List of battles and other violent events by death toll
Prior to World War I
Columns: Estimate | Name | Nat. | Ship Type | Principal victims | Where sunk | Date
1300–1900 | SS Sultana | US | Transport Steamboat | Union POWs formerly held by the Confederate Army | Mississippi River near Memphis | April 27, 1865 | 900 | HMSVictory | GB | 1st-rate | Crew | The Casquets | Oct 3, 1744 | 838 | HMSSt George | UK | 1st-rate | Crew | North Sea | Dec 24, 1811 | 800+ | Kronan | SE | 1st-rate | Crew | Baltic Sea | Jun, 1 1676 | 800+ | HMSRoyal George | GB | 1st-rate | Crew | Spithead | Aug 29, 1782 | 800 | HMSAssociation | GB | 2nd-rate | Crew | Isles of Scilly | Oct 22, 1707 | 699 | HMS Ramilles | GB | 3rd-rate | Crew | Bolt Head | Feb 15, 1760 | 673 | HMSQueen Charlotte | GB | 1st-rate | Crew | Livorno | Mar 17, 1800 | 566 | General Lyon | US | Transport | Discharged Union soldiers, Confederate s POW | Cape Hatteras | Mar 31, 1865 | 600 | HMSHero | UK | 3rd-rate | Crew | Wadden Sea | Dec 28, 1811 | 555 | HMSDefence | UK | 3rd-rate | Crew | North Sea | Dec 24, 1811 | 380 | Mary Rose | Eng | Carrack | Soldiers, crew | The Solent | Jul 19, 1545 | 372 | Arniston | Eng | East Indiaman | Soldiers, crew & their family | Cape Agulhas | May 30, 1815