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
- 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
edit- ^ Lettens, Jan. "Blanche-Nef (+1120)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "The Loss of the Lina". The Standard. No. 11086. London. 23 February 1860. p. 6.
- ^ "Part 68 of Annals of Inisfallen". celt.ucc.ie.
- ^ "Part 7 of Annals of Inisfallen". celt.ucc.ie.
- ^ "The Annals of Tigernach". celt.ucc.ie.
- ^ Jubainville, Henry Arbois de; Gaidoz, Henri; Loth, Joseph; Nestour, Paul Le (September 13, 1966). "Revue celtique". F. Vieweg – via Google Books.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Local Intelligence". Sheffield Independent. Vol. 63, no. 7846. Sheffield. 12 November 1879. p. 4.