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{{short description|none}}
This is a list of [[shipwrecks]] located in or around the continent of [[Africa]].
[[File:Charles Edward Dixon HMS Birkenhead 1845 troopship steam frigate.jpg|thumb|400px|The shipwreck of [[HMS Birkenhead (1845)|HMS ''Birkenhead'']], near [[Cape Town]], South Africa, 1852.]]
{{GeoGroup}}
==East Africa==

===Eritrea===
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|[[Black Assarca shipwreck]]
|Unknown
|Early 7th century (Presumed)
|A wreck discovered at Black Assarca Island in 1995. It was excavated in 1997, and found to hold a cargo of [[amphora]]s.
|
|}

===Kenya===
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|{{ship||Globe Star|ship|2}}
|{{Flag|Singapore|civil}}
|27 April 1973
|A [[cargo ship]] that ran aground off [[Mombasa]].<ref name="Patience">{{Cite book|last=Patience|first=Kevin|publisher=Kevin Patience|year=2006|title=Shipwrecks and Salvage on the East African coast}}</ref>
|{{Coord|4.0818|S|39.72|E|name=Globe Star (ship)}}
|-
| {{HMS|Gulland|T239|2}}
|{{Flag|Aden|civil}}
|13 April 1951
|A 545-ton {{sclass2|Isles|trawler|0}} [[naval trawler|trawler]] built for World War II. It ran aground {{convert|3|mi|km|spell=in}} north of [[Mombasa]].
|{{Coord|04|02|50|S|39|43|57|E|name=HMS Gulland (T239)}}
|-
| {{MV|Mtongwe||2}}
|{{Flag|Tanzania|civil}}
|27 April 1994
|A [[Likoni]] and Mombasa route ferry that capsized due to overcrowding off [[Kilindini Harbour]]. 270 people lost their lives.<ref>{{cite news |last=Thoya |first=Francis |url=http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/Supplements/wednesday/19112003/story19111.htm |title=The restless ghosts of Mtongwe |work=Wednesday Magazine |date=19 November 2003 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427035859/http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/Supplements/wednesday/19112003/story19111.htm |archivedate=27 April 2006}}</ref>
|
|}

===Mozambique===
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| {{ship||Katina P}}
|{{Flag|Greece|civil}}
|26 April 1992
|An oil tanker that was damaged in a storm, spilling several thousand tonnes of oil.
|{{coord|25|35|S|32|59|E|name=Katina P}}
|-
|{{ship||Sunny South|clipper|2}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}}
|20 February 1861
|An American-built [[extreme clipper]] sold to [[Havana]] and put to work in the slave trade. It was captured by the Royal Navy and used as a store ship, before striking a reef and sinking at [[Mayotte]].
|{{Coord|13.048|S|45.195|E|name=Sunny South (clipper)}}

|}

===Somalia===
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| {{MS|Achille Lauro||2}}
|{{flag|Italy|civil}}
|2 December 1994
|A cruise ship that was [[Achille Lauro hijacking|hijacked in 1985]] by the [[Palestine Liberation Front]]. It ultimately sank nine years later, after an explosion in the engine room started a fire that engulfed the ship.
|{{Coord|2|N|47|E|name=MS Achille Lauro}}
|-
| {{GS|U-852||2}}
|{{naval|Nazi Germany}}
|3 May 1944
|A [[German Type IX submarine#Type IXD|Type IXD2]] [[U-boat]] that was attacked by British aircraft and run aground near [[Bayla]].
|{{coord|9|32|N|50|59|E|name=German submarine U-852}}
|-

|}

===Tanzania===
{| class=wikitable | style = "width:100%"
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| {{SMS|Königsberg|1905|6}}
|{{naval|German Empire}}
|11 July 1915
|A {{sclass|Königsberg|cruiser|0||1905}} [[light cruiser]] that was sunk in the [[Rufiji River]].<ref name=Patience/><ref name=Konigsberg>{{Cite book|last=Patience|first=Kevin|title=Königsberg: a German East African raider|year=1997|publisher=Kevin Patience}}</ref>
|{{coord|7|52|6|S|39|14|24|E|name=SMS Königsberg (1905)}}
|-
| {{HMS|Pegasus|1897|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}}
|20 September 1914
|A {{sclass|Pelorus|cruiser|0}} [[protected cruiser]] that was sunk at [[Zanzibar]] by {{SMS|Königsberg|1905|6}}.<ref name="Patience" /><ref name="Konigsberg" />
|{{coord|6|8|54|S|39|11|36|E|name=HMS Pegasus (1897)}}
|-
| {{MV|Spice Islander I||2}}
|{{Flag|Tanzania}}
|10 September 2011
|A [[roll-on/roll-off|RORO ferry]] that sank between [[Unguja]] and [[Pemba Island]], with the loss of at least 200 lives.
|{{Coord|5|39|23|S|39|28|27|E|name=MV Spice Islander I}}
|}

===Lake Victoria===
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| {{MV|Bukoba||2}}
|{{Flag|Tanzania}}
|21 May 1996
|A [[Lake Victoria ferry]] that sank off [[Mwanza]] with over 200 confirmed dead.
|{{Coord|1|59|2|S|32|19|7|E|name=MV Bukoba}}
|-
| {{MV|Kabalega||2}}
|{{Flag|Uganda|civil}}
|8 May 2005
|A [[train ferry]] that collided with {{MV|Kaawa||2}} near the [[Ssese Islands]].
|{{Coord|0|39|23|S|32|8|41|E|name=MV Kabalega}}
|}

===Lake Albert===
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|{{SS|Robert Coryndon||2}}
|{{flagdeco|United Kingdom|civil}} [[Uganda Protectorate|The Protectorate of Uganda]]
|1962
|A British [[ferry]] named after [[Robert Coryndon]], Governor of Uganda (1918–1922).
|
|}

==Madagascar==
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| {{ship||Adventure Galley}}
|{{flagicon image|English Red Ensign 1620.svg}} [[Kingdom of England|England]]
|April 1698
|A [[galley]] that was captained by [[William Kidd]], who ordered it burnt at [[Île Sainte-Marie]].
|
|-
| {{HMS|Serapis|1779|6}}
|{{navy|Kingdom of Great Britain}}
|July 1781
|A {{sclass|Roebuck|ship|0}} [[fifth rate]] that caught fire and sank off [[Île Sainte-Marie]].
|{{coord|17|00|09|S|49|50|31|E|name=HMS Serapis (1779)}}
|}

==North Africa==
===Algeria===
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| {{HMS|Algerine|J213|6}}
| {{naval|United Kingdom}}
| 15 November 1942
| An {{sclass|Algerine|minesweeper}} that was torpedoed by the {{ship|Italian submarine|Ascianghi}} off [[Béjaïa]].
| {{coord|36|45|N|05|11|E|name=HMS Algerine (J213)}}
|-
| {{SS|City of Venice||2}}
| {{naval|United Kingdom}}
| 4 July 1943
| A [[troopship]] that was torpedoed by the {{GS|U-375}}.
| {{coord|36|44|N|1|31|E|name=SS City of Venice}}
|-
| {{HMS|Ibis|U99|6}}
| {{naval|United Kingdom}}
| 10 November 1942
| A {{sclass|Black Swan|sloop|0}} [[sloop-of-war|sloop]] that was sunk by an Italian aircraft north of [[Algiers]].
| {{coord|37|0|N|3|0|E|name=HMS Ibis (U99)}}
|-
| HMS ''Karanja''
| {{naval|United Kingdom}}
| 12 November 1942
| Troop carrier (infantry), former BI cargo liner. Sunk by German aircraft off Bougie ([[Béjaïa]]).
|
|-
| {{USS|Leedstown|AP-73|6}}
| {{navy|United States|1912}}
| 9 November 1942
| A [[troopship]] that was sunk by the {{GS|U-331}} off [[Algiers]].
| {{coord|36|49|13|N|3|9|55|E|name=USS Leedstown (AP-73)}}
|-
| {{HMCS|Louisburg|K143|6}}
| {{naval|Canada|1911}}
| 6 February 1943
| A {{sclass2|Flower|corvette}} that was sunk by German aircraft near [[Mostaganem]].
| {{coord|36|15|N|00|15|E|name=HMCS Louisburg (K143)}}
|-
| {{ship|HMT|Narkunda}}
| {{naval|United Kingdom}}
| 14 November 1942
| British P&O requisitioned [[troopship]] bombed and sunk by German aircraft. Sister ship {{ship||Naldera}}. Located off Bougie ([[Béjaïa]]), Algeria, passing Cape Carbon.
| {{coord|36|52|N|05|01|E|name=HMT Narkunda}}
|-
| {{ship|HMT|Rohna}}
| {{naval|United Kingdom}}
| 26 November 1943
| A British troop carrier sunk north of [[Béjaïa]] in an air attack during World War II.<ref name=rohna>{{Cite book|last=Jackson|first=Carlton |title=Forgotten Tragedy: The Sinking of HMT Rohna | isbn=978-1-55750-402-9 | year=1997 | publisher=[[Naval Institute Press]]}}</ref><ref name="wise">{{Cite book|last=Wise|first=James E.|author2=Baron, Scott |title=Soldiers Lost at Sea: A Chronicle of Troopship Disasters|publisher=[[Naval Institute Press]]|url=https://archive.org/details/soldierslostatse0000wise |url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/soldierslostatse0000wise/page/147 147] | isbn=978-1-59114-966-8|year=2004}}</ref>
|{{coord|37|1|12|N|5|12|6|E|name=HMT Rohna}}
|-
| {{HMS|Samphire|K128|6}}
| {{naval|United Kingdom}}
| 30 January 1943
| A {{sclass2|Flower|corvette}} that was torpedoed by an Italian submarine off [[Béjaïa]].
|{{coord|36|56|0|N|5|40|0|E|name=HMS Samphire (K128)}}
|-
| ''Strathallen''
| {{naval|United Kingdom}}
| 22 December 1942
| A Strath-class liner that was being used as a troop transport was sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Algeria.
|
|-
|}

===Egypt===
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| {{HMS|Attack|1911|6}}
| {{naval|United Kingdom}}
| 30 December 1917
| An {{sclass|Acheron|destroyer}} that was sunk northwest of [[Alexandria]].
| {{coord|31|18|N|29|49|E|name=HMS Attack (1911)}}
|-
| {{HMS|Defender|H07|6}}
| {{naval|United Kingdom}}
| 11 July 1941
| A [[C and D-class destroyer|D-class]] [[destroyer]] that was attacked by a German bomber and sank under tow off [[Sidi Barrani]].
|{{coord|31|45|N|25|31|E|name=HMS Defender (H07)}}
|-
| [[French ship Orient (1791)|''L'Orient'']]
| {{naval|France|variant=1794}}
| 1 August 1798
| An {{sclass|Océan|ship of the line}} and Napoleon's flagship, destroyed by fire and explosion in Aboukir Bay during the [[Battle of the Nile]].
|
|-
| {{HMS|Myngs|R06|6}}
| {{naval|United Kingdom}}
| 16 May 1970
| A [[W and Z-class destroyer|Z-class]] [[destroyer]] that was sunk by Israeli aircraft in [[Foul Bay]].
|
|-
| {{MV|Salem Express||2}}
| {{Flag|France}}
| 14–15 December 1991
| A [[roll-on/roll-off]] passenger ferry that ran aground at midnight on a reef near [[Safaga]], sinking rapidly with the loss of at least 464 civilians.
|{{coord|26|38|22|N|34|3|39|E|name=MV Salem Express(1991)}}
|-
| {{HMS|Salvia|K97|6}}
| {{naval|United Kingdom}}
| 24 December 1941
| A {{sclass2|Flower|corvette}} that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-568||2}} about {{convert|100|nmi}} west of [[Alexandria]].
| {{coord|31.46|28.00|name=HMS Salvia (K97)}}
|-
| {{ship||Yolanda|ship|2}} (''Jolanda'')
| {{Flag|Cyprus}}
| April 1980
| A [[cargo ship]] that ran aground on a reef at [[Ras Muhammad National Park|Ras Muhammad]].
|
|-
|}

===Libya===
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| {{HMS|Dainty|H53|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}}
|24 February 1941
|A [[C and D-class destroyer|D-class]] [[destroyer]] that was sunk by German bombers east of [[Tobruk]].
|{{coord|32|4|24|N|24|4|42|E|name=HMS Dainty (H53)}}
|-
| {{HMS|Ladybird|1916|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}}
|12 May 1941
|An {{sclass2|Insect|gunboat}} that was sunk by German dive bombers at [[Tobruk]].
|{{coord|32|4|33|N|23|58|21|E|name=HMS Ladybird (1916)}}
|-
| {{SS|Shuntien|1934|2}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}}
|23 December 1941
|A passenger and cargo liner that was torpedoed by the {{GS|U-559}} east of [[Tobruk]].
|{{coord|32.06|24.46|name=SS Shuntien (1934)}}
|-
| {{HMS|Sikh|F82|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}}
|14 September 1942
|A {{sclass2|Tribal|destroyer|||1936}} that was sunk by shore batteries off [[Tobruk]].
|{{coord|32|5|52|N|24|0|0|E|name=HMS Sikh (F82)}}
|-
| {{HMS|Terror|I03|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}}
|23 February 1941
|An {{sclass|Erebus|monitor|0}} [[monitor (warship)|monitor]] that was attacked by German aircraft and sank under tow off [[Derna, Libya|Derna]].
|{{coord|32|59|N|22|32|E|name=HMS Terror (I03)}}
|-
|-
| {{GS|U-652||2}}
|{{naval|Nazi Germany}}
|2 June 1942
|A [[German Type VII submarine#Type VIIC|Type VIIC]] [[U-boat]] that was attacked by a British aircraft and scuttled north of [[Bardia]].
|{{coord|31|55|N|25|11|E|name=German submarine U-652}}
|-
| {{SS|Yoma||2}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}}
|17 June 1941
|A [[troopship]] that was torpedoed by the {{GS|U-81|1941|6}} northwest of [[Derna, Libya|Derna]].
|{{coord|33.03|22.04|name=SS Yoma}}
|-
|}

===Morocco/Western Sahara===
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|{{ship||Commerce|1815 ship|2}}
|{{Flag|United States|1795}}
|1815
|An American merchant ship that ran aground off [[Cape Bojador]] in what is now the [[Western Sahara]]. The surviving crew, led by Captain [[James Riley (Captain)|James Riley]], were subsequently captured and taken as slaves by local tribes.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Riley|first=James|author2=Evans, Gordon H.  |title=Sufferings in Africa: The Astonishing Account of a New England Sea Captain Enslaved by North African Arabs|publisher=Lyons Press|year= 2007|isbn=978-1-59921-211-1}}</ref>
|
|-
| {{SS|Delhi||2}}
|{{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|12 December 1911
|A steamship that ran aground in heavy fog. The [[Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife|Duke of Fife]] was rescued from the sinking ship, but contracted [[pleurisy]] and died soon afterward.
|
|-
| {{SS|Empire Barracuda||2}}
|{{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|15 December 1942
|A [[cargo ship]] that was torpedoed by the {{GS|U-77|1940|2}} off Morocco.
|{{coord|35|30|N|06|17|W|name=SS Empire Barracuda}}
|-
| {{USS|Hugh L. Scott|AP-43|6}}
|{{navy|United States|variant=1864}}
|12 November 1942
|A {{sclass|Hugh L. Scott|transport|0}} [[troopship]] that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-130|1941|2}} off [[Casablanca]].
|{{coord|33|40|N|7|35|W|name=USS Hugh L. Scott (AP-43)}}
|-
| {{HMS|Lady Shirley}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}}
|11 December 1941
|A [[warship]] that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-374||2}} in the [[Straits of Gibraltar]].
|{{coord|35|59|N|5|17|W|name=HMS Lady Shirley}}
|-
| {{USS|Tasker H. Bliss|AP-42|6}}
|{{navy|United States|variant=1864}}
|13 November 1942
|A {{sclass|Tasker H. Bliss|transport|0}} [[troopship]] that was sunk by {{GS|U-130|1941|2}} off [[Casablanca]].
|{{coord|33|40|N|7|35|W|name=USS Tasker H. Bliss (AP-42)}}
|-
| {{ship|SY|Taube||2}}
|{{Flag|Germany|civil}}
|20 January 2009
|The [[sailing yacht]] ''Taube'', sailing for the (since abandoned) cultural exploration project ''Migrobirdo'', capsized in heavy swell on the approach to the port of [[Mehdya]] on the [[Sebou River]]. Six youths of different nationalities drowned, while one German female survived. An investigation concluded that several factors contributed to the accident, including an untrained skipper, an inexperienced crew, overloading, and the absence of a clear line of command.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bsu-bund.de/SharedDocs/pdf/EN/Investigation_Report/2010/Investigation_Report_015_09.html |title=Capsize of the SY TAUBE with six fatalities off the Atlantic coast of Morocco on 20 January 2009 |publisher=German Federal Bureau for Maritime Casualty Investigation |date=15 February 2010}}</ref>
|{{coord|34|16|N|06|41|W|name=SY Taube}}
|-
| {{GS|U-173||2}}
|{{naval|Nazi Germany}}
|16 November 1942
|A [[German Type IX submarine#Type IXC|Type IXC]] [[U-boat]] that was sunk by American destroyers off [[Casablanca]].
|{{coord|33|40|N|07|35|W|name=German submarine U-173}}
|-
| {{GS|U-204||2}}
|{{naval|Nazi Germany}}
|19 October 1941
|A [[German Type VII submarine#Type VIIC|Type VIIC]] [[U-boat]] that was sunk by {{HMS|Mallow|K81|6}} and {{HMS|Rochester}} near [[Tangier]].
|{{coord|35|46|N|06|02|W|name=German submarine U-204}}
|-
|{{GS|U-731||2}}
|{{naval|Nazi Germany}}
|15 May 1944
|A [[German Type VII submarine#Type VIIC|Type VIIC]] [[U-boat]] that was sunk by British ships north of [[Tangier]].
|{{coord|35|54|N|5|45|W|name=German submarine U-731}}
|-
| {{GS|U-732||2}}
|{{naval|Nazi Germany}}
|31 October 1943
|A [[German Type VII submarine#Type VIIC|Type VIIC]] [[U-boat]] that came under attack from British forces and was scuttled north of [[Tangier]].
|{{coord|35|54|N|05|52|W|name=German submarine U-732}}
|-
|}

===Tunisia===
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| {{HMS|Havock|H43|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}}
|6 April 1942
|A [[G and H-class destroyer|H-class]] [[destroyer]] that ran aground off [[Kelibia]].
|{{coord|36|52|18|N|11|8|24|E|name=HMS Havock (H43)}}
|-
| {{HMS|Hostile|H55|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}}
|23 August 1940
|A [[G and H-class destroyer|H-class]] [[destroyer]] that struck a mine and was scuttled off [[Cap Bon]].
|{{coord|36.8833|N|11.3167|E|name=HMS Hostile (H55)}}
|-
| [[Mahdia shipwreck|''Mahdia'']]
|Unknown
|Unknown
|An ancient shipwreck discovered near [[Mahdia]] in 1907. It is thought to date from around 80 BC.<ref>Merlin, Alfred (1908). ''Bulletin de la société nationale des antiquaires de France''. pp. 128–131. Cited in: Bates, William N. (January – March 1909). "Archaeological News". ''American Journal of Archaeology'' '''13''' (1): 102f.</ref>
|{{coord|35|31|55|N|8|47|15|E|name=Mahdia shipwreck}}
|-
| {{HMS|Manchester|15|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}}
|13 August 1942
|A {{sclass2|Town|cruiser|0||1936}} [[light cruiser]] that was sunk during [[Operation Pedestal]].
|{{coord|36|50|0|N|11|10|0|E|name=HMS Manchester (15)}}
|-
| {{USS|PC-496}}
|{{navy|United States|variant=1864}}
|4 June 1943
|A {{sclass|PC-461|submarine chaser}} that sank off [[Bizerte]].
|{{coord|37|23|0|N|9|52|0|E|name=USS PC-496}}
|-
| {{USS|Redwing|AM-48|6}}
|{{navy|United States|variant=1864}}
|29 June 1943
|A {{sclass|Lapwing|minesweeper}} that capsized off [[Bizerte]].
|{{coord|37|19|N|9|56|E|name=USS Redwing (AM-48)}}
|}

==Southern Africa==
===Malawi===
{| class=wikitable | style = "width:100%"
! style="width:10%" | Ship
!Flag
! style="width:10%" | Sunk date
! style="width:70%" | Notes
! style="width:10%" | Coordinates
|-
| {{MV|Vipya||2}}
| {{Flag|Nyasaland|civil}}
|30 July  1946
|A Malawian ship owned by the Nyasaland Railway Company that set sail from [[Monkey Bay]] to Chilumba in [[Karonga]], [[Malawi]] in 1946. It capsized en route with the loss of the entire crew.
|-
|}

===Namibia===
{| class=wikitable | style = "width:100%"
! style="width:10%" | Ship
!Flag
! style="width:10%" | Sunk date
! style="width:70%" | Notes
! style="width:10%" | Coordinates
|-
| {{ship||Bom Jesus|ship|2}}
|{{Flagcountry|Portugal|variant=1495}}
|
|A Portuguese [[carrack|''nau'']] that set sail from [[Lisbon]] in 1533. It was discovered in 2008 on the coast near [[Oranjemund]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith |first=Roff |title=Diamond Shipwreck |work=National Geographic |url=http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/10/shipwreck/smith-text |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922185419/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/10/shipwreck/smith-text |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 22, 2009 |date=October 2009}}</ref>
|
|-
| {{MV|Dunedin Star||2}}
|{{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|29 November 1942
|A [[refrigerator ship]] that ran aground on the [[Skeleton Coast]], {{convert|80|km}} south of the [[Kunene River]].<ref name="Schoeman">{{Cite book|title=Skeleton Coast|last=Schoeman|first=Amy |year=2003 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W75aoZLDG9YC&pg=PA98 |publisher=Struik |page=98 |isbn=1-86872-891-9}}</ref>
|{{coord|18.13|S|11.55|E|name=MV Dunedin Star}}
|-
| {{ship||Eduard Bohlen}}
|{{Flagcountry|German Empire|variant=civil}}
|5 September 1909
|[[File:Wreck of the Edward Bohlen.jpg|right|150px]] A freighter that ran aground south of [[Conception Bay (Namibia)|Conception Bay]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbase.com/bmcmorrow/swakopmund&page=18 |title=Skeleton Coast, Swakopmund & Walvis Bay |publisher=Brian McMorrow (PBase) |access-date=22 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="e">{{cite web |url=http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/ShipsE.html |title=Ship Descriptions – E |publisher=The Ships List |access-date=22 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204175556/http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/ShipsE.html |archive-date=4 February 2012 }}</ref>
|{{coord|23|59|43|S|14|27|26|E|name=Eduard Bohlen}}
|-
| {{ship||Frotamerica|ship|2}}
|Unknown
|15 February 2013
|[[File:FrotamericaShipWreck.jpg|right|150px]] The cargo ship ran aground at [[Lüderitz]].<ref>[http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?223620 Wreck Frotamerica]</ref>
|{{coord|26|22|12|S|15|02|25|E|name=Frotamerica}}
|-
| {{ship||Natal Coast}}
|{{Flag|South Africa|1928}}
|1955
|A [[Durban]] steamer that ran aground on a sandbank in dense fog, about {{convert|11|mi|km|disp=flip}} north of [[Swakopmund]]. The crew were unharmed and were able to get off the ship once the area's coast guard arrived and allowed everyone off.
|
|-
| {{ship||Otavi|ship|2}}
|Unknown
|1945
|[[File:Otavi 1945.jpg|right|150px]] A steamer that ran aground in [[Spencer Bay]].
|{{Coord|25|43|56.4|S|014|50|00.2|E|display=inline}}
|-

| {{ship||Zeila|ship|2}}
|Unknown
|25 August 2008
|[[File:Schiffswrack Zeila, Namibia 2014.jpg|right|150px|]] The ship ran aground 14&nbsp;km south of [[Henties Bay]].<ref>[http://www.kitzastro.net/namibia14-skelettkueste.htm Wreck Zeila]</ref>
|{{coord|22|14|28|S|14|21|13|E|name=Zeila}}
|-

|}

===South Africa===
====Eastern Cape====
{| class=wikitable | style = "width:100%"
! style="width:10%" | Ship
!Flag
! style="width:10%" | Sunk date
! style="width:70%" | Notes
! style="width:10%" | Coordinates
|-

|{{ship||Bredenhof}}
|{{Flag|Dutch East India Company}}
|6 June 1753
|A Dutch [[East Indiaman]] carrying copper [[duit]]s, silver bars, and gold [[ducat]]s, which hit a reef {{convert|13|mi|km|spell=in|disp=flip}} from the eastern coast of Africa and {{convert|120|mi|km|disp=flip}} south of the Portuguese settlement of Mozambique. The wreck was discovered in 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?139416|title=Bredenhof (+1753)|publisher=Wrecksite.eu|accessdate=4 April 2011}}</ref>
|
|-
| ''Cordigliera''
|Unknown
|16 November 1996
|After placing a distress call to Durban Radio at 10:30 pm requesting immediate assistance due to a leak in a hold, the freighter sank off [[Port St Johns]], South Africa, with the loss of all 23 lives.<ref name=EastCape161196>{{citation|author=The East Cape News Agency|title=Cordigliera sinks off port st johns|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/za.politics/IO_QVqLVi8E|date=16 November 1996}}</ref>
|
|-
| {{ship||Doddington|ship|2}}
|{{Flag|East India Company|1707}}
|17 July 1755
|An [[East Indiaman]] that was wrecked at Bird Island in [[Algoa Bay]].<ref name="Webb">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c3oBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA235|title=A Journal of the Proceedings of the Doddington East Indiaman, from her sailing from the Downs till she was unfortunately wrecked on the East Coast of Africa|author=Mr Webb|year=1758}}</ref>
|{{Coord|33|50.06|S|26|17.40|E|name=Doddington (ship)}}
|-
|[[Wreck of the Grosvenor|''Grosvenor'']]
|{{Flag|East India Company|1707}}
|4 August 1782
|An [[East Indiaman]] that was wrecked off the [[Pondoland]] coast.<ref>{{cite book |last=Dalrymple |first=Alexander |year=1783 |title=An Account of the Loss of the Grosvenor Indiaman}}</ref>
|{{coord|31|22|26|S|29|54|53|E|name=Wreck of the Grosvenor}}
|-
| ''Kapodistrias''
|{{Flag|Greece}}
|1985
|A Greek bulk carrier wrecked at Cape Recife near [[Port Elizabeth]]
||{{Coord|34.042167|S|25.693317|E|name=Kapodistrias}}
|-
| {{ship||Kiperousa}}
|Unknown
|2005
|A [[bulk carrier]] that was stranded northeast of [[Port Alfred]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Cambray |first=Garth |title=Salvage science - making our world a safer, cleaner place |url=http://www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2005/september/salvage.htm |publisher=Science in Africa |date=September 2005 |access-date=2012-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307110013/http://www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2005/september/salvage.htm |archive-date=2012-03-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|{{Coord|33|20|S|27|25|E|name=Kiperousa}}
|-
| {{ship||Meng Yaw}}
|Unknown
|
|A [[fishing trawler]] that sank near [[St Francis Bay]].
|{{coord|34|10|S|24|30|E|name=Meng Yaw}}
|-
| {{ship|MTS|Oceanos||2}}
|{{Flag|Greece}}
|4 August 1991
|A [[cruise liner]] that sank off the [[Transkei]] coast, after leaving [[East London, South Africa|East London]] en route to [[Durban]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Disasters at Sea: MTS Oceanos | url=http://www.allatsea.co.za/shipwrecks/oceanoswreck.htm | work=All at Sea Network | accessdate=22 March 2013 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601172419/http://allatsea.co.za/shipwrecks/oceanoswreck.htm | archivedate=1 June 2013 }}</ref>
|{{Coord|32.12093|S|29.12029|E|name=MTS Oceanos}}
|-
| {{ship||Santissimo Sacramento}}
|{{Flagcountry|Kingdom of Portugal|variant=1640}}
|1647
|A Portuguese vessel wrecked at Sardinia Bay near [[Port Elizabeth]]
|{{Coord|34.04300|S|25.52033|E|name=Santissimo Sacramento}}
|-
| {{SS|Shalom||2}}
|{{Flag|Bahamas|civil}}
|26 July 2001
|A combined [[ocean liner]]/[[cruise ship]] that sank off [[Cape St. Francis]] while under tow to be scrapped.
|
|-
|{{ship||TMP Sagittarius}}
|Unknown
|July 2002
|Stranded southwest of [[East London, South Africa|East London]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/wild-coast-seas-break-stricken-ship-s-back-1.90329|title= Wild Coast seas break stricken ship's back |date= 24 July 2002|publisher= IOL News}}</ref>
|{{Coord|33|4|S|27|51|E|name=TMP Saggittarius}}
|-
|}

====Natal====
{| class=wikitable | style = "width:100%"
! style="width:10%" | Ship
!Flag
! style="width:10%" | Sunk date
! style="width:70%" | Notes
! style="width:10%" | Coordinates
|-
| {{HMS|Otus|N92|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}}
|September 1946
|An {{sclass|Odin|submarine}} that was scuttled off [[Durban]].
|{{coord|29|52|21|S|31|05|39|E|name=HMS Otus (N92)}}
|-
| {{ship|MT|Phoenix|1974|2}}
|{{Flag|Equatorial Guinea}}
|September 2011
|A [[tanker (ship)|tanker]] that ran aground near [[Ballito]] on 26 July 2011, and was then refloated and scuttled offshore.
|
|-
| {{ship||Volo|barque|2}}
|{{Flag|Norway|1844}}
|6 March 1886
|A [[barque]] that was stranded in the [[Bushman River]].
|
|-
|}

====Western Cape====
{| class=wikitable | style = "width:100%"
! style="width:10%" | Ship
!Flag
! style="width:10%" | Sunk date
! style="width:70%" | Notes
! style="width:10%" | Coordinates
|-
|{{ship||A.H. Stevens}}
|Unknown
|7 February 1962
|Stranded in [[Shell Bay, Robben Island|Shell Bay]] on [[Robben Island]].
|
|-
|{{ship||Arniston|ship|2}}
|{{Flag|East India Company|1801}}
|30 May 1815
|A British [[East Indiaman]], requisitioned for troop transport, wrecked near [[Arniston, Western Cape|Waenhuiskrans]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hall |first=Basil |url=https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17032 |title=The Lieutenant and Commander |year=1862 |publisher=[[George Bell & Sons|Bell and Daldy]]}}</ref>
|{{coord|34|39|36|S|20|15|7|E|name=Arniston (ship)}}
|-
| {{HMS|Birkenhead|1845|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}}
|26 February 1852
|A British iron-hulled [[troopship]] that struck a submerged rock near [[Gansbaai, Western Cape|Gansbaai]]. The chivalry of the soldiers in abandoning ship gave rise to the "[[women and children first]]" protocol.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Turner |first=Malcolm |title=Shipwrecks and Salvage in South Africa |year=1988 |isbn=0-86977-387-9 |publisher=Struik}}</ref>
|{{Coord|34|38|42|S|19|17|9|E|name=HMS Birkenhead (1852)}}
|-
| {{ship||BOS 400}}
|{{Flag|France}}
|26 June 1994
|A [[offshore construction|derrick/lay barge]] that ran aground on Duiker point after breaking loose while being towed around the [[Cape Peninsula]] by the tug ''Tigr'' in a storm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/shiplaw/capstorm.htm|title=The Cape of Storms – Ships in trouble in Cape waters|publisher=University of Cape Town|accessdate=22 March 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20091005211436/http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/shiplaw/capstorm.htm|archive-date=5 October 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|{{coord|34|2|13.28|S|18|18|31.18|E|name=BOS 400 (ship)}}
|-
| {{ship||British Peer|ship|2}}
|{{Flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}
|8 December 1896
|A three-masted iron sailing ship that ran aground near the [[Cape of Good Hope]].<ref>{{Cite book |year=1984 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |title=Merchant Sailing Ships, 1850–1875: Heyday of Sail |isbn=0-87021-951-0 |author=Macgregor, David Roy |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/merchantsailings00macg }}</ref>
|{{coord|33|30.4|S|18|18.70|E|name=British Peer (ship)}}
|-
| {{ship||Cospatrick|ship|2}}
|{{Flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}
|17 November 1874
|A wooden 3-masted full-rigged sailing ship that caught fire and sank south of the [[Cape of Good Hope]], with a loss of 369 lives.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theshipslist.com/accounts/cospatrick.html |title=Burning of the Emigrant-Ship Cospatrick at Sea |publisher=Illustrated London News |date=2 January 1875 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216080308/http://www.theshipslist.com/accounts/cospatrick.html |archive-date=16 February 2008 }}</ref>
|{{coord|37|S|12|E|name=Cospatrick (ship)}}
|-
| {{HMS|Guardian|1784|6}}
|{{naval|Kingdom of Great Britain}}
|24 December 1789
|A 44-gun {{sclass|Roebuck|ship|2}} laid down in 1780. Severely damaged by an iceberg, the ship was sailed {{convert|400|league|lk=in}} to the Cape of Good Hope, where it was intentionally grounded.<ref name="Winfield175">{{Cite book|last=Winfield|first=Rif |year=2010 |title=British Warships of the Age of Sail (1603–1714) |publisher=Seaforth |page=175 |isbn=978-1-848-32040-6}}</ref>
|
|-
|{{ship||Ikan Tanda}}
|{{Flag|Singapore|civil}}
|2001
|A [[cargo ship]] that ran aground near [[Cape Town]], and was re-floated and scuttled {{convert|200|mi|disp=flip}} from shore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marcon.com/marcon2c.cfm?SectionListsID=86&PageID=261|title='Ikan Tanda' Washes Up on Cape Beach|publisher=Marcon International, Inc. |date=November 2001}}</ref>
|
|-
| {{ship||Joanna|ship|2}}
|{{Flag|East India Company|1600}}
|8 June 1682
|An [[East Indiaman]] (the first to be wrecked off the South African coast) that sank near [[Cape Agulhas]]. A considerable amount of gold was on the ship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shipwreck.co.za/johanna.html|title=The Johanna 1682 (Joanna)|publisher=Shipwreck.co.za|access-date=22 March 2013}}</ref>
|{{coord|34|46|58|S|19|40|46|E|name=Joanna (ship)}}
|-
| {{ship||Johanna Wagner|ship|2}}
|{{Flag|Prussia|1803}}
|15 July 1862
|A [[Prussia]]n barque that ran ashore due to navigational error near [[Muizenberg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shipwreck.co.za/jwagner.html|title=The Johanna Wagner 1862|publisher=Shipwreck.co.za|access-date=22 March 2013}}</ref>
|
|-
| {{SS|Kakapo||2}}
|{{Flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}
|25 May 1900
|[[File:Remains of shipwreck SS Kakapo, Noordhoek beach SA 2019.jpg|right|150px]] A British 665-ton schooner-rigged steamship built in 1898 by the Grangemouth Dockyard Company
|{{Coord|34|07|26|S|18|20|56|E|name=SS Kakapo}}
|-
| {{SS|Maori||2}}
|{{Flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}
|5 August 1909
|A [[Shaw Savill Line]] steamship that was wrecked near [[Llandudno, Cape Town|Llandudno]], [[Cape Town]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gribble |first=John |year=2006 |title=The Sad Case of the ss Maori |journal=Heritage at Risk Special Edition |publisher=International Council on Monuments and Sites |pages=41–43 |url=http://www.international.icomos.org/risk/2006/fulldocan.pdf#page=67}}</ref>
|
|-
|{{ship||Meisho Maru No. 38}}
|{{Flag|Japan}}
|1982
|[[File:Meisho Maru shipwreck 12.jpg|right|150px]]A [[fishing trawler]] that sank near [[Cape Aghulas]].
|{{coord|34|49|S|19|59|E|name=Meisho Maru No. 38}}
|-
|{{ship||Nolloth}}
|Unknown
|Unknown
|A [[coastal trading vessel]] that sunk near [[Olifantsbos Bay]].
|{{Coord|34|16|S|18|23|E|name=Nolloth}}
|-
|{{ship||Pantalis A Lemos}}
|Unknown
|1978
|A [[bulk carrier]] that sank near [[Saldanha Bay]].
|{{coord|33|9|S|18|1|E|name=Pantalis A Lemos}}
|-
| {{HMS|Pelorus|J291|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}}
|12 November 1994
|A British {{sclass|Algerine|minesweeper}} built in 1943. It was renamed SAS ''Pietermarizburg'' in 1947, and at the end of its career was scuttled to make an [[artificial reef]] at Miller's Point near [[Simon's Town]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Baakens |first=Hugh |url=http://www.theherald.co.za/colarc/hughb/hb240602.htm |title=Highs and lows of a once proud vessel |work=The Herald Online |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20021202113624/http://www.theherald.co.za/colarc/hughb/hb240602.htm |archive-date = 2 December 2002}}</ref>
|
|-
| {{ship||Phoenix|1810 ship|2}}
|{{Flag|East India Company}}
|19 July 1829
|A merchant vessel that was wrecked near [[Simon's Town]].
|{{coord|34|11.388|S|18|26.898|E|name=Phoenix (1810 ship)}}
|-
| {{SAS|President Kruger|F150|6}}
|{{Flagdeco|South Africa|naval-1981}} [[South African Navy]]
|18 February 1982
|A South African [[frigate]] that sank in deep water after a collision with its refueling ship, {{ship|SAS|Tafelberg}}.<ref name="ambassador">{{cite web|publisher=[[South African Navy]]|author=Wessels, André |url=http://www.navy.mil.za/aboutus/history/ambassadors.htm|title=Flag-Showing Cruises By South African Warships, 1922–2002 |accessdate=22 March 2013}}</ref>
|{{coord|35|15|S|17|21|E|name=SAS President Kruger (F150)}}
|-
|{{ship||São José Paquete Africa}}
|{{Flagcountry|Kingdom of Portugal|variant=1750}}
|27 December 1794
|A Portuguese [[slave ship]] that was wrecked on the rocks off [[Cape Town]], resulting in the deaths of over 200 slaves. The wreck was rediscovered in the 1980s, but was not identified until 2015.
|
|-
| {{HMS|Sceptre|1781|6}}
|{{naval|Kingdom of Great Britain }}
|5 November 1799
|A 64-gun [[third-rate]] [[ship of the line]] of the [[Royal Navy]] that was blown ashore in Table Bay by a gale, with heavy losses.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The United Service Magazine (Part 2)|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_C6sktnjjNBIC|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_C6sktnjjNBIC/page/n187 337]|year=1847|publisher=H. Colburn}}</ref>
|{{coord|33|55|12|S|18|27|0|E|name=HMS Sceptre (1781)}}
|-
|{{ship||Seli 1||2}}
|{{Flag|Turkey}}
|18 September 2009
|A Turkish [[bulk carrier]] carrying coal that ran aground on [[Bloubergstrand]] near [[Table Bay]].
|{{Coord|33|49|15.75|S|18|28|24.58|E|name=Seli 1}}
|-
| {{ship|Dutch ship|Staaten Generaal||2}}
|{{Flag|Batavian Republic}}
|1806
|A Dutch [[ship of the line]] that was scuttled near [[Simon's Town]] to prevent her falling into enemy hands following the [[Battle of Blaauwberg]].
|
|-
| {{HMS|Thames|1885|6}}
|{{naval|United Kingdom}}
|13 May 1947
|A former {{sclass|Mersey|cruiser|0}} [[protected cruiser]] that became famous as SATS ''General Botha'', a merchant naval training ship. After retiring as a training ship, it reverted to its original name and was sunk in [[False Bay]] near [[Simon's Town]] as a [[target ship|target]].<ref>{{Cite Colledge2006}}</ref>
|{{coord|34|13|48|S|18|37|48|E|name=HMS Thames (1885)}}
|-
| {{SS|Thomas T. Tucker||2}}
|{{Flag|United States|1912}}
|27 November 1942
|A [[Houston]]-built munitions carrier that ran ashore on Oliphantsbos Point, near [[Cape Point]].<ref name="submerge">{{cite web|author=Mitchell, Peter |url=http://www.submerged.co.uk/tucker.php |title=Thomas T. Tucker |publisher=Submerged |date=4 July 2007}}</ref>
|{{coord|34|16|23.66|S|18|22|48.33|E|name=SS Thomas T. Tucker}}
|-
|[[MV Treasure oil spill|''Treasure'']]
|{{Flag|Panama}}
|23 June 2000
|A [[bulk carrier|bulk ore carrier]] that developed a hole in its hull and sank under tow northwest of [[Cape Town]], causing an oil spill that killed around 2,000 endangered [[African penguin]]s.
|{{coord|33|40.30|S|18|19.90|E|name=MV Treasure oil spill}}
|-
|[[SS Wafra oil spill|''Wafra'']]
|{{Flag|Liberia}}
|28 February 1971
|An oil tanker that grounded near [[Cape Agulhas]], causing an oil spill. The ship was later refloated, towed out to sea, and re-sunk to avoid further contamination of the coastline.
|{{coord|36|57|S|20|42|E|name=SS Wafra}}
|-
| {{ship||Waterloo|1815 ship|2}}
|{{Flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}
|28 August 1842
|A British [[convict ship]] that was driven ashore in [[Table Bay]] by a storm, together with the troop transport ''Abercrombie Robinson''.
|
|-
|}

==West Africa==
{| class=wikitable | style = "width:100%"
! style="width:10%" | Ship
!Flag
! style="width:10%" | Sunk date
! style="width:70%" | Notes
! style="width:10%" | Coordinates
|-
| {{ship||Diemermeer|1736|2}}
|{{Flag|Dutch East India Company}}
|1747
|An [[East Indiaman]] that was wrecked off the [[Banana Islands]], Sierra Leone. The wreck was rediscovered in 2014.
|
|-
| {{MV|George||2}}
|{{Flag|Nigeria}}
|1 April 1999
|A Nigerian and [[Port Harcourt]] to [[Nembe]] route ferry that capsized in rough sea off Port Harcourt. At least 100 people were killed.<ref>{{cite news |last=Phillips |first=Barnaby |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/314772.stm |title=50 bodies trapped in ferry wreck |publisher=BBC News |date=8 April 1999}}</ref>
|
|-
| {{ship||Hartwell|1787 ship|2}}
|{{Flag|East India Company|1707}}
|22 May 1787
|An [[East Indiaman]] that ran aground off [[Cape Verde]] following a mutiny.
|
|-
| {{MV|Joola||2}}
|{{Flag|Senegal}}
|26 September 2002
|A Senegalese passenger ship that capsized off the coast of [[the Gambia]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2285092.stm|title=Hundreds lost as Senegal ferry sinks|date= 27 September 2002|publisher=BBC News}}</ref>
|
|-
| ''Medusa''
|{{Flag|Kingdom of France|restoration}}
|2 July 1816
|A French passenger ship that sank near [[Banc d'Arguin National Park|Bank of Arguin]]. The traumatic experience of the stranded passengers and crew was immortalized in [[Théodore Géricault|Géricault]]'s painting, ''[[The Raft of the Medusa]]''.
||{{coord|20.0475|N|16.8090|W|name=Medusa}}
|-
| {{ship|French cruiser|Primauguet|1924|2}}
|{{navy|France}}
|8 November 1942
|A French {{sclass|Duguay-Trouin|cruiser|0}} [[light cruiser]], laid down in 1923, that was sunk by gunfire from {{USS|Massachusetts|BB-59|6}}.
|
|-
| [[HNoMS Nordkapp|''Tor Hugo'']]
|{{Flag|Norway}}
|27 November 1972
|A Norwegian [[patrol boat]] that served in World War II before being sold off to civilian ownership as a fishing vessel.
|
|-
| {{ship||William D. Lawrence|ship|2}}
|{{Flag|Canada|1868}}
|
|A [[full-rigged ship]] that sank off [[Dakar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mma/research/faq.html#lawrence |title=Frequently Asked Questions |publisher=Maritime Museum of the Atlantic |accessdate=22 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515031728/http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mma/research/faq.html#lawrence |archivedate=15 May 2013 }}</ref>
|
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.wrecksite.eu WRECKSITE] Worldwide database of + 65,000 wrecks with history, maritime charts and GPS positions (subscription required)
* [http://www.shipwreck.co.za/wrecks.html South African shipwrecks]
* [http://www.westerncape.gov.za/Text/2005/6/annex_6_-_list_of_shipwrecks.pdf List of Shipwrecks Located Along the Coast of the Overberg District Municipal Area]

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