Shipwrecks near Whitstable
9 historic shipwrecks within 30 km of Whitstable, 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 Whitstable?
- 9 wrecks on this map lie within 30 km of Whitstable, lost between 1850 and 1944. The closest is HMT Amethyst, about 16 km away.
- What is the oldest wreck near Whitstable?
- RMS Royal Adelaide, lost 1850.
All 9 wrecks, nearest first
- HMT Amethyst about 16 km · naval trawler · War action
- SS Richard Montgomery 1944about 20 km · liberty ship · Grounding or wreck on rocks
- HMS Venetia about 21 km · destroyer
- South Edinburgh Channel Wreck about 24 km · shipwreck
- HMS Princess Irene about 24 km · minelayer · Fire or explosion
- HMS London about 25 km · second-rate
- RMS Royal Adelaide 1850about 27 km · ocean liner
- HMS Erin's Isle about 29 km · minesweeper · War action
- HMS Beagle about 30 km · brig-sloop
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).