List Of Maritime Disasters In The 19th Century
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A maritime disaster is an event which usually involves a ship or ships and can involve military action. Because of the nature of maritime travel, there is often a substantial loss of life. This list covers those disasters where 30 or more lives were lost.


Peacetime disasters

Many maritime disasters happen outside the realms of war. All ships, including those of the military, are vulnerable to problems from weather conditions, faulty design or human error. Some of the disasters below occurred in periods of conflict, although their losses were unrelated to any military action. The table listings are in descending order of the magnitude of casualties suffered.


Wartime disasters

Disasters with high losses of life can occur in times of armed conflict. Shown below are some of the known events with major losses.


See also

* List of maritime disasters *
List of maritime disasters in the 18th century A ''maritime disaster'' is a disaster that occurs at sea, such as a ship sinking or foundering to the point of causing the death of many of its occupants. Many maritime disasters happen other than as a result of war. All ships, including those ...
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List of maritime disasters in the 20th century A maritime disaster is an event which usually involves a ship or ships and can involve military action. Because of the nature of maritime travel, there is often a substantial loss of life. The term maritime disaster can refer to both commercial ...
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List of maritime disasters in World War I A maritime disaster is an event which usually involves a ship or ships and can involve military action. Because of the nature of maritime travel, there is often a substantial loss of life. This list covers those disasters in which 30 or more live ...
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List of maritime disasters in World War II This is a list of naval vessels sunk or otherwise severely damaged with loss of life during the Second World War. See also * List of maritime disasters * List of maritime disasters in the 18th century * List of maritime disasters in the 19th ...
* List of maritime disasters in the 21st century *
Shipwreck A shipwreck is the wreckage of a ship that is located either beached on land or sunken to the bottom of a body of water. Shipwrecking may be intentional or unintentional. Angela Croome reported in January 1999 that there were approximately ...
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List of shipwrecks This is an index of lists of shipwrecks, sorted by different criteria. By location * List of shipwrecks of Africa * List of shipwrecks of Asia * List of shipwrecks of Europe ** List of shipwrecks of France ** List of shipwrecks of the Unit ...
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List of disasters The following are lists of disasters. Natural disasters A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the earth. These lists are of disasters caused by natural phenomenon, forces of nature. * List of av ...
* List of accidents and disasters by death toll * List by death toll of ships sunk by submarines * List of RORO vessel accidents


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maritime Disasters * Lists of shipwrecks 19th century-related lists