This is a partial list of shipwrecks which occurred in the Atlantic Ocean. The list includes ships that sank, foundered, grounded, or were otherwise lost. The Atlantic Ocean is here defined in its widest sense, to include its marginal seas: the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the English Channel, the Labrador Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the mid-Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the North Channel, the Norwegian Sea, and the waters of West Africa.
Baltic Sea Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates A Finnish escort vessel that was sunk by its own depth charge north of Märket Island. A light cruiser which struck two mines. A German prison ship that was bombed by Royal Air Force Typhoon aircraft, resulting in the deaths of over 4,000 prisoners of war. A light cruiser that struck a mine in the Gulf of Finland near Saaremaa, Estonia. An Estonian cruise ferry that sank during a storm, claiming 852 lives. A armored cruiser that struck two mines west of Memel. An sloop that struck a mine in the Gulf of Finland east of Saaremaa, Estonia, on either 15 or 16 July 1919, according to different sources. A German transport ship torpedoed by , with thousands of German civilians and wounded soldiers on board. A that never saw service in World War II, and was sunk as a target north of Władysławowo, Poland. A that was sunk by mines. A Polish ferry that capsized in hurricane-force winds off Cape Arkona, Germany. Koral An that sank from Tallinn, Estonia. Ladoga A minelayer, formerly the armored cruiser , sunk by a mine. A Russian ship of the line that capsized in the Gulf of Finland. An sloop that struck a mine in the Gulf of Finland east of Saaremaa, Estonia, on either 15 or 16 July 1919, according to different sources. A protected cruiser torpedoed by the British coastal motor boat CMB-4 at Kronstadt. A armored cruiser that was torpedoed by . A Victory ship that was grounded after a storm. A armored cruiser that was torpedoed by the British submarine about west of Libau in the Russian Empire. An ironclad warship that sank in the Gulf of Finland. A that sank in a storm in the Bothnian Sea off Reposaari, Finland. A sunk by a mine near Ruhnu in the Gulf of Riga during the Battle of the Gulf of Riga. A sunk by the Imperial German Navy battleships and in the Gulf of Riga during the Battle of the Gulf of Riga. A scuttled near Muhu during the Battle of Moon Sound. A Type IIB U-boat that sank west of Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast. A Type VIIC U-boat that collided with German warship M 203 northwest of Pillau, Russia. A Type VIIC U-boat that collided with north of Łeba, Poland. A Type VIIC U-boat that sank in a collision with northwest of Łeba, Poland. A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by mine in the Gulf of Finland. A Type XXI U-boat that was sunk by a mine off Warnemünde, Germany. A light cruiser that was torpedoed by about south of Scania, Sweden. A Swedish warship that capsized at Stockholm, Sweden, less than into its maiden voyage. The wreck was raised in 1961, and now rests in the Vasa Museum. An Admiralty V-class destroyer that struck a mine off Seiskari in the Gulf of Finland. An Admiralty V-class destroyer that was torpedoed by Pantera off Seiskari in the Gulf of Finland. A that collided with east of Cape Arkona, Germany. A that was sunk by German bomber aircraft. The wreck was later towed to the area off Jastarnia, Poland. A German cruise ship that was torpedoed by during Operation Hannibal, killing an estimated 9,400 people, nearly all of whom were civilians.
Bay of Biscay Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates A scuttled at Brest, France, to prevent her capture by advancing German ground forces during the Battle of France. A scuttled at Brest, France, to prevent her capture by advancing German ground forces during the Battle of France. A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed and later shelled by . An wrecked on the coast of Galicia in Spain. The decommissioned B-class submarine sank in a storm in the Cantabrian Sea off the northern coast of Spain while under tow to a shipbreaker. The B-class submarine sank off Cabo de Peñas, Spain, after exchanging gunfire with and surrendering to the destroyer and armed tug (or armed trawler) (both Nationalist Spain), either due to damage inflicted by gunfire or because she was scuttled by her crew to prevent capture. A merchant ship torpedoed by the German submarine . A that disappeared after departing Bilbao, Spain. A scuttled off Gijón, Spain. Refloated in November 1947 but sank again. The wreck of a that sank again off Gijón, Spain, while under tow after being refloated. A armored cruiser torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine off Brest, France. A sunk by an accidental internal explosion off La Pallice, France. España Spanish Republican Navy An sunk by a mine near Santander, Spain. An wrecked on an uncharted rock while entering Quiberon Bay on the coast of France. A hulked armored cruiser sunk by Royal Air Force aircraft at Brest France. A decommissioned protected cruiser wrecked off Les Sables-d'Olonne, France, while under tow to ship breakers. A armored cruiser sunk by a mine off the Iroise entrance to Brest, France. A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed by . An wrecked on the northwestern coast of Spain off Cape Vilan. A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by depth charges dropped by three Royal Canadian Navy destroyers, , and near La Rochelle A Type IXC/40 U-boat that was sunk by a British aircraft.
Black Sea Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates An ocean liner that collided with the Soviet cargo ship Pyotr Vasev in Tsemes Bay. A hospital ship sunk by German aircraft with at least 5,000 deaths. A scout cruiser that struck a mine and sank in of water southwest of Cape Fontana and from Odesa. Moskva A guided missile cruiser that sank after being hit by Ukrainian missiles. Novocherkassak An tank landing ship sunk off Crimea by Ukrainian forces from a missile strike near Feodosiya during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Novorossiysk A sunk by an explosion at Sevastopol in the Soviet Union. A Russian hospital ship torpedoed by off Rize Province, Turkey. A refugee ship torpedoed by with over 700 Romanian Jewish immigrants aboard. An oil tanker that exploded southeast of Kaliakra, Bulgaria.
Caribbean Sea Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates United States Coast GuardA buoy tender sunk by gunfire by the German submarine about southwest of Saint Kitts and Nevis .A cargo ship torpedoed by the German submarine between St. Lucia and St. Vincent.An armored cruiser beached and wrecked on the south coast of Cuba west of Santiago de Cuba after sustaining damage in combat against United States Navy warships during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.A cargo ship that sunk after being torpedoed by .A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed three times by .A merchant ship that was torpedoed by .A cargo ship that sunk after being torpedoed by .A merchant ship that was torpedoed by .A tanker that was torpedoed by .A merchant ship that was torpedoed by .A merchant ship that was torpedoed by .A merchant ship that sank after being torpedoed by .A tanker that was torpedoed by near Grenada.A merchant ship that sank after being torpedoed by .A decommissioned sunk during explosives testing south of Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico.A merchant ship that was torpedoed by .A merchant ship that was torpedoed by .An overloaded passenger ferry boat that sank crossing the channel between the islands of St. Kitts and Nevis, Leeward IslandsAn oil tanker that was torpedoed by about southwest of Isla de Mona, Puerto Rico. A armored cruiser beached and wrecked on the south coast of Cuba at the mouth of the Tarquino River after sustaining damage in combat against United States Navy warships during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.A that was sunk north of Panama. A tanker that was torpedoed by southwest of Haiti. A cargo ship that was torpedoed by west of the Cayman Islands. A cargo ship that was torpedoed by northeast of Trinidad. A cargo ship that was torpedoed by off Guyana. A cargo ship that was torpedoed by northwest of Tobago.An oil tanker that was torpedoed by .A steam merchant that was sunk by after it was shelled.A that exploded and sank off the south coast of Cuba just west of Cabanas Bay during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.A merchant ship that was torpedoed by .A merchant ship that was torpedoed by . An armored cruiser beached and wrecked on the south coast of Cuba just west of Punta Cabrera after sustaining damage in combat against United States Navy warships during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. Later refloated, but wrecked again in the Bahamas on . A sloop sunk by United States Navy warships in Nipe Bay on the coast of Cuba during the Battle of Nipe Bay.A merchant ship that was torpedoed by . A screw sloop-of-war wrecked on Roncador Cay.A Liberty ship that was sunk by northwest of Cristóbal, Panama.USS Memphis A armored cruiser wrecked in the harbor at Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. A collier sunk in the entrance to the harbor at Santiago de Cuba in Cuba during the Siege of Santiago de Cuba. A cargo ship that was sunk by about east of Bonaire. An O-class submarine that was sunk in a collision in Limon Bay on the coast of the Panama Canal Zone.A beached and wrecked on the south coast of Cuba just west of Cabanas Bay after sustaining damage in combat against United States Navy warships during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.A cargo liner that sank after being torpedoed by .A merchant ship that sank after being torpedoed by north of Cristóbal, Panama. An R-class submarine that sank accidentally.A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed by . It would be one of 8 Latvian ships that continued to fly the flag of Latvia and did not return home after being invaded by the Soviet Union.An unprotected cruiser scuttled on the south coast of Cuba at the entrance to the harbor Santiago de Cuba during the Siege of Santiago de Cuba.A tanker that was sunk after being torpedoed by .A sailing ship that sank after it was shelled by .A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed by .A submarine that sank north of Cristóbal, Panama, possibly due to a collision with an American freighter. A tanker that was torpedoed by southwest of Grenada.A merchant ship that was torpedoed by . A cargo ship that was torpedoed off Cape San Antonio, Cuba.A merchant ship that was torpedoed by . A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by off Haiti. A Type IXC U-boat that was sunk by off Colón, Panama. A Type IXC U-boat that was sunk by US aircraft south of Haiti. A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by an American aircraft southwest of Haiti's Tiburon Peninsula. A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by a US aircraft.A steam tanker that was sunk after being torpedoed and broken in two.An armored cruiser beached and wrecked on the south coast of Cuba west of Santiago de Cuba after sustaining damage in combat against United States Navy warships during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.A merchant ship that was sunk after being torpedoed by two times. It was carrying a variety of cargo which included: manganese ore, mica, rubber and even 250 monkeys on the ship's boat deck.A steam tanker that was sunk after being torpedoed three times by .
Gulf of Mexico