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This list of `Famous Shipwrecks of the Last 400 Years' details just a few of them. Northern Maritime Research has been documenting shipwrecks for the last 23 years in the Northern Shipwrecks Database.
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www.northernmaritimeresearch.com/famous.html
www.northernmaritimeresearch.com/famous.html
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Over the past few hundred years, countless shipwrecks have occurred around the world. Most have been forgotten, but some became famous for a variety of reasons. Some are remembered because of the large number of lives lost, others because of their political importance at the time of sinking.
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www.wreckhunter.net/famouswrecks.htm
www.wreckhunter.net/famouswrecks.htm
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Probably the most famous shipwreck of all time, the 2.5-mile-deep grave of the Titanic is 323 nautical miles southeast of Newfoundland. Discovered on 1 September 1985 by a team of scientists led by Captain Jean-Louis Michel and Dr. Robert Ballard, the ship had broken into two virtual halves - the bow and the stern.
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www.discoverychannel.co.uk/best_of/wreck_detectives/shi...
www.discoverychannel.co.uk/best_of/wreck_detectives/shipwrecks/index.shtml
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Famous astrologers ... Famous earthquakes ... Famous fires...
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www.astrologyweekly.com/data-archive/famous-shipwrecks-...
www.astrologyweekly.com/data-archive/famous-shipwrecks-database.php
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I consider historic shipwrecks to be of great interest and historical value because of the story behind each lost ship. Below are the five most famous shipwrecks in American history. All of them are located somewhere around the country and there is an interesting story behind each one.
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hubpages.com/hub/the-most-famous-shipwrecks-in-american...
hubpages.com/hub/the-most-famous-shipwrecks-in-american-history
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Adventure travelers can explore a host of famous shipwrecks with Zegrahm Deep Sea Voyages ... a series of 8-day submersible expeditions to view the H.M.S. Breadalbane, a 500-ton sailing ship that sank in 1853. The Breadalbane sits upright and beautifully preserved on the sea floor 350 feet below the Arctic ice cap.
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www.airhighways.com/marine_adventures.htm
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