List of shipwrecks in the 12th century

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 () 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. There was one survivor of the 363 people on board.

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.

1191 Two unnamed ships (): 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.

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