The list of shipwrecks in 1971 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1971.
January
7 January
8 January
10 January
11 January
12 January
14 January
18 January
27 January
28 January
31 January
Unknown date
February
3 February
6 February
10 February
11 February
13 February
17 February
18 February
22 February
26 February
27 February
28 February
March
1 March
2 March
3 March
4 March
12 March
28 March
30 March
31 March
April
1 April
12 April
15 April
19 April
20 April
21 April
26 April
27 April
28 April
30 April
May
2 May
15 May
17 May
20 May
31 May
Unknown date
June
1 June
2 June
28 June
Unknown date
July
1 July
3 July
4 July
5 July
13 July
15 July
17 July
August
5 August
7 August
10 August
16 August
17 August
19 August
30 August
September
3 September
4 September
5 September
18 September
21 September
22 September
24 September
25 September
29 September
October
13 October
14 October
15 October
16 October
18 October
22 October
30 October
November
4 November
5 November
8 November
9 November
14 November
17 November
22 November
23 November
24 November
25 November
30 November
Unknown date
December
3 December
4 December
5 December
6 December
8 December
9 December
10 December
12 December
13 December
14 December
16 December
19 December
19 December
Unknown date
Unknown date
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