Shipwrecks near Penzance
13 historic shipwrecks within 30 km of Penzance, UK, sorted by distance.
13 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 Penzance?
- 13 wrecks on this map lie within 30 km of Penzance, lost between 1527 and 1945. The closest is U-1169, about 19 km away.
- What is the oldest wreck near Penzance?
- St Anthony, lost 1527.
All 13 wrecks, nearest first
- U-1169 1945about 19 km · U-boat
- Loe Bar Wreck about 19 km · shipwreck
- St Anthony 1527about 19 km · Foundered
- HMS Schiedam 1684about 21 km · fluyt
- U-1199 1945about 22 km · U-boat
- U-399 1945about 24 km · U-boat
- U-1209 1944about 26 km · U-boat
- HMS Loch Fada about 26 km · frigate
- U-1018 1945about 26 km · U-boat
- Rill Cove Wreck about 26 km · shipwreck
- SS Vigrid 1917about 28 km · steamship · War action
- HMS Royal Anne Galley about 29 km · fifth-rate frigate · Storm or weather
- U-650 1945about 30 km · U-boat
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).