The list of shipwrecks in 1978 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1978.
January
5 January
7 January
12 January
13 January
26 January
February
2 February
3 February
7 February
10 February
23 February
March
10 March
16 March
19 March
23 March
April
1 April
7 April
14 April
May
2 May
6 May
12 May
19 May
22 May
29 May
30 May
June
12 June
13 June
17 June
25 June
28 June
July
1 July
2 July
5 July
8 July
18 July
23 July
30 July
August
3 August
12 August
18 August
24 August
27 August
September
1 September
6 September
8 September
13 September
14 September
18 September
20 September
27 September
29 September
Unknown date
October
2 October
3 October
9 October
12 October
18 October
20 October
23 October
30 October
31 October
November
3 November
4 November
7 November
8 November
16 November
20 November
23 November
30 November
Unknown date
December
1 December
7 December
11 December
12 December
13 December
14 December
22 December
30 December
Unknown date
References
Sources
- Howarth, Patrick (1981). Lifeboat in Danger's Hour. London, New York, Sydney, Toronto: Hamlyn. p. 120. ISBN 0-600-34959-4.
- Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. 220. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
- Macpherson, Ken; Barrie, Ron (2002). The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910–2002 (Third ed.). St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing. ISBN 1-55125-072-1.
- Sawyer, L. A.; Mitchell, W. H. (1985). The Liberty Ships (Second ed.). London: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-049-2.
- Pitfield, Jane (2000). Leaside (Second ed.). Toronto: Natural Heritage Books. ISBN 978-1-55002-875-1.
