List of shipwrecks before Anno Domini

The list of shipwrecks before Anno Domini includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost before the year AD 1 of the Gregorian calendar.

Before 20th century BC YearOriginNameTypeLocationNotes3455 BCE — 3400 BCESwifterbantBergschenhoek ShipwreckLogboatBergschenhoek, Netherlands2700–2200 BCArgolidDokos shipwreckSmall merchant vesselCoast of southern Greece near the island of Dokos

20th–10th century BC YearOriginNameTypeLocationNotesCanaaniteCanaanite shipwreckmerchant vessel off Israel in the Mediterranean SeaWreck is located at a depth of .1300 BCCanaanUluburun shipwreckDeep-sea merchant vesselSoutheast of Kaş, Turkey1200 BCCanaanCape Gelidonya shipwreckCoastal merchant vesselCape Gelidonya1200–1000 BCIstrianZambratija shipwreckSewn boat Bay of Zambratija near Umag

7th century BC YearOriginNameTypeLocationNotesunknownPhoenicianGozo Phoenician shipwreckdeep-sea merchant vesselOff Malta600 BCPhoenicianBajo de la Campana Phoenician shipwreckTrade shipOff Murcia, Spain650–600 BCPhoenicianPhoenician shipwrecks of MazarrónCoastal merchant vesselsOff Mazarrón, Spain 6th century BC YearOriginNameTypeLocationNotes~600 BCEtruriaGiglio Island shipwreckCoastal merchant vesselGiglio Island, ItalyLienhard, John H. "An Etruscan Wreck". The Engines of Our Ingenuity. University of Houston. Retrieved 22 January 2012. 5th century BC YearOriginNameTypeLocationNotes~400 BCPhoenicianMa'agan Mikha'el shipwreckCoastal merchant vesselKibbutz Ma'agan Michael, Israel450–425 BCErythraeTektas wreckCoastal merchant vesselTurkey 4th century BC YearOriginNameTypeLocationNotesunknownunknownMediterranean on the Eratosthenes SeamountFound by the Ocean Exploration Trust's vessel EV Nautilus.unknownunknownPorticellounknownGreekunknownMerchant shipBlack Sea, off the coast of BulgariaRudder, rowing benches, and hold still intact. 3rd century BC YearOriginNameTypeLocationNotesc. 294 BCGreekKyreniaMerchant shipKyrenia, Cyprus241 BCPunicMarsala Punic shipsSicily 2nd century BC YearOriginNameTypeLocationNotesLate 2nd century BCunknownWarshipThonisSunk by debris falling from a temple that collapsed during an earthquake. 1st century BC YearOriginNameTypeLocationNotes80 BCMahdia shipwreck86 BCAntikythera wreck References