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This is a list of shipwrecks located in the region of [[Earth:Oceania|Oceania]].

[[File:Australia and Oceania-administrative map PL.png|thumb|Australia and Oceania (administrative map)]]
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==Australia==

==Federated States of Micronesia==

===Chuuk===
During World War II, Chuuk Lagoon (then known as Truk) was the logistical hub of Japan's operations in the South Pacific theatre. In February 1944, in preparation for the forthcoming Battle of Eniwetok, the United States Navy launched an attack on the atoll. Over the course of two days, a series of airstrikes devastated the Japanese fleet, in an offensive codenamed Operation Hailstone. A total of 50 ships were sunk, although many key Japanese warships had been relocated the week before, and thus escaped destruction.

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|''Aikoku Maru''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|17 February 1944
|An [[Engineering:Armed merchantman|armed merchantman]] that was sunk during Operation Hailstone. The remains of 400 men were recovered from the wreck and cremated in 1984.
|{{coord|07|22|N|151|56|E|name=Aikoku Maru (1940)}}
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|''Fujikawa Maru''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|17 February 1944
|An armed aircraft transport that was sunk during Operation Hailstone 
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|''Fumizuki''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|18 February 1944
|A Japanese ''Mutsuki''-class destroyer that was sunk during Operation Hailstone.
|{{coord|07|24|N|151|44|E|name=Japanese destroyer Fumizuki (1926)}}
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|''Heian Maru''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|17 February 1944
|A Japanese [[Engineering:Submarine tender|submarine tender]] that was sunk during Operation Hailstone.
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|''Sankisan Maru''
|{{flag|Empire of Japan}}
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|A Japanese [[Engineering:Cargo ship|freighter]] that was sunk during Operation Hailstone.
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|''Shinkoko Maru''
|{{flag|Empire of Japan}}
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|A Japanese [[Engineering:Oil tanker|oil tanker]] that was sunk during Operation Hailstone.
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|''I-169''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|4 April 1944
|A Japanese ''Kaidai''-class [[Engineering:Submarine|submarine]] that participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor, and sank northwest of Dublon, when it flooded while diving to avoid an air-raid.
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|''Tachikaze''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|18 February 1944
|A Japanese ''Minekaze''-class destroyer that ran aground at Kuop Atoll on 4 February 1944, and remained stranded until it was sunk in Operation Hailstone.
|{{coord|07|03|N|151|56|E|name=Japanese destroyer Tachikaze}}
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|{{Ship|Japanese destroyer|Umikaze|1936|2}}
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|1 February 1944
|A Japanese ''Shiratsuyu''-class destroyer that was torpedoed by {{USS|Guardfish|SS-217|6}} south of Chuuk.
|{{coord|07|10|N|151|43|E|name=Japanese destroyer Umikaze}}
|}

===Palau===
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|''Amatsu Maru''
|{{flag|Empire of Japan}}
|31 March 1944
|A Japanese [[Engineering:Tanker (ship)|tanker]] that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.
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|''Bichu Maru''
|{{flag|Empire of Japan}}
|30 March 1944
|A Japanese freighter that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One. 
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|''Chuyo Maru''
|{{Army|Empire of Japan}}
|31 March 1944
|A Japanese freighter (army cargo vessel) that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One. 
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|''Gozan Maru''
|{{Army|Empire of Japan}}
|30 March 1944
|A Japanese [[Engineering:Troopship|troopship]] that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.
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|''Irō''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|31 March 1944
|A Japanese ''Notoro''-class oil tanker that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One. She was the sister ship of ''Sata''.
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|''Kamikaze Maru''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|31 March 1944
|A Japanese troopship that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.
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|''Kibi Maru''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|31 March 1944
|A Japanese freighter (army cargo vessel) that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.
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|''Nagisan Maru''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|31 March 1944
|A Japanese freighter (army cargo vessel) that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.
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|{{USS|Perry|DD-340|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|13 September 1944
|A ''Clemson''-class destroyer that was sunk by a mine off Anguar.
|{{coord|6|53|N|134|10|E|name=USS Perry (DD-340)}}
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|''Raizan Maru''
|{{Army|Empire of Japan}}
|31 March 1944
|A Japanese freighter (army cargo vessel) that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.
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|''Ryuko Maru''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|31 March 1944
|A Japanese freighter (army cargo vessel) that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.
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|''Samidare''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|25 August 1944
|A Japanese ''Shiratsuyu''-class destroyer that was torpedoed by {{USS|Batfish|SS-310|6}} after running aground on Velasco Reef.
|{{coord|8|10|N|134|38|E|name=Samidare}}
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|''Sata''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|31 March 1944
|A Japanese ''Notoro''-class oil tanker that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One. She was a sister ship of the ''Irō''.
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|''Teshio Maru''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|31 March 1944
|A Japanese freighter (army cargo vessel) that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.
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|''Urakami Maru''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|31 March 1944
|A Japanese [[Engineering:Repair ship|repair ship]] that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.
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|''Wakatake''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|30 March 1944
|A Japanese ''Wakatake''-class destroyer that was sunk during Operation Desecrate One.
|{{coord|7|50|N|134|20|E|name=Wakatake}}
|}

===Yap===
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|{{SMS|Planet|1905|6}}
|{{flag|German Empire|naval}}
|7 October 1914
|A survey ship that was scuttled to prevent capture.
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==Indonesia==
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|{{MV|Senopati Nusantara||6}}
|{{flag|Indonesia}}
|30 December 2006
|A passenger ferry that sank off Mandalika Island.
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|{{MV|Levina 1||6}}
|{{flag|Indonesia}}
|25 February 2007
|A passenger ferry that sank several hours from [[Place:Jakarta|Jakarta]].
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==Kiribati==
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|{{SS|Norwich City||6}}
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|29 November 1929
|A British freighter that ran aground at Nikumaroro.
|{{Coord|4|39|39|S|174|32|40|W|name=SS Norwich City}}
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|''Canton''
|{{flag|United States|1860}}
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|A whaling ship that ran aground at Kanton Island.
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|''Golden Sunset''
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|1866
|A British barque that ran aground at Enderbury Island.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.janeresture.com/kiribati_phoenix_group/enderbury.htm |title=Enderbury Island, Phoenix Group, Republic of Kiribati |publisher=Janeresture.com |date=28 September 2008 |accessdate=27 April 2010}}</ref>
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|{{SS|President Taylor||2}}
|{{Army|United States|}}
|14 February 1942
|After carrying two companies of infantry and two battalions of coast artillery, about 1,100 men, for the Canton (Kanton) Island garrison, and possibly due to loss of an anchor while landing troops and equipment by means of shallow draft craft from outside the lagoon, the ship became firmly grounded on the coral reef. The hull was eventually scrapped by 6 April 1955.
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|}

==Marshall Islands==
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|{{USS|Anderson|DD-411|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|1 July 1946
|A ''Sims''-class destroyer that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test. 
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|{{USS|Apogon|SS-308|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|25 July 1946
|A [[Engineering:Balao-class submarine|''Balao''-class]] submarine that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test, Operation Crossroads.
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|{{USS|Arkansas|BB-33|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|25 July 1946
|A ''Wyoming''-class [[Engineering:Battleship|battleship]] that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test.
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|{{USS|Barrow|APA-61|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|11 May 1948
|A ''Gilliam''-class [[Engineering:Attack transport|attack transport]] that sustained heavy damage in atomic bomb tests and was scuttled off Kwajalein.
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|{{USS|Carlisle|APA-69|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|1 July 1946
|A ''Gilliam''-class attack transport that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test.
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|{{USS|Gilliam|APA-57|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|1 July 1946
|A ''Gilliam''-class attack transport that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test.
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|{{SS|Kembu Maru|1942|6}}
|{{flag|Empire of Japan}}
|4 December 1943
|A Japanese freighter that was sunk by US aircraft at Kwajalein Atoll.
|{{coord|09|19|N|167|25|E|name=SS Kembu Maru}}
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|{{USS|Lamson|DD-367|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|2 July 1946
|A ''Mahan''-class destroyer that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test.
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|{{USS|LST-545||6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|12 May 1948
|An ''LST-542''-class tank landing ship that was sunk at Enewetak Atoll in an atomic bomb test. 
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|{{USS|LST-661||6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|25 July 1948
|An ''LST-542''-class tank landing ship that was sunk at Enewetak Atoll in an atomic bomb test.
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|''Nagato''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|30 July 1946
|A Japanese ''Nagato''-class battleship that sustained heavy damage in an atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll, and capsized and sank five days later.
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|{{USS|Pennsylvania|BB-38|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|10 February 1948
|A ''Pennsylvania''-class super-dreadnought battleship, that was sunk off Kwajalein after atomic bomb tests.
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|{{USS|Pilotfish|SS-386|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|25 July 1946
|A [[Engineering:Balao-class submarine|''Balao''-class]] submarine that sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test.
|{{coord|30|26|N|140|53|E|name=USS Pilotfish (SS-386)}}
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|''Prinz Eugen''
|{{navy|Nazi Germany|1936}}
|22 December 1946
|A German [[Engineering:Admiral Hipper-class cruiser|''Admiral Hipper''-class]] [[Engineering:Heavy cruiser|heavy cruiser]] that was damaged at Bikini Atoll by atomic bomb tests, and later towed to Kwajalein where it capsized and sunk.
|{{coord|8|45|9.85|N|167|40|59.16|E|name=German cruiser Prinz Eugen}}
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|''Sakawa''
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|2 July 1946
|A Japanese [[Engineering:Agano-class cruiser|''Agano''-class]] [[Engineering:Cruiser|cruiser]] that sustained heavy damage in an atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll, and sank the following day.
|{{coord|11|35|N|165|23|E|name=Japanese cruiser Sakawa}}
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|{{USS|Saratoga|CV-3|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|25 July 1946
|A ''Lexington''-class [[Engineering:Aircraft carrier|aircraft carrier]] that was sunk at Bikini Atoll in an atomic bomb test.
|{{coord|11|34|53.33|N|165|29|54.78|E|name=USS Saratoga (CV-3)}}
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|''Toreshima Maru''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|December 1943
|A Japanese supply ship sunk at Maloelap Atoll off Taroa Island by US Navy.
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==New Zealand==
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|{{ship||Anjou|ship|2}}
|{{flag|France}}
|5 February 1905
|A barque that struck rocks off the [[Earth:Auckland Islands|Auckland Islands]].
|{{coord|-50.777075|165.887516|name=Anjou (ship)}}
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|TSS ''Arahura''
|{{flag|New Zealand|civil}}
|24 January 1952
|A passenger and cargo steamer that was sunk for target practice in Cook Strait.
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|''Boyd''
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|October 1809
|A [[Engineering:Brigantine|brigantine]] that was attacked by Maori warriors at Whangaroa. The ship was destroyed by fire during the resulting Boyd massacre.
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|{{HMS|Buffalo|1813|6}}
|{{navy|United Kingdom}}
|28 July 1840
|A storeship that was wrecked in a storm in Mercury Bay, with two lives lost.
|{{coord|36|49|36.20|S|175|42|20.00|E|name=HMS Buffalo (1813)}}
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|{{HMNZS|Canterbury|F421|6}}
|{{navy|New Zealand}}
|3 November 2007
|A ''Leander''-class [[Engineering:Frigate|frigate]] that was scuttled as a dive wreck in the Bay of Islands.
|{{coord|-35.1938|174.2944|name=HMNZS Canterbury (F421)}}
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|[[Engineering:Cowan (1914 ship)|''Cowan'']]
|{{flag|New Zealand|civil}}
|9 March 1948
|A wooden steam trawler that struck rocks in [[Earth:Lyttelton Harbour|Lyttelton Harbour]].
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|''[[Engineering:Darra (clipper)|Darra]]''
|{{flag|New Zealand|civil}}
|1951
|A tea clipper, later used as a coal hulk, intentionally beached in [[Earth:Lyttelton Harbour|Lyttelton Harbour]].
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|{{ship||Derry Castle|barque|2}}
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|20 March 1887
|A barque that ran aground on Enderby Island.
|{{coord|-50.484323|166.302761|name=Derry Castle (barque)}}
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|''Dolphin''
|{{flag|New Zealand|civil}}
|9 December 1862
|A cutter wrecked near Quail Island, [[Earth:Lyttelton Harbour|Lyttelton Harbour]], New Zealand
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|[[Engineering:Dundonald (ship)|''Dundonald'']]
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|7 March 1907
|A barque that was wrecked in a storm off Disappointment Island, where the survivors remained for seven months until rescued.
|{{coord|-50.607938|165.954817|name=Dundonald (ship)}}
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|{{SS|Elingamite||6}}
|{{flag|Australia|civil}}
|5 November 1902
|A steamship that struck West Island (one of the Three Kings Islands) and sank within 20 minutes.
|{{coord|-34.186047|172.031590|name=SS Elingamite}}
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| England's Glory
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| 7 November 1881
| By getting too close in while waiting the arrival of the pilot.<ref> {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122872483 |title=WELLINGTON. |newspaper=Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser |volume=XXII |issue=3002 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=8 November 1881 |accessdate=27 April 2017 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>

| off [[Place:Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]]
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|[[Engineering:Endeavour II (barque)|''Endeavour II'']]
|{{flag|Canada}}
|22 February 1971
|A three-masted auxiliary [[Engineering:Barque|barque]] driven onto the [[Earth:Shoal#Nautical navigation|bar]] of Parengarenga Harbour, a few miles south of North Cape. There were no fatalities amongst the crew of thirteen men and one woman.<ref name=VoaSS>{{cite book|last=Taylor|first=Roger|title=Voyages of a Simple Sailor|date=2008-02-01|publisher=The FitzRoy Press|location=Waltham Cross|isbn=978-0955803505}}</ref> 
|{{coord|-34.521762|173.010206|name=Endeavour II}}
|-
|{{ship||General Grant|ship|2}}
|{{flag|United States|1912}}
|14 May 1866
|A barque that drifted into a cave on the western shore of the [[Earth:Auckland Islands|Auckland Islands]] and sank.
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|''Holmbank''
|{{flag|New Zealand|civil}}
|21 September 1963
|A coastal trading vessel that was lost off [[Earth:Banks Peninsula|Banks Peninsula]]
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|{{MV|Holmglen||6}}
|{{flag|New Zealand|civil}}
|24 November 1959
|A coastal trading vessel that was lost off Timaru.
|{{coord|-44.5223|171.6894|name=MV Holmglen}}
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|[[Engineering:Hydrabad (1865 ship)|''Hydrabad'']]
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|24 June 1878
|A cargo and passenger sailing ship that was beached in the North Island in a storm.
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|{{MV|Kaitawa||6}}
|{{flag|New Zealand|civil}}
|24 May 1966
|A [[Engineering:Collier (ship)|collier]] that capsized near Cape Reinga.
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|{{MS|Mikhail Lermontov||6}}
|{{flag|Soviet Union}}
|16 February 1986
|A Soviet passenger liner that ran aground in the Marlborough Sounds.
|{{coord|-41.042087|174.219496|name=MS Mikhail Lermontov}}
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|{{ship|RMS|Niagara}}
|{{flag|United Kingdom|government}}
|19 June 1940
|An [[Engineering:Ocean liner|ocean liner]] that struck a mine and sank off Bream Head while carrying a secret consignment of gold from the Bank of England.
|{{coord|35|51|50|S|174|56|38|E|name=RMS Niagara}}
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|''Novelty''
|{{flag|New Zealand|civil}}
|Unknown date 1877
|A steam ship wrecked off Quail Island, [[Earth:Lyttelton Harbour|Lyttelton Harbour]], New Zealand
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|{{HMS|Orpheus|1860|6}}
|{{navy|United Kingdom}}
|7 February 1863
|A ''Jason''-class [[Engineering:Corvette|corvette]] that ran aground on the Manukau Heads, with 189 lives lost.
|{{Coord|37|04.1|S|174|28.3|E|name=HMS Orpheus (1860)}}
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|{{SS|Penguin||6}}
|{{flag|New Zealand|civil}}
|12 February 1909
|A ferry that foundered off Cape Terawhiti.
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|{{SS|Port Kembla||6}}
|{{flag|New Zealand|civil}}
|18 September 1917
|A [[Engineering:Cargo ship|cargo ship]] that was sunk by a mine off Farewell Spit.
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|{{HMNZS|Puriri|T02|6}}
|{{navy|New Zealand}}
|14 May 1941
|A coastal cargo boat that was converted into a minesweeper, and hit a mine off Bream Head 25 days after being commissioned.
|{{coord|35|46|15|S|174|43|00|E|name=HMNZS Puriri (T02)}}
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|{{ship||Queen Bee|ship|2}}
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|7 August 1877
|A barque that ran aground on Farewell Spit.<ref>'Wreck of the Queen Bee, from London', pg 2, Nelson Evening Mail, 8 August 1877</ref>
|{{coord|40|30|00|S|172|52|00|E|name=Queen Bee (ship)}}
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|{{ship||Rainbow Warrior|1955|2}}
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|2 December 1987
|A [[Engineering:Fishing trawler|fishing trawler]] that was purchased by Greenpeace in 1978 for use as a fundraising and protest ship. She was sabotaged and sunk by the French secret service at [[Place:Auckland|Auckland]] on 10 July 1985, and although later refloated, was found to be beyond repair and finally scuttled in Matauri Bay.
|{{coord|-34.9748|173.9349|name=Rainbow Warrior (1955)}}
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|{{MV|Rena||6}}
|{{flag|Liberia}}
|5 October 2011
|A container ship that ran aground on Astrolabe Reef, resulting in New Zealand's worst oil spill. The wreck broke apart and sank in January 2012.
|{{coord|37|32|25|S|176|25|45|E|name=MV Rena}}
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|{{HMS|Sandfly|1863|6}}
|{{navy|United Kingdom}}
|1868
|A passenger [[Engineering:Paddle steamer|paddle steamer]] used as a gunboat during the New Zealand Wars. In 1865 she reverted to civilian use and became the ''Tasmanian Maid'', before being wrecked off [[Place:New Plymouth|New Plymouth]].
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|{{ship||Sydney Packet|1826–1837|2}}
|{{flag|Australia|civil}}
|17 July 1837
|A [[Engineering:Schooner|schooner]] that was wrecked in a storm off Moeraki, Otago.
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|{{SS|Tararua||6}}
|{{flag|New Zealand|civil}}
|29 April 1881
|A passenger steamer that struck a reef off Waipapa Point and sank the next day, claiming over 100 victims. 
|{{coord|-46.6686|168.8622|name=SS Tararua}}
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|{{HMS|Torch|1894|6}}
|{{navy|United Kingdom}}
|17 November 1924
|An ''Alert''-class [[Engineering:Sloop|sloop]] that ran aground in the [[Earth:Chatham Islands|Chatham Islands]].
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|''[[Engineering:Torrington (1847 brig)|Torrington]]''
|{{flag|Australia|civil}}
|27 June 1851
|A brig wrecked in a storm in [[Earth:Lyttelton Harbour|Lyttelton Harbour]]
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|{{HMNZS|Tui|1970|6}}
|{{navy|New Zealand}}
|February 1999
|An oceanographic survey and research ship that was scuttled as a dive wreck.
|{{coord|-35.5832|174.5394|name=HMNZS Tui (1970)}}
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|SS ''Victory''
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|3 July 1861
|A steamship that ran aground off Otago Peninsula.
|{{coord|-45.8425|170.7321|name=Victory wreck}}
|-
|''Wahine''
|{{flag|New Zealand|civil}}
|10 April 1968
|A passenger ferry that ran aground and capsized, with 51 lives lost.
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|{{HMNZS|Waikato|F55|6}}
|{{navy|New Zealand}}
|18 December 2000
|A ''Leander''-class frigate that was scuttled off Tutukata as an artificial reef.
|{{coord|-35.6528|174.5445|name=HMNZS Waikato (F55)}}
|-
|{{SS|Wairarapa||6}}
|{{flag|New Zealand|civil}}
|29 October 1894
|A luxury steamer that hit a reef off Great Barrier Island.
|{{coord|-36.0674|175.3519|name=SS Wairarapa}}
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|{{HMNZS|Wellington|F69|6}}
|{{navy|New Zealand}}
|13 November 2005
|A ''Leander''-class frigate that was scuttled off the coast of [[Place:Wellington|Wellington]]. 
|{{coord|41|21.18|S|174|46.80|E|name=HMNZS Wellington (F69)}}
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|''William and John''
|{{flag|New Zealand|civil}}
|27 June 1851
|A 10 ton cutter wrecked in a storm in [[Earth:Lyttelton Harbour|Lyttelton Harbour]]
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|}

==Papua New Guinea==
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|{{USS|Brownson|DD-518|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|26 December 1943
|A ''Fletcher''-class destroyer that was sunk by a Japanese dive bomber off Cape Gloucester, New Britain.
|{{coord|5|20|S|148|25|E|name=USS Brownson (DD-518)}}
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|{{HMAS|Geelong|J201|6}}
|{{navy|Australia}}
|18 October 1944
|A ''Bathurst''-class corvette that collided with the American tanker ''York'' north of Langemak Bay.
|{{coord|6|4|S|147|45|E|name=HMAS Geelong (J201)}}
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|''Hakaze''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|23 January 1943
|A Japanese ''Minekaze''-class destroyer that was torpedoed by {{USS|Guardfish|SS-217|6}} south of [[Place:Kavieng|Kavieng]], New Ireland.
|{{coord|02|47|S|150|38|E|name=Japanese destroyer Hakaze}}
|-
|{{SS|Kyokusei Maru||6}}
|{{Army|Empire of Japan}}
|2 March 1943
|A Japanese troopship that was sunk by Allied aircraft in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea.
|{{coord|06|46|S|147|10|E|name=SS Kyokusei Maru}}
|-
|{{MV|Macdhui|1930|6}}
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|18 June 1942
|A passenger and cargo ship that was sunk by Japanese aircraft in [[Place:Port Moresby|Port Moresby]].
|
|-
|''Mikazuki''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|28 July 1943
|A Japanese ''Mutsuki''-class destroyer that ran aground on a reef off the west coast of New Island.
|{{coord|5|27|S|148|25|E|name=Japanese destroyer Mikazuki (1926)}}
|-
|{{USS|Mount Hood|AE-11|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|10 November 1944
|A ''Mount Hood''-class [[Engineering:Ammunition ship|ammunition ship]] that exploded in Seeadler Harbor, killing over 300 people and destroying twenty-two smaller boats and landing craft.
|{{coord|2.02833|S|147.355|E|name=USS Mount Hood (AE-11)}}
|-
|{{SS|Pruth|1916|6}}
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|31 December 1923
|A steamship that was wrecked on Natara Reef, off [[Place:Port Moresby|Port Moresby]].
|
|-
|''Ro-33''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|29 August 1942
|A Japanese [[Engineering:Kaichū type submarine|''Ro-33''-class]] submarine that was sunk by {{HMAS|Arunta|I30|6}} off [[Place:Port Moresby|Port Moresby]].
|{{coord|09|36|S|147|06|E|name=Japanese submarine Ro-33}}
|-
|{{USS|S-39|SS-144|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|13 August 1942
|An S-class submarine that ran aground off Rossel Island.
|{{coord|11|21|02.74|S|154|08|56.51|E|name=USS S-39 (SS-144)}}
|-
|''Tenryū''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|19 December 1942
|A Japanese ''Tenryū''-class [[Engineering:Cruiser|cruiser]] that was torpedoed by {{USS|Albacore|SS-218|6}} off [[Place:Madang|Madang]].
|{{coord|05|12|S|145|56|E|name=Japanese cruiser Tenryū}}
|-
|''W-26''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|17 February 1944
|A Japanese ''W-19''-class minesweeper that was bombed by American aircraft at Karavia Bay, New Britain.
|
|-
|''Yūgiri''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|26 November 1943
|A Japanese ''Fubuki''-class destroyer that was sunk in the Battle of Cape St. George.
|{{coord|04|44|S|154|0|E|name=Japanese destroyer Yūgiri (1930)}}
|}

==Polynesia==

===Samoa===
{| class=wikitable | style = "width:100%"
! style="width:15%" | Ship
! style="width:18%" | Flag
! style="width:15%" | Sunk date
! style="width:37%" | Notes
! style="width:15%" | Coordinates
|-
|Staghound
|{{flagdeco|UK|civil}} {{wipe|Australia}}
|21 November 1862
|Drove ashore during a gale.
|
|-
|{{SMS|Adler||6}}
|{{navy|German Empire}}
|16 March 1889
|A [[Engineering:Gunboat|gunboat]] that was wrecked in the 1889 Apia cyclone.
|{{coord|-13.8266|-171.7647|name=SMS Adler}}
|-
|{{SMS|Eber|1887|6}}
|{{navy|German Empire}}
|16 March 1889
|A [[Engineering:Warship|warship]] that was wrecked in the 1889 Apia cyclone.
|{{coord|13|49|53|S|171|45|07|W|name=SMS Eber (1887)}}
|-
|{{USS|Trenton|1876|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|16 March 1889
|A [[Engineering:Warship|warship]] that was wrecked in the 1889 Apia cyclone.
|
|}

===Pitcairn Islands===
{| class=wikitable | style = "width:100%"
! style="width:15%" | Ship
! style="width:18%" | Flag
! style="width:15%" | Sunk date
! style="width:37%" | Notes
! style="width:15%" | Coordinates
|-
|''Wild Wave''
|
|5 March 1858
|A 1500-ton clipper ship that was wrecked on Oeno Island.
|
|-
|''Cornwallis''
|
|23 January 1875
|A ship that was wrecked on Pitcairn Island.
|
|-
|''Khandeish''
|
|25 September 1875
|A ship that was wrecked on Oeno Island.
|
|-
|''Acadia''
|
|5 June 1881
|A mail ship that was wrecked on Ducie Island.
|
|-
|''Oregon''
|
|23 August 1883
|A ship that was wrecked on Oeno Island.
|
|-
|''Bowdon''
|
|April 1893
|A ship that was wrecked on Oeno Island.
|
|}

===Tahiti===
{| class=wikitable | style = "width:100%"
! style="width:15%" | Ship
! style="width:18%" | Flag
! style="width:15%" | Sunk date
! style="width:37%" | Notes
! style="width:15%" | Coordinates
|-
|''[[Engineering:Lady of St Kilda|Lady of St Kilda]]''
|{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|
|A [[Engineering:Schooner|schooner]] that was wrecked sometime shortly after 1843.
|
|}

==Solomon Islands==
{| class=wikitable | style = "width:100%"
! style="width:15%" | Ship
! style="width:18%" | Flag
! style="width:15%" | Sunk date
! style="width:37%" | Notes
! style="width:15%" | Coordinates
|-
|{{USS|Chicago|CA-29|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|30 January 1943
|A [[Engineering:Northampton-class cruiser|''Northampton''-class]] [[Engineering:Heavy cruiser|heavy cruiser]] that was sunk in the Battle of Rennell Island.
|{{coord|11|25|S|160|56|E|name=USS Chicago (CA-29)}}
|-
|{{USS|Helena|CL-50|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|6 July 1943
|A [[Engineering:St. Louis-class cruiser (1938)|''St. Louis''-class]] light cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Kula Gulf.
|{{coord|7|46|0|S|157|11|0|E|name=USS Helena (CL-50)}}
|-
|''Jintsu''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|13 July 1943
|A Japanese [[Engineering:Sendai-class cruiser|''Sendai''-class]] light cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Kolombangara.
|{{coord|07|38|S|157|06|E|name=Japanese cruiser Jintsu}}
|-
|{{USS|Juneau|CL-52|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|13 November 1942
|An [[Engineering:Atlanta-class cruiser|''Atlanta''-class]] light cruiser that was sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
|{{coord|10|34|S|161|04|E|name=USS Juneau (CL-52)}}
|-
|''Ro-34''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|5 April 1943
|A Japanese [[Engineering:Kaichū type submarine|''Kaichū'' type]] submarine that was sunk by {{USS|O'Bannon (DD-450)|USS ''O'Bannon''}} and {{USS|Strong (DD-467)|USS ''Strong''}} off the Russell Islands.
|{{coord|08|15|S|158|58|E|name=Japanese submarine Ro-34}}
|-
|''Yūgumo''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|7 October 1943
|A Japanese ''Yūgumo''-class destroyer that was sunk in the Naval Battle of Vella Lavella.
|{{coord|07|33|S|156|14|E|name=Japanese destroyer Yūgumo (1941)}}
|-
|''Yura''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|25 October 1942
|A Japanese [[Engineering:Nagara-class cruiser|''Nagara''-class]] light cruiser that was bombed by US aircraft and scuttled off Savo Island.
|{{coord|08|15|S|159|07|E|name=Japanese cruiser Yura}}
|}

===Ironbottom Sound===
Ironbottom Sound is the name given to the stretch of water between Guadalcanal and Florida Island, because of the dozens of ships and planes that sank there during the Guadalcanal Campaign in 1942–43.

{| class=wikitable | style = "width:100%"
! style="width:15%" | Ship
! style="width:18%" | Flag
! style="width:15%" | Sunk date
! style="width:37%" | Notes
! style="width:15%" | Coordinates
|-
|{{USS|Aaron Ward|DD-483|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|7 April 1943
|A ''Gleaves''-class destroyer that was sunk by Japanese aircraft during Operation I-Go.
|{{coord|9|10|30|S|160|12|0|E|name=USS Aaron Ward (DD-483)}}
|-
|''Akatsuki''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|13 November 1942
|A Japanese ''Akatsuki''-class destroyer that was sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
|{{coord|09|17|S|159|56|E|name=Japanese destroyer Akatsuki}}
|-
|{{USS|Astoria|CA-34|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|9 August 1942
|A [[Engineering:New Orleans-class cruiser|''New Orleans''-class]] heavy cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Savo Island.
|{{coord|9|12|33|S|159|52|3|E|name=USS Astoria (CA-34)}}
|-
|{{USS|Atlanta|CL-51|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|13 November 1942
|An [[Engineering:Atlanta-class cruiser|''Atlanta''-class]] anti-aircraft cruiser that was sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
|{{coord|-9.390|159.979|name=USS Atlanta (CL-51)}}
|-
|''Ayanami''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|15 November 1942
|A Japanese ''Fubuki''-class destroyer that was sunk by gunfire from {{USS|Washington|BB-56|6}}.
|{{coord|9|10|S|159|52|E|name=Japanese destroyer Ayanami (1929)}}
|-
|{{USS|Barton|DD-599|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|13 November 1942
|A ''Benson''-class destroyer that was struck by torpedoes from the Japanese destroyer {{Ship|Japanese destroyer|Akatsuki|1932|2}}.
|
|-
|{{HMAS|Canberra|D33|6}}
|{{navy|Australia}}
|9 August 1942
|A [[Engineering:County-class cruiser|''Kent''-class]] cruiser that was scuttled after taking damage in the Battle of Savo Island.
|{{Coord|9|12|29|S|159|54|46|E|name=HMAS Canberra (D33)}}
|-
|{{USS|Colhoun|DD-85|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|30 August 1942 
|A ''Wickes''-class destroyer that was sunk by Japanese aircraft.
|{{coord|09|24|S|160|01|E|name=USS Colhoun (DD-85)}}
|-
|{{USS|Cushing|DD-376|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|13 November 1942
|A ''Mahan''-class destroyer that was sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
|
|-
|{{USS|De Haven|DD-469|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|1 February 1943
|A ''Fletcher''-class destroyer that was sunk by Japanese bombers during Operation Ke.
|{{coord|9|9|S|159|52|E|name=USS De Haven}}
|-
|{{USS|Duncan|DD-485|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|12 October 1942
|A ''Gleaves''-class destroyer that was sunk after taking damage in the Battle of Cape Esperance.
|
|-
|''Fubuki''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|11 October 1942
|A Japanese ''Fubuki''-class destroyer that was sunk in the Battle of Cape Esperance.
|{{coord|09|06|S|159|38|E|name=Japanese destroyer Fubuki}}
|-
|''Furutaka''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|12 October 1942
|A Japanese [[Engineering:Furutaka-class cruiser|''Furutaka''-class]] cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Cape Esperance.
|{{Coord|09|02|S|159|33|E|name=Japanese cruiser Furutaka}}
|-
|{{USS|George F. Elliott|AP-13|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|8 August 1942
|A ''Heywood''-class attack transport that was sunk by [[Engineering:Mitsubishi G4M|Mitsubishi G4M]] bombers.
|{{coord|9|20|45|S|160|8|14|E|name=USS George F. Elliot (AP-130)}}
|-
|{{USS|Gregory|DD-82|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|5 September 1942
|A ''Wickes''-class destroyer that was sunk by Japanese destroyers {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Yūdachi|1936|2}}, {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Hatsuyuki|1928|2}}, and {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Murakumo|1928|2}}.
|
|-
|''Hiei''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|14 November 1942
|A Japanese ''Kongō''-class battleship that was scuttled after taking damage in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
|{{coord|9|00|00|S|158|59|59|E|name=Japanese battleship Hiei}}
|-
|''Hirokawa Maru''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|
|A Japanese military transport.
|
|-
|{{USS|Jarvis|DD-393|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|9 August 1942
|A ''Gridley''-class destroyer that was sunk by Japanese aircraft.
|{{coord|9|42|S|158|59|E|name=USS Jarvis (DD-393)}}
|-
|{{USS|John Penn|APA-23|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|13 August 1943
|An attack transport that was sunk by Japanese aircraft off Lunga Point.
|
|-
|''Kasi Maru''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|2 July 1943
|A Japanese auxiliary minelayer/merchant ship, sunk in Mbaeroko Bay, near Munda, during a bombing raid by USAAF [[Engineering:North American B-25 Mitchell|B-25]] bombers
|{{coord|8|06|S|157|20|E}}
|-
|{{USS|Kanawha|AO-1|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|8 April 1943
|A ''Kanawha''-class fleet replenishment oiler that was sunk by enemy [[Engineering:Aichi D3A|Vals]].
|
|-
|''Kinugawa Maru''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|
|A Japanese military transport.
|
|-
|''Kirishima''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|15 November 1942
|A Japanese ''Kongō''-class battleship that was sunk by {{USS|Washington|BB-56|6}}.
|{{coord|9|05|S|159|42|E|name=Japanese battleship Kirishima}}
|-
|{{USS|Laffey|DD-459|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|13 November 1942
|A ''Benson''-class destroyer that was sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
|
|-
|{{USS|Little|DD-79|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|5 September 1942
|A ''Wickes''-class destroyer that was sunk by Japanese destroyers {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Yūdachi|1936|2}}, {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Hatsuyuki|1928|2}}, and {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Murakumo|1928|2}}.
|
|-
|''Makigumo''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|1 February 1942
|A Japanese ''Yūgumo''-class destroyer that was scuttled after striking a mine.
|{{coord|09|15|S|159|47|E|name=Japanese destroyer Makigumo}}
|-
|{{HMNZS|Moa|T233|6}}
|{{navy|New Zealand}}
|7 April 1943
|A Bird-class minesweeper that was sunk by Japanese aircraft.
|
|-
|{{USS|Monssen|DD-436|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|13 November 1942
|A ''Gleaves''-class destroyer that was sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
|
|-
|{{USS|Northampton|CA-26|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|30 November 1942
|A [[Engineering:Northampton-class cruiser|''Northampton''-class]] heavy cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Tassafaronga.
|{{coord|09|12|S|159|50|E|name=USS Northampton (CA-26)}}
|-
|{{USS|Preston|DD-379|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|14 November 1942
|A ''Mahan''-class destroyer that was sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
|
|-
|{{ship|Patrol torpedo boat|PT-37||2}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|
|An American [[Engineering:PT boat|PT boat]].
|
|-
|{{ship|Patrol torpedo boat|PT-44||2}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|
|An American PT boat.
|
|-
|{{ship|Patrol torpedo boat|PT-111||2}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|
|An American PT boat.
|
|-
|{{ship|Patrol torpedo boat|PT-112||2}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|
|An American PT boat.
|
|-
|{{ship|Patrol torpedo boat|PT-123||2}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|
|An American PT boat.
|
|-
|{{USS|Quincy|CA-39|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|9 August 1942
|A [[Engineering:New Orleans-class cruiser|''New Orleans''-class]] cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Savo Island.
|{{coord|9|4|32|S|159|58|30|E|name=USS Quincy (CA-39)}}
|-
|{{USS|Seminole|AT-65|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|25 October 1942
|A ''Navajo''-class oceangoing [[Engineering:Tugboat|tug]] that was sunk off [[Place:Tulagi|Tulagi]] by Japanese destroyers.
|{{coord|9|23|0|S|160|13|14|E|name=USS Seminole (AT-65)}}
|-
|{{USS|Serpens|AK-97|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|29 January 1945
|A Coast Guard-crewed [[Engineering:Liberty ship|Liberty ship]] that exploded while anchored off Lunga Beach. 
|
|-
|''Takanami''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|30 November 1942
|A Japanese ''Yūgumo''-class destroyer that was sunk in the Battle of Tassafaronga.
|{{coord|-9.23|159.82|name=Japanese destroyer Takanami (1942)}}
|-
|''Teruzuki''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|12 December 1942
|A Japanese ''Akizuki''-class destroyer that was torpedoed by ''PT-37'' and ''PT-40''.
|{{coord|9|13|S|159|46|E|name=Japanese destroyer Teruzuki}}
|-
|''Toa Maru''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|
|A Japanese military transport.
|
|-
|{{USS|Vincennes|CA-44|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|9 August 1942
|A [[Engineering:New Orleans-class cruiser|''New Orleans''-class]] cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Savo Island.
|{{Coord|9|7|17|S|159|52|48|E|name=USS Vincennes (CA-44)}}
|-
|{{USS|Walke|DD-416|6}}
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|15 November 1942
|A ''Sims''-class destroyer that was sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
|
|-
|{{MS|World Discoverer||6}}
|{{flag|Liberia}}
|30 April 2000
|A cruise ship that struck a reef in the Sandfly Passage and ran aground in Roderick Bay.
|{{coord|9|01|23.17|S|160|07|22.91|E|name=World Discoverer}}
|-
|''YP-284''
|{{navy|United States|1864}}
|25 October 1942
|An American yard patrol craft.
|
|-
|''Yūdachi''
|{{navy|Empire of Japan}}
|13 November 1942
|A Japanese ''Shiratsuyu''-class destroyer that was sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
|{{coord|09|14|S|159|52|E|name=Japanese destroyer Yudachi}}
|}

==References==
<references />
==Further reading==
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite book|last1=Diggle|first1=Lynton|title=Shipwrecks of New Zealand: Companion to New Zealand Shipwrecks, 8th edition|date=2014|publisher=Lynton Diggle|location=Auckland|isbn=9780473197247|edition=2nd}}
*{{cite book|last1=Edwards|first1=Hugh|title=Australian and New Zealand Shipwrecks & Sea Tragedies|date=1978|publisher=Currawong Press|location=Sydney|isbn=090800110X}}
*{{cite book|last1=Ingram|first1=C.W.N.|last2=Wheatley|first2=Percy Owen|last3=Diggle|first3=Lynton|last4=Diggle|first4=Edith|last5=Gordon|first5=Keith|title=New Zealand Shipwrecks: Over 200 years of disasters at sea|date=2007|publisher=Hodder Moa|location=Auckland|isbn=9781869710934|edition=8th}}
*{{cite book|last1=McLean|first1=Gavin|title=Full astern!: an illustrated history of New Zealand shipwrecks|date=2007|publisher=Grantham House|location=Wellington, NZ|isbn=9781869341039}}
*{{cite book|last1=Taylor|first1=Peter|title=The Australian and New Zealand list of vessels lost, missing or taken from active service 1874-1949|date=2006|publisher=Scuttlebutt Press|location=Newport, Vic|isbn=9780975175460}}
*{{cite book|last1=Wilkinson|first1=Doug|title=Shipwreck : Selected New Zealand maritime accidents|date=1974|publisher=Southern Press|location=Wellington, NZ|oclc=1419297}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
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