The Lesser Antilles
From the Virgin Islands to Trinidad
The island chain from the Virgins to Trinidad was contested by Spain, France, Britain and the Netherlands, and its roadsteads are full of wrecks.
Hurricanes caught fleets at anchor off Saint Kitts, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Saint Vincent; the 1902 eruption of Mont Pelee sank the shipping in the Saint-Pierre roads.
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Records in These Waters
RegisteredBiscaye
AH-WR-1305Saint-Pierre, Martinique
1902 · Sailing Ship · 95-128 deep
AvailableCartanza Senora
AH-WR-1351Buck Island, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands
Reported variously as sunk in 1979 or scuttled in the late 1970s; the exact date and circumstances are not established. · Cargo Freighter · 20-60 deep
AvailableES Antilla
AH-WR-1294Malmok Bay, Aruba
1940 · Cargo Ship · 60 ft deep
AvailableGénéral Ernouf
AH-WR-1463Sainte-Marie, Guadeloupe
1809 · Privateer Schooner
AvailableHilma Hooker
AH-WR-1299Angel City, Bonaire
1984 · Cargo Ship · 60-100 deep
Historical ListingHMS Astraea
AH-WR-1465Anegada, British Virgin Islands
1808 · Frigate
Historical ListingHuis te Kruiningen
AH-WR-1350Scarborough, Tobago
1677 · Warship
RegisteredLa Trompeuse
AH-WR-1432Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas
1683 · Pirate Frigate
AvailableLesleen M
AH-WR-1302Anse Cochon, Saint Lucia
1986 · Cargo Ship · 30-65 deep
AvailableLyon
AH-WR-1349English Harbour, Antigua
Captured in 1778; loss/sinking date at English Harbour is not established in the sources reviewed. · Merchant Sailing Ship · 8 ft deep
AvailableMS Chikuzen Maru
AH-WR-1306Northwest of Tortola, British Virgin Islands
1981 · Refrigerated Cargo Vessel · 40-75 deep
AvailableMV Bianca C
AH-WR-1292Point Salines, Grenada
1961 · Passenger Liner · 160 ft deep
AvailableMV Chikuzen
AH-WR-1344Tortola, British Virgin Islands
1981 · Refrigerated Cargo Ship · 45-75 deep
AvailableMV Maverick
AH-WR-1348Buccoo Bay, Tobago
1997 · Ferry · 55-100 deep
AvailableMV Superior Producer
AH-WR-1297Willemstad, Curaçao
1977 · Coastal Cargo Ship · 30-115 deep
RegisteredRMS Rhone
AH-WR-1293Salt Island, British Virgin Islands
1867 · Royal Mail Steam Packet
AvailableRoraima
AH-WR-1345St Pierre, Martinique
1902 · Steamship
AvailableSS Antilla
AH-WR-1343Malmok, Aruba
1940 · Cargo/Passenger Freighter · 18-60 deep
AvailableSS Oranjestad
AH-WR-1296San Nicolas, Aruba
1942 · Oil Tanker · 226 ft deep
AvailableSS Pedernales
AH-WR-1295San Nicolas, Aruba
1942 · Oil Tanker · 20 ft deep
AvailableSS Roraima
AH-WR-1304Saint-Pierre, Martinique
1902 · Cargo And Passenger Steamship · 160-205 deep
AvailableSS Stavronikita
AH-WR-1300Carlisle Bay / Folkestone Marine Park, Barbados
1978 · Cargo Ship · 20-130 deep
AvailableStavronikita
AH-WR-1347Bridgetown, Barbados
1978 · Cargo Freighter · 20-135 deep
AvailableSuperior Producer
AH-WR-1346Willemstad, Curaçao
1977 · Cargo Freighter · 10-100 deep
AvailableSV Volga
AH-WR-1303Castries Harbour, Saint Lucia
1893 · Sailing Ship
RegisteredTrinity
AH-WR-1444Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
1683 · Pirate Prize Ship
AvailableTugboat (Caracas Bay)
AH-WR-1298Caracas Bay, Curaçao
Circa 1980s, exact date not established in the sources reviewed. · Tugboat · 15 ft deep
AvailableVeronica L
AH-WR-1307Grand Anse, Grenada
1993 · Cargo Ship · 15-45 deep
Historical ListingVigilant
AH-WR-1434Between St Thomas and St Croix
1928 · Schooner
























































