List of shipwrecks of the United States

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This is a list of shipwrecks located in or around the United States of America.

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Alabama

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American Diver  Confederate States Navy February 1863 An experimental Confederate submarine that sank in Mobile Bay while under tow during a storm.[1]
Eliza Battle  United States 1 March 1858 A commercial steamboat that caught fire and sank in the Tombigbee River, and subsequently entered Alabama folklore as a ghost ship.[2] 32°14′37″N 88°00′45″W / 32.24359°N 88.01238°W / 32.24359; -88.01238 (Eliza Battle)
CSS Gaines  Confederate States Navy 5 August 1864 A Confederate side-wheel gunboat sunk in Mobile Bay after heavy damage during the Battle of Mobile Bay.[1]
CSS Huntsville  Confederate States Navy 12 April 1865 A Confederate ironclad warship scuttled in Spanish River to avoid capture. 30°46′09″N 88°01′14″W / 30.76924°N 88.02053°W / 30.76924; -88.02053 (CSS Huntsville)
USS Philippi  United States Navy 5 August 1864 A Union Navy side-wheel gunboat sunk in Mobile Bay after heavy damage during the Battle of Mobile Bay.[1] 30°23′01″N 88°02′00″W / 30.3835°N 88.0334°W / 30.3835; -88.0334 (USS Philippi (1863))
CSS Phoenix  Confederate States Navy 7 August 1864 A Confederate ironclad warship scuttled at Dog River. 30°36′08″N 88°02′19″W / 30.60231°N 88.03860°W / 30.60231; -88.03860 (CSS Phoenix)
USS Rodolph  United States Navy 1 April 1864 A Union stern-wheel tinclad minesweeper and gunboat sunk by a naval mine (called a "torpedo" at the time) in Mobile Bay.
USS Tecumseh  United States Navy 5 August 1864 A Union monitor warship sunk by a naval mine (called a "torpedo" at the time) during the Battle of Mobile Bay.[1] 30°13′54″N 88°1′33″W / 30.23167°N 88.02583°W / 30.23167; -88.02583 (USS Tecumseh (1863))
CSS Tuscaloosa  Confederate States Navy 12 April 1865 A Confederate ironclad warship scuttled in Spanish River to avoid capture. 30°46′09″N 88°01′14″W / 30.76924°N 88.02053°W / 30.76924; -88.02053 (CSS Tuscaloosa (ironclad))

Alaska

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Alaska Ranger  United States 23 March 2008 A factory ship that flooded and sank off Unalaska. 53°53′N 169°58′W / 53.883°N 169.967°W / 53.883; -169.967 (FV Alaska Ranger)
Al-Ki 1 November 1917 A passenger steamer, wrecked on Point Augusta.[3]
Aleutian  United States 26 May 1929 A passenger steamer which sank after striking a submerged pinnacle rock. 57°29′N 153°50′E / 57.48°N 153.84°E / 57.48; 153.84 (SS Aleutian)
Bear 1916 A passenger steamer, in surf broadside.[3]
Big Valley  United States 15 January 2005 A crabbing vessel that sank off Saint Paul Island.
Borneo  United States 1819 American maritime fur trade ship wrecked at Prince of Wales Island near the Kaigani Haida village of Klinkwan (modern day Hydaburg). The crew left in boats and was picked up by Volunteer. In early 1819 a party from Volunteer investigated the wreck, finding it on the rocks, full of water, with hundreds of Haida on board or nearby, determined to repel any attempt to salvage anything.[4]
USC&GS Carlile P. Patterson  United States 11 December 1938 A research vessel that ran ashore in the Gulf of Alaska.
City of Seattle 15 August 1912 A passenger steamer, brought ashore in Alaska.[3]
USS Coldbrook 16 June 1942 Also known as USS Colebrook; a Hog Islander merchant ship that grounded off Middleton Island.[5]
Destination 11 February 2017 A 98-foot (30 m) crabbing vessel that sank in 250 ft (76 m) of water amid icy conditions just northwest of St. George Island, Alaska in the Bering Sea. The captain and five crew members were lost with the boat.[6]
Eliza Anderson March 1898 A steamboat that was abandoned and washed ashore at Dutch Harbor.
Farallon  United States 5 January 1910 A passenger steamer, wrecked in the Cook Inlet.[3]
Feniks  Russia 1799 Russian-American Company ship Feniks (or Phoenix) lost at sea while sailing for Kodiak Island. Wreckage washed up from Unalaska Island to the Alexander Archipelago. Greatest maritime catastrophe in the history of Russian America. Loss of the largest Russian American ship, about 103 men, including passengers, Bishop Ioasaf, head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Alaska, and Captain James Shields. Financial loss of 622,328 rubles. This event greatly slowed the tempo of Russian colonization in America.[7]
USS Grunion  United States Navy 30 July 1942 Discovered in the Bering Sea in August 2007. 52°14′16″N 177°25′5″E / 52.23778°N 177.41806°E / 52.23778; 177.41806 (USS Grunion (SS-216))
I-24  Imperial Japanese Navy 11 June 1943 A Type C submarine that was sunk by USS Larchmont near Shemya. 53°16′N 174°24′E / 53.267°N 174.400°E / 53.267; 174.400 (Japanese submarine I-24)
I-31  Imperial Japanese Navy 13 May 1943 A Type B1 submarine sunk by gunfire near Attu Island. 52°32′31″N 172°10′37″E / 52.542°N 172.177°E / 52.542; 172.177 (Japanese submarine I-31)
Islander  Canada 15 August 1901 A Canadian steamship sunk in Lynn Canal. 58°22′35″N 134°47′19″W / 58.3765°N 134.7885°W / 58.3765; -134.7885 (SS Islander)
Jabez Howes A three-masted full-rigged ship, wrecked in Chignik Bay. Wooden full-rigged ship owned by the Columbia River Packers Association and used as a cannery tender.[3]
Jessie 28 June 1898 Swamped in turbulent water at the mouth of the Kuskokwim River. 18 miners from the Columbia Exploration Company were believed to have been massacred by Yup'ik Natives or lost with wreck. One person, a trader called Ling, survived to bring word of the wreck to St. Michael. Jessie was towing the barge Minerva and a second unknown barge, which were both lost. Yup'ik Eskimos were said to have looted vessels.[8]
Kad'yak  Russia 2 April 1860 A merchant ship that struck a rock off Spruce Island. The wreck was rediscovered in 2003.
Karluk  Russia 1830 Russian maritime fur trade vessel Karluk wrecked at Kodiak Island.[7]
Mariposa 18 November 1917 The vessel hit a reef on Strait Island, near Pt. Baker, while carrying 269 passengers and a full cargo of copper ore and canned salmon. The vessel had previously picked up the crew from the wrecked Al-Ki and the pirates from the wrecked Manhattan. All passengers and crew were rescued before vessel sank by Curaçao, Ravalli, and Jefferson. She went down with 25,000 cases of salmon and 1,200 tons of copper ore. The reef is now called Mariposa Reef.[8]
Mount McKinley 1942 A passenger steamer, beached near Scotch Cap, Aleutian Islands.[3]
Nenohi  Imperial Japanese Navy 5 July 1942 A Hatsuharu-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Triton off Agattu Island. 52°15′N 173°51′E / 52.250°N 173.850°E / 52.250; 173.850 (Japanese destroyer Nenohi)
Neva  Russia 9 January 1813 The Russian-American Company (RAC) ship wrecked on a reef at Kruzof Island, killing 53 people, including Terentii Stepanovich Bornovolokov, who was to replace Alexander Baranov as Governor of the RAC. Total loss from the wreck over 250,000 rubles. Second gravest marine catastrophe in the history of Russian America, after the loss of Feniks in 1799.[7]
Nikolai I  Russia 1861 The Russian-American Company steamship wrecked near Admiralty Island.[7]
Nissan Maru  Imperial Japanese Navy 19 June 1942 Japanese armed freighter sunk by U.S. bomber aircraft in Kiska Harbor.
Northern Belle  United States 20 April 2010 A fishing vessel that sank in the Gulf of Alaska.
Oboro  Imperial Japanese Navy 17 October 1942 A Fubuki-class destroyer that was sunk by US aircraft northeast of Kiska. 52°17′N 178°08′E / 52.283°N 178.133°E / 52.283; 178.133 (Japanese destroyer Oboro (1930))
Olga 1909 A whaling schooner wrecked near Nome, Alaska.
Olympia  United States 10 December 1910 The steamship ran aground on Bligh Reef and sank without loss of life.[9]
Patterson 1938 A steam freighter, wrecked and aground at Cape Fairweather.[3]
Politkofsky 1915 A sidewheel steamer built by the Russian-American Company, completed 4,000 miles (6,400 km) before being abandoned in St. Michael near the entrance of the Yukon River.
Portland 12 November 1910 A steamship which struck the rocks off Cordova.[10]
Princess Kathleen  Canada 7 September 1952 A passenger steamer, sunk near Point Lena. When she went aground at Point Lena rock, the vessel was one and a half miles (2.4 km) off course. She was the flagship of the Canadian Pacific Lines.[3] 58°14′02″N 134°27′54″W / 58.234°N 134.465°W / 58.234; -134.465 (Princess Kathleen (1924))
Princess Sophia  Canada 25 October 1918 A passenger liner sunk off Vanderbilt Reef near Juneau, with 343 lives lost. 58°36′08″N 135°01′25″W / 58.6022°N 135.0236°W / 58.6022; -135.0236 (Princess Sophia (steamer))
Prinsendam  Netherlands 4 October 1980 A cruise ship that caught fire and sank off Baranof Island. 55°52′59″N 136°27′00″W / 55.883°N 136.450°W / 55.883; -136.450 (MS Prinsendam (1973))
USS Rescuer  United States Navy 31 December 1942 A Rescuer-class rescue and salvage ship that was wrecked in the Aleutian Islands.
USS S-27  United States Navy 19 June 1942 An S-class submarine that ran aground off Amchitka.
Scandies Rose 31 December 2019 - 1 January 2020 The fishing vessel sunk on New Year's Day, 2020 after departing Dutch Harbor on 30 December 2019. Two crewmembers were hoisted from a life raft by a United States Coast Guard helicopter at about 2 a.m on New Year's Day. Five other crewmembers were reported missing.
Selendang Ayu  Malaysia 8 December 2004 A cargo ship that ran aground off the coast of Unalaska Island, causing an oil spill.
Sinsyo Maru  Japan 20 July 1784 The Japanese junk wrecked on Amchitka Island. The junk was sailing for Edo but damaged in a storm and drifted for over seven months before wrecking on Amchitka Island. With Aleuts and Russian promyshlenniki from another wrecked vessel, the group remained on the island for three years, building a new vessel from the wrecked ships. In September 1787 the survivors sailed to Petropavlovsk.[11][12]
Sv. Apostol Pavel  Russia 1785 Russian maritime fur trade vessel Sv. Apostol Pavel wrecked on Amchitka Island.[7]
Sv. Evpl  Russia 1785 Russian maritime fur trade vessel Sv. Evpl wrecked on Amlia Island.[7]
Sv. Ieremiya  Russia 1752 Russian maritime fur trade shitik Sv. Ieremiya wrecked on Adak Island.[7]
Sv. Petr  Russia 1750 Russian maritime fur trade shitik Sv. Petr wrecked on Attu Island. One person died.[7]
Sv. Troitsa  Russia 1764 Russian maritime fur trade vessel Sv. Troitsa wrecked on Umnak Island.[7]
Torrent  United States 15 July 1868 A wooden bark that foundered in a storm and went ashore in Cook Inlet.[13]
Tri Ierarkha  Russia 1796 Russian maritime fur trade galiot Tri Ierarkha wrecked in Cook Inlet.[7]
Tri Svyatitelya  Russia 1790 Russian maritime fur trade galiot Tri Svyatitelya, owned by Shelikhov-Golikov Company, sailed from Okhotsk for Kodiak Island with passenger Alexander Baranov, future governor of the Russian-American Company. Wrecked on Unalaska Island. With help from Aleuts Baranov and crew survived the winter then continued to Kodiak on native boats.[7]
Unknown Japanese vessel  Japan 1861 Japanese vessel of unknown name wrecked at Attu Island. Of the 12 crewmen, 9 died.[14]
Wakamiya-maru  Japan 1794 Japanese vessel wrecked at Biorka Island near Sitka. Had sailed from Sendai, Japan, making for Edo. Damaged in a storm and drifted to Biorka Island. Fifteen survivors were brought by Russians to Unalaska then Okhotsk.[14][15][16]
USS Wasmuth  United States Navy 29 December 1942 A Clemson-class destroyer sunk by her own depth charges in the Aleutian Islands.
W. H. Dimond  United States 2 February 1914 The 390-ton three-masted barquentine was wrecked having run aground on Bird Island, Alaska, carrying general cargo from San Francisco to Unga Island.[17]

Arizona

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Charles H. Spencer  United States 1921 A steamboat that sank in a flood near Lee's Ferry.

Arkansas

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Homer  United States 26 April 1864 A paddle steamer that was captured by the Union Army and scuttled at Camden.
USS Linden  United States Navy 22 February 1864 A steamer sunk after striking a snag on the Arkansas River.
USS Queen City  United States Navy 24 June 1864 A steamer blown up by Confederates after capture on the White River. 34°41′36″N 91°19′02″W / 34.6934°N 91.3173°W / 34.6934; -91.3173 (USS Queen City (1863))

California

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Main article: List of shipwrecks of California

Connecticut

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USS Chewink  United States Navy 31 July 1947 Sunk off New London in 1947.
Elmer S. Dailey  United States 1974 A wooden barge that sank in Bridgeport Harbor. 41°10.42′N 73°11.14′W / 41.17367°N 73.18567°W / 41.17367; -73.18567 (Elmer S. Dailey)
USS G-2  United States Navy 30 July 1919 G-class submarine, sank at mooring near Niantic Bay.
USS Guardfish  United States Navy 10 October 1961 A submarine sunk as target off New London.
USS Mary Alice  United States Navy 5 October 1918 A patrol vessel that was accidentally rammed by USS O-13 off Penfield Reef Light.
Priscilla Dailey  United States 1974 A wooden barge that sank in Bridgeport Harbor. 41°10.42′N 73°11.14′W / 41.17367°N 73.18567°W / 41.17367; -73.18567 (Priscilla Dailey)

Delaware

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USS Cherokee  United States Navy 26 February 1918 A tugboat that foundered in a gale off Fenwick Island. 38°50′N 74°48′W / 38.84°N 74.8°W / 38.84; -74.8 (USS Cherokee (ID-458))
USS Gallup  United States Navy 21 February 1918 A minesweeper that ran aground at Cape Henlopen.
Ice Boat No. 3  United States 5 February 1905 She was between the two breakwaters when Ice Boat No. 3's paddlewheels became jammed by ice, and, unable to manoeuvre, the vessel was dragged by the ice floes over the recently sunken barge Santiago, one of whose broken masts pierced the ice boat's hull below the waterline. Within minutes, water had extinguished Ice Boat No. 3's furnaces and the order was given to abandon ship. Unable to launch a lifeboat because of the surrounding ice, the crew were forced to leap for safety onto the ice floes, the ice boat sinking shortly thereafter, at about 6 am.
USNS Mission San Francisco  United States 7 March 1957 A fleet oil tanker, collided with the Liberian freighter Elna II while passing New Castle, caught fire and exploded.
Monroe  United States 30 January 1914 The ocean liner collided with Nantucket in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) off the Delaware Capes and sank with the loss of 41 of the 140 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Nantucket.[18]

Florida

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Main article: List of shipwrecks of Florida

Georgia

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Carrier Dove  United States 3 March 1876 A medium clipper that ran aground near Tybee Island.
CSS Chattahoochee  Confederate States Navy 17 April 1865 A Confederate gunboat that had sunk on the Appalachicola River in Florida when its boiler had exploded, then been raised and returned to Columbus for repairs. She was scuttled in the Chattahoochee River to prevent her capture by Union troops.
CSS Georgia  Confederate States Navy 21 December 1864 A Civil War ironclad floating battery scuttled off Savannah. 32°5′5″N 81°2′9″W / 32.08472°N 81.03583°W / 32.08472; -81.03583 (CSS Georgia (battery))
Golden Ray  Marshall Islands 18 September 2019 A car carrier that capsized in St. Simons Sound. Scrapping operations were completed October 2021.
CSS Muscogee  Confederate States Navy April 1865 A Confederate ironclad ram that was burned and scuttled in the Chattahoochee River near Columbus.
USS Noble  United States Navy 1862 A bark that was scuttled as a blockship near Savannah.
USS Phoenix  United States Navy 5 December 1861 A whaler that was scuttled as a breakwater off Tybee Island.
Rattlesnake  Confederate States 28 February 1863 A Confederate privateer sunk by USS Montauk in the Ogeechee River.
Republic  United States 25 October 1865 Sank in a hurricane about 100 miles (160 km) southeast of Savannah.
USS South America  United States Navy 8 December 1861 A whaler that was beached at Tybee Island.
USS Water Witch  United States Navy 19 December 1864 A sidewheel gunboat burned to avoid capture at White Bluff.

Great Lakes

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Main article: List of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes

Guam

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Aratama Maru  Imperial Japanese Navy 1944 An Imperial Japanese Navy transport sunk in Talofofo Bay.
SMS Cormoran  Imperial German Navy 7 April 1917 A German steamer scuttled in Apra Harbor to avoid capture at the start of American involvement in World War I. 13°27′33″N 144°39′15″E / 13.45917°N 144.65417°E / 13.45917; 144.65417 (SMS Cormoran (1909))
Kitsugawa Maru  Japan A Japanese merchant freighter sunk by torpedo in Apra Harbor.
Tokai Maru  Imperial Japanese Navy 1943 An Imperial Japanese Navy armed transport sunk in Apra Harbor.

Hawaii

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USS Arizona  United States Navy 7 December 1941 A battleship lost in the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. 21°21′53″N 157°57′00″W / 21.364775°N 157.950112°W / 21.364775; -157.950112 (USS Arizona (BB-39))
USS Barbero  United States Navy 7 October 1964 A Balao-class submarine sunk as a target off Pearl Harbor.
Bering  Russia January 1815 The Russian-American Company ship (also spelled Behring; formerly Atahualpa, an American maritime fur trade vessel) wrecked at Waimea Bay, Oahu.[19][7]
USS Carbonero  United States Navy 27 April 1975 A Balao-class submarine sunk as a target.
Carrier Dove  United States 21 November 1921 A schooner that struck a reef off Molokai.
Carthaginian II  United States December 2005 A sailing boat that was sunk as an artificial reef. 20°51′45.8″N 156°40′30.7″W / 20.862722°N 156.675194°W / 20.862722; -156.675194 (Carthaginian II)
Cleopatra's Barge  Hawaii 6 April 1824 The royal yacht of King Kamehameha II that ran aground in Hanalei Bay.
USS Darter  United States Navy 7 January 1992 A submarine that was disabled in a collision with Kansas Getty, and sunk as a target off Pearl Harbor.
Ehime Maru  Japan 9 February 2001 A Japanese fishery high school training ship sank about 9 nautical miles (17 km) off the south coast of Oahu, after a collision with United States Navy submarine USS Greeneville. Nine of its crewmembers were killed, including four high school students.
I-18  Imperial Japanese Navy A Japanese midget submarine depth-charged at Pearl Harbor.
I-401  Imperial Japanese Navy 31 May 1946 An I-400-class submarine that was sunk as a target off Kalaeloa.
Kad’yak  Russia 1816 The Russian-American Company ship (also spelled Kad’iak and Kodiak; formerly Myrtle), wrecked at Honolulu Harbor, Oahu.[7]
USS LST-480  United States Navy 21 May 1944 A tank landing ship sunk following the West Loch Disaster in Pearl Harbor.
USNS Mission San Miguel  United States 8 October 1957 A fleet oiler run aground on Maro Reef.
USS S-28  United States Navy 4 July 1944 An S-class submarine that sunk off Oahu.
USS Saginaw  United States Navy 29 October 1870 A sloop-of-war that ran aground off Kure Atoll.
San Pedro 1996 Sunk by Atlantis Submarines Hawaii as an artificial reef.
USS Stickleback  United States Navy 29 May 1958 A Balao-class submarine sunk in a collision with USS Silverstein.
USS Tinosa  United States Navy November 1960 A Gato-class submarine that was scuttled after being used as an anti-submarine warfare target.
USS Utah  United States Navy 7 December 1941 A former battleship converted to a training and target ship lost in the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. 21°22′8″N 157°57′45″W / 21.36889°N 157.96250°W / 21.36889; -157.96250 (USS Utah (BB-31))
YO-257  United States Navy 1989 Sunk by Atlantis Submarines Hawaii as an artificial reef.

Indiana

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Lucy Walker  United States 23 October 1844 Sank in the Ohio River near New Albany.

Kansas

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Arabia  United States 5 September 1856 A steamboat that sank in the Missouri River. The wreck now lies under a field in Kansas City. 39°10′24.97″N 94°40′12.89″W / 39.1736028°N 94.6702472°W / 39.1736028; -94.6702472 (Arabia (steamboat))

Kentucky

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Commercial Dixie  United States 1990s Originally an Admirable-class minesweeper (USS Fixity) that was decommissioned and later sank in the Ohio River at Maysville. 38°38′43″N 83°44′21″W / 38.6452°N 83.7391°W / 38.6452; -83.7391 (USS Fixity (AM-235))

Louisiana

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CSS Arkansas  Confederate States Navy 5 August 1862 A Confederate ironclad ram that was destroyed by her crew on 5 August 1862, near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 30°29′14″N 91°12′5″W / 30.48722°N 91.20139°W / 30.48722; -91.20139 (CSS Arkansas)
USS Carolina  United States Navy 27 December 1814 A schooner sunk by British forces near New Orleans.
USS Covington  United States Navy 5 May 1864 A gunboat that was scuttled to prevent capture off Alexandria.
El Cazador  Spain 1784 A Spanish brig carrying silver currency, sank 50 miles (80 km) south of New Orleans, discovered by a fishing trawler in 1993.
El Nuevo Constante  Spain September 1766 A merchant ship that ran aground after taking damage during a hurricane. The wreck was rediscovered in 1979. 29°34.837′N 92°39.299′W / 29.580617°N 92.654983°W / 29.580617; -92.654983 (El Nuevo Constante)
CSS Governor Moore  Confederate States Navy 24 April 1862 A gunboat that took heavy damage in the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip and was scuttled to prevent capture.
Kentucky June 1865 A riverboat that ran aground near Shreveport on the Red River while carrying a large number of Confederate soldiers. Not believed to be in danger, the ship was not evacuated. The ship sank at night taking approximately 200 lives.[20] The wreck was rediscovered in 1994.[21]
Joe Webre  United States 2 October 1893 A steamship lost in the 1893 Cheniere Caminada hurricane.
USS Lancaster  United States Navy 25 March 1863 A steamboat that was sunk by Confederate forces off Port Hudson.
CSS Louisiana  Confederate States Navy 28 April 1862 An ironclad that burned, exploded, and sunk near Fort St. Philip on the Mississippi River. 29°21′48″N 89°27′41″W / 29.36333°N 89.46139°W / 29.36333; -89.46139 (CSS Louisiana)
CSS Manassas  Confederate States Navy 24 April 1862 An ironclad warship that was run aground by USS Mississippi in the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip.
CSS McRae  Confederate States Navy 28 April 1862 A gunboat that took heavy damage in a battle with USS Iroquois, and was scuttled off Algiers.
MTC-602 9 September 1965 A barge that sank in the Mississippi River during Hurricane Betsy. The barge was raised on 12 November 1965.[22]
New York 7 September 1846 Sunk in a hurricane off the coast while carrying $40,000 in gold and silver. 17 people out of 53 passengers/crew perished.[23]
Robert E. Lee  United States 30 July 1942 A passenger freighter torpedoed by U-166.[24][25]
USS Signal  United States Navy 19 April 1864 A gunboat that was scuttled to prevent capture off Alexandria.
U-166  Kriegsmarine 30 July 1942 A German U-boat sunk by a depth charge from a US Navy patrol boat. 28°37′N 90°45′W / 28.617°N 90.750°W / 28.617; -90.750 (German submarine U-166 (1941))
USS Varuna  United States Navy 24 April 1862 A steamship that sank in the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip.
USCGC White Alder  United States Coast Guard 7 December 1968 A coastal buoy tender sunk in the Mississippi River near White Castle following a collision.

Maine

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Alice E. Clark 1 July 1909 A four-masted schooner, struck Islesboro Ledge (off Islesboro, Penobscot Bay) in fog.
Amaretto 1 July 1985 A fishing vessel, sunk by pirates two miles (3.2 km) off the coast of Owls Head.
Annie C. Maguire  United Kingdom 24 December 1886 A barque that ran aground at Portland Head Light. 43°37′22″N 70°12′29″W / 43.62283°N 70.20799°W / 43.62283; -70.20799 (Annie C. Maguire shipwreck)
USS Eagle Boat 56  United States Navy 23 April 1945 An Eagle-class patrol craft that was sunk by U-853 off Cape Elizabeth. 43°33′28″N 70°09′44″W / 43.5577°N 70.1621°W / 43.5577; -70.1621 (USS Eagle Boat 56 (PE-56))
Edward J. Lawrence  United States 26 December 1925 Last surviving six-masted schooner that sank off Portland after shipboard fire while moored.[26]
Georgia  Canada January 1875 A Canadian screw steamer - formerly of the Confederate States Navy.
Mary Barrett A 241-foot (73 m) five-masted schooner built at Bath in 1901. It was intentionally sunk at Robinhood Cove in Georgetown. Known locally as Mary Barrett's Bones. 43°50′41″N 69°43′56″W / 43.844612°N 69.732199°W / 43.844612; -69.732199 (Mary Barrett)
Nottingham  Great Britain 11 December 1710 A British galley which struck rocks and sank near Boon Island.
USS S-21  United States Navy 23 March 1945 An S-class submarine that was sunk as a target.

Maryland

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USS Blenny  United States Navy 7 June 1989 A Balao-class submarine that was scuttled as an artificial reef off Ocean City, Maryland.
USS Cherokee, (a.k.a. "The Gunboat")  United States Navy 26 February 1918 Built in New Jersey in 1891, and initially named Edgar F. Luckenbach. Cherokee spent a year in the service of the U.S. Navy. In February 1918, she foundered off Fenwick Island lightship during a gale while en route to Washington, D.C.[27] 38°50′N 74°48′W / 38.84°N 74.8°W / 38.84; -74.8 (USS Cherokee (ID-458))
Governor R. M. McLane  United States Maryland state steamer, 1884–1945, serving in State Oyster Police Force during Oyster Wars and as State Fishery Force "flagship" and briefly commissioned in U.S. Navy during WW I then the state until 1945 that sunk in Baltimore harbor. 39°16′28″N 76°36′00″W / 39.274528°N 76.600057°W / 39.274528; -76.600057 (Governor R. M. McLane)
The Mallows Bay wrecks Includes as many as 152 World War I-era merchant ships abandoned after the salvage company went bankrupt.
U-1105  Kriegsmarine 19 September 1949 A Type VII-C/41 U-boat that was wrecked off Piney Point. 38°08′10″N 76°33′10″W / 38.13611°N 76.55278°W / 38.13611; -76.55278 (German submarine U-1105)

Massachusetts

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Main article: List of shipwrecks of Massachusetts

Michigan

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Alpena  United States 15 October 1880 A sidewheel steamer built by Thomas Arnold of Gallagher & Company at Marine City, Michigan in 1866. She was operated by the Goodrich Line after being purchased from Gardner, Ward & Gallagher in April 1868. Alpena sank in Lake Michigan in the "Big Blow" storm on October 15, 1880, with the loss of all 80 on board
USS Althea  United States Navy 12 March 1920 A former pleasure cruiser/patrol craft that was sunk by ice off Detroit.
Cyprus  United States 11 October 1907 The lake freighter sank during a storm on Lake Superior. The ship went down in 460 feet (140 m) of water about 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of Deer Park in Luce County. All but one of the 23 members of the crew perished. 46°47′N 85°36′W / 46.79°N 85.60°W / 46.79; -85.60 (SS Cyprus)
Quincy Dredge Number Two  United States 1967 A dredge that sank in Torch Lake. 47°8′39″N 88°27′35″W / 47.14417°N 88.45972°W / 47.14417; -88.45972 (Quincy Dredge Number Two)
Three Brothers  United States 27 September 1911 She was carrying a load of hardwood worth of $4,200 from Boyne City to Chicago. After leaving Boyne City the vessel was sailing in heavy weather, and the hull began to leak more than usual. In order to save the vessel the captain elected to drive the vessel ashore on South Manitou Island, where she landed just 200 yards (180 m) east of the lifesaving station

Minnesota

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Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
Amboy  United States 28 November 1905 47°28′41″N 90°59′59″W / 47.47806°N 90.99972°W / 47.47806; -90.99972 (Amboy)
Andy Gibson  United States Retired Mississippi River steamboat that eventually sank, still in a drydock cradle.[28] 46°32′25″N 93°43′01″W / 46.54028°N 93.71694°W / 46.54028; -93.71694 (Andy Gibson)
Benjamin Noble  United States 29 April 1914 46°56′0″N 91°40′0″W / 46.93333°N 91.66667°W / 46.93333; -91.66667 (Benjamin Noble)
Essayons  United States 23 March 2009 The laid up tug flooded and sank after being neglected for several decades at the Duluth Timber Company slip inside Duluth Harbor.[29] Her engine is on display at the Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center. 46°46′25″N 92°06′19″W / 46.77361°N 92.10528°W / 46.77361; -92.10528 (Essayons)
USS Essex  United States Navy 14 October 1931 A decommissioned U.S. Navy steam sloop that was scrapped and burned to the waterline outside Duluth Harbor. Her hull is the only surviving remnant of a vessel built by Donald McKay.[30] 46°42′46″N 92°01′43″W / 46.71278°N 92.02861°W / 46.71278; -92.02861 (USS Essex)
George Spencer  United States 28 November 1905 47°28′41″N 90°59′59″W / 47.47806°N 90.99972°W / 47.47806; -90.99972 (SS George Spencer)
Hesper  United States 4 May 1905 The steamship sank off the coast of Silver Bay in Lake Superior in a late spring snowstorm. 47°16′17″N 91°16′18″W / 47.27139°N 91.27167°W / 47.27139; -91.27167 (SS Hesper)
Lafayette  United States 28 November 1905
Madeira  United States 28 November 1905 The schooner barge was under the tow of the steamer William Edenborn when she was caught in a fierce storm with winds around 70 to 80 miles per hour (110 to 130 km/h), blowing snow onto the deck and kicking up huge swells. The tow line was cut loose and she crashed into a cliff called Gold Rock, near Beaver Bay, and sank. One life was lost. 47°12′22″N 91°21′29″W / 47.20611°N 91.35806°W / 47.20611; -91.35806 (Madeira)
May Flower  United States 2 June 1891 A scow schooner of an atypical design which capsized while carrying a load of sandstone blocks. One life was lost.[31] 46°48′12″N 92°0′40″W / 46.80333°N 92.01111°W / 46.80333; -92.01111 (May Flower)
Niagara  United States 4 June 1904 46°56′45″N 91°46′16″W / 46.94583°N 91.77111°W / 46.94583; -91.77111 (Niagara)
Onoko  United States 15 September 1915 The first iron-hulled lake freighter that sank after she sprang a leak. 46°50′46″N 91°46′38″W / 46.84611°N 91.77722°W / 46.84611; -91.77722 (SS Onoko)
Robert Wallace  United States 17 November 1902 Wooden bulk freighter that foundered when her stern pipe burst. Whole crew was able to offload to the barge they were towing.[32] 46°50′50″N 91°43′44″W / 46.84722°N 91.72889°W / 46.84722; -91.72889 (Robert Wallace)
Samuel P. Ely  United States 30 October 1896 47°0′42″N 91°40′40″W / 47.01167°N 91.67778°W / 47.01167; -91.67778 (Samuel P. Ely)
Wayzata Bay Wreck 1879 44°58′0″N 93°30′55″W / 44.96667°N 93.51528°W / 44.96667; -93.51528 (Wayzata Bay Wreck)
Thomas Wilson  United States 7 June 1902 Whaleback freighter that sank outside the entrance to the Duluth harbor after colliding with another ship, prompting operational reforms. Her hatches were not yet closed because the weather was clear and calm.[33] 46°47′0″N 92°4′10″W / 46.78333°N 92.06944°W / 46.78333; -92.06944 (Thomas Wilson)

Mississippi

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Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
USS Baron DeKalb  United States Navy 13 July 1863 A City-class ironclad warship that was sunk by a naval mine near Yazoo City.
USS Cairo  United States Navy 12 December 1862 A river gunboat that struck a naval mine in the Yazoo River. The wreck was raised in 1964 and is currently on display at Vicksburg National Military Park. 32°22′33″N 90°52′0″W / 32.37583°N 90.86667°W / 32.37583; -90.86667 (USS Cairo (1861))
Josephine A side-wheel steamer foundered off the barrier islands.
USS Lily  United States Navy 28 May 1863 A tugboat that collided with USS Choctaw in the Yazoo River.
USS Petrel  United States Navy 22 April 1864 A steamboat that was burned in the Yazoo River.
Star of the West  Confederate States March 1863 A steamship that was scuttled as a blockship near Greenwood.

Missouri

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Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
Far West  United States October 1883 A steamboat that sunk near St. Charles on the Missouri River.
USS Inaugural  United States Navy 1 August 1993 A decommissioned minesweeper, anchored at St. Louis as a floating museum from 1968 until the Great Flood of 1993. During the flood, the Inaugural was ripped from its moorings and carried a mile downstream, where it came to rest on its side, partially submerged, and where it remains to this day. 38°36′41″N 90°11′17″W / 38.611483°N 90.188101°W / 38.611483; -90.188101 (USS Inaugural)
USS Mingo  United States Navy November 1862 A steamboat that sunk off Cape Girardeau. 37°18′54″N 89°30′32″W / 37.315°N 89.509°W / 37.315; -89.509 (USS Mingo (1862))
Montana  United States 22 June 1884 Large paddle wheeler, beached after collision with bridge near Bridgeton. 38°47′41″N 90°28′1″W / 38.79472°N 90.46694°W / 38.79472; -90.46694 (Montana (steamboat))
Nadine 10 September 1878 A steamboat built in 1872 that sank at the mouth of the Missouri River. Several lives lost.
USS Naiad  United States Navy 1 June 1868 A steamboat that sank at Napoleon. 39°08′00″N 94°04′25″W / 39.1332°N 94.0735°W / 39.1332; -94.0735 (USS Naiad)
Saluda 9 April 1852 A steamship that exploded near Lexington.

Montana

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Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
Butte 1883 A steamboat that burned near Fort Peck on the Missouri River.
Chippewa 10 May 1861 A steamboat built in 1859, that burned near the mouth of the Poplar River in the Missouri River.
James D. Rankin 1877 A steamboat that wrecked on the Yellowstone River.
Oakes 1892 A steamboat that sank in the North Fork of the Flathead River.[34]
Red Cloud 11 July 1882 A steamboat that sunk near the Red Cloud Bend of the Missouri River.
Tacony 1870 A steamboat that was deliberately sunk near Fort Peck on the Missouri River. Part of the hull was pulled up in 1935 during the construction of the Fort Peck Dam.
Yellowstone 1867 A steamboat that sank in the Yellowstone River.

Nebraska

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Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
Bertrand  United States 1 April 1865 A steamboat that sunk in the Desoto Bend of the Missouri River. 41°31′24″N 96°1′44″W / 41.52333°N 96.02889°W / 41.52333; -96.02889 (Bertrand (steamboat))
Pirate  United States April 1839 A steamboat that sank in the Missouri River near Bellevue.

Nevada

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Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
Tahoe  United States 29 August 1940 A steamship that operated in Lake Tahoe at the turn of the 20th century. Scuttled in 1940, rediscovered in 2002, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

New Hampshire

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Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
USS O-9  United States Navy 20 June 1941 An O-class submarine that sank off Portsmouth.

New Jersey

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Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
Adonis Struck shore at Deal Beach.
USS Algol  United States Navy 18 November 1991 An Andromeda-class attack cargo ship sunk as an artificial reef in Shark River. 40°07′37″N 73°39′23″W / 40.1269°N 73.6564°W / 40.1269; -73.6564 (USS Algol (AKA-54))
Arundo  Netherlands 28 April 1942 Dutch cargo steamer of 5,163 tons built in 1930. When en route from New York for Table Bay and Durban she was torpedoed by U-136 and sunk. Six crew lost from a total crew of 43 40°10′N 73°41′W / 40.17°N 73.68°W / 40.17; -73.68 (SS Arundo)
Atlantus  United States 8 June 1926 Sank in a storm. 38°56′40″N 74°58′19″W / 38.94444°N 74.97194°W / 38.94444; -74.97194 (SS Atlantus)
Ayuruoca Sank in a collision.
Beth Dee Bob Foundered in a storm.
Brunette Sank in a collision.
Carolina  United States 2 June 1918 A passenger liner sunk by U-151 off Atlantic City.
Chappara Struck a naval mine.
Choapa Sank in a collision.
Delaware Burned then sank under tow.
Goulandris Sank in a collision.
Gulftrade Torpedoed.
USS Jacob Jones  United States Navy 28 February 1942 Sunk by a U-boat. 38°37′N 74°32′W / 38.617°N 74.533°W / 38.617; -74.533 (USS Jacob Jones (DD-130))
Lana Carol Foundered off Manasquan Inlet.
Malta Ran aground near Belmar.
Maurice Tracy Sank in a collision.
USRC Mohawk  United States Navy 1 October 1917 A revenue cutter that sank in a collision with Vennacher off Sandy Hook.
USS Moonstone  United States Navy 16 October 1943 Sank in a collision with USS Greer off Cape May. 38°30′03″N 74°06′40″W / 38.5008°N 74.111°W / 38.5008; -74.111 (USS Moonstone (PYc-9))
Morro Castle  United States 8 September 1934 Caught fire off Long Beach Island.
Park City Sank in a collision.
Persephone Torpedoed.
Pinta Sank in a collision.
Pliny Ran aground on Deal Beach.
Rjukan Ran aground.
USCS Robert J. Walker  United States Coast Guard 21 June 1860 A survey ship that served in the United States Coast Survey, a predecessor of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
R.P. Resor  United States 28 February 1942 Torpedoed by U-578
Rusland Struck wreck of Adonis.
San Saba Struck a naval mine.
Sindia 1901 Ran aground on the beach of Ocean City.
USS St. Augustine  United States Navy 6 January 1944 A gunboat that was accidentally rammed by Camas Meadows off Cape May.
Stolt Dagali Sank in a collision.
USS Tarantula  United States Navy 28 October 1918 A patrol boat that collided with Frisa off Fire Island.
Tolten Torpedoed.
U-869  Kriegsmarine 11 February 1945 A German submarine thought to have been sunk near Gibraltar until its wreck was discovered off the coast of New Jersey in 1991. 39°19′48″N 73°12′00″W / 39.33000°N 73.20000°W / 39.33000; -73.20000 (German submarine U-869)
Vega Capsized under tow.
Vizcaya Sank in a collision.
Washington Irving  United States 1 June 1926 A sidewheeler that collided with an oil barge on the North River and sunk off Jersey City.
Western World  United Kingdom Ran aground.
HMS Zebra  Royal Navy 22 October 1778 A sloop-of-war that ran aground at Little Egg Harbor. 39°34′41″N 74°18′00″W / 39.578°N 74.300°W / 39.578; -74.300 (HMS Zebra (1777))

New York

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Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
A.E. Vickery  United States 17 August 1889 A schooner that struck a reef near Rock Island Light. 44°16.820′N 76°01.183′W / 44.280333°N 76.019717°W / 44.280333; -76.019717 (A.E. Vickery)
USS Baldwin  United States Navy 5 June 1961 A Gleaves-class destroyer that ran aground near Montauk, and although recovered, was deemed not worth repairing, and subsequently scuttled.
Bessie White February 1922 A Canadian schooner, recently revealed by Superstorm Sandy on Fire Island (south of Long Island) lost in fog while transporting coal.
Cadet A steamboat that was wrecked in Lake George.
USS California  United States Navy 19 July 1918 An armored cruiser sunk by a torpedo or mine near Fire Island. 40°32′15″N 73°2′13.92″W / 40.53750°N 73.0372000°W / 40.53750; -73.0372000 (USS California (ACR-6))
Champlain II  United States 16 July 1875 A passenger steamboat ran aground by pilot under influence of morphine near Westport on Lake Champlain. 44°12′21″N 73°22′39″W / 44.20583°N 73.37750°W / 44.20583; -73.37750 (Champlain II)
Charles R. Morse 1866 A schooner, went missing and suspected to have rammed the SS Oregon off Long Island.
HMS Culloden  Royal Navy 23 January 1781 British ship that ran aground at Montauk during the American Revolution.
Forward A motor launch that was wrecked in Lake George.
General Slocum  United States 15 June 1904 A steamboat that caught fire and sank near North Brother Island, with over 1,000 deaths.
Glückauf  Germany March 1893 An oil tanker that ran aground at Fire Island.
Gwendoline Steers  United States 30 December 1962 A tugboat that sunk on the approach to Huntington Bay.
Harold  United States 26 September 1903 The barge moved out of dock at the South Street Seaport in New York City with 7,700 silver and lead ingots, bound for American Smelting and Refining Company in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. The silver and the smelters belonged to the Guggenheim family. The barge sank, and was never recovered.
Holland III  United States November 1883 A prototype submarine built by John Philip Holland and stolen by the Fenian Brotherhood, who accidentally sunk it off Whitestone.
HMS Hussar  Royal Navy 23 November 1780 A frigate that sank near Long Island Sound.
USRC Jefferson  United States 15 December 1847 A cutter wrecked off Gardiners Point Island.
John Milton  United States 6 December 1856 A ship that was wrecked in a snowstorm at Hampton Bays.
Keystorm 26 October 1912 A steel freighter that struck Scow Island shoal. 44°25.777′N 75°49.350′W / 44.429617°N 75.822500°W / 44.429617; -75.822500 (SS Keystorm)
Land Tortoise  Royal Navy c. 1758 A radeau that was intentionally sunk in Lake George during the French and Indian Wars. 43°25′16″N 73°42′30″W / 43.42111°N 73.70833°W / 43.42111; -73.70833 (Land Tortoise (shipwreck))
Lexington  United States 14 January 1840 A paddlewheel steamship which caught fire north of Long Island.
HMS Liverpool  Royal Navy 11 February 1778 A Coventry-class frigate wrecked in Jamaica Bay. 40°35′25″N 73°51′16″W / 40.5902°N 73.8545°W / 40.5902; -73.8545 (HMS Liverpool (1758))
Morania 29 October 1951 The result of a gasoline explosion that wrecked Penobscot as well. Closest shipwreck to the mouth of the Buffalo River
Narragansett 11 June 1880 A passenger paddle steamer of the Stonington Line that burned and sank on 11 June 1880, after a collision with her sister ship Stonington in heavy fog at 23:30 in Long Island Sound. Approximately 50 passengers, but only one crewman, died.
Nisbet Grammer  United Kingdom 31 May 1926 A British-built (by Cammell Laird & Company at Birkenhead, England in 1923) canaller, a steamship used to carry grain, coal and other products sunk after being hit by SS Dalwarnic off Somerset, New York. The ship was en route to Montreal from Buffalo, New York. All crew were saved and taken aboard Dalwarnic. Ship was named after one other co-owners of the ship.[35]
USS Ohio  United States Navy 1884 A ship of the line that burned in Greenport Harbor.
Oregon  United Kingdom 6 March 1886 A passenger liner that was sunk off Long Island following a collision with a schooner believed to be the Charles R. Morse. 41°31′00″N 71°44′00″W / 41.5167°N 71.7333°W / 41.5167; -71.7333 (SS Oregon (1883))
Rusland  Belgium 19 March 1877 The Belgian Red Star Line owned ocean liner ran aground at Long Island. All 125 passengers were taken ashore. There were attempts made to salvage ship, but it broke in two on 16 April and was declared a total loss.[36]
Roy A. Jodrey  Canada 20 November 1974 A bulk carrier that struck a buoy, then ran aground on Pullman Shoal near the United States Coast Guard Station at Wellesley Island. 44°19.923′N 75°56.010′W / 44.332050°N 75.933500°W / 44.332050; -75.933500 (Roy A. Jodrey)
USS Salmon  United States Navy 5 June 1993 A Sailfish-class submarine that was sunk as a target near Hudson Canyon. 40°25′22″N 73°40′52″W / 40.4229°N 73.6811°W / 40.4229; -73.6811 (USS Salmon (SSR-573))
Savannah  United States 5 November 1821 The first steamship to cross the Atlantic, before running aground off Long Island.
Sea Bear 14 March 2015 A tug boat that sank off of Fire Island, New York, with loss of one of her four crew members.
USS Spikefish  United States Navy 4 August 1964 A Balao-class submarine that was sunk as a target off Long Island.
USS Turner  United States Navy 3 January 1944 A destroyer; exploded and sunk at Ambrose Light. 40°27′00″N 73°48′00″W / 40.45000°N 73.80000°W / 40.45000; -73.80000 (USS Turner (DD-648))
USS Verdi  United States Navy 31 July 1931 A patrol vessel that was wrecked off Watch Island.
Vierge Marie 9 November 1854 A barque that came ashore carrying nuts from the Canary Islands[37] and immigrants.[38] Between Amagansett and Montauk.
Washington  United States Navy 1 December 1917 A schooner that ran aground at the entrance to the Ambrose Channel.
Wiawaka bateaux  Royal Navy 1758 The wrecks of seven British and colonial bateaux that were scuttled in Lake George in 1758.

North Carolina

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Main article: List of shipwrecks of North Carolina

North Dakota

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Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
Island City  United States 1864 A steamboat that sank near Fort Buford on the Missouri River.
Rose Bud  United States 25 May 1880 A steamboat built in 1878, that sank in the Missouri River near Bismarck.

Ohio

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Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
USS Abeona  United States Navy 7 March 1872 The gunboat caught fire and was destroyed in the Ohio River at Cincinnati
Anthony Wayne  United States 28 April 1850 A sidewheel steamer that sank after two of her boilers exploded.
USS Carondelet  United States Navy 1873 Sank in the Ohio River during a flood. 38°41′13″N 83°34′39″W / 38.687049°N 83.577544°W / 38.687049; -83.577544
Moselle  United States 25 April 1838 A riverboat that exploded off Cincinnati.

Oregon

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Main article: List of Oregon shipwrecks

Pennsylvania

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Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
Elizabeth M  United States 9 January 2005 A towboat that sank in the Ohio River.
Charles Foster Sank off of Fairview, Pennsylvania, in Lake Erie. 42°10′N 80°15′W / 42.167°N 80.250°W / 42.167; -80.250 (Charles Foster)
Crete Sank off of Erie, Pennsylvania, in Lake Erie. 42°10′N 80°00′W / 42.167°N 80.000°W / 42.167; -80.000 (Crete)
Dean Richmond Sank off of North East, Pennsylvania, in Lake Erie. 42°17′N 79°55′W / 42.283°N 79.917°W / 42.283; -79.917 (Dean Richmond)
Eldorado Sank off of Erie, Pennsylvania, in Lake Erie. 42°10′N 80°00′W / 42.167°N 80.000°W / 42.167; -80.000 (Eldorado)
Indiana Sank off of Harborcreek, Pennsylvania, in Lake Erie. 42°17′N 79°59′W / 42.283°N 79.983°W / 42.283; -79.983 (Indiana)
Mississippi III  United States 19 February 2010 A Sternwheel steamboat built in 1926. The vessel sank in the Ohio River off of Neville Island.
Oneida Sank off of North East, Pennsylvania, in Lake Erie. 42°13′N 79°51′W / 42.217°N 79.850°W / 42.217; -79.850 (Oneida)
Oxford Sank near the U.S.-Canadian border in Lake Erie. 42°28′N 79°51′W / 42.467°N 79.850°W / 42.467; -79.850 (Oxford)
Philip D. Armour Sank off of Erie, Pennsylvania, in Lake Erie. 42°07′N 80°10′W / 42.117°N 80.167°W / 42.117; -80.167 (Philip D. Armour)
USS Rush  United States Navy 8 December 1917 She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, to Philadelphia when she struck a submerged log at the entrance to the back channel of League Island Navy Yard and was wrecked. All hands were saved.
S.K. Martin Sank off of North East, Pennsylvania, in Lake Erie. 42°14′N 79°56′W / 42.233°N 79.933°W / 42.233; -79.933 (S.K. Martin)

Puerto Rico

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Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
Antonio López  Spain 1898 A transoceanic steamer belonging to the Compañía Transatlántica Española. 18°28′48″N 66°13′50″W / 18.48000°N 66.23056°W / 18.48000; -66.23056 (Antonio López)

Rhode Island

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Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
USS Bass  United States Navy 12 March 1945 V-boat scuttled off Block Island as a sonar target in 1945.
Black Point 5 May 1945 A steel collier sunk by U-853 after World War II hostilities had ceased.
HMS Cerberus  Royal Navy 5 August 1778 A frigate that was burnt in Narragansett Bay to prevent capture by the French, along with HMS Lark.
USS Cero  United States Navy 21 October 1918 A patrol vessel that caught fire in Narragansett Bay.
HMS Endeavour  Royal Navy 4 August 1778 British Royal Navy troop transport vessel previously commanded by James Cook on his first voyage of discovery. Scuttled as part of a blockade in Newport Harbor in 1778.
USS G-1  United States Navy 21 June 1921 A G-class submarine that was sunk as a target in Narragansett Bay.
HMS Gaspée  Royal Navy 9 June 1772 British customs ship burned and sunk by American patriots in the lead-up to the American Revolution.
USS L-8  United States Navy 26 May 1926 A L-class submarine sunk in a navy torpedo test off Newport, three miles (4.8 km) south of Brenton Reef Light.[39]
HMS Lark  Royal Navy 5 August 1778 A Richmond-class frigate that was burnt in Narragansett Bay to prevent capture by the French, along with HMS Cerberus.
USS Leyden  United States Navy 21 January 1903 A steamboat and tug that foundered off Block Island.
HMS Liberty  Royal Navy 19 July 1769 A British ship that was burned by American colonists off Goat Island.
USS Sealion  United States Navy 8 July 1978 A Balao-class submarine that was sunk as a target off Newport.
USS Snowden  United States Navy 27 June 1969 An Edsall-class destroyer escort that was sunk as a target off Newport.
U-853  Kriegsmarine 6 May 1945 Sunk off Block Island by US Navy blimps' rockets. 41°13′01″N 71°27′00″W / 41.217°N 71.450°W / 41.217; -71.450 (German submarine U-853)

South Carolina

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Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
HMS Actaeon  Royal Navy 29 June 1776 Frigate burned at Charleston; reported as discovered by NUMA in 1981.
USS Amazon  United States Navy 20 December 1861 A bark that was part of the Stone Fleet scuttled at Charleston Harbor.
Anchor Wreck Located near Myrtle Beach.
USS American  United States Navy 20 December 1861 A bark that was part of the Stone Fleet scuttled at Charleston Harbor.
CSS Charleston  Confederate States Navy 18 February 1865 An ironclad warship that was scuttled at Charleston to prevent capture. 32°47′29″N 79°55′21″W / 32.79139°N 79.92250°W / 32.79139; -79.92250 (CSS Charlestown)
Civil War Wreck Located near Myrtle Beach.
City of Richmond Located near Myrtle Beach.
USS Dixon  United States Navy 21 July 2003 A submarine tender that was sunk as a target off Charleston. 31°16′17.9″N 73°57′46.2″W / 31.271639°N 73.962833°W / 31.271639; -73.962833 (USS Dixon (AS-37))
CSS Georgiana  Confederate States Navy 19 March 1863 Iron-hulled Confederate cruiser destroyed off Isle of Palms with cargo of munitions, medicines and merchandise then valued at over $1,000,000, while attempting to run past the federal blockade fleet into Charleston. 32°46′47″N 79°45′35″W / 32.77972°N 79.75972°W / 32.77972; -79.75972 (SS Georgiana)
Governor November 1861 A side wheel steamer used for federal transport, carrying a marine battalion of 600 under Major John G Reynolds. It sank off Georgetown after a gale and a hit from a rescue vessel. It foundered for three days. Seven men were killed.
HEBE & St Cathan Located near Myrtle Beach.
USS Housatonic  United States Navy 17 February 1864 Sunk by CSS Hunley, becoming the first warship in history to be sunk by a submarine. 32°43′7″N 79°48′17″W / 32.71861°N 79.80472°W / 32.71861; -79.80472 (USS Housatonic (1861))
CSS H. L. Hunley  Confederate States Navy 17 February 1864 Sank three times in its eight-month career, sinking for the final time shortly after its attack on USS Housatonic. Placed on National Register of Historic Places in 1978. 32°44′N 79°46′W / 32.733°N 79.767°W / 32.733; -79.767 (H. L. Hunley (submarine))
USS Keokuk  United States Navy 8 April 1863 An experimental ironclad steamer, sunk in the First Battle of Charleston Harbor. 32°41′36″N 79°52′19″W / 32.69333°N 79.87194°W / 32.69333; -79.87194 (USS Keokuk)
USS Kingfisher  United States Navy 28 March 1864 A bark that ran aground on the banks of the Combahee River.
Mary Bowers  Confederate States 31 August 1864 Iron-hulled sidewheel steamer of 680 tons, stranded on the wreck of CSS Georgiana while attempting to run the federal blockade into Charleston. 32°46′47″N 79°45′35″W / 32.77972°N 79.75972°W / 32.77972; -79.75972 (Mary Bowers)
USS Meteor  United States Navy 9 January 1862 A sailing ship that was part of the Stone Fleet scuttled at Charleston Harbor.
USS New England  United States Navy 25 January 1862 A whaler that was part of the Stone Fleet scuttled at Charleston Harbor.
Norseman  Confederate States Iron-hulled propeller steamer, ran on wreck of CSS Georgiana and stranded one-half mile (0.80 km) inshore while attempting outbound run through the federal blockade of Charleston with a cargo of cotton. The vessel was owned by George Trenholm (aka the "real Rhett Butler").
Ozama  United States 23 November 1894 An American steamer that ran aground on the shoals at Cape Romain. The wreck was rediscovered in 2013.
USS Patapsco  United States Navy 15 January 1865 Struck a naval mine at Charleston. 32°45′55″N 79°53′29″W / 32.765252°N 79.891281°W / 32.765252; -79.891281 (USS Patapsco (1862))
USS Peri  United States Navy 25 January 1862 A ship of the Stone Fleet scuttled at Charleston Harbor.
Pipe Wreck Located near Myrtle Beach.
USS Potomac  United States Navy 9 January 1862 A whaler that was part of the Stone Fleet scuttled at Charleston Harbor.
Raccoon  Confederate States Blockade runner at Charleston.
USS Rebecca Sims  United States Navy 20 December 1861 A whaler that was part of the Stone Fleet scuttled at Charleston Harbor.
USS Robin Hood  United States Navy 20 December 1861 A ship that was part of the Stone Fleet scuttled at Charleston Harbor.
Ruby  Confederate States Blockade runner run aground at Folly Island, Charleston.
USS Stephen Young  United States Navy 25 January 1862 A brig that was part of the Stone Fleet scuttled at Charleston Harbor.
Stonewall Jackson  Confederate States Blockade runner grounded and burned at Isle of Palms, Charleston.
USS Tenedos  United States Navy 20 December 1861 A bark that was part of the Stone Fleet scuttled at Charleston Harbor.
USS Timor  United States Navy 26 January 1862 A ship that was part of the Stone Fleet scuttled at Charleston Harbor.
United States  United States 3 April 1881 Wrecked off Cape Romain[40]
USS Vermilion  United States Navy 4 March 1988 A Tolland-class attack cargo ship that was sunk as an artificial reef off Myrtle Beach.
USS Weehawken  United States Navy 6 December 1863 American Civil War monitor at Charleston. 32°42′57″N 79°53′25″W / 32.7157°N 79.8903°W / 32.7157; -79.8903 (USS Weehawken (1862))
William Lawrence  United States February 1899 A cargo ship that was wrecked in a storm off Hilton Head Island.

South Dakota

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Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
Urilda  United States 24 April 1869 A steamboat that sank in the Kate Sweeney Bend of the Missouri River near Vermillion.
Western  United States 29 March 1881 A steamboat that sank in the Missouri River near Yankton.

Tennessee

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Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
Chattanooga A paddlewheel steamer that sank in the Tennessee River near Chattanooga.
CSS Colonel Lovell  Confederate States Navy 6 June 1862 A cottonclad warship that was rammed by USS Queen of the West and USS Monarch in the First Battle of Memphis.
Eclipse 27 January 1865 A Mississippi River steamboat that exploded near Johnsonville.[41]
M.E. Norman  United States Army 8 May 1925 A steamboat that sank near Memphis.
Pennsylvania  United States 13 June 1858 A steamboat that sank near Memphis.
Sultana  United States 27 April 1865 A Mississippi River paddlewheeler that exploded four miles (6.4 km) south of Memphis, killing an estimated 1,600 passengers. 35°11′26″N 90°6′52″W / 35.19056°N 90.11444°W / 35.19056; -90.11444 (SS Sultana)

Texas

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Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
Anona 1944 A steam yacht sunk in the Viosca Knoll area.[42]
La Belle  France 1686 A barque-longue of French explorer La Salle's expedition, which ran aground in Matagorda Bay.
City of Waco  United States 9 November 1875 The Mallory Line (New York) steamer sunk after a fire aboard off Galveston. 56 lives were lost.
USS Elizabeth  United States Navy 15 November 1918 A patrol vessel that was wrecked at the mouth of the Brazos River.
Grandcamp  France 16 April 1947 Accidental detonation of 2,300 tons of ammonium nitrate aboard this French-registered vessel killed 581 people in the Texas City disaster. 29°22′39″N 94°53′29″W / 29.37750°N 94.89139°W / 29.37750; -94.89139 (SS Grandcamp)
Gulfpenn 13 May 1942 A fuel tanker torpedoed by U-boat U-506.[43][44]
Hannah Elizabeth  United States 19 November 1835 Two-masted schooner sunk near Pass Cavallo.[45]
USS Hatteras  United States Navy 11 January 1863 A US Navy gunboat sunk by CSS Alabama off Galveston during the American Civil War.
Heredia  United States 19 May 1942 A United Fruit Company freighter torpedoed by German submarine U-506.[25]
Mary A steamship that ran aground at Aransas Pass.
Nicaragua 16 October 1912 Ran aground on Padre Island. 26°41′34″N 97°19′06″W / 26.69280°N 97.31820°W / 26.69280; -97.31820 (SS Nicaragua)
Oaxaca  Mexico 26 July 1942 A Mexican freighter torpedoed by U-171 near Port O'Connor. 28°22′N 96°11′W / 28.367°N 96.183°W / 28.367; -96.183 (Oaxaca (ship))
OMI Charger  United States 9 October 1993 An oil tanker that exploded near Galveston.
San Esteban  Spain 29 April 1554 A Spanish cargo ship that was wrecked in a storm on the Padre Island sandbars. The wreck was discovered in 1970. 26°33.20′N 97°25.52′W / 26.55333°N 97.42533°W / 26.55333; -97.42533 (San Esteban (1554 shipwreck))
Selma  United States 19 March 1922 A concrete oil tanker scuttled off Pelican Island after running aground off Tampico, Mexico.
Sheherezade An oil tanker sunk by a torpedo.

Vermont

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Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
A.R. Noyes 17 October 1884 A standard canal boat that broke loose from tug at Proctor Shoal, Lake Champlain.[46]
General Butler  United States 9 December 1876 A sailing canal boat that hit breakwater near Burlington on Lake Champlain.[47]
O.J. Walker  United States 11 May 1895 A sailing canal boat sunk in a gale near Burlington.[48]
Phoenix  United States 4 September 1819 A steamer that caught fire near Colchester Shoal.[49]
Unknown horse ferry The only known example of a horse-powered ferry on Lake Champlain, found in Burlington Bay.[50][51]
Water Witch  United States 26 April 1866 A schooner that foundered in a gale off Diamond Island.[52]

Virginia

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Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
Amaganzette Swamped.
USAS American Mariner  United States October 1966 A research vessel that was sunk as a target in Chesapeake Bay. 38°02′25″N 76°09′17″W / 38.04028°N 76.15472°W / 38.04028; -76.15472 (USAS American Mariner)
Anglo-African  United Kingdom January 1909 Sunk off Cape Charles.
USS Beale  United States Navy 24 June 1969 A Fletcher-class destroyer that was sunk as a target in Chesapeake Bay.
USS Charles F. Hughes  United States Navy 26 March 1969 A Benson-class destroyer that was sunk as a target.
USS Coos Bay  United States Navy 9 January 1968 A Barnegat-class seaplane tender that was sunk as a target.
USS Cumberland  United States Navy 8 March 1862 A frigate that was rammed by CSS Virginia at Newport News. 36°57′42″N 76°25′54″W / 36.96167°N 76.43167°W / 36.96167; -76.43167 (USS Cumberland (1842))
USCGC Cuyahoga  United States Coast Guard 26 November 1978 Collided with Santa Cruz II off Smith Point. Raised and re-sunk as an artificial reef off the Virginia Capes.
USS Despatch  United States Navy 10 October 1891 A steamship that was wrecked in a gale off Assateague Island. 37°58′42″N 75°14′48″W / 37.9783°N 75.2467°W / 37.9783; -75.2467 (USS Despatch (1873))
Doxie Girl
CSS Drewry  Confederate States Navy 24 January 1865 A gunboat that was wrecked in the Battle of Trent's Reach.
Ethel C.
Eureka  United States Sank in a collision.
CSS Florida  Confederate States Navy 28 November 1864 A cruiser that collided with USAT Alliance at Newport News. 37°04′24″N 76°32′35″W / 37.0732°N 76.5431°W / 37.0732; -76.5431 (CSS Florida (cruiser))
Francis E. Powell Torpedoed.
CSS Fredericksburg  Confederate States Navy 4 April 1865 An ironclad warship that was scuttled in the James River to prevent capture.
USS Guavina  United States Navy 14 November 1967 A Gato-class submarine that was sunk as a target off Cape Henry.
Gulf Hustler Swamped.
USS Gyatt  United States Navy 11 June 1970 A Gearing-class destroyer that was sunk as a target.
Hanks Swamped.
USS Henry Andrew  United States Navy 24 August 1862 A steamship that ran aground off Cape Henry.
Ironsides  United States 29 August 1873 A steamship that was stranded at Hog Island. 37°24′40″N 75°39′39″W / 37.4110°N 75.6607°W / 37.4110; -75.6607 (USS Philadelphia (1861))
CSS Jamestown  Confederate States Navy 15 May 1862 A steamship that was sunk as a blockship near Drewry's Bluff.
John Morgan  United States 1 June 1943 Collided with Montana.
USS John W. Weeks  United States Navy 19 November 1970 An Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer that was sunk as a target. 37°10.9′N 73°45.6′W / 37.1817°N 73.7600°W / 37.1817; -73.7600 (USS John W. Weeks (DD-701))
Juno  Spain 1802 Spanish ship lost in a storm; still owned by Spain according to a ruling of the Fourth Circuit (Virginia v. Spain).[53]
USS Katahdin  United States Navy September 1909 An ironclad warship that was sunk as a target in Rappahannock River.
Kingston Ceylonite Torpedoed.
La Galga  Spain 1750 Sank in a tropical cyclone; Spain claimed ownership to the wreck, but the Fourth Circuit (Virginia v. Spain) ruled that Spain had expressly abandoned it in 1763.[53]
Lillian Luckenbach Sank in a collision.
USS Manta  United States Navy 16 July 1969 A Balao-class submarine that was sunk as a target off Norfolk. 37°02′20″N 76°11′28″W / 37.039°N 76.191°W / 37.039; -76.191 (USS Manta (SS-299))
Marine Electric  United States 12 February 1983 A 605-foot (184 m) bulk carrier that sank 30 miles (48 km) east of Chincoteague. An investigation by the United States Coast Guard found that the ship had been in an un-seaworthy condition, and that many of its inspection reports had been faked.
Merida  United States 13 May 1911 Collided with Admiral Farragut.
USS Mona Island  United States Navy 1975 A repair ship that was scuttled as an artificial reef off Wachapreague.
USS Moore  United States Navy 13 June 1975 An Edsall-class destroyer escort that was sunk as a target.
Ocean Venture Torpedoed.
SMS Ostfriesland  Imperial German Navy 21 July 1921 A Helgoland-class battleship sunk as a target off Cape Hatteras. 37°09′08″N 74°34′03″W / 37.15222°N 74.56750°W / 37.15222; -74.56750 (SMS Ostfriesland)
USS R-8  United States Navy 19 August 1936 An R-class submarine sunk as a target off Cape Henry.
Santore Struck a naval mine.
USS Saxis  United States Navy 7 July 1917 A patrol vessel that was wrecked off West Point.
USS Scurry  United States Navy 14 August 1967 An Admirable-class minesweeper that was sunk as a target off the Virginia Capes.
SeaBreeze  Panama December 2000 A cruise ship that sank off the coast of Virginia. 36°54′21″N 72°08′50″W / 36.9059°N 72.1472°W / 36.9059; -72.1472 (SS SeaBreeze)
USS Sumpter  United States Navy 24 June 1863 A steamship that sank in a collision near Smith Island. 37°05′48″N 75°42′14″W / 37.0968°N 75.7040°W / 37.0968; -75.7040 (USS Sumpter (1853))
USS Teaser  United States Navy 27 December 1918 A patrol vessel that caught fire in the Hampton Roads.
USS Texas  United States Navy 21 March 1911 A pre-dreadnought battleship that was sunk as a target in Tangier Sound. 37°43′10″N 76°05′00″W / 37.71944°N 76.08333°W / 37.71944; -76.08333 (USS Texas (1892))
Tiger  United States 1 April 1942 Torpedoed by U-754 in Chesapeake Bay.
USS Tills  United States Navy 3 April 1969 A Cannon-class destroyer escort that was sunk as a target.
USCGC Unimak  United States Coast Guard 1988 A Casco-class cutter that was sunk as an artificial reef.
Vestris  United Kingdom 12 November 1928 A steamship that sank in a storm off Norfolk. 37°38′N 70°23′W / 37.633°N 70.383°W / 37.633; -70.383 (SS Vestris)
CSS Virginia  Confederate States Navy 11 May 1862 An ironclad warship that was scuttled off Craney Island to prevent capture. 36°54′25″N 76°20′37″W / 36.90694°N 76.34361°W / 36.90694; -76.34361 (CSS Virginia)
USS Washington  United States Navy 25 February 1924 An incomplete battleship; construction work ceased upon the signing of the Washington Naval Treaty in February 1922. The ship was ultimately sunk as a target.
William D. Sanner Collision in the Chesapeake Bay.
Winthorp
USS Witek  United States Navy 4 July 1969 A Gearing-class destroyer that was sunk as a target.

Wake Island

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Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
Dashing Wave  United Kingdom 31 August 1870 A British tea clipper that struck a reef and sank.
Hayate  Imperial Japanese Navy 11 December 1941 A Japanese destroyer sunk by US Marines.

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