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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
The '''list of shipwrecks in 1971''' includes [[ship]]s sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1971.
{{Dynamic list}}
{{shipwreck list toc |ud=5}}

==January==

===7 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=7 January 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{SS|Kolno||2}}
|flag={{flag|Poland}}
|desc=The [[cargo ship]] ran aground off [[Falsterbo]], [[Sweden]], withdrawn from service as a result and converted to a floating boilerhouse.
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|West Shore||2}}
|flag={{flag|Norway}}
|desc=The supply vessel foundered in the [[North Sea]] {{convert|1|nmi|spell=in}} off the oil rig ''Ocean Viking''. All thirteen crew rescued.<ref name=Times080171>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=13 are rescued as vessel founders in North Sea |date=8 January 1971 |page=3 |issue=58067 |column=B-C }}</ref> }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===8 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=8 January 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{SS|Antilles||2}}
|flag={{flag|France}}
|desc=The ocean liner ran aground off [[Mustique]], [[St Vincent and the Grenadines]] and caught fire when her fuel tanks ruptured. All passengers and crew took to the lifeboats and were rescued by ''[[Queen Elizabeth 2]]'' ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}). }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===10 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=10 January 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{SS|Vrachos|1945|2}}
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=The [[cargo ship]] caught fire at [[Galaţi]], Romania and was beached in the [[Sulina Canal]]. Consequently scrapped.<ref name=Empire68-60>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |pages=68-69 }}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===11 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=11 January 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Texaco Caribbean||2}}
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=It was struck by the 12,000-tonne {{MV|Paracas||2}} ({{Flag|Peru}}) at 4:10 in thick fog. ''Paracas'' had ignored the shipping lanes so that it could take a quicker route down the channel. ''Texaco Caribbean'' exploded from the bunker oil fumes in its hold.<ref name="wwz.cedre.fr">{{Cite web|url=http://wwz.cedre.fr/en/Resources/Spills/Spills/Texaco-Caribbean|title=Texaco Caribbean|website=Cedre}}</ref> It split in two, the bow section sinking immediately, the stern section drifting for several hours before sinking too, resulting in 600 tonnes of bunker fuel being spilled.<ref name="api.parliament.uk">{{Cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1971/jan/13/channel-shipping-accidents|date=13 January 1971|title=CHANNEL SHIPPING ACCIDENTS (Hansard, 13 January 1971)|website=[[Hansard|Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)]]}}</ref> The incident occurred in the [[English Channel]] {{convert|13|km|abbr=on}} off [[Folkestone]] with the loss of at least eight lives. The explosion was so great that property was damaged in Folkestone.<ref name=Kent>{{cite book | first =Anthony | last =Lane | year =2009 | title =Shipwrecks of Kent | pages =82–84 | publisher =The History Press | location =Stroud |isbn=978-0-7524-1720-2 }}</ref><ref name=Times130171>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=International dispute on Channel Safety |date=13 January 1971 |page=1 |issue=58071 |column=D |first=Alex |last=Hendry }}</ref> 20 survivors were rescued by {{MV|Bravagos||2}} ({{flag|Norway}}) and the fishing vessel ''Viking Warrior'' ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}). The survivors were taken to Dover. ''Paracas'' was towed to Hamburg.<ref name=Bignell>{{cite book |title=Kent Shipwrecks |first=Alan |last=Bignell |publisher=Countryside Books |location=Newbury |year=2001|edition=Second  |pages=106–13 |isbn=1-85306-719-9}}</ref> 
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===12 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=12 January 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Brandenburg||2}}
|flag={{flag|West Germany}}
|desc=Despite the British coastal authorities placing three vertical green lights on site to warn other ships of the presence of the wreck, the 2,695-ton ''Brandenburg'' struck the wreck of {{MV|Texaco Caribbean||2}} ({{flag|Peru}}) at 07:30 and sank within minutes with the loss of 21 lives. Lifeboats did not have time to respond and only 11 survivors were picked out from the water by fishermen.<ref name=Kent/><ref name=Times130171/><ref name="wwz.cedre.fr"/><ref name="api.parliament.uk"/>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===14 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=14 January 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= [[List of Empire ships - Sa to Sh#Empire Seabright|''Pasteur'']]
|flag={{PAN}}
|desc=The Shelt-type [[coastal trading vessel|coaster]] sank off the Alida Shoal  {{coord|00|56|N|107|53|E}} when on a voyage from [[Sibu]], [[Sarawak]] to [[Singapore]]. She was well off the normal route at the time.<ref name=Empire257>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=257 }}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===18 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=18 January 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Arctic Sea'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[Crab fishing|crab]]-[[fishing vessel]] was reported aground on [[Fairmount Island]] ({{coord|60.8722|N|147.4353|W|name=Fairmount Island}}) on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksa>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-a/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (A) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===27 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 27 January 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Norland''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] ran aground and broke up on [[Barlow Island (Alaska)|Barlow Island]] ({{coord|58|23|30|N|134|54|00|W|name=Barlow Island}}) in [[Southeast Alaska]] approximately {{convert|18|nmi}} northwest of [[Juneau, Alaska|Juneau]], [[Alaska]]. Her entire crew of three survived and was rescued by the [[buoy tender]] {{USCGC|Clover|WLB-292|6}} ([[File:Ensign of the United States Coast Guard.svg|22px]] [[United States Coast Guard]]).<ref name=alaskashipwrecksn>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-n/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (N) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===28 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=28 January 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Hoveringham II||2}}
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[dredging|dredger]] sprang a leak, capsized and sank off [[Puffin Island, Anglesey]]. Her four crew were rescued by the Holyhead Lifeboat.<ref name=DP13388364>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/anglesey-shipwreck-captured-air-after-13388364 |title=Anglesey shipwreck captured from the air after half a century on seabed |first=Gareth |last=Wyn-Williams |publisher=Trinity Mirror Merseyside |work=Daily Post |date=26 July 2017 |access-date=26 July 2017}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===31 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=31 January 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Princess Margarethe||2}}
|flag={{flag|Denmark}}
|desc=The ferry ran aground off the Kullen Lighthouse, [[Sweden]]. All on board rescued by {{MV|Kärmen||2}} ({{flag|Denmark}}).<ref name=Times010271>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Picture Gallery |date=1 February 1971 |page=4 |issue=58087 |column=B-D }}</ref> }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

==February==

===3 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 3 February 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Decora''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] sank after striking [[Colorado Reef]] ({{coord|56|38|20|N|132|56|10|W|name=Colorado Reef}}) in [[Wrangell Narrows]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] in [[Southeast Alaska]]. The [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutter]] {{USCGC|Cape Henlopen}} ([[File:Ensign of the United States Coast Guard.svg|22px]] [[United States Coast Guard]]) rescued her entire crew of five.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksd>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-d/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (D) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===6 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=6 February 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Byzantium||2}}
|flag={{flag|Cyprus}}
|desc=The ship caught fire at [[Gibraltar]], with its bridge deck and accommodation gutted. Repairs were deemed uneconomic and the ship was scrapped later in the year.<ref name=Empire74>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=74 }}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===10 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=10 February 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Aguedal||2}}
|flag={{flag|Italy|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground {{convert|15|nmi|km}} off the coast of [[Libya]].<ref name=Times110271>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Acid ship in danger of exploding |date=11 February 1971 |page=1 |issue=58096 |column=A }}</ref> }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===13 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=13 February 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{SS|Velta|1946|2}}
|flag={{flag|Costa Rica}}
|desc=The [[cargo ship]] sprang a leak and sank in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|200|nmi|km}} south east of the [[Azores]] ({{coord|32|07|N|23|26|W}}). She was on a voyage from [[Macapá]], Brazil to [[Bilbao]], Spain.<ref name=Empire27&29>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |pages=27, 29 }}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===18 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=18 February 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{MV|Achillet|1940|2}}
|flag={{flag|Lebanon}}
|desc=The [[cargo ship]] sprang a leak and was abandoned {{convert|300|nmi|km}} south west of [[Walvis Bay]], [[South West Africa]] . She was on a voyage from [[Sfax]], Morocco to [[Madras]], Indial She foundered on 25 February at {{coord|19|00|S|10|19|E}}.<ref name=Empire57>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=57 }}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

=== 22 February ===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 22 February 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{ship||Endeavour II|barque|2}}
|flag={{Flag|New Zealand|civil}}
|desc=The three-masted auxiliary [[barque]] was driven ashore in [[Parengarenga Harbour]], a few miles south of [[North Cape, New Zealand|North Cape]]. She was en route to New Zealand from Australia, and after being becalmed encountered a gale on rounding North Cape and failed to make [[Houhora]] Harbour. The crew of 13 men and one woman landed safely, there were no fatalities. She was the first square-rigged sailing vessel wrecked on the New Zealand coast for more than 50 years. ''Endeavour II'' had taken part in the 1970 bi-centenary re-enactment of [[James Cook]]'s landing at Botany Bay, Sydney on 29 April 1970.<ref>New Zealand Shipwrecks 1795-1982 by CWN Ingram, page 437-8 (1984, Reed, Wellington) {{ISBN|0-589-01510-9}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Ocean Castle''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] sank in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] near the [[Barren Islands (Alaska)|Barren Islands]] ({{coord|58|57|N|152|15|W|name=Barren Islands}}) off the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]] after colliding with the [[Tanker (ship)|tanker]] ''Hawaiian Standard'' (flag unknown). ''Hawaiian Standard'' rescued her crew of four.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksp>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-p/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (P) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===26 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=26 February 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{SS|Wafra||2}}
|flag={{flag|Liberia}}
|desc=The tanker ran aground at [[Cape Agulhas]], [[South Africa]].<ref name=Times090371>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Grounded tanker towed free |date=9 March 1971 |page=6 |issue=58117 |column=C }}</ref> }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===27 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=27 February 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Niki||2}}
|flag={{flag|Greece|1970}}
|desc=A light ship and five light buoys were added above the site of the wreck of {{MV|Texaco Caribbean||2}} ({{flag|Peru}}) by Trinity House. However, the ship ''Niki'', sailing out of Dunkirk, ignored these and additional warnings of the nearby tanker ''Hebris''. As observed by ''Hebris'', ''Niki'' hit the submerged wreck(s) at approximately 8.16 pm and sank with the loss of all 21 crew and 1 passenger (the chief engineer's wife) before ''Hebris'' could perform a rescue of the men that had been observed in the water. Ten bodies were subsequently recovered.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1971/mar/01/channel-shipping-accident|date=1 March 1971|title=Channel Shipping Accident (Hansard, 1 March 1971)|website=[[Hansard|Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)]]}}</ref><ref name="wwz.cedre.fr"/><ref name=Kent/>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Esso Antwerp||2}}
|flag={{Flag|Belgium}}
|desc=The ship collided with {{MV|Panachaikon||2}} ({{flag|Liberia}}) and sank in the [[River Scheldt]]. Later raised, repaired and returned to service.<ref name=BelgeAG>{{cite web |url=http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20A-G%2023.5.04.pdf |title=Belgian Merchant A-G |publisher=Belgische Koopvaardij |access-date=1 October 2010 }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===28 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 28 February 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Maureen Greer''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[Crab fishing|crab]]-[[fishing vessel]] sank at the entrance to [[Uganik Bay]] ({{coord|57|50|N|153|32|W|name=Uganik Bay}}) on the coast of [[Kodiak Island]] in [[Alaska]]. Her crew of three survived.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksm>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-m/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (M) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

==March==

===1 March===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=1 March 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{USS|Reuben James|DE-153|6}}
|flag={{naval|United States}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Buckley|destroyer escort}} was sunk as a target. }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===2 March===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=2 March 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{SS|Trinity Navigator||2}}
|flag={{flag|Sweden}}
|desc=The tanker ran aground off [[Berry Head]], [[Devon]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref name=Times030371>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Navy check ends pollution fear |date=3 March 1971 |page=3 |issue=58112 |column=C }}</ref> }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===3 March===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=3 March 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{SS|Henna|1945|2}}
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=The [[bulk carrier]] sprang a leak and foundered in the [[Indian Ocean]] ({{coord|34|57|S|72|08|E}}). Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from [[Bunbury, Western Australia]] to [[Savannah, Georgia]], United States.<ref name=T2NOP>{{cite web |url=http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/T2N.html |title=T2 Tankers - N - O - P |publisher=Mariners |access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===4 March===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=4 March 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Angela'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=Carrying a cargo of powdered [[cement]], the {{convert|420|ft|adj=on}}, 8,512-[[gross register ton]] [[barge]] broke her towline during a storm and was wrecked on [[Old Cock Ledge]], a [[reef]] off [[Westport, Massachusetts|Westport]], [[Massachusetts]]. She sank in waters up to {{convert|35|ft}} deep, becoming partially submerged.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://wreckhunter.net/DataPages/angela-dat.htm |title=Angela | publisher=Hunting New England Shipwrecks |access-date=27 January 2021 }}</ref> 
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{USS|Gregory|DD-802|6}}
|flag={{naval|United States}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Fletcher|destroyer}} was deliberately run aground on [[San Clemente Island]] off [[Southern California]] for use as a target. }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===12 March===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=12 March 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{SS|Wafra||2}}
|flag={{flag|Liberia}}
|desc=The tanker was towed out to sea and sunk by bombing from [[South African Air Force]] aircraft.<ref name=Times130371>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Picture Gallery |date=13 March 1971 |page=4 |issue=58121 |column=D-F }}</ref> }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===28 March===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=28 March 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Texaco Oklahoma||2}}
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The tanker broke in two on 27 March and foundered on 28 March, {{convert|100|mi}} due east of [[Sandbridge, Virginia Beach, Virginia|Sandbridge]] off [[Virginia]] with the loss of 33 of her 44 crew.<ref name=Times300371>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=33 lost in tanker broken 'by one wave' |date=30 March 1971 |page=7 |issue=58134 |column=E |first=Michael |last=Leapman }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/cg545/docs/boards/texoklahoma.pdf|title=Marine Casualty Report:Structural Failure and Sinking of the Texaco Oklahoma off Cape Hatteras on 27 March 1971, with the loss of 31 lives|publisher=National Transportation Safety Board|date=26 July 1972|access-date=14 July 2015}}</ref> }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===30 March===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=30 March 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Panther||2}}
|flag={{flag|Liberia}}
|desc=The tanker ran aground on the [[Goodwin Sands]], off the coast of [[Kent]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref name=Times310371>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Tanker aground off Kent |date=31 March 1971 |page=1 |issue=58135 |column=F }}</ref> She was refloated on 4 April.<ref name=Bignell/> }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===31 March===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=31 March 1971 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{SS|Christos||2}}
|flag={{Flag|Liberia}}
|desc=The [[cargo ship]] ran aground on [[Kandeliusa Island]], [[Kos]], [[Greece]]. She was refloated on 1 April but developed leaks and sank later the same day. }}
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==April==

===1 April===
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|ship= {{SS|Christos||2}}
|flag={{Flag|Liberia}}
|desc=Aground on [[Kandeliusa Island]], [[Kos]], [[Greece]], since 31 March, the [[cargo ship]] was refloated but developed leaks and sank at {{Coord|36|32|N|26|57|E}}. }}
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===12 April===
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|ship=''Adak'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[motor vessel]] sank near [[Eliza Harbor]] ({{coord|57|09|N|134|17|W|name=Eliza Harbor}}) on the coast of [[Admiralty Island]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksa" />
}}
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===15 April===
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|ship=''Lynda K''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] was lost in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] somewhere between [[Homer, Alaska|Homer]] and [[Seward, Alaska|Seward]], [[Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksl>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-l/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (L) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===20 April===
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|ship= {{SS|Cohansey|1944|2}}
|flag={{Flag|Panama}}
|desc=The [[T2 tanker]] collided with {{MV|Marimunda||2}} ({{flag|Sweden}}) off [[Pladju]], Indonesia. Arrested and laid up at [[Singapore]], she was scrapped in 1973.<ref name=T2C>{{cite web |url=http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/T2C.html |title=T2 Tankers - C |publisher=Mariners |access-date=19 October 2016}}</ref>
}}
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===21 April===
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|ship={{ship||Stork|survey launch|2}}
|flag={{Navy|UK}}
|desc=[[The Troubles]]: The [[hydrographic survey|survey]] [[Launch (boat)|launch]], attached to the [[survey ship]] {{HMS|Hecate|A137|6}} ({{Navy|UK}}), was towed out to sea, bombed, and sunk in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] off [[Baltimore, Ireland|Baltimore]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], by a [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] unit.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230716031406/http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1971/apr/28/royal-navy-hydrographic-survey-launchesParlamentary debate, 28 April 1971]</ref> }}
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===26 April===
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|ship= {{MV|Ostrich||2}}
|flag= {{flagicon|Bangladesh|1971}} [[Provisional Government of Bangladesh]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of the Mukti Bahini-DeFacto.svg}} [[Mukti Bahini]]
|desc=[[Bangladesh Liberation War]]: The ship was sunk by [[Pakistan Air Force]] [[F-86 Sabre]] aircraft.<ref name="India and Bangladesh Naval Battles">{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55104&sid=5e8abfa60221801c498c26e4c54b3d0c |title=India and Bangladesh Naval Battles |publisher=Soviet-Empire |access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref>
}}
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===27 April===
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|ship=''Kiejak''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] flooded, ran aground, and was lost in [[Dry Bay (Alaska)|Dry Bay]] ({{coord|59|08|N|138|25|W|name=Dry Bay}}) on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]]. Her crew of four survived.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksk>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-k/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (K) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===28 April===
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|ship={{USS|Whitehurst}}
|flag={{navy|United States|1960}}
|desc=[[File:USS Whitehurst (DE-634) sinking on 28 April 1971.jpg|thumb|USS ''Whitehurst'' sinking]]
The {{sclass|Buckley|destroyer escort}} was sunk as a [[torpedo]] target in the [[Pacific Ocean]] off the [[United States West Coast]] by the [[submarine]] {{USS|Trigger|SS-564|6}} ({{navy|United States|1960}}).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/w/whitehurst.html |title= Whitehurst (DE-634)|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=20 April 2016 |website=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships |publisher=Naval History and Heritage Command | access-date= 18 February 2023|quote=}}</ref>
}}
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===30 April===
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|ship=''Pacific''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=Carrying a cargo of heavy [[construction equipment]], the [[motor vessel]] sank in [[Portage Bay (Alaska)|Portage Bay]] on the coast of [[Alaska]]. Reports of the sinking do not indicate in which of several Alaskan bodies of water named "Portage Bay" the sinking took place.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksp" />
}}
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==May==

===2 May===
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|ship=''Tongass''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] ran aground and sank at the south end of [[Baranof Island]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] in [[Southeast Alaska]]. Another fishing vessel rescued all six members of her crew.<ref name=alaskashipwreckst>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-t/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (T) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref> }}
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===15 May===
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|ship= {{MV|Herulv||2}}
|flag={{flag|Norway}}
|desc=The tanker was involved in a collision off the coast of [[Kent]], [[United Kingdom]] and was holed.<ref name=Times170571/> }}
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===17 May===
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|ship= {{MS|Ellinis||2}}
|flag={{flag|Greece|1970}}
|desc=The ocean liner ran aground off [[Calshot]], [[Hampshire]], [[United Kingdom]]. She was refloated undamaged after two hours.<ref name=Times170571>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Liner refloated after two hours on shingle bank |date=17 May 1971 |page=1 |issue=58174 |column=D-E }}</ref> }}
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===20 May===
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|ship=''Marjorie H''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The 40-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|50|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[halibut]]-[[fishing vessel]] struck a [[Snag (ecology)|snag]] and sank off the [[Kenai Peninsula]] on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]], {{convert|80|nmi}} west of [[Resurrection Bay]]. Her crew of five abandoned ship in a [[life raft]] and were rescued by another fishing vessel on 22 May.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksm" />
}}
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===31 May===
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|ship=''Gyro Jumbo''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] sank during a storm with the loss of one life in the [[Copper River (Alaska)|Copper River]] [[River delta|Delta]] on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksg>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-g/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (G) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===Unknown date===
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|ship=[[USCGC Cape Florida (WPB-95325)|ROKS ''PB 7'']]
|flag={{navy|South Korea}}
|desc=The [[Cape-class cutter|''PB 3''-class patrol craft]] was wrecked.<ref>Gray, Randal, ed., ''Conway′s All the World′s Fighting Ships 1947–1982, Part II: The Warsaw Pact and Non-Aligned Nations'', Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1983, {{ISBN|0-87021-919-7}}, p. 348.</ref><ref>Silverstone, Paul H., ''The Navy of the Nuclear Age 1947–2007'', New York: Routledge, 2009, {{ISBN|0-415-97899-8}}, p. 263.</ref>}}
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|ship= [[HMCS Noranda (J265)|''Viking L&R'']]
|flag={{flag|Cayman Islands|civil-old}}
|desc=The converted yacht foundered in [[Montego Bay]], Jamaica.
}}

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==June==

===1 June===
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|ship={{USS|Bugara|SS-331|6}}
|flag={{naval|United States}}
|desc=The {{sclass|Balao|submarine}} sank in the [[Pacific Ocean]] off [[Cape Flattery|Cape Flattery, Washington]] while under [[Towing|tow]]. }}
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===2 June===
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|ship=''Agulleit'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The 23-ton, {{convert|54|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[motor vessel]] was destroyed by ice at [[Emmonak, Alaska|Emmonak]], [[Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksa" />
}}
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===28 June===
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|ship=''Husky II''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[pilot boat]] was destroyed by fire approximately {{convert|1000|yd|m}} off [[Bethel, Alaska|Bethel]], [[Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksh>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-h/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (H) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===Unknown date===
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|ship=[[USS LSM-236|RPS ''Batanes'']]
|flag={{navy|Philippines|1936}}
|desc=The {{sclass|LSM-1|landing ship medium|0}} [[medium landing ship]] ran aground. She was [[Ship decommissioning|decommissioned]] in 1971 as a result and was scrapped in 1972.<ref>Gray, Randal, ed., ''Conway′s All the World′s Fighting Ships 1947–1982, Part II: The Warsaw Pact and Non-Aligned Nations'', Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1983, {{ISBN|0-87021-919-7}}, p. 356.</ref>
}}
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==July==

===1 July===
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|ship= {{MV|Clyde Venture||2}}
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The coastal tanker sank in the Rothesay Dock, [[Clydebank]] due to the actions of vandals.<ref name=Times020771>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Vandals believed to have sunk ship |date=2 July 1971 |page=2 |issue=58214 |column=E-F }}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{HMS|Artemis|P449|6}}
|flag={{Navy|UK}}
|desc=The {{sclass|Amphion|submarine}} foundered at her moorings at [[Gosport]], [[Hampshire]]. Subsequently raised and sold for scrap. }}
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===3 July===
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|ship=''Harlequin''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[motor vessel]] sank at [[Seward, Alaska|Seward]], [[Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksh" />
}}
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===4 July===
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|ship= {{MV|Koyo Maru||2}}
|flag={{flag|Japan}}
|desc=The coaster collided with another ship and sank off Japan.<ref name=Times050771/> }}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Naniward Abone||2}}
|flag={{flag|Indonesia}}
|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{MV|Ocean Prime||2}} ({{flag|Liberia}}) and sank off [[Waikayama]], Japan.<ref name=Times050771>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=12 feared lost in series of collisions |date=5 July 1971 |page=6 |issue=58216 |column=D }}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{MV|Rakusui Maru||2}}
|flag={{Flag|Japan}}
|desc=The coaster collided with another ship and sank off Waikayama with the loss of eight of her nine crew.<ref name=Times050771/>
}}
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===5 July===
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|ship= {{SS|Ocean Glory||2}}
|flag={{flag|Liberia}}
|desc=The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered in the [[Bay of Bengal]]. All crew rescued by {{MV|Chilka||2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).<ref name=Times050771/> }}
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===13 July===
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|ship=''Iron Mule''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] sank in bad weather in [[Cook Inlet]] near [[Kalgin Island]] on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]]. Two skiffs from a [[United States Air Force]] helicopter [[Squadron (aviation)|squadron]] from [[Elmendorf Air Force Base]] rescued all eight people and a [[spaniel]] who had been aboard ''Iron Mule''.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksi>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-i/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (I) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===15 July===
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|ship={{MV|Selamat|1945|2}}
|flag={{flag|Singapore|civil}}
|desc=The [[coastal trading vessel|coaster]] was driven ashore on [[Kalampunian Island]], Malaysia and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from [[Sandakan]] to [[Kuching]]. She was a total loss.<ref name=Empire260>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=260 }}</ref>
}}
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===17 July===
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|ship= [[List of Empire ships - Sa to Sh#Empire Seabeach|''Selamat'']]
|flag={{Flag|Singapore|civil}}
|desc=The vessel ran aground at Kalampunian Island, [[Borneo]]. The ship was abandoned as a total loss. }}
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==August==

===5 August===
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|ship={{MV|Bat Tiran||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Israel}}
|desc= The cargo ship suffered an explosion and fire in Greek waters and was beached, a total loss. Palestinians claimed responsibility for the explosion. Later taken to [[Kartal]], [[Turkey]] and scrapped. 1 crewman killed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55113&sid=e52df73de2513d8f2a576bf409ba3047 |title=Arab Naval Battles against Israel (Egypt, Syria, Palestine) |publisher=SovietEmpire |access-date=22 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?188724 |title= Bat Tiran (1971) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=22 August 2021}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{SS|Mania||2}}
|flag={{flag|Liberia}}
|desc=Caught fire off [[Bari]], [[Italy]] and abandoned. Beached at [[Split (city)|Split]], [[Yugoslavia]] on 8 August. Scrapped in November 1971.<ref name=BelgeHO/> 
}}
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===7 August===
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|ship=''Stag''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The [[Crab fishing|crab]]-[[fishing vessel]] sank in bad weather off [[Land's End (Alaska)|Land's End]] ({{coord|59|37|N|151|27|W|name=Land's End}}) on the [[Homer Spit]] in [[Homer, Alaska|Homer]], [[Alaska]]. A [[pleasure craft]] rescued her entire crew of three.<ref name=alaskashipwreckss>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (S) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===10 August===
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|ship=''[[USS Coronado (PF-38)|Sugi]]''
|flag={{navy|Japan}}
|desc=The decommissioned [[escort ship]] — formerly the{{sclass|Tacoma|frigate|0}} [[patrol frigate]] {{USS|Coronado|PF-38|6}} {{nowrap|({{navy|United States|1912}}}}) — was sunk as a target by a [[Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]] escort ship in the [[Pacific Ocean]] south of [[Nojimazaki Lighthouse|Nojimazaki]], [[Japan]].
}}
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===16 August===
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|ship= {{MV|Al-Abbas||2}}
|flag= {{flag|Pakistan|civil}}  
|desc=[[Bangladesh Liberation War]]: The cargo ship was sunk by [[Mukti Bahini]] frogmen with [[limpet mine]]s at [[Chittagong]].<ref name="India and Bangladesh Naval Battles"/>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Hormux||2}}
|flag= {{flag|Pakistan|civil}}  
|desc=[[Bangladesh Liberation War]]: The cargo ship was sunk by [[Mukti Bahini]] frogmen with [[limpet mine]]s at [[Chittagong]].<ref name="India and Bangladesh Naval Battles"/>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|No. 6||2}}
|flag= {{flag|Pakistan|civil}}  
|desc=[[Bangladesh Liberation War]]: The barge was sunk by [[Mukti Bahini]] frogmen with [[limpet mine]]s at [[Chittagong]].<ref name="India and Bangladesh Naval Battles"/>
}}
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===17 August===
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|ship={{SS|Red Sea|1944|2}}
|flag={{Flagcountry|British Hong Kong|red}}
|desc=[[Typhoon Rose (1971)|Typhoon Rose]]: The [[cargo ship]] was driven ashore at [[Lanatu Island]], Hong Kong. Refloated but scrapped the following month.<ref name=Empire75>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=75 }}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{USS|Regulus|AF-57|6}}
|flag={{naval|United States}}
|desc=[[File:USS Regulus (AF-57) aground in Hong Kong, in 1971.jpg|thumb|USS ''Regulus'']]
[[Typhoon Rose (1971)|Typhoon Rose]]: The {{sclass|Denebola|stores ship}} was driven ashore at [[Kau-i-chau]], Hong Kong. Subsequently declared a [[constructive total loss]]. }}
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===19 August===
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|ship= {{MV|Billy||2}}
|flag={{flag|Liberia}}
|desc=[[Typhoon Rose (1971)|Typhoon Rose]]: The cargo ship was driven aground at [[Hong Kong]]. Declared a [[constructive total loss]] and sold for scrap.<ref name=BelgeHO>{{cite web|url=http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20H-O%2024.5.04.pdf |title=Belgian Merchant H-O |publisher=Belgische Koopvaardij |access-date=31 October 2010 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
}}
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|ship=''HAM 308''<ref>[[:de:HAM 308|''HAM 308'' in the German Wikipedia]]{{Circular reference|date=June 2022}}</ref>
|flag={{Flag|Netherlands}}
|desc=The dredger collided with {{MV|Polycastle||2}} ({{Flag|Norway}}) and sank in [[Jade Bight]] off [[Wilhelmshaven]], [[West Germany]] with the loss of five crew and two other persons.<ref name=Times200871>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Hope abandoned for seamen trapped in wreck |date=20 August 1971 |page=5 |issue=58255 |column=E }}</ref><ref name=WZ110917>Hans-Jürgen Schmid; ''70 Quadratmeter großes Loch in der Bordwand''; in: {{ill|Wilhelmshavener Zeitung|de}}, 17. September 2011, p. 10. (German)</ref> }}
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===30 August===
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|ship=''Bertha Denz''
|flag={{flag|West Germany}}
|desc=The trawler was in collision with {{SS|Achatina|1958|2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}) and sank {{convert|25|nmi|km}} west of [[Heligoland]]. Two crew rescued by ''Achatina''.<ref name=Times310871>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=British tanker in North Sea collision |date=31 August 1971 |page=5 |issue=58264 |column=D }}</ref> }}
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==September==

===3 September===
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|ship=''Viking King'' 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|87|ft|m|adj=on}} [[Crab fishing|crab]] [[fishing vessel]] sank with the loss of two lives when she was swamped off [[Akun Island]] near [[Unalaska, Alaska|Unalaska]], [[Alaska]]. Her two survivors reached shore by clinging to an overturned [[life raft]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksv>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-v/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (V) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref> }}
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===4 September===
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|ship={{MV|Ricardo Manuel||2}}
|flag={{Flag|Panama}}
|desc=The [[Coastal trading vessel|coaster]] was cut in two by {{MV|Zagora|1956|2}} ({{flag|Morocco|civil}}) and sunk at entrance to [[Casablanca]] harbour, Morocco. ''Ricardo Manuel'' was on a voyage from [[Lisbon]], Portugal to Casablanca.<ref name=Empire231>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=231 }}</ref>
}}
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===5 September===
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|ship={{SS|Eleni|1947|2}}
|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}
|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{SS|Princess Ragnhild|1966|2}} ({{Flag|Norway}}). Declared uneconomic to repair, scrapped in April 1972 at Santander, Spain.<ref name=Empire455>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=455 }}</ref>
}}
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===18 September===
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|ship=''Chubby'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] was found adrift near [[Eldred Rock]] in [[Lynn Canal]] in [[Southeast Alaska]]. The only person who had been aboard disappeared without trace.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksc>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-c/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (C) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===21 September===
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{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{MV|Precious Pearl|1944|2}}
|flag={{flag|Hong Kong|red}}
|desc=The ship caught fire and sank in the [[South China Sea]].<ref name=Chanda>{{cite web |url=http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/abandoned-ships/CHANDA_695.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315044919/http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/abandoned-ships/CHANDA_695.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=15 March 2015 |title=Chanda |publisher=Clydesite |access-date=1 July 2016}}</ref><ref name=BISN>{{cite web |url=http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/bisn.shtml |title=British India Steam Navigation Company |publisher=The Ships List |access-date=1 July 2016}}</ref>
}}
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===22 September===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=22 September 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Shapta Dinga||2}}
|flag= {{flag|Pakistan|civil}}  
|desc=[[Bangladesh Liberation War]]: The cargo ship was sunk by [[Mukti Bahini]] frogmen with [[limpet mine]]s at [[Chalna]].<ref name="War in the Indian Ocean">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tqr8r7EB18wC&q=ship+mastro+stelius&pg=PA170 |title=War in the Indian Ocean |year=1995 |publisher=Googlebooks |isbn=9781897829110}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===24 September===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=24 September 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{MV|Teviotbank||2}}
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The Bank Line cargo ship was damaged by East Bengal guerrillas at [[Chalna]], [[East Pakistan]].<ref name=Times250971>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=British ship holed in Pakistan port by East Bengal frogemen |date=25 September 1971 |page=5 |issue=58282 |column=A-B |first=Peter |last=Hazelhurst }}</ref> }}
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===25 September===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=25 September 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Clara J'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[motor vessel]] was destroyed by fire in [[Hoodoo Bay]] ({{coord|60|03|30|N|148|00|30|W|name=Hoodoo Bay}}) in [[Prince William Sound]] on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksc" />
}}
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===29 September===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=29 September 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{SS|Apollo||2}}
|flag={{flag|Cyprus}}
|desc=Stranded {{convert|4|nmi|km|spell=in}} off Skije{{Where|date=July 2011}}.<ref name=BelgePZ>{{cite web|url=http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20Merchant%20%20P-Z.pdf |title=Belgian Merchant P-Z |publisher=Belgische Koopvaardij |access-date=1 December 2010 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

==October==

===14 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=14 October 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{SS|London Valour||2}}
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The bulk carrier had run aground and broken her back at [[Genoa]] in April 1970, but [[Smit International|Smit Tak International]] had refloated the after portion on 12 October 1971 and was towing it to be [[Scuttling|scuttled]] on the [[Geology of the Iberian Peninsula#Balearic Abyssal Plain|Balearic Abyssal Plain]]. About {{convert|90|mi|nmi+km}} out from Genoa the hulk sank in the early hours of 14 October.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.scmncamogli.org/oldsite/pagine/nlond_sag.htm |last=Gatti |first=Carlo |title=The running aground and the shipwreck of the British cargo ship "London Valour" |publisher= Societa' Capitani e Macchinisti Navali – Camogli |date=April 2010 |access-date=11 April 2013}}</ref> }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===15 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=15 October 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Ben Jon'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The 25-ton [[motor vessel]] sank in [[Kamishak Bay]] on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksb>{{Cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-b/|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (B) – Alaska Shipwrecks|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{MV|Precious Pearl|1944|2}}
|flag={{flag|Singapore|civil}}
|desc=The [[cargo ship]] caught fire {{convert|150|nmi|km}} east of [[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] ({{coord|22|00|N|116|54|E}}). She was taken in tow the next day by the [[tugboat|tug]] ''Elbe'' ({{flag|Netherlands}}), but sank on 17 October at {{coord|22|16|N|118|07|E}}. ''Precious Pearl'' was on a voyage from [[Kaohsiung]], South Korea to [[Saigon]], Vietnam.<ref name=Empire23>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=23 }}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===16 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 16 October 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Softuk''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The [[motor vessel]] was found abandoned in [[Orca Inlet]] in [[Prince William Sound]] on the south-central coast of [[Alaska]]. One person aboard her was lost.<ref name="alaskashipwreckss" />
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===18 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=18 October 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{MV|Panaghia|1945|2}}
|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}
|desc=The [[coastal trading vessel|coaster]] sprang a leak {{convert|4|nmi|km}} south of Cape Gata, Cyprus ande was abandoned the next day. She was taken in tow by {{SS|Pelas|1955|2}} ({{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|1863-naval}}) but sank the next day ({{coord|34|27|N|33|30|E}}). ''Panaghia'' was on a voyage from "Marina de Caratta" to [[Beirut]], Lebanon.<ref name=Empire259>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=259 }}</ref>
}}
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===22 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=22 October 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Loch Seaforth|1947|2}}
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The mailboat ran aground off [[Skye]]. All 26 passengers rescued, ship later refloated.<ref name=Times231071>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=26 are taken off grounded ferry |date=23 October 1971 |page=2 |issue=58306 |column=C }}</ref> }}
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===30 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=30 October 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= [[List of Empire ships - M#Empire Maytime|''Nam Sanh'']]
|flag={{Flag|South Vietnam}}
|desc=The [[Coastal trading vessel|coaster]] was stranded and wrecked at [[Chu Lai]], [[South Vietnam]], during a [[typhoon]].<ref name=Empire244>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=244 }}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

==November==

===4 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=4 November 1971 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Mahtab Javed II||2}}
|flag= {{flag|Pakistan|civil}}  
|desc=[[Bangladesh Liberation War]]: The tanker was sunk by [[Mukti Bahini]] frogmen with [[limpet mine]]s near [[Chittagong]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Roy |first1=Mihir |title=War in the Indian Ocean |date=1995 |publisher=Lancer Publishers |isbn=978-1897829110 |page=170}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?104555 |title=Mahtab Javed II Tanker 1967-1971|publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=23 November 2018}}</ref>
}}
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===5 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 5 November 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Lynda''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] was wrecked near [[Cape Mordvinof]] ({{coord|54|56|45|N|164|26|00|W|name=Cape Mordvinof}}) on the northwest coast of [[Unimak Island]] in the [[Aleutian Islands]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksl" />
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===8 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 8 November 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Saratoga''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] was wrecked on rocks near the mouth of [[Little Tonki Bay]] ({{coord|56|20|N|152|04|W|name=Little Tonki Bay}}) on [[Afognak Island]] in the [[Kodiak Archipelago]] in the [[Gulf of Alaska]]. All seven men on board reached a rock, where a [[United States Coast Guard]] helicopter rescued them.<ref name="alaskashipwreckss" />
}}
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===9 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=9 November 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Heythrop||2}}
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[OBO carrier]] exploded and caught fire {{convert|150|nmi|km}} [[East London, Eastern Cape|East London]], [[South Africa]]. All on board were rescued by {{MV|Showa Venture||2}} ({{flag|Liberia}}). The captain and five officers later reboarded the ship, which was towed by the tugs ''Arctic'' and ''Statesman'' to [[Port Elizabeth]].<ref name=Times101171>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Captain reboards blazing tanker with five officers |date=10 November 1971 |page=7 |issue=58321 |column=C }}</ref> The ship was repaired and returned to service.<ref name=MNO>{{cite web |url=http://www.merchantnavyofficers.com/trident.html |title=Trident Tankers |publisher=Merchant Navy Officers |access-date=7 June 2011}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= ''Maori''
|flag={{Flag|France}}
|desc=The cargo ship sank {{convert|250|nmi|km}} off the coast of [[Spain]]. There was only one survivor of her 39 crew.<ref name=Times101171/> }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===14 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=14 November 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{USS|Samuel B. Roberts|DD-823|6}}
|flag={{naval|United States}}
|desc=[[File:USS Samuel B Roberts DD-823 sinking 1971.jpg|thumb|right|USS ''Samuel B. Roberts'' being sunk]]
The decommissioned {{sclass|Gearing|destroyer}} was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|195|nmi|km|lk=in}} north of [[Puerto Rico]] at {{coord|21|42.8|N|65|55.1|W|name="USS ''Samuel B. Roberts'' (DD-823)}}. }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===17 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=17 November 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Elcano||2}}
|flag={{flag|Spain|civil}}
|desc=The tanker sank off the [[Cape Verde Islands]] following an onboard explosion with the loss of four of her 35 crew.<ref name=Times181171>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Four missing as oil tanker sinks |date=18 November 1971 |page=8 |issue=58327 |column=A }}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Louise II''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[seiner]] ran aground on rocks and broke up in bad weather on [[Clam Island]] ({{coord|55|58|48|N|133|15|30|W|name=Clam Island}}) in [[Southeast Alaska]] between [[Craig, Alaska|Craig]] and [[Klawock, Alaska|Klawock]], [[Alaska]]. Her crew of three survived.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksl" />
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===22 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=22 November 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Astron'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=After suffering an explosion, the 107-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|74.8|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was destroyed by fire in the [[Bering Sea]] {{convert|6|nmi|spell=in}} north of [[Akutan Island]] in the [[Aleutian Islands]]. Her crew of four abandoned ship in a {{convert|7|ft|m|1|adj=on|spell=in}} rubber [[life raft]] and was rescued on 25 November by the [[fishing trawler]] ''Chidori Maru No 51'' ({{flag|Japan}}) near [[North Head (Akutan Island)|North Head]] ({{coord|54.2333333|N|165.9333333|W|name=North Head}}) on the coast of Akutan Island.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksa" />
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Chrysovalandou||2}}
|flag= {{flag|Greece|1970}}  
|desc=[[Bangladesh Liberation War]]: The cargo ship was sunk by [[Mukti Bahini]] frogmen with [[limpet mine]]s in the Pussur River.<ref name="War in the Indian Ocean"/>
}}
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===23 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=23 November 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Mastro Stelius||2}}
|flag= {{flag|Greece|1970}}  
|desc=[[Bangladesh Liberation War]]: The cargo ship was sunk by [[Mukti Bahini]] frogmen with [[limpet mine]]s in the Pussur River.<ref name="War in the Indian Ocean"/>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===25 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 25 November 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Barataria''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|68|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Tugboat|tug]] sank in {{convert|136|ft|m|0}} of water during a storm in [[Long Island Sound]] north-northeast of [[Southold, New York|Southold]], [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. Two of her four crew members lost their lives. Her sinking was attributed to improper modifications that had been made to her.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://njscuba.net/sites/site_li_sound.php#Barataria|title=njscuba.net ''Barataria''}}</ref>
}}
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===30 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=30 November 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Juliana||2}}
|flag={{flag|Liberia}}
|desc=The tanker ran aground off [[Niigata (city)|Niigata]], [[Japan]] and broke in two.<ref name=Times021271>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Oil slick nears Japan as tanker splits |date=2 December 1971 |page=8 |issue=58340 |column=G }}</ref> }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===Unknown date===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=Unknown date November 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{USS|Roberts|DE-749|6}}
|flag={{naval|United States}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Cannon|destroyer escort}} was sunk as a target. }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

==December==

===3 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 3 December 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Seven Seas''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] disappeared near [[Kodiak Island]] off the south-central coast [[Alaska]] during a voyage to [[Wide Bay (Alaska)|Wide Bay]] ({{coord|57|22|N|156|11|W|name=Wide Bay}}) with the loss of all four people on board.<ref name="alaskashipwreckss" />
}}
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===4 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=4 December 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{ship|PNS|Comilla}}
|flag={{navy|Pakistan|1971}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]: The ''Rajshahi''-class patrol craft was sunk by Indian [[Hawker Sea Hawk]] aircraft in the [[Bay of Bengal]] off [[Chittagong]].<ref name="Indian Naval Battles">{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55102 |title=Indian Naval Battles |access-date=2 February 2018}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{ship|PNS|Ghazi}}
|flag={{navy|Pakistan|1971}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]: The [[Tench-class submarine|''Ghazi''-class submarine]] was sunk in the [[Bay of Bengal]] off [[Visakhapatnam]], [[India]], by Indian surface ships, or loss by accidental explosion while laying mines, with the loss of her entire crew of 92.<ref name="soviet-empire.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55102 |title=Indian Naval Battles |access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= [[HMS Cadiz (D79)|PNS ''Khaibar'']]
|flag={{navy|Pakistan|1971}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]] - [[Operation Trident (1971)|Operation Trident]]: The [[Battle-class destroyer|''Badr''-class destroyer]] was sunk in the [[Arabian Sea]] south of [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]], by two [[SS-N-2 Styx]] missiles fired by the [[missile boat]] {{INS|Nirghat|K89|6}} ({{navy|India|1971}}). 289 crewmen killed.<ref name="soviet-empire.com"/>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{ship|PNS|Muhafiz}}
|flag={{navy|Pakistan|1971}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]] - [[Operation Trident (1971)|Operation Trident]]: The [[Adjutant-class minesweeper|''Mahmood''-class minesweeper]] was sunk in the Arabian Sea south of Karachi, Pakistan, by two SS-N-2 Styx missiles fired by the missile boat {{INS|Veer|K82|6}} ({{navy|India|1971}}).<ref name="soviet-empire.com"/>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= ''Venus Challenger''
|flag={{flag|Liberia}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]] - [[Operation Trident (1971)|Operation Trident]]: The [[cargo ship]] was sunk in the Arabian Sea {{convert|26|nmi|lk=in}} south of Karachi, Pakistan, by an SS-N-2 Styx missile fired by the missile boat {{INS|Nipat|K86|6}} ({{navy|India|1971}}).<ref name="soviet-empire.com"/> }}
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===5 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=5 December 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{ship|PNS|Salamat}}
|flag={{navy|Pakistan|1971}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]: The patrol craft was sunk by [[Breguet Alize]] aircraft from {{INS|Vikrant|1961|6}} ({{navy|India|1971}}) in the [[Bay of Bengal]].<ref name="Indian Naval Battles"/>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{ship|PNS|Shahbaz}}
|flag={{navy|Pakistan|1971}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]: The patrol craft was sunk by [[Breguet Alize]] aircraft from {{INS|Vikrant|1961|6}} ({{navy|India|1971}}) in the [[Bay of Bengal]].<ref name="Indian Naval Battles"/>
}}
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===6 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=6 December 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{SS|Lightning||2}}
|flag={{flag|Ethiopia|1975}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]: The cargo ship was sunk by Indian Air Force aircraft at [[Chulna]].<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55102 |title=Indian Naval Battles |access-date=13 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tqr8r7EB18wC&q=ship+mastro+stelius&pg=PA170 |title=War in the Indian Ocean. |year=1995 |publisher=Googlebooks |isbn=9781897829110}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{SS|Ondarroa||2}}
|flag={{flag|Spain|civil}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]: The cargo ship was sunk by Indian Air Force aircraft at [[Chulna]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55102 |title=Indian Naval Battles |access-date=12 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zFyMKROi46kC&q=ship%3A+ondarda&pg=PA133 |title=Transition to triumph, the history of the Indian Navy. |year=2000 |publisher=Googlebooks |isbn=9781897829721}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?164476 |title=Ondarroa Cargo Ship 1964-1970|publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=23 November 2018}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{SS|Thetic Charley||2}}
|flag={{flag|Greece|1970}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]: The cargo ship was sunk by [[Hawker Sea Hawk]] aircraft from {{INS|Vikrant|1961|6}} ({{navy|India|1971}}).<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref name="books.google.com">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zFyMKROi46kC&q=ship%3A+thetic+charlie&pg=PA182 |title=Transition to triumph, the history of the Indian Navy. |year=2000 |publisher=Googlebooks |isbn=9781897829721}}</ref>
}}
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===8 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=8 December 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= Unidentified patrol&nbsp;craft
|flag={{navy|Pakistan|1971}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]: Four [[patrol craft]] were sunk by gunfire in the [[Bay of Bengal]] by {{INS|Brahmaputra|1957|6}} ({{navy|India|1971}}).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianmilitaryhistory.org/navy/kills(1971)-2.pdf |title=Damage assessment-1971 Indo-Pak War |publisher=indianmilitaryhistory.org |access-date=13 November 2018}}</ref>
}}
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===9 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=9 December 1971 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{ship|PNS|Balaghat}}
|flag={{navy|Pakistan|1971}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]: The patrol craft was sunk by [[Hawker Sea Hawk]] aircraft from {{INS|Vikrant|1961|6}} ({{navy|India|1971}}).<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{SS|Gulf Star||2}}
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]] - [[Operation Python]]: The cargo ship was sunk by one [[SS-N-2 Styx]] missile fired by the [[missile boat]] {{INS|Vinash|K85|6}} ({{navy|India|1971}}) at [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]].<ref name=Times101271/>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Harmattan||2}}
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] - [[Operation Python]]: The cargo ship was sunk by one [[SS-N-2 Styx]] missile fired by the [[missile boat]] {{INS|Vinash|K85|6}} ({{navy|India|1971}}) at Karachi, Pakistan. Seven crew were killed.<ref name=Times101271>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=British seamen killed in shelling |date=10 December 1971 |page=1 |issue=58347 |column=B-D }}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{INS|Khukri|1958|6}}
|flag={{navy|India}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]: The [[Blackwood-class frigate|''Khukri''-class frigate]] was torpedoed and sunk in the [[Arabian Sea]] {{convert|35|nmi|km}} southwest of [[Diu, India|Diu]] by {{ship|PNS|Hangor}} ({{navy|Pakistan}}) with the loss of 194 of her crew.
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{SS|Makran||2}}
|flag={{flag|Pakistan|civil}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]: The cargo ship was sunk by Indian Navy [[Hawker Sea Hawk]] aircraft at Chalna, [[East Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?259965104511 |title=Makran Cargo Ship 1954-1971 |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=12 November 2018}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{SS|Mustali||2}}
|flag={{flag|Pakistan|civil}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]: The cargo ship was sunk by Indian Navy [[Hawker Sea Hawk]] aircraft in Chalna, [[East Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?104511 |title=Mustali 1971 |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=12 November 2018}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=Two unidentified landing craft tank
|flag={{navy|Pakistan|1971}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]: The two [[landing craft tank]]s were sunk by [[Hawker Sea Hawk]] aircraft from {{INS|Vikrant|1961|6}} ({{navy|India|1971}}).<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref name="India and Bangladesh Naval Battles"/>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Zoe||2}}
|flag={{Flag|Greece|1970}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]] - [[Operation Python]]: The tanker was shelled and set on fire at Karachi, Pakistan.<ref name=Times101271/> }}
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===10 December===
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{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{SS|Ocean Enterprise||2}}
|flag={{flag|Pakistan|civil}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]: The cargo ship was sunk by Indian aircraft at [[Chalna-Mongla]] [[East Pakistan]].<ref name="books.google.com"/>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Nordpol/North Pole''
|flag= Unknown
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]: The cargo ship was sunk by Indian aircraft at [[Chalna-Mongla]] [[East Pakistan]].<ref name="books.google.com"/>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Padma''
|flag= {{flagicon|Bangladesh|1971}} [[Provisional Government of Bangladesh]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of the Mukti Bahini-DeFacto.svg}} [[Mukti Bahini]]
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]: The Ford-class ASW ship was sunk at [[Kulna]] on the [[Pussur River]] by [[Indian Air Force]] [[Folland Gnat]] aircraft. 14 survivors of ''Padma'' and ''Palash'' were rescued by {{INS|Panvel}} ({{navy|India|1971}}).<ref name="India and Bangladesh Naval Battles"/><ref name="books.google.com">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zFyMKROi46kC&q=ship%3A+thetic+charlie&pg=PA182 |title=Transition to triumph, the history of the Indian Navy. |year=2000 |publisher=Googlebooks |isbn=9781897829721}}</ref>
}}
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|ship=''Palash''
|flag= {{flagicon|Bangladesh|1971}} [[Provisional Government of Bangladesh]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of the Mukti Bahini-DeFacto.svg}} [[Mukti Bahini]]
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]: The Ford-class ASW ship was sunk at [[Kulna]] on the [[Pussur River]] by [[Indian Air Force]] [[Folland Gnat]] aircraft. 14 survivors of ''Padma'' and ''Palash'' were rescued by {{INS|Panvel}} ({{navy|India|1971}}).<ref name="India and Bangladesh Naval Battles"/><ref name="books.google.com"/>
}}
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===12 December===
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|ship= {{MV|Al-Abbas||2}}
|flag={{flag|Pakistan|civil}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]: The cargo ship was sunk at [[Chittagong]] by Indian Navy [[Hawker Sea Hawk]] aircraft.<ref name="War in the Indian Ocean"/>
}}
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|ship= {{MV|Anisbaksh||2}}
|flag={{flag|Pakistan|civil}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]: The cargo ship was sunk at [[Chittagong]] by Indian Navy [[Hawker Sea Hawk]] aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55104&sid=5e8abfa60221801c498c26e4c54b3d0c |title=Indian and Bangladesh Naval Battles |publisher=Soviet-Empire |access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="ANISBAKSH-IMO5017840">{{cite web |url=http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2602254 |title=Anisbaksh-IMO5017840  |publisher=shipspotting.com |access-date=16 November 2018}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{MV|Avlos||2}}
|flag={{flag|Brazil|1968}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]: The tanker was sunk at [[Chittagong]] by Indian Navy [[Hawker Sea Hawk]] aircraft. Raised and scrapped April 1972.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55104&sid=5e8abfa60221801c498c26e4c54b3d0c |title=Indian and Bangladesh Naval Battles |publisher=Soviet-Empire|access-date=16 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?59066 |title=Avlos Tanker 1952-1971 |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref>
}}
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===13 December===
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|ship= {{MV|Surma||2}}
|flag={{flag|Pakistan|civil}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]: The cargo ship was bombed, capsized and sank at [[Chittagong]] by Indian Navy [[Hawker Sea Hawk]] aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?205672 |title=Surma Cargo Ship 1950-1971 |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="ANISBAKSH-IMO5017840"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianmilitaryhistory.org/navy/kills(1971)-2.pdf |title=Damage assessment-1971 Indo-Pak War |publisher=indianmilitaryhistory.org |access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref>
}}
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===14 December===
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|ship=''Katata Maru''
|flag={{flag|Japan}}
|desc=The {{convert|310|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Factory ship|fish processing vessel]] – which had caught fire {{convert|200|nmi}} west of [[Adak Island]] in the [[Aleutian Islands]], been abandoned by her crew (which the [[United States Coast Guard]] rescued), and then been towed to [[Adak, Alaska|Adak]], where she was pumped full of water to extinguish the fire – was towed out of the harbor at Adak by a [[United States Navy]] [[Tugboat|tug]] to a point {{convert|20|nmi}} away in the [[Bering Sea]], where she [[capsize]]d and sank in deep water.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksk" />
}}
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===16 December===
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|ship=''Saint Mark''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The 139-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|79.6|ft|m|adj=on}} [[Crab fishing|crab]]-[[fishing vessel]] disappeared in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] during a voyage from [[Kodiak, Alaska|Kodiak]] to [[Seward, Alaska|Seward]], [[Alaska]], with the loss of all four people on board. She was last seen off [[Port William, Alaska|Port William]] on [[Shuyak Island]] in the [[Kodiak Archipelago]], apparently trying to escape rough seas.<ref name="alaskashipwreckss" />
}}
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===19 December===
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|ship= {{MV|Tralee Trader||2}}
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=The coaster foundered {{convert|10|nmi|km}} off [[Land's End]], [[United Kingdom]]. All crew rescued by the trawler ''Petronella'' ({{flag|Netherlands}}).<ref name=Times201271>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship sinks, tree hits bus, as gales sweep Britain |date=20 December 1971 |page=1 |issue=58355 |column=A-D }}</ref> }}
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===Unknown date===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=Unknown December 1971 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{ship|PNS|Jessore}}
|flag={{navy|Pakistan|1971}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]: The ''Rajshahi''-class patrol craft was damaged on 4 or 11 December by [[Breguet Alize]] aircraft from {{INS|Vikrant|1961|6}} ({{navy|India|1971}}) in the [[Bay of Bengal]] and beached. Refloated after the War, repaired and put in Bangladeshi Navy service.<ref name="Indian Naval Battles"/>
}}
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|ship= {{ship|PNS|Sylhet}}
|flag={{navy|Pakistan|1971}}
|desc=[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]: The ''Rajshahi''-class patrol craft was sunk on 4 or 6 December by aircraft from {{INS|Vikrant|1961|6}} ({{navy|India|1971}}) in the [[Bay of Bengal]].<ref name="Indian Naval Battles"/>
}}
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==Unknown date==
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|ship=''[[USS Gandy|Altair]]''
|flag={{navy|Italy|1971}}
|desc=The [[frigate]] was sunk as a target.<ref>Gardiner, Robert, ed., ''Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1982 Part I: The Western Powers,'' Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1983, {{ISBN|0870219189}}, p. 70.</ref>
}}
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|ship=''Hela''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The 32-[[gross register ton]] {{convert|52.1|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[motor vessel]] sank in the Lower [[Yukon River]] in central [[Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksh" />
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Katmai''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[Crab fishing|crab]]-[[fishing vessel]] sank in deep water off the [[Alaska Peninsula]]. Her crew of four survived.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksk" />
}}

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|ship=''Menlo''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The 23-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|47.4|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] sank with the loss of three lives after striking an unidentified submerged object in the waters of [[Alaska]]. Some reports claim that the incident occurred on 24 April near [[Portland Bank]] off the south end of the [[Kenai Peninsula]] at {{coord|58|25|N|150|15|W|name=FV ''Menlo''}}, others that it happened on 24 April near [[Seldovia, Alaska|Seldovia]], and still others that it took place sometime in June in [[Southeast Alaska]] {{convert|45|nmi}} southeast of [[Juneau, Alaska|Juneau]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksm" />
}}
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|ship=''Nissei Maru''
|flag={{flag|Japan}}
|desc=The 90-ton [[fishing vessel]] [[capsize]]d and sank in the [[Bering Sea]] north of [[Unalaska Island]] in the [[Aleutian Islands]] with the loss of ten lives. Other fishing vessels rescued her eight survivors.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksn" />
}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:List of Shipwrecks in 1971}}
[[Category:Lists of shipwrecks by year|1971]]
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[[Category:1971-related lists|Ships]]

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