This is a list of shipwrecks located in international waters.
Arctic Ocean
ShipFlag Sunk date Notes CoordinatesUSS Jeannette13 June 1881A Philomel-class gunboat that was converted into an Arctic exploration vessel, and became trapped in the ice near Wrangel Island. The ship remained trapped for 21 months, and was carried some distance northeast before sinking; three of the De Long Islands were discovered and named by her crew along the way.
Barents Sea {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" | ! style="width:10%" | Ship !Flag ! style="width:10%" | Sunk date ! style="width:70%" | Notes ! style="width:10%" | Coordinates |- |HMS Achates | |31 December 1942 |An A-class destroyer that was sunk 135 nautical miles southeast of Bear Island, in the Battle of the Barents Sea.
|RFA Aldersdale | |7 July 1942 |A Dale-class oil tanker that was damaged by aircraft and sunk by U-457.
|SS Andrew G. Curtin | |26 January 1944 |A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by U-716.
|HMS Bickerton | |22 August 1944 |A Buckley-class destroyer escort that was torpedoed by U-354 and scuttled.
|BO-229 | |7 December 1944 |A SC-497 class submarine chaser that was sunk by U-997. Originally the USS SC-1485 for the United States Navy before being lend-leased to the Soviet Navy on 8 July 1944.
|BO-230 | |5 December 1944 |A SC-497 class submarine chaser that was sunk by U-365. Originally the USS SC-1477 for the United States Navy before being lend-leased to the Soviet Navy on 19 July 1944.
|SS Daniel Morgan | |5 July 1942 |A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by U-88.
|HMS Edinburgh | |2 May 1942 |A Town-class light cruiser that was scuttled 400 kilometres northeast of Kola Bay, Russia.
|SS Edward H. Crockett | |29 September 1944 |A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by U-310.
|SS Empire Byron | |5 July 1942 |A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-703.
|SS Empire Cowper | |11 April 1942 |A cargo ship that was bombed by German aircraft.
|SS El Occidente | |13 April 1942 |A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-435.
|Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt | |31 December 1942 |A Type 1934A-class destroyer that was sunk by in the Battle of the Barents Sea.
|8–9 February 1974 |A British fishing vessel that disappeared without trace; the wreck was not discovered until 1997.
|HMS Goodall | |29 April 1945 |A Captain class frigate that was scuttled the following day after being torpedoed by U-286.
|M-175 | |10 January 1942 |A Soviet M-class submarine that was sunk by U-584.
|HMS Matabele | |17 January 1942 |A Tribal class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-454.
|SS Thomas Scott | |17 February 1945 |A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by U-968.
|HMS Trinidad | |15 May 1942 |A Crown Colony-class cruiser that was attacked by German bombers and scuttled north of North Cape, Norway.
|SM U-28 | |2 September 1917 |A Type U 27 U-boat that attacked the SS Olive Branch at close range, 85 miles northeast of North Cape, Norway. The gunfire detonated the Olive Branch'''s cargo of munitions, and the U-boat was sunk in the resultant explosion.
|U-288 | |3 April 1944 |A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British aircraft southeast of Bear Island.
|U-314 | |30 January 1944 |A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Whitehall and HMS Meteor southeast of Bear Island.
|U-354 | |24 August 1944 |A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by British ships northeast of North Cape.
|U-425 | |17 February 1945 |A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Lark and HMS Alnwick Castle near Murmansk, Russia.
|U-457 | |16 September 1942 |A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Impulsive northeast of Murmansk, Russia.
|U-472 | |4 March 1943 |A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Onslaught and British aircraft southeast of Bear Island.
|U-585 | |30 March 1942 |A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a German mine north of Murmansk, Russia.
|U-589 | |14 September 1942 |A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Onslow and a British aircraft.
|U-655 | |24 March 1942 |A Type VIIC U-boat that was rammed by HMS Sharpshooter.
Greenland Sea ShipFlag Sunk date Notes CoordinatesRFA Gray Ranger22 September 1942A fleet support tanker that was torpedoed by U-435.Hinrich Freese12 November 1940A weather ship that was deliberately run aground on Jan Mayen to prevent capture. Lauenburg28 June 1941A German weather ship that was captured and scuttled by four Allied warships, in order to acquire important codebooks and parts of an Enigma machine.SS Oliver Ellsworth13 September 1942A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by U-408 about 100 miles southwest of Spitsbergen, Norway.SS Santa Rosa13 September 1942An ocean liner that was sunk by German forces 198 miles northwest of Bear Island.HMS Somali20 September 1942A Tribal-class destroyer that was torpedoed by U-703 and sank under tow north of Iceland.SS Stalingrad13 September 1942A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-408 about 100 miles southwest of Spitsbergen, Norway.U-8812 September 1942A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Faulknor south of Svalbard.U-28931 May 1944A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by HMS Milne northeast of Jan Mayen Island.U-4085 November 1942A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by an American aircraft north of Iceland.
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
ShipFlag Sunk date Notes CoordinatesMY Ady Gil7 January 2010A trimaran, formerly named Earthrace, that broke the global circumnavigation record in 2008. It was later converted into an anti-whaling ship, and was sunk in a collision with MV Shōnan Maru 2, sparking a series of legal disputes.MV Explorer23 November 2007A cruise ship that hit an iceberg in the Bransfield Strait.San Telmo2 September 1819A ship of the line that sank in a storm in Drake Passage.
Further reading Jurisi, Mario, Ancient Shipwrecks of the Adriatic: maritime transport during the first and second centuries AD. (British archaeological reports: International series, 828) Oxford, Tempus Reparatum, 2000 Parker, A. J., Ancient Shipwrecks of the Mediterranean and the Roman provinces, (Oxford, 1992) Pickford, Nigel, Lost Treasure Ships of the Northern Seas: a guide and gazetteer to 2000 years of shipwreck'', (London: Chatham, 2006)
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