The Hawaiian Islands
Reef, surf and a mid-ocean crossroads
The islands were a provisioning stop for whalers, a hub of the sugar trade and a naval crossroads.
Fringing reef surrounds most anchorages, trade-wind swell breaks heavily on the windward shores, and channels between islands funnel wind and current. Vessels that lost steerage near shore were on the reef almost at once. Whalers, inter-island steamers, sailing freighters and wartime losses all lie in these waters.
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Records in These Waters
AvailableCarthaginian II
AH-WR-0735Puamana, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii
2005 · Museum Ship (Former Cargo Schooner) · 95 ft deep
AvailableChurchill
AH-WR-0466French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii
1917 · Schooner · 8-15 deep
AvailableDunnottar Castle
AH-WR-0652Kure Atoll
1886 · Sailing Merchant Ship
AvailableGledstanes
AH-WR-0651Kure Atoll
1837 · Whaling Ship
AvailableGolden Gate
AH-WR-0655Lānaʻi
1901 · Schooner
RegisteredHa'aheo o Hawaii
AH-WR-0739Hanalei Bay, Kauai, Hawaii
1824 · Royal Yacht
Historical ListingJapanese Type A midget submarine (HA-19 class)
AH-WR-0393Entrance to Pearl Harbor, Oahu
1941 · Midget Submarine · 1300 ft deep
Historical ListingMahi
AH-WR-0389Waianae, Oahu
1982 · Navy Auxiliary Vessel · 65-90 deep
AvailableMalolo
AH-WR-0654Lānaʻi
1887 · Schooner
AvailableOnward
AH-WR-0653Lānaʻi
1875 · Schooner
AvailableParker
AH-WR-0650Kure Atoll
1842 · Whaling Ship
AvailableSea Tiger
AH-WR-0390Waikiki, Oahu
1999 · Cargo Ship · 60-121 deep
AvailableSS Helene
AH-WR-0087South shore of Oahu, Hawaii
1929 · Inter-Island Steamer · 1657 ft deep
RegisteredSS Maui
AH-WR-0392Kekaha Kai State Park, Hawaii Island
1917 · Steam Schooner
AvailableSt. Anthony
AH-WR-0811Keawakapu Beach, Wailea, Maui, Hawaii
October 1997 · Fishing Vessel · 70 ft deep
AvailableSteamer Kauai
AH-WR-0465Mahukona Harbor, Island of Hawaii
1913 · Steam Schooner
AvailableTwo Brothers
AH-WR-0086French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii
1823 · Whaling Ship · 15 ft deep
Historical ListingUSS Arizona
AH-WR-0385Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Oahu
1941 · Battleship · 38 ft deep
Historical ListingUSS Kailua
AH-WR-0464Off Oahu, Hawaii
Sunk by the U.S. Navy as a target, exact date not established in sources reviewed · Cable Ship · 2000 ft deep
Historical ListingUSS LST-353
AH-WR-0387West Loch, Pearl Harbor, Oahu
1944 · Landing Ship, Tank
Historical ListingUSS LST-480
AH-WR-0388West Loch, Pearl Harbor, Oahu
1944 · Landing Ship, Tank
Historical ListingUSS Macaw
AH-WR-0463Midway Atoll, Hawaii
1944 · Submarine Rescue And Salvage Vessel
Historical ListingUSS Nevada
AH-WR-0391Southwest of Pearl Harbor, Oahu
1948 · Battleship · 15400 ft deep
Historical ListingUSS Oklahoma
AH-WR-0386Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Oahu
1941 · Battleship
Historical ListingUSS Saginaw
AH-WR-0085Kure Atoll, Hawaii
1870 · Naval Gunboat
Historical ListingUSS Utah
AH-WR-0143Ford Island, Honolulu, Hawaii
1941 · Battleship
Historical ListingUSS YO-21
AH-WR-0467Shipwreck Beach, Lanai, Hawaii
Disposed of at Lanai, reportedly around 1957 · Yard Oiler · 6-8 deep
Historical ListingUSS YO-257
AH-WR-0144Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii
1989 · Fuel Barge · 85-100 deep
Historical ListingUSS YOG-42
AH-WR-0088Shipwreck Beach (Kaiolohia), Lanai, Hawaii
Struck from the Naval Register in 1949; intentionally beached on Lanai in 1949 or 1950. · Naval Auxiliary
