About the project
A hand-built guide to the wrecks that shaped maritime history.
Shipwreck Atlas is an independent hobby project for curious history enthusiasts. It brings twenty-four notable wreck sites into one navigable chart, pairing concise context with archival imagery and named references.
Named references
Facts are compiled from museums, archives, government agencies, and established historical references linked from each profile.
Traceable imagery
Images come from Wikimedia Commons and include visible creator, license, and source links. No generated historical imagery is used.
Wreck status matters
The archive distinguishes in-situ remains from partial remains, salvaged sites, raised vessels, and destroyed wrecks.
Method
How a record enters the atlas
- 01
Select a consequential site
The collection favors wrecks with historical, archaeological, cultural, or maritime-safety significance rather than attempting to catalogue every loss.
- 02
Cross-check the essentials
Dates, coordinates, cause, casualties, depth, and current status are compared against the references named in the record.
- 03
Keep the uncertainty visible
Unknown depth or casualty values remain absent instead of being estimated, and historic sites remain mapped even when a vessel was later raised or salvaged.
The current edition