The list of shipwrecks in 1961 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1961.
January 1 January
3 January
5 January
9 January
10 January
11 January
12 January
18 January
20 January
21 January
25 January
26 January
Unknown date
February 3 February
5 February
8 February
17 February
19 February
20 February
26 February
Unknown date
March
1 March
10 March
11 March
13 March
15 March
16 March
17 March
19 March
21 March
22 March
April
3 April
5 April
6 April
8 April
14 April
16 April
17 April
19 April
21 April
25 April
Unknown date
May 3 May
7 May
19 May
25 May
28 May
31 May
June 1 June
6 June
8 June
14 June
18 June
25 June
26 June
28 June
Unknown date
July 1 July
2 July
4 July
8 July
9 July
15 July
18 July
19 July
21 July
24 July
August 4 August
18 August
23 August
24 August
September 4 September
9 September
11 September
12 September
13 September
16 September
17 September
21 September
23 September
24 September
26 September
October 1 October
2 October
3 October
4 October
8 October
10 October
13 October
15 October
16 October
17 October
18 October
19 October
22 October
23 October
27 October
30 October
Unknown date
November 1 November
2 November
5 November
6 November
7 November
10 November
12 November
16 November
21 November
23 November
24 November
December 4 December
6 December
8 December
9 December
10 December
12 December
13 December
18 December
22 December
25 December
29 December
30 December
Unknown date
See also Lists of shipwrecks
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