December 2025 Updates

The following edits to the Sunken Ships database were made:

1 record was moved to a better location
6 records were edited

There are now 15,465 sunken ships on the map. See them all here.

The following 34 convoy routes were added to the World War II Convoy Atlas:

ON-33 – ON-57; ON-59 – ON-67 (ON-58 returned to port shortly after setting sail due to bad weather)

There are now 229 convoys routes mapped.

November 2025 Updates

The following vessel was added to the database:

Nordstrand, sunk 4 September 1939

There are now 15,465 sunken ships on the map. See them all here.

The following 15 convoy routes were added to the World War II Convoy Atlas:

ON-23 – ON-32
ONS-24
SC-107 – SC-109; SC-129 – SC-135

There are now 193 convoys routes mapped.

October 2025 Updates

The following changes were made to the Sunken Ships database in October:

1 record was moved to a better location

There are now 15,464 sunken ships on the map. See them all here.

The following 58 convoy routes were added to the World War II Convoy Atlas:

SC-66 – SC-92, SC-96 – SC-107, SC-110-119, SC-122 – SC-128

The following 2 convoy routes were updated:

SC-120 & SC-121

There are now 177 convoys routes mapped.

September 2025 Updates

The following changes were made to the Sunken Ships database in September:

6 records was moved to a better location
1 records was edited

There are now 15,464 sunken ships on the map. See them all here.

The following 20 convoy routes were added to the World War II Convoy Atlas:

SC-47 – SC-65; SC-95

There are now 121 convoys routes mapped.

July / August 2025 Updates

The following changes were made to the database in July & August:

2 records was moved to a better location
1 record was deleted
20 records were edited

There are now 15,464 sunken ships on the map. See them all here.

Updates have been light as I’ve been focusing on mapping convoy routes. I hope to create an interactive mapping application to display this content in the near future. Below are 92 mapped convoy routes. Most of these are from the HX convoy series in 1941 -1943.

September 2024 Updates

The following changes have been made to the database:

7 records were moved to a better location
2 records were deleted
1 record was edited
21 records were added

The following sunken vessels were added to the map:

A6, sunk 2 June 1941
A20, sunk 2 June 1941
Ammon, sunk 17 January 1945
Arion, sunk 11 Amarch 1945
Christian Russ, sunk 25 July 1943
Dockenhuden, sunk 17 April 1945
Eilbek, sunk 4 November 1944
Ernsriff, sunk 29 July 1944 (constructive loss)
Griep, sunk 17 January 1945
Haukefjell, sunk 24 February 1945
Henry John, sunk 18 June 1944
Mangan, sunk 17 January 1945
Mannheim, sunk 31 December 1944
Oxhöft, sunk 6 November 1944
Randwijk, sunk 25 October 1944
Rival, sunk 31 December 1945
Robert Ley, sunk 24 March 1945 (constructive loss)
Schurbek, sunk 12 March 1945 (constructive loss)
Stettiner Greif, sunk 6 November 1944
Taifun, sunk 3 May 1945
Tilly T M Russ, sunk 11 June 1941

Most of these ships were sunk in and around Hamburg, Germany. Read my Instagram post on the topic.

There are now 15,445 sunken ships on the map. See them in an interactive map!

June 2024 Updates

The following changes have been made to the database:

6 records edited (additional links, corrections)
4 records moved to better locations
1 record deleted
6 records added

The following sunken vessels were added to the map:

Alsina, sunk November 22 1942 (below)
Duquesa, sunk 18 February 1941. Read about it on Instagram.
Florida, sunk 22 November 1942 (below)
Glenfinlas, sunk 13 November 1942 (below)
Koutoubia, sunk 22 November 1942 (below)
Teiritsu Maru, sunk 28 July 1945

From left to right, British cargo ship *Glenfinlas*, French cargo ship *Alsina*, French armed merchant cruiser *Koutoubia*, and French cargo ship *Florida*, all sunk after being bombed by German aircraft.

See them on the map.

May 2024 Updates

The following changes have been made to the database:

4 records edited (additional links, corrections)
3 records moved to better locations
2 records added

The following sunken vessels were added to the map:

LST-318, sunk 9 August 1943
Poitiers, sunk 16 September 1940

See them on the map.

April 2023 Updates

Updates for the month:

129 records edited (additional links, spelling corrections)
228 records moved to better locations
2 records deleted
20 new additions

The following vessels were added to the database:

V 87 Aosta, sunk 18 February 1942 in the Mediterraean between Tunisia and Sicily
Ariosta, sunk 15 February 1942 off the coast of Tunisa
Saint Octave, sunk 29 May 1940 at Dunkirk
Royal Daffodil II, sunk 7 May1941 at Liverpool – more on Instagram
Baicin, sunk 27 February 1943 in the Ligurian Sea
Balena, sunk 16 February 1942 in the Bay of Biscay
Bella Italia, sunk 9 April 1943 off the southeast coast of Sardinia
Ben Hur, sunk 13 July 1943 off the coast of Italy northwest of Livorno
Cressdene, sunk 17 March 1942 off the coast of England east of Harwich
Buenos Aires II, sunk 8 November 1942 off the coast of Libya
Cadamosto, 22 December 1941 off the coast of Libya
Capodoglio, 26 September 1941 off the coast of Libya
Carlo Splendor, 7 July 1943 off the east coast of Sicily
Carlotta, sunk 19 June 1942 off the coast of Montenegro
Pearl, sunk 17 December 1939 in the North Sea
Cinzia, sunk 20 January 1943 off the coast of Libya
Città di Agrigento, sunk 20 July 1942 at Mersa Matrouh, Egypt – more on Instagram
Colombo, sunk 16 April 1944 in the Gulf of Taranto
Dungeness, sunk 15 November 1940 off the coast of Norfolk, UK
Constantina, sunk 20 December 1942 off the coast of Tunisia