|DD-677|6}} at the Battle of Surigao Strait. |{{coord|01|59|S|104|56|E|name=Japanese destroyer Asagumo (1938)}} | |
{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Ashigara | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |8 June 1945 |A {{sclass|Myōkō|cruiser|0}} heavy cruiser that was torpedoed off the Bangka–Belitung Islands. |{{coord|01|59|S|104|56|E|name=Japanese cruiser Ashigara}} |
Belitung shipwreck
|Unknown |830 CE (Approximately) |The wreck of an Arabian dhow that sank off Belitung Island |{{Coord|2|45|39.00|S|107|35|42.66|E|name=Belitung shipwreck}} | |
{{USS|Bullhead|SS-332|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |6 August 1945 |A {{sclass|Balao|submarine|1}} that was sunk by Japanese aircraft in the Java Sea. | | |
{{HNLMS|De Ruyter|1935|6}}
|{{naval|Netherlands}} |28 February 1942 |A light cruiser torpedoed by {{ship|Japanese cruiser|Haguro | 2}} in the Battle of the Java Sea.
|{{coord|5|58|55|S|112|3|57|E|name=HNLMS De Ruyter (1935)}} |
{{USS|Edsall|DD-219|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |1 March 1942 |A {{sclass|Clemson|destroyer|1}} that was sunk by Japanese forces in the Java Sea. |{{coord|13|45|S|106|45|E|name=USS Edsall (DD-219)}} | |
{{HMS|Electra|H27|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}} |27 February 1942 |An E-class destroyer that was sunk in the Battle of the Java Sea. |{{coord|5|0|S|111|0|E|name=HMS Electra (H27)}} | |
{{HMS|Encounter|H10|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}} |1 March 1942 |An E-class destroyer that was sunk in the Second Battle of the Java Sea. | | |
{{HMS|Exeter|68|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}} |1 March 1942 |A {{sclass|York|cruiser|0}} heavy cruiser that was sunk in the Second Battle of the Java Sea. | | |
{{ship | Friendship|1784|2}}
|{{Flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}} |28 October 1788 |A First Fleet transport ship that was scuttled in Makassar Strait. | |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Hayanami | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |7 June 1944 |A {{sclass|Yūgumo|destroyer|1}} that was torpedoed by {{USS|Harder|SS-257|6}} near Tawi-Tawi. |{{coord|04|43|N|120|03|E|name=Japanese destroyer Hayanami}} |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Hokaze | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |6 July 1944 |A {{sclass|Minekaze|destroyer|1}} that was sunk by {{USS|Paddle|SS-263|6}}. |{{coord|03|24|N|125|28|E|name=Japanese destroyer Hokaze}} |
{{USS|Houston|CA-30|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |1 March 1942 |A {{sclass|Northampton|cruiser|0}} heavy cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Sunda Strait. |{{Coord|5|48|45|S|106|7|55|E|name=USS Houston (CA-30)}} | |
{{Jsub|I-60 | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |17 January 1942 |A Kaidai-type submarine that was sunk by {{HMS|Jupiter|F85|6}} west of Krakatoa. |{{coord|06|19|30|S|104|49|20|E|name=Japanese submarine I-60}} |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Inazuma|1932|2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |14 May 1944 |A {{sclass|Fubuki|destroyer|1}} that was sunk by {{USS|Bonefish|SS-223|6}}. |{{coord|5|8|N|119|38|E|name=Japanese destroyer Inazuma (1932)}} | |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Isonami|1927|2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |9 April 1943 |A {{sclass|Fubuki|destroyer|1}} that was torpedoed by {{USS|Tautog|SS-199|6}} southeast of Wangiwangi Island. |{{coord|5|26|S|123|4|E|name=Japanese destroyer Isonami (1927)}} | |
{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Isuzu | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |7 April 1945 |A {{sclass|Nagara|cruiser|0}} light cruiser that was sunk near Bima. |{{coord|07|38|S|118|09|E|name=Japanese cruiser Isuzu}} |
{{ship|Japanese minelayer|Itsukushima | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |7 October 1944 |A minelayer that was torpedoed by {{HNLMS|Zwaardvisch|P322|6}} off Bawean. |{{coord|5|23|S|113|48|E|name=Japanese minelayer Itsukushima}} |
{{HNLMS|Java|1921|6}}
|{{naval|Netherlands}} |27 February 1942 |A {{sclass|Java|cruiser|1}} that was sunk by {{ship|Japanese cruiser|Nachi | 2}} in the Battle of the Java Sea.
|{{coord|6|00|01|S|112|05|00|E|name=HNLMS Java (1921)}} |
{{ship | Junyō Maru}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |18 September 1944 |A "hell ship" that was sunk by {{HMS|Tradewind}}, with over 5,000 deaths. |{{coord|2|53|S|101|11|E|name=Junyō Maru}} |
{{HMS|Jupiter|F85|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}} |27 February 1942 |A J-class destroyer that hit a mine off the north coast of Java. |{{Coord|6|45|S|112|6|E|name=HMS Jupiter (F85)}} | |
{{HNLMS|K VII}}
|{{naval|Netherlands}} |18 February 1942 |A {{sclass|K V|submarine|1}} that was bombed by Japanese aircraft in Surabaya harbour. | | |
{{HNLMS|K XVIII}}
|{{naval|Netherlands}} |16 June 1945 |A {{sclass|K XIV|submarine|1}} that was sunk by {{HMS|Taciturn|P334|6}} off Surabaya. |{{coord|06|48|S|112|47|E|name=HNLMS K XVIII}} | |
{{HNLMS|Kortenaer|1927|6}}
|{{naval|Netherlands}} |27 February 1942 |An {{sclass2|Admiralen|destroyer|1}} that was torpedoed by {{ship|Japanese cruiser|Haguro | 2}} in the Battle of the Java Sea.
|{{coord|6|29|S|112|05|E|name=HNLMS Kortenaer (1925)}} |
{{ship | Lammermuir|1856 clipper|2}}
|{{Flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}} |31 December 1863 |An extreme clipper that was wrecked on Amherst Reef in Gaspar Strait. | |
{{USS|Langley|CV-1|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |27 February 1942 |An aircraft carrier that was attacked by Japanese dive bombers and scuttled off Cilacap Regency. |{{Coord|8|51|S|109|2|E|name=USS Langley (CV-1)}} | |
{{ship | Levina 1}}
|{{Flag|Indonesia|civil}} |25 February 2007 |A passenger ferry that caught fire on 22 February, and sank three days later with a group of journalists and investigators aboard. | |
{{USAT|Liberty}}
|{{Army|United States|1912}} |11 January 1942 |A troopship that was torpedoed by {{Jsub|I-166 | 2}} and beached at Tulamben, Bali.
|{{coord|8|017|03|S|115|035|021|E|name=USAT Liberty}} |
{{HMS|Li Wo}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}} |14 February 1942 |An auxiliary patrol vessel that was sunk by a convoy of Japanese warships. | | |
{{ship | Memnon|clipper|2}}
|{{Flag|United States|1850}} |September 1851 |A clipper that was lost in the Gaspar Strait. | |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Minazuki|1926|2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |6 June 1944 |A {{sclass|Mutsuki|destroyer|1}} that was sunk by {{USS|Harder|SS-257|6}}. |{{coord|04|05|N|119|30|E|name=Japanese destroyer Minazuki (1926)}} | |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Nadakaze | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |25 July 1945 |A {{sclass|Minekaze|destroyer|1}} that was torpedoed by {{HMS|Stubborn|P238|6}} near Lombok Strait. |{{coord|07|06|S|115|42|E|name=Japanese destroyer Nadakaze}} |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Natsushio | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |9 February 1942 |A {{sclass|Kagerō|destroyer|1}} that was torpedoed by {{USS|S-37|SS-142|6}} near Makassar. |{{coord|05|10|S|119|24|E|name=Japanese destroyer Natsushio}} |
{{ship|Japanese submarine chaser|No. 2 | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |27 June 1945 |A {{sclass|No.1|submarine chaser}} that was sunk by {{USS|Blueback|SS-326|6}}. |{{Coord|07|30|S|116|15|E|name=Japanese submarine chaser No. 2}} |
{{ship | Ocean|1788 EIC ship|2}}
|{{Flag|East India Company|1707}} |5 February 1797 |An East Indiaman that struck a reef and was scuttled off Kalatea. |{{coord|7|9|S|121|00|E|name=Ocean (1788)}} |
{{USS|Perch|SS-176|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |3 March 1942 |A Porpoise-class submarine that took damage and was scuttled off Madura Island. |{{coord|6|30|S|113|50|E|name=USS Perch (SS-176)}} | |
{{HMAS|Perth|D29|6}}
|{{naval|Australia|1913}} |1 March 1942 |A {{sclass|Leander|cruiser|0 | 1931}} light cruiser that was torpedoed in the Battle of Sunda Strait.
|{{coord|05|51|42|S|106|7|52|E|name=HMAS Perth (D29)}} |
{{USS|Pope|DD-225|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |1 March 1942 |A Clemson-class destroyer that was sunk in the Second Battle of the Java Sea. | | |
{{USS|S-36|SS-141|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |21 January 1942 |An S-class submarine that ran aground on a reef and was scuttled. |{{coord|4|57|N|118|31|E|name=USS S-36 (SS-141)}} | |
{{SS|San Flaviano | 2}}
|{{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}} |28 April 1958 |A British oil tanker that was bombed and sunk at Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. The attack was orchestrated by the CIA, in support of a local rebellion. | |
{{MV|Senopati Nusantara | 2}}
|{{Flag|Indonesia}} |30 December 2006 |A passenger ferry that sank in a storm in the Java Sea, with 400–500 dead. | |
{{SS|Sierra Cordoba|1913|2}}
|{{Flag|United States|1912}} |31 December 1941 |A cargo liner that was sunk by a Japanese flying boat. |{{coord|1|00|N|119|10|E|name=SS Sierra Cordoba (1913)}} | |
KMP Tampomas II
|{{Flag|Indonesia}} |27 January 1981 |An Indonesian passenger ship that sank near Masalembu Island, Java Sea, with an estimated loss of 431 dead. |{{coord|5|30|S|114|26|E|name=Tampomas II}} | |
{{ship|Japanese oiler|Tōhō Maru|1936|2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |29 March 1943 |An oil tanker that was torpedoed by {{USS|Gudgeon|SS-211|6}} in the Makassar Strait. |{{Coord|00|00|N|118|19|E|name=Japanese oiler Tōhō Maru (1936)}} | |
{{ship|Japanese minelayer|Tsugaru | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |29 June 1944 |A minelayer that was sunk by {{USS|Darter|SS-227|6}} near Tobelo. |{{coord|2|19|N|127|57|E|name=Japanese minelayer Tsugaru}} |
{{GS|U-183 | 2}}
|{{naval|Nazi Germany}} |23 April 1945 |A Type IXC/40 U-boat that was sunk by {{USS|Besugo|SS-321|6}} in the Java Sea. |{{coord|4.833|S|112.867|E|name=German submarine U-183}} |
{{GS|U-537 | 2}}
|{{naval|Nazi Germany}} |10 November 1944 |A Type IXC/40 U-boat that was sunk in the Java Sea. |{{coord|7|13|S|115|17|E|name=German submarine U-537}} |
{{HNLMS|Van Ghent|1926|6}}
|{{naval|Netherlands}} |15 February 1942 |An Admiralen-class destroyer that ran aground and was scuttled off Belitung. |{{coord|3.08333|S|107.35|E|name=HNLMS Van Ghent (1926)}} | |
{{HNLMS|Van Nes|1930|6}}
|{{naval|Netherlands}} |17 February 1942 |An Admiralen-class destroyer that was sunk by Japanese aircraft south of Bangka Island. |{{coord|3|27|S|106|38|E|name=HNLMS Van Nes (1930)}} |
Japan
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{{ship|Russian cruiser|Admiral Nakhimov|1885|2}}
|{{naval|Russian Empire}} |28 May 1905 |An armored cruiser that was sunk off Tsushima Island. | | ||
{{ship|Russian battleship|Admiral Ushakov | 2}}
|{{naval|Russian Empire}} |28 May 1905 |A Russian battleship that was scuttled after taking damage at the Battle of Tsushima. |{{coord|34|34|N|129|32|E|name=Russian battleship Admiral Ushakov}} | |
{{ship|Japanese battleship|Aki | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |7 September 1924 |A {{sclass|Satsuma|battleship|1}} that was sunk as a target near Minamibōsō, Chiba. |{{coord|35.025|139.856|name=Japanese cruiser Aki}} | |
{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Aoba | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |28 July 1945 |An {{sclass|Aoba|cruiser|0}} heavy cruiser that was sunk by US aircraft at Kure. | | |
{{ship | Aoba Maru}}
|{{Flag|Japan|civil}} |June 1949 |A regular route ferry between Matsuyama and Kitakyushu that capsized in Typhoon Della off Kunisaki Peninsula, Inland Sea, with at least 133 people confirmed dead. | | |
{{ship | Ariel|schooner|2}}
|{{Flag|United States|1912}} |1917 |A schooner that was wrecked off Inubōsaki Lighthouse. | | |
{{USS|Bates|DE-68|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1912}} |25 May 1945 |A {{sclass|Buckley|destroyer escort}} that was sunk by Japanese aircraft south of Iejima. |{{coord|26|41|N|127|47|E|name=USS Bates (DE-68)}} | ||
{{ship|Russian battleship|Borodino | 2}}
|{{naval|Russian Empire}} |27 May 1905 |A Russian battleship that was sunk at the Battle of Tsushima. | | |
{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Chishima | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |30 November 1892 |An unprotected cruiser that collided with Ravenna off Matsuyama. |{{coord|33|55|N|132|39|E|name=Japanese cruiser Chishima}} | |
{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Chiyoda | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |5 August 1927 |A protected cruiser that was sunk as a target in Bungo Channel. |{{Coord|32.909|N|132.25|E|name=Japanese cruiser Chiyoda}} | |
{{SS|Dakota | 2}}
|{{Flag|United States|1912}} |3 March 1907 |An American passenger ship which struck a reef off Yokohama. | | |
{{USS|Emmons|DD-457|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |6 April 1945 |A {{sclass|Gleaves|destroyer|1}} that was sunk by kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa. |{{coord|26|48|N|128|04|E|name=USS Emmons (DD-457)}} | ||
{{ship|Ottoman frigate|Ertuğrul | 2}}
|{{naval|Ottoman Empire}} |18 September 1890 |An Ottoman frigate that foundered in bad weather and ran aground on the east coast of Kii Ōshima, while returning to Turkey after a voyage of friendship to Japan. | | |
{{USS|Greene|DD-266|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |9 October 1945 |A {{sclass|Clemson|destroyer|1}} that was sunk by Typhoon Louise. | | ||
{{Jsub|I-58|1943|2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |1 April 1946 |A B3 type cruiser submarine that was scuttled off the Gotō Islands. |{{Coord|32|37|N|129|17|E|name=Japanese submarine I-58}} | ||
{{Jsub|I-157 | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |1 April 1946 |A Kaidai-type submarine that was scuttled east of Gotō, Nagasaki. |{{coord|32|37|N|129|17|E|name=Japanese submarine I-157}} | |
{{ship|Russian battleship|Imperator Aleksandr III|1901|2}}
|{{naval|Russian Empire}} |27 May 1905 |A Russian battleship that was sunk in the Battle of Tsushima. | | ||
{{ship | Kazu I}}
|{{Flag|Japan|civil}} |23 April 2022 |Tour boat sank off of Shiretoko Peninsula, 10 dead and 16 missing. | | |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Kamikaze|1922|2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |7 June 1946 |A {{sclass|Kamikaze|destroyer|1 | 1922}} that ran aground off Omaezaki.
|{{coord|34|38|N|138|8|E|name=Japanese destroyer Kamikaze (1922)}} | |
{{ship|Japanese battleship|Kawachi | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |12 July 1918 |A {{sclass|Kawachi|battleship|1}} that capsized after an explosion caused by spontaneous ignition at Tokuyama, Yamaguchi, western Honshū. | | |
{{SS|Kiche Maru | 2}}
|{{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}} |22 September 1912 |A Japanese passenger ship that sank in a storm with over 1,000 passengers lost. | | |
{{ship | Kitagawa Maru No.5 | 2}}
|{{Flag|Japan}} |April 1957 |A Japanese wooden passenger boat that capsized off Onomichi, Inland Sea, killing at least 113. | |
{{ship|Russian battleship|Knyaz Suvorov | 2}}
|{{naval|Russian Empire}} |27 May 1905 |A Russian battleship that was sunk at the Battle of Tsushima. | | |
{{ship | Lisbon Maru}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |2 October 1942 |A troopship and prisoner-of-war transport that was torpedoed by {{USS|Grouper|SS-214|6}} off Zhoushan. |{{coord|30.23|N|122.765|E|name=Lisbon Maru}} | |
{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Nagara | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |7 August 1944 |A {{sclass|Nagara|cruiser|0}} light cruiser that was torpedoed by {{USS|Croaker|SS-246|6}} off Amakusa. |{{coord|32|09|N|129|53|E|name=Japanese cruiser Nagara}} | |
Nankai Maru
|{{Flag|Japan}} |January 1958 |A ferry between Wakayama and Tokushima that capsized off southern Awaji Island, killing at least 167. | | ||
{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Nisshin | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |18 January 1942 |A {{sclass|Kasuga|cruiser|0}} armored cruiser that was sunk as a target southwest of Kure. |{{coord|34|05|N|132|53|E|name=Japanese cruiser Nisshin}} | |
Nossa Senhora da Graça
|{{Flagcountry|Kingdom of Portugal|variant=1578}} |6 January 1610 |A Portuguese carrack that was sunk by its own captain in the mouth of Nagasaki Bay after being boarded by Japanese samurai and set on fire. | | ||
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Numakaze | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |18 December 1943 |A {{sclass|Minekaze|destroyer|1}} that was sunk northeast of Naha. |{{coord|26|29|N|128|26|E|name=Japanese destroyer Numakaze}} | |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Okikaze | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |10 January 1943 |A {{sclass|Minekaze|destroyer|1}} that was torpedoed by {{USS|Trigger|SS-237|6}} southeast of Yokosuka. |{{coord|35|02|N|140|12|E|name=Japanese destroyer Okikaze}} | |
{{ship|Russian battleship|Oslyabya | 2}}
|{{naval|Russian Empire}} |27 May 1905 |A Russian battleship that was sunk in the Battle of Tsushima. | | |
{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Otowa | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |10 August 1917 |A protected cruiser that ran aground and broke apart off Shima. |{{coord|34|14|N|136|53|E|name=Japanese cruiser Otowa}} | |
{{ship|Japanese corvette|Seiki | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |10 December 1888 |A screw sloop that ran aground in Suruga Bay. |{{coord|35|07|N|138|40|E|name=Japanese corvette Seiki}} | |
{{ship | Sekirei Maru}}
|{{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}} |December 1945 |A passenger boat that capsized in stormy conditions off Akashi, Hyogo, with at least 304 people confirmed dead. | | |
{{SS|Shiun Maru | 2}}
|{{flag|Japan}} |May 1955 |A ferry that capsized and sank during fog off Takamatsu, Shikoku, killing at least 168. | | |
{{ship|Russian battleship|Sissoi Veliky | 2}}
|{{naval|Russian Empire}} |28 May 1905 |A Russian battleship that was sunk in the Battle of Tsushima. | | |
{{USS|Skylark|AM-63|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |28 April 1945 |An {{sclass|Auk|minesweeper|1}} that struck a mine off Hagushi. |{{coord|26|20|N|127|40|E|name=USS Skylark (AM-63)}} | ||
{{USS|Swallow|AM-65|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |22 April 1945 |An {{sclass|Auk|minesweeper|1}} that was sunk by kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa. |{{coord|26|10|N|127|12|E|name=USS Swallow (AM-65)}} | ||
{{USS|Tang|SS-306|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |24 October 1944 |A {{sclass|Balao|submarine|1}} that was sunk by her own torpedo in the Taiwan Strait. |{{coord|25|6|N|119|31|E|name=USS Tang (SS-306)}} | ||
{{ship | Tarumizu Maru No.6}}
|{{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}} |February 1944 |A regular route ferry between Tarumizu and Kagoshima that capsized off Kagoshima Bay, with at least 464 people confirmed dead. | | |
{{ship|German auxiliary cruiser|Thor | 2}}
|{{navy|Nazi Germany}} |30 November 1942 |An auxiliary cruiser that was destroyed by fire while moored at Yokohama, and abandoned. |{{coord|35|23|50|N|139|38|50|E|name=German auxiliary cruiser Thor}} | |
{{USS|Thornton|DD-270|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |2 May 1945 |A {{sclass|Clemson|destroyer|1}} that was beached in the Ryukyu Islands after taking damage in a collision. | | ||
{{ship | Tofuku Maru}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |24 December 1943 |A hell ship that was torpedoed by {{USS|Gurnard|SS-254|6}} off the east coast of Honshu. |{{coord|34|02|N|136|19|E|name=Tofuku Maru}} | |
{{ship | Tokiwa Maru}}
|{{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}} |19 June 1943 |A regular route ferry between Naruto and Kobe. It capsized in a collision with the cargo ship {{ship | Richmond Maru|ship|2}} off Kobe, with at least 47 confirmed dead.
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{{ship|Japanese battleship|Tosa | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |9 February 1925 |A {{sclass|Tosa|battleship|1}} that was scuttled south of Mizunokojima Lighthouse. | | |
{{ship | Tōya Maru}}
|{{Flag|Japan}} |26 September 1954 |A train ferry that sank in a typhoon off Hakodate, resulting in around 1,153 deaths. |{{coord|41.1932|N|140.152|E|name=Tōya Maru}} | |
Toyo Maru No 10
|{{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}} |November 1945 |A passenger ferry sank by overloaded three times capacity, off Hakata Island, Seto Inland Sea, at least 397 persons confirmed dead. |:ja:第十東予丸沈没事故 (Japanese language) Retrieved date February 12, 2016. | ||
{{ship | Tsushima Maru}}
|{{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}} |22 August 1944 |A passenger ship that was sunk by {{USS|Bowfin|SS-287|6}} off Akusekijima, killing 1,484 civilians, including 767 schoolchildren. |{{coord|29|32|33|N|129|33|30|E|name=Tsushima Maru}} | |
{{ship|Russian cruiser|Vladimir Monomakh | 2}}
|{{naval|Russian Empire}} |28 May 1905 |An armored cruiser that was damaged by Japanese torpedo boats and scuttled off Tsushima Island. |{{coord|34|32|N|129|40|E|name=Russian armored cruiser Vladimir Monomakh}} |
Lebanon
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{{MV|Danny F II | 2}}
|{{Flag|Panama}} |17 December 2009 |A livestock carrier that capsized {{convert|11|nmi}} from Tripoli, resulting in the death of nearly 30,000 sheep and cattle. | |
{{HMS|Victoria|1887|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}} |22 June 1893 |A British battleship that collided with {{HMS|Camperdown|1885|6}} near Tripoli. | |
Malaysia
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{{ship | Atago Maru}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |28 November 1944 |A merchant vessel that was sunk off Miri, Sarawak. |{{coordinates|04|29|N|114|00|E|display=inline|name=Atago Maru}} |
{{MS|Awazisan Maru | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |8 December 1941 |A World War II Japanese troopship that was bombed and sunk off the coast of Kota Bharu. | |
{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Haguro | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |16 May 1945 |A {{sclass|Myōkō|cruiser|1}} that was sunk in the Strait of Malacca by gunfire and torpedoes from Royal Navy destroyers. | |
{{ship|Japanese minelayer|Hatsutaka | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |16 May 1945 |A {{sclass|Hatsutaka|minelayer|1}} that was torpedoed by {{USS|Hawkbill|SS-366|6}} off Pulau Tenggol. |{{coord|04|49|N|103|31|E|name=Japanese minelayer Hatsutaka}} |
{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Kuma | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |11 January 1944 |A {{sclass|Kuma|cruiser|0}} light cruiser that was torpedoed by {{HMS|Tally-Ho|P317|6}} off Penang. |{{coord|05|26|N|99|52|E|name=Japanese cruiser Kuma}} |
{{SS|Kuroshio Maru | 2}}
|{{flag|Japan}} |March 1960 |A tanker that was sunk as a target off Aur Island. |{{coord|2|33|N|104|40|E|name=SS Kuroshima Maru}} |
{{HMS|Prince of Wales|53|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}} |10 December 1941 |A {{sclass|King George V|battleship|1 | 1939}} that was launched in 1939 and sunk by Japanese bombers, along with {{HMS|Repulse|1916|6}}.
|{{Coord|3|34|N|104|26|E|name=Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse}} |
{{HMS|Repulse|1916|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}} |10 December 1941 |A {{sclass|Renown|battlecruiser|1}} that was launched in 1916, and sunk by Japanese bombers, along with {{HMS|Prince of Wales|53|6}}. |{{Coord|3|34|N|104|26|E|name=Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse}} | |
{{HMS|Stratagem|P234|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}} |22 November 1944 |An S-class submarine that was sunk by a Japanese submarine chaser near Batu Pahat. |{{coord|1|36|N|102|53|E|name=HMS Stratagem (P234)}} |
Nine historic trade ships carrying ceramics dating back to the 10th century until the 19th century were excavated under Swedish engineer Sten Sjöstrand in the South China Sea.{{Cite web|url=https://www.skanesauktionsverk.se/sten-sjstrand|title = Sten Sjöstrand}}Rodrigo, Jennifer. [http://www.mingwrecks.com/WhatOthersSay.html#anchor_63 History hunter underwater], New Straits Times. 7/12/2004{{Cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/9609/24/mala.ship/|title = CNN - Rare Ming dynasty ceramics found in shipwrecks - Sept. 24, 1996}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/race-ruins-145387|title=Race for Ruins|website=Newsweek|date=19 May 2002}}
- Royal Nanhai (circa 1460), found in 1995
- Nanyang (circa 1380), found in 1995
- Xuande (circa 1540), found in 1995
- Longquan (circa 1400), found in 1996
- Turiang (circa 1370), found in 1996
- Singtai (circa 1550), found in 1998
- Desaru (circa 1830), found in 2001
- Tanjong Simpang (AD 960- 1127), found in 2001
- Wanli (early 17th century), found in 2003
Myanmar
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{{HMIS|Indus|U67|6}}
|{{naval|India|1928}} |6 April 1942 |A {{sclass|Grimsby|sloop|0}} sloop that was bombed by Japanese aircraft off Akyab. |{{coord|20|7|N|92|54|E|name=HMIS Indus (U67)}} |
Pakistan
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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. | |
Philippines
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{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Abukuma | 2}}
| {{naval|Empire of Japan}} |26 October 1944 |A {{sclass|Nagara|cruiser|0}} light cruiser that was bombed by US aircraft off Negros Island. |{{coord|09|20|N|122|32|E|name=Japanese cruiser Abukuma}} | |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Akebono|1930|2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |14 November 1944 |A {{sclass|Fubuki|destroyer|1}} that was bombed by US aircraft at Cavite, in an attack which also sunk {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Akishimo | 2}}.
|{{coord|14|35|N|120|55|E|name=Japanese destroyer Akebono (1930)}} | |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Akigumo|1941|2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |11 April 1944 |A {{sclass|Kagerō|destroyer|1}} that was torpedoed by {{USS|Redfin|SS-272|6}} southeast of Zamboanga Peninsula. |{{coord|06|43|N|122|23|E|name=Japanese destroyer Akigumo}} | ||
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Akishimo | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |14 November 1944 |A {{sclass|Yūgumo|destroyer|1}} that was bombed by US aircraft at Cavite, in an attack which also sunk {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Akebono|1930|2}}. |{{coord|14|35|N|120|55|E|name=Japanese destroyer Akishimo}} | |
{{ship|Japanese seaplane tender|Akitsushima | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |24 September 1944 |A Japanese seaplane tender that was sunk at Coron Island.{{cite web|url=http://www.coronwrecks.com/specifications.htm |title=Specifications of Japanese ships sunk in World War Two attack on Coron Bay |publisher=Philippine Diving |accessdate=27 April 2010}} | | |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Asakaze|1922|2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |23 August 1944 |A {{sclass|Kamikaze|destroyer|1 | 1922}} that was torpedoed by {{USS|Haddo|SS-255|6}} southwest of Bolinao.
|{{coord|16|6|N|119|44|E|name=Japanese destroyer Asakaze (1922)}} | |
{{MV|Asia South Korea | 2}}
|{{Flag|Philippines|civil}} |22 December 1999 |A passenger ferry that sank off Bantayan Island. | | |
{{ship | Awa Maru|1943|2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |1 April 1945 |A hospital ship that was sunk off the coast of Camiguin by {{USS|Queenfish|SS-393|6}}, who mistook her for a destroyer. | | |
{{USS|Barbel|SS-316|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |4 February 1945 |A {{sclass|Balao|submarine|1}} that was sunk by Japanese aircraft off Palawan. |{{coord|7|49|N|116|47|E|name=USS Barbel (SS-316)}} | ||
{{ship|Spanish cruiser|Castilla | 2}}
|{{naval|Spain|1785}} |1 May 1898 |An {{sclass|Aragon|cruiser}} sunk in the Battle of Manila Bay. | | |
{{MV|Cebu City | 2}}
|{{Flag|Philippines|civil}} |2 December 1994 |A ferry that capsized in a collision with the freighter {{ship | Kota Suria}} off Manila Bay, with 140 people confirmed dead.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSMAN5211320080623 |title=Timeline: Deadliest ferry disasters in the Philippines |publisher=Reuters |date= 23 June 2008}}
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{{SS|China Maru|1920|2}}
|{{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}} |21 September 1944 |A cargo ship that was sunk by US aircraft off Manila. |{{coord|14|35|N|120|55|E|name=SS China Maru (1920)}} | ||
{{USS|Cooper|DD-695|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |3 December 1944 |An {{sclass|Allen M. Sumner|destroyer|1}} that was sunk in the Battle of Ormoc Bay. |{{coord|10|54|N|124|36|E|name=USS Cooper (DD-695)}} | ||
{{USS|Darter|SS-227|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |24 October 1944 |A {{sclass|Gato|submarine|1}} that ran aground and was scuttled off Palawan. |{{coord|9.406|N|116.984|E|name=USS Darter (SS-227)}} | ||
{{MV|Doña Marilyn | 2}}
|{{Flag|Philippines|civil}} |24 October 1988 |A ferry that was caught in Typhoon Ruby off Almagro, Samar. Estimates of the number of dead vary from 50 to 150.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/175385.stm |title=The Philippines: A record of shipping disasters |publisher=BBC News |date=19 September 1998}}{{cite web |url=http://www.inquirer.net/verbatim/table.pdf |title=Sculpio Lines Inc. Sea Accidents |work=The Inquirer |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226011858/http://www.inquirer.net/verbatim/table.pdf |archivedate=26 February 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/102786/Sulpicio-Lines-vessels-in-major-marine-mishaps |title=Sulpicio Lines vessels in major marine mishaps |publisher=GMA News |date=24 June 2008}} | | |
{{MV|Dumaguete J | 2}}
|{{Flag|Philippines|civil}} |October 1968 |A motor vessel carrying 500 people that capsized off Zamboanga, Mindanao. At least 300 were confirmed dead. | | |
{{USS|Flier|SS-250|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |13 August 1944 |A {{sclass|Gato|submarine|1}} that struck a mine in the Balabac Strait. |{{coord|7|58|43.21|N|117|15|23.79|E|name=USS Flier (SS-250)}} | ||
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Fujinami | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |27 October 1944 |A {{sclass|Yūgumo|destroyer|1}} that was sunk by US aircraft {{convert|80|mi}} north of Iloilo. |{{coord|12|0|N|122|30|E|name=Japanese destroyer Fujinami}} | |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Hamanami | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |11 November 1944 |A {{sclass|Yūgumo|destroyer|1}} that was sunk by US aircraft west of Leyte. |{{coord|10|50|N|124|35|E|name=Japanese destroyer Hamanami}} | |
{{USS|Harder|SS-257|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |24 August 1944 |A {{sclass|Gato|submarine|1}} that was sunk off Dasol. | | ||
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Hatsuharu|1933|2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |13 November 1944 |A {{sclass|Hatsuharu|destroyer|1}} that was sunk in an air raid at Manila Bay. |{{coord|14|35|N|120|50|E|name=Japanese destroyer Hatsuharu}} | ||
{{USS|Hoel|DD-533|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |25 October 1944 |A {{sclass|Fletcher|destroyer|1}} that was sunk in the Battle off Samar. |{{coord|11|46|N|126|33|E|name=USS Hoel (DD-533)}} | ||
{{USS|Hovey|DD-208|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |7 January 1945 |A {{sclass|Clemson|destroyer|1}} that was sunk in the Invasion of Luzon. |{{coord|16|20|N|120|10|E|name=USS Hovey (DD-208)}} | ||
{{USS|Indianapolis|CA-35|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |30 July 1945 |A {{sclass|Portland|cruiser|1}} that was torpedoed by {{Jsub|I-58|1943|6}} from the south of Philippine Sea. |{{coord|12|2|N|134|48|E|name=USS Indianapolis (CA-35)}} | ||
{{ship|Japanese supply ship|Irako | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |24 September 1944 |A food supply ship that was scuttled at Coron Island after taking damage in an attack by aircraft of Task Force 38. |{{coord|08|04|N|152|40|E|name=Japanese supply ship Irako}} | |
{{ship|Japanese transport|Isuzu Maru | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |Unknown |A transport ship that was sunk by {{USS|Trout|SS-202|6}} off the north coast of Marinduque Island.{{cite web|url=http://www.ulongbeach.com/St_Elmo.html |title=Ship sinkings around Marinduque Island Philippines |publisher=Ulong Beach |access-date=27 April 2010}} | | |
{{USS|Johnston|DD-557|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} | 25 October 1944 | A {{sclass|Fletcher|destroyer|1}} |{{coord|11|45|N|126|08|E|name=USS Johnston (DD-557)}} | ||
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Kazagumo | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |8 June 1944 |A {{sclass|Yūgumo|destroyer|1}} that was torpedoed by {{USS|Hake|SS-256|6}} at the mouth of Davao Gulf. |{{Coord|06|03|N|125|57|E|name=Japanese destroyer Kazagumo}} | |
{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Kinu | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |26 October 1944 |A {{sclass|Nagara|cruiser|0}} light cruiser that was bombed by US aircraft southwest of Masbate. |{{coord|11|45|N|123|11|E|name=Japanese cruiser Kinu}} | |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Kiyoshimo | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |26 December 1944 |A {{sclass|Yūgumo|destroyer|1}} that was sunk by US forces off San Jose. |{{coord|12|20|N|121|0|E|name=Japanese destroyer Kiyoshimo}} | |
{{ship|Japanese supply ship|Kogyo Maru | 2}}
|{{Army|Empire of Japan}} |Unknown |An army auxiliary supply ship that was sunk in Coron Island. | | |
{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Kumano | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |25 November 1944 |A {{sclass|Mogami|cruiser|1}} that was sunk by US aircraft off Santa Cruz. |{{coord|15|44|58|N|119|47|57|E|name=Japanese cruiser Kumano}} | |
{{ship|Japanese supply ship|Kyokuzan Maru | 2}}
|{{Army|Empire of Japan}} |Unknown |An army auxiliary supply ship that was sunk at Coron Island. | | |
{{USS|Lanakai}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |1947 |A schooner-rigged diesel yacht that was confiscated from its German owners and renamed USS Hermes. After World War I, it was sold to MGM, who renamed it MV Lanakai and used it in the film The Hurricane, starring Jon Hall and Dorothy Lamour. During World War II, the ship operated as a covert intelligence-gathering vessel around the Philippines and Vietnam. It was sunk by a typhoon in 1947.{{cite web|url=http://scubatechphilippines.com/scuba_blog/subic-bay-dive-site/ |title=Subic Bay Dive Sites |publisher=Scuba Tech Philippines |accessdate=15 October 2012}} |{{coord|14|46|N|120|15|E|name=USS Lanakai}} | ||
{{USS|Mahan|DD-364|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |7 December 1944 |A {{sclass|Mahan|destroyer|1}} that was sunk between Leyte and Ponson Island. |{{coord|10|50|N|124|30|E|name=USS Mahan (DD-364)}} | ||
{{USS|Majaba}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |August 1946 |A lumber transport, known locally as El Capitan, that was commissioned for supply duties during World War II. A Liberty ship, the vessel received a Battle Star for her duties and survived being torpedoed by a Japanese submarine at Guadalcanal. She was sunk by typhoon in Subic Bay, whilst undergoing re-fit/repair after the war. |{{coord|14|46|N|120|15|E|name=USS Majaba}} | ||
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Michishio | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |22 October 1944 |An {{sclass|Asashio|destroyer|1}} that was sunk in the Battle of Surigao Strait. |{{coord|10|25|N|125|23|E|name=Japanese destroyer Michishio}} | |
Ming Dynasty
|Unknown |Unknown |A Chinese merchant vessel that was sunk off the coast of Marinduque.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G9dcDFAn_LcC&pg=PA130 |title=Maritime Archaeology: A Reader of Substantive and Theoretical Contributions |publisher=Springer |first1=Lawrence E. |last1=Babits |last2=Tilburg |first2=Hans van |isbn=978-0-306-45330-4|year=1998|page=130}} | | ||
{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Mogami|1934|2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |25 October 1944 |A {{sclass|Mogami|cruiser|0}} heavy cruiser that suffered heavy damage in the Battle of Surigao Strait and was scuttled. |{{coord|09|40|N|124|50|E|name=Japanese cruiser Mogami (1934)}} | ||
{{ship|Japanese battleship|Musashi | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |24 October 1944 |A {{sclass|Yamato|battleship|0}} battleship that was sunk in the Sibuyan Sea during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. | {{coord|13|07|N|122|32|E|name=Japanese battleship Musashi}}
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{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Nachi | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |5 November 1944 |A {{sclass|Myōkō|cruiser|0}} heavy cruiser that was sunk by US aircraft in Manila Bay. |{{Coord|14|31|N|120|44|E|name=Japanese cruiser Nachi}} | |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Naganami | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |11 November 1944 |A {{sclass|Yūgumo|destroyer|1}} that was sunk by US aircraft in Ormoc Bay. |{{coord|10|50|N|124|35|E|name=Japanese destroyer Naganami}} | |
{{USS|New York|ACR-2|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |December 1941 |An armored cruiser that was scuttled in Subic Bay to avoid Japanese capture during World War II.{{cite web |last1=Marsh |first1=Nigel |last2=Rose |first2=Helen |url=http://www.divenewzealand.com/index.asp?s1=divetravel&s2=Dive%20Destinations&s3=Philippines |title=The Wrecks of Subic Bay |work=Dive Magazine |access-date=15 March 2013}} |{{coord|14|48|N|120|16|E|name=USS New York / Rochester}} | ||
{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Noshiro | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |26 October 1944 |An {{sclass|Agano|cruiser|0}} light cruiser that was sunk by US aircraft south of Mindoro. |{{coord|11|42|N|121|41|E|name=Japanese cruiser Noshiro}} | |
{{ship|Japanese tanker|Okikawa Maru | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |Unknown |An auxiliary oiler that was sunk at Coron Island. | | |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Okinami | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |13 November 1944 |A {{sclass|Yūgumo|destroyer|1}} that was sunk by US aircraft west of Manila. |{{coord|14|35|N|120|50|E|name=Japanese destroyer Okinami}} | |
{{ship|Japanese supply ship|Olympia Maru | 2}}
|{{Army|Empire of Japan}} |Unknown |An Imperial Japanese Army auxiliary supply ship, sunk at Coron Island. | | |
{{USS|Ommaney Bay|CVE-79|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |4 January 1945 |A {{sclass|Casablanca|escort carrier|1}} scuttled in the Sulu Sea after being struck by kamikaze aircraft. |{{coord|11|25|N|121|19|E|name=USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79)}} | ||
{{ship | Oryoku Maru}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |15 December 1944 |A Japanese prisoner-of-war (POW) transport ship "hell ship" that was sunk by aircraft from {{USS|Hornet|CV-12|6}} in Subic Bay. Oryuko Maru was "unmarked" as a POW transport. 200 Allied POWs died during the sinking, with a further 100 murdered or dying of suffocation or dehydration prior to the attack. Of a total of 1,620 POWs initially loaded on Oryuko Maru, only 403 survived Japanese captivity during the war.{{cite web|url=http://www.oryokumaruonline.org/oryoku_maru_story.html |title=The Oryoku Maru Story - Compiled by Four Survivors |publisher=Oryoku Maru Online |access-date=15 October 2012}} |{{coord|14|48|N|120|16|E|name=Oryoku Maru}} | |
{{USS|PC-1129}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |31 January 1945 |A {{sclass|PC-461|submarine chaser}} that was sunk by a Shin'yō suicide boat off Luzon. |{{coord|14.05|N|120.30|E|name=USS PC-1129}} | ||
{{USS|Pompey|AF-5|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |December 1941 |A merchant ship that was sunk by Japanese bombing at Manila. | | ||
{{MV|Princess of the Orient | 2}}
|{{Flag|Philippines|civil}} |18 September 1998 |A motor vessel that capsized in Manila Bay. | | |
{{MV|Princess of the Stars | 2}}
|{{Flag|Philippines|civil}} |21 June 2008 |A passenger ferry that sank in San Fernando, Romblon, resulting in over 500 deaths.{{cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Frank |url=http://www.gulfnews.com/articles/08/06/30/10224739.html |title=Sinking of ferry in Philippines highlights appalling safety record |publisher=Gulf News |date=29 June 2008 |access-date=12 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080722132654/http://www.gulfnews.com/articles/08/06/30/10224739.html |archive-date=22 July 2008 |url-status=dead }} | | |
{{USS|Princeton|CVL-23|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |24 October 1944 |An {{sclass|Independence|aircraft carrier|1}} that was lost at the Battle of Leyte Gulf. |{{coord|15|21|N|123|31|E|name=USS Princeton (CVL-23)}} | ||
{{ship | Royal Captain|East Indiaman|2}}
|{{Flag|East India Company|1707}} |17 December 1773 |A schooner, chartered to the East India Company, that struck a reef {{convert|46|mi}} from Palawan, en route to Balambangan Island. All but three crewmen survived the sinking and were picked up by the British ship Union. The three sailors who drowned were apparently drunk and refused to take to the lifeboats.{{cite web |url=http://www.ieasm.org/ships.php?lang=fr&ship=royal_captain&ship_area=P&ship_type=C |title=Royal Captain |publisher=European Institute for Underwater Archaeology |language=French |access-date=15 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110224356/http://www.ieasm.org/ships.php?lang=fr&ship=royal_captain&ship_area=P&ship_type=C |archive-date=10 November 2012 |url-status=dead }} | | |
{{ship | Sakura Maru}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |1944 |A merchant vessel in wartime auxiliary naval service, sunk by US forces in Subic Bay during World War II. The wreck is located in the Grande Island channel, at a depth of {{convert|54|m}}. | | |
{{USS|Samuel B. Roberts|DE-413|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |25 October 1944 |A {{sclass|John C. Butler|destroyer escort}} that sank during the Battle off Samar. |{{coord|11|40|N|126|20|E|name=USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)}} - | ||
San Quentin
|{{naval|Spain|1785}} |April 1898 |A Spanish gunboat that was scuttled between Grande Island and Chiquita Islands, near the mouth of Subic Bay, during the Spanish–American War, in the hope of blocking the passage to the US Navy. |{{coord|14|45|36|N|120|13|48|E|name=San Quenton}} | ||
{{ship|Japanese minelayer|Sarushima | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |4 July 1944 |A {{sclass|Natsushima|minelayer | |1933}} that was sunk by US aircraft off Magsaysay.
|{{coord|12|15|N|121|00|E|name=Japanese minelayer Sarushima}} |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Satsuki|1925|2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |21 September 1944 |A {{sclass|Mutsuki|destroyer|1}} that was sunk by US aircraft in Manila Bay. |{{coord|14|35|N|120|45|E|name=Japanese destroyer Satsuki (1925)}} | ||
{{ship | Seian Maru}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |19 December 1944 |A 3,712-ton freighter serving in wartime auxiliary naval service. It was initially requisitioned in September 1940, as an auxiliary anti-submarine net-layer and patrol boat, before being re-enrolled as an auxiliary transport in August 1942. She was converted to an emergency tanker in January 1943, and sunk by US naval aircraft in Subic Bay during World War II. |{{coord|14|48|N|120|16|E|name=Seian Maru}} | |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Shimakaze|1942|2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |11 November 1944 |A destroyer that was sunk by US aircraft at Ormoc Bay. |{{coord|10|50|N|124|35|E|name=Japanese destroyer Shimakaze (1942)}} | ||
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Shiranui|1938|2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |27 October 1944 |A {{sclass|Kagerō|destroyer|1}} that was sunk by US aircraft {{convert|80|mi}} north of Iloilo. |{{coord|12|0|N|122|30|E|name=Japanese destroyer Shiranui}} | ||
{{USS|Sonoma|AT-12|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |24 October 1944 |A {{sclass|Sonoma|tugboat|0}} fleet tug that was sunk by Japanese aircraft off Dulag, Leyte. |{{coord|10|57|N|125|2|E|name=USS Sonoma (AT-12)}} | ||
{{USS|St. Lo|CVE-63|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |25 October 1944 |A {{sclass|Casablanca|escort carrier|1}} of the United States Navy during World War II, and the first major warship sunk by a kamikaze attack during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. | | ||
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Tanikaze|1940|2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |9 June 1944 |A {{sclass|Kagerō|destroyer|1}} that was torpedoed by {{USS|Harder|SS-257|6}} in Sibutu Passage. |{{coord|05|42|N|120|41|E|name=Japanese destroyer Tanikaze}} | ||
{{ship | Teiyō Maru|1931|2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |19 August 1944 |A replenishment oiler that was torpedoed by US submarines off Ilocos Norte. |{{coord|18|09|N|120|13|E|name=Teiyō Maru (1931)}} | |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Uzuki|1925|2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |12 December 1944 |A {{sclass|Mutsuki|destroyer|1}} that was sunk by US torpedo boats {{convert|50|mi}} northeast of Cebu. |{{coord|11|03|N|124|23|E|name=Japanese destroyer Uzuki (1925)}} | ||
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Wakaba|1934|2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |24 October 1944 |A {{sclass|Hatsuharu|destroyer|1}} that was sunk by US aircraft in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. |{{coord|11|50|N|121|25|E|name=Japanese destroyer Wakaba}} | ||
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Wakatsuki | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |11 November 1944 |An {{sclass|Akizuki|destroyer|1 | 1942}} that was sunk by US aircraft in Ormoc Bay.
|{{coord|10|50|N|124|35|E|name=Japanese destroyer Wakatsuki}} |
{{ship|Japanese minelayer|Yaeyama | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |24 September 1944 |A minelayer that was sunk by US aircraft off Palawan. |{{coord|12|15|N|121|00|E|name=Japanese minelayer Yaeyama}} | |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Yamagumo|1937|2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |25 October 1944 |An {{sclass|Asashio|destroyer|1}} that was torpedoed by {{USS|McDermut|DD-677|6}} in the Battle of Surigao Strait. |{{coord|10|25|N|125|23|E|name=Japanese destroyer Yamagumo (1938)}} | ||
{{ship|Japanese battleship|Yamashiro | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |25 October 1944 |A {{sclass|Fusō|battleship}} that was sunk in the Battle of Surigao Strait. |{{coord|10|22|14|N|125|21|20|E|name=Japanese battleship Yamashiro}} | |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Yūnagi|1924|2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |25 August 1944 |A {{sclass|Kamikaze|destroyer|1 | 1922}} that was torpedoed by {{USS|Picuda|SS-382|6}} northeast of Cape Bojeador Lighthouse.
|{{coord|18|46|N|120|46|E|name=Japanese destroyer Yūnagi (1924)}} | |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Yūzuki | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |23 December 1944 |A {{sclass|Mutsuki|destroyer|1}} that was sunk by US aircraft {{convert|65|mi}} northeast of Cebu. |{{coord|11|20|N|124|10|E|name=Japanese destroyer Yūzuki}} |
Russia
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{{ship|Soviet submarine|K-27 | 2}}
|{{naval|Soviet Union}} |6 September 1982 |A {{sclass2|November|submarine}} that was scuttled off the northeastern coast of Novaya Zemlya. |{{coord|72|31|N|55|30|E|name=Soviet submarine K-27}} | |
{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Niitaka | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |26 August 1922 |A {{sclass|Niitaka|cruiser|0}} protected cruiser that capsized in a typhoon off the Ust-Bolsheretsky District. |{{coord|51|30|N|156|29|E|name=Japanese cruiser Niitaka}} | |
{{ship | Sibiryakov|1909 icebreaker|2}}
|{{naval|Soviet Union}} |24 August 1942 |An icebreaker that was sunk by the {{ship|German cruiser|Admiral Scheer}} northwest of Russky Island. |{{coord|76|00|N|91|31|E|name=Icebreaker Sibiryakov}} | |
{{GS|U-362 | 2}}
|{{naval|Nazi Germany}} |5 September 1944 |A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by {{ship|Soviet minesweeper|T-116 | 2}} east of the Mona Islands.
|{{coord|75|51|N|89|27|E|name=German submarine U-362}} |
{{GS|U-639 | 2}}
|{{naval|Nazi Germany}} |28 August 1943 |A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by {{ship|Soviet submarine|S-101 | 2}} off Cape Flissingsky.
|{{coord|76|49|N|69|42|E|name=German submarine U-639}} |
{{USS|Wahoo|SS-238|6}}
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |11 October 1943 |A {{sclass|Gato|submarine|1}} that was sunk by Japanese aircraft in La Perouse (Soya) Strait, between Hokkaidō and Sakhalin, during World War II. | |
Singapore
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La Seyne
|{{Flag|France }} |14 November 1909 |A French liner belonging to the Messageries Maritimes fleet that collided with Onda (British India Steam Navigation Company) due to thick fog, and sank {{convert|30|nmi|lk=in}} off Singapore. 101 died, while many of the 61 who survived suffered grave wounds when attacked by sharks, prior to being saved by the crew of Onda. Refusing to be saved, the Captain of the French liner went down with his ship. |
South Korea
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{{ship | Chang Tyong-ho}}
|{{Flag|South Korea}} |January 1953 |A Yosu-Busan route ferry that capsized off Busan. At least 249 people were confirmed dead; only seven survived. | |
{{ship | Hanseong-ho}}
|{{Flag|South Korea}} |January 1973 |A Mokpo-Jin Island route ferry that capsized off Jeollanam-do. According to South Korean Coast Guard official confirmed report, at least 103 people were confirmed dead, only 48 persons survived. | |
USS Magpie
|{{naval|United States|1912}} |1 October 1950 |A {{sclass|YMS-1|minesweeper}} that hit a mine off North Gyeongsang Province. |{{coord|36|30|N|129|30|E|name=USS Magpie (AMS-25)}} | |
{{ship | Namyong ho}}
|{{Flag|South Korea}} |December 1970 |A ferry that ran between Busan and Jeju-do, and capsized in Korea Strait, killing 323 people. Only 12 were rescued. | |
Seohae
|{{Flag|South Korea}} |October 1993 |A Puan County to Ui Island route ferry, capsized off Jeollabuk-do. According to South Korean Coast Guard official confirmed report, 292 person lost to lives, only 70 person rescued. | | |
Sewol
|{{Flag|South Korea}} |16 April 2014 |A ferry with 476 souls on board – most of which were high school students – that capsized near Donggeochado after making a "sudden turn" that overbalanced the ship, which could not be righted. Only 172 survived. The captain and crew were later charged with criminal negligence, gross negligence and manslaughter after it was revealed the ship was heavily overbalanced, and that the captain and crew abandoned ship after ordering the passengers to remain seated even as water began filling the ship, resulting in unnecessary deaths. | {{Coord|34|13|5|N|125|57|0|E|type:event_dim:10km|name=Sewol}} | |
Sperwer
|{{Flag|VOC}} |August 1653 |A Dutch trading ship with the VOC (Dutch East India Company). It was blown off course and capsized in stormy weather off Jeju-do, killing 48 people, with 16 survivors. | | |
{{ship | Yeong-ho}}
|{{Flag|South Korea}} |October 1963 |A Yeonhwa Island to Mokpo route ferry, capsized off Jeollanam-do. According to South Korean Coast Guard official confirmed report, 140 person lost to lives, only a person rescued. | |
Sri Lanka
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{{SS|Ava|1855|2}}
|{{Flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}} |16 February 1858 |A steamship that ran aground near Trincomalee. | | |
{{SS|British Sergeant | 2}}
|{{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}} |9 April 1942 |A tanker that was sunk off Batticaloa by Japanese aircraft. | |
Great Basses wreck
|Mughal Empire |Unknown |An 18th century shipwreck on the Great Basses Reef, discovered by Arthur C. Clarke in 1961. |{{coord|06|10|50|N|81|28|50|E|name=Great Basses wreck}} | |
{{HMS|Hollyhock|K64|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}} |9 April 1942 |A corvette that was sunk by Japanese air attack. |{{coord|07|21|N|81|57|E|name=HMS Hollyhock (K64)}} | |
{{MV|Farah III | 2}}
|{{Flag|Jordan}} |December 2006 |A cargo ship that was forcibly boarded by LTTE Sea Tigers and run aground near Mullaitivu. The Sri Lanka Army re-captured the wreck in 2009. |{{coord|09|18|52|N|80|47|29|E|name=MV Farah III}} |
{{HMS|Tenedos|H04|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}} |5 April 1942 |An S-class destroyer that was sunk at Colombo during the Indian Ocean raid. |{{coord|6|57|17|N|79|51|20|E|name=HMS Tenedos (H04)}} | |
{{HMAS|Vampire|D68|6}}
|{{naval|Australia|1913}} |9 April 1942 |A V-class destroyer that was sunk by Japanese air attack. |{{coord|7|35|N|82|5|E|name=HMAS Vampire (D68)}} | |
{{HMS|Hermes|95|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}} |9 April 1942 | An aircraft carrier that was sunk by Japanese air attack. | | |
{{ship|HMCyS|Vijaya}}
|{{naval|Ceylon}} |1975 |An {{sclass|Algerine|minesweeper}} of the Royal Ceylon Navy that sank in a strong storm in the Gulf of Mannar. | |
Taiwan
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{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Hatakaze|1924|2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |15 January 1945 |A {{sclass|Kamikaze|destroyer|1 | 1922}} that was sunk by US aircraft at Kaohsiung.
|{{coord|22|40|N|120|14|E|name=Japanese destroyer Hatakaze}} |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Minekaze | 2}}
|{{naval|Empire of Japan}} |10 February 1944 |A {{sclass|Minekaze|destroyer}} that was torpedoed by {{USS|Pogy|SS-266|6}} off Taitung County. |{{Coord|22|12|N|121|30|E|name=Japanese destroyer Minekaze}} |
Thailand
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King Cruiser
|{{Flag|Thailand|civil}} |4 May 1997 |A car ferry that hit a reef off the Phi Phi Islands. | | ||
Ocean Dream
|{{Flag|Panama}} |27 February 2016 |A cruise ship that had been abandoned for a year without any maintenance, sank and capsized in shallow waters near the port of Laem Chabang, Sri Racha. | | ||
HTMS Sukhothai
|{{naval|Thailand}} |18 December 2022 |A {{sclass|Ratanakosin|corvette}} that sank in a storm off Bang Saphan Noi, Prachuap Khiri Khan. |{{Coord|11|00 | N|99|53 | E|name=HTMS Sukhothai (FS-442)}} |
Turkey
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{{SS|Alexandra | 2}}
|{{naval|France}} |8 February 1918 |A French ship that was sunk by Turkish coastal artillery about {{convert|1|mi|km|adj=on}} outside Avova Bay (Ağva Körfezi). | |
{{ship|Ottoman ironclad|Âsâr-ı Tevfik | 2}}
|{{naval|Ottoman Empire}} |11 February 1913 |An ironclad warship that ran aground off Yalıköy, Istanbul. | |
{{HMS|Arno|1915|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}} |23 March 1918 |A destroyer that collided with {{HMS|Hope|1910|6}} in the Dardanelles. |{{coord|40|14|30|N|26|30|30|E|name=HMS Arno (1915)}} | |
{{ship|French battleship|Bouvet | 2}}
|{{naval|France}} |18 March 1915 |A pre-dreadnought battleship, launched in 1896 and sunk by Turkish coastal artillery in the Dardanelles Campaign. |{{coord|40|01|15|N|26|16|30|E|name=French battleship Bouvet}} |
{{SMS|Breslau}}
|{{naval|German Empire}} |16 August 1914 |A {{sclass|Magdeburg|cruiser|0}} light cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Imbros. |{{coord|40|3|42|N|25|58|42|E|name=SMS Breslau}} | |
The Cape Gelidonya shipwreck
|Unknown |1200 BCE |A Phoenician merchant vessel that was wrecked around 1200 BCE. |{{coord|36|38|10|N|30|33|26|E|name=Cape Gelidonya}} | |
{{ship | Duchess of York|1807 ship|2}}
|{{Flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}} |After 1807 |An iron-screw steamer ketch built in Hull in 1893. It was sold and renamed Carmen in 1902, and sold again in 1919.{{cite web |url=http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/157060/mystery_of_wreckers_reef.html |title=Mystery of Wreckers Reef |publisher=Divernet |accessdate=2 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224224035/http://divernet.com/Travel_Features/157060/mystery_of_wreckers_reef.html |archive-date=24 February 2013 |url-status=dead }} Its subsequent fate was unknown until the wreckage was discovered in the 1950s.{{cite web |url=http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/157058/the_ship_with_no_name.html |title=The Ship With No Name |publisher=Divernet |accessdate=2 August 2013}} |{{coord|36|12.716|N|29|24.732|E|name=Duchess of York (1893 ship)/Sakarya (ship)|notes={{cite web|url=http://www.wannadive.net/spot/Middle_East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Kalkan/Duchess_of_York/ |title=Duchess of York |publisher=WannaDive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915084652/http://wannadive.net/spot/Middle_East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Kalkan/Duchess_of_York/ |archivedate=15 September 2014 |url-status=live }}}} |
{{HMS|Majestic|1895|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}} |27 May 1915 |A {{sclass|Majestic|battleship}} that was torpedoed by {{SMU|U-21|Germany|6}} off Cape Helles. |{{coord|40|02|30|N|26|11|02|E|name=HMS Majestic (1895)}} | |
{{ship|French submarine|Mariotte | 2}}
|{{naval|France}} |26 July 1915 |A French submarine that was scuttled off Cape Nara, near Çanakkale. | |
{{SS|Paris II | 2}}
|{{naval|France}} |13 December 1917 |A French naval patrol ship sunk by Turkish coastal artillery off Kemer inside Avova Bay (Ağva Körfezi). Approximately 150 shots were fired, of which 110 hit the target. The crew were rescued by Turkish soldiers. |{{Coord|36|36|8.06|N|30|35|10.93|E|name=SS Paris II}} |
{{HMS|Raglan}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}} |20 January 1918 |An {{sclass|Abercrombie|monitor|0}} monitor that was sunk by Turkish ships off Imbros. |{{coord|40|14|N|25|58|E|name=HMS Raglan}} | |
Refah
|{{Flag|Turkey}} |23 June 1941 |A Turkish ship that was sunk by an unidentified (probably French) submarine. Of the 200 aboard, only 32 survived. | | |
Sakarya
|Unknown |1957 |A cargo ship which struck a reef while suffering engine trouble. The wreckage was discovered in 1994, close to the wreck of Duchess of York. |{{coord|36|12.716|N|29|24.732|E|name=Duchess of York (1893 ship)/Sakarya (ship)|notes=}} | |
{{GS|U-20|1936|2}}
|{{naval|Nazi Germany}} |10 September 1944 |A Type IIB U-boat that was scuttled in the Black Sea. |{{coord|41|10|N|30|47|E|name=German submarine U-20 (1936)}} | |
Uluburun shipwreck
|Unknown |Unknown |A merchant ship dating to the late Bronze Age. |{{coord|36|7|43|N|29|41|9|E|name=Uluburun shipwreck}} |
Vietnam
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{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Kashii | 2}}
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}} |12 January 1945 |A {{sclass|Katori|cruiser|0}} light cruiser that was sunk by US aircraft off Qui Nhon. |{{coord|13|50|N|109|20|E|name=Japanese cruiser Kashii}} |
{{ship|Japanese destroyer|Nokaze | 2}}
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}} |20 February 1945 |A {{sclass|Minekaze|destroyer|1}} that was torpedoed by {{USS|Pargo|SS-264|6}} north of Nha Trang. |{{coord|12|48|N|109|38|E|name=Japanese destroyer Nokaze}} |
References
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External links
- [http://www.wrecksite.eu WRECKSITE] Worldwide free database of + 65,000 wrecks with history, maritime charts and GPS positions
- [https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/resources/shipwrecks-of-southeast-asia/] The Southeast Asian Ceramic Society's helpful list of shipwrecks carrying Southeast Asian or Chinese ceramics with summaries of the wrecks and their contents
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