List of shipwrecks in the 12th century

The list of shipwrecks in the 12th century includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost between (and including) the years 1101 to 1200.

1120

White Ship

25 November 1120 — White Ship or Blanche-Nef sank off the Normandy coast just outside the harbour at Barfleur. The ship was carrying William Adelin the son of Henry I of England whose death caused a succession crisis and a period of civil war in England known as The Anarchy.[1] There was one survivor of the 363 people on board.[2]

References

Lettens, Jan. "Blanche-Nef (+1120)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
"The Loss of the Lina". The Standard (11086). London. 23 February 1860. p. 6.

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