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This is a partial list of shipwrecks which occurred in the [[Earth:Indian Ocean|Indian Ocean]]. The list includes ships that sank, foundered, grounded, or were otherwise lost. The Indian Ocean is here defined in its widest sense, to include its marginal seas: the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, the Great Australian Bight, the Mozambique Channel, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, the Strait of Malacca, and the Timor Sea.

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[[File:Indian Ocean bathymetry srtm.png|thumb|Map of the Indian Ocean]]
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==Arabian Sea==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" |
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! style="width:18%" | Flag
! style="width:15%" | Sunk date
! style="width:37%" | Notes
! style="width:15%" | Coordinates
|-
| {{SS|Aden}}
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|9 June 1897
| A P&O steamship that was wrecked on the island of Socotra off the coast of Yemen.
|
|-
|{{SS|Albert Gallatin}}
|{{flag|United States|1912}}
|2 January 1944
|A [[Engineering:Liberty ship|Liberty ship]] torpedoed {{convert|60|nmi}} off the [[Place:Arabian Peninsula|Arabian Peninsula]] by the Japanese [[Engineering:Submarine|submarine]] {{Jsub|I-26||2}}.
|{{coord|21|21|N|059|58|E|name=SS ''Albert Gallatin''}}
|-
| {{SS|Berwyn||6}}
|{{flag|United States|1912}}
|6 September 1920
|A [[Engineering:Cargo ship|cargo ship]] that was wrecked near the Khuriya Muriya Islands.
| {{coord|17|44|N|056|38|E|name=SS ''Berwyn''}}
|-
|{{SS|E.G. Seubert|1918|6}}
|{{flag|United States|1912}}
|22 February 1944
|A tanker that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-510||2}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=E.G. Seubert |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/3199.html |access-date=May 22, 2023 |website=uboat.net}}</ref>
|{{Coord|13.50|N|48.93|E|name=SS E.G. Seubert}}
|-
| PNS ''Khaibar''
|{{navy|Pakistan}}
|4 December 1971
|A {{sclass2|Battle|destroyer}} that was sunk by he Indian Navy [[Engineering:Missile boat|missile boat]] {{INS|Nirghat|K89|6}} south of [[Place:Karachi|Karachi]], {{wipe|Pakistan}}.
|
|-
| {{ship||MOL Comfort}}
|{{flag|Bahamas|civil}}
|17 June 2013
|A [[Engineering:Container ship|container ship]] that broke apart in bad weather on 17 June 2013. The stern section took on water and sank on 26 June; the bow was taken under tow, but caught fire and sank on 11 July.
|{{coord|14|26|N|66|26|E|name=MOL Comfort (stern)}}, {{coord|19|56|N|65|25|E|name=MOL Comfort (bow)}}
|-
| {{MS|Georges Philippar}}
|{{flag|France}}
|19 May 1932
| An [[Engineering:Ocean liner|ocean liner]] that caught fire and sank near Mukalla, Yemen.
|{{coord|14|20|N|50|25|E|name=MS Georges Philippar}}
|-
| {{SS|John Barry}}
|{{flag|United States|1912}}
|28 August 1944
|A [[Engineering:Liberty ship|Liberty ship]] that was torpedoed by the German [[Engineering:Submarine|submarine]] {{GS|U-859||2}} off the coast of Oman.
|{{Coord|15.10|N|55.18|E|name=SS John Barry}}
|-
| {{INS|Khukri|1958|6}}
|{{navy|India}}
|9 December 1971
|A {{sclass|Blackwood|frigate}} that was torpedoed by the Pakistan Navy submarine {{ship|PNS|Hangor|S131|6}} off Diu, {{wipe|India}}.
|{{coord|20|16|38|N|70|59|37|E|name=INS Khukri}}
|-
| SS ''Montanan''
|{{flag|United States|1912}}
|3 June 1943
|A [[Engineering:Cargo ship|cargo ship]] that was [[Engineering:Torpedo|torpedo]]ed by the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine {{Jsub|I-27||2}} {{convert|150|nmi}} south of Masirah Island, Oman.
|{{Coord|17|05|04|N|58|05|00|E|name=SS Santa Paula (1916)}}
|}

==Bay of Bengal==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" |
! style="width:15%" | Ship
! style="width:18%" | Flag
! style="width:15%" | Sunk date
! style="width:37%" | Notes
! style="width:15%" | Coordinates
|-
| {{SS|Automedon}}
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|11 November 1940
|A refrigerated cargo ship sunk by the German [[Engineering:Auxiliary cruiser|auxiliary cruiser]] {{ship|German auxiliary cruiser|Atlantis}} northwest of Sumatra.
|
|-
| {{HMS|Hermes|95|6}}
|{{navy|United Kingdom}}
|9 April 1942
|The world's first purpose-built [[Engineering:Aircraft carrier|aircraft carrier]], sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft off the coast of Ceylon.
|{{coord|7|35|N|82|5|E|name=HMS Hermes}}
|-
| {{SS|Indus|1904|6}}
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|10 September 1914
|A [[Engineering:Steamship|steamship]] captured and scuttled by the Imperial German Navy [[Engineering:Light cruiser|light cruiser]] {{SMS|Emden}}.
|{{coord|11|00|N|83|45|E|name=SS Indus (1904)}}
|-
| {{Jsub|Ro-110||2}}
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|11 February 1944
|A [[Engineering:Ro-100-class submarine|''Ro-100''-class]] [[Engineering:Submarine|submarine]] sunk by the Royal Indian Navy [[Engineering:Sloop-of-war|sloop]] {{HMIS|Jumna}} and the Royal Australian Navy [[Engineering:Corvette|corvette]]s {{HMAS|Ipswich|J186|6}} and {{HMAS|Launceston|J179|6}} {{convert|200|nmi}} northeast of Madras, {{wipe|India}}.
|{{coord|17|25|N|083|21|E|name=''Ro-110''}}
|-
| {{SS|Selma City}}
|{{flag|United States|1912}}
|7 April 1942
|A [[Engineering:Cargo ship|cargo ship]] sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft about {{convert|25|nmi}} off from Vizagapatam (now Vishakhapatnam), {{wipe|India}}.
|{{coord|17|11|N|83|20|E|name=SS Selma City}}
|-
| {{HMAS|Vampire|D68|6}}
|{{navy|Australia}}
|9 April 1942
|A V-class [[Engineering:Destroyer|destroyer]] sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft off the coast of Ceylon.
|{{coord|7|35|N|82|5|E|name=HMAS Vampire (D68)}}
|}

==Central Indian Ocean==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" |
! style="width:15%" | Ship
! style="width:18%" | Flag
! style="width:15%" | Sunk date
! style="width:37%" | Notes
! style="width:15%" | Coordinates
|-
| {{ship||Arnhem|ship|2}}
|[[Image:Flag of the Dutch East India Company.svg|24px]] Dutch East India Company
|12 February 1662
|An [[Engineering:East Indiaman|East Indiaman]] that ran aground on the Saint Brandon Rocks.
|
|-
|{{SS|Berwickshire|1912|6}}
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|20 August 1944
|A merchant ship that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-861||2}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Berwickshire |url=https://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/3324.html |access-date=June 17, 2023 |website=uboat.net}}</ref>
|{{Coord|30|58|S|38|50|E|name=SS Berwickshire}}
|-
| {{SS|Chivalry}}
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|22 February 1944
|A [[Engineering:Cargo ship|cargo ship]] that was sunk by a Japanese submarine.
|{{Coord|0|50|S|68|0|E|name=SS Chivalry}}
|-
| {{SS|City of Johannesburg}}
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|23 October 1942
|A merchant steamer that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-504||2}} off East London, South Africa.
|{{Coord|33|20|S|29|30|E|name=SS City of Johannesburg}}
|-
| {{SS|Clan Macarthur}}
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|12 August 1943
|A {{sclass|Cameron|steamship|0}} [[Engineering:Cargo ship|cargo steamship]] that was torpedoed by ''U-181'' off Madagascar.
|{{coord|-23|53.11|name=SS Clan Macarthur}}
|-
| {{SS|Commissaire Ramel}}
|{{flag|France}}
|9 September 1940
|A [[Engineering:Passenger ship|passenger ship]] that was sunk by the {{ship|German auxiliary cruiser|Atlantis}}.
|{{coord|28|25|S|74|23|E|name=SS Commissaire Ramel}}
|-
|{{ship|SS|Cornelia P. Spencer||2}}
|{{flag|United States|1912}}
|21 September 1943
|A Liberty ship that was carrying 2,910 tons of steel and 300 tons of [[Chemistry:Gum arabic|gum arabic]] that was sank by {{GS|U-188||2}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cornelia P. Spencer |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/3076.html |access-date=August 7, 2022 |website=uboat.net}}</ref>
|{{coord|2|08|N|50|10|E|name=SS Cornelia P. Spencer}}
|-
|{{HMS|Cornwall|56|6}}
|{{navy|United Kingdom}}
|5 April 1942
|A {{sclass2|County|cruiser|0}} [[Engineering:Heavy cruiser|heavy cruiser]] that was sunk by Japanese dive bombers in the Easter Sunday Raid.
|{{coord|1|54|N|77|54|E|name=HMS Cornwall (56)}}
|-
|{{HMS|Dorsetshire|40|6}}
|{{navy|United Kingdom}}
|5 April 1942
|A {{sclass2|County|cruiser|0}} [[Engineering:Heavy cruiser|heavy cruiser]] that was sunk by Japanese dive bombers in the Easter Sunday Raid.
|{{coord|1|54|N|77|45|E|name=HMS Cornwall (56)}}
|-
| {{SS|Empire Chaucer}}
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|17 October 1942
|A [[Engineering:Cargo ship|cargo ship]] that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-504||2}} about {{convert|450|nmi}} south of [[Place:Cape Town|Cape Town]], South Africa.
|{{coord|38|12|S|20|04|E|name=SS Empire Chaucer}}
|-
| {{MV|Empire Day}}
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|7 August 1944
|A [[Engineering:Cargo ship|cargo ship]] that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-198||2}} about {{convert|200|nmi}} east of [[Place:Dar es Salaam|Dar es Salaam]], Tanzania.
|{{coord|7|06|S|42|00|E|name=MV Empire Day}}
|-
| {{SS|Fort Lee}}
|{{flag|United States|1912}}
|2 November 1944
|A [[Engineering:T2 tanker|T2 tanker]] that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-181||2}}.
|{{coord|27|35|S|83|11|E|name=SS Fort Lee}}
|-
|{{SS|Fort Longueuil|1942|6}}
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|19 September 1943
|A North Sands-class cargo ship that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-532||2}}. 57 out of the 57 onboard died in the sinking with two crew members surviving after being at sea for 143 days before coming ashore to Sumatra where they were taken prisoner by the Japanese.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fort Longueuil |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/3069.html |access-date=June 17, 2023 |website=uboat.net}}</ref>
|{{coord|10|00|S|68|00|E|name=SS Fort Longueuil}}
|-
| {{SS|Frontier|1922|6}}
|{{flag|South Africa|1912}}
|27 September 1957
|A [[Engineering:Cargo ship|cargo ship]] that ran aground east of East London, Eastern Cape, Africa.
|
|-
|{{SS|Hoihow|1933|6}}
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|2 July 1943
|A passenger ship that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-181||2}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hoihow |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/2970.html |access-date=June 17, 2023 |website=uboat.net}}</ref>
|{{coord|19|30|S|55|30|E|name=SS Hoihow}}
|-
| {{Jsub|I-27||2}}
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|12 February 1944
|A [[Engineering:Type B1 submarine|Type B1]] [[Engineering:Submarine|submarine]] sunk by the British [[Engineering:Destroyer|destroyer]]s {{HMS|Paladin|G69|6}} and {{HMS|Petard|G56|6}}.
|{{coord|01|25|N|72|22|E|name=''I-27''}}
|-
| {{Jsub|I-60||2}}
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|17 January 1942
|A ''Kaidai'' 3B-type [[Engineering:Submarine|submarine]] sunk by the British [[Engineering:Destroyer|destroyer]] {{HMS|Jupiter|F85|6}} south of the Sunda Strait.
|{{coord|06|19|30|S|104|49|20|E|name=''I-60''}}
|-
| {{SS|James B. Stephens}}
|{{flag|United States|1912}}
|8 March 1943
|A Liberty ship that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-160|1941|2}} about {{convert|150|mi}} northeast of Durban, South Africa.
|{{coord|28|53|S|33|18|E|name=SS James B. Stephens}}
|-
| {{SS|Khedive Ismail}}
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|12 February 1944
|A [[Engineering:Steamship|steamship]] that was torpedoed by {{Jsub|I-27||2}}, with 1,297 deaths.
|{{coord|01|25|N|72|22|E|name=SS Khedive Ismail}}
|-
| {{SS|Koning der Nederlanden}}
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|5 October 1881
|An [[Engineering:Ocean liner|ocean liner]] that sprang a leak and sank east of the Seychelles.
|{{coord|5|14|S|64|7|E|name=SS Koning der Nederlanden}}
|-
| {{USS|Langley|AV-3|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1912}}
|27 February 1942
|A seaplane tender [[Engineering:Scuttling|scuttled]] {{convert|75|nmi|lk=in}} south of Tjilatjap, Java, after sustaining damage in an attack by Imperial Japanese Navy aircaft.
|{{coord|08|51|04.2|S|109|02|02.6|E|name=USS ''Langley'' (AV-3)}}
|--
|-
| {{ship|French cruiser|Lapérouse||2}}
|{{navy|France}}
|31 July 1898
|A {{sclass|Lapérouse|cruiser|0}} [[Engineering:Unprotected cruiser|unprotected cruiser]] wrecked duriing a storm on the coast of Madagascar at Anosy.
|
|-
| {{ship|French frigate|Magicienne|1778|2}}
|{{navy|France}}
|24 August 1810
|A {{sclass|Magicienne|frigate}} that ran aground off [[Earth:Mauritius|Mauritius]] in the Battle of Grand Port.
|
|-
| {{SS|Marietta E}}
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|4 March 1943
|A [[Engineering:Cargo ship|cargo ship]] that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-160|1941|2}}.
|{{coord|31.49|S|31.11|E|name=SS Marietta E}}
|-
| {{ship|French submarine|Monge|Q144|2}}
|{{navy|France}}
|8 May 1942
|A {{sclass|Redoutable|submarine|||1928}} [[Engineering:Submarine|submarine]] sunk by the Royal Navy [[Engineering:Destroyer|destroyer]]s {{HMS|Active|H14|6}} and {{HMS|Panther|G41|6}} off [[Place:Antsiranana|Diego-Suarez]], {{wipe|Madagascar}}, during the Battle of Madagascar.
|
|-
| {{USS|Pecos|AO-6|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1912}}
|1 March 1942
|A {{sclass|Kanawha|fleet replenishment oiler}} sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft south of Java.
|{{coord|14|27|S|106|11|E|name=USS Pecos (AO-6)}}
|-
| {{ship|German auxiliary cruiser|Pinguin||2}}
|''{{navy|Nazi Germany}}''
|8 May 1941
|An [[Engineering:Auxiliary cruiser|auxiliary cruiser]] that was sunk by {{HMS|Cornwall|56|6}}.
|{{coord|3|30|0|N|57|48|0|E|name=German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin}}
|-
| {{ship|Italian ship|Ramb I||2}}
|''{{navy|Kingdom of Italy}}''
|27 February 1941
|An [[Engineering:Auxiliary cruiser|auxiliary cruiser]] that was sunk by {{HMNZS|Leander}} in the action of 27 February 1941.
|{{coord|1|0|N|68|30|E|name=Italian ship Ramb I}}
|-
|{{ship|SS|Samuel Heintzelman||2}}
|{{flag|United States|1912}}
|9 July 1943
|A [[Engineering:Liberty ship|Liberty ship]] that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-511||2}}. Originally it was believed that it was sank by a Japanese surface raider. There would be no survivors of the ship from the sinking.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samuel Heintzelman |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/2998.html |access-date=August 7, 2022 |website=uboat.net}}</ref>
|{{coord|9|00|S|81|00|E|name=SS Samuel Heintzelman}}
|-
| {{HMS|Sirius|1797|6}}
|{{navy|United Kingdom}}
|23 August 1810
|A [[Engineering:Frigate|frigate]] that ran aground off [[Earth:Mauritius|Mauritius]] in the Battle of Grand Port.
|
|-
| ''Texanita''
|{{flag|Liberia}}
|21 August 1972
|An [[Engineering:Oil tanker|oil tanker]] that collided with ''Oswego-Guardian'' off Stilbaai, {{wipe|South Africa}}.
|{{coord|34.80|S|21.40|E|name=Oswego-Guardian/Texanita collision}}
|-
| {{SS|Tjisalak}}
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|26 March 1944
|A [[Engineering:Cargo ship|cargo ship]] that was torpedoed by ''I-8''.
|{{coord|2|30|S|78|40|E|name=SS Tjisalak}}
|-
| {{ship|RIMS|Warren Hastings}}
|[[File:Flag of Imperial India.svg|30px]] Royal Indian Marine
|14 January 1897
|A [[Engineering:Troopship|troopship]] that hit a rock and was wrecked off Réunion.
|
|}

===Christmas Island===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" |
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! style="width:18%" | Flag
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| {{MV|Eidsvold|1934|6}}
|{{flag|Norway}}
|20 January 1942
|A motor vessel [[Engineering:Torpedo|torpedo]]ed by the Imperial Japanese Navy [[Engineering:Submarine|submarine]] {{Jsub|I-159||2}} at [[Place:Flying Fish Cove|Flying Fish Cove]].
|
|-
| ''Janga'' ("SIEV-221")
|{{flag|Indonesia}}
|15 December 2010
|A fishing boat that hit the rocks at Flying Fish Cove while carrying asylum seekers from Iraq and [[Religion:Iran|Iran]].
|{{Coord|10|25|1|S|105|40|24|E|name=Christmas Island boat disaster}}
|-
| {{MV|Tycoon}}
|{{flag|Panama}}
|8 January 2012
|A [[Engineering:Cargo ship|cargo ship]] wrecked at Flying Fish Cove.
|
|}

===Cocos (Keeling) Islands===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" |
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! style="width:18%" | Flag
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| {{SS|Buresk|1914|6}}
|{{flag|German Empire|civil}}
|9 November 1914
|A [[Engineering:Collier (ship)|collier]] [[Engineering:Scuttling|scuttled]] while under attack by the Royal Australian Navy [[Engineering:Light cruiser|light cruiser]] {{HMAS|Sydney|1912|6}} in the Battle of Cocos. 
|
|-
| {{SMS|Emden}}
|{{navy|German Empire}}
|9 November 1914
|[[File:SMS Emden wreck.jpg|thumb|The wreck of SMS ''Emden'']]A [[Engineering:Light cruiser|light cruiser]] run aground and wrecked while under attack by the Royal Australian Navy light cruiser {{HMAS|Sydney|1912|6}} during the Battle of Cocos.
|
|}

==Great Australian Bight==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" |
! style="width:15%" | Ship
! style="width:18%" | Flag
! style="width:15%" | Sunk date
! style="width:37%" | Notes
! style="width:15%" | Coordinates
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| ''Mahomed Shah''
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|April 1853
|A [[Engineering:Barque|barque]] that caught fire on 18 April 1853 and sank several days later. All on board were rescued.
|{{coord|40|10|00|S|119|10|00|E|name=Mohamed Shah}}
|-
| {{SS|Selje|1920|6}}
|{{flag|Norway}}
|29 March 1929
|A [[Engineering:Cargo ship|cargo ship]] that collided with the [[Engineering:Steamship|steamship]] {{SS|Kaituna}} {{convert|25|nmi|lk=in}} southwest of Cape Otway, Victoria, {{wipe|Australia}}.
|
|}

==Mozambique Channel==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" |
! style="width:15%" | Ship
! style="width:18%" | Flag
! style="width:15%" | Sunk date
! style="width:37%" | Notes
! style="width:15%" | Coordinates
|-
| {{ship|French submarine|Bévéziers|Q179|2}}
|{{navy|France}}
|5 May 1942
|A {{sclass|Redoutable|submarine|||1928}} [[Engineering:Submarine|submarine]] sunk by Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm aircraft west of Cap d'Ambre, {{wipe|Madagascar}}, during the Battle of Madagascar.
|
|-
| {{ship||Admiral Gambier|1807 ship|2}}
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|20 June 1817
|An [[Engineering:East Indiaman|East Indiaman]] wrecked on a [[Earth:Coral reef|coral reef]].
|
|-
| {{MV|Empire City}}
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|6 August 1944
|A [[Engineering:Cargo ship|cargo ship]] [[Engineering:Torpedo|torpedo]]ed by the German submarine {{GS|U-198||2}} off Mocímboa da Praia, Mozambique.
|{{coord|11|33|S|41|25|E|name=MV Empire City}}
|-
| {{SS|Express|1940|6}}
|{{flag|United States|1912}}
|30 June 1942
|A Type C3-E [[Engineering:Cargo ship|cargo ship]] torpedoed by the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine {{ship|Japanese submarine|I-10||2}}.
|{{coord|23|30|S|37|30|E|name=SS Express (1940)}}
|-
| {{ship|French submarine|Le Héros|Q170|2}}
|{{navy|France}}
|7 May 1942
|A {{sclass|Redoutable|submarine|||1928}} [[Engineering:Submarine|submarine]] sunk by Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm aircraft off  Courrier Bay, {{wipe|Madagascar}}, during the Battle of Madagascar.
|{{coord|12|03|45|S|049|03|30|E|name=''Le_Héros''}}
|-
|{{MV|Mary Livanos|}}
|{{flag|Portugal|}}
|11 July 1943
|A steam merchant ship torpedoed by {{GS|U-178||2}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mary Livanos |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/3003.html |access-date=June 8, 2023 |website=uboat.net}}</ref>
|{{coord|15|40|S|40|45|E|name=Mary Livanos}}
|-
|{{SS|Robert Bacon|1943|6}}
|{{flag|United States|1912}}
|14 July 1943
|A [[Engineering:Liberty ship|Liberty ship]] torpedoed by the German submarine {{GS|U-178||2}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robert Bacon |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/3005.html |access-date=August 7, 2022 |website=uboat.net}}</ref>
|{{coord|15|25|S|41|13|E|name=SS Robert Bacon}}
|}

==Persian Gulf==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" |
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! style="width:18%" | Flag
! style="width:15%" | Sunk date
! style="width:37%" | Notes
! style="width:15%" | Coordinates
|-
|''Iran Ajr''
|{{navy|Islamic Republic of Iran}}
|26 September 1987
|A landing craft that served as a minelayer during the Iran–Iraq War, captured and [[Engineering:Scuttling|scuttled]] by United States Navy forces.
|
|-
|''U-533''
|''{{navy|Nazi Germany}}''
|16 October 1943
|A Type IXC/40 [[Engineering:U-boat|U-boat]] sunk by British aircraft off Fujairah.
|{{coord|25|28|N|56|50|E|name=German submarine U-533}}
|}

==Red Sea==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" |
! style="width:15%" | Ship
! style="width:18%" | Flag
! style="width:15%" | Sunk date
! style="width:37%" | Notes
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|-
|''Aida''
|{{flag|Egypt}}
|15 September 1957
|A supply ship sunk off the coast of Big Brother Island.{{cn|date=March 2019}}
|{{coord|26|19|N|34|50|E|name=SS Aida}}
|-
|''Al-Baraqua II''
|{{flag|Djibouti}}
|6 April 2006
|A capsized passenger ferry.
|
|-
|MS ''al-Salam Boccaccio 98''
|{{flag|Egypt}}
|3 February 2006
|Capsized passenger ferry.
|{{coord|27.033|N|34.883|E|name=MS al-Salam Boccaccio}}
|-
|SS ''Carnatic''
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|15 September 1869
|Ran aground on a coral reef on 12 September, broke in half and sank three days later. 31 people drowned.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.divesitedirectory.co.uk/dive_site_red_sea_north_hurghada_wreck_carnatic.html |title=DiveSiteDirectory for Carnatic |publisher=Divesitedirectory.co.uk |accessdate=27 April 2010}}</ref>
|{{coord|27|34|N|33|55|E|name=SS Carnatic}}
|-
|''Chrisoula K''
|{{flag|Greece}}
|31 August 1981
|A [[Engineering:Cargo ship|cargo ship]] that ran aground on a [[Earth:Reef|reef]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.divesitedirectory.co.uk/dive_site_red_sea_north_hurghada_wreck_chrisoula_k.html |title=DiveSiteDirectory for Chrisoula K |publisher=Divesitedirectory.co.uk |date=31 August 1981 |accessdate=27 April 2010}}</ref>
|{{coord|27|34|53|N|33|55|55|E|name=Chrisoula K}}
|-
|{{SS|Dunraven}}
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|25 April 1876
|A [[Engineering:Merchant ship|merchant ship]] that hit a [[Earth:Reef|reef]] and sank in the Gulf of Suez, close to the [[Place:Sinai Peninsula|Sinai Peninsula]].{{cn|date=March 2019}}
|{{coord|27.4215|34.0730|name=SS Dunraven}}
|-
|''Giannis D''
|{{flag|Greece}}
|19 April 1983
|A [[Engineering:Cargo ship|cargo ship]] that sank with its cargo of timber at Sha'ab Abu Nuhas, north of Hurghada.{{cn|date=March 2019}}
|
|-
|''Kimon M''
|{{flag|Panama}}
|12 December 1978
|A [[Engineering:Cargo ship|cargo ship]] which sank on at Sha'ab Abu Nuhas, north of [[Place:Hurghada|Hurghada]], when she ran into the reef of Abu Nuhas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.divesitedirectory.co.uk/dive_site_red_sea_north_hurghada_wreck_kimon_m.html |title=DiveSiteDirectory for Kimon M |publisher=Divesitedirectory.co.uk |date=12 December 1978 |accessdate=27 April 2010}}</ref>
|{{coord|27|34|48|N|33|56|00|E|name=Kimon M}}
|-
|''Numidia''
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|20 July 1901
|A [[Engineering:Cargo liner|cargo liner]] that sank at Big Brother Island.{{cn|date=March 2019}}
|{{coord|26|19|N|34|50|E|name=Numidia}} 
|-
|''El Mina''
|{{navy|Egypt}}
|1969
|A {{sclass|T43|minesweeper}} bombed and sunk by an {{wipe|Israeli Air Force}} aircraft near Hurghada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.divesitedirectory.co.uk/dive_site_red_sea_hurghada_wreck_el_mina.html |title=DiveSiteDirectory for El Mina |publisher=Divesitedirectory.co.uk |accessdate=27 April 2010}}</ref>
|{{coord|27|13|55|N|33|51|34|E|name=El Mina}}
|-
|{{SS|Rosalie Moller}}
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|October 1941
|A [[Engineering:Cargo ship|cargo ship]] bombed two days after the supply ship ''Thistlegorm''—– anchored some {{convert|20|nmi|lk=in}} away off the [[Place:Sinai Peninsula|Sinai Peninsula]] — was sunk. She rests north of Hurghada, north of the reefs of Abu Nuhas, in some {{convert|50|m|ft|0|sp=us}} of water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.divesitedirectory.co.uk/dive_site_red_sea_north_hurghada_wreck_rosalie_moller.html |title=DiveSiteDirectory for Rosalie Moller |publisher=Divesitedirectory.co.uk |date=19 November 2009 |accessdate=27 April 2010}}</ref>
|{{coord|27|39|03|N|33|46|17|E|name=SS Rosalie Moller}}
|-
|MV ''Salem Express''
|{{flag|Egypt}}
|17 December 1991
|The [[Engineering:Passenger ship|passenger ship]] ran into a shallow [[Earth:Reef|reef]] and sank {{convert|57|nmi|lk=in}} south of Hurghada, after the captain took a shortcut on his trip from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to Safaga, [[Place:Egypt|Egypt]].
|{{Coord|26|38|22.02|N|34|3|39.9|E|name=MV ''Salem Express''}}
|-
|SS ''Thistlegorm''
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|6 October 1941
|A [[Engineering:Cargo ship|cargo ship]] sunk by German bombers near [[Place:Sharm el-Sheikh|Sharm el-Sheikh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.divesitedirectory.co.uk/dive_site_red_sea_sharm_el_sheikh_wreck_thistlegorm.html |title=DiveSiteDirectory for Thistlegorm |publisher=Divesitedirectory.co.uk |accessdate=27 April 2010}}</ref>
|{{coord|27|48|51|N|33|55|12|E|name=SS Thistlegorm}}
|-
|{{SS|Umbria}}
|{{flag|Kingdom of Italy}}
|9 June 1940
|A [[Engineering:Cargo ship|cargo ship]] [[Engineering:Scuttling|scuttled]] by her crew near [[Place:Port Sudan|Port Sudan]].
|{{coord|19|38|19|N|37|19|38|E|name=SS Umbria}}
|-
|''Zingara''
|{{flag|Italy}}
|22 August 1984
|Commonly referred to as the ''Kormoran'', a [[Engineering:Cargo ship|cargo ship]] that sailed from Aqaba with a cargo of [[Chemistry:Phosphate|phosphate]] rock and hit Laguna Reef in the Straits of Tiran.
|
|}

==Strait of Malacca==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" |
! style="width:15%" | Ship
! style="width:18%" | Flag
! style="width:15%" | Sunk date
! style="width:37%" | Notes
! style="width:15%" | Coordinates
|-
| {{ship|MS|Empress of Australia}}
|{{flag|Australia|civil}}
|23 August 1992
|A [[Engineering:Cruise ship|cruise ship]] that sank in a collision with the Taiwanese fishing vessel ''Terfu 51''.
|
|-
| {{SS|Galileo Galilei}}
|{{flag|Bahamas|civil}}
|21 May 1999
|A [[Engineering:Cruise ship|cruise ship]] that sank off the coast of Perak following a fire.
|{{coord|4|37|1|N|99|54|6|E|name=SS Galileo Galilei}}
|-
| {{USS|Grenadier|SS-210|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1912}}
|22 April 1943
|A {{sclass|Tambor|submarine}} [[Engineering:Scuttling|scuttled]] off Phuket, Thailand, after Japanese aircraft damaged her the previous day.
|{{coord|06|30|N|097|40|E|name=USS ''Grenadier'' (SS-210)}}
|-
| {{ship|Japanese cruiser|Haguro||2}}
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}

|16 May 1945
|A {{sclass|Myōkō|cruiser}} sunk by British forces {{convert|48|nmi|lk=in}} off Penang in the Battle of the Malacca Strait.
|
|-
| {{Jsub|I-34||2}}
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|13 November 1943
|A [[Engineering:Type B1 submarine|Type B1]] [[Engineering:Submarine|submarine]] sunk {{convert|30|nmi|0|lk=in}} off Penang by the British submarine {{HMS|Taurus|P399|6}}.
|{{coord|05|17|N|100|05|E|name=''O-34''}}
|-
| {{Jsub|I-166||2}}
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|17 July 1944
|A ''Kaidai'' 5-type [[Engineering:Submarine|submarine]] that was sunk by the British submarine {{HMS|Telemachus|P321|6}} off One Fathom Bank.
|{{coord|2|48|N|101|03|E|name=Japanese submarine I-166}}
|-
| {{ship|Japanese cruiser|Kuma||2}}
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|11 January 1944
|A {{sclass|Kuma|cruiser|1}} that was sunk by the Royal Navy [[Engineering:Submarine|submarine]]  {{HMS|Tally-Ho|P317|6}} west of Penang.
|{{coord|5|26|N|99|52|E|name=''Kuma''}}
|-
| {{ship|French destroyer|Mousquet||2}}
|{{navy|France}}
|28 October 1914
|An {{sclass|Arquebuse|destroyer}} sunk by the Imperial German Navy [[Engineering:Light cruiser|light cruiser]] {{SMS|Emden|1908|6}} at Penang during the Battle of Penang.
|
|-
| {{ship|Japanese cruiser|Myōkō||2}}
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|8 June 1946
|A {{sclass|Myōkō|cruiser|1}} that was scuttled near Port Klang.
|{{coord|3|5|N|100|40|E|name=Japanese cruiser Myōkō}}
|-
| {{ship||Sovereign of the Seas|clipper|2}}
|{{flag|United States|1859}}
|6 August 1859
|A [[Engineering:Clipper|clipper]] that was wrecked on the Pyramid Shoal.
|
|-
| {{ship|Japanese cruiser|Takao|1930|2}}
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|19 October 1946
|A {{Sclass|Takao|cruiser|0}} [[Engineering:Heavy cruiser|heavy cruiser]] that was surrendered to the British and sunk as a target.
|{{coord|03|05|05|N|100|41|00|E|name=Japanese cruiser Takao (1930)}}
|-
| {{GS|U-181||2}}
|''{{navy|Nazi Germany}}''
|12 February 1946
|A Type IXD2 [[Engineering:U-boat|U-boat]] that was scuttled near Port Klang.
|{{coord|3|05|50|N|100|42|50|E|name=German submarine U-181}}
|-
| {{GS|U-859||2}}
|''{{navy|Nazi Germany}}''
|23 September 1944
|A Type IXD2 [[Engineering:U-boat|U-boat]] that was sunk by {{HMS|Trenchant|P331|6}}.
|{{coord|5.767|N|100.067|E|name=German submarine U-859}}
|-
| {{GS|U-862||2}}
|''{{navy|Nazi Germany}}''
|13 February 1946
|A Type IXD2 [[Engineering:U-boat|U-boat]] that was scuttled near Port Klang.
|{{coord|3|05|N|100|38|E|name=German submarine U-862}}
|
|-
| {{GS|UIT-23||2}}
|''{{navy|Nazi Germany}}''
|14 February 1944
|A {{sclass|Liuzzi|submarine|1}}, formerly named ''Reginaldo Giuliani'', that was seized by Germany and was torpedoed by the British submarine {{HMS|Tally-Ho|P317|6}} northwest of Pangkor Island.
|{{coord|04|27|N|100|11|E|name=''UIT-23''}}
|-
| {{HMS|Vestal|J215|6}}
|{{navy|United Kingdom}}
|26 July 1945
|An {{sclass|Algerine|minesweeper}} damaged by a ''kamikaze'' attack and subsequently [[Engineering:Scuttling|scuttled]].
|{{coord|07|05|N|97|50|E|name=HMS Vestal (J215)}}
|-
| {{ship|Russian cruiser|Zhemchug||2}}
|{{navy|Russian Empire}}
|28 October 1914
|An {{sclass|Izumrud|cruiser|0}} [[Engineering:Protected cruiser|protected cruiser]] sunk by the Imperial German Navy [[Engineering:Light cruiser|light cruiser]] {{SMS|Emden|1908|6}} at Penang during the Battle of Penang.
|
|}

==Timor Sea==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" |
! style="width:15%" | Ship
! style="width:18%" | Flag
! style="width:15%" | Sunk date
! style="width:37%" | Notes
! style="width:15%" | Coordinates
|-
| {{Jsub|I-124||2}}
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|27 January 1942
|A ''Kiraisen''-type [[Engineering:Submarine|submarine]] sunk by Royal Australian Navy and United States Navy ships and aircraft {{convert|18|nmi}} due south of Penguin Hill on Bathurst Island in {{wipe|Australia}}'s Northern Territory.
|{{coord|12|07|12.328|S|130|06|23.619|E|name=''I-124''}}
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Indian Ocean]]

{{Sourceattribution|List of shipwrecks in the Indian Ocean|1}}