List of shipwrecks of France
This is a list of shipwrecks located in or off the coast of France.
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Aquitaine
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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U-180 | Kriegsmarine | 23 August 1944 | A Type IXD1 U-boat sunk off Soorts-Hossegor. | 44°00′00″N 2°00′00″W / 44.000°N 2.000°W / 44.000; -2.000 (German submarine U-180) |
Brittany
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Ajax | Denmark | 25 December 1917 | A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-104 south of Audierne. | 47°53′N 4°32′W / 47.883°N 4.533°W / 47.883; -4.533 (SS Ajax (1889)) |
HMS Amazon | Royal Navy | 14 January 1797 | A frigate that ran aground at Audierne. | |
HMS Amfitrite | Royal Navy | 4 March 1807 | A frigate wrecked off Ushant. | |
Amoco Cadiz | Liberia | 16 March 1978 | A supertanker that ran aground at Portsall, causing an oil spill. | 48°36′N 4°42′W / 48.6°N 4.7°W / 48.6; -4.7 (Amoco Cadiz) |
HMS Arethusa | Royal Navy | 19 March 1779 | A Royal Navy frigate, wrecked off Ushant after sustaining considerable damage in a battle with the French ship Aigrette. | 48°27′4″N 5°4′4″W / 48.45111°N 5.06778°W / 48.45111; -5.06778 (HMS Arethusa (1759)) |
Asgard II | Ireland | 11 September 2008 | A brigantine that sank off Belle Île. | 47°18′03″N 3°33′02″W / 47.30083°N 3.55056°W / 47.30083; -3.55056 (Asgard II) |
HMCS Athabaskan | Royal Canadian Navy | 29 April 1944 | A Tribal-class destroyer that was torpedoed by T24 off Plouguerneau. | 48°43′N 4°32′W / 48.717°N 4.533°W / 48.717; -4.533 (HMCS Athabaskan (GO7)) |
Auguste | French Navy | 29 January 1795 | A ship of the line caught in a tempest off Brest. | |
Böhlen [de] | East Germany | 14 October 1976 | An oil tanker that sank after going aground off the Île de Sein | 48°10′30″N 5°10′48″W / 48.17500°N 5.18000°W / 48.17500; -5.18000 (Böhlen) |
HMS Charybdis | Royal Navy | 23 October 1943 | A Dido-class cruiser that was sunk by German torpedo boats off the north coast of Brittany. | 48°59′N 3°39′W / 48.983°N 3.650°W / 48.983; -3.650 (HMS Charybdis (88)) |
Droits de l'Homme | France | 1797 | A ship of the line sunk after going aground off Plozévet. | |
Empire Conyngham | United Kingdom | 20 June 1949 | A cargo ship that was scuttled off Brest. | 47°52′N 8°51′W / 47.867°N 8.850°W / 47.867; -8.850 (SS Empire Conyngham) |
Erika | Malta | 12 December 1999 | An oil tanker that sank in the Bay of Biscay, causing an oil spill. | 47°9′N 4°15′W / 47.150°N 4.250°W / 47.150; -4.250 (MV Erika) |
HMS Firm | Royal Navy | 29 June 1811 | A gun-brig wrecked off Cancalle Bay. | |
France | French Navy | 26 August 1922 | A Courbet-class battleship that struck a rock in Quiberon Bay. | 47°27′6″N 3°2′0″W / 47.45167°N 3.03333°W / 47.45167; -3.03333 (French battleship France) |
USS Gypsum Queen | United States Navy | 28 April 1919 | A tugboat that struck a rock off Brest. | |
Hilda | United Kingdom | 18 December 1905 | A steamship that hit the Pierre de Portes rocks in thick fog and sank off Saint-Malo. | 48°40.49′N 2°5.72′W / 48.67483°N 2.09533°W / 48.67483; -2.09533 (SS Hilda) |
London | United Kingdom | 11 January 1864 | Sunk in a storm in the Bay of Biscay. | |
HMS Magnificent | Royal Navy | 25 March 1804 | A Ramillies-class ship of the line that struck a reef off Brest. | |
HMS Monkey | Royal Navy | 25 December 1810 | A gun-brig wrecked on Belle Île while participating in the blockade of Lorient. | |
Neptune | French Navy | 28 December 1794 | A ship of the line wrecked off Brest during the Croisière du Grand Hiver. | |
HMS Repulse | Royal Navy | 10 March 1800 | An Intrepid-class ship of the line abandoned in the Glénan islands. | |
Royal Louis | French Navy | 24 December 1794 | A ship of the line that ran aground off Brest. | |
Saint-Esprit | French Navy | 30 January 1795 | A Saint-Esprit-class ship of the line wrecked off Brest during Croisière du Grand Hiver. | |
Séduisant | French Navy | 16 December 1796 | A Séduisant-class ship of the line wrecked off Brest. | |
Superbe | French Navy | 30 January 1795 | A Téméraire-class ship of the line wrecked off Brest during the Croisière du Grand Hiver. | |
U-103 | Imperial German Navy | 12 May 1918 | A German submarine that was rammed by RMS Olympic off Brest. | 49°16′N 4°51′W / 49.267°N 4.850°W / 49.267; -4.850 (SM U-103) |
U-171 | Kriegsmarine | 9 October 1942 | A Type IXC U-boat that was sunk near Lorient. | 47°39′N 03°34′W / 47.650°N 3.567°W / 47.650; -3.567 (German submarine U-171) |
U-441 | Kriegsmarine | 8 June 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk off Ushant. | 48°27′N 05°47′W / 48.450°N 5.783°W / 48.450; -5.783 (German submarine U-441) |
U-526 | Kriegsmarine | 14 April 1943 | A Type IXC/40 U-boat that was sunk by naval mines near Lorient. | 47°30′N 03°45′W / 47.500°N 3.750°W / 47.500; -3.750 (German submarine U-526) |
U-767 | Kriegsmarine | 18 June 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British destroyers north of Tréguier. | 49°03′N 03°13′W / 49.050°N 3.217°W / 49.050; -3.217 (German submarine U-767) |
U-821 | Kriegsmarine | 10 June 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by aircraft off Ushant. | 48°31′N 05°11′W / 48.517°N 5.183°W / 48.517; -5.183 (German submarine U-821) |
UC-36 | Imperial German Navy | 21 May 1917 | A German Type UC II U-boat that was rammed by French steamer Molière off Ushant. | 48°42′N 05°14′W / 48.700°N 5.233°W / 48.700; -5.233 (SM UC-36) |
Channel Islands
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMS Affray | Royal Navy | 16 April 1951 | An Amphion-class submarine lost near Hurds Deep. | 49°30′N 3°34′W / 49.500°N 3.567°W / 49.500; -3.567 (HMS Affray (P421)) |
Baden | Royal Navy | 16 August 1921 | A Bayern-class dreadnought sunk as a target in Hurd Deep. | 49°49′42″N 2°23′21″W / 49.82833°N 2.38917°W / 49.82833; -2.38917 (SMS Baden) |
HMS Dragon | Royal Navy | 15 March 1712 | A frigate that served in the Anglo-Dutch Wars, and was wrecked near Guernsey. | |
HMS Lady Olive | Royal Navy | 19 February 1917 | A Q ship that was sunk by UC-18 west of Jersey. | 49°15′N 02°34′W / 49.250°N 2.567°W / 49.250; -2.567 (HMS Lady Olive) |
Stella | United Kingdom | 30 March 1899 | A passenger ferry that hit a granite reef off the Casquets. | |
UC-18 | Imperial German Navy | 19 February 1917 | A German minelaying submarine sunk by Q ship Lady Olive west of Jersey. | 49°15′N 02°34′W / 49.250°N 2.567°W / 49.250; -2.567 (SM UC-18) |
Corsica
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMS Fleche | Royal Navy | 12 November 1795 | A corvette that ran aground and capsized in the bay of Saint-Florent. | |
HMS Saracen | Royal Navy | 14 August 1943 | An S-class submarine that was attacked by Italian corvettes and scuttled off Bastia. | 42°45′N 9°30′E / 42.750°N 9.500°E / 42.750; 9.500 (HMS Saracen (P247)) |
Languedoc-Roussillon
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Wreck of Rochelongue | A shipwreck found west of Cap d'Agde dating to the Iron Age, around 600 BC. |
Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Abukir | United Kingdom | 28 May 1940 | A steamship that was torpedoed by S-34 northeast of Calais, while evacuating soldiers and civilians from Ostend. | 51°12′N 2°10′E / 51.20°N 2.16°E / 51.20; 2.16 (SS Abukir) |
HMS Assistance | Royal Navy | 29 March 1802 | A fourth-rate ship that hit a sandbank off Dunkirk. | |
Elizabeth | 28 December 1810 | A cargo ship wrecked on the Dunkirk brake, with at least 380 deaths. | ||
HMS Grenade | Royal Navy | 29 May 1940 | A G-class destroyer that was sunk by German Stuka dive bomber aircraft during the Battle of Dunkirk. | 51°24′28″N 2°49′10″E / 51.40778°N 2.81944°E / 51.40778; 2.81944 (HMS Grenade (H68)) |
HMS Havant | Royal Navy | 1 June 1940 | A H-class destroyer that was scuttled after taking damage in the Battle of Dunkirk. | 51°08′00″N 2°15′49″E / 51.13333°N 2.26361°E / 51.13333; 2.26361 (HMS Havant (H32)) |
HMS Hermes | Royal Navy | 31 October 1914 | A Highflyer-class cruiser torpedoed by German submarine U-27. | 51°06′18″N 1°50′18″E / 51.10500°N 1.83833°E / 51.10500; 1.83833 (HMS Hermes (1898)) |
Huntley | United Kingdom | 21 November 1915 | A German hospital ship seized by the Royal Navy, and torpedoed by UB-10 off Boulogne. | |
HMS Keith | Royal Navy | 1 June 1940 | A B-class destroyer sunk at Dunkirk by enemy aircraft. | 51°04′46″N 02°26′47″E / 51.07944°N 2.44639°E / 51.07944; 2.44639 (HMS Keith (1930)) |
L'Adroit | French Navy | 25 May 1940 | A L'Adroit-class destroyer that was bombed by German aircraft off Dunkirk. | 51°03′N 2°23′E / 51.050°N 2.383°E / 51.050; 2.383 (French destroyer L'Adroit) |
HMS Laforey | Royal Navy | 23 March 1917 | A Laforey-class destroyer that hit a naval mine off Cap Gris Nez. | |
U-109 | Imperial German Navy | 26 January 1918 | A German submarine sunk in the English Channel. | 50°53′N 1°31′E / 50.883°N 1.517°E / 50.883; 1.517 (SM U-109) |
UC-26 | Imperial German Navy | 8 May 1917 | A German minelaying submarine rammed by HMS Milne off Calais. | 51°03′N 01°40′E / 51.050°N 1.667°E / 51.050; 1.667 (SM UC-26) |
UC-61 | Imperial German Navy | 26 July 1917 | A German minelaying submarine stranded and scuttled off Boulogne. | 50°53′N 01°33′E / 50.883°N 1.550°E / 50.883; 1.550 (SM UC-61) |
UC-79 | Imperial German Navy | 1918 | A German minelaying submarine sunk by a mine off Cap Gris Nez. |
Normandy
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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CSS Alabama | Confederate States Navy | 11 June 1864 | A screw sloop-of-war sunk off Cherbourg-Octeville during the American Civil War. | 49°45′09″N 1°41′42″W / 49.75250°N 1.69500°W / 49.75250; -1.69500 (CSS Alabama) |
Amsterdam | Royal Navy | 7 August 1944 | A hospital ship that was sunk by a naval mine while taking casualties from Juno Beach. | |
HMS Berkeley | Royal Navy | 19 July 1942 | A Hunt-class destroyer that was damaged by German bomber aircraft and scuttled off Dieppe. | 49°59′N 01°02′E / 49.983°N 1.033°E / 49.983; 1.033 (HMS Berkeley (L17)) |
HMS Britomart | Royal Navy | 27 August 1944 | A Halcyon-class minesweeper that was, along with HMS Hussar, accidentally sunk by Royal Air Force Hawker Typhoon aircraft off Le Havre. | |
HMS Capel | Royal Navy | 26 December 1944 | A Captain-class frigate that was torpedoed by U-486 off Cherbourg. | 49°50′N 1°41′W / 49.833°N 1.683°W / 49.833; -1.683 (HMS Capel (K470)) |
HMS Centurion | Royal Navy | 7 June 1944 | A King George V-class battleship sunk as a breakwater off Avranches. | |
USS Corry | United States Navy | 6 June 1944 | A Gleaves-class destroyer sunk off Îles Saint-Marcouf during the invasion of Normandy. | 49°30′50″N 1°11′30″W / 49.51389°N 1.19167°W / 49.51389; -1.19167 (USS Corry (DD-463)) |
HMS D3 | Royal Navy | 12 March 1918 | A D-class submarine that was mistakenly bombed by a French airship off Fecamp. | |
HMS Daffodil | Royal Navy | 18 March 1945 | A train ferry that was requisitioned by the Royal Navy as an amphibious warfare ship, and was sunk by a naval mine off Dieppe. | 50°02′N 01°04′E / 50.033°N 1.067°E / 50.033; 1.067 (HMS Daffodil (1917)) |
Derrycunihy | United Kingdom | 24 June 1944 | A troopship that was sunk by a naval mine off Sword Beach. | |
HMS Derwent | Royal Navy | 2 May 1917 | A River-class destroyer sunk off Le Havre by a naval mine laid by German submarine UC-26. | 49°30′48″N 0°1′48″W / 49.51333°N 0.03000°W / 49.51333; -0.03000 (HMS Derwent (1903)) |
ORP Dragon | Polish Navy | 7 July 1944 | A Danae-class cruiser that was transferred to the Polish Navy and then scuttled near Courseulles. | |
HMS Durban | Royal Navy | 9 June 1944 | A Danae-class light cruiser that was scuttled as a breakwater off Ouistreham. | 49°20′44″N 00°16′08″W / 49.34556°N 0.26889°W / 49.34556; -0.26889 (HMS Durban (D99)) |
USS Eastern Shore | United States Navy | 4 August 1944 | A cargo ship sunk to form part of a Mulberry harbour. | |
HMS Eden | Royal Navy | 18 June 1916 | A River-class destroyer that collided with SS France off Fécamp. | |
Empire Broadsword | Royal Navy | July 1944 | An infantry landing ship sunk by a naval mine off Normandy. | 49°25′N 0°54′W / 49.417°N 0.900°W / 49.417; -0.900 (SS Empire Broadsword) |
Empire Javelin | Royal Navy | 28 December 1944 | An infantry landing ship that was sunk in the English Channel. | 50°5′N 1°0′W / 50.083°N 1.000°W / 50.083; -1.000 (SS Empire Javelin) |
Galeka | Royal Navy | 28 October 1916 | A hospital ship that struck a naval mine while entering Le Havre. | 49°34′N 0°5′E / 49.567°N 0.083°E / 49.567; 0.083 (SS Galeka) |
USS Glennon | United States Navy | 10 June 1944 | A Gleaves-class destroyer that hit a naval mine and was sunk by shore batteries in the Baie de la Seine. | |
HMS Hussar | Royal Navy | 27 August 1944 | A minesweeper sunk by friendly fire off Le Havre, along with HMS Britomart. | |
HMS Isis | Royal Navy | 20 July 1944 | An I-class destroyer sunk off the coast of Normandy. | |
Komet | Kriegsmarine | 14 October 1942 | A German auxiliary cruiser sunk by British motor torpedo boats near La Hague. | 49°44′0″N 1°32′0″W / 49.73333°N 1.53333°W / 49.73333; -1.53333 (German auxiliary cruiser Komet) |
La Combattante | Free French Naval Forces | 23 February 1945 | A Hunt-class destroyer that was used by the Free French Naval Forces, and sank off Normandy. | |
HMHS Lanfranc | Royal Navy | 17 April 1917 | A hospital ship torpedoed by German submarine UB-40 off Le Havre. | 50°06′36″N 0°07′12″E / 50.11000°N 0.12000°E / 50.11000; 0.12000 (HMHS Lanfranc) |
Léopoldville | Belgium | 24 December 1944 | A former Belgian passenger liner converted to a transport ship, torpedoed 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) from the coast of Cherbourg-Octeville. | 49°45′N 1°34′W / 49.750°N 1.567°W / 49.750; -1.567 (SS Leopoldville (1929)) |
USS Miantonomah | United States Navy | 25 September 1944 | A cargo ship and minelayer sunk by a naval mine off Le Havre. | 49°26′29″N 0°11′31″E / 49.44139°N 0.19194°E / 49.44139; 0.19194 (USS Miantonomah (CMc-5)) |
USS Partridge | United States Navy | 11 June 1944 | A Lapwing-class minesweeper sunk by German E-boats off Vierville-sur-Mer. | 49°30′N 00°50′W / 49.500°N 0.833°W / 49.500; -0.833 (USS Partridge (AM-16)) |
USS PC-1261 | United States Navy | 6 June 1944 | A PC-461-class submarine chaser, and the first ship sunk during the invasion of Normandy. | 49°30′N 01°10′W / 49.500°N 1.167°W / 49.500; -1.167 (USS PC-1261) |
Pennsylvanian | United States | 16 July 1944 | A cargo ship scuttled to form part of a Mulberry harbour. | 49°22′29″N 0°53′31″W / 49.37472°N 0.89194°W / 49.37472; -0.89194 (SS Pennsylvanian) |
HMS Pylades | Royal Navy | 8 July 1944 | A Catherine-class minesweeper sunk off Juno Beach. | 49°25′36″N 00°15′04″W / 49.42667°N 0.25111°W / 49.42667; -0.25111 (HMS Pylades (J401)) |
HMS Quorn | Royal Navy | 3 August 1944 | A Hunt-class destroyer sunk off the coast of Normandy. | |
USS Rich | United States Navy | 8 June 1944 | A Buckley-class destroyer escort that hit three naval mines off Îles Saint-Marcouf. | 49°31′N 1°10.6′W / 49.517°N 1.1767°W / 49.517; -1.1767 (USS Rich (DE-695)) |
HMHS Salta | Royal Navy | 10 April 1917 | A hospital ship that hit a mine laid by UC-26 off Le Havre. | 49°32′8″N 0°2′18″W / 49.53556°N 0.03833°W / 49.53556; -0.03833 (HMHS Salta) |
HMS Shannon | Royal Navy | 10 December 1803 | A frigate wrecked off Tatihou. | |
Soleil Royal | French Navy | 3 June 1692 | A ship of the line beached at Cherbourg and destroyed by fireships. | |
USS Susan B. Anthony | United States Navy | 7 June 1944 | A transport ship sunk by a mine off Normandy; all 2,689 people aboard were rescued. | 49°29′24″N 0°42′48″W / 49.49000°N 0.71333°W / 49.49000; -0.71333 (USS Susan B. Anthony (AP-72)) |
HNoMS Svenner | Royal Norwegian Navy | 6 June 1944 | An S-class destroyer that served in the Royal Norwegian Navy, and was sunk off Sword Beach. | 49°27′N 0°15′W / 49.450°N 0.250°W / 49.450; -0.250 (HNoMS Svenner (G03)) |
USS Tide | United States Navy | 7 June 1944 | An Auk-class minesweeper sunk by a naval mine off Îles Saint-Marcouf. | 49°36′59″N 1°4′59″W / 49.61639°N 1.08306°W / 49.61639; -1.08306 (USS Tide (AM-125)) |
Train Ferry No. 2 | Royal Navy | 13 June 1940 | 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.[1] | 49°56′N 00°56′E / 49.933°N 0.933°E / 49.933; 0.933 (Train Ferry 2) |
U-151 | Royal Navy | 7 June 1921 | A German submarine sunk as a target at Cherbourg. | |
UC-78 | Imperial German Navy | 9 May 1918 | A German minelaying submarine rammed by off Cherbourg. | 49°49′N 01°40′W / 49.817°N 1.667°W / 49.817; -1.667 (SM UC-78) |
HMAT Warilda | Royal Australian Navy | 3 August 1918 | An Australian hospital ship torpedoed by the U-boat UC-49 off Le Havre. | |
West Cheswald | United States Navy | 11 June 1944 | A cargo ship scuttled off Utah Beach as a breakwater. | |
West Grama | United States Navy | 8 June 1944 | A cargo ship scuttled off Omaha Beach as a breakwater. | |
West Honaker | United States Navy | 8 June 1944 | A cargo ship scuttled off Utah Beach as a breakwater. | |
West Nohno | United States Navy | 11 June 1944 | A cargo ship scuttled off Utah Beach as a breakwater. | |
White Ship | 25 November 1120 | A 12th century vessel that sank in the English Channel near the Normandy coast off Barfleur. |
Pays de la Loire
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMS Alcmene | Royal Navy | 29 April 1809 | An Alcmene-class frigate wrecked off Nantes. | |
USS Buchanan | United States Navy | 29 March 1942 | A Wickes-class destroyer that was deliberately blown up in the St Nazaire Raid. | 47°16′34″N 2°11′49″W / 47.27611°N 2.19694°W / 47.27611; -2.19694 (USS Buchanan (DD-131)) |
Héros | French Navy | 21 September 1759 | A ship of the line wrecked off Le Croisic. | |
RMS Lancastria | United Kingdom | 17 June 1940 | A Cunard Liner sunk in the Loire River estuary during World War II. | 47°10′26″N 2°19′15″W / 47.17389°N 2.32083°W / 47.17389; -2.32083 (RMS Lancastria) |
Sachsenwald | Kriegsmarine | 6 August 1944 | A German weather ship that was sunk by a British convoy off Île d'Yeu. | |
Saint-Philibert | France | 14 June 1931 | A cruise ship that sank off the Île de Noirmoutier, resulting in the death of nearly 500 passengers. | |
U-51 | Kriegsmarine | 20 August 1940 | A Type VIIB U-boat torpedoed by HMS Cachalot off Saint-Nazaire. | 47°06′N 04°51′W / 47.100°N 4.850°W / 47.100; -4.850 (German submarine U-51 (1938)) |
U-268 | Kriegsmarine | 19 February 1943 | A Type VIIC U-boat sunk by depth charges off Nantes. | 47°03′N 05°56′W / 47.050°N 5.933°W / 47.050; -5.933 (German submarine U-268) |
U-736 | Kriegsmarine | 6 August 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat sunk by HMS Loch Killin off Saint-Nazaire. | 47°19′N 4°16′W / 47.317°N 4.267°W / 47.317; -4.267 (German submarine U-736) |
Poitou-Charentes
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMS Atalante | Royal Navy | 12 February 1807 | A brig-sloop wrecked off Île de Ré. | |
U-107 | Kriegsmarine | 18 August 1944 | A Type IXB U-boat sunk by depth charges off La Rochelle. | 46°46′N 03°49′W / 46.767°N 3.817°W / 46.767; -3.817 (German submarine U-107 (1940)) |
U-263 | Kriegsmarine | 20 January 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk during a deep dive trial off La Rochelle. | 46°06′N 01°36′W / 46.100°N 1.600°W / 46.100; -1.600 (German submarine U-263) |
U-667 | Kriegsmarine | 25 August 1944 | A Type VIIC U-boat that struck a mine off Oléron. | 46°00′N 01°30′W / 46.000°N 1.500°W / 46.000; -1.500 (German submarine U-667) |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Espingole | French Navy | 4 February 1903 | A Durandal-class destroyer that struck a rock near Cavalaire-sur-Mer. | 43°09′20″N 06°36′30″E / 43.15556°N 6.60833°E / 43.15556; 6.60833 (French destroyer Espingole) |
Héros | French Navy | 18 December 1793 | A ship of the line that was scuttled by fire at Toulon. | |
L'Indomptable | Vichy French Navy | 27 November 1942 | A Le Fantasque-class destroyer that was scuttled at Toulon to avoid capture (see Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon). | |
Madrague de Giens shipwreck | 75–60 BCE | A Roman merchantman sunk off the coast of La Madrague de Giens, east of Toulon. | 43°2′N 06°6′E / 43.033°N 6.100°E / 43.033; 6.100 (Madrague de Giens (75-60 BCE)) | |
Magenta | French Navy | 31 October 1875 | An ironclad warship that exploded in the military harbour of Toulon. | |
U-303 | Kriegsmarine | 21 May 1943 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was torpedoed by HMS Sickle off Toulon. | 42°50′N 06°00′E / 42.833°N 6.000°E / 42.833; 6.000 (German submarine U-303) |
References
- ^ "Le HMS Dafodil ou TF3" (in French). Grieme. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
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