Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates Abbey New South Wales 15 February 1868 A brigantine that was wrecked in a storm at Crowdy Head 31°50′S 152°46′E / 31.84°S 152.76°E / -31.84; 152.76 (Abbey (1853) ) Ability New South Wales 5 January 1897 A ketch that ran aground at Cape Hawke Absalom New South Wales 29 March 1863 A ketch that was wrecked at Trial Bay 30°50′S 153°01′E / 30.83°S 153.01°E / -30.83; 153.01 (Absalom (1853) ) Acielle Australia 11 September 1929 A ketch that was driven ashore off Smoky Cape 31°06′15″S 153°01′30″E / 31.104078°S 153.024988°E / -31.104078; 153.024988 (Acielle ) Active New South Wales 18 February 1852 A ketch that was wrecked at the mouth of the Hunter River 32°55′S 151°47′E / 32.92°S 151.79°E / -32.92; 151.79 (Active (1850) ) Ada Unknown 29 April 1897 A ketch that was wrecked off Newcastle 32°55′S 151°47′E / 32.92°S 151.79°E / -32.92; 151.79 (Ada (ship) ) Ada and Ethel New South Wales 26 October 1887 A wooden schooner that sprung a leak and foundered off Seal Rocks 32°36′S 152°42′E / 32.6°S 152.7°E / -32.6; 152.7 (Ada and Ethel (1886) ) Adelaide New South Wales May 1834 A wooden cutter wrecked near Norah Head 33°14′S 151°36′E / 33.23°S 151.60°E / -33.23; 151.60 (Adelaide (1832) ) HMAS Adelaide Royal Australian Navy 13 April 2011 An Adelaide -class frigate that was scuttled as a dive wreck off Avoca Beach 33°28′0″S 151°27′0″E / 33.46667°S 151.45000°E / -33.46667; 151.45000 (HMAS Adelaide (FFG 01) ) Adele Royal Australian Navy 7 May 1943 A steamship that struck the breakwater at Port Kembla 34°28′04″S 150°55′01″E / 34.4678°S 150.9170°E / -34.4678; 150.9170 (Adele (Australian ship) ) Adelphoi New South Wales 21 December 1879 A barque that was wrecked off Port Hacking 34°04′23″S 151°07′12″E / 34.073°S 151.12°E / -34.073; 151.12 (Adelphoi (1865) ) Adolphe France 30 September 1904 Sailing ship wrecked at the mouth of Hunter River 32°54′49.46″S 151°47′50.21″E / 32.9137389°S 151.7972806°E / -32.9137389; 151.7972806 (Adolphe (ship) ) Adonis New South Wales 22 December 1889 A brigantine that sank off Crowdy Head 32°06′S 152°48′E / 32.1°S 152.8°E / -32.1; 152.8 (Adonis (1874) ) Advance (1874) Australia 12 June 1902 A schooner that was wrecked at Botany Bay 34°00′00″S 151°14′06″E / 34.00°S 151.235°E / -34.00; 151.235 (Advance (1874) ) Advance (1884) Australia 25 December 1908 An iron screw steamer that collided with the Inverna off Catherine Hill Bay 33°10′50″S 151°42′12″E / 33.1806°S 151.70328°E / -33.1806; 151.70328 (Advance (1884) ) Adventure New South Wales 1855 A schooner that was wrecked at Richmond River 28°53′S 153°35′E / 28.88°S 153.58°E / -28.88; 153.58 (Adventure (1850) ) Aenid New South Wales 12 November 1865 A cutter that was wrecked at Long Reef Agnes (1849) Canada 10 March 1877 A brigantine that was wrecked off Wollongong Agnes (1853) New South Wales 13 July 1860 A cutter that was blown ashore near Newcastle 32°48′S 152°00′E / 32.8°S 152°E / -32.8; 152 (Agnes (1853) ) Agnes (1875) New South Wales 12 March 1890 A schooner that was wrecked near Ocean Shores 28°27′S 153°34′E / 28.45°S 153.56°E / -28.45; 153.56 (Agnes (1875) ) Agnes (1877) New South Wales 1883 A ketch that was wrecked off Jervis Bay 35°07′S 150°49′E / 35.12°S 150.82°E / -35.12; 150.82 (Agnes (1877) ) Agnes (1904) Australia 27 January 1906 A launch that was wrecked in a collision in Sydney Harbour 33°51′S 151°14′E / 33.85°S 151.24°E / -33.85; 151.24 (Agnes (1904) ) Agnes Irving New South Wales 28 December 1879 A paddle steamer that was wrecked off Trial Bay 30°48′23″S 153°00′18″E / 30.806350°S 153.005007°E / -30.806350; 153.005007 (Agnes Irving (1862) ) Alhambra New South Wales 30 June 1888 Iron screw steamer wrecked off Newcastle while attempting to move the derelict wreck of the John T. Berry 32°53′S 151°54′E / 32.883°S 151.900°E / -32.883; 151.900 (Alhambra (1855) ) HMAS Anzac Royal Australian Navy 7 May 1936 A Parker -class destroyer leader that was sunk as a target off Sydney Heads Argument New South Wales March 1809 A sloop that was wrecked near Broken Bay HMAS Arunta Royal Australian Navy 12 February 1969 A Tribal-class destroyer sold for scrap, but sank under tow off Sydney Heads 33°50′S 151°19′E / 33.833°S 151.317°E / -33.833; 151.317 (HMAS Arunta (I30) ) HMAS Australia Royal Australian Navy 12 April 1924 An Indefatigable -class battlecruiser that was scuttled off Sydney Heads 33°51′54.21″S 155°44′25.11″E / 33.8650583°S 155.7403083°E / -33.8650583; 155.7403083 (HMAS Australia (1911) ) Bantam Netherlands 24 September 1946 A Dutch ship that was scuttled off Sydney Barcoo Australia 1 February 1924 A passenger ship that was scuttled off Sydney Heads Bellubera Australia 1 August 1980 A ferry that was scuttled southeast off Long Reef (New South Wales) Bluebell Australia 9 August 1934 A ferry that collided with the Waraneen at Newcastle Bombo Australia 24 February 1949 A coastal steamer that sank in a storm off Port Kembla 34°26.775′S 151°55.48′E / 34.446250°S 151.92467°E / -34.446250; 151.92467 (SS Bombo ) Bonnie Dundee New South Wales 10 March 1879 A steamship that collided with SS Barrabool off Caves Beach 33°06.327′S 151°42.258′E / 33.105450°S 151.704300°E / -33.105450; 151.704300 (SS Bonnie Dundee (1877) ) Brighton Australia 1916 A ferry that was hulked at Port Stephens 32°40′06″S 152°07′33″E / 32.6684°S 152.1259°E / -32.6684; 152.1259 (PS Brighton ) Britannia United Kingdom 25 August 1806 A whaler that ran up against the Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Buster Australia 17 February 1893 A barquentine that ran aground at Woolgoolga Catterthun New South Wales 8 August 1895 Hit rocks and sunk during a storm off Seal Rocks with over 50 lives lost Cawarra New South Wales 12 July 1886 Sank in rough seas, with 60 lives lost and 1 survivor Charlotte United Kingdom 1808 A sloop that was wrecked near Port Jackson HMAS Colac Royal Australian Navy 4 March 1987 A Bathurst -class corvette that was sunk as a target near Sydney 34°49.2′S 151°32′E / 34.8200°S 151.533°E / -34.8200; 151.533 (HMAS Colac ) Colonist United Kingdom 9 September 1894 A cargo ship that ran aground off Newcastle 32°54′50″S 151°47′49″E / 32.914°S 151.797°E / -32.914; 151.797 (SS Colonist (1889) ) Comboyne Australia 27 November 1920 A steamship that was wrecked off Bass Point 34°35′50″S 150°55′18″E / 34.5973°S 150.9217°E / -34.5973; 150.9217 (Comboyne (1911) ) Contest New South Wales 28 February 1804 A sloop that sank in a storm off Port Stephens USS Craven United States Navy 25 May 1946 A Caldwell -class destroyer that was scuttled off Sydney HMAS Doomba Royal Australian Navy 9 December 1976 A warship that was scuttled off Dee Why 33°42′58″S 151°20′50″E / 33.716083°S 151.347217°E / -33.716083; 151.347217 (HMAS Doomba ) Duckenfield New South Wales 1889 The steamship struck Long Reef on its way to Sydney, but no lives lost Dunbar Unknown 20 August 1857 Sank after striking rocks, with 121 lives lost Dundee Unknown August 1808 A ship that foundered in a gale at the mouth of the Hunter River Edward Lombe United Kingdom 25 August 1834 A merchantman that was wrecked on the Sydney Heads in a gale 33°49.745′S 151°16.191′E / 33.829083°S 151.269850°E / -33.829083; 151.269850 (Edward Lombe (1828) ) Edwin New South Wales June 1816 A schooner that was wrecked near Cape Hawke Eleanor Lancaster United Kingdom 7 November 1856 A barque that was wrecked in a gale off Newcastle Elizabeth Henrietta New South Wales 17 December 1825 A brig that was wrecked off Newcastle HMAS Encounter Royal Australian Navy 14 September 1932 A Challenger -class protected cruiser that was scuttled off Sydney Enterprize United Kingdom 1874 A schooner that was wrecked in Richmond River Estramina New South Wales 19 January 1816 A schooner that ran aground off Newcastle Fairwind Australian Army 23 June 1950 A lighter that was wrecked off South West Rocks Fingal Australia 5 May 1943 A steamship that was torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-180 off Nambucca Heads Fitzroy Australia 26 June 1921 A steamship that was wrecked off Cape Hawke Francis New South Wales 21 March 1805 A schooner that was wrecked off Newcastle George New South Wales 1806 A sloop that ran aground in Twofold Bay HMAS Geranium Royal Australian Navy 24 April 1935 An Arabis -class sloop that was scuttled off Sydney Heads HMAS Goolgwai Royal Australian Navy 29 May 1955 A minesweeper that was wrecked near Malabar Governor Hunter New South Wales July 1816 A schooner that was wrecked in a gale off Port Stephens Governor King New South Wales 22 April 1806 A schooner that was wrecked off Newcastle Grecian Tasmania 6 May 1864 A sailing ship that was wrecked on Nine Mile Beach in a gale Greycliffe Australia 3 November 1927 Sydney ferry that collided with the mail steamer Tahiti and sank with the loss of 40 lives. Hawkesbury Packet New South Wales 14 August 1817 A sloop that ran aground at Minnamurra 34°37′28″S 150°51′45″E / 34.6244°S 150.8624°E / -34.6244; 150.8624 (Hawkesbury Packet ) Hazard New South Wales March 1809 A sloop that ran aground on Box Head 33°32′32″S 151°20′55″E / 33.54227°S 151.3485°E / -33.54227; 151.3485 (Hazard (ship) ) Herald New South Wales 1 April 1884 A paddle steamer that sank off North Head 33°49.492′S 151°17.462′E / 33.824867°S 151.291033°E / -33.824867; 151.291033 (PS Herald ) Hereward United Kingdom 5 May 1898 A clipper that ran aground on Maroubra Beach in a storm Hive United Kingdom 10 December 1835 A convict ship that ran aground south of Jervis Bay Hope New South Wales 1817 A ship that was blown ashore at Port Stephens HMAS Huon Royal Australian Navy 10 April 1931 A River-class torpedo-boat destroyer that was scuttled off Sydney after use as a target Iron Knight Australia 8 February 1943 An iron ore carrier sunk by the Japanese submarine I-21 36°51′S 149°44′E / 36.850°S 149.733°E / -36.850; 149.733 (SS Iron Knight (1937) ) Itata United Kingdom A barque that was damaged by fire and scuttled in Middle Harbour 33°48.913′S 151°13.481′E / 33.815217°S 151.224683°E / -33.815217; 151.224683 (Itata (1883) ) HMAS Karangi Royal Australian Navy 1970 A Bar-class boom defence vessel that was abandoned at Homebush Bay 33°50′11″S 151°04′50″E / 33.8363379°S 151.0804902°E / -33.8363379; 151.0804902 (HMAS Karangi ) HMAS Kara Kara Royal Australian Navy 31 January 1973 A boom defence vessel that was sunk as a target off Jervis Bay HMAS Kianga Royal Australian Navy 7 July 1946 A minesweeper that was scuttled off Sydney Heads 33°59′54″S 151°36′05″E / 33.998217°S 151.601283°E / -33.998217; 151.601283 (HMAS Kianga ) HMAS Kookaburra Royal Australian Navy March 1970 A Net-class boom defence vessel that was scuttled off Sydney 33°51.300′S 151°21.196′E / 33.855000°S 151.353267°E / -33.855000; 151.353267 (HMAS Kookaburra ) Koonya New South Wales 25 January 1898 A steamboat that ran aground off Cronulla Beach 34°02′34″S 151°12′24″E / 34.042876°S 151.206777°E / -34.042876; 151.206777 (Koonya (1887) ) Koraaga Australia 10 September 1931 A steamship that was wrecked off Gerringong 34°47′00″S 150°54′36″E / 34.783268°S 150.909879°E / -34.783268; 150.909879 (Koraaga (1914) ) HMAS Kuttabul Royal Australian Navy 31 May 1942 A depot ship that was torpedoed during the attack on Sydney Harbour Limerick New Zealand 26 April 1943 A cargo ship that was torpedoed by the Japanese submarine I-177 about 18 km (11 mi) east of Ballina Lindus Victoria 4 June 1899 A steamship that was wrecked in a storm off Newcastle 32°54′50″S 151°47′49″E / 32.914°S 151.797°E / -32.914; 151.797 (SS Lindus (1881) ) M84 Imperial Japanese Navy June 1942 A Japanese midget submarine that sank sometime after being shelled during the attack on Sydney Harbour , with two lives lost Maianbar Australia 5 May 1940 A steamship that ran aground on Nobbys Beach off Newcastle 32°55′29″S 151°47′33.4″E / 32.92472°S 151.792611°E / -32.92472; 151.792611 (TSS Maianbar ) HMS Mallow Royal Navy 24 April 1935 An Acacia -class sloop that was sunk as a target HMAS Marguerite Royal Australian Navy 1 August 1935 An Arabis -class sloop that was sunk as a target Martha New South Wales August 1800 A schooner that was wrecked off Manly HMAS Medea Royal Australian Navy 20 January 1948 A minesweeper that was scuttled off Sydney 33°59′54″S 151°36′04″E / 33.998267°S 151.601139°E / -33.998267; 151.601139 (HMAS Medea ) HMAS Mercedes Royal Australian Navy 23 January 1948 A minesweeper that was scuttled off Sydney 33°59′54″S 151°36′03″E / 33.998367°S 151.600950°E / -33.998367; 151.600950 (HMAS Mercedes ) Merksworth New South Wales 7 May 1898 A steamboat that was wrecked near Stockton Beach 32°50′13″S 151°56′13″E / 32.836883°S 151.93692°E / -32.836883; 151.93692 (Merksworth (1874) ) Nancy New South Wales 18 April 1805 A sloop that was wrecked off Jervis Bay 35°22′01″S 150°50′04″E / 35.367°S 150.834333°E / -35.367; 150.834333 (Nancy (1803) ) Narara Australia 23 August 1903 A steamboat that was wrecked near Barrenjoey Nimbin Australia 5 December 1940 A steamship that hit a mine off Norah Head 33°15.392′S 151°46.976′E / 33.256533°S 151.782933°E / -33.256533; 151.782933 (MV Nimbin (ship) ) Norfolk Great Britain 1800 A sloop that was run aground by convicts at Stockton Beach Oakland New South Wales 27 May 1903 A small coaster, foundered off Cabbage Tree Island in storm, 11 lives lost 32°40.765′S 152°14.003′E / 32.679417°S 152.233383°E / -32.679417; 152.233383 HMAS Olive Cam Royal Australian Navy 2 November 1954 An auxiliary minesweeper wrecked near Green Cape Lighthouse 37°09′04″S 150°00′26″E / 37.151107°S 150.007120°E / -37.151107; 150.007120 (HMAS Olive Cam ) USS Osborne United States Navy 6 September 1947 A Clemson -class destroyer that was scuttled off Sydney following a fire. HMAS Paterson Royal Australian Navy 11 June 1951 A wooden auxiliary minesweeper that sank off The Entrance 33°16′40″S 151°34′19″E / 33.277836°S 151.571896°E / -33.277836; 151.571896 (HMAS Paterson ) HMAS Pioneer Royal Australian Navy 18 February 1931 A Pelorus -class protected cruiser that was scuttled off Sydney Heads 33°51.850′S 151°19.844′E / 33.864167°S 151.330733°E / -33.864167; 151.330733 (HMAS Pioneer ) Queen Bee Australia 2 September 1922 A small twin screw steamer Sixty-miler that sunk off Barrenjoey Head , Broken Bay Queen of Nations United Kingdom 31 May 1881 A clipper that ran aground off East Corrimal Recovery United Kingdom June 1816 A sloop that was wrecked near Port Stephens Shockwave Australia 10 October 2009 A yacht that ran aground off Flinders Islet HMAS Stalwart Royal Australian Navy 22 July 1939 An S-class destroyer that was scuttled off Sydney 33°59.906′S 151°36.067′E / 33.998433°S 151.601117°E / -33.998433; 151.601117 (HMAS Stalwart (H14) ) HMAS Swan Royal Australian Navy 2 February 1934 A River-class torpedo-boat destroyer that sank under tow in the Hawkesbury River Sygna Norway 26 May 1974 Ran aground near Newcastle 32°51′32.94″S 151°50′40.96″E / 32.8591500°S 151.8447111°E / -32.8591500; 151.8447111 (MV Sygna ) Tassie III United States Army 9 June 1945 A motor vessel that was wrecked at Byron Bay 28°38′20″S 153°36′50″E / 28.638795°S 153.613906°E / -28.638795; 153.613906 (MV Tassie III ) Three Bees United Kingdom 20 May 1814 A convict ship that caught fire off Bennelong Point Titan Singapore 29 December 1992 A floating crane that broke tow and was scuttled near Kendall 31°39′51″S 152°52′24″E / 31.664267°S 152.873330°E / -31.664267; 152.873330 (Australian floating crane Titan ) HMAS Torrens Royal Australian Navy 24 November 1930 A River-class torpedo-boat destroyer that was sunk as a target off Sydney Heads Trial New South Wales 1816 A brig that ran aground at Trial Bay Tuncurry Australia 22 October 1916 A steamboat that was wrecked off Broken Bay 33°37.125′S 151°26.422′E / 33.618750°S 151.440367°E / -33.618750; 151.440367 (Tuncurry (1903) ) Tuggerah Unknown 1919 Sank during a storm off Marley Beach south of Sydney, with 6 lives lost HMAS Vendetta Royal Australian Navy 2 July 1948 A V-class destroyer that was scuttled off Sydney Heads HMAS Vigilant Royal Australian Navy April 1966 A patrol boat that was scuttled off Sydney HMAS Voyager Royal Australian Navy 10 February 1964 Sank after collision with HMAS Melbourne , with 82 killed Wandra Australia 15 December 1915 A steamboat that was wrecked off Jervis Bay 35°02′43″S 150°50′21″E / 35.045217°S 150.839183°E / -35.045217; 150.839183 (TSS Wandra (1907) ) HMAS Waree Royal Australian Navy 17 October 1946 A tugboat that ran aground at the mouth of the Clarence River 29°25.385′S 153°21.854′E / 29.423083°S 153.364233°E / -29.423083; 153.364233 (HMAS Waree ) Wendouree New South Wales 20 July 1898 A steamship that was wrecked at the mouth of the Hunter River 32°54′50″S 151°47′49″E / 32.914°S 151.797°E / -32.914; 151.797 (Wendouree (1882) ) William Cossar New South Wales 14 February 1825 A schooner that was wrecked on the Sow and Pigs Reef Windsor New South Wales 1816 A sloop that was wrecked on Long Reef Wollongbar (1911) Australia 14 May 1921 A steamship that was blown ashore at Byron Bay 28°38′14″S 153°36′37″E / 28.637086°S 153.610378°E / -28.637086; 153.610378 (SS Wollongbar (1911) ) Wollongbar (1922) Australia 29 April 1943 A steamship that was torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-180 off Crescent Head HMAS Woomera Royal Australian Navy 11 October 1960 An armament store carrier that caught fire off Sydney USS WST-1 United States Navy 27 July 1945 Naval salvage tug, ran aground on rocks off Susan Gilmore Beach, Newcastle, in heavy fog HMAS Yarra Royal Australian Navy 30 September 1929 A River-class torpedo-boat destroyer that was sunk as a target