List of shipwrecks of Oceania

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This is a list of shipwrecks located in the region of Oceania.

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## Contents

* 1 Australia
* 2 Federated States of Micronesia
* 2.1 Chuuk
* 2.2 Palau
* 2.3 Yap
* 3 Indonesia
* 4 Kiribati
* 5 Marshall Islands
* 6 New Zealand
* 7 Papua New Guinea
* 8 Polynesia
* 8.1 Samoa
* 8.2 Pitcairn Islands
* 8.3 Tahiti
* 9 Solomon Islands
* 9.1 Ironbottom Sound
* 10 References
* 11 Further reading
* 12 External links

## Australia

## Federated States of Micronesia

### Chuuk

During World War II, Chuuk Lagoon (then known as Truk) was the logistical hub of Japan's operations in the South Pacific theatre. In February 1944, in preparation for the forthcoming Battle of Eniwetok, the United States Navy launched an attack on the atoll. Over the course of two days, a series of airstrikes devastated the Japanese fleet, in an offensive codenamed Operation Hailstone. A total of 50 ships were sunk, although many key Japanese warships had been relocated the week before, and thus escaped destruction.

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Aikoku Maru |  Japan Navy | 17 February 1944  | An armed merchantman that was sunk during Operation Hailstone. The remains of 400 men were recovered from the wreck and cremated in 1984.  |  [ ⚑ ] 07°22′N 151°56′E﻿ / ﻿7.367°N 151.933°E﻿ / 7.367; 151.933﻿ (Aikoku Maru (1940))
Fujikawa Maru |  Japan Navy | 17 February 1944  | An armed aircraft transport that was sunk during Operation Hailstone  |
Fumizuki |  Japan Navy | 18 February 1944  | A Japanese Mutsuki-class destroyer that was sunk during Operation Hailstone.  |  [ ⚑ ] 07°24′N 151°44′E﻿ / ﻿7.4°N 151.733°E﻿ / 7.4; 151.733﻿ (Japanese destroyer Fumizuki (1926))
Heian Maru |  Japan Navy | 17 February 1944  | A Japanese submarine tender that was sunk during Operation Hailstone.  |
Sankisan Maru |  Empire of Japan  |  | A Japanese freighter that was sunk during Operation Hailstone.  |
Shinkoko Maru |  Empire of Japan  |  | A Japanese oil tanker that was sunk during Operation Hailstone.  |
I-169 |  Japan Navy | 4 April 1944  | A Japanese Kaidai-class submarine that participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor, and sank northwest of Dublon, when it flooded while diving to avoid an air-raid.  |
Tachikaze |  Japan Navy | 18 February 1944  | A Japanese Minekaze-class destroyer that ran aground at Kuop Atoll on 4 February 1944, and remained stranded until it was sunk in Operation Hailstone.  |  [ ⚑ ] 07°03′N 151°56′E﻿ / ﻿7.05°N 151.933°E﻿ / 7.05; 151.933﻿ (Japanese destroyer Tachikaze)
missing name |  Japan Navy | 1 February 1944  | A Japanese Shiratsuyu-class destroyer that was torpedoed by  missing name south of Chuuk.  |  [ ⚑ ] 07°10′N 151°43′E﻿ / ﻿7.167°N 151.717°E﻿ / 7.167; 151.717﻿ (Japanese destroyer Umikaze)

### Palau

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Amatsu Maru |  Empire of Japan  | 31 March 1944  | A Japanese tanker that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.  |
Bichu Maru |  Empire of Japan  | 30 March 1944  | A Japanese freighter that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.  |
Chuyo Maru |  Imperial Japanese Army | 31 March 1944  | A Japanese freighter (army cargo vessel) that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.  |
Gozan Maru |  Imperial Japanese Army | 30 March 1944  | A Japanese troopship that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.  |
Irō |  Japan Navy | 31 March 1944  | A Japanese Notoro-class oil tanker that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One. She was the sister ship of Sata.  |
Kamikaze Maru |  Japan Navy | 31 March 1944  | A Japanese troopship that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.  |
Kibi Maru |  Japan Navy | 31 March 1944  | A Japanese freighter (army cargo vessel) that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.  |
Nagisan Maru |  Japan Navy | 31 March 1944  | A Japanese freighter (army cargo vessel) that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.  |
missing name |  United States Navy | 13 September 1944  | A Clemson-class destroyer that was sunk by a mine off Anguar.  |  [ ⚑ ] 6°53′N 134°10′E﻿ / ﻿6.883°N 134.167°E﻿ / 6.883; 134.167﻿ (USS Perry (DD-340))
Raizan Maru |  Imperial Japanese Army | 31 March 1944  | A Japanese freighter (army cargo vessel) that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.  |
Ryuko Maru |  Japan Navy | 31 March 1944  | A Japanese freighter (army cargo vessel) that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.  |
Samidare |  Japan Navy | 25 August 1944  | A Japanese Shiratsuyu-class destroyer that was torpedoed by  missing name after running aground on Velasco Reef.  |  [ ⚑ ] 8°10′N 134°38′E﻿ / ﻿8.167°N 134.633°E﻿ / 8.167; 134.633﻿ (Samidare)
Sata |  Japan Navy | 31 March 1944  | A Japanese Notoro-class oil tanker that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One. She was a sister ship of the Irō.  |
Teshio Maru |  Japan Navy | 31 March 1944  | A Japanese freighter (army cargo vessel) that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.  |
Urakami Maru |  Japan Navy | 31 March 1944  | A Japanese repair ship that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.  |
Wakatake |  Japan Navy | 30 March 1944  | A Japanese Wakatake-class destroyer that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.  |  [ ⚑ ] 7°50′N 134°20′E﻿ / ﻿7.833°N 134.333°E﻿ / 7.833; 134.333﻿ (Wakatake)

### Yap

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Script error: The function "ship_prefix_templates" does not exist. |  German Empire  | 7 October 1914  | A survey ship that was scuttled to prevent capture.  |

## Indonesia

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missing name |  Indonesia  | 30 December 2006  | A passenger ferry that sank off Mandalika Island.  |
missing name |  Indonesia  | 25 February 2007  | A passenger ferry that sank several hours from Jakarta.  |

## Kiribati

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Script error: The function "ship_prefix_templates" does not exist. |  United Kingdom  | 29 November 1929  | A British freighter that ran aground at Nikumaroro.  |  [ ⚑ ] 4°39′39″S 174°32′40″W﻿ / ﻿4.66083°S 174.54444°W﻿ / -4.66083; -174.54444﻿ (SS Norwich City)
Canton |  United States  |  | A whaling ship that ran aground at Kanton Island.  |
Golden Sunset |  United Kingdom  | 1866  | A British barque that ran aground at Enderbury Island.[1] |
Script error: The function "ship_prefix_templates" does not exist. |  United States Army | 14 February 1942  | After carrying two companies of infantry and two battalions of coast artillery, about 1,100 men, for the Canton (Kanton) Island garrison, and possibly due to loss of an anchor while landing troops and equipment by means of shallow draft craft from outside the lagoon, the ship became firmly grounded on the coral reef. The hull was eventually scrapped by 6 April 1955.  |

## Marshall Islands

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missing name |  United States Navy | 1 July 1946  | A Sims-class destroyer that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test.  |
missing name |  United States Navy | 25 July 1946  | A Balao-class submarine that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test, Operation Crossroads.  |
missing name |  United States Navy | 25 July 1946  | A Wyoming-class battleship that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test.  |
missing name |  United States Navy | 11 May 1948  | A Gilliam-class attack transport that sustained heavy damage in atomic bomb tests and was scuttled off Kwajalein.  |
missing name |  United States Navy | 1 July 1946  | A Gilliam-class attack transport that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test.  |
missing name |  United States Navy | 1 July 1946  | A Gilliam-class attack transport that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test.  |
Script error: The function "ship_prefix_templates" does not exist. |  Empire of Japan  | 4 December 1943  | A Japanese freighter that was sunk by US aircraft at Kwajalein Atoll.  |  [ ⚑ ] 09°19′N 167°25′E﻿ / ﻿9.317°N 167.417°E﻿ / 9.317; 167.417﻿ (SS Kembu Maru)
missing name |  United States Navy | 2 July 1946  | A Mahan-class destroyer that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test.  |
missing name |  United States Navy | 12 May 1948  | An LST-542-class tank landing ship that was sunk at Enewetak Atoll in an atomic bomb test.  |
missing name |  United States Navy | 25 July 1948  | An LST-542-class tank landing ship that was sunk at Enewetak Atoll in an atomic bomb test.  |
Nagato |  Japan Navy | 30 July 1946  | A Japanese Nagato-class battleship that sustained heavy damage in an atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll, and capsized and sank five days later.  |
missing name |  United States Navy | 10 February 1948  | A Pennsylvania-class super-dreadnought battleship, that was sunk off Kwajalein after atomic bomb tests.  |
missing name |  United States Navy | 25 July 1946  | A Balao-class submarine that sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test.  |  [ ⚑ ] 30°26′N 140°53′E﻿ / ﻿30.433°N 140.883°E﻿ / 30.433; 140.883﻿ (USS Pilotfish (SS-386))
Prinz Eugen |  Germany Navy | 22 December 1946  | A German Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser that was damaged at Bikini Atoll by atomic bomb tests, and later towed to Kwajalein where it capsized and sunk.  |  [ ⚑ ] 8°45′9.85″N 167°40′59.16″E﻿ / ﻿8.7527361°N 167.6831°E﻿ / 8.7527361; 167.6831﻿ (German cruiser Prinz Eugen)
Sakawa |  United States Navy | 2 July 1946  | A Japanese Agano-class cruiser that sustained heavy damage in an atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll, and sank the following day.  |  [ ⚑ ] 11°35′N 165°23′E﻿ / ﻿11.583°N 165.383°E﻿ / 11.583; 165.383﻿ (Japanese cruiser Sakawa)
missing name |  United States Navy | 25 July 1946  | A Lexington-class aircraft carrier that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test.  |  [ ⚑ ] 11°34′53.33″N 165°29′54.78″E﻿ / ﻿11.5814806°N 165.49855°E﻿ / 11.5814806; 165.49855﻿ (USS Saratoga (CV-3))
Toreshima Maru |  Japan Navy | December 1943  | A Japanese supply ship sunk at Maloelap Atoll off Taroa Island by US Navy.  |

## New Zealand

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missing name |  France  | 5 February 1905  | A barque that struck rocks off the Auckland Islands.  |  [ ⚑ ] 50°46′37″S 165°53′15″E﻿ / ﻿50.777075°S 165.887516°E﻿ / -50.777075; 165.887516﻿ (Anjou (ship))
TSS Arahura |  New Zealand  | 24 January 1952  | A passenger and cargo steamer that was sunk for target practice in Cook Strait.  |
Boyd |  United Kingdom  | October 1809  | A brigantine that was attacked by Maori warriors at Whangaroa. The ship was destroyed by fire during the resulting Boyd massacre.  |
Script error: The function "ship_prefix_templates" does not exist. |  Royal Navy | 28 July 1840  | A storeship that was wrecked in a storm in Mercury Bay, with two lives lost.  |  [ ⚑ ] 36°49′36.20″S 175°42′20.00″E﻿ / ﻿36.826722°S 175.70556°E﻿ / -36.826722; 175.70556﻿ (HMS Buffalo (1813))
missing name |  Royal New Zealand Navy | 3 November 2007  | A Leander-class frigate that was scuttled as a dive wreck in the Bay of Islands.  |  [ ⚑ ] 35°11′38″S 174°17′40″E﻿ / ﻿35.1938°S 174.2944°E﻿ / -35.1938; 174.2944﻿ (HMNZS Canterbury (F421))
Cowan |  New Zealand  | 9 March 1948  | A wooden steam trawler that struck rocks in Lyttelton Harbour.  |
Darra |  New Zealand  | 1951  | A tea clipper, later used as a coal hulk, intentionally beached in Lyttelton Harbour.  |
missing name |  United Kingdom  | 20 March 1887  | A barque that ran aground on Enderby Island.  |  [ ⚑ ] 50°29′04″S 166°18′10″E﻿ / ﻿50.484323°S 166.302761°E﻿ / -50.484323; 166.302761﻿ (Derry Castle (barque))
Dolphin |  New Zealand  | 9 December 1862  | A cutter wrecked near Quail Island, Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand  |
Dundonald |  United Kingdom  | 7 March 1907  | A barque that was wrecked in a storm off Disappointment Island, where the survivors remained for seven months until rescued.  |  [ ⚑ ] 50°36′29″S 165°57′17″E﻿ / ﻿50.607938°S 165.954817°E﻿ / -50.607938; 165.954817﻿ (Dundonald (ship))
Script error: The function "ship_prefix_templates" does not exist. |  Australia  | 5 November 1902  | A steamship that struck West Island (one of the Three Kings Islands) and sank within 20 minutes.  |  [ ⚑ ] 34°11′10″S 172°01′54″E﻿ / ﻿34.186047°S 172.031590°E﻿ / -34.186047; 172.031590﻿ (SS Elingamite)
England's Glory  |  United Kingdom  | 7 November 1881  | By getting too close in while waiting the arrival of the pilot.[2] | off Nelson
Endeavour II |  Canada  | 22 February 1971  | A three-masted auxiliary barque driven onto the bar of Parengarenga Harbour, a few miles south of North Cape. There were no fatalities amongst the crew of thirteen men and one woman.[3] |  [ ⚑ ] 34°31′18″S 173°00′37″E﻿ / ﻿34.521762°S 173.010206°E﻿ / -34.521762; 173.010206﻿ (Endeavour II)
missing name |  United States  | 14 May 1866  | A barque that drifted into a cave on the western shore of the Auckland Islands and sank.  |
Holmbank |  New Zealand  | 21 September 1963  | A coastal trading vessel that was lost off Banks Peninsula |
missing name |  New Zealand  | 24 November 1959  | A coastal trading vessel that was lost off Timaru.  |  [ ⚑ ] 44°31′20″S 171°41′22″E﻿ / ﻿44.5223°S 171.6894°E﻿ / -44.5223; 171.6894﻿ (MV Holmglen)
Hydrabad |  United Kingdom  | 24 June 1878  | A cargo and passenger sailing ship that was beached in the North Island in a storm.  |
missing name |  New Zealand  | 24 May 1966  | A collier that capsized near Cape Reinga.  |
missing name |  Soviet Union  | 16 February 1986  | A Soviet passenger liner that ran aground in the Marlborough Sounds.  |  [ ⚑ ] 41°02′32″S 174°13′10″E﻿ / ﻿41.042087°S 174.219496°E﻿ / -41.042087; 174.219496﻿ (MS Mikhail Lermontov)
missing name |  United Kingdom  | 19 June 1940  | An ocean liner that struck a mine and sank off Bream Head while carrying a secret consignment of gold from the Bank of England.  |  [ ⚑ ] 35°51′50″S 174°56′38″E﻿ / ﻿35.86389°S 174.94389°E﻿ / -35.86389; 174.94389﻿ (RMS Niagara)
Novelty |  New Zealand  | Unknown date 1877  | A steam ship wrecked off Quail Island, Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand  |
Script error: The function "ship_prefix_templates" does not exist. |  Royal Navy | 7 February 1863  | A Jason-class corvette that ran aground on the Manukau Heads, with 189 lives lost.  |  [ ⚑ ] 37°04.1′S 174°28.3′E﻿ / ﻿37.0683°S 174.4717°E﻿ / -37.0683; 174.4717﻿ (HMS Orpheus (1860))
Script error: The function "ship_prefix_templates" does not exist. |  New Zealand  | 12 February 1909  | A ferry that foundered off Cape Terawhiti.  |
Script error: The function "ship_prefix_templates" does not exist. |  New Zealand  | 18 September 1917  | A cargo ship that was sunk by a mine off Farewell Spit.  |
missing name |  Royal New Zealand Navy | 14 May 1941  | A coastal cargo boat that was converted into a minesweeper, and hit a mine off Bream Head 25 days after being commissioned.  |  [ ⚑ ] 35°46′15″S 174°43′00″E﻿ / ﻿35.77083°S 174.7166667°E﻿ / -35.77083; 174.7166667﻿ (HMNZS Puriri (T02))
missing name |  United Kingdom  | 7 August 1877  | A barque that ran aground on Farewell Spit.[4] |  [ ⚑ ] 40°30′00″S 172°52′00″E﻿ / ﻿40.5°S 172.8666667°E﻿ / -40.5; 172.8666667﻿ (Queen Bee (ship))
missing name |  Netherlands  | 2 December 1987  | A fishing trawler that was purchased by Greenpeace in 1978 for use as a fundraising and protest ship. She was sabotaged and sunk by the French secret service at Auckland on 10 July 1985, and although later refloated, was found to be beyond repair and finally scuttled in Matauri Bay.  |  [ ⚑ ] 34°58′29″S 173°56′06″E﻿ / ﻿34.9748°S 173.9349°E﻿ / -34.9748; 173.9349﻿ (Rainbow Warrior (1955))
missing name |  Liberia  | 5 October 2011  | A container ship that ran aground on Astrolabe Reef, resulting in New Zealand's worst oil spill. The wreck broke apart and sank in January 2012.  |  [ ⚑ ] 37°32′25″S 176°25′45″E﻿ / ﻿37.54028°S 176.42917°E﻿ / -37.54028; 176.42917﻿ (MV Rena)
Script error: The function "ship_prefix_templates" does not exist. |  Royal Navy | 1868  | A passenger paddle steamer used as a gunboat during the New Zealand Wars. In 1865 she reverted to civilian use and became the Tasmanian Maid, before being wrecked off New Plymouth.  |
missing name |  Australia  | 17 July 1837  | A schooner that was wrecked in a storm off Moeraki, Otago.  |
Script error: The function "ship_prefix_templates" does not exist. |  New Zealand  | 29 April 1881  | A passenger steamer that struck a reef off Waipapa Point and sank the next day, claiming over 100 victims.  |  [ ⚑ ] 46°40′07″S 168°51′44″E﻿ / ﻿46.6686°S 168.8622°E﻿ / -46.6686; 168.8622﻿ (SS Tararua)
Script error: The function "ship_prefix_templates" does not exist. |  Royal Navy | 17 November 1924  | An Alert-class sloop that ran aground in the Chatham Islands.  |
Torrington |  Australia  | 27 June 1851  | A brig wrecked in a storm in Lyttelton Harbour |
missing name |  Royal New Zealand Navy | February 1999  | An oceanographic survey and research ship that was scuttled as a dive wreck.  |  [ ⚑ ] 35°35′00″S 174°32′22″E﻿ / ﻿35.5832°S 174.5394°E﻿ / -35.5832; 174.5394﻿ (HMNZS Tui (1970))
SS Victory |  United Kingdom  | 3 July 1861  | A steamship that ran aground off Otago Peninsula.  |  [ ⚑ ] 45°50′33″S 170°43′56″E﻿ / ﻿45.8425°S 170.7321°E﻿ / -45.8425; 170.7321﻿ (Victory wreck)
Wahine |  New Zealand  | 10 April 1968  | A passenger ferry that ran aground and capsized, with 51 lives lost.  |
missing name |  Royal New Zealand Navy | 18 December 2000  | A Leander-class frigate that was scuttled off Tutukata as an artificial reef.  |  [ ⚑ ] 35°39′10″S 174°32′40″E﻿ / ﻿35.6528°S 174.5445°E﻿ / -35.6528; 174.5445﻿ (HMNZS Waikato (F55))
Script error: The function "ship_prefix_templates" does not exist. |  New Zealand  | 29 October 1894  | A luxury steamer that hit a reef off Great Barrier Island.  |  [ ⚑ ] 36°04′03″S 175°21′07″E﻿ / ﻿36.0674°S 175.3519°E﻿ / -36.0674; 175.3519﻿ (SS Wairarapa)
missing name |  Royal New Zealand Navy | 13 November 2005  | A Leander-class frigate that was scuttled off the coast of Wellington.  |  [ ⚑ ] 41°21.18′S 174°46.80′E﻿ / ﻿41.353°S 174.78°E﻿ / -41.353; 174.78﻿ (HMNZS Wellington (F69))
William and John |  New Zealand  | 27 June 1851  | A 10 ton cutter wrecked in a storm in Lyttelton Harbour |

## Papua New Guinea

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missing name |  United States Navy | 26 December 1943  | A Fletcher-class destroyer that was sunk by a Japanese dive bomber off Cape Gloucester, New Britain.  |  [ ⚑ ] 5°20′S 148°25′E﻿ / ﻿5.333°S 148.417°E﻿ / -5.333; 148.417﻿ (USS Brownson (DD-518))
missing name |  Royal Australian Navy | 18 October 1944  | A Bathurst-class corvette that collided with the American tanker York north of Langemak Bay.  |  [ ⚑ ] 6°4′S 147°45′E﻿ / ﻿6.067°S 147.75°E﻿ / -6.067; 147.75﻿ (HMAS Geelong (J201))
Hakaze |  Japan Navy | 23 January 1943  | A Japanese Minekaze-class destroyer that was torpedoed by  missing name south of Kavieng, New Ireland.  |  [ ⚑ ] 02°47′S 150°38′E﻿ / ﻿2.783°S 150.633°E﻿ / -2.783; 150.633﻿ (Japanese destroyer Hakaze)
Script error: The function "ship_prefix_templates" does not exist. |  Imperial Japanese Army | 2 March 1943  | A Japanese troopship that was sunk by Allied aircraft in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea.  |  [ ⚑ ] 06°46′S 147°10′E﻿ / ﻿6.767°S 147.167°E﻿ / -6.767; 147.167﻿ (SS Kyokusei Maru)
missing name |  United Kingdom  | 18 June 1942  | A passenger and cargo ship that was sunk by Japanese aircraft in Port Moresby.  |
Mikazuki |  Japan Navy | 28 July 1943  | A Japanese Mutsuki-class destroyer that ran aground on a reef off the west coast of New Island.  |  [ ⚑ ] 5°27′S 148°25′E﻿ / ﻿5.45°S 148.417°E﻿ / -5.45; 148.417﻿ (Japanese destroyer Mikazuki (1926))
missing name |  United States Navy | 10 November 1944  | A Mount Hood-class ammunition ship that exploded in Seeadler Harbor, killing over 300 people and destroying twenty-two smaller boats and landing craft.  |  [ ⚑ ] 2°01′42″S 147°21′18″E﻿ / ﻿2.02833°S 147.355°E﻿ / -2.02833; 147.355﻿ (USS Mount Hood (AE-11))
Script error: The function "ship_prefix_templates" does not exist. |  United Kingdom  | 31 December 1923  | A steamship that was wrecked on Natara Reef, off Port Moresby.  |
Ro-33 |  Japan Navy | 29 August 1942  | A Japanese Ro-33-class submarine that was sunk by  missing name off Port Moresby.  |  [ ⚑ ] 09°36′S 147°06′E﻿ / ﻿9.6°S 147.1°E﻿ / -9.6; 147.1﻿ (Japanese submarine Ro-33)
missing name |  United States Navy | 13 August 1942  | An S-class submarine that ran aground off Rossel Island.  |  [ ⚑ ] 11°21′02.74″S 154°08′56.51″E﻿ / ﻿11.3507611°S 154.1490306°E﻿ / -11.3507611; 154.1490306﻿ (USS S-39 (SS-144))
Tenryū |  Japan Navy | 19 December 1942  | A Japanese Tenryū-class cruiser that was torpedoed by  missing name off Madang.  |  [ ⚑ ] 05°12′S 145°56′E﻿ / ﻿5.2°S 145.933°E﻿ / -5.2; 145.933﻿ (Japanese cruiser Tenryū)
W-26 |  Japan Navy | 17 February 1944  | A Japanese W-19-class minesweeper that was bombed by American aircraft at Karavia Bay, New Britain.  |
Yūgiri |  Japan Navy | 26 November 1943  | A Japanese Fubuki-class destroyer that was sunk in the Battle of Cape St. George.  |  [ ⚑ ] 04°44′S 154°0′E﻿ / ﻿4.733°S 154°E﻿ / -4.733; 154﻿ (Japanese destroyer Yūgiri (1930))

## Polynesia

### Samoa

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Staghound  |  Australia | 21 November 1862  | Drove ashore during a gale.  |
Script error: The function "ship_prefix_templates" does not exist. |  Germany Navy | 16 March 1889  | A gunboat that was wrecked in the 1889 Apia cyclone.  |  [ ⚑ ] 13°49′36″S 171°45′53″W﻿ / ﻿13.8266°S 171.7647°W﻿ / -13.8266; -171.7647﻿ (SMS Adler)
Script error: The function "ship_prefix_templates" does not exist. |  Germany Navy | 16 March 1889  | A warship that was wrecked in the 1889 Apia cyclone.  |  [ ⚑ ] 13°49′53″S 171°45′07″W﻿ / ﻿13.83139°S 171.75194°W﻿ / -13.83139; -171.75194﻿ (SMS Eber (1887))
missing name |  United States Navy | 16 March 1889  | A warship that was wrecked in the 1889 Apia cyclone.  |

### Pitcairn Islands

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Wild Wave |  | 5 March 1858  | A 1500-ton clipper ship that was wrecked on Oeno Island.  |
Cornwallis |  | 23 January 1875  | A ship that was wrecked on Pitcairn Island.  |
Khandeish |  | 25 September 1875  | A ship that was wrecked on Oeno Island.  |
Acadia |  | 5 June 1881  | A mail ship that was wrecked on Ducie Island.  |
Oregon |  | 23 August 1883  | A ship that was wrecked on Oeno Island.  |
Bowdon |  | April 1893  | A ship that was wrecked on Oeno Island.  |

### Tahiti

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Lady of St Kilda |  United Kingdom  |  | A schooner that was wrecked sometime shortly after 1843.  |

## Solomon Islands

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missing name |  United States Navy | 30 January 1943  | A Northampton-class heavy cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Rennell Island.  |  [ ⚑ ] 11°25′S 160°56′E﻿ / ﻿11.417°S 160.933°E﻿ / -11.417; 160.933﻿ (USS Chicago (CA-29))
missing name |  United States Navy | 6 July 1943  | A St. Louis-class light cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Kula Gulf.  |  [ ⚑ ] 7°46′0″S 157°11′0″E﻿ / ﻿7.766667°S 157.183333°E﻿ / -7.766667; 157.183333﻿ (USS Helena (CL-50))
Jintsu |  Japan Navy | 13 July 1943  | A Japanese Sendai-class light cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Kolombangara.  |  [ ⚑ ] 07°38′S 157°06′E﻿ / ﻿7.633°S 157.1°E﻿ / -7.633; 157.1﻿ (Japanese cruiser Jintsu)
missing name |  United States Navy | 13 November 1942  | An Atlanta-class light cruiser that was sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.  |  [ ⚑ ] 10°34′S 161°04′E﻿ / ﻿10.567°S 161.067°E﻿ / -10.567; 161.067﻿ (USS Juneau (CL-52))
Ro-34 |  Japan Navy | 5 April 1943  | A Japanese Kaichū type submarine that was sunk by  missing name and  missing name off the Russell Islands.  |  [ ⚑ ] 08°15′S 158°58′E﻿ / ﻿8.25°S 158.967°E﻿ / -8.25; 158.967﻿ (Japanese submarine Ro-34)
Yūgumo |  Japan Navy | 7 October 1943  | A Japanese Yūgumo-class destroyer that was sunk in the Naval Battle of Vella Lavella.  |  [ ⚑ ] 07°33′S 156°14′E﻿ / ﻿7.55°S 156.233°E﻿ / -7.55; 156.233﻿ (Japanese destroyer Yūgumo (1941))
Yura |  Japan Navy | 25 October 1942  | A Japanese Nagara-class light cruiser that was bombed by US aircraft and scuttled off Savo Island.  |  [ ⚑ ] 08°15′S 159°07′E﻿ / ﻿8.25°S 159.117°E﻿ / -8.25; 159.117﻿ (Japanese cruiser Yura)

### Ironbottom Sound

Ironbottom Sound is the name given to the stretch of water between Guadalcanal and Florida Island, because of the dozens of ships and planes that sank there during the Guadalcanal Campaign in 1942–43.

Ship  | Flag  | Sunk date  | Notes  | Coordinates

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missing name |  United States Navy | 7 April 1943  | A Gleaves-class destroyer that was sunk by Japanese aircraft during Operation I-Go.  |  [ ⚑ ] 9°10′30″S 160°12′0″E﻿ / ﻿9.175°S 160.2°E﻿ / -9.175; 160.2﻿ (USS Aaron Ward (DD-483))
Akatsuki |  Japan Navy | 13 November 1942  | A Japanese Akatsuki-class destroyer that was sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.  |  [ ⚑ ] 09°17′S 159°56′E﻿ / ﻿9.283°S 159.933°E﻿ / -9.283; 159.933﻿ (Japanese destroyer Akatsuki)
missing name |  United States Navy | 9 August 1942  | A New Orleans-class heavy cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Savo Island.  |  [ ⚑ ] 9°12′33″S 159°52′3″E﻿ / ﻿9.20917°S 159.8675°E﻿ / -9.20917; 159.8675﻿ (USS Astoria (CA-34))
missing name |  United States Navy | 13 November 1942  | An Atlanta-class anti-aircraft cruiser that was sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.  |  [ ⚑ ] 9°23′24″S 159°58′44″E﻿ / ﻿9.390°S 159.979°E﻿ / -9.390; 159.979﻿ (USS Atlanta (CL-51))
Ayanami |  Japan Navy | 15 November 1942  | A Japanese Fubuki-class destroyer that was sunk by gunfire from  missing name.  |  [ ⚑ ] 9°10′S 159°52′E﻿ / ﻿9.167°S 159.867°E﻿ / -9.167; 159.867﻿ (Japanese destroyer Ayanami (1929))
missing name |  United States Navy | 13 November 1942  | A Benson-class destroyer that was struck by torpedoes from the Japanese destroyer  missing name.  |
missing name |  Royal Australian Navy | 9 August 1942  | A Kent-class cruiser that was scuttled after taking damage in the Battle of Savo Island.  |  [ ⚑ ] 9°12′29″S 159°54′46″E﻿ / ﻿9.20806°S 159.91278°E﻿ / -9.20806; 159.91278﻿ (HMAS Canberra (D33))
missing name |  United States Navy | 30 August 1942  | A Wickes-class destroyer that was sunk by Japanese aircraft.  |  [ ⚑ ] 09°24′S 160°01′E﻿ / ﻿9.4°S 160.017°E﻿ / -9.4; 160.017﻿ (USS Colhoun (DD-85))
missing name |  United States Navy | 13 November 1942  | A Mahan-class destroyer that was sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.  |
missing name |  United States Navy | 1 February 1943  | A Fletcher-class destroyer that was sunk by Japanese bombers during Operation Ke.  |  [ ⚑ ] 9°9′S 159°52′E﻿ / ﻿9.15°S 159.867°E﻿ / -9.15; 159.867﻿ (USS De Haven)
missing name |  United States Navy | 12 October 1942  | A Gleaves-class destroyer that was sunk after taking damage in the Battle of Cape Esperance.  |
Fubuki |  Japan Navy | 11 October 1942  | A Japanese Fubuki-class destroyer that was sunk in the Battle of Cape Esperance.  |  [ ⚑ ] 09°06′S 159°38′E﻿ / ﻿9.1°S 159.633°E﻿ / -9.1; 159.633﻿ (Japanese destroyer Fubuki)
Furutaka |  Japan Navy | 12 October 1942  | A Japanese Furutaka-class cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Cape Esperance.  |  [ ⚑ ] 09°02′S 159°33′E﻿ / ﻿9.033°S 159.55°E﻿ / -9.033; 159.55﻿ (Japanese cruiser Furutaka)
missing name |  United States Navy | 8 August 1942  | A Heywood-class attack transport that was sunk by Mitsubishi G4M bombers.  |  [ ⚑ ] 9°20′45″S 160°8′14″E﻿ / ﻿9.34583°S 160.13722°E﻿ / -9.34583; 160.13722﻿ (USS George F. Elliot (AP-130))
missing name |  United States Navy | 5 September 1942  | A Wickes-class destroyer that was sunk by Japanese destroyers  missing name,  missing name, and  missing name.  |
Hiei |  Japan Navy | 14 November 1942  | A Japanese Kongō-class battleship that was scuttled after taking damage in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.  |  [ ⚑ ] 9°00′00″S 158°59′59″E﻿ / ﻿9°S 158.99972°E﻿ / -9; 158.99972﻿ (Japanese battleship Hiei)
Hirokawa Maru |  Japan Navy |  | A Japanese military transport.  |
missing name |  United States Navy | 9 August 1942  | A Gridley-class destroyer that was sunk by Japanese aircraft.  |  [ ⚑ ] 9°42′S 158°59′E﻿ / ﻿9.7°S 158.983°E﻿ / -9.7; 158.983﻿ (USS Jarvis (DD-393))
missing name |  United States Navy | 13 August 1943  | An attack transport that was sunk by Japanese aircraft off Lunga Point.  |
Kasi Maru |  Japan Navy | 2 July 1943  | A Japanese auxiliary minelayer/merchant ship, sunk in Mbaeroko Bay, near Munda, during a bombing raid by USAAF B-25 bombers  |  [ ⚑ ] 8°06′S 157°20′E﻿ / ﻿8.1°S 157.333°E﻿ / -8.1; 157.333
missing name |  United States Navy | 8 April 1943  | A Kanawha-class fleet replenishment oiler that was sunk by enemy Vals.  |
Kinugawa Maru |  Japan Navy |  | A Japanese military transport.  |
Kirishima |  Japan Navy | 15 November 1942  | A Japanese Kongō-class battleship that was sunk by  missing name.  |  [ ⚑ ] 9°05′S 159°42′E﻿ / ﻿9.083°S 159.7°E﻿ / -9.083; 159.7﻿ (Japanese battleship Kirishima)
missing name |  United States Navy | 13 November 1942  | A Benson-class destroyer that was sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.  |
missing name |  United States Navy | 5 September 1942  | A Wickes-class destroyer that was sunk by Japanese destroyers  missing name,  missing name, and  missing name.  |
Makigumo |  Japan Navy | 1 February 1942  | A Japanese Yūgumo-class destroyer that was scuttled after striking a mine.  |  [ ⚑ ] 09°15′S 159°47′E﻿ / ﻿9.25°S 159.783°E﻿ / -9.25; 159.783﻿ (Japanese destroyer Makigumo)
missing name |  Royal New Zealand Navy | 7 April 1943  | A Bird-class minesweeper that was sunk by Japanese aircraft.  |
missing name |  United States Navy | 13 November 1942  | A Gleaves-class destroyer that was sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.  |
missing name |  United States Navy | 30 November 1942  | A Northampton-class heavy cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Tassafaronga.  |  [ ⚑ ] 09°12′S 159°50′E﻿ / ﻿9.2°S 159.833°E﻿ / -9.2; 159.833﻿ (USS Northampton (CA-26))
missing name |  United States Navy | 14 November 1942  | A Mahan-class destroyer that was sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.  |
missing name |  United States Navy |  | An American PT boat.  |
missing name |  United States Navy |  | An American PT boat.  |
missing name |  United States Navy |  | An American PT boat.  |
missing name |  United States Navy |  | An American PT boat.  |
missing name |  United States Navy |  | An American PT boat.  |
missing name |  United States Navy | 9 August 1942  | A New Orleans-class cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Savo Island.  |  [ ⚑ ] 9°4′32″S 159°58′30″E﻿ / ﻿9.07556°S 159.975°E﻿ / -9.07556; 159.975﻿ (USS Quincy (CA-39))
missing name |  United States Navy | 25 October 1942  | A Navajo-class oceangoing tug that was sunk off Tulagi by Japanese destroyers.  |  [ ⚑ ] 9°23′0″S 160°13′14″E﻿ / ﻿9.383333°S 160.22056°E﻿ / -9.383333; 160.22056﻿ (USS Seminole (AT-65))
missing name |  United States Navy | 29 January 1945  | A Coast Guard-crewed Liberty ship that exploded while anchored off Lunga Beach.  |
Takanami |  Japan Navy | 30 November 1942  | A Japanese Yūgumo-class destroyer that was sunk in the Battle of Tassafaronga.  |  [ ⚑ ] 9°14′S 159°49′E﻿ / ﻿9.23°S 159.82°E﻿ / -9.23; 159.82﻿ (Japanese destroyer Takanami (1942))
Teruzuki |  Japan Navy | 12 December 1942  | A Japanese Akizuki-class destroyer that was torpedoed by PT-37 and PT-40.  |  [ ⚑ ] 9°13′S 159°46′E﻿ / ﻿9.217°S 159.767°E﻿ / -9.217; 159.767﻿ (Japanese destroyer Teruzuki)
Toa Maru |  Japan Navy |  | A Japanese military transport.  |
missing name |  United States Navy | 9 August 1942  | A New Orleans-class cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Savo Island.  |  [ ⚑ ] 9°7′17″S 159°52′48″E﻿ / ﻿9.12139°S 159.88°E﻿ / -9.12139; 159.88﻿ (USS Vincennes (CA-44))
missing name |  United States Navy | 15 November 1942  | A Sims-class destroyer that was sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.  |
missing name |  Liberia  | 30 April 2000  | A cruise ship that struck a reef in the Sandfly Passage and ran aground in Roderick Bay.  |  [ ⚑ ] 9°01′23.17″S 160°07′22.91″E﻿ / ﻿9.0231028°S 160.1230306°E﻿ / -9.0231028; 160.1230306﻿ (World Discoverer)
YP-284 |  United States Navy | 25 October 1942  | An American yard patrol craft.  |
Yūdachi |  Japan Navy | 13 November 1942  | A Japanese Shiratsuyu-class destroyer that was sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.  |  [ ⚑ ] 09°14′S 159°52′E﻿ / ﻿9.233°S 159.867°E﻿ / -9.233; 159.867﻿ (Japanese destroyer Yudachi)

## References

1. ↑ "Enderbury Island, Phoenix Group, Republic of Kiribati". Janeresture.com. 28 September 2008. http://www.janeresture.com/kiribati_phoenix_group/enderbury.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
2. ↑ "WELLINGTON.". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser (Queensland, Australia) XXII (3002): p. 3. 8 November 1881. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122872483. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
3. ↑ Taylor, Roger (2008-02-01). Voyages of a Simple Sailor. Waltham Cross: The FitzRoy Press. ISBN 978-0955803505.
4. ↑ 'Wreck of the Queen Bee, from London', pg 2, Nelson Evening Mail, 8 August 1877

## Further reading

* Diggle, Lynton (2014). Shipwrecks of New Zealand: Companion to New Zealand Shipwrecks, 8th edition (2nd ed.). Auckland: Lynton Diggle. ISBN 9780473197247.
* Edwards, Hugh (1978). Australian and New Zealand Shipwrecks & Sea Tragedies. Sydney: Currawong Press. ISBN 090800110X.
* Ingram, C.W.N.; Wheatley, Percy Owen; Diggle, Lynton; Diggle, Edith; Gordon, Keith (2007). New Zealand Shipwrecks: Over 200 years of disasters at sea (8th ed.). Auckland: Hodder Moa. ISBN 9781869710934.
* McLean, Gavin (2007). Full astern!: an illustrated history of New Zealand shipwrecks. Wellington, NZ: Grantham House. ISBN 9781869341039.
* Taylor, Peter (2006). The Australian and New Zealand list of vessels lost, missing or taken from active service 1874-1949. Newport, Vic: Scuttlebutt Press. ISBN 9780975175460.
* Wilkinson, Doug (1974). Shipwreck : Selected New Zealand maritime accidents. Wellington, NZ: Southern Press. OCLC 1419297.

## External links

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