List of shipwrecks in the 1st millennium

The list of shipwrecks in the 1st millennium includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost between 1 January AD 1 and 31 December AD 1000, of the Julian calendar.

c. 100 BC to 100 AD
c. 40
42
  • Two ships used as floating palaces were intentionally sunk on Lake Nemi after the death of Caligula.
c. 50
c. 60
c. 280
  • A Gallo-Roman ship caught fire and sank in the harbour at Saint Peter Port, Guernsey. Discovered in 1982 by Richard Keen, a local diver, the ship was raised between 1984 and 1987 by the Guernsey Maritime Trust. Some of the artifacts are on show at Castle Cornet.[3]
c. 570
c. 830
877
  • (First report) Danish fleet: Loss of 120 galleys at Swanage, following an agreement with King Alfred to leave Wessex. Reports differ as to whether loss was due to a storm or fog.[8]
924

References

  1. Scully, Ruby Prosser (7 December 2019). "Roman shipwreck full of 2000-year-old jugs discovered". New Scientist (3259). p. 9.
  2. Tchernia, André (November 1987). "The Madrague de Giens Wreck: a Roman freighter yields its secrets". UNESCO Courier: 11.
  3. "Gallo-Roman Ship". Guernsey Museums and Galleries. State of Guernsey. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  4. Cinar, Mustafa Emre. "Ekinlik Marble Wreck (Byzantine Ship) (+0570)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  5. "Ekinlik Adasi: Ekinlik Adasi Marble wreck". Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  6. "THE BELITUNG (TANG) SHIPWRECK (9th C.)". Marine Explorations. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  7. Lettens, Jan. "Belitung Dhow (+0850)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  8. Larn, Richard and Bridget (1997). Shipwreck Index of the British Isles. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. ISBN 0-900528-88-5.
  9. Lettens, Jan. "viking fleet (+924)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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