The list of shipwrecks in 1897 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1897.
January 1 January
2 January
3 January
6 January
7 January
9 January
14 January
21 January
28 January
29 January
30 January
Unknown date
February 1 February
2 February
4 February
7 February
8 February
9 February
11 February
12 February
13 February
14 February
21 February
22 February
23 February
26 February
March 2 March
4 March
5 March
8 March
9 March
12 March
14 March
15 March
17 March
18 March
19 March
22 March
25 March
28 March
30 March
31 March
April 1 April
2 April
3 April
5 April
7 April
9 April
11 April
12 April
16 April
17 April
19 April
27 April
29 April
Unknown date
May 1 May
3 May
5 May
6 May
8 May
9 May
10 May
16 May
18 May
21 May
31 May
June 2 June
9 June
12 June
14 June
15 June
16 June
18 June
20 June
21 June
25 June
30 June
July 1 July
5 July
9 July
15 July
17 July
19 July
20 July
25 July
26 July
28 July
31 July
August 3 August
4 August
5 August
9 August
12 August
13 August
16 August
18 August
21 August
24 August
25 August
31 August
September 1 September
6 September
7 September
11 September
12 September
13 September
14 September
15 September
16 September
18 September
20 September
21 September
22 September
28 September
29 September
Unknown date
October 1 October
2 October
3 October
6 October
7 October
8 October
10 October
12 October
16 October
17 October
19 October
21 October
23 October
24 October
28 October
29 October
Unknown date
November 1 November
5 November
6 November
7 November
8 November
11 November
12 November
13 November
14 November
17 November
18 November
22 November
23 November
24 November
25 November
26 November
27 November
29 November
Unknown date
December 1 December
2 December
5 December
6 December
7 December
9 December
13 December
14 December
18 December
22 December
23 December
24 December
25 December
29 December
30 December
Unknown date
Unknown date
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