Famous Battleship Wreck Listing

  For many, there is something hauntingly attractive about the history and state of shipwrecks. Besides the Titanic, no type of ship besides warships captures the errie feeligns or fate and death like that of a battleship or carrier sitting on the bottom of the sea. No images like those of the empty and silent hulks resting underwater demand one imagine the fate and story she needs told. Below I've linked some amazing sites, concerning some even more amazing stories for the legacies and status of some of the most famous ships ever to sink beneath the waves. I've tried to pick some interesting ones from each of the more prominant countries to participate in the World Wars. Anyone interested should make sure they contact the site holders and creates to express appreciation and help donate to keep those sites and stories alive. Please enjoy.

    Let's start with the famous battle and battleship Bismarck which has inspired film and book fans alikes for decades. As most know, the Bismarck was discovered by the famous Robert Ballard and is one of the more amazing wrecks due to her condition and upright position. She went down and lost at least 2,100 likely young men. Only around a hundred escaped. The best site for further can be located here.

Still awe inspiring Bismarck wreck

Keeping with that famous fight, the next battleship with a history that never stops giving and a fate that is equally sad. The  HMS Hood was the pride of the Royal navy for years, and ended in spectactulare disaster with one of the more momentous sinkings ever. Sailing with a full crew, here end at the hands of the Bismarck she exploded and went down with all hands minus 3 lucky sailers. Over 1400 braves souls lost in practically an instant. Amazing site can be found here.

Bow of the HMS Hood

   Moving to another nation with a mighty battleship is the Imperial Japanese Navy and their goliath. Most know that the largest battleship ever afloat belongs to the sister ships Yamato and Musashi with the former believed being slightly bigger. The IJN Yamato was truly a beast of war, named after a province of Japan. During her final suicidal voyage she was at least hit by elevent torpedoes and six bombs before finally sinking taking with her over 2,000 crew members. Located in pieces, here is a site detailing her historic and current fate.

Diorama displaying the mighty shipwreck

   Opposing the famous Japanese behemoth was the air power of the United States Navy, and that air power was projected by the stream of carriers American sent West after Pearl Harbor. One of those is the famous USS Yorktown or specifically the USS Yorktown (CV-5) who gave as much as she got during the Pacific War. Named after the famous battle of Yorktown ending the Revolution, she went into the battle of Midway with 65 planes ready for action. Finished off by a Japanese sub, she rolled and sank



Sleeping Carrier

   Reversing time, we step back to the preceding conflict and find the French Battleship Danton. A relic of the first World War, this ship was lost to us for practically a century before being located only in the last few years. The Danton was sunk from a German U-boat in 1917. Here are some of the few pictures and representations of the wreck as she sits today. Almost 300 men went down with the ship, including the captain by choice. Reportedly she hlies in "remarkable condition". If only there were more interest and photos of her!


One of the few images we have

         There are countless more .. .but just a few that I wanted to toss up.