List of shipwrecks of California
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This is a list of shipwrecks located in Californian waters.
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Contents
- 1 Del Norte County
- 2 Humboldt County
- 3 Los Angeles County
- 4 Marin County
- 5 Mendocino County
- 6 Orange County
- 7 San Diego County
- 8 San Francisco County
- 9 San Luis Obispo County
- 10 San Mateo County
- 11 Santa Barbara County
- 12 Santa Cruz County
- 13 Sonoma County
- 14 Ventura County
- 15 References
- 16 Further reading
Del Norte County
Ship | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Brother Jonathan | 30 July 1865 | A paddle steamer that ran aground off Crescent City. | |
SS Emidio | 20 December 1941 | A tanker that was sunk by I-17 off Crescent City. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Humboldt County
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Los Angeles County
Ship | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Ace I | 29 April 1948 | A barge that foundered in a storm and was scuttled as a hazard to navigation off San Pedro, Los Angeles. | |
SS Avalon | 16 September 1964 | A passenger ship that foundered under tow off Palos Verdes. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
USS Burrfish | 19 November 1969 | A Balao-class submarine that was sunk as a target off San Clemente Island. | |
Charles F. Crocker | 1929 | A barquentine that was run aground and dismasted for a movie off Santa Catalina Island, sometime around 1929. The wreck was later burned, and then moved further inland by a tidal bore. | |
Dauntless | 3 October 1928 | A schooner that was blown up for the movie The Rescue off Catalina Harbor, Santa Catalina Island. | |
Diosa del Mar | 30 July 1990 | A wooden schooner that ran aground on Ship Rock at Santa Catalina Island. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS Dominator | 13 March 1961 | A cargo ship that ran aground on Rocky Point, Palos Verdes. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
F.S. Loop | 1947 | A barge that sank near Angel's Gate and was blown up as a hazard to navigation. | |
Georgia | 22 February 1966 | A barge that was scuttled off Redondo Beach. | |
Georgia Straits | A tug that sank under tow off Los Angeles. | ||
USS Gregory (DD-802) | 4 March 1971 | A Fletcher-class destroyer that was bombed as a target off San Clemente Island. | |
Johanna Smith | 22 July 1932 | A schooner that caught fire and sank off Long Beach. | |
USS John C. Butler (DE-339) | 1971 | A John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was sunk as a target off San Clemente. | |
USS Koka (AT-31) | 7 December 1937 | A Bagaduce-class fleet tug that ran aground off San Clemente Island. | |
Margaret C. | A schooner that was blown up for a movie in Catalina Harbor, Santa Catalina Island, in about 1926. | ||
Monfalcone | 31 August 1930 | A gambling ship that caught fire and sank off Long Beach. | |
USS Moody (DD-277) | 21 February 1933 | A Clemson-class destroyer that was blown up in San Pedro Bay for the MGM movie Hell Below. | |
USS Moray (SS-300) | 18 June 1970 | A Balao-class submarine that was sunk as a target off San Clemente. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
USS Naifeh (DE-352) | 11 July 1966 | A John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was sunk as a target off San Clemente Island. | |
Ningpo | 1938 | A Chinese junk that was beached then burned at Santa Catalina Island. | |
Olympic II | 4 September 1940 | A barge that collided with the Japanese freighter Sakito Maru off San Pedro. The wreck was blown up as a hazard to navigation. | |
Palmyra | A schooner that was beached and burned off Santa Catalina Island, around 1938. | ||
SS Princess Louise | 20 June 1990 | A cruise ship, later converted into a floating restaurant, that sank under tow about 16 nautical miles southwest of Point Fermin, while en route to Catalina to be sunk as an artificial reef. | |
Sacramento | 2 December 1968 | A barge and ferry that foundered off Redondo Beach. | |
SS Sansinena | 17 December 1976 | An oil tanker that exploded at the Port of Los Angeles. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
S.N. Castle | 17 February 1926 | A barquentine that was burned and sunk in Catalina Harbor at Santa Catalina Island, for the movie Old Ironsides. | |
SueJac | 14 November 1980 | A schooner that ran aground on Casino Point, Santa Catalina Island. | |
USS Stribling (DD-96) | January 1937 | A Wickes-class destroyer that was sunk as a target off San Pedro. | |
UB-88 | 3 January 1921 | A Type UB III U-boat that was surrendered in 1918 and used as an exhibition in the United States, before being shelled for target practice in San Pedro Bay. |
Marin County
Ship | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Labouchere | 14 April 1866 | A paddle steamer that ran aground off Point Reyes. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
San Augustin | November 1595 | A Manila galleon that was wrecked at anchor in Drakes Bay. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Mendocino County
Ship | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Frolic | 1850 | An opium-trading brig wrecked near Point Cabrillo Light in 1850. Frolic was the subject of a 2003 episode of Deep Sea Detectives. | |
Josephine Woolcot | 1886 | A schooner wrecked by a storm off Mendocino City. Ship broke in half mid ship into two sections – bow and two mast / transon and two mast, sank with fantail pointing northwest in large surf. | |
Sea Foam | 28 January 1931 | A schooner that was wrecked at Point Arena. |
Orange County
Ship | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Charles Brown | 21 April 1932 | A barge that ran aground off Laguna Beach. | |
Elsie I | 17 October 1951 | A barge that capsized in a storm off Huntington Beach. | |
Foss 125 | 17 November 1958 | A barge that foundered in a storm off Laguna Beach. |
San Diego County
Ship | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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USS Abercrombie | 7 January 1968 | A John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was sunk as a target off San Diego. | |
USS Archer-Fish | 19 October 1968 | A Balao-class submarine that was sunk as a target off San Diego. | |
USS Aspro (SS-309) | 16 November 1962 | A Balao-class submarine that was sunk as a target off San Diego. | |
USS Atlanta (CL-104) | 1 October 1970 | A Cleveland-class light cruiser that was sunk as a target. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
USS Blackfin | 13 May 1973 | A Balao-class submarine that was sunk as a target off San Diego. | |
USS Champlin | 12 April 1936 | A Wickes-class destroyer that was sunk as a target off San Diego. | |
USS F-1 | 17 December 1917 | An F-class submarine that was sunk in a collision off Point Loma. | |
USS Hogan (DD-178) | 8 November 1945 | A Wickes-class destroyer that was bombed as a target off San Diego. | |
USS Knight (DD-633) | 27 October 1967 | A Gleaves-class destroyer that was sunk as a target off San Diego. | |
USS Marcus | 25 June 1935 | A Clemson-class destroyer that was sunk as a target off San Diego. | |
SS Monte Carlo | 1 January 1937 | An oil tanker that drifted onto Coronado in a storm. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
USS PC-815 | 11 September 1945 | A PC-461-class submarine chaser that was sunk in a collision with USS Laffey off San Diego. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
USS S-37 (SS-142) | 20 February 1945 | An S-class submarine that broke tow and sank off Imperial Beach. | |
USS Sabalo | 15 February 1973 | A Balao-class submarine that was sunk as a target off San Diego. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
USS Sloat | 26 June 1935 | A Clemson-class destroyer that was sunk as a target off San Diego. | |
Valiant | 13 December 1930 | A yacht that caught fire and sank off Descanso Beach. | |
USS Williams (DE-372) | 29 June 1968 | A John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that sunk as a target off San Diego. | |
HMCS Yukon | July 2000 | A Mackenzie-class destroyer that was scuttled off Mission Bay as an artificial reef. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
San Francisco County
Ship | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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USS Benevolence (AH-13) | 25 April 1950 | A hospital ship that sunk in a collision with SS Mary Luckenbach. | |
USS Boston | 8 April 1946 | A protected cruiser that was scuttled off San Francisco. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
USS Bunting | 3 June 1942 | A minesweeper that sank in a collision. | |
SS City of Chester | 22 August 1888 | A passenger ship that collided with RMS Oceanic in San Francisco Bay. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS City of Rio de Janeiro | 21 February 1901 | A steamship that struck a reef in San Francisco Bay. | |
USS Conestoga | 1921 | An ocean-going tug that was declared "lost at sea" on 30 June 1921. The wreck was discovered in the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary in 2009, and formally identified as Conestoga in 2016. | |
USS Devilfish | 14 August 1968 | A Balao-class submarine that was sunk as a target off San Francisco. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS Escambia | 19 June 1882 | A steamboat that capsized off San Francisco. | |
USS Hornbill (AMc-13) | 30 June 1942 | A coastal minesweeper that collided with the Esther Johnson in San Francisco Bay. | |
James Rolph | 2 August 1910 | A schooner that ran aground on rocks in San Pablo Bay. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
King Philip | 1878 | A clipper that ran aground in heavy surf at Ocean Beach | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
USS Lewis | 21 April 1966 | A John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was sunk as a target. | |
Lydia | 1907 | A wrecked whaling ship located beneath King Street, San Francisco, that was discovered in 1980 during a sewer construction project. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS Ohioan | 8 October 1936 | A cargo ship that ran aground near Seal Rock. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
USS Pensacola | May 1912 | A steamboat that was burned and sunk by the Navy in San Francisco Bay near Hunter's Point. | |
San Rafael | 30 November 1901 | A steamboat that collided with the Sausalito off Alcatraz Island. | |
USS Stewart (DD-224) | 24 May 1946 | A Clemson-class destroyer that was sunk as a target west of the Golden Gate. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
USS Thompson | February 1944 | A Clemson-class destroyer that was sunk as a target in San Francisco Bay. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
USS Tingey (DD-539) | May 1966 | A Fletcher-class destroyer that was sunk as a target off San Francisco. | |
Zenobia | 20 April 1858 | A full rigged ship that struck a rock off Point Bonita. |
San Luis Obispo County
Ship | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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SS Montebello | 23 December 1941 | An oil tanker that was torpedoed by I-21 off Cayucos. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
San Mateo County
Ship | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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San Juan | 29 August 1929 | A passenger steamer that was rammed by the S. C. T. Dodd off Pigeon Point.[1] | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Santa Barbara County
Ship | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Aggie | 4 May 1915 | A barquentine that ran aground at Santa Rosa Island. | |
USS Chauncey | 8 September 1923 | One of seven United States Navy ships that ran aground off Lompoc in an incident known as the Honda Point Disaster. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS Chickasaw | 7 February 1962 | A cargo ship that ran aground on Santa Rosa Island. | |
Crown of England | 7 November 1894 | A steamship that ran aground off Santa Rosa Island. | |
SS Cuba | 7 September 1923 | A German steamboat that was seized by the United States in 1917, and eventually ran aground off San Miguel Island, on the same day as the Honda Point Disaster. | |
USS Delphy | 8 September 1923 | One of seven United States Navy ships that ran aground off Lompoc in an incident known as the Honda Point Disaster. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
USS Fuller | 8 September 1923 | One of seven United States Navy ships that ran aground off Lompoc in an incident known as the Honda Point Disaster. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Goldenhorn | 12 September 1892 | A barque that ran aground off Santa Rosa Island. | |
Humble SM-1 | 25 November 1961 | A drillship that foundered off Santa Barbara. | |
USS McCulloch | 13 June 1917 | A cutter that collided with the Governor off Point Conception. | |
USS Nicholas | 8 September 1923 | One of seven United States Navy ships that ran aground off Lompoc in an incident known as the Honda Point Disaster. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Sibyl Marston | 12 January 1909 | A schooner that ran aground off Lompoc. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
USS S. P. Lee | 8 September 1923 | One of seven United States Navy ships that ran aground off Lompoc in an incident known as the Honda Point Disaster. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
USS Woodbury | 8 September 1923 | One of seven United States Navy ships that ran aground off Lompoc in an incident known as the Honda Point Disaster. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
SS Yankee Blade | 1 October 1854 | A steamboat that ran aground at Point Arguello. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
USS Young | 8 September 1923 | One of seven United States Navy ships that ran aground off Lompoc in an incident known as the Honda Point Disaster. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Santa Cruz County
Ship | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Carrier Pigeon | 6 June 1853 | A clipper that ran aground on her maiden voyage, on a headland which came to be known as Pigeon Point. | |
SS Palo Alto | 1929 | A concrete ship sunk in shallow water at Seacliff State Beach as an entertainment venue, and now serves as an artificial reef. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Sonoma County
Ship | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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SS Pomona | 17 March 1908 | A steamship that ran aground near Fort Ross Cove, Fort Ross.[2] | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Ventura County
Ship | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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USS Agerholm | 18 July 1982 | A Gearing-class destroyer that was sunk as a target off San Nicolas Island. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
USS Deperm (ADG-10) | 22 September 1982 | A degaussing vessel, sunk as a target. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Equator | 2 July 1949 | A fishing vessel that ran aground off Anacapa Island. | |
La Janelle | 13 April 1970 | A cruise ship that was grounded off Port Hueneme, California. | |
USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91) | April 1961 | A Casablanca-class escort class that ran aground on San Nicolas Island. | |
USS Ulvert M. Moore | 13 July 1966 | A John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was sunk as a target off San Nicolas Island. | |
SS Winfield Scott | 1 December 1863 | A paddle steamer that ran aground on Anacapa Island. |
References
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Further reading
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