Interactive map reveals World War One wreck sites Published 24 October 2018 Share close panel Share page Copy link About sharing Image source, Maritime Archaeology Trust Image caption, The map shows wreck sites from Margate to St Agnes An interactive map showing the location of more than 1,100 World War One wrecks has been created. It reveals wreck sites off the south coast of England of naval, passenger, troop and hospital ships plus airships and submarines. The four-year project, called Forgotten Wrecks, was devised by the Southampton-based Maritime Archaeology Trust. Users can zoom in on the map to find out more about the sunken vessels from across the world. Image source, Maritime Archaeology Trust Image caption, An image of MHS Warilda, a hospital ship torpedoed in August 1918 which lies seven miles offshore of Selsey Bill - 223 lives were lost including 101 patients The trust said the aim of the project was to record the remains of sites and vessels "before they are forever lost to time and tide". The map shows the resting place , external of wrecks from Margate to St Agnes. Vessels from the United States, Norway, Germany, Denmark and Britain feature in the map. Image source, Maritime Archaeology Trust Image caption, SS Alaunia lies on the seabed between Beachy Head And Dungeness after it struck a mine in October 1916 The stories of the ships have been charted using survey findings, geophysical images, dive videos of the wrecks, artefacts and historical photographs. The project was put together by staff at the trust and nearly 400 volunteers and was funded through a ￡1,218,700 Heritage Lottery grant. More on this story 'Oldest intact wreck' found in Black Sea Published 23 October 2018 Sonar reveals WW1 U-boat wreck on seabed Published 7 October 2018 Related Internet Links The Forgotten Wrecks Maritime Archaeology Trust The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.