List of shipwrecks in the Bristol Channel

A number of ships have run aground or sunk in the Bristol Channel,[1] a stretch of water between southern Wales, Devon and Somerset.

[3] The Neptune was a vessel sailing from Newport to Wexford in Ireland and struck a rock on 28 November 1831 off the coast of Porthkerry, near what is now Barry.

[6] Peder Olsen was the captain for her final three years, frequently running trade routes between American east coast ports and Europe.

[7][8] The Verajean was an exporting ship that was driven ashore at Rhoose point near Barry in south Wales in 1908.

After hitting the Eastern breakwater and running aground, the badly damaged Cambo was towed off by tugs.

Thousands of people on shore witnessed the ship explode and sink in the Bristol Channel on Sunday, 7 March 1915.

[9] The ship left Barry at approximately 4:00 a.m. under sealed orders and carrying a cargo of 5000 tons of coal.

Later that day[10] at about 5 miles off the coast of Ilfracombe in the Bristol Channel an explosion occurred midship under the vessel.

Owned by WJ Tatem of Cardiff, the Pilton ran aground during gale force winds in December 1924.

The ship was grounded on an unmarked reef, known as the Gables, which circles Minehead bay while sailing from Port Talbot to Highbridge.

The Tafleburg was a ship that ran aground in Whitmore Bay in Barry Island in south Wales on 28 January 1941.

The Whale Factory Ship struck a mine in the channel and was beached to the West of Cold Knap Point.