List of shipwrecks in 1972

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The list of shipwrecks in 1972 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1972.

Contents 1 January 1.1 January 9 2 February 2.1 February 11 3 May 3.1 May 11 4 References 5 See also

[edit] January

[edit] January 9

• Seawise University (ex-RMS Queen Elizabeth): 83,673 ton, university ship, due to onboard fire caused by suspected arson attack in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong.

[edit] February

[edit] February 11

• Society Explorer ran aground near La Plaza Point, Antarctica. She was towed to Buenos Aires, Argentina and then to Kristiansand, Norway for repairs.^[1]

[edit] May

[edit] May 11

• STV Royston Grange : 7,113 ton, British cargo liner, sunk in the Punta Indio Channel in the Uruguay after colliding with the oil tanker Tian Chee and subsequent fire. She was the first British ship to be lost with all hands since World War II. 74 fatalities.

[edit] References

[edit] See also

Ship launches:	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Ship commissionings:	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Ship decommissionings:	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Shipwrecks:	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969

Ship launches:	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Ship commissionings:	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Ship decommissionings:	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Shipwrecks:	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979