Ship
Sunk date
Notes
Coordinates
Abbey
15 February 1868
A brigantine that was wrecked in a storm at Crowdy Head .
31°50′S 152°46′E / 31.84°S 152.76°E / -31.84; 152.76 (Abbey (1853) )
Ability
5 January 1897
A ketch that ran aground at Cape Hawke .
Absalom
29 March 1863
A ketch that was wrecked at Trial Bay .
30°50′S 153°01′E / 30.83°S 153.01°E / -30.83; 153.01 (Absalom (1853) )
Acielle
11 September 1929
A ketch that was driven ashore off Smoky Cape .
31°06′15″S 153°01′30″E / 31.104078°S 153.024988°E / -31.104078; 153.024988 (Acielle )
Active
18 February 1852
A ketch that was wrecked at the mouth of the Hunter River .
32°55′S 151°47′E / 32.92°S 151.79°E / -32.92; 151.79 (Active (1850) )
Ada
29 April 1897
A ketch that was wrecked off Newcastle .
32°55′S 151°47′E / 32.92°S 151.79°E / -32.92; 151.79 (Ada (ship) )
Ada and Ethel
26 October 1887
Wooden schooner that sprung a leak and foundered off Seal Rocks .
32°36′S 152°42′E / 32.6°S 152.7°E / -32.6; 152.7 (Ada and Ethel (1886) )
Adelaide
May 1834
A wooden cutter wrecked near Norah Head .
33°14′S 151°36′E / 33.23°S 151.60°E / -33.23; 151.60 (Adelaide (1832) )
HMAS Adelaide
13 April 2011
An Adelaide -class frigate that was scuttled as a dive wreck off Avoca Beach .
33°28′0″S 151°27′0″E / 33.46667°S 151.45000°E / -33.46667; 151.45000 (HMAS Adelaide (FFG 01) )
Adele
7 May 1943
A steamship that struck the breakwater at Port Kembla .
34°28′04″S 150°55′01″E / 34.4678°S 150.9170°E / -34.4678; 150.9170 (Adele (Australian ship) )
Adelphoi
21 December 1879
A barque that was wrecked off Port Hacking .
34°04′23″S 151°07′12″E / 34.073°S 151.12°E / -34.073; 151.12 (Adelphoi (1865) )
Adolphe
30 September 1904
Sailing ship wrecked at the mouth of Hunter River .
32°54′49.46″S 151°47′50.21″E / 32.9137389°S 151.7972806°E / -32.9137389; 151.7972806 (Adolphe (ship) )
Adonis
22 December 1889
A brigantine that sank off Crowdy Head .
32°06′S 152°48′E / 32.1°S 152.8°E / -32.1; 152.8 (Adonis (1874) )
Advance (1874)
12 June 1902
A schooner that was wrecked at Botany Bay .
34°00′00″S 151°14′06″E / 34.00°S 151.235°E / -34.00; 151.235 (Advance (1874) )
Advance (1884)
25 December 1908
An iron screw steamer that collided with the Inverna off Catherine Hill Bay .
33°10′50″S 151°42′12″E / 33.1806°S 151.70328°E / -33.1806; 151.70328 (Advance (1884) )
Adventure
1855
A schooner that was wrecked at Richmond River .
28°53′S 153°35′E / 28.88°S 153.58°E / -28.88; 153.58 (Adventure (1850) )
Aenid
12 November 1865
A cutter that was wrecked at Long Reef.
Agnes (1849)
10 March 1877
A brigantine that was wrecked off Wollongong .
Agnes (1853)
13 July 1860
A cutter that was blown ashore near Newcastle .
32°48′S 152°00′E / 32.8°S 152°E / -32.8; 152 (Agnes (1853) )
Agnes (1875)
12 March 1890
A schooner that was wrecked near Ocean Shores .
28°27′S 153°34′E / 28.45°S 153.56°E / -28.45; 153.56 (Agnes (1875) )
Agnes (1877)
1883
A ketch that was wrecked off Jervis Bay .
35°07′S 150°49′E / 35.12°S 150.82°E / -35.12; 150.82 (Agnes (1877) )
Agnes (1904)
27 January 1906
A launch that was wrecked in a collision in Sydney Harbour .
33°51′S 151°14′E / 33.85°S 151.24°E / -33.85; 151.24 (Agnes (1904) )
Agnes Irving
28 December 1879
A paddle steamer that was wrecked off Trial Bay .
30°48′23″S 153°00′18″E / 30.806350°S 153.005007°E / -30.806350; 153.005007 (Agnes Irving (1862) )
Alhambra
30 June 1888
Iron screw steamer wrecked off Newcastle while attempting to move the derelict wreck of the John T. Berry .
32°53′S 151°54′E / 32.883°S 151.900°E / -32.883; 151.900 (Alhambra (1855) )
HMAS Anzac
7 May 1936
A Parker -class destroyer leader that was sunk as a target off Sydney Heads .
Argument
March 1809
A sloop that was wrecked near Broken Bay .
HMAS Arunta
12 February 1969
Tribal -class destroyer sold for scrap, but sank under tow off Sydney Heads .
33°50′S 151°19′E / 33.833°S 151.317°E / -33.833; 151.317 (HMAS Arunta (I30) )
HMAS Australia
12 April 1924
An Indefatigable -class battlecruiser that was scuttled off Sydney Heads .
33°51′54.21″S 155°44′25.11″E / 33.8650583°S 155.7403083°E / -33.8650583; 155.7403083 (HMAS Australia (1911) )
SS Bantam
24 September 1946
A Dutch ship that was scuttled off Sydney .
SS Barcoo
1 February 1924
A passenger ship that was scuttled off Sydney Heads .
Bluebell
9 August 1934
A ferry that collided with the Waraneen at Newcastle .
SS Bonnie Dundee
10 March 1879
A steamship that collided with SS Barrabool off Caves Beach .
33°06.327′S 151°42.258′E / 33.105450°S 151.704300°E / -33.105450; 151.704300 (SS Bonnie Dundee (1877) )
PS Brighton
1916
A ferry that was hulked at Port Stephens .
32°40′06″S 152°07′33″E / 32.6684°S 152.1259°E / -32.6684; 152.1259 (PS Brighton )
Britannia
25 August 1806
A whaler that ran up against the Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs .
SS Catterthun
8 August 1895
Hit rocks and sunk during a storm off Seal Rocks with over 50 lives lost.
SS Cawarra
12 July 1886
Sank in rough seas, with 60 lives lost and 1 survivor.
Charlotte
1808
A sloop that was wrecked near Port Jackson .
HMAS Colac
4 March 1987
A Bathurst -class corvette that was sunk as a target near Sydney .
34°49.2′S 151°32′E / 34.8200°S 151.533°E / -34.8200; 151.533 (HMAS Colac )
Comboyne
27 November 1920
A steamship that was wrecked off Bass Point .
34°35′50″S 150°55′18″E / 34.5973°S 150.9217°E / -34.5973; 150.9217 (Comboyne (1911) )
Contest
28 February 1804
A sloop that sank in a storm off Port Stephens .
USS Craven
25 May 1946
A Caldwell -class destroyer that was scuttled off Sydney .
HMAS Doomba
9 December 1976
A warship that was scuttled off Dee Why .
33°42′58″S 151°20′50″E / 33.716083°S 151.347217°E / -33.716083; 151.347217 (HMAS Doomba )
SS Duckenfield
1889
Struck Long Reef on its way to Sydney, but no lives lost.
Dunbar
20 August 1857
Sank after striking rocks, with 121 lives lost.
Dundee
August 1808
A ship that foundered in a gale at the mouth of the Hunter River .
Edward Lombe
25 August 1834
A merchantman that was wrecked on the Sydney Heads in a gale.
33°49.745′S 151°16.191′E / 33.829083°S 151.269850°E / -33.829083; 151.269850 (Edward Lombe (1828) )
Edwin
June 1816
A schooner that was wrecked near Cape Hawke .
Eleanor Lancaster
7 November 1856
A barque that was wrecked in a gale off Newcastle .
Elizabeth Henrietta
17 December 1825
A brig that was wrecked off Newcastle .
HMAS Encounter
14 September 1932
A Challenger -class protected cruiser that was scuttled off Sydney .
Enterprize
1874
A schooner that was wrecked in Richmond River .
Estramina
19 January 1816
A schooner that ran aground off Newcastle .
MV Fairwind
23 June 1950
A lighter that was wrecked off South West Rocks .
SS Fingal
5 May 1943
A steamship that was torpedoed by I-180 off Nambucca Heads .
Fitzroy
26 June 1921
A steamship that was wrecked off Cape Hawke .
Francis
21 March 1805
A schooner that was wrecked off Newcastle .
George
1806
A sloop that ran aground in Twofold Bay .
HMAS Geranium
24 April 1935
An Arabis -class sloop that was scuttled off Sydney Heads .
HMAS Goolgwai
29 May 1955
A minesweeper that was wrecked near Malabar .
Governor Hunter
July 1816
A schooner that was wrecked in a gale off Port Stephens .
Governor King
22 April 1806
A schooner that was wrecked off Newcastle .
Grecian
6 May 1864
A sailing ship that was wrecked on Nine Mile Beach in a gale.
Greycliffe
3 November 1927
Sydney ferry that collided with the mail steamer Tahiti and sank with the loss of 40 lives.
Hawkesbury Packet
14 August 1817
A sloop that ran aground at Minnamurra .
34°37′28″S 150°51′45″E / 34.6244°S 150.8624°E / -34.6244; 150.8624 (Hawkesbury Packet )
Hazard
March 1809
A sloop that ran aground on Box Head .
33°32′32″S 151°20′55″E / 33.54227°S 151.3485°E / -33.54227; 151.3485 (Hazard (ship) )
PS Herald
1 April 1884
A paddle steamer that sank off North Head .
33°49.492′S 151°17.462′E / 33.824867°S 151.291033°E / -33.824867; 151.291033 (PS Herald )
Hereward
5 May 1898
A clipper that ran aground on Maroubra Beach in a storm.
Hope
1817
A ship that was blown ashore at Port Stephens .
HMAS Huon
10 April 1931
A River-class torpedo-boat destroyer that was scuttled off Sydney after use as a target.
SS Iron Knight
8 February 1943
An iron ore carrier sunk by Japanese submarine I-21 .
36°51′S 149°44′E / 36.850°S 149.733°E / -36.850; 149.733 (SS Iron Knight (1937) )
Itata
A barque that was damaged by fire and scuttled in Middle Harbour .
33°48.913′S 151°13.481′E / 33.815217°S 151.224683°E / -33.815217; 151.224683 (Itata (1883) )
HMAS Karangi
1970
A Bar-class boom defence vessel that was abandoned at Homebush Bay .
33°50′11″S 151°04′50″E / 33.8363379°S 151.0804902°E / -33.8363379; 151.0804902 (HMAS Karangi )
HMAS Kara Kara
31 January 1973
A boom defence vessel that was sunk as a target off Jervis Bay .
HMAS Kianga
7 July 1946
A minesweeper that was scuttled off Sydney Heads .
33°59′54″S 151°36′05″E / 33.998217°S 151.601283°E / -33.998217; 151.601283 (HMAS Kianga )
HMAS Kookaburra
March 1970
A Net-class boom defence vessel that was scuttled off Sydney.
33°51.300′S 151°21.196′E / 33.855000°S 151.353267°E / -33.855000; 151.353267 (HMAS Kookaburra )
Koonya
25 January 1898
A steamboat that ran aground off Cronulla Beach .
34°02′34″S 151°12′24″E / 34.042876°S 151.206777°E / -34.042876; 151.206777 (Koonya (1887) )
Koraaga
10 September 1931
A steamship that was wrecked off Gerringong .
34°47′00″S 150°54′36″E / 34.783268°S 150.909879°E / -34.783268; 150.909879 (Koraaga (1914) )
HMAS Kuttabul
31 May 1942
A depot ship that was torpedoed during the Attack on Sydney Harbour .
SS Lindus
4 June 1899
A steamship that was wrecked in a storm off Newcastle .
32°54′50″S 151°47′49″E / 32.914°S 151.797°E / -32.914; 151.797 (SS Lindus (1881) )
M84
June 1942
A Japanese midget submarine that sank sometime after being shelled during the attack on Sydney Harbour , with 2 lives lost.
TSS Maianbar
5 May 1940
A steamship that ran aground on Nobby's Beach off Newcastle .
32°55′29″S 151°47′33.4″E / 32.92472°S 151.792611°E / -32.92472; 151.792611 (TSS Maianbar )
HMS Mallow
24 April 1935
An Acacia -class sloop that was sunk as a target.
HMAS Marguerite
1 August 1935
An Arabis -class sloop that was sunk as a target.
Martha
August 1800
A schooner that was wrecked off Manly .
HMAS Medea
20 January 1948
A minesweeper that was scuttled off Sydney .
33°59′54″S 151°36′04″E / 33.998267°S 151.601139°E / -33.998267; 151.601139 (HMAS Medea )
HMAS Mercedes
23 January 1948
A minesweeper that was scuttled off Sydney .
33°59′54″S 151°36′03″E / 33.998367°S 151.600950°E / -33.998367; 151.600950 (HMAS Mercedes )
Merksworth
7 May 1898
A steamboat that was wrecked near Stockton Beach .
32°50′13″S 151°56′13″E / 32.836883°S 151.93692°E / -32.836883; 151.93692 (Merksworth (1874) )
Nancy
18 April 1805
A sloop that was wrecked off Jervis Bay .
Narara
23 August 1903
A steamboat that was wrecked near Barrenjoey .
MV Nimbin
5 December 1940
A steamship that hit a mine off Norah Head .
33°15.392′S 151°46.976′E / 33.256533°S 151.782933°E / -33.256533; 151.782933 (MV Nimbin (ship) )
Norfolk
1800
A sloop that was run aground by convicts at Stockton Beach .
HMAS Olive Cam
2 November 1954
An auxiliary minesweeper wrecked near Green Cape Lighthouse .
37°09′04″S 150°00′26″E / 37.151107°S 150.007120°E / -37.151107; 150.007120 (HMAS Olive Cam )
USS Osborne
6 September 1947
A Clemson -class destroyer that was scuttled off Sydney following a fire.
HMAS Paterson
11 June 1951
A wooden auxiliary minesweeper that sank off The Entrance .
33°16′40″S 151°34′19″E / 33.277836°S 151.571896°E / -33.277836; 151.571896 (HMAS Paterson )
HMAS Pioneer
18 February 1931
A Pelorus -class protected cruiser that was scuttled off Sydney Heads .
Queen of Nations
31 May 1881
A clipper that ran aground off East Corrimal .
Recovery
June 1816
A sloop that was wrecked near Port Stephens .
Shockwave
10 October 2009
A yacht that ran aground off Flinders Islet .
HMAS Stalwart
22 July 1939
An S-class destroyer that was scuttled off Sydney .
33°59.906′S 151°36.067′E / 33.998433°S 151.601117°E / -33.998433; 151.601117 (HMAS Stalwart (H14) )
HMAS Swan
2 February 1934
A River-class torpedo boat destroyer that sank under tow in the Hawkesbury River .
MV Sygna
26 May 1974
Ran aground near Newcastle .
32°51′32.94″S 151°50′40.96″E / 32.8591500°S 151.8447111°E / -32.8591500; 151.8447111 (MV Sygna )
MV Tassie III
9 June 1945
A motor vessel that was wrecked at Byron Bay .
28°38′20″S 153°36′50″E / 28.638795°S 153.613906°E / -28.638795; 153.613906 (MV Tassie III )
Three Bees
20 May 1814
A convict ship that caught fire off Bennelong Point .
Titan
29 December 1992
A floating crane that broke tow and was scuttled near Kendall .
31°39′51″S 152°52′24″E / 31.664267°S 152.873330°E / -31.664267; 152.873330 (Australian floating crane Titan )
HMAS Torrens
24 November 1930
A River-class torpedo-boat destroyer that was sunk as a target off Sydney Heads .
Trial
1816
A brig that ran aground at Trial Bay .
Tuncurry
22 October 1916
A steamboat that was wrecked off Broken Bay .
33°37.125′S 151°26.422′E / 33.618750°S 151.440367°E / -33.618750; 151.440367 (Tuncurry (1903) )
Tuggerah
1919
Sank during a storm off Marley Beach south of Sydney, with 6 lives lost.
HMAS Vendetta
2 July 1948
A V-class destroyer that was scuttled off Sydney Heads .
HMAS Vigilant
April 1966
A patrol boat that was scuttled off Sydney .
HMAS Voyager
10 February 1964
Sank after collision with HMAS Melbourne , with 82 killed.
TSS Wandra
15 December 1915
A steamboat that was wrecked off Jervis Bay .
35°02′43″S 150°50′21″E / 35.045217°S 150.839183°E / -35.045217; 150.839183 (TSS Wandra (1907) )
HMAS Waree
17 October 1946
A tugboat that ran aground at the mouth of the Clarence River .
29°25.385′S 153°21.854′E / 29.423083°S 153.364233°E / -29.423083; 153.364233 (HMAS Waree )
Wendouree
20 July 1898
A steamship that was wrecked at the mouth of the Hunter River .
32°54′50″S 151°47′49″E / 32.914°S 151.797°E / -32.914; 151.797 (Wendouree (1882) )
William Cossar
14 February 1825
A schooner that was wrecked on the Sow and Pigs Reef .
Windsor
1816
A sloop that was wrecked on Long Reef.
SS Wollongbar (1911)
14 May 1921
A steamship that was blown ashore at Byron Bay .
28°38′14″S 153°36′37″E / 28.637086°S 153.610378°E / -28.637086; 153.610378 (SS Wollongbar (1911) )
SS Wollongbar (1922)
29 April 1943
A steamship that was torpedoed by I-180 off Crescent Head .
HMAS Woomera
11 October 1960
An armament store carrier that caught fire off Sydney .
USS WST-1
27 July 1945
A salvage tug that ran aground off Bar Beach .
HMAS Yarra
30 September 1929
A River-class torpedo-boat destroyer that was sunk as a target.