Ship |
Sunk date |
Notes |
Coordinates |
Arnhem |
12 February 1662 |
An East Indiaman that ran aground on the Saint Brandon Rocks. |
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RIMS Warren Hastings |
14 January 1897 |
A troop ship that hit a rock and was wrecked off the coast of Réunion. |
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SS Chivalry |
22 February 1944 |
A cargo ship that was sunk by a Japanese submarine. |
0°50′S 68°0′E / 0.833°S 68.000°E / -0.833; 68.000 (SS Chivalry) |
SS City of Johannesburg |
23 October 1942 |
A merchant steamer that was torpedoed by U-504 off East London, South Africa. |
33°20′S 29°30′E / 33.333°S 29.500°E / -33.333; 29.500 (SS City of Johannesburg) |
SS Clan Macarthur |
12 August 1943 |
A Cameron-class cargo steamship that was torpedoed by U-181 off Madagascar. |
23°00′S 53°07′E / 23°S 53.11°E / -23; 53.11 (SS Clan Macarthur) |
SS Commissaire Ramel |
9 September 1940 |
A passenger ship that was sunk by the Atlantis. |
28°25′S 74°23′E / 28.417°S 74.383°E / -28.417; 74.383 (SS Commissaire Ramel) |
HMS Cornwall |
5 April 1942 |
A County-class heavy cruiser that was sunk by Japanese dive bombers in the Easter Sunday Raid. |
1°54′N 77°54′E / 1.900°N 77.900°E / 1.900; 77.900 (HMS Cornwall (56)) |
HMS Dorsetshire |
5 April 1942 |
A County-class heavy cruiser that was sunk by Japanese dive bombers in the Easter Sunday Raid. |
1°54′N 77°45′E / 1.900°N 77.750°E / 1.900; 77.750 (HMS Cornwall (56)) |
SS Empire Chaucer |
17 October 1942 |
A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-504 about 450 nautical miles south of Cape Town, South Africa. |
38°12′S 20°04′E / 38.200°S 20.067°E / -38.200; 20.067 (SS Empire Chaucer) |
MV Empire Day |
7 August 1944 |
A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-198 about 200 nautical miles east of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. |
7°06′S 42°00′E / 7.100°S 42.000°E / -7.100; 42.000 (MV Empire Day) |
SS Fort Lee |
2 November 1944 |
A T2 tanker that was torpedoed by U-181. |
27°35′S 83°11′E / 27.583°S 83.183°E / -27.583; 83.183 (SS Fort Lee) |
SS Frontier |
27 September 1957 |
A cargo ship that ran aground east of East London, Eastern Cape, Africa. |
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I-27 |
12 February 1944 |
A Japanese submarine that was sunk by HMS Paladin and HMS Petard. |
01°25′N 72°22′E / 1.417°N 72.367°E / 1.417; 72.367 (Japanese submarine I-27) |
SS James B. Stephens |
8 March 1943 |
A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by U-160 about 150 miles northeast of Durban, South Africa. |
28°53′S 33°18′E / 28.883°S 33.300°E / -28.883; 33.300 (SS James B. Stephens) |
SS Khedive Ismail |
12 February 1944 |
A steamship that was torpedoed by I-27, with 1,297 deaths. |
01°25′N 72°22′E / 1.417°N 72.367°E / 1.417; 72.367 (SS Khedive Ismail) |
SS Koning der Nederlanden |
5 October 1881 |
An ocean liner that sprang a leak and sank east of the Seychelles. |
5°14′S 64°7′E / 5.233°S 64.117°E / -5.233; 64.117 (SS Koning der Nederlanden) |
Magicienne |
24 August 1810 |
A Magicienne-class frigate that ran aground off Mauritius in the Battle of Grand Port. |
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SS Marietta E |
4 March 1943 |
A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-160. |
31°29′S 31°07′E / 31.49°S 31.11°E / -31.49; 31.11 (SS Marietta E) |
USS Pecos |
1 March 1942 |
A tanker that was sunk by Japanese aircraft. |
14°27′S 106°11′E / 14.450°S 106.183°E / -14.450; 106.183 (USS Pecos (AO-6)) |
Pinguin |
8 May 1941 |
An auxiliary cruiser that was sunk by HMS Cornwall. |
3°30′0″N 57°48′0″E / 3.50000°N 57.80000°E / 3.50000; 57.80000 (German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin) |
Ramb I |
27 February 1941 |
An auxiliary cruiser that was sunk by HMNZS Leander in the Action of 27 February 1941. |
1°0′N 68°30′E / 1.000°N 68.500°E / 1.000; 68.500 (Italian ship Ramb I) |
HMS Sirius |
23 August 1810 |
A frigate that ran aground off Mauritius in the Battle of Grand Port. |
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Texanita |
21 August 1972 |
An oil tanker that collided with the Oswego-Guardian off Stilbaai, South Africa. |
34°48′S 21°24′E / 34.80°S 21.40°E / -34.80; 21.40 (Oswego-Guardian/Texanita collision) |
SS Tjisalak |
26 March 1944 |
A cargo ship that was torpedoed by I-8. |
2°30′S 78°40′E / 2.500°S 78.667°E / -2.500; 78.667 (SS Tjisalak) |