DRAFT:LIST OF SUNKEN SHIPS

Submission declined on 6 July 2024 by DoubleGrazing ( talk).

Per WP:SALAT, this seems far too broad a topic. Maybe a meaningful article could be created on something much more specific, like 'civilian ships sunk by military action', or 'sunk ocean liners', etc., but just any sunk ship without qualifiers is a potentially endless list.

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Declined by DoubleGrazing 11 days ago. Last edited by DoubleGrazing 11 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: I would highly recommend this gets accepted so that others can add additional ships that have sunken VesselFan ( talk) 03:52, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

There are many ships that were at one point sunken either by a torpedo, involved in a collision or scuttled by a group/company for varying factors. Each of these ships that had sunk are all listed by operator.

List

Atlantic Transport Line

Image	Name	Build date	Builder	Date of sinking	Cause of sinking	Location	Notes	Refs.
	SS Minnetonka	1901	Harland & Wolff	January 30, 1918	Torpedoed by U-64 submarine	Malta		^[1]

Cunard Line

Image	Name	Build date	Builder	Date of sinking	Cause of sinking	Location	Notes	Refs.
	RMS Lusitania	August 17, 1904 – June 7, 1906	John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland	May 7, 1915	Torpedoed by SM U-20, on May 7, 1915	Celtic Sea, near Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland		^[2]^{[note 1]}
	RMS Carpathia	September 10, 1901 – February 1903	C.S. Swan & Hunter, Wallsend, England	July 17, 1918	Torpedoed by a SM U-55	120 mi (190 km; 190,000,000 mm; 190,000 m; 19,000,000 cm) west of Fastnet, Ireland	Nicknamed "Titanic's Hero"	^[3]

Royal Navy

Image	Name	Build date	Builder	Date of sinking	Cause of sinking	Location	Notes	Refs.
	HMS Leander (F109)	April 10, 1959 – March 27, 1963	Harland & Wolff	September 14, 1989	Sunken by a Sea Dart missile, three Exocets and one gravity bomb			^[4]

White Star Line

Name	Build date	Builder	Date of sinking	Cause of sinking	Location	Refs.
RMS Titanic	March 31, 1909–April 2, 1912	Harland & Wolff	April 14th–15th, 1912	Striking an Iceberg	North Atlantic Ocean	^[5]^{[note 2]}
HMHS Britannic	November 31, 1911–December 12, 1915	Harland & Wolff	November 21, 1916	Striking a sea mine	Off the Island of Kea based at the Aegean Sea	^[6]
SS Vaderland/SS Southland	1900	John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland	June 4, 1917	Torpedoed by U-70 submarine
SS Delphic	1897	Harland & Wolff	August 16, 1917	Torpedoed by UC-72 submarine	Off Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly	^[7]
SS Ceramic	1912–1913	Harland & Wolff	December 6–7, 1942	Torpedoed by U-515	near Newfoundland	^[8]

William Johnstone

Image	Name	Build date	Builder	Date of sinking	Cause of sinking	Location	Notes	Refs.
	SS Blairmore	1894	Harland & Wolff	September 22, 1917	Torpedoed by a German UB-40 submarine	near Berry Head, Devon, England		^[9]

Notes

^ See Sinking of the Lusitania
^ See Sinking of the Titanic

References

^ "Minnetonka". www.theyard.info. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
^ Preston, D (2003). Wilful Murder. The Sinking of the Lusitania. London : Black Swan. ISBN 978-0-552-99886-4.
^ "RMS Carpathia (1903)". www.tynebuiltships.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
^ "HMS Leander". www.theyard.info. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
^ "Titanic". www.theyard.info. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
^ "HMHS Britannic". www.theyard.info. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
^ "Delphic". www.theyard.info. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
^ "Ceramic". www.theyard.info. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
^ "Blairmore". www.theyard.info. Retrieved 2024-07-05.

[3] See Sinking of the Lusitania

[7] See Sinking of the Titanic

[1] "Minnetonka". www.theyard.info. Retrieved 2024-07-05.

[prestonWilful-2] Preston, D (2003). Wilful Murder. The Sinking of the Lusitania. London : Black Swan. ISBN 978-0-552-99886-4.

[4] "RMS Carpathia (1903)". www.tynebuiltships.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-06.

[5] "HMS Leander". www.theyard.info. Retrieved 2024-06-29.

[6] "Titanic". www.theyard.info. Retrieved 2024-06-28.

[8] "HMHS Britannic". www.theyard.info. Retrieved 2024-06-29.

[9] "Delphic". www.theyard.info. Retrieved 2024-06-28.

[10] "Ceramic". www.theyard.info. Retrieved 2024-06-29.

[11] "Blairmore". www.theyard.info. Retrieved 2024-07-05.

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