12 Undiscovered Warshipwrecks of world war II

Many shipwrecks haven’t been located yet. The ocean doesn’t disclose its secrets easily. However, the majority of the World War II warship wrecks have already been found excluding those of submarines. Only a few of these warships haven’t been discovered yet. Here is the 12 Warship wrecks of WWII that are yet to be discovered on the ocean floor.
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[cnichting]

I know one US battleship that still needs to be found is uss Pennsylvania

[juliancate]

HMS Centurion was scuttled in very shallow water to form an artificial breakwater. Her wreck was never fully submerged and was completely salvaged for scrap after the war. So the reason her wreck "has never been found" is because it doesn't exist. Repeat, it was cut up for scrap decades ago.

[xgford]

HMS Centurion does not need discovering as it is clearly marked on charts and has been since it was scuttled, it did move in the squall and has been partially salvaged, but it’s not “Lost”

[wardkelman]

The French Submarine Surcouf has never been found. At the time of her sinking, she was the largest submarine in the world. It is believed she sank in the Caribbean.

[barneylinet]

These shipwrecks are places of honor. Nations of people placed their hopes and faith in these warriors of the sea. Rest in peace shipmates.

[gregoryp]

There are many terrifying ways to die in combat. Being trapped in a dark, confined and flooding compartment is certainly one of the worst. RIP to all those brave souls who perished.

[AngryCanine]

HMS Barham was accidentally sunk by the German U-boat stalking the convoy which also had HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Valiant, those being 2 of Barham's 4 sister ships, the others being the greatest royal navy warship ever built but not present, HMS Warspite, as she was seriously damaged and in dry dock for repairs, and also not present HMS Malaya which was escorting a different convoy I think at the time. Of the 5 Queen Elizabeth Class Super Dreadnoughts, only 1 was ever lost.

The U-boat that took down Barham was spotted by the escorting destroyers. The U-boat captain saw the Destroyers suddenly turn towards the sub and knew he had been spotted, and would be a sitting duck if he wasn't to act now and retreat. The process of an emergency decent required the torpedo tubes to be emptied, so without a target he ordered the torpedoes to be launched and begin falling back. He managed to get away from the Destroyers because he acted quickly enough, however he and his crew were shocked when they got a new look at the group, to see Barham leaning to port with an evacuation taking place, meaning the stray torpedoes had in fact found a target. The video of Barham beginning to lean to port, roll over and explode was filmed on the deck of HMS Valiant, as she tried to get close enough to Barham to rescue her crew, but not close enough in case something were to happen, in which case, the rear magazine detonating almost right after rolling over 90 degrees to port, submerging most of the super structure, and leaving most of her crew sitting on the side of the ship, thinking they were safe, only to be killed by the sudden explosion. Almost every crew member onboard Barham that survived were already in the water. The explosion took over 850 lives, of the 1100 or so crew.

Ironically though, because Barham was sunk and the other 4 Queen Elizabeth dreadnoughts scrapped (Warspite going out on her own terms) Barham remains the only Queen Elizabeth Class Dreadnought left, even though she is somewhere at the bottom of the deepest parts of the Mediterranean sea, likely in 2 large pieces as the explosion likely ripped her in half, and seeing how she went down after the explosion, appears as if she did break in 2, sinking incredibly quickly while her bow remained on the surface until nearly completely vertical under water.

[IcanDriveIt]

I cannot wait until someone finds the wreck of the shinano. It’s such an intriguing ship

[logandarklighter]

Interesting notes about the Japanese Aircraft Carrier Shinano ( 06:03 ). When her hull was first laid down, she was going to be the third Yamato class battleship. However, the Japanese saw the way that Naval Combat was evolving (a bit too late) and switched gears mid-construction to make her an aircraft carrier. One of the reasons she sunk so easily is that she did not have a full crew aboard - merely a "transport" crew transporting her to another port where her construction was to be completed. A trained military crew with all her damage control capabilities installed might have saved her, or at least gotten her to beach herself somewhere along the Japanese coast. But with no trained crew and safety and damage control gear not yet installed, she was doomed the moment the torpedoes struck.

[mikechrister]

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[bernardtimmer]

Eagle was a converted battleship, both Glorious and Courageous were converted from light battlecruisers, as was half sister Furious. Shinano was designed as a third sister of Yamato and Mushashi, converted whilst being built. Gambier Bay was converted from a mercantile hull as she was being built. Centurion was disarmed following the London and Washington Treaties but still used as target ship and in port as a repairship. She joined Operation Vigorous, made to resemble a capital ship, a convoy supplying Malta in 1942. She ended her career scutled as a breakwater at Omaha beach at D-day, mostly salvaged after.

[Harldin]

Barham was found in 2017
Centurion was sunk as a breakwater a few dozen yards off the French Coast in shallow water, they knew where it sunk.

[BBP]

Fun fact: IJN Shinano was originally supposed to be a Yamato-class battleship, but this decision was changed to an Aircraft Carrier due to the Battle of Midway.

[jeffjones]

My paternal Grandfather was on the USS Gambier Bay. While on deck trying to get all the aircraft off, a torpedo or large shell hit the ship so hard that it knocked him and others, off their feet. His head hit the deck and knocked him out for a minute or two. He awoke underneath a plane that was on fire. He rolled off the deck and into the water. While they were waiting for rescue, they got to see their shipmates getting attacked by sharks.

[aka]

I readed bbc reported that about 40 known ww2 ship wrecks had mostly gone duo scrap metal hunters.

[lancerevell]

Many WWII wrecks are dissappearing, as unscrupilous people are scavenging them for their high grade steel. A wreck yesterday, gone today.

[TheSamMarsden]

It's sad that all of these, as well as all those not mentioned, are unknown, but HMS Eagle hits a little close to home for myself given it was the ship my great-grandad served on as part of the fleet air arm. He was lucky in that he wasn't aboard at the time of the sinking, he was injured the night before they sailed from Gibraltar on Operation Pedestal and had to remain behind in medical care.
Grew up with his various war stories so understandable why that one in particular hits close to home.

[gacol]

ORP Orzeł, submarine of the Polish Navy, became famous for escaping from internment in Estonia to the UK without maps.

[Straswa]

Nice vid. I hope the USS Langley (AV-3) is found someday. She was formerly the very first American aircraft carrier but converted into a seaplane tender before WWII started. She was sunk by Japanese bombers in the Java Sea while ferrying P-40 Warhawks.

[elli]

This is interesting. Warships found to date were of either great historic fame that could raise funding and were recoverable with current technology. Getting these 12 back to the surface might be a stretch.