The list of shipwrecks in 1997 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1997.
January 1 January
2 January
4 January
7 January
8 January
10 January
12 January
13 January
16 January
17 January
18 January
21 January
25 January
28 January
30 January
31 January
Unknown date
February 1 February
2 February
8 February
12 February
13 February
14 February
16 February
18 February
19 February
21 February
23 February
24 February
25 February
27 February
28 February
March 1 March
5 March
8 March
9 March
10 March
16 March
21 March
23 March
25 March
26 March
28 March
30 March
31 March
April 3 April
4 April
13 April
14 April
16 April
18 April
19 April
20 April
27 April
30 April
May 1 May
3 May
4 May
7 May
9 May
12 May
14 May
15 May
16 May
18 May
20 May
22 May
29 May
Unknown date
June 2 June
4 June
6 June
11 June
12 June
13 June
15 June
19 June
23 June
26 June
Unknown date
July
2 July
4 July
6 July
7 July
11 July
17 July
20 July
21 July
22 July
23 July
26 July
August
2 August
3 August
7 August
13 August
14 August
19 August
21 August
24 August
25 August
26 August
28 August
September 7 September
8 September
9 September
10 September
12 September
15 September
22 September
24 September
26 September
27 September
Unknown date
October 1 October
6 October
8 October
11 October
12 October
13 October
20 October
21 October
22 October
23 October
26 October
27 October
28 October
November 2 November
11 November
12 November
13 November
15 November
17 November
19 November
20 November
22 November
23 November
24 November
25 November
Unknown date
December 13 December
14 December
16 December
19 December
20 December
22 December
25 December
29 December
30 December
Unknown date
Unknown date
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