List of shipwrecks of Oceania

See also: List of shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean, List of missing ships, and List of maritime disasters

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

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## Australia

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Main article: List of shipwrecks of Australia

## Melanesia

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### Fiji

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Harriet |  United Kingdom | 16 July 1837  | A whaler wrecked on Providence Reef in the Fiji Islands.  |
Tuaikaepau |  New Zealand | 6 July 1962  | A cutter that ran aground on the South Minerva Reef.  | 23°55′19″S 179°05′34″W﻿ / ﻿23.92194°S 179.09278°W﻿ / -23.92194; -179.09278﻿ (Tuaikaepau)

### New Caledonia

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I-17 |  Imperial Japanese Navy | 19 August 1943  | A Type B1 submarine that was sunk by US aircraft and the Royal New Zealand Navy minesweeper HMNZS Tui south of New Caledonia.  | 23°26′S 166°50′E﻿ / ﻿23.433°S 166.833°E﻿ / -23.433; 166.833﻿ (I-17)

### Norfolk Island

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HMS Sirius |  Royal Navy | 19 March 1790  | First Fleet ship that sank on the reef in Slaughter Bay, Norfolk Island, while landing stores  |

### Papua New Guinea

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USS Amberjack |  United States Navy | 16 February 1943  | A Gato-class submarine sunk by Japanese warships off Rabaul.  | 05°05′S 152°37′E﻿ / ﻿5.083°S 152.617°E﻿ / -5.083; 152.617﻿ (USS Amberjack)
Arashio |  Imperial Japanese Navy | 4 March 1943  | An Asashio-class destroyer that was sunk in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea.  | 07°15′S 148°30′E﻿ / ﻿7.250°S 148.500°E﻿ / -7.250; 148.500﻿ (Japanese destroyer Arashio)
USS Argonaut |  United States Navy | 10 January 1943  | A V type submarine sunk by Japanese destroyers off Rabaul.  | 05°40′14″S 153°54′56″E﻿ / ﻿5.67056°S 153.91556°E﻿ / -5.67056; 153.91556﻿ (USS Argonaut (SS-166))
USS Brownson | 26 December 1943  | A Fletcher-class destroyer that was sunk by a Japanese dive bomber aircraft 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))
HMAS Geelong |  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 147.750°E﻿ / -6.067; 147.750﻿ (HMAS Geelong (J201))
Hakaze |  Imperial Japanese Navy | 23 January 1943  | A Japanese Minekaze-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Guardfish south of Kavieng, New Ireland.  | 02°47′S 150°38′E﻿ / ﻿2.783°S 150.633°E﻿ / -2.783; 150.633﻿ (Japanese destroyer Hakaze)
Hatsukaze | 2 November 1943  | A Kagerō-class destroyer sunk in Empress Augusta Bay off Bougainville Island by U.S. Navy warships during the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay.  | 06°01′S 153°58′E﻿ / ﻿6.017°S 153.967°E﻿ / -6.017; 153.967﻿ (Hatsukaze)
I-2 | 7 April 1944  | A J1 type submarine sunk by the United States Navy destroyer USS Saufley 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) west-northwest of New Hanover Island.  | 02°17′S 149°14′E﻿ / ﻿2.283°S 149.233°E﻿ / -2.283; 149.233﻿ (I-2)
I-4 | 21 December 1942  | A J1 type submarine torpedoed by the United States Navy submarine USS Seadragon at the southern entrance to St. George's Channel off New Ireland about 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) from Rabaul.  | 05°02′S 152°33′E﻿ / ﻿5.033°S 152.550°E﻿ / -5.033; 152.550﻿ (I-4)
I-168 | 27 July 1943  | A Kaidai 6 type submarine sunk by the United States Navy submarine USS Scamp 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) off New Hanover Island.  | 02°50′S 149°01′E﻿ / ﻿2.833°S 149.017°E﻿ / -2.833; 149.017﻿ (I-168)
I-171 | 1 February 1944  | A Kaidai 6 type submarine sunk by the United States Navy destroyers USS Guest and USS Hudson 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) west of Buka Island in the Solomon Islands Archipelago.  | 05°37′S 154°14′E﻿ / ﻿5.617°S 154.233°E﻿ / -5.617; 154.233﻿ (I-171)
Kako | 10 August 1942  | A Furutaka-class cruiser torpedoed by the United States Navy submarine USS S-44 off Simbari Island.  | 02°28′S 152°11′E﻿ / ﻿2.467°S 152.183°E﻿ / -2.467; 152.183﻿ (Kako)
Kembu Maru |  Japan | 3 March 1943  | A cargo ship that was sunk by Allied aircraft in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea.  | 07°15′S 148°30′E﻿ / ﻿7.250°S 148.500°E﻿ / -7.250; 148.500﻿ (Japanese transport Kembu Maru)
Kyokusei Maru |  Imperial Japanese Navy | 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)
Macdhui |  Australia | 18 June 1942  | A passenger and cargo ship that was sunk by Japanese aircraft at Port Moresby.  |
Makinami |  Imperial Japanese Navy | 25 November 1943  | A Yūgumo-class destroyer sunk by United States Navy destroyers 55 nautical miles (102 km; 63 mi) east-southeast of Cape St. George on New Ireland in the Battle of Cape St. George.  | 05°14′S 153°50′E﻿ / ﻿5.233°S 153.833°E﻿ / -5.233; 153.833﻿ (Makinami)
Mamutu |  Australia | 7 August 1942  | A motor vessel sunk by the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine Ro-33 in the Gulf of Papua.  | 09°11′S 144°12′E﻿ / ﻿9.183°S 144.200°E﻿ / -9.183; 144.200﻿ (Mamutu)
USS McKean |  United States Navy | 17 November 1943  | A Wickes-class destroyer sunk by Japanese aircraft off Bougainville Island.[1] | 06°31′S 154°52′E﻿ / ﻿6.517°S 154.867°E﻿ / -6.517; 154.867﻿ (USS McKean)
Mikazuki |  Imperial Japanese Navy | 28 July 1943  | A Japanese Mutsuki-class destroyer that ran aground on a reef off the west coast of New Ireland.  | 5°27′S 148°25′E﻿ / ﻿5.450°S 148.417°E﻿ / -5.450; 148.417﻿ (Japanese destroyer Mikazuki (1926))
USS Mount Hood |  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))
Nojima Maru |  Japan | 3 March 1943  | A troopship ship that was damaged both by aircraft and a collision with the Japanese destroyer Arashio and sank 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) southeast of Finschafen, New Guinea  | 07°15′S 148°30′E
Oigawa Maru | 3 March 1943  | A troopship that was sunk by the US motor torpedo boats PT-143 and PT-150 in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea.  | 06°58′S 148°16′E﻿ / ﻿6.967°S 148.267°E﻿ / -6.967; 148.267﻿ (Japanese transport Oigawa Maru)
Okinoshima |  Imperial Japanese Navy | 12 May 1942  | A minelayer that was torpedoed by USS S-42 and sank under tow in Saint George's Channel.  | 05°06′S 153°48′E﻿ / ﻿5.100°S 153.800°E﻿ / -5.100; 153.800﻿ (Japanese minelayer Okinoshima)
Ōnami | 25 November 1943  | A Yūgumo-class destroyer torpedoed by United States Navy destroyers between Buka Island and Cape St. George on New Ireland in the Battle of Cape St. George.  | 05°15′S 153°49′E﻿ / ﻿5.250°S 153.817°E﻿ / -5.250; 153.817﻿ (Ōnami)
Ōshio | 20 February 1943  | An Asashio-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Albacore 70 nautical miles (130 km; 81 mi) northeast of Manus Island.  | 00°50′S 146°06′E﻿ / ﻿0.833°S 146.100°E﻿ / -0.833; 146.100﻿ (Japanese destroyer Ōshio)
Pruth |  United Kingdom | 31 December 1923  | A steamship that was wrecked on Natara Reef, off Port Moresby.  |
Ro-33 |  Imperial Japanese Navy | 29 August 1942  | A Japanese Ro-33-class submarine that was sunk by HMAS Arunta off Port Moresby.  | 09°36′S 147°06′E﻿ / ﻿9.600°S 147.100°E﻿ / -9.600; 147.100﻿ (Japanese submarine Ro-33)
Ro-104 | 23 May 1944  | A Ro-100-class submarine sunk by the United States Navy destroyer escort USS England north of the Admiralty Islands.  | 01°26′N 149°20′E﻿ / ﻿1.433°N 149.333°E﻿ / 1.433; 149.333﻿ (Ro-104)
Ro-105 | 31 May 1944  | A Ro-100-class submarine sunk by the United States Navy destroyer escort USS England north of the Admiralty Islands.  | 00°47′N 149°56′E﻿ / ﻿0.783°N 149.933°E﻿ / 0.783; 149.933﻿ (Ro-105)
Ro-106 | 22 May 1944  | A Ro-100-class submarine sunk by the United States Navy destroyer escort USS England north of the Admiralty Islands.  | 01°40′N 150°31′E﻿ / ﻿1.667°N 150.517°E﻿ / 1.667; 150.517﻿ (Ro-106)
Ro-108 | 26 May 1944  | A Ro-100-class submarine sunk by the United States Navy destroyer escort USS England north of the Admiralty Islands.  | 00°32′S 148°35′E﻿ / ﻿0.533°S 148.583°E﻿ / -0.533; 148.583﻿ (Ro-108)
Ro-111 | 10 June 1944  | A Ro-100-class submarine sunk by the United States Navy destroyer USS Taylor north of the Admiralty Islands.  | 00°26′N 149°16′E﻿ / ﻿0.433°N 149.267°E﻿ / 0.433; 149.267﻿ (Ro-111)
Ro-116 | 24 May 1944  | A Ro-100-class submarine sunk by the United States Navy destroyer escort USS England north of the Admiralty Islands.  | 00°53′N 149°14′E﻿ / ﻿0.883°N 149.233°E﻿ / 0.883; 149.233﻿ (Ro-116)
USS S-39 |  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))
Sendai |  Imperial Japanese Navy | 2 November 1943  | A Sendai-class light cruiser sunk in Empress Augusta Bay off Bougainville Island by U.S. Navy warships during the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay.  | 06°10′S 154°20′E﻿ / ﻿6.167°S 154.333°E﻿ / -6.167; 154.333﻿ (Sendai)
Shimakaze | 12 January 1943  | A Minekaze-class destroyer that was torpedoed by the United States Navy submarine USS Guardfish near Kavieng, New Ireland.  | 02°51′S 149°43′E﻿ / ﻿2.850°S 149.717°E﻿ / -2.850; 149.717﻿ (Japanese destroyer Shimakaze (1920))
Shirayuki | 3 March 1943  | A Fubuki-class destroyer that was sunk by Allied aircraft 55 nautical miles (102 km; 63 mi) southeast of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea.  | 07°15′S 148°30′E﻿ / ﻿7.250°S 148.500°E﻿ / -7.250; 148.500﻿ (Japanese destroyer Shirayuki (1928))
Sin-ai Maru |  Japan | 3 March 1943  | A troopship that was sunk by Allied aircraft in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea.  | 07°15′S 148°30′E﻿ / ﻿7.250°S 148.500°E﻿ / -7.250; 148.500﻿ (SS Sin-ai Maru (1921))
Taimei Maru
Tenryū |  Imperial Japanese Navy | 19 December 1942  | A Japanese Tenryū-class cruiser that was torpedoed by USS Albacore off Madang.  | 05°12′S 145°56′E﻿ / ﻿5.200°S 145.933°E﻿ / -5.200; 145.933﻿ (Japanese cruiser Tenryū)
W-26 | 17 February 1944  | A Japanese W-19-class minesweeper that was bombed by American aircraft at Karavia Bay, New Britain.  |
Yayoi | 10 August 1926  | A Kamikaze-class destroyer sunk as a target by Japanese aircraft off the Oki Islands.  |
Yūgiri | 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 154.000°E﻿ / -4.733; 154.000﻿ (Japanese destroyer Yūgiri (1930))

## Micronesia

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### Federated States of Micronesia

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Agano |  Imperial Japanese Navy | 15 February 1944  | An Agano-class cruiser that was torpedoed by the United States Navy submarine USS Skate 160 nautical miles (296 km; 184 mi) north of Truk.  | 10°11′N 151°42′E﻿ / ﻿10.183°N 151.700°E﻿ / 10.183; 151.700﻿ (Japanese cruiser Agano)
Aikoku Maru | 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 | An armed aircraft transport that was sunk during Operation Hailstone |
Fumizuki | 18 February 1944  | A Japanese Mutsuki-class destroyer that was sunk during Operation Hailstone.  | 07°24′N 151°44′E﻿ / ﻿7.400°N 151.733°E﻿ / 7.400; 151.733﻿ (Japanese destroyer Fumizuki (1926))
Heian Maru | 17 February 1944  | A Japanese submarine tender that was sunk during Operation Hailstone.  |
I-169 | 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.  |
Planet |  Germany | 7 October 1914  | A survey ship that was scuttled to prevent capture.  |
Sankisan Maru |  Japan |  | A Japanese freighter that was sunk during Operation Hailstone.  |
Shinkoko Maru |  | A Japanese oil tanker that was sunk during Operation Hailstone.  |
Tachikaze |  Imperial Japanese 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 / ﻿7.050°N 151.933°E﻿ / 7.050; 151.933﻿ (Japanese destroyer Tachikaze)
Umikaze | 1 February 1944  | A Japanese Shiratsuyu-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Guardfish south of Chuuk.  | 07°10′N 151°43′E﻿ / ﻿7.167°N 151.717°E﻿ / 7.167; 151.717﻿ (Japanese destroyer Umikaze)

### Guam

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USS Acadia |  United States Navy | 20 September 2010  | A Yellowstone-class destroyer tender sunk as a target off Guam.  |
Aratama Maru |  Imperial Japanese Navy | 1944  | An Imperial Japanese Navy transport sunk in Talofofo Bay.  |
SMS Cormoran |  Imperial German Navy | 7 April 1917  | A German steamer scuttled in Apra Harbor to avoid capture at the start of American involvement in World War I.  | 13°27′33″N 144°39′15″E﻿ / ﻿13.45917°N 144.65417°E﻿ / 13.45917; 144.65417﻿ (SMS Cormoran (1914))
Kitsugawa Maru |  Japan |  | A Japanese merchant freighter sunk by torpedo in Apra Harbor.  |
Tokai Maru |  Imperial Japanese Navy | 1943  | An Imperial Japanese Navy armed transport sunk in Apra Harbor.  |

### Kiribati

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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.[2] |
Norwich City | 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)
President Taylor |  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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USS Anderson |  United States Navy | 1 July 1946  | A Sims-class destroyer that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test.  |
USS Apogon | 25 July 1946  | A Balao-class submarine that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test, Operation Crossroads.  |
USS Arkansas | A Wyoming-class battleship that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test.  |
USS Barrow | 11 May 1948  | A Gilliam-class attack transport that sustained heavy damage in atomic bomb tests and was scuttled off Kwajalein.  |
USS Carlisle | 1 July 1946  | A Gilliam-class attack transport that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test.  |
USS Gilliam | A Gilliam-class attack transport that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test.  |
Kembu Maru |  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)
USS Lamson |  United States Navy | 2 July 1946  | A Mahan-class destroyer that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test.  |
USS LST-545 | 12 May 1948  | An LST-542-class tank landing ship that was sunk at Enewetak Atoll in an atomic bomb test.  |
USS LST-661 | 25 July 1948  | An LST-542-class tank landing ship that was sunk at Enewetak Atoll in an atomic bomb test.  |
Nagato |  Imperial Japanese 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.  |
USS Pennsylvania |  United States Navy | 10 February 1948  | A Pennsylvania-class super-dreadnought battleship, that was sunk off Kwajalein after atomic bomb tests.  |
USS Pilotfish | 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 |  Kriegsmarine | 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 167.6831000°E﻿ / 8.7527361; 167.6831000﻿ (German cruiser Prinz Eugen)
Sakawa |  Imperial Japanese 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)
USS Saratoga |  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 165.4985500°E﻿ / 11.5814806; 165.4985500﻿ (USS Saratoga (CV-3))
Toreshima Maru |  Imperial Japanese Navy | December 1943  | A Japanese supply ship sunk at Maloelap Atoll off Taroa Island by US Navy.  |

### Palau

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Amatsu Maru |  Japan | 31 March 1944  | A Japanese tanker that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.  |
Bichu Maru | 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 | 30 March 1944  | A Japanese troopship that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.  |
Irō | 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 | A Japanese troopship that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.  |
Kibi Maru | A Japanese freighter (army cargo vessel) that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.  |
Nagisan Maru | A Japanese freighter (army cargo vessel) that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.  |
USS Perry |  United States Navy | 13 September 1944  | A Clemson-class destroyer that was sunk by a naval 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 | A Japanese freighter (army cargo vessel) that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.  |
Samidare | 25 August 1944  | A Japanese Shiratsuyu-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Batfish after running aground on Velasco Reef.  | 8°10′N 134°38′E﻿ / ﻿8.167°N 134.633°E﻿ / 8.167; 134.633﻿ (Samidare)
Sata | 31 March 1944  | A Japanese Notoro-class oil tanker that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One. She was a sister ship of Irō.  |
Teshio Maru | A Japanese freighter (army cargo vessel) that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.  |
Urakami Maru | A Japanese repair ship that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.  |
Wakatake | 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)

### Wake Island

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Dashing Wave |  United Kingdom | 31 August 1870  | A British tea clipper that struck a reef and sank.  |
Hayate |  Imperial Japanese Navy | 11 December 1941  | A Japanese destroyer sunk by US Marines.  | 19°10′N 166°22′E﻿ / ﻿19.167°N 166.367°E﻿ / 19.167; 166.367﻿ (Japanese destroyer Hayate)
Kisaragi | 18°55′N 166°17′E﻿ / ﻿18.917°N 166.283°E﻿ / 18.917; 166.283﻿ (Japanese destroyer Kisaragi)
Libelle |  Bremen | 4 March 1866  | A German barque that shipwrecked on the eastern reef during a gale.[3] |

## New Zealand

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See also: List of shipwrecks of Southland

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Anjou |  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))
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.  |
HMS Buffalo |  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 / ﻿36.8267222°S 175.7055556°E﻿ / -36.8267222; 175.7055556﻿ (HMS Buffalo (1813))
HMNZS Canterbury |  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 | 1951  | A tea clipper, later used as a coal hulk, intentionally beached in Lyttelton Harbour.  |
Derry Castle |  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))
Elingamite |  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.[4] | 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.[5] | 34°31′18″S 173°00′37″E﻿ / ﻿34.521762°S 173.010206°E﻿ / -34.521762; 173.010206﻿ (Endeavour II)
General Grant |  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 |
Holmglen | 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.  |
Kaitawa |  New Zealand | 24 May 1966 | A collier that capsized near Cape Reinga.  |
Mikhail Lermontov |  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)
RMS Niagara |  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 | 1877  | A steam ship wrecked off Quail Island, Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand  |
HMS Orpheus |  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))
Penguin |  New Zealand | 12 February 1909 | A ferry that foundered off Cape Terawhiti.  |
Port Kembla | 18 September 1917 | A cargo ship that was sunk by a mine off Farewell Spit.  |
HMNZS Puriri |  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 174.71667°E﻿ / -35.77083; 174.71667﻿ (HMNZS Puriri (T02))
Queen Bee |  United Kingdom | 7 August 1877 | A barque that ran aground on Farewell Spit.[6] | 40°30′00″S 172°52′00″E﻿ / ﻿40.50000°S 172.86667°E﻿ / -40.50000; 172.86667﻿ (Queen Bee (ship))
Rainbow Warrior |  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))
Rena |  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)
HMS Sandfly |  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 Tasmanian Maid, before being wrecked off New Plymouth.  |
Sydney Packet |  Australia | 17 July 1837 | A schooner that was wrecked in a storm off Moeraki, Otago.  |
Tararua |  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)
HMS Torch |  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 |
HMNZS Tui |  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))
Victory |  | 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.  |
HMNZS Waikato |  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))
Wairarapa |  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)
HMNZS Wellington |  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 / ﻿41.35300°S 174.78000°E﻿ / -41.35300; 174.78000﻿ (HMNZS Wellington (F69))
William and John |  New Zealand | 27 June 1851 | A 10-ton cutter wrecked in a storm in Lyttelton Harbour |

## Polynesia

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### French Polynesia

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

### Hawaii

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USS Admiral W. L. Capps |  United States Navy |  |  |
USS Arizona | 7 December 1941  | A battleship lost in the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.  | 21°21′53″N 157°57′00″W﻿ / ﻿21.364775°N 157.950112°W﻿ / 21.364775; -157.950112﻿ (USS Arizona (BB-39))
USS Barbero | 7 October 1964  | A Balao-class submarine sunk as a target off Pearl Harbor.  |
Bering |  Russia | January 1815  | The Russian-American Company ship (also spelled Behring; formerly Atahualpa, an American maritime fur trade vessel) wrecked at Waimea Bay, Oahu.[7][8] |
USS Carbonero |  United States Navy | 27 April 1975  | A Balao-class submarine sunk as a target.  |
Carrier Dove |  United States | 21 November 1921  | A schooner that struck a reef off Molokai.  |
Carthaginian II | December 2005  | A sailing boat that was sunk as an artificial reef.  | 20°51′45.8″N 156°40′30.7″W﻿ / ﻿20.862722°N 156.675194°W﻿ / 20.862722; -156.675194﻿ (Carthaginian II)
Cleopatra's Barge |  Hawaii | 6 April 1824  | The royal yacht of King Kamehameha II that ran aground in Hanalei Bay.  |
USS Darter |  United States Navy | 7 January 1992  | A submarine that was disabled in a collision with Kansas Getty, and sunk as a target off Pearl Harbor.  |
Ehime Maru |  Japan | 9 February 2001  | A Japanese fishery high school training ship sank about 9 nautical miles (17 km) off the south coast of Oahu, after a collision with United States Navy submarine USS Greeneville. Nine of its crewmembers were killed, including four high school students.  |
I-18 |  Imperial Japanese Navy |  | A Japanese midget submarine depth-charged at Pearl Harbor.  |
I-401 | 31 May 1946  | An I-400-class submarine that was sunk as a target off Kalaeloa.  |
Kad’yak |  Russia | 1816  | The Russian-American Company ship (also spelled Kad’iak and Kodiak; formerly Myrtle), wrecked at Honolulu Harbor, Oahu.[8] |
USS LST-480 |  United States Navy | 21 May 1944  | A tank landing ship sunk following the West Loch Disaster in Pearl Harbor.  |
USNS Mission San Miguel | 8 October 1957  | A fleet oiler run aground on Maro Reef.  |
USS S-28 | 4 July 1944  | An S-class submarine that sunk off Oahu.  |
USS Saginaw | 29 October 1870  | A sloop-of-war that ran aground off Kure Atoll.  |
San Pedro |  United States | 1996  | Sunk by Atlantis Submarines Hawaii as an artificial reef.  |
USS Stickleback |  United States Navy | 29 May 1958  | A Balao-class submarine sunk in a collision with USS Silverstein.  |
USS Tinosa | November 1960  | A Gato-class submarine that was scuttled after being used as an anti-submarine warfare target.  |
USS Utah | 7 December 1941  | A former battleship converted to a training and target ship lost in the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.  | 21°22′8″N 157°57′45″W﻿ / ﻿21.36889°N 157.96250°W﻿ / 21.36889; -157.96250﻿ (USS Utah (BB-31))
YO-257 | 1989  | Sunk by Atlantis Submarines Hawaii as an artificial reef.  |

### Pitcairn Islands

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Acadia |  | 5 June 1881  | A mail ship that was wrecked on Ducie Island.  |
Bowdon |  | April 1893  | A 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.  |
Oregon |  | 23 August 1883  | A ship that was wrecked on Oeno Island.  |
Wild Wave |  | 5 March 1858  | A 1,500-ton clipper ship that was wrecked on Oeno Island.  |

### Samoa

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SMS Adler |  Imperial German 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)
SMS Eber | 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))
Staghound |  British Australian colony | 21 November 1862  | Drove ashore during a gale.  |
USS Trenton |  United States Navy | 16 March 1889  | A warship that was wrecked in the 1889 Apia cyclone.  |

## Solomon Islands

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USS Chicago |  United States Navy | 30 January 1943  | The Northampton-class heavy cruiser was sunk at 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))
USS Helena | 6 July 1943  | The St. Louis-class light cruiser was sunk at the Battle of Kula Gulf.  | 7°46′0″S 157°11′0″E﻿ / ﻿7.76667°S 157.18333°E﻿ / -7.76667; 157.18333﻿ (USS Helena (CL-50))
Jintsū |  Imperial Japanese Navy | 13 July 1943  | The Japanese Sendai-class light cruiser was sunk at the Battle of Kolombangara.  | 07°38′S 157°06′E﻿ / ﻿7.633°S 157.100°E﻿ / -7.633; 157.100﻿ (Japanese cruiser Jintsū)
USS Juneau |  United States Navy | 13 November 1942  | The Atlanta-class light cruiser was sunk at 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 |  Imperial Japanese Navy | 5 April 1943  | The Japanese Kaichū type submarine was sunk by USS O'Bannon and USS Strong off the Russell Islands.  | 08°15′S 158°58′E﻿ / ﻿8.250°S 158.967°E﻿ / -8.250; 158.967﻿ (Japanese submarine Ro-34)
Yūgumo | 7 October 1943  | The Japanese Yūgumo-class destroyer was sunk at the Naval Battle of Vella Lavella.  | 07°33′S 156°14′E﻿ / ﻿7.550°S 156.233°E﻿ / -7.550; 156.233﻿ (Japanese destroyer Yūgumo (1941))
Yura | 25 October 1942  | The Japanese Nagara-class light cruiser was bombed by US aircraft and scuttled off Savo Island.  | 08°15′S 159°07′E﻿ / ﻿8.250°S 159.117°E﻿ / -8.250; 159.117﻿ (Japanese cruiser Yura)

### Ironbottom Sound

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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.

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USS Aaron Ward |  United States Navy | 7 April 1943  | The Gleaves-class destroyer was sunk by Japanese aircraft during Operation I-Go.  | 9°10′30″S 160°12′0″E﻿ / ﻿9.17500°S 160.20000°E﻿ / -9.17500; 160.20000﻿ (USS Aaron Ward (DD-483))
Akatsuki |  Imperial Japanese Navy | 13 November 1942  | The Japanese Akatsuki-class destroyer was sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.  | 09°17′S 159°56′E﻿ / ﻿9.283°S 159.933°E﻿ / -9.283; 159.933﻿ (Japanese destroyer Akatsuki)
USS Astoria |  United States Navy | 9 August 1942  | The New Orleans-class heavy cruiser was sunk at the Battle of Savo Island.  | 9°12′33″S 159°52′3″E﻿ / ﻿9.20917°S 159.86750°E﻿ / -9.20917; 159.86750﻿ (USS Astoria (CA-34))
USS Atlanta | 13 November 1942  | The Atlanta-class anti-aircraft cruiser was sunk at 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 |  Imperial Japanese Navy | 15 November 1942  | The Japanese Fubuki-class destroyer was sunk by gunfire from USS Washington.  | 9°10′S 159°52′E﻿ / ﻿9.167°S 159.867°E﻿ / -9.167; 159.867﻿ (Japanese destroyer Ayanami (1929))
USS Barton |  United States Navy | 13 November 1942  | The Benson-class destroyer was struck by torpedoes from the Japanese destroyer Akatsuki.  |
HMAS Canberra |  Royal Australian Navy | 9 August 1942  | The Kent-class cruiser was scuttled after taking damage at 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))
USS Colhoun |  United States Navy | 30 August 1942  | The Wickes-class destroyer was sunk by Japanese aircraft.  | 09°24′S 160°01′E﻿ / ﻿9.400°S 160.017°E﻿ / -9.400; 160.017﻿ (USS Colhoun (DD-85))
USS Cushing | 13 November 1942  | The Mahan-class destroyer was sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.  |
USS De Haven | 1 February 1943  | The Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk by Japanese bomber aircraft during Operation Ke.  | 9°9′S 159°52′E﻿ / ﻿9.150°S 159.867°E﻿ / -9.150; 159.867﻿ (USS De Haven)
USS Duncan | 12 October 1942  | The Gleaves-class destroyer was sunk after taking damage in the Battle of Cape Esperance.  |
Fubuki |  Imperial Japanese Navy | 11 October 1942  | The Japanese Fubuki-class destroyer was sunk at the Battle of Cape Esperance.  | 09°06′S 159°38′E﻿ / ﻿9.100°S 159.633°E﻿ / -9.100; 159.633﻿ (Japanese destroyer Fubuki)
Furutaka | 12 October 1942  | The Japanese Furutaka-class cruiser was sunk at the Battle of Cape Esperance.  | 09°02′S 159°33′E﻿ / ﻿9.033°S 159.550°E﻿ / -9.033; 159.550﻿ (Japanese cruiser Furutaka)
USS George F. Elliott |  United States Navy | 8 August 1942  | The Heywood-class attack transport was sunk by Mitsubishi G4M bomber aircraft.  | 9°20′45″S 160°8′14″E﻿ / ﻿9.34583°S 160.13722°E﻿ / -9.34583; 160.13722﻿ (USS George F. Elliot (AP-130))
USS Gregory | 5 September 1942  | The Wickes-class destroyer was sunk by the Japanese destroyers Yūdachi, Hatsuyuki, and Murakumo.  |
Hiei |  Imperial Japanese Navy | 14 November 1942  | The Japanese Kongō-class battleship was scuttled after taking damage at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.  | 9°00′00″S 158°59′59″E﻿ / ﻿9.00000°S 158.99972°E﻿ / -9.00000; 158.99972﻿ (Japanese battleship Hiei)
Hirokawa Maru |  | A Japanese military transport.  |
USS Jarvis |  United States Navy | 9 August 1942  | The Gridley-class destroyer was sunk by Japanese aircraft.  | 9°42′S 158°59′E﻿ / ﻿9.700°S 158.983°E﻿ / -9.700; 158.983﻿ (USS Jarvis (DD-393))
USS John Penn | 13 August 1943  | The attack transport was sunk by Japanese aircraft off Lunga Point.  |
Kasi Maru |  Imperial Japanese Navy | 2 July 1943  | The Japanese auxiliary minelayer/merchant ship, sunk in Mbaeroko Bay, near Munda, during a bombing raid by American B-25 bomber aircraft.  | 8°06′S 157°20′E﻿ / ﻿8.100°S 157.333°E﻿ / -8.100; 157.333
USS Kanawha |  United States Navy | 8 April 1943  | The Kanawha-class fleet replenishment oiler was sunk by Japanese Aichi D3A aircraft.  |
Kinugawa Maru |  Imperial Japanese Navy |  | A Japanese military transport.  |
Kirishima | 15 November 1942  | The Japanese Kongō-class battleship was sunk by USS Washington.  | 9°05′S 159°42′E﻿ / ﻿9.083°S 159.700°E﻿ / -9.083; 159.700﻿ (Japanese battleship Kirishima)
USS Laffey |  United States Navy | 13 November 1942  | The Benson-class destroyer that was sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.  |
USS Little | 5 September 1942  | The Wickes-class destroyer was sunk by the Japanese destroyers Yūdachi, Hatsuyuki, and Murakumo.  |
Makigumo |  Imperial Japanese Navy | 1 February 1942  | The Japanese Yūgumo-class destroyer was scuttled after striking a naval mine.  | 09°15′S 159°47′E﻿ / ﻿9.250°S 159.783°E﻿ / -9.250; 159.783﻿ (Japanese destroyer Makigumo)
HMNZS Moa |  Royal New Zealand Navy | 7 April 1943  | The Bird-class minesweeper was sunk by Japanese aircraft.  |
USS Monssen |  United States Navy | 13 November 1942  | The Gleaves-class destroyer was sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.  |
USS Northampton | 30 November 1942  | The Northampton-class heavy cruiser was sunk at the Battle of Tassafaronga.  | 09°12′S 159°50′E﻿ / ﻿9.200°S 159.833°E﻿ / -9.200; 159.833﻿ (USS Northampton (CA-26))
USS Preston | 14 November 1942  | The Mahan-class destroyer was sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.  |
PT-37 |  United States Navy |  | American PT boats |
PT-44 |  |
PT-111 |  |
PT-112 |  |
PT-123 |  |
USS Quincy | 9 August 1942  | The New Orleans-class cruiser was sunk at the Battle of Savo Island.  | 9°4′32″S 159°58′30″E﻿ / ﻿9.07556°S 159.97500°E﻿ / -9.07556; 159.97500﻿ (USS Quincy (CA-39))
USS Seminole | 25 October 1942  | The Navajo-class oceangoing tug was sunk off Tulagi by Japanese destroyers.  | 9°23′0″S 160°13′14″E﻿ / ﻿9.38333°S 160.22056°E﻿ / -9.38333; 160.22056﻿ (USS Seminole (AT-65))
USS Serpens |  United States Coast Guard | 29 January 1945  | The United States Coast Guard-crewed Liberty ship that exploded while anchored off Lunga Beach.  |
Takanami |  Imperial Japanese Navy | 30 November 1942  | The Yūgumo-class destroyer was sunk at 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 | 12 December 1942  | The Akizuki-class destroyer 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 |  | A Japanese military transport.  |
USS Vincennes |  United States Navy | 9 August 1942  | The New Orleans-class cruiser was sunk at the Battle of Savo Island.  | 9°7′17″S 159°52′48″E﻿ / ﻿9.12139°S 159.88000°E﻿ / -9.12139; 159.88000﻿ (USS Vincennes (CA-44))
USS Walke | 15 November 1942  | The Sims-class destroyer was sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.  |
World Discoverer |  Liberia | 30 April 2000  | The cruise ship 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 |  | An American yard patrol craft.  |
Yūdachi |  Imperial Japanese Navy | 13 November 1942  | The Japanese Shiratsuyu-class destroyer was sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.  | 09°14′S 159°52′E﻿ / ﻿9.233°S 159.867°E﻿ / -9.233; 159.867﻿ (Japanese destroyer Yudachi)

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## Further reading

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* 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.

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