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Wreck Dive World

A growing DiverInterCom KCore research catalogue built recreational-first — from shallow reef-covered wrecks and classic destination dives to technical wreck exploration, expedition depths and the great historic wrecks far beyond the reach of scuba.

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global wreck diving catalogue · recreational to deep-ocean history

Human history returned to the sea

Wreck Dive World is being built as a global wreck-diving knowledge base. The practical heart of the project is recreational wreck diving: wrecks that ordinary trained divers can visit, observe and enjoy without turning every site into a penetration objective.

From there the catalogue expands into deeper recreational/technical crossover wrecks, dedicated technical and expedition wrecks, protected archaeology and memorial sites, purpose-sunk artificial reefs, and finally famous deep-ocean wrecks whose place in history remains immense even when only ROVs or submersibles can reach them.

Wreck Dive World is a research and orientation catalogue — not a dive plan, penetration guide, salvage guide or guarantee of current legal access. Depths, structural condition, restrictions, moorings, access rules and heritage status can change. Always verify current local information before diving.

Recreational exterior diving, penetration, technical depth and historical importance are separate questions. A wreck may be easy to see but difficult to enter; technically deep but open; historically priceless but completely inaccessible to scuba.

196wreck entries

44country / ocean groups

R → Brecreational to beyond-diver

Globalwreck catalogue

classification system

From the reef to the abyss

One wreck can belong to several layers. Depth and overhead are classified independently, while protection, memorial and artificial-reef status remain visible.

Recreational Core

Primarily exterior wreck diving within normal recreational depth and conditions. Penetration is never implied.

R/T

Recreational + Technical

Accessible exterior or shallower sectors with deeper, decompression or complex overhead layers for appropriately trained divers.

Technical

Depth, decompression, gas planning, current or serious overhead makes the wreck primarily a technical objective.

Extreme / Expedition

Human-divable only by highly specialized teams with major support, advanced CCR/mixed-gas logistics or expedition control.

Beyond the Diver

Deep-ocean history reached by ROV or submersible rather than scuba — Titanic, deep warships and other monumental wrecks.

Protected / Memorial

Archaeology, war-grave, disaster or heritage status may restrict or prohibit access and always outranks dive-tourism value.

Artificial Reef

Purpose-sunk or deliberately prepared wrecks belong to a different historical category from accidental losses.

Life

Life After the Wreck

Fish, coral, sponges, crustaceans and ecological succession are part of the story — often more alive than the steel itself.

global wreck catalogue

Wrecks by country & ocean region

Search the catalogue or filter by diving layer. Wreck entries are grouped by country or ocean region, with recreational diving at the core and technical, expedition and deep-ocean historical layers clearly separated.

Quick-depth display: “Avg Depth” is a representative midpoint of the listed shallowest/deepest wreck profile for fast recognition, not a dive-plan depth. “Depth” always refers to water depth, so future wreck length data can be shown separately without ambiguity. Multi-wreck clusters are marked “Depth: varies by wreck”.

Showing 196 wreck entries.

Australia 6 entries

R/P

SS Yongala

Historic passenger wreck; biodiversity flagship.

Townsville / Great Barrier Reef

Avg Depth ~22 m · Depth 14–30 m

R/T/A

HMAS Brisbane

Purpose-sunk warship; major artificial reef.

Queensland

Avg Depth ~21.5 m · Depth 15–28 m

R/T/A

HMAS Swan

Purpose-sunk destroyer escort.

Western Australia

Avg Depth ~18 m · Depth 5–31 m

R/T/A

HMAS Perth II

Purpose-sunk guided missile destroyer.

Western Australia

Avg Depth ~20.5 m · Depth 5–36 m

R/T/A

HMAS Adelaide

Purpose-sunk frigate.

New South Wales

Avg Depth ~26.5 m · Depth 18–35 m

R/T

SS Nord

Historic wreck; current access and exact depth should be checked locally.

Queensland

Avg Depth ~32.5 m · Depth 25–40 m

Austria 1 entries

R/P

Attersee / Wolfgangsee submerged aircraft & boat wrecks

Regional small-wreck layer; requires site-by-site catalogue rather than one flagship shipwreck.

Upper Austria / Salzburg

Depth: varies by wreck

Bahamas 3 entries

R/A

Sea Star

Purpose-sunk wreck and artificial reef.

Grand Bahama

Avg Depth ~23.5 m · Depth 20–27 m

R/A

Theo's Wreck

Classic recreational wreck.

Grand Bahama

Avg Depth ~24 m · Depth 18–30 m

R/P

Sapona

Concrete-hulled historic wreck; shallow snorkel/dive context.

Bimini

Avg Depth ~3 m · Depth 0–6 m

Bermuda 8 entries

R/P

Cristobal Colon

Large open wreck under government heritage framework.

Bermuda reef platform

Depth ~24.4 m

R/P

Constellation

Shallow historic open wreck.

Bermuda reef platform

Depth ~9.1 m

R/P

Pelinaion

Protected/open wreck.

Bermuda reef platform

Depth ~21.3 m

R/P

Rita Zovetta

Protected/open wreck.

Bermuda reef platform

Depth ~21.3 m

R/P

Montana

Protected/open wreck.

Bermuda reef platform

Depth ~10.7 m

R/P

Hermes

Popular recreational wreck.

Bermuda reef platform

Avg Depth ~22.5 m · Depth 21–24 m

R/P

L'Herminie

Historic wreck.

Bermuda reef platform

Depth ~9.1 m

R/P

Marie Celeste

Historic wreck; not the famous ghost ship.

Bermuda reef platform

Depth ~18.3 m

Bonaire / Dutch Caribbean 1 entries

R/T

Hilma Hooker

Island's flagship wreck; exterior recreational, penetration requires separate treatment.

Bonaire

Avg Depth ~24 m · Depth 18–30 m

British Virgin Islands 1 entries

R/P

RMS Rhone

Classic Caribbean historical wreck and marine-life site.

Salt Island

Avg Depth ~16 m · Depth 6–26 m

Canada - Great Lakes / Ontario 5 entries

R/T/P

Arabia

Cold freshwater preservation; recreational-to-technical depth profile.

Fathom Five / Georgian Bay

Avg Depth ~30.5 m · Depth 25–36 m

R/T/P

Forest City

Historic Great Lakes wreck.

Fathom Five / Georgian Bay

Avg Depth ~32 m · Depth 18–46 m

R/A

Niagara II

Purpose-sunk dive wreck.

Tobermory

Avg Depth ~22.5 m · Depth 15–30 m

R/P

Sweepstakes

Very shallow preserved schooner, primarily snorkel/shallow-diving heritage.

Tobermory

Avg Depth ~4.5 m · Depth 2–7 m

T/P

Empress of Ireland

Major liner disaster; technical current/cold-water wreck.

St. Lawrence River, Quebec

Avg Depth ~34 m · Depth 24–44 m

Cyprus 4 entries

R/T

MS Zenobia

Global flagship; recreational exterior and major technical penetration layer.

Larnaca

Avg Depth ~29 m · Depth 16–42 m

R/A

Elpida

Purpose-sunk artificial reef.

Larnaca

Avg Depth ~22 m · Depth 14–30 m

R/A

Laboe

Purpose-sunk recreational wreck.

Larnaca

Avg Depth ~20.5 m · Depth 14–27 m

R/T

Alexandria

Smaller wooden wreck near Zenobia.

Larnaca

Avg Depth ~28.5 m · Depth 25–32 m

Croatia 6 entries

R/T/P

Baron Gautsch

Major Adriatic passenger wreck.

Istria

Avg Depth ~34 m · Depth 28–40 m

R/T

SS Lina

Popular historic cargo wreck.

Cres

Avg Depth ~38.5 m · Depth 22–55 m

R/T

SS Teti

Recreational-to-advanced wreck.

Vis

Avg Depth ~21 m · Depth 8–34 m

R/T

Vassilios T

Large cargo wreck.

Vis

Avg Depth ~37.5 m · Depth 20–55 m

Brioni

Deeper technical wreck.

Vis

Avg Depth ~52.5 m · Depth 45–60 m

T/P

Szent István

WWI battleship; archaeology/protection first.

Adriatic

Avg Depth ~61 m · Depth 56–66 m

Egypt / Red Sea 10 entries

R/T/P

SS Thistlegorm

Core global wreck; WWII cargo and heavy visitor pressure.

Strait of Gubal

Avg Depth ~24 m · Depth 16–32 m

R/P

Carnatic

Historic steamship; recreational wreck.

Abu Nuhas

Avg Depth ~22 m · Depth 17–27 m

R/T

Giannis D

Classic Red Sea cargo wreck.

Abu Nuhas

Avg Depth ~16 m · Depth 5–27 m

R/T

Chrisoula K

Cargo wreck; penetration layer to verify.

Abu Nuhas

Avg Depth ~15.5 m · Depth 4–27 m

R/T

Kimon M

Cargo wreck.

Abu Nuhas

Avg Depth ~22 m · Depth 12–32 m

R/T/P

Dunraven

Historic Red Sea wreck.

Beacon Rock

Avg Depth ~22.5 m · Depth 15–30 m

T/P

Rosalie Moller

Deeper WWII wreck; technical/advanced.

Gulf of Suez

Avg Depth ~42.5 m · Depth 35–50 m

R/T/P

SS Numidia

Historic wreck on steep reef; strong current/depth gradient.

Brothers / Red Sea

Avg Depth ~44 m · Depth 8–80 m

R/P

Salem Express

Memorial-sensitive ferry wreck; ethics/access need explicit treatment.

Safaga

Avg Depth ~21 m · Depth 10–32 m

T/A

Hebat Allah

Purpose-sunk technical/artificial reef wreck.

Hurghada

Avg Depth ~40 m · Depth 35–45 m

Finland / Åland / Baltic 3 entries

R/T/P

Plus

Historic sailing wreck.

Åland

Avg Depth ~26.5 m · Depth 18–35 m

R/T

M/S Coolaroo

Cold-water wreck.

Åland

Avg Depth ~26.5 m · Depth 18–35 m

Vrouw Maria

Protected archaeological wreck; not routine sport access.

Archipelago Sea

Avg Depth ~39.5 m · Depth 38–41 m

France 4 entries

R/T/P

Le Rubis

Submarine wreck; one of France's major dive wrecks.

Mediterranean

Avg Depth ~37 m · Depth 34–40 m

R/T

Le Donator

Classic Mediterranean wreck.

Hyères

Avg Depth ~43 m · Depth 35–51 m

R/T

Le Grec

Classic Mediterranean cargo wreck.

Hyères

Avg Depth ~41 m · Depth 35–47 m

Le Togo

Deeper technical wreck.

Cavalaire

Avg Depth ~54 m · Depth 47–61 m

Germany / Baltic & North Sea 2 entries

T/P

MS Jan Heweliusz

Modern ferry disaster; memorial/protection sensitivity.

Baltic

Avg Depth ~23.5 m · Depth 20–27 m

R/T/P

Historic Baltic merchant wreck candidates

Build from state archaeology and local operator sources.

Baltic coast

Depth: varies by wreck

Greece 5 entries

E/P

HMHS Britannic

Extreme technical/expedition liner wreck; protected historical site.

Kea Channel

Avg Depth ~100 m · Depth 80–120 m

T/P

SS Burdigala

WWI-era wreck near Britannic.

Kea

Avg Depth ~65 m · Depth 55–75 m

Peristera ancient wreck

Underwater archaeological visitor site; heritage-first.

Alonissos

Avg Depth ~26 m · Depth 22–30 m

Kira Leni

Recreational wreck.

Attica

Avg Depth ~25 m · Depth 18–32 m

R/T/P

Patris

Historic steamship wreck.

Kea

Avg Depth ~41 m · Depth 28–54 m

Grenada 4 entries

T/P

Bianca C

Large passenger liner, advanced/technical icon.

Grenada

Avg Depth ~40 m · Depth 30–50 m

R/T

Shakem

Cargo wreck.

Grenada

Avg Depth ~23 m · Depth 16–30 m

Veronica L

Shallower recreational wreck.

Grenada

Avg Depth ~10.5 m · Depth 6–15 m

King Mitch

Deeper wreck.

Grenada

Avg Depth ~36 m · Depth 32–40 m

Indonesia 3 entries

USAT Liberty

Global recreational flagship; 3-28 m and heavily colonized by marine life.

Tulamben, Bali

Avg Depth ~15.5 m · Depth 3–28 m

Japanese Wreck / Amed

Shallow small wreck.

Bali

Avg Depth ~7.5 m · Depth 3–12 m

R/T/A

Boga Wreck

Purpose-sunk artificial reef.

Kubu, Bali

Avg Depth ~29 m · Depth 18–40 m

Ireland 4 entries

T/P

RMS Lusitania

Protected liner wreck; major WWI historical site.

Old Head of Kinsale

Avg Depth ~83 m · Depth 73–93 m

R/T/P

U-260

German U-boat wreck.

West Cork

Avg Depth ~39.5 m · Depth 34–45 m

T/P

RMS Leinster

Major loss; heritage/memorial first.

Irish Sea

Avg Depth ~29.5 m · Depth 26–33 m

R/T/P

Aud

1916 historical context.

Cork Harbour approaches

Avg Depth ~35.5 m · Depth 34–37 m

Italy 3 entries

T/P

MT Haven

Large tanker wreck with major technical profile.

Arenzano

Avg Depth ~58 m · Depth 33–83 m

KT 12

Technical WWII wreck.

Adriatic

Avg Depth ~45 m · Depth 35–55 m

Relitto di Pomonte

Shallow recreational wreck.

Elba

Avg Depth ~7.5 m · Depth 3–12 m

Malta & Gozo 9 entries

R/T/A

Um El Faroud

Large purpose-sunk wreck; official tourism lists max depth ~36 m.

Malta

Avg Depth ~27 m · Depth 18–36 m

R/T/A

P29

Purpose-sunk patrol boat.

Cirkewwa

Avg Depth ~23 m · Depth 12–34 m

R/A

P31

Purpose-sunk patrol boat.

Comino

Avg Depth ~13.5 m · Depth 7–20 m

R/A

Rozi

Purpose-sunk tug.

Cirkewwa

Avg Depth ~27 m · Depth 18–36 m

R/T/A

Karwela

Purpose-sunk ferry.

Gozo

Avg Depth ~35 m · Depth 30–40 m

R/T/A

Cominoland

Purpose-sunk ferry.

Gozo

Avg Depth ~35 m · Depth 30–40 m

R/T/A

Xlendi

Purpose-sunk ferry; condition/orientation requires current verification.

Gozo

Avg Depth ~37 m · Depth 32–42 m

R/P

HMS Maori

WWII destroyer remains; shallow heritage wreck.

Valletta

Avg Depth ~13 m · Depth 10–16 m

T/P

Le Polynesien

Deep historic liner wreck.

Malta

Avg Depth ~55 m · Depth 45–65 m

Marshall Islands - Bikini Atoll 7 entries

T/E/P

USS Saratoga

Aircraft carrier; flagship nuclear-test wreck.

Bikini Lagoon

Avg Depth ~34.5 m · Depth 18–51 m

T/E/P

IJN Nagato

Battleship wreck.

Bikini Lagoon

Avg Depth ~40 m · Depth 28–52 m

T/E/P

USS Arkansas

Battleship wreck.

Bikini Lagoon

Avg Depth ~40.5 m · Depth 26–55 m

T/E/P

USS Anderson

Destroyer wreck.

Bikini Lagoon

Avg Depth ~47 m · Depth 43–51 m

T/E/P

USS Lamson

Destroyer wreck.

Bikini Lagoon

Avg Depth ~43.5 m · Depth 36–51 m

T/E/P

USS Apogon

Submarine wreck.

Bikini Lagoon

Avg Depth ~47 m · Depth 44–50 m

T/E/P

Sakawa

Japanese cruiser wreck.

Bikini Lagoon

Avg Depth ~49.5 m · Depth 45–54 m

Mexico 3 entries

R/A

C-56 Juan Escutia

Purpose-sunk naval wreck.

Cozumel

Avg Depth ~23 m · Depth 18–28 m

R/T/A

C-53 Felipe Xicoténcatl

Purpose-sunk minesweeper.

Cozumel

Avg Depth ~15 m · Depth 6–24 m

R/T

Mama Viña

Popular drift and wreck dive.

Playa del Carmen

Avg Depth ~24 m · Depth 18–30 m

Micronesia - Chuuk Lagoon 12 entries

R/T/P

Fujikawa Maru

Global flagship; aircraft/cargo and strong marine-life layer.

Chuuk

Avg Depth ~21.5 m · Depth 9–34 m

R/T/P

Shinkoku Maru

Large oiler, famous biological colonization.

Chuuk

Avg Depth ~24 m · Depth 10–38 m

T/P

San Francisco Maru

Deeper technical cargo wreck.

Chuuk

Avg Depth ~51 m · Depth 42–60 m

R/T/P

Nippo Maru

Cargo/armament wreck.

Chuuk

Avg Depth ~36 m · Depth 24–48 m

R/T/P

Rio de Janeiro Maru

Large passenger-cargo vessel.

Chuuk

Avg Depth ~22.5 m · Depth 10–35 m

R/T/P

Heian Maru

Large submarine tender.

Chuuk

Avg Depth ~24 m · Depth 12–36 m

R/T/P

Hoki Maru

Cargo wreck.

Chuuk

Avg Depth ~38.5 m · Depth 24–53 m

R/T/P

Yamagiri Maru

Cargo wreck.

Chuuk

Avg Depth ~24.5 m · Depth 15–34 m

R/T/P

Kansho Maru

Cargo wreck.

Chuuk

Avg Depth ~26 m · Depth 12–40 m

T/P

Aikoku Maru

Large armed merchant cruiser; deeper.

Chuuk

Avg Depth ~52 m · Depth 40–64 m

R/T/P

Fumitsuki

Destroyer.

Chuuk

Avg Depth ~33.5 m · Depth 27–40 m

T/P

I-169

Japanese submarine; memorial sensitivity.

Chuuk

Avg Depth ~39.5 m · Depth 37–42 m

Netherlands 1 entries

R/T/P

North Sea / Zeeland wartime wreck cluster

Country pass should be archaeology-led and conditions-focused rather than tourism-first.

North Sea

Depth: varies by wreck

New Zealand 4 entries

R/P

Rainbow Warrior

Iconic historic/political wreck now artificial reef.

Cavalli Islands

Avg Depth ~21 m · Depth 15–27 m

R/T/A

HMNZS Canterbury

Purpose-sunk wreck, active recreational/technical community.

Bay of Islands

Avg Depth ~28 m · Depth 20–36 m

R/T/A

HMNZS Waikato

Purpose-sunk frigate.

Bay of Islands

Avg Depth ~22.5 m · Depth 15–30 m

R/T/A

HMNZS Tui

Purpose-sunk research vessel.

Northland

Avg Depth ~25 m · Depth 18–32 m

Norway 4 entries

R/T/P

DS Frankenwald

Highly photogenic preserved cargo wreck.

Gulen

Avg Depth ~32 m · Depth 24–40 m

MS Seattle

Deeper technical wreck.

Kristiansand

Avg Depth ~47.5 m · Depth 23–72 m

T/P

Blücher

WWII heavy cruiser; deep and historically significant.

Oslofjord

Avg Depth ~77 m · Depth 64–90 m

R/T/P

Narvik destroyer wrecks

Major WWII wreck cluster; individual destroyers require separate cards.

Narvik

Avg Depth ~20 m · Depth 10–30 m

Philippines 11 entries

T/P

Irako

Large Japanese refrigeration ship; deeper technical/advanced.

Coron

Avg Depth ~37.5 m · Depth 30–45 m

R/T/P

Okikawa Maru

Large tanker.

Coron

Avg Depth ~18 m · Depth 10–26 m

R/T/P

Akitsushima

Seaplane tender.

Coron

Avg Depth ~29 m · Depth 22–36 m

R/T/P

Kogyo Maru

Cargo vessel.

Coron

Avg Depth ~29 m · Depth 22–36 m

R/T/P

Olympia Maru

Cargo wreck.

Coron

Avg Depth ~26 m · Depth 22–30 m

R/T/P

Morazan Maru

Cargo wreck.

Coron

Avg Depth ~19 m · Depth 12–26 m

R/T/P

Kyokuzan Maru

Cargo wreck.

Busuanga

Avg Depth ~35.5 m · Depth 28–43 m

R/P

Lusong Gunboat

Very shallow wreck/snorkel-dive site.

Coron

Avg Depth ~5 m · Depth 0–10 m

R/T/P

USS New York (ACR-2)

Historic cruiser wreck.

Subic Bay

Avg Depth ~22 m · Depth 17–27 m

R/T

El Capitan

Cargo wreck.

Subic Bay

Avg Depth ~13.5 m · Depth 5–22 m

R/P

San Quentin

Historic wreck remains.

Subic Bay

Avg Depth ~11.5 m · Depth 5–18 m

Poland / Baltic 3 entries

T/P

Wilhelm Gustloff

Mass-casualty wreck; memorial/protection first.

Baltic Sea

Avg Depth ~42.5 m · Depth 38–47 m

T/P

Goya

Mass-casualty wreck; technical/memorial.

Baltic Sea

Avg Depth ~75 m · Depth 68–82 m

T/P

Steuben

Mass-casualty wreck; technical/memorial.

Baltic Sea

Avg Depth ~58.5 m · Depth 45–72 m

Portugal / Azores / Madeira 3 entries

R/T/A

F488 Afonso Cerqueira

Purpose-sunk frigate/artificial reef.

Madeira

Avg Depth ~22.5 m · Depth 15–30 m

Dori

Shallow WWII-era wreck.

São Miguel, Azores

Avg Depth ~14.5 m · Depth 9–20 m

R/T/P

U-1277

German U-boat wreck.

Porto

Depth ~30 m

South Africa 4 entries

R/T/P

MV Produce

Large cargo wreck and fish-life site.

Aliwal Shoal

Avg Depth ~27 m · Depth 22–32 m

R/P

Nebo

Historic wreck.

Aliwal Shoal

Avg Depth ~24 m · Depth 18–30 m

R/A

Fontao

Artificial reef/wreck.

Durban

Avg Depth ~22.5 m · Depth 18–27 m

R/T/A

Smitswinkel Bay wrecks

Cluster of intentionally sunk vessels; separate cards needed.

Cape Peninsula

Avg Depth ~28 m · Depth 20–36 m

Spain / Canary Islands 4 entries

R/T

Boreas

Popular Mediterranean wreck.

Costa Brava

Avg Depth ~25 m · Depth 18–32 m

R/T

Naranjito

Cargo wreck.

Murcia

Avg Depth ~36.5 m · Depth 28–45 m

R/T

Arona

Large cargo wreck.

Gran Canaria

Avg Depth ~30 m · Depth 20–40 m

El Condesito

Shallow recreational wreck.

Tenerife

Avg Depth ~13 m · Depth 6–20 m

Sudan / Red Sea 2 entries

R/T/P

Umbria

Major intact WWII cargo wreck; one of Red Sea's classic wreck dives.

Port Sudan

Avg Depth ~20 m · Depth 5–35 m

Blue Bell

Deep, steeply oriented wreck.

Port Sudan

Avg Depth ~52.5 m · Depth 40–65 m

Sweden / Baltic 3 entries

T/P

Mars the Magnificent

16th-century warship; archaeology/research-first.

Baltic Sea

Avg Depth ~73.5 m · Depth 72–75 m

Kronan

17th-century warship; major archaeological site.

Baltic Sea

Avg Depth ~26.5 m · Depth 26–27 m

Estonia (M/S Estonia)

Protected disaster/memorial wreck; no ordinary wreck-diving framing.

Baltic Sea

Avg Depth ~79.5 m · Depth 74–85 m

Türkiye / Gallipoli 6 entries

R/T/P

HMS Majestic

WWI battleship wreck.

Dardanelles

Depth ~23 m

T/P

HMS Triumph

WWI battleship wreck.

Dardanelles

Depth ~73 m

T/P

HMS Ocean

WWI battleship wreck.

Dardanelles

Depth ~70 m

T/P

HMS Irresistible

WWI battleship wreck.

Dardanelles

Depth ~65 m

T/P

Bouvet

French battleship wreck.

Dardanelles

Depth ~68 m

T/P

HMS Goliath

WWI battleship wreck.

Dardanelles

Depth ~65 m

United Kingdom - Scotland / Scapa Flow 9 entries

R/P

SMS Cöln

Top ~22 m, max ~35-36 m; scheduled monument.

Scapa Flow

Avg Depth ~29 m · Depth 22–36 m

R/P

SMS Karlsruhe

Max ~25 m; scheduled monument.

Scapa Flow

Avg Depth ~19.5 m · Depth 14–25 m

R/T/P

SMS Dresden

Max ~38 m; scheduled monument.

Scapa Flow

Avg Depth ~30.5 m · Depth 23–38 m

R/T/P

SMS Brummer

Light cruiser; scheduled monument.

Scapa Flow

Avg Depth ~29 m · Depth 22–36 m

T/P

SMS König

Battleship; deeper technical.

Scapa Flow

Avg Depth ~30 m · Depth 22–38 m

T/P

SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm

Battleship; technical.

Scapa Flow

Avg Depth ~25 m · Depth 12–38 m

T/P

SMS Markgraf

Battleship; technical.

Scapa Flow

Avg Depth ~34.5 m · Depth 24–45 m

HMS Royal Oak

Protected war grave; not normal recreational wreck.

Scapa Flow

Avg Depth ~22.5 m · Depth 12–33 m

HMS Vanguard

Protected war grave.

Scapa Flow

Avg Depth ~24 m · Depth 14–34 m

United Kingdom - England / Wales 4 entries

R/T/P

SS Kyarra

Classic Channel wreck.

Dorset

Avg Depth ~24 m · Depth 18–30 m

R/T/P

M2 submarine

Submarine/aircraft-carrier experiment wreck.

Dorset

Avg Depth ~32.5 m · Depth 30–35 m

T/P

HMS Moldavia

Deep WWI wreck.

English Channel

Avg Depth ~47 m · Depth 44–50 m

T/P

HMS Audacious

WWI battleship, technical.

North Atlantic / Ireland-UK context

Avg Depth ~58 m · Depth 52–64 m

USA - Florida Keys 9 entries

R/T/A

Spiegel Grove

Core artificial reef wreck.

Key Largo

Avg Depth ~29 m · Depth 18–40 m

R/T/A

Duane

Purpose-sunk Coast Guard cutter.

Key Largo

Avg Depth ~29 m · Depth 18–40 m

R/T/A

Bibb

Purpose-sunk Coast Guard cutter.

Key Largo

Avg Depth ~30.5 m · Depth 21–40 m

R/P

Benwood

WWII casualty wreck.

Key Largo

Avg Depth ~11 m · Depth 8–14 m

R/T/A

Eagle

Purpose-sunk freighter.

Islamorada

Avg Depth ~27 m · Depth 20–34 m

R/T/A

Thunderbolt

Purpose-sunk cable layer.

Marathon

Avg Depth ~30.5 m · Depth 24–37 m

R/T/A

Adolphus Busch Sr.

Purpose-sunk freighter.

Lower Keys

Avg Depth ~26 m · Depth 18–34 m

R/A

Cayman Salvager

Purpose-sunk wreck.

Key West

Avg Depth ~20 m · Depth 12–28 m

R/T/A

Vandenberg

Large purpose-sunk former military vessel.

Key West

Avg Depth ~29 m · Depth 15–43 m

USA - North Carolina 5 entries

R/T/P

U-352

German U-boat; iconic 'Graveyard of the Atlantic' wreck.

Crystal Coast

Avg Depth ~31 m · Depth 27–35 m

R/T/P

Caribsea

Merchant wreck.

Crystal Coast

Avg Depth ~24 m · Depth 20–28 m

R/T/P

Papoose / W.E. Hutton

Historic tanker wreck.

Crystal Coast

Avg Depth ~32 m · Depth 27–37 m

R/T/A

Aeolus

Artificial reef wreck.

Crystal Coast

Avg Depth ~28 m · Depth 22–34 m

R/T/A

Spar

Coast Guard cutter/artificial reef.

Crystal Coast

Avg Depth ~28.5 m · Depth 23–34 m

USA - Great Lakes 4 entries

R/T/P

Thunder Bay wreck collection

Nearly 100 identified sanctuary wrecks; major cold-freshwater heritage cluster.

Lake Huron, Michigan

Depth: varies by wreck

T/P

Ironton

Exceptionally preserved sailing vessel; discovered/identified by NOAA-led work.

Lake Huron

Avg Depth ~73 m · Depth 55–91 m

T/P

Cornelia B. Windiate

Deep preserved schooner.

Lake Huron

Avg Depth ~54 m · Depth 52–56 m

R/P

E.B. Allen

Recreational heritage wreck.

Lake Huron

Avg Depth ~31.5 m · Depth 30–33 m

USA - Hawaii 3 entries

R/A

YO-257

Purpose-sunk artificial reef.

Oahu

Avg Depth ~28 m · Depth 26–30 m

R/T

Sea Tiger

Large wreck dive.

Oahu

Avg Depth ~30.5 m · Depth 24–37 m

R/P

Corsair aircraft

Aircraft wreck, recreational/advanced.

Oahu

Avg Depth ~32.5 m · Depth 30–35 m

Vanuatu 1 entries

R/T/P

SS President Coolidge

One of the world's largest shore-accessible wreck-diving complexes; rec-to-tech spectrum.

Espiritu Santo

Avg Depth ~45.5 m · Depth 21–70 m

Ocean region - North Atlantic deep ocean 3 entries

B/P

RMS Titanic

~3,800 m; archaeology/memorial and submersible/ROV only.

North Atlantic

Depth ~3800 m

B/P

Bismarck

Deep-ocean battleship wreck; ROV/submersible research.

North Atlantic

Depth ~4790 m

B/P

HMS Hood

~3 km; war-grave memorial wreck.

Denmark Strait

Depth ~2800 m

Ocean region - Philippine Sea / Western Pacific deep ocean 4 entries

B/P

USS Indianapolis

~5,500 m.

Philippine Sea

Depth ~5500 m

B/P

USS Johnston

6,456 m.

Philippine Sea

Depth ~6456 m

B/P

USS Samuel B. Roberts

6,895 m.

Philippine Sea

Depth ~6895 m

B/P

IJN Musashi

~1,200 m.

Sibuyan Sea

Avg Depth ~1100 m · Depth 1000–1200 m

Ocean region - Central / South Pacific deep ocean 4 entries

B/P

USS Yorktown (CV-5)

~5,000 m.

Midway / Papahānaumokuākea

Depth ~5000 m

B/P

USS Hornet (CV-8)

~5,400 m.

Solomon Islands region

Depth ~5400 m

B/P

USS Lexington (CV-2)

~3,000 m.

Coral Sea

Depth ~3000 m

B/P

IJN Yamato

~350 m.

East China Sea / Kyushu approaches

Avg Depth ~345 m · Depth 340–350 m

Ocean region - Southern Ocean 1 entries

B/P

Endurance

Deep-ocean polar exploration wreck; heritage and conservation first.

Weddell Sea

Depth ~3008 m

what the deeper research will add

Every wreck becomes more than a depth number

Future country catalogues will add vessel type, build and service history, loss event, casualties and survivors, discovery and identification, top and seabed depth, orientation, current structural condition, recreational exterior route, technical/penetration sectors, access and permits, war-grave or archaeological status, marine life, conservation, notable divers and survey teams, accident/recovery history and dated source references.

Publication discipline: no coordinate dump, no implied penetration permission, no casual treatment of memorial wrecks, and no assumption that yesterday’s open wreck is safe or legally accessible today.

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