Shipwrecks near Folkestone
19 historic shipwrecks within 30 km of Folkestone, UK, sorted by distance.
19 wreck positions, coloured by era. Tap a dot for the wreck page. Positions may be approximate; not for navigation.
Quick answers
- How many shipwrecks are near Folkestone?
- 19 wrecks on this map lie within 30 km of Folkestone, lost between 1809 and 1940. The closest is SM UA, about 7 km away.
- What is the oldest wreck near Folkestone?
- Admiral Gardner, lost 1809.
All 19 wrecks, nearest first
- SM UA 1919about 7 km · submarine
- SMS Grosser Kurfürst about 8 km · ironclad warship · Collision
- HMS Brazen 1940about 11 km · destroyer
- HMS Glatton about 11 km · monitor · Scuttled
- HMS Codrington about 13 km · destroyer · War action
- Langdon Bay Wreck about 13 km · shipwreck
- SM U-8 1915about 18 km · submarine · Scuttled
- HMS Blackwater about 18 km · destroyer
- SM UB-33 1918about 18 km · U-boat · War action
- HMS B2 about 21 km · submarine
- U-40 1939about 22 km · U-boat
- SM U-11 1914about 22 km · U-boat · War action
- U-16 1939about 22 km · U-boat
- HMS Niger 1914about 24 km · torpedo gunboat · War action
- Goodwins & Downs 8 about 25 km · shipwreck
- Unknown Wreck (GAD8; previously known as the 'Goodwins Cannon Site') about 25 km ·
- U-12 1939about 25 km · U-boat
- SM U-48 about 27 km · U-boat · Scuttled
- Admiral Gardner 1809about 27 km · ship
Distances are straight-line from the town centre given by GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) to each wreck's recorded position (approximate; not for navigation).