Scottish Shipwrecks

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About Scottish Shipwrecks

Welcome to Scottish Shipwrecks

homepageIan Crawford and Peter Moir have been diving and researching Scottish shipwrecks for over forty years. During this time they have amassed an archive of information on over 20,000 wrecks in the waters around Scotland.

This website is designed to provide access to interested parties around the world who share the same passion and interest in this fascinating historical data. Their research has to date resulted in two best selling books – Clyde Shipwrecks first published in 1988 and Argyll Shipwrecks first published in 1994 – both universally recognised as the definitive guide to shipwrecks in these regions of south west Scotland. Subsequent revisions have added more wrecks as Peter and Ian discovered, dived and identified them.

This website, while providing an opportunity to purchase the few remaining hard copies of these books, will over time allow purchase of the books in electronic form. In addition new volumes will become available over time in electronic and e-book format. However, most importantly the site will provide access to an ever increasing portion of Ian and Peter’s substantial wreck archive.

We hope you enjoy the site and visit us often.

Ian Crawford and Peter Moir.

About Argyll Shipwrecks

The varied region of Argyll spreads across and area covering many square miles of the south west coast of the Scottish mainland and dozens of islands of the Inner Hebrides. From the Mull of Kintyre in the south to Mull and Coll in the north, the coastline is scattered with hundreds of shipwrecks … Read more

About Clyde Shipwrecks

For time immemorial the history of world shipping and the history of the River Clyde have been inextricably linked. The dozens of shipyards between Glasgow and Greenock saw many of the world’s most famous ships launched from their slipways. Names such as the SS Lusitania, HMS Hood, the Queen Mary … Read more

Book Sales

Argyll Shipwrecks records the loss of around four hundred ships along the west coast of Scotland, from Kintyre to Mull. Stories of courage and rescue are enhanced with old photographs and detailed charts recording where to find and dive on the wrecks. The book is a unique catalogue of shipping history of the area and its legacy of shipwrecks. Buy this book here

Clyde Shipwrecks records the loss of around three hundred and fifty ships along the Clyde estuary in south west Scotland. Stories of courage and rescue are enhanced with old photographs and detailed charts recording where to find and dive on the wrecks. The book is a unique catalogue of shipping history of the area and its legacy of shipwrecks. Buy this book here

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29th March 2023 By Peter Moir 2 Comments

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