List of shipwrecks in 1982

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The list of shipwrecks in 1982 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1982.

Date	Operator	Ship	Class	Cause	Location	Notes
January 5 (January 6 in Japan)	Japan	Akebono Maru No. 28	Fishing trawler	Capsized	50 mi N of Adak, Alaska	32 crewmembers lost[1]
February 15	Mobil Oil of Canada Ltd.	Ocean Ranger	Oil platform	Capsized due to malfunctions in ballast system caused by a rouge wave	The Grand Banks	84 crewmembers lost
February 18	South African Navy	SAS President Kruger	President-class frigate	Collision with replenishment ship, SAS Tafelberg	80 miles (130 km) south of Cape Town	16 crewmembers lost
May 2	Argentine Navy	General Belgrano	Brooklyn class light cruiser	Falklands War: Sunk by Royal Navy	Falkland Islands	2 x Mk 8 mod 4 torpedoes from HMS Conqueror (S48)
May 10	Royal Navy	Sheffield	Type 42 Guided Missile Destroyer	Falklands War: Sunk by Argentine Navy aircraft	Falkland Islands	Exocet missile from a Argentine Super Étendard
May 11	Argentine Navy	ARA Isla de los Estados	Small bulk carrier	Falklands War: Sunk by Royal Navy during surface engagement.	Falkland Islands	Exploded after several hits from HMS Alacrity's 4.5 in/114 mm deck gun.
May 22	Royal Navy	Ardent	Type 21 Frigate	Falklands War: Sunk by Argentine air attack	Falkland Islands	500 lb bombs from Argentine A-4s
May 24	Royal Navy	Antelope	Type 21 Frigate	Falklands War: Sunk by Argentine air attack	Falkland Islands	1100 lb bombs from Argentine A-4s
May 25	Royal Navy	Coventry	Type 42 Guided Missile Destroyer	Falklands War: Sunk by Argentine air attack	Falkland Islands	Unknown size bombs from Argentine A-4s
May 25	Royal Navy	Atlantic Conveyor	Container ship	Falklands War: Sunk by Argentine Navy aircraft	Falkland Islands	Exocet missiles from Argentine Super Étendard aircraft.
October 21	Argentine Navy	ARA Bahía Buen Suceso	Small cargo ship	Falklands War: Sunk by the Royal Navy to dispose of wreck and use for target practice.	Falkland Islands	Disabled by air attack and a storm during the Falkland Islands conflict.
		Johanna			Hartland Point, Devon.	Shipwrecked at Hartland Point, Devon.[2]

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• List of shipwrecks

Ship launches:	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Ship commissionings:	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Ship decommissionings:	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Shipwrecks:	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989