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 (  England ) 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]

1126

• Two unnamed ships (Uí Fiachrach): two coracles of the Ó Dubhda (O'Dowd) kingdom of north Connacht, Ireland sank; all crew members died, including the king, Domnall Find Ua Dubhda. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

1191

• Two unnamed ships (  England ): Third Crusade: Two ships were wrecked on the coast of Cyprus. All on board were taken prisoner, leading to Richard the Lionheart to capture Cyprus. ^[8]

References

1. Lettens, Jan. "Blanche-Nef (+1120)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
2. "The Loss of the Lina". The Standard. No. 11086. London. 23 February 1860. p. 6.
3. "Part 68 of Annals of Inisfallen". celt.ucc.ie.
4. "Part 7 of Annals of Inisfallen". celt.ucc.ie.
5. "The Annals of Tigernach". celt.ucc.ie.
6. Jubainville, Henry Arbois de; Gaidoz, Henri; Loth, Joseph; Nestour, Paul Le (September 13, 1966). "Revue celtique". F. Vieweg – via Google Books.
7. Firbis, Duald Mac (September 13, 1844). "The Genealogies, Tribes, and Customs of Hy-Fiachrach: Commonly Called O'Dowda's Country". Irish archæological society – via Google Books.
8. "Local Intelligence". Sheffield Independent. Vol. 63, no. 7846. Sheffield. 12 November 1879. p. 4.