List of shipwrecks in the Indian Ocean
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This is a list of shipwrecks in the Indian Ocean.
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Contents
Arabian Sea
Ship | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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USS Berwyn | 6 September 1920 | A cargo ship that was wrecked near the Khuriya Muriya Islands. | |
HMS Cadiz | 4 December 1971 | A Battle-class destroyer that was sunk by INS Nirghat south of Karachi. | |
MOL Comfort | 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. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
MS Georges Philippar | 19 May 1932 | An ocean liner that caught fire and sank near Al Mukalla, Yemen. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS John Barry | 28 August 1944 | A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by U-859 off the coast of Oman. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
INS Khukri | 9 December 1971 | A Blackwood-class frigate that was torpedoed by PNS Hangor off Diu, India. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS Santa Paula | 3 June 1943 | A freighter that was torpedoed by I-27 150 miles south of Masirah Island, Oman. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Bay of Bengal
Ship | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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SS Automedon | 11 November 1940 | A passenger and cargo steamer that was sunk by the Atlantis northwest of Sumatra. | |
HMS Hermes | 9 April 1942 | The world's first purpose-built aircraft carrier, which sunk after receiving 40 direct hits from Vice-Admiral Chuichi Nagumo's 70 Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter/bombers off the coast of Sri Lanka. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS Indus | 10 September 1914 | A steamship that was captured and scuttled by SMS Emden . | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS Selma City | 7 April 1942 | Attacked by Japanese bombers in the Bay of Bengal, about 25 miles (40 km) offshore from Vizagapatam (now Vishakhapatnam), India. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
HMAS Vampire | 9 April 1942 | A V-class destroyer that was sunk by Japanese aircraft off the coast of Sri Lanka. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Central Indian Ocean
Ship | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Arnhem | 12 February 1662 | An East Indiaman that ran aground on the Saint Brandon Rocks. | |
RIMS Warren Hastings | 14 January 1897 | A troop ship that hit a rock and was wrecked off the coast of Réunion. | |
SS Chivalry | 22 February 1944 | A cargo ship that was sunk by a Japanese submarine. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS City of Johannesburg | 23 October 1942 | A merchant steamer that was torpedoed by U-504 off East London, South Africa. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS Clan Macarthur | 12 August 1943 | A Cameron-class cargo steamship that was torpedoed by U-181 off Madagascar. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS Commissaire Ramel | 9 September 1940 | A passenger ship that was sunk by the Atlantis. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
HMS Cornwall | 5 April 1942 | A County-class heavy cruiser that was sunk by Japanese dive bombers in the Easter Sunday Raid. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
HMS Dorsetshire | 5 April 1942 | A County-class heavy cruiser that was sunk by Japanese dive bombers in the Easter Sunday Raid. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS Empire Chaucer | 17 October 1942 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-504 about 450 nautical miles south of Cape Town, South Africa. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
MV Empire Day | 7 August 1944 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-198 about 200 nautical miles east of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS Fort Lee | 2 November 1944 | A T2 tanker that was torpedoed by U-181. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS Frontier | 27 September 1957 | A cargo ship that ran aground east of East London, Eastern Cape, Africa. | |
I-27 | 12 February 1944 | A Japanese submarine that was sunk by HMS Paladin and HMS Petard. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS James B. Stephens | 8 March 1943 | A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by U-160 about 150 miles northeast of Durban, South Africa. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS Khedive Ismail | 12 February 1944 | A steamship that was torpedoed by I-27, with 1,297 deaths. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS Koning der Nederlanden | 5 October 1881 | An ocean liner that sprang a leak and sank east of the Seychelles. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Magicienne | 24 August 1810 | A Magicienne-class frigate that ran aground off Mauritius in the Battle of Grand Port. | |
SS Marietta E | 4 March 1943 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-160. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
USS Pecos | 1 March 1942 | A tanker that was sunk by Japanese aircraft. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Pinguin | 8 May 1941 | An auxiliary cruiser that was sunk by HMS Cornwall. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Ramb I | 27 February 1941 | An auxiliary cruiser that was sunk by HMNZS Leander in the Action of 27 February 1941. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
HMS Sirius | 23 August 1810 | A frigate that ran aground off Mauritius in the Battle of Grand Port. | |
Texanita | 21 August 1972 | An oil tanker that collided with the Oswego-Guardian off Stilbaai, South Africa. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS Tjisalak | 26 March 1944 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by I-8. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Christmas Island
Ship | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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MV Eidsvold | 20 January 1942 | A motor vessel that was torpedoed by I-159 at Flying Fish Cove. | |
SIEV-221 | 15 December 2010 | A boat that was carrying asylum seekers from Iraq and Iran when it hit the rocks at Flying Fish Cove. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
MV Tycoon | 8 January 2012 | A cargo ship that was wrecked at Flying Fish Cove. |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Ship | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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SS Buresk | 9 November 1914 | A collier that was scuttled while under attack from HMAS Sydney in the Battle of Cocos. | |
SMS Emden | 9 November 1914 | A light cruiser that was run aground while under attack from HMAS Sydney in the Battle of Cocos. |
Great Australian Bight
Ship | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Mahomed Shah | April 1853 | A barque that caught fire on 18 April and sank several days later. All on board were rescued. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS Selje | 29 March 1929 | A cargo ship that collided with the steamship Kaituna 25 miles southwest of Cape Otway. |
Mozambique Channel
Ship | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Admiral Gambier | 20 June 1817 | An East Indiaman that was wrecked on a coral reef. | |
MV Empire City | 6 August 1944 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-198 off Mocímboa da Praia, Mozambique. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS Express | 30 June 1942 | A Type C3-E cargo ship that was torpedoed by I-10. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Persian Gulf
Ship | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Iran Ajr | 26 September 1987 | A landing craft that served as a minelayer during the Iran–Iraq War, and was captured and scuttled by American forces. | |
U-533 | 16 October 1943 | A Type IXC/40 U-boat that was sunk by British aircraft off the coast of Fujairah. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Red Sea
Ship | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Aida | 15 September 1957 | An Egyptian supply ship, sunk off the coast of Big Brother Island.[1] | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Al-Baraqua II | 6 April 2006 | Capsized passenger ferry. | |
MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98 | 3 February 2006 | Capsized passenger ferry. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS Carnatic | 15 September 1849 | Ran aground on a coral reef on 12 September, broke in half and sank three days later. 31 people drowned.[2][3] | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Chrisoula K | 31 August 1981 | Greek freighter that ran aground on a reef.[4] | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS Dunraven | 25 April 1876 | Hit a reef in the Gulf of Suez, close to the Sinai peninsula.[5] | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Giannis D | 19 April 1983 | Sank with its cargo of timber at Sha'ab Abu Nuhas, north of Hurghada.[6] | |
Kimon M | 12 December 1978 | Sank on at Sha'ab Abu Nuhas, north of Hurghada, when she ran into the reef of Abu Nuhas.[7][8] | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Numidia | 20 July 1901 | Sank at Big Brother Island.[9] | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
El Mina | 1969 | Former Russian navy ship, bombed by the Israelis and sank near Hurghada.[10] | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS Rosalie Moller | October 1941 | Bombed 2 days after the supply ship Thistlegorm – anchored some 20 miles (32 km) away next to the Sinai peninsula – was sunk. She rests north of Hurghada, north of the reefs of Abu Nuhas, in some 50 meters of water.[11][12] | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Salem Express | 17 December 1991 | Ran into a shallow reef and sank 57 miles (about 91 km) south of Hurghada, after the captain took a shortcut on his trip from Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) to Safaga in Egypt. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS Thistlegorm | 6 October 1941 | Sunk by German bombers near Sharm el-Sheikh.[13] | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Zingara | 22 August 1984 | Commonly referred to as the Kormoran, sailed from Aqaba with a cargo of Phosphate Rock and hit the Laguna Reef in the Strait of Tiran. |
Strait of Malacca
Ship | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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MS Empress of Australia | 23 August 1992 | A cruise ship that sank in a collision with the Taiwanese fishing vessel Terfu 51. | |
SS Galileo Galilei | 21 May 1999 | A cruise ship that sank off the coast of Perak following a fire. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
USS Grenadier | 22 April 1943 | A Tambor-class submarine that was bombed by Japanese aircraft and scuttled the next day. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Haguro | 16 May 1945 | A Myōkō-class cruiser that was sunk by British forces in the Battle of the Malacca Strait. | |
I-166 | 17 July 1944 | A KD5 Type submarine that was sunk by HMS Telemachus (P321) off One Fathom Bank. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Kuma | 11 January 1944 | A Kuma-class cruiser that was sunk by HMS Tally-Ho (P317). | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Myōkō | 8 June 1946 | A Myōkō-class cruiser that was scuttled near Port Klang. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Reginaldo Giuliani | 14 February 1944 | A Liuzzi-class submarine that was seized by Germany and renamed UIT-23, and was torpedoed by HMS Tally-Ho northwest of Pangkor Island. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Sovereign of the Seas | 6 August 1859 | A clipper that was wrecked on the Pyramid Shoal. | |
Takao | 19 October 1946 | A Takao-class heavy cruiser that was surrendered to the British and sunk as a target. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
U-181 | 12 February 1946 | A Type IXD2 U-boat that was scuttled near Port Klang. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
U-859 | 23 September 1944 | A Type IXD2 U-boat that was sunk by HMS Trenchant. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
U-862 | 13 February 1946 | A Type IXD2 U-boat that was scuttled near Port Klang. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
HMS Vestal | 26 July 1945 | An Algerine-class minesweeper that suffered a kamikaze attack and was scuttled. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
References
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- ↑ TourEgypt report for Numidia.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ TourEgypt – Carnatic
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ TourEgypt – SS Dunraven
- ↑ TourEgypt - Giannis D.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ TourEgypt – Kimon M
- ↑ TourEgypt report for Numidia
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ TourEgypt – Rosalie Moller
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.