List of shipwrecks of Asia

This is a list of shipwrecks located in or around the continent of Asia.

Arabia

Bahrain

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

Bangladesh

Brunei

Myanmar (Burma)

China

East Timor

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

Japan

Lebanon

Malaysia

Nine historic trade ships carrying ceramics dating back to the 10th century until the 19th century were excavated under Swedish engineer Sten Sjöstrand in the South China Sea.

• Royal Nanhai (circa 1460), found in 1995

• Nanyang (circa 1380), found in 1995

• Xuande (circa 1540), found in 1995

• Longquan (circa 1400), found in 1996

• Turiang (circa 1370), found in 1996

• Singtai (circa 1550), found in 1998

• Desaru (circa 1830), found in 2001

• Tanjong Simpang (AD 960- 1127), found in 2001

• Wanli (early 17th century), found in 2003

Philippines

Russia

Singapore

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Taiwan

Thailand

Turkey

Vietnam

References

External links

• WRECKSITE Worldwide free database of + 65,000 wrecks with history, maritime charts and GPS positions
• [1] The Southeast Asian Ceramic Society's helpful list of shipwrecks carrying Southeast Asian or Chinese ceramics with summaries of the wrecks and their contents