Ship |
Flag |
Sunk date |
Notes |
Coordinates |
CSS Alabama |
Confederate States Navy |
11 June 1864 |
A screw sloop-of-war sunk off Cherbourg-Octeville during the American Civil War. |
49°45′09″N 1°41′42″W / 49.75250°N 1.69500°W / 49.75250; -1.69500 (CSS Alabama) |
SS Amsterdam |
Royal Navy |
7 August 1944 |
A hospital ship that was sunk by a mine while taking casualties from Juno Beach. |
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HMS Berkeley |
Royal Navy |
19 July 1942 |
A Hunt-class destroyer that was damaged by German bombers and scuttled off Dieppe. |
49°59′N 01°02′E / 49.983°N 1.033°E / 49.983; 1.033 (HMS Berkeley (L17)) |
HMS Britomart |
Royal Navy |
27 August 1944 |
A Halcyon-class minesweeper that was, along with HMS Hussar, accidentally sunk by RAF Hawker Typhoons off Le Havre. |
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HMS Capel |
Royal Navy |
26 December 1944 |
A Captain-class frigate that was torpedoed by U-486 off Cherbourg. |
49°50′N 1°41′W / 49.833°N 1.683°W / 49.833; -1.683 (HMS Capel (K470)) |
HMS Centurion |
Royal Navy |
7 June 1944 |
A King George V-class battleship sunk as a breakwater off Avranches. |
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La Combattante |
Free French Naval Forces |
23 February 1945 |
A Hunt-class destroyer that was used by the Free French Naval Forces, and sank off Normandy. |
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USS Corry |
United States Navy |
6 June 1944 |
A Gleaves-class destroyer sunk off Îles Saint-Marcouf during the D-Day landings. |
49°30′50″N 1°11′30″W / 49.51389°N 1.19167°W / 49.51389; -1.19167 (USS Corry (DD-463)) |
HMS D3 |
Royal Navy |
12 March 1918 |
A D-class submarine that was mistakenly bombed by a French airship off Fecamp. |
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HMS Daffodil |
Royal Navy |
18 March 1945 |
A train ferry that was requisitioned by the Royal Navy as a amphibious warfare ship, and was sunk by a mine off Dieppe. |
50°02′N 01°04′E / 50.033°N 1.067°E / 50.033; 1.067 (HMS Daffodil (1917)) |
MV Derrycunihy |
United Kingdom |
24 June 1944 |
A troopship that was sunk by a mine off Sword Beach. |
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HMS Derwent |
Royal Navy |
2 May 1917 |
A River-class destroyer sunk off Le Havre by a mine laid by German submarine UC-26. |
49°30′48″N 0°1′48″W / 49.51333°N 0.03000°W / 49.51333; -0.03000 (HMS Derwent (1903)) |
ORP Dragon |
Polish Navy |
7 July 1944 |
A Danae-class cruiser that was transferred to the Polish Navy and then scuttled near Courseulles. |
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HMS Durban |
Royal Navy |
9 June 1944 |
A Danae-class light cruiser that was scuttled as a breakwater off Ouistreham. |
49°20′44″N 00°16′08″W / 49.34556°N 0.26889°W / 49.34556; -0.26889 (HMS Durban (D99)) |
USS Eastern Shore |
United States Navy |
4 August 1944 |
A cargo ship sunk to form part of a Mulberry harbour. |
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HMS Eden |
Royal Navy |
18 June 1916 |
A River-class destroyer that collided with SS France off Fécamp. |
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SS Empire Broadsword |
Royal Navy |
July 1944 |
An infantry landing ship sunk by a mine off Normandy. |
49°25′N 0°54′W / 49.417°N 0.900°W / 49.417; -0.900 (SS Empire Broadsword) |
SS Empire Javelin |
Royal Navy |
28 December 1944 |
An infantry landing ship that was sunk in the English Channel. |
50°5′N 1°0′W / 50.083°N 1.000°W / 50.083; -1.000 (SS Empire Javelin) |
SS Galeka |
Royal Navy |
28 October 1916 |
A hospital ship that struck a mine while entering Le Havre. |
49°34′N 0°5′E / 49.567°N 0.083°E / 49.567; 0.083 (SS Galeka) |
USS Glennon |
United States Navy |
10 June 1944 |
A Gleaves-class destroyer that hit a mine and was sunk by shore batteries in the Baie de la Seine. |
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HMS Hussar |
Royal Navy |
27 August 1944 |
A minesweeper sunk by friendly fire off Le Havre, along with HMS Britomart. |
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HMS Isis |
Royal Navy |
20 July 1944 |
An I-class destroyer sunk off the coast of Normandy. |
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Komet |
Kriegsmarine |
14 October 1942 |
A German auxiliary cruiser sunk by British motor torpedo boats near La Hague. |
49°44′0″N 1°32′0″W / 49.73333°N 1.53333°W / 49.73333; -1.53333 (German auxiliary cruiser Komet) |
HMHS Lanfranc |
Royal Navy |
17 April 1917 |
A hospital ship torpedoed by German submarine UB-40 off Le Havre. |
50°06′36″N 0°07′12″E / 50.11000°N 0.12000°E / 50.11000; 0.12000 (HMHS Lanfranc) |
SS Léopoldville |
Belgium |
24 December 1944 |
A former Belgian passenger liner converted to a transport ship, torpedoed 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) from the coast of Cherbourg-Octeville. |
49°45′N 1°34′W / 49.750°N 1.567°W / 49.750; -1.567 (SS Leopoldville (1929)) |
USS Miantonomah |
United States Navy |
25 September 1944 |
A cargo ship and minelayer sunk by a mine off Le Havre. |
49°26′29″N 0°11′31″E / 49.44139°N 0.19194°E / 49.44139; 0.19194 (USS Miantonomah (CMc-5)) |
USS Partridge |
United States Navy |
11 June 1944 |
A Lapwing-class minesweeper sunk by German E-boats off Vierville-sur-Mer. |
49°30′N 00°50′W / 49.500°N 0.833°W / 49.500; -0.833 (USS Partridge (AM-16)) |
USS PC-1261 |
United States Navy |
6 June 1944 |
A PC-461-class submarine chaser, and the first ship sunk during the D-Day landings. |
49°30′N 01°10′W / 49.500°N 1.167°W / 49.500; -1.167 (USS PC-1261) |
SS Pennsylvanian |
United States |
16 July 1944 |
A cargo ship scuttled to form part of a Mulberry harbour. |
49°22′29″N 0°53′31″W / 49.37472°N 0.89194°W / 49.37472; -0.89194 (SS Pennsylvanian) |
HMS Pylades |
Royal Navy |
8 July 1944 |
A Catherine-class minesweeper sunk off Juno Beach. |
49°25′36″N 00°15′04″W / 49.42667°N 0.25111°W / 49.42667; -0.25111 (HMS Pylades (J401)) |
HMS Quorn |
Royal Navy |
3 August 1944 |
A Hunt-class destroyer sunk off the coast of Normandy. |
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USS Rich |
United States Navy |
8 June 1944 |
A Buckley-class destroyer escort that hit three mines off Îles Saint-Marcouf. |
49°31′N 1°10.6′W / 49.517°N 1.1767°W / 49.517; -1.1767 (USS Rich (DE-695)) |
HMHS Salta |
Royal Navy |
10 April 1917 |
A hospital ship that hit a mine laid by UC-26 off Le Havre. |
49°32′8″N 0°2′18″W / 49.53556°N 0.03833°W / 49.53556; -0.03833 (HMHS Salta) |
HMS Shannon |
Royal Navy |
10 December 1803 |
A frigate wrecked off Tatihou. |
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Soleil-Royal |
French Navy |
3 June 1692 |
A ship of the line beached at Cherbourg and destroyed by fireships. |
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USS Susan B. Anthony |
United States Navy |
7 June 1944 |
A transport ship sunk by a mine off Normandy; all 2,689 people aboard were rescued. |
49°29′24″N 0°42′48″W / 49.49000°N 0.71333°W / 49.49000; -0.71333 (USS Susan B. Anthony (AP-72)) |
HNoMS Svenner |
Royal Norwegian Navy |
6 June 1944 |
An S-class destroyer that served in the Royal Norwegian Navy, and was sunk off Sword Beach. |
49°27′N 0°15′W / 49.450°N 0.250°W / 49.450; -0.250 (HNoMS Svenner (G03)) |
USS Tide |
United States Navy |
7 June 1944 |
An Auk-class minesweeper sunk by a mine off Îles Saint-Marcouf. |
49°36′59″N 1°4′59″W / 49.61639°N 1.08306°W / 49.61639; -1.08306 (USS Tide (AM-125)) |
SS Train Ferry No. 2 |
Royal Navy |
13 June 1940 |
A train ferry that was requisitioned by the Royal Navy as a amphibious warfare ship, and was sunk by German gunfire off Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer.[1] |
49°56′N 00°56′E / 49.933°N 0.933°E / 49.933; 0.933 (Train Ferry 2) |
U-151 |
Royal Navy |
7 June 1921 |
A German submarine sunk as a target at Cherbourg. |
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UC-78 |
Kaiserliche Marine |
9 May 1918 |
A German minelaying submarine rammed by SS Queen Alexander off Cherbourg. |
49°49′N 01°40′W / 49.817°N 1.667°W / 49.817; -1.667 (SM UC-78) |
HMAT Warilda |
Royal Australian Navy |
3 August 1918 |
An Australian hospital ship torpedoed by U-boat UC-49 off Le Havre. |
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SS West Cheswald |
United States Navy |
11 June 1944 |
A cargo ship scuttled off Utah Beach as a breakwater. |
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MS West Grama |
United States Navy |
8 June 1944 |
A cargo ship scuttled off Omaha Beach as a breakwater. |
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MS West Honaker |
United States Navy |
8 June 1944 |
A cargo ship scuttled off Utah Beach as a breakwater. |
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SS West Nohno |
United States Navy |
11 June 1944 |
A cargo ship scuttled off Utah Beach as a breakwater. |
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White Ship |
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25 November 1120 |
A 12th century vessel that sank in the English Channel near the Normandy coast off Barfleur. |
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