Shipwrecks near Greenock
9 historic shipwrecks within 30 km of Greenock, UK, sorted by distance.
9 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 Greenock?
- 9 wrecks on this map lie within 30 km of Greenock, lost between 1862 and 1974. The closest is French destroyer Maillé Brézé, about 2 km away.
- What is the oldest wreck near Greenock?
- PS Iona, lost 1862.
All 9 wrecks, nearest first
- French destroyer Maillé Brézé 1940about 2 km · destroyer · Fire or explosion
- PS Iona 1862about 3 km · Collision
- MV Captayannis 1974about 3 km · shipwreck
- HMS Cumberland about 6 km · third-rate · Grounding or wreck on rocks
- Akka 1956about 9 km · shipwreck · Grounding or wreck on rocks
- HMS K13 1917about 9 km · fleet submarine
- HMS Seagull 1918about 11 km · shipwreck · Collision
- Penola about 18 km · ship
- HMS Repulse 1941about 23 km · battlecruiser · War action
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).