Ship |
Sunk date |
Notes |
Coordinates |
HMS Achates |
31 December 1942 |
An A-class destroyer that was sunk 135 nautical miles southeast of Bear Island, in the Battle of the Barents Sea. |
73°18′N 30°6′E / 73.300°N 30.100°E / 73.300; 30.100 (HMS Achates (H12)) |
RFA Aldersdale |
7 July 1942 |
A Dale-class oil tanker that was damaged by aircraft and sunk by U-457. |
75°0′N 45°0′E / 75.000°N 45.000°E / 75.000; 45.000 (RFA Aldersdale (X34)) |
HMS Bickerton |
22 August 1944 |
A Buckley-class destroyer escort that was torpedoed by U-354 and scuttled. |
71°42′N 19°11′E / 71.700°N 19.183°E / 71.700; 19.183 (HMS Bickerton (K466)) |
HMS Edinburgh |
2 May 1942 |
A Town-class light cruiser that was scuttled 400 kilometres northeast of Kola Bay, Russia. |
72°N 35°E / 72°N 35°E / 72; 35 (HMS Edinburgh (16)) |
SS Empire Byron |
5 July 1942 |
A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-703. |
76°18′N 33°30′E / 76.300°N 33.500°E / 76.300; 33.500 (SS Empire Byron) |
SS Empire Cowper |
11 April 1942 |
A cargo ship that was bombed by German aircraft. |
71°01′N 36°00′E / 71.017°N 36.000°E / 71.017; 36.000 (SS Empire Cowper) |
SS El Occidente |
13 April 1942 |
A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-435. |
73°12′N 28°18′E / 73.2°N 28.3°E / 73.2; 28.3 (SS El Occidente) |
Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt |
31 December 1942 |
A Type 1934A-class destroyer that was sunk by HMS Sheffield in the Battle of the Barents Sea. |
77°19′N 30°47′E / 77.317°N 30.783°E / 77.317; 30.783 (German destroyer Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt) |
FV Gaul |
8–9 February 1974 |
A British fishing vessel that disappeared without trace; the wreck was not discovered until 1997. |
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HMS Trinidad |
15 May 1942 |
A Crown Colony-class cruiser that was attacked by German bombers and scuttled north of North Cape, Norway. |
73°37′N 23°27′E / 73.617°N 23.450°E / 73.617; 23.450 (HMS Trinidad (46)) |
SM U-28 |
2 September 1917 |
A Type U 27 U-boat that attacked the SS Olive Branch at close range, 85 miles northeast of North Cape, Norway. The gunfire detonated the Olive Branch's cargo of munitions, and the U-boat was sunk in the resultant explosion. |
72°34′N 27°56′E / 72.567°N 27.933°E / 72.567; 27.933 (SM U-28 (Germany)) |
U-288 |
3 April 1944 |
A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British aircraft southeast of Bear Island. |
73°44′N 27°12′E / 73.733°N 27.200°E / 73.733; 27.200 (German submarine U-288) |
U-314 |
30 January 1944 |
A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Whitehall and HMS Meteor southeast of Bear Island. |
73°41′N 24°30′E / 73.683°N 24.500°E / 73.683; 24.500 (German submarine U-314) |
U-354 |
24 August 1944 |
A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British ships northeast of North Cape. |
72°49′N 30°41′E / 72.817°N 30.683°E / 72.817; 30.683 (German submarine U-354) |
U-425 |
17 February 1945 |
A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Lark and HMS Alnwick Castle near Murmansk, Russia. |
69°39′N 35°50′E / 69.650°N 35.833°E / 69.650; 35.833 (German submarine U-425) |
U-457 |
16 September 1942 |
A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Impulsive northeast of Murmansk, Russia. |
75°05′N 43°15′E / 75.083°N 43.250°E / 75.083; 43.250 (German submarine U-457) |
U-472 |
4 March 1943 |
A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Onslaught and British aircraft southeast of Bear Island. |
73°05′N 26°40′E / 73.083°N 26.667°E / 73.083; 26.667 (German submarine U-472) |
U-585 |
30 March 1942 |
A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a German mine north of Murmansk, Russia. |
70°00′N 34°00′E / 70.000°N 34.000°E / 70.000; 34.000 (German submarine U-585) |
U-589 |
14 September 1942 |
A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Onslow and a British aircraft. |
75°40′N 20°32′E / 75.667°N 20.533°E / 75.667; 20.533 (German submarine U-589) |
U-655 |
24 March 1942 |
A Type VIIC U-boat that was rammed by HMS Sharpshooter. |
73°00′N 21°00′E / 73.000°N 21.000°E / 73.000; 21.000 (German submarine U-655) |