Shipwrecks
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![Divers explored the wreck of the US F4U–4 Corsair fighter-bomber on Iriomote Jima in March 2019.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rpuHutNxW6kqtDksrce4dJ-320-80.jpg)
30 incredible sunken wrecks from WWI and WWII
By Tom Metcalfe published
A look at some of the most notable underwater wrecks from WWI and WWII.
![This sonar image from the autonomous underwater vehicle shows the distinctive shape of the wooden frame of a clinker-built vessel.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w2JnpFSyEzM96KbvcUDHoF-320-80.jpg)
Medieval shipwreck discovered in Norway during hunt for WWII ammunitions
By Tom Metcalfe published
What could be one of Norway's oldest shipwrecks has been found on the bottom of a lake near Oslo, during an effort to locate the tons of unexploded ammunition dumped there since World War II.
![According to international law, the shipwreck and everything on it belong to Spain; but Colombia's government has declared that it owns the wreck and its treasure, which is estimated to be worth $17 billion.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x9Fexmj8MdqgkcUkEdcq8o-320-80.jpg)
$17 billion shipwreck near Colombia is remarkably preserved, new photos reveal
By Tom Metcalfe last updated
New images of one of the world’s most valuable shipwrecks off the coast of Colombia show its remarkable preservation, and two more historic shipwrecks in the same area.
![This image of the tryworks was taken from the shipwreck site of the whaler Industry by a NOAA ROV. The tryworks was a cast-iron stove with two deep kettles that were used to render whale blubber into oil.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2Zv59kuhf6gDnm7oS2gFJP-320-80.jpg)
19th-century whaling shipwreck identified in the Gulf of Mexico
By Mindy Weisberger last updated
Scientists have discovered the long-lost shipwreck of a whaling vessel that sank during a storm in 1836.
![This squat lobster seems to be the star of the Endurance shipwreck.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/meWWM4zU8bQxBfAvTrEgBV-320-80.png)
Shackleton's Endurance shipwreck teeming with extreme creatures
By Tom Metcalfe last updated
The newly-found wreck of the Endurance was found to be inhabited by some equally extraordinary creatures.
![The wreck of the ship now lies on the floor of the North Sea off the coast of Belgium, at a depth of about 115 feet (35 m), as shown in this sonar image.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pPYkL2fbuKWaJzLmKivD7R-320-80.jpg)
Nazi shipwreck is leaking toxic chemicals into the sea, 80 years after sinking
By Tom Metcalfe last updated
A Nazi shipwreck that sank in the North Sea in 1942 is still polluting the seafloor around it, but there are signs of sea life adapting to the wreck.
![A diver from Sweden's Wreck Museum investigates the lower gun deck of Äpplet, a sister ship to the famous Vasa. Divers discovered Äpplet underwater near Stockholm.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/umN5aEPAaMPHgGM5gnb2jG-320-80.jpg)
Wreck of 17th-century warship discovered in Sweden
By Tom Metcalfe published
The wreck of a 17th-century Swedish warship — a sister ship of the famous Vasa, which sank only an hour into its maiden voyage in 1628 — has been discovered near Stockholm.
![The wreck of SM U-111 lies on the seafloor about 40 miles off the coast of Virginia, at a depth of about 120 feet. It was rediscovered in July after being deliberately sunk over 100 years ago.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/frjmeyvcYeHsKWuELFkALk-320-80.jpg)
WWI German U-boat discovered off US coast 100 years after it sank
By Tom Metcalfe published
The wreck of a WWI German U-boat sunk by the U.S. Navy in 1922 has been discovered off the East Coast of the United States, about 40 miles off Virginia and at a depth of about 400 feet.
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