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[Ship]: U-180
[Flag]:
Kriegsmarine
[Sunk date]: 23 August 1944
[Notes]: A Type IXD1 U-boat sunk off Soorts-Hossegor.
[Coordinates]: 44°00′00″N 2°00′00″W / 44.000°N 2.000°W / 44.000; -2.000 (German submarine U-180)
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[Ship]: SS Ajax
[Flag]:
Denmark
[Sunk date]: 25 December 1917
[Notes]: A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-104 south of Audierne.
[Coordinates]: 47°53′N 4°32′W / 47.883°N 4.533°W / 47.883; -4.533 (SS Ajax (1889))
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: HMS Amazon
[Flag]:
Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 14 January 1797
[Notes]: A frigate that ran aground at Audierne.
[Coordinates]:
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: HMS Amfitrite
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 4 March 1807
[Notes]: A frigate wrecked off Ushant.
[Coordinates]:
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: MV Amoco Cadiz
[Flag]:
Liberia
[Sunk date]: 16 March 1978
[Notes]: A supertanker that ran aground at Portsall, causing an oil spill.
[Coordinates]: 48°36′N 4°42′W / 48.6°N 4.7°W / 48.6; -4.7 (Amoco Cadiz)
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: HMS Arethusa
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 19 March 1779
[Notes]: Royal Navy frigate, wrecked off Ushant after sustaining considerable damage in a battle with the French ship Aigrette.
[Coordinates]: 48°27′4″N 5°4′4″W / 48.45111°N 5.06778°W / 48.45111; -5.06778 (HMS Arethusa (1759))
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: Asgard II
[Flag]:
Ireland
[Sunk date]: 11 September 2008
[Notes]: A brigantine that sank off Belle Île.
[Coordinates]: 47°18′03″N 3°33′02″W / 47.30083°N 3.55056°W / 47.30083; -3.55056 (Asgard II)
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: HMCS Athabaskan
[Flag]:
Royal Canadian Navy
[Sunk date]: 29 April 1944
[Notes]: A Tribal-class destroyer that was torpedoed by T24 off Plouguerneau.
[Coordinates]: 48°43′N 4°32′W / 48.717°N 4.533°W / 48.717; -4.533 (HMCS Athabaskan (GO7))
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: Auguste
[Flag]:
French Navy
[Sunk date]: 29 January 1795
[Notes]: A ship of the line caught in a tempest off Brest.
[Coordinates]:
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: MS Böhlen
[Flag]:
East Germany
[Sunk date]: 14 Octobre 1976
[Notes]: An oil tanker that sank after going aground off the Île de Sein
[Coordinates]: 48°10′30″N 5°10′48″W / 48.17500°N 5.18000°W / 48.17500; -5.18000 (Böhlen)
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: HMS Charybdis
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 23 October 1943
[Notes]: A Dido-class cruiser that was sunk by German torpedo boats off the north coast of Brittany.
[Coordinates]: 48°59′N 3°39′W / 48.983°N 3.650°W / 48.983; -3.650 (HMS Charybdis (88))
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: Droits de l'Homme
[Flag]:
France
[Sunk date]: 1797
[Notes]: Sunk after going aground off Plozévet.
[Coordinates]:
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: SS Empire Conyngham
[Flag]:
United Kingdom
[Sunk date]: 20 June 1949
[Notes]: A cargo ship that was scuttled off Brest.
[Coordinates]: 47°52′N 8°51′W / 47.867°N 8.850°W / 47.867; -8.850 (SS Empire Conyngham)
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: MV Erika
[Flag]:
Malta
[Sunk date]: 12 December 1999
[Notes]: An oil tanker that sank in the Bay of Biscay, causing an oil spill.
[Coordinates]: 47°9′N 4°15′W / 47.150°N 4.250°W / 47.150; -4.250 (MV Erika)
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: HMS Firm
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 29 June 1811
[Notes]: A gun-brig wrecked off Cancalle Bay.
[Coordinates]:
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: France
[Flag]: French Navy
[Sunk date]: 26 August 1922
[Notes]: A Courbet-class battleship that struck a rock in Quiberon Bay.
[Coordinates]: 47°27′6″N 3°2′0″W / 47.45167°N 3.03333°W / 47.45167; -3.03333 (French battleship France)
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: USS Gypsum Queen
[Flag]:
United States Navy
[Sunk date]: 28 April 1919
[Notes]: A tugboat that struck a rock off Brest.
[Coordinates]:
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: SS Hilda
[Flag]: United Kingdom
[Sunk date]: 18 December 1905
[Notes]: A steamship that hit the Pierre de Portes rocks in thick fog and sank off Saint-Malo.
[Coordinates]: 48°40.49′N 2°5.72′W / 48.67483°N 2.09533°W / 48.67483; -2.09533 (SS Hilda)
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: SS London
[Flag]: United Kingdom
[Sunk date]: 11 January 1864
[Notes]: Sunk in a storm in the Bay of Biscay.
[Coordinates]:
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: HMS Magnificent
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 25 March 1804
[Notes]: A Ramillies-class ship of the line that struck a reef off Brest.
[Coordinates]:
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[Ship]: HMS Monkey (1801)
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 25 December 1810
[Notes]: A gun-brig wrecked on Belle Île while participating in the blockade of Lorient.
[Coordinates]:
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: Neptune
[Flag]: French Navy
[Sunk date]: 28 December 1794
[Notes]: A ship of the line wrecked off Brest during the Croisière du Grand Hiver.
[Coordinates]:
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: HMS Repulse
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 10 March 1800
[Notes]: An Intrepid-class ship of the line abandoned in the Glénan islands.
[Coordinates]:
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: Royal Louis
[Flag]: French Navy
[Sunk date]: 24 December 1794
[Notes]: A ship of the line that ran aground off Brest.
[Coordinates]:
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: Saint-Esprit
[Flag]: French Navy
[Sunk date]: 30 January 1795
[Notes]: A Saint-Esprit-class ship of the line wrecked off Brest during Croisière du Grand Hiver.
[Coordinates]:
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: Séduisant
[Flag]: French Navy
[Sunk date]: 16 December 1796
[Notes]: A Séduisant-class ship of the line wrecked off Brest.
[Coordinates]:
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: Superbe
[Flag]: French Navy
[Sunk date]: 30 January 1795
[Notes]: A Téméraire-class ship of the line wrecked off Brest during the Croisière du Grand Hiver.
[Coordinates]:
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: U-103
[Flag]:
Imperial German Navy
[Sunk date]: 12 May 1918
[Notes]: A German submarine that was rammed by RMS Olympic off Brest.
[Coordinates]: 49°16′N 4°51′W / 49.267°N 4.850°W / 49.267; -4.850 (SM U-103)
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: U-171
[Flag]: Kriegsmarine
[Sunk date]: 9 October 1942
[Notes]: A Type IXC U-boat that was sunk near Lorient.
[Coordinates]: 47°39′N 03°34′W / 47.650°N 3.567°W / 47.650; -3.567 (German submarine U-171)
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: U-441
[Flag]: Kriegsmarine
[Sunk date]: 8 June 1944
[Notes]: A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk off Ushant.
[Coordinates]: 48°27′N 05°47′W / 48.450°N 5.783°W / 48.450; -5.783 (German submarine U-441)
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: U-526
[Flag]: Kriegsmarine
[Sunk date]: 14 April 1943
[Notes]: A Type IXC/40 U-boat that was sunk by mines near Lorient.
[Coordinates]: 47°30′N 03°45′W / 47.500°N 3.750°W / 47.500; -3.750 (German submarine U-526)
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: U-767
[Flag]: Kriegsmarine
[Sunk date]: 18 June 1944
[Notes]: A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British destroyers north of Tréguier.
[Coordinates]: 49°03′N 03°13′W / 49.050°N 3.217°W / 49.050; -3.217 (German submarine U-767)
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: U-821
[Flag]: Kriegsmarine
[Sunk date]: 10 June 1944
[Notes]: A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by aircraft off Ushant.
[Coordinates]: 48°31′N 05°11′W / 48.517°N 5.183°W / 48.517; -5.183 (German submarine U-821)
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: UC-36
[Flag]: Imperial German Navy
[Sunk date]: 21 May 1917
[Notes]: A German Type UC II U-boat that was rammed by French steamer Molière off Ushant.
[Coordinates]: 48°42′N 05°14′W / 48.700°N 5.233°W / 48.700; -5.233 (SM UC-36)
(Brittany) -
[Ship]: HMS Affray
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 16 April 1951
[Notes]: An Amphion-class submarine lost near Hurds Deep.
[Coordinates]: 49°30′N 3°34′W / 49.500°N 3.567°W / 49.500; -3.567 (HMS Affray (P421))
(Channel Islands) -
[Ship]: SMS Baden
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 16 August 1921
[Notes]: A Bayern-class dreadnought sunk as a target in Hurd Deep.
[Coordinates]: 49°49′42″N 2°23′21″W / 49.82833°N 2.38917°W / 49.82833; -2.38917 (SMS Baden)
(Channel Islands) -
[Ship]: HMS Dragon
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 15 March 1712
[Notes]: A frigate that served in the Anglo-Dutch Wars, and was wrecked near Guernsey.
[Coordinates]:
(Channel Islands) -
[Ship]: HMS Lady Olive
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 19 February 1917
[Notes]: A Q ship that was sunk by SM UC-18 west of Jersey.
[Coordinates]: 49°15′N 02°34′W / 49.250°N 2.567°W / 49.250; -2.567 (HMS Lady Olive)
(Channel Islands) -
[Ship]: SS Stella
[Flag]: United Kingdom
[Sunk date]: 30 March 1899
[Notes]: A passenger ferry that hit a granite reef off the Casquets.
[Coordinates]:
(Channel Islands) -
[Ship]: UC-18
[Flag]: Imperial German Navy
[Sunk date]: 19 February 1917
[Notes]: A German minelaying submarine sunk by Q ship Lady Olive west of Jersey.
[Coordinates]: 49°15′N 02°34′W / 49.250°N 2.567°W / 49.250; -2.567 (SM UC-18)
(Channel Islands) -
[Ship]: HMS Fleche
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 12 November 1795
[Notes]: A corvette that ran aground and capsized in the bay of Saint-Florent.
[Coordinates]:
(Corsica) -
[Ship]: HMS Saracen
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 14 August 1943
[Notes]: An S-class submarine that was attacked by Italian corvettes and scuttled off Bastia.
[Coordinates]: 42°45′N 9°30′E / 42.750°N 9.500°E / 42.750; 9.500 (HMS Saracen (P247))
(Corsica) -
[Ship]: Wreck of Rochelongue
[Flag]:
[Sunk date]:
[Notes]: A shipwreck found west of Cap d'Agde dating to the Iron Age, around 600 BC.
[Coordinates]:
(Languedoc-Roussillon) -
[Ship]: SS Abukir
[Flag]: United Kingdom
[Sunk date]: 28 May 1940
[Notes]: A steamship that was torpedoed by S-34 northeast of Calais, while evacuating soldiers and civilians from Ostend.
[Coordinates]: 51°12′N 2°10′E / 51.20°N 2.16°E / 51.20; 2.16 (SS Abukir)
(Nord-Pas-de-Calais) -
[Ship]: L'Adroit
[Flag]: French Navy
[Sunk date]: 25 May 1940
[Notes]: A L'Adroit-class destroyer that was bombed by German aircraft off Dunkirk.
[Coordinates]: 51°03′N 2°23′E / 51.050°N 2.383°E / 51.050; 2.383 (French destroyer L'Adroit)
(Nord-Pas-de-Calais) -
[Ship]: HMS Assistance
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 29 March 1802
[Notes]: A fourth-rate ship that hit a sandbank off Dunkirk.
[Coordinates]:
(Nord-Pas-de-Calais) -
[Ship]: Elizabeth
[Flag]:
[Sunk date]: 28 December 1810
[Notes]: A cargo ship wrecked on the Dunkirk brake, with at least 380 deaths.
[Coordinates]:
(Nord-Pas-de-Calais) -
[Ship]: HMS Grenade
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 29 May 1940
[Notes]: A G-class destroyer that was sunk by German Stuka dive bomber aircraft during the Battle of Dunkirk.
[Coordinates]: 51°24′28″N 2°49′10″E / 51.40778°N 2.81944°E / 51.40778; 2.81944 (HMS Grenade (H68))
(Nord-Pas-de-Calais) -
[Ship]: HMS Havant
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 1 June 1940
[Notes]: A H-class destroyer that was scuttled after taking damage in the Battle of Dunkirk.
[Coordinates]: 51°08′00″N 2°15′49″E / 51.13333°N 2.26361°E / 51.13333; 2.26361 (HMS Havant (H32))
(Nord-Pas-de-Calais) -
[Ship]: HMS Hermes
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 31 October 1914
[Notes]: A Highflyer-class cruiser torpedoed by German submarine U-27.
[Coordinates]: 51°06′18″N 1°50′18″E / 51.10500°N 1.83833°E / 51.10500; 1.83833 (HMS Hermes (1898))
(Nord-Pas-de-Calais) -
[Ship]: HMS Keith
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 1 June 1940
[Notes]: A B-class destroyer sunk at Dunkirk by enemy aircraft.
[Coordinates]: 51°04′46″N 02°26′47″E / 51.07944°N 2.44639°E / 51.07944; 2.44639 (HMS Keith (1930))
(Nord-Pas-de-Calais) -
[Ship]: HMS Laforey
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 23 March 1917
[Notes]: A Laforey-class destroyer that hit a mine off Cap Gris Nez.
[Coordinates]:
(Nord-Pas-de-Calais) -
[Ship]: SS Huntley
[Flag]:
United Kingdom
[Sunk date]: 21 November 1915
[Notes]: A German hospital ship seized by the British Navy, and torpedoed by UB-10 off Boulogne.
[Coordinates]:
(Nord-Pas-de-Calais) -
[Ship]: U-109
[Flag]: Imperial German Navy
[Sunk date]: 26 January 1918
[Notes]: A German submarine sunk in the English Channel.
[Coordinates]: 50°53′N 1°31′E / 50.883°N 1.517°E / 50.883; 1.517 (SM U-109)
(Nord-Pas-de-Calais) -
[Ship]: UC-26
[Flag]: Imperial German Navy
[Sunk date]: 8 May 1917
[Notes]: A German minelaying submarine rammed by HMS Milne off Calais.
[Coordinates]: 51°03′N 01°40′E / 51.050°N 1.667°E / 51.050; 1.667 (SM UC-26)
(Nord-Pas-de-Calais) -
[Ship]: UC-61
[Flag]: Imperial German Navy
[Sunk date]: 26 July 1917
[Notes]: A German minelaying submarine stranded and scuttled off Boulogne.
[Coordinates]: 50°53′N 01°33′E / 50.883°N 1.550°E / 50.883; 1.550 (SM UC-61)
(Nord-Pas-de-Calais) -
[Ship]: UC-79
[Flag]: Imperial German Navy
[Sunk date]: 1918
[Notes]: A German minelaying submarine sunk by a mine off Cap Gris Nez.
[Coordinates]:
(Nord-Pas-de-Calais) -
[Ship]: CSS Alabama
[Flag]:
Confederate States Navy
[Sunk date]: 11 June 1864
[Notes]: A screw sloop-of-war sunk off Cherbourg-Octeville during the American Civil War.
[Coordinates]: 49°45′09″N 1°41′42″W / 49.75250°N 1.69500°W / 49.75250; -1.69500 (CSS Alabama)
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: SS Amsterdam
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 7 August 1944
[Notes]: A hospital ship that was sunk by a mine while taking casualties from Juno Beach.
[Coordinates]:
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: HMS Berkeley
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 19 July 1942
[Notes]: A Hunt-class destroyer that was damaged by German bombers and scuttled off Dieppe.
[Coordinates]: 49°59′N 01°02′E / 49.983°N 1.033°E / 49.983; 1.033 (HMS Berkeley (L17))
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: HMS Britomart
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 27 August 1944
[Notes]: A Halcyon-class minesweeper that was, along with HMS Hussar, accidentally sunk by RAF Hawker Typhoons off Le Havre.
[Coordinates]:
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: HMS Capel
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 26 December 1944
[Notes]: A Captain-class frigate that was torpedoed by U-486 off Cherbourg.
[Coordinates]: 49°50′N 1°41′W / 49.833°N 1.683°W / 49.833; -1.683 (HMS Capel (K470))
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: HMS Centurion
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 7 June 1944
[Notes]: A King George V-class battleship sunk as a breakwater off Avranches.
[Coordinates]:
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: La Combattante
[Flag]:
Free French Naval Forces
[Sunk date]: 23 February 1945
[Notes]: A Hunt-class destroyer that was used by the Free French Naval Forces, and sank off Normandy.
[Coordinates]:
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: USS Corry
[Flag]: United States Navy
[Sunk date]: 6 June 1944
[Notes]: A Gleaves-class destroyer sunk off Îles Saint-Marcouf during the D-Day landings.
[Coordinates]: 49°30′50″N 1°11′30″W / 49.51389°N 1.19167°W / 49.51389; -1.19167 (USS Corry (DD-463))
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: HMS D3
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 12 March 1918
[Notes]: A D-class submarine that was mistakenly bombed by a French airship off Fecamp.
[Coordinates]:
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: HMS Daffodil
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 18 March 1945
[Notes]: A train ferry that was requisitioned by the Royal Navy as an amphibious warfare ship, and was sunk by a mine off Dieppe.
[Coordinates]: 50°02′N 01°04′E / 50.033°N 1.067°E / 50.033; 1.067 (HMS Daffodil (1917))
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: MV Derrycunihy
[Flag]: United Kingdom
[Sunk date]: 24 June 1944
[Notes]: A troopship that was sunk by a mine off Sword Beach.
[Coordinates]:
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: HMS Derwent
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 2 May 1917
[Notes]: A River-class destroyer sunk off Le Havre by a mine laid by German submarine UC-26.
[Coordinates]: 49°30′48″N 0°1′48″W / 49.51333°N 0.03000°W / 49.51333; -0.03000 (HMS Derwent (1903))
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: ORP Dragon
[Flag]:
Polish Navy
[Sunk date]: 7 July 1944
[Notes]: A Danae-class cruiser that was transferred to the Polish Navy and then scuttled near Courseulles.
[Coordinates]:
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: HMS Durban
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 9 June 1944
[Notes]: A Danae-class light cruiser that was scuttled as a breakwater off Ouistreham.
[Coordinates]: 49°20′44″N 00°16′08″W / 49.34556°N 0.26889°W / 49.34556; -0.26889 (HMS Durban (D99))
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: USS Eastern Shore
[Flag]: United States Navy
[Sunk date]: 4 August 1944
[Notes]: A cargo ship sunk to form part of a Mulberry harbour.
[Coordinates]:
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: HMS Eden
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 18 June 1916
[Notes]: A River-class destroyer that collided with SS France off Fécamp.
[Coordinates]:
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: SS Empire Broadsword
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: July 1944
[Notes]: An infantry landing ship sunk by a mine off Normandy.
[Coordinates]: 49°25′N 0°54′W / 49.417°N 0.900°W / 49.417; -0.900 (SS Empire Broadsword)
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: SS Empire Javelin
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 28 December 1944
[Notes]: An infantry landing ship that was sunk in the English Channel.
[Coordinates]: 50°5′N 1°0′W / 50.083°N 1.000°W / 50.083; -1.000 (SS Empire Javelin)
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: SS Galeka
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 28 October 1916
[Notes]: A hospital ship that struck a mine while entering Le Havre.
[Coordinates]: 49°34′N 0°5′E / 49.567°N 0.083°E / 49.567; 0.083 (SS Galeka)
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: USS Glennon
[Flag]: United States Navy
[Sunk date]: 10 June 1944
[Notes]: A Gleaves-class destroyer that hit a mine and was sunk by shore batteries in the Baie de la Seine.
[Coordinates]:
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: HMS Hussar
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 27 August 1944
[Notes]: A minesweeper sunk by friendly fire off Le Havre, along with HMS Britomart.
[Coordinates]:
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: HMS Isis
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 20 July 1944
[Notes]: An I-class destroyer sunk off the coast of Normandy.
[Coordinates]:
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: Komet
[Flag]: Kriegsmarine
[Sunk date]: 14 October 1942
[Notes]: A German auxiliary cruiser sunk by British motor torpedo boats near La Hague.
[Coordinates]: 49°44′0″N 1°32′0″W / 49.73333°N 1.53333°W / 49.73333; -1.53333 (German auxiliary cruiser Komet)
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: HMHS Lanfranc
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 17 April 1917
[Notes]: A hospital ship torpedoed by German submarine UB-40 off Le Havre.
[Coordinates]: 50°06′36″N 0°07′12″E / 50.11000°N 0.12000°E / 50.11000; 0.12000 (HMHS Lanfranc)
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: SS Léopoldville
[Flag]:
Belgium
[Sunk date]: 24 December 1944
[Notes]: A former Belgian passenger liner converted to a transport ship, torpedoed 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) from the coast of Cherbourg-Octeville.
[Coordinates]: 49°45′N 1°34′W / 49.750°N 1.567°W / 49.750; -1.567 (SS Leopoldville (1929))
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: USS Miantonomah
[Flag]: United States Navy
[Sunk date]: 25 September 1944
[Notes]: A cargo ship and minelayer sunk by a mine off Le Havre.
[Coordinates]: 49°26′29″N 0°11′31″E / 49.44139°N 0.19194°E / 49.44139; 0.19194 (USS Miantonomah (CMc-5))
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: USS Partridge
[Flag]: United States Navy
[Sunk date]: 11 June 1944
[Notes]: A Lapwing-class minesweeper sunk by German E-boats off Vierville-sur-Mer.
[Coordinates]: 49°30′N 00°50′W / 49.500°N 0.833°W / 49.500; -0.833 (USS Partridge (AM-16))
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: USS PC-1261
[Flag]: United States Navy
[Sunk date]: 6 June 1944
[Notes]: A PC-461-class submarine chaser, and the first ship sunk during the D-Day landings.
[Coordinates]: 49°30′N 01°10′W / 49.500°N 1.167°W / 49.500; -1.167 (USS PC-1261)
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: SS Pennsylvanian
[Flag]: United States
[Sunk date]: 16 July 1944
[Notes]: A cargo ship scuttled to form part of a Mulberry harbour.
[Coordinates]: 49°22′29″N 0°53′31″W / 49.37472°N 0.89194°W / 49.37472; -0.89194 (SS Pennsylvanian)
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: HMS Pylades
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 8 July 1944
[Notes]: A Catherine-class minesweeper sunk off Juno Beach.
[Coordinates]: 49°25′36″N 00°15′04″W / 49.42667°N 0.25111°W / 49.42667; -0.25111 (HMS Pylades (J401))
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: HMS Quorn
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 3 August 1944
[Notes]: A Hunt-class destroyer sunk off the coast of Normandy.
[Coordinates]:
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: USS Rich
[Flag]: United States Navy
[Sunk date]: 8 June 1944
[Notes]: A Buckley-class destroyer escort that hit three mines off Îles Saint-Marcouf.
[Coordinates]: 49°31′N 1°10.6′W / 49.517°N 1.1767°W / 49.517; -1.1767 (USS Rich (DE-695))
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: HMHS Salta
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 10 April 1917
[Notes]: A hospital ship that hit a mine laid by UC-26 off Le Havre.
[Coordinates]: 49°32′8″N 0°2′18″W / 49.53556°N 0.03833°W / 49.53556; -0.03833 (HMHS Salta)
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: HMS Shannon
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 10 December 1803
[Notes]: A frigate wrecked off Tatihou.
[Coordinates]:
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: Soleil-Royal
[Flag]: French Navy
[Sunk date]: 3 June 1692
[Notes]: A ship of the line beached at Cherbourg and destroyed by fireships.
[Coordinates]:
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: USS Susan B. Anthony
[Flag]: United States Navy
[Sunk date]: 7 June 1944
[Notes]: A transport ship sunk by a mine off Normandy; all 2,689 people aboard were rescued.
[Coordinates]: 49°29′24″N 0°42′48″W / 49.49000°N 0.71333°W / 49.49000; -0.71333 (USS Susan B. Anthony (AP-72))
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[Ship]: HNoMS Svenner
[Flag]:
Royal Norwegian Navy
[Sunk date]: 6 June 1944
[Notes]: An S-class destroyer that served in the Royal Norwegian Navy, and was sunk off Sword Beach.
[Coordinates]: 49°27′N 0°15′W / 49.450°N 0.250°W / 49.450; -0.250 (HNoMS Svenner (G03))
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[Ship]: USS Tide
[Flag]: United States Navy
[Sunk date]: 7 June 1944
[Notes]: An Auk-class minesweeper sunk by a mine off Îles Saint-Marcouf.
[Coordinates]: 49°36′59″N 1°4′59″W / 49.61639°N 1.08306°W / 49.61639; -1.08306 (USS Tide (AM-125))
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[Ship]: SS Train Ferry No. 2
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 13 June 1940
[Notes]: A train ferry that was requisitioned by the Royal Navy as an amphibious warfare ship, and was sunk by German gunfire off Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer.
[Coordinates]: 49°56′N 00°56′E / 49.933°N 0.933°E / 49.933; 0.933 (Train Ferry 2)
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[Ship]: U-151
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 7 June 1921
[Notes]: A German submarine sunk as a target at Cherbourg.
[Coordinates]:
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[Ship]: UC-78
[Flag]: Imperial German Navy
[Sunk date]: 9 May 1918
[Notes]: A German minelaying submarine rammed by SS Queen Alexander off Cherbourg.
[Coordinates]: 49°49′N 01°40′W / 49.817°N 1.667°W / 49.817; -1.667 (SM UC-78)
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[Ship]: HMAT Warilda
[Flag]: Royal Australian Navy
[Sunk date]: 3 August 1918
[Notes]: An Australian hospital ship torpedoed by U-boat UC-49 off Le Havre.
[Coordinates]:
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[Ship]: SS West Cheswald
[Flag]: United States Navy
[Sunk date]: 11 June 1944
[Notes]: A cargo ship scuttled off Utah Beach as a breakwater.
[Coordinates]:
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: MS West Grama
[Flag]: United States Navy
[Sunk date]: 8 June 1944
[Notes]: A cargo ship scuttled off Omaha Beach as a breakwater.
[Coordinates]:
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: MS West Honaker
[Flag]: United States Navy
[Sunk date]: 8 June 1944
[Notes]: A cargo ship scuttled off Utah Beach as a breakwater.
[Coordinates]:
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: SS West Nohno
[Flag]: United States Navy
[Sunk date]: 11 June 1944
[Notes]: A cargo ship scuttled off Utah Beach as a breakwater.
[Coordinates]:
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: White Ship
[Flag]:
[Sunk date]: 25 November 1120
[Notes]: A 12th century vessel that sank in the English Channel near the Normandy coast off Barfleur.
[Coordinates]:
(Normandy) -
[Ship]: HMS Alcmene
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 29 April 1809
[Notes]: An Alcmene-class frigate wrecked off Nantes.
[Coordinates]:
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[Ship]: USS Buchanan
[Flag]: United States Navy
[Sunk date]: 29 March 1942
[Notes]: A Wickes-class destroyer that was deliberately blown up in the St Nazaire Raid.
[Coordinates]: 47°16′34″N 2°11′49″W / 47.27611°N 2.19694°W / 47.27611; -2.19694 (USS Buchanan (DD-131))
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[Ship]: Héros (1750)
[Flag]: French Navy
[Sunk date]: 21 September 1759
[Notes]: A ship of the line wrecked off Le Croisic.
[Coordinates]:
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[Ship]: RMS Lancastria
[Flag]: United Kingdom
[Sunk date]: 17 June 1940
[Notes]: A Cunard Liner sunk in the Loire River estuary during World War II.
[Coordinates]: 47°10′26″N 2°19′15″W / 47.17389°N 2.32083°W / 47.17389; -2.32083 (RMS Lancastria)
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[Ship]: Saint-Philibert
[Flag]: France
[Sunk date]: 14 June 1931
[Notes]: A cruise ship that sank off the Île de Noirmoutier, resulting in the death of nearly 500 passengers.
[Coordinates]:
(Pays de la Loire) -
[Ship]: Sachsenwald
[Flag]: Kriegsmarine
[Sunk date]: 6 August 1944
[Notes]: A German weather ship that was sunk by a British convoy off Île d'Yeu.
[Coordinates]:
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[Ship]: U-268
[Flag]: Kriegsmarine
[Sunk date]: 19 February 1943
[Notes]: A Type VIIC U-boat sunk by depth charges off Nantes.
[Coordinates]: 47°03′N 05°56′W / 47.050°N 5.933°W / 47.050; -5.933 (German submarine U-268)
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[Ship]: U-51
[Flag]: Kriegsmarine
[Sunk date]: 20 August 1940
[Notes]: A Type VIIB U-boat torpedoed by HMS Cachalot off Saint-Nazaire.
[Coordinates]: 47°06′N 04°51′W / 47.100°N 4.850°W / 47.100; -4.850 (German submarine U-51 (1938))
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[Ship]: U-736
[Flag]: Kriegsmarine
[Sunk date]: 6 August 1944
[Notes]: A Type VIIC U-boat sunk by HMS Loch Killin off Saint-Nazaire.
[Coordinates]: 47°19′N 4°16′W / 47.317°N 4.267°W / 47.317; -4.267 (German submarine U-736)
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[Ship]: HMS Atalante
[Flag]: Royal Navy
[Sunk date]: 12 February 1807
[Notes]: A brig-sloop wrecked off Île de Ré.
[Coordinates]:
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[Ship]: U-107
[Flag]: Kriegsmarine
[Sunk date]: 18 August 1944
[Notes]: A Type IXB U-boat sunk by depth charges off La Rochelle.
[Coordinates]: 46°46′N 03°49′W / 46.767°N 3.817°W / 46.767; -3.817 (German submarine U-107 (1940))
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[Ship]: U-263
[Flag]: Kriegsmarine
[Sunk date]: 20 January 1944
[Notes]: A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk during a deep dive trial off La Rochelle.
[Coordinates]: 46°06′N 01°36′W / 46.100°N 1.600°W / 46.100; -1.600 (German submarine U-263)
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[Ship]: U-667
[Flag]: Kriegsmarine
[Sunk date]: 25 August 1944
[Notes]: A Type VIIC U-boat that struck a mine off Oléron.
[Coordinates]: 46°00′N 01°30′W / 46.000°N 1.500°W / 46.000; -1.500 (German submarine U-667)
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[Ship]: Espingole
[Flag]: French Navy
[Sunk date]: 4 February 1903
[Notes]: A Durandal-class destroyer that struck a rock near Cavalaire-sur-Mer.
[Coordinates]: 43°09′20″N 06°36′30″E / 43.15556°N 6.60833°E / 43.15556; 6.60833 (French destroyer Espingole)
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[Ship]: Héros
[Flag]: French Navy
[Sunk date]: 18 December 1793
[Notes]: A ship of the line that was scuttled by fire at Toulon.
[Coordinates]:
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[Ship]: L'Indomptable
[Flag]: Vichy French Navy
[Sunk date]: 27 November 1942
[Notes]: A Le Fantasque-class destroyer that was scuttled at Toulon to avoid capture (see Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon).
[Coordinates]:
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[Ship]: Madrague de Giens
[Flag]:
[Sunk date]: 75-60 BCE
[Notes]: A Roman merchantman sunk off the coast of La Madrague de Giens, east of Toulon.
[Coordinates]: 43°2′N 06°6′E / 43.033°N 6.100°E / 43.033; 6.100 (Madrague de Giens (75-60 BCE))
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[Ship]: Magenta
[Flag]: French Navy
[Sunk date]: 31 October 1875
[Notes]: An ironclad warship that exploded in the military harbour of Toulon.
[Coordinates]:
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[Ship]: U-303
[Flag]: Kriegsmarine
[Sunk date]: 21 May 1943
[Notes]: A Type VIIC U-boat that was torpedoed by HMS Sickle off Toulon.
[Coordinates]: 42°50′N 06°00′E / 42.833°N 6.000°E / 42.833; 6.000 (German submarine U-303)
(Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)
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