Rottnest ship graveyard

The Rottnest ship graveyard is a ship graveyard and dump site located off Rottnest Island, Western Australia. The graveyard is located southwest of Rottnest Island: older records identify it as a 7 mi diameter area centred on -32.06667°N, 115.33333°W, while a 1996 report placed the site between the coordinates of -32°N, 115.16667°W and -32.08333°N, 115.38333°W. The seabed in this area rests between 50 and 200 m below sea level. It has been used for the disposal of obsolete ships since 1910. After World War II, the graveyard was also used for the disposal of Lend-Lease vehicles and aircraft.

As of 2006, the wrecks of 47 historically significant vessels are known to have been sunk in the Rottnest graveyard.