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Famous Shipwrecks

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USS Arizona (BB-39)

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Sank during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941; represents the beginning of the US involvement in World War II; located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

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Mary Rose

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A Tudor era warship that sank in 1545; significant for being well preserved and containing many artifacts; located in the Solent, near Portsmouth, England.

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RMS Titanic

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Sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912 on its maiden voyage; remains an iconic symbol of maritime disasters; located in the North Atlantic Ocean.

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SS Edmund Fitzgerald

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Sank in a Lake Superior storm in 1975; one of the most famous shipwrecks in the Great Lakes; located in Canadian waters near Ontario.

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HMS Bounty

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The site of a famous mutiny in 1789; the wreck was discovered off the coast of Pitcairn Island; reached iconic status in maritime history.

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HMS Erebus

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One of the two ships from Sir John Franklin's lost expedition in the Arctic in 1845; located in the Canadian Arctic, it offers insights into the historical search for the Northwest Passage.

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Lusitania

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A British ocean liner sunk by a German U-boat in 1915; its sinking was a factor influencing US entry into World War I; located off the southern coast of Ireland.

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Vasa

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Sank on its maiden voyage in 1628 due to design flaws; notable for its preservation and as a maritime museum in Stockholm, Sweden; located in the Stockholm Harbor.

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