This is a list of missing ships and wrecks. If it is known that the ship in question sank, then its wreck has not yet been located.

Ships are usually declared lost and assumed wrecked after a period of disappearance. The disappearance of a ship usually implies all hands lost. Without witnesses or survivors, the mystery surrounding the fate of missing ships has inspired many items of nautical lores and the creation of paranormal zones such as the Bermuda Triangle. In many cases a probable cause has been deduced, such as a known storm or warfare, but it could not be confirmed without witnesses or sufficient documentation.

Many disappearances occurred before wireless telegraphy became available in navigation applications in the late 1890s, which would have allowed crew to send a distress call. Sudden disasters such as military strike, collision, rogue wave, or piracy could also prevent a crew from sending a distress call and reporting a location.

Among the many missing ships on the list are submarines, which have limited communication, and provide the crew almost no chance of survival if struck by disaster under water.

The advancement of radar technology by the end of World War II and today's Global Positioning System make it more likely that a distressed vessel will be located.

Most vessels currently listed as missing disappeared over a vast search area and/or deep water and there is little commercial interest in searching for the vessels and salvaging the wreck and its contents. Often the search and recovery costs are prohibitive even with today's sonar and wrecking technologies and could not be compensated by salvaged valuables, even if there were any on board. The search for these types of missing vessels is usually motivated by historical, legal or actuarial interests requiring the aid of government funding such as in the 2008 discovery of HMAS Sydney and Kormoran.^[1]

The list is organised by the marine region in which the disappearance or sinking occurred, or the closest country to the area. The year of the disappearance, last known location, and possible location of the wreck are included.

Africa

Madagascar
Prefix Ship Year Possible or Last Known Location HMS Blenheim 1807 off the coast of Madagascar[2]

South Africa
Prefix Ship Year Possible or Last Known Location SS Waratah 1909 somewhere between Durban and Cape Town[3]

North America

Canada

Newfoundland and Labrador Prefix Ship Year Possible or Last Known Location SS Arctic 1854 somewhere off Cape Race, Newfoundland[4] (missing Wreck)  Nova Scotia Prefix Ship Year Possible or Last Known Location FV Andrea Gail 1991 somewhere off Sable Island[5] FV L'Acadien II 2008 somewhere off Cape Breton[6] (missing wreck) FV Jutland 1920 approximately 160 kilometers southeast of Halifax[7]  Ontario Prefix Ship Year Possible or Last Known Location SS James Carruthers 1913 Lake Huron, near Georgian Bay.[8] SS Leafield 1913 Lake Superior, probably about 14 miles (23 km) southeast of Port Arthur, Ontario.[9]

United States

Prefix Ship Year Possible or Last Known Location SS Baychimo 1969 Ghost ship last sighted in 1969 in Beaufort Sea off Alaska.[10] SS Bannockburn 1902 Lost on Lake Superior 21 November 1902 SS Chicora 1895 Lake freighter that sank on 21 January 1895 in Lake Michigan.[11] SS D.M. Clemson 1908 Lake freighter vanished in a violent Lake Superior storm on 1 December 1908.[12] SS Hippocampus 1868 Lake freighter that capsized in Lake Michigan a few miles from Benton Harbor, Michigan.[13] SS Marine Sulphur Queen 1963 Somewhere in Florida Strait around 25°45′N 86°00′W / 25.750°N 86.000°W / 25.750; -86.000.[14] (missing wreck) SS Plymouth 1913 Near Gull Island and Poverty Island in Green Bay.[15] Undetermined Area Prefix Ship Year Possible or Last Known Location USS Albany 1854 somewhere in Caribbean Sea[16] Cerisoles 1918 Minesweeper built for French Navy, lost in heavy weather in Lake Superior along with Inkerman in November 1918.[13] USS Cyclops 1918 somewhere between Barbados and Baltimore, Maryland[17] Danube 1892 somewhere between Guadeloupe and New York City[18] Le Griffon 1679 Lost between Green Bay and the Niagara River.[19] HMS Heureux 1800 somewhere between the Caribbean and Halifax[20] Inkerman 1918 Minesweeper built for French Navy, lost in heavy weather in Lake Superior along with Cerisoles in November 1918.[13] USS Insurgent 1800 somewhere in Caribbean Sea[21] Java 1869 en route to Yokohama[22] USS Lynx 1820 somewhere between St. Mary's, Georgia and Kingston, Jamaica[23] Maratonga 2015 somewhere between Norfolk, Virginia and Portugal[24] SS Marquette & Bessemer No. 2 1909 American or Canadian waters of Lake Erie USS Nereus 1941 somewhere around the Virgin Islands.[25] USS Pickering 1800 somewhere between Newcastle, Delaware and Guadeloupe[26] USS Proteus 1941 somewhere in Caribbean Sea[27] SS R.G. Coburn 1871 Lake freighter lost in heavy weather in Lake Huron in October 1871.[13] USS Saratoga 1781 somewhere in Caribbean Sea[28]

Central America

Panama
Prefix Ship Year Possible or Last Known Location Surcouf 1942 North of Cristóbal, Colón

Asia

India
Prefix Ship Year Possible or Last Known Location SS Vaitarna 1888 somewhere off the coast of Saurashtra in Arabian Sea[29] MV Kairali 1979 some miles away from Margao[30]

Indonesia
Prefix Ship Year Possible or Last Known Location U-196 1944 somewhere south of Java near Sunda Strait[31] USS Capelin 1943 somewhere near Sulawesi[32] HMS Lady Nelson 1825 unconfirmed destruction at Aluta Island or Baba Island[33]

Japan
Prefix Ship Year Possible or Last Known Location USS Kete 1945 somewhere off Ryukyu Islands[34] USS Runner 1943 somewhere off Japan[35] USS Swordfish 1945 somewhere off Ryukyu Islands[36]

Philippines
Prefix Ship Year Possible or Last Known Location USS Grayling 1943 somewhere off Manila or in Lingayen Gulf[37]

Europe

Greece
Prefix Ship Year Possible or Last Known Location HMS Sickle 1944 probably sunk in Antikythera Channel[40] Unterseeboot UB-3 1915 Lost in the Aegean Sea west of Izmir[41]

United Kingdom
Prefix Ship Year Possible or Last Known Location SS Lord Spencer 1895 somewhere between San Francisco and New York City.[42] Unterseeboot U-47 1941 somewhere near the Rockall Banks around 60°N 19°W / 60°N 19°W / 60; -19[43]

Oceania

Australia

New South Wales Prefix Ship Year Possible or Last Known Location Awahou 1952 somewhere between Sydney and Lord Howe Island[58] Amy Louise 1909 somewhere between Pernambuco, Brazil and Sydney[59] Whale 1816 somewhere between Sydney and the mouth of the Hawkesbury River[58]  Northern Territory Prefix Ship Year Possible or Last Known Location Nft West 1989 somewhere in Arafura Sea[33] Peron 1948 somewhere near Darwin[33] Phoenix 1950 somewhere between Truscott and Darwin[33]  Queensland Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=List_of_missing_ships Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia.  Navigácia: Veda > Analytika Antropológia Aplikované vedy Bibliometria Dejiny vedy Encyklopédie Filozofia vedy Forenzné vedy Humanitné vedy Knižničná veda Kryogenika Kryptológia Kulturológia Literárna veda Medzidisciplinárne oblasti Metódy kvantitatívnej analýzy Metavedy Metodika Metodológia vedy Náboženstvo a veda Náučná literatúra Podvody vo vede Popularizácia vedy Potravinárstvo Prírodné vedy Pseudoveda Scientometria Spoločenské vedy Teórie Teatrológia Technické vedy Technika Terminológia Umenie Výskum Veda Veda a technika podľa štátu Veda a technika podľa kontinentu Veda a technika podľa roka Veda v kozme Vedci Vedecká literatúra Vedecké databázy Vedecké experimenty Vedecké konferencie Vedecké metódy Vedecké ocenenia Vedecké organizácie Vedecké parky Vedeckí spisovatelia Vzdelávanie Záhady Príbuzné výrazy: Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia. www.astronomia.sk | www.biologia.sk | www.botanika.sk | www.dejiny.sk | www.economy.sk | www.elektrotechnika.sk | www.estetika.sk | www.farmakologia.sk | www.filozofia.sk | Fyzika | www.futurologia.sk | www.genetika.sk | www.chemia.sk | www.lingvistika.sk | www.politologia.sk | www.psychologia.sk | www.sexuologia.sk | www.sociologia.sk | www.veda.sk I www.zoologia.sk Prefix Ship Year Possible or Last Known Location Douglas Mawson 1923 somewhere between Cairns and Thursday Island[33]