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Sunk date
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Coordinates
USS Aeolus
United States Navy
August 1988
Sunk as an artificial reef.
34°16.685′N 76°38.659′W / 34.278083°N 76.644317°W / 34.278083; -76.644317 (USS Aeolus (ARC-3) )
Adventure
Pirate
10 June 1718
Sloop under the command of Blackbeard . Ran aground attempting to kedge Queen Anne's Revenge off the bar near Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina.[ 1]
Allan Jackson
United States
18 January 1942
American tanker; torpedoed off Hatteras by U-66 .[ 2]
35°37′N 74°20′W / 35.617°N 74.333°W / 35.617; -74.333 (SS Alan Jackson )
USS Alligator
United States Navy
2 April 1863
Submarine; Sank off of Cape Hatteras .
Altoona
22 October 1878
Ran aground at Cape Hatteras .
Amerikaland
Sweden
3 February 1942
Swedish freighter; torpedoed off Cape Hatteras by U-106 .[ 3]
36°36′N 74°10′W / 36.600°N 74.167°W / 36.600; -74.167 (MV Amerikaland )
CSS Appomattox
Confederate States Navy
10 February 1862
Steamboat that was scuttled to prevent capture near Elizabeth City .
Ario
15 March 1942
Torpedoed off Cape Lookout by U-158 .[ 4]
34°20′N 76°39′W / 34.33°N 76.65°W / 34.33; -76.65 (SS Ario )
Ashkhabad
Soviet Union
29 April 1942
Soviet tanker; torpedoed by U-402 off Cape Lookout .[ 5]
34°21.908′N 76°21.081′W / 34.365133°N 76.351350°W / 34.365133; -76.351350 (SS Ashkhabad (1917) )
Arabutan
Brazil
7 March 1942
Brazilian freighter; torpedoed off Hatteras by U-155 .[ 4]
USS Aster
United States Navy
7 October 1864
Ran aground at Kure Beach.[ 6]
USS Atik
United States Navy
26 March 1942
Q-ship; torpedoed by U-123 .[ 7]
34°52′N 69°58′W / 34.867°N 69.967°W / 34.867; -69.967 (USS Atik )
USS Atlanta
United States Navy
December 1869
Ironclad warship that sank off Cape Hatteras .
35°15′16″N 75°31′12″W / 35.25458°N 75.51995°W / 35.25458; -75.51995 (USS Atlanta (1861) )
Atlas
United States
9 April 1942
American tanker; torpedoed off Cape Lookout by U-552 .[ 8]
34°27′N 76°16′W / 34.45°N 76.27°W / 34.45; -76.27 (Atlas (ship) )
Australia
United States
16 March 1942
American tanker; torpedoed off Cape Hatteras by U-332 .[ 9]
35°07′N 75°22′W / 35.12°N 75.37°W / 35.12; -75.37 (Australia (ship) )
USS Bainbridge
United States Navy
21 August 1863
Capsized off Cape Hatteras .
USS Bazely
United States Navy
9 December 1864
Sank in Roanoke River near Jamseville after striking a mine while attempting to aid USS Otsego .
HMT Bedfordshire
Royal Navy
11 May 1942
Anti-submarine trawler torpedoed by German submarine U-588 off the coast of Ocracoke Island .[ 10]
34°10′N 76°41′W / 34.167°N 76.683°W / 34.167; -76.683 (HMT Bedfordshire )
USCGC Bedloe
United States Coast Guard
September 1944
Formerly USCGC Antietam ; sank off Oregon Inlet in the 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane .[ 11]
CSS Bendigo
Confederate States Navy
January 1864
Iron-hulled sidewheel blockade runner; ran aground in Lockwood's Folly Inlet .[ 6]
CSS Black Warrior
Confederate States Navy
20 February 1859
Burned at Elizabeth City.
Bluefields
Nicaragua
15 July 1942
Nicaraguan freighter; torpedoed off Cape Hatteras by U-576 .[ 12] [ 13]
Bounty
United States
29 October 2012
Replica of the original HMS Bounty . Sank during Hurricane Sandy with 16 people aboard.
33°54′N 73°50′W / 33.900°N 73.833°W / 33.900; -73.833 (HMS Bounty )
British Splendour
United Kingdom
7 April 1942
British tanker; torpedoed by U-552 off the coast of Ocracoke Island .[ 14] [ 15]
35°04′N 75°11′W / 35.07°N 75.19°W / 35.07; -75.19 (British Splendour )
Buarque
Brazil
15 February 1942
Brazilian passenger and cargo ship; torpedoed by U-432 .[ 16]
36°35′N 75°20′W / 36.58°N 75.33°W / 36.58; -75.33 (SS Buarque )
Byron D. Benson
4 May 1942
Tanker; torpedoed by U-552 .[ 17]
Carroll A. Deering
United States
January 1921
Five-masted commercial schooner that ran aground in late January off the coast of Cape Hatteras . When the wreck was discovered and boarded, it was found to have been completely abandoned. Its crew were never heard from again.
35°15′45″N 75°29′30″W / 35.262440°N 75.491695°W / 35.262440; -75.491695 (Carroll A. Deering )
Caribsea
11 March 1942
Torpedoed by U-158 off Cape Lookout .[ 18]
34°40′N 76°10′W / 34.67°N 76.16°W / 34.67; -76.16 (Caribsea )
Carl Gerhard
23 September 1929
Ran aground off Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina .
Cassimer
26 February 1942
Sank following collision with Lara off Cape Lookout.
Catherine M. Monahan
24 August 1910
Four-masted schooner; foundered after running aground on Diamond Shoals.
Central America
United States
12 September 1857
Sidewheel steamer carrying 10 tons of gold when it was caught up in a Category 2 hurricane .
31°35′N 77°02′W / 31.583°N 77.033°W / 31.583; -77.033 (SS Central America )
Chilore
15 July 1942
Freighter; torpedoed by U-576 and subsequently ran aground off Cape Hatteras.[ 19]
USS Chopper
United States Navy
21 July 1976
Sunk off Cape Hatteras , while being rigged as a tethered underwater target.
Ciltvaira
Latvia
19 January 1942
Latvian freighter; torpedoed off Nags Head .[ 20]
34°58′N 75°10′W / 34.967°N 75.167°W / 34.967; -75.167 (SS Ciltvaira )
City of Atlanta
United States
19 January 1942
American freighter; torpedoed by U-123 .[ 2]
35°42′N 75°21′W / 35.7°N 75.35°W / 35.7; -75.35 (City of Atlanta (ship) )
City of Houston
United States
23 October 1878
Foundered off Frying Pan Shoals in a storm.
USS Columbia
United States Navy
14 January 1863
Ran aground off Masonboro Inlet .
USS Comte de Grasse
United States Navy
7 June 2006
Sunk as a target, along with her sister ship, Stump .
CSS Curlew
Confederate States Navy
7 February 1862
Sunk in battle off Roanoke Island .
35°53′08″N 75°45′41″W / 35.88565°N 75.76131°W / 35.88565; -75.76131 (CSS Curlew )
USS Cythera
United States Navy
2 May 1942
Patrol boat that was torpedoed by U-402 .[ 21]
33°30′N 75°40′W / 33.500°N 75.667°W / 33.500; -75.667 (USS Cythera (PY-26) )
USS Dionysus
United States Navy
1978
Sunk off Pea Island as an artificial reef.
Dixie Arrow
United States
26 March 1942
American tanker; torpedoed off Cape Hatteras by U-71 .[ 22]
34°59′N 75°33′W / 34.98°N 75.55°W / 34.98; -75.55 (Dixie Arrow )
CSS Ellis
Confederate States Navy
24 November 1862
Gunboat that ran aground in New River and was destroyed to prevent capture.
34°43′04″N 77°25′31″W / 34.7179°N 77.4254°W / 34.7179; -77.4254 (CSS Ellis )
E.M. Clark
United States
18 March 1942
American tanker; torpedoed off Diamond Shoals by U-124 .[ 23]
34°50′N 75°35′W / 34.84°N 75.58°W / 34.84; -75.58 (E. M. Clark (ship) )
Empire Gem
United Kingdom
24 January 1942
British tanker; torpedoed off Diamond Shoals by U-66 .[ 24]
35°06′N 74°58′W / 35.100°N 74.967°W / 35.100; -74.967 (Empire Gem )
Empire Thrush
14 April 1942
Torpedoed by U-203 .
Equipoise
Panama
27 March 1942
Panamanian freighter; torpedoed by U-160 .[ 25]
36°36′N 74°45′W / 36.6°N 74.75°W / 36.6; -74.75 (SS Equipoise )
Esso Nashville
United States
21 March 1942
American tanker; torpedoed by U-124 ; stern section was salvaged.[ 26]
33°35′N 77°22′W / 33.58°N 77.37°W / 33.58; -77.37 (Esso Nashville )
Explorer
12 December 1919
A tugboat that sunk off Nags Head.
CSS Fanny
Confederate States Navy
10 February 1862
Steamboat and balloon carrier that ran aground near Elizabeth City .
CSS Forrest
Confederate States Navy
10 February 1862
Gunboat that was burned to prevent capture at Elizabeth City .
F.W. Abrams
United States
15 June 1942
American tanker; struck a naval mine at Diamond Shoals.[ 27]
Fenwick Island
7 December 1968
Foundered in a storm.
Francis E. Waters
23 October 1889
Blown ashore by a storm, and now on display at Nags Head town hall.[ 28]
35°56.067′N 075°36.721′W / 35.934450°N 75.612017°W / 35.934450; -75.612017 (Francis E. Waters (ship) )
G.A. Kohler
23 August 1933
Victim of the 1933 Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane . Wrecked two miles (3.2 km) south of Gull Shoal Coast Guard Station. Nine men and one woman from the ship were saved by breeches buoy.[ 29]
35°28′08″N 75°28′52″W / 35.469°N 75.481°W / 35.469; -75.481 (G.A. Kohler )
General E. L. F. Hardcastle
17 August 1899
Merchant sailing vessel; sank during the 1899 San Ciriaco hurricane in Pamlico Sound.
George E. Klinck
United States
7 March 1941
American lumber schooner; foundered in a storm near Diamond Shoals Lightship.
George Weems
20 May 1909
Burned and sank off Frying Pan Shoals.
Glanayron
United Kingdom
22 May 1896
British cargo ship; ran aground on outer Diamond Shoals.
Governor Ames
United States
13 December 1909
Schooner that was wrecked in a gale off Cape Hatteras .
35°43′37″N 75°20′24″W / 35.727°N 75.340°W / 35.727; -75.340 (Governor Ames )
Gray Ghost
Sunk and later recovered near Belhaven .
Helen H. Benedict
1914
Wooden schooner; ran aground two miles south of Nag's Head.
Hereford
Norway
April 1907
Norwegian barque ; wrecked off Hatteras Island .
Hesperides
United Kingdom
9 October 1897
British cargo ship; stranded on Diamond Shoals.
Home
United States
10 October 1837
Steam packet ship wrecked off the beach of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, in the 1837 Racer's Storm hurricane.
35°14′42″N 75°30′53″W / 35.2451°N 75.5146°W / 35.2451; -75.5146 (SS Home )
USS Home
United States
12 October 1870
Steamship that sank off Cape Hatteras .
USS Huron
United States
24 November 1877
Ran aground off Nags Head .
Idaho
18 February 1895
The paddle steamer foundered in a storm while under tow
USS Indra
United States Navy
4 August 1992
Sunk as artificial reef.
USS Iron Age
United States Navy
11 January 1864
Ran aground at Lockwood's Folly Inlet while attempting to refloat CSS Bendigo .[ 6]
Isle of Iona
United Kingdom
14 December 1914
British cargo ship; wrecked near Hatteras Inlet.
USCGC Jackson
United States Coast Guard
September 1944
Sank off Oregon Inlet in the 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane .
John D. Gill
12 March 1942
Torpedoed by U-158 .[ 4]
John Hunter
10 October 1910
Disappeared off Cape Hatteras.
Kassandra Louloudis
Greece
17 March 1942
Greek cargo ship; torpedoed off Diamond Shoals by U-124 .[ 30]
Kentucky
United States
4 February 1910
The 996-gross register ton and 203-foot (62 m) long steamer headed from New York to the Pacific Coast for Tacoma to Alaska service. Leaking, she stopped for repairs at Newport News, Virginia where she was deemed seaworthy. She developed catastrophic leaks and sank 110 nautical miles (200 km; 130 mi) off North Carolina. The use of radio to communicate "S.O.S." messages were among the first recorded, saving 46 lives.[ 31] [ 32]
32°28′N 76°25′W / 32.46°N 76.42°W / 32.46; -76.42 (Steamship Kentucky )
USS Keshena
United States Navy
19 July 1942
Naval tug; struck a naval mine off Cape Hatteras while attempting to rescue Chilore .[ 19]
Koll
Norway
6 April 1942
Norwegian tanker; torpedoed by U-571 .[ 33]
Kyzickes
Ran aground near Kill Devil Hills.
Lancing
Norway
7 April 1942
Norwegian tanker; torpedoed by U-552 off Cape Hatteras.[ 34]
Laura A. Barnes
Ran ashore on Coquina Beach .
Liberator
19 March 1942
Freighter; torpedoed off Diamond Shoals by U-552 .[ 35]
35°05′N 75°30′W / 35.08°N 75.50°W / 35.08; -75.50 (SS Liberator )
Ljubica Matkovic
Yugoslavia
24 June 1942
Yugoslavian freighter; torpedoed by U-404 .[ 36]
Lois Joyce
Sank in surf in Oregon Inlet .
USS Louisiana
United States Navy
24 December 1864
Set afire and exploded at Fort Fisher .[ 6]
USS Mahackemo
United States Navy
11 September 1948
Sank off Cape Hatteras while under tow.
Malchace
United States
9 April 1942
American freighter; torpedoed by U-160 .[ 37]
34°28′N 75°56′W / 34.47°N 75.93°W / 34.47; -75.93 (Malchace (ship) )
Manuela
United States
25 June 1942
American freighter; torpedoed off Cape Lookout by U-404 .[ 38]
USS Margaret
United States Navy
14 April 1942
Cargo ship that was sunk by U-571 off Cape Hatteras .
35°12′N 75°14′W / 35.2°N 75.23°W / 35.2; -75.23 (USS Margaret )
Marlin
Liberia
18 October 1965
Liberian cargo ship; foundered after her cargo shifted.
Marore
27 February 1942
Torpedoed off Kinnakeet station by U-432 .
35°33′N 74°58′W / 35.55°N 74.97°W / 35.55; -74.97 (SS Marore )
Merak
United States
6 August 1918
American tanker; ran aground on Diamond Shoals while avoiding torpedoes from U-140 .
Metropolis
1878
Sunk off Corolla .
Mirlo
16 August 1918
Torpedoed by U-117 off Wimble Shoal Buoy.
Modern Greece
1862
Sunk at Kure Beach.
USS Monitor
United States Navy
31 December 1862
Lost off Cape Hatteras while under tow by USS Rhode Island .[ 6]
35°0′6″N 75°24′23″W / 35.00167°N 75.40639°W / 35.00167; -75.40639 (USS Monitor )
Naeco
23 March 1942
Tanker; torpedoed off Cape Lookout by U-124 .[ 39]
CSS Neuse
Confederate States Navy
March 1865
Burned to avoid capture in Neuse River ; currently installed beside the river at the Governor Caswell Memorial.
35°16′1.33″N 77°37′17.8″W / 35.2670361°N 77.621611°W / 35.2670361; -77.621611 (CSS Neuse )
USS New Jersey
United States Navy
5 September 1923
Bombed as a target off Cape Hatteras .
Nordal
Panama
25 June 1942
Panamanian cargo ship; torpedoed by U-404 .[ 36]
Normannia
17 January 1924
Foundered in a storm at Frying Pan Shoals.
Northeastern
United States
30 December 1904
American tanker; ran aground on Diamond Shoals.
Norvana
United States
19 January 1942
American freighter; torpedoed off Cape Hatteras by U-123 .[ 40]
CSS North Carolina
Confederate States Navy
27 September 1864
Gunboat that sank off Southport .
33°54′49″N 78°1′8″W / 33.91361°N 78.01889°W / 33.91361; -78.01889 (CSS North Carolina )
Olympic
Panama
22 January 1942
Panamanian tanker; torpedoed off Hatteras by U-130 .[ 41]
36°01′N 75°30′W / 36.017°N 75.500°W / 36.017; -75.500 (SS Olympic )
Oriental
16 May 1862
Sank near Oregon Inlet .
USS Otsego
United States Navy
9 December 1864
Sank in the Roanoke River after striking two mines near Jamesville.
Papoose
United States
19 March 1942
Tanker; torpedoed and sank off Oregon Inlet .[ 42] [ 43] [ 44]
34°17′N 76°39′W / 34.283°N 76.650°W / 34.283; -76.650 (Papoose (tanker) )
USS Peterhoff
United States Navy
6 March 1864
Mistaken for a blockade runner and rammed by USS Monticello off Kure Beach .[ 6]
Pevensey
Confederate States
Blockade runner , sank off Atlantic Beach .
Phantom
Confederate States
1863
Steel-hulled blockade runner; sunk at Topsail Inlet.
USS Pilgrim
United States
1935
Patrol vessel that was scuttled off Harkers Island as a breakwater.
34°42′44″N 76°35′20″W / 34.71226°N 76.58878°W / 34.71226; -76.58878 (USS Pilgrim (SP-1204) )
Porta Allegra
Dredge; sank for unknown reasons.[ 45]
Portland
Ran aground at Cape Lookout .
Proteus
19 August 1918
Sank following a collision with the tanker Cushing in heavy fog, southwest of Diamond Shoals.
34°45.918′N 75°47.010′W / 34.765300°N 75.783500°W / 34.765300; -75.783500 (Proteus )
Pulaski
United States
14 June 1838
The American steam packet Pulaski was lost thirty miles off the coast of North Carolina when its starboard boiler exploded.
Queen Anne's Revenge
Pirate
10 June 1718
French frigate that was captured by pirates and became Blackbeard 's flagship, eventually running aground at Beaufort Inlet. She was discovered in 1996, near Atlantic Beach by Intersal, Inc.[ 46]
CSS Raleigh
Confederate States Navy
7 May 1864
Ran aground at Cape Fear.[ 6]
El Salvador
Spain
29 August 1750
Spanish merchantman ran aground during a hurricane near Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina [ 47]
34°41.44′N 76°41.20′W / 34.69067°N 76.68667°W / 34.69067; -76.68667 (El Salvador )
San Delfino
United Kingdom
9 April 1942
British tanker; torpedoed by U-203 .[ 48]
Santiago
United States
12 March 1924
American cargo and passenger ship; foundered off Cape Hatteras in a storm.
USS Schurz
United States Navy
21 June 1918
Sank in a collision with Florida .
CSS Sea Bird
Confederate States Navy
10 February 1862
Rammed and sunk by USS Commodore Perry off Elizabeth City .
36°17′07″N 76°10′30″W / 36.285242°N 76.175079°W / 36.285242; -76.175079 (CSS Sea Bird )
HMT Senateur Duhamel
Royal Navy
5 June 1942
Rammed by USS Semmes which mistook it for a U-boat .[ 49]
USS South Wind
United States Navy
11 October 1861
Schooner that was scuttled in the Ocracoke Inlet .
Southern Isles
United States
5 October 1951
American bulk carrier; broke apart and sank.
USS Southfield
United States Navy
19 April 1864
Sank following collision with CSS Albemarle on the Roanoke River, near its mouth at Albemarle Sound.
USCGC Spar
United States Coast Guard
October 2004
Scuttled in 108 feet (33 m) of water, 30 miles (48 km) off Morehead City , as an artificial reef.
HMCS St. Laurent
Canadian Maritime Forces
12 January 1980
Canadian destroyer; sank off Cape Hatteras while under tow to breakers.
Strathairly
24 March 1891
Ran aground near Chicomacomico.
Stormy Petrel
1864
Iron-hulled sidewheel blockade runner; sunk at Kure Beach.[ 6]
Suloide
Brazil
26 March 1943
Brazilian cargo ship; sank after striking the submerged wreck of W. E. Hutton .
Tamaulipas
United States
10 April 1942
American tanker; torpedoed off Cape Lookout by U-552 .[ 48]
34°25′N 76°00′W / 34.42°N 76.0°W / 34.42; -76.0 (Tamaulipas )
USS Tarpon
United States Navy
8 June 1957
Foundered off Cape Hatteras .
34°45.195′N 75°46.025′W / 34.753250°N 75.767083°W / 34.753250; -75.767083 (USS Tarpon (SS-175) )
Theodore Parker
4 June 1974
Sunk as an artificial reef.
Tiger
United States
1 April 1942
American tanker; torpedoed by U-754 [ 33]
USS Tiru
United States Navy
19 July 1979
Balao -class submarine sunk as a target off Cape Hatteras .
36°N 73°W / 36°N 73°W / 36; -73 (USS Tiru (SS-416) )
U-352
Kriegsmarine
9 May 1942
Sunk by depth charges from USCGC Icarus .[ 50] [ 51]
34°21′N 76°35′W / 34.350°N 76.583°W / 34.350; -76.583 (German submarine U-352 )
U-576
Kriegsmarine
15 July 1942
Sunk off Hatteras by depth charges from aircraft and gunfire from SS Unicoi .[ 19]
34°31′N 75°13′W / 34.51°N 75.22°W / 34.51; -75.22 (German submarine U-576 )
U-701
Kriegsmarine
7 July 1942
Sunk off Cape Hatteras by depth charges from aircraft.[ 52]
35°14.330′N 75°06.690′W / 35.238833°N 75.111500°W / 35.238833; -75.111500 (German submarine U-701 )
U-85
Kriegsmarine
14 April 1942
Sunk off Bodie Island by gunfire from USS Roper .[ 53]
35°33′N 75°08′W / 35.55°N 75.13°W / 35.55; -75.13 (German submarine U-85 )
Ulysses
United Kingdom
11 April 1942
British passenger and cargo ship; torpedoed by U-160 south of Cape Hatteras.[ 54]
USS Underwriter
United States Navy
2 February 1864
Captured and burned by Confederate forces off New Bern.
Valour
United States
18 January 2006
Sank in a storm
Venore
United States
23 January 1942
American freighter; torpedoed off Hatteras by U-66 .[ 55]
34°50′N 75°20′W / 34.833°N 75.333°W / 34.833; -75.333 (SS Venore )
Veturia
United Kingdom
20 February 1918
British freighter; ran aground on Diamond Shoals in fog.
USS Virginia
United States Navy
5 September 1923
Bombed as target off Cape Hatteras .
W.E. Hutton
United States
18 March 1942
American fuel tanker; torpedoed by U-124 off Cape Lookout .[ 42] [ 56]
34°05′N 76°40′W / 34.08°N 76.67°W / 34.08; -76.67 (W. E. Hutton (ship) )
West Ivis
United States
25 January 1942
American freighter; torpedoed off Hatteras by U-125 .[ 55]
35°03′N 73°10′W / 35.050°N 73.167°W / 35.050; -73.167 (SS West Ivis )
EM[ a] Wilcox
30 September 1943
Foundered off Nags Head in a storm.[ 57]
William Rockefeller
United States
28 June 1942
American tanker, torpedoed by U-701 .[ 58]
35°14′11″N 75°2′1″W / 35.23639°N 75.03361°W / 35.23639; -75.03361 (SS William A. Rockefeller )
USS Yancey
United States Navy
1990
Sunk as an artificial reef off Morehead City.
York
22 January 1942
Freighter; torpedoed by U-66 .
Zane Gray
United States
1974
Liberty ship sunk off Pea Island as an artificial reef.