List of shipwrecks of Oceania


This is a list of shipwrecks located in the region of Oceania.

New Zealand

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Solomon Islands

Ironbottom Sound

Ironbottom Sound is the name given to the stretch of water between Guadalcanal and the Florida Islands because of the many ships and planes that sank there during the Guadalcanal Campaign in 1942–43.
ShipFlagSunk dateNotesCoordinates
7 April 1943The was sunk by Japanese aircraft during Operation I-Go.
13 November 1942The Japanese was sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
9 August 1942The heavy cruiser was sunk at the Battle of Savo Island.
13 November 1942The anti-aircraft cruiser was sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
15 November 1942The Japanese was sunk by gunfire from.
13 November 1942The was struck by torpedoes from the Japanese destroyer.
9 August 1942The Kent-class cruiser was scuttled after taking damage at the Battle of Savo Island.
30 August 1942The was sunk by Japanese aircraft.
13 November 1942The was sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
1 February 1943The was sunk by Japanese bomber aircraft during Operation Ke.
12 October 1942The was sunk after taking damage in the Battle of Cape Esperance.
11 October 1942The Japanese was sunk at the Battle of Cape Esperance.
12 October 1942The Japanese was sunk at the Battle of Cape Esperance.
8 August 1942The was sunk by Mitsubishi G4M bomber aircraft.
5 September 1942The was sunk by the Japanese destroyers,, and.
14 November 1942The Japanese battleship was scuttled after taking damage at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
A Japanese military transport.
9 August 1942The was sunk by Japanese aircraft.
13 August 1943The attack transport was sunk by Japanese aircraft off Lunga Point.
2 July 1943The Japanese auxiliary minelayer/merchant ship, sunk in Mbaeroko Bay, near Munda, during a bombing raid by American B-25 bomber aircraft.
8 April 1943The was sunk by Japanese Aichi D3A aircraft.
A Japanese military transport.
15 November 1942The Japanese battleship was sunk by.
13 November 1942The that was sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
5 September 1942The was sunk by the Japanese destroyers,, and.
1 February 1942The Japanese was scuttled after striking a naval mine.
7 April 1943The was sunk by Japanese aircraft.
13 November 1942The was sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
30 November 1942The heavy cruiser was sunk at the Battle of Tassafaronga.
14 November 1942The was sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
American PT boats
American PT boats
American PT boats
American PT boats
American PT boats
9 August 1942The was sunk at the Battle of Savo Island.
25 October 1942The oceangoing tug was sunk off Tulagi by Japanese destroyers.
29 January 1945The United States Coast Guard-crewed Liberty ship that exploded while anchored off Lunga Beach.
30 November 1942The was sunk at the Battle of Tassafaronga.
6 May 1942Significantly damaged north of Savo Island on 4 May 1942 by Douglas TBD Devastators from USS Yorktown.-
12 December 1942The was torpedoed by PT-37 and PT-40.
9 August 1942The was sunk at the Battle of Savo Island.
15 November 1942The was sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
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