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The list of maritime disasters is a link page for maritime disasters by century.
Contents
- Peacetime disasters
- Wartime disasters
- 18th century
- 19th century
- 20th century
- World War I
- World War II
- 21st century
- References
For a unified list by death toll, see List of accidents and disasters by death toll ยง Maritime.
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.
18th century
19th century
20th century
World War I
World War II
21st century
References
List of maritime disasters Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA