Shipwrecks in the North Sea
177 wrecks located in the North Sea (Natural Earth marine areas), in date order, lost between 1633 and 2007.
- Blessing of Burntisland 1633ship · off Scotland
- Kennemerland 1664off Scotland
- HMS Mary 1703third-rate · Storm or weather · off England
- HMS Northumberland 1703third-rate · Storm or weather · off England
- HMS Restoration 1703third-rate · Storm or weather · off England
- HMS Stirling Castle 1703third-rate · Grounding or wreck on rocks · off England
- Rooswijk 1740ship · off England
- HMS Lutine 1799fifth-rate frigate · Storm or weather · off Netherlands
- HMS York 1804third-rate · off Scotland
- Admiral Gardner 1809ship · off England
- HMS St George 1811second-rate · off Denmark
- Oscar - Canmore 206146 1813ship · off Scotland
- RMS Royal Adelaide 1850ocean liner · off England
- Alexander Nevsky 1868screw frigate · off Denmark
- HMS Cobra 1901destroyer · off England
- HMS C11 1909submarine · Collision · off England
- HMS Aboukir 1914armored cruiser · War action · off Netherlands
- HMS Cressy 1914armored cruiser · War action · off Netherlands
- HMS Hawke 1914protected cruiser · War action · off Scotland
- HMS Niger 1914torpedo gunboat · War action · off England
- HMS Pathfinder 1914scout cruiser · War action · off Scotland
- SM U-11 1914U-boat · War action · off England
- SM U-13 1914submarine · North Sea
- SM U-15 1914submarine · Collision · North Sea
- SM U-5 1914submarine · Fire or explosion · off Flemish Region
- SS Königin Luise 1914ferry · off England
- HMS Argyll 1915armored cruiser · Grounding or wreck on rocks · off Scotland
- SM U-12 1915submarine · off Scotland
- SM U-7 1915submarine · off Netherlands
- SM UB-4 1915U-boat · War action · off England
- SM UC-9 1915U-boat · off England
- HMS Ardent 1916destroyer · North Sea
- HMS Defence 1916armored cruiser · North Sea
- HMS Falmouth 1916light cruiser · War action · off England
- HMS Indefatigable 1916heritage site · War action · North Sea
- HMS Nottingham 1916light cruiser · War action · off England
- HMS Shark 1916heritage site · North Sea
- HMS Warrior 1916heritage site · North Sea
- SMS Pommern 1916pre-dreadnought battleship · War action · off Denmark
- SMS Wiesbaden 1916heritage site · Scuttled · North Sea
- PS Duchess of Montrose 1917paddle steamer · off France
- HMS Ariel 1918destroyer · off Germany
- HMS Ascot 1918minesweeper · War action · off England
- SM UC-11 1918U-boat · War action · off England
- SM UC-4 1918U-boat · Scuttled · off Flemish Region
- SM UC-70 1918U-boat · War action · off England
- SM U-21 1919submarine · War action · North Sea
- SMS München 1921light cruiser · War action · off Scotland
- HMS Blanche 1939destroyer · War action · off England
- HMS Seahorse 1939submarine · Collision · North Sea
- SS Simon Bolivar 1939passenger-cargo ship · War action · off England
- Stanbrook 1939general cargo ship · War action · off England
- U-12 1939U-boat · off England
- U-16 1939U-boat · off England
- U-35 1939U-boat · Scuttled · North Sea
- German submarine U-15 1940submarine · off Germany
- HMS Basilisk 1940destroyer · War action · off Flemish Region
- HMS Daring 1940destroyer · War action · off Scotland
- HMS Dundalk 1940minesweeper · off England
- HMS Dunoon 1940minesweeper · War action · off England
- HMS Esk 1940destroyer · War action · off Netherlands
- HMS Exmouth 1940destroyer · War action · off Scotland
- HMS Grenade 1940destroyer · War action · off Flemish Region
- HMS Gurkha 1940destroyer · War action · off Norway
- HMS Ivanhoe 1940destroyer · Scuttled · off Netherlands
- HMS Sphinx 1940minesweeper · War action · off Scotland
- HMS Wakeful 1940destroyer · War action · off Flemish Region
- HNLMS O 22 1940submarine · off Norway
- U-13 1940U-boat · War action · off England
- U-142 1940U-boat · Scuttled · off Germany
- U-25 1940U-boat · off Netherlands
- U-54 1940U-boat · off Netherlands
- HMS Exmoor 1941destroyer · War action · off England
- HMT Force 1941naval trawler · War action · off England
- HMS Vortigern 1942destroyer · off England
- U-702 1942U-boat · off Denmark
- SS Richard Montgomery 1944liberty ship · Grounding or wreck on rocks · off England
- U-319 1944U-boat · North Sea
- U-974 1944U-boat · off Norway
- U-1020 1945submarine · off Scotland
- U-1206 1945U-boat · Scuttled · off Scotland
- U-1274 1945U-boat · off England
- U-137 1945U-boat · Scuttled · off Germany
- U-139 1945U-boat · Scuttled · off Germany
- U-14 1945U-boat · Scuttled · off Germany
- U-140 1945U-boat · Scuttled · off Germany
- U-141 1945U-boat · Scuttled · off Germany
- U-146 1945U-boat · Scuttled · off Germany
- U-148 1945U-boat · Scuttled · off Germany
- U-151 1945U-boat · Scuttled · off Germany
- U-152 1945U-boat · Scuttled · off Germany
- U-17 1945U-boat · Scuttled · off Germany
- U-309 1945U-boat · off Scotland
- U-323 1945U-boat · Scuttled · off Germany
- U-339 1945U-boat · Scuttled · off Germany
- U-3501 1945U-boat · Scuttled · off Germany
- U-38 1945U-boat · Scuttled · off Germany
- U-382 1945U-boat · Scuttled · off Germany
- U-552 1945U-boat · Scuttled · off Germany
- U-554 1945U-boat · Scuttled · off Germany
- U-61 1945U-boat · Scuttled · off Germany
- U-62 1945U-boat · Scuttled · off Germany
- U-708 1945U-boat · Scuttled · off Germany
- U-714 1945U-boat · off Scotland
- U-777 1945U-boat · Scuttled · off Germany
- U-8 1945submarine · Scuttled · off Germany
- U-979 1945U-boat · Scuttled · off Germany
- U-1232 1946U-boat · off Germany
- MS Herald of Free Enterprise 1987roll-on/roll-off ship · Foundered · off Flemish Region
- MS Sleipner 1999ship · off Norway
- IMO 8600181 2002car carrier · Collision · off France
- Bourbon Dolphin 2007anchor handling tug supply vessel · Foundered · off Scotland
- Doris coastal submarine · off Netherlands
- Dunwich Bank Wreck shipwreck · off England
- El Gran Grifón ship · Grounding or wreck on rocks · off Scotland
- Ferriby Boats museum ship · off England
- Filey Bay Wreck off England
- Goodwins & Downs 8 shipwreck · off England
- HMS Amphion scout cruiser · War action · off England
- HMS Arethusa light cruiser · off Netherlands
- HMS B2 submarine · off England
- HMS Campania seaplane tender · off Scotland
- HMS Cheerful destroyer · War action · off Scotland
- HMS Coquette destroyer · off England
- HMS Defence third-rate · off Denmark
- HMS E47 submarine · off Netherlands
- HMS Erin's Isle minesweeper · War action · off England
- HMS Erne destroyer · off Scotland
- HMS G11 submarine · off England
- HMS Ganges naval shore establishment · off England
- HMS Gloucester third-rate · off England
- HMS Grafton destroyer · War action · off Flemish Region
- HMS Grenville destroyer · War action · off Flemish Region
- HMS H11 submarine · off Scotland
- HMS Havant destroyer · Scuttled · off France
- HMS Hermes protected cruiser · War action · off France
- HMS Inglefield destroyer · off Scotland
- HMS Invincible battlecruiser · Fire or explosion · off Norway
- HMS Itchen destroyer · off Scotland
- HMS K17 fleet submarine · off Scotland
- HMS K4 fleet submarine · off Scotland
- HMS Keith destroyer · off France
- HMS LST-364 tank landing ship · off England
- HMS London second-rate · off England
- HMS Lynx destroyer · off Scotland
- HMS Prince George battleship · off Netherlands
- HMS Prince Royal ship of the line · off England
- HMS Princess Irene minelayer · Fire or explosion · off England
- HMS Queen Mary battlecruiser · Fire or explosion · North Sea
- HMS Sealion submarine · North Sea
- HMS Starfish submarine · off Germany
- HMS Success destroyer · War action · off Scotland
- HMS Sunfish submarine · off Germany
- HMS Sword Dance (possibly) shipwreck · off Scotland
- HMS Tanatside destroyer · North Sea
- HMS Tantivy submarine · off Scotland
- HMS Venetia destroyer · off England
- HMS Wessex destroyer · off France
- HMS Wren destroyer · off England
- HMT Agate fishing vessel · Grounding or wreck on rocks · off England
- HMT Amethyst naval trawler · War action · off England
- La Combattante destroyer · off England
- MS Piłsudski motor ship · off England
- ORP Orzeł submarine · War action · off England
- Queen of Sweden off Scotland
- SM U-48 U-boat · Scuttled · off England
- SM UC-72 U-boat · War action · off England
- SMS Lützow battlecruiser · War action · North Sea
- SS Orsova steamship · off Scotland
- SS The Ramsey ferry · off Scotland
- South Edinburgh Channel Wreck shipwreck · off England
- TSS Duke of Albany armed boarding steamer · off Scotland
- U-1 submarine · off Netherlands
- USS Stockton destroyer · off Scotland
- USS Swasey destroyer · off Scotland
- Unknown Wreck (GAD8; previously known as the 'Goodwins Cannon Site') off England
- Wrangels Palais off Scotland