According to List Universe and based on number of deaths. Since I am always interested in shipwrecks and even considered underwater archaeology as a possible career when growing up, especially with SUNKEN treasure.
These would be ships that sank in non-warfare situations.
10. MARY ROSE-- 400 deaths. English Tudor warship. One of the first ships to ever fire a broadside. Sank July 20, 1549.
9. HMS BIRKENHEAD-- Never heard of this one-- 460 deaths. One of the first iron-hulled British ships. Sank Feb. 26, 1852. Converted to a troopship and was also carrying passengers.
8. SS EASTLAND-- 845 deaths. July 25, 1915 in the Chicago River in downtown. Very few people know about this major catastrophe.
7. MS ESTONIA-- 852 deaths. Cruise ferry
6. RMS EMPRESS OF IRELAND-- May 29, 1914. One of the survivors was "Lucky" Tower, maybe. He also survived the sinkings of the Titanic and the Lusitania. His real name was either Frank Toner or William Clark, but not much is known about him. I guess he really EARNED the sobriquet "Lucky."
To be continued...
Women and Children and Old Coots First. --Old Coot
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