Historic Shipwreck Profiles
The following 15 shipwrecks have been located and are protected under either the Commonwealth Historic Shipwrecks Act1976 or under the Northern Territory’s Heritage Conservation Act 1991. Apart from the Japanese Imperial Navy submarine I-124 and the Booya where entry to the protected zone around the site is either prohibited (Japanese war grave), or permitted upon obtaining a permit (Booya), divers and the general public are encouraged to visit and enjoy the experience of diving on some of the best known wreck sites in the Northern Territory.
Information on location and access to following wreck sites can be obtained from either the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory or the Office of Environment and Heritage. The public are reminded that it is illegal to interfere in anyway, or remove anything from these legally protected historic sites. They are fragile reminders of our maritime past and can not be replaced. The only things visitors can take away are photographs, memories of their experience and recommendations for others to follow.
- SS Australian
- Booya
- SS Brisbane
- British Motorist
- Don Isidro
- SS Ellengowan
- Kelat
- I-124
- Mauna Loa
- USS Meigs
- Neptuna
- USS Peary
- Sanyo Maru
- Young Australian
- Zealandia
