List of shipwrecks in May 1872
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The list of shipwrecks in May 1872 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1872.
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References
Bibliography
Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association.
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