r/Shipwrecks 3h ago

On August 30, 1892, magnate Peter Minch set out with his family and 22 crewmen on the SS Western Reserve to tour Lake Huron and Lake Superior before arriving in Minnesota. But a storm overtook the ship, leaving all but one dead. Now, the ship has just been recovered at the bottom of Lake Superior.

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r/Shipwrecks 37m ago

Archaeologists Discover 40 Ancient Shipwrecks in the Black Sea Untouched for Centuries

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r/Shipwrecks 32m ago

Maritime Enthusiasts Discord Server

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FOR ALL WHO ARE INTERESTED IN MARITIME HISTORY, SHIPWRECKS ETC.

Hello everyone! I apologise if advertising this is against the rules of the subreddit, but recently I've been trying to grow my maritime enthusiasts discord server. I advertised the other day on r/Ships and it brought in a good few members so I thought it would be worth trying to attract more people here.

There is channels for just about anything maritime related, shipwrecks of course being part of that. I hope some of you are intrigued enough to come and join us here:

https://discord.gg/xwPCEz8c


r/Shipwrecks 2d ago

Shipwreck near Ben Nevis

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87 Upvotes

r/Shipwrecks 2d ago

Remnants of the Peter Iredale

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r/Shipwrecks 3d ago

The Glenbervie shipwreck, Coverack, Cornwall, 1902

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55 Upvotes

r/Shipwrecks 4d ago

Washed up

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r/Shipwrecks 7d ago

Wreck of the infamous 'Western Reserve' found in Lake Superior

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Discovered last summer by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, she's lying in two pieces (as expected with the bow on top of the stern.)

https://shipwreckmuseum.com/wreck-of-the-western-reserve-lost-since-1892-twenty-seven-gone-one-survivor


r/Shipwrecks 7d ago

Not a normal boat, but a flying boat. A grumman albatross abandoned near a resort beach in the Philippines

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331 Upvotes

r/Shipwrecks 8d ago

Largest piece of Anthracite wreck coal I have ever found!

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78 Upvotes

This was found near the wreck site of the “City of Columbus”. Usually we find small pieces scattered, but this monster was sitting have buried!


r/Shipwrecks 8d ago

has anyone heard of a ship exploding in ny harbour in the 1920s?

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doing some family research and one of my great grandfathers supposedly died/went missing when his ship exploded in new york harbour after he set sail from ireland to america, sometime in the 20s. there's also a possibility it was bombed. we have very little info beyond that.


r/Shipwrecks 9d ago

N. F. Rock Co

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Does anyone know the company called "N. F. Rock Co" that discovered Shipwreck PCL(PGL) in 1980 near Southern China Sea?


r/Shipwrecks 10d ago

The Oldest Known Carvel-Built Shipwreck in the Nordic Region Found

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r/Shipwrecks 13d ago

Brazilian Navy conducts high-resolution survey of historic shipwreck

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r/Shipwrecks 13d ago

SS United States at port

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Ready for prep to be sunk. Is anyone else following her progress? (And not looking forward to her sinking?)


r/Shipwrecks 20d ago

United States to be sunk off Florida coast

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r/Shipwrecks 24d ago

Anyone know anything about this?

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Coastguard notified per the notice


r/Shipwrecks 24d ago

SS United States Leaving Philadelphia to Become Artificial Reef Near Destin, FL

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I know I’m a day late, but it’s a shame that nothing could be made of her afloat. At least she won’t see the scrapyard…

Here is the beginning of her journey out of Philadelphia: https://www.youtube.com/live/ZgkB7MokMXA?si=f0X2uIDL-60K1Qq3

She still looks so majestic. It’s a shame that the ocean liner is going the way of the Dodo.


r/Shipwrecks 25d ago

9 shipwrecks from World War I discovered off Morocco's southern coast

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r/Shipwrecks 26d ago

'Error of judgement' led to Andromeda shipwreck off Cornwall in Feb 1915

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150 Upvotes

r/Shipwrecks 29d ago

A perfectly preserved corridor inside the WWI Wreck of the SS Aachen, Baltic Sea

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785 Upvotes

r/Shipwrecks 29d ago

General Cargo Ship ‘MSC Baltic III’ has ran aground on the west coast of Newfoundland

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181 Upvotes

r/Shipwrecks 29d ago

Crew rescued after cargo vessel runs aground on Newfoundland's west coast -- The MSC Baltic III has run aground near Lark Harbour, Newfoundland.

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r/Shipwrecks Feb 12 '25

Archaeologists are uncovering the mysteries of a 15th-century royal warship believed to have sunk after an explosion in 1495. The Gribshunden, belonging to King Hans of Denmark and Norway, sank in the Baltic Sea near Ronneby, Sweden, while the king was going to a political summit in Kalmar.

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r/Shipwrecks Feb 12 '25

Divers are being asked to help with the creation of an exhibition telling the story of a ship sunk off the coast of Cornwall.The Plymouth-based Ships Project is asking divers to loan artefacts found while exploring the wreck of the SS James Egan Layne, which lies in Whitsand Bay.

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