2,349 shipwrecks worldwide, including 460 around the UK and Ireland, on a 3D globe. Drag or flick to turn the globe, tap a wreck for details, or press Spin the globe to land on a random wreck. Every wreck is always shown: nothing is clustered or hidden. Bigger markers with a photo or ship icon are the best-known wrecks.
Colours show the era of loss:
Ancient & medieval …–1499
Age of Sail 1500–1849
Steam era 1850–1913
First World War 1914–1918
Interwar 1919–1938
Second World War 1939–1945
Modern 1946–
Date not recorded
Wreck records are from Wikidata (CC0), Historic England and Historic Environment Scotland (OGL v3); short histories are the opening of each wreck's English Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0); images are from Wikimedia Commons and credited in each card and on each wreck page. Positions may be approximate. Not for navigation.