Shipwrecks

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Soo guys I'll be sharing some of my knowledge I know from ships were destroyed disasters, wars, etc Soo I hope you guys can learn something even just a little let's get started.

Shipping disaster as a result of collision, storms, fires, explosion or military action are among the most famous of human tragedies. Some wrecks were carrying treasure that has since been recovered by divers.

Mary Rose

This Tudor galleon sank in 1545 as Henry Vlll watched from the shore. She was found in 1968. raised in 1982, and is exhibited in Portsmouth

Spanish Armada

Between August and October 1588 military action and storms combined to destroy the Spanish fleet off the British coast. About half the 130 ships that set out were wrecked. killing about 4,000 men.

St George, Defence and Hero

On 4 December 1811 these three British warships were stranded off the Jutland coast. More than 2,000 people died.

Tek Sing

This Chinese junk carrying 2,000 passengers and 350,000 pieces of porcelain sink in 1822. It was found in 1999 and its treasures sold for high prices.

Sultana

On 27 April 1865, the Sultana, a steamboat on the Mississippi River near Memphis, USA, was destroyed by a boiler explosion. This was the USA's worst ever marine accident and a total of 1547 people died

Princess Alice

On 3 September 1878 the pleasure steamer Princess Alice was taking people on a holiday. trip down the Thames in London. She collided with the Bywell Castle and 786 people lost their lives.

Titanic

On the night of 14 April 1912 the "unsinkable" Titanic struck an iceberg on its maiden voyage and sank the next day, killing 1.517. The wreck was discovered and explored by Robert Ballard in 1986.

Lusitania

The British liner was torpedoed off the Irish coast by a German U-boat on 7 May 1915, with the loss of 1,198 lives.

Wilhelm Gustloff

The German liner, laden with refugees, was torpedoed off Gdansk, Poland, on 30 January 1945 by a Soviet submarine, 5-13. Between 5,348 and 7,800 people died, making this the worst ever marine disaster.

Dona Paz

The Donna Paz sank off the Philippines on 20 December 1987 killing up to 3,000 people. This was the world's worst passenger ferry disaster.

Kursk

This Russian nuclear submarine sank in the Barents Sea on 12 August 2000, with the loss of all 118 crew,

Soo that's all thank you for reading I hope you guys learn something.

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