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
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 ship is on show in a store with a viewing window, opposite Fort Grey.[4] The remnants consist mainly of the forward parts of the hull, built of oak.[5]
c. 570
  • A Byzantine ship carrying marble columns and anchors sank off the island of Ekinlik, in the Sea of Marmara, Turkey. The wreck was found by sonar in 1997.[6][7]
622
641
  • Shipwreck experienced by the monastic community of Iona.[12][13]
c. 666
737
756
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.[22]
886
  • A number of Danish war galleys were sunk at the mouth of the River Orwell during clashes between King Alfred and the Danish Vikings.[23]
924

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  2. ^ Pliny; Bostock, John; Riley, Henry T. (1855). The natural history of Pliny / translated, with copious notes and illustrations by John Bostock and H.T. Riley. London: H.G. Bohn. pp. 14. Obelisks Vol. 7, Book 36. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.32866.
  3. ^ Tchernia, André (November 1987). "The Madrague de Giens Wreck: a Roman freighter yields its secrets". UNESCO Courier: 11.
  4. ^ Guernsey (2012-07-19). "Gallo-Roman Ship". museums.gov.gg. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  5. ^ "Guernsey > 30". archaeolink.github.io. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  6. ^ Cinar, Mustafa Emre. "Ekinlik Marble Wreck (Byzantine Ship) (+0570)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Ekinlik Adasi: Ekinlik Adasi Marble wreck". Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Part 192 of The Annals of Ulster". celt.ucc.ie.
  9. ^ "Dalriata Scots and the Picts II". freepages.rootsweb.com.
  10. ^ McConnell, Alexandra. "An Examination of Violent Incidents and Cultural Trends in The Annals of Ulster Volume 1" – via www.academia.edu. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. ^ Watson, William John (February 1, 2013). Place Names of Ross and Cromarty. Read Books Ltd. ISBN 9781447486978 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ Livingston, William Charles (September 12, 1850). "Vindication of the Celtic character: or, The Scotchman as he was and as he should be, letters". Joseph Blair – via Google Books.
  13. ^ a b "The Annals of Ulster". celt.ucc.ie.
  14. ^ "Occasional Notes". The Cornishman. No. 370. 20 August 1885. p. 4.
  15. ^ "Part 307 of The Annals of Ulster". celt.ucc.ie.
  16. ^ Skene, William Forbes (November 22, 2018). Celtic Scotland. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108084277 – via Google Books.
  17. ^ "Part 14 of The Annals of Tigernach". celt.ucc.ie.
  18. ^ "Celtica". Institute for Advanced Studies. September 12, 1968 – via Google Books.
  19. ^ "Part 58 of Annals of the Four Masters". celt.ucc.ie.
  20. ^ "THE BELITUNG (TANG) SHIPWRECK (9th C.)". Marine Explorations. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  21. ^ Lettens, Jan. "Belitung Dhow (+0850)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  22. ^ Larn, Richard and Bridget (1997). Shipwreck Index of the British Isles. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. ISBN 0-900528-88-5.
  23. ^ "Multum in Parvo". Newcastle Courant. No. 10404. Newcastle upon Tyne. 22 May 1874.
  24. ^ Lettens, Jan. "viking fleet (+924)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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