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
- A Roman ship sank near Fiscardo, Cephalonia in the Ionian Sea. The wreck could be carrying as many as 6000 amphorae.[1]
- c. 40
- An Obelisk ship caught fire while on display at the Puteoli harbour during Caligula’s reign (36 – 41 AD).[2]
- 42
- Two ships used as floating palaces were intentionally sunk on Lake Nemi after the death of Caligula.[citation needed]
- c. 50
- An Obelisk ship was purposely sunk by the emperor Claudius to build Portus harbour.[citation needed]
- c. 60
- The Madrague de Giens is a 40 m Roman cargo ship, lying in 18 to 20 metres of water off the coast of the small fishing port of La Madrague de Giens, on the Giens Peninsula, east of Toulon.[3]
- 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
- Conaing mac Áedáin, a member of the Dál Riata royal family, is drowned when his currach sinks in the waters off Ireland; a poem in the Annals of Ulster commemorates the event.[8][9][10][11]
- 641
- c. 666
- 737
- A ship sinks in the North Channel with the loss of Faílbe son of Guaire, coarb of the church at Apor Crosán (Applecross, Scotland), and 22 sailors.[15][16]
- 756
- Wreck (Latin naufragium) of a fleet of 30 (or 27) boats belonging to the Dealbhna Nuadhat kingdom on Lough Ree, Ireland; only one crew survived.[13][17][18][19]
- c. 830
- An Arab dhow carrying a valuable cargo, from China to Africa, including ceramics from Changsha, spice jars, ewers, inkwells, funeral urns and gilt-silver boxes was wrecked off Belitung, Sumatra. The Belitung shipwreck also known as the ″Tang shipwreck" or "Tang treasure ship″ was discovered in 1998 by sea cucumber divers.[20][21]
- 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
- A Viking fleet is reported to have been wrecked in Dundrum with the loss of around nine hundred lives.[24]
References
[edit]- ^ Scully, Ruby Prosser (7 December 2019). "Roman shipwreck full of 2000-year-old jugs discovered". New Scientist. No. 3259. p. 9.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Tchernia, André (November 1987). "The Madrague de Giens Wreck: a Roman freighter yields its secrets". UNESCO Courier: 11.
- ^ Guernsey (2012-07-19). "Gallo-Roman Ship". museums.gov.gg. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ "Guernsey > 30". archaeolink.github.io. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ Cinar, Mustafa Emre. "Ekinlik Marble Wreck (Byzantine Ship) (+0570)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ "Ekinlik Adasi: Ekinlik Adasi Marble wreck". Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ "Part 192 of The Annals of Ulster". celt.ucc.ie.
- ^ "Dalriata Scots and the Picts II". freepages.rootsweb.com.
- ^ 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) - ^ Watson, William John (February 1, 2013). Place Names of Ross and Cromarty. Read Books Ltd. ISBN 9781447486978 – via Google Books.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "The Annals of Ulster". celt.ucc.ie.
- ^ "Occasional Notes". The Cornishman. No. 370. 20 August 1885. p. 4.
- ^ "Part 307 of The Annals of Ulster". celt.ucc.ie.
- ^ Skene, William Forbes (November 22, 2018). Celtic Scotland. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108084277 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Part 14 of The Annals of Tigernach". celt.ucc.ie.
- ^ "Celtica". Institute for Advanced Studies. September 12, 1968 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Part 58 of Annals of the Four Masters". celt.ucc.ie.
- ^ "THE BELITUNG (TANG) SHIPWRECK (9th C.)". Marine Explorations. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ^ Lettens, Jan. "Belitung Dhow (+0850)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ Larn, Richard and Bridget (1997). Shipwreck Index of the British Isles. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. ISBN 0-900528-88-5.
- ^ "Multum in Parvo". Newcastle Courant. No. 10404. Newcastle upon Tyne. 22 May 1874.
- ^ Lettens, Jan. "viking fleet (+924)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
