List of shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean

See also: List of shipwrecks of Oceania

Map of the Pacific Ocean

This is a list of shipwrecks located in the Pacific Ocean.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

North Pacific

Ship	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
USS Admiral W. L. Capps	16 June 2000	An Admiral W. S. Benson-class troopship that was sunk as a target.	23°35′01″N 159°50′00.2″W
Agano	15 February 1944	An Agano-class light cruiser that was torpedoed by USS Skate 160 miles north of Chuuk.	10°11′N 151°42′E
Akagi	5 June 1942	An aircraft carrier that was scuttled during the Battle of Midway.	30°30′N 178°40′W
Chūyō	4 December 1943	A Taiyō-class escort carrier that was sunk by USS Sailfish off Hachijō-jima.	32°37′N 143°39′E
SS Constitution	17 November 1997	An ocean liner that sunk under tow 700 nautical miles north of the Hawaiian Islands.
USS Corvina	16 November 1943	A Gato-class submarine that was torpedoed by I-176 south of Chuuk.	5°5′N 151°10′E
USS Gambier Bay	25 October 1944	A Casablanca-class escort carrier that was sunk in the Battle off Samar.	11°46′N 126°09′E
USS Hammann	6 June 1942	A Sims-class destroyer that was torpedoed by I-168 in the Battle of Midway.	30°36′N 176°34′W
Harusame	8 June 1944	A Shiratsuyu-class destroyer that was sunk by US aircraft 30 miles northwest of Manokwari, New Guinea.	00°05′S 132°45′E
Hayate	11 December 1941	A Kamikaze-class destroyer that was sunk in the Battle of Wake Island.	19°10′N 166°22′E
I-28	17 May 1942	A Type B1 submarine that was torpedoed by USS Tautog south of Chuuk.	06°30′N 152°00′E
I-165	27 June 1945	A Kaidai-type submarine that was sunk by US aircraft.	15°28′N 153°39′E
I-183	29 April 1944	A Kaidai-class submarine that was sunk by USS Pogy.	32°07′N 133°03′W
Ikazuchi	13 April 1944	An Akatsuki-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Harder 200 miles southeast of Guam.	10°13′N 143°51′E
K-129	8 March 1968	A Soviet diesel submarine which carried three nuclear warheads. It was partially recovered from the seabed in 1974 by the CIA's Project Azorian. The USS Halibut allegedly took upwards of 10,000 pictures of the shipwreck. The exact location of the wreck remains an official secret of the United States intelligence services.
Katori	19 February 1944	A Katori-class light cruiser that was sunk by USS Iowa off Chuuk.	07°45′N 151°20′E
Kisaragi	11 December 1941	A Mutsuki-class destroyer that was sunk by depth charges 30 miles southwest of Wake Island.	18°55′N 166°17′E
USS Liscome Bay	24 November 1943	A Casablanca-class escort carrier that was torpedoed by I-175 off Makin.	2°34′N 172°30′E
USS LST-563	21 December 1944	An LST-542-class tank landing ship that ran aground on Clipperton Island.	10°18′26.69″N 109°14′5.66″W
Maikaze	17 February 1944	A Kagero-class destroyer that was sunk by US ships 40 miles northwest of Chuuk.	07°45′N 151°20′E
USS Mars	15 July 2006	A Mars-class combat stores ship that was sunk 54 nautical miles off Hawaii.
USCGC Matagorda	1969	A Casco-class United States Coast Guard Cutter that was sunk as a target 72 nautical miles off Hawaii.	20°08′N 158°30′W
Matsukaze	9 June 1944	A Kamikaze-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Swordfish 70 miles northeast of Chichi-jima, Japan.	26°59′N 143°13′E
Michel	17 October 1943	An auxiliary cruiser that was torpedoed by USS Tarpon southeast of Tokyo.	33°42′0″N 140°08′0″E
Mikuma	6 June 1942	A Mogami-class cruiser that was sunk by US aircraft.	29°20′N 173°30′E
Naka	18 February 1944	A Sendai-class light cruiser that was sunk by US aircraft 35 nautical miles west of Chuuk.	07°15′N 151°15′E
USS Neches	23 January 1942	A replenishment oiler that was torpedoed by I-72 about 120 nautical miles west of Pearl Harbor.	21°01′N 160°06′W
USS S-26	24 January 1942	An S-class submarine that was accidentally rammed by USS Sturdy in the Gulf of Panama.	8°13′N 79°21′W
Sazanami	14 January 1944	A Fubuki-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Albacore 300 nautical miles southeast of Yap.	05°15′N 141°15′E
Shirakumo	16 March 1944	A Fubuki-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Tautog 170 nautical miles east of Muroran, Japan.	42°25′N 144°55′E
Sōryū	4 June 1942	A Sōryū-class aircraft carrier that was sunk by US aircraft in the Battle of Midway.	30°38′N 179°13′W
Suzukaze	25 January 1944	A Shiratsuyu-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Skipjack 127 nautical miles northwest of Pohnpei.	08°51′N 157°10′E
Tatsuta Maru	8 February 1943	An ocean liner converted into a troopship that was torpedoed by USS Tarpon 42 miles east of Mikura-jima, Japan.	34°00′N 140°00′E
Two Brothers	11 February 1823	A whaler that ran aground on a reef near the French Frigate Shoals.
USS Walker	28 December 1941	A Wickes-class destroyer that was scuttled northeast of Hawaii.	26°35′N 143°49′W
Yamakaze	25 June 1942	A Shiratsuyu-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Nautilus 60 nautical miles southeast of Yokosuka, Japan.	34°34′N 140°26′E
Yasukuni Maru	31 January 1944	A Terukuni Maru-class ocean liner that was torpedoed by USS Trigger northwest of Chuuk.	09°15′N 147°13′E
USS Yorktown	7 June 1942	A Yorktown-class aircraft carrier that was sunk at the Battle of Midway. The wreck was discovered in 1998.	30°35′59″N 176°34′4″W

Bering Sea

Ship	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
I-24	11 June 1943	A Type C submarine that was sunk by USS Larchmont near Shemya, Alaska.	53°16′N 174°24′E

East China Sea

Ship	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
Asashimo	7 April 1945	A Yūgumo-class destroyer that was sunk by US aircraft 150 miles southwest of Nagasaki, Japan.	31°N 128°E
USS Bush	6 April 1945	A Fletcher-class destroyer that was sunk by kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa, Japan.	27°16′N 127°48′E
USS Callaghan	28 July 1945	A Fletcher-class destroyer that was sunk by kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa, Japan.	25°43′N 126°55′E
USS Colhoun	6 April 1945	A Fletcher-class destroyer that was sunk by kamikaze aircraft and USS Cassin Young off Okinawa, Japan.	27°16′N 127°48′E
USS Drexler	28 May 1945	An Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer that was sunk by kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa, Japan.	27°6′N 127°38′E
Hamakaze	7 April 1945	A Kagero-class destroyer that was sunk by US aircraft 150 miles southwest of Nagasaki, Japan.	30°47′N 128°08′E
Isokaze	7 April 1945	A Kagero-class destroyer that was sunk by US aircraft 150 miles southwest of Nagasaki, Japan.	30.46°N 128.92°E / 30.46; 128.92 (Japanese destroyer Isokaze)
Kashino	4 September 1942	A munition ship that was torpedoed by USS Growler northeast of Taipei, Taiwan.	25°45′N 122°42′E
Kasumi	7 April 1945	An Asashio-class destroyer that was attacked by US aircraft and scuttled 150 miles southwest of Nagasaki, Japan.
USS Little	3 May 1945	A Fletcher-class destroyer that was sunk by kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa, Japan.	26.4°N 126.25°E / 26.4; 126.25 (USS Little (DD-803))
USS Mannert L. Abele	12 April 1945	An Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer that was sunk by kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa, Japan.	27°15′0″N 126°30′0″E
Miyuki	29 June 1934	A Fubuki-class destroyer that collided with Inazuma in the Korea Strait.	33°00′N 125°30′E
USS Morrison	4 May 1945	A Fletche-class destroyer that was sunk by kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa, Japan.	27°10′N 127°58′E
Unryū	19 December 1944	A Unryū-class aircraft carrier that was torpedoed by USS Redfish.	29°59′N 124°03′E
Urakaze	21 November 1944	A Kagero-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Sealion 65 miles northwest of Keelung, Taiwan.	26°09′N 121°23′E
Yahagi	7 April 1945	An Agano-class light cruiser that was sunk by US aircraft south of Kyushu, Japan.	30°47′N 128°08′E
Yamato	7 April 1945	A Yamato-class battleship that was sunk by US aircraft north of Okinawa, Japan.	30°22′N 128°04′E

Gulf of Alaska

Ship	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
Ryou-Un Maru	5 April 2012	A Japanese fishing boat that was swept out to sea by the March 2011 tsunami, and drifted across the Pacific. It was discovered a year later in Canadian waters, and scuttled by USCGC Anacapa 180 miles off the coast of Southeast Alaska.

Philippine Sea

Ship	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
Akizuki	25 October 1944	An Akizuki-class destroyer that was sunk by US forces northeast of Cape Engaño.	20°29′N 126°30′E
Asanagi	22 May 1944	A Kamikaze-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Pollack 200 miles northwest of Chichijima, Japan.	28°20′N 138°57′E
USS Bismarck Sea	21 February 1945	A Casablanca-class escort carrier that was sunk by kamikaze aircraft.	24°2′21″N 141°18′49″E
Chikuma	25 October 1944	A Tone-class heavy cruiser that was sunk in the Battle off Samar.	11°25′N 126°36′E
Chitose	25 October 1944	A Chitose-class aircraft carrier that was sunk by US aircraft in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.	19°20′N 126°20′E
Chiyoda	25 October 1944	A Chitose-class aircraft carrier that was sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.	18°37′0″N 126°45′0″E
Chōkai	25 October 1944	A Takao-class heavy cruiser that was scuttled during the Battle off Samar.	11°22′N 126°22′E
MV Derbyshire	10 September 1980	A 169,000 ton bulk carrier, the largest UK ship ever to have been lost at sea. It sank 230 mi (370 km) off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, claiming the lives of all 44 on board. The Kowloon Bridge was a sistership.	25°30′N 130°30′E
USS Eversole	28 October 1944	A John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was sunk during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.	10°18′N 127°37′E
USS Extractor	24 January 1945	An Anchor-class salvage tug that was torpedoed by USS Guardfish in the Philippine Sea.	15°44′N 135°29′E
USS Grayback	27 February 1944	A Tambor-class submarine that was sunk by Japanese aircraft south of Okinawa, Japan.	25°47′N 128°45′E
Hatsuzuki	25 October 1944	An Akizuki-class destroyer that was sunk by US ships northeast of Cape Engaño, Philippines.	20°24′N 126°20′E
Hiyō	20 June 1944	A Hiyō-class aircraft carrier that was sunk in the Battle of the Philippine Sea.	16°20′N 132°32′E
USS Hoel	25 October 1944	A Fletcher-class destroyer that was sunk in the Battle off Samar.	11°46′N 126°33′E
I-41	November 18, 1944	A Type B2 submarine that was sunk by US forces	12°44′N 130°42′E
USS Johnston	25 October 1944	A Fletcher-class destroyer that was sunk in the Battle off Samar.	11°46′N 126°9′E
USS Mississinewa	20 November 1944	A Cimarron-class replenishment oiler that was sunk by a Kaiten, a type of Japanese suicide craft.	9°58′44.22″N 139°39′45.43″E
Natori	18 August 1944	A Nagara-class light cruiser that was torpedoed by USS Hardhead east of the San Bernardino Strait.	12°29′N 128°49′E
Nowaki	26 October 1944	A Kagero-class destroyer that was sunk by USS Owen southeast of Legazpi in the Philippines.	13°0′N 124°54′E
USS Princeton	24 October 1944	An Independence-class aircraft carrier that was sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.	15°21′N 123°31′E
MS Ravnaas	8 December 1941	A cargo ship that was sunk by Japanese aircraft 250 nautical miles east of Samar Island.
USS Samuel B. Roberts	25 October 1944	A John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was sunk by the Kongō in the Battle off Samar.	11°40′N 126°20′E
Shinano	29 November 1944	A Yamato-class battleship, later converted into an aircraft carrier, that was torpedoed by USS Archer-Fish 200 kilometres southeast of Shingū, Japan.	32°0′N 137°0′E
Shiratsuyu	15 June 1944	A Shiratsuyu-class destroyer that collided with the Seiyo Maru 90 nautical miles southeast of Surigao Strait.	09°09′N 126°51′E
Shōkaku	19 June 1944	A Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier that was torpedoed by USS Cavalla in the Battle of the Philippine Sea.	11°40′N 137°40′E
Suzuya	25 October 1944	A Mogami-class heavy cruiser that was sunk by US aircraft in the Battle off Samar.	11°45.2′N 126°11.2′E
Taihō	19 June 1944	A Taihō-class aircraft carrier that was sunk by USS Albacore in the Battle of the Philippine Sea.	12°05′N 138°12′E
Tama	25 October 1944	A Kuma-class light cruiser that was torpedoed by USS Jallao while retreating from the Battle of Leyte Gulf.	21°23′N 127°19′E
Tatsuta	13 March 1944	A Tenryū-class light cruiser that was torpedoed by USS Sand Lance 40 miles northeast of Hachijō-jima, Japan.	32°52′N 139°12′E
USS Tullibee	26 March 1944	A Gato-class submarine that was sunk by her own torpedo off Palau.	9°30′N 134°45′E
USS Underhill	24 July 1945	A Buckley-class destroyer escort that was sunk by two Kaiten, a type of Japanese suicide craft.	19°20′0″N 126°42′0″E
Yūbari	28 April 1944	A light cruiser that was sunk by USS Bluegill southwest of Palau.	5.63333°N 131.75°E / 5.63333; 131.75 (Japanese cruiser Yūbari)
Zuihō	25 October 1944	A Zuihō-class aircraft carrier that was sunk by US aircraft in the Battle off Cape Engaño.	19°20′N 125°15′E
Zuikaku	25 October 1944	A Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier that was sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.	19°20′N 125°51′E

Sea of Okhotsk

Ship	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
Dalniy Vostok	1 April 2015	A fishing trawler that foundered and sank south of Zavyalov Island, with at least 57 dead.	56.4833°N 150.4167°E / 56.4833; 150.4167 (Sinking of the Dalniy Vostok)
USS Herring	1 June 1944	A Gato-class submarine that was sunk by Japanese shore batteries in the Kuril Islands.	48°0′N 153°0′E
Naniwa	26 June 1912	A Naniwa-class cruiser that ran aground off Urup.	46°30′N 150°10′E
Usugumo	5 July 1944	A Fubuki-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Skate 330 nautical miles southwest of Paramushiro, Russia.	47°43′N 147°55′E
USS Wahoo	11 October 1943	A Gato-class submarine that was sunk by Japanese aircraft in La Pérouse Strait.

South China Sea

Ship	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
Akikaze	3 November 1944	A Minekaze-class destroyer that was sunk by USS Pintado 257 kilometres west of Bolinao, Philippines.	16°48′N 117°17′E
Antelope of Boston	6 August 1858	A medium clipper that ran aground on a reef in the Paracel Islands.	17°N 112°E
Aotaka	26 September 1944	A Hatsutaka-class minelayer that was sunk by USS Pargo 90 kilometres west of Sabah, Borneo.	07°00′N 116°00′E
Asahi	25 May 1942	A pre-dreadnought battleship that was torpedoed by USS Salmon.	10°00′N 110°00′E
Asama Maru	1 November 1944	An ocean liner that was torpedoed by USS Atule 100 miles south of Pratas.	20.2833°N 117.633°E / 20.2833; 117.633 (Asama Maru)
Atago (1930)	23 October 1944	A Takao-class heavy cruiser that was torpedoed by USS Darter in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.	09°28′N 117°17′E
Hashidate	22 May 1944	A Hashidate-class gunboat that was torpedoed by USS Picuda off Pratas Island.	21°08′N 117°20′E
Hội An wreck		A wreck that was discovered 22 miles off the coast of Vietnam, with a cargo of 15th century Vietnamese ceramics.
Huaguangjiao One		A ship that was built during the Southern Song Dynasty, and sank near the Paracel Islands.	16°16′16″N 111°34′03″E
I-29	26 July 1944	A Type B1 submarine that was sunk by USS Sawfish in the Luzon Strait.	20.10°N 121.55°E / 20.10; 121.55 (Japanese submarine I-29)
HNLMS K XVII	21 December 1941	A K XIV-class submarine that struck a mine north of Tioman Island.	3°10′N 104°12′E
Kishinami	4 December 1944	A Yūgumo-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Flasher west of Palawan Island in the Philippines.	13°12′N 116°37′E
USS Lagarto	4 May 1945	A Balao-class submarine that was sunk by Hatsutaka in the Gulf of Thailand.	7°55′N 102°00′E
Maya	23 October 1944	A Takao-class heavy cruiser that was torpedoed by USS Dace in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.	09°27′N 117°23′E
Montevideo Maru	1 July 1942	A prisoner-of-war transport ship that was torpedoed by USS Sturgeon, killing over 800 Allied prisoners-of-war and 200 civilians.	18°37′N 119°29′E
HNLMS O 19	10 July 1945	An O 19-class submarine that ran aground on a reef and was scuttled.	8°40′N 111°40′E
Ōi	19 July 1944	A Kuma-class light cruiser that was torpedoed by USS Flasher 570 nautical miles south of Hong Kong.	13°12′N 114°52′E
HMS Pelorus	25 December 1844	A Cruizer-class brig-sloop that struck a shoal off the coast of Borneo.	8°8′30″N 115°30′00″E
HMS Prince of Wales	10 December 1941	A King George V-class battleship that was launched in 1939 and sunk by Japanese bombers, along with HMS Repulse.	3°34′N 104°26′E
HMS Repulse	10 December 1941	A Renown-class battlecruiser that was launched in 1916, and sunk by Japanese bombers, along with HMS Prince of Wales.	3°34′N 104°26′E
USNS Sgt. Jack J. Pendleton	23 September 1973	A cargo ship that ran aground at Triton Island.
Shigure	24 January 1945	A Shiratsuyu-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Blackfin 160 miles east of Kota Baru, Malaysia.	06°00′N 103°48′E
Shikinami	12 September 1944	A Fubuki-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Growler 240 nautical miles south of Hong Kong.	18°16′N 114°40′E
Shimotsuki	25 November 1944	An Akizuki-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Cavalla 220 miles northeast of Singapore.	2°21′N 107°20′E
Shirataka	31 August 1944	A minelayer that was torpedoed by USS Sealion in the Bashi Channel.	21°05′N 121°26′E
Tamanami	7 July 1944	A Yūgumo-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Mingo 280 kilometres southwest of Manila, Philippines.	13°55′N 118°30′E
Tek Sing	6 February 1822	A junk that ran aground on a reef in the Gaspar Strait with nearly 2000 people on board.	2°24′54.27″S 107°04′10.17″E
Ural Maru	27 September 1944	A hospital ship that was torpedoed by USS Flasher 240 kilometres west of Luzon, Philippines.	15°40′N 117°18′E
Vũng Tàu shipwreck		The wreck of a lorcha that was discovered 100 miles from Vũng Tàu, Vietnam. It dates from around 1690 and was carrying millions of dollars worth of porcelain when it sank.

Yellow Sea

Ship	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
Atago (1887)	6 November 1904	A gunboat that ran aground off Lüshunkou, China.	38°24′N 120°55′E
SS Gyōkū Maru	18 September 1944	A cargo ship that was sunk by USS Thresher in the Yellow Sea.	35°02′N 124°24′E
Hanazuki	3 February 1948	An Akizuki-class destroyer that was sunk as a target off the Gotō Islands.	35°30′N 122°49′E
Hatsuse	15 May 1904	A Shikishima-class battleship that struck a mine off Lüshunkou.	38°37′N 121°20′E
Jingyuan	17 September 1894	An armored cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Yalu River.	39°12′50″N 123°07′35″E
HMS Poseidon	9 June 1931	A Parthian-class submarine that collided with the Chinese merchant steamer SS Yuta 20 miles north of Weihai, China.	37°50′N 122°14′E
Seisho Maru	18 November 1944	A cargo ship that was sunk by USS Sunfish in the East China Sea.	33°36′N 124°18′E
Takasago	13 December 1904	A protected cruiser that struck a mine 37 nautical miles south of Lüshunkou, China.	38°10′N 121°15′E
SS Vadala	30 May 1928	A steamship that sank in a collision 140 miles southeast of Tsingtao.
Yoshino	15 May 1904	A protected cruiser that collided with Kasuga off Weihai, China.	38°07′N 122°33′E
Zhiyuan	17 September 1894	An armored cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Yalu River.	39°12′50″N 123°07′35″E

South Pacific

Ship	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
Amaranth	30 August 1913	A barquentine that was wrecked on the southeast shore of Jarvis Island.	0°22′S 160°01′W
Arashio	4 March 1943	An Asashio-class destroyer that was sunk in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea.	07°15′S 148°30′E
Asagiri	28 August 1942	A Fubuki-class destroyer that was sunk by US aircraft 60 nautical miles northeast of Savo Island.	08°0′S 160°10′E
Essex	20 November 1820	A whaler that a sperm whale attacked and sank, inspiring the novel Moby Dick.	0°41′S 118°00′W
USS Hornet	27 October 1942	A Yorktown-class aircraft carrier that was sunk at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.	8°38′23″S 166°42′34″E
Mutsuki	25 August 1942	A Mutsuki-class destroyer that was sunk by US aircraft 40 miles northeast of Santa Isabel Island.	7°47′S 160°13′E
USS Navajo	12 September 1943	A Navajo-class fleet tug that was torpedoed by I-39 near Vanuatu.	14°58′35″S 169°17′57″E
USS O'Brien	19 October 1942	A Sims-class destroyer that was torpedoed by I-19 and sank over a month later northeast of Samoa.	13°30′S 171°18′W
Ōshio	20 February 1943	An Asashio-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Albacore 70 nautical miles northeast of Manus Island.	00°50′S 146°06′E
MV Princess Ashika	5 August 2009	An inter-island ferry that sank northeast of Nukuʻalofa, Tonga.
USS Sculpin	19 November 1942	A Sargo-class submarine that was scuttled while under attack from Japanese destroyers.	0°0′N 152°50′E
RMS Tahiti	17 August 1930	An ocean liner that sank 400 miles off Raratonga.
Tuaikaepau	6 July 1962	A cutter that ran aground on the South Minerva Reef.	23°55′19″S 179°05′34″W

Bismarck Sea

Ship	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
Shimakaze	12 January 1943	A Minekaze-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Guardfish near Kavieng, Papua New Guinea.	02°51′S 149°43′E

Chilean Sea

Ship	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
HMS Glamorgan	11 April 2005	A County-class destroyer that sank under tow off the coast of Chile.	35°58′0″S 77°22′0″W
USS La Moure County	July 2001	A Newport-class tank landing ship that was sunk as a target about 150 miles west of Valparaíso.	32°49′08″S 74°17′09″W

Coral Sea

Ship	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
USS Aludra	23 June 1943	A Crater-class cargo ship that was torpedoed by RO-103 southeast of the Solomon Islands.	11°35′S 162°8′E
USS Deimos	23 June 1943	A Crater-class cargo ship that was scuttled off the Solomon Islands.	11°26′S 162°01′E
I-17	19 August 1943	A Type B1 submarine that was sunk by US aircraft and HMNZS Tui south of New Caledonia.	23°26′S 166°50′E
USS Lexington	8 May 1942	A Lexington-class aircraft carrier that was sunk at the Battle of the Coral Sea.	15°11′57″S 155°27′23″E
Royal Charlotte	11 June 1825	A merchant ship that ran aground on Frederick Reefs.
Shōhō	6 May 1942	A Zuihō-class aircraft carrier that was sunk in the Battle of the Coral Sea.	16°07′14.17″S 151°54′47.02″E
USS Wasp	15 September 1942	A Wasp-class aircraft carrier that was torpedoed by I-19 en route to Guadalcanal.	12°24′58″S 164°8′0″E
USS William H. Standley	23 June 2005	A Belknap-class cruiser that was sunk as a target 100 nautical miles east of Fraser Island, Australia.	24°47′S 155°48′E
USS Elliot	22 June 2005	A Spruance-class destroyer that was sunk as a target 100 nautical miles east of Fraser Island, Australia.	24°43′S 155°50′E

Solomon Sea

Ship	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
Aiyo Maru	3 March 1943	A cargo ship that was sunk by Allied aircraft in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea.	07°15′S 148°30′E
Asashio	3 March 1943	An Asashio-class destroyer that was sunk by Allied aircraft in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea.	07°15′S 148°15′E
Kembu Maru	3 March 1943	A cargo ship that was sunk by Allied aircraft in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea.	07°15′S 148°30′E
Kinugasa	13 November 1942	An Aoba-class heavy cruiser that was sunk by US aircraft southwest of Rendova Island.	08°45′S 157°00′E
Okinoshima	12 May 1942	A minelayer that was torpedoed by USS S-42 and sank under tow in Saint George's Channel.	05°06′S 153°48′E
Oigawa Maru	3 March 1943	A troopship that was sunk by motor torpedo boats PT-143 and PT-150 in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea.	06°58′S 148°16′E
Sendai	3 November 1943	A Sendai-class light cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay.	06°10′S 154°20′E
Shirayuki	3 March 1943	A Fubuki-class destroyer that was sunk by Allied aircraft 55 nautical miles southeast of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea.	07°15′S 148°30′E
SS Sin-ai Maru	3 March 1943	A troopship that was sunk by Allied aircraft in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea.	07°15′S 148°30′E
SS Taimei Maru	3 March 1943	A troopship that was sunk by Allied aircraft in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea.	07°15′S 148°30′E

Tasman Sea

Ship	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
SS Elingamite	9 November 1902	A passenger steamer that ran aground on West Island, one of the Three Kings Islands off New Zealand.	34.186047°S 172.031590°E / -34.186047; 172.031590 (SS Elingamite)
SS Iron Chieftain	3 June 1942	A bulk carrier that was torpedoed by I-24 about 27 miles east of Sydney, Australia.	33°55.892′S 151°45.976′E
SS Portmar	16 June 1943	A merchant vessel that was torpedoed by I-174 about 35 nautical miles east of Smoky Cape, Australia.

External links

• Map of New Zealand wrecks to 1936
• 20th century New Zealand wrecks